Abstract:Based on the U.S. import data of the concentrated apple juice from January 2000 to February 2016,this paper applies a restricted version of source differentiated Almost Ideal Demand System (RSDAIDS) to estimate the demand elasticity of the concentrated apple juice from the major sources of imports including China. Furthermore,this paper assesses the trade status of China’s concentrated apple juice in American market and proposes optimum strategies. The result shows that American import market of the concentrated apple juice is inseparable from the apple importing market and the concentrated apple juice and the apple from different sources of imports can’t be imperfectly substituted. U.S. demand for the concentrated apple juice from China is elastic at various levels of expenditure while it is inelastic at various levels of price. In the U.S. import market,the price of China’s concentrated apple juice has a great influence on the import volume of the concentrated apple juice from other countries like Argentina. Although the market share can be enlarged by lower prices,China will lose huge profits. The best competition strategy for China’s concentrated apple juice to be exported to the U.S. should be getting maximum profits by selling premium products at higher prices.