Country of Origin Marking Guidance for Containers of Imported Fruit Juice Concentrate

Résumé

The purpose of this document is to remind the public of the existing Customs Service's interpretation of the application of the country of origin marking law to imported fruit juice concentrate. Customs has previously published guidance on application of the marking law to imported juice concentrate in Treasury Decision (T.D.) 89-66. In recognition of the fact that accounting for all minor foreign sources on the label may make compliance with the marking law prohibitively expensive, fruit juice processors have been permitted to comply with marking requirements by ``major supplier marking.'' Customs permits ``major supplier marking'' as an acceptable method of compliance. Processors may list up to ten countries if they account for at least 75 percent of foreign concentrate used. Additionally, the sources listed on a juice container must indicate the sources actually used in that lot, not the sources used in a representative past importing period. The full name of the country of origin must be used unless Customs has authorized abbreviations which unmistakably reflect the country of origin to the ultimate purchaser.