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USITC IMPORT INJURY INVESTIGATIONS
GENERIC CLEARANCE SUBMISSION
OMB CONTROL NUMBER 3117-0016
This form should only be used if you are submitting a collection of information for approval under the USITC import injury
investigation clearance assigned OMB Control Number 3117-0016. Submit this form, responses to the supplemental questions (if
necessary), the collection instrument, and any additional documentation to: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget, Docket Library, Room 10102, 725 17th Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20503.
If the collection does not satisfy the requirements of the program clearance, you should follow the regular PRA clearance procedures
described in 5 CFR 1320.
Inv. no. & title
Investigation Nos. 701-TA-462 and 731-TA-1155 (Final) Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods from China
Agency contact (person who can best answer questions about the content of the submission)
Name
Fred Ruggles
Phone
202-205-3187
E-mail
[email protected]
Burden hour estimates of the actual burden imposed (i.e., the
number of completed questionnaires EXPECTED to be returned
and the hours per response for a firm to (1) review instructions, (2)
search data sources, and (3) complete and review its questionnaire
response). Do NOT include anticipated certifications of nonapplicability here.
Number of
questionnaires
to be
mailed
Number of
responses
(1)
Hours
per
response
(2)
Cost
per
hour
(3)
Total
burden
hours
(1) x (2)
Cost per
response
(2) x (3)
Cumulative
burden
hours1
Type
USITC
number1
Producer questionnaire
10-1-2796
30
15
50
84.18
750
4,209
3,550
Importer questionnaire
10-2-2797
50
30
40
87.44
1,200
3,498
4,750
Purchaser questionnaire
10-3-2798
20
80.24
0
1,605
4,750
Foreign producer
questionnaire
10-4-2799
20
67.93
600
1,359
5,350
Notice of institution
10-5-
83.95
0
0
5,350
Other questionnaire
___________________
10-
0
0
5,350
2,550
3,221
5,350
Aggregate burden
1
50
30
75
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Obtain from the Statistical Services Division.
Certification: The collections of information requested by this submission meet the requirement of the OMB approval for OMB
Control Number 3117-0016.
/s/ John Ascienzo
Signature of Program Official
Date
/s/ John Ascienzo
Signature of USITC Paperwork Clearance Officer
Date
Signature of OIRA Official
Date
Date submitted to OMB
Date approval received
Instructions for Submission under USITC Import Injury Investigation Clearance.
1.
Consult with the USITC Paperwork Clearance Officer to confirm that your survey meets the conditions for
submission under this clearance.
2.
If this collection or its subsequent analysis will employ statistical methods, complete Part B of the Supporting
Statement for the Form 83-I.
3.
Complete the cover sheet electronically and then print an sign it. As you enter data (or amend existing data) in
columns 1 (number of responses), 2 (hours per response), and 3 (cost per hour), the form will automatically
calculate the total burden hours, cost per response, and appropriate totals/averages. If you have no producer
questionnaires, no importer questionnaires, no purchaser questionnaires, or no foreign producer questionnaires,
please delete the hours per response value associated with the questionnaire(s) that you have no responses for. In
other words, if you have no foreign producer questionnaires, delete the “20" in the hours per response column.
The USITC Paperwork Clearance Officer will fill in the line marked “Cumulative Burden Hours under Program
Clearance.” Note: OMB will call the person listed as the Agency Contact to ask any questions about the survey.
4.
Give the cover sheet, the answers to Part B (if appropriate), a copy of the survey, and any other helpful
information to the USITC Paperwork Clearance Officer, who will review the materials, sign the cover sheet, and
send the package to OIRA. You will be notified when the survey is approved under OMB Control Number 31170016. Do not conduct the survey until you receive this approval.
UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20436
Investigation Nos. 701-TA-463 (Final) and 731-TA-1159 (Final)
CERTAIN OIL COUNTRY TUBULAR GOODS FROM CHINA
AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.
ACTION: Scheduling of the final phase of countervailing duty and antidumping investigations.
SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives notice of the scheduling of the final phase of counteh'ailing
duty investigation No. 701-TA-463 (Final) under section 705(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U~C .•..
§ 1671d(b» (the Act) and the final phase of antidumping investigation No. 731-TA-1159 (Final) under
section 735(b) of the Act (19 U.S.C. § 1673d(b» to determine whether an industry in the United States is
materially injured or threatened with material injury, or the establishment of an industry in the United
States is materially retarded, by reason of subsidized and less-than-fair-value imports from China of
certain oil country tubular goods, primarily provided for in subheading subheadings 7304.29, 7305.20
and 7306.29 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States.!
For further information concerning the conduct of this phase of the investigations, hearing
procedures, and rules of general application, consult the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure,
part 201, subparts A through E (19 CFR part 201), and part 207, subparts A and C (19 CFR part 207).
EFFECTIVE DATE: September 15,2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fred Ruggles (202-205-3187 or [email protected]),
Office ofInvestigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20436.
Hearing-impaired persons can obtain information on this matter by contacting the Commission's TDD
terminal on 202-205-1810. Persons with mobility impairments who will need special assistance in gaining
access to the Commission should contact the Office of the Secretary at 202-205-2000. General
information concerning the Commission may also be obtained by accessing its internet server
(http://www.usitc.gov). The public record for these investigations may be viewed on the Commission's
electronic docket (EDIS) at http://edis.usitc.gov.
I For purposes of these investigations, the Department of Commerce has defined the subject merchandise as
"OCTG, which are hollow steel products of circular cross-section, including oil well casing and tubing, of iron (other
than cast iron) or steel (both carbon and alloy), whether seamless or welded, regardless of end fmish (e.g., whether or
not plain end, threaded, or threaded and coupled) whether or not conforming to American Petroleum Institute
("API") or non-API specifications, whether finished (including limited service OCTG products) or unfmished
(including green tubes and limited service OCTG products), whether or not thread protectors are attached. The
scope of the investigation also covers OCTG coupling stock. Excluded from the scope of the investigation are:
casing or tubing containing 10.5 percent or more by weight of chromium; drill pipe; unattached couplings; and
unattached thread protectors."
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background.--The final phase of these investigations is being scheduled as a result of affirmative
preliminary determinations by the Department of Commerce that certain benefits which constitute
subsidies within the meaning of section 703 of the Act (19 U.S.C. § 1671b) are being provided to
manufacturers, producers, or exporters in China of certain oil country tubular goods, and that such
products are being sold in the United States at less than fair value within the meaning of section 733 of
the Act (19 U.S.C. § 1673b). The investigations were requested in a petition filed on April 8, 2009, by
Maverick Tube Corporation, Houston, TX; United States Steel Corporation, Dallas, TX; V &M Star LP,
Houston, TX; V &M Tubular Corporation of America, Houston, TX; TMK IPSCO, Camanche, IA; Evraz
Rocky Mountain Steel, Pueblo, CO; Wheatland Tube Corp., Wheatland, P A; and the United Steel, Paper
and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International
Union, AFL-CIO-CLC, Pittsburgh, P A.
The Department of Commerce has postponed its preliminary determination as to whether imports
of certain oil country tubular goods from China are being, or are likely to be sold, in the United States at
less than fair value. 2 For purposes of efficiency, the Commission is scheduling the final phase ofthe
antidumping investigation concerning China so that it may proceed concurrently with the Commission's
countervailing duty investigation concerning China.
Participation in the investigations and public service list.--Persons, including industrial users of
the subject merchandise and, if the merchandise is sold at the retail level, representative consumer
organizations, wishing to participate in the final phase of these investigations as parties must file an entry
of appearance with the Secretary to the Commission, as provided in section 201.11 of the Commission's
rules, no later than 21 days prior to the hearing date specified in this notice. A party that filed a notice of
appearance during the preliminary phase of the investigations need not file an additional notice of
appearance during this final phase. The Secretary will maintain a public service list containing the
names and addresses of all persons, or their representatives, who are parties to the investigations.
Limited disclosure of business proprietary information (BPI) under an administrative protective
order fAPO) and BPI service list.--Pursuant to section 207.7(a) of the Commission's rules, the Secretary
will make BPI gathered in the final phase of these investigations available to authorized applicants under
the APO issued in the investigations, provided that the application is made no later than 21 days prior to
the hearing date specified in this notice. Authorized applicants must represent interested parties, as
defined by 19 U.S.C. § 1677(9), who are parties to the investigations. A party granted access to BPI in
the preliminary phase of the investigations need not reapply for such access. A separate service list will
be maintained by the Secretary for those parties authorized to receive BPI under the APO.
Staff report.--The prehearing staff report in the final phase of these investigations will be placed
in the nonpublic record on November 16,2009, and a public version will be issued thereafter, pursuant to
section 207.22 of the Commission's rules.
2 Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods from the People's Republic of China: Postponement of Preliminary
Determination of Antidumping Duty Investigations, 74 FR 43098, August 26,2009. Commerce is scheduled to
make its preliminary determinations by November 4,2009.
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Hearing.--The Commission will hold a hearing in connection with the final phase of these
investigations beginning at 9:30 a.m. on December 1,2009, at the u.s. International Trade Commission
Building. Requests to appear at the hearing should be filed in writing with the Secretary to the
Commission on or before November 25,2009. A nonparty who has testimony that may aid the
Commission's deliberations may request permission to present a short statement at the hearing. All
parties and nonparties desiring to appear at the hearing and make oral presentations should attend a
prehearing conference to be held at 9:30 a.m. on November 30, 2009, at the u.S. International Trade
Commission Building. Oral testimony and written materials to be submitted at the public hearing are
governed by sections 201.6(b)(2), 201. 13(f), and 207.24 of the Commission's rules. Parties must submit
any request to present a portion of their hearing testimony in camera no later than 7 business days prior to
the date of the hearing.
Written submissions.--Each party who is an interested party shall submit a prehearing brief to the
Commission. Prehearing briefs must conform with the provisions of section 207.23 of the Commission's
rules; the deadline for filing is November 23,2009. Parties may also file written testimony in connection
with their presentation at the hearing, as provided in section 207.24 of the Commission's rules, and
posthearing briefs, which must conform with the provisions of section 207.25 of the Commission's rules.
The deadline for filing posthearing briefs is December 8, 2009; witness testimony must be filed no later
than three days before the hearing. In addition, any person who has not entered an appearance as a party
to the investigations may submit a written statement of information pertinent to the subj ect of the
investigations, including statements of support or opposition to the petition, on or before December 8,
2009. On December 23,2009, the Commission will make available to parties all information on which
they have not had an opportunity to comment. Parties may submit final comments on this information on
or before December 28,2009, but such final comments must not contain new factual information and
must otherwise comply with section 207.30 of the Commission's rules. All written submissions must
conform with the provisions of section 201.8 of the Commission's rules; any submissions that contain
BPI must also conform with the requirements of sections 201.6, 207.3, and 207.7 of the Commission's
rules. The Commission's rules do not authorize filing of submissions with the Secretary by facsimile or
electronic means, except to the extent permitted by section 201.8 of the Commission's rules, as amended,
67 Fed. Reg. 68036 (November 8, 2002). Even where electronic filing of a document is permitted,
certain documents must also be filed in paper form, as specified in II (C) of the Commission's Handbook
on Electronic Filing Procedures, 67 Fed. Reg. 68168, 68173 (November 8, 2002).
Additional written submissions to the Commission, including requests pursuant to section 201.12
of the Commission's rules, shall not be accepted unless good cause is shown for accepting such
submissions, or unless the submission is pursuant to a specific request by a Commissioner or
Commission staff.
In accordance with sections 20 1.16(c) and 207.3 of the Commission's rules, each document filed
by a party to the investigations must be served on all other parties to the investigations (as identified by
either the public or BPI service list), and a certificate of service must be timely filed. The Secretary will
not accept a document for filing without a certificate of service.
AUTHORITY: These investigations are being conducted under authority of title VII of the Tariff Act of
1930; this notice is published pursuant to section 207.21 of the Commission's rules.
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By order of the CommlSSlOn.
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Issued:
September 25, 2009
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INSTRUCTION BOOKLET
GENERAL INFORMATION, INSTRUCTIONS, AND
DEFINITIONS FOR COMMISSION QUESTIONNAIRES
Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods from China
Investigation Nos. 701-TA-463 and 731-TA-1159 (Final)
Further information.--If you have any questions concerning the enclosed
questionnaire(s) or other matters related to these investigations, you may contact
the following members of the Commission=s staff (Fax 202-205-3205):
Fred Ruggles, investigator (202-205-3187; E-mail [email protected])
regarding general questions and trade and related information;
Mary Klir, auditor (202-205-3247; E-mail [email protected])
regarding financial information; and
Ioana Mic, economist (202-205-3196; E-mail [email protected])
regarding pricing, market, and related information.
GENERAL INFORMATION
Background.--These investigations were instituted in response to a petition filed on April 8, 2009
by Maverick Tube Corporation, Houston, TX; United States Steel Corporation, Dallas, TX;
V&M Star LP, Houston, TX; V&M Tubular Corporation of America, Houston, TX; TMK IPSCO,
Camanche, IA; Evraz Rocky Mountain Steel, Pueblo, CO; Wheatland Tube Corp., Wheatland, PA;
and the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and
Service Workers International Union, AFL-CIO-CLC, Pittsburgh, PA. Countervailing and
antidumping duties may be assessed on the subject imports as a result of the investigations if the
Commission makes an affirmative determination of injury, threat, or material retardation, and if the
U.S. Department of Commerce makes an affirmative determination of subsidization and/or
dumping.
Questionnaires and other information pertinent to these investigations are available at:
http://www.usitc.gov/trade_remedy/731_ad_701_cvd/investigations/2009/octg/finalphase.htm.
Address all correspondence to the United States International Trade Commission, Washington, DC
20436. Hearing-impaired individuals can obtain information regarding these investigations 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 October 15, 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 October
15, 2009. If you do not use the enclosed envelope, please make sure the completed questionnaire
is sent to the attention of Fred Ruggles. 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 investigations.
Service of questionnaire response(s).--In the event that your firm is a party to these investigations,
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).
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.
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GENERAL INFORMATION--Continued
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 investigations, 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 these investigations or other import-injury investigations
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. In
addition, if your firm is a U.S. producer, the information you provide on your production and
imports of certain oil country tubular goods and your responses to the questions in Part I of the
producer questionnaire will be provided to the U.S. Department of Commerce, upon its request, for
use in connection with (and only in connection with) its requirement pursuant to section 702(c)(4)
and732(c)(4) of the Act (19 U.S.C. ' 1671a(c)(4) and1673a(c)(4)) to make a determination
concerning the extent of industry support for the petition requesting these investigations. Any
information provided to Commerce will be transmitted under the confidentiality and release
guidelines set forth above. Your response to these questions constitutes your consent that such
information be provided to Commerce under the conditions described above.
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 these investigations (i.e., a producer and importer questionnaire), you need not
respond to duplicated questions in the questionnaires.
Consolidate all U.S. establishments.--Report the requested data for your establishment(s) located
in the United States. Firms operating more than one establishment should combine the data
for all establishments into a single report.
Filing instructions.—Questionnaires may be filed either in paper form or electronically.
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INSTRUCTIONS--Continued
OPTIONS FOR FILING IN PAPER FORM
• Overnight mail service.—Mail to the following address:
United States International Trade Commission
Office of Investigations, Room 615-B
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://www.usitc.gov/trade_remedy/731_ad_701_cvd/investigations/2009/octg/finalphase.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, INV. NO. 1159. 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 investigations, and service of the questionnaire is required,
such service should be made in paper form.
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DEFINITIONS
“Certain” oil country tubular goods (“OCTG”).--Certain oil country tubular goods comprise
hollow steel products of circular cross-section, including oil well casing and tubing, of iron (other
than cast iron) or steel (both carbon and alloy), whether seamless or welded, regardless of end
finish (e.g., whether or not plain end, threaded, or threaded and coupled) whether or not
conforming to American Petroleum Institute (“API”) or non-API specifications, whether finished
(including limited service OCTG products) or unfinished (including green tubes and limited
service OCTG products), whether or not thread protectors are attached. This definition also covers
OCTG coupling stock. Casing or tubing containing 10.5 percent or more by weight of chromium;
drill pipe; unattached couplings; and unattached thread protectors are excluded from this
definition.
The merchandise covered by this proceeding is currently imported under the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (“HTSUS”) under statistical reporting numbers: 7304.29.10.10,
7304.29.10.20, 7304.29.10.30, 7304.29.10.40, 7304.29.10.50, 7304.29.10.60, 7304.29.10.80,
7304.29.20.10, 7304.29.20.20, 7304.29.20.30, 7304.29.20.40, 7304.29.20.50, 7304.29.20.60,
7304.29.20.80, 7304.29.31.10, 7304.29.31.20, 7304.29.31.30, 7304.29.31.40, 7304.29.31.50,
7304.29.31.60, 7304.29.31.80, 7304.29.41.10, 7304.29.41.20, 7304.29.41.30, 7304.29.41.40,
7304.29.41.50, 7304.29.41.60, 7304.29.41.80, 7304.29.50.15, 7304.29.50.30, 7304.29.50.45,
7304.29.50.60, 7304.29.50.75, 7304.29.61.15, 7304.29.61.30, 7304.29.61.45, 7304.29.61.60,
7304.29.61.75, 7305.20.20.00, 7305.20.40.00, 7305.20.60.00, 7305.20.80.00, 7306.29.10.30,
7306.29.10.90, 7306.29.20.00, 7306.29.31.00, 7306.29.41.00, 7306.29.60.10, 7306.29.60.50,
7306.29.81.10, and 7306.29.81.50.
The OCTG coupling stock covered by this proceeding may also enter under the following
HTSUS item numbers: 7304.39.00.24, 7304.39.00.28, 7304.39.00.32, 7304.39.00.36,
7304.39.00.40, 7304.39.00.44, 7304.39.00.48, 7304.39.00.52, 7304.39.00.56, 7304.39.00.62,
7304.39.00.68, 7304.39.00.72, 7304.39.00.76, 7304.39.00.80, 7304.59.60.00, 7304.59.80.15,
7304.59.80.20, 7304.59.80.25, 7304.59.80.30, 7304.59.80.35, 7304.59.80.40, 7304.59.80.45,
7304.59.80.50, 7304.59.80.55, 7304.59.80.60, 7304.59.80.65, 7304.59.80.70, and 7304.59.80.80.
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DEFINITIONS--Continued
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 the United States involved in the production, importation,
and/or purchase of certain oil country tubular goods (as defined above), including auxiliary
facilities operated in conjunction with (whether or not physically separate from) such facilities.
United States.--For purposes of these investigations, 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 certain oil country tubular goods (as defined above) into the United States from a
foreign manufacturer or through its selling agent.
Imports.--Those products identified for Customs purposes as imports for consumption for which
your firm was the importer of record (i.e., was responsible for paying any import duty) or
consignee (i.e., to which the merchandise was first delivered).
Import quantities.--Quantities reported should be net of returns.
Import values.--Values reported should be landed, duty-paid values at the U.S. port of
entry, including ocean freight and insurance costs, brokerage charges, and import duties (i.e., all
charges except inland freight in the United States).
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DEFINITIONS--Continued
Purchaser.--Any person or firm engaged, either directly or through a parent company or subsidiary,
in purchasing certain oil country tubular goods (as defined above) from another firm that produces,
imports, or otherwise distributes certain oil country tubular goods. A retail firm that is the importer
of record may be considered a purchaser.
Purchases.--Purchases from all sources, NOT including direct imports from foreign producers
(which should be reported in an importer questionnaire).
Purchase quantities.--Quantities reported should be net of returns.
Purchase values.--Values reported should be net values (i.e., gross purchase values less all
discounts, allowances, rebates, and the value of returned goods), delivered to your U.S.
receiving point.
Shipments.--Shipments of products produced in or imported by your U.S. establishment(s).
Include shipments to the contracting firm of product produced by your firm under a toll agreement.
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), f.o.b. your
U.S. point of shipment. The value of domestic shipments to the contracting firm under a
toll agreement is the conversion fee (including profit).
Types of shipments:
U.S. shipments.--Commercial shipments, internal consumption, and transfers to related
firms within the United States.
Commercial shipments.--Shipments, other than internal consumption and transfers
to related firms, within the United States.
Internal consumption.--Product consumed internally by your firm.
Transfers to related firms.--Shipments made to related domestic firms.
Export shipments.--Shipments to destinations outside the United States, including
shipments to related firms.
Inventories.--Finished goods inventory, not raw materials or work-in-progress.
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DEFINITIONS--Continued
The following definitions apply only to the PRODUCER QUESTIONNAIRE.
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).
Toll agreement.--Agreement between two firms whereby the first firm furnishes some or all of the
raw materials and the second firm uses these raw materials to produce a product that it then returns
to the first firm with a charge for processing costs, overhead, etc.
Production.--All production in your U.S. establishment(s), including production consumed
internally within your firm and production for another firm under a toll agreement.
PRWs.--Production and related workers, including working supervisors and all nonsupervisory
workers (including group leaders and trainees) engaged in fabricating, processing, assembling,
inspecting, receiving, storage, handling, packing, warehousing, shipping, trucking, hauling,
maintenance, repair, janitorial and guard services, product development, auxiliary production for
plant=s own use (e.g., power plant), recordkeeping, and other services closely associated with the
above production operations.
Average number employed.--Add the number of employees, both full-time and part-time, for the
12 pay periods ending closest to the 15th of the month and divide that total by 12. For the
January-September periods, calculate similarly and divide by 9.
Hours worked.--Include time paid for sick leave, holidays, and vacation time. Include overtime
hours actually worked; do not convert overtime pay to its equivalent in straight-time hours.
Wages paid.--Total wages paid before deductions of any kind (e.g., withholding taxes, old-age and
unemployment insurance, group insurance, union dues, bonds, etc.). Include wages paid directly
by your firm for overtime, holidays, vacations, and sick leave.
Fiscal year.--The 12-month period between settlement of your firm=s financial accounts.
Purchases other than direct imports.--Purchases from U.S. producers, U.S. importers, and other
U.S. sources.
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OMB No. 3117-0016/USITC No. 10-1-2796; Expiration Date: 6/30/2011
(No response is required if currently valid OMB control number is not displayed)
U.S. PRODUCERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
CERTAIN OIL COUNTRY TUBULAR GOODS FROM CHINA
This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by no later than October 15, 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 countervailing duty and antidumping duty investigations concerning OCTG from China (Inv. Nos.
701-TA-463 and 731-TA-1159 (Final)). 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 produced OCTG (as defined in the instruction booklet) at any time since January 1, 2006?
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 these investigations in any other import-injury investigations conducted
by the Commission on the same or similar merchandise.
I acknowledge that information submitted in this questionnaire response and throughout these investigations 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 investigations 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
Phone: (
Date
)
Signature
E-mail address
Fax (
)
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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 50 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. In addition, please indicate whether your OCTG
operations are mills, processing operations, or both. Please note.—If your firm is exclusively
a toll processor of OCTG, please complete only pages 1-5 and 28.
I-3.
Do you support or oppose the petition?
Support
Oppose
Take no position
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PART I.--GENERAL INFORMATION--Continued
I-4.
Is your firm owned, in whole or in part, by any other firm?
No
Firm name
I-5.
Address
Extent of
ownership
Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or foreign, which are engaged in
importing OCTG from China into the United States or which are engaged in exporting OCTG
from China to the United States?
No
Firm name
I-6.
Yes--List the following information
Yes--List the following information
Address
Affiliation
Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or foreign, which are engaged in the
production of OCTG?
No
Firm name
Yes--List the following information
Address
Affiliation
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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Fred Ruggles (202-205-3187,
[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
II-2.
Has your firm experienced any plant openings, relocations, expansions, acquisitions,
consolidations, closures, or prolonged shutdowns because of strikes or equipment failure;
curtailment of production because of shortages of materials; or any other change in the character
of your operations or organization relating to the production of OCTG since January 1, 2006?
No
II-3.
E-mail address
Yes--Supply details as to the time, nature, and significance of such changes.
Please indicate the effect of such changes on your firm’s cost structure and its
ability to respond to changes in demand.
Does your firm produce other products on the same equipment and machinery used in the
production of OCTG?
No
Yes--List the following information.
Basis for allocation of capacity data (e.g., production volume):
Products produced on same equipment and share of total production in 2008 (in percent):
Product
Percent
OCTG
Please explain if these data do not reconcile with the data presented in question II-10.
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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-4.
Please describe the constraint(s) that set the limit(s) on your production capacity and your ability
to shift production capacity between products. Please indicate the challenges faced by your firm
in meeting rising demand for OCTG, and explain the nature of any excess capacity reported
during periods of rising demand (e.g., during 2008).
II-5.
Does your firm produce other products using the same production and related workers employed
to produce OCTG?
No
Yes--List the following information.
Basis for allocation of employment data (e.g., production volume):
Products produced using the same workers and share of total production in 2008 (in percent):
Product
Percent
OCTG
II-6.
Since January 1, 2006, has your firm been involved in a toll agreement (see definition in the
instruction booklet) regarding the production of OCTG?
No
II-7.
.
Does your firm produce OCTG in a foreign trade zone (FTZ)?
No
II-8.
Yes--Name firm(s):
Yes--Identify FTZ(s):
Since January 1, 2006, has your firm imported OCTG?
No
Yes--COMPLETE AND RETURN A U.S. IMPORTERS’
QUESTIONNAIRE
.
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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-9.
Report your firm’s non-toll production capacity, non-toll production, production done for
you under a toll agreement, shipments, inventories, and employment related to the production of
OCTG in your U.S. establishment(s) during the specified periods. (See definitions in the
instruction booklet.) DO NOT report any toll production that you perform for other firms on this
page (report these data in Part V).
Quantity (in short tons) and value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item
2006
2007
January-September
2008
2008
2009
1
Average production capacity (quantity)
Beginning-of-period inventories (quantity)
Production (quantity)
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity of commercial shipments
Value of commercial shipments
Internal consumption:
Quantity of internal consumption
Value2 of internal consumption
Transfers to related firms:
Quantity of transfers
Value2 of 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)
Employment data:
Average number of PRWs (number)
Hours worked by PRWs (1,000 hours)
Wages paid to PRWs (value)
1
The production capacity (see definitions in instruction booklet) reported is based on operating
hours per week,
weeks per year. Please describe the methodology used to calculate production capacity, and explain any changes in
reported capacity (use additional pages as necessary).
2
Internal consumption and transfers to related firms must be valued at fair market value. In the event that you use a
different basis for valuing these transactions, please specify that basis (e.g., cost, cost plus, etc.) and provide value data
using that basis for each of the periods noted above:
3
Identify your principal export markets:
.
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?
4
Yes
No--Please explain:
.
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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-10.
Report your firm’s average production capacity and production of welded and seamless tubular
products in your U.S. establishment(s) during the specified periods. (See definitions in the
instruction booklet.)
Quantity (in short tons)
Calendar years
Item
2006
2007
January-September
2008
2008
2009
Average production capacity (quantity)
Welded tubular products
Seamless tubular products
Production:
Welded-Oil/gas well casing
Oil/gas well tubing
Standard, line & pressure pipe
Pressure tubing
Mechanical tubing
Other tubing
Total
Seamless-Oil/gas well casing
Oil/gas well tubing
OCTG coupling stock
Drill pipe
Standard, line & pressure pipe
Pressure tubing
Mechanical tubing
Other tubing
Total
II-11.
If you reported transfers to related firms in question II-9, please indicate the nature of the
relationship between your firm and the related firms (e.g., joint venture, wholly owned
subsidiary), whether the transfers were priced at market value or by a non-market formula,
whether your firm retained marketing rights to all transfers, and whether the related firms also
processed inputs from sources other than your firm.
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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-12a. Please report the quantity of OCTG that was entered into your firm’s “order books” at the close
of the specified months (i.e., OCTG that had been purchased or arranged for purchase and which
was on your firm’s production schedule at a specified period of time). Please also report the
average lead time for orders placed at the close of the specified months.
Date
2006:
March 31
June 30
September 30
December 31
2007:
March 31
June 30
September 30
December 31
2008:
March 31
June 30
September 30
December 31
2009:
March 31
June 30
September 30
Quantity (in short tons)
Lead time (in days)
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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-12b. Please report the quantity of OCTG that was entered into your firm’s “order books” at the close
of the specified months (i.e., OCTG that had been purchased or arranged for purchase and which
was on your firm’s production schedule at a specified period of time.
Date
2008:
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
2009:
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
Quantity (in short tons)
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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-13.
Other than direct imports, has your firm otherwise purchased OCTG since January 1, 2006? (See
definitions in the instruction booklet.)
Yes--Report such purchases below for the specified periods.1
No
(Quantity in short tons, value in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item
2006
2007
January-September
2008
2008
2009
2
PURCHASES FROM U.S. IMPORTERS OF OCTG FROM-China:
Quantity
Value
All other countries:
Quantity
Value
PURCHASES FROM DOMESTIC PRODUCERS:2
Quantity
Value
PURCHASES FROM OTHER SOURCES:2
Quantity
Value
1
2
Please indicate your reasons for purchasing this product. If your reasons differ by source, please elaborate.
Please list the name of the firm(s) from which you purchased this product. If your suppliers differ by source,
please identify the source for each listed supplier.
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PART III.--FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Address questions on this part of the questionnaire to Mary Klir (202-205-3247, [email protected]).
III-1.
Who should be contacted regarding the requested financial information?
Company contact:
Name and title
(
)
Phone number
III-2.
E-mail address
Briefly describe your financial accounting system.
A.
When does your fiscal year end (month and day)?
If your fiscal year changed during the period examined, explain below:
B.1.
Describe the lowest level of operations (e.g., plant, division, company-wide) for
which financial statements are prepared that include subject merchandise:
2.
3.
4.
Does your firm prepare profit/loss statements for the subject merchandise:
Yes
No
How often did your firm (or parent company) prepare financial statements
(including annual reports, 10Ks)? Please check relevant items below.
Audited,
unaudited,
annual reports,
10Ks,
10Qs,
Monthly,
quarterly,
semi-annually,
annually
Accounting basis:
GAAP,
cash,
tax, or
other comprehensive
(specify)
Note: The Commission may request that your company submit copies of its financial statements,
including internal profit-and-loss statements for the division or product group that includes
OCTG, as well as those statements and worksheets used to compile data for your firm’s
questionnaire response.
III-3.
Briefly describe your cost accounting system (e.g., standard cost, job order cost, etc.).
III-4.
Briefly describe your allocation basis, if any, for COGS, SG&A, and interest expense and other
income and expenses.
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PART III.--FINANCIAL INFORMATION--Continued
III-5.
Please list the products you produced in the facilities in which you produced OCTG, and provide
the share of net sales accounted for by these other products in your most recent fiscal year:
Products
Share of sales
OCTG
III-6.
Does your firm receive inputs (raw materials, labor, energy, or any other services) used in the
production of OCTG from any related firm?
Yes--Continue to question III-7 below.
III-7.
In the space provided below, identify the inputs related to the production of OCTG that your firm
receives from related parties whose financial statements are consolidated with the financial
statements of your firm.
Input
III-8.
No--Continue to question III-10 below.
Related party
With respect to the related companies identified in response to question III-7 above, are their
financial statements consolidated with your firm’s financial statements? (In other words, are
profits or losses arising from intercompany transactions eliminated?)
Yes—Continue to question III-9 below.
No--Continue to question III-10 below.
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PART III.--FINANCIAL INFORMATION--Continued
III-9.
All intercompany profit on inputs purchased from related parties that is eliminated pursuant to
formal financial statement consolidation should also be eliminated from the costs reported to the
Commission in question III-11 (i.e., costs reported in question III-11, to the extent that they
reflect inputs purchased from related parties, should only reflect the related party’s cost and not
include an associated profit component). Reasonable methods for determining and eliminating
the associated profit on inputs purchased from related parties are acceptable.
Has your firm complied with the Commission’s instructions regarding costs associated with
inputs purchased from related parties?
Yes
No
III-10. Nonrecurring charges.--For each annual and interim period for which financial results are
reported in question III-11, please indicate in the schedule below the specific nonrecurring
charges, the particular expense/cost line items from question III-11 where the associated charges
are included, a brief description of the charges, and the associated values (in $1,000).
Nonrecurring charges would include, but are not limited to, items such as asset write-offs and
accelerated depreciation due to restructuring of the company’s OCTG operations.
Fiscal years ended-Item
Non-recurring charges: (In this column please
provide a brief description of each nonrecurring
charge and indicate the particular expense/cost line
items where the associated charges are included in
question III-11.)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
January-September
2008
2009
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PART III.--FINANCIAL INFORMATION--Continued
III-11. Non-toll operations on OCTG.--Report the revenue and related cost information requested below
on the OCTG operations of your U.S. establishment(s).1 Do not report resales of products.
Note that internal consumption and transfers to related firms must be valued at fair market
value and purchases from related firms must be at cost.2 Provide data for your three most
recently completed fiscal years in chronological order from left to right, and for the specified
interim periods. If your firm was involved in tolling operations (either as the toller or as the
tollee) please contact Mary Klir (202-205-3247, [email protected]) before completing this
section of the questionnaire.
Quantity (in short tons) and value (in $1,000)
Fiscal years ended-Item
January-September
2008
2009
Net sales quantities:3
Commercial sales
Internal consumption
Transfers to related firms
Total net sales quantities
Net sales values:3
Commercial sales
Internal consumption
Transfers to related firms
Total net sales values
Cost of goods sold (COGS):4
Raw materials
Direct labor
Other factory costs
Total COGS
Gross profit or (loss)
Selling, general, and administrative
(SG&A) expenses:
Selling expenses
General and administrative expenses
Total SG&A expenses
Operating income (loss)
Other income and expenses:
Interest expense
All other expense items
All other income items
All other income or expenses, net
Net income or (loss) before income taxes
Depreciation/amortization included above
1
Include only sales (whether domestic or export) and costs related to your U.S. manufacturing operations.
Please list the expense categories and amounts of any profits on internal inputs or inputs from related firms that are reflected on
your books but which are eliminated from the costs reported below.
3
Less discounts, returns, allowances, and prepaid freight. The quantities and values should approximate the corresponding
shipment quantities and values reported in Part II of this questionnaire.
4
COGS should include costs associated with internal consumption and transfers to related firms.
2
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PART III.--FINANCIAL INFORMATION--Continued
III-12. Asset values.--Report the total assets associated with the production, warehousing, and sale of
OCTG. If your firm does not maintain some or all of the specific asset data in the normal course
of business, please estimate it based upon some rational method (such as production, sales, or
costs) that is consistent with your cost allocations in the previous question. Your finished goods
inventory value should reconcile with the inventory quantity data reported in Part II. Provide data
as of the end of your three most recently completed fiscal years in chronological order from left
to right.
Value (in $1,000)
Fiscal years ended-Item
Assets associated with the production,
warehousing, and sale of OCTG:
1. Current assets:
A. Cash and equivalents
B. Accounts receivable, net
C. Inventories (finished goods)
D. Inventories (raw materials and work in
process)
E. Other (describe:
)
F. Total current assets (lines 1.A. through
1.E.)
2. Property, plant, and equipment
A. Original cost of property, plant, and
equipment
B. Less: Accumulated depreciation
C. Equals: Book value of property, plant,
and equipment
3. Other (describe:
)
4. Other (describe:
)
5. Total assets (lines 1.F., 2.C., 3 and 4)
III-13. Capital expenditures and research and development expenditures.--Report your firm’s capital
expenditures and research and development expenditures on OCTG. Provide data for your three
most recently completed fiscal years in chronological order from left to right, and for the
specified interim periods.
Value (in $1,000)
Fiscal years ended-Item
Capital expenditures
Research and development expenditures
January-September
2008
2009
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PART III.--FINANCIAL INFORMATION--Continued
III-14. Since January 1, 2006, has your firm experienced any actual negative effects on its return on
investment or its growth, investment, ability to raise capital, existing development and production
efforts (including efforts to develop a derivative or more advanced version of the product), or the
scale of capital investments as a result of imports of OCTG from China?
No
Yes--My firm has experienced actual negative effects as follows:
Cancellation, postponement, or rejection of expansion projects
Denial or rejection of investment proposal
Reduction in the size of capital investments
Rejection of bank loans
Lowering of credit rating
Problem related to the issue of stocks or bonds
Other (specify)
III-15. Does your firm anticipate any negative impact of imports of OCTG from China?
III-16. Does your firm operate multiple OCTG production facilities?
No
Yes--Please discuss in detail the differences in the performance of the various
facilities (e.g., seamless vs. welded mills, manufacturing vs. processing
operations, etc.)
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PART IV.—PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Ioana Mic (202-205-3196,
[email protected])
IV-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 quantity and value data, f.o.b. your U.S. point of shipment, for your
commercial shipments to unrelated U.S. distributors during January 2006–September 2009 of the
following products produced by your firm.
Product 1.--Tubing, Grade J-55, 2 7/8" O.D., 6.5 lbs./ft., threaded and coupled, range 2, seamless
Product 2.--Casing, Grade J-55, 5 1/2" O.D., 15.5 lbs./ft., threaded and coupled, range 3, welded
Product 3.--Casing, Grade N-80, 5 1/2" O.D., 17.0 lbs./ft., threaded and coupled, range 3, seamless
Product 4.--Casing, Grade J-55, 8 5/8" O.D., 32.0 lbs./ft., threaded and coupled, range 3, welded
Product 5.--Casing, Grade J-55, 9 5/8" O.D., 36.0 lbs./ft., threaded and coupled, range 3, welded
Product 6.--Casing, Grade K-55, 9 5/8" O.D., 36.0 lbs./ft., threaded and coupled, range 3, seamless
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 IV.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
IV-2.
Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 produced and sold by your firm.
Period of shipment
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
April-June
July-September
Period of shipment
(Quantity in short tons, value in dollars)
Product 1
Product 2
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value
Product 3
Quantity
Value
Product 4
Quantity
Value
Product 6
Quantity
Value
Product 5
Quantity
Value
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
April-June
July-September
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:
Product 4:
Product 5:
Product 6:
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PART IV.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
IV-3.
Please describe how your firm determines the prices that it charges for sales of OCTG
(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.
IV-4.
Please describe your firm’s discount policy (quantity discounts, annual total volume discounts,
etc.).
IV-5.
What are your firm’s typical sales terms for its U.S.-produced OCTG (e.g., 2/10 net 30 days)?
. On what basis are your prices of domestic OCTG usually quoted (e.g., f.o.b.
warehouse, or delivered)?
.
IV-6.
Approximately what share of your firm’s sales of its U.S.-produced OCTG 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 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
IV-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?
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PART IV.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
IV-8.
IV-9.
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?
What is your share of sales both from inventory and produced to order and what is the average
lead time between a customer’s order and the date of delivery for your firm’s sales of your U.S.produced OCTG?
Source
Share of sales
JanuarySeptember
2008
2009
Lead time
JanuarySeptember
2008
2009
From inventory
Produced to order
Total
IV-10. (a)
100 %
100 %
What is the approximate percentage of the total delivered cost of OCTG 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.
IV-11. What is the geographic market area in the United States served by your firm’s OCTG? (check all
that apply)
Northeast
Mid-Atlantic
Midwest
Southeast
Southwest
Rocky Mountains
West Coast
Northwest
National
Other (describe:
)
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PART IV.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
IV-12. Describe the end uses of the OCTG that you manufacture.
End use
IV-13. (a)
Can other products be substituted for OCTG?
No
Yes--Please list these substitute products in order of importance.
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(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 OCTG?
No
Yes--To what degree do changes in their prices affect the price for
OCTG? 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 OCTG or final
end use?
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PART IV.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
IV-14. How has the demand within the United States for OCTG changed since January 1, 2006? What
principal factors affect changes in demand?
(a)
Within the United States:
Increased
(b)
No change
Decreased
Outside the United States:
Increased
No change
Decreased
(c)
Please describe the ability of your firm to forecast and respond to the changes in demand
described above.
(d)
Please describe the impact on your firm’s OCTG operations of the changes in demand
described above.
IV-15. Have there been any significant changes in the product range or marketing of OCTG since
January 1, 2006?
No
IV-16. (a)
Yes-- Please describe.
Is the OCTG market subject to business cycles or conditions of competition distinctive to
OCTG?
No
Yes--Please explain and provide estimates of the duration of any such
cycle.
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PART IV.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
IV-16. (b)
Has the emergence of new markets for OCTG since January 1, 2006 affected the business
cycles or conditions of competition distinctive to OCTG?
No
Yes--Please explain any such changes.
IV-17. Has your firm refused, declined, or been unable to supply OCTG since January 1, 2006?
(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.). With respect to timely shipment
commitments, you may wish to refer to your firm’s lead time estimates reported in questions II-12
and IV-9.
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.
IV-18. Is OCTG 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
China
Canada
Germany
Japan
Korea
Other
countries
United States
China
1
For any country-pair producing OCTG which is sometimes or never interchangeable, please explain the
factors that limit or preclude interchangeable use:
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PART IV.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
IV-19. Are differences other than price (i.e., quality, availability, transportation network, product range,
technical support, etc.) between OCTG 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
Canada
Germany
Japan
Korea
Other
countries
United States
China
1
For any country-pair for which factors other than price always or frequently are a significant factor in
your firm’s sales of OCTG, identify the country-pair and report the advantages or disadvantages imparted by
such factors:
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PART IV.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
IV-20. Please identify below the names and addresses of your firm’s 10 largest customers for OCTG
since 2006. 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 OCTG that each of these customers accounted
for in 2008.
No.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Customer’s name
Street address (not P.O.
box), city, state, and zip
code
Contact person
Area
code and
telephone
number
Share of
2008
sales
(%)
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PART IV.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
IV-21. COMPETITION FROM IMPORTS--LOST REVENUES.-- THIS SECTION IS TO BE
COMPLETED ONLY BY NON-PETITIONERS. (Note: petitioners may provide allegations
involving quotes made AFTER the filing of the petition.
Since January 1, 2006: To avoid losing sales to competitors selling OCTG from China, did your
firm:
Reduce prices
No
Yes
Roll back announced price increases
No
Yes
If yes, please furnish as much of the following information as possible for each affected
transaction. Document such allegations of lost revenues whenever possible (documentation could
include copies of invoices, sales reports, or letters from customers). Please note that the
Commission may contact the firms named to verify the allegations reported.
Customer name, contact person, phone and fax numbers
Specific product(s) involved
Date of your initial price quotation
Quantity involved
Your initial rejected price quotation (total delivered value)
Your accepted price quotation (total delivered value)
The country of origin of the competing imported product
The competing price quotation of the imported product (total delivered value)
Customer name,
contact person,
phone and fax
numbers
Type of
OCTG
Date of
quote
Quantity
(short tons)
Initial
rejected U.S.
price (total
value-dollars)
Accepted
U.S. price
(total value-dollars)
Competing
import price
Country of
origin (China) (total value—
dollars)
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PART IV.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
IV-22. COMPETITION FROM IMPORTS--LOST SALES.-- THIS SECTION IS TO BE
COMPLETED ONLY BY NON-PETITIONERS. (Note: petitioners may only provide
allegations involving quotes made AFTER the filing of the petition.)
Since January 1, 2006: Did your firm lose sales of OCTG to imports of these products from
China?
No
Yes
If yes, please furnish as much of the following information as possible for each affected
transaction. Document such allegations of lost sales whenever possible (documentation could
include copies of invoices, sales reports, or letters from customers). Please note that the
Commission may contact the firms named to verify the allegations reported.
Customer name, contact person, phone and fax numbers
Specific product(s) involved
Date of your price quotation
Quantity involved
Your rejected price quotation (total delivered value)
The country of origin of the competing imported product
The accepted price quotation of the imported product (total delivered value)
Customer name,
contact person,
phone and fax
numbers
Type of
OCTG
Date of
quote
Quantity
(short tons)
Rejected U.S.
Competing
price (total
Country of
import price
origin (China) (total value—
value-dollars)
dollars)
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PART V.—TOLLING
V-1.
Toll processors: Toll production of OCTG.–For the tolling operations of your U.S.
establishment(s), report the information requested below.
Quantity (in short tons) and value (i.e., fee for services) (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item
2006
2007
January-September
2008
2008
2009
Average production capacity (quantity)
Production (quantity)
Shipments to tollee:1 2
Quantity
Value
Average number of PRWs
Hours worked by PRWs (1,000 hours)
Wages paid to PRWs (value)
1
Report your firm’s shipments/net sales of OCTG which it converted under a toll agreement with another firm. Quantity
refers to the amount of OCTG converted, and value refers to your firm’s fee for its services.
2
Less discounts, returns, allowances, and prepaid freight.
V-2.
Tolling operations (see definition in instruction booklet).–Report the revenue and related cost
information requested below on the tolling of OCTG operations of your U.S. establishment(s).1
Provide data for your three most recently completed fiscal years and the specified interim periods
in chronological order from left to right. Report for all tollees together, identifying the firms
below.
Quantity (in short tons) and value (i.e., fee for services) (in $1,000)
Fiscal years ended-Item
January-September
2008
2009
Tolling operations
Net quantity tolled
Net tolling revenue
Cost of tolling services
Raw materials not supplied by tollee
Direct labor
Other factory costs
Total cost of tolling services
Gross profit or (loss)
Selling, general, and administrative (SG&A) expenses
Selling expenses
General and administrative expenses
Total SG&A expenses
Operating income or (loss)
Capital expenditures
R & D expenditures
1
Include only tolling revenue (whether domestic or exports) and costs related to your U.S. manufacturing operations.
Tolling operations were conducted for:
OMB No. 3117-0016/USITC No. 10-2-2797; Expiration Date: 6/30/2011
(No response is required if currently valid OMB control number is not displayed)
U.S. IMPORTERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
CERTAIN OIL COUNTRY TUBULAR GOODS FROM CHINA
This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by no later than October 15, 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 countervailing and antidumping duty investigations concerning OCTG from China (Inv. Nos. 701-TA463 and 731-TA-1159 (Final)). 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 OCTG (as defined in the instruction booklet) from any country at any time since January
1, 2006?
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 these investigations in any other import-injury investigations conducted
by the Commission on the same or similar merchandise.
I acknowledge that information submitted in this questionnaire response and throughout these investigations 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 investigations 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
Phone: (
Date
)
Signature
E-mail address
Fax (
)
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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.
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
Firm name
Yes--List the following information
Address
Extent of
ownership
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PART I.--GENERAL INFORMATION--Continued
I-4.
Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or foreign, which are engaged in
importing OCTG from China into the United States or which are engaged in exporting OCTG
from China to the United States?
No
Yes--List the following information
Firm name
I-5.
I-7.
Affiliation
Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or foreign, which are engaged in the
production of OCTG?
Firm name
I-6.
Address
Address
Affiliation
Please indicate the nature of your firm’s importing operations on OCTG. 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.
If your firm is an importer of record of OCTG 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
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PART I.--GENERAL INFORMATION--Continued
I-8.
I-9.
Please indicate whether your firm enters OCTG into, or withdraws such merchandise from,
foreign trade zones or bonded warehouses.
Foreign trade zones
No
Yes
Bonded warehouses
No
Yes
Please indicate whether your firm imports OCTG under the TIB (temporary importation under
bond) program.
No
I-10.
Yes
To your knowledge, have the products subject to these investigations 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
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Fred Ruggles (202-205-3187,
[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
II-2.
Has your firm experienced any facility openings, relocations, expansions, acquisitions,
consolidations, closures, or prolonged shutdowns because of strikes or equipment failure; or any
other change in the character of your operations or organization relating to the importation of
OCTG since January 1, 2006?
No
II-3.
E-mail address
Yes--Supply details as to the time, nature, and significance of such changes.
Please indicate the effect of such changes on your firm’s cost structure and its
ability to respond to changes in demand.
Has your firm imported or arranged for the importation of OCTG for delivery after September 30,
2009?
No
Source
Yes–Indicate when such orders are to be delivered and the quantities (in short
tons) involved.
October 2009
November 2009
December 2009 January 2010 February 2010
March 2010
China
Other
II-4.
If your firm also produces OCTG in the United States, please indicate your reasons for importing
this product. If your reasons differ by source, please elaborate.
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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-5a.
IMPORTS FROM SUBJECT SOURCES.–Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s
shipments and inventories of OCTG (casing, tubing, and coupling stock) 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)
Calendar years
Item
2006
2007
January-September
2008
2008
2009
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 each of the periods noted above:
3
Identify your principal export markets:
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?
4
Yes
II-5b.
No--Please explain:
COUPLING STOCK.–For each of the periods specified, please report the quantity (short tons)
and value ($1,000) of your firm’s imports from China of coupling stock included in your response
to the preceding question.
Quantity (in short tons), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item
Quantity of imports
Value of imports
2006
2007
January-September
2008
2008
2009
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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-6.
IMPORTS FROM NONSUBJECT SOURCES.–Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s
shipments and inventories of OCTG (casing, tubing, and coupling stock) 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 short tons), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item
2006
2007
January-September
2008
2008
2009
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 sources and 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 of the periods noted above:
3
Identify your principal export markets:
Reconciliation of data.--Please note that the quantities reported above should reconcile as follows: beginning-of-period
inventories, plus imports, less total shipments, equals end-of-period inventories. Do the data reported reconcile?
4
Yes
II-6b.
No--Please explain:
COUPLING STOCK.–For each of the periods specified, please report the quantity (short tons)
and value ($1,000) of your firm’s imports from all other sources of coupling stock included in
your response to the preceding question.
Quantity (in short tons), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item
Quantity of imports
Value of imports
2006
2007
January-September
2008
2008
2009
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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Ioana Mic (202-205-3196,
[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, for your
commercial shipments to unrelated U.S. distributors during January 2006–September 2009 of the
following products imported from any country:
Product 1.--Tubing, Grade J-55, 2 7/8" O.D., 6.5 lbs./ft., threaded and coupled, range 2, seamless
Product 2.--Casing, Grade J-55, 5 1/2" O.D., 15.5 lbs./ft., threaded and coupled, range 3, welded
Product 3.--Casing, Grade N-80, 5 1/2" O.D., 17.0 lbs./ft., threaded and coupled, range 3, seamless
Product 4.--Casing, Grade J-55, 8 5/8" O.D., 32.0 lbs./ft., threaded and coupled, range 3, welded
Product 5.--Casing, Grade J-55, 9 5/8" O.D., 36.0 lbs./ft., threaded and coupled, range 3, welded
Product 6.--Casing, Grade K-55, 9 5/8" O.D., 36.0 lbs./ft., threaded and coupled, range 3, seamless
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 RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-2a. Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported from China and sold by
your firm.
Period of shipment
(Quantity in short tons, value in dollars)
Product 1
Product 2
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value
Product 3
Quantity
Value
Product 4
Quantity
Value
Product 6
Quantity
Value
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
April-June
July-September
Period of shipment
Product 5
Quantity
Value
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
April-June
July-September
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:
Product 4:
Product 5:
Product 6:
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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-2b. Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported from your largest country
source other than China and sold by your firm.
Other (please identify country):
Period of shipment
(Quantity in short tons, value in dollars)
Product 1
Product 2
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value
Product 3
Quantity
Value
Product 4
Quantity
Value
Product 6
Quantity
Value
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
April-June
July-September
Period of shipment
Product 5
Quantity
Value
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
April-June
July-September
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:
Product 4:
Product 5:
Product 6:
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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-2c. Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported from your second largest
country source other than China and sold by your firm.
Other (please identify country):
Period of shipment
(Quantity in short tons, value in dollars)
Product 1
Product 2
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value
Product 3
Quantity
Value
Product 4
Quantity
Value
Product 6
Quantity
Value
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
April-June
July-September
Period of shipment
Product 5
Quantity
Value
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
April-June
July-September
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:
Product 4:
Product 5:
Product 6:
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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-2d. Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported from your third largest
country source other than China and sold by your firm.
Other (please identify country):
Period of shipment
(Quantity in short tons, value in dollars)
Product 1
Product 2
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value
Product 3
Quantity
Value
Product 4
Quantity
Value
Product 6
Quantity
Value
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
April-June
July-September
Period of shipment
Product 5
Quantity
Value
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
April-June
July-September
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:
Product 4:
Product 5:
Product 6:
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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-3.
Please describe how your firm determines the prices that it charges for sales of OCTG
(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 OCTG imported from China (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 OCTG imported from China 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 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?
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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-8.
III-9.
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?
What is your share of sales both from inventory and produced to order and what is the average
lead time between a customer’s order and the date of delivery for your firm’s sales of OCTG?
Source
Share of sales
JanuarySeptember
2008
2009
Lead time
JanuarySeptember
2008
2009
From inventory
Produced to order
Total
III-10. (a)
100 %
100 %
What is the approximate percentage of the total delivered cost of OCTG 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 OCTG? (check all
that apply)
Northeast
Mid-Atlantic
Midwest
Southeast
Southwest
Rocky Mountains
West Coast
Northwest
National
Other (describe:
)
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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-12. Describe the end uses of the OCTG that you import from China.
End use
III-13. (a)
Can other products be substituted for OCTG?
No
Yes--Please list these substitute products in order of importance.
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(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 OCTG?
No
Yes--To what degree do changes in their prices affect the price for
OCTG? 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 OCTG or final
end use?
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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-14. How has the demand within the United States for OCTG changed since January 1, 2006? What
principal factors affect changes in demand?
(a)
Within the United States:
Increased
(b)
No change
Decreased
Outside the United States:
Increased
No change
Decreased
(c)
Please describe the ability of your firm to forecast and respond to the changes in demand
described above.
(d)
Please describe the impact on your firm’s OCTG operations of the changes in demand
described above.
III-15. Have there been any significant changes in the product range or marketing of OCTG since
January 1, 2006?
No
III-16. (a)
Yes-- Please describe.
Is the OCTG market subject to business cycles or conditions of competition distinctive to
OCTG?
No
Yes--Please explain and provide estimates of the duration of any such
cycle.
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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-16. (b)
Has the emergence of new markets for OCTG since January 1, 2006 affected the business
cycles or conditions of competition distinctive to OCTG?
No
Yes--Please explain any such changes.
III-17. Has your firm refused, declined, or been unable to supply OCTG since January 1, 2006?
(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.) With respect to timely shipment
commitments, you may wish to refer to your firm’s lead time estimates reported in question III-9.
No
Yes-- Please note and document the time period(s) (i.e., month and year),
country of origin, and the customer involved; and the amount and type of
product involved.
III-18. Is OCTG 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
China
Canada
Germany
Japan
Korea
Other
countries
United States
China
1
For any country-pair producing OCTG which is sometimes or never interchangeable, please explain the
factors that limit or preclude interchangeable use:
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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-19. Are differences other than price (i.e., quality, availability, transportation network, product range,
technical support, etc.) between OCTG 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
Canada
Germany
Japan
Korea
Other
countries
United States
China
1
For any country-pair for which factors other than price always or frequently are a significant factor in
your firm’s sales of OCTG, identify the country-pair and report the advantages or disadvantages imparted by
such factors:
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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-20. Please identify below the names and addresses of your firm’s 10 largest customers for OCTG
during since 2006. 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 OCTG from China that each of these
customers accounted for in 2008.
No.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Customer’s name
Street address (not P.O.
box), city, state, and zip
code
Contact person
Area
code and
telephone
number
Share of
2008
sales
(%)
OMB No. 3117-0016/USITC No. 10-3-2798; Expiration Date: 6/30/2011
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U.S. PURCHASERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
CERTAIN OIL COUNTRY TUBULAR GOODS FROM CHINA
This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by no later than October 15, 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 countervailing duty and antidumping duty investigations concerning OCTG from China (Inv. Nos.
701-TA-463 and 731-TA-1159 (Final)). 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 Ioana Mic (202-205-3196).
Name of firm
Address
State
City
Zip Code
World Wide Web address
Has your firm purchased OCTG (as defined in the instruction booklet) from any source at any time since
January 1, 2006?
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 submitting 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 investigations in any other import-injury investigations conducted
by the Commission on the same or similar merchandise.
I acknowledge that information submitted in this questionnaire response and throughout these investigations 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 investigations 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 25 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
Firm name
Yes--List the following information
Address
Extent of
ownership
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PART I.--GENERAL INFORMATION--Continued
I-4.
Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or foreign, which are engaged in
importing OCTG from China into the United States or which are engaged in exporting OCTG
from China to the United States?
No
Firm name
I-5.
Yes--List the following information
Address
Affiliation
Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or foreign, which are engaged in the
production of OCTG?
No
Firm name
Yes--List the following information
Address
Affiliation
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PART II.--PURCHASES
II-1.
Who should be contacted regarding the requested purchase information?
Company contact:
Name and title
(
)
Phone number
II-2.
E-mail address
Report, as indicated below, your firm’s purchases (either directly or through a sales agent or
broker) of seamless and/or welded OCTG. Report based on delivery date, not order date.
(Quantity in short tons, value in $1,000)
Item
2006
2007
Purchases of SEAMLESS OCTG produced in the United States:
Quantity
Value
Purchases of SEAMLESS OCTG produced in China:
Quantity
Value
Purchases of SEAMLESS OCTG produced in all other countries:1
Quantity
Value
1
Please identify these countries:
2008
Jan.-Sept.
2009
2008
Jan.-Sept.
2009
(Quantity in short tons, value in $1,000)
Item
2006
2007
Purchases of WELDED OCTG produced in the United States:
Quantity
Value
Purchases of WELDED OCTG produced in China:
Quantity
Value
Purchases of WELDED OCTG produced in all other countries:1
Quantity
Value
1
Please identify these countries:
For all subsequent questions, please indicate if your responses differ based on time period, source of
supply, or form of OCTG (e.g., seamless or welded casing, tubing, or coupling stock).
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PART II.--PURCHASES--Continued
II-3.
If the relative shares of your firm’s total purchases of OCTG from different sources (both
domestic and foreign) have changed since January 1, 2006, please list the country, state whether
the relative share from that country has increased or decreased, and state the reason.
Country
Increase/decrease
Reason
II-4.
If your firm has purchased OCTG from only one country, please explain the reasons for doing so.
II-5.
Please discuss changes in the levels of your firm’s purchases of OCTG. Please indicate the
reasons for any substantive change, the impact of shifting demand in the OCTG market, whether
and to what extent your firm anticipated such shifts, your firm’s reaction to shifting demand, and
your firm’s reaction to changes in the relative availability or price level of OCTG from different
domestic and import sources of supply.
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PART II.--PURCHASES--Continued
II-6.
Report your firm’s inventories of OCTG purchased by your firm during the specified periods.
Quantity (in short tons)
Calendar years
Item
2006
2007
January-September
2008
2008
2009
End-of-period inventories of OCTG from the
United States
End-of-period inventories of OCTG from
China
End-of-period inventories of OCTG from
other countries
II-7.
Please discuss changes in the levels of your firm’s inventories of OCTG. Please discuss changes
in the levels of your firm’s purchases of OCTG. Please indicate the reasons for any substantive
change, the impact of shifting demand in the OCTG market, whether and to what extent your firm
anticipated such shifts, your firm’s reaction to shifting demand, and your firm’s reaction to
changes in the relative availability or price level of OCTG from different domestic and import
sources of supply.
II-8.
Please discuss your firm’s relative purchases and inventories of seamless and welded OCTG. To
what extent do the availability, market demand, and price levels of seamless OCTG affect those
for welded OCTG, and vice-versa?
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PART III.--MARKET CHARACTERISTICS AND PURCHASING PRACTICES
III-1.
Who should be contacted regarding the requested information on market characteristics and
purchasing practices?
Company contact:
Name and title
(
)
Phone number
III-2.
III-3.
E-mail address
Which of the following best describes your firm as a purchaser of OCTG (check all that apply,
noting the specific end uses if known)?
End user (
)
Distributor (
)
Other (Describe
)
(a) If your firm is a distributor or reseller of OCTG, what are the major types of consumers to
which you sell OCTG?
(b) Do you compete for sales to your customers with the manufacturers or importers from which
you purchase OCTG?
III-4.
If your firm is an end user of OCTG, list in order of quantity of OCTG consumed, the top 3
products for which your firm purchases OCTG as a component part or input. Please indicate
what percentage of the total cost is accounted for by OCTG.
Product(s) you produce
Percent of cost accounted for by OCTG
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PART III.--MARKET CHARACTERISTICS AND PURCHASING PRACTICES--Continued
III-5.
(a) If your firm is an end user of OCTG, has the demand for your firm’s final products
incorporating OCTG changed since January 1, 2006?
Increased
III-6.
Decreased
Fluctuated
No change
(b)
If you have indicated that demand changed, please provide the factors that were
responsible for such change, specify the time period involved, and explain how this
change had any effect on your firm’s demand for OCTG.
(a)
How has the demand within the United States for OCTG changed since January 1, 2006?
Increased
Decreased
Fluctuated
No change
(b)
If you have indicated that demand for OCTG 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 OCTG changed since
January 1, 2006?
Increased
(d)
Decreased
Fluctuated
No change
If you have indicated that demand for OCTG outside the United States changed, please
provide the factors that were responsible for such change, and specify the time period
involved.
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PART III.--MARKET CHARACTERISTICS AND PURCHASING PRACTICES--Continued
III-7.
(a)
Is the OCTG market subject to business cycles or conditions of competition distinctive to
OCTG?
No
(b)
Has the emergence of new markets for OCTG since January 1, 2006 affected the business
cycles or conditions of competition distinctive to OCTG?
No
III-8.
(a)
Yes--Please explain and provide estimates of the duration of any such
cycle.
Yes--Please explain any such changes.
Can other products be substituted for OCTG?
No
Yes--Please list these substitute products in order of importance.
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(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 OCTG?
No
Yes--To what degree do changes in their prices affect the price for
OCTG? 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 OCTG or final
end use?
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PART III.--MARKET CHARACTERISTICS AND PURCHASING PRACTICES--Continued
III-9.
Are you aware whether the OCTG you are purchasing is U.S.-produced or imported?
Always
Usually
Sometimes
Never
III-10. Do you know the manufacturer of the OCTG that you purchase?
Always
Usually
Sometimes
Never
III-11. To your knowledge, are your buyers aware of and/or interested in the country of origin of the
goods you supply them?
Always
Usually
Sometimes
Never
III-12. Have you made significant changes in your purchasing patterns (e.g., frequency) since
January 1, 2006?
No
Yes-- Please describe.
III-13. How many suppliers do you generally contact before making a purchase?
III-14. Have you changed suppliers since January 1, 2006?
No
Yes--Please list the suppliers, indicate whether each firm was added or
dropped as a supplier, and give the reasons for the change.
III-15. Are you aware of any new suppliers, either foreign or domestic, that have entered the market
since January 1, 2006?
No
Yes--Please identify the firms.
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PART III.--MARKET CHARACTERISTICS AND PURCHASING PRACTICES--Continued
III-16. Do you require your suppliers to become certified or prequalified with respect to the quality,
chemistry, strength, or other performance characteristic of the OCTG 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.
III-17. 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-18. Since January 1, 2006, have any domestic or foreign producers failed in their attempts to certify
or qualify their OCTG 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 process.
III-19. Since January 1, 2006, have any of your suppliers refused, declined, or been unable to supply
OCTG? (Examples include being placed 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.)? With respect to timely shipment
commitments, you may wish to refer to the average lead times for individual suppliers.
No
Yes--Please note and document the time period(s) (i.e., month and year), the
supplier involved; and the amount of OCTG involved.
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PART III.--MARKET CHARACTERISTICS AND PURCHASING PRACTICES--Continued
III-20. (a)
Focusing specifically on 2008, please describe your experiences obtaining OCTG from
U.S. suppliers, Chinese suppliers, and other import suppliers. How did your relationships
with these different suppliers change through 2008?
(b)
If you have written communications from U.S. suppliers, Chinese suppliers, or other
imports suppliers about their ability, willingness, and prices to provide OCTG during this
period, please provide copies of those communications with your response.
III-21. Please describe the lag time between order placement and delivery of OCTG from different
sources, and indicate whether and to what extent lag times have changed since 2006, particularly during
periods of rising or falling demand.
(a) Domestically-produced OCTG
(b) OCTG imported from China
(c) OCTG imported from countries other than China
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PART III.--MARKET CHARACTERISTICS AND PURCHASING PRACTICES--Continued
III-22. (a)
For the factors listed below, please rate each in terms of its importance in your
purchase decision for OCTG.
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-22. (b)
Please list, in order of their importance, the three major factors generally considered by
your firm in deciding from whom to purchase OCTG 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.).
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
Other factors or comments:
III-23. What characteristics does your firm consider when determining the quality of OCTG?
III-24. How often does your firm purchase the OCTG that is offered at the lowest price?
Always
Usually
Sometimes
Never
III-25. Please list the names of any firms you considered price leaders in the OCTG market since
January 1, 2006. 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-26. Please describe how the above firm(s) exhibited price leadership.
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PART IV.--OCTG COMPARISONS
IV-1.
Who should be contacted regarding the requested information on product comparisons?
Company contact:
Name and title
(
)
Phone number
IV-2.
E-mail address
Please indicate the countries of origin for OCTG for which your firm has actual marketing/pricing
knowledge.
United States
China
Other countries (Please specify:
IV-3.
)
Is OCTG 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
China
Canada
Germany
Japan
Korea
Other
countries
United States
China
1
For any country-pair for which factors other than price always or frequently are a significant factor in
your firm’s sales of OCTG, identify the country-pair and report the advantages or disadvantages imparted by
such factors:
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PART IV.--OCTG COMPARISONS--Continued
IV-4.
Do you or your customers ever specifically order OCTG from one country in particular over other
possible sources of supply?
No
IV-5.
Are certain grades/types/sizes of OCTG 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 OCTG 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/type/size.
If you purchased OCTG 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.--OCTG COMPARISONS--Continued
For the factors listed below, please rate how OCTG produced in each country you identified in
your response to the first question in Part IV compares with OCTG produced in each of the other
countries you identified (including the United States and both subject and nonsubject foreign
countries). Please type an “X” for each quality in each product comparison indicating whether
the product from the first source is superior, comparable, or inferior compared with the product
from the second source.
Availability ...............................................
Delivery terms .........................................
Delivery time ...........................................
Discounts offered ....................................
Extension of credit...................................
Lower price1 ............................................
Minimum quantity requirements..............
Packaging................................................
Product consistency ................................
Quality meets industry standards............
Quality exceeds industry standards ........
Product range..........................................
Reliability of supply .................................
Technical support/service .......................
Lower U.S. transportation costs1.............
Other (specify):
Inferior
compared to
OCTG from
Comparable
compared to
OCTG from
Superior
OCTG from
Inferior
OCTG from
Comparable
Inferior
Comparable
Quality
Superior
OCTG from
United States
compared to
OCTG from
China
Superior
IV-7.
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PART IV.--OCTG COMPARISONS--Continued
Continued.
Availability ...............................................
Delivery terms .........................................
Delivery time ...........................................
Discounts offered ....................................
Extension of credit...................................
Lower price1 ............................................
Minimum quantity requirements..............
Packaging................................................
Product consistency ................................
Quality meets industry standards............
Quality exceeds industry standards ........
Product range..........................................
Reliability of supply .................................
Technical support/service .......................
Lower U.S. transportation costs1.............
Other (specify):
1
A rating of superior on price and U.S. transportation costs indicates that the first country generally has
lower prices/U.S. transportation costs than the second country.
Inferior
Comparable
Superior
compared to
OCTG from
Inferior
compared to
OCTG from
Comparable
compared to
OCTG from
Superior
OCTG from
Inferior
OCTG from
Comparable
Quality
OCTG from
Superior
IV-7.
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PART IV.--OCTG COMPARISONS--Continued
IV-8.
(a)
How often does domestically produced OCTG meet minimum quality specifications for
your uses or your customers’ uses?
Always
(b)
Sometimes
Never
How often does imported subject OCTG from China meet minimum quality
specifications for your uses or your customers’ uses?
Always
(c)
Usually
Usually
Sometimes
Never
How often does imported nonsubject OCTG meet minimum quality specifications for
your uses or your customers’ uses?
From:
Always
Usually
Sometimes
Never
Usually
Sometimes
Never
Usually
Sometimes
Never
Usually
Sometimes
Never
From:
Always
From:
Always
From:
Always
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PART V.—SUPPLIER IDENTIFICATION
V-1.
No.
1
2
3
4
5
Please provide the names and addresses of your firm’s five largest suppliers of OCTG purchased
since January 1, 2006. Please also provide the name and telephone number of a contact person
and the share of the quantity of your firm’s total purchases of OCTG that each of these suppliers
accounted for in 2008 and January-September 2009.
Supplier’s name
Street address (not P.O.
box), city, state, and zip
code
Contact
person
Area code
and
telephone
number
Share of
2008
purchases
(%)
Share of
2009
purchases
(%)
INSTRUCTION BOOKLET
GENERAL INFORMATION, INSTRUCTIONS, AND
DEFINITIONS FOR COMMISSION FOREIGN
PRODUCER/EXPORTER QUESTIONNAIRES
Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods from China
Investigation Nos. 701-TA-463 and 731-TA-1159 (Final)
Further information.--If you have any questions concerning the enclosed
questionnaire(s) or other matters related to these investigations, you may contact
the following member of the Commission=s staff (Fax 202-205-3205):
Fred Ruggles, investigator (202-205-3187; E-mail [email protected])
GENERAL INFORMATION
Background.--These investigations were instituted in response to a petition filed on April 8, 2009
by Maverick Tube Corporation, Houston, TX; United States Steel Corporation, Dallas, TX;
V&M Star LP, Houston, TX; V&M Tubular Corporation of America, Houston, TX; TMK IPSCO,
Camanche, IA; Evraz Rocky Mountain Steel, Pueblo, CO; Wheatland Tube Corp., Wheatland, PA;
and the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and
Service Workers International Union, AFL-CIO-CLC, Pittsburgh, PA. Countervailing and/or
antidumping duties may be assessed on the subject imports as a result of the investigations if the
Commission makes an affirmative determination of injury, threat, or material retardation, and if the
U.S. Department of Commerce makes an affirmative determination of subsidization and/or
dumping.
Questionnaires and other information pertinent to this investigation are available at:
http://www.usitc.gov/trade_remedy/731_ad_701_cvd/investigations/2009/octg/finalphase.htm.
Address all correspondence to the United States International Trade Commission, Washington, DC
20436. Hearing-impaired individuals can obtain information regarding the investigations 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 October 15, 2009. Use of an overnight mail
service may be necessary to ensure that your response actually reaches the Commission by October
15, 2009. If you do not use the enclosed envelope, please make sure the completed questionnaire
is sent to the attention of Fred Ruggles. 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 investigations.
Service of questionnaire response(s).--In the event that your firm is a party to these investigations,
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).
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.
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GENERAL INFORMATION--Continued
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 investigation, 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 these investigations or other import-injury investigations
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 these investigations (i.e., a producer, importer, and/or foreign producer
questionnaire), you need not respond to duplicated questions in the questionnaires.
Consolidate all establishments in China.--Report the requested data for your establishment(s)
located in China. Firms operating more than one establishment should combine the data for
all establishments into a single report.
Filing instructions.—Questionnaires may be filed either in paper form or electronically.
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INSTRUCTIONS--Continued
OPTIONS FOR FILING IN PAPER FORM
• Overnight mail service.—Mail to the following address:
United States International Trade Commission
Office of Investigations, Room 615-B
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://www.usitc.gov/trade_remedy/731_ad_701_cvd/investigations/2009/octg/finalphase.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, INV. NO. 1159. 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 investigations, and service of the questionnaire is required, such
service should be made in paper form.
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DEFINITIONS
“Certain” oil country tubular goods (“OCTG”).--Certain oil country tubular goods comprise
hollow steel products of circular cross-section, including oil well casing and tubing, of iron (other
than cast iron) or steel (both carbon and alloy), whether seamless or welded, regardless of end
finish (e.g., whether or not plain end, threaded, or threaded and coupled) whether or not
conforming to American Petroleum Institute (“API”) or non-API specifications, whether finished
(including limited service OCTG products) or unfinished (including green tubes and limited
service OCTG products), whether or not thread protectors are attached. This definition also covers
OCTG coupling stock. Casing or tubing containing 10.5 percent or more by weight of chromium;
drill pipe; unattached couplings; and unattached thread protectors are excluded from this
definition.
The merchandise covered by this proceeding is currently imported under in the Harmonized
Tariff Schedule of the United States (“HTSUS”) under statistical reporting numbers:
7304.29.10.10, 7304.29.10.20, 7304.29.10.30, 7304.29.10.40, 7304.29.10.50, 7304.29.10.60,
7304.29.10.80, 7304.29.20.10, 7304.29.20.20, 7304.29.20.30, 7304.29.20.40, 7304.29.20.50,
7304.29.20.60, 7304.29.20.80, 7304.29.31.10, 7304.29.31.20, 7304.29.31.30, 7304.29.31.40,
7304.29.31.50, 7304.29.31.60, 7304.29.31.80, 7304.29.41.10, 7304.29.41.20, 7304.29.41.30,
7304.29.41.40, 7304.29.41.50, 7304.29.41.60, 7304.29.41.80, 7304.29.50.15, 7304.29.50.30,
7304.29.50.45, 7304.29.50.60, 7304.29.50.75, 7304.29.61.15, 7304.29.61.30, 7304.29.61.45,
7304.29.61.60, 7304.29.61.75, 7305.20.20.00, 7305.20.40.00, 7305.20.60.00, 7305.20.80.00,
7306.29.10.30, 7306.29.10.90, 7306.29.20.00, 7306.29.31.00, 7306.29.41.00, 7306.29.60.10,
7306.29.60.50, 7306.29.81.10, and 7306.29.81.50.
The OCTG coupling stock covered by this proceeding may also enter under the following
HTSUS item numbers: 7304.39.00.24, 7304.39.00.28, 7304.39.00.32, 7304.39.00.36,
7304.39.00.40, 7304.39.00.44, 7304.39.00.48, 7304.39.00.52, 7304.39.00.56, 7304.39.00.62,
7304.39.00.68, 7304.39.00.72, 7304.39.00.76, 7304.39.00.80, 7304.59.60.00, 7304.59.80.15,
7304.59.80.20, 7304.59.80.25, 7304.59.80.30, 7304.59.80.35, 7304.59.80.40, 7304.59.80.45,
7304.59.80.50, 7304.59.80.55, 7304.59.80.60, 7304.59.80.65, 7304.59.80.70, and 7304.59.80.80.
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DEFINITIONS--Continued
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 China involved in the production of certain oil country
tubular goods (as defined above), including auxiliary facilities operated in conjunction with
(whether or not physically separate from) such facilities.
United States.--For purposes of these investigations, 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 certain oil country tubular goods (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 China, including production consumed
internally within your firm.
Shipments.--Shipments of products produced in your establishment(s) in China. Quantities
reported should be net of returns.
Home market commercial shipments.--Shipments, other than internal consumption and
transfers to related firms, within China.
Home market internal consumption/transfers to related firms.--Shipments made to
related firms in China, including product consumed internally by your firm.
Export shipments.--Shipments to destinations outside China, including shipments to
related firms.
Inventories.--Finished goods inventory, not raw materials or work-in-progress.
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OMB No. 3117-0016/USITC No. 10-4-2799; Expiration Date: 6/30/2011
(No response is required if currently valid OMB control number is not displayed)
FOREIGN PRODUCERS’/EXPORTERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
CERTAIN OIL COUNTRY TUBULAR GOODS FROM CHINA
This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by no later than October 15, 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 countervailing duty and antidumping investigations concerning OCTG
from China (Inv. Nos. 701-TA-463 and 731-TA-1159 (Final)). The information requested in the
questionnaire is requested under the authority of the Tariff Act of 1930, title VII.
Name of firm
Address
World Wide Web address
Has your firm produced or exported OCTG (as defined in the instruction booklet) at any time since January 1,
2006?
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 these investigations in any other import-injury investigations conducted
by the Commission on the same or similar merchandise.
I acknowledge that information submitted in this questionnaire response and throughout these investigations 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 investigations 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
Phone: (
Date
)
Signature
E-mail address
Fax (
)
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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 20 hours per response,
including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering the data needed,
and completing and reviewing the questionnaire. Send comments regarding the accuracy of this burden
estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing the
burden, to the Office of Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street, SW,
Washington, DC 20436.
I-1a.
Please report below the actual number of hours required and the cost to your firm of preparing the
reply to this questionnaire and completing the form.
hours
dollars
I-1b.
We are interested in any comments you may have for improving this questionnaire in general or
the clarity of specific questions. Please attach such comments to your response or send them to
the above address.
I-2.
Provide the name and address of establishment(s) covered by this questionnaire (see page 3 of the
instruction booklet for reporting guidelines). If your firm is publicly traded, please specify the
stock exchange and trading symbol.
I-3.
Please provide the names, street addresses (not P.O. boxes), contacts, telephone numbers, and email addresses of the FIVE largest U.S. importers of your firm’s OCTG since 2006.
No.
1
2
3
4
5
Importer’s name
Contact person
E-mail address
Area
code and
telephone
number
Share of
your 2008
exports
(%)
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PART I.--GENERAL INFORMATION--Continued
I-4.
Does your firm or any related firm produce, have the capability to produce, or have any plans to
produce OCTG in the United States or other countries?
No
I-5.
Yes--Please name the firm(s) and country(ies) below and, if U.S. producer(s),
ensure that they complete the Commission’s producer questionnaire
(contact Fred Ruggles for copies of that questionnaire).
Does your firm or any related firm import or have any plans to import OCTG into the United
States?
No
Yes--Please name the firm(s) below and ensure that they complete the
Commission’s importer questionnaire (contact Fred Ruggles for copies
of that questionnaire).
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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION
II-1.
Does your firm have any plans to add, expand, curtail, or shut down production capacity and/or
production of OCTG in China?
No
II-2.
Yes--Please describe those plans, including planned dates and capacity/
production quantities involved, and the reason(s) for such change(s). If
the plans are to add or expand capacity or production, list (in descending
order of importance) the markets (countries) to which such additional
capacity or production would be directed.
What percentage of your firm’s total sales in its most recent fiscal year was represented by sales
of OCTG?
Percent
II-3.
Does your firm produce products other than OCTG on the same equipment and machinery used
in the production of OCTG?
No
Yes--List the following information.
Basis for allocation of capacity data (e.g., production volume):
Products produced on same equipment and share of total production in 2008 (in percent):
Product
OCTG
Percent
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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-4.
Report your firm’s average production capacity and production of welded and seamless tubular
products in your Chinese establishment(s) during the specified periods. (See definitions in the
instruction booklet.)
Quantity (in short tons)
Calendar years
Item
Average production capacity (quantity)
Welded tubular products
Seamless tubular products
Production:
Welded-Oil/gas well casing
Oil/gas well tubing
Standard, line & pressure pipe
Pressure tubing
Mechanical tubing
Other tubing
Total
Seamless-Oil/gas well casing
Oil/gas well tubing
OCTG coupling stock
Drill pipe
Standard, line & pressure pipe
Pressure tubing
Mechanical tubing
Other tubing
Total
2006
2007
January-September
2008
2008
2009
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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-5.
Has your firm, since 2006, maintained any inventories of OCTG in the United States (not
including inventories held by firms identified in questions I-3, I-4, or I-5)?
No
Yes--Report the quantity (in short tons) of such end-of-period inventories
below.
2006
II-6a.
2007
September 2008 September 2009
Is the OCTG exported by your firm subject to current or pending antidumping or countervailing
duty findings or remedies outside of the United?
No
Yes--List the products(s), countries affected, and the date of such
findings/remedies, or date of initiation of pending proceedings.
Product
II-6b.
2008
Country
Date
Is the OCTG exported by your firm subject to non-tariff measures (e.g., quantitative measures or
regulatory barriers)?
No
Yes--List the products(s), countries affected, and the date of such
findings/remedies, or date of initiation of pending proceedings.
Product
Country
Date
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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-7.
Report your firm’s production capacity, production, shipments, and inventories related to the
production of OCTG in your establishment(s) in China during the specified periods. (See
definitions in the instruction booklet.)
Quantity (in short tons)
Projections1
Actual experience
Item
January-September
2006
2007
2008
2008
2009
2009
2010
2
Average production capacity
Beginning-of-period inventories3
Production4
Shipments:
Internal consumption/transfers
Home market sales
Exports to-United States5
All other export markets6
Total exports
Total shipments7
End-of-period inventories
Note.—The OCTG data reported above should not include casing or tubing containing 10.5 percent or more by weight of
chromium or drill pipe.
1
Please explain the basis for your projections.
2
The production capacity (see definitions in instruction booklet) reported is based on operating
hours per week,
weeks per year. Please describe the methodology used to calculate production capacity, and explain any changes in
reported capacity.
3
Reconciliation of data.--Please note that the quantities reported above should reconcile as follows: beginning-of-period
inventories, plus production, less total shipments, equals end-of-period inventories. Do the data reported reconcile?
Yes
4
No--Please explain:
Please estimate the percentage of total production of OCTG in China accounted for by your firm’s production in 2008.
Percent
5
Please estimate the percentage of total exports to the United States of OCTG from China accounted for by your firm’s
exports in 2008.
Percent
6
7
Identify principal other export markets.
Shipments through unaffiliated companies to {1} the United States or {2} other export markets should be treated as
exports, to the extent possible. If your firm is unable to identify the ultimate destination of such shipments, please report the
quantity of your shipments through unaffiliated companies to destinations outside China for each of the periods specified
above
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| Author | fred.ruggles |
| File Modified | 2009-11-24 |
| File Created | 2009-11-24 |