10-2-2811 US importer questionnaire

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U.S. IMPORTERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
SEAMLESS REFINED COPPER PIPE AND TUBE FROM CHINA AND MEXICO

This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by no later than October 14, 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 antidumping investigations concerning seamless refined copper pipe and tube from China and Mexico
(inv. Nos. 731-TA-1174-1175 (Preliminary)). 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 seamless refined copper pipe and tube (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

Date

Signature

Phone: (
Fax ( )

E-mail address

)

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PART I.—GENERAL INFORMATION
The questions in this questionnaire have been reviewed with market participants to ensure that issues of
concern are adequately addressed and that data requests are sufficient, meaningful, and as limited as
possible. Public reporting burden for this questionnaire is estimated to average 40 hours per response,
including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering the data needed,
and completing and reviewing the questionnaire. Send comments regarding the accuracy of this burden
estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing the
burden, to the Office of Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street, SW,
Washington, DC 20436.
I-1a.

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 seamless refined copper pipe and tube from China or Mexico into the United States or
which are engaged in exporting seamless refined copper pipe and tube from China or Mexico 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 seamless refined copper pipe and tube?
Firm name

I-6.

Address

Address

Affiliation

Please indicate the nature of your firm’s importing operations on seamless refined copper pipe
and tube. 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 seamless refined copper pipe and tube 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 seamless refined copper pipe and tube 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 seamless refined copper pipe and tube 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 Elizabeth Haines (202-2053200, [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; or any
other change in the character of your operations or organization relating to the importation of
seamless refined copper pipe and tube since January 1, 2006?
No

II-3.

E-mail address

Yes--Supply details as to the time, nature, and significance of such changes.

Has your firm imported or arranged for the importation of seamless refined copper pipe and tube
from China or Mexico for delivery after June 30, 2009?
No

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

Source

Quantity (in 1,000 pounds)
2009
2010
JulyOctoberJanuary-March
April-June
September
December

Imports from-China
Mexico
All other sources

II-4.

If your firm also produces seamless refined copper pipe and tube 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-5.

IMPORTS FROM SUBJECT SOURCES.–Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s
shipments and inventories of seamless refined copper pipe and tube imported from China by your
firm during the specified periods. (See definitions in the instruction booklet.)

CHINA
Quantity (in 1,000 pounds), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item

2006

2007

January-June
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 imports, 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-6.

IMPORTS FROM SUBJECT SOURCES.–Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s
shipments and inventories of seamless refined copper pipe and tube imported from Mexico by
your firm during the specified periods. (See definitions in the instruction booklet.)

Mexico
Quantity (in 1,000 pounds), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item

2006

2007

January-June
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 imports, 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-6.

IMPORTS FROM NONSUBJECT SOURCES.–Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s
shipments and inventories of seamless refined copper pipe and tube imported from all
nonsubject sources combined (countries other than China or Mexico) by your firm during the
specified periods. (See definitions in the instruction booklet.)

ALL NONSUBJECT SOURCES COMBINED
Quantity (in 1,000 pounds), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item

2006

2007

January-June
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 2006, 2007, and 2008 below:
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

No--Please explain:

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Jim Fetzer (202-708-5403,
[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. customers during January 2006–June 2009 of the following
products you imported from China, Mexico, Canada, and Malaysia:
Product 1.-- Seamless refined copper pipe and tube, 1/2” Type L, hard temper, 20’ lengths
Product 2.-- Seamless refined copper pipe and tube, 3/8” OD, ACR/RST coil, 50’-100’ lengths
Product 3.-- Seamless refined copper pipe and tube, 3/8” OD, inner-grooved LWC, 0.0115" –
0.0180" bottom wall thickness
Product 4.-- Seamless refined copper pipe and tube, 3/8” OD, smooth bore LWC, 0.0115" 0.0180" wall thickness
Please note that total dollar values should be f.o.b., U.S. point of shipment and should not include
U.S.-inland transportation costs. Total dollar values should reflect the final net amount paid to you
(i.e., should be net of all deductions for discounts or rebates). See instruction booklet.

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-2a. Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported from China and sold by
your firm.

China
Period of shipment

(Quantity in pounds, value in dollars)
Product 1
Quantity
Value

Product 2
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
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:

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-2b. Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported from China and sold by
your firm.

China
Period of shipment

(Quantity in pounds, value in dollars)
Product 3
Quantity
Value

Product 4
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
1
Net values (i.e., gross sales values less all discounts, allowances, rebates, prepaid freight, and the value of
returned goods), f.o.b. your U.S. point of shipment.
2
Pricing product definitions are provided on the first page of Part III.
Note.--If your product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified product,
provide a description of your product:
Product 3:
Product 4:

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-2c. Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported from Mexico and sold by
your firm.

Mexico
Period of shipment

(Quantity in pounds, value in dollars)
Product 1
Quantity
Value

Product 2
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
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:

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-2d. Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported from Mexico and sold by
your firm.

Mexico
Period of shipment

(Quantity in pounds, value in dollars)
Product 3
Quantity
Value

Product 4
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
1
Net values (i.e., gross sales values less all discounts, allowances, rebates, prepaid freight, and the value of
returned goods), f.o.b. your U.S. point of shipment.
2
Pricing product definitions are provided on the first page of Part III.
Note.--If your product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified product,
provide a description of your product:
Product 3:
Product 4:

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-2e. Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported from Canada and sold by
your firm.

Canada
Period of shipment

(Quantity in pounds, value in dollars)
Product 1
Quantity
Value

Product 2
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
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:

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-2f. Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported from Canada and sold by
your firm.

Canada
Period of shipment

(Quantity in pounds, value in dollars)
Product 3
Quantity
Value

Product 4
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
1
Net values (i.e., gross sales values less all discounts, allowances, rebates, prepaid freight, and the value of
returned goods), f.o.b. your U.S. point of shipment.
2
Pricing product definitions are provided on the first page of Part III.
Note.--If your product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified product,
provide a description of your product:
Product 3:
Product 4:

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-2g. Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported from Malaysia and sold by
your firm.

Malaysia
Period of shipment

(Quantity in pounds, value in dollars)
Product 1
Quantity
Value

Product 2
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
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:

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-2h. Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported from Malaysia and sold by
your firm.

Malaysia
Period of shipment

(Quantity in pounds, value in dollars)
Product 3
Quantity
Value

Product 4
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
1
Net values (i.e., gross sales values less all discounts, allowances, rebates, prepaid freight, and the value of
returned goods), f.o.b. your U.S. point of shipment.
2
Pricing product definitions are provided on the first page of Part III.
Note.--If your product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified product,
provide a description of your product:
Product 3:
Product 4:

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-3. Price setting.-- How does your firm determine the prices that it charges for sales of seamless
refined copper pipe and tube (check all that apply)? If your firm issues price lists, please include a copy
of a recent price list with your submission. If your price list is large, please only submit some sample
pages.
Transaction by transaction

Contracts

Set price lists

Internet sales
Other--Please describe:

III-4.

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

Annual total volume discounts

No discount policy

Other--Please describe:

III-5.

Pricing terms for seamless refined copper pipe and tube.-(a)

What are your firm’s typical sales terms for seamless refined copper pipe and tube
imported from China and Mexico(e.g., 2/10 net 30 days)?

.

(b) On what basis are your prices of seamless refined copper pipe and tube imported from China
and Mexico usually quoted? (check one)
F.o.b.--Please specify point:
Delivered

III-6.

Contract versus spot.--Approximately what share of your firm’s sales of seamless refined
copper pipe and tube imported from China and Mexico in 2008 were on a (1) long-term contract
basis (multiple deliveries for more than 12 months), (2) short-term contract basis (multiple
deliveries up to and including 12 months), and (3) spot sales basis (for a single delivery)?
Type of sale
Long-term contracts
Short-term contracts
Spot sales

Share of sales (percent)

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-7. Long-term contact provisions.--If you sell on a long-term contract basis, please answer the
following questions with respect to provisions of a typical long-term contract.
(a)

What is the average duration of a contract?

(b)

Can prices be renegotiated during the contract period?

(c)

Does the contract fix quantity, price, or both?

(c) Does the contract have a meet or release provision?
III-8.

III-9.

Short-term contact provisions.--If you sell on a short-term contract basis, please answer the
following questions with respect to provisions of a typical short-term contract.
(a)

What is the average duration of a contract?

(b)

Can prices be renegotiated during the contract period?

(c)

Does the contract fix quantity, price, or both?

(d)

Does the contract have a meet or release provision?

Lead times.--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
seamless refined copper pipe and tube?

Source

Share of sales,
2008

Lead time

From inventory
Produced to order
Total

100 %

III-10. Shipping information.—
(a)

What is the approximate percentage of the total delivered cost of seamless refined copper
pipe and tube 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.

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-11. Geographical shipments--What is the geographic market area in the United States served by
your firm’s seamless refined copper pipe and tube? (check all that apply)
Geographic area

√ if applicable

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

III-12. End uses-Describe the end uses of the seamless refined copper pipe and tube that you import
from China and Mexico. For each end-use product, what percentage of the total cost is accounted
for by seamless refined copper pipe and tube?
End use

Share of total cost (percent)

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-13. Substitutes.--Please list in order of importance any products that may be substituted for seamless
refined copper pipe and tube. For each possible substitute product, please describe the degree of
substitutability and indicate whether changes in the price of the substitute affect the price for
seamless refined copper pipe and tube, and to what degree, the length of any time lag of such an
effect.

Substitute

Application

Have changes in the prices of this
substitute affected the price for seamless
refined copper pipe and tube?

1.

No

Yes--Please explain.

2.

No

Yes--Please explain.

3.

No

Yes--Please explain.

4.

No

Yes--Please explain.

5.

No

Yes--Please explain.

III-14. Demand trends.-(a) How has the demand within the United States for seamless refined copper pipe and
tube changed since January 1, 2006? What principal factors affect changes in demand?
Increased

No Change

Decreased

Fluctuated

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
(b)

How has the demand outside the United States (if known) for seamless refined copper
pipe and tube changed since January 1, 2006? What principal factors affect changes in
demand?
Increased

No Change

Decreased

Fluctuated

III-15. Product changes.--Have there been any significant changes in the product range or marketing of
seamless refined copper pipe and tube since January 1, 2006?
No

Yes-- Please describe.

III-16. Business cycles.-(a) Is seamless refined copper pipe and tube market subject to business cycles or conditions of
competition (including seasonal business) distinctive to seamless refined copper pipe and tube?
No (skip to question IV-16.)

Yes-- Please describe below and then answer part (b).

(b) If yes, have there been any changes in the business cycles or conditions of competition for
seamless refined copper pipe and tube since January 1, 2006?
No

Yes-- Please describe.

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-17. Supply constraints.--Has your firm refused, declined, or been unable to supply seamless refined
copper pipe and tube 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, been unable to meet timely shipment commitments,
etc.)?
No

Yes-- Please describe.

III-18. Raw materials.--Please describe any trends in the prices of raw materials used to produce
seamless refined copper pipe and tube and whether your firm expects these trends to continue.

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-19. Interchangeability--Is seamless refined copper pipe and tube produced in the United States and
in other countries interchangeable (i.e., can they physically be used in the same applications)?
Please indicate below, using “A” to indicate that the products from a specified country-pair are
always interchangeable, “F” to indicate that the products are frequently interchangeable, “S” to
indicate that the products are sometimes interchangeable, “N” to indicate that the products are
never interchangeable, and “0” to indicate no familiarity with products from a specified countrypair.1
Country-pair

China

Mexico

Canada

Malaysia

Other countries

United States
China
Mexico
Canada
Malaysia

1

For any country-pair producing seamless refined copper pipe and tube 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-18. Factors other than price--Are differences other than price (i.e., quality, availability,
transportation network, product range, technical support, etc.) between seamless refined copper
pipe and tube 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

Mexico

Canada

Malaysia

Other countries

United States
China
Mexico
Canada
Malaysia
1

For any country-pair for which factors other than price always or frequently are a significant factor in
your firm’s sales of seamless refined copper pipe and tube, 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-19. Customer Identification--Please identify below the names and addresses of your firm’s 10
largest customers for seamless refined copper pipe and tube during 2006-2008. 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 seamless refined copper pipe and tube from China and Mexico 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 (%)