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Brazil Orange Juice: Final Results of AD Duty Administrative Review

The International Trade Administration has issued the final results of its antidumping duty administrative review of orange juice from Brazil for the period of March 1, 2008, through February 28, 2009.

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AD Cash Deposit Instructions for a Time of Entry on or after 08/18/10:

CompanyAD Rate
Fischer S.A. Comercio, Industria, and Agricultura5.26%
Sucocitrico Cutrale, S.A.8.13%
Other Companies(a),(b),(c)

(a) For previously investigated companies not listed above, the AD duty cash deposit rate will continue to be the company-specific rate published for the most recent period;

(b) If the exporter is not a firm covered in this review, or the AD investigation, but the manufacturer is, the AD duty cash deposit rate will be the rate established for the most recent period for the manufacturer of the merchandise; and

(c) The AD duty cash deposit rate for all other manufacturers or exporters will continue to be 16.51%, the all-others rate established in the AD investigation.

Assessment Instructions

The ITA will issue assessment instructions to U.S. Customs and Border Protection within 15 days after August 18, 2010. The ITA has calculated importer-specific ad valorem duty assessment rates for subject merchandise.

The ITA adds that for entries of subject merchandise during the review period produced by companies included in these final results of review for which the reviewed companies did not know their merchandise was destined for the U.S., the ITA will instruct CBP to liquidate unreviewed entries at the all-others rate if there is no rate for the intermediate company(ies) involved in the transaction. (See ITT's Online Archives or 06/02/03 news, 03060245, for BP summary of the ITA's May 2003 "automatic assessment" regulation.)

(See ITA notice for more information, including the scope of the order, the ITA’s determination not to revoke the order for Cutrale, etc.

See ITT's Online Archives or 04/16/10 news, 10041644, for BP summary of the preliminary results of this review.)

ITA contact -- Hector Rodriguez (202) 482-0629

(FR Pub 08/18/10, ITA Case No. A-351-840)