10-2-2827 US importer questionnaire

OMB No. 3117-0016/USITC No. 10-2-2827; Expiration Date: 6/30/2011
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U.S. IMPORTERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
DRILL PIPE / DRILL COLLARS FROM CHINA

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 drill pipe and drill collars from China
(Inv. Nos. 701-TA-474 and 731-TA-1176 (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 drill pipe or drill collars (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.

OMB statistics.--Please report below the actual number of hours required and the cost to your
firm of preparing the reply to this questionnaire and completing the form.
hours

dollars

I-1b.

OMB feedback.--We are interested in any comments you may have for improving this
questionnaire in general or the clarity of specific questions. Please attach such comments to your
response or send them to the above address.

I-2.

Establishments covered.--Provide the name and address of establishment(s) covered by this
questionnaire (see page 3 of the instruction booklet for reporting guidelines). If your firm is
publicly traded, please specify the stock exchange and trading symbol.

I-3.

Ownership.--Is your firm owned, in whole or in part, by any other firm?
No

Firm name

Yes--List the following information

Address

Extent of
ownership

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PART I.--GENERAL INFORMATION--Continued
I-4.

Related importers/exporter.--Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or foreign,
which are engaged in importing drill pipe or drill collars from China into the United States or
which are engaged in exporting drill pipe or drill collars from China to the United States?
No

Yes--List the following information

Firm name

I-5.

I-7.

Affiliation

Related producers.--Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or foreign, which
are engaged in the production of drill pipe or drill collars?
Firm name

I-6.

Address

Address

Affiliation

Importing operations.--Please indicate the nature of your firm’s importing operations on drill
pipe or drill collars. 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.

Consignee.--If your firm is an importer of record of drill pipe or drill collars 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.

FTZ or bonded warehouses.--Please indicate whether your firm enters drill pipe or drill collars
into, or withdraws such merchandise from, foreign trade zones or bonded warehouses.
Drill pipe -- Foreign trade zones

No

Yes

Drill pipe -- Bonded warehouses

No

Yes

Drill collars -- Foreign trade zones

No

Yes

Drill collars -- Bonded warehouses

No

Yes

Temporary importation under bond.--Please indicate whether your firm imports drill pipe or
drill collars under the TIB (temporary importation under bond) program.
Drill pipe:
No

Yes

Drill collars:
No

I-10.

Yes

Third-country trade activities.--To your knowledge, have the products subject to this
proceeding 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 Angela Newell (202-708-5409,
[email protected]). Supply all data requested on a calendar-year basis.
II-1.

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

II-2.

E-mail address

Changes in operations.--Please indicate whether your firm has experienced any of the following
changes in relation to the importation of drill pipe or drill collars or collars since January 1, 2006?
(check as many as appropriate)
office/warehouse openings .......

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(please describe)

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

Has your firm imported or arranged for the importation of drill pipe 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-3b.

Has your firm imported or arranged for the importation of drill collars 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.

Reasons for importing.--If your firm also produces drill pipe or drill collars in the United States,
please indicate your reasons for importing this product (by source).
Unfinished standard weight drill pipe:

Unfinished heavy weight drill pipe:

Finished standard weight drill pipe (with tool joints):

Finished heavy weight drill pipe (with tool joints):

Drill collars:

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-5a.

IMPORTS FROM SUBJECT SOURCES / DRILL PIPE.–Report your firm’s imports and
your firm’s shipments and inventories of drill pipe 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 processors (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-5b. IMPORTS FROM SUBJECT SOURCES / DRILL COLLARS.–Report your firm’s imports
and your firm’s shipments and inventories of drill collars 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 processors (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-6a. IMPORTS FROM NONSUBJECT SOURCES / DRILL PIPE.–Report your firm’s imports
and your firm’s shipments and inventories of drill pipe 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 processors (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

No--Please explain:

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

IMPORTS FROM NONSUBJECT SOURCES /DRILL COLLARS.–Report your firm’s
imports and your firm’s shipments and inventories of drill collars 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 processors (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

No--Please explain:

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-7.
IMPORTS OF DRILL PIPE.–Report your firm’s U.S. imports of drill pipe from China and
from all other sources 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

Imports of UNFINISHED standard weight drill
pipe:
Quantity of imports
Value of imports
Imports of UNFINISHED heavy weight drill
pipe:
Quantity of imports
Value of imports
Imports of FINISHED standard weight drill
pipe (with tool joints):
Quantity of imports
Value of imports
Imports of FINISHED heavy weight drill pipe
(with tool joints):
Quantity of imports
Value of imports

ALL OTHER SOURCES COMBINED
Quantity (in short tons), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item

2006

2007

January-September
2008

2008

Imports of UNFINISHED standard weight drill
pipe:
Quantity of imports
Value of imports
Imports of UNFINISHED heavy weight drill
pipe:
Quantity of imports
Value of imports
Imports of FINISHED standard weight drill
pipe (with tool joints):
Quantity of imports
Value of imports
Imports of FINISHED heavy weight drill pipe
(with tool joints):
Quantity of imports
Value of imports

Please note that the data provided above should reconcile with the data provided in
questions II-5a and II-6a.

2009

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Nancy Bryan (202-205-2088,
[email protected])
III-1.

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

E-mail address

PRICE DATA
This section requests quarterly price and quantity data, f.o.b. your U.S. point of shipment, for your
commercial shipments to unrelated U.S. customers since 2006 of the following products you imported
from China, Austria, France, and Germany:

Product 1.—Drill pipe, finished, 5”O.D., 19.5 lbs./ft., grade G-105 with tool joints attached.
Product 2.-- Drill pipe, finished, 4 1/2”O.D., 16.6 lbs./ft., grade G-105 with tool joints
attached.
Product 3.—Heavy weight drill pipe, finished, 5”O.D., 150.1 lbs./ft., with tool joints
attached.
Product 4.-- Drill collars, finished, 6 1/2”O.D., x 2 13/16” ID with connections attached.

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. Price data.--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported from China
and sold by your firm.

China
Period of shipment

(Quantity in short tons, 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
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:

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

China
Period of shipment

(Quantity in short tons, 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
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 3:
Product 4:

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-2b. Price data continued.--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported from
your largest country source of drill pipe or drill collars and sold by your firm.

Largest country source:
Period of shipment

(Quantity in short tons, 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
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:

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-2b. Price data continued.--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported from
your largest country source of drill pipe or drill collars and sold by your firm.

Largest country source:

Period of shipment

(Quantity in short tons, 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
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 3:
Product 4:

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-2c. Price data continued.--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported from
your second largest country source of drill pipe or drill collars and sold by your firm.

Second largest country source:

Period of shipment

(Quantity in short tons, 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
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:

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-2c. Price data continued.--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported from
your second largest country source of drill pipe or drill collars and sold by your firm.

Second largest country source:

Period of shipment

(Quantity in short tons, 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
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:

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
If your responses on any of the following questions differ between drill pipe and drill collars, please
answer for each product separately and identify if answers apply to drill pipe or drill
collars.
III-3.

Price setting.-- How does your firm determine the prices that it charges for sales of drill pipe or
drill collars (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 drill pipe or drill collars.-(a)

What are your firm’s typical sales terms for drill pipe or drill collars imported from China
.
(e.g., 2/10 net 30 days)?

(b) On what basis are your prices of drill pipe or drill collars imported from China usually
F.o.b.--Please specify point:
Delivered
quoted? (check one)

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-6.

Contract versus spot.--Approximately what share of your firm’s sales of drill pipe or drill
collars 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 and including
12 months), and (3) spot sales basis (for a single delivery)?

Share of sales (percent)
Type of sale

Drill pipe

Drill collars

Long-term contracts
Short-term contracts
Spot sales
III-7.

III-8.

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

What is the average duration of a contract?

(b)

Can prices be renegotiated during the contract period?

(c)

Does the contract fix quantity, price, or both?

(d)

Does the contract have a meet or release provision?

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?

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-9.

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
drill pipe or drill collars?

Source

Drill pipe
Share of sales,
Lead time
2008

Drill collars
Share of sales,
Lead time
2008

From inventory

days

days

Produced to order

days

days

Total

100 %

100 %

III-10. Shipping information.—
(a)

What is the approximate percentage of the total delivered cost of drill pipe or drill collars
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-11a. Geographical shipments--What is the geographic market area in the United States served by
your firm’s shipments of drill pipe or drill collars imported from China? (check all that apply)
Geographic area

√ if applicable
Drill Pipe

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.

Drill Collars

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-11b. Geographical shipments--What is the geographic market area in the United States served by
your firm’s shipments of drill pipe or drill collars imported from countries other than China?
(check all that apply)
Geographic area

√ if applicable
Drill Pipe

Drill Collars

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 drill pipe or drill collars that you import from China. For
each end-use product, what percentage of the total cost is accounted for by drill pipe or drill
collars?
End use (drill pipe)

Share of total cost (percent)

End use (drill collars)

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 drill pipe
or drill collars. 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 drill pipe or drill
collars, and to what degree, the length of any time lag of such an effect.

Substitute (drill pipe)

Application

Have changes in the prices of this
substitute affected the price for drill pipe?

1.

No

Yes--Please explain.

2.

No

Yes--Please explain.

3.

No

Yes--Please explain.

Substitute (drill
collars)

Application

Have changes in the prices of this
substitute affected the price for drill
collars?

1.

No

Yes--Please explain.

2.

No

Yes--Please explain.

3.

No

Yes--Please explain.

III-14. Demand trends.—
(a)

How has the demand within the United States for drill pipe 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
III-14. Demand trends.— continued
(b)

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

(c)

No Change

Decreased

Fluctuated

How has the demand outside the United States (if known) for drill collars changed since
January 1, 2006? What principal factors affect changes in demand?
Increased

(d)

No Change

Decreased

Fluctuated

How has the demand outside the United States (if known) for drill collars 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
drill pipe or drill collars since January 1, 2006?
No

Yes-- Please describe.

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-16. Business cycles.-(a) Is the drill pipe or drill collars market subject to business cycles or conditions of competition
(including seasonal business) distinctive to drill pipe or drill collars?
No (skip to question III-17.)

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
drill pipe or drill collars 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 drill pipe or drill
collars 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 drill
pipe or drill collars and whether your firm expects these trends to continue.

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-19. Interchangeability.--Is drill pipe or drill collars 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
Product

Country-pair

China

Other countries

United States
Drill pipe
China
United States
Drill collars
China
1

For any country-pair producing drill pipe or drill collars 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-20. Factors other than price.--Are differences other than price (i.e., quality, availability,
transportation network, product range, technical support, etc.) between drill pipe or drill collars
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

Product

Country-pair

China

Other countries

United States
Drill pipe
China
United States
Drill collars
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 drill pipe or drill collars, 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-21a. Customer Identification.--Please identify below the names and addresses of your firm’s 5
largest customers for drill pipe 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 drill
pipe from China that each of these customers accounted for in 2008.

No.

1

2

3

4

5

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 III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-21b. Customer Identification.--Please identify below the names and addresses of your firm’s 5
largest customers for drill collars 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 drill
collars from China that each of these customers accounted for in 2008.

No.

1

2

3

4

5

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
(%)