12-4-3026 Foreign Producer Questionnaire

OMB No. 3117-0016/USITC No. 12-4-3038; Expiration Date: 6/30/2014
(No response is required if currently valid OMB control number is not displayed)

FOREIGN PRODUCERS’/EXPORTERS’ 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.

Name of firm

_________________________________________________________________

Address
World Wide Web address
Has your firm produced or exported TRBs (as defined in the instruction booklet) at any time since January 1,
2006?

NO
YES

(Sign the certification below and promptly return only this page of the questionnaire to the Commission)
(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 30 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.

U.S. importers.--Please provide the names, contacts, e-mail addresses, and telephone numbers of
the FIVE largest U.S. importers of your firm’s TRBs in 2011.

No.

1

2

3

4

5

Importer’s name

Contact person

E-mail address

Area
code and
telephone
number

Share of
your 2011
exports
(%)

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

U.S. production.--Does your firm or any related firm produce, have the capability to produce, or
have any plans to produce TRBs in the United States or other countries?
No

I-5.

U.S. importation.--Does your firm or any related firm import or have any plans to import TRBs
into the United States?
No

I-6.

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 Jennifer Merrill (202-205-3188) for copies of that
questionnaire).

Yes--Please name the firm(s) below and ensure that they complete the
Commission’s importer questionnaire (contact Jennifer Merrill (202205-3188) for copies of that questionnaire).

Business plan.--In Parts II and III 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 future 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

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

II-5.

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 bearings) for 2011 and 2012.

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 bearings) for 2011 and 2012.

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?
No

Product
TRBs

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

Basis for allocation of capacity data

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

Same equipment, machinery, and workers.--Continued
(Quantity in 1,000 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.

II-8.

Share of sales.--What percentage of your firm’s total sales in its most recent fiscal year was
represented by sales of TRBs?
Percent

II-9.

Inventories in the United States.--Has your firm, since 2006, maintained any inventories of
TRBs 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 1,000 bearings or bearing equivalents)
Item

Inventory

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-10.

Barriers.-(a)

Are your firm’s exports of TRBs subject to tariff or non-tariff barriers to trade (for
example, antidumping or countervailing duty findings or remedies, tariffs, quotas, or
regulatory barriers) in any countries other than the United States?
No

Yes--List the products(s), country(ies), the year each such barrier was
imposed, and the type of barrier.
Product

(b)

Year imposed

Barrier (if tariff,
give rate)

Are your firm’s exports of TRBs subject to current proceedings in any countries other
than the United States that might result in tariff or non-tariff barriers to trade?
No

Yes--List the products(s), country(ies), and type of proceeding.
Product

II-11.

Country

Country

Type of proceeding

Other export markets.--Identify export markets (other than the United States) that you have
developed or where you have increased your sales of TRBs since 2006. Please identify and
discuss below.

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

Significance of antidumping duty 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, home market shipments, exports to the United States and other markets, and
inventories. You may wish to compare your firm’s operations before and after the imposition of
the order.

II-13.

Anticipated changes if order revoked.--Would your firm anticipate any changes in its
production capacity, production, home market shipments, exports to the United States and other
markets, or inventories relating to the production of TRBs in the future if the antidumping duty
order on TRBs from China were to be revoked?
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 for any trends or
projections you may provide.

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-14a. Trade data (China).-- Report production capacity, production, shipments, and inventories of
TRBs produced by your firm in China during the specified periods. (See definitions in the
instruction booklet.) Include 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 sets.

China
Quantity (1,000 bearings or bearing equivalents) and Value (in 1,000 dollars)
Calendar year
Item

2006

2007

2008

2009

January-March
2010

2011

2010

2011

Average production capacity1 (A)
Beginning-of-period inventories (B)
Production2 (C)
Home market shipments:
Internal consumption/transfers
quantity (D)
Commercial shipments
quantity (E)
value (F)
Export shipments:
to the United States:3
quantity (G)
value (H)
to the European Union:4
quantity (I)
value (J)
to Asia:5
quantity (K)
value (L)
to all other markets:6
quantity (M)
value (N)
Total exports (quantity) (O)
Total shipments (quantity) (P)
End-of-period inventories (Q)
1

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.
2

Please estimate the percentage of total production of TRBs in China accounted for by your firm’s production in 2010:
percent
3
Please estimate the percentage of total exports to the United States of TRBs in China accounted for by your firm’s
exports in 2010:
percent
4
Identify your principal European Union export markets:
.
5
Identify your principal Asian export markets:
.
6
Identify your principal other export markets:
.

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-14b. Trade data (China).—Please report exports to the United States in 2006-2011 by your firm of
TRBs that were produced in China by an establishment other than those listed in response to
question I-2. Include parts and subassemblies essentially equivalent to a complete bearing.
(Quantity in 1,000 bearings or bearing equivalents, value in 1,000 U.S. dollars)
Item

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

Exports to-United States:
Quantity
Value

Please provide the names and addresses of the establishments that manufactured the TRBs included in the
above-reported exports to the United States.
(1)

(2)

(3)

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-14c. Trade data (China).-- Report production capacity, production, shipments, and inventories of
wheel hub assemblies produced by your firm in China during the specified periods. (See
definitions in the instruction booklet.)

China
Quantity (1,000 units) and Value (in 1,000 dollars)
Calendar year
Item

2006

2007

2008

2009

January-March
2010

2011

2010

2011

1

Average production capacity (A)
Beginning-of-period inventories (B)
Production2 (C)
Home market shipments:
Internal consumption/transfers
quantity (D)
Commercial shipments
quantity (E)
value (F)
Export shipments:
to the United States:3
quantity (G)
value (H)
to the European Union:4
quantity (I)
value (J)
to Asia:5
quantity (K)
value (L)
to all other markets:6
quantity (M)
value (N)
Total exports (quantity) (O)
Total shipments (quantity) (P)
End-of-period inventories (Q)
1

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.
2

Please estimate the percentage of total production of TRBs in China accounted for by your firm’s production in 2010:
percent
3
Please estimate the percentage of total exports to the United States of TRBs in China accounted for by your firm’s
exports in 2010:
percent
4
Identify your principal European Union export markets:
.
5
Identify your principal Asian export markets:
.
6
Identify your principal other export markets:
.

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-14b. Trade data (China).—Please report exports to the United States in 2006-2011 by your firm of
wheel hub assemblies that were produced in China by an establishment other than those listed in
response to question I-2.
(Quantity in 1,000 units, value in 1,000 U.S. dollars)
Item

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

Exports to-United States:
Quantity
Value

Please provide the names and addresses of the establishments that manufactured the TRBs included in the
above-reported exports to the United States.
(1)

(2)

(3)

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

Reconciliation of trade data.—
(a)

The quantities reported in question II-14a and II-14c should reconcile as follows in each
period (i.e., in each column):
Reconciliation
B+C–D–E–G–I–K–M=Q

(b)

Do these data reconcile?
explain:

Yes

No--Please

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

No--Please explain:

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PART III.--MARKET FACTORS
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from James Fetzer (202-7085403,[email protected])
III-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 III.
Name
Title
Email
Telephone
Fax

III-2.

Contract versus spot.--Approximately what share of your firm’s sales of TRBs to U.S.
customers 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

III-3.

100

%

Please fill out the table with respect to provisions of your typical sales contracts with U.S.
customers 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
No
Quantity

Fixed quantity and/or price

Price
Both

Meet or release provision
Not applicable

Yes
No

Short term contracts

Long term contracts

(multiple deliveries up to
and including 12 months)

(multiple deliveries for more
than 12 months)

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PART III.--MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-4.

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

Share of
2011 sales

From inventory

%

Produced to order

%

Total

Lead time (days)

100 %

III-5.

Raw materials.--To what extent have changes in the prices of raw materials affected your firm’s
selling prices for TRBs since 2006? Also discuss any anticipated changes in your raw material
costs.

III-6.

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 Chinese-produced TRBs in the U.S.
market since 2006?
No

Yes-- Please describe.

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PART III.--MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-7.

Availability of SUBJECT import supply.-(a)

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

(b)

No change

Decrease

If you anticipate changes in supply, please identify the changes, including the time period
and the impact of such changes on shipment volumes and prices.

III-8.

Product shifting.--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 (including any third-country trade barriers such as tariffs,
quotas, or other non-tariff barriers) that would prevent or retard your firm from shifting TRBs
between the U.S. and alternative country markets within a 12-month period.

III-9.

Product range.--Is the product range, product mix, or marketing of TRBs in your home market
different from that of TRBs for export to the United States or to third-country markets?
No

Yes—Please explain.

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PART III.--MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-10. Product changes.--Have there been any significant changes in the product range, product mix, or
marketing of TRBs in your home market, for export to the United States, or for export to thirdcountry markets since 2006? Do you anticipate any future changes?
Changes in
product range,
product mix, or
marketing
No Yes

Explain

Changes since
2006
Anticipated
changes

III-11. Substitutes.— Can other products be substituted for TRBs?
No

Substitute

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 TRBs?
No Yes

Explanation

1.
2.
3.

III-12. 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
Changes since
2006
Anticipated
changes

No Yes

Explain

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PART III.--MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-13. Interchangeability.--Is the TRBs produced by your firm and sold in its home market
interchangeable (i.e., can be used in the same applications) with your firm’s TRBs sold to the
United States and/or to third-country markets?
Yes

No--Identify the market(s) and any differences in the products.

III-14. End uses.--Describe the end uses of the TRBs that you manufacture and sell to your home
market. If these end uses differ from those of the TRBs you sell to the U.S. market or to thirdcountry markets, explain.

III-15. 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

No

Yes

Explain

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PART III.--MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-16. Demand trends.-- Indicate how demand in the following markets 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

Factors

Demand since 2006
Your
home
market
United
States
Other
markets
Anticipated future demand
Your
home
market
United
States
Other
markets

III-17. Price differences.--Please compare market prices of TRBs in your home market, the United
States, and third-country markets.

III-18. Description of home market.--Describe briefly your home market for TRBs, including the
number of, and competition between, producers.

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PART III.--MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-19. Import competition.--Do you face competition from imports of TRBs in your home market?
No

Yes--Please identify the country sources of any imports of TRBs into your
home market.

III-20. 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.

III-21. 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.