11-2-2943 Nail - Nail Questionnaire

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U.S. IMPORTERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
CERTAIN STEEL NAILS FROM THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by no later than April 14, 2011
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 nails from the United Arab Emirates (inv. No.
731-TA-1185 (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
City

State

Zip Code

World Wide Web address
Has your firm imported certain steel nails (as defined in the instruction booklet) from any country at any time
since January 1, 2008?

(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 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/exporters.--Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or
foreign, that are engaged in importing certain steel nails from the United Arab Emirates into the
United States or that are engaged in exporting certain steel nails from the United Arab Emirates to
the United States?
No

Yes--List the following information.

Firm name

I-5.

Address

Related producers.--Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or foreign, that are
engaged in the production of certain steel nails?
No

Yes--List the following information.

Firm name

I-6.

I-7.

Affiliation

Address

Affiliation

Importing operations.--Please indicate the nature of your firm’s importing operations on certain
steel nails. 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 certain steel nails 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 certain steel nails 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 certain steel
nails 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 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 certain steel nails since January 1, 2008.
(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 certain steel nails
from the United Arab Emirates for delivery after December 31, 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 certain steel nails 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 nails imported from the United Arab Emirates by your
firm during the specified periods. (See definitions in the instruction booklet.)

The United Arab Emirates
Quantity (in short tons), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item

2008

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 certain steel nails imported from all other sources combined by
your firm during the specified periods. (See definitions in the instruction booklet.)

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

2008

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 Clark Workman
(202-205-3248, [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:

Telephone:

Fax:
PRICE DATA
III-2.

These questions 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 January 1, 2008 of the following
products you imported from the United Arab Emirates:
PRODUCT 1.--3” by 0.131” bright smooth, plastic-strip collated nails
PRODUCT 2.--3” by 0.120” bright smooth, plastic-strip collated nails
PRODUCT 3.--2” by 0.113” bright screw and ring shank nails, plastic-strip collated
PRODUCT 4.--3¼” by 0.148” 16D smooth vinyl-coated sinkers, bulk
PRODUCT 5.--2” by 0.113” bright, drive screw, machine quality pallet nails, bulk
PRODUCT 6.--2” by 0.099” bright, drive screw, wire-welded collated in coils

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 the
United Arab Emirates and sold by your firm.

The United Arab Emirates

Period of shipment

(Quantity in 1,000 nails, value in dollars)
Product 1
Quantity
Value

Product 2
Quantity
Value

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
October-December
1
Net values (i.e., gross sales values less all discounts, allowances, rebates, prepaid freight, and the value of
returned goods), f.o.b. your U.S. point of shipment.
2
Pricing product definitions are provided on the first page of Part III.
Note.--If your product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified product,
provide a description of your product:
Product 1:
Product 2:

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

the United Arab Emirates

Period of shipment

(Quantity in 1,000 nails, value in dollars)
Product 3
Quantity
Value

Product 4
Quantity
Value

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

the United Arab Emirates

Period of shipment

(Quantity in 1,000 nails, value in dollars)
Product 5
Quantity
Value

Product 6
Quantity
Value

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

Largest country source:

Period of shipment

(Quantity in 1,000 nails, value in dollars)
Product 1
Quantity
Value

Product 2
Quantity
Value

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

Largest country source:

Period of shipment

(Quantity in 1,000 nails, value in dollars)
Product 3
Quantity
Value

Product 4
Quantity
Value

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

Largest country source:

Period of shipment

(Quantity in 1,000 nails, value in dollars)
Product 5
Quantity
Value

Product 6
Quantity
Value

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

Second largest country source:

Period of shipment

(Quantity in 1,000 nails, value in dollars)
Product 1
Quantity
Value

Product 2
Quantity
Value

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

Second largest country source:

Period of shipment

(Quantity in 1,000 nails, value in dollars)
Product 3
Quantity
Value

Product 4
Quantity
Value

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

Second largest country source:

Period of shipment

(Quantity in 1,000 nails, value in dollars)
Product 5
Quantity
Value

Product 6
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 certain steel
nails (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.

III-6.

Pricing terms for certain steel nails.-(a)

What are your firm’s typical sales terms for certain steel nails imported from the United
Arab Emirates (e.g., 2/10 net 30 days)?
.

(b)

On what basis are your prices of imported certain steel nails from the United Arab
Emirates usually quoted? (check one)
F.o.b.--Please specify point:
Delivered

Contract versus spot.--Approximately what share of your firm’s sales of certain steel nails
imported from the United Arab Emirates in 2010 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 sales (percent)

Long-term contracts

Short-term contracts

Spot sales

Total

100%

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

III-7.

III-8.

III-9.

Long-term contract provisions.--If you sell certain steel nails imported from the United Arab
Emirates 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 contract provisions.--If you sell certain steel nails imported from the United Arab
Emirates 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 certain steel nails imported from the United Arab
Emirates 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 certain steel nails?

Source

Share of sales,
2010

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 certain steel nails
imported from the United Arab Emirates 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 certain steel nails imported from the United Arab Emirates, from where is
it shipped?
(check one) point of importation
or storage facility

(d)

What proportion of your sales of certain steel nails imported from the United Arab
Emirates are delivered within 100 miles of your point of shipment (provide the
percentages)?
percent. Within 101 to 1,000 miles?
percent. Over 1,000
miles?
percent.

III-11. Geographical shipments--What is the geographic market area in the United States served by
your firm’s shipments of certain steel nails 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 certain steel nails that you import from the United Arab
Emirates. For each end-use product, what percentage of the total cost is accounted for by certain
steel nails and other inputs?
Share of total cost of end use product
accounted for by

End use product
1.

Certain steel nails
(percent)
%

Other inputs (percent)
%

Total
100%

%
100%

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

Substitute
1.

End use in which this
substitute is used

Have changes in the prices of this substitute
affected the price for certain steel nails?

Yes

Please explain--

Yes

Please explain--

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 certain steel nails changed since
January 1, 2008? 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 steel nails changed
since January 1, 2008? 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 mix or marketing of
certain steel nails since January 1, 2008?
No

Yes-- Please describe.

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

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

(b) If yes, have there been any changes in the business cycles or conditions of competition for
certain steel nails since January 1, 2008?
No

Yes-- Please describe.

III-17. Supply constraints.--Has your firm refused, declined, or been unable to supply certain steel nails
since January 1, 2008 (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 certain
steel nails and whether your firm expects these trends to continue.

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-19. Interchangeability.--Is certain steel nails 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

The United Arab Emirates

Other countries

United States
The United Arab Emirates
1

For any country-pair producing certain steel nails that 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 certain steel nails
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

The United Arab Emirates

Other countries

United States
The United Arab Emirates
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 nails, 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 PRODUCT since January 1, 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 PRODUCT from COUNTRY that each of these customers accounted for in 2010.

No.

Customer’s name

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

Street Address
State

State

Zip Code

Name

,
State

Zip Code

Street Address

Name

,
State

Zip Code

Street Address

Name

,
State

Zip Code

Street Address

Name

,
State

Zip Code

Street Address

Name

,
City

Name

Street Address

City

Zip Code

City

Name

Street Address

City

Zip Code

City

Name

Street Address

City

Zip Code

Street Address
City

Name

,
City

Contact person and
e-mail address

State

Zip Code

Street Address

Name

,
City

State

Zip Code

Area
code and
telephone
number

Share of
2010
sales
(%)

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