Cash deposit instructions for raw honey from Brazil (A-351-857)
Plain-English explanation
CSMS 5104403 is a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Cargo Systems Messaging Service bulletin (trade policy), published on April 14, 2025. It carries the official CBP guidance brokers and importers must follow for the topic — "Cash deposit instructions for raw honey from Brazil (A-351-857)". It links to 1 AD/CVD case in Tandom's catalog. CSMS messages are the operational layer between Commerce determinations and at-the-border collections: when Commerce publishes a new rate, scope ruling, or instruction, CBP turns it into a CSMS that ACE/ACS systems and brokers act on.
Full text as published by U.S. Customs and Border Protection
1.
Commerce has published in the Federal Register (90 FR 15559) on 04/14/2025 the final results of its administrative review of certain producers and/or exporters subject to the antidumping duty order on raw honey from Brazil for the period 11/23/2021 through 05/31/2023.
2.
As a result of Commerce's review, the cash deposit rates have been revised for certain companies.
Therefore, for shipments of raw honey from Brazil produced and/or exported by the firms listed below, entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after 04/14/2025, the required cash deposit has been revised:
Producer and Exporter:
Melbras Importadora E Exportadora Agroindustrial Ltda.
Case number:
A-351-857-001
Cash deposit rate:
2.31%
Producer and Exporter:
Apiario Diamante Comercial Exportadora Ltda/Apiario Diamante Producao e Comercial de Mel Ltda (Supermel).
Case number: A-351-857-002
Cash deposit rate: 2.31%
Producer and Exporter:
Apis Nativa Agroindustrial Exportadora Ltda.
Case number:
A-351-857-003
Cash deposit rate:
0.00%
Producer and Exporter:
Apidouro Comercial Exportadora E Importadora Ltda.
Case number: A-351-857-004
Cash deposit rate: 2.31%
Producer and Exporter:
Apiarios Adams Agroindustrial Comercial Exportadora Ltda.
Case number: A-351-857-005
Cash deposit rate: 2.31%
Producer and Exporter:
Breyer & Cia. Ltda.
Case number: A-351-857-006
Cash deposit rate: 2.31%
Producer and Exporter:
Cooperativa Mista Dos Apicultores D
Case number: A-351-857-007
Cash deposit rate: 2.31%
Producer and Exporter:
Flora Nectar
Case number: A-351-857-008
Cash deposit rate: 2.31%
Producer and Exporter:
Lambertucci
Case number: A-351-857-009
Cash deposit rate: 2.31%
Producer and Exporter:
Minamel
Case number: A-351-857-010
Cash deposit rate: 2.31%
Producer and Exporter:
Nectar Floral
Case number: A-351-857-011
Cash deposit rate: 2.31%
Producer and Exporter:
S & A Honey Ltda.
Case number: A-351-857-012
Cash deposit rate: 2.31%
Producer and Exporter:
Central de Cooperativas Apicolas do Semiarido Brasileiro-CASA APIS
Case number: A-351-857-013
Cash deposit rate: 2.31%
Producer and Exporter:
Floranectar Ind. Comp. Imp. E Exp. De Mel
Case number: A-351-857-014
Cash deposit rate: 2.31%
Producer and Exporter:
Minamel Agroindustria Ltda.
Case number: A-351-857-015
Cash deposit rate: 2.31%
Producer and Exporter:
Annamell Imp. E Exp. De Produtos Apicoloas Ltda.
Case number: A-351-857-016
Cash deposit rate: 2.31%
Producer and Exporter:
Conexao Agro Ltda ME
Case number: A-351-857-017
Cash deposit rate: 2.31%
Producer and Exporter:
Wenzel's Apicultura Comercio Industria Importacao E Exportacao Ltda.
Case number: A-351-857-018
Cash deposit rate: 2.31%
3.
If any entries of merchandise are exported by a firm other than the producer, then the following instructions apply:
A.
If the exporter of the subject merchandise has its own rate, use the exporter's rate to determine the cash deposit rate.
B.
If the exporter of the subject merchandise does not have its own rate but the producer has its own rate, the cash deposit rate will be the producer's rate.
C.
Where neither the exporter nor the producer currently has its own rate or the producer is unknown, use the all-others rate for establishing the cash deposit rate.
4.
For all producers/exporters of raw honey from Brazil without their own rate, the cash deposit rate is 9.38 percent.
5.
These cash deposit requirements shall remain in effect until further notice.
Do not liquidate any entries of merchandise covered by the administrative review until specific liquidation instructions are issued.
6.
If there are any questions by the importing public regarding this message, please contact the Call Center for the Office of AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce at (202) 482-0984.
CBP ports should submit their inquiries through authorized CBP channels only.
(This message was generated by OV:
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7.
There are no restrictions on the release of this information.
Alexander Amdur
Frequently asked questions
What is CSMS 5104403?
CSMS 5104403 is a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Cargo Systems Messaging Service bulletin titled "Cash deposit instructions for raw honey from Brazil (A-351-857)". CSMS bulletins are the operational instructions CBP issues to brokers, importers, and ACE filers covering rate changes, system updates, scope guidance, and other day-to-day customs-operations changes.
When was CSMS 5104403 published?
CBP published CSMS 5104403 on April 14, 2025. The bulletin's instructions are typically operative as of the publication date unless the body specifies a different effective date.
Which AD/CVD cases does CSMS 5104403 affect?
CSMS 5104403 references 1 AD/CVD case (A-351-857). The links on this page take you to each linked order with its current scope, rates, and history.
Yes — for at-the-border filing and entry collection. CSMS messages translate Commerce's Federal Register determinations into operational CBP instructions that ACE/ACS systems and brokers execute. The Federal Register notice is the underlying legal authority; the CSMS is the operational implementation. Both should be read together when reconciling a rate or scope change.
Determine if a product is in scope of an AD/CVD order
Scope text is authoritative; the HTS list is illustrative. Read scope, find past rulings, and file a 19 CFR 351.225 inquiry. Worked example on case A-570-106 (wooden cabinets from China).