19-3-4043 US purchasers' questionnaire

OMB No. 3117-0016/USITC No. 19-3-4043; Expiration Date: 6/30/2020
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LOST SALES AND LOST REVENUE SURVEY
DRIED TART CHERRIES FROM TURKEY
This survey must be received by the Commission by May 7, 2019
See last page for filing instructions.
The information called for in this questionnaire is for use by the United States International Trade Commission in
connection with its countervailing duty and antidumping investigations concerning dried tart cherries from Turkey (Inv.
Nos. 701-TA-622 and 731-TA-1448 (Preliminary)). The information requested in the questionnaire is requested under the
authority of the Tariff Act of 1930, title VII. This report is mandatory and failure to reply as directed can result in a subpoena
or other order to compel the submission of records or information in your firm’s possession (19 U.S.C. § 1333(a)).
Further information on this survey can be obtained from James Horne (202-205-2722, James.Horne@usitc.gov).
Name of firm
Address
City

State

Zip Code

Website
Has your firm purchased or imported for own use dried tart cherries (as defined on next page) at any time
since January 1, 2016?

NO

(Sign the certification below and promptly return only this page of the survey to the Commission)

YES

(Complete all parts of the survey, and return the entire survey to the Commission)

Return questionnaire via the U.S. International Trade Commission Drop Box by clicking on the
following link: https://dropbox.usitc.gov/oinv/. (PIN: TART)
CERTIFICATION
I certify that the information herein supplied in this survey is complete and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief and
understand that the information submitted is subject to audit and verification by the Commission. By submitting this certification I
also grant consent for the Commission, and its employees and contract personnel, to use the information provided in this survey
and throughout this proceeding in any other import-injury proceedings conducted by the Commission on the same or similar
merchandise.
I, the undersigned, acknowledge that information submitted in response to this request for information and throughout this
investigation or other proceeding may be disclosed to and used: (i) by the Commission, its employees and Offices, and contract
personnel (a) for developing or maintaining the records of this or a related proceeding, or (b) in internal investigations, audits,
reviews, and evaluations relating to the programs, personnel, and operations of the Commission including under 5 U.S.C. Appendix
3; or (ii) by U.S. government employees and contract personnel, solely for cybersecurity purposes. I understand that all contract
personnel will sign appropriate nondisclosure agreements.
Name of Authorized Official

Title of Authorized Official

Date

Signature

Phone

Email address

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GENERAL INFORMATION
Background.-- This proceeding was instituted in response to a petition filed on April 23, 2019, by the
Dried Tart Cherry Trade Committee. Countervailing and/or antidumping duties may be assessed on the
subject imports as a result of these proceedings if the Commission makes an affirmative determination
of injury, threat, or material retardation, and if the U.S. Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) makes
an affirmative determination of subsidization and/or dumping. Questionnaires and other information
pertinent to this proceeding are available at
https://www.usitc.gov/investigations/701731/2019/dried_tart_cherries_turkey/preliminary.htm.
Dried tart cherries covered by these investigations is dried tart cherries, which may also be referred to
as dried sour cherries or dried red tart cherries. Dried tart cherries may be processed from any variety of
tart cherries. Tart cherries are generally classified as Prunus cerasus. Types of tart cherries include, but
are not limited to, Amarelle, Kutahya, Lutowka, Montmorency, Morello, and Oblacinska. Dried tart
cherries are covered by the scope of this investigation regardless of the horticulture method through
which the cherries were produced (e.g., organic or not).
Dried tart cherries are covered by the scope of this investigation whether or not they contain any added
sugar or other sweetening matter, whether or not they are coated in oil or rice flour, whether infused or
not infused, and regardless of the infusion ingredients, including sugar, sucrose, fruit juice, and any
other infusion ingredients. The subject merchandise covers all shapes, sizes, and colors of dried tart
cherries, whether pitted or unpitted, and whether whole, chopped, minced, crumbled, in granules,
broken, or otherwise reduced in size. The scope covers dried tart cherries in all types of packaging,
regardless of the size or packaging material.
Included in the scope of this investigation are dried tart cherries that otherwise meet the definition
above that are packaged with non-subject products, including, but not limited to, mixtures of dried fruits
and mixtures of dried fruits and nuts. Only the dried tart cherry components of such products are
covered by this investigation; the scope does not include the non-subject components of such products.
Included in the scope of this investigation are all dried tart cherries produced in Turkey, including dried
tart cherries that have been further processed in a third country, including but not limited to processing
by sweetening, coating, chopping, mincing, crumbling, packaging with non-subject products, or other
packaging, or any other processing that would not otherwise remove the merchandise from the scope of
the investigation if performed in Turkey.
The scope of this investigation does not cover finished bakery and confectionery items (cakes, cookies,
candy, etc.) that incorporate dried tart cherries as an ingredient.
The subject merchandise is currently classifiable under 0813.40.3000 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule
of the United States (HTSUS). The subject merchandise may also enter under subheadings 0813.40.9000,
0813.50.0020, 0813.50.0060, 2006.00.2000, and 2008.60.0060. The HTSUS subheadings set forth above
are provided for convenience and U.S. Customs purposes only. The written description of the scope is
dispositive.
Purchaser.--Any firm engaged, either directly or through a parent company or subsidiary, in purchasing
dried tart cherries from another firm that produces, imports, or otherwise distributes dried tart cherries.

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Reporting of information.-- If information is not readily available from your records, provide carefully
prepared estimates.
Confidentiality.--The data furnished in response to this survey 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, general 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.
Release of information.--The information provided by your firm in response to this survey, as well as
any other business proprietary information submitted by your firm to the Commission in connection
with this proceeding, 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
proceeding or other import-injury proceedings 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. Please also retain a copy of the final document that you submit.
Contact information.--Please identify the responsible individual and the manner by which Commission
staff may contact that individual regarding the confidential information submitted in this survey. This
may or may not be the person whose signature is at the bottom of page 1.
Name
Title
Email
Telephone
Firms operating more than one establishment should combine the data for all establishments into a
single response.

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PURCHASE INFORMATION
1.

Purchases and imports.— Report separately your firm’s domestic purchases and imports of
dried tart cherries.
“Purchase” – Purchase from a U.S. entity such as a U.S. producer, a U.S. importer, or other U.S.
firm.
“Import” – Purchase directly from a foreign supplier and your firm is the importer of record.
2016

2017

Item

2018

Quantity (in pounds)

Purchases of dried tart cherries
produced in—
United States
Turkey
All other countries1
Sources unknown
Total purchases

0

0

0

0

0

0

Imports of dried tart cherries from—
Turkey
All other countries1
Total imports2

Please identify these countries:
.
If your firm imported dried tart cherries at any time since January 1, 2016, please also
complete and return a U.S. importers' questionnaire in this proceeding.
1

2

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2. Changes in purchasing patterns.—Please indicate how the shares of your firm’s purchases of dried
tart cherries from different sources have changed since January 1, 2016.
Source of
purchases

Did not
purchase

Decreased Increased

Constant

Fluctuated

Explanation for trend

United States

Turkey

All other
countries
Sources
unknown

3. Major purchasing factors.--Please list, in order of their importance, the main factors your firm
considers in deciding from whom to purchase dried tart cherries.
1.
2.
3.
Please list any other factors that are very important in your purchase decisions:

.

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4. Purchasing subject imports rather than domestic products.—
(a)

Since January 2016, did your firm import and/or purchase imports of dried tart cherries
from Turkey instead of purchasing U.S.-produced dried tart cherries?
Source

Yes
(also respond to parts (b) and (c))

No
(If “No” skip to next question)

Turkey
(b)

If you responded “Yes” to part (a), was the imported product priced lower than the
domestic product?
Source

Yes

No

Turkey
(c)

If you responded “Yes” to part (a), was price a primary reason for importing and/or
purchasing subject imports rather than domestic product?

Source

Turkey

Yes

If Yes, estimate the quantity
of imports purchased and/or
imported instead of domestic
product since January 2016
(in pounds)

No

If No, please indicate the
reason your firm imported
and/or purchased imports
instead of domestic product

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U.S. producers and import competition.—
(a)

Since January 1, 2016, in connection with a sale or offer to sell dried tart cherries to your
firm, did U.S. producers reduce their prices of domestically produced dried tart cherries
in order to compete with lower-priced imports of dried tart cherries from the subject
countries?
Source

Yes (also respond to
question part (b))

No (If “No”, skip to next
question)

Don’t know

Turkey
(b)

If your firm responded “yes” to any of the above countries, please provide an estimate
of the reduction in U.S. producers’ prices, and any additional explanations, such as
timing (e.g., months/years), frequency of price reductions, or other market/competitive
factors.

Source
Turkey
6.

Estimated
reduction in U.S.
prices
(percent)

Additional explanation, including such information as
timing (e.g., months/years), frequency of price
reductions, or other market/competitive factors

%

Other explanations--Please provide any additional comments in this box.

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OMB INFORMATION
7.

OMB statistics.--Please report the actual number of hours required and the cost to your firm of
completing this survey.
Hours

Dollars

The questions in this survey have been reviewed with market participants to ensure that issues of
concern are adequately addressed and that data requests are sufficient, meaningful, and as limited
as possible. Public reporting burden for this survey is estimated to average 4 hours per response,
including the time for reviewing instructions, gathering data, and completing and reviewing the
survey.
We welcome comments regarding the accuracy of this burden estimate, suggestions for reducing the
burden, and any suggestions for improving this survey. Please attach such comments to your response
or send to the Office of Investigations, USITC, 500 E St. SW, Washington, DC 20436.

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HOW TO FILE YOUR SURVEY RESPONSE
Please do not attempt to modify the format or permissions of the survey document.
Please submit the completed survey using one of the methods noted below. If your firm
is unable to complete the MS Word survey or cannot use one of the electronic methods
of submission, please contact the Commission for further instructions.
• Upload via Secure Drop Box.—Upload the MS Word survey 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/

Pin: TART

• E-mail.—E-mail the MS Word survey to James.Horne@usitc.gov; include a scanned copy of the signed
certification page (page 1). Submitters are strongly encouraged to encrypt nonpublic documents that are
electronically transmitted to the Commission to protect your sensitive information from unauthorized
disclosure. The USITC secure drop-box system and the Electronic Document Information System (EDIS)
use Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) 140-2 cryptographic algorithms to encrypt data in
transit. Submitting your nonpublic documents by a means that does not use these encryption algorithms
(such as by email) may subject your firm’s nonpublic information to unauthorized disclosure during
transmission. If you choose a non-encrypted method of electronic transmission, the Commission warns
you that the risk of such possible unauthorized disclosure is assumed by you and not by the Commission.
If your firm did not purchase this product, please fill out page 1, print, sign, and submit a scanned copy
to the Commission.