Honey Group Says Probable Chinese Transshipment Coming Through Thailand, Taiwan
An industry-based certification program recently warned that Chinese honey is potentially coming through Thailand and Taiwan in an illegal transshipment scheme to avoid antidumping duties. In an alert issued Sept. 2 (here), True Source Honey said suspiciously large increases in…
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imports of honey from Thailand and Taiwan mirror the pattern seen “repeatedly” in recent years as Chinese exporters have been caught shipping honey through Latvia, Malaysia and Indonesia. Honey imports from Thailand jumped 300% over the past two years, and imports from Taiwan have doubled, said the alert. TrueSource is a fee-based certification program by honey producers and importers that relies on third-party audits and recordkeeping to verify the source of honey. According to the alert, only one Thai exporter is currently certified, and no Taiwanese exporters are certified.