Form OINV-Original-Fore Foreign Producer (Original Investigations)

OMB No. 3117-0016/USITC No. xx-x-xxx; Expiration Date: 6/30/08

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FOREIGN PRODUCERS’/EXPORTERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE

PRODUCT FROM COUNTRY

This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by no later than INSERT DATE

See page 4 of the Instruction Booklet for filing instructions.

The information called for in this questionnaire is for use by the United States International Trade Commission in connection with its countervailing duty/antidumping investigation concerning PRODUCT from COUNTRY (inv. No. 701/731-TA-xxx (Preliminary/Final)). The information requested in the questionnaire is requested under the authority of the Tariff Act of 1930, title VII.

Name of firm      

Address      

     

World Wide Web address      

Has your firm produced or exported PRODUCT (as defined in the instruction booklet) at any time since January 1, 2004?

NO (Sign the certification below and promptly return only this page of the questionnaire to the Commission)

YES (Read the instruction booklet carefully, complete all parts of the questionnaire, and return the entire

questionnaire to the Commission so as to be received by the date indicated above)

CERTIFICATION

I certify that the information herein supplied in response to this questionnaire is complete and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief and understand that the information submitted is subject to audit and verification by the Commission.

By means of this certification I also grant consent for the Commission, and its employees and contract personnel, to use the information provided in this questionnaire and throughout this investigation in any other import-injury investigations conducted by the Commission on the same or similar merchandise.

I acknowledge that information submitted in this questionnaire response and throughout this investigation may be used by the Commission, its employees, and contract personnel who are acting in the capacity of Commission employees, for developing or maintaining the records of this investigation or related proceedings for which this information is submitted, or in internal audits and investigations relating to the programs and operations of the Commission pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Appendix 3. I understand that all contract personnel will sign non-disclosure agreements.

                 

Name of Authorized Official Title of Authorized Official Date

      Phone: (   )           

Signature Fax (   )      E-mail address

The questions in this questionnaire have been reviewed with market participants to ensure that issues of concern are adequately addressed and that data requests are sufficient, meaningful, and as limited as possible. Public reporting burden for this questionnaire is estimated to average 20 hours per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering the data needed, and completing and reviewing the questionnaire. Send comments regarding the accuracy of this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing the burden, to the Office of Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street, SW, Washington, DC 20436.

I-1a. Please report below the actual number of hours required and the cost to your firm of preparing the reply to this questionnaire and completing the form.

      hours       dollars

I-1b. We are interested in any comments you may have for improving this questionnaire in general or the clarity of specific questions. Please attach such comments to your response or send them to the above address.

I-2. Provide the name and address of establishment(s) covered by this questionnaire (see page 3 of the instruction booklet for reporting guidelines). If your firm is publicly traded, please specify the stock exchange and trading symbol.

     

I-3. Please provide the names, street addresses (not P.O. boxes), contacts, telephone numbers, and e-mail addresses of the FIVE largest U.S. importers of your firm’s PRODUCT in 2006.

No.	Importer’s name	Contact person	E-mail address	Area code and telephone number	Share of your 2006 exports (%)
1	     	     	     	     	     
2	     	     	     	     	     
3	     	     	     	     	     
4	     	     	     	     	     
5	     	     	     	     	     

I-4. Does your firm or any related firm produce, have the capability to produce, or have any plans to produce PRODUCT in the United States or other countries?

No Yes--Please name the firm(s) and country(ies) below and, if U.S. producer(s), ensure that they complete the Commission’s producer questionnaire (contact NAME for copies of that questionnaire).

     

I-5. Does your firm or any related firm import or have any plans to import PRODUCT into the United States?

No Yes--Please name the firm(s) below and ensure that they complete the Commission’s importer questionnaire (contact NAME for copies of that questionnaire).

     

II-1. Does your firm have any plans to add, expand, curtail, or shut down production capacity and/or production of PRODUCT in COUNTRY?

No Yes--Please describe those plans, including planned dates and capacity/ production quantities involved, and the reason(s) for such change(s). If the plans are to add or expand capacity or production, list (in descending order of importance) the markets (countries) to which such additional capacity or production would be directed.

     

II-2. What percentage of your firm’s total sales in its most recent fiscal year was represented by sales of PRODUCT?

      Percent

II-3. Does your firm produce products other than PRODUCT on the same equipment and machinery used in the production of PRODUCT?

No Yes--List the following information.

Basis for allocation of capacity data (e.g., sales):      

Products produced on same equipment and share of total production in 2006 (in percent):

Product	Percent
PRODUCT	     
     	     
     	     
     	     
     	     

II-4. Has your firm, since 2004, maintained any inventories of PRODUCT in the United States (not including inventories held by firms identified in questions I-3, I-4, or I-5)?

No Yes--Report the quantity (in SPECIFY) of such end-of-period inventories below.

2004	2005	2006	March 2006	March 2007
     	     	     	     	     

II-5. Does your firm sell PRODUCT over the internet?

No Yes--Please describe, noting the estimated percentage of your firm’s total sales of PRODUCT in 2006 accounted for by internet sales.

     

II-6. Is the PRODUCT exported by your firm subject to antidumping findings or remedies in any WTO-member countries?

No Yes--List the products(s), countries affected, and the date of such findings/remedies.

Product	Country	Date
     	     	     
     	     	     
     	     	     
     	     	     
     	     	     

II-7. Report your firm’s production capacity, production, shipments, and inventories related to the production of PRODUCT in your establishment(s) in COUNTRY during the specified periods. (See definitions in the instruction booklet.)

Quantity (in SPECIFY)
	Actual experience					Projections1
Item	2004	2005	2006	January-March		2007	2008
				2006	2007
Average production capacity2	     	     	     	     	     	     	     
Beginning-of-period inventories3	     	     	     	     	     	     	     
Production4	     	     	     	     	     	     	     
Shipments:
Internal consumption/transfers	     	     	     	     	     	     	     
Home market sales	     	     	     	     	     	     	     
Exports to--
United States5	     	     	     	     	     	     	     
All other export markets6	     	     	     	     	     	     	     
Total exports	     	     	     	     	     	     	     
Total shipments	     	     	     	     	     	     	     
End-of-period inventories	     	     	     	     	     	     	     
1 Please explain the basis for your projections.       2 The production capacity (see definitions in instruction booklet) reported is based on operating       hours per week,       weeks per year. Please describe the methodology used to calculate production capacity, and explain any changes in reported capacity.       3 Reconciliation of data.--Please note that the quantities reported above should reconcile as follows: beginning-of-period inventories, plus production, less total shipments, equals end-of-period inventories. Do the data reported reconcile? Yes No--Please explain:       4 Please estimate the percentage of total production of PRODUCT in COUNTRY accounted for by your firm’s production in 2006.       Percent 5 Please estimate the percentage of total exports to the United States of PRODUCT from COUNTRY accounted for by your firm’s exports in 2006.       Percent 6 Identify principal other export markets.