Form OINV-Sunset-Import Importer Questionnaire (Sunset Investigation)

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

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U.S. IMPORTERS’ 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 review of the countervailing duty/antidumping duty order concerning PRODUCT from COUNTRY (inv. No. 701/731-TA-xxx (Review)). The information requested in the questionnaire is requested under the authority of the Tariff Act of 1930, title VII. This report is mandatory and failure to reply as directed can result in a subpoena or other order to compel the submission of records or information in your possession (19 U.S.C. § 1333(a)).

Name of firm      

Address      

City       State    Zip Code      

World Wide Web address      

Has your firm imported PRODUCT (as defined in the instruction booklet) from any country at any time since January 1, 2002?

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 review in any other import-injury investigations or reviews conducted by the Commission on the same or similar merchandise.

I acknowledge that information submitted in this questionnaire response and throughout this review 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 review 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 40 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. Is your firm owned, in whole or in part, by any other firm?

No Yes--List the following information.

Firm name	Address	Extent of ownership
     	     	     
     	     	     
     	     	     

I-4. Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or foreign, which are engaged in importing PRODUCT from COUNTRY into the United States or which are engaged in exporting PRODUCT from COUNTRY to the United States?

No Yes--List the following information.

Firm name	Address	Affiliation
     	     	     
     	     	     
     	     	     

I-5. Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or foreign, which are engaged in importing PRODUCT from countries other than COUNTRY into the United States or which are engaged in exporting PRODUCT from countries other than COUNTRY to the United States?

No Yes--List the following information.

Firm name and country	Address	Affiliation
     	     	     
     	     	     
     	     	     

I-6. Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or foreign, which are engaged in the production of PRODUCT?

No Yes--List the following information.

Firm name	Address	Affiliation
     	     	     
     	     	     
     	     	     

I-7. Please indicate the nature of your firm’s importing operations on PRODUCT. More than one answer may be applicable.

Importer of record Takes title to the imported product(s)

Consignee of the imported products(s) Customs broker or freight forwarder

I-8. If your firm is an importer of record of PRODUCT but is not the consignee, please list the consignees below (firm name, address, telephone number, and individual to contact).

Firm name	Address	Contact person and phone number
     	     	     
     	     	     
     	     	     

I-9. Please indicate whether your firm enters PRODUCT into, or withdraws such merchandise from, foreign trade zones or bonded warehouses.

Foreign trade zones No Yes

Bonded warehouses No Yes

I-10. Please indicate whether your firm imports PRODUCT under the TIB (temporary importation under bond) program.

No Yes

I-11. In Parts II and III of this questionnaire we request a copy of your company’s business plan. Does your company or any related firm have a business plan or any internal documents that describe, discuss, or analyze expected future market conditions for PRODUCT?

No Yes–Please provide the requested documents. If you are not providing the

requested documents, please explain why not.

     

I-12. To your knowledge, have the products subject to this review been the subject of any other import relief investigations in the United States or in any other countries?

No Yes–Please specify.

     

Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from INVESTIGATOR (202-xxx-xxxx, [email protected]). Supply all data requested on a calendar-year basis.

II-1. Who should be contacted regarding the requested trade and related information?

Company contact:      

Name and title

(   )            

Phone number E-mail address

II-2. Has your firm experienced any change in the character of its operations or organization relating to the production of PRODUCT since January 1, 2002?

Plant openings Relocations

Expansions Acquisitions

Consolidations Closures

Prolonged shutdowns¹ Revised labor agreements²

Other (please identify)      

¹ Reasons include strikes or equipment failure; curtailment of production because of shortages of materials; or any other

change in the character of your operations or organization.

² Changes in wages, benefits, work rules, or other changes in labor agreements.

Please supply details as to the time, nature, and significance of any such changes, and provide underlying assumptions, together with relevant portions of business plans, public corporate filings, or other internal documentation that address this issue.

     

II-3. Does your firm anticipate any changes in the character of your operations or organization (as noted above) relating to the importation of PRODUCT in the future?

No Yes–Supply details as to the time, nature, and significance of such changes

and provide underlying assumptions, along with relevant portions of business plans or other supporting documentation that address this issue.

     

For question II-4, if your response differs for particular orders, please indicate and explain the particular effect of revocation of specific orders.

II-4. Would your firm anticipate any changes in the character of your operations or organization (as noted above) relating to the importation of PRODUCT in the future if the countervailing duty/antidumping duty order on PRODUCT from COUNTRY were to be revoked?

No Yes–Supply details as to the time, nature, and significance of such changes

and provide underlying assumptions, along with relevant portions of business plans or other supporting documentation that address this issue.

     

II-5. Has your firm imported or arranged for the importation of PRODUCT from COUNTRY for delivery after March 31, 2008?

No Yes–Indicate when such orders are to be delivered and the quantities involved.

(Quantity in SPECIFY UNITS)
Source	04/08 – 06/08	07/08 – 09/08	10/08 – 12/08	01/09 – 03/09
COUNTRY 1	     	     	     	     
COUNTRY 2	     	     	     	     
All others	     	     	     	     

II-6. If your firm also produces PRODUCT in the United States, please indicate your reasons for importing this product. If your reasons differ by source, please elaborate.

     

II-7a. IMPORTS FROM SUBJECT SOURCES.–Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments and inventories of PRODUCT imported from COUNTRY by your firm during the specified periods. (See definitions in the instruction booklet.) Duplicate (copy and paste) this table for each subject country and delete this note.

COUNTRY

Quantity (in SPECIFY), value (in $1,000)
Item	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Beginning-of-period inventories (quantity)	     	     	     	     	     	     
Imports:1
Quantity of imports	     	     	     	     	     	     
Value of imports	     	     	     	     	     	     
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity of commercial shipments	     	     	     	     	     	     
Value of commercial shipments	     	     	     	     	     	     
Internal consumption/company transfers:
Quantity of internal consumption/transfers	     	     	     	     	     	     
Value2 of internal consumption/transfers	     	     	     	     	     	     
Export shipments:3
Quantity of export shipments	     	     	     	     	     	     
Value of export shipments	     	     	     	     	     	     
End-of-period inventories4 (quantity)	     	     	     	     	     	     
Channels of distribution:
U.S. shipments to distributors (quantity)	     	     	     	     	     	     
U.S. shipments to end users (quantity)	     	     	     	     	     	     
1 Please identify the foreign producers, if known:       2 Sales to related firms (including internal consumption) must be valued at fair market value. In the event that you use a different basis for valuing these sales within your company, please specify that basis (e.g., cost, cost plus, etc.) and provide value data using that basis for 2002-07 below:       3 Identify your principal export markets:       4 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:      

II-7b. IMPORTS FROM SUBJECT SOURCES.–Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments and inventories of PRODUCT imported from COUNTRY by your firm during the specified periods. (See definitions in the instruction booklet.) Duplicate (copy and paste) this table for each subject country and delete this note.

COUNTRY

Quantity (in SPECIFY), value (in $1,000)
Item	January-March 2007	January-March 2008
Beginning-of-period inventories (quantity)	     	     
Imports:1
Quantity of imports	     	     
Value of imports	     	     
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity of commercial shipments	     	     
Value of commercial shipments	     	     
Internal consumption/company transfers:
Quantity of internal consumption/transfers	     	     
Value2 of internal consumption/transfers	     	     
Export shipments:3
Quantity of export shipments	     	     
Value of export shipments	     	     
End-of-period inventories4 (quantity)	     	     
Channels of distribution:
U.S. shipments to distributors (quantity)	     	     
U.S. shipments to end users (quantity)	     	     
1 Please identify the foreign producers, if known:       2 Sales to related firms (including internal consumption) must be valued at fair market value. In the event that you use a different basis for valuing these sales within your company, please specify that basis (e.g., cost, cost plus, etc.) and provide value data using that basis for January-March 2007 and January-March 2008 below:       3 Identify your principal export markets:       4 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:      

II-8a. IMPORTS FROM NONSUBJECT SOURCES.–Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments and inventories of PRODUCT imported from all other sources combined by your firm during the specified periods. (See definitions in the instruction booklet.)

ALL OTHER SOURCES COMBINED

Quantity (in SPECIFY), value (in $1,000)
Item	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Beginning-of-period inventories (quantity)	     	     	     	     	     	     
Imports:1
Quantity of imports	     	     	     	     	     	     
Value of imports	     	     	     	     	     	     
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity of commercial shipments	     	     	     	     	     	     
Value of commercial shipments	     	     	     	     	     	     
Internal consumption/company transfers:
Quantity of internal consumption/transfers	     	     	     	     	     	     
Value2 of internal consumption/transfers	     	     	     	     	     	     
Export shipments:3
Quantity of export shipments	     	     	     	     	     	     
Value of export shipments	     	     	     	     	     	     
End-of-period inventories4 (quantity)	     	     	     	     	     	     
Channels of distribution:
U.S. shipments to distributors (quantity)	     	     	     	     	     	     
U.S. shipments to end users (quantity)	     	     	     	     	     	     
1 Please identify the foreign producers, if known:       2 Sales to related firms (including internal consumption) must be valued at fair market value. In the event that you use a different basis for valuing these sales within your company, please specify that basis (e.g., cost, cost plus, etc.) and provide value data using that basis for 2002-07 below:       3 Identify your principal export markets:       4 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:      

II-8b. IMPORTS FROM NONSUBJECT SOURCES.–Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments and inventories of PRODUCT imported from all other sources combined by your firm during the specified periods. (See definitions in the instruction booklet.)

ALL OTHER SOURCES COMBINED

Quantity (in SPECIFY), value (in $1,000)
Item	January-March 2007	January-March 2008
Beginning-of-period inventories (quantity)	     	     
Imports:1
Quantity of imports	     	     
Value of imports	     	     
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity of commercial shipments	     	     
Value of commercial shipments	     	     
Internal consumption/company transfers:
Quantity of internal consumption/transfers	     	     
Value2 of internal consumption/transfers	     	     
Export shipments:3
Quantity of export shipments	     	     
Value of export shipments	     	     
End-of-period inventories4 (quantity)	     	     
Channels of distribution:
U.S. shipments to distributors (quantity)	     	     
U.S. shipments to end users (quantity)	     	     
1 Please identify the foreign producers, if known:       2 Sales to related firms (including internal consumption) must be valued at fair market value. In the event that you use a different basis for valuing these sales within your company, please specify that basis (e.g., cost, cost plus, etc.) and provide value data using that basis for January-March 2007 and January-March 2008 below:       3 Identify your principal export markets:       4 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:      

For questions II-9 and II-10, if your response differs for particular orders, please indicate and explain the particular effect of imposition and/or revocation of specific orders.

II-9. Describe the significance of the existing countervailing duty/antidumping duty order covering imports of PRODUCT from COUNTRY in terms of its effect on your firm’s imports, U.S. shipments of imports, and inventories. You may wish to compare your firm’s operations before and after the imposition of the order.

     

II-10. Would your firm anticipate any changes in its imports, U.S. shipments of imports, or inventories of PRODUCT in the future if the countervailing duty/antidumping duty order on PRODUCT from COUNTRY were to be revoked?

No Yes–Supply details as to the time, nature, and significance of such changes

and provide underlying assumptions, along with relevant portions of business plans or other supporting documentation for any trends or projections you may provide.

     

Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from ECONOMIST (202-xxx-xxxx, [email protected])

III-1. Who should be contacted regarding the requested pricing and related information?

Company contact:      

Name and title

(   )            

Phone number E-mail address

PRICE DATA

This section requests quarterly price and quantity data, f.o.b. your U.S. point of shipment, concerning your firm’s U.S. commercial shipments to unrelated U.S. customers of the following products imported from COUNTRY during January 2002-March 2008:

Product 1.--DEFINE

Product 2.--DEFINE

Product 3.--DEFINE

Product 4.--DEFINE

Please note that total dollar values should be f.o.b., U.S. point of shipment and should not include U.S.-inland transportation costs. Total dollar values should reflect the final net amount paid to you (i.e., should be net of all deductions for discounts or rebates). See instruction booklet.

III-2a. Report below the quarterly price data¹ for pricing products² imported from COUNTRY and sold by your firm. Duplicate (copy and paste) this table for each subject country (and, if applicable, for each subject supplier) and delete this note.

COUNTRY

(Quantity in SPECIFY, value in dollars)
Period of shipment	Product 1		Product 2
	Quantity	Value	Quantity	Value
2002: January-March	     	     	     	     
April-June	     	     	     	     
July-September	     	     	     	     
October-December	     	     	     	     
2003: January-March	     	     	     	     
April-June	     	     	     	     
July-September	     	     	     	     
October-December	     	     	     	     
2004: January-March	     	     	     	     
April-June	     	     	     	     
July-September	     	     	     	     
October-December	     	     	     	     
2005: January-March	     	     	     	     
April-June	     	     	     	     
July-September	     	     	     	     
October-December	     	     	     	     
2006: January-March	     	     	     	     
April-June	     	     	     	     
July-September	     	     	     	     
October-December	     	     	     	     
2007: January-March	     	     	     	     
April-June	     	     	     	     
July-September	     	     	     	     
October-December	     	     	     	     
2008: January-March	     	     	     	     
1 Net values (i.e., gross sales values less all discounts, allowances, rebates, prepaid freight, and the value of returned goods), f.o.b. your U.S. point of shipment. 2 Pricing product definitions are provided on the first page of Part III. Note.--If your product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified product, provide a description of your product: Product 1:       Product 2:      

III-2b. Report below the quarterly price data¹ for pricing products² imported from COUNTRY and sold by your firm. Duplicate (copy and paste) this table for each subject country (and, if applicable, for each subject supplier) and delete this note.

COUNTRY

(Quantity in SPECIFY, value in dollars)
Period of shipment	Product 3		Product 4
	Quantity	Value	Quantity	Value
2002: January-March	     	     	     	     
April-June	     	     	     	     
July-September	     	     	     	     
October-December	     	     	     	     
2003: January-March	     	     	     	     
April-June	     	     	     	     
July-September	     	     	     	     
October-December	     	     	     	     
2004: January-March	     	     	     	     
April-June	     	     	     	     
July-September	     	     	     	     
October-December	     	     	     	     
2005: January-March	     	     	     	     
April-June	     	     	     	     
July-September	     	     	     	     
October-December	     	     	     	     
2006: January-March	     	     	     	     
April-June	     	     	     	     
July-September	     	     	     	     
October-December	     	     	     	     
2007: January-March	     	     	     	     
April-June	     	     	     	     
July-September	     	     	     	     
October-December	     	     	     	     
2008: January-March	     	     	     	     
1 Net values (i.e., gross sales values less all discounts, allowances, rebates, prepaid freight, and the value of returned goods), f.o.b. your U.S. point of shipment. 2 Pricing product definitions are provided on the first page of Part III. Note.--If your product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified product, provide a description of your product: Product 3:       Product 4:      

III-3. Please describe how your firm determines the prices that it charges for sales of PRODUCT (transaction by transaction negotiation, contracts for multiple shipments, set price lists, etc.). If your firm issues price lists, please include a copy of a recent price list with your submission. If your price list is large, please submit sample pages.

     

III-4. Please describe your firm’s discount policy (quantity discounts, annual total volume discounts, etc.).

     

III-5. What are your firm’s typical sales terms for PRODUCT imported from COUNTRY (e.g., 2/10 net 30 days)?       . On what basis are your prices of such product usually quoted (e.g., f.o.b. warehouse, or delivered)?       .

III-6. Approximately what share of your firm’s sales of its PRODUCT imported from COUNTRY in 2007 were on a (1) long-term contract basis (multiple deliveries for more than 12 months), (2) short-term contract basis (multiple deliveries up to 12 months), and (3) spot sales basis (for a single delivery)?

Type of sale	Share of sales (percent)
Long-term contracts	     
Short-term contracts	     
Spot sales	     

III-7. If you sell on a long-term contract basis, please answer the following questions with respect to provisions of a typical long-term contract.

(a) What is the average duration of a contract?      

(b) Can prices be renegotiated during the contract period?      

(c) Does the contract fix quantity, price, or both?      

(d) Does the contract have a meet or release provision?      

III-8. If you sell on a short-term contract basis, please answer the following questions with respect to provisions of a typical short-term contract.

(a) What is the average duration of a contract?      

(b) Can prices be renegotiated during the contract period?      

(c) Does the contract fix quantity, price, or both?      

(d) Does the contract have a meet or release provision?      

III-9. What is the average lead time between a customer’s order and the date of delivery for your firm’s sales of PRODUCT?

Source	Share of sales, 2007	Lead time
From inventory	     	     
Produced to order	     	     
Total	100 %

III-10. (a) What is the approximate percentage of the total delivered cost of PRODUCT that is accounted for by U.S. inland transportation costs?       percent.

(b) Who generally arranges the transportation to your customers’ locations? (check one) Your firm or purchaser

(c) What proportion of your sales occur within 100 miles of your storage or production facility?       percent. Within 101 to 1,000 miles?       percent. Over 1,000 miles?       percent.

III-11. What is the geographic market area in the United States served by your firm’s PRODUCT? (check all that apply)

Northeast Mid-Atlantic Midwest Southeast

Southwest Rocky Mountains West Coast Northwest

National Other (describe:       )

III-12. Describe the end uses of the PRODUCT that you import from COUNTRY. For each end-use product, what percentage of the total cost is accounted for by PRODUCT?

End use	Share of total cost (percent)
     	     
     	     
     	     

III-13. Have there been any changes in the end uses of PRODUCT since YEAR OF ORDER?

No Yes—Please describe.

     

III-14. Do you anticipate any changes in terms of the end uses of PRODUCT in the future?

No Yes--Please describe and identify the time period. Provide any underlying assumptions, along with relevant portions of business plans or other supporting documentation that address this issue.

     

III-15. (a) Can other products be substituted for PRODUCT?

No Yes--Please list these substitute products in order of importance.

(1)       (2)       (3)      

(b) For each possible substitute product, please give examples of applications and end uses for which they are substitutes.

     

(c) Have changes in the prices of these products affected the price for PRODUCT?

No Yes--To what degree do changes in their prices affect the price for

PRODUCT? Does this effect have a time lag? If so, how long is the time lag for each substitute product? Does this vary by type of PRODUCT or final end use?

     

III-16. Have there been any changes in the number or types of products that can be substituted for PRODUCT since YEAR OF ORDER?

No Yes—Please explain.

     

III-17. Do you anticipate any changes in terms of the substitutability of other products for PRODUCT in the future?

No Yes—Please describe. Provide any underlying assumptions, along with relevant portions of business plans or other supporting documentation that address this issue.

     

III-18. To what extent have changes in the prices of raw materials affected your firm’s selling prices for

PRODUCT during January 2002-March 2008? Also discuss any anticipated changes in your raw material costs in the future, identifying the time period(s) involved and the factor(s) that you believe would be responsible for such changes. Provide any underlying assumptions, along with relevant portions of business plans or other supporting documentation that address this issue.

     

III-19. Have any changes occurred in any other factors affecting supply (e.g., changes in availability or prices of energy or labor; transportation conditions; production capacity and/or methods of production; technology; export markets; or alternative production opportunities) that affected the availability of U.S.-produced PRODUCT in the U.S. market since YEAR OF ORDER?

No Yes--Please note the time period(s) of any such changes, the factors(s)

involved, and the impact such changes had on your shipment volumes and prices.

     

III-20. (a) Do you anticipate any changes in terms of the availability of PRODUCT imported from COUNTRY in the U.S. market in the future?

Increase No change Decrease

(b) If you anticipate changes in supply, please identify the changes, including the time period and the impact of such changes on shipment volumes and prices. Provide any underlying assumptions, along with relevant portions of business plans or other supporting documentation that address this issue.

     

III-21. Has the availability of NONSUBJECT imported PRODUCT changed since YEAR OF ORDER?

No Yes--Please explain.

     

III-22. Describe how easily your firm can shift its sales of PRODUCT between the U.S. market and alternative country markets. In your discussion, please describe any contracts, other sales arrangements, or other constraints that would prevent or retard your firm from shifting PRODUCT between the U.S. and alternative country markets within a 12-month period. Provide any underlying assumptions, along with relevant portions of business plans or other supporting documentation that address this issue.

     

III-23. Have there been any significant changes in the product range, product mix, or marketing (including sales over the internet) of PRODUCT since YEAR OF ORDER?

No Yes--Please describe and quantify if possible.

     

III-24. Do you anticipate any changes in terms of the product range, product mix, or marketing (including sales over the internet) of PRODUCT in the future? Provide any underlying assumptions, along with relevant portions of business plans or other supporting documentation that address this issue.

No Yes--Please identify, including the time period.

     

III-25. How has demand within the United States (and outside the United States if known) for PRODUCT changed since YEAR OF ORDER?

Increased No change Decreased

What principal factors affect changes in demand?

     

III-26. Do you anticipate any future changes in PRODUCT demand in the United States and, if known, the rest of the world?

No Yes--Please describe and identify the time period. Provide any underlying

assumptions, along with relevant portions of business plans or other supporting documentation that address this issue.

     

III-27. Please compare market prices of PRODUCT in U.S. and non-U.S. markets, if known. Provide specific information as to time periods and regions for any price comparisons.

     

III-28. Please provide as a separate attachment to this request any studies, surveys, etc. that you are

aware of that quantify and/or otherwise discuss PRODUCT supply (including production capacity and capacity utilization) and demand in (1) the United States, (2) each of the other major producing/consuming countries, including COUNTRY, and (3) the world as a whole. Of particular interest is such data from YEAR OF ORDER to the present and forecasts for the future.

III-29. 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 2007 accounted for by internet sales.

     

III-30. Is PRODUCT produced in the United States and in other countries interchangeable (i.e., can they physically be used in the same applications)? Please indicate below, using “A” to indicate that the products from a specified country-pair are always interchangeable, “F” to indicate that the products are frequently interchangeable, “S” to indicate that the products are sometimes interchangeable, “N” to indicate that the products are never interchangeable, and “0” to indicate no familiarity with products from a specified country-pair.¹

Country-pair	United States	COUNTRY 1	COUNTRY 2	COUNTRY 3	Other countries
United States		 	 	 	 
COUNTRY 1			 	 	 
COUNTRY 2				 	 
COUNTRY 3					 
1 For any country-pair producing PRODUCT which is sometimes or never interchangeable, please explain the factors that limit or preclude interchangeable use:      

III-31. Are differences other than price (i.e., quality, availability, transportation network, product range, technical support, etc.) between PRODUCT produced in the United States and in other countries a significant factor in your firm’s sales of the products? Please indicate below, using “A” to indicate that such differences are always significant, “F” to indicate that such differences are frequently significant, “S” to indicate that such differences are sometimes significant, “N” to indicate that such differences are never significant, and “0” to indicate no familiarity with products from a specified country-pair.¹

Country-pair	United States	COUNTRY 1	COUNTRY 2	COUNTRY 3	Other countries
United States		 	 	 	 
COUNTRY 1			 	 	 
COUNTRY 2				 	 
COUNTRY 3					 
1 For any country-pair for which factors other than price always or frequently are a significant factor in your firm’s sales of PRODUCT, identify the country-pair and report the advantages or disadvantages imparted by such factors: