13-2-3093 Importer Questionnaire

OMB No. 3117-0016/USITC No. 13-2-3093; Expiration Date: 6/30/2014
(No response is required if currently valid OMB control number is not displayed)

U.S. IMPORTERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
AMMONIUM NITRATE FROM UKRAINE

This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by no later than January 24, 2012
See page 4 of the Instruction Booklet for filing instructions.
The information called for in this questionnaire is for use by the United States International Trade Commission in
connection with its review of the antidumping duty order concerning high-density ammonium nitrate (“HDAN”) from
Ukraine (Inv. No. 731-TA-894 (Second Review)). The information requested in the questionnaire is requested under the
authority of the Tariff Act of 1930, title VII. This report is mandatory and failure to reply as directed can result in a
subpoena or other order to compel the submission of records or information in your possession (19 U.S.C. § 1333(a)).

Name of firm

_________________________________________________________________

Address
City

State

Zip Code

World Wide Web address
Has your firm imported HDAN (as defined in the instruction booklet) from any country at any time since January
1, 2007?

NO
YES

(Sign the certification below and promptly return only this page of the questionnaire to the Commission)
(Read the instruction booklet carefully, complete all parts of the questionnaire, and return the entire
questionnaire to the Commission so as to be received by the date indicated above)

CERTIFICATION
I certify that the information herein supplied in response to this questionnaire is complete and correct to the best of my knowledge
and belief and understand that the information submitted is subject to audit and verification by the Commission.
By means of this certification I also grant consent for the Commission, and its employees and contract personnel, to use the
information provided in this questionnaire and throughout this proceeding in any other import-injury investigations 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
investigations 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

Email 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

Yes--List the following information.

Firm name

Address

Extent of
ownership

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

I-5.

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

Yes--List the following information.

Firm name

Address

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

Yes--List the following information.

Firm name and country

I-6.

I-7.

Affiliation

Address

Affiliation

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

Yes--List the following information.

Firm name

Address

Affiliation

Nature of import operations.--Please indicate the nature of your firm’s importing operations on
HDAN. More than one answer may be applicable.
Importer of record

Takes title to the imported product(s)

Consignee of the imported product(s)

Customs broker or freight forwarder

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

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

Firm name

I-9.

I-10.

FTZs or bonded warehouse.--Please indicate whether your firm enters HDAN into, or
withdraws such merchandise from, foreign trade zones or bonded warehouses.
Foreign trade zones

No

Yes

Bonded warehouses

No

Yes

TIB.--Please indicate whether your firm imports HDAN under the TIB (temporary importation
under bond) program.
No

I-11.

Yes

Business plan.--In Parts II and III of this questionnaire we request a copy of your company’s
business plan. Does your company or any related firm have a business plan or any internal
documents that describe, discuss, or analyze expected market conditions for HDAN?
No

I-12.

Contact person and phone
number

Address

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

Other investigations.--To your knowledge, have the products subject to this proceeding been the
subject of any other import relief investigations 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 Jennifer Merrill (202-2053188, [email protected]). Supply all data requested on a calendar-year basis.
II-1.

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

II-2.

Changes in operations.--Please indicate whether your firm has experienced any of the following
changes in relation to the importation of HDAN since January 1, 2007.
(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.

Anticipated changes in operations.--Does your firm anticipate any changes in the character of
your operations or organization (as listed above in question II-2) relating to the importation of
HDAN in the future?
No

II-4.

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

II-5.

Yes–Supply details as to the time, nature, and significance of such changes
and provide underlying assumptions, along with relevant portions of
business plans or other supporting documentation that address this
issue.

Arranged imports.--Has your firm imported or arranged for the importation of HDAN from
Ukraine for delivery after December 31, 2012?
No

II-6.

Yes–Supply details as to the time, nature, and significance of such changes
and provide underlying assumptions, along with relevant portions of
business plans or other supporting documentation that address this
issue.

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

Reasons for importing if producer.--If your firm also produces HDAN 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-7a.

Imports from Ukraine.--Does your firm import HDAN from Ukraine?
No.

Yes-- Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments and inventories
of HDAN imported from Ukraine by your firm during the specified
periods. (See definitions in the instruction booklet.)

Ukraine
Quantity (in short tons), value (in $1,000)
Calendar year
Item

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

Beginning-of-period inventories (quantity) (A)
Imports:
Quantity (B)
Value (C)
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity (D)
Value (E)
Internal consumption/
company transfers:
Quantity (F)
Value1 (G)
Export shipments:2
Quantity (H)
Value (I)
End-of-period inventories (quantity) (J)
Channels of distribution:
U.S. shipments to distributors (quantity) (K)
U.S. shipments to end users (quantity) (L)
1
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 period identified above:

2

Identify your principal export markets:

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

Imports from Ukraine.--Does your firm import ammonium nitrate other than HDAN from
Ukraine?
No.

Yes-- Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments and inventories
of ammonium nitrate other than HDAN imported from Ukraine by
your firm during the specified periods. (See definitions in the
instruction booklet.)

Ukraine
Quantity (in short tons), value (in $1,000)
Calendar year
Item

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

Beginning-of-period inventories (quantity) (A)
Imports:
Quantity (B)
Value (C)
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity (D)
Value (E)
Internal consumption/
company transfers:
Quantity (F)
Value1 (G)
Export shipments:2
Quantity (H)
Value (I)
End-of-period inventories (quantity) (J)
Channels of distribution:
U.S. shipments to distributors (quantity) (K)
U.S. shipments to end users (quantity) (L)
1

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 period identified above:
2

Identify your principal export markets:

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

Imports from ALL OTHER SOURCES.--Does your firm import HDAN from countries other
than Ukraine?
No.

Yes-- Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments and inventories
of HDAN imported from countries other than Ukraine by your firm
during the specified periods. (See definitions in the instruction
booklet.)

ALL OTHER SOURCES COMBINED
Quantity (in short tons), value (in $1,000)
Calendar year
Item

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

Beginning-of-period inventories (quantity)
(A)
Imports:
Quantity (B)
Value (C)
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity (D)
Value (E)
Internal consumption/
company transfers:
Quantity (F)
Value1 (G)
Export shipments:2
Quantity (H)
Value (I)
End-of-period inventories (quantity) (J)
Channels of distribution:
U.S. shipments to distributors (quantity) (K)
U.S. shipments to end users (quantity) (L)
1

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:
2

Identify your principal export markets:

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

Imports from ALL OTHER SOURCES.--Does your firm import ammonium nitrate other
than HDAN from countries other than Ukraine?
No.

Yes-- Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments and inventories
of ammonium nitrate other than HDAN imported from countries
other than Ukraine by your firm during the specified periods. (See
definitions in the instruction booklet.)

ALL OTHER SOURCES COMBINED
Quantity (in short tons), value (in $1,000)
Calendar year
Item

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

Beginning-of-period inventories (quantity)
(A)
Imports:
Quantity (B)
Value (C)
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity (D)
Value (E)
Internal consumption/
company transfers:
Quantity (F)
Value1 (G)
Export shipments:2
Quantity (H)
Value (I)
End-of-period inventories (quantity) (J)
Channels of distribution:
U.S. shipments to distributors (quantity) (K)
U.S. shipments to end users (quantity) (L)
1

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:
2

Identify your principal export markets:

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

Reconciliation of import data.-(a)

Please note that the quantities reported in question II-7 should reconcile as follows in
each period (i.e., in each column):
Reconciliation
A+B–D–F–H=J
D+F=K+L

(b)

Yes

No--(Please
)

Yes

No--( Please

Please note that the quantities reported for end-of-period inventories should equal the
beginning-of-period inventories reported in the subsequent calendar year (i.e., line J of
year 2007 should equal line A of year 2008). Do these data reconcile for each adjacent
calendar year?
Yes.

II-9.

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

No--Please explain.

Effect of order.--Describe the significance of the existing antidumping duty order covering
imports of HDAN from Ukraine in terms of its effect on your firm’s imports, U.S. shipments of
imports, and inventories. You may wish to compare your firm’s operations before and after the
imposition of the order.

)

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

Likely effect of revocation of order.--Would your firm anticipate any changes in its imports,
U.S. shipments of imports, or inventories of HDAN in the future if the antidumping duty order
on HDAN from Ukraine were to be revoked?
No

Yes–Supply details as to the time, nature, and significance of such changes
and provide underlying assumptions, along with relevant portions of
business plans or other supporting documentation for any trends or
projections you may provide.

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PART III.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Aimee Larsen (202-205-3179,
[email protected])
Contact information.-- Please identify the responsible individual and the manner by which Commission
staff may contact that individual regarding the confidential information submitted in part III.
Name
Title
Email
Telephone
Fax

PRICE DATA
III-1.

This question requests monthly price and quantity data for your commercial shipments to
unrelated U.S. customers since 2007 of the following product you imported from Ukraine:
Product.-- Solid, fertilizer-grade ammonium nitrate, sold in bulk, with a bulk density equal
to or greater than 53 pounds per cubic foot.

Report the quantity and value of sales for which the pricing was actually made on an f.o.b. port
basis (i.e., product that was picked up at the U.S. port of entry for customs purposes). For sales
that were priced on an f.o.b. other-than-port shipping point basis (i.e., product that was picked up
at your distribution point(s) other than your U.S. port(s) of entry for customs purposes) please
exclude the U.S. freight and other handling costs necessary to transport the HDAN from the U.S.
port of entry to other-than-port U.S. shipping point. Total dollar values should reflect the final net
amount paid to you (i.e., should be net of all deductions for discounts or rebates). See instruction
booklet.

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

Price data (Ukraine).--Report below the quarterly price data1 for the pricing product2 imported
from Ukraine and sold by your firm.
(Quantity in short tons, value in dollars)
Quantity

2007:
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
2008:
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
2009:
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
2010:
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August

Value

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

Price data (Ukraine).—Continued.
(Quantity in short tons, value in dollars)
Quantity

Value
2010:
September
October
November
December
2011:
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
2012:
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
1
Net values (i.e., gross sales values less all discounts, allowances, rebates, prepaid freight, and the value of
returned goods), f.o.b. your U.S. point of shipment.
2
The pricing product definition is provided on the first page of Part III.
Note.--If your product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified product,
provide a description of your product. Also, please explain any anomalies in your reported pricing data.
Product 1:

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PART III.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-2. Price setting.-- How does your firm determine the prices that it charges for sales of HDAN
(check all that apply)? If your firm issues price lists, please submit sample pages of a recent list.
Transaction
by
transaction

III-3.

Contracts

If other, describe

Annual
total
volume
discounts

No
discount
policy

Other

Describe

Pricing terms for HDAN.-(a)

What are your firm’s typical sales terms for its imported HDAN?
Net 30 days

(b)

Net 60 days

2/10 net 30 days

Other (specify)

On what basis are your prices of imported HDAN usually quoted? (check one)
Delivered

III-5.

Other

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

Quantity
discounts

III-4.

Set
price
lists

F.o.b.

If f.o.b., specify point

Contract versus spot.--Approximately what share of your firm’s sales of its imported HDAN
from Ukraine in 2012 was on a (1) long-term contract basis, (2) short-term contract basis, and
(3) spot sales basis?
Share of
2012 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 MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-6.

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

Typical sales contract
provisions

Item

Average contract duration

Number of days

Price renegotiation (during the
contract period)

Yes

Short term contracts

Long term contracts

(multiple deliveries up to
and including 12 months)

(multiple deliveries for more
than 12 months)

No
Quantity

Fixed quantity and/or price

Price
Both

Meet or release provision

Yes
No

Not applicable

III-7.

Lead times.--What is the average lead time between a customer’s order and the date of delivery
for your firm’s sales of HDAN imported from Ukraine?

Source

Share of
2012 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 MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-8.

Shipping information.-(a)

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

(b)

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

(c)

When you sell HDAN imported from Ukraine, from where is it shipped?
point of importation
storage facility
(check one)

(d)

Indicate the approximate percentage of your sales of HDAN imported from Ukraine that
are delivered the following distances from your U.S. point of shipment.
Distance from your U.S. point of shipment
Within 100 miles

%

101 to 1,000 miles

%

Over 1,000 miles

%
Total

III-9.

Share

100

%

Geographical shipments.-- Please estimate the share of your firms’ U.S. shipments of
HDAN imported from any source by geographic market area in the United States in 2012?

Geographic area

Est. Share of U.S.
shipments in 2012
(percent)

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.
TOTAL

100%

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PART III.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-10. End uses.--List the end uses of the HDAN that you import from Ukraine, including singlenutrient nitrogenous fertilizer end uses (identify for pasture, hay, turf grasses, and/or specific
type(s) of crops), for use in NPK or other fertilizer blends, and/or for other uses for HDAN. For
each end-use product, what percentage of the total cost is accounted for by HDAN and other
inputs?
Share of total cost of end use product
accounted for by
End use application

HDAN (percent)

Other inputs (percent)

Total

%

%

100%

%

%

100%

%

%

100%

III-11. Changes in end uses.-- Have there been any changes in the end uses of HDAN since 2007? Do
you anticipate any future changes?
Changes in end uses

No

Yes

Explain

Changes since 2007
Anticipated changes

III-12. Substitutes.-- Can other products be substituted for HDAN?
No

Substitute
1.
2.
3.

Yes--Please fill out the table.
Applications/en
d uses in which
this substitute
is used

Factors that limit the
extent to which this
product may serve as
a substitute

Have changes in the prices of this
substitute affected the price for
HDAN since 2007?
No

Yes

Explanation

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PART III.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-13. Changes in substitutes.-- Have there been any changes in the number or types of products that
can be substituted for HDAN since 2007? Do you anticipate any future changes?
Changes in
substitutes

No Yes

Explain

Changes since 2007
Anticipated changes

III-14. Raw materials.—
(a)
To what extent have changes in the prices of raw materials affected your firm’s selling
prices for HDAN since 2007?

(b)

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

Yes—Please explain.

III-15. Changes in factors affecting supply.--Have any changes occurred in any other factors affecting
supply (e.g., changes in availability or prices of energy or labor; transportation conditions;
production capacity and/or methods of production; technology; export markets; or alternative
production opportunities) that affected the availability of U.S.-produced HDAN in the U.S.
market since 2007?
No

Yes--Please provide details.

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PART III.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-16. Availability of “subject” import supply.-(a)

Do you anticipate any changes in terms of the availability of HDAN imported from
Ukraine in the U.S. market?
Increase

(b)

No change

Decrease

If you anticipate changes in supply, please identify the changes, and why you anticipate
these changes in supply.

III-17. Availability of “nonsubject” import supply.--Has the availability of NONSUBJECT HDAN
(i.e., HDAN imported from countries other than Ukraine) changed since 2007?
No

Yes--Please explain.

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

III-19. Product changes.-- Have there been any significant changes in the product range, product mix,
or marketing of HDAN since 2007? Do you anticipate any future changes?
Changes in product
range, product mix, or
marketing
Changes since 2007
Anticipated changes

No Yes

Explain

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PART III.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-20. Demand trends.-- Indicate how demand within the United States and outside of the United States
(if known) for HDAN has changed since January 1, 2007, and how you anticipate demand will
change in the future. Describe the principal factors that have affected, and that you anticipate will
affect, these changes in demand.

Market

No
Increase change Decrease Fluctuate

Factors

Demand since 2007
Within
the United
States
Outside
the United
States
Anticipated future demand
Within
the United
States
Outside
the United
States

III-21. Conditions of competition.-(a) Is the HDAN market subject to business cycles or conditions of competition (including
seasonal business) distinctive to HDAN?
No (skip to question III-22.)

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
HDAN since January 1, 2007?
No

Yes-- Please describe.

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PART III.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-22. Price comparisons.--Please compare market prices of HDAN in U.S. and non-U.S. markets.
Provide information as to time periods and regions for any price comparisons.

III-23. Market studies.--Please provide as a separate attachment to this request any studies, surveys, etc.
that you are aware of that quantify and/or otherwise discuss HDAN supply (including production
capacity and capacity utilization) and demand in (1) the United States, (2) each of the other major
producing/consuming countries, including Ukraine, and (3) the world as a whole. Of particular
interest is such data from 2007 to the present and forecasts for the future.

III-24. Interchangeability by country-pair.--Is HDAN 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

Ukraine

Other countries

United States
Ukraine

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

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III-25. Differences other than price by country-pair.--Are differences other than price (i.e., quality,
availability, transportation network, product range, technical support, etc.) between HDAN
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

Ukraine

Other countries

United States
Ukraine

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