U.S. Commerce Department Issues Preliminary Results in Antidumping Review of Spanish Olives
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On February 13, 2026, the U.S. Department of Commerce published preliminary results from the 2023–2024 administrative review of the antidumping duty order on ripe olives from Spain.
The review covers the period from August 1, 2023, through July 31, 2024.
The Department found that sales of ripe olives by the mandatory respondent, Agro Sevilla Aceitunas, S. Coop. And., were made at less than normal value.
The agency calculated a preliminary weighted-average dumping margin of 3.54 percent for Agro Sevilla.
The same rate of 3.54 percent was also assigned to one non-selected company, Angel Camacho Alimentacion, S.L.
The review was initially requested for four companies. However, two were removed during the process.
Commerce rescinded the review for Aceitunas Guadalquivir, S.L., because the request for review was withdrawn within the 90-day time limit.
The agency also intends to rescind the review for Alimentary Group DCOOP, S.Coop.And., as the company did not have any entries of subject merchandise during the review period.
The review follows the antidumping duty order first published on August 1, 2018.
Commerce performed this review under the authority of Section 751 of the Tariff Act of 1930.
Export price and constructed export price were calculated following Section 772 of the Act, and normal value was determined under Section 773.
Initial results were delayed due to multiple deadline tolling events, including a 90-day tolling on December 9, 2024; a 47-day tolling on November 14, 2025, due to a government shutdown; and an additional 21-day tolling on November 24, 2025, because of submission backlogs.
The deadline for the preliminary results was extended to February 5, 2026.
Commerce plans to verify certain information reported by Agro Sevilla. The verification was requested by the Musco Family Olive Company, a member of the Coalition for Fair Trade in Ripe Olives.
Commerce will accept comments from interested parties at a later date. Rebuttal briefs will be due five days after case briefs.
All briefs must include a table of contents and a table of authorities. Executive summaries for each issue must be included and limited to 450 words.
Requests for public hearings must be submitted within 30 days of this notice. Hearings will be limited to issues raised in briefs.
Upon final determination, Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to assess duties. If rates are de minimis, CBP will not assess duties. Otherwise, importer-specific rates will be calculated based on entered values.
Commerce will issue assessment instructions to CBP no earlier than 35 days after publication of final results unless a summons is filed with the U.S. Court of International Trade.
For companies removed from the review—Aceitunas Guadalquivir and Alimentary Group—CBP will assess duties based on the rate in effect at the time of entry.
Cash deposit rates from the final results will apply to future entries. If a company is not covered in this or prior reviews, the “all-others” rate of 19.98 percent will apply.
All filings must be submitted via Commerce’s AntiDumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS).
The final results of the review are due within 120 days of this notice, unless extended.
Commerce reminds importers to file certificates on duty reimbursement per 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2). Failure to comply may trigger double duty assessments.
Contacts and full documentation are available through the Federal Register and ACCESS at https://access.trade.gov.
This notice was issued under sections 751(a)(1), 777(i), and 351.221(b)(4) of the Tariff Act of 1930.
Signed by Christopher Abbott, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations, performing non-exclusive duties of the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
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