12-2-3014 Importer Questionnaire - Washers

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US Importer Questionnaire WASHERS PRELIM

Wind Towers from China and Korea, Steel Wire Garment Hangers from Taiwan and Vietnam, and Large Residential Washers from Korea and Mexico

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U.S. IMPORTERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
LARGE RESIDENTIAL WASHERS FROM KOREA AND MEXICO

This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by no later than JANUARY 13, 2012
See page 4 of the Instruction Booklet for filing instructions.
The information called for in this questionnaire is for use by the United States International Trade Commission in
connection with its countervailing duty and antidumping investigations concerning large residential washers from Korea
and Mexico (inv. Nos. 701-TA-488 and 731-TA-1199-1200 (Preliminary)). 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 imported large residential washers (as defined in the instruction booklet) from any country at any
time since January 1, 2008?

NO

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

YES

(Read the instruction booklet carefully, complete all parts of the questionnaire, and return the entire
questionnaire to the Commission so as to be received by the date indicated above)

CERTIFICATION
I certify that the information herein supplied in response to this questionnaire is complete and correct to the best of my knowledge
and belief and understand that the information submitted is subject to audit and verification by the Commission.
By means of this certification I also grant consent for the Commission, and its employees and contract personnel, to use the
information provided in this questionnaire and throughout this proceeding in any other import-injury proceedings conducted by
the Commission on the same or similar merchandise.
I acknowledge that information submitted in this questionnaire response and throughout this proceeding may be used by the
Commission, its employees, and contract personnel who are acting in the capacity of Commission employees, for developing or
maintaining the records of this proceeding or related proceedings for which this information is submitted, or in internal audits and
proceedings relating to the programs and operations of the Commission pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Appendix 3. I understand that all
contract personnel will sign non-disclosure agreements.

Name of Authorized Official

Title of Authorized Official

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 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.

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

Firm name

Yes--List the following information

Address

Extent of
ownership

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

Related importers/exporters.--Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or
foreign, that are engaged in importing large residential washers from Korea and Mexico into the
United States or that are engaged in exporting large residential washers from Korea and Mexico
to the United States?
No

Yes--List the following information.

Firm name

I-5.

Address

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

Yes--List the following information.

Firm name

I-6.

I-7.

Affiliation

Address

Affiliation

Importing operations.--Please indicate the nature of your firm’s importing operations on large
residential washers. More than one answer may be applicable.
Importer of record

Takes title to the imported product(s)

Consignee of the imported products(s)

Customs broker or freight forwarder.

Consignee.--If your firm is an importer of record of large residential washers but is not the
consignee, please list the consignees below (firm name, address, telephone number, and
individual to contact).

Firm name

Address

Contact person and phone
number

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PART I.--GENERAL INFORMATION--Continued
I-8.

I-9.

FTZ or bonded warehouses.--Please indicate whether your firm enters large residential washers
into, or withdraws such merchandise from, foreign trade zones or bonded warehouses.
Foreign trade zones

No

Yes

Bonded warehouses

No

Yes

Temporary importation under bond.--Please indicate whether your firm imports large
residential washers under the TIB (temporary importation under bond) program.
No

I-10.

Yes

Third-country trade activities.--To your knowledge, have the products subject to this
proceeding been the subject of any other import relief proceedings in the United States or in any
other countries?
No

Yes–Please specify.

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Keysha Martinez (202-2052136, [email protected]) or Edward Petronzio (202-205-3176,
[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 importation of large residential washers since January 1, 2008.
(check as many as appropriate)
office/warehouse openings ...........

office/warehouse 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.

Arranged U.S. imports.—(a) Has your firm imported or arranged for the importation of large
residential washers from Korea or Mexico for delivery after September 30, 2011?
No

Yes–Indicate when such orders are to be delivered and the quantities and
SKUs involved.

Imports from Korea:

Date of delivery

Quantity of imports
Value of imports

SKUs

units
$

Imports from Mexico:
Quantity of imports
Value of imports

II-4.

units
$

Reasons for importing.--If your firm also produces large residential washers in the United
States, please indicate your reasons for importing this product. If your reasons differ by source,
please elaborate.

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

IMPORTS FROM SUBJECT SOURCES.–Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s
shipments and inventories of ALL LARGE RESIDENTIAL WASHERS imported from Korea
by your firm during the specified periods. (See definitions in the instruction booklet.)

Please note that the unit of measure for quantity is actual number of large residential washers and the
unit of measure for value is THOUSANDS of dollars.

KOREA
Quantity (in actual units), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item

2008

2009

January-September
2010

2010

2011

Beginning-of-period inventories (quantity)
Imports:1
Quantity of imports
Value of imports
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity of commercial shipments
Value of commercial shipments
Internal consumption/company transfers:
Quantity of internal consumption/transfers
Value2 of internal consumption/transfers
Export shipments:3
Quantity of export shipments
Value of export shipments
End-of-period inventories4 (quantity)
Channels of distribution:
U.S. shipments to distributors (quantity)
U.S. shipments to end users (quantity)
1

Please identify the foreign producers, if known:

2

Sales to related firms (including internal consumption) must be valued at fair market value. In the event that you use a
different basis for valuing these sales within your company, 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:
Reconciliation of data.--Please note that the quantities reported above should reconcile as follows: beginning-of-period
inventories, plus imports, less total shipments, equals end-of-period inventories. Do the data reported reconcile?
4

Yes

No--Please explain:

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-6.

IMPORTS FROM SUBJECT SOURCES.–Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s
shipments and inventories ALL LARGE RESIDENTIAL WASHERS imported from Mexico by
your firm during the specified periods. (See definitions in the instruction booklet.)
Please note that the unit of measure for quantity is actual number of large residential washers
and the unit of measure for value is THOUSANDS of dollars.

MEXICO
Quantity (in actual units), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item

2008

2009

January-September
2010

2010

2011

Beginning-of-period inventories (quantity)
Imports:1
Quantity of imports
Value of imports
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity of commercial shipments
Value of commercial shipments
Internal consumption/company transfers:
Quantity of internal consumption/transfers
Value2 of internal consumption/transfers
Export shipments:3
Quantity of export shipments
Value of export shipments
End-of-period inventories4 (quantity)
Channels of distribution:
U.S. shipments to distributors (quantity)
U.S. shipments to end users (quantity)
1

Please identify the foreign producers, if known:

2

Sales to related firms (including internal consumption) must be valued at fair market value. In the event that you use a
different basis for valuing these sales within your company, 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:
Reconciliation of data.--Please note that the quantities reported above should reconcile as follows: beginning-of-period
inventories, plus imports, less total shipments, equals end-of-period inventories. Do the data reported reconcile?
4

Yes

No--Please explain:

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-7.

IMPORTS FROM NONSUBJECT SOURCES.–Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s
shipments and inventories of ALL LARGE RESIDENTIAL WASHERS imported from all other
sources combined (i.e., sources other than Korea and Mexico) by your firm during the
specified periods. (See definitions in the instruction booklet.)
Please note that the unit of measure for quantity is actual number of large residential washers
and the unit of measure for value is THOUSANDS of dollars.

ALL OTHER SOURCES COMBINED
Quantity (in actual units), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item

2008

2009

January-September
2010

2010

2011

Beginning-of-period inventories (quantity)
Imports:1
Quantity of imports
Value of imports
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity of commercial shipments
Value of commercial shipments
Internal consumption/company transfers:
Quantity of internal consumption/transfers
Value2 of internal consumption/transfers
Export shipments:3
Quantity of export shipments
Value of export shipments
End-of-period inventories4 (quantity)
Channels of distribution:
U.S. shipments to distributors (quantity)
U.S. shipments to end users (quantity)
1

Please identify the sources and foreign producers, if known:

2

Sales to related firms (including internal consumption) must be valued at fair market value. In the event that you use a
different basis for valuing these sales within your company, 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:
Reconciliation of data.--Please note that the quantities reported above should reconcile as follows: beginning-of-period
inventories, plus imports, less total shipments, equals end-of-period inventories. Do the data reported reconcile?
4

Yes

No--Please explain:

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
Please note that the following questions request that you distinguish between:
1) High efficiency front load washers
2) High efficiency top load washers
3) Conventional (non-high efficiency) top load washers
II-8.

IMPORTS FROM SUBJECT SOURCES OF HIGH EFFICIENCY FRONT LOAD
WASHERS.–Report your firm’s imports, shipments, and inventories of high efficiency front load
washers imported from Korea by your firm during the specified periods. (See definitions in the
instruction booklet.)

KOREA
Quantity (in actual units), value (in $1,000)
Calendar year
Item
Imports:

2008

2009

January-September
2010

2010

2011

1

Quantity of imports
Value of imports
U.S. commercial shipments:
Quantity of commercial shipments
Value of commercial shipments2
End-of-period inventories (quantity)
1

Please identify the foreign producers:

2
The reported value of commercial shipments should be net of all discounts, rebates, and other incentives paid to
customers, whether or not the discount, rebate, or other incentive is tied directly to sales of large residential washers or is
linked to a broader base of sales and allocated in part to large residential washers. Where the discount, rebate, or other
incentive is allocated, please state the basis for the allocation.
_______________________________________________

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

II-9.

IMPORTS FROM SUBJECT SOURCES OF HIGH EFFICIENCY FRONT LOAD
WASHERS.–Report your firm’s imports, shipments, and inventories of high efficiency front load
washers imported from Mexico by your firm during the specified periods. (See definitions in the
instruction booklet.)

MEXICO
Quantity (in actual units), value (in $1,000)
Calendar year
Item
Imports:

2008

2009

January-September
2010

2010

2011

1

Quantity of imports
Value of imports
U.S. commercial shipments:
Quantity of commercial shipments
Value of commercial shipments2
End-of-period inventories (quantity)
1

Please identify the foreign producers:

2
The reported value of commercial shipments should be net of all discounts, rebates, and other incentives paid to
customers, whether or not the discount, rebate, or other incentive is tied directly to sales of large residential washers or is
linked to a broader base of sales and allocated in part to large residential washers. Where the discount, rebate, or other
incentive is allocated, please state the basis for the allocation.
_______________________________________________

II-10. IMPORTS FROM NONSUBJECT SOURCES OF HIGH EFFICIENCY FRONT LOAD
WASHERS.–Report your firm’s imports, shipments, and inventories of high efficiency front load
washers imported from all other sources combined by your firm during the specified periods. (See
definitions in the instruction booklet.)

ALL OTHER SOURCES COMBINED
(COUNTRIES OTHER THAN KOREA AND MEXICO)
Quantity (in actual units), value (in $1,000)
Calendar year
Item

2008

2009

January-September
2010

2010

2011

Imports:1
Quantity of imports
Value of imports
U.S. commercial shipments:
Quantity of commercial shipments
Value of commercial shipments2
End-of-period inventories (quantity)
1

2

Please identify the sources and foreign producers:

The reported value of commercial shipments should be net of all discounts, rebates, and other incentives paid to
customers, whether or not the discount, rebate, or other incentive is tied directly to sales of large residential washers or is
linked to a broader base of sales and allocated in part to large residential washers. Where the discount, rebate, or other
incentive is allocated, please state the basis for the allocation.
_______________________________________________

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-11.

IMPORTS FROM SUBJECT SOURCES OF HIGH EFFICIENCY TOP LOAD
WASHERS.–Report your firm’s imports, shipments, and inventories of high efficiency top load
washers imported from Korea by your firm during the specified periods. (See definitions in the
instruction booklet.)

KOREA
Quantity (in actual units), value (in $1,000)
Calendar year
Item
Imports:

2008

2009

January-September
2010

2010

2011

1

Quantity of imports
Value of imports
U.S. commercial shipments:
Quantity of commercial shipments
Value of commercial shipments2
End-of-period inventories (quantity)
1

Please identify the foreign producers:

2

The reported value of commercial shipments should be net of all discounts, rebates, and other incentives paid to
customers, whether or not the discount, rebate, or other incentive is tied directly to sales of large residential washers or is
linked to a broader base of sales and allocated in part to large residential washers. Where the discount, rebate, or other
incentive is allocated, please state the basis for the allocation.
_______________________________________________

II-12.

IMPORTS FROM SUBJECT SOURCES OF HIGH EFFICIENCY TOP LOAD
WASHERS.–Report your firm’s imports, shipments, and inventories of high efficiency top load
washers imported from Mexico by your firm during the specified periods. (See definitions in the
instruction booklet.)

MEXICO
Quantity (in actual units), value (in $1,000)
Calendar year
Item

2008

2009

January-September
2010

2010

2011

Imports:1
Quantity of imports
Value of imports
U.S. commercial shipments:
Quantity of commercial shipments
Value of commercial shipments2
End-of-period inventories (quantity)
1

2

Please identify the foreign producers:

The reported value of commercial shipments should be net of all discounts, rebates, and other incentives paid to
customers, whether or not the discount, rebate, or other incentive is tied directly to sales of large residential washers or is
linked to a broader base of sales and allocated in part to large residential washers. Where the discount, rebate, or other
incentive is allocated, please state the basis for the allocation.
_______________________________________________

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

IMPORTS FROM NONSUBJECT SOURCES OF HIGH EFFICIENCY TOP LOAD
WASHERS.–Report your firm’s imports, shipments, and inventories of high efficiency top load
washers imported from all other sources combined by your firm during the specified periods.
(See definitions in the instruction booklet.)

ALL OTHER SOURCES COMBINED
(COUNTRIES OTHER THAN KOREA AND MEXICO)
Quantity (in actual units), value (in $1,000)
Calendar year
Item
Imports:

2008

2009

January-September
2010

2010

2011

1

Quantity of imports
Value of imports
U.S. commercial shipments:
Quantity of commercial shipments
Value of commercial shipments2
End-of-period inventories (quantity)
1

Please identify the sources and foreign producers:

2
The reported value of commercial shipments should be net of all discounts, rebates, and other incentives paid to
customers, whether or not the discount, rebate, or other incentive is tied directly to sales of large residential washers or is
linked to a broader base of sales and allocated in part to large residential washers. Where the discount, rebate, or other
incentive is allocated, please state the basis for the allocation.
_______________________________________________

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-14.

IMPORTS FROM SUBJECT SOURCES OF CONVENTIONAL (NON-HIGH
EFFICIENCY) TOP LOAD WASHERS.–Report your firm’s imports, shipments, and
inventories of conventional (non-high efficiency) top load washers imported from Korea by your
firm during the specified periods. (See definitions in the instruction booklet.)

KOREA
Quantity (in actual units), value (in $1,000)
Calendar year
Item
Imports:

2008

2009

January-September
2010

2010

2011

1

Quantity of imports
Value of imports
U.S. commercial shipments:
Quantity of commercial shipments
Value of commercial shipments2
End-of-period inventories (quantity)
1

Please identify the foreign producers:

2

The reported value of commercial shipments should be net of all discounts, rebates, and other incentives paid to
customers, whether or not the discount, rebate, or other incentive is tied directly to sales of large residential washers or is
linked to a broader base of sales and allocated in part to large residential washers. Where the discount, rebate, or other
incentive is allocated, please state the basis for the allocation.
_______________________________________________

II-15.

IMPORTS FROM SUBJECT SOURCES OF CONVENTIONAL (NON-HIGH
EFFICIENCY) TOP LOAD WASHERS.–Report your firm’s imports, shipments, and
inventories of conventional (non-high efficiency) top load washers imported from Mexico by
your firm during the specified periods. (See definitions in the instruction booklet.)

MEXICO
Quantity (in actual units), value (in $1,000)
Calendar year
Item

2008

2009

January-September
2010

2010

2011

Imports:1
Quantity of imports
Value of imports
U.S. commercial shipments:
Quantity of commercial shipments
Value of commercial shipments2
End-of-period inventories (quantity)
1

2

Please identify the foreign producers:

The reported value of commercial shipments should be net of all discounts, rebates, and other incentives paid to
customers, whether or not the discount, rebate, or other incentive is tied directly to sales of large residential washers or is
linked to a broader base of sales and allocated in part to large residential washers. Where the discount, rebate, or other
incentive is allocated, please state the basis for the allocation.
_______________________________________________

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-16.

IMPORTS FROM NONSUBJECT SOURCES OF CONVENTIONAL (NON-HIGH
EFFICIENCY) TOP LOAD WASHERS.–Report your firm’s imports, shipments, and
inventories of conventional (non-high efficiency) top load washers imported from all other
sources combined by your firm during the specified periods. (See definitions in the instruction
booklet.)

ALL OTHER SOURCES COMBINED
(COUNTRIES OTHER THAN KOREA AND MEXICO)
Quantity (in actual units), value (in $1,000)
Calendar year
Item

2008

2009

January-September
2010

2010

2011

Imports:1
Quantity of imports
Value of imports
U.S. commercial shipments:
Quantity of commercial shipments
Value of commercial shipments2
End-of-period inventories (quantity)
1

Please identify the sources and foreign producers:

2
The reported value of commercial shipments should be net of all discounts, rebates, and other incentives paid to
customers, whether or not the discount, rebate, or other incentive is tied directly to sales of large residential washers or is
linked to a broader base of sales and allocated in part to large residential washers. Where the discount, rebate, or other
incentive is allocated, please state the basis for the allocation.
_______________________________________________

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from William Deese (202-205-2626,
[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

PRICE DATA
III-2.

These questions requests quarterly price and quantity data, f.o.b. your U.S. point of shipment, for
your commercial shipments to unrelated U.S. customers since January 1, 2008 of the following
products you imported from Korea and Mexico:
Product 1A.--Front loading, high efficiency washer; rated DOE capacity greater than or
equal to 4.2 cubic feet; steam cycle(s) included; water heater included; LCD
display; any non-white finish. Report data for all your SKUs that fall under this
definition, and supply a specification sheet for each.
Product 1B.--For each quarter during the period, report data for Product 1A, but only for
your highest-volume SKU falling within this product definition. Also
identify the specific SKU number, and supply a specification sheet for that
SKU.
Product 2A.--Front loading, high efficiency washer; rated DOE capacity greater than or
equal to 3.7 cubic feet but less than 4.2 cubic feet; steam cycle(s) not
included; water heater included; white finish. Report data for all your
SKUs that fall under this definition, and supply a specification sheet for
each.
Product 2B.--For each quarter during the period, report data for Product 2A, but only for your
highest-volume SKU falling within this product definition. Also identify the
specific SKU number, and supply a specification sheet for that SKU.
Product 3A.--Front loading, high efficiency washer; rated DOE capacity of greater than or equal
to 3.2 cubic feet but less than 3.7 cubic feet; steam cycle(s) not included; water
heater included; white finish. Report data for all your SKUs that fall under this
definition, and supply a specification sheet for each.
Product 3B.--For each quarter during the period, report data for Product 3A, but only for your
highest-volume SKU falling within this product definition. Also identify the
specific SKU number, and supply a specification sheet for that SKU.
Product 4A.--Top loading, high efficiency washer; rated DOE capacity of greater than or equal to
3.7 cubic feet but less than 4.2 cubic feet; steam cycle(s) not included; water

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
heater not included; lid includes glass material; white finish. Report data for all
your SKUs that fall under this definition, and supply a specification sheet for each.
Product 4B.--For each quarter during the period, report data for Product 4A, but only for your
highest-volume SKU falling within this product definition. Also identify the
specific SKU number, and supply a specification sheet for that SKU.
Product 5A.--Top loading, high efficiency washer; rated DOE capacity of greater than or equal to
4.2 cubic feet; steam cycle(s) not included; water heater included; lid includes
glass material; any non-white finish. Report data for all your SKUs that fall under
this definition, and supply a specification sheet for each.
Product 5B.--For each quarter during the period, report data for Product 5A, but only for your
highest-volume SKU falling within this product definition. Also identify the
specific SKU number, and supply a specification sheet for that SKU.

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.
Report the U.S. f.o.b. sales value and quantity on an invoice basis (i.e., the quantityweighted total of the prices indicated on the invoice for the product in question), and
net of returns in two ways:
First, report the quarterly sales prices net of direct discounts (i.e., all discounts,
incentives, allowances, rebates, promotional amount, cash incentives for retail sales
personnel (SPIFFs) or other sales support, and/or any other form of payment or
allowance to a retailer) that are tied to sales of the specific large residential
washer(s) for which pricing data are requested, whether or not such discounts are
given on the sales price to the customer or are in the form of a post-sale discount,
rebate or other type of sales support after the customer resells the product to its
customer. In reporting these sales values, do not deduct discounts, incentives,
allowances, rebates and other sales support that are not product-specific in nature.
And second, report quarterly sales prices net of discounts described in the
paragraph immediately above and also net of indirect discounts (i.e., any discounts,
incentives, allowances, rebates, promotional amount, cash incentives for retail sales
personnel (SPIFFs) or other sales support, and/or any other form of payment or
allowance to a retailer) that, while not specifically tied to the products in question,
are properly allocable to sales of such products because sales of such products were
part of the basis on which the discount, incentive, allowance, etc. was given. In each
case, the basis for the allocation of these allocated discounts, rebates, etc. should be
the value of sales of the pricing product at issue as a percentage of the value of all
the products sold by your firm to a customer that also qualified for the same
discount, rebate, etc. Thus, for example, the value of a discount given to a customer
because it reached an annual large residential washer sales target would be
allocated over large residential washer sales to that customer.

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-2a. Price data.--Report below the quarterly price data for pricing products1 imported from Korea and
sold by your firm.

KOREA
(Quantity in units, value in dollars)
Product 1A

3

Value net of direct
4
discounts

Value net of direct
and indirect
5
discounts

Invoice value
Period of shipment
Quantity2
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
1
Pricing product definitions are provided on the first two pages of Part III.
2
Report quantity net of returns.
3
Report the quantity-weighted total of the prices indicated on the invoices for the product.
4
Report the U.S. f.o.b. sales value net of returns, and net of direct discounts (i.e., all discounts, incentives,
allowances, rebates, promotional amount, cash incentives for retail sales personnel (SPIFFs) or other sales support,
and/or any other form of payment or allowance to a retailer) that are tied to sales of the specific large residential
washer(s) for which pricing data are requested, whether or not such discounts are given on the sales price to the
customer or are in the form of a post-sale discount, rebate or other type of sales support after the customer resells
the product to its customer.
Also deduct any U.S. freight costs to your customers’ receiving points that were absorbed by your firm (i.e., not
charged to your customers).
In reporting these sales values, do not deduct discounts, incentives, allowances, rebates and other sales
support that are not product-specific in nature.
5
Report the U.S. f.o.b. sales value net of returns, and net of direct discounts (see note 4 above) and net of
indirect discounts (i.e., any discounts, incentives, allowances, rebates, promotional amount, cash incentives for retail
sales personnel (SPIFFs) or other sales support, and/or any other form of payment or allowance to a retailer) that,
while not specifically tied to the products in question, are properly allocable to sales of such products because sales
of such products were part of the basis on which the discount, incentive, allowance, etc. was given. In each case, the
basis for the allocation of these allocated discounts, rebates, etc. should be the value of sales of the pricing product
at issue as a percentage of the value of all the products sold by your firm to a customer that also qualified for the
same discount, rebate, etc. Thus, for example, the value of a discount given to a customer because it reached an
annual large residential washer sales target would be allocated over large residential washer sales to that customer.
Also deduct any U.S. freight costs to your customers’ receiving points that were absorbed by your firm (i.e., not
charged to your customers).
Note.--If your product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified product,
provide a description of your product:
Product 1A:

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-2a. Price data.—Continued.

KOREA
(Quantity in units, value in dollars)
Product 1B
Invoice
3
value

Value net of
4
direct discounts

Value net of direct
and indirect
5
discounts

Period of shipment
Quantity2
SKU
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
1
Pricing product definitions are provided on the first two pages of Part III.
2
Report quantity net of returns.
3
Report the quantity-weighted total of the prices indicated on the invoices for the product.
4
Report the U.S. f.o.b. sales value net of returns, and net of direct discounts (i.e., all discounts, incentives,
allowances, rebates, promotional amount, cash incentives for retail sales personnel (SPIFFs) or other sales support,
and/or any other form of payment or allowance to a retailer) that are tied to sales of the specific large residential
washer(s) for which pricing data are requested, whether or not such discounts are given on the sales price to the
customer or are in the form of a post-sale discount, rebate or other type of sales support after the customer resells
the product to its customer.
Also deduct any U.S. freight costs to your customers’ receiving points that were absorbed by your firm (i.e., not
charged to your customers).
In reporting these sales values, do not deduct discounts, incentives, allowances, rebates and other sales
support that are not product-specific in nature.
5
Report the U.S. f.o.b. sales value net of returns, and net of direct discounts (see note 4 above) and net of
indirect discounts (i.e., any discounts, incentives, allowances, rebates, promotional amount, cash incentives for retail
sales personnel (SPIFFs) or other sales support, and/or any other form of payment or allowance to a retailer) that,
while not specifically tied to the products in question, are properly allocable to sales of such products because sales
of such products were part of the basis on which the discount, incentive, allowance, etc. was given. In each case, the
basis for the allocation of these allocated discounts, rebates, etc. should be the value of sales of the pricing product
at issue as a percentage of the value of all the products sold by your firm to a customer that also qualified for the
same discount, rebate, etc. Thus, for example, the value of a discount given to a customer because it reached an
annual large residential washer sales target would be allocated over large residential washer sales to that customer.
Also deduct any U.S. freight costs to your customers’ receiving points that were absorbed by your firm (i.e., not
charged to your customers).
Note.--If your product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified product,
provide a description of your product:
Product 1B:

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-2a. Price data.—Continued.

KOREA
(Quantity in units, value in dollars)
Product 2A

3

Value net of direct
4
discounts

Value net of direct
and indirect
5
discounts

Invoice value
Period of shipment
Quantity2
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
1
Pricing product definitions are provided on the first two pages of Part III.
2
Report quantity net of returns.
3
Report the quantity-weighted total of the prices indicated on the invoices for the product.
4
Report the U.S. f.o.b. sales value net of returns, and net of direct discounts (i.e., all discounts, incentives,
allowances, rebates, promotional amount, cash incentives for retail sales personnel (SPIFFs) or other sales support,
and/or any other form of payment or allowance to a retailer) that are tied to sales of the specific large residential
washer(s) for which pricing data are requested, whether or not such discounts are given on the sales price to the
customer or are in the form of a post-sale discount, rebate or other type of sales support after the customer resells
the product to its customer.
Also deduct any U.S. freight costs to your customers’ receiving points that were absorbed by your firm (i.e., not
charged to your customers).
In reporting these sales values, do not deduct discounts, incentives, allowances, rebates and other sales
support that are not product-specific in nature.
5
Report the U.S. f.o.b. sales value net of returns, and net of direct discounts (see note 4 above) and net of
indirect discounts (i.e., any discounts, incentives, allowances, rebates, promotional amount, cash incentives for retail
sales personnel (SPIFFs) or other sales support, and/or any other form of payment or allowance to a retailer) that,
while not specifically tied to the products in question, are properly allocable to sales of such products because sales
of such products were part of the basis on which the discount, incentive, allowance, etc. was given. In each case, the
basis for the allocation of these allocated discounts, rebates, etc. should be the value of sales of the pricing product
at issue as a percentage of the value of all the products sold by your firm to a customer that also qualified for the
same discount, rebate, etc. Thus, for example, the value of a discount given to a customer because it reached an
annual large residential washer sales target would be allocated over large residential washer sales to that customer.
Also deduct any U.S. freight costs to your customers’ receiving points that were absorbed by your firm (i.e., not
charged to your customers).
Note.--If your product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified product,
provide a description of your product:
Product 2A:

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-2a. Price data.—Continued.

KOREA
(Quantity in units, value in dollars)
Product 2B
Invoice
3
value

Value net of
4
direct discounts

Value net of direct
and indirect
5
discounts

Period of shipment
Quantity2
SKU
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
1
Pricing product definitions are provided on the first two pages of Part III.
2
Report quantity net of returns.
3
Report the quantity-weighted total of the prices indicated on the invoices for the product.
4
Report the U.S. f.o.b. sales value net of returns, and net of direct discounts (i.e., all discounts, incentives,
allowances, rebates, promotional amount, cash incentives for retail sales personnel (SPIFFs) or other sales support,
and/or any other form of payment or allowance to a retailer) that are tied to sales of the specific large residential
washer(s) for which pricing data are requested, whether or not such discounts are given on the sales price to the
customer or are in the form of a post-sale discount, rebate or other type of sales support after the customer resells
the product to its customer.
Also deduct any U.S. freight costs to your customers’ receiving points that were absorbed by your firm (i.e., not
charged to your customers).
In reporting these sales values, do not deduct discounts, incentives, allowances, rebates and other sales
support that are not product-specific in nature.
5
Report the U.S. f.o.b. sales value net of returns, and net of direct discounts (see note 4 above) and net of
indirect discounts (i.e., any discounts, incentives, allowances, rebates, promotional amount, cash incentives for retail
sales personnel (SPIFFs) or other sales support, and/or any other form of payment or allowance to a retailer) that,
while not specifically tied to the products in question, are properly allocable to sales of such products because sales
of such products were part of the basis on which the discount, incentive, allowance, etc. was given. In each case, the
basis for the allocation of these allocated discounts, rebates, etc. should be the value of sales of the pricing product
at issue as a percentage of the value of all the products sold by your firm to a customer that also qualified for the
same discount, rebate, etc. Thus, for example, the value of a discount given to a customer because it reached an
annual large residential washer sales target would be allocated over large residential washer sales to that customer.
Also deduct any U.S. freight costs to your customers’ receiving points that were absorbed by your firm (i.e., not
charged to your customers).
Note.--If your product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified product,
provide a description of your product:
Product 2B:

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-2a. Price data.—Continued.

KOREA
(Quantity in units, value in dollars)
Product 3A

3

Value net of direct
4
discounts

Value net of direct
and indirect
5
discounts

Invoice value
Period of shipment
Quantity2
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
1
Pricing product definitions are provided on the first two pages of Part III.
2
Report quantity net of returns.
3
Report the quantity-weighted total of the prices indicated on the invoices for the product.
4
Report the U.S. f.o.b. sales value net of returns, and net of direct discounts (i.e., all discounts, incentives,
allowances, rebates, promotional amount, cash incentives for retail sales personnel (SPIFFs) or other sales support,
and/or any other form of payment or allowance to a retailer) that are tied to sales of the specific large residential
washer(s) for which pricing data are requested, whether or not such discounts are given on the sales price to the
customer or are in the form of a post-sale discount, rebate or other type of sales support after the customer resells
the product to its customer.
Also deduct any U.S. freight costs to your customers’ receiving points that were absorbed by your firm (i.e., not
charged to your customers).
In reporting these sales values, do not deduct discounts, incentives, allowances, rebates and other sales
support that are not product-specific in nature.
5
Report the U.S. f.o.b. sales value net of returns, and net of direct discounts (see note 4 above) and net of
indirect discounts (i.e., any discounts, incentives, allowances, rebates, promotional amount, cash incentives for retail
sales personnel (SPIFFs) or other sales support, and/or any other form of payment or allowance to a retailer) that,
while not specifically tied to the products in question, are properly allocable to sales of such products because sales
of such products were part of the basis on which the discount, incentive, allowance, etc. was given. In each case, the
basis for the allocation of these allocated discounts, rebates, etc. should be the value of sales of the pricing product
at issue as a percentage of the value of all the products sold by your firm to a customer that also qualified for the
same discount, rebate, etc. Thus, for example, the value of a discount given to a customer because it reached an
annual large residential washer sales target would be allocated over large residential washer sales to that customer.
Also deduct any U.S. freight costs to your customers’ receiving points that were absorbed by your firm (i.e., not
charged to your customers).
Note.--If your product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified product,
provide a description of your product:
Product 3A:

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-2a. Price data.—Continued.

KOREA
(Quantity in units, value in dollars)
Product 3B
Invoice
3
value

Value net of
4
direct discounts

Value net of direct
and indirect
5
discounts

Period of shipment
Quantity2
SKU
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
1
Pricing product definitions are provided on the first two pages of Part III.
2
Report quantity net of returns.
3
Report the quantity-weighted total of the prices indicated on the invoices for the product.
4
Report the U.S. f.o.b. sales value net of returns, and net of direct discounts (i.e., all discounts, incentives,
allowances, rebates, promotional amount, cash incentives for retail sales personnel (SPIFFs) or other sales support,
and/or any other form of payment or allowance to a retailer) that are tied to sales of the specific large residential
washer(s) for which pricing data are requested, whether or not such discounts are given on the sales price to the
customer or are in the form of a post-sale discount, rebate or other type of sales support after the customer resells
the product to its customer.
Also deduct any U.S. freight costs to your customers’ receiving points that were absorbed by your firm (i.e., not
charged to your customers).
In reporting these sales values, do not deduct discounts, incentives, allowances, rebates and other sales
support that are not product-specific in nature.
5
Report the U.S. f.o.b. sales value net of returns, and net of direct discounts (see note 4 above) and net of
indirect discounts (i.e., any discounts, incentives, allowances, rebates, promotional amount, cash incentives for retail
sales personnel (SPIFFs) or other sales support, and/or any other form of payment or allowance to a retailer) that,
while not specifically tied to the products in question, are properly allocable to sales of such products because sales
of such products were part of the basis on which the discount, incentive, allowance, etc. was given. In each case, the
basis for the allocation of these allocated discounts, rebates, etc. should be the value of sales of the pricing product
at issue as a percentage of the value of all the products sold by your firm to a customer that also qualified for the
same discount, rebate, etc. Thus, for example, the value of a discount given to a customer because it reached an
annual large residential washer sales target would be allocated over large residential washer sales to that customer.
Also deduct any U.S. freight costs to your customers’ receiving points that were absorbed by your firm (i.e., not
charged to your customers).
Note.--If your product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified product,
provide a description of your product:
Product 3B:

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-2a. Price data.—Continued.

KOREA
(Quantity in units, value in dollars)
Product 4A

3

Value net of direct
4
discounts

Value net of direct
and indirect
5
discounts

Invoice value
Period of shipment
Quantity2
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
1
Pricing product definitions are provided on the first two pages of Part III.
2
Report quantity net of returns.
3
Report the quantity-weighted total of the prices indicated on the invoices for the product.
4
Report the U.S. f.o.b. sales value net of returns, and net of direct discounts (i.e., all discounts, incentives,
allowances, rebates, promotional amount, cash incentives for retail sales personnel (SPIFFs) or other sales support,
and/or any other form of payment or allowance to a retailer) that are tied to sales of the specific large residential
washer(s) for which pricing data are requested, whether or not such discounts are given on the sales price to the
customer or are in the form of a post-sale discount, rebate or other type of sales support after the customer resells
the product to its customer.
Also deduct any U.S. freight costs to your customers’ receiving points that were absorbed by your firm (i.e., not
charged to your customers).
In reporting these sales values, do not deduct discounts, incentives, allowances, rebates and other sales
support that are not product-specific in nature.
5
Report the U.S. f.o.b. sales value net of returns, and net of direct discounts (see note 4 above) and net of
indirect discounts (i.e., any discounts, incentives, allowances, rebates, promotional amount, cash incentives for retail
sales personnel (SPIFFs) or other sales support, and/or any other form of payment or allowance to a retailer) that,
while not specifically tied to the products in question, are properly allocable to sales of such products because sales
of such products were part of the basis on which the discount, incentive, allowance, etc. was given. In each case, the
basis for the allocation of these allocated discounts, rebates, etc. should be the value of sales of the pricing product
at issue as a percentage of the value of all the products sold by your firm to a customer that also qualified for the
same discount, rebate, etc. Thus, for example, the value of a discount given to a customer because it reached an
annual large residential washer sales target would be allocated over large residential washer sales to that customer.
Also deduct any U.S. freight costs to your customers’ receiving points that were absorbed by your firm (i.e., not
charged to your customers).
Note.--If your product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified product,
provide a description of your product:
Product 4A:

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-2a. Price data.—Continued.

KOREA
(Quantity in units, value in dollars)
Product 4B
Invoice
3
value

Value net of
4
direct discounts

Value net of direct
and indirect
5
discounts

Period of shipment
Quantity2
SKU
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
1
Pricing product definitions are provided on the first two pages of Part III.
2
Report quantity net of returns.
3
Report the quantity-weighted total of the prices indicated on the invoices for the product.
4
Report the U.S. f.o.b. sales value net of returns, and net of direct discounts (i.e., all discounts, incentives,
allowances, rebates, promotional amount, cash incentives for retail sales personnel (SPIFFs) or other sales support,
and/or any other form of payment or allowance to a retailer) that are tied to sales of the specific large residential
washer(s) for which pricing data are requested, whether or not such discounts are given on the sales price to the
customer or are in the form of a post-sale discount, rebate or other type of sales support after the customer resells
the product to its customer.
Also deduct any U.S. freight costs to your customers’ receiving points that were absorbed by your firm (i.e., not
charged to your customers).
In reporting these sales values, do not deduct discounts, incentives, allowances, rebates and other sales
support that are not product-specific in nature.
5
Report the U.S. f.o.b. sales value net of returns, and net of direct discounts (see note 4 above) and net of
indirect discounts (i.e., any discounts, incentives, allowances, rebates, promotional amount, cash incentives for retail
sales personnel (SPIFFs) or other sales support, and/or any other form of payment or allowance to a retailer) that,
while not specifically tied to the products in question, are properly allocable to sales of such products because sales
of such products were part of the basis on which the discount, incentive, allowance, etc. was given. In each case, the
basis for the allocation of these allocated discounts, rebates, etc. should be the value of sales of the pricing product
at issue as a percentage of the value of all the products sold by your firm to a customer that also qualified for the
same discount, rebate, etc. Thus, for example, the value of a discount given to a customer because it reached an
annual large residential washer sales target would be allocated over large residential washer sales to that customer.
Also deduct any U.S. freight costs to your customers’ receiving points that were absorbed by your firm (i.e., not
charged to your customers).
Note.--If your product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified product,
provide a description of your product:
Product 4B:

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-2a. Price data.—Continued.

KOREA
(Quantity in units, value in dollars)
Product 5A

3

Value net of direct
4
discounts

Value net of direct
and indirect
5
discounts

Invoice value
Period of shipment
Quantity2
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
1
Pricing product definitions are provided on the first two pages of Part III.
2
Report quantity net of returns.
3
Report the quantity-weighted total of the prices indicated on the invoices for the product.
4
Report the U.S. f.o.b. sales value net of returns, and net of direct discounts (i.e., all discounts, incentives,
allowances, rebates, promotional amount, cash incentives for retail sales personnel (SPIFFs) or other sales support,
and/or any other form of payment or allowance to a retailer) that are tied to sales of the specific large residential
washer(s) for which pricing data are requested, whether or not such discounts are given on the sales price to the
customer or are in the form of a post-sale discount, rebate or other type of sales support after the customer resells
the product to its customer.
Also deduct any U.S. freight costs to your customers’ receiving points that were absorbed by your firm (i.e., not
charged to your customers).
In reporting these sales values, do not deduct discounts, incentives, allowances, rebates and other sales
support that are not product-specific in nature.
5
Report the U.S. f.o.b. sales value net of returns, and net of direct discounts (see note 4 above) and net of
indirect discounts (i.e., any discounts, incentives, allowances, rebates, promotional amount, cash incentives for retail
sales personnel (SPIFFs) or other sales support, and/or any other form of payment or allowance to a retailer) that,
while not specifically tied to the products in question, are properly allocable to sales of such products because sales
of such products were part of the basis on which the discount, incentive, allowance, etc. was given. In each case, the
basis for the allocation of these allocated discounts, rebates, etc. should be the value of sales of the pricing product
at issue as a percentage of the value of all the products sold by your firm to a customer that also qualified for the
same discount, rebate, etc. Thus, for example, the value of a discount given to a customer because it reached an
annual large residential washer sales target would be allocated over large residential washer sales to that customer.
Also deduct any U.S. freight costs to your customers’ receiving points that were absorbed by your firm (i.e., not
charged to your customers).
Note.--If your product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified product,
provide a description of your product:
Product 5A:

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-2a. Price data.—Continued.

KOREA
(Quantity in units, value in dollars)
Product 5B
Invoice
3
value

Value net of
4
direct discounts

Value net of direct
and indirect
5
discounts

Period of shipment
Quantity2
SKU
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
1
Pricing product definitions are provided on the first two pages of Part III.
2
Report quantity net of returns.
3
Report the quantity-weighted total of the prices indicated on the invoices for the product.
4
Report the U.S. f.o.b. sales value net of returns, and net of direct discounts (i.e., all discounts, incentives,
allowances, rebates, promotional amount, cash incentives for retail sales personnel (SPIFFs) or other sales support,
and/or any other form of payment or allowance to a retailer) that are tied to sales of the specific large residential
washer(s) for which pricing data are requested, whether or not such discounts are given on the sales price to the
customer or are in the form of a post-sale discount, rebate or other type of sales support after the customer resells
the product to its customer.
Also deduct any U.S. freight costs to your customers’ receiving points that were absorbed by your firm (i.e., not
charged to your customers).
In reporting these sales values, do not deduct discounts, incentives, allowances, rebates and other sales
support that are not product-specific in nature.
5
Report the U.S. f.o.b. sales value net of returns, and net of direct discounts (see note 4 above) and net of
indirect discounts (i.e., any discounts, incentives, allowances, rebates, promotional amount, cash incentives for retail
sales personnel (SPIFFs) or other sales support, and/or any other form of payment or allowance to a retailer) that,
while not specifically tied to the products in question, are properly allocable to sales of such products because sales
of such products were part of the basis on which the discount, incentive, allowance, etc. was given. In each case, the
basis for the allocation of these allocated discounts, rebates, etc. should be the value of sales of the pricing product
at issue as a percentage of the value of all the products sold by your firm to a customer that also qualified for the
same discount, rebate, etc. Thus, for example, the value of a discount given to a customer because it reached an
annual large residential washer sales target would be allocated over large residential washer sales to that customer.
Also deduct any U.S. freight costs to your customers’ receiving points that were absorbed by your firm (i.e., not
charged to your customers).
Note.--If your product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified product,
provide a description of your product:
Product 5B:

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-2b. Price data.--Report below the quarterly price data for pricing products1 imported from Mexico
and sold by your firm.

MEXICO
(Quantity in units, value in dollars)
Product 1A

3

Value net of direct
4
discounts

Value net of direct
and indirect
5
discounts

Invoice value
Period of shipment
Quantity2
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
1
Pricing product definitions are provided on the first two pages of Part III.
2
Report quantity net of returns.
3
Report the quantity-weighted total of the prices indicated on the invoices for the product.
4
Report the U.S. f.o.b. sales value net of returns, and net of direct discounts (i.e., all discounts, incentives,
allowances, rebates, promotional amount, cash incentives for retail sales personnel (SPIFFs) or other sales support,
and/or any other form of payment or allowance to a retailer) that are tied to sales of the specific large residential
washer(s) for which pricing data are requested, whether or not such discounts are given on the sales price to the
customer or are in the form of a post-sale discount, rebate or other type of sales support after the customer resells
the product to its customer.
Also deduct any U.S. freight costs to your customers’ receiving points that were absorbed by your firm (i.e., not
charged to your customers).
In reporting these sales values, do not deduct discounts, incentives, allowances, rebates and other sales
support that are not product-specific in nature.
5
Report the U.S. f.o.b. sales value net of returns, and net of direct discounts (see note 4 above) and net of
indirect discounts (i.e., any discounts, incentives, allowances, rebates, promotional amount, cash incentives for retail
sales personnel (SPIFFs) or other sales support, and/or any other form of payment or allowance to a retailer) that,
while not specifically tied to the products in question, are properly allocable to sales of such products because sales
of such products were part of the basis on which the discount, incentive, allowance, etc. was given. In each case, the
basis for the allocation of these allocated discounts, rebates, etc. should be the value of sales of the pricing product
at issue as a percentage of the value of all the products sold by your firm to a customer that also qualified for the
same discount, rebate, etc. Thus, for example, the value of a discount given to a customer because it reached an
annual large residential washer sales target would be allocated over large residential washer sales to that customer.
Also deduct any U.S. freight costs to your customers’ receiving points that were absorbed by your firm (i.e., not
charged to your customers).
Note.--If your product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified product,
provide a description of your product:
Product 1A:

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-2b. Price data.—Continued.

MEXICO
(Quantity in units, value in dollars)
Product 1B
Invoice
3
value

Value net of
4
direct discounts

Value net of direct
and indirect
5
discounts

Period of shipment
Quantity2
SKU
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
1
Pricing product definitions are provided on the first two pages of Part III.
2
Report quantity net of returns.
3
Report the quantity-weighted total of the prices indicated on the invoices for the product.
4
Report the U.S. f.o.b. sales value net of returns, and net of direct discounts (i.e., all discounts, incentives,
allowances, rebates, promotional amount, cash incentives for retail sales personnel (SPIFFs) or other sales support,
and/or any other form of payment or allowance to a retailer) that are tied to sales of the specific large residential
washer(s) for which pricing data are requested, whether or not such discounts are given on the sales price to the
customer or are in the form of a post-sale discount, rebate or other type of sales support after the customer resells
the product to its customer.
Also deduct any U.S. freight costs to your customers’ receiving points that were absorbed by your firm (i.e., not
charged to your customers).
In reporting these sales values, do not deduct discounts, incentives, allowances, rebates and other sales
support that are not product-specific in nature.
5
Report the U.S. f.o.b. sales value net of returns, and net of direct discounts (see note 4 above) and net of
indirect discounts (i.e., any discounts, incentives, allowances, rebates, promotional amount, cash incentives for retail
sales personnel (SPIFFs) or other sales support, and/or any other form of payment or allowance to a retailer) that,
while not specifically tied to the products in question, are properly allocable to sales of such products because sales
of such products were part of the basis on which the discount, incentive, allowance, etc. was given. In each case, the
basis for the allocation of these allocated discounts, rebates, etc. should be the value of sales of the pricing product
at issue as a percentage of the value of all the products sold by your firm to a customer that also qualified for the
same discount, rebate, etc. Thus, for example, the value of a discount given to a customer because it reached an
annual large residential washer sales target would be allocated over large residential washer sales to that customer.
Also deduct any U.S. freight costs to your customers’ receiving points that were absorbed by your firm (i.e., not
charged to your customers).
Note.--If your product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified product,
provide a description of your product:
Product 1B:

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-2b. Price data.—Continued.

MEXICO
(Quantity in units, value in dollars)
Product 2A

3

Value net of direct
4
discounts

Value net of direct
and indirect
5
discounts

Invoice value
Period of shipment
Quantity2
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
1
Pricing product definitions are provided on the first two pages of Part III.
2
Report quantity net of returns.
3
Report the quantity-weighted total of the prices indicated on the invoices for the product.
4
Report the U.S. f.o.b. sales value net of returns, and net of direct discounts (i.e., all discounts, incentives,
allowances, rebates, promotional amount, cash incentives for retail sales personnel (SPIFFs) or other sales support,
and/or any other form of payment or allowance to a retailer) that are tied to sales of the specific large residential
washer(s) for which pricing data are requested, whether or not such discounts are given on the sales price to the
customer or are in the form of a post-sale discount, rebate or other type of sales support after the customer resells
the product to its customer.
Also deduct any U.S. freight costs to your customers’ receiving points that were absorbed by your firm (i.e., not
charged to your customers).
In reporting these sales values, do not deduct discounts, incentives, allowances, rebates and other sales
support that are not product-specific in nature.
5
Report the U.S. f.o.b. sales value net of returns, and net of direct discounts (see note 4 above) and net of
indirect discounts (i.e., any discounts, incentives, allowances, rebates, promotional amount, cash incentives for retail
sales personnel (SPIFFs) or other sales support, and/or any other form of payment or allowance to a retailer) that,
while not specifically tied to the products in question, are properly allocable to sales of such products because sales
of such products were part of the basis on which the discount, incentive, allowance, etc. was given. In each case, the
basis for the allocation of these allocated discounts, rebates, etc. should be the value of sales of the pricing product
at issue as a percentage of the value of all the products sold by your firm to a customer that also qualified for the
same discount, rebate, etc. Thus, for example, the value of a discount given to a customer because it reached an
annual large residential washer sales target would be allocated over large residential washer sales to that customer.
Also deduct any U.S. freight costs to your customers’ receiving points that were absorbed by your firm (i.e., not
charged to your customers).
Note.--If your product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified product,
provide a description of your product:
Product 2A:

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-2b. Price data.—Continued.

MEXICO
(Quantity in units, value in dollars)
Product 2B
Invoice
3
value

Value net of
4
direct discounts

Value net of direct
and indirect
5
discounts

Period of shipment
Quantity2
SKU
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
1
Pricing product definitions are provided on the first two pages of Part III.
2
Report quantity net of returns.
3
Report the quantity-weighted total of the prices indicated on the invoices for the product.
4
Report the U.S. f.o.b. sales value net of returns, and net of direct discounts (i.e., all discounts, incentives,
allowances, rebates, promotional amount, cash incentives for retail sales personnel (SPIFFs) or other sales support,
and/or any other form of payment or allowance to a retailer) that are tied to sales of the specific large residential
washer(s) for which pricing data are requested, whether or not such discounts are given on the sales price to the
customer or are in the form of a post-sale discount, rebate or other type of sales support after the customer resells
the product to its customer.
Also deduct any U.S. freight costs to your customers’ receiving points that were absorbed by your firm (i.e., not
charged to your customers).
In reporting these sales values, do not deduct discounts, incentives, allowances, rebates and other sales
support that are not product-specific in nature.
5
Report the U.S. f.o.b. sales value net of returns, and net of direct discounts (see note 4 above) and net of
indirect discounts (i.e., any discounts, incentives, allowances, rebates, promotional amount, cash incentives for retail
sales personnel (SPIFFs) or other sales support, and/or any other form of payment or allowance to a retailer) that,
while not specifically tied to the products in question, are properly allocable to sales of such products because sales
of such products were part of the basis on which the discount, incentive, allowance, etc. was given. In each case, the
basis for the allocation of these allocated discounts, rebates, etc. should be the value of sales of the pricing product
at issue as a percentage of the value of all the products sold by your firm to a customer that also qualified for the
same discount, rebate, etc. Thus, for example, the value of a discount given to a customer because it reached an
annual large residential washer sales target would be allocated over large residential washer sales to that customer.
Also deduct any U.S. freight costs to your customers’ receiving points that were absorbed by your firm (i.e., not
charged to your customers).
Note.--If your product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified product,
provide a description of your product:
Product 2B:

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-2b. Price data.—Continued.

MEXICO
(Quantity in units, value in dollars)
Product 3A

3

Value net of direct
4
discounts

Value net of direct
and indirect
5
discounts

Invoice value
Period of shipment
Quantity2
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
1
Pricing product definitions are provided on the first two pages of Part III.
2
Report quantity net of returns.
3
Report the quantity-weighted total of the prices indicated on the invoices for the product.
4
Report the U.S. f.o.b. sales value net of returns, and net of direct discounts (i.e., all discounts, incentives,
allowances, rebates, promotional amount, cash incentives for retail sales personnel (SPIFFs) or other sales support,
and/or any other form of payment or allowance to a retailer) that are tied to sales of the specific large residential
washer(s) for which pricing data are requested, whether or not such discounts are given on the sales price to the
customer or are in the form of a post-sale discount, rebate or other type of sales support after the customer resells
the product to its customer.
Also deduct any U.S. freight costs to your customers’ receiving points that were absorbed by your firm (i.e., not
charged to your customers).
In reporting these sales values, do not deduct discounts, incentives, allowances, rebates and other sales
support that are not product-specific in nature.
5
Report the U.S. f.o.b. sales value net of returns, and net of direct discounts (see note 4 above) and net of
indirect discounts (i.e., any discounts, incentives, allowances, rebates, promotional amount, cash incentives for retail
sales personnel (SPIFFs) or other sales support, and/or any other form of payment or allowance to a retailer) that,
while not specifically tied to the products in question, are properly allocable to sales of such products because sales
of such products were part of the basis on which the discount, incentive, allowance, etc. was given. In each case, the
basis for the allocation of these allocated discounts, rebates, etc. should be the value of sales of the pricing product
at issue as a percentage of the value of all the products sold by your firm to a customer that also qualified for the
same discount, rebate, etc. Thus, for example, the value of a discount given to a customer because it reached an
annual large residential washer sales target would be allocated over large residential washer sales to that customer.
Also deduct any U.S. freight costs to your customers’ receiving points that were absorbed by your firm (i.e., not
charged to your customers).
Note.--If your product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified product,
provide a description of your product:
Product 3A:

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-2b. Price data.—Continued.

MEXICO
(Quantity in units, value in dollars)
Product 3B
Invoice
3
value

Value net of
4
direct discounts

Value net of direct
and indirect
5
discounts

Period of shipment
Quantity2
SKU
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
1
Pricing product definitions are provided on the first two pages of Part III.
2
Report quantity net of returns.
3
Report the quantity-weighted total of the prices indicated on the invoices for the product.
4
Report the U.S. f.o.b. sales value net of returns, and net of direct discounts (i.e., all discounts, incentives,
allowances, rebates, promotional amount, cash incentives for retail sales personnel (SPIFFs) or other sales support,
and/or any other form of payment or allowance to a retailer) that are tied to sales of the specific large residential
washer(s) for which pricing data are requested, whether or not such discounts are given on the sales price to the
customer or are in the form of a post-sale discount, rebate or other type of sales support after the customer resells
the product to its customer.
Also deduct any U.S. freight costs to your customers’ receiving points that were absorbed by your firm (i.e., not
charged to your customers).
In reporting these sales values, do not deduct discounts, incentives, allowances, rebates and other sales
support that are not product-specific in nature.
5
Report the U.S. f.o.b. sales value net of returns, and net of direct discounts (see note 4 above) and net of
indirect discounts (i.e., any discounts, incentives, allowances, rebates, promotional amount, cash incentives for retail
sales personnel (SPIFFs) or other sales support, and/or any other form of payment or allowance to a retailer) that,
while not specifically tied to the products in question, are properly allocable to sales of such products because sales
of such products were part of the basis on which the discount, incentive, allowance, etc. was given. In each case, the
basis for the allocation of these allocated discounts, rebates, etc. should be the value of sales of the pricing product
at issue as a percentage of the value of all the products sold by your firm to a customer that also qualified for the
same discount, rebate, etc. Thus, for example, the value of a discount given to a customer because it reached an
annual large residential washer sales target would be allocated over large residential washer sales to that customer.
Also deduct any U.S. freight costs to your customers’ receiving points that were absorbed by your firm (i.e., not
charged to your customers).
Note.--If your product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified product,
provide a description of your product:
Product 3B:

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-2b. Price data.—Continued.

MEXICO
(Quantity in units, value in dollars)
Product 4A

3

Value net of direct
4
discounts

Value net of direct
and indirect
5
discounts

Invoice value
Period of shipment
Quantity2
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
1
Pricing product definitions are provided on the first two pages of Part III.
2
Report quantity net of returns.
3
Report the quantity-weighted total of the prices indicated on the invoices for the product.
4
Report the U.S. f.o.b. sales value net of returns, and net of direct discounts (i.e., all discounts, incentives,
allowances, rebates, promotional amount, cash incentives for retail sales personnel (SPIFFs) or other sales support,
and/or any other form of payment or allowance to a retailer) that are tied to sales of the specific large residential
washer(s) for which pricing data are requested, whether or not such discounts are given on the sales price to the
customer or are in the form of a post-sale discount, rebate or other type of sales support after the customer resells
the product to its customer.
Also deduct any U.S. freight costs to your customers’ receiving points that were absorbed by your firm (i.e., not
charged to your customers).
In reporting these sales values, do not deduct discounts, incentives, allowances, rebates and other sales
support that are not product-specific in nature.
5
Report the U.S. f.o.b. sales value net of returns, and net of direct discounts (see note 4 above) and net of
indirect discounts (i.e., any discounts, incentives, allowances, rebates, promotional amount, cash incentives for retail
sales personnel (SPIFFs) or other sales support, and/or any other form of payment or allowance to a retailer) that,
while not specifically tied to the products in question, are properly allocable to sales of such products because sales
of such products were part of the basis on which the discount, incentive, allowance, etc. was given. In each case, the
basis for the allocation of these allocated discounts, rebates, etc. should be the value of sales of the pricing product
at issue as a percentage of the value of all the products sold by your firm to a customer that also qualified for the
same discount, rebate, etc. Thus, for example, the value of a discount given to a customer because it reached an
annual large residential washer sales target would be allocated over large residential washer sales to that customer.
Also deduct any U.S. freight costs to your customers’ receiving points that were absorbed by your firm (i.e., not
charged to your customers).
Note.--If your product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified product,
provide a description of your product:
Product 4A:

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-2b. Price data.—Continued.

MEXICO
(Quantity in units, value in dollars)
Product 4B
Invoice
3
value

Value net of
4
direct discounts

Value net of direct
and indirect
5
discounts

Period of shipment
Quantity2
SKU
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
1
Pricing product definitions are provided on the first two pages of Part III.
2
Report quantity net of returns.
3
Report the quantity-weighted total of the prices indicated on the invoices for the product.
4
Report the U.S. f.o.b. sales value net of returns, and net of direct discounts (i.e., all discounts, incentives,
allowances, rebates, promotional amount, cash incentives for retail sales personnel (SPIFFs) or other sales support,
and/or any other form of payment or allowance to a retailer) that are tied to sales of the specific large residential
washer(s) for which pricing data are requested, whether or not such discounts are given on the sales price to the
customer or are in the form of a post-sale discount, rebate or other type of sales support after the customer resells
the product to its customer.
Also deduct any U.S. freight costs to your customers’ receiving points that were absorbed by your firm (i.e., not
charged to your customers).
In reporting these sales values, do not deduct discounts, incentives, allowances, rebates and other sales
support that are not product-specific in nature.
5
Report the U.S. f.o.b. sales value net of returns, and net of direct discounts (see note 4 above) and net of
indirect discounts (i.e., any discounts, incentives, allowances, rebates, promotional amount, cash incentives for retail
sales personnel (SPIFFs) or other sales support, and/or any other form of payment or allowance to a retailer) that,
while not specifically tied to the products in question, are properly allocable to sales of such products because sales
of such products were part of the basis on which the discount, incentive, allowance, etc. was given. In each case, the
basis for the allocation of these allocated discounts, rebates, etc. should be the value of sales of the pricing product
at issue as a percentage of the value of all the products sold by your firm to a customer that also qualified for the
same discount, rebate, etc. Thus, for example, the value of a discount given to a customer because it reached an
annual large residential washer sales target would be allocated over large residential washer sales to that customer.
Also deduct any U.S. freight costs to your customers’ receiving points that were absorbed by your firm (i.e., not
charged to your customers).
Note.--If your product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified product,
provide a description of your product:
Product 4B:

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-2b. Price data.—Continued.

MEXICO
(Quantity in units, value in dollars)
Product 5A

3

Value net of direct
4
discounts

Value net of direct
and indirect
5
discounts

Invoice value
Period of shipment
Quantity2
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
1
Pricing product definitions are provided on the first two pages of Part III.
2
Report quantity net of returns.
3
Report the quantity-weighted total of the prices indicated on the invoices for the product.
4
Report the U.S. f.o.b. sales value net of returns, and net of direct discounts (i.e., all discounts, incentives,
allowances, rebates, promotional amount, cash incentives for retail sales personnel (SPIFFs) or other sales support,
and/or any other form of payment or allowance to a retailer) that are tied to sales of the specific large residential
washer(s) for which pricing data are requested, whether or not such discounts are given on the sales price to the
customer or are in the form of a post-sale discount, rebate or other type of sales support after the customer resells
the product to its customer.
Also deduct any U.S. freight costs to your customers’ receiving points that were absorbed by your firm (i.e., not
charged to your customers).
In reporting these sales values, do not deduct discounts, incentives, allowances, rebates and other sales
support that are not product-specific in nature.
5
Report the U.S. f.o.b. sales value net of returns, and net of direct discounts (see note 4 above) and net of
indirect discounts (i.e., any discounts, incentives, allowances, rebates, promotional amount, cash incentives for retail
sales personnel (SPIFFs) or other sales support, and/or any other form of payment or allowance to a retailer) that,
while not specifically tied to the products in question, are properly allocable to sales of such products because sales
of such products were part of the basis on which the discount, incentive, allowance, etc. was given. In each case, the
basis for the allocation of these allocated discounts, rebates, etc. should be the value of sales of the pricing product
at issue as a percentage of the value of all the products sold by your firm to a customer that also qualified for the
same discount, rebate, etc. Thus, for example, the value of a discount given to a customer because it reached an
annual large residential washer sales target would be allocated over large residential washer sales to that customer.
Also deduct any U.S. freight costs to your customers’ receiving points that were absorbed by your firm (i.e., not
charged to your customers).
Note.--If your product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified product,
provide a description of your product:
Product 5A:

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-2b. Price data.—Continued.

MEXICO
(Quantity in units, value in dollars)
Product 5B
Invoice
3
value

Value net of
4
direct discounts

Value net of direct
and indirect
5
discounts

Period of shipment
Quantity2
SKU
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
1
Pricing product definitions are provided on the first two pages of Part III.
2
Report quantity net of returns.
3
Report the quantity-weighted total of the prices indicated on the invoices for the product.
4
Report the U.S. f.o.b. sales value net of returns, and net of direct discounts (i.e., all discounts, incentives,
allowances, rebates, promotional amount, cash incentives for retail sales personnel (SPIFFs) or other sales support,
and/or any other form of payment or allowance to a retailer) that are tied to sales of the specific large residential
washer(s) for which pricing data are requested, whether or not such discounts are given on the sales price to the
customer or are in the form of a post-sale discount, rebate or other type of sales support after the customer resells
the product to its customer.
Also deduct any U.S. freight costs to your customers’ receiving points that were absorbed by your firm (i.e., not
charged to your customers).
In reporting these sales values, do not deduct discounts, incentives, allowances, rebates and other sales
support that are not product-specific in nature.
5
Report the U.S. f.o.b. sales value net of returns, and net of direct discounts (see note 4 above) and net of
indirect discounts (i.e., any discounts, incentives, allowances, rebates, promotional amount, cash incentives for retail
sales personnel (SPIFFs) or other sales support, and/or any other form of payment or allowance to a retailer) that,
while not specifically tied to the products in question, are properly allocable to sales of such products because sales
of such products were part of the basis on which the discount, incentive, allowance, etc. was given. In each case, the
basis for the allocation of these allocated discounts, rebates, etc. should be the value of sales of the pricing product
at issue as a percentage of the value of all the products sold by your firm to a customer that also qualified for the
same discount, rebate, etc. Thus, for example, the value of a discount given to a customer because it reached an
annual large residential washer sales target would be allocated over large residential washer sales to that customer.
Also deduct any U.S. freight costs to your customers’ receiving points that were absorbed by your firm (i.e., not
charged to your customers).
Note.--If your product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified product,
provide a description of your product:
Product 5B:

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-3a. Price setting.-- How does your firm determine the prices that it charges for sales of large
residential washers (check all that apply)? If your firm issues price lists, please submit sample pages of a
recent list.

Transaction
by
transaction

Contracts

Set
price
lists

Profit margin
off of minimum
advertised
price (MAP)

Other, describe

III-3b. MAP Pricing.
(a) Does your firm set MAP pricing with retailers based on negotiations with retailers (
MAP pricing set by your firm ( )?

), or is

(b) For the same large residential washers models sold to different retailers, is the MAP always the
same ( ) or sometimes different ( )?
(c) What factors determine the specific MAP levels at retail for your firm’s large residential washers?
(Check all that apply).
MAP prices set by competitors for large residential washers with similar features.
Model-specific sales volume targets and MAP levels believed to be required to meet those
targets.
The invoice price from your firm to the retailer.
Discounts and rebates (direct and indirect- see definition in IV-2) provided by you to the
retailer.
(d) In your firm’s negotiations of sales prices to retailers is the MAP a factor in setting that price?
Yes

No

If “Yes”, explain how the MAP is used as a factor in affecting the invoice price paid by the retailer to
you. Include, for example, if there is a “margin” for the retailer off the MAP that sets the invoice price,
and if discounts or rebates are considered in setting the invoice price at this stage of price negotiations. If
you responded “No,” explain what factors (other than the MAP) affect your invoice price to retailers.

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-4

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

Quantity
discounts

Annual
total
volume
discounts

Sales
incentives

Promotional
discounts

No
discount
policy

Other*

Describe

* Include, for example, cooperative advertising allowances, co-marketing funds, and sales
person incentives.
(b) Report the following information for 2010. For the definition of direct discounts and indirect
discounts, please see pages 14-15 in section III-2.
To allocate a particular indirect discount across products benefitting from the discount,
multiply the total value of the indirect discount by the ratio of the sales value of each
product line benefitting from the discount to the total sales value of all products
benefitting from the discount.
2010:
Total
quantity
sold
(units)

Product

Total value
sold
(dollars)

Percent of
total value
sold
(percent)

Total value
of direct
discounts
(dollars)

Total value
of indirect
discounts
(dollars)

1. Large residential washers
2. …of which- product for which data
was provided in the pricing tables
(question III-2)
3. All other washers and dryers

X

1

X

4. All non-laundry white goods
5. All other goods

2

Sum of rows 1, 3, 4, and 5
1

2

X
X

100%

“All non-laundry white goods” is defined as major household appliances including dishwashers, cooktops, ranges,
refrigerators, and microwave ovens, but not washers and dryers.
“All other goods” is defined as all other household appliances, televisions, computer displays, mobile communication
devices, and any other goods sold to a retailer that also sells subject washers.

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-4.

Discount policy.—Continued
(c) Does your firm provide discounts, rebates, or any other type of allowances to a retailer based
on units sold by the retailer, based on sales from your firm to the retailer, or both? Please
describe.

(d) How important a role do indirect discounts play in your price negotiations with customers?
Please explain.

(e) Does your firm negotiate for more floor space, end-cap space, promotional displays, or other
promotional considerations in exchange for indirect discounts? Please explain.

(f) In your firm’s own internal deliberations on setting prices to retailers, are indirect discounts
allocated to individual SKUs or at a broader level (e.g., all washers or all appliances)? Please
explain.

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-5.

Pricing terms for large residential washers.--

KOREA
(a)

What are your firm’s typical sales terms for large residential washers imported from
Korea?
Net 30 days

(b)

Net 60 days

2/10 net 30 days

Other (specify)

On what basis are your prices of imported large residential washers from Korea usually
quoted (check one)?
Delivered

F.o.b.

If f.o.b., specify point

MEXICO
(c)

What are your firm’s typical sales terms for large residential washers imported from
Mexico?
Net 30 days

(d)

Net 60 days

2/10 net 30 days

Other (specify)

On what basis are your prices of imported large residential washers from Mexico usually
quoted (check one)?
Delivered

F.o.b.

If f.o.b., specify point

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-6.

Contract versus spot.--Approximately what share of your firm’s sales of large residential
washers imported from Korea and Mexico in 2010 were on a (1) long-term contract basis,
(2) short-term contract basis, and (3) spot sales basis?

KOREA
Share of
2010 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

100

%

MEXICO
Share of
2010 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

100

%

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued

III-7.

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

KOREA
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

Meet or release provision

Yes
No

Not applicable

MEXICO
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.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-8.

Lead times.--What is your share of sales of large residential washers imported from Korea and
Mexico both from inventory and produced to order and what is the average lead time between a
customer’s order and the date of delivery for your firm’s sales of large residential washers?

KOREA
Share of
2010 sales

Source
From your U.S. inventory

%

From foreign manufacturers’ inventory

%

Produced to order

%

Total

Lead time
(days)

100 %

MEXICO
Source

Share of
2010 sales

From your U.S. inventory

%

From foreign manufacturers’ inventory

%

Produced to order

%

Total

100 %

Lead time
(days)

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-9.

Shipping information.—
(a)

What is the approximate percentage of the total delivered cost of large residential
washers imported from Korea and Mexico that is accounted for by U.S. inland
transportation costs?
percent.

(b)

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

(c)

When you sell large residential washers imported from Korea and Mexico, from where is
it shipped?
Point of importation
Storage facility
(check one)

(d)

Indicate the approximate percentage of your sales of large residential washers imported
from Korea and Mexico that are delivered the following distances from your U.S. point
of shipment.
Distance from your U.S. point of shipment

Share (from
Korea)

Share (from
Mexico)

Within 100 miles

%

%

101 to 1,000 miles

%

%

Over 1,000 miles

%

%

Total

100

%

100

%

III-10. Geographical shipments--What is the geographic market area in the United States served by
your firm’s shipments of large residential washers imported from any source? (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, VI, among others.

√ if applicable for
imports from
Korea

√ if applicable for
imports from
Mexico

√ if applicable for
imports from all
other countries

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-11. End uses.--List the end uses (residential, commercial, etc.) of the large residential washers that
you manufacture.

III-12. Substitutes.-- Can other products be substituted for large residential washers?
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 large residential
washers?
No Yes

Explanation

1.
2.
3.

III-13. Demand trends.-- Indicate how demand within the United States and outside of the United States
(if known) for large residential washers has changed since January 1, 2008. Describe the
principal factors that have affected these changes in demand.

Market

No
Increase change Decrease Fluctuate

Factors

Within
the United
States
Outside
the United
States

III-14. Product changes.--Have there been any significant changes in the product mix or marketing of
large residential washers since January 1, 2008?
No

Yes-- Please describe.

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-15. Business cycles.-(a) Is the large residential washers market subject to business cycles or conditions of competition
(including seasonal business) distinctive to large residential washers?
No (skip to question III-16.)

Yes-- Please describe and then answer part (b).

(b) If yes, have there been any changes in the business cycles or conditions of competition for
large residential washers since January 1, 2008?
No

Yes-- Please describe.

III-16. Supply constraints.--Has your firm refused, declined, or been unable to supply large residential
washers since January 1, 2008 (examples include placing customers on allocation or “controlled
order entry,” declining to accept new customers or renew existing customers, delivering less than
the quantity promised, been unable to meet timely shipment commitments, etc.)?
No

Yes-- Please describe.

III-17. Raw materials.--Please describe any trends in the prices of raw materials used to produce large
residential washers and whether your firm expects these trends to continue.

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-18. Interchangeability.--Are large residential washers 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

Korea

Mexico

Other countries

United States
Korea
Mexico

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

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-19. Factors other than price.--Are differences other than price (i.e., quality, availability,
transportation network, product range, technical support, etc.) between large residential washers
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

Korea

Mexico

Other countries

United States
Korea
Mexico

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

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-20. Does your firm receive the Manufacturers’ Energy Efficient Appliance Credit for its sales of large
residential washers?
No

Yes

If so, how does the credit affect your firm’s pricing of large residential washers?

III-21. Please provide the data requested below for your firm’s large residential washers that were both
(1) sold by retailers at promotional prices during the month of November 2011 (whether or not
delivered in that month) and (2) for which your company (or an affiliate) offered the retailer (or
its affiliate) a direct or a indirect discount to support the retailer’s promotional pricing, regardless
of whether the washer was sold to the retailer in November 2011, and regardless of whether the
discount offered by your firm was paid before, during, or after the month of November, or
whether it still remains to be paid.

November 2011 Sales of Subject Large Residential Washers
 
Large residential washer volume (in
units) associated with retailers’
November 2011 sales 
 
A. HE Front Load Washers:
Model 1:
 
 
Model 2:
 
 
Model 3:
 
 
Model 4:
 
 
Model 5:
 
 
 
B. HE Top Load Washers:
Model 1:
 
 
Model 2:
 
 
Model 3:
 
 
Model 4:
 
 
Model 5:
 
 
 
C. Conventional Top Load Washers:
Model 1:
 
 
Model 2:
 
 
Model 3:
 
 
Model 4:
 
 
Model 5:
 
 
III-22. Please describe market conditions (pricing, supply, demand, etc.) in the U.S. market for large
residential washers in the October-December 2011 period.

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-23. Customer Identification--Please identify the names and contact information for your firm’s
10 largest U.S. customers for large residential washers since January 1, 2008. Indicate the share of the
quantity of your firm’s total shipments of large residential washers that each of these customers accounted
for in 2010.

Customer’s name

1

Contact person

Email

Telephone

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

Street Address

,
City

2

State

Street Address

,
City

3

State

,
State

,
State

,
State

,
State

,
State

,
State

Zip Code

Street Address

,
City

10

Zip Code

Street Address
City

9

Zip Code

Street Address
City

8

Zip Code

Street Address
City

7

Zip Code

Street Address
City

6

Zip Code

Street Address
City

5

Zip Code

Street Address
City

4

Zip Code

State

Zip Code

Street Address

,
City

State

Zip Code

Share
of 2010
sales
(%)


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