The U.S. Commerce Department announced it is withdrawing from and terminating the 2019 Agreement Suspending the Antidumping Duty Investigation of Fresh Tomatoes from Mexico. Now that the 2019 Agreement is terminated, Commerce is issuing an antidumping duty order, resulting in duties of 17 percent on most imports of tomatoes from Mexico. Antidumping duties are calculated to measure the percentage by which Mexican tomatoes have been sold in the U.S. at unfair prices. “Mexico remains one of our greatest allies, but for far too long our farmers have been crushed by unfair trade practices that undercut pricing on produce like tomatoes,” said Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick. “That ends today.” Commerce’s Enforcement and Compliance Unit within the International Trade Administration is responsible for rigorously enforcing U.S. trade laws. Commerce currently maintains 768 antidumping and countervailing duty orders, which provide relief to American companies and workers who have been impacted by unfair trade practices.
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