10-3-2819 US purchaser questionnaire

OMB No. 3117-0016/USITC No. 10-3-2819; Expiration Date: 6/30/2011
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U.S. PURCHASERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
POLYETHYLENE RETAIL CARRIER BAGS FROM INDONESIA, TAIWAN, AND VIETNAM

This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by no later than January 14, 2010
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 polyethylene retail carrier bags from
Indonesia, Taiwan, and Vietnam (invs. No. 701-TA-462 and 731-TA-1156-1158 (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 Craig Thomsen (202205-3226).

Name of firm
Address
State

City

Zip Code

World Wide Web address
Has your firm purchased polyethylene retail carrier bags (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 PRCBs from Indonesia, Taiwan, and Vietnam into the United States or which are
engaged in exporting PRCBs from Indonesia, Taiwan, and Vietnam 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 PRCBs?
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 PRCBs. Report based on delivery date, not order date.
(Quantity in 1,000 bags, value in $1,000)

Item
2006
Purchases of product produced in the United States:
Quantity (1,000 bags)
Value
Purchases of product produced in Indonesia:
Quantity (1,000 bags)
Value
Purchases of product produced in Taiwan:
Quantity (1,000 bags)
Value
Purchases of product produced in Vietnam:
Quantity (1,000 bags)
Value
Purchases of product produced in all other countries:1
Quantity (1,000 bags)
Value
1
Please identify these countries:

2007

2008

Jan.-Sept.
2009

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PART II.--PURCHASES--Continued
II-3.

If the relative shares of your firm’s total purchases of PRCBs from different sources (both
domestic and foreign) have changed in the last three years, 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 PRCBs from only one country, please explain the reasons for doing so.

II-5.

Does your firm purchase PRCBs that you believe to be high-end PRCBs?
No

II-6.

Yes--

percent of purchases in 2008

Yes--All purchases

Please check all characteristics that, in your opinion, you believe to be consistent with the
characteristics of high-end PRCBs (as you would define high-end PRCBs).
Bags of

mils or greater thickness

T-shirt bags

Die cut handle bags

Patch handle bags

Wave top bags

Drawstring-style bags

String loop handle bags

Flat-bottom bags

Six-color printing

Metal or plastic grommets

Soft-loop handles

Ribbon handles

Rigid plastic molded handles

Rope handles

Rope drawstring

Clipped rope ends

Tied rope ends

Tri-fold handles

Cardboard inserts

Other (please report)

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PART II.--PURCHASES--Continued
II-7.

Did your firm change the amounts of its purchases (or do you plan to change the amounts of your
purchases) of PRCBs from Indonesia, Taiwan, or Vietnam because of the filing of the petition in
these investigations or because of the Department of Commerce’s preliminary determinations of
subsidies and sales at less than fair value?
No

Yes–Supply specific details as to the time, nature, and amounts of any such
changes in purchases or orders, also indicating whether any decreases in such
purchases replaced or will replace (or whether any increases in such purchases
were replaced by or will be replaced by) PRCBs produced in the United States
and/or imported from nonsubject countries.

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PART III.--MARKET CHARACTERISTICS AND PURCHASING PRACTICES
In the rest of this questionnaire, please indicate if your answers differ between PRCBs that you
believe to be high-end or low-end PRCBs.
If you purchase only high-end PRCBs and do not know about other PRCBs, check here

.

If you purchase only PRCBs other than high-end and do not know about high-end PRCBs,
check here .
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 PRCBs (check all that apply,
noting the specific end uses if known)?
Food retailer (

)

Other retail (

)

Distributor of packaging supplies (

)

Food distributor (

)

Other distributor (

)

Other (

)

(a) If your firm is a distributor or reseller of PRCBs, what are the major types of consumers to
which you sell PRCBs? (If this differs by the quality of PRCBs you sell please report the quality.)

(b) Do you compete for sales to your customers with the manufacturers or importers from which
you purchase PRCBs?
No

Yes—please outline when and with whom this competition occurs.

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PART III.--MARKET CHARACTERISTICS AND PURCHASING PRACTICES--Continued
III-4.

(a)

If your firm is an end user of PRCBs, have your firm’s sales in which you use PRCBs
changed since January 1, 2006?
Increased

(b)

III-5.

No change

Decreased

Fluctuated

Has this had any effect on your firm’s demand for PRCBs?

Please estimate the percentage of your firm’s purchases of PRCBs in 2008 that were of the
following types.
(a)

High-end PRCBs
All other PRCBs
100%

(b)

T-shirt bags
Die cut handle bags
Patch handle bags
Drawstring style bags
Flat-bottom bags
String loop handle bags
Other PRCBs
100%

III-6.

(a)

Can other products be substituted for PRCBs?
No

Yes--Please list these substitute products in order of importance.

(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(b)

Have changes in the prices of these products affected the price for PRCBs?
No

Yes--To what degree do changes in their prices affect the price for
PRCBs? Does this effect have a time lag? If so, how long is the time lag
for each substitute product?

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PART III.--MARKET CHARACTERISTICS AND PURCHASING PRACTICES--Continued
III-7.

(a) Are paper bags substitutes for any of the following types of PRCBs?
T-shirt bags
Die cut handle bags
Patch handle bags
Drawstring style bags
Flat-bottom bags
String loop handle bags
Other PRCBs

Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes

No
No
No
No
No
No
No

(b) If yes, please indicate whether substitution of paper bags for PRCBs has increased, decreased,
or remained the same since January 1, 2006.
Increased

III-8.

No change

Decreased

(a) Has the increased use of reusable bags, including bags of cloth or other material, affected
demand for PRCBs since January 1, 2006?
No

Yes--Please estimate the size of demand reduction,

percent.

(b) Has there been a shift from use of PRCBs to use of paper bags since January 1, 2006?
No

Yes--Please estimate the size of demand reduction,

percent.

(c) Has the passage of laws regulating the use and disposal of PRCBs affected demand for PRCBs
since January 1, 2006?
No

III-9.

Yes--Please estimate the size of demand reduction,
percent. Please
report the characteristics of PRCBs covered by these regulations,

(a) Do you expect passage of laws regulating the use and disposal of PRCBs?
No

Yes--Please estimate the impact these regulations will likely have on your
demand for PRCBs in the near future:
percent. Please report the
characteristics of PRCBs likely to be covered by these regulations.

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PART III.--MARKET CHARACTERISTICS AND PURCHASING PRACTICES--Continued
III-9.--Continued
(b) Do you expect other changes in conditions of competition that will affect demand for PRCBs?
No

Yes--Please report the factors that you expect will change demand for PRCBs
and how large an impact each factor will have on PRCB demand.
Anticipated change
(in percent)

Factor expected to affect demand for PRCBs

III-10. Do you think high-end PRCBs are produced in the United States?
No--Please skip to question III-12.

Yes

III-11. For each of the factors below, please indicate whether high-end PRCBs and other types of PRCBs
are “fully” comparable or the same, i.e., have no differentiation between them; “mostly”
comparable or similar; “somewhat” comparable or similar; “never” or not-at-all comparable or
similar; or “no familiarity.”
In making its determination on what is the “domestic like product” in these and other
antidumping investigations, the Commission generally considers a number of factors, including
(1) physical characteristics and uses; (2) interchangeability; (3) channels of distribution; (4)
customer and producer perceptions of the products; (5) common manufacturing facilities,
production processes, and production employees; and, where appropriate, (6) price. If you have
firsthand knowledge concerning the similarities and/or differences between (1) high-end
PRCBs and (2) PRCBs other than high-end in terms of the six factors listed above, please
give us your views concerning such similarities and/or differences. Only compare those
products that are produced in the United States.
(a) Characteristics:

Fully

Mostly

Somewhat

Rarely

Never

No familiarity

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PART III.--MARKET CHARACTERISTICS AND PURCHASING PRACTICES--Continued
III-11.--Continued
(b) Uses and interchangeability:

Fully

Mostly

Somewhat

Rarely

Never

No familiarity

Somewhat

Rarely

Never

No familiarity

Somewhat

Rarely

Never

No familiarity

(c) Manufacturing processes:

Fully

Mostly

(d) Channels of distribution:

Fully

Mostly

(e) Customer and producer perceptions:

Fully

Mostly

Somewhat

Rarely

Never

No familiarity

Mostly

Somewhat

Rarely

Never

No familiarity

(f) Price:

Fully

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PART III.--MARKET CHARACTERISTICS AND PURCHASING PRACTICES--Continued
III-12. If your firm purchases both high-end PRCBs and other types of PRCBs, are your requests for
price quotes for both products made together?

III-13. Are you aware whether the PRCBs you are purchasing are U.S.-produced or imported?
Always

Usually

Sometimes

Rarely

Never

Rarely

Never

III-14. Do you know the manufacturer of the PRCBs that you purchase?
Always

Usually

Sometimes

III-15. To your knowledge, are your buyers aware of and/or interested in the country of origin of the
PRCBs you supply them?
Always

Usually

Sometimes

Rarely

Never

III-16. Have you made significant changes in your purchasing patterns (e.g., frequency) in the last three
years?
No

Yes-- Please describe the changes and explain why you made these changes.

III-17. How many suppliers do you generally contact before making a purchase?

firms

III-18. Have you changed suppliers since January 1, 2006?
No

Supplier

Yes--Please list the suppliers, indicate whether each firm was added or
dropped as a supplier, and give the reasons for the change.
Added or dropped

Reason for change

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PART III.--MARKET CHARACTERISTICS AND PURCHASING PRACTICES--Continued
III-19. Are you aware of any new suppliers, either foreign or domestic, that have entered the market in
the last 3 years?
No

Yes--Please identify the firms.

III-20. Do you require your suppliers to become certified or prequalified with respect to the quality,
strength, or other performance characteristic of the PRCBs 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.

Please report the time required for certification or qualification.

days

III-21. Briefly describe the factors that you consider when qualifying a new supplier (e.g., quality of
product, reliability of supplier, etc.).

Please estimate the time required to qualifying a new supplier.

days

III-22. Since January 1, 2006, have any domestic or foreign producers failed in their attempts to certify
or qualify their PRCBs with your firm or have any producers lost their approved status?
No

Firm

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

Why they failed certification/qualification

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PART III.--MARKET CHARACTERISTICS AND PURCHASING PRACTICES--Continued
III-23. For the factors listed below, please rate each in terms of its importance in your purchasing
decisions for PRCBs. For each row, please type an “X” indicating whether the factor is very
important, somewhat important, or not important in your purchasing decisions.
VERY
IMPORTANT
Availability .....................................
Availability of high end PRCBs .....
Customization of bags ....................
Delivery terms.................................
Delivery time ..................................
Discounts offered ............................
Extension of credit ..........................
Price ................................................
Minimum qty requirements.............
Packaging........................................
Print quality.....................................
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-24. Please list, in order of their importance, the three major factors generally considered by your firm
in deciding from whom to purchase PRCBs 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-25. What characteristics does your firm consider when determining the quality of PRCBs?

III-26. If you are a retailer, how important is it to your firm that the PRCBs that you provide to your
customers be of a quality that enhances your store’s image (as opposed to simply enabling your
customers to carry purchases out of the store)?
Much more

Somewhat more

Equally important

Somewhat less

Much less

Not at all important

III-27. Do you expect that PRCBs you provide customers with will be reused in ways that might serve as
“bagvertising”?
No

Yes—How important is this to in determining the type of PRCBs you use?

Very important

Somewhat important

Not important

Comments:

III-28. How often does your firm purchase the PRCBs that are offered at the lowest price?
Always

Usually

Sometimes

Rarely

Never

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PART III.--MARKET CHARACTERISTICS AND PURCHASING PRACTICES--Continued
III-29. Please list the names of any firms you considered price leaders in the PRCBs 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.

III-30. Please describe how the above firm(s) exhibited price leadership.

III-31. Has your firm purchased PRCBs using a bidding process, including reverse internet auctions or
other internet bid solicitations, either in the United States or internationally?
No

Date
Quantity
bidding purchased
ended
(1,000
bags)

Yes, please describe your firm’s four largest purchases using a bid process
since January 1, 2006.
Value of
winning
bid
(dollars)

Lowest
bid for
U.S.
PRCBs
(dollars)

Lowest
bid for
subject
country
PRCBs
(dollars)

Country
source of
product
with the
lowest
bid

Country
of
winning
bid

Factors other than price
considered in this purchase (i.e.,
thickness of the bag; type of bag;
experience with producer;
country of manufacture;
appearance of bag…)

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PART IV.--PRODUCT 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 PRCBs for which your firm has actual
marketing/pricing knowledge.
United States

Indonesia

Taiwan

Vietnam

Other countries (Please specify:
IV-3.

)

Are PRCBs 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

Indonesia

Taiwan

Vietnam

Other countries2

United States
Indonesia
Taiwan
Vietnam
1
For any country-pair producing PRCBs which is sometimes or never interchangeable, please explain
the factors that limit or preclude interchangeable use:

2

List the countries.

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PART IV.--PRODUCT COMPARISONS--Continued
IV-4.

Factors other than price.--Are differences other than price (i.e., quality, availability,
transportation network, product range, technical support, etc.) between PRCBs produced in the
United States and in other countries a significant factor in your firm’s purchases 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

Indonesia

Taiwan

Vietnam

Other countries2

United States
Indonesia
Taiwan
Vietnam
1

For any country-pair for which factors other than price always or frequently are a significant factor in
your firm’s sales of PRCBs, identify the country-pair and report the advantages or disadvantages imparted
by such factors:

2

List the countries.

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PART IV.--PRODUCT COMPARISONS--Continued
IV-5.

Do you or your customers ever specifically order PRCBs from one country in particular over
other possible sources of supply?
No

IV-6.

Are certain grades/types/sizes of PRCBs available from only a single source (domestic or foreign,
including both subject and nonsubject countries)?
No

IV-7.

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 PRCBs from these countries
are 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 PRCBs from one source although a comparable product was available from
another source at a lower price, please explain your reasons for doing so (please specify by
country, including the United States and both subject and nonsubject foreign countries).
Possibilities might include transaction characteristics such as length of time to fill orders,
minimum order size, reliability of supply, etc.

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PART IV.--PRODUCT COMPARISONS--Continued
(a) For the factors listed below, please rate how PRCBs produced in the United States compare
with PRCBs produced in each of the subject countries with which you are familiar. For each
comparison, please type an “X” for each quality in each product comparison indicating whether
PRCBs from the United States are superior, comparable, or inferior compared with PRCBs from
the second country.

Inferior

Comparable

PRCBs from
United States
compared to
product from
Vietnam

Superior

Inferior

PRCBs from
United States
compared to
product from
Taiwan
Comparable

Inferior

Comparable

Quality

Superior

PRCBs from
United States
compared to
product from
Indonesia

Superior

IV-8.

Availability ...............................................
Availability of high-end PRCBs ...............
Customization of bags.............................
Delivery terms .........................................
Delivery time ...........................................
Discounts offered ....................................
Extension of credit...................................
Lower price1 ............................................
Minimum quantity requirements..............
Packaging................................................
Print quality .............................................
Strength of bag........................................
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 United States generally
has lower prices/U.S. transportation costs than the second country.

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PART IV.--PRODUCT COMPARISONS--Continued
(b) For the factors listed below, please rate how PRCBs produced in each country you identified
in your response to question IV-2 compares with PRCBs produced in each of the other countries
you identified (including the United States and both subject and nonsubject foreign countries).
For each comparison, please type an “X” for each quality in each product comparison indicating
whether PRCBs from the first country are superior, comparable, or inferior compared with
PRCBs from the second country. Please copy this table if you are able to make additional
country comparisons.

Inferior

Comparable

Superior

compared to
product from

Inferior

compared to
product from

Comparable

compared to
product from

Superior

PRCBs from

Inferior

PRCBs from

Comparable

Quality

PRCBs from

Superior

IV-8.

Availability ...............................................
Availability of high-end PRCBs
Customization of bags.............................
Delivery terms .........................................
Delivery time ...........................................
Discounts offered ....................................
Extension of credit...................................
Lower price1 ............................................
Minimum quantity requirements..............
Packaging................................................
Print quality .............................................
Strength of bag........................................
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.

IV-9. (a)

How often do domestically produced PRCBs meet minimum quality specifications for
your uses or your customers’ uses?

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PART IV.--PRODUCT COMPARISONS--Continued

Always
(b)

Usually

Sometimes

Rarely

Never

How often do subject imported PRCBs meet minimum quality specifications for your
uses or your customers’ uses?
Indonesia
Always

Usually

Sometimes

Rarely

Never

Usually

Sometimes

Rarely

Never

Usually

Sometimes

Rarely

Never

Taiwan
Always
Vietnam
Always
(c)

How often do nonsubject imported PRCBs meet minimum quality specifications for your
uses or your customers’ uses?
From:
Always

Usually

Sometimes

Rarely

Never

Usually

Sometimes

Rarely

Never

Usually

Sometimes

Rarely

Never

Usually

Sometimes

Rarely

Never

From:
Always
From:
Always
From:
Always

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U.S. Purchasers’ Questionnaire – PRCBs from Indonesia, Taiwan, and Vietnam

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PART V.—SUPPLIER IDENTIFICATION
V-1.

No.

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Please provide the names and addresses of your firm’s five largest suppliers of PRCBs purchased
during 2006-08. 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 PRCBs that each of these suppliers
accounted for in 2008.

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
(%)