Combined submission for: Potassium Phosphate Salts from China, Woven Electric Blankets from China, Aluminum Extrusions from China, Glyphosate from China, and Narrow Woven Ribbons from China and Taiwan

INSTRUCTION BOOKLET

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

Narrow Woven Ribbons with Woven Selvedge from China and Taiwan
Investigation Nos. 701-TA-467 and 731-TA-1164-1165 (Final)

Further information.--If you have any questions concerning the enclosed
questionnaire(s) or other matters related to this proceeding, you may contact
the following member of the Commission=s staff (Fax 202-205-3205):
Russell Duncan, investigator (202-708-4727; E-mail: [email protected])

GENERAL INFORMATION
Background.-- This proceeding was instituted in response to a petition filed on July 9, 2009, by
Berwick Offray LLC and its wholly-owned subsidiary Lion Ribbon Company, Inc., Berwick, PA.
Countervailing and/or antidumping duties may be assessed on the subject imports as a result of
this proceeding if the Commission makes an affirmative determination of injury, threat, or material
retardation, and if the U.S. Department of Commerce makes an affirmative determination of
subsidization and/or dumping.
Questionnaires and other information pertinent to this proceeding are available at
http://www.usitc.gov/trade_remedy/731_ad_701_cvd/investigations/2009/ribbons/finalphase.htm.

Address all correspondence to the United States International Trade Commission, Washington,
DC 20436. Hearing-impaired individuals can obtain information regarding this proceeding via
the Commission=s TDD terminal (202-205-1810).

Due date of questionnaire(s).--Return the completed questionnaire(s) to the United States
International Trade Commission by no later than May 5, 2010. Although the enclosed postpaid
envelope may be used to return the completed questionnaire, use of an overnight mail service may
be necessary to ensure that your response actually reaches the Commission by May 5, 2010. If you
do not use the enclosed envelope, please make sure the completed questionnaire is sent to the
attention of Russell Duncan. Return only one copy of the completed questionnaire(s), but
please keep a copy for your records so that you can refer to it if the Commission staff
contacts you with any questions during the course of the investigations.
Service of questionnaire response(s).--In the event that your firm is a party to this proceeding,
you are required to serve a copy of the questionnaire(s), once completed, on parties to the
proceeding that are subject to administrative protective order (see 19 CFR ' 207.7). A list of such
parties is maintained by the Commission=s Secretary and may be obtained by calling
202-205-1803. A certificate of service must accompany the copy of the completed questionnaire(s)
you submit (see 19 CFR ' 207.7).
Confidentiality.--The commercial and financial data furnished in response to the enclosed
questionnaire(s) that reveal the individual operations of your firm will be treated as confidential by
the Commission to the extent that such data are not otherwise available to the public and will not
be disclosed except as may be required by law (see 19 U.S.C. ' 1677f). Such confidential
information will not be published in a manner that will reveal the individual operations of your
firm; however, nonnumerical characterizations of numerical business proprietary information
(such as discussion of trends) will be treated as confidential business information only at the
request of the submitter for good cause shown.

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GENERAL INFORMATION--Continued
Verification.--The information submitted in the enclosed questionnaire(s) is subject to audit
and verification by the Commission. To facilitate possible verification of data, please keep
all your workpapers and supporting documents used in the preparation of the questionnaire
response(s).
Release of information.--The information provided by your firm in response to the
questionnaire(s), as well as any other business proprietary information submitted by your firm to
the Commission in connection with the investigations, may become subject to, and released under,
the administrative protective order provisions of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. ' 1677f) and
section 207.7 of the Commission=s Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR ' 207.7). This means
that certain lawyers and other authorized individuals may temporarily be given access to the
information for use in connection with this proceeding or other import-injury investigations
conducted by the Commission on the same or similar merchandise; those individuals would be
subject to severe penalties if the information were divulged to unauthorized individuals.

INSTRUCTIONS
Answer all questions.--Do not leave any question or section blank unless a questionnaire
expressly directs you to skip over certain questions or sections. If the answer to any question is
Anone,@ write Anone.@ If information is not readily available from your records in exactly the
form requested, furnish carefully prepared estimates--and indicate in the footnotes of the
table(s) or other appropriate locations in which line items you have provided estimates.
Answers to questions and any necessary comments or explanations should be supplied in the space
provided or on separate sheets attached to the appropriate page of the questionnaire(s). If your
firm is completing more than one questionnaire in connection with this proceeding (i.e., a producer,
importer, purchaser, and/or foreign producer questionnaire), you need not respond to duplicated
questions in the questionnaires.
Consolidate all establishments in China.--Report the requested data for your establishment(s)
located in China. Firms operating more than one establishment should combine the data for all
establishments into a single report.
Consolidate all establishments in Taiwan.--Report the requested data for your establishment(s)
located in Taiwan. Firms operating more than one establishment should combine the data for all
establishments into a single report.
Filing instructions.—Questionnaires may be filed either in paper form or electronically.

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INSTRUCTIONS--Continued
OPTIONS FOR FILING IN PAPER FORM
• Overnight mail service.—Mail to the following address:
United States International Trade Commission
Office of Investigations, Room 615
500 E Street, SW
Washington, DC 20024
• Fax.—Fax to 202.205.3205.
• U.S. mail.—Mail to the address above, but use zip code 20436. This option is not recommended.
U.S. mail sent to government offices undergoes additional processing to screen for hazardous
materials; this additional processing results in substantial delays in delivery.
OPTIONS FOR FILING ELECTRONICALLY
Additional copies of the questionnaire in a “fillable” MS Word format are available
on the Commission’s website at
http://www.usitc.gov/trade_remedy/731_ad_701_cvd/investigations/2009/ribbons
/finalphase.htm. Please do not attempt to modify the format or permissions of the
questionnaire document. You may complete the questionnaire electronically,
print it out, and submit it in paper form as described above, or you may submit it
electronically through one of the following means:
• Compact disc (CD).—Copy your questionnaire onto a CD, include a signed certification page
(page 1) (either in paper form or scanned PDF copied onto CD), and mail to the address above. It
is strongly recommended that you use an overnight mail service. U.S. mail sent to government
offices undergoes additional processing which not only results in substantial delays in delivery but
may also damage CDs.
• E-mail.— E-mail your questionnaire to [email protected]; include a scanned PDF of the
signed certification page (page 1). Type the following in the e-mail subject line: BPI
Questionnaire, Narrow Woven Ribbons, 701-467 and 731-1164-1165. Please note that submitting
your questionnaire by e-mail may subject your firm’s business proprietary information to
transmission over an unsecure environment and to possible disclosure. If you choose this option,
the Commission warns you that any risk involving possible disclosure of such information is
assumed by the submitter and not by the Commission.
Note: If you are a party to the investigations, and service of the questionnaire is required, such
service should be made in paper form.

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DEFINITIONS
Narrow woven ribbons with woven selvedge (“Narrow woven ribbons”).—For the purposes of
these investigations, narrow woven ribbons are defined coextensive with the definition proposed
by the Department of Commerce as follows:
The merchandise subject to the investigation{s} is narrow woven ribbons with
woven selvedge, in any length, but with a width (measured at the narrowest span of
the ribbon) less than or equal to 12 centimeters, composed of, in whole or in part,
man–made fibers (whether artificial or synthetic, including but not limited to nylon,
polyester, rayon, polypropylene, and polyethylene teraphthalate), metal threads
and/or metalized yarns, or any combination thereof.
Narrow woven ribbons subject to the investigation{s} may:

also include natural or other non–man-made fibers;

be of any color, style, pattern, or weave construction, including but not
limited to single–faced satin, double–faced satin, grosgrain, sheer, taffeta,
twill, jacquard, or a combination of two or more colors, styles, patterns,
and/or weave constructions;

have been subjected to, or composed of materials that have been subjected
to, various treatments, including but not limited to dyeing, printing, foil
stamping, embossing, flocking, coating, and/or sizing; have
embellishments, including but

not limited to appliqué, fringes, embroidery, buttons, glitter, sequins,
laminates, and/or adhesive backing;

have wire and/or monofilament in, on, or along the longitudinal edges of the
ribbon;

have ends of any shape or dimension, including but not limited to straight
ends that are perpendicular to the longitudinal edges of the ribbon, tapered
ends, flared ends or shaped ends, and the ends of such woven ribbons may
or may not be hemmed;

have longitudinal edges that are straight or of any shape, and the
longitudinal edges of such woven ribbon may or may not be parallel to each
other;

consist of such ribbons affixed to like ribbon and/or cut–edge woven
ribbon, a configuration also known as an ‘‘ornamental trimming;’’

be wound on spools; attached to a card; hanked (i.e., coiled or bundled);
packaged in boxes, trays or bags; or configured as skeins, balls, bateaus or
folds; and/or

be included within a kit or set such as when packaged with other products,
including but not limited to gift bags, gift boxes and/or other types of
ribbon.

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DEFINITIONS--Continued
Narrow woven ribbons with woven selvedge (“Narrow woven ribbons”) –continued
Narrow woven ribbons subject to the investigation{s} include all narrow woven
fabrics, tapes, and labels that fall within this written description of the scope of this
investigation.
Excluded from the scope of the investigation{s} are the following:
(1)
formed bows composed of narrow woven ribbons with woven selvedge;
(2)
‘‘pull–bows’’ (i.e., an assemblage of ribbons connected to one another,
folded flat and equipped with a means to form such ribbons into the shape
of a bow by pulling on a length of material affixed to such assemblage)
composed of narrow woven ribbons;
(3)
narrow woven ribbons comprised at least 20 percent by weight of
elastomeric yarn (i.e., filament yarn, including monofilament, of synthetic
textile material, other than textured yarn, which does not break on being
extended to three times its original length and which returns, after being
extended to twice its original length, within a period of five minutes, to a
length not greater than one and a half times its original length as defined in
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), Section XI,
Note 13) or rubber thread;
(4)
narrow woven ribbons of a kind used for the manufacture of typewriter or
printer ribbons;
(5)
narrow woven labels and apparel tapes, cut–to-length or cut–to-shape,
having a length (when measured across the longest edge–to-edge span) not
exceeding 8 centimeters;
(6)
narrow woven ribbons with woven selvedge attached to and forming the
handle of a gift bag;
(7)
cut–edge narrow woven ribbons formed by cutting broad woven fabric into
strips of ribbon, with or without treatments to prevent the longitudinal
edges of the ribbon from fraying (such as by merrowing, lamination,
sono–bonding, fusing, gumming or waxing), and with or without wire
running lengthwise along the longitudinal edges of the ribbon;
(8)
narrow woven ribbons comprised at least 85 percent by weight of threads
having a denier of 225 or higher;
(9)
narrow woven ribbons constructed from pile fabrics (i.e., fabrics with a
surface effect formed by tufts or loops of yarn that stand up from the body
of the fabric);
(10)
narrow woven ribbon affixed (including by tying) as a decorative detail to
non–subject merchandise, such as a gift bag, gift box, gift tin, greeting card
or plush toy, or affixed (including by tying) as a decorative detail to
packaging containing non–subject merchandise;

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DEFINITIONS--Continued
Narrow woven ribbons with woven selvedge (“Narrow woven ribbons”) –continued
(11)

(12)

narrow woven ribbon that is
a.
affixed to non–subject merchandise as a working component of
such non–subject merchandise, such as where narrow woven ribbon
comprises an apparel trimming, book marker, bag cinch, or part of
an identity card holder, or
b.
affixed (including by tying) to non–subject merchandise as a
working component that holds or packages such non–subject
merchandise or attaches packaging or labeling to such non–subject
merchandise, such as a ‘‘belly band’’ around a pair of pajamas, a
pair of socks or a blanket; and
narrow woven ribbon(s) comprising a belt attached to and imported with an
item of wearing apparel, whether or not such belt is removable from such
item of wearing apparel.

The merchandise subject to {these} investigation{s} is classifiable under the
HTSUS statistical categories 5806.32.1020; 5806.32.1030; 5806.32.1050 and
5806.32.1060. Subject merchandise also may enter under subheadings 5806.31.00;
5806.32.20; 5806.39.20; 5806.39.30; 5808.90.00;5810.91.00; 5810.99.90;
5903.90.10;5903.90.25; 5907.00.60; and 5907.00.80 and under statistical
categories 5806.32.1080; 5810.92.9080; 5903.90.3090; and 6307.90.9889. The
HTSUS statistical categories and subheadings are provided for convenience and
customs purposes; however, the written description of the merchandise under
investigation is dispositive.
Firm.--An individual proprietorship, partnership, joint venture, association, corporation
(including any subsidiary corporation), business trust, cooperative, trustee in bankruptcy, or
receiver under decree of any court.
Related firm.--A firm that your firm solely or jointly owned, managed, or otherwise controlled; a
firm that solely or jointly owned, managed, or otherwise controlled your firm; and/or a firm that
was solely or jointly owned, managed, or otherwise controlled by a firm that also solely or jointly
owned, managed, or otherwise controlled your firm.
Establishment.--Each facility of a firm in China or Taiwan involved in the production of narrow
woven ribbons (as defined above), including auxiliary facilities operated in conjunction with
(whether or not physically separate from) such facilities.
United States.--For purposes of this proceeding, the 50 States, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands,
and the District of Columbia.

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DEFINITIONS--Continued
Importer.--Any person or firm engaged, either directly or through a parent company or subsidiary,
in importing narrow woven ribbons (as defined above) into the United States from a foreign
manufacturer or through its selling agent.
Facilitation.--Any activity designed to, or having the effect of, helping to bring about either the
import of narrow woven ribbons from China or Taiwan into the United States or the export of
narrow woven ribbons from China or Taiwan to the United States. Such activities include, but are
not limited to, promoting, advertising, negotiating contracts, arranging sales, brokering
transactions, invoicing, financing, guaranteeing, collaborating, providing quality control or
performing other types of logistical or administrative support or assistance. (This definition also
applies to derivations of the term “facilitation”: (e.g., facilitate, facilitator, et cetera).
Average production capacity.--The level of production that your establishment(s) could
reasonably have expected to attain during the specified periods. Assume normal operating
conditions (i.e., using equipment and machinery in place and ready to operate; normal operating
levels (hours per week/weeks per year) and time for downtime, maintenance, repair, and cleanup;
and a typical or representative product mix).
Production.--All production in your establishment(s) in China or Taiwan, including production
consumed internally within your firm.
Shipments.--Shipments of products produced in your establishment(s) in China or Taiwan.
Quantities reported should be net of returns.
Home market commercial shipments.--Shipments, other than internal consumption and
transfers to related firms, within China or Taiwan.
Home market internal consumption/transfers to related firms.--Shipments made to
related firms in China or Taiwan, including product consumed internally by your firm.
Export shipments.--Shipments to destinations outside China or Taiwan, including
shipments to related firms.
Inventories.--Finished goods inventory, not raw materials or work-in-progress.

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