19-3-4119 U.S. purchasers' questionnaire

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U.S. PURCHASERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
DRIED TART CHERRIES FROM TURKEY
This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by October 22, 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 (Final)). 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 or retail sale dried tart cherries (as defined on next page) from any
source (domestic or foreign) at any time since January 1, 2016?

NO

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

YES

(Complete all parts of the questionnaire, and return the entire questionnaire 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 response to this questionnaire 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 questionnaire 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
proceeding or other proceedings 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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PART I.—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/final.htm.
Dried tart cherries covered by these investigations 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 these investigations regardless of the horticulture method through which the cherries were
produced (e.g., organic or not), 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 scope includes partially rehydrated dried tart cherries that retain the character of dried
fruit. The subject merchandise covers all shapes, sizes, and colors of dried tart cherries, whether pitted
or unpitted, and whether whole, chopped, minced, crumbled, 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 these investigations 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, where the smallest individual packaging unit of any such product
contains a majority (i.e., 50 percent or more) of dried tart cherries by dry net weight. 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 these investigations are dried tart cherries that have been further processed in
a third country, including but not limited to processing by stabilizing, preserving, sweetening, adding oil
or syrup, 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
these investigations if performed in the country of manufacture of the dried tart cherries.
Excluded from the scope of these investigations are dried tart cherries that have been incorporated as
an ingredient in finished bakery and confectionary items (cakes, cookies, candy, granola bars, etc.).
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, 2006.00.5000, 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. If your firm is completing more than one questionnaire (i.e., a producer, importer,
and/or purchaser questionnaire), you need not respond to duplicated questions.
Confidentiality.--The commercial and financial data furnished in response to this questionnaire 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.
Verification.--The information submitted in this questionnaire is subject to audit and verification by the
Commission. To facilitate possible verification of data, please keep all files, worksheets, and supporting
documents used in the preparation of the questionnaire response. Please also retain a copy of the final
document that you submit.
Release of information.--The information provided by your firm in response to this questionnaire, 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.

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I-1.

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Establishments covered.--Provide the name and address of your U.S. establishment(s) covered
by this questionnaire, if different from that listed on the cover page. Firms operating more than
one establishment should combine the data for all establishments into a single response.
“Establishment”--Each facility of a firm involved in the purchase of dried tart cherries, including
auxiliary facilities operated in conjunction with (whether or not physically separate from) such
facilities.

I-2.

Ownership.--Is your firm owned, in whole or in part, by any other firm?
No
Firm name

I-3.

Address

Extent of ownership
(percent)

Related importers/exporters.--Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or
foreign, which import dried tart cherries into the United States or which export dried tart
cherries to the United States?
No
Firm name

I-4.

Yes--List the following information.

Yes--List the following information.
Country

Affiliation

Related producers.--Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or foreign, which
produce dried tart cherries?
No
Firm name

Yes--List the following information.
Country

Affiliation

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PART II.--PURCHASES
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 questionnaire.
Name
Title
Email
Telephone
II-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 unknown2
Total purchases

0

0

0

0

0

0

Imports of dried tart cherries from—
Turkey
All other countries1
Total imports3

Please identify these countries:
.
Please indicate the firm(s) from which you purchased this merchandise:
.
3
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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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
II-3.

Country knowledge.--Please indicate the countries of origin with which your firm has
experience or information in the dried tart cherries market.
United
States

II-4.

Turkey

Other
countries

Other countries (specify)

Supplier identification.--Please list your firm’s FIVE largest suppliers for dried tart cherries since
January 1, 2016. Also, provide the share of the quantity of your firm’s total purchases of dried
tart cherries that each of these suppliers accounted for in 2018.

No.

Supplier’s name

City and state

Share of quantity of
2018 purchases

1

%

2

%

3

%

4

%

5

%

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PART III.--MARKET CHARACTERISTICS AND PURCHASING PRACTICES
III-1.

Firm type.--Which of the following best describes your firm as a purchaser of dried tart cherries
(check all that apply)?
Retailer

Distributor

Other

Describe other

If your firm is a distributor of dried tart cherries, please answer questions III-2 and III-3.
III-2.

Competition for sales.--Does your firm compete for sales to customers with the producers or
importers from which your firm purchases dried tart cherries?
No

III-3.

Yes

If yes, please describe.

Types of customers.--What are the major types of consumers to which your firm sells dried tart
cherries?

If your firm is an end user of dried tart cherries, please answer questions III-4 and III-5.
III-4.

End uses.--List the top 3 products your firm makes using dried tart cherries and estimate the
percent of your total production cost that is accounted for by dried tart cherries and by other
inputs (such as labor, energy, and other raw materials).
Share of total cost in each of the product(s) your
firm produces accounted for by
Product(s) your firm
produces

Dried tart cherries

Total
(should
sum to
100.0%
across)

Other inputs
% +

%

=

0.0 %

% +

%

=

0.0 %

% +

%

=

0.0 %

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III-5.

Demand for end-use products.-(a)

Has the demand for your firm’s final products incorporating dried tart cherries changed
since January 1, 2016?
Increased

(b)

No change

Decreased

Fluctuated

Has this had any effect on your firm’s demand for dried tart cherries?
No

III-6.

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Yes

Explain

Substitutes.--Can other products be substituted for dried tart cherries?
No

Substitute

Yes--Please fill out the table.

End use in which this
substitute is used

Have changes in the price of this substitute
affected the price for dried tart cherries?
No Yes

Explanation

1.
2.
3.
III-7.

Demand trends.--Indicate how demand within the United States and outside of the United
States (if known) for dried tart cherries has changed since January 1, 2016. Explain any trends
and describe the principal factors that have affected these changes in demand.

Market
Within the United States
Outside the United States

Overall
increase

No
change

Fluctuate
Overall
with no
decrease clear trend

Explanation and factors

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III-8.

Country preferences.--Do you or your customers ever specifically order dried tart cherries from
one country in particular over other possible sources of supply?
No

III-9.

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Yes

If yes, identify the countries and explain.

Importance of purchasing domestic product.--Please fill out the table below, estimating the
percentage of your firm’s total 2018 purchases of dried tart cherries that required dried tart
cherries produced in the United States.

Purchases that did not require domestic product
Purchases that were required by law or regulation to be domestic product
(e.g., government purchases under “Buy American” provisions)
Purchases that were not required by law or regulation, but were required by
your customers to be domestic product
Purchases that were required to be domestic product for other reasons
(explain:
)
Total (should sum to 100.0%)

Estimated percentage of
your firm’s total 2018
purchases of dried tart
cherries
%
%
%
%
0.0 %

III-10. Conditions of competition.-(a)

Is the dried tart cherries market subject to business cycles (other than general economywide conditions) and/or other conditions of competition distinctive to dried tart
cherries?

Check all that apply.

Please describe.

No

Skip to question III-11.

Yes-Business cycles (e.g.
seasonal business)
Yes-Other distinctive
conditions of competition
(b)

Have there been any changes in the business cycles or conditions of competition for
dried tart cherries since January 1, 2016?
No

Yes

If yes, describe.

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III-11. Decisions based on producer and country-of-origin.--How often does your firm, and if known, do
your customers, make purchasing decisions involving dried tart cherries based on its producer or
country of origin?
Item

Always

Usually

Sometimes

Never

If at least sometimes, explain.

Decision based on producer
Your firm
Your
customers
Decision based on country of origin
Your firm
Your
customers
III-12. Availability of supply.--Has the availability of dried tart cherries in the U.S. market changed
since January 1, 2016?
Availability in the U.S.
Please explain, noting the countries and reasons for the
market
No Yes changes.
U.S.-produced
product
Imports from Turkey
Imports from all other
countries
III-13. Required to buy organic.-- Please estimate the percentage of your firm’s total 2018 purchases
of dried tart cherries that required dried tart cherries to be USDA certified organic.
Estimated percentage of
your firm’s total 2018
purchases of dried tart
cherries
Purchases that required dried tart cherries to be organic
Purchases that did not require dried tart cherries to be organic

%
%

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III-14. Supply constraints.--Has any firm refused, declined, or been unable to supply your firm with
dried tart cherries since January 1, 2016 (examples include placing customers on allocation or
“controlled order entry,” declining to accept new customers or renew existing customers,
delivering less than the quantity promised, being unable to meet timely shipment commitments,
etc.)?
No

Yes

If yes, please describe.

III-15. Availability of specific product types.--Are certain grades/types/sizes of dried tart cherries only
available from certain country sources?
No

Yes

If yes, please identify the countries and the grade/type/size.

III-16. Purchasing frequency.-(a)

How frequently does your firm make purchases of dried tart cherries (check one)?
Daily

(b)

Weekly

Monthly

Quarterly

Annually

Other

Has this purchasing frequency changed since January 1, 2016?
No

Yes

If yes, please describe.

If other, specify

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III-17. Raw material prices.—
(a)

Is your firm familiar with the prices for raw materials used in the production of dried tart
cherries?
No

(b)

Yes – please answer (b)

Has information on raw material prices affected your firm’s negotiations or contracts to
purchase dried tart cherries since 2016?
No

Yes Explain

III-18. Number of suppliers contacted.--How many suppliers does your firm generally contact before
making a purchase? Between
and
firms
III-19. Supplier negotiations.--Do your firm’s purchases of dried tart cherries usually involve
negotiations between supplier and purchaser?

No

Yes

If yes, explain the factors your firm generally negotiates and note whether
your firm quotes competing prices during negotiations.

III-20. Change in suppliers.--Has your firm changed suppliers since January 1, 2016?

No

Yes

If yes, please list the supplier(s), whether the firm was added or dropped,
and the reasons for the change.

III-21. New suppliers.--Are you aware of any new suppliers, either foreign or domestic, that have
entered the market since January 1, 2016?
No

Yes

If yes, please identify the firms.

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III-22. Supplier qualification.--Do you require your suppliers to be or to become certified or qualified
to sell dried tart cherries to your firm?
If yes, provide the following information.
• The number of days to qualify a new supplier.
• A general description of the certification or qualification process. Also, a brief
description of the factors that you consider when qualifying a new supplier (e.g., quality
of product, reliability of supplier, etc.).

No

Yes

Number
of days Process and factors

III-23. Failure to certify.--Since January 1, 2016, have any domestic or foreign producers failed in their
attempts to certify or qualify their dried tart cherries with your firm or have any producers lost
their approved status?

No

Yes

If yes, please identify these firms, the countries where they are located,
and the reasons why they failed the certification/qualification.

III-24. 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 (examples include availability,
extension of credit, contracts, price, quality, range of supplier’s product line, traditional supplier,
etc.).
1.
2.
3.
Please list any other factors that are very important in your purchase decisions:

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III-25. Purchasing factors.--Please rate the importance of the following factors in your firm’s
purchasing decisions for dried tart cherries.

Factor

Very
important

Somewhat
important

Not
important

Availability
Delivery terms
Delivery time
Discounts offered
Minimum quantity requirements
Packaging
Payment terms
Price
Product consistency
Product range
Quality meets industry standards
Quality exceeds industry standards
Reliability of supply
Technical support/service
USDA certified organic
U.S. transportation costs
Variety
III-26. Quality characteristics.--What characteristics does your firm consider when determining the
quality of dried tart cherries?

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III-26. Minimum quality.--How often do dried tart cherries from the following countries meet
minimum quality specifications for your uses or your customers’ uses?
Source

Always

Usually

Sometimes

Rarely or
never

Don’t
know

United States
Turkey
Other:
III-27. Organic vs non-organic.—
(a) Are USDA certified organic dried tart cherries interchangeable with non-organic dried tart
cherries?
No

Yes – please answer (b)

(b) How often does your firm use USDA certified organic dried tart cherries in place of nonorganic dried tart cherries, and vice versa?
Always

Usually

Sometimes

Rarely or
never

USDA certified organic for non-organic
dried tart cherries
Non-organic for USDA certified dried
tart cherries
III-28. Frequency of decisions based on price.--How often does your firm purchase the dried tart
cherries that is offered at the lowest price?
Always

Usually

Sometimes

Never

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III-29. Price leaders.--A price leader is defined as (1) one or more firms that initiate a price change,
either upward or downward, that is followed by other firms, or (2) one or more firms that have a
significant impact on prices. A price leader is not necessarily the lowest-priced supplier.
Please list the names of any firms you considered price leaders in the dried tart cherries market
since January 1, 2016.
Firm(s)

Describe how the firm(s) exhibited price leadership

III-30. 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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III-31. 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”, 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

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

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PART IV.—PRODUCT COMPARISONS
IV-1.

Interchangeability.-- Are dried tart cherries produced in the United States and in other countries
interchangeable (i.e., can they physically be used in the same applications)?
Please indicate A, F, S, N, or 0 in the table below:
A = the products from a specified country-pair are always interchangeable
F = the products are frequently interchangeable
S = the products are sometimes interchangeable
N = the products are never interchangeable
0 = no familiarity with products from a specified country-pair
Country-pair

Turkey

Other countries

United States
Turkey
For any country-pair producing dried tart cherries which is sometimes or never
interchangeable, please identify the country-pair and explain the factors that limit or
preclude interchangeable use:

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Factors other than price.--Are differences other than price (e.g., quality, availability,
transportation network, product range, technical support, etc.) between dried tart cherries
produced in the United States and in other countries a significant factor in your firm’s purchases
of the products?
Please indicate A, F, S, N, or 0 in the table below:
A = such differences are always significant
F = such differences are frequently significant
S = such differences are sometimes significant
N = such differences are never significant
0 = no familiarity with products from a specified country-pair
Country-pair

Turkey

Other countries

United States
Turkey
For any country-pair for which factors other than price always or frequently are a significant
factor in your firm’s purchases of dried tart cherries, identify the country-pair and report the
advantages or disadvantages imparted by such factors:

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Factor country comparisons.--For the factors listed below, please rate how dried tart cherries
produced in each country you identified in your response to the first question in Part IV
compares with dried tart cherries produced in each of the other countries you identified.

Inferior

Comparable

Superior

Inferior

Comparable

Superior

Inferior

Comparable

Factor

Superior

If you are unfamiliar with the product from a particular country, please leave the boxes for those
country comparisons blank.
Product from
Product from
United States
United States
Product from
compared to product
compared to
Turkey compared to
from
product from
product from
Turkey
Other Countries
Other Countries

Availability
Delivery terms
Delivery time
Discounts offered
Minimum quantity
requirements
Packaging
Payment terms
Price1
Product consistency
Product range
Quality meets industry
standards
Quality exceeds industry
standards
Reliability of supply
Technical support/service
USDA certified organic
U.S. transportation costs1
Variety
A rating of superior on price and U.S. transportation costs indicates that the first country generally has lower
prices/U.S. transportation costs than the second country.
1

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PART V.—ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
V-1.

Other explanations.--If your firm would like to further explain a response to any question that
for which a narrative response box was not provided, please note the question number and the
explanation in the space provided below.

V-2.

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

Dollars

The questions in this questionnaire 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 questionnaire is estimated to average 25
hours per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, gathering data, and completing
and reviewing the questionnaire.
We welcome comments regarding the accuracy of this burden estimate, suggestions for reducing
the burden, and any suggestions for improving this questionnaire. 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 QUESTIONNAIRE RESPONSE
This questionnaire is available as a “fillable” form in MS Word format on the
Commission’s website at:
https://www.usitc.gov/investigations/701731/2019/dried_tart_cherries_turkey/final.ht
m.
Please do not attempt to modify the format or permissions of the questionnaire
document. Please submit the completed questionnaire using one of the methods noted
below. If your firm is unable to complete the MS Word questionnaire 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 questionnaire 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 MS Word questionnaire 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 does not purchase this product, please fill out page 1, print, sign, and submit a scanned
copy to the Commission.
Parties to this proceeding.—If your firm is a party to this proceeding, it is required to serve a copy of the
completed questionnaire on parties to the proceeding that are subject to administrative protective
order (see 19 CFR § 207.7). A list of such parties may be obtained from the Commission’s Secretary (202205-1803). A certificate of service must accompany the completed questionnaire your firm submits (see
19 CFR § 207.7). Service of the questionnaire must be made in paper form.