09-2-2765 US importer questionnaire

Information collections for import injury investigations (producers, importers, purchasers, and foreign producer questionnaires and institution notices for 5-year reviews)

ImporterQ

Cut-to-length Carbon Steel Plate from China, Russia, and Ukraine

OMB: 3117-0016

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U.S. IMPORTERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
CUT-TO-LENGTH (CTL) PLATE FROM CHINA, RUSSIA, AND UKRAINE
This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by no later than June 26, 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 and suspension agreements concerning cut-to-length carbon
steel plate from China, Russia, and Ukraine (Inv. Nos. 731-TA-753, 754, and 756 (Second 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
State

City

Zip Code

World Wide Web address
Has your firm imported CTL carbon steel plate or CTL micro-alloy steel plate (as defined in the instruction
booklet) from any country at any time since January 1, 2003?

NO
YES

(Sign the certification below and promptly return only this page of the questionnaire to the Commission)
(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 these reviews 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 these reviews 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 these reviews 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 II.--TRADE AND RELATED 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?
No

Yes--List the following information.

Firm name

Address

Extent of
ownership

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
I-4.

I-5.

Related SUBJECT importers/exporters.--Does your firm have any related firms, either
domestic or foreign, which are engaged in importing CTL plate (carbon steel or micro-alloy steel)
from China, Russia, and/or Ukraine into the United States or which are engaged in exporting CTL
plate (carbon steel or micro-alloy steel) from China, Russia, and/or Ukraine to the United States?
No

Yes--List the following information.

Firm name

Address

Related NONSUBJECT importers/exporters.--Does your firm have any related firms, either
domestic or foreign, which are engaged in importing CTL plate (carbon steel or micro-alloy steel)
from countries other than China, Russia, and/or Ukraine into the United States or which are
engaged in exporting CTL plate (carbon steel or micro-alloy steel) from countries other than
China, Russia, and/or Ukraine to the United States?
No

Yes--List the following information.

Firm name and country

I-6.

Affiliation

Address

Affiliation

Related producers.--Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or foreign, which
are engaged in the production of CTL plate (carbon steel or micro-alloy steel)?
No

Yes--List the following information.

Firm name

Address

Affiliation

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
I-7a.

Nature of import operations.--Please indicate the nature of your firm’s importing operations on
CTL plate (carbon steel or micro-alloy steel). 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-7b.

In your role as an importer, do you offer just-in-time or similar inventory services to customers
located in the United States? If yes, please describe below.

I-8.

Consignees.--If your firm is an importer of record of CTL plate (carbon steel or micro-alloy
steel) but is not the consignee, please list the consignees below (firm name, address, telephone
number, and individual to contact).

Firm name

I-9.

I-10.

Contact person and phone
number

Address

FTZs or bonded warehouse.--Please indicate whether your firm enters CTL plate (carbon steel
or micro-alloy steel) into, or withdraws such merchandise from, foreign trade zones or bonded
warehouses.
Foreign trade zones

Yes

Bonded warehouses

Yes

TIB.--Please indicate whether your firm imports CTL plate (carbon steel or micro-alloy steel)
under the TIB (temporary importation under bond) program.
No

Yes

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
I-11.

Business plan.--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 market conditions for CTL plate (carbon
steel or micro-alloy steel)?
No

I-12.

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

Other investigations.--To your knowledge, have the products subject to these reviews been the
subject of any other import relief investigations in the United States or in any other countries?
No

Yes–Please specify.

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Dana Lofgren, Investigator
(202-205-2539, [email protected]). Supply all data requested on a calendar-year basis.
II-1.

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

II-2.

E-mail address

Changes in operations.--Please indicate whether your firm has experienced any of the following
changes in relation to the importation of CTL plate (carbon steel or micro-alloy steel) since
January 1, 2003?
(check as many as appropriate)
office/warehouse openings .......

office/warehouse closings ........

relocations ................................

expansions ................................

acquisitions...............................

consolidations...........................

prolonged shutdowns or
importation curtailments ................
revised labor agreements ..........

other..........................................

(please describe)

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

Anticipated changes in operations.--Does your firm anticipate any changes in the character of
your operations or organization (as noted above) relating to the importation of CTL plate (carbon
steel or micro-alloy steel) 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 suspension agreements or the antidumping
duty order, please indicate and explain the particular effect of revocation of specific suspension
agreements or the antidumping duty order.
II-4.

Anticipated changes in operations in the event of revocation.--Would your firm anticipate any
changes in the character of your operations or organization (as noted above) relating to the
importation of CTL carbon steel plate in the future if the suspension agreements on CTL carbon
steel plate from Russia, and/or Ukraine, and/or the antidumping duty order on CTL carbon steel
plate from China, were to be revoked?
No

II-5.

Arranged imports.--Has your firm imported or arranged for the importation of CTL carbon steel
plate from China, Russia, and/or Ukraine for delivery after June 30, 2009?
No

Yes--Indicate when such orders are to be delivered and the quantities
involved.

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-6.

Reasons for importing if producer.--If your firm also produces CTL plate (carbon steel or
micro-alloy steel) in the United States, please indicate your reasons for importing this product. If
your reasons differ by source, please elaborate.

II-7a.

Imports from China.--Does your firm import CTL plate (carbon steel or micro-alloy steel) from
China?
No.

Yes-- Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments and inventories
of CTL plate (carbon steel or micro-alloy steel) imported from China
by your firm during the specified periods. (See definitions in the
instruction booklet.)

CHINA
Quantity (in short tons), value (in $1,000)
2003
2004
2005
2006

Item
2007
2008
Beginning-of-period
inventories (quantity) (A)
Imports:1
Quantity (B)
Value (C)
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity (D)
Value (E)
Internal consumption/
transfers:
Quantity (F)
Value2 (G)
3
Export shipments:
Quantity (H)
Value (I)
End-of-period inventories
(quantity) (J)
Channels of distribution:
U.S. shipments to
distributors, processors or
service centers (quantity)
(K)
U.S. shipments to end users
(quantity) (L)
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 each period identified above:
3

Identify your principal export markets:

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-7b.

Imports from China.--Does your firm import CTL plate (carbon steel or micro-alloy steel) from
China?
No.

THIS PAGE IS DUE ON OR BEFORE JULY 24, 2009.

CHINA
Item

Quantity (in short tons), value (in $1,000)
January-June 2008

January-June 2009

Beginning-of-period inventories (quantity) (A)
Imports:1
Quantity (B)
Value (C)
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity (D)
Value (E)
Internal consumption/ transfers:
Quantity (F)
Value2 (G)
Export shipments:3
Quantity (H)
Value (I)
End-of-period inventories (quantity) (J)
Channels of distribution:
U.S. shipments to distributors, processors or
service centers (quantity) (K)
U.S. shipments to end users (quantity) (L)
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 each period identified above:
3

Identify your principal export markets:

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-7c.

Imports from Russia.--Does your firm import CTL plate (carbon steel or micro-alloy steel) from
Russia?
No.

Yes-- Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments and inventories
of CTL plate (carbon steel or micro-alloy steel) imported from
Russia by your firm during the specified periods. (See definitions in
the instruction booklet.)

RUSSIA
Quantity (in short tons), value (in $1,000)
Item
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
Beginning-of-period
inventories (quantity) (A)
Imports:1
Quantity (B)
Value (C)
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity (D)
Value (E)
Internal consumption/
transfers:
Quantity (F)
Value2 (G)
Export shipments:3
Quantity (H)
Value (I)
End-of-period inventories
(quantity) (J)
Channels of distribution:
U.S. shipments to
distributors, processors or
service centers (quantity)
(K)
U.S. shipments to end users
(quantity) (L)
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 each period identified above:
3

Identify your principal export markets:

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-7d.

Imports from Russia.--Does your firm import CTL plate (carbon steel or micro-alloy steel) from
Russia?
No.

THIS PAGE IS DUE ON OR BEFORE JULY 24, 2009.

RUSSIA
Item

Quantity (in short tons), value (in $1,000)
January-June 2008

January-June 2009

Identify your principal export markets:

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-7e.

Imports from Ukraine.--Does your firm import CTL plate (carbon steel or micro-alloy steel)
from Ukraine?
No.

Yes-- Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments and inventories
of CTL plate (carbon steel or micro-alloy steel) imported from
Ukraine by your firm during the specified periods. (See definitions
in the instruction booklet.)

UKRAINE
Quantity (in short tons), value (in $1,000)
Item
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
Beginning-of-period
inventories (quantity) (A)
Imports:1
Quantity (B)
Value (C)
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity (D)
Value (E)
Internal
consumption/transfers:
Quantity (F)
Value2 (G)
Export shipments:3
Quantity (H)
Value (I)
End-of-period inventories
(quantity) (J)
Channels of distribution:
U.S. shipments to
distributors, processors or
service centers (quantity)
(K)
U.S. shipments to end users
(quantity) (L)
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 each period identified above:
3

Identify your principal export markets:

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-7f.

Imports from Ukraine.--Does your firm import CTL plate (carbon steel or micro-alloy steel)
from Ukraine?
No.

THIS PAGE IS DUE ON OR BEFORE JULY 24, 2009.

UKRAINE
Item

Quantity (in short tons), value (in $1,000)
January-June 2008

January-June 2009

Beginning-of-period inventories (quantity) (A)
Imports:1
Quantity (B)
Value (C)
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity (D)
Value (E)
Internal consumption/transfers:
Quantity (F)
Value2 (G)
Export shipments:3
Quantity (H)
Value (I)
End-of-period inventories (quantity) (J)
Channels of distribution:
U.S. shipments to distributors, processors or
service centers (quantity) (K)
U.S. shipments to end users (quantity) (L)
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 each period identified above:
3

Identify your principal export markets:

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-7g.

Imports from ALL OTHER SOURCES.--Does your firm import CTL plate (carbon steel or
micro-alloy steel) from countries other than China, Russia, and/or Ukraine?
No.

Yes-- Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments and inventories
of CTL plate (carbon steel or micro-alloy steel) imported from
countries other than China, Russia, and/or Ukraine by your firm
during the specified periods. (See definitions in the instruction
booklet.)

ALL OTHER SOURCES COMBINED
Quantity (in short tons), value (in $1,000)
Item
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
Beginning-of-period
inventories (quantity) (A)
Imports:1
Quantity (B)
Value (C)
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity (D)
Value (E)
Internal consumption/
transfers:
Quantity (F)
Value2 (G)
Export shipments:3
Quantity (H)
Value (I)
End-of-period inventories
(quantity) (J)
Channels of distribution:
U.S. shipments to
distributors, processors or
service centers (quantity)
(K)
U.S. shipments to end users
(quantity) (L)
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 each period identified above:
3

Identify your principal export markets:

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-7h.

Imports from ALL OTHER SOURCES.--Does your firm import CTL plate (carbon steel or
micro-alloy steel) from countries other than China, Russia, and/or Ukraine?
No.

THIS PAGE IS DUE ON OR BEFORE JULY 24, 2009.

ALL OTHER SOURCES COMBINED
Item

Quantity (in short tons), value (in $1,000)
January-June 2008

January-June 2009

Beginning-of-period inventories (quantity) (A)
Imports:1
Quantity (B)
Value (C)
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity (D)
Value (E)
Internal consumption/transfers:
Quantity (F)
Value2 (G)
Export shipments:3
Quantity (H)
Value (I)
End-of-period inventories (quantity) (J)
Channels of distribution:
U.S. shipments to distributors, processors or
service centers (quantity) (K)
U.S. shipments to end users (quantity) (L)
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 each period identified above:
3

Identify your principal export markets:

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

II-8.

Reconciliation of import data.-(a)

Please note that the quantities reported in questions II-7 should reconcile as follows in
each period (i.e., in each column):
Reconciliation
A+ B – D – F – H = J

Do these data reconcile?
explain:
Do these data reconcile?
explain:

D+F=K+L

(b)

Yes

No--(Please

Yes

No--( Please

)
)

Please note that the quantities reported for end-of-period inventories should equal the
beginning-of-period inventories reported in the subsequent calendar year (i.e., line L of
year 2003 should equal line B of year 2004). Do these data reconcile for each adjacent
calendar year?
Yes.

No--Please explain.

II-9. Imports by thickness.-- Please report the relative share of your firm’s 2008 U.S. shipments of
imports for CTL plate (carbon steel and micro-alloy steel) in the specified thicknesses below. (See
definitions in the instruction booklet).
(Quantity in percent)
Russia

China
Plate thickness
≤1.00”
>1.00” but ≤ 3.00”
> 3.00”
Total

II-10

100%

Ukraine

100%

All other sources

100%

Shipments by product.-- Please report your firm’s 2008 U.S. shipments of imports for the CTL
products identified below. (See definitions in instruction booklet).
Share of total 2008 U.S. shipments
China

Item
Hot-rolled wide flat bar
Carbon structural steel plate
All other cut-to-length plate
Total

100%

Russia

100%

Ukraine

100%

All other
sources

100%

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-11a. CTL micro-alloy steel plate imports.—Since 2003, did your firm import CTL micro-alloy
steel plate from any country?
No

Yes–Please report your firm’s imports of CTL micro-alloy steel plate since
2003.

(Quantity in short tons, value in 1,000 U.S. dollars)
Item
2003
2004
2005
2006
CTL micro-alloy steel plate imports from:
China
Quantity
Value
Russia
Quantity
Value
Ukraine
Quantity
Value
All other sources
Quantity
Value

II-11b.

2007

2008

THE FOLLOWING TABLE IS DUE ON OR BEFORE JULY 24, 2009.

(Quantity in short tons, value in 1,000 U.S. dollars)
Item
January-June 2008
January-June 2009
CTL micro-alloy steel plate imports from:
China
Quantity
Value
Russia
Quantity
Value
Ukraine
Quantity
Value
All other sources
Quantity
Value

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-12a. CTL X-70 steel plate imports.—Since 2003, did your firm import CTL X-70 steel plate from
any country?
No

Yes–Please report your firm’s imports of CTL X-70 steel plate since 2003.

(Quantity in short tons, value in 1,000 U.S. dollars)
Item
2003
2004
2005
2006
CTL X-70 imports from:
China
Quantity
Value
Russia
Quantity
Value
Ukraine
Quantity
Value
All other sources
Quantity
Value

2007

2008

II-12b. THE FOLLOWING TABLE IS DUE ON OR BEFORE JULY 24, 2009.
Item
CTL X-70 imports from:
China
Quantity
Value
Russia
Quantity
Value
Ukraine
Quantity
Value
All other sources
Quantity
Value

(Quantity in short tons, value in 1,000 U.S. dollars)
January-June 2008
January-June 2009

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
For questions II-13 and II-14, if your response differs for particular suspension agreements or the
antidumping duty order, please indicate and explain the particular effect of imposition and/or
revocation of specific suspension agreements and/or order.
II-13.

Effect of suspension agreements and antidumping duty order.--Describe the significance of
the existing suspension agreements covering imports of CTL carbon steel plate from Russia, and
Ukraine, and the antidumping duty order covering imports of CTL carbon steel plate from China,
in terms of their effects 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 suspension
agreements and antidumping duty order.

II-14.

Likely effect of revocation of the suspension agreements and antidumping duty order.-Would your firm anticipate any changes in its imports, U.S. shipments of imports, or inventories
of CTL carbon steel plate in the future if the suspension agreements on CTL carbon steel plate
from Russia, and Ukraine, and the antidumping duty order on CTL carbon steel plate from China
were to be revoked?
No

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PART III.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Ioana Mic, Economist
(202-205-3196, [email protected])
III-1.

Contact information (Price).--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 China, Russia, and Ukraine during January 2003-March 2009:
Product 1.-- Hot-rolled CTL carbon steel plate, ASTM A-36 or equivalent as rolled, sheared edge,
not heat treated, not cleaned or oiled, in cut lengths, 72" through 120" in width, 0.1875" through
0.374" in thickness.
Product 2.-- Hot-rolled CTL carbon steel plate, ASTM A-36 or equivalent as rolled, sheared edge,
not heat treated, not cleaned or oiled, in cut lengths, 72" through 120" in width, 0.375" through
2.00" in thickness.
Product 3.-- Hot-rolled CTL carbon steel plate, high strength low alloy (HSLA), ASTM A-572,
Grade 50, sheared edges, not cleaned or oiled, in cut lengths, 72" through 120" in width, 0.5"
through 1.5" in thickness.
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.

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PART III.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-2a. Price data (China).--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported from
China and sold by your firm.
CHINA
Period of shipment
2003:
January-March

(Quantity in short tons, value in dollars)
Product 1
Product 2
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value

Product 3
Value
Quantity

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
April-June
July-September
October-December
2009:
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:
Product 3:

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PART III.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-2b. Price data (Russia).--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported from
Russia and sold by your firm.

RUSSIA
(Quantity in short tons, value in dollars)
Product 1
Product 2
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value

Product 3
Period of shipment
Quantity
Value
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
April-June
July-September
October-December
2009:
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:
Product 3:

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PART III.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued

III-2c. Price data (Ukraine).--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported
from Ukraine and sold by your firm.

UKRAINE
(Quantity in short tons, value in dollars)
Product 1
Product 2
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value

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PART III.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-2d. Price data.--Continued

THIS PAGE IS DUE ON OR BEFORE JULY 24, 2009.
(Quantity in short tons, value in dollars)

CHINA
Period of shipment
2009:
April-June

Product 1
Quantity
Value

Product 2
Quantity
Value

Product 3
Quantity
Value

RUSSIA
Period of shipment
2009:
April-June

Product 1
Quantity
Value

Product 2
Quantity
Value

Product 3
Quantity
Value

UKRAINE
Product 1
Quantity
Value

Product 2
Product 3
Period of shipment
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value
2009:
April-June
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 IV.
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:
Product 3:

For the following questions, if your responses differ with respect to CTL
carbon steel plate and CTL micro-alloy steel plate, please indicate.

III-3.

Price setting.-- How does your firm determine the prices that it charges for sales of CTL carbon
steel plate (check all that apply)? 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 only submit some sample pages.
Transaction by transaction
Other--Please describe:

Contracts

Set price lists

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PART III.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-4.

Discount policy.-- Please indicate and describe your firm’s discount policies (check all that
apply).
Quantity discounts

Annual total volume discounts

No discount policy

Other--Please describe:

III-5.

III-6.

Pricing terms for CTL carbon steel plate.-(a)

What are your firm’s typical sales terms for its imported CTL carbon steel plate (e.g.,
2/10 net 30 days)?
.

(b)

On what basis are your prices of imported CTL carbon steel plate usually quoted? (check
one)
F.o.b.--Please specify point:
Delivered

Contract versus spot.--Approximately what share of your firm’s sales of its imported CTL
carbon steel plate in 2008 were on a (1) long-term contract basis (multiple deliveries for more
than 12 months), (2) short-term contract basis (multiple deliveries up to and including 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.

Long-term contact provisions.--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?

Yes

Quantity

No
Price

Yes

Both
No

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PART III.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-8.

III-9.

Short-term contract provisions.--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?

Yes

Quantity

No
Price

Yes

Both
No

Lead times.--What is the average lead time between a customer’s order and the date of delivery
for your firm’s sales of CTL carbon steel plate?

Source

Share of sales,
2008

Lead time

From your firm’s inventory
From foreign manufacturers’
inventory
Produced to order
Total

100 %

III-10. Shipping information.-(a)

What is the approximate percentage of the total delivered cost of CTL carbon steel plate
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 are delivered within 100 miles of your point of importation
( ) or storage facility ( ) (check one, then provide the percentages)?
percent.
Within 101 to 1,000 miles?
percent. Over 1,000 miles?
percent. Be sure to
check one of the two options for measurement.

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PART III.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-11. Geographical shipments.—What is the geographic market area in the United States served by
your firm (check all that apply)?
√ if applicable
Geographic area

Imports from
China

Imports from
Russia

Imports from
Ukraine

Nonsubject
imports

Northeast.–CT, ME,
MA, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI,
and VT.
Midwest.–IL, IN, IA, KS,
MI, MN, MO, NE, ND,
OH, SD, and WI.
Southeast.–AL, DE,
DC, FL, GA, KY, MD,
MS, NC, SC, TN, VA,
and WV.
Central Southwest.–
AR, LA, OK, and TX.
Mountains.–AZ, CO, ID,
MT, NV, NM, UT, and
WY.
Pacific Coast.–CA, OR,
and WA.
Other.–All other markets
in the United States not
previously listed,
including AK, HI, PR, VI,
among others.

III-12. End uses.--Describe the three most common end uses of the CTL carbon steel plate that you
import from China, Russia, and/or Ukraine. For each end-use product, what percentage of the
total cost is accounted for by CTL carbon steel plate?
Share of total cost of end
product (percent)

End use

III-13. Changes in end uses.--Have there been any changes in the end uses of CTL carbon steel plate
since 2003?
No

Yes--Please describe.

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PART III.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-14. Anticipated changes in end uses.--Do you anticipate any changes in terms of the end uses of
CTL carbon steel plate 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. Substitutes.--Please list in order of importance any products that may be substituted for CTL
carbon steel plate. 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 CTL carbon steel plate, 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 CTL
carbon steel plate?

Yes--Please explain.

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PART III.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-16. Changes in substitutes.--Have there been any changes in the number or types of products that
can be substituted for CTL carbon steel plate since 2003?
No

Yes--Please explain.

III-17. Anticipated changes in substitute.--Do you anticipate any changes in terms of the
substitutability of other products for CTL carbon steel plate 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-18. Raw materials.--To what extent have changes in the prices of raw materials affected your firm’s
selling prices for CTL carbon steel plate since 2003? 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. Changes in factors affecting supply.--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 CTL carbon steel plate 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.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-20. Has your firm refused, declined, or been unable to supply CTL plate since January 1, 2003?
(Examples include placing customers on allocation or “controlled order entry,” declining to
accept new customers or renew existing customers, delivering less than the quantity promised,
unable to meet timely shipment commitments, etc.)
No

Yes-- Please note and document the time period(s) (i.e., month and year), the
customer involved; and the amount and type of product involved.

III-21. Availability of supply (U.S.-produced).-(a)

Do you anticipate any changes in terms of the availability of U.S.-produced CTL carbon
steel plate in the U.S. market in the future?
Increase

(b)

No change

Decrease

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-22. Availability of “subject” import supply.-(a)

Do you anticipate any changes in terms of the availability of CTL carbon steel plate
imported from China, Russia, and/or Ukraine in the U.S. market in the future?
Increase

(b)

No change

Decrease

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PART III.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-23. Availability of “nonsubject” import supply.--Has the availability of NONSUBJECT CTL
carbon steel plate (i.e., CTL carbon steel plate imported from countries other than China, Russia,
and Ukraine) changed since 2003?
No

Yes--Please explain.

III-24. Shift sales.--Describe how easily your firm can shift its sales of CTL carbon steel plate 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 CTL carbon steel plate 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-25. Product changes.--Have there been any significant changes in the product range, product mix, or
marketing (including sales over the internet) of CTL carbon steel plate since 2003?
No

Yes--Please describe and quantify if possible.

III-26. Anticipated product changes.--Do you anticipate any changes in terms of the product range,
product mix, or marketing (including sales over the internet) of CTL carbon steel plate 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.

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PART III.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-27. Demand trends.-(a)

How has the demand within the United States for CTL carbon steel plate changed since
January 1, 2003?
Increased

No Change

Decreased

Fluctuated

(b)

If you have indicated that demand changed, please provide the factors that were
responsible for such change, and specify the time period involved.

(c)

How has the demand outside the United States (if known) for CTL carbon steel plate
changed since January 1, 2003?
Increased

(d)

No Change

Decreased

Fluctuated

If you have indicated that demand changed, please provide the factors that were
responsible for such change, and specify the time period involved.

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PART III.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-28. Anticipated demand trends.-(a)

How do you anticipate demand will change within the United States for CTL carbon steel
plate in the future?
Increase

No Change

Decrease

Fluctuate

(b)

If you have indicated that demand will change, please provide the factors that will be
responsible for such change, and specify the time period involved.

(c)

How do you anticipate demand will change outside the United States for CTL carbon
steel plate to in the future?

(d)

Increase
No Change
Decrease
Fluctuate
If you have indicated that demand will change, please provide the factors that will be
responsible for such change, and specify the time period involved.

III-29. Price comparions.--Please compare market prices of CTL carbon steel plate in U.S. and nonU.S. markets, if known. Provide specific information as to time periods and regions for any price
comparisons.

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PART III.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-30. 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 CTL carbon steel plate supply
(including production capacity and capacity utilization) and demand in (1) the United States, (2)
each of the other major producing/consuming countries, including China, Russia, and Ukraine,
and (3) the world as a whole. Of particular interest is such data from 2003 to the present and
forecasts for the future.
III-31. Interchangeability by country-pair.--Is CTL carbon steel plate 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

China

Russia

Ukraine

Other countries

United States
China
Russia
Ukraine
1
For any country-pair producing CTL carbon steel plate which is sometimes or never interchangeable,
please explain the factors that limit or preclude interchangeable use:

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III-32. Differences other than price by country-pair.--Are differences other than price (i.e., quality,
availability, transportation network, product range, technical support, etc.) between CTL carbon
steel plate 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

China

Russia

Ukraine

Other countries

United States
China
Russia
Ukraine
1
For any country-pair for which factors other than price always or frequently are a significant factor in
your firm’s sales of CTL carbon steel plate, identify the country-pair and report the advantages or
disadvantages imparted by such factors:

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