08-2-2720 Certain Steel Threaded Rod from China (F) -- U.S. import

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US Importer Q ROD

Certain Steel Threaded Rod from China (F)

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U.S. IMPORTERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
CERTAIN STEEL THREADED ROD FROM CHINA

This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by no later than DECEMBER 19, 2008
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 investigation concerning certain steel threaded rod from China (Inv. No. 731-TA-1145
(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 steel threaded rod (as defined in the instruction booklet) from any country at any
time since January 1, 2005?

(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 this investigation 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 this investigation 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 this investigation 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.
I AGREE TO THE ABOVE CERTIFICATION

Name and Title of Authorized Official

Signature of Authorized Official

Date

E-mail address

Phone

Ext.:

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 30 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 steel threaded rod from China into the United States or which are engaged in
exporting certain steel threaded rod from China 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 steel threaded rod?
Firm name

I-6.

Address

Affiliation

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

Yes

Bonded warehouses

Yes

Please indicate whether your firm imports certain steel threaded rod under the TIB (temporary
importation under bond) program.
No

I-10.

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 Joanna Lo (202-205-1888;
[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 production of
certain steel threaded rod since January 1, 2005?
No

II-3.

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

Has your firm imported or arranged for the importation of certain steel threaded rod from China
for delivery after September 30, 2008?
No

II-4.

E-mail address

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

If your firm also produces certain steel threaded rod in the United States, please indicate your
reasons for importing this product. If your reasons differ by source, please elaborate.

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

IMPORTS FROM SUBJECT SOURCES.–Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s
shipments and inventories of CERTAIN STEEL THREADED ROD IMPORTED FROM
CHINA by your firm during the specified periods. (See definitions in the instruction booklet.)

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

2005

2006

January-September
2007

2007

2008

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 of U.S. shipments to distributors
Value of U.S. shipments to distributors
U.S. shipments to end users
Quantity of U.S. shipments to end users
Value of U.S. shipments to end users
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 2005, 2006, and 2007 below:

Identify your principal export markets:
Reconciliation of data.--Please note that the quantities reported above should reconcile as follows: beginning-ofperiod inventories, plus production, less total shipments, equals end-of-period inventories. Do the data reported
reconcile?
4

Yes

No--Please explain:

_________________________________________________________

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

IMPORTS FROM NONSUBJECT SOURCES.–Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s
shipments and inventories of CERTAIN STEEL THREADED ROD IMPORTED FROM
NONSUBJECT (COUNTRIES OTHER THAN CHINA) SOURCES COMBINED by your
firm during the specified periods. (See definitions in the instruction booklet.)

SPECIFY NONSUBJECT SOURCE(S):
Quantity (in 1,000 pounds), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item

2005

2006

January-September
2007

2007

2008

Please identify the sources and foreign producers, if known:

Yes

No--Please explain:

_________________________________________________________

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-11.

Report your firm’s 2007 shipments of certain steel threaded rod by diameter, according to the
categories listed below. Report shipments of the product by diameter (including all finishes and
lengths) in 1,000 pounds, 1,000 linear feet, and $1,000 value.
Shipments in 2007
Diameter

1,000 (pounds)

¼-inch
5

⁄16-inch
⅜-inch

⁄16-inch
½-inch

⁄16-inch
⅝-inch
¾-inch
⅞-inch
1-inch

1⅛-inch
1¼-inch
1⅜-inch
1½-inch
1¾-inch
2-inch
2¼-inch
2½-inch
Other (please specify):
________

1,000 (linear feet)

$1,000 (value)

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Craig Thomsen (202-2053226, [email protected]).
III-1.

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

E-mail address

PRICE DATA
This section requests quarterly price and quantity data, f.o.b. your U.S. point of shipment, concerning
your firm’s U.S. commercial shipments to unrelated U.S. customers of the following products imported
from China and from all other countries during January 2005-September 2008:
Product 1.—Low-carbon steel fully threaded rod, electro-plated with zinc, 3/8 inch diameter (as
measured from the top of the thread), 10 feet in length, in cardboard tubes
Product 2.—Low-carbon steel fully threaded rod, electro-plated with zinc, 1/4 inch diameter (as
measured from the top of the thread), 10 feet in length, in cardboard tubes
Product 3.—Low-carbon steel fully threaded rod, hot-dip galvanized, 5/8 inch diameter (as
measured from the top of the thread), 12 feet in length, in cardboard tubes
Product 4.—Low-carbon steel fully threaded rod, electro-plated with zinc, 3/8-inch diameter (as
measured from the top of the thread), 6 feet in length, in cardboard tubes
Product 5.—Low-carbon steel fully threaded rod, electro-plated with zinc, 1/2-inch diameter (as
measured from the top of the thread), 10 feet in length, in cardboard tubes
Product 6.—Low-carbon steel fully threaded rod, plain, 3/4 inch diameter (as measured from the
top of the thread), 12 feet in length, in cardboard tubes
Product 7.—Low-carbon steel fully threaded rod, plain, 1¼ inch diameter (as measured from the
top of the thread), 12 feet in length, in cardboard tubes

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 the instruction booklet for
additional information.
Please complete a separate page for each country (China and each nonsubject country) from which
you imported certain steel threaded rod.

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-2a. Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported from China and sold by
your firm.
Quantity (in pounds) and value (in dollars)
Product 1
Product 2
Product 3
Product 4
Period of
shipment
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value
2005:
Jan-Mar
Apr-Jun
Jul-Sep
Oct-Dec
2006:
Jan-Mar
Apr-Jun
Jul-Sep
Oct-Dec
2007:
Jan-Mar
Apr-Jun
Jul-Sep
Oct-Dec
2008:
Jan-Mar
Apr-Jun
Jul-Sep
Period of
Product 5
Product 6
Product 7
shipment
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value
2005:
Jan-Mar
Apr-Jun
Jul-Sep
Oct-Dec
2006:
Jan-Mar
Apr-Jun
Jul-Sep
Oct-Dec
2007:
Jan-Mar
Apr-Jun
Jul-Sep
Oct-Dec
2008:
Jan-Mar
Apr-Jun
Jul-Sep
1
Net values (i.e., gross sales values less all discounts, allowances, rebates, and the value of returned goods),
on a delivered basis.
2
Pricing product definitions are provided on the first page of section 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:
Product 3:
Product 4:
Product 5:
Product 6:
Product 7:

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-2b. Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported from any country other
than China and sold by your firm. Please copy this page as needed. Country:
Quantity (in pounds) and value (in dollars)
Product 1
Product 2
Product 3
Product 4
Period of
shipment
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value
2005:
Jan-Mar
Apr-Jun
Jul-Sep
Oct-Dec
2006:
Jan-Mar
Apr-Jun
Jul-Sep
Oct-Dec
2007:
Jan-Mar
Apr-Jun
Jul-Sep
Oct-Dec
2008:
Jan-Mar
Apr-Jun
Jul-Sep
Period of
Product 5
Product 6
Product 7
shipment
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value
2005:
Jan-Mar
Apr-Jun
Jul-Sep
Oct-Dec
2006:
Jan-Mar
Apr-Jun
Jul-Sep
Oct-Dec
2007:
Jan-Mar
Apr-Jun
Jul-Sep
Oct-Dec
2008:
Jan-Mar
Apr-Jun
Jul-Sep
1
Net values (i.e., gross sales values less all discounts, allowances, rebates, and the value of returned goods),
on a delivered basis.
2
Pricing product definitions are provided on the first page of section 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:
Product 3:
Product 4:
Product 5:
Product 6:
Product 7:

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-3.

Please describe how your firm determines the prices that it charges for sales of certain steel
threaded rod (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.

III-4.

Please describe your firm’s discount policy (quantity discounts, annual total volume discounts,
etc.).

III-5.

What are your firm’s typical sales terms for certain steel threaded rod imported from China (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)?
.

III-6.

Approximately what share of your firm’s sales of its certain steel threaded rod imported from
China in 2007 were on a (1) long-term contract basis (multiple deliveries for more than 12
months), (2) short-term contract basis (multiple deliveries up to 12 months), and (3) spot sales
basis (for a single delivery)?
Type of sale

Share of sales (percent)

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

100%

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?

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-8.

III-9.

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?

What is the average lead time between a customer’s order and the date of delivery for your firm’s
sales of certain steel threaded rod?

Source

Share of sales,
2007

Lead time

From inventory
Produced to order
Total

III-10. (a)

100 %

What is the approximate percentage of the total delivered cost of certain steel threaded
rod 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-11. What is the geographic market area in the United States served by your firm’s certain steel
threaded rod? (check all that apply)
Northeast

Mid-Atlantic

Midwest

Southeast

Southwest

Rocky Mountains

West Coast

Northwest

National

Other (describe:

)

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-12. Describe the end uses of the certain steel threaded rod that you import from China. For each enduse product, what percentage of the total cost is accounted for by certain steel threaded rod
(NOTE: by definition, the percentages should not add up to 100 percent)?
End use

III-13. (a)

Share of total cost (percent)

Are there any functional substitutes for certain steel threaded rod (i.e., can certain steel
threaded rod be replaced in its end-use applications without loss of performance and price
competitiveness?
No

(b)

Yes

If the answer is yes, please list in order of importance any products that may be
substituted for certain steel threaded rod.
(i)
(ii)
(iii)

(c)

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

(d)

Have changes in the prices of these products affected the price for certain steel threaded
rod?
No

Yes-- To what degree do changes in their prices affect the price for
certain steel threaded rod? 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 steel threaded rod or final end use?

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-14. (a) How has the demand within the United States for certain steel threaded rod changed since
January 1, 2005? What principal factors affect changes in demand?
Increase

No Change

Decrease

(b) How has the demand outside the United States for certain steel threaded rod changed since
January 1, 2005? What principal factors affect changes in demand?
Increased

No change

Decreased

III-15. (a) Is the certain steel threaded rod market subject to business cycles or conditions of competition
(including seasonal business) distinctive to certain steel threaded rod?
No (skip to question III-16.)

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

(b) If yes, have there been any changes in the business cycles or conditions of competition for
certain steel threaded rod since January 1, 2005?
No

Yes-- Please describe.

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-16. Have there been any significant changes in the product range or marketing of certain steel
threaded rod since January 1, 2005?
No

Yes-- Please describe.

III-17. Has your firm refused, declined, or been unable to supply certain steel threaded rod since January
1, 2005 (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. Please describe any trends in the prices of raw materials used to produce certain steel threaded
rod and whether your firm expects these trends to continue.

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

China

United States
China
1

For any country-pair producing certain steel threaded rod which is sometimes or never
interchangeable, please explain the factors that limit or preclude interchangeable use:

Please identify the names of those countries:

Other countries

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-20. Are differences other than price (i.e., quality, availability, transportation network, product range,
technical support, etc.) between certain steel threaded rod produced in the United States and in
other countries a significant factor in your firm’s sales of the products? Please indicate below,
using “A” to indicate that such differences are always significant, “F” to indicate that such
differences are frequently significant, “S” to indicate that such differences are sometimes
significant, “N” to indicate that such differences are never significant, and “0” to indicate no
familiarity with products from a specified country-pair.1
Country-pair

China

Other countries

United States
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 certain steel threaded rod, identify the country-pair and report the advantages or
disadvantages imparted by such factors:

Please identify the names of those countries:

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-21. Please identify below the names and addresses of your firm’s 10 largest customers for certain
steel threaded rod 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 certain steel
threaded rod from China that each of these customers accounted for in 2008.

No.

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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