Certain Orange Juice from Brazil, Inv. No. 731-1089 (Review)

INSTRUCTION BOOKLET

GENERAL INFORMATION, INSTRUCTIONS, AND
DEFINITIONS FOR COMMISSION FOREIGN
PRODUCER/EXPORTER QUESTIONNAIRES

CERTAIN ORANGE JUICE FROM BRAZIL
Investigation No. 731-TA-1089 (Review)

Further information.--If you have any questions concerning the enclosed
questionnaire(s) or other matters related to this review, you may contact
the following member of the Commission=s staff (Fax 202-205-3205):
Amy Sherman, investigator (202-205-3289; E-mail Amy.Sherman@usitc.gov)
regarding general questions and trade and related information; and
Craig Thomsen, economist (202-205-3226; E-mail Craig.Thomsen@usitc.gov)
regarding market related information.

GENERAL INFORMATION
Background.-- On March 9, 2006, the Department of Commerce issued an antidumping duty
order on imports of certain orange juice from Brazil (71 FR 12183). On February 1, 2011, the
Commission instituted a review pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C.
§ 1675(c)) (the Act) to determine whether revocation of the order would be likely to lead to
continuation or recurrence of material injury to the domestic industry within a reasonably
foreseeable time (76 FR 5822). If the Commission makes an affirmative determination, the order
will remain in place. If the Commission makes a negative determination, the Department of
Commerce will revoke the order.
Questionnaires and other information pertinent to this review are available at
http://www.usitc.gov/trade_remedy/731_ad_701_cvd/investigations/2011/orange_juice/revi
ewphase.htm. Address all correspondence to the United States International Trade Commission,
Washington, DC 20436. Hearing-impaired individuals can obtain information regarding this
review via the Commission=s TDD terminal (202-205-1810).
Due date of questionnaire(s).--Please submit the completed questionnaire(s) to the United States
International Trade Commission so as to be received by no later than November 1, 2011. Because
Commission staff might contact you with questions during the course of the proceeding, save the
final version of the document(s) and retain all files and worksheets associated with the completed
questionnaire(s). Please also retain a copy of any paper original document that you submit.
Service of questionnaire response(s).--In the event that your firm is a party to this review, you are
required to serve a copy of the questionnaire(s), once completed, on parties to the proceeding that
are subject to administrative protective order (see 19 CFR ' 207.7). A list of such parties is
maintained by the Commission=s Secretary and may be obtained by calling 202-205-1803. A
certificate of service must accompany the copy of the completed questionnaire(s) you submit (see
19 CFR ' 207.7).
Confidentiality.--The commercial and financial data furnished in response to the enclosed
questionnaire(s) that reveal the individual operations of your firm will be treated as confidential by
the Commission to the extent that such data are not otherwise available to the public and will not
be disclosed except as may be required by law (see 19 U.S.C. ' 1677f). Such confidential
information will not be published in a manner that will reveal the individual operations of your
firm; however, nonnumerical characterizations of numerical business proprietary information
(such as discussion of trends) will be treated as confidential business information only at the
request of the submitter for good cause shown.

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GENERAL INFORMATION--Continued
Verification.--The information submitted in the enclosed questionnaire(s) is subject to audit
and verification by the Commission. To facilitate possible verification of data, please retain
all files, worksheets, and supporting documents used in the preparation of the questionnaire
response(s).
Release of information.--The information provided by your firm in response to the
questionnaire(s), as well as any other business proprietary information submitted by your firm to
the Commission in connection with the review, may become subject to, and released under, the
administrative protective order provisions of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. ' 1677f) and
section 207.7 of the Commission=s Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR ' 207.7). This means
that certain lawyers and other authorized individuals may temporarily be given access to the
information for use in connection with this review or other import-injury proceedings or reviews
conducted by the Commission on the same or similar merchandise; those individuals would be
subject to severe penalties if the information were divulged to unauthorized individuals.

INSTRUCTIONS
Answer all questions.--Do not leave any question or section blank unless a questionnaire
expressly directs you to skip over certain questions or sections. If information is not readily
available from your records in exactly the form requested, furnish carefully prepared
estimates. Answers to questions and any necessary comments or explanations should be supplied
in the space provided or in a separate attachment. If your firm is completing more than one
questionnaire in connection with this review (i.e., a producer, importer, and/or purchaser
questionnaire), you need not respond to duplicated questions in the questionnaires.
Consolidate all establishments in Brazil.--Report the requested data for your establishment(s)
located in Brazil. Firms operating more than one establishment should combine the data for
all establishments into a single report.
Filing instructions.— Questionnaires may be filed either electronically or in paper form.
Electronic completion.--Your firm is encouraged to complete the questionnaire electronically in
MS Word format. The MS Word versions of all the questionnaires in this proceeding are available
online at the ITC web page or may be obtained directly from the Commission’s Investigator, Amy
Sherman (amy.sherman@usitc.gov, or 202-205-3289).
Electronic submission.--To the degree that it is possible and not overly burdensome, the
Commission requests that responding firms submit their questionnaire responses electronically in
MS Word format. The submission of questionnaire responses in the MS Word format allows the
Commission to compile, assess, and analyze submitted data more promptly. There are three
electronic submissions options detailed below. Paper submissions are also accepted.

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INSTRUCTIONS--Continued
SUBMISSION OPTIONS
• Upload via Secure Drop Box.—Upload the completed questionnaire in MS Word format along
with a scanned copy of the signed certification page (page 1) through the Commission’s secure
upload facility:
Web address: https://dropbox.usitc.gov/oinv/

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• E-mail.— E-mail the completed questionnaire to Amy Sherman (amy.sherman@usitc.gov) in
MS Word format and include a scanned copy of the signed certification page (page 1).1
• Compact disc (CD).—Copy your questionnaire onto a CD, include a signed certification page
(page 1) (either in paper form or scanned PDF copied onto CD), and mail to the address below. It
is strongly recommended that you use an overnight mail service. U.S. mail sent to government
offices undergoes additional processing which not only results in substantial delays in delivery but
may also damage CDs.
• U.S. mail or overnight mail service.—Mail to the following address:
United States International Trade Commission
Office of Investigations, Room 615
500 E Street SW
Washington, DC 20024 (overnight)
Washington, DC 20436 (U.S. mail)
• Fax.— Fax to 202.205.3205.
Note to parties: If you are a party to the proceeding, and service of the questionnaire is required,
such service should be made in paper form pursuant to the applicable Commission rules for the
purposes of service. However, all parties are instructed to encourage their clients to complete the
questionnaires electronically and to forward any electronically completed questionnaires in the
underlying MS Word format to the Commission’s Investigator (email or upload) at the time of
service.

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Please note that submitting your questionnaire by e-mail may subject your firm’s business proprietary
information to transmission over an unsecure environment and to possible disclosure. If you choose this option, the
Commission warns you that any risk involving possible disclosure of such information is assumed by the submitter and
not by the Commission.

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DEFINITIONS
Certain orange juice.–includes both (1) frozen concentrated orange juice for manufacturing and
(2) not-from-concentrate orange juice, both of which are defined below.
Frozen concentrated orange juice for manufacturing (“FCOJM”).–An industrial
product, concentrated at 51 or greater degrees Brix in a frozen state. FCOJM is usually
produced, imported, stored, or shipped in bulk containers (usually 55 gallon drums, tanker
trucks, or tanker ships) at 65 degrees Brix. FCOJM is generally a six or seven-strength
concentrate, meaning that it requires the addition of water in a six to seven-to-one ratio to
produce single-strength, ready-to-drink orange juice.
Not-from-concentrate orange juice (“NFCOJ”).–Single-strength orange juice that is
flash-heated to pasteurize it immediately after the fruit is squeezed. Orange juice made
into NFC is de-oiled with a centrifuge, then either pasteurized, chilled, and packaged or
stored for future sale and/or packaging. NFC is stored or shipped a number of ways
including: (1) frozen as blocks, (2) frozen in 55-gallon drums, (3) pasteurized and chilled
in large aspectic tanks, or (4) pasteurized and chilled in 4' x 4' wooden boxes containing a
plastic bag which holds about 300 gallons of juice.
Subject certain orange juice from Brazil.–includes imports of both: (1) FCOJM
manufactured/exported by Cargill Citrus Limitada (“Cargill”), Coinbra-Frutesp SA
(“Coinbra-Frutesp”), Fischer S.A. Comercio, Industria, and Agricultura (“Fisher”),
Montecitrus Trading S.A. (“Montecitrus”), and Sucocitrico Cutrale, S.A.(“Cutrale”) in
Brazil, and (2) NFCOJ manufactured/exported by all firms in Brazil.
Certain orange juice is covered by subheadings 2009.11.00, 2009.12.25, 2009.12.45, and
2009.19.00 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (“HTS”). The HTS item
numbers are provided for convenience and for customs purposes. The written description of the
scope of this proceeding is dispositive.

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DEFINITIONS--Continued
Excluded from the scope of this review are imports of: (1) reconstituted orange juice and frozen
orange juice for retail and (2) imports of FCOJM from Brazilian manufacturers/exporters that
were not excluded from the pre-existing antidumping order on frozen concentrated orange juice
from Brazil as of December 27, 2004.
Reconstituted orange juice.–Orange juice that is produced through further manufacture of
FCOJM, by adding water, oils and essences to the orange juice concentrate.
Frozen concentrated orange juice for retail (“FCOJR”).–FCOJR is concentrated orange
juice, typically at 42 Brix, in a frozen state, packed in retail-sized containers ready for sale
to consumers. FCOJR, a finished consumer product, is produced through further
manufacture of FCOJM, a bulk manufacturer’s product.
Nonsubject certain orange juice from Brazil.–Imports of FCOJM from Brazil from firms
OTHER THAN Cargill, Coinbra-Frutesp, Fisher, Montecitrus, and Cutrale.
Single-strength equivalent (SSE)– The volume of single-strength juice that can be reconstituted
from concentrated orange juice.
Fruit solids– Orange solids that are extracted from any form of certain orange juice, i.e., FCOJM,
other FCOJ, single-strength orange juice (“SSOJ”), or other form.
Brix degree– Measurement for the level of concentration of fruit juices. A higher Brix degree
means a higher concentration, i.e., more water has been removed from the juice and more fruit
solids per unit of juice remain.
Firm.--An individual proprietorship, partnership, joint venture, association, corporation
(including any subsidiary corporation), business trust, cooperative, trustee in bankruptcy, or
receiver under decree of any court.
Related firm.--A firm that your firm solely or jointly owned, managed, or otherwise controlled; a
firm that solely or jointly owned, managed, or otherwise controlled your firm; and/or a firm that
was solely or jointly owned, managed, or otherwise controlled by a firm that also solely or jointly
owned, managed, or otherwise controlled your firm.
Establishment.--Each facility of a firm in Brazil involved in the production of certain orange juice
(as defined above), including auxiliary facilities operated in conjunction with (whether or not
physically separate from) such facilities.
United States.--For purposes of this review, the 50 States, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands,
and the District of Columbia.

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DEFINITIONS--Continued
Importer.--Any person or firm engaged, either directly or through a parent company or subsidiary,
in importing certain orange juice (as defined above) into the United States from a foreign
manufacturer or through its selling agent.
Average production capacity.--The level of production that your establishment(s) could
reasonably have expected to attain during the specified periods. Assume normal operating
conditions (i.e., using equipment and machinery in place and ready to operate; normal operating
levels (hours per week/weeks per year) and time for downtime, maintenance, repair, and cleanup;
and a typical or representative product mix).
Production.--All production in your establishment(s) in Brazil, including production consumed
internally within your firm.
Shipments.--Shipments of products produced in your establishment(s) in Brazil.
Shipment quantities.—Quantities reported should be net of returns.
Shipment values.—Values reported should be net values (i.e., gross sales values less all
discounts, allowances, rebates, prepaid freight, and the value of returned goods) in U.S.
dollars, f.o.b. your point of shipment in Brazil.
Home market commercial shipments.--Shipments, other than internal consumption and
transfers to related firms, within Brazil.
Home market internal consumption/transfers to related firms.--Shipments made to
related firms in Brazil, including product consumed internally by your firm.
Export shipments.--Shipments to destinations outside Brazil, including shipments to
related firms.
Inventories.--Finished goods inventory, not raw materials or work-in-progress.
Crop year.--For the purposes of this questionnaire crop year means the Brazilian processing year,
the 12-month period that begins on July 1 of any year and ends on June 30 of the following year.
Toll agreement.--Agreement between two firms whereby the first firm furnishes the raw materials
and the second firm uses the raw materials to produce a product that it then returns to the first firm
with a charge for processing costs, overhead, etc.

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