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LOST SALES AND LOST REVENUE SURVEY
CITRIC ACID AND CERTAIN CITRATE SALTS FROM
BELGIUM, COLOMBIA, AND THAILAND
This survey must be received by the Commission by June 16, 2017.
See last page for filing instructions.
The information called for in this survey is for use by the United States International Trade Commission in connection
with its countervailing duty and antidumping investigations concerning citric acid and certain citrate salts from Belgium,
Colombia, and Thailand (inv. No. 701‐701‐TA‐581 and 731‐TA‐1374‐1376 (Preliminary)). The information requested in
the survey 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
possession (19 U.S.C. § 1333(a)). Further information on this survey can be obtained from Lauren Gamache (202‐205‐
3489, lauren.gamache@usitc.gov).
Name of firm
Address
City
State
Zip Code
Website
Has your firm purchased citric acid and certain citrate salts (as defined on next page) at any time since January 1,
2014?
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: CBCT)
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
Business Proprietary
Lost Sales and Lost Revenue Survey‐ Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts
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GENERAL INFORMATION
Background.‐‐ This proceeding was instituted in response to a petition filed on June 2, 2017, by Archer
Daniels Midland Company, Decatur, Illinois; Cargill, Incorporated, Minneapolis, Minnesota; and Tate &
Lyle Ingredients Americas, LLC, Hoffman Estates, Illinois. Antidumping and countervailing 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/dumping. U.S. producers of citric
acid and certain citrate salts have provided the USITC with allegations about sales or revenue that they
have lost due to competition from imports of citric acid and certain citrate salts from Belgium, Colombia,
and Thailand. One or more domestic producer(s) have named your firm in such an allegation.
citric acid and certain citrate salts covered by these investigations is defined as “all grades and
granulation sizes of citric acid, sodium citrate, and potassium citrate in their unblended forms, whether
dry or in solution, and regardless of packaging type. The scope also includes blends of citric acid, sodium
citrate, and potassium citrate; as well as blends with other ingredients, such as sugar, where the
unblended form(s) of citric acid, sodium citrate, and potassium citrate constitute 40 percent or more, by
weight, of the blend.
The scope of these investigations also includes all forms of crude calcium citrate, including dicalcium
citrate monohydrate, and tricalcium citrate tetrahydrate, which are intermediate products in the
production of citric acid, sodium citrate, and potassium citrate.
The scope of these investigations does not include calcium citrate that satisfies the standards set forth in
the United States Pharmacopeia and has been mixed with a functional excipient, such as dextrose or
starch, where the excipient constitutes at least 2 percent, by weight, of the product.
The scope of these investigations includes the hydrous and anhydrous forms of citric acid, the dihydrate
and anhydrous forms of sodium citrate, otherwise known as citric acid sodium salt, and the
monohydrate and monopotassium forms of potassium citrate. Sodium citrate also includes both
trisodium citrate and monosodium citrate, which are also known as citric acid trisodium salt and citric
acid monosodium salt, respectively.
Citric acid and sodium citrate are classifiable under subheadings 2918.14.00 and 2918.15.10 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), respectively. Potassium citrate and crude
calcium citrate are classifiable under subheading 2918.15.50, and, if included in a mixture or blend,
statistical reporting number 3824.99.9295 of the HTSUS. Blends that include citric acid, sodium citrate,
and potassium citrate are imported under 3824.99.9295. Although the HTSUS subheadings are provided
for convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the merchandise is dispositive.”
Reporting of information.‐‐ If information is not readily available from your records, provide carefully
prepared estimates.
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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
Business Proprietary
Lost Sales and Lost Revenue Survey‐ Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts
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PURCHASE INFORMATION
II‐1. Purchases and imports.‐‐Report your firm’s total U.S. purchases and U.S. imports of citric acid
and certain citrate salts. Please report separately for your purchases from U.S. producers and
importers, and your purchases for which your firm was the importer of record.
“Purchase” – A transaction to buy product from a U.S. corporate entity such as a U.S. producer,
a U.S. distributor, or a U.S. firm that has imported the product.
“Import” – A transaction to buy from a foreign supplier in which your firm is the importer of
record.
2014
2015
2016
Item
Purchases of citric acid and certain
citrate salts produced in—
United States
Belgium
Colombia
All other countries
Sources unknown
Thailand
1
Total purchases
Imports of citric acid and certain citrate
salts from—
Belgium
Colombia
Thailand
1
All other countries
Total imports
1
Please identify these countries:
Quantity (in 1,000 dry pounds)
0
0
0
0
0
0
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2. Changes in purchasing patterns.—Please indicate how the shares of your firm’s purchases of citric
acid and certain citrate salts from different sources have changed since January 1, 2014.
Source of
purchases
Did not
purchase Decreased Increased
Constant Fluctuated
Explanation for trend
United States
Belgium
Colombia
Thailand
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 citric acid and certain citrate salts.
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 2014, did your firm purchase imports of citric acid and certain citrate salts
from Belgium, Colombia, and Thailand instead of U.S.‐produced citric acid and certain
citrate salts? Respond for each subject country.
No
(If “No” for all countries, skip to next
Yes
Source
(also respond to parts (b) and (c))
question)
Belgium
Colombia
Thailand
(b)
If you responded “Yes” to part (a), was the imported product priced lower than the
domestic product?
Source
Yes
No
Belgium
Colombia
Thailand
(c)
If you responded “Yes” to part (a), was price a primary reason for purchasing subject
imports rather than domestic product?
Source
Yes
If Yes, estimate the quantity
of imports purchased instead
of domestic product since
January 2014
(in 1,000 dry pounds)
No
If No, please indicate the
reason your firm purchased
imports instead of domestic
product
Belgium
Colombia
Thailand
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5.
U.S. producers and import competition.—
(a)
Since January 1, 2014, in connection with a sale or offer to sell citric acid and certain
citrate salts to your firm, did U.S. producers reduce their prices of domestically
produced citric acid and certain citrate salts in order to compete with lower‐priced
imports of citric acid and certain citrate salts from the subject countries? Respond for
each subject country.
Yes (also respond to
No (If “No” for all countries,
Source
question part (b))
skip to next question)
Don’t know
(b)
Belgium
Colombia
Thailand
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
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
Belgium
%
Colombia
%
Thailand
%
6. Method of purchase‐‐Please provide a general description of your firm’s method(s) of purchase
(e.g., individual purchase, contract, bids, Internet purchases, etc.) for citric acid and certain citrate
salts.
7. Other explanations‐‐Please provide any additional comments in this box.
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OMB INFORMATION
8. 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.
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:
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o
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Web address: https://dropbox.usitc.gov/oinv/
Enter Investigation: Select “Citric Acid and certain citrate salts” in the drop down menu
Pin: CBCT
• E‐mail.—E‐mail the MS Word survey to lauren.gamache@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.
| File Type | application/pdf |
| File Title | Microsoft Word - US purchasers--Citric acid (P) |
| Author | lawrence.jones |
| File Modified | 2017-06-06 |
| File Created | 2017-06-06 |