11-2-2912 US importer questionnaire

Information collections for import injury investigations (producers, importers, purchasers, and foreign producer questionnaires and institution notices for 5-year reviews)

ML Wood Flooring US Imp Q

Multilayered Wood Flooring from China

OMB: 3117-0016

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U.S. IMPORTERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE

MULTILAYERED WOOD FLOORING FROM CHINA
This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by no later than November 4, 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 multilayered wood flooring from
China (inv. No. 701-TA-476 and 731-TA-1179 (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 multilayered wood flooring (as defined in the instruction booklet) from any country at
any time since January 1, 2007?

(Sign the certification below and promptly return only this page of the questionnaire to the Commission)

If “No” then please identify the name and the total quantity and value of each product(s) your firm imported
under HTUS subheadings specified in the instruction booklet for the period January 2007 – September 2010.

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)

If “Yes,” then did your firm import multilayered wood flooring (as defined in the instruction booklet) under
an HTUS subheading other than that specified in the instruction booklet.

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 proceeding in any other import-injury proceedings conducted by
the Commission on the same or similar merchandise.
I acknowledge that information submitted in this questionnaire response and throughout this proceeding 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 proceeding or related proceedings for which this information is submitted, or in internal audits and
proceedings 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 multilayered wood flooring from China into the United States or
which are engaged in exporting multilayered wood flooring 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 multilayered wood flooring?
Firm name

I-6.

Address

Affiliation

Importing operations.--Please indicate the nature of your firm’s importing operations on
multilayered wood flooring. 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 multilayered wood flooring 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 multilayered wood
flooring into, or withdraws such merchandise from, foreign trade zones or bonded warehouses.
Foreign trade zones

Yes

Bonded warehouses

Yes

Temporary importation under bond.--Please indicate whether your firm imports multilayered
wood flooring under the TIB (temporary importation under bond) program.
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 proceedings 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 Fred Ruggles (202-205-3187;
[email protected]). Supply all data requested on a calendar-year basis.
II-1.

Please identify the individual to be contacted regarding the confidential information requested in
part II?
Name and title:
Please indicate the manner by which Commission staff may contact the individual responsible for
parts II to IV with questions regarding the submitted confidential information.
E-mail:
Fax: (

II-2.

Telephone: (

)

Changes in operations.--Please indicate whether your firm has experienced any of the following
changes in relation to the importation of multilayered wood flooring since January 1, 2007.
(check as many as appropriate)
(please describe)
office/warehouse openings .......

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Arranged imports.--Has your firm imported or arranged for the importation of multilayered
wood flooring from China for delivery after September 30, 2010?
No

II-4.

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

Reasons for importing.--If your firm also produces multilayered wood flooring 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 multilayered wood flooring imported from China by your firm
during the specified periods. (See definitions in the instruction booklet.)

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

2007

2008

January-September
2009

2009

2010

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 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:

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-6.

IMPORTS FROM NONSUBJECT SOURCES.–Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s
shipments and inventories of multilayered wood flooring 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 1,000 square feet), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item

2007

2008

January-September
2009

2009

2010

Please identify the sources and foreign producers, if known:

Yes

No--Please explain:

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from James Fetzer (202-708-5403,
[email protected])
III-1.

Please identify the individual to be contacted regarding the confidential information requested in
part III?
Name and title:
Please indicate the manner by which Commission staff may contact the individual responsible for
part III with questions regarding the submitted confidential information.
E-mail:
Fax: (

Telephone: (

)

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 2007 of the following products you imported
from China, Brazil, Canada, and Indonesia:
Product 1.--Multilayered wood flooring, 9.5 mm (3/8 inch) thick, red oak-face product,
prefinished (veneer core), 125 mm (5 inches) width or less
Product 2.--Multilayered wood flooring, 9.5 mm (3/8 inch) thick, maple-face product, prefinished
(veneer core), 125 mm (5 inches) width or less
Product 3.--Multilayered wood flooring, 9.5 mm (3/8 inch) thick, prefinished (MDF or similar
core), 125 mm (5 inches) width or less
Product 4.--Multilayered wood flooring, 12.5 mm (1/2 inch) thick, hickory-face, hand
scraped, prefinished, (veneer core), 125 mm (5 inches) width or less
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
(Quantity in 1,000 square feet , value in dollars)
Product 1
Product 2
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value

Period of shipment
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
October-December
2010:
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 IV.
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. Pricing data.—Continued.

CHINA
(Quantity in 1,000 square feet , value in dollars)
Product 3
Product 4
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value

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

BRAZIL
(Quantity in 1,000 square feet , value in dollars)
Product 1
Product 2
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-2b. Pricing data.—Continued.

BRAZIL
(Quantity in 1,000 square feet , value in dollars)
Product 3
Product 4
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value

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

CANADA
(Quantity in 1,000 square feet , value in dollars)
Product 1
Product 2
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-2c. Pricing data.—Continued.

CANADA
(Quantity in 1,000 square feet , value in dollars)
Product 3
Product 4
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value

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

INDONESIA
(Quantity in 1,000 square feet , value in dollars)
Product 1
Product 2
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-2d. Pricing data.—Continued.

INDONESIA
(Quantity in 1,000 square feet , value in dollars)
Product 3
Product 4
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-3. Price setting.-- How does your firm determine the prices that it charges for sales of multilayered
wood flooring (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

Reverse internet auction 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 discounts

Other--Please describe:

III-5.

Pricing terms for multilayered wood flooring.-(a)

(b)

III-6.

What are your firm’s typical sales terms for multilayered wood flooring imported from
.
China (e.g., 2/10 net 30 days)?
On what basis are your prices of imported multilayered wood flooring from China
usually quoted? (check one)
F.o.b.--Please specify point:
Delivered

Contract versus spot.--Approximately what share of your firm’s sales of multilayered wood
flooring imported from China in 2009 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
Long-term contracts
Short-term contracts
Spot sales

Share of sales (percent)

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

III-7.

III-8.

III-9.

Long-term contact provisions.--If you sell multilayered wood flooring imported from China 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?

Yes

Quantity

Price
Yes

Both
No

Short-term contact provisions.--If you sell multilayered wood flooring imported from China 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?

Yes

Quantity

Price
Yes

Both
No

Lead times.--What is your share of sales of multilayered wood flooring imported from China
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 multilayered wood flooring?

Source

Share of sales,
2009

Lead time

From your U.S. inventory

days

From foreign manufacturers’
inventory

days

Produced to order

days

Total

100 %

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-10. Shipping information.—
(a)

What is the approximate percentage of the total delivered cost of multilayered wood
flooring imported from China 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)

When you sell multilayered wood flooring imported from China, from where is it
shipped?
(check one) point of importation
or storage facility

(d)

What proportion of your sales of multilayered wood flooring imported from China are
delivered within 100 miles of your point of shipment (provide the percentages)?
percent. Over 1,000 miles?
percent.
percent. Within 101 to 1,000 miles?

III-11. Geographical shipments--What is the geographic market area in the United States served by
your firm’s shipments of multilayered wood flooring imported from any source? (check all that
apply)
Geographic area

√ if applicable

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 multilayered wood flooring that you imported from China.
For each end-use product, what percentage of the total cost is accounted for by multilayered wood
flooring?
End use

Share of total cost (percent)

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-13. Substitutes.-(a) Can other products be substituted for multilayered wood flooring?
No
Yes--Please complete (b).
(b) Please list in order of importance any products that may be substituted for multilayered wood
flooring and fill out the table.

Substitute

End use in which this
substitute is used

Have changes in the prices of this substitute
affected the price for multilayered wood
flooring?

Yes-- please explain.

Yes--please explain.

Yes--Please explain.

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-14. Demand trends.-(a)

How has the demand within the United States for multilayered wood flooring 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 multilayered wood flooring
changed since January 1, 2007? 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
multilayered wood flooring since January 1, 2007?
No

Yes-- Please describe.

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-16. Business cycles.-(a) Is multilayered wood flooring market subject to business cycles or conditions of competition
(including seasonal business) distinctive to multilayered wood flooring?
No (skip to question IV-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
multilayered wood flooring since January 1, 2007?
No

Yes-- Please describe.

III-17. Supply constraints.--Has your firm refused, declined, or been unable to supply multilayered
wood flooring since January 1, 2007 (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
multilayered wood flooring and whether your firm expects these trends to continue.

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-19. Interchangeability.--Is multilayered wood flooring 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

Brazil

Canada

Indonesia

Other countries

United States
China
Brazil
Canada
Indonesia
1

For any country-pair producing multilayered wood flooring 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 multilayered wood
flooring 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

Brazil

Canada

Indonesia

Other countries

United States
China
Brazil
Canada
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 multilayered wood flooring, 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-21. Customer Identification.--Please identify below the names and addresses of your firm’s 10
largest customers for multilayered wood flooring during 2007-2009. 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 multilayered wood flooring from CHINA that each of these customers accounted
for in 2009.

No.

Customer’s name

Street address (not P.O.
box), city, state, and zip
code

Contact person

Area
code and
telephone
number

Share of
2009
sales
(%)

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