09-3-2744 US purchaser questionnaire

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U.S. PURCHASERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
CERTAIN FROZEN FISH FILLETS FROM VIETNAM

This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by no later than March 10, 2009
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 antidumping duty order concerning certain frozen fish fillets from Vietnam (inv. No.
731-TA-1012 (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)). Further information on this
questionnaire can be obtained from Gerry Benedick (phone: 202 205-3244; fax: 202 205-2340; e-mail:
[email protected]).

Name of firm
Address
State

City

Zip Code

World Wide Web address
Has your firm purchased certain frozen fish fillets (as defined in the instruction booklet) from any source
(domestic or foreign) at any time since January 1, 2003?

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

Signature

Phone: (
Fax ( )

E-mail address

)

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PART I.—GENERAL INFORMATION
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.

OMB statistics.--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.

OMB feedback.--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.

Establishments covered.--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.

Ownership.--Is your firm owned, in whole or in part, by any other firm?

I-4.

No

Yes--List the following information.

Firm name

Address

Extent of
ownership

Related “subject” importers/exporters.--Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic
or foreign, which are engaged in importing certain frozen fish fillets from Vietnam into the
United States or which are engaged in exporting certain frozen fish fillets from Vietnam to the
United States?
No

Yes--List the following information.

Firm name

Address

Affiliation

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PART I.--GENERAL INFORMATION--Continued
I-5.

Related “nonsubject” importers/exporters.--Does your firm have any related firms, either
domestic or foreign, which are engaged in importing certain frozen fish fillets from countries
other than Vietnam into the United States or which are engaged in exporting certain frozen fish
fillets from countries other than Vietnam to the United States?
No

Yes--List the following information.

Firm name and country

I-6.

I-7.

Address

Affiliation

Related producers.--Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or foreign, which
are engaged in the production of certain frozen fish fillets?
No

Yes--List the following information.

Firm name

Address

Affiliation

Business plan.--In Part 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 certain frozen fish fillets?
No

Yes--Please provide the requested documents. If you are not providing the
requested documents, please explain why not.

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PART II.--PURCHASES AND RELATED INFORMATION
Supply all data requested on a calendar-year basis.
II-1.

Contact information (Purchases).--Who should be contacted regarding the requested trade and
related information?
Company contact:
Name and title
(
)
Phone number

II-2.

E-mail address

Purchases.--Report, as indicated below, your firm’s purchases (either directly or through a sales
agent or broker) of certain frozen fish fillets. Report based on delivery date, not order date.

Quantity (1,000 pounds) and value (in $1,000)
Item
2003
2004
2005
2006
Purchases of certain frozen
fish fillets produced in-The United States:
Quantity
Value
Vietnam:
Quantity
Value
All other countries:1
Quantity
Value
1
Please identify these countries:

2007

2008

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-3.

Purchases before and after order.-(a)

Did your firm purchase certain frozen fish fillets from Vietnam before August 2003?
No--skip to (c)

(b)

Yes

If yes, has your pattern of purchasing certain frozen fish fillets from Vietnam changed
since August 2003?
No, our pattern of purchasing is essentially unchanged.
Yes, we discontinued purchases from Vietnam because of the order.
Yes, we reduced purchases from Vietnam because of the order.
Yes, but we changed the pattern of purchases from Vietnam for reasons other than the
order (please explain below).

(c)

Has your pattern of purchasing certain frozen fish fillets from nonsubject foreign sources
(i.e., countries other than Vietnam) changed since August 2003 (please check all that
apply).
We did not purchase from nonsubject foreign sources before or after the order.
No, our pattern of purchasing is essentially unchanged.
Yes, we increased purchases from nonsubject countries because of the order.
Yes, but we changed our pattern of purchases from nonsubject countries for reasons
other than the order (please explain below).

II-4.

Changes in purchasing patterns.--If the relative levels of your firm’s purchases of certain
frozen fish fillets from different sources (both domestic and foreign) have changed since August
2003 (the month the antidumping duty order under review became effective), please list the
relative share from that country has increased or decreased, and state the reason.
Source of purchases
The United States

Trend
Decreased
Increased
Constant
Fluctuated

Vietnam

Decreased
Increased
Constant
Fluctuated

All other countries

Decreased
Increased
Constant
Fluctuated

Explanation for trend

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-5.

Supplier identification.--Please identify below the names and addresses of your firm’s FIVE
largest suppliers for certain frozen fish fillets since 2003. Please also provide the name and
telephone number of a contact person and the share of the quantity of your firm’s total shipments
of certain frozen fish fillets that each of these suppliers accounted for in 2008.
Supplier’s
name

No.
1

2

3

4

5

Street address (not P.O.
box), city, state, and zip
code

Contact person

Share of
Telephone number
2008
or e-mail address purchases
(%)

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PART III.-- MARKET CHARACTERISTICS AND PURCHASING PRACTICES
III-1.

Contact information (Market).--Who should be contacted regarding the requested market
characteristics and purchasing practices information?
Company contact:
Name and title
(
)
Phone number

III-2.

Firm type.--Which of the following best describes your firm as a purchaser of certain frozen fish
fillets (check all that apply)?
Retailers

Distributors

III-3.

Restaurant chain (including directly related distribution arms)
Grocery chain (including directly related distribution arms)
Other retailers (Describe:
Food service distributor
Other reseller (Describe:

)
)

Competition of sales.--If you are a distributor or reseller of certain frozen fish fillets, do you
compete for sales to your customers with the manufacturers or importers from which you
purchase certain frozen fish fillets?
No

III-4.

E-mail address

Yes--Please describe

Types of customers.--If your firm is a distributor or reseller of certain frozen fish fillets, what are
the major types of customers to which you sell certain frozen fish fillets?

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PART III.-- MARKET CHARACTERISTICS AND PURCHASING PRACTICES--Continued
III-5.

Substitutes.--Please list in order of importance any products that may be substituted for certain
frozen fish fillets. For each possible substitute product, please give examples of applications and
end uses for which they are substitutes and indicate whether changes in the price of the substitute
affect the price for certain frozen fish fillets, and to what degree, and the length of any time lag of
such an effect.

Substitute

Description

Have changes in the prices of this
substitute affected the price for certain
frozen fish fillets?

1.

No

Yes--Please explain.

2.

No

Yes--Please explain.

3.

No

Yes--Please explain.

4.

No

Yes--Please explain.

5.

No

Yes--Please explain.

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PART III.-- MARKET CHARACTERISTICS AND PURCHASING PRACTICES--Continued
III-6.

Changes in substitutes.--Have there been any changes in the number or types of products that
can be substituted for certain frozen fish fillets since 2003?
No

III-7.

Yes--Please explain.

Anticipated changes in substitutes.--Do you anticipate any changes in terms of the
substitutability of other products for certain frozen fish fillets in the future?
No

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

III-8.

Prices of other types of white fish.--When negotiating prices and volumes of certain frozen fish
fillets, to what extent are (if at all) prices of other types of frozen white fish (e.g., flounder,
pollack, sole, tilapia, et cetera) relevant or used as leverage? Please identify the relevant types(s)
of fillets.

III-9.

Basa and tra versus catfish.--Are frozen fish fillets of catfish substitutable for frozen fish fillets
of basa and tra? Please explain why.
No

Yes

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PART III.-- MARKET CHARACTERISTICS AND PURCHASING PRACTICES--Continued
III-10. Wild caught.--Are frozen fish fillets of harvested (wild caught) catfish substitutable for the
following products? Please explain why.
Farm-raised basa and tra:
Farm-raised catfish:

No
No

Yes
Yes

III-11. Demand trends.-(a)

How has the demand within the United States for certain frozen fish fillets changed since
2003? What principal factors affect changes in demand?
Increased

(b)

Decreased

Fluctuated

No change

How has the demand outside the United States (if known) for certain frozen fish fillets
changed since 2003? What principal factors affect changes in demand?
Increased

Decreased

Fluctuated

No change

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PART III.-- MARKET CHARACTERISTICS AND PURCHASING PRACTICES--Continued
III-12. Anticipated demand trends.-(a)

How do you anticipate demand will change within the United States for certain frozen
fish fillets in the future? What principal factors that will affect these changes in demand?
Increase

(b)

Decrease

Fluctuate

No change

How do you anticipate demand will change outside the United States for certain frozen
fish fillets to in the future? What principal factors that will affect these changes in
demand?
Increase

Decrease

Fluctuate

No change

III-13. Market studies.--Please provide as a separate attachment to this request any studies, surveys, etc.
that you are aware of that quantify and/or otherwise discuss certain frozen fish fillets supply
(including production capacity and capacity utilization) and demand in (1) the United States, (2)
each of the other major producing/consuming countries, including Vietnam, and (3) the world as
a whole. Of particular interest is such data from 2003 to the present and forecasts for the future.
III-14. Changes in factors affecting supply.--Have any changes occurred in any factors affecting
supply (e.g., changes in availability or prices of raw materials, 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 certain frozen
fish fillets in the U.S. market since 2003?
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.

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PART III.-- MARKET CHARACTERISTICS AND PURCHASING PRACTICES--Continued
III-15. Domestic purchases.--Is buying a product that is produced in the United States an important
factor in your firm’s purchases of certain frozen fish fillets (please check ALL that apply)?
No
Yes--Purchases of domestic product are required by law or regulation (for example,
government purchases under “Buy American” provisions). This involves
percent of
all purchases of certain frozen fish fillets.
Yes--Purchases of domestic product are not required by law or regulation, but are by your
customers. This involves
percent of all purchases of certain frozen fish fillets.
Yes--Purchases of domestic product are required for other reasons (please specify these
reasons below). This involves
percent of all purchases of certain frozen fish fillets.

III-16. Conditions of competition.-(a)

Is the market for certain frozen fish fillets subject to business cycles or conditions of
competition distinctive to certain frozen fish fillets?
No

(b)

Yes--Please explain and provide estimates of the duration of any such
cycle.

Has the emergence of new markets for certain frozen fish fillets since 2003 affected the
business cycles or conditions of competition distinctive to certain frozen fish fillets?
No

Yes--Please explain any such changes.

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PART III.-- MARKET CHARACTERISTICS AND PURCHASING PRACTICES--Continued
III-17. Major competitors.--Who are your major competitors?

III-18. Decisions based on producer.--Does your firm, and to the extent that you know, do your
customers make purchasing decisions involving certain frozen fish fillets based on the producer
of the certain frozen fish fillets you purchase?
Your firm:

Always

Usually

Sometimes

Never

Your customers:

Always

Usually

Sometimes

Never

If at least sometimes, please discuss how your firm or your customers determine the producer and
why this information is important.
Your firm:

Your customers:

III-19. Decisions based on country-of-origin.--Does your firm, and to the extent that you know, do
your customers make purchasing decisions involving certain frozen fish fillets based on the
country of origin of the certain frozen fish fillets you purchase?
Your firm:

Always

Usually

Sometimes

Never

Your customers:

Always

Usually

Sometimes

Never

If at least sometimes, please discuss how your firm or your customers determine the source and
why this information is important.
Your firm:

Your customers:

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PART III.-- MARKET CHARACTERISTICS AND PURCHASING PRACTICES--Continued
III-20. Purchasing frequency.-(a)

How frequently do you make purchases?
Daily
Weekly
Monthly
Quarterly
Annually
Other (specify)

(b)

)

Do you expect this purchasing pattern to change in the next two years?
No

Yes-- How and why do you expect these changes to occur?

III-21. Number of suppliers contacted.--How many suppliers do you generally contact before making a
purchase?

III-22. Supplier negotiations.-(a)

Do purchases of certain frozen fish fillets usually involve negotiations between supplier
and purchaser?
No

(b)

Yes--Please describe these negotiations. In your response, please
comment on whether purchasers generally quote competing
prices as part of the negotiation process.

Does your firm tend to vary its purchases from a given supplier within a specified time
period based on the price offered for that period?
No

Yes--Specify the time period.

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PART III.-- MARKET CHARACTERISTICS AND PURCHASING PRACTICES--Continued
III-23. Change in suppliers.--Have you changed suppliers since 2003?
No

Yes--Please list the supplier or suppliers and indicate whether the firm was
added or dropped as a supplier. Also give the reasons for the change
and how frequently you change suppliers.

III-24. New suppliers.-(a)

Are you aware of any new suppliers, either foreign or domestic, that have entered the
market since 2003?
No

(b)

Yes--Please identify the firms and indicate how you became aware of
them.

Do you expect new certain frozen fish fillets suppliers to enter the market in the future?
No

Yes--Please provide details, noting the specific future time period in
your response.

III-25. Supplier qualification.--Do you require your suppliers to become certified or prequalified with
respect to the quality, freshness, or other characteristic of the certain frozen fish fillets they sell to
your firm?
No

Yes--

percent of purchases in 2008

Yes--all purchases

Please provide a general description of the certification or qualification process and the time
required.

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PART III.-- MARKET CHARACTERISTICS AND PURCHASING PRACTICES--Continued
III-26. Factors considered vis-à-vis suppliers.--Briefly describe the factors that you consider when
qualifying a new supplier (e.g., quality of product, reliability of supplier, etc.) and estimate the
time it takes to certify or qualify a new supplier.

III-27. Failure to certify.--Since 2003, have any domestic or foreign producers failed in their attempts to
certify or qualify their certain frozen fish fillets with your firm or have any producers lost their
approved status?
No

Yes--Please identify these firms, the countries where they are located, and the
reasons why they failed the certification/qualification.

III-28. Purchasing factors.--For the factors listed below, please rate each in terms of its importance in
your purchase decision for certain frozen fish fillets.
Very
important
Availability .......................................
Delivery terms .................................
Delivery time ...................................
Discounts offered ............................
Extension of credit...........................
Price ................................................
Minimum qty requirements..............
Packaging .......................................
Product consistency ........................
Quality meets industry standards....
Quality exceeds industry standards
Product range..................................
Reliability of supply .........................
Technical support/service ...............
U.S. transportation costs.................
Other (specify):
........
........
........

Somewhat
important

Not
important

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PART III.-- MARKET CHARACTERISTICS AND PURCHASING PRACTICES--Continued
III-29. Major purchasing factors.--Please list, in order of their importance, the three major factors
generally considered by your firm in deciding from whom to purchase certain frozen fish fillets
for any one order (examples include current availability, extension of credit, prearranged
contracts, price, quality exceeding specifications or industry standards, range of supplier’s
product line, traditional supplier, etc.).
1.
2.
3.
Other factors or comments:

III-30. Quality characteristics.--What characteristics does your firm consider when determining the
quality of certain frozen fish fillets?

III-31. Frequency of decisions based on price.--How often does your firm purchase the certain frozen
fish fillets that is offered at the lowest price?
Always

Usually

Sometimes

Never

III-32. Price leaders.--Please list the names of any firms you considered price leaders in the certain
frozen fish fillets market since 2003. A price leader is defined as (1) one or more firms that
initiate a price change, either upward or downward, that is followed by other firms, or (2) one or
more firms that have a significant impact on prices. A price leader does not necessarily have to
be the lowest priced supplier. For those firms identified as a price leader, please specify the time
period in which a price change was communicated, whether the price change was upward or
downward, and whether it covered a specific geographic region or a specific product type.

III-33. Price leadership.--Please describe how the above firm(s) exhibited price leadership.

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PART III.-- MARKET CHARACTERISTICS AND PURCHASING PRACTICES--Continued
III-34. Frequency of price changes.--How frequently does the price of the certain frozen fish fillets you
are purchasing change?

III-35. Purchases over internet.--Does your firm purchase certain frozen fish fillets over the internet?
No

Yes--Please describe, noting the estimated percentage of your firm’s total
purchases of certain frozen fish fillets in 2008 accounted for by internet
purchases.

III-36. Changes in U.S. industry.-(a)

Please identify and discuss any improvements/changes in the U.S. certain frozen fish
fillets industry since 2003 and explain fully, to the extent possible, the factor(s), including
the order(s) under review, that was/(were) responsible for each improvement/change.

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PART III.-- MARKET CHARACTERISTICS AND PURCHASING PRACTICES--Continued
III-36. Changes in U.S. industry.--Continued
(b)

Please also discuss fully, to the extent possible, any improvements/changes that you
anticipate in the future in the U.S. certain frozen fish fillets industry. Identify the specific
future time period covered in your response, and discuss the factors that you believe
would be responsible for each improvement/change.

III-37. Catfish labeling laws.--Please discuss the effects and effectiveness of U.S. state and federal
“catfish” labeling laws enacted after 2001 in terms of supply, demand, production of certain
frozen fish fillets.

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PART III.-- MARKET CHARACTERISTICS AND PURCHASING PRACTICES--Continued
III-38. Effect of revocation.--What do you think will be the likely effects of any revocation of the
antidumping duty order for imports of certain frozen fish fillets from Vietnam? As appropriate,
please discuss any potential effects of revocation of the antidumping duty order on (a) the future
activities of your firm and (a) the U.S. market as a whole. Please note the future time period to
which you are referring. Attach additional pages if necessary.
(a)

Activities of your firm:

(b)

Entire U.S. market:

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PART IV.-- PRODUCT COMPARISIONS
IV-1.

Contact information (Product Comparisons).--Who should be contacted regarding the
requested production comparison information?
Company contact:
Name and title
(
)
Phone number

IV-2.

E-mail address

Country knowledge.--Please indicate the countries of origin for certain frozen fish fillets for
which your firm has actual marketing/pricing knowledge.
United States
Vietnam
Other countries (Please specify

)

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PART IV.-- PRODUCT COMPARISIONS--Continued
IV-3.

Interchangeability by country-pair.--Is certain frozen fish fillets 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 countrypair.1

Country-pair

United
States

Vietnam

China

Thailand

Malaysia

Other
countries

United States
Vietnam
China
Thailand
Malaysia
1
For any country-pair producing certain frozen fish fillets which is sometimes or never interchangeable,
please explain the factors that limit or preclude interchangeable use:

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PART IV.-- PRODUCT COMPARISIONS--Continued
IV-4.

Country preferences.--Do you or your customers ever specifically order certain frozen fish
fillets from one country in particular over other possible sources of supply?
No

IV-5.

Availability of merchandise.--Are certain grades/sizes of certain frozen fish fillets available
from only a single source (domestic or foreign, including both subject and nonsubject countries)?
No

IV-6.

Yes--Please identify all relevant countries (including the United States and
both subject and nonsubject foreign countries) from which you or your
customers prefer to order, and indicate why certain frozen fish fillets
from these countries is preferred over product from other countries
(please note the specific product in your response).

Yes--Please identify the source and the grade/size.

Choice of product not based on price.--If you purchased certain frozen fish fillets from one
source although a comparable product was available from another source at a lower price, please
explain your reasons for doing so (please specify by country, including the United States and both
subject and nonsubject foreign countries). Possibilities might include transaction characteristics
such as length of time to fill orders, minimum order size, reliability of supply, etc.

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PART IV.-- PRODUCT COMPARISIONS--Continued
Factor country comparisons.--For the factors listed below, please rate how certain frozen fish
fillets produced in each country you identified in your response to the first question in Part IV
compares with certain frozen fish fillets produced in each of the other countries you identified
(including the United States and both subject and nonsubject foreign countries).

Availability ...............................................
Delivery terms .........................................
Delivery time ...........................................
Discounts offered ....................................
Extension of credit...................................
Price1 .......................................................
Minimum quantity requirements..............
Packaging ...............................................
Product consistency ................................
Quality meets industry standards............
Quality exceeds industry standards ........
Product range..........................................
Reliability of supply .................................
Technical support/service .......................
U.S. transportation costs1 .......................
Other (specify):

Inferior

Comparable

product from
Vietnam
compared to
product from
Other countries

Superior

Inferior

product from
United States
compared to
product from
Other countries
Comparable

Inferior

Comparable

Quality

Superior

product from
United States
compared to
product from
Vietnam

Superior

IV-7.

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PART IV.-- PRODUCT COMPARISIONS--Continued

IV-8.

Minimum quality.-(a)

How often does domestically produced certain frozen fish fillets meet minimum quality
specifications for your uses or your customers’ uses?
Always

(b)

Usually

Sometimes

Rarely or never

How often does imported subject certain frozen fish fillets meet minimum quality
specifications for your uses or your customers’ uses?

Source

Always

Usually

Sometimes

Rarely or
never

Vietnam

(c)

How often does imported nonsubject certain frozen fish fillets (i.e., certain frozen fish
fillets from countries other than Vietnam) meet minimum quality specifications for your
uses or your customers’ uses?

Source

Always

Usually

Sometimes

Rarely or
never

China
India
Korea

IV-9.

Change in price.-(a)

Since 2003, has there been a change in the price of certain frozen fish fillets? If so, has
the price of U.S.-produced certain frozen fish fillets changed more or less than the price
of imported certain frozen fish fillets from Vietnam?
No change in price
Prices have changed by the same amount
Price of U.S.-produced certain frozen fish fillets has changed relative to the price of
certain frozen fish fillets from Vietnam

(b)

If the price of U.S.-produced certain frozen fish fillets has changed relative to the price of
certain frozen fish fillets from Vietnam, the price of U.S.-produced certain frozen fish
fillets is now relatively
Higher

Lower