Pressure Sensitive Plastic Tape from Italy

INSTRUCTION BOOKLET

GENERAL INFORMATION, INSTRUCTIONS, AND
DEFINITIONS FOR COMMISSION FOREIGN
PRODUCER/EXPORTER QUESTIONNAIRES

PRESSURE SENSITIVE PLASTIC TAPE FROM ITALY
Investigation No. AA1921-167 (Third Review)

Further information.--If you have any questions concerning the enclosed
questionnaire(s) or other matters related to this review, you may contact
the following member of the Commission=s staff (Fax 202-205-3205):
Edward Petronzio, investigator (202-205-3176; E-mail [email protected])
regarding general questions and trade and related information; and
Clark Workman, economist (202-205-3248; E-mail [email protected])
regarding market related information.

GENERAL INFORMATION
Background.-- On October 21, 1977, the Department of the Treasury issued an antidumping duty
finding on imports of pressure sensitive plastic tape from Italy (42 F.R. 56110). Following first
five-year reviews by the Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) and the U.S. International
Trade Commission (“Commission”), effective February 17, 1999, Commerce issued a
continuation of the antidumping duty finding on imports of pressure sensitive plastic tape from
Italy (64 F.R. 51515, September 23, 1999). Following second five-year reviews by Commerce and
the Commission, effective June 25, 2004, Commerce issued a second continuation of the
antidumping duty finding on imports of pressure sensitive plastic tape from Italy (69 F.R. 35584).
On May 1, 2009, the Commission instituted a third review of the antidumping duty finding
concerning Italy pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. § 1675(c)) (the
Act) to determine whether revocation of the finding would be likely to lead to continuation or
recurrence of material injury to the domestic industry within a reasonably foreseeable time (74 F.R.
20340). If the Commission and Commerce make an affirmative determination, the finding will
remain in place. If the Commission or Commerce makes a negative determination, Commerce will
revoke the finding.
Questionnaires and other information pertinent to this review are available at
http://www.usitc.gov/trade_remedy/731_ad_701_cvd/investigations/2009/pressure_sensitive_tap
e_from_italy/reviewphase.htm. Address all correspondence to the United States International
Trade Commission, Washington, DC 20436. Hearing-impaired individuals can obtain
information regarding this review via the Commission=s TDD terminal (202-205-1810).
Due date of questionnaire(s).--Return the completed questionnaire(s) to the United States
International Trade Commission by no later than November 6, 2009. Although the enclosed
postpaid envelope may be used to return the completed questionnaire, use of an overnight mail
service may be necessary to ensure that your response actually reaches the Commission by
November 6, 2009. If you do not use the enclosed envelope, please make sure the completed
questionnaire is sent to the attention of Edward Petronzio. Return only one copy of the
completed questionnaire(s), but please keep a copy for your records so that you can refer to
it if the Commission staff contacts you with any questions during the course of the review.
Service of questionnaire response(s).--In the event that your firm is a party to this review, you are
required to serve a copy of the questionnaire(s), once completed, on parties to the proceeding that
are subject to administrative protective order (see 19 CFR ' 207.7). A list of such parties is
maintained by the Commission=s Secretary and may be obtained by calling 202-205-1803. A
certificate of service must accompany the copy of the completed questionnaire(s) you submit (see
19 CFR ' 207.7).

GENERAL INFORMATION—Continued
Confidentiality.--The commercial and financial data furnished in response to the enclosed
questionnaire(s) that reveal the individual operations of your firm will be treated as confidential by
the Commission to the extent that such data are not otherwise available to the public and will not
be disclosed except as may be required by law (see 19 U.S.C. ' 1677f). Such confidential
information will not be published in a manner that will reveal the individual operations of your
firm; however, nonnumerical characterizations of numerical business proprietary information
(such as discussion of trends) will be treated as confidential business information only at the
request of the submitter for good cause shown.
Verification.--The information submitted in the enclosed questionnaire(s) is subject to audit
and verification by the Commission. To facilitate possible verification of data, please keep
all your workpapers and supporting documents used in the preparation of the questionnaire
response(s).
Release of information.--The information provided by your firm in response to the
questionnaire(s), as well as any other business proprietary information submitted by your firm to
the Commission in connection with the review, may become subject to, and released under, the
administrative protective order provisions of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. ' 1677f) and
section 207.7 of the Commission=s Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR ' 207.7). This means
that certain lawyers and other authorized individuals may temporarily be given access to the
information for use in connection with this review or other import-injury investigations or reviews
conducted by the Commission on the same or similar merchandise; those individuals would be
subject to severe penalties if the information were divulged to unauthorized individuals.
INSTRUCTIONS
Answer all questions.--Do not leave any question or section blank unless a questionnaire
expressly directs you to skip over certain questions or sections. If the answer to any question is
Anone,@ write Anone.@ If information is not readily available from your records in exactly the
form requested, furnish carefully prepared estimates--designated as such by the letter
AE@--and explain the basis of your estimates. Answers to questions and any necessary
comments or explanations should be supplied in the space provided or on separate sheets attached
to the appropriate page of the questionnaire(s). If your firm is completing more than one
questionnaire in connection with this review (i.e., a producer, importer, purchaser, and/or foreign
producer questionnaire), you need not respond to duplicated questions in the questionnaires.
Consolidate all establishments in Italy.--Report the requested data for your establishment(s)
located in Italy. Firms operating more than one establishment should combine the data for
all establishments into a single report.

INSTRUCTIONS--Continued
Filing instructions.—Questionnaires may be filed either in paper form or electronically.
OPTIONS FOR FILING IN PAPER FORM
• Overnight mail service.—Mail to the following address:
United States International Trade Commission
Office of Investigations, Room 615
500 E Street, SW
Washington, DC 20024
• Fax.—Fax to 202.205.3205.
• U.S. mail.—Mail to the address above, but use zip code 20436. This option is not recommended.
U.S. mail sent to government offices undergoes additional processing to screen for hazardous
materials; this additional processing results in substantial delays in delivery.
OPTIONS FOR FILING ELECTRONICALLY
This questionnaire is available as a “fillable” form in MS Word format on the
Commission’s website at
http://wwwqa.usitc.gov/trade_remedy/731_ad_701_cvd/investigations/2009/press
ure_sensitive_tape_from_italy/reviewphase.htm. Please do not attempt to modify
the format or permissions of the questionnaire document. You may complete the
questionnaire electronically, print it out, and submit it in paper form as described
above, or you may submit it electronically through one of the following means:
• Compact disc (CD).—Copy your questionnaire onto a CD, include a signed certification page
(page 1) (either in paper form or scanned PDF copied onto CD), and mail to the address above. It
is strongly recommended that you use an overnight mail service. U.S. mail sent to government
offices undergoes additional processing which not only results in substantial delays in delivery but
may also damage CDs.
• E-mail.—E-mail your questionnaire to the investigator identified on page 1 of the Instruction
Booklet; include a scanned PDF of the signed certification page (page 1). Type the following in
the e-mail subject line: BPI Questionnaire, Pressure Sensitive Plastic Tape. Please note that
submitting your questionnaire by e-mail may subject your firm’s business proprietary information
to transmission over an unsecure environment and to possible disclosure. If you choose this
option, the Commission warns you that any risk involving possible disclosure of such information
is assumed by the submitter and not by the Commission.
Note: If you are a party to the review, and service of the questionnaire is required, such service
should be made in paper form.

DEFINITIONS
Pressure sensitive plastic tape.—Pressure sensitive plastic tape measuring over 1-3/8 inches in
width and not exceeding 4 mils in thickness. Pressure sensitive plastic tape is classified under
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (“HTS”) subheadings 3919.10.20 and
3919.90.50. Pressure sensitive plastic tape is a plastic film-backed tape with an adhesive on one
side that remains permanently tacky at room temperatures, which is used primarily to seal cartons
or corrugated boxes. Pressure sensitive plastic tape is also used for masking applications,
insulating electrical wires and cables, and for certain sanitary, medical, or health-related functions.

Unit of measure—Report all quantities in units of 1,000 square yards.
Square feet to square yards: Divide by 9 (9 square feet = 1 square yard)
Square meters to square yards: Multiply by 1.196 (1 square meter = 1.196 square yards)
Firm.--An individual proprietorship, partnership, joint venture, association, corporation
(including any subsidiary corporation), business trust, cooperative, trustee in bankruptcy, or
receiver under decree of any court.
Related firm.--A firm that your firm solely or jointly owned, managed, or otherwise controlled; a
firm that solely or jointly owned, managed, or otherwise controlled your firm; and/or a firm that
was solely or jointly owned, managed, or otherwise controlled by a firm that also solely or jointly
owned, managed, or otherwise controlled your firm.
Establishment.--Each facility of a firm in Italy involved in the production of pressure sensitive
plastic tape (as defined above), including auxiliary facilities operated in conjunction with (whether
or not physically separate from) such facilities.
United States.--For purposes of this review, the 50 States, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands,
and the District of Columbia.
Importer.--Any person or firm engaged, either directly or through a parent company or subsidiary,
in importing pressure sensitive plastic tape (as defined above) into the United States from a foreign
manufacturer or through its selling agent.
Average production capacity.--The level of production that your establishment(s) could
reasonably have expected to attain during the specified periods. Assume normal operating
conditions (i.e., using equipment and machinery in place and ready to operate; normal operating
levels (hours per week/weeks per year) and time for downtime, maintenance, repair, and cleanup;
and a typical or representative product mix).
Production.--All production in your establishment(s) in Italy, including production consumed
internally within your firm.

DEFINITIONS—Continued
Shipments.--Shipments of products produced in your establishment(s) in Italy.
Shipment quantities.—Quantities reported should be net of returns.
Shipment values.—Values reported should be net values (i.e., gross sales values less all
discounts, allowances, rebates, prepaid freight, and the value of returned goods) in U.S.
dollars, f.o.b. your point of shipment in Italy.
Home market commercial shipments.--Shipments, other than internal consumption and
transfers to related firms, within Italy.
Home market internal consumption/transfers to related firms.--Shipments made to
related firms in Italy, including product consumed internally by your firm.
Export shipments.--Shipments to destinations outside Italy, including shipments to related
firms.
Inventories.--Finished goods inventory, not raw materials or work-in-progress.