10-2-2887 US importer questionnaire

OMB No. 3117-0016/USITC No. 10-2-2887; Expiration Date: 6/30/2011
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U.S. IMPORTERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
CERTAIN COATED PAPER SUITABLE FOR HIGH-QUALITY PRINT GRAPHICS USING
SHEET-FED PRESSES FROM CHINA AND INDONESIA

This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by no later than August 2, 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 antidumping and countervailing duty investigations concerning certain coated paper suitable for highquality print graphics using sheet-fed presses (“certain coated paper”) from China and Indonesia (Inv. Nos. 701-TA-470471 and 731-TA-1169-1170 (Final)). The information requested in the questionnaire is requested under the authority of
the Tariff Act of 1930, title VII. This report is mandatory and failure to reply as directed can result in a subpoena
or other order to compel the submission of records or information in your possession (19 U.S.C. § 1333(a)).

Name of firm
Address
State

City

Zip Code

World Wide Web address
Has your firm imported certain coated paper suitable for high-quality print graphics using sheet-fed presses
(“certain coated paper”) (as defined in the instruction booklet) at any time since January 1, 2007?
Please note that the product definition includes some types of paper products that may be referred to in the
industry as “paperboard,” “digital coated paper,” or “coated label paper.” Products also covered can include
both coated free-sheet and coated groundwood. Please read the definition of “certain coated paper” in the
instruction booklet for a complete description of the products covered by these investigations.
Included in the scope of these investigations is coated multi-ply paperboard in sheets entered under HTS
subheadings 4810.92.12 and 4810.92.14 that has a GE brightness level of 80 or higher; weighing not more
than 340 grams per square meter, regardless of grade or finish; whether or not surface-colored, surface
decorated, printed (except final content printed text or graphics), embossed, or perforated; and irrespective of
dimensions.

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 certain coated paper from China or Indonesia into the United States or which are
engaged in exporting certain coated paper from China or Indonesia 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 certain coated paper?
Firm name

I-6.

Address

Address

Affiliation

Please indicate the nature of your firm’s importing operations on certain coated paper. 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 certain coated paper 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 certain coated paper into, or withdraws such
merchandise from, foreign trade zones or bonded warehouses.
Foreign trade zones

No

Yes

Bonded warehouses

No

Yes

Does your firm participate in “printer directed buy” (PDB) programs (see definition in the
instruction booklet) in its sales of imported certain coated paper?
No

Yes–Please specify below:

(a) Provide the names of the foreign paper sources (imports) that you use in these programs:

(b) Report the names of your end-use customers that participated in these programs in 2009-10:

(c) Please provide the volume and value of your firm’s U.S. commercial shipments that occurred
pursuant to PDB programs.
Quantity (in short tons) and value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item

2007

2008

January-June
2009

2009

2010

U.S. commercial shipments made pursuant to PDB programs:
Quantity of shipments
Value of shipments

I-10.

Please indicate whether your firm imports certain coated paper under the TIB (temporary
importation under bond) program.
No

I-11.

Yes

To your knowledge, have the products subject to this investigation 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 Chris Cassise (202-708-5408,
[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
certain coated paper since January 1, 2007?
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 certain coated paper from China or
Indonesia for delivery after June 30, 2010?
No

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

Imports from China:
Quantity of imports

Date of delivery
short tons

Value of imports
Imports from Indonesia:
Quantity of imports

short tons

Value of imports

II-4.

If your firm also produces certain coated paper 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 III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION
II-5a.

IMPORTS FROM SUBJECT SOURCES.–Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s
shipments and inventories of certain coated paper imported from China by your firm during the
specified periods. (See definitions in the instruction booklet.)
Please note that the unit of measure for quantity is short tons and the unit of measure for value
is THOUSANDS of dollars. Further note that imports and commercial shipments are
subdivided into those imports and shipments that are of sheeter rolls or final sheet.

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

2007

2008

January-June
2009

2009

2010

Beginning-of-period inventories (quantity)
Imports:1
Of sheeter rolls (quantity)
Of final sheet (quantity)
Total imports (quantity)
Of sheeter rolls (value)
Of final sheet (value)
Total imports (value)
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Of sheeter rolls (quantity)
Of final sheet (quantity)
Total commercial shipments (quantity)
Of sheeter rolls (value)
Of final sheet (value)
Total commercial shipments (value)
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)
U.S. shipments through PDB programs (quantity)
1

Please identify the foreign producers:

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 III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION
II-5b.

IMPORTS FROM SUBJECT SOURCES.–Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s
shipments and inventories of certain coated paper imported from Indonesia by your firm during
the specified periods. (See definitions in the instruction booklet.)
Please note that the unit of measure for quantity is short tons and the unit of measure for value
is THOUSANDS of dollars. Further note that imports and commercial shipments are
subdivided into those imports and shipments that are of sheeter rolls or final sheet.

INDONESIA
Quantity (in short tons), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item

2007

2008

January-June
2009

2009

2010

Beginning-of-period inventories (quantity)
Imports:1
Of sheeter rolls (quantity)
Of final sheet (quantity)
Total imports (quantity)
Of sheeter rolls (value)
Of final sheet (value)
Total imports (value)
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Of sheeter rolls (quantity)
Of final sheet (quantity)
Total commercial shipments (quantity)
Of sheeter rolls (value)
Of final sheet (value)
Total commercial shipments (value)
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)
U.S. shipments through PDB programs (quantity)
1

Please identify the foreign producers:

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 III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION
II-6.

IMPORTS FROM NONSUBJECT SOURCES (COUNTRIES OTHER THAN CHINA
AND INDONESIA).–Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments and inventories of
certain coated paper imported from all other sources combined by your firm during the specified
periods. (See definitions in the instruction booklet.)
Please note that the unit of measure for quantity is short tons and the unit of measure for value
is THOUSANDS of dollars. Further note that imports and commercial shipments are
subdivided into those imports and shipments that are of sheeter rolls or final sheet.

NONSUBJECT COUNTRIES (COUNTRIES OTHER THAN CHINA AND INDONESIA)
Quantity (in short tons), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item

2007

2008

January-June
2009

2009

2010

Beginning-of-period inventories (quantity)
Imports:1
Of sheeter rolls (quantity)
Of final sheet (quantity)
Total imports (quantity)
Of sheeter rolls (value)
Of final sheet (value)
Total imports (value)
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Of sheeter rolls (quantity)
Of final sheet (quantity)
Total commercial shipments (quantity)
Of sheeter rolls (value)
Of final sheet (value)
Total commercial shipments (value)
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)
U.S. shipments through PDB programs (quantity)
1

Please identify the foreign producers:

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 III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION
II-7.

Negligibility of U.S. Imports from Indonesia. Report your firm’s monthly U.S. imports from
Indonesia.

Please note that the product definition includes some types of paper products that may be referred to
in the industry as “paperboard,” “digital coated paper,” or “coated label paper.” Products also
covered can include both coated free-sheet and coated groundwood. Please read the definition of
“certain coated paper” in the instruction booklet for a complete description of the products covered
by these investigations.
Included in the scope of these investigations is coated multi-ply paperboard in sheets entered under
HTS subheadings 4810.92.12 and 4810.92.14 that has a GE brightness level of 80 or higher;
weighing not more than 340 grams per square meter, regardless of grade or finish; whether or not
surface-colored, surface decorated, printed (except final content printed text or graphics), embossed,
or perforated; and irrespective of dimensions.

Month
September 2008
October 2008
November 2008
December 2008
January 2009
February 2009
March 2009
April 2009
May 2009
June 2009
July 2009
August 2009

U.S. imports from Indonesia
(monthly volume in short tons)

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Nancy Bryan, Economist
(202-205-2088, e-mail [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 quantity and value data on your firm’s U.S. commercial shipments of its
imported certain coated paper from China, Indonesia, and your top two other country sources to unrelated
U.S. customers of the following products during January 2007-June 2010. Report the requested pricing
data separately for each country in the tables on the following pages.
Product 1.—Coated paper, two-side coated sheets, 70-100 pounds text basis weights, GE
brightness levels equal to or above 86 but less than 90.
***For product 1 only, please report separately for non-PDB sales and PDB sales (please see
Instructions).
Product 2.— Coated paper, two-side coated sheets, 70-100 pounds text basis weights, GE
brightness levels equal to or above 90 but less than 96.
Product 3.— Coated paper, one-side coated sheets, 70-100 pounds text basis weights, GE
brightness levels equal to or greater than 83.
Product 4.— Coated paper, two-side coated sheets, 80-100 pounds cover basis weights, GE
brightness levels equal to or greater than 86 but less than 90.
Product 5. — Coated paper, two-side coated sheets, 80-100 pounds cover basis weights, GE
brightness levels equal to or greater than 90 but less than 96.

Please note that total dollar values should be your firm’s f.o.b., U.S. point(s) of shipment values and
should not include U.S.-inland transportation costs to your firm’s customers. 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
III-2a. Report below the quarterly price data for the specified pricing product 11 that your firm imported
from China and sold to unrelated U.S. customers, reported separately by Non-PDB sales and
PDB sales (please see Instructions).

IMPORTS FROM CHINA
(Quantity in short tons, value in dollars)
Period of
shipment
2007
Jan.-March

Product 1
Non-PDB Sales
Quantity

Product 1
PDB Sales
Value2

Quantity

Value2

April-June
July-Sept.
Oct.-Dec.
2008
Jan.-March
April-June
July-Sept.
Oct.-Dec.
2009
Jan.-March
April-June
July-Sept.
Oct.-Dec.
2010
Jan.-March
April-June
1
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:
2
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.

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION
III-2b. Report below the quarterly price data for the specified pricing products 2 through 51 that your
firm imported from China and sold to unrelated U.S. customers.

IMPORTS FROM CHINA
Period of
shipment
2007
Jan.-March

Product 2
Value2

Quantity

Product 3
Value2

Quantity

Product 4
Value2

Quantity

Product 5
Value2

Quantity

April-June
July-Sept.
Oct.-Dec.
2008
Jan.-March
April-June
July-Sept.
Oct.-Dec.
2009
Jan.-March
April-June
July-Sept.
Oct.-Dec.
2010
Jan.-March
April-June
1

if your product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified product, provide a
description of your product:
Product 2:
Product 3:
Product 4:
Product 5:
2
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.

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION
III-2c. Report below the quarterly price data for the specified pricing product 11 that your firm imported
from Indonesia and sold to unrelated U.S. customers, reported separately by Non-PDB sales and
PDB sales (please see Instructions).

IMPORTS FROM INDONESIA
(Quantity in short tons, value in dollars)
Period of
shipment
2007
Jan.-March

Product 1
Non-PDB Sales
Quantity

Product 1
PDB Sales
Value2

Quantity

Value2

April-June
July-Sept.
Oct.-Dec.
2008
Jan.-March
April-June
July-Sept.
Oct.-Dec.
2009
Jan.-March
April-June
July-Sept.
Oct.-Dec.
2010
Jan.-March
April-June
1

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:
2
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.

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION
III-2d. Report below the quarterly price data for the specified pricing products 2 through51 that your firm
imported from Indonesia and sold to unrelated U.S. customers.

IMPORTS FROM INDONESIA
Period of
shipment
2007
Jan.-March

Product 2
Value2

Quantity

Product 3
Value2

Quantity

Product 4
Value2

Quantity

Product 5
Value2

Quantity

April-June
July-Sept.
Oct.-Dec.
2008
Jan.-March
April-June
July-Sept.
Oct.-Dec.
2009
Jan.-March
April-June
July-Sept.
Oct.-Dec.
2010
Jan.-March
April-June
1

if your product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified product, provide a
description of your product:
Product 2:
Product 3:
Product 4:
Product 5:
2
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.

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION
III-2e. Report below the quarterly price data for the specified pricing products1 that your firm imported
from your largest other country source (country other than China or Indonesia) and sold to
unrelated U.S. customers.

IMPORTS FROM LARGEST OTHER COUNTRY SOURCE
(Country other than China or Indonesia; please identify: __________
Period of
shipment
2007
Jan.-March

Product 1
Quantity
Value2

(Quantity in short tons, value in dollars)
Product 2
Product 3
Product 4
Quantity
Quantity
Quantity
Value2
Value2
Value2

)
Product 5
Value2

Quantity

April-June
July-Sept.
Oct.-Dec.
2008
Jan.-March
April-June
July-Sept.
Oct.-Dec.
2009
Jan.-March
April-June
July-Sept.
Oct.-Dec.
2010
Jan.-March
April-June
1

If your product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified product, provide a
description of your product:
Product 1:
Product 2:
Product 3:
Product 4:
Product 5:
2
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.

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION
III-2f. Report below the quarterly price data for the specified pricing products1 that your firm imported
from your second largest other country source and sold to unrelated U.S. customers.

IMPORTS FROM YOUR SECOND LARGEST OTHER COUNTRY
SOURCE
(Country other than China or Indonesia; please identify:__________
)
Period of
shipment
2007
Jan.-March

Product 1
Quantity
Value2

(Quantity in short tons, value in dollars)
Product 2
Product 3
Product 4
Quantity
Quantity
Quantity
Value2
Value2
Value2

Product 5
Value2

Quantity

April-June
July-Sept.
Oct.-Dec.
2008
Jan.-March
April-June
July-Sept.
Oct.-Dec.
2009
Jan.-March
April-June
July-Sept.
Oct.-Dec.
2010
Jan.-March
April-June
1

If your product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified product, provide a
description of your product:
Product 1:
Product 2:
Product 3:
Product 4:
Product 5:
2
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.

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION
Please note that questions in this section refer to imports from China and Indonesia. If your firm
imports certain coated paper from more than one of the subject countries and your response to any
question differs depending on the country of origin, please report separately for each country and note
this in your response.

III-3.

(a)

Please describe how your firm determines the prices that it charges for sales of its
imported certain coated paper from China and/or Indonesia (transaction by transaction
negotiation, contracts for multiple shipments, set price lists, etc.). If your firm issues
price lists, please include a copy of a recent price list with your submission. If your price
list is large, please submit sample pages.

(b)

How have your sales prices for certain coated paper changed since 2007? Please explain
what factors contributed to the change in prices.

III-4.

Please describe your firm’s discount policy for sales of its imported certain coated paper from
China and/or Indonesia (quantity discounts, annual total volume discounts, etc.).

III-5.

What are your firm’s typical sales terms for its certain coated paper imported from China and/or
Indonesia (e.g., 2/10 net 30 days)?
. On what basis are your prices of such
product usually quoted (e.g., f.o.b. warehouse, or delivered)?

.

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

Approximately what share of your firm’s total U.S. commercial shipment value of its certain
coated paper imported from China and/or Indonesia 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

Share of 2008 commercial shipment
value (percent)

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

Does your firm participate in printer-directed-buy (PDB) programs (see definition in Instructions)
in its sales of coated paper to distributors or printers?
No. Please describe why you do not participate:
Yes— Please provide responses to the following questions:
(a) Provide the names of the foreign paper sources (i.e., imports) that you use in these programs.

(b) Report the names of the end-use customers that participated in these programs with your firm
in 2009 and 2010.

III-8.

If you sell your firm’s imported certain coated paper from China and/or Indonesia on a long-term
contract basis, please answer the following questions with respect to provisions of a typical longterm 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
III-9.

If you sell your firm’s imported certain coated paper from China and/or Indonesia on a short-term
contract basis, please answer the following questions with respect to provisions of a typical shortterm 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?

III-10. If you participate in printer-directed-buy (PDB) programs, please answer the following questions
with respect to provisions of your firm’s typical PDB 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?

III-11. What is the average lead time between a customer’s order and the date of delivery for your firm’s
sales of its imported certain coated paper from China and/or Indonesia?
Share of 2009
commercial shipment
Source
value (percent)
Lead time
From inventory
Produced in China to order
Produced in Indonesia to
order
Total
III-12. (a)

(b)

100 %
What is the approximate percentage of the total delivered cost of your firm’s certain
coated paper imported from China and/or Indonesia that is accounted for by U.S. inland
transportation costs?
percent.
Who generally arranges the transportation to your customers’ locations? (check one)
Your firm
or purchaser

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III-12.

(c)

What proportion of your sales occur within 100 miles of your importation or
facility?
percent. Within 101 to 1,000 miles?
percent. Over
miles?

storage
1,000

percent.

III-13. Please indicate the percentage share of your firm’s U.S. shipments that was shipped to each of the
following geographic markets. Please base your responses to this question on the ultimate
delivery destinations for sales to customers in the United States. Please report separately for
shipments of imports from each source:
Imports from China:
Geographic area

Share of U.S. shipments
in 2008 (in percent)

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.

Imports from Indonesia:
Geographic area

Share of U.S. shipments
in 2008 (in percent)

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.

Imports from all other sources:
Geographic area
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.

Share of U.S. shipments
in 2008 (in percent)

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III-14. Describe the end uses of the certain coated paper that your firm imports from China and/or
Indonesia. For each end-use product, estimate the percentage of the total cost is accounted for by
certain coated paper? Please report any differences in end uses by source (i.e., produced in the
United States, imported from China, imported from Indonesia, or imported from all other
sources).
End use

III-15. (a)

Share of total cost (percent)

Please list in order of importance any products that may be substituted for certain coated
paper.
(i)

(ii)

(iii)
(b)

For each possible substitute product, please give examples of applications and end uses
for which they are substitutes.

(c)

Have changes in the prices of these products affected the price for certain coated paper?
No

Yes-- To what degree do changes in their prices affect the price for
certain coated paper? Does this effect have a time lag? If so,
how long is the time lag for each substitute product? Does this
vary by type of certain coated paper or final end use?

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III-16. Have purchasers of certain coated paper actually switched to purchasing any of the substitutes
listed above in question IV-14 (a) since 2007 (e.g., digital or on-line media)?
No

III-17. (a)

Yes—Please describe below the extent to which such a switch to
substitute products may be permanent or temporary.

How has the demand within the United States for certain coated paper changed since
January 1, 2007? What principal factors affect changes in demand?
Increased

(b)

No Change

Decreased

Fluctuated

How has the demand outside the United States (if known) for certain coated paper
changed since January 1, 2007? What principal factors affect changes in demand?
Increased

(c)

No Change

Decreased

Fluctuated

How has the recession affected demand for certain coated paper? Please also specify the
time periods involved and the effect on prices.

III-18. Have there been any significant changes in the product range or marketing of certain coated paper
in the U.S. market since January 1, 2007?
No

Yes-- Please describe.

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III-19. Since January 1, 2007, have you ever (a) put any customers on allocation (or on a reservation
system, “controlled order entry” system, or any other measure that limited the quantity that
customer could order), or (b) been unable to supply all of your customers’ needs, or (c) observed
shortages in your market areas?
No

Yes-- Please identify the dates, products involved, and nature of each event.

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III-20. Is certain coated paper produced in the United States and in other countries interchangeable (i.e.,
can it physically be used in the same applications) in the U.S. market? 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

United States

China

Indonesia

Other2

United States
China
Indonesia
1
For any country-pair producing certain coated paper which is sometimes or never interchangeable,
please explain the factors that limit or preclude interchangeable use:

2

Please specify:

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III-21. Are differences other than price (i.e., quality, availability, transportation network, product range,
technical support, etc.) between certain coated paper produced in the United States and in other
countries a significant factor in your firm’s U.S. sales of its imported certain coated paper from
China and/or Indonesia? 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

United States

China

Indonesia

Other2

United States
China
Indonesia
1

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

2

Please specify:

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III-22. Please identify below the names and addresses of your firm’s 10 largest customers for its
imported certain coated paper from China and Indonesia since 2007. Please also provide the
name, e-mail address, and telephone number of a contact person and the share of your firm’s total
2009 commercial shipment value of its imported certain coated paper from China and Indonesia
that each of these customers accounted for in 2009.

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 and
e-mail address

Area
code and
telephone
number

Share of
2009
sales
(%)