Certain Steel Wheels from China, Inv. No. 701-478

INSTRUCTION BOOKLET

GENERAL INFORMATION, INSTRUCTIONS, AND
DEFINITIONS FOR COMMISSION FOREIGN
PRODUCER/EXPORTER QUESTIONNAIRES

CERTAIN STEEL WHEELS FROM CHINA
Investigation Nos. 701-TA-478 and 731-TA-1182 (Final)
Further information.--If you have any questions concerning the enclosed
questionnaire(s) or other matters related to this proceeding, you may contact
the following members of the Commission=s staff (Fax 202-205-3205):
Mary Messer, investigator (202-205-3193; E-mail [email protected])
regarding general questions and trade and related information

GENERAL INFORMATION
Background.--This proceeding was instituted in response to a petition filed on March 30, 2011, by
Accuride Corp., Evansville, IN, and Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc., Northville, MI. Countervailing
and/or antidumping duties may be assessed on the subject imports as a result of this proceeding if the
Commission makes an affirmative determination of injury, threat, or material retardation, and if the U.S.
Department of Commerce makes an affirmative determination of subsidization and/or dumping.
Questionnaires and other information pertinent to this proceeding are available at
http://www.usitc.gov/trade_remedy/731_ad_701_cvd/investigations/2011/steel_wheels_from_china/f
inalphase.htm. Address all correspondence to the United States International Trade Commission,
Washington, DC 20436. Hearing-impaired individuals can obtain information regarding this proceeding
via the Commission=s TDD terminal (202-205-1810).
Due date of questionnaire(s).--Please submit the completed questionnaire(s) to the United States
International Trade Commission so as to be received by no later than January 6, 2012. Because
Commission staff might contact you with questions during the course of the proceeding, save the final
version of the document(s) and retain all files and worksheets associated with the completed
questionnaire(s). Please also retain a copy of any paper original document that you submit.
Service of questionnaire response(s).--In the event that your firm is a party to this proceeding, you are
required to serve a copy of the questionnaire(s), once completed, on parties to the proceeding that are
subject to administrative protective order (see 19 CFR ' 207.7). A list of such parties is maintained by the
Commission=s Secretary and may be obtained by calling 202-205-1803. A certificate of service must
accompany the copy of the completed questionnaire(s) you submit (see 19 CFR ' 207.7).
Confidentiality.--The commercial and financial data furnished in response to the enclosed questionnaire(s)
that reveal the individual operations of your firm will be treated as confidential by the Commission to the
extent that such data are not otherwise available to the public and will not be disclosed except as may be
required by law (see 19 U.S.C. ' 1677f). Such confidential information will not be published in a manner
that will reveal the individual operations of your firm; however, nonnumerical characterizations of
numerical business proprietary information (such as discussion of trends) will be treated as confidential
business information only at the request of the submitter for good cause shown.

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GENERAL INFORMATION--Continued
Verification.--The information submitted in the enclosed questionnaire(s) is subject to audit and
verification by the Commission. To facilitate possible verification of data, please keep all your files,
worksheets, and supporting documents used in the preparation of the questionnaire response(s).
Release of information.--The information provided by your firm in response to the questionnaire(s), as well
as any other business proprietary information submitted by your firm to the Commission in connection with
the proceeding, may become subject to, and released under, the administrative protective order provisions
of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. ' 1677f) and section 207.7 of the Commission=s Rules of Practice and
Procedure (19 CFR ' 207.7). This means that certain lawyers and other authorized individuals may
temporarily be given access to the information for use in connection with this proceeding or other
import-injury proceedings conducted by the Commission on the same or similar merchandise; those
individuals would be subject to severe penalties if the information were divulged to unauthorized
individuals.
INSTRUCTIONS
Answer all questions.--Do not leave any question or section blank unless a questionnaire expressly directs
you to skip over certain questions or sections. If the answer to any question is Anone,@ write Anone.@ If
information is not readily available from your records in exactly the form requested, furnish
carefully prepared estimates. Answers to questions and any necessary comments or explanations should
be supplied in the space provided or on separate sheets attached to the appropriate page of the
questionnaire(s). If your firm is completing more than one questionnaire in connection with this proceeding
(i.e., a producer, importer, purchaser, and/or foreign producer questionnaire), you need not respond to
duplicated questions in the questionnaires.
Consolidate all establishments in China.--Report the requested data for your establishment(s) located in
China. Firms operating more than one establishment should combine the data for all establishments
into a single report.
Electronic completion.--Your firm is encouraged to complete the questionnaire electronically in MS Word
format. The MS Word versions of all the questionnaires in this proceeding are available online at the ITC
web page or may be obtained directly from the Commission’s Investigator, Mary Messer
([email protected]).

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INSTRUCTIONS--Continued
Electronic submission.--To the degree that it is possible and not overly burdensome, the Commission
requests that responding firms submit their questionnaire responses electronically in MS Word format. The
submission of questionnaire responses in the MS Word format allows the Commission to compile, assess,
and analyze submitted data more promptly. There are three electronic submissions options detailed
below. Paper submissions are also accepted.
OPTIONS FOR FILING
This questionnaire is available as a “fillable” form in MS Word format on the Commission’s
website at
http://www.usitc.gov/trade_remedy/731_ad_701_cvd/investigations/2011/steel_wheels_from
_china/finalphase.htm. Please do not attempt to modify the format or permissions of the
questionnaire document. You may complete the questionnaire and submit it, electronically, or you
may print it out and submit it in paper form, as described below:
• Compact disc (CD).—Copy your questionnaire onto a CD, include a signed certification page (page 1)
(either in paper form or scanned PDF copied onto CD), and mail to the address above. It is strongly
recommended that you use an overnight mail service. U.S. mail sent to government offices undergoes
additional processing which not only results in substantial delays in delivery but may also damage CDs.
• Upload via Secure Drop Box.—Upload the completed questionnaire in MS Word format along with a
scanned copy of the signed certification page (page 1) through the Commission’s secure upload facility:
Web address: https://dropbox.usitc.gov/oinv/
Pin: WHEELS
• E-mail.—E-mail your questionnaire to the investigator identified on page 1 of the Instruction Booklet;
include a scanned PDF of the signed certification page (page 1). Type the following in the e-mail subject
line: BPI Questionnaire, INV. NO. 1182. Please note that submitting your questionnaire by e-mail may
subject your firm’s business proprietary information to transmission over an unsecure environment and to
possible disclosure. If you choose this option, the Commission warns you that any risk involving possible
disclosure of such information is assumed by the submitter and not by the Commission.
• Fax.—Fax to 202.205.3205.
• Overnight mail service.—Mail to the following address:
United States International Trade Commission
Office of Investigations, Room 615
500 E Street SW
Washington, DC 20024
• U.S. mail.—Mail to the address above, but use zip code 20436. This option is not recommended. U.S.
mail sent to government offices undergoes additional processing to screen for hazardous materials; this
additional processing results in substantial delays in delivery.
Note: If you are a party to the proceeding, and service of the questionnaire is required, such service
should be made in paper form.

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DEFINITIONS
Certain steel wheels.—For the purposes of the questionnaires in these investigations, the term “certain steel
wheels” refers to steel wheels and rims of sizes 18 to 24.5 inch nominal diameters. For ease of reference,
the questionnaires in these investigations also refer to steel wheels (18”-24.5” nominal diameter).
These products are used with tires. Wheels and rims, whether or not attached to tires or axles, are included.

Steel wheels and rims are normally used in commercial vehicles, i.e., trucks, tractors, buses, trailers, fire
trucks, ambulances, tow trucks, etc. However, the definition provided above is not based on use.
Aluminum wheels and rims are excluded from this definition.
Subject imports are normally covered by statistical reporting numbers 8708.70.0500, 8708.70.2500, and
8708.70.4530. In addition, depending upon the design, constituent material and imported
configuration of each shipment, axles/wheels/rims could be classified in any of the following HTSUS
subheadings of Chapter 87 - 8708.50.6500; 8708.70.0500; 8708.70.2500; 8708.70.4530; 8708.70.4545;
8708.70.4560; 8708.70.6030; 8708.70.6060; 8708.99.2300; 8708.99.4850; and 8708.99.8180.
Firm.--An individual proprietorship, partnership, joint venture, association, corporation (including any
subsidiary corporation), business trust, cooperative, trustee in bankruptcy, or receiver under decree of any
court.
Related firm.--A firm that your firm solely or jointly owned, managed, or otherwise controlled; a firm that
solely or jointly owned, managed, or otherwise controlled your firm; and/or a firm that was solely or jointly
owned, managed, or otherwise controlled by a firm that also solely or jointly owned, managed, or otherwise
controlled your firm.
Establishment.--Each facility of a firm in China involved in the production of certain steel wheels (as
defined above), including auxiliary facilities operated in conjunction with (whether or not physically
separate from) such facilities.
United States.--For purposes of this proceeding, the 50 States, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the
District of Columbia.
Importer.--Any person or firm engaged, either directly or through a parent company or subsidiary, in
importing certain steel wheels (as defined above) into the United States from a foreign manufacturer or
through its selling agent.
Average production capacity.--The level of production that your establishment(s) could reasonably have
expected to attain during the specified periods. Assume normal operating conditions (i.e., using equipment
and machinery in place and ready to operate; normal operating levels (hours per week/weeks per year) and
time for downtime, maintenance, repair, and cleanup; and a typical or representative product mix).
Production.--All production in your establishment(s) in China, including production consumed internally
within your firm.

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DEFINITIONS--Continued
Shipments.--Shipments of products produced in your establishment(s) in China. Quantities reported should
be net of returns.
Home market commercial shipments.--Shipments, other than internal consumption and transfers
to related firms, within China.
Home market internal consumption/transfers to related firms.--Shipments made to related firms
in China, including product consumed internally by your firm.
Export shipments.--Shipments to destinations outside China, including shipments to related firms.
Inventories.--Finished goods inventory, not raw materials or work-in-progress.

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