12-3-3056 Purchaser Questionnaire

OMB No. 3117-0016/USITC No. 12-3-3056; Expiration Date: 6/30/2014
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U.S. PURCHASERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
CORROSION-RESISTANT CARBON STEEL FLAT PRODUCTS
FROM GERMANY AND KOREA

This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by no later than AUGUST 15, 2012
See page 4 of the Instruction Booklet for filing instructions.
The information called for in this questionnaire is for use by the United States International Trade Commission in
connection with its review of the countervailing duty and antidumping orders concerning corrosion-resistant carbon steel
flat products from Germany and Korea (inv. No. 701-TA-350 and 731-TA-616 and 618 (Third Review)). The
information requested in the questionnaire is requested under the authority of the Tariff Act of 1930, title VII. This report
is mandatory and failure to reply as directed can result in a subpoena or other order to compel the submission of records or
information in your possession (19 U.S.C. § 1333(a)). Further information on this questionnaire can be obtained from
Samantha Day (202-205-2088, [email protected]).

Name of firm

_________________________________________________________________

Address
City

State

Zip Code

World Wide Web address
Has your firm purchased corrosion-resistant carbon steel flat products (“corrosion-resistant steel”) (as defined in
the instruction booklet) from any source (domestic or foreign) at any time since January 1, 2006?

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 or reviews
conducted by the Commission on the same or similar merchandise.
I acknowledge that information submitted in this questionnaire response and throughout this proceeding may be used by the
Commission, its employees, and contract personnel who are acting in the capacity of Commission employees, for developing or
maintaining the records of this proceeding or related proceedings for which this information is submitted, or in internal audits and
proceedings relating to the programs and operations of the Commission pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Appendix 3. I understand that all
contract personnel will sign non-disclosure agreements.

Name of Authorized Official

Title of Authorized Official

Date

Phone:
Signature

E-mail address
Fax

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PART I.—GENERAL INFORMATION
The questions in this questionnaire have been reviewed with market participants to ensure that issues of
concern are adequately addressed and that data requests are sufficient, meaningful, and as limited as
possible. Public reporting burden for this questionnaire is estimated to average 40 hours per response,
including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering the data needed,
and completing and reviewing the questionnaire. Send comments regarding the accuracy of this burden
estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing the
burden, to the Office of Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street, SW,
Washington, DC 20436.
I-1a.

OMB statistics.--Please report the actual number of hours required and the cost to your firm of
preparing the reply to this questionnaire and completing the form.
hours

dollars

I-1b.

OMB feedback.--We are interested in any comments you may have for improving this
questionnaire in general or the clarity of specific questions. Please attach such comments to your
response or send them to the above address.

I-2.

Establishments covered.--Provide the name and address of establishment(s) covered by this
questionnaire (see page 3 of the instruction booklet for reporting guidelines). If your firm is
publicly traded, please specify the stock exchange and trading symbol.

I-3.

Ownership.--Is your firm owned, in whole or in part, by any other firm?

I-4.

No

Yes--List the following information.

Firm name

Address

Extent of
ownership

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

Yes--List the following information.

Firm name

Address

Affiliation

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

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

Yes--List the following information.

Firm name and country

I-6.

I-7.

Address

Affiliation

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

Yes--List the following information.

Firm name

Address

Affiliation

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

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

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

II-1.

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

Quantity (in short tons) and value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
Purchases of corrosion-resistant steel produced in-The United States:
Quantity
Value
Germany:
Quantity
Value
Korea:
Quantity
Value
All other countries:1
Quantity
Value
1
Please identify these countries:

Jan.-June
2012

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PART II.--PURCHASES--Continued
II-2.

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

Did not Decreased Increased Constant Fluctuated
purchase

Explanation for
relative trend

United States

Germany

Korea

All other
countries

II-3.

Purchases from one country only.--If your firm has purchased corrosion-resistant steel from
only one country, please explain the reasons for doing so.

II-4.

Supplier identification.-- Please list your firm’s FIVE largest suppliers for corrosion-resistant
steel since 2006. Also, provide the share of the quantity of your firm’s total purchases of
corrosion-resistant steel that each of these suppliers accounted for in 2011.

No.

Supplier’s name

City and state

Share of quantity of
2011 purchases

1

%

2

%

3

%

4

%

5

%

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

Firm type.--Which of the following best describes your firm as a purchaser of corrosion-resistant
steel (check all that apply)?
Automotive end user
Construction end user
Other end user (Describe:
Steel service center or distributor
Other (Describe:

III-2.

)
)

Competition for sales.—
(a.) If you are a distributor or reseller of corrosion-resistant steel, do you compete for sales to
your customers with the manufacturers or importers from which you purchase corrosionresistant steel?
No

Yes--Please describe

(b.) If you are a distributor or reseller of corrosion-resistant steel, do you compete with imports
from other providers of corrosion-resistant steel from Germany and/or Korea for customer
sales?
No

III-3.

Yes--Please describe

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

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PART III.-- MARKET CHARACTERISTICS AND PURCHASING PRACTICES--Continued
III-4.

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

III-5.

Corrosion-resistant
steel (percent)

Other inputs (percent)

Total

%

%

100%

%

%

100%

%

%

100%

Demand for end use products.-(a) If your firm is an end user of corrosion-resistant steel, has the demand for your firm’s final
products incorporating corrosion-resistant steel changed since 2006?
Increased

No change

Decreased

Fluctuated

(b) Has this had any effect on your firm’s demand for corrosion-resistant steel?
No

III-6.

Yes

Explain

Changes in end uses.-- Have there been any changes in the end uses of corrosion-resistant steel
since 2006? Do you anticipate any future changes?
Changes in end
uses
Changes since
2006
Anticipated
changes

No

Yes

Explain

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PART III.-- MARKET CHARACTERISTICS AND PURCHASING PRACTICES--Continued
III-7.

Substitutes.--Can other products be substituted for corrosion-resistant steel?
No

Yes--Please fill out the table.

End use in which this
substitute is used

Substitute

Have changes in the prices of this substitute
affected the price for corrosion-resistant
steel?
No Yes

Explanation

1.
2.
3.

III-8.

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

No

Yes

Explain

Changes since 2006
Anticipated changes

III-9.

Demand trends.-- Indicate how demand within the United States and outside of the United States
(if known) for corrosion-resistant steel has changed since January 1, 2006, and how you
anticipate demand will change in the future (through 2014). Describe the principal factors that
have affected, and that you anticipate will affect, these changes in demand. Please also provide
reasons why you think these factors will affect demand in the future.

Market

No
Increase change Decrease Fluctuate
Demand since 2006

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

Factors/Reasons

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PART III.-- MARKET CHARACTERISTICS AND PURCHASING PRACTICES--Continued
III-10. Market studies.--Please provide as a separate attachment to this request any studies, surveys, etc.
that you are aware of that quantify and/or otherwise discuss corrosion-resistant steel supply
(including production capacity and capacity utilization) and demand in (1) the United States, (2)
each of the other major producing/consuming countries, including Germany and Korea, and (3)
the world as a whole. Of particular interest is such data from 2006 to the present and forecasts for
the future.
III-11. Changes in factors affecting supply.--Have any changes occurred in any other factors affecting
supply (e.g., changes in availability or prices of energy or labor; transportation conditions;
production capacity and/or methods of production; technology; export markets; or alternative
production opportunities) that affected the availability of U.S.-produced corrosion-resistant steel
in the U.S. market since 2006?
No

Yes

Explain

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

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PART III.-- MARKET CHARACTERISTICS AND PURCHASING PRACTICES--Continued
III-13. Conditions of competition.-a) Is the corrosion-resistant steel market subject to business cycles or conditions of competition
(including seasonal business) distinctive to corrosion-resistant steel?
No (skip to question III-14.)

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
corrosion-resistant steel since January 1, 2006?
No

Yes-- Please describe.

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

Always

Usually

Sometimes

Never

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

Your firm
Your
customers

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

Always

Your firm
Your
customers

Usually

Sometimes

Never

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

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PART III.-- MARKET CHARACTERISTICS AND PURCHASING PRACTICES--Continued
III-16. Purchasing frequency.-(a)

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

(b)

Weekly

Quarterly

Annually

Other

If other, specify

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

(c)

Monthly

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

Do you purchase larger volumes of corrosion-resistant steel during certain seasons or at
certain points in the year, or is the quantity purchased by your firm consistent throughout
the year?

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

Do purchases of corrosion-resistant steel usually involve negotiations between supplier
and purchaser?
No

(b)

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

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

Yes--Specify the time period.

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PART III.-- MARKET CHARACTERISTICS AND PURCHASING PRACTICES--Continued
III-19. Change in suppliers.--Have you changed suppliers since 2006?
No

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

III-20. New suppliers.-(a)

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

(b)

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

Do you expect new corrosion-resistant steel suppliers to enter the U.S. market?
No

Yes--Please provide details.

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

Yes--

percent of value of purchases in 2011

Yes--all purchases

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

(c) How long does it take to qualify a new supplier?

days

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PART III.-- MARKET CHARACTERISTICS AND PURCHASING PRACTICES--Continued
IV-20. Supply constraints.--Has your firm been refused, declined, or been unable to purchase
corrosion-resistant steel since January 1, 2006 (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 identify the time frame in which this occurred, the specific
products involved, and the circumstances in which you were not able to
supply the products.

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

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

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PART III.-- MARKET CHARACTERISTICS AND PURCHASING PRACTICES--Continued
III-23. Purchasing factors.--For the factors listed below, please rate each in terms of its importance in
your purchase decision for corrosion-resistant steel.
Very
important
Ability to meet purchaser qualification
standards .......................................................
Availability ......................................................
Availability of price adjustments during
contract term ..................................................
Currency exchange rate fluctuations .............
Contract with supplier ....................................
Delivery terms ................................................
Delivery time ..................................................
Discounts offered ...........................................
Extension of credit..........................................
International transportation costs ...................
Price ...............................................................
Local service availability (pre- and post-sale)
Minimum qty requirements .............................
Packaging ......................................................
Product consistency .......................................
Quality meets industry standards...................
Quality exceeds industry standards ...............
Product range.................................................
Proximity of supplier .......................................
Reliability of supply ........................................
Technical support/service ..............................
U.S. transportation costs ................................
Other (specify):
.......................
.......................
.......................

Somewhat
important

Not
important

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

III-25. Quality characteristics.--What characteristics does your firm consider when determining the
quality of corrosion-resistant steel?

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

Usually

Sometimes

Never

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

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PART III.-- MARKET CHARACTERISTICS AND PURCHASING PRACTICES--Continued
III-28. Changes in U.S. industry.-(a)

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

(b)

Please discuss any improvements/changes that you anticipate in the future in the U.S.
corrosion-resistant steel industry. Identify the time period and causes for these
improvements/changes.

III-29. Effect of revocation.--What do you think will be the likely effects of any revocation of the
countervailing duty and antidumping duty orders for imports of corrosion-resistant steel from
Germany and Korea? As appropriate, please discuss any potential effects of revocation of the
countervailing duty and antidumping duty orders on (1) the future activities of your firm and
(2) the U.S. market as a whole. Please note the future time period to which you are referring.
(1) Activities of your firm:

(2) Entire U.S. market:

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PART IV.-- PRODUCT COMPARISIONS
IV-1.

Country knowledge.--Please indicate the countries of origin for corrosion-resistant steel for
which your firm has actual marketing/pricing knowledge.
United States

IV-2.

Germany

Korea

Other

If other, specify

Interchangeability by country-pair.--Is for corrosion-resistant steel 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

Germany

Korea

Other countries

United States
Germany
Korea

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

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

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

Germany

Korea

Other countries

United States
Germany
Korea

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

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

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

IV-5.

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

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

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PART IV.-- PRODUCT COMPARISIONS--Continued
IV-6. Factor country comparisons.--For the factors listed below, please rate how corrosion-resistant
steel produced in each country you identified in your response to the first question in Part IV compares
with corrosion-resistant steel produced in each of the other countries you identified (including the United
States and both subject and nonsubject foreign countries).

Ability to meet purchaser qualification
standards .......................................................
Availability ......................................................
Availability of price adjustments during
contract term ..................................................
Currency exchange rate fluctuations ..............
Contract with supplier ....................................
Delivery terms ................................................
Delivery time ..................................................
Discounts offered ...........................................
Extension of credit .........................................
International transportation costs ...................
Price1 .............................................................
Local service availability ................................
Minimum quantity requirements .....................
Packaging ......................................................
Product consistency .......................................
Quality meets industry standards ...................
Quality exceeds industry standards ...............
Product range ................................................
Proximity of supplier .......................................
Reliability of supply ........................................
Technical support/service ..............................
U.S. transportation costs1 ..............................
Other (specify):

1

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

Inferior

Comparable

product from
United States
compared to
product from
Other countries

Superior

Inferior

Comparable

product from
United States
compared to
product from
Korea

Superior

Inferior

Comparable

Superior

product from
United States
compared to
product from
Germany

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PART IV.-- PRODUCT COMPARISIONS--Continued

Continued.

Ability to meet purchaser qualification
standards .......................................................
Availability ......................................................
Availability of price adjustments during
contract term ..................................................
Currency exchange rate fluctuations ..............
Contract with supplier ....................................
Delivery terms ................................................
Delivery time ..................................................
Discounts offered ...........................................
Extension of credit .........................................
International transportation costs ...................
Price1 .............................................................
Local service availability ................................
Minimum quantity requirements .....................
Packaging ......................................................
Product consistency .......................................
Quality meets industry standards ...................
Quality exceeds industry standards ...............
Product range ................................................
Proximity of supplier .......................................
Reliability of supply ........................................
Technical support/service ..............................
U.S. transportation costs1 ..............................
Other (specify):

1

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

Inferior

Comparable

product from
Korea
compared to
product from
Other countries

Superior

Inferior

product from
Germany
compared to
product from
Other countries
Comparable

Inferior

Comparable

Superior

product from
Germany
compared to
product from
Korea

Superior

IV-6.

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PART IV.-- PRODUCT COMPARISIONS--Continued
IV-7.

Minimum quality.--How often does corrosion-resistant steel from the following countries meet
minimum quality specifications for your uses or your customers’ uses?
Source

Always

Usually

Sometimes

Rarely or
never

Don’t
know

United States
Germany
Korea
Other:
Other:

IV-8.

Change in price.-(a)

Since 2006, has there been a change in the price of corrosion-resistant steel? If so, has
the price of U.S.-produced corrosion-resistant steel changed more or less than the price of
imported corrosion-resistant steel from Germany and Korea? Please provide any
additional information in the space provided.
No change in price
Prices have changed by the same amount
Price of U.S.-produced corrosion-resistant steel has changed relative to the price of
corrosion-resistant steel from Germany.
Price of U.S.-produced corrosion-resistant steel has changed relative to the price of
corrosion-resistant steel from Korea.

Additional information:

(b)

If the price of U.S.-produced corrosion-resistant steel has changed relative to the price of
corrosion-resistant steel from Germany and Korea, the price of U.S.-produced corrosionresistant steel is now relatively
Higher

Lower – than those from Germany.

Higher

Lower – than those from Korea.