Cash deposit instructions for raw honey from India (A-533-903)
Plain-English explanation
CSMS 5113402 is a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Cargo Systems Messaging Service bulletin (trade policy), published on April 23, 2025. It carries the official CBP guidance brokers and importers must follow for the topic — "Cash deposit instructions for raw honey from India (A-533-903)". 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 16864) on 04/22/2025 the final results of its administrative review of certain producers and/or exporters subject to the antidumping duty order on raw honey from India 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Therefore, for shipments of raw honey from India produced and/or exported by the firms listed below, entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after 04/22/2025, the required cash deposit has been revised:
Producer and/or Exporter: Allied Natural Product
Case number: A-533-903-001
Cash deposit rate: 3.96%
Producer and/or Exporter: Sunlite India Agro Producer Co. Ltd; Ambrosia Natural Products (India) Private Limited; Ambrosia Enterprise
Case number: A-533-903-002
Cash deposit rate: 2.31%
Producer and/or Exporter: Indocan Honey Private Limited; Queenbee Foods Private Limited; Pearlcot Enterprises
Case number: A-533-903-003
Cash deposit rate: 0.66%
Producer and/or Exporter: Apis India Limited
Case number: A-533-903-004
Cash deposit rate: 2.31%
Producer and/or Exporter: Brij Honey Pvt., Ltd.
Case number: A-533-903-005
Cash deposit rate: 2.31%
Producer and/or Exporter: Ganpati Natural Products
Case number: A-533-903-006
Cash deposit rate: 2.31%
Producer and/or Exporter: GMC Natural Product
Case number: A-533-903-007
Cash deposit rate: 2.31%
Producer and/or Exporter: Hi Tech Natural Products India Ltd.
Case number: A-533-903-008
Cash deposit rate: 2.31%
Producer and/or Exporter: Kejriwal Bee Care India Private Limited
Case number: A-533-903-009
Cash deposit rate: 2.31%
Producer and/or Exporter: KK Natural Foods Industries LLP
Case number: A-533-903-010
Cash deposit rate: 2.31%
Producer and/or Exporter: Salt Range Foods Pvt. Ltd.
Case number: A-533-903-011
Cash deposit rate: 2.31%
Producer and/or Exporter: Shakti Api Foods Private Limited
Case number: A-533-903-012
Cash deposit rate: 2.31%
Producer and/or Exporter: Shiv Apiaries
Case number: A-533-903-013
Cash deposit rate: 2.31%
Producer and/or Exporter: Yieppie Internationals
Case number: A-533-903-014
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 India without their own rate, the cash deposit rate is 5.87 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:CF.)
7.
There are no restrictions on the release of this information.
Alexander Amdur
Frequently asked questions
What is CSMS 5113402?
CSMS 5113402 is a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Cargo Systems Messaging Service bulletin titled "Cash deposit instructions for raw honey from India (A-533-903)". 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 5113402 published?
CBP published CSMS 5113402 on April 23, 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 5113402 affect?
CSMS 5113402 references 1 AD/CVD case (A-533-903). 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).