12-4-3002 Foreign Producer Questionnaire

OMB No. 3117-0016/USITC No. 12-4-3002; Expiration Date: 6/30/2014
(No response is required if currently valid OMB control number is not displayed)

FOREIGN PRODUCERS’/EXPORTERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
CERTAIN STEEL WHEELS FROM CHINA

This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by no later than January 6, 2012
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 certain
steel wheels from China (Inv. Nos. 701-TA-478 and 731-TA-1182 (Final)). The information requested in
the questionnaire is requested under the authority of the Tariff Act of 1930, title VII.

Name of firm
Address
World Wide Web address
Has your firm produced or exported certain steel wheels (as defined in the instruction booklet) at any time since
January 1, 2008?

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 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 20 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.
I-1b.

I-2.

I-3.

hours
dollars
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.
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.

U.S. importers.--Please provide the names, street addresses (not P.O. boxes), contacts, telephone
numbers, and e-mail addresses of the FIVE largest U.S. importers of your firm’s steel wheels
(18”-24.5” nominal diameter) in 2010.

Importer’s name

1

Contact person

Email

Telephone

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

Street Address

,
City

2

State

Street Address

,
City

3

State

,
State

Zip Code

Street Address

,
City

5

Zip Code

Street Address
City

4

Zip Code

State

Zip Code

Street Address

,
City

State

Zip Code

Share of
your
2010
exports
(%)

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PART I.--GENERAL INFORMATION--Continued
I-4.

Related U.S. producers.--Does your firm or any related firm (including a firm that is solely or
jointly owned, managed or otherwise controlled by members of the same immediate family,
including husbands and wives, parents and children, or brothers and sisters) produce, have the
capability to produce, or have any plans to produce steel wheels (18”-24.5” nominal diameter) in
the United States or other countries?
No

I-5.

Yes--Please name the firm(s) and country(ies) below and, if U.S. producer(s),
ensure that they complete the Commission’s producer questionnaire
(contact Mary Messer ([email protected]) for copies of that
questionnaire).

Related U.S. importers.--Does your firm or any related firm (including a firm that is solely or
jointly owned, managed or otherwise controlled by members of the same immediate family,
including husbands and wives, parents and children, or brothers and sisters) import or have any
plans to import steel wheels (18”-24.5” nominal diameter) into the United States?
No

Yes--Please name the firm(s) below and ensure that they complete the
Commission’s importer questionnaire (contact Mary Messer
([email protected]) for copies of that questionnaire).

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Mary Messer
([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. Please indicate the manner by which Commission staff may contact the individual
responsible for Part II with questions regarding the submitted confidential information.
Name
Title
Email
Telephone
Fax

II-2.

Changes in operations.--Please indicate whether your firm has experienced any of the following
changes in relation to the production of steel wheels (18”-24.5” nominal diameter) since
January 1, 2008.
(check as many as appropriate)
(please describe)
plant openings ..........................

plant closings ............................

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

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

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

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

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

other (e.g., technology) ............

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

Anticipated changes in operations.--Does your firm anticipate any changes in the character of
your operations or organization (as noted above) relating to the production of steel wheels (18”24.5” nominal diameter) in the future?
No

II-4.

Yes–Supply details as to the time, nature, and significance of such changes
and provide underlying assumptions, along with relevant portions of
business plans or other supporting documentation that address this
issue. Include in your response a specific projection of your firm’s
capacity to produce steel wheels (18”-24.5” nominal diameter) (in
actual number of wheels) for 2011, 2012, and 2013.

Same equipment, machinery, and workers.--Has your firm since 2008 produced, or does your
firm anticipate producing in the future, other products on the same equipment and machinery
used in the production of steel wheels (18”-24.5” nominal diameter)?
No

Yes--List the following information and report your firm’s combined
production capacity and production of these products and steel wheels
(18”-24.5” nominal diameter) in the periods indicated.
Period

Product

Basis for allocation of capacity data

(Quantity in actual number of wheels)
January-September
Item

2008

Overall plant capacity
Production of:
Subject merchandise
(steel wheels 18”-24.5”)
Steel wheels less than 18”
Steel wheels greater than 24.5”
Other (specify:

)

2009

2010

2010

2011

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

Constraints on production.--Please describe the constraint(s) that set the limit(s) on your
production capacity.

II-6.

Production shifting.--Is your firm able to switch production between steel wheels (18”-24.5”
nominal diameter) and other products in response to a relative change in the price of steel wheels
(18”-24.5” nominal diameter) vis-a-vis the price of other products, using the same equipment and
labor?
No

II-7.

Yes---Please identify the other products, the approximate time and cost
involved in switching, and the minimum relative price change required
for your firm to switch production to or from steel wheels (18”-24.5”
nominal diameter).

Share of sales.--What percentage of your firm’s total sales in its most recent fiscal year was
represented by sales of steel wheels (18”-24.5” nominal diameter)?
Percent

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-8.

Inventories in the United States.--Has your firm, since 2008, maintained any inventories of steel
wheels (18”-24.5” nominal diameter) in the United States (not including inventories held by firms
identified in question I-3)?
No

Yes--Report the quantity of such end-of-period inventories below.

(Quantity in actual number of wheels)
January-September
Item

2008

2009

2010

2010

2011

Inventory

II-9.

Third country trade actions.—Are steel wheels (18”-24.5” nominal diameter) exported by your
firm subject to antidumping/countervailing duty/safeguard findings, remedies, or proceedings?
No

Yes--List the products(s), countries affected, and the date of such
findings/remedies/proceedings.
Product

Country

Date

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

CHINA
II-10.

Report your firm’s production capacity, production, shipments, and inventories related to the
production of steel wheels (18”-24.5” nominal diameter) in your establishment(s) in China during
the specified periods. (See definitions in the instruction booklet.)
Quantity (in actual number of wheels)
Actual experience
January-September
Item

2008

2009

2010

2010

2011

1

Projections
2011

2012

Average production capacity2
Beginning-of-period inventories3
Production4
Shipments:
Internal consumption/transfers
Home market sales
Exports to-United States5
European Union
India
All other export markets6
Total exports
Total shipments
End-of-period inventories
1

Please explain the basis for your projections.

2

The production capacity (see definitions in instruction booklet) reported is based on operating
hours per week,
weeks per year. Please describe the methodology used to calculate production capacity, and explain any changes in
reported capacity.

3

Reconciliation of data.--Please note that the quantities reported above should reconcile as follows: beginning-of-period
inventories, plus production, less total shipments, equals end-of-period inventories. Do the data reported reconcile?
Yes

No--Please explain:

4

Estimate the percentage of total production of steel wheels (18”-24.5” nominal diameter) in China accounted for by your
firm’s production in 2010.
Percent
5

Estimate the percentage of total exports to the United States of steel wheels (18”-24.5” nominal diameter) from China
accounted for by your firm’s exports in 2010.
Percent
6

Identify principal other export markets.

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

CHINA
II-11.

Report your firm’s exports to the United States related to the production of steel wheels (18”24.5” nominal diameter) in your establishment(s) in China during the specified periods. (See
definitions in the instruction booklet.)
Quantity (in actual number of wheels)
Actual experience
January-September
Item

2008

2009

2010

2010

2011

1

Projections
2011

2012

Total exports to the United States of
steel wheels weighing-Less than 65 pounds
65-75 pounds
More than 75 pounds
Reconciliation of data.--Please note that the totals of the quantities reported above should reconcile with total exports to the
United States as provided in response to question II-10. Do the data reported reconcile?
Yes

II-12.

No--Please explain:

Report your firm’s exports to the United States related to the production of steel wheels (18”24.5” nominal diameter) in your establishment(s) in China during the specified periods. (See
definitions in the instruction booklet.)
Quantity (in actual number of wheels)
Actual experience
January-September
Item

2008

2009

2010

2010

2011

Projections1
2011

2012

Total exports to the United States
of-1
“Medium duty” steel wheels
“Heavy duty”2 steel wheels
Other (define

)

1
“Medium duty” steel wheels are typically 18”-19.5” in nominal diameter and are used on “personal” trucks produced by
auto companies for individuals (e.g., pickup trucks).
2
“Heavy duty” steel wheels are typically 20”-24.5” in nominal diameter and are used for “commercial vehicles” (e.g., 18wheelers built by truck companies for trucking companies).

Reconciliation of data.--Please note that the totals of the quantities reported above should reconcile with total exports to the
United States as provided in response to question II-10. Do the data reported reconcile?
Yes

No--Please explain: