12-1-3035 U.S. Producer Questionnaire

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TRBs US Producer Questionnaire

Tapered Roller Bearings from China, Inv. No. 731-344

OMB: 3117-0016

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U.S. PRODUCERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
TAPERED ROLLER BEARINGS FROM CHINA

This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by no later than May 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 antidumping duty order concerning tapered roller bearings (“TRBs”) from China (Inv.
No. 731-TA-344 (Third Review)). 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 produced TRBs (as defined in the instruction booklet) 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 50 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.

Position regarding continuation of order.--Do you support or oppose continuation of the
antidumping duty order currently in place for TRBS from China?
China

Support

Oppose

Take no position

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

Ownership.--Is your firm owned, in whole or in part, by any other firm?
No

Yes--List the following information.

Firm name

I-5.

I-6.

Address

Extent of ownership

Related SUBJECT importers/exporters.--Does your firm have any related firms, either
domestic or foreign, that are engaged in importing TRBs from China into the United States or that
are engaged in exporting TRBs from China to the United States?
No

Yes--List the following information.

Firm name

Address

Affiliation

Related NONSUBJECT importers/exporters.--Does your firm have any related firms, either
domestic or foreign, that are engaged in importing TRBs from countries other than China into the
United States or that are engaged in exporting TRBs from countries other than China to the
United States?
No

Yes--List the following information.

Firm name and country

Address

Affiliation

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PART I.--GENERAL INFORMATION--Continued
I-7.

I-8.

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

Yes--List the following information.

Firm name

Address

Affiliation

Business plan.--In Parts II and IV of this questionnaire we request a copy of your company’s
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 TRBs?
No

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

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Jennifer Merrill (202-2053188, [email protected]). Supply all data requested on a calendar-year basis.
II-1.

Contact information.-- Please identify the responsible individual and the manner by which
Commission staff may contact that individual regarding the confidential information submitted in
part II.
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 TRBs since January 1, 2006.
(check as many as appropriate)
plant openings ..............................

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(please describe)

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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 TRBs in the future?
No

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 TRBs (in 1,000 complete bearings or bearing
equivalents) for 2012 and 2013.

For question II-4, if your response differs for particular orders, please indicate and explain the
particular effect of revocation of specific orders.
II-4.

Anticipated changes in operations in the event the order is revoked.--Would your firm
anticipate any changes in the character of your operations or organization (as noted above)
relating to the production of TRBs in the future if the antidumping duty order on TRBs from
China were to be revoked?
No

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

Same equipment, machinery, and workers.--Has your firm since 2006 produced, or does your
firm anticipate producing in the future, other products on the same equipment and machinery
used in the production of TRBs and/or using the same production and related workers employed
to produce TRBs?
No

Yes--List the following information and report your firm’s combined
production capacity and production of these products and TRBs in the
periods indicated.

Product

Period

Basis for allocation of capacity and
employment data (indicate if different)

(Quantity in 1,000 complete bearings or bearing equivalents)
Item

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

Overall Production Capacity
Production of:
Subject merchandise
Other product 1
Other product 2

II-6.

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

II-7.

Production shifting.--Is your firm able to switch production between TRBs and other products in
response to a relative change in the price of TRBs vis-a-vis the price of other products, using the
same equipment and/or labor?
No

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 TRBs.

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

Trade data.--Report your firm’s production capacity, production, shipments, inventories, and
employment related to the production of TRBS in your U.S. establishment(s) during the specified
periods. (See definitions in the instruction booklet.) Include only parts and subassemblies
essentially equivalent to a complete bearing, such as sets consisting of cups and cone
assemblies or, if cups and cone assemblies are sold separately, the equivalent of sets. Any
other parts should be reported on the following page (question II-8b)
Quantity (in 1,000 complete bearings or bearing equivalents) and value (in $1,000)
Calendar year
Item

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

Average production capacity1
(quantity) (A)
Beginning-of-period inventories
(quantity) (B)
Production (quantity) (C)
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
quantity (D)
value (E)
Internal consumption:2
quantity (F)
value (G)
Transfers to related firms:2
quantity (H)
value (I)
Export shipments:3
quantity (J)
value (K)
End-of-period inventories
(quantity) (L)
Channels of distribution:
U.S. shipments to distributors
(quantity) (M)
U.S. shipments to end users
(quantity) (N)
Employment data:
Average number of PRWs
(number) (O)
Hours worked by PRWs
(1,000 hours) (P)
Wages paid to PRWs (value)
(Q)
1

Internal consumption and transfers to related firms should be valued at fair market value. In the event that you use a
different basis for valuing these transactions, please specify that basis (e.g., cost, cost plus, etc.) and provide value data
using that basis for each of the periods noted above:
3

Identify your principal export markets:

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

Trade data.--Report your firm’s shipments and employment related to the production of parts of
TRBS1 in your U.S. establishment(s) during the specified periods. (See definitions in the
instruction booklet.) Do not report here (i.e., double-count) any parts that were reported on
the previous page.
Value (in $1,000)
Calendar year
Item

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

U.S. shipments:
Value of Commercial shipments
Value of Internal consumption:2
Value of Transfers to related firms:2
Export shipments:3
Value of export shipments
4

U.S. shipments to Bearings OEMs
(value)

U.S. shipments to distributors (value)
U.S. shipments to other customers5
(value)
Average number of PRWs (number)
Hours worked by PRWs (1,000 hours)
Wages paid to PRWs (value)
1

Identify the types of TRB parts included above:

As indicated above, do not include here any internal consumption or transfers of parts that were also reported on the
previous page. Internal consumption and transfers to related firms should be valued at fair market value. In the event that
you use a different basis for valuing these transactions, please specify that basis (e.g., cost, cost plus, etc.) and provide
value data using that basis for each of the periods noted above:
3
4

Identify your principal export markets:
Identify the principal domestic bearings producers to which you ship parts:

Identify these types of customers:

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

Trade data.--Report your firm’s production capacity, production, shipments, inventories, and
employment related to the production of wheel hub assemblies in your U.S. establishment(s)
during the specified periods. (See definitions in the instruction booklet.)
Quantity (in 1,000 units) and value (in $1,000)
Calendar year
Item

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

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 (use additional pages as necessary).
2
Internal consumption and transfers to related firms should be valued at fair market value. In the event that you use a
different basis for valuing these transactions, 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:

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-9.

Reconciliation of trade data.--

(a)

Please note that the quantities reported in question II-8a and question II-8c should
reconcile as follows in each period (i.e., in each column):
Reconciliation
B+C–D–F–H–J=L
D+F+H=M+N

(b)

Yes

No--Please

Yes

No--Please

Please note that the quantities reported for end-of-period inventories should equal the
beginning-of-period inventories reported in the subsequent calendar year (i.e., line L of
year 2006 should equal line B of year 2007). Do these data reconcile for each adjacent
calendar year?
Yes.

II-10.

Do these data reconcile?
explain
Do these data reconcile?
explain

No--Please explain.

Transfers to related firms.--If you reported transfers to related firms in question II-8, please
indicate the nature of the relationship between your firm and the related firms (e.g., joint venture,
wholly owned subsidiary), whether the transfers were priced at market value or by a non-market
formula, whether your firm retained marketing rights to all transfers, and whether the related
firms also processed inputs from sources other than your firm.

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-11a. U.S. shipments by end use.—As specified below, provide the value (in 1,000 dollars) and
number of individual part numbers of your firm’s U.S. shipments of TRBs produced in your U.S.
establishment(s) in 2011. Report for complete bearings only (but include parts and subassemblies
essentially equivalent to a complete bearing). Estimates are perfectly acceptable.
TRBs shipped by your firm in 2011
End-use category

OEM:
Agriculture, construction, mining
Metalworking machinery

NAIC
Group
Code

Value (in $1,000)
Custom1

Standard

3335
3332-3334,
3336, 3339

Aerospace (including parts)

3361, 3363

All other OEM

Machinery, equipment, & supplies
merchant wholesalers

Custom1

3331

Automotive (including parts)

Aftermarket:
Automotive (including parts) &
supplies merchant wholesalers

Standard

No. of individual part
numbers (quantity)

4231
4238

All other aftermarket

TOTAL

Custom bearings are those that (1) have a non-catalog number; (2) have a specific drawing number; (3) have a
customer-specific part number; or (4) have been otherwise manufactured to a customer’s specific order.
2
Standard bearings are all other “off the shelf” bearings.

II-11b. U.S. shipments by end use.—As specified below, provide the value (in 1,000 dollars) and
number of individual part numbers of your firm’s U.S. shipments of wheel hub assemblies
produced in your U.S. establishment(s) in 2011. Estimates are perfectly acceptable.

End-use category
OEM:
Agriculture, construction, mining
Metalworking machinery

Wheel hub assemblies shipped by your firm in 2011

NAIC
Group
Code

Value (in $1,000)

3331
3335

Automotive (including parts)

3332-3334,
3336, 3339

Aerospace (including parts)

3361, 3363

All other OEM
Aftermarket:
Automotive (including parts) &
supplies merchant wholesalers
Machinery, equipment, & supplies
merchant wholesalers
All other aftermarket
TOTAL

4231
4238
---

No. of individual part
numbers (quantity)

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-11c. U.S. shipments by end use.—Have there been any “significant” changes in the sizes (i.e. shares)
of any of the TRB market segments for which your firm reported data above relative to the other
TRB market segments served by your firm since January 1, 2006?
No

Yes--Please identify the change(s) below (by end-use category and/or custom
vs. standard) and discuss the reason(s) for the change(s).

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-12.

Purchases.--Other than direct imports, has your firm otherwise purchased TRBs since January 1,
2006? (See definitions in the instruction booklet.)
No

Yes-- Please indicate the reasons for your purchases (if your reasons differ by
source, please elaborate) and report the quantity and value of such
purchases below for the specified periods

Reasons:
(Quantity in 1,000 complete bearings or bearing equivalents), value in $1,000)
Item

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

PURCHASES FROM U.S.
IMPORTERS1 OF TRBs FROM.—
CHINA:
quantity
value
All other countries:
quantity
value
PURCHASES FROM DOMESTIC
2
PRODUCERS:
quantity
value
PURCHASES FROM OTHER
SOURCES:
quantity
Value
1

Please list the name of the importer(s) from which you purchased this product. If your suppliers differ by
source, please identify the source for each listed supplier.
2

Please list the name of the domestic producer(s) from which you purchased this product.

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-12.

Purchases.--Other than direct imports, has your firm otherwise purchased wheel hub assemblies
since January 1, 2006? (See definitions in the instruction booklet.)
No

Yes-- Please indicate the reasons for your purchases (if your reasons differ by
source, please elaborate) and report the quantity and value of such
purchases below for the specified periods
(Quantity in 1,000 units, value in $1,000)
Item

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

PURCHASES FROM U.S.
1
IMPORTERS OF WHEEL HUB
ASSEMBLIES FROM.—
CHINA:
quantity
value
All other countries:
quantity
value
PURCHASES FROM DOMESTIC
2
PRODUCERS:
quantity
value
PURCHASES FROM OTHER
SOURCES:
quantity
Value
1
Please list the name of the importer(s) from which you purchased this product. If your suppliers differ by
source, please identify the source for each listed supplier.

Please list the name of the domestic producer(s) from which you purchased this product.

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-13.

Toll production.--Since January 1, 2006, has your firm been involved in a toll agreement (see
definition in the instruction booklet) regarding the production of TRBs?
No

II-14.

Yes--Name firm(s):

FTZ.--Does your firm produce TRBs in a foreign trade zone (FTZ)?
No

Yes--Identify FTZ(s):

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-15.

Direct imports.--Since January 1, 2006, has your firm imported TRBs?
No

Yes--COMPLETE AND RETURN A U.S. IMPORTERS’
QUESTIONNAIRE

II-16.

Effect of order.--Describe the significance of the existing antidumping duty order covering
imports of TRBs from China in terms of its effect on your firm’s production capacity, production,
U.S. shipments, inventories, purchases, employment, revenues, costs, profits, cash flow, capital
expenditures, research and development expenditures, and asset values. You may wish to
compare your firm’s operations before and after the imposition of the order.

II-16.

Likely effect of revocation of order.--Would your firm anticipate any changes in its production
capacity, production, U.S. shipments, inventories, purchases, employment, revenues, costs,
profits, cash flow, capital expenditures, research and development expenditures, or asset values
relating to the production of TRBs in the future if the antidumping duty order on TRBs from
China were to be revoked?
No

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PART III.--FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Address questions on this part of the questionnaire to Charles Yost (202-205-3432,
[email protected]).
III-1.

III-2.

Accounting system.--Briefly describe your financial accounting system.
A.

When does your fiscal year end (month and day)?
If your fiscal year changed during the period examined, explain below:

B.1.

Describe the lowest level of operations (e.g., plant, division, company-wide) for which
financial statements are prepared that include TRBs:

Does your firm prepare profit/loss statements for the TRBs:
Yes
No
How often did your firm (or parent company) prepare financial statements (including
annual reports, 10Ks)? Please check relevant items below.
Audited,
unaudited,
annual reports,
10Ks,
10 Qs,
Monthly,
quarterly,
semi-annually,
annually
Accounting basis:
GAAP,
cash,
tax, or
other comprehensive basis
of accounting (specify)

Note: The Commission may request that your company submit copies of its financial statements,
including internal profit-and-loss statements for the division or product group that includes TRBs,
as well as those statements and worksheets used to compile data for your firm’s questionnaire
response.

III-3.

Cost accounting system.--Briefly describe your cost accounting system (e.g., standard cost, job
order cost, etc.).

III-4.

Allocation basis.--Briefly describe your allocation basis, if any, for COGS, SG&A, and interest
expense and other income and expenses.

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PART III.--FINANCIAL INFORMATION--Continued
III-5.

Other products.--Please list any other products you produced in the facilities in which you
produced TRBs, and provide the share of net sales accounted for by these other products in your
most recent fiscal year:
Products

Share of sales

Wheel hub assemblies

%
%
%
%
%

III-6.

Does your firm purchase inputs (raw materials, labor, energy, or any other services) used in the
production of TRBs from any related firms?
Yes--Continue to question III-7 below.

III-7.

Inputs from related firms.--In the space provided below, identify the inputs used in the
production of TRBs that your firm purchases from related parties.
Input

III-8.

No--Continue to question III-9 below.

Related party

Inputs from related firms at cost.--All intercompany profit on inputs purchased from related
parties should be eliminated from the costs reported to the Commission in question III-10 (i.e.,
costs reported in question III-10 should only reflect the related party’s cost and not include an
associated profit component). Reasonable methods for determining and eliminating the
associated profit on inputs purchased from related parties are acceptable.
Has your firm complied with the Commission’s instructions regarding costs associated with
inputs purchased from related parties?
Yes

No--Please contact Charles Yost (202-205-3432, [email protected]).

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PART III.--FINANCIAL INFORMATION--Continued
III-9a. Nonrecurring items (charges and gains) included in reported in TRBs financial results.--For
each annual period for which financial results are reported in question III-10a, please specify all
material (significant) nonrecurring items (charges and gains) in the schedule below, the specific
table III-10a line item where the nonrecurring items are included, a brief description of the
relevant nonrecurring items, and the associated values (in $1,000), as reflected in table III-10a;
i.e., if an aggregate nonrecurring item has been allocated to table III-10a, only the allocated value
amount included in table III-10a should be reported in the schedule below. Note: The
Commission’s objective here is to gather information only on material (significant) nonrecurring
items which impacted the reported TRBs financial results in table III-10a.
Fiscal years ended-Nonrecurring item: In this column
please provide a brief description of each
nonrecurring item and indicate the
specific table III-10a line item where the
nonrecurring item is included.

Nonrecurring item: In these columns please report the amount (in $1,000) of the relevant
nonrecurring item reported in table III-10a.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

III-9b. Nonrecurring items (charges and gains) included in reported in TRBs financial results.--For
each annual and interim period for which financial results are reported in question III-10b, please
specify all material (significant) nonrecurring items (charges and gains) in the schedule below,
the specific table III-10b line item where the nonrecurring items are included, a brief description
of the relevant nonrecurring items, and the associated values (in $1,000), as reflected in table III10b; i.e., if an aggregate nonrecurring item has been allocated to table III-10b, only the allocated
value amount included in table III-10b should be reported in the schedule below. Note: The
Commission’s objective here is to gather information only on material (significant) nonrecurring
items which impacted the reported TRBs financial results in table III-10b.
Fiscal years ended-Nonrecurring item: In this column
please provide a brief description of each
nonrecurring item and indicate the
specific table III-10b line item where the
nonrecurring item is included.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

Nonrecurring item: In these columns please report the amount (in $1,000) of the relevant
nonrecurring item reported in table III-10b.

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PART III.--FINANCIAL INFORMATION--Continued
III-10a. Operations on TRBs.--Report the revenue and related cost information requested below on the
TRBs operations of your U.S. establishment(s).1 Do not report resales of products. Note that
internal consumption and transfers to related firms must be valued at fair market value and
purchases from related firms must be at cost.2 Provide data for your six most recently completed
fiscal years in chronological order from left to right. If your firm was involved in tolling
operations (either as the toller or as the tollee), please contact Charles Yost (202-205-3432)
before completing this section of the questionnaire.
Quantity (in 1,000 complete bearings or bearing equivalents) and value (in $1,000)
Fiscal years ended-Item
Net sales quantities:3
Commercial sales (“CS”)
Internal consumption (“IC”)
Transfers to related firms (“Transfers”)
Total net sales quantities
Net sales values:3
Commercial sales
Internal consumption
Transfers to related firms
Total net sales values
Cost of goods sold (COGS):4
Raw materials
Direct labor
Other factory costs
Total COGS
Gross profit or (loss)
Selling, general, and administrative
(SG&A) expenses:
Selling expenses
General and administrative expenses
Total SG&A expenses
Operating income (loss)
Other income and expenses:
Interest expense
All other expense items
All other income items
All other income or expenses, net
Net income or (loss) before income taxes
Depreciation/amortization included above
1

Include only sales (whether domestic or export) and costs related to your U.S. manufacturing operations.
Please eliminate any profits or (losses) on inputs from related firms pursuant question III-8.
Less discounts, returns, allowances, and prepaid freight. The quantities and values should approximate the corresponding
shipment quantities and values reported in Part II of this questionnaire.
4
COGS should include costs associated with CS, IC, and Transfers, as well as export shipments in question II-8.
2

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PART III.--FINANCIAL INFORMATION--Continued

III-10b. Operations on wheel hub assemblies.--Report the revenue and related cost information
requested below on the wheel hub assembly operations of your U.S. establishment(s).1 Do not
report resales of products. Note that internal consumption and transfers to related firms must be
valued at fair market value and purchases from related firms must be at cost.2 Provide data for
your six most recently completed fiscal years in chronological order from left to right. If your
firm was involved in tolling operations (either as the toller or as the tollee), please contact
Charles Yost (202-205-3432) before completing this section of the questionnaire.
Quantity (in 1,000 units) and value (in $1,000)
Fiscal years ended-Item
Net sales quantities:3
Commercial sales (“CS”)
Internal consumption (“IC”)
Transfers to related firms (“Transfers”)
Total net sales quantities
Net sales values:3
Commercial sales
Internal consumption
Transfers to related firms
Total net sales values
Cost of goods sold (COGS):4
Raw materials
Direct labor
Other factory costs
Total COGS
Gross profit or (loss)
Selling, general, and administrative
(SG&A) expenses:
Selling expenses
General and administrative expenses
Total SG&A expenses
Operating income (loss)
Other income and expenses:
Interest expense
All other expense items
All other income items
All other income or expenses, net
Net income or (loss) before income taxes
Depreciation/amortization included above
1

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PART III.--FINANCIAL INFORMATION--Continued
III-11a. Asset values.--Report the total assets (i.e., both current and long-term assets) associated with the
production, warehousing, and sale of TRBs. If your firm does not maintain some or all of the
specific asset information necessary to calculate total assets for TRBs in the normal course of
business, please estimate this information based upon a method (such as production, sales, or
costs) that is consistent with your cost allocations in the previous question. Provide data as of the
end of your six most recently completed fiscal years in chronological order from left to right.
Note: Total assets should reflect net assets after any accumulated depreciation and allowances deducted.
Total assets should be allocated to the subject products if these assets are also related to other products.
Please provide a brief explanation if there are any substantial changes in total asset value during the
period; e.g., due to asset write-offs, revaluation, and major purchases.
Value (in $1,000)
Fiscal years ended-Item
Total current assets (net)
Property, Plant & Equipment
Depreciation
Book Value
Total other long term assets
Total

III-11b. Asset values.--Report the total assets (i.e., both current and long-term assets) associated with the
production, warehousing, and sale of wheel hub assemblies. If your firm does not maintain some
or all of the specific asset information necessary to calculate total assets for wheel hub assemblies
in the normal course of business, please estimate this information based upon a method (such as
production, sales, or costs) that is consistent with your cost allocations in the previous question.
Provide data as of the end of your six most recently completed fiscal years in chronological order
from left to right.
Note: Total assets should reflect net assets after any accumulated depreciation and allowances deducted.
Total assets should be allocated to the subject products if these assets are also related to other products.
Please provide a brief explanation if there are any substantial changes in total asset value during the
period; e.g., due to asset write-offs, revaluation, and major purchases.
Value (in $1,000)
Fiscal years ended-Item
Total current assets (net)
Property, Plant & Equipment
Depreciation
Book Value
Total other long term assets
Total

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PART III.--FINANCIAL INFORMATION--Continued
III-12a. Capital expenditures and research and development expenses.--Report your firm’s capital
expenditures and research and development expenses on TRBs. Provide data for your six most
recently completed fiscal years in chronological order from left to right.
Value (in $1,000)
Fiscal years ended-Item
Capital expenditures
Research and development
expenses

III-12a. Capital expenditures and research and development expenses.--Report your firm’s capital
expenditures and research and development expenses on wheel hub assemblies. Provide data for
your six most recently completed fiscal years in chronological order from left to right.
Value (in $1,000)
Fiscal years ended-Item
Capital expenditures
Research and development
expenses

III-13. Data consistency and reconciliation.--Please indicate whether your financial data for questions
III-10, 11, and 12 are based on a calendar year or your fiscal year:
Calendar year
Fiscal year (specify

_________)

Please note the quantities and values reported in question III-10a should reconcile with the data
reported in question II-8a (including export shipments) as long as they are reported on the same
calendar year basis and the quantities and values reported in question III-10b should reconcile
with the data reported in question II-8c (including export shipments) as long as they are reported
on the same calendar year basis
Do these data in questions III-10a and III-10b reconcile with data in questions II-8a and II-8c?
Yes

No--Please explain

________________________

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PART IV.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from James Fetzer (202-7085403,[email protected])
Contact information.-- Please identify the responsible individual and the manner by which Commission
staff may contact that individual regarding the confidential information submitted in part IV.
Name
Title
Email
Telephone
Fax

PRICE DATA
IV-1.

This question requests quarterly quantity and value data, f.o.b. your U.S. point of shipment, for
your commercial shipments to unrelated U.S. customers since 2006 of the following products
produced by your firm.
Product 1.-- LM 11949/10‒Sets (TS single row, straight 0.75 inch bore cone and TS single row
cup, 1.7810 inches in outside diameter (“OD”)).
Product 2.-- LM 11949‒Cone assemblies (TS single row, straight 0.75 inch bore).
Product 3.-- 25580‒Cone assemblies (TS single row, straight 1.75 inch bore).
Product 4.-- LM 67010‒Cups (TS single row cup, 2.328 inches in OD).
Product 5.-- LM 48548‒Cone assemblies (TS single row, 34.925 mm bore, OD 65.088 mm,
width 18.034 mm).
Product 6.-- LM 501349‒Cone assemblies (TS single row, 41.275 mm bore, OD 73.431 mm,
width 19.558 mm).
Product 7.-- HM 212049‒Cone assemblies (TS single row, straight 2.625 inch bore).
Product 8.-- LM 11910- TS single row cup, 1.7810 inches in outside diameter ("OD")
Product 9.-- 28521-Cups (TS single row cup, OD 3.6250", width 0.7813")
Product 10.-- JLM 104910‒Cups (TS single row cup, OD 3.23 inches, width 0.85 inches).
Product 11.-- Wheel hub assembly corresponding with BCA/Federal Mogul #515050 and
Timken #SP470201
Product 12.-- Wheel hub assembly corresponding with BCA/Federal Mogul #515054 and
Timken #SP450301

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 IV.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
IV-1.

Pricing data.--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 produced and sold by
your firm.

Sales to Distributors
(Quantity in bearings, value in dollars)
Product 1
Product 2
Product 3
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value Quantity
Value

Product 4
Quantity
Value

Period of shipment
2006:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
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
October-December
2011:
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 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. Also, please explain any anomalies in your reported pricing data.
Product 1:
Product 2:
Product 3:
Product 4:

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PART IV.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
IV-1.

Pricing data.--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 produced and sold by
your firm.

Sales to Distributors
(Quantity in bearings, value in dollars)
Product 5
Product 6
Product 7
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value Quantity
Value

Product 8
Quantity
Value

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PART IV.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
IV-1.

Pricing data.--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 produced and sold by
your firm.

Sales to Distributors
(Quantity in bearings, value in dollars)
Product 9
Product 10
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value

(Quantity in units, value in dollars)
Product 11
Product 12
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value

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PART IV.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
IV-1. Pricing data.--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 produced and sold by
your firm.

Sales to Endusers
(Quantity in bearings, value in dollars)
Product 1
Product 2
Product 3
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value Quantity
Value

Product 4
Quantity
Value

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PART IV.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
IV-1.

Pricing data.--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 produced and sold by
your firm.

Sales to Endusers
(Quantity in bearings, value in dollars)
Product 5
Product 6
Product 7
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value Quantity
Value

Product 8
Quantity
Value

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PART IV.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
IV-1.

Pricing data.--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 produced and sold by
your firm.

Sales to Endusers
(Quantity in bearings, value in dollars)
Product 9
Product 10
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value

(Quantity in units, value in dollars)
Product 11
Product 12
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value

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PART IV.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
This investigation on TRBs also covers wheel hub assemblies. If your response to any question
about TRBs would differ with respect to wheel hub assemblies as compared to other types of TRBs,
please so state with particularity and, if differences exist, provide any details with respect to wheel
hub assemblies separately from other types of TRBs.
IV-2.

Price setting.-- How does your firm determine the prices that it charges for sales of TRBs (check
all that apply)? If your firm issues price lists, please submit sample pages of a recent list.
Transaction
by
transaction

IV-3.

Other

If other, describe

Discount policy.-- Please indicate and describe your firm’s discount policies (check all that
apply).

Quantity
discounts

IV-4.

Contracts

Set
price
lists

Annual
total
volume
discounts

No
discount
policy

Other

Describe

Pricing terms for TRBs.-(a)

What are your firm’s typical sales terms for its U.S.-produced TRBs?
Net 30 days

(b)

Net 60 days

2/10 net 30 days

Other (specify)

On what basis are your prices of domestic TRBs usually quoted (check one)?
Delivered

F.o.b.

If f.o.b., specify point

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PART IV.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
IV-5.

Contract versus spot.-- Approximately what share of your firm’s sales of its U.S.-produced
TRBs in 2011 was on a (1) long-term contract basis, (2) short-term contract basis, and (3) spot
sales basis?
Share of
2011 sales

Type of sale
Long-term contracts (multiple deliveries for more
than 12 months)

Short-term contracts (multiple deliveries up to and
including 12 months)

Spot sales (for a single delivery)

Total

IV-6.

100

Contract provisions.— Please fill out the table with respect to provisions of your typical sales
contracts for TRBs (or check “not applicable” if your firm does not sell on a long term and/or
short term contract basis).

Typical sales contract
provisions

Item

Average contract duration

Number of days

Price renegotiation (during the
contract period)

Yes

Short term contracts

Long term contracts

(multiple deliveries up to
and including 12 months)

(multiple deliveries for more
than 12 months)

No
Quantity

Fixed quantity and/or price

Price
Both
Yes

Meet or release provision

Not applicable

IV-7.

Lead times.--What is the average lead time between a customer’s order and the date of delivery
for your firm’s sales of your U.S.-produced TRBs?
Source

Share of
2011 sales

From inventory

Produced to order

Total

100 %

Lead time (days)

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PART IV.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
IV-8.

Shipping information.-(a)

What is the approximate percentage of the total delivered cost of TRBs that is accounted
for by U.S. inland transportation costs?
%

(b)

Who generally arranges the transportation to your customers’ locations?
your firm
purchaser (check one)

(c)

Indicate the approximate percentage of your sales of TRBs that are delivered the
following distances from your production facility.
Distance from production facility
Within 100 miles

101 to 1,000 miles

Over 1,000 miles

%
Total

IV-9.

100

Geographical shipments.-- What is the geographic market area in the United States served by
your firm’s TRBs? (check all that apply)
Geographic area
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, and VI, among others.

√ if applicable

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PART IV.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
IV-10. End uses.--List the end uses of the TRBs that you manufacture. For each end-use product, what
percentage of the total cost is accounted for by TRBs and other inputs?
Share of total cost of end use product
accounted for by
End use product

TRBs (percent)

Other inputs (percent)

Total

100%

IV-11. Changes in end uses.--Have there been any changes in the end uses of TRBs since 2006? Do
you anticipate any future changes?
Changes in end
uses
Changes since
2006
Anticipated
changes

Yes

Explain

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PART IV.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
IV-12. Substitutes.-- Can other products be substituted for TRBs?
No

Yes--Please fill out the table.

End use in which this
substitute is used

Substitute

Have changes in the prices of this substitute
affected the price for TRBs?
No Yes

Explanation

1.
2.
3.

IV-13. Changes in substitutes.-- Have there been any changes in the number or types of products that
can be substituted for TRBs since 2006? Do you anticipate any future changes?
Changes in
substitutes

No Yes

Explain

Changes since
2006
Anticipated
changes

IV-14. Raw materials.—
(a)

To what extent have changes in the prices of raw materials affected your firm’s selling
prices for TRBs since 2006?

(b)

Do you anticipate changes in your raw material costs in the foreseeable future?
No

Yes—Please explain.

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PART IV.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
IV-15. 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 TRBs in the U.S. market
since 2006?
No

Yes--Please note the time period(s) of any such changes, the factors(s)
involved, and the impact such changes had on your shipment volumes
and prices.

IV-16. Availability of supply (U.S.-produced).-(a)

Do you anticipate any changes in terms of the availability of U.S.-produced TRBs in the
U.S. market in the future?
Increase

(b)

No change

Decrease

If you anticipate changes in supply, please explain.

IV-17. Availability of supply (nonsubject).--Has the availability of NONSUBJECT TRBs (i.e., TRBs
imported from countries other than China) changed since 2006?
No

Yes--Please explain.

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PART IV.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
IV-18. Export constraints.--Describe how easily your firm can shift its sales of TRBs between the U.S.
market and alternative country markets. In your discussion, please describe any contracts, other
sales arrangements, or other constraints that would prevent or retard your firm from shifting
TRBs between the U.S. and alternative country markets within a 12-month period.

IV-19. Product changes.-- Have there been any significant changes in the product range, product mix,
or marketing of TRBs since 2006? Do you anticipate any future changes?
Changes in
product range,
product mix, or
marketing
No Yes

Explain

Changes since
2006
Anticipated
changes

IV-20. Demand trends.-- Indicate how demand within the United States and outside of the United States
(if known) for TRBs has changed since January 1, 2006, and how you anticipate demand will
change in the future. Describe the principal factors that have affected, and that you anticipate will
affect, these changes in demand.

Market

No
Increase change Decrease Fluctuate
Demand since 2006

Within
the United
States
Outside
the United
States
Anticipated future demand
Within
the United
States
Outside
the United
States

Factors

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PART IV.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
IV-21. Conditions of competition.-(a)

Is the TRBs 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 TRBs changed since 2006?
No

Yes--Please explain any such changes.

IV-22. Price comparisons.--Please compare market prices of TRBs in U.S. and non-U.S. markets, if
known. Provide specific information as to time periods and regions for any price comparisons.

IV-23. 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 TRBs supply (including production
capacity and capacity utilization) and demand in (1) the United States, (2) each of the other major
producing/consuming countries, including China, and (3) the world as a whole. Of particular
interest is such data from 2006 to the present and forecasts for the future.
IV-24. Barriers to trade.--Are your exports of TRBs subject to any tariff or non-tariff barriers to trade
in other countries?
No

Yes--Please list the countries and describe any such barriers and any
significant changes in such barriers that have occurred since 2006, or
that are expected to occur in the future.

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PART IV.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
IV-25. Minimum lot size.-- Does your firm have a minimum monthly lot size requirement for orders of
TRBs?
No

Yes--Please provide the following:

Minimum monthly lot size:
Average lot size per month for your firm’s shipments:

IV-26. Price influence.-- Have individual U.S. producers, importers, purchasers, or foreign
producers/exporters of TRBs influenced the U.S. wholesale market price of certain bearings since
January 1, 2006?
No

Yes-- --Please identify any such firm(s) and note the time period when
the firm(s) influenced price, whether the effect was to increase or decrease
the price, and why your firm believes that the actions of the firm(s) were
responsible for the price change. Also identify the types of bearings you are
discussing.

IV-27. Certification.-- What percent of your firm’s sales of TRBs in 2011 were to customers that
required that your firm and/or its product became certified or prequalified with respect to the
quality, chemistry, strength or other performance characteristics of the products your firm sold?

Please list the end uses of the certain bearings for which certification or prequalification is
necessary.

IV-28. Failure to Qualify.-- Has your firm ever been unable to qualify to supply any type of TRB?
No

Yes-- -Please report the type of TRB, the end use application, and the
year when your firm tried to qualify.

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PART IV.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
IV-29. Interchangeability.--Is TRBs 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
Country-pair

China

Other countries

TRBs other than wheel hub assemblies
United States
China
Wheel hub assemblies
United States
China

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

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PART IV.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
IV-30. Factors other than price.--Are differences other than price (i.e., quality, availability,
transportation network, product range, technical support, etc.) between TRBs produced in the
United States and in other countries a significant factor in your firm’s sales 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

Country-pair

China

Other countries

TRBs other than wheel hub assemblies
United States
China
Wheel hub assemblies
United States
China

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

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