12-3-3022 Purchaser Questionnaire

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CWP (R3) - US Purchaser Questionnaire

Certain Circular Welded Nonalloy Steel Pipe and Tube from Brazil, India, Korea,

OMB: 3117-0016

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OMB No. 3117-0016/USITC No. 12-3-3022; Expiration Date: 6/30/2014
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U.S. PURCHASERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
CERTAIN PIPE AND TUBE FROM BRAZIL, INDIA,
KOREA, MEXICO, TAIWAN, THAILAND, AND TURKEY

This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by no later than March

1, 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 review of the countervailing and antidumping duty investigation(s) concerning certain circular welded
nonalloy steel pipe and tube from Brazil, India, Korea, Mexico, Taiwan, Thailand, and Turkey (inv. Nos. 701-TA-253 and
731-TA-132, 252, 271, 273, 532-534, and 536 (Third Review)). Such “circular welded pipe” (as this term is used in the
questionnaire) is commonly referred to as standard and structural pipe and tube. 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)). Further information on this questionnaire can be obtained from John Giamalva
(202-205-3329, [email protected]).

Name of firm
Address
City

State

Zip Code

World Wide Web address
Has your firm purchased circular welded pipe (as defined in the instruction booklet) from any source (domestic or
foreign) at any time since January 1, 2006?

(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 or reviews
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

Date

Phone:
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 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?

I-4.

Yes--List the following information.

Firm name

Address

Extent of
ownership

Related SUBJECT importers/exporters.--Does your firm have any related firms, either
domestic or foreign, that are engaged in importing circular welded pipe from Brazil, India, Korea,
Mexico, Taiwan, Thailand, and/or Turkey into the United States or that are engaged in exporting
circular welded pipe from Brazil, India, Korea, Mexico, Taiwan, Thailand, and/or Turkey to the
United States?
No

Yes--List the following information.

Firm name

Address

Affiliation

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PART I.--GENERAL INFORMATION--Continued
I-5.

Related NONSUBJECT importers/exporters.--Does your firm have any related firms, either
domestic or foreign, that are engaged in importing circular welded pipe from countries other than
Brazil, India, Korea, Mexico, Taiwan, Thailand, and Turkey into the United States or that are
engaged in exporting circular welded pipe from countries other than Brazil, India, Korea, Mexico,
Taiwan, Thailand, and Turkey to the United States?
No

Yes--List the following information.

Firm name and country

I-6.

I-7.

Address

Affiliation

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

Yes--List the following information.

Firm name

Address

Affiliation

Business plan.--Does your company or any related firm have a business plan or any internal
documents that describe, discuss, or analyze expected market conditions for circular welded pipe?
No

Yes--Please provide these documents. If you are not providing the requested
documents, please explain why not.

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PART II.--PURCHASES
Contact information.-- Please identify the responsible individual and the manner by which Commission
staff may contact that individual regarding the confidential information submitted in this questionnaire.
Name
Title
Email
Telephone
Fax

II-1.

Purchases.--Report, as indicated below, your firm’s purchases (either directly or through a sales
agent or broker) of circular welded pipe. Report based on delivery date, not order date.

Quantity (in short tons) and value (in $1,000)
Item
2009
2010
2011
Purchases of circular welded pipe produced in-The United States:
Quantity
Value
Brazil:
Quantity
Value
India:
Quantity
Value
Korea:
Quantity
Value
Mexico:
Quantity
Value
Taiwan:
Quantity
Value
Thailand:
Quantity
Value
Turkey:
Quantity
Value
All other countries:1
Quantity
Value
1
Please identify these countries:

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PART II.--PURCHASES--Continued

II-2.

Changes in purchasing patterns.-- Please indicate how the relative levels of your firm’s
purchases of circular welded pipe from different sources (both domestic and foreign) have
changed since 2006.
Source of
purchases
United States

Brazil

India

Korea

Mexico

Taiwan

Thailand

Turkey

All other
countries

Did not Decreased Increased Constant Fluctuated
purchase

Explanation for
trend

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PART II.--PURCHASES--Continued
II-3.

Purchases from one country only.--If your firm has purchased circular welded pipe from only
one country, please explain the reasons for doing so.

II-4.

Supplier identification.-- Please list your firm’s five largest domestic and five largest import
suppliers for circular welded pipe since 2006. Also, provide the share of the quantity of your
firm’s total purchases of circular welded pipe that each of these suppliers accounted for in 2011.

No.

Supplier’s name

City and state

Share of total
quantity of 2011
purchases from all
sources

Suppliers of U.S.-produced circular welded pipe
1

%
Suppliers of imported circular welded pipe

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PART III.-- MARKET CHARACTERISTICS AND PURCHASING PRACTICES
III-1.

Firm type.—
(a) Which of the following best describes your firm as a purchaser of circular welded pipe (check
all that apply)?
End user
Distributor
Other
(b) Which of the following best describes the uses for the circular welded pipe that your firm
purchases?
Pipe valves and fittings
Fence products
Sprinkler products
Structural pipe products

III-2.

Competition for sales.--If you are a distributor or reseller of circular welded pipe, do you
compete for sales to your customers with the manufacturers or importers from which you
purchase circular welded pipe?
No

Yes--Please describe.

III-3.

Types of customers.--If your firm is a distributor or reseller of circular welded pipe, what are the
major types of consumers to which you sell circular welded pipe?

III-4.

End uses.--If your firm is an end user of circular welded pipe, list in order of quantity of circular
welded pipe consumed, the top 3 products for which your firm purchases circular welded pipe as a
component part or input. Please indicate what percentage of the total cost is accounted for by
circular welded pipe and other inputs.
Share of total cost in each of the product(s)
you produce accounted for by
Product(s) you
produce

Circular welded
pipe

Other inputs

Total

100%

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PART III.-- MARKET CHARACTERISTICS AND PURCHASING PRACTICES--Continued
III-5.

Demand for end use products.-(a)

If your firm is an end user of circular welded pipe, has the demand for your firm’s final
products incorporating circular welded pipe changed since 2006?
Increased

(b)

Decreased

Fluctuated

Has this had any effect on your firm’s demand for circular welded pipe?
No

III-6.

No change

Yes

Explain

Changes in end uses.-- Have there been any changes in the end uses of circular welded pipe
since 2006? Do you anticipate any future changes?
Changes in end
uses

Yes

Explain

Changes since
2006
Anticipated
changes

III-7.

Substitutes.--Can other products be substituted for circular welded pipe?
No

Substitute
1.
2.
3.

Yes--Please fill out the table.

End use in which this
substitute is used

Have changes in the prices of this substitute
affected the price for circular welded pipe?
No Yes

Explanation

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PART III.-- MARKET CHARACTERISTICS AND PURCHASING PRACTICES--Continued
III-8.

Changes in substitutes.-- Have there been any changes in the number or types of products that
can be substituted for circular welded pipe since 2006? Do you anticipate any future changes?
Changes in
substitutes

No Yes

Explain

Changes since
2006
Anticipated
changes

III-9.

Demand trends.-- Indicate how demand within the United States and outside of the United States
(if known) for circular welded pipe has changed since January 1, 2006, and how you anticipate
demand will change in 2012 and 2013. Describe the principal factors that have affected, and that
you anticipate will affect, these changes in demand.

Market

No
Increase change Decrease Fluctuate

Factors

Demand since 2006
Within
the United
States
Outside
the United
States
Demand in 2012 and 2013
Within
the United
States
Outside
the United
States

III-10. Market studies.--Please provide as a separate attachment to this request any studies, surveys, etc.
that you are aware of that quantify and/or otherwise discuss circular welded pipe supply
(including production capacity and capacity utilization) and demand in (1) the United States, (2)
each of the other major producing/consuming countries, including Brazil, India, Korea, Mexico,
Taiwan, Thailand, and Turkey, and (3) the world as a whole. Of particular interest is such data
from 2006 to the present and forecasts for the future.

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PART III.-- MARKET CHARACTERISTICS AND PURCHASING PRACTICES--Continued
III-11. Changes in factors affecting supply.--Have any changes occurred in any other factors affecting
supply (e.g., changes in availability or prices of energy or labor; transportation conditions;
production capacity and/or methods of production; technology; export markets; or alternative
production opportunities) that affected the availability of U.S.-produced circular welded pipe in
the U.S. market since 2006?
No

Yes

Explain

III-12. Importance of purchasing domestic product.--Is buying a product that is produced in the
United States an important factor in your firm’s purchases of circular welded pipe (check ALL
that apply)?
No
Yes-- Purchases of domestic product are required by law or regulation (for example,
government purchases under “Buy American” provisions). This involves
percent
of all our purchases of circular welded pipe.
Yes--Purchases of domestic product are not required by law or regulation, but are by our
customers. This involves
percent of all our purchases of circular welded pipe.
Yes--Purchases of domestic product are required for other reasons (please specify these
reasons below). This involves
percent of all our purchases of circular welded
pipe.

III-13. Conditions of competition.-(a)

Is the circular welded pipe market subject to business cycles or conditions of competition
other than the changes in the overall economy?
No

(b)

Yes--Please explain and estimate the duration of any such cycle.

Have the business cycles or conditions of competition for circular welded pipe changed
since 2006?
No

Yes--Please explain any such changes.

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III-14. Decisions based on producer.--Does your firm, and to the extent that you know, do your
customers make purchasing decisions involving circular welded pipe based on the producer of the
circular welded pipe you purchase?

Always

Usually

Sometimes

Never

If at least sometimes, discuss
how your firm/customers
determine the producer and why
this information is important

Your firm
Your
customers

III-15. Decisions based on country-of-origin.--Does your firm, and to the extent that you know, do
your customers make purchasing decisions involving circular welded pipe based on the country
of origin of the circular welded pipe you purchase?

Always

Usually

Sometimes

Never

If at least sometimes, discuss
how your firm/customers
determine the source and why
this information is important

Your firm
Your
customers

III-16. Purchasing frequency.-(a)

How frequently do you make purchases (check one)?
Daily

(b)

Weekly

Monthly

Quarterly

Annually

Other

If other, specify

Do you expect this purchasing pattern to change in the next two years?
No

Yes-- How and why do you expect these changes to occur?

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III-17. Number of suppliers contacted.--How many suppliers do you generally contact before making a
purchase?
firms
III-18. Supplier negotiations.-(a)

Do purchases of circular welded pipe usually involve negotiations between supplier and
purchaser?
No

(b)

Yes--Please describe these negotiations, noting whether purchasers
generally quote competing prices as part of the negotiation
process.

Does your firm tend to vary its purchases from a given supplier within a specified time
period based on the price offered for that period?
No

Yes--Specify the time period.

III-19. Change in suppliers.--Have you changed suppliers since 2006?
No

Yes-- Please list the supplier(s), whether the firm was added or dropped, the
reasons for the change, and how frequently you change suppliers.

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PART III.-- MARKET CHARACTERISTICS AND PURCHASING PRACTICES--Continued
III-20. New suppliers.-(a)

Are you aware of any new suppliers, either foreign or domestic, that have entered the
market since 2006?
No

(b)

Yes--Please identify the firms and indicate how you became aware of
them.

Do you expect new circular welded pipe suppliers to enter the U.S. market?
No

Yes--Please provide details.

III-21. Supplier qualification
(a) Do you require your suppliers to be or to become certified or qualified to sell circular welded
pipe to your firm?
No

Yes--

percent of value of purchases in 2011

Yes--all purchases

(b) Please provide a general description of the certification or qualification process. Briefly
describe the factors that you consider when qualifying a new supplier (e.g., quality of product,
reliability of supplier, etc.)

days

III-22. Failure to certify.--Since 2006, have any domestic or foreign producers failed in their attempts to
certify or qualify their circular welded pipe with your firm or have any producers lost their
approved status?
No

Yes--Please identify these firms, the countries where they are located, and the
reasons why they failed the certification/qualification.

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PART III.-- MARKET CHARACTERISTICS AND PURCHASING PRACTICES--Continued
III-23. Purchasing factors.--For the factors listed below, please rate each in terms of its importance in
your purchase decision for circular welded pipe.
Very
important
Availability .......................................
Delivery terms .................................
Delivery time ...................................
Discounts offered ............................
Extension of credit...........................
Price ................................................
Minimum qty requirements ..............
Packaging .......................................
Product consistency ........................
Quality meets industry standards....
Quality exceeds industry standards
Product range..................................
Reliability of supply .........................
Technical support/service ...............
U.S. transportation costs .................
Other (specify):
........
........
........

Somewhat
important

Not
important

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PART III.-- MARKET CHARACTERISTICS AND PURCHASING PRACTICES--Continued
III-24. Major purchasing factors.--Please list, in order of their importance, the three major factors
generally considered by your firm in deciding from whom to purchase circular welded pipe for
any one order (examples include availability, extension of credit, contracts, price, quality, range
of supplier’s product line, traditional supplier, etc.).
1.
2.
3.
Other factors or comments:

III-25. Quality characteristics.--What characteristics does your firm consider when determining the
quality of circular welded pipe?

III-26. Frequency of decisions based on price.--How often does your firm purchase the circular welded
pipe that is offered at the lowest price?
Always

Usually

Sometimes

Never

III-27. Price leaders.— A price leader is defined as (1) one or more firms that initiate a price change,
either upward or downward, that is followed by other firms, or (2) one or more firms that have a
significant impact on prices. A price leader is not necessarily the lowest priced supplier.
Please list the names of any firms you considered price leaders in the circular welded pipe market
since 2006. Describe how the firm(s) exhibited price leadership.

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III-28. Changes in U.S. industry.-(a)

Please identify and discuss any improvements/changes in the U.S. circular welded pipe
industry since 2006 and explain the factors, including the order(s) under review, that
were responsible for each improvement/change.

(b)

Please discuss any improvements/changes that you anticipate in the future in the U.S.
circular welded pipe industry. Identify the time period and causes for these
improvements/changes.

III-29. Effect of revocation.--What do you think will be the likely effects of any revocation of the
countervailing and antidumping duty orders for imports of circular welded pipe from Brazil,
India, Korea, Mexico, Taiwan, Thailand, and/or Turkey? As appropriate, please discuss any
potential effects of revocation of the countervailing and antidumping duty orders on (1) the future
activities of your firm and (2) the U.S. market as a whole. Please note the future time period to
which you are referring.
(1) Activities of your firm:

(2) Entire U.S. market:

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PART IV.-- PRODUCT COMPARISIONS
IV-1.

Country knowledge.--Please indicate the countries of origin for circular welded pipe for which
your firm has actual marketing/pricing knowledge.
United States

Brazil

India

Korea

Mexico

Taiwan

Thailand

Turkey

Other countries (specify

IV-2.

)

Interchangeability by country-pair.--Is circular welded pipe produced in the United States and
in other countries interchangeable (i.e., can they physically be used in the same applications)?
Please indicate A, F, S, N, or 0 in the table below:
A = the products from a specified country-pair are always interchangeable
F = the products are frequently interchangeable
S = the products are sometimes interchangeable
N = the products are never interchangeable
0 = no familiarity with products from a specified country-pair
Countrypair

Brazil

India

Korea

Mexico

Taiwan

Thailand

Turkey

United
States
Brazil
India
Korea
Mexico
Taiwan
Thailand
Turkey

For any country-pair producing circular welded pipe that is sometimes or never
interchangeable, please explain the factors that limit or preclude interchangeable use:

Other
countries

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PART IV.-- PRODUCT COMPARISIONS --Continued
IV-3.

Factors other than price.--Are differences other than price (i.e., quality, availability,
transportation network, product range, technical support, etc.) between circular welded pipe
produced in the United States and in other countries a significant factor in your firm’s purchases
of the products?
Please indicate A, F, S, N, or 0 in the table below:
A = such differences are always significant
F = such differences are frequently significant
S = such differences are sometimes significant
N = such differences are never significant
0 = no familiarity with products from a specified country-pair
Countrypair

Brazil

India

Korea

Mexico

Taiwan

Thailand

Turkey

Other
countries

United
States
Brazil
India
Korea
Mexico
Taiwan
Thailand
Turkey

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

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PART IV.-- PRODUCT COMPARISIONS --Continued
IV-4.

Availability of merchandise.--Are certain grades/types/sizes of circular welded pipe available
from only a single source (domestic or foreign, including both subject and nonsubject countries)?
No

IV-5.

Yes--Please identify the source and the grade/type/size.

Choice of product not based on price.--If you purchased circular welded pipe from one source
although a comparable product was available from another source at a lower price, please explain
your reasons for doing so (please specify by country, including the United States and both subject
and nonsubject foreign countries). Possibilities might include transaction characteristics such as
length of time to fill orders, minimum order size, reliability of supply, etc.

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PART IV.-- PRODUCT COMPARISIONS --Continued
IV-6. Factor country comparisons.--For the factors listed below, please rate how circular welded pipe
produced in each country you identified in your response to the first question in Part IV compares with
circular welded pipe produced in each of the other countries you identified (including the United States
and both subject and nonsubject foreign countries). Please leave blank any country comparisons for
which you have no familiarity.

Inferior

Comparable

product from
United States
compared to
product from
Korea

Superior

Inferior

Comparable

product from
United States
compared to
product from
India

Superior

Inferior

Comparable

Superior

product from
United States
compared to
product from
Brazil

Availability ...............................................
Delivery terms .........................................
Delivery time ...........................................
Discounts offered ....................................
Extension of credit...................................
Price1 .......................................................
Minimum quantity requirements ..............
Packaging ...............................................
Product consistency ................................
Quality meets industry standards............
Quality exceeds industry standards ........
Product range..........................................
Reliability of supply .................................
Technical support/service .......................
U.S. transportation costs1 .......................
Other (specify):

A rating of superior on price and U.S. transportation costs indicates that the first country generally has
lower prices/U.S. transportation costs than the second country.

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Continued.

Inferior

Comparable

product from
United States
compared to
product from
Thailand

Superior

Inferior

product from
United States
compared to
product from
Taiwan
Comparable

Inferior

Comparable

Superior

product from
United States
compared to
product from
Mexico

Superior

IV-6.

A rating of superior on price and U.S. transportation costs indicates that the first country generally has
lower prices/U.S. transportation costs than the second country.

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Continued.

Inferior

Comparable

product from
Brazil
compared to
product from
Korea

Superior

Inferior

product from
Brazil
compared to
product from
India
Comparable

Inferior

Comparable

Superior

product from
United States
compared to
product from
Turkey

Superior

IV-6.

A rating of superior on price and U.S. transportation costs indicates that the first country generally has
lower prices/U.S. transportation costs than the second country.

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Continued.

Inferior

Comparable

product from
Brazil
compared to
product from
Thailand

Superior

Inferior

product from
Brazil
compared to
product from
Taiwan
Comparable

Inferior

Comparable

Superior

product from
Brazil
compared to
product from
Mexico

Superior

IV-6.

A rating of superior on price and U.S. transportation costs indicates that the first country generally has
lower prices/U.S. transportation costs than the second country.

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Continued.

Inferior

Comparable

product from
India
compared to
product from
Mexico

Superior

Inferior

product from
India
compared to
product from
Korea
Comparable

Inferior

Comparable

Superior

product from
Brazil
compared to
product from
Turkey

Superior

IV-6.

A rating of superior on price and U.S. transportation costs indicates that the first country generally has
lower prices/U.S. transportation costs than the second country.

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PART IV.-- PRODUCT COMPARISIONS --Continued
Continued.

Inferior

Comparable

product from
India
compared to
product from
Turkey

Superior

Inferior

product from
India
compared to
product from
Thailand
Comparable

Inferior

Comparable

Superior

product from
India
compared to
product from
Taiwan

Superior

IV-6.

A rating of superior on price and U.S. transportation costs indicates that the first country generally has
lower prices/U.S. transportation costs than the second country.

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PART IV.-- PRODUCT COMPARISIONS --Continued
Continued.

Inferior

Comparable

product from
Korea
compared to
product from
Thailand

Superior

Inferior

product from
Korea
compared to
product from
Taiwan
Comparable

Inferior

Comparable

Superior

product from
Korea
compared to
product from
Mexico

Superior

IV-6.

A rating of superior on price and U.S. transportation costs indicates that the first country generally has
lower prices/U.S. transportation costs than the second country.

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PART IV.-- PRODUCT COMPARISIONS --Continued
Continued.

Inferior

Comparable

product from
Mexico
compared to
product from
Thailand

Superior

Inferior

product from
Mexico
compared to
product from
Taiwan
Comparable

Inferior

Comparable

Superior

product from
Korea
compared to
product from
Turkey

Superior

IV-6.

A rating of superior on price and U.S. transportation costs indicates that the first country generally has
lower prices/U.S. transportation costs than the second country.

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PART IV.-- PRODUCT COMPARISIONS --Continued
Continued.

Inferior

Comparable

product from
Taiwan
compared to
product from
Turkey

Superior

Inferior

product from
Taiwan
compared to
product from
Thailand
Comparable

Inferior

Comparable

Superior

product from
Mexico
compared to
product from
Turkey

Superior

IV-6.

A rating of superior on price and U.S. transportation costs indicates that the first country generally has
lower prices/U.S. transportation costs than the second country.

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PART IV.-- PRODUCT COMPARISIONS --Continued
Continued.

Inferior

compared to
product from

Comparable

compared to
product from

Superior

product from

Inferior

product from

Comparable

Inferior

Comparable

Superior

product from
Thailand
compared to
product from
Turkey

Superior

IV-6.

A rating of superior on price and U.S. transportation costs indicates that the first country generally has
lower prices/U.S. transportation costs than the second country.

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PART IV.-- PRODUCT COMPARISIONS --Continued
Continued.

Inferior

Comparable

Superior

compared to
product from

Inferior

compared to
product from

Comparable

compared to
product from

Superior

product from

Inferior

product from

Comparable

product from

Superior

IV-6.

A rating of superior on price and U.S. transportation costs indicates that the first country generally has
lower prices/U.S. transportation costs than the second country.

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IV-7.

Minimum quality.--How often does circular welded pipe from the following countries meet
minimum quality specifications for your uses or your customers’ uses?
Source

Always

Usually

Sometimes

Rarely or
never

Don’t
know

United States
Brazil
India
Korea
Mexico
Taiwan
Thailand
Turkey

IV-8.

Changes in relative price.—Please indicate how prices of circular welded pipe from the subject
countries have changed relative to prices of U.S.-produced circular welded pipe since 2006.
Increased

Decreased

No change

Brazil

relative to U.S. prices

India

relative to U.S. prices

Korea

relative to U.S. prices

Mexico

relative to U.S. prices

Taiwan

relative to U.S. prices

Thailand

relative to U.S. prices

Turkey

relative to U.S. prices

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