• Effective Date: Feb 10, 2023
  • Period of Review: Oct 01, 2020 to Sep 30, 2021
  • Cite as: 88 FR 10088 • Cite date: Feb 16, 2023
1. This is a correction to message 3053401, dated 02/22/2023, to correct paragraph 3 of that message. 2. Paragraph 3 of message 3053401 incorrectly identifies Louis Dreyfus Company Sucos S.A. and its applicable cash deposit rate. Below is the fully corrected message. 3. On 02/16/2023, Commerce published in the Federal Register its antidumping duty order on certain lemon juice (lemon juice) from Brazil (88 FR 10088). 4. The merchandise covered by this order is certain lemon juice. Lemon juice is covered: (1) with or without addition of preservatives, sugar, or other sweeteners; (2) regardless of the GPL (grams per liter of citric acid) level of concentration, brix level, brix/acid ratio, pulp content, clarity; (3) regardless of the grade, horticulture method (e.g., organic or not), processed form (e.g., frozen or not-from-concentrate), the size of the container in which packed, or the method of packing; and (4) regardless of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Drug Administration (FDA) standard of identity (as defined under 19 CFR 146.114 et seq.) (i.e., whether or not the lemon juice meets an FDA standard of identity). Excluded from the scope are: (1) lemon juice at any level of concentration packed in retail-sized containers ready for sale to consumers; and (2) beverage products, such as lemonade, that contain 20 percent or less lemon juice as an ingredient by actual volume. "Retail-sized containers" are defined as lemon juice products sold in ready-for-sale packaging (e.g.,clearly visible branding, nutritional facts listed, etc.) containing up to 128 ounces of lemon juice by actual volume. The scope also includes certain lemon juice that is blended with certain lemon juice from sources not subject to this investigation. Only the subject lemon juice component of such blended merchandise is covered by the scope of this investigation. Blended lemon juice is defined as certain lemon juice with two distinct component parts of differing country(s) of origin mixed together to form certain lemon juice where the component parts are no longer individually distinguishable. The product subject to this investigation is currently classifiable under subheadings 2009.31.4000, 2009.31.6020, 2009.31.6040, 2009.39.6020, and 2009.39.6040 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). Although the HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the scope of this investigation is dispositive. 5. For imports of lemon juice from Brazil, CBP shall suspend liquidation of entries of subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after 02/10/2023 (date of publication of the International Trade Commission final determination in the Federal Register). Effective 02/10/2023, CBP shall require a cash deposit equal to the percentages identified below. Producer and/or Exporter: All-Others Case Number: A-351-858-000 Cash Deposit: 22.31 percent of entered value Producer and/or Exporter: Citrus Juice Eireli Case Number: A-351-858-001 Cash Deposit: 22.31 percent of entered value 6. Commerce found a zero or de minimis dumping margin for imports of subject merchandise for the producer/exporter combination identified below. Accordingly, CBP should discontinue suspension of liquidation of imports of shipments, and discontinue collecting cash deposits, from the producer/exported combination that were entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after 12/23/2022 (the date of publication of the final determination in the Federal Register). Commerce will issue separate liquidation instructions for entries made prior to the date of publication of the final determination. Producer: Louis Dreyfus Company Sucos S.A. Exporter: Louis Dreyfus Company Sucos S.A. Case Number: A-351-858-003 This exclusion from suspension of liquidation does not apply to entries of merchandise: (i) produced by Louis Dreyfus Company Sucos S.A.and exported by any company other than Louis Dreyfus Company Sucos S.A., (ii) exported by Louis Dreyfus Company Sucos S.A. and produced by any company other than Louis Dreyfus Company Sucos S.A., or (iii) exported by a company that sourced from this excluded combination. Accordingly, such merchandise should be entered under the case number and cash deposit rate for the appropriate company (or all others) under the sub-paragraph(s) above. 7. If there are any questions by the importing public regarding this message, please contact the Call Center for the Office of AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce at (202) 482-0984. CBP ports should submit their inquiries through authorized CBP channels only. (This message was generated by OIV:DP) 8. There are no restrictions on the release of this information. Alexander Amdur