• Effective Date: Jan 17, 2025
  • Cite as: 90 FR 8116 • Cite date: Jan 24, 2025
1. The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) published in the Federal Register on 10/26/2016 (81 FR 74395) the notice of "Lemon Juice from Argentina: Continuation of Suspension of Antidumping Investigation," effective 10/20/2016. Imports of lemon juice from Argentina are subject to the terms and conditions of the Agreement Suspending the Antidumping Duty Investigation on Lemon Juice from Argentina (2016 Agreement) between Commerce and signatory producers/exporters of lemon juice from Argentina. See Message Number 6306311, dated 11/01/2016, and message number 6321302, dated 11/16/2016. 2. On 01/24/2025, Commerce published in the Federal Register (90 FR 8116), an amendment to the 2016 Agreement signed by Commerce and a representative of the signatory lemon juice producers/exporters accounting for substantially all imports of lemon juice from Argentina (2025 Amendment). The 2025 Amendment applies to all contracts for Lemon Juice from Argentina exported from Argentina on or after the signature date of the Amended 2016 Agreement, i.e., 01/17/2025. No specific action is required at this time. 3. The merchandise covered by the Amended 2016 Agreement is lemon juice for further manufacture, with or without addition of preservatives, sugar, or other sweeteners, regardless of the GPL (grams per liter of citric acid) level of concentration, brix level, brix/acid ratio, pulp content, clarity, grade, horticulture method (e.g., organic or not), processed form (e.g., frozen or not-from-concentrate), FDA standard of identity, the size of the container in which packed, or the method of packing. Excluded from the scope are: (1) Lemon juice at any level of concentration packed in retail-sized containers ready for sale to consumers, typically at a level of concentration of 48 GPL; and (2) beverage products such as lemonade that typically contain 20% or less lemon juice as an ingredient. Lemon juice is classifiable under subheadings 2009.39.6020, 2009.31.6020, 2009.31.4000, 2009.31.6040, and 2009.39.6040 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). While HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes, our written description of the scope of this Amended 2016 Agreement is dispositive. 4. If there are any questions regarding this matter by CBP Officers, the importing public or interested parties, 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 OP/BAU: AMC.) 5. There are no restrictions on the release of this information. Alexander Amdur