Overview
- China’s Ministry of Commerce issued a preliminary finding that US and Mexican pecans were dumped and harming domestic producers and ordered provisional cash-deposit rates that took effect on Aug. 11, 2026.
- Importers of US pecans face a 54.3% deposit while Mexican suppliers were hit with rates ranging from 17.8% to 51.6%, with six cooperating Mexican firms getting the lowest rates.
- Chinese officials said the US embassy participated in the probe but no American producers cooperated, which led Beijing to apply the full 54.3% rate to all US suppliers.
- The deposits are likely to have limited immediate market impact because China’s imports of US and Mexican pecans have collapsed since 2024 as buyers shifted to suppliers such as South Africa.
- The action continues a pattern of pecan trade measures including earlier tariffs and leaves exporters and growers in the US and Mexico facing legal and commercial uncertainty while a final ruling is completed after the 10-day comment window.