13-1-3130 Producer Questionnaire

OMB No. 3117-0016/USITC No. 13-1-3130; Expiration Date: 6/30/2014
(No response is required if currently valid OMB control number is not displayed)

U.S. PRODUCERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
WELDED STAINLESS STEEL PRESSURE PIPE FROM
MALAYSIA, THAILAND, AND VIETNAM

This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by no later than May 30, 2013
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 antidumping investigations concerning welded stainless steel pressure pipe from Malaysia, Thailand,
and Vietnam (Inv. No. 731-TA-1210-1212 (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 produced welded stainless steel pressure pipe (as defined in the instruction booklet) at any time
since January 1, 2010?

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)

Return questionnaire via the U.S. International Trade Commission Drop Box by clicking
on the following link: https://dropbox.usitc.gov/oinv/. (use the following PIN: WSSPP)
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

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 50 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.

Petition support.--Do you support or oppose the petition?
Support

Oppose

Take no position

731-TA-1210 – Malaysia

Support

Oppose

Take no position

731-TA-1211 – Thailand

Support

Oppose

Take no position

731-TA-1212 – Vietnam

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

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

Firm name

I-5.

Address

Extent of
ownership

Related importers/exporters.--Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or
foreign, that are engaged in importing welded stainless steel pressure pipe from Malaysia,
Thailand, or Vietnam into the United States or that are engaged in exporting welded stainless
steel pressure pipe from Malaysia, Thailand, or Vietnam to the United States?
No
Firm name

I-6.

Yes--List the following information.

Yes--List the following information.
Address

Affiliation

Related producers.--Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or foreign, that are
engaged in the production of welded stainless steel pressure pipe?
No
Firm name

Yes--List the following information.
Address

Affiliation

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Michael Szustakowski (202205-3169, [email protected]). Supply all data requested on a calendar-year basis.
II-1.

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

II-2.

Changes in operations.--Please indicate whether your firm has experienced any of the following
changes in relation to the production of welded stainless steel pressure pipe since January 1,
2010.
(check as many as appropriate)
plant openings ..............................

plant closings................................

relocations ....................................

expansions ....................................

acquisitions...................................

consolidations...............................

prolonged shutdowns or
production curtailments................
revised labor agreements ..............

other (e.g., technology) ................

(please describe)

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-3a.

Same equipment, machinery, and workers.--Has your firm since 2010 produced, or does your
firm anticipate producing in the future, other products on the same equipment and machinery
used in the production of welded stainless steel pressure pipe and/or using the same production
and related workers employed to produce welded stainless steel pressure pipe?
No

Yes--List the following.

Product

Period

Basis for allocation of capacity and
employment data (indicate if different)

Welded stainless steel
pressure pipe

II-3b.

Please report your firm’s combined production capacity and production of these products and
welded stainless steel pressure pipe in the periods indicated.
(Quantity in short tons)
Calendar years
Item

2010

2011

January-March
2012

2012

2013

1

Overall Production Capacity

Production of:
Welded stainless steel pressure
pipe ≤ 14”
Welded stainless steel pressure
pipe > 14”
All other products

2

All products
1

The production capacity (see definitions in instruction booklet) reported is based on operating
hours per week,
weeks per year. Please describe the methodology used to calculate production
capacity, and explain any changes in reported capacity (use additional pages as necessary).

2

II-4.

Please identify the other products:

____________________________________

Production constraints and product shifting.--Please describe the constraint(s) that set the limit(s)
on your production capacity and your ability to shift production capacity between products.

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

Tolling.--Since January 1, 2010, has your firm been involved in a toll agreement (see definition
in the instruction booklet) regarding the production of welded stainless steel pressure pipe?
No

II-6.

.

Foreign trade zone.--Does your firm produce welded stainless steel pressure pipe in a foreign
trade zone (FTZ)?
No

II-7.

Yes--Name firm(s):

Yes--Identify FTZ(s):

.

Importer.--Since January 1, 2010, has your firm imported welded stainless steel pressure pipe?
No

Yes--COMPLETE AND RETURN A U.S. IMPORTERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE

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

Trade data.--Report your firm’s production capacity, production, shipments, inventories, and
employment related to the production of welded stainless steel pressure pipe (not exceeding 14”
in diameter) in your U.S. establishment(s) during the specified periods. (See definitions in the
instruction booklet.)
Quantity (in short tons) and value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item

2010

2011

January-March
2012

2012

2013

1

Average production capacity (quantity)
Beginning-of-period inventories (quantity)
Production (quantity)
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity of commercial shipments
Value of commercial shipments
Internal consumption:
Quantity of internal consumption
2

Value of internal consumption
Transfers to related firms:
Quantity of transfers
2

Value of transfers
3

Export shipments:
Quantity of export shipments
Value of export shipments
4

End-of-period inventories (quantity)
Channels of distribution:
U.S. shipments to distributors (quantity)
U.S. shipments to end users (quantity)
Employment data:
Average number of PRWs (number)
Hours worked by PRWs (1,000 hours)
Wages paid to PRWs (value)
1

The production capacity (see definitions in instruction booklet) reported is based on operating
hours per week,
weeks per year. Please describe the methodology used to calculate production capacity, and explain any changes in
reported capacity (use additional pages as necessary).
2

Internal consumption and transfers to related firms must be valued at fair market value. In the event that you use a
different basis for valuing these transactions, 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 production, 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-9.

Related firms.--If you reported transfers to related firms in question II-8, please indicate the
nature of the relationship between your firm and the related firms (e.g., joint venture, wholly
owned subsidiary), whether the transfers were priced at market value or by a non-market formula,
whether your firm retained marketing rights to all transfers, and whether the related firms also
processed inputs from sources other than your firm.

II-10.

Production By Grade.—Please report the quantity of your firm’s production of welded stainless
steel pressure pipe (not exceeding 14” in diameter) for each of the categories below (See
definitions in the instruction booklet.)
(Quantity in short tons)
Calendar years
Item

2010

2011

January-March
2012

2012

2013

By grades:
A-312
A-778
Other

1

Total
1

2

2

Please describe:

______________________________________________________

Total production data should reconcile with production reported in II-3b. for welded stainless steel pressure
pipe ≤ 14” and production reported in II-8.

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

Purchases.--Other than direct imports, has your firm otherwise purchased welded stainless steel
pressure pipe since January 1, 2010? (See definitions in the instruction booklet.)
Yes--Report such purchases below for the specified periods.1

No

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

2010

2011

January-March
2012

2012

2013

2

PURCHASES FROM U.S. IMPORTERS
OF PRODUCT FROM—
MALAYSIA:
Quantity
Value

2

PURCHASES FROM U.S. IMPORTERS
OF PRODUCT FROM—
THAILAND:
Quantity
Value

2

PURCHASES FROM U.S. IMPORTERS
OF PRODUCT FROM—
VIETNAM:
Quantity
Value

2

PURCHASES FROM U.S. IMPORTERS
OF PRODUCT FROM—
ALL OTHER COUNTRIES:
Quantity
Value
PURCHASES FROM DOMESTIC
2
PRODUCERS:
Quantity
Value

2

PURCHASES FROM OTHER SOURCES:
Quantity
Value
1

2

Please indicate your reasons for purchasing this product. If your reasons differ by source, please elaborate.

Please list the name of the firm(s) from which you purchased this product. If your suppliers differ by source,
please identify the source for each listed supplier.

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PART III.--FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Address questions on this part of the questionnaire to Justin Jee (202-205-3186, [email protected]).
III-1.

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

III-2.

Accounting system.--Briefly describe your financial accounting system.
A.

When does your fiscal year end (month and day)?
If your fiscal year changed during the period examined, explain below:

B.1.

Describe the lowest level of operations (e.g., plant, division, company-wide) for
which financial statements are prepared that include welded stainless steel
pressure pipe:

2.

3.

4.

Does your firm prepare profit/loss statements for the welded stainless steel
pressure pipe:
Yes
No
How often did your firm (or parent company) prepare financial statements
(including annual reports, 10Ks)? Please check relevant items below.
Audited,
unaudited,
annual reports,
10Ks,
10 Qs,
Monthly,
quarterly,
semi-annually,
annually
Accounting basis:
GAAP,
cash,
tax, or
other comprehensive
basis of accounting (specify)

Note: The Commission may request that your company submit copies of its financial statements,
including internal profit-and-loss statements for the division or product group that includes
welded stainless steel pressure pipe, as well as those statements and worksheets used to compile
data for your firm’s questionnaire response.

III-3.

Cost accounting system.--Briefly describe your cost accounting system (e.g., standard cost, job
order cost, etc.).

______

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PART III.--FINANCIAL INFORMATION--Continued
III-4.

Allocation basis.--Briefly describe your allocation basis, if any, for COGS, SG&A, and interest
expense and other income and expenses.

III-5.

Other products.--Please list any other products you produced in the facilities in which you
produced welded stainless steel pressure pipe, and provide the share of net sales accounted for by
these other products in your most recent fiscal year:
Products

Share of sales
%
%
%
%
%

III-6.

Does your firm purchase inputs (raw materials, labor, energy, or any other services) used in the
production of welded stainless steel pressure pipe from any related firms?
Yes--Continue to question III-7 below.

III-7.

No--Continue to question III-9 below.

Inputs from related firms.--In the space provided below, identify the inputs used in the
production of welded stainless steel pressure pipe that your firm purchases from related parties.
Input

Related party

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PART III.--FINANCIAL INFORMATION--Continued
III-8.

Inputs from related firms at cost.--All intercompany (including intracompany) profit on inputs
purchased from related parties should be eliminated from the costs reported to the Commission in
question III-10 (i.e., costs reported in question III-10 should only reflect the related party’s cost
and not include an associated profit component). Reasonable methods for determining and
eliminating the associated profit on inputs purchased from related parties are acceptable.
Has your firm complied with the Commission’s instructions regarding costs associated with
inputs purchased from related parties?
Yes

III-9.

No--Please contact Justin Jee (202-205-3186, [email protected]).

Nonrecurring items (charges and gains) included in reported in welded stainless steel
pressure pipe financial results.--For each annual and interim period for which financial results
are reported in question III-10, please specify all material (significant) nonrecurring items
(charges and gains) in the schedule below, the specific table III-10 line item where the
nonrecurring items are included, a brief description of the relevant nonrecurring items, and the
associated values (in $1,000), as reflected in table III-10; i.e., if an aggregate nonrecurring item
has been allocated to table III-10, only the allocated value amount included in table III-10 should
be reported in the schedule below. Note: The Commission’s objective here is to gather
information only on material (significant) nonrecurring items which impacted the reported
welded stainless steel pressure pipe financial results in table III-10.

Fiscal years ended-2010
Nonrecurring item: In this column please provide a
brief description of each nonrecurring item and indicate
the specific table III-10 line item where the nonrecurring
item is included.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

2011

January-March
2012

2012

2013

Nonrecurring item: In these columns please report the amount (in
$1,000) of the relevant nonrecurring item reported in table III-10.

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PART III.--FINANCIAL INFORMATION--Continued
III-10. Operations on welded stainless steel pressure pipe.--Report the revenue and related cost
information requested below on the welded stainless steel pressure pipe operations of your U.S.
establishment(s).1 Do not report resales of products. Note that internal consumption and
transfers to related firms must be valued at fair market value and purchases from related firms
must be at cost.2 Provide data for your three most recently completed fiscal years, and for the
specified interim periods. If your firm was involved in tolling operations (either as the toller or as
the tollee), please contact Justin Jee at (202) 205-3186 completing this section of the
questionnaire.
Quantity (in short tons) and value (in $1,000)
Fiscal years ended-Item

2010

2011

January-March
2012

2012

2013

3

Net sales quantities:
Commercial sales (“CS”)
Internal consumption (“IC”)
Transfers to related firms (“Transfers”)
Total net sales quantities
3

Net sales values:
Commercial sales
Internal consumption
Transfers to related firms
Total net sales values
4
Cost of goods sold (COGS):
Raw materials
Direct labor
Other factory costs
Total COGS
Gross profit or (loss)
Selling, general, and administrative
(SG&A) expenses:
Selling expenses
General and administrative expenses
Total SG&A expenses
Operating income (loss)
Other income and expenses:
Interest expense
All other expense items
All other income items
All other income or expenses, net
Net income or (loss) before income taxes
Depreciation/amortization included above
1

Include only sales (whether domestic or export) and costs related to your U.S. manufacturing operations.
Please eliminate any profits or (losses) on inputs from related firms pursuant question III-8.
Less discounts, returns, allowances, and prepaid freight. The quantities and values should approximate the corresponding
shipment quantities and values reported in Part II of this questionnaire.
4
COGS should include costs associated with CS, IC, and Transfers, as well as export shipments in question II-8.
2

3

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PART III.--FINANCIAL INFORMATION--Continued
III-11. Asset values.--Report the total assets (i.e., both current and long-term assets) associated with the
production, warehousing, and sale of welded stainless steel pressure pipe. If your firm does not
maintain some or all of the specific asset information necessary to calculate total assets for
welded stainless steel pressure pipe in the normal course of business, please estimate this
information based upon a method (such as production, sales, or costs) that is consistent with your
cost allocations in the previous question. Provide data as of the end of your three most recently
completed fiscal years.
Note: Total assets should reflect net assets after any accumulated depreciation and allowances deducted.
Total assets should be allocated to the subject products if these assets are also related to other products.
Please provide a brief explanation if there are any substantial changes in total asset value during the
period; e.g., due to asset write-offs, revaluation, and major purchases.
Value (in $1,000)
Fiscal years ended-Item

2010

2011

2012

Total assets (net)

III-12. Capital expenditures and research and development expenses.--Report your firm’s capital
expenditures and research and development expenses on welded stainless steel pressure pipe.
Provide data for your three most recently completed fiscal years, and for the specified interim
periods.
Value (in $1,000)
Fiscal years ended-Item

2010

2011

January-March
2012

2012

2013

Capital expenditures
Research and development expenses

III-13. Data consistency and reconciliation.--Please indicate whether your financial data for questions
III-10, 11, and 12 are based on a calendar year or your fiscal year:
Calendar year
Fiscal year (specify

_________)

Please note the quantities and values reported in question III-10 should reconcile with the data
reported in question II-8 (including export shipments) as long as they are reported on the same
calendar year basis.
Do these data in question III-10 reconcile with data in question II-8?
Yes

No--Please explain

________________________

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PART III.--FINANCIAL INFORMATION--Continued
III-14. Effects of imports.--Since January 1, 2010, has your firm experienced any actual negative effects
on its return on investment or its growth, investment, ability to raise capital, existing development
and production efforts (including efforts to develop a derivative or more advanced version of the
product), or the scale of capital investments as a result of imports of welded stainless steel
pressure pipe from Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam?
No

Yes--My firm has experienced actual negative effects as follows:
Cancellation, postponement, or rejection of expansion projects
Denial or rejection of investment proposal
Reduction in the size of capital investments
Rejection of bank loans
Lowering of credit rating
Problem related to the issue of stocks or bonds
Other (specify)

III-15. Anticipated effects of imports.--Does your firm anticipate any negative effects due to imports of
welded stainless steel pressure pipe from Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam?
No

Yes--My firm anticipates negative effects as follows:

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PART IV.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Amelia Preece (202-205-3250,
[email protected])
IV-1.

Contact information.--Please identify the individual that Commission staff may contact
regarding the confidential information submitted in part IV.
Name
Title
Email
Telephone
Fax

PRICE DATA
IV-2.

This question requests quarterly quantity and value data, f.o.b. your U.S. point of shipment, for
your commercial shipments to unrelated U.S. customers since January 1, 2010 of the following
products produced by your firm.
Product 1.—ASTM A-312, welded, grade AISI 304/304L pipe, 1-inch schedule 40
Product 2.-- ASTM A-312, welded, grade AISI 304/304L pipe, 2-inch schedule 40
Product 3.-- ASTM A-312, welded, grade AISI 304/304L pipe, 0.5-inch schedule 10
Product 4.-- ASTM A-312, welded, grade AISI 304/304L pipe, 6-inch schedule 10
Product 5.-- ASTM A-312, welded, grade AISI 316/316L pipe, 2-inch schedule 40
Product 6.-- ASTM A-312, welded, grade AISI 304/304L pipe, 2-inch schedule 10

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. 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 IV.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
IV-2.

Pricing data.--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 produced and sold by
your firm. Report quantity in 1,000 feet and value in actual dollars.

(Quantity in 1,000 feet, value in dollars)
Product 1
Product 2
Product 3
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value Quantity
Value

Product 4
Period of shipment
Quantity
Value
2010:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2011:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2012:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2013:
January-March
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
Pricing product definitions are provided on the first page of Part IV.
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:
Product 2:
Product 3:
Product 4:

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PART IV.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
IV-2.

Pricing data.--Continued.

Report quantity in 1,000 feet and value in actual dollars.

Period of shipment

(Quantity in 1,000 feet, value in dollars)
Product 5
Quantity
Value

Product 6
Quantity
Value

2010:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2011:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2012:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2013:
January-March
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
Pricing product definitions are provided on the first page of Part IV.
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 5:
Product 6:

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PART IV.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
IV-3.

Price setting.-- How does your firm determine the prices that it charges for sales of welded
stainless steel pressure pipe (check all that apply)? If your firm issues price lists, please submit
sample pages of a recent list.
Transaction
by
transaction

IV-4.

If other, describe

Annual
total
volume
discounts

No
discount
policy

Other

Describe

Pricing terms for welded stainless steel pressure pipe.-(a)

What are your firm’s typical sales terms for its U.S.-produced welded stainless steel
pressure pipe?
Net 30
days

(b)

Net 60
days

2/10 net
30 days

Other

Other (specify)

On what basis are your prices of domestic welded stainless steel pressure pipe usually
quoted (check one)?
Delivered

IV-6.

Other

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

Quantity
discounts

IV-5.

Contracts

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 U.S.-produced
welded stainless steel pressure pipe 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 IV.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
IV-7. Contract provisions.— Please fill out the table with respect to provisions of your typical sales
contracts for welded stainless steel pressure pipe (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
Price

Fixed quantity and/or price

Both
Yes

Meet or release provision

No

Not applicable

IV-8.

Lead times.--What is your share of sales 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
your U.S.-produced welded stainless steel pressure pipe?
Source
From inventory

%

Produced to order

%

Total

IV-9.

Share of
2012 sales

Lead time (days)

100 %

Shipping information.-(a)

What is the approximate percentage of the total delivered cost of welded stainless steel
pressure pipe that is accounted for by U.S. inland transportation costs?
%

(b)

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

(c)

Indicate the approximate percentage of your sales of welded stainless steel pressure pipe
that are delivered the following distances from your production facility.
Distance from production facility

Share

Within 100 miles

%

101 to 1,000 miles

%

Over 1,000 miles

%
Total

100

%

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PART IV.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
IV-10. Geographical shipments.-- What is the geographic market area in the United States served by
your firm’s shipments of welded stainless steel pressure pipe? (check all that apply)
√ if applicable

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, and VI, among others.

IV-11. End uses.--List the end uses of the welded stainless steel pressure pipe that you manufacture. For
each end-use product, what percentage of the total cost is accounted for by welded stainless steel
pressure pipe and other inputs?
Share of total cost of end use product
accounted for by

End use product

Welded stainless
steel pressure pipe
(percent)

Other inputs (percent)

Total

%

%

100%

%

%

100%

%

%

100%

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PART IV.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
IV-12. Substitutes.-- Can other products be substituted for welded stainless steel pressure pipe?
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 welded stainless steel
pressure pipe?
No Yes

Explanation

1.
2.
3.

IV-13. Demand trends.-- Indicate how demand within the United States and outside of the United States
(if known) for welded stainless steel pressure pipe has changed since January 1, 2010. Describe
the principal factors that have affected these changes in demand.

Market

Overall
No
increase change

Overall
decrease

Fluctuate
with no
clear
trend

Explanation and factors

Within
the United
States
Outside
the United
States

IV-14. Product changes.--Have there been any significant changes in the product range, product mix, or
marketing of welded stainless steel pressure pipe since January 1, 2010?
No

Yes--Please describe and quantify if possible.

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PART IV.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
IV-15. Business cycles.-(a) Is the welded stainless steel pressure pipe market subject to business cycles or conditions of
competition (including seasonal business) distinctive to welded stainless steel pressure pipe?
No (skip to question IV-17.)

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

(b) If yes, have there been any changes in the business cycles or conditions of competition for
welded stainless steel pressure pipe since January 1, 2010?
No

Yes-- Please describe.

IV-16. Supply constraints.--Has your firm refused, declined, or been unable to supply welded stainless
steel pressure pipe since January 1, 2010 (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.

IV-17. Raw materials.--Please describe any trends in the prices of raw materials used to produce welded
stainless steel pressure pipe and whether your firm expects these trends to continue.

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PART IV.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
IV-18. Interchangeability.--Is welded stainless steel pressure pipe 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

Countrypair

Malaysia

Thailand

Vietnam

Korea

Taiwan

Other
countries

United
States
Malaysia
Thailand
Vietnam
Korea
Taiwan

For any country-pair producing welded stainless steel pressure pipe that is sometimes or never
interchangeable, please explain the factors that limit or preclude interchangeable use:

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PART IV.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
IV-19. Factors other than price.--Are differences other than price (i.e., quality, availability,
transportation network, product range, technical support, etc.) between welded stainless steel
pressure pipe 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
Countrypair

Malaysia

Thailand

Vietnam

Korea

Taiwan

Other
countries

United
States
Malaysia
Thailand
Vietnam
Korea
Taiwan

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

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PART IV.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
IV-20. Customer Identification--Please identify the names and contact information for your firm’s
10 largest U.S. customers for welded stainless steel pressure pipe since January 1, 2010. Indicate
the share of the quantity of your firm’s total shipments of welded stainless steel pressure pipe that
each of these customers accounted for in 2012.

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 2012
sales
(%)

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PART IV.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
IV-21. COMPETITION FROM IMPORTS--LOST REVENUE.-Since January 1, 2010: To avoid losing sales to competitors selling welded stainless steel
pressure pipe from welded stainless steel pressure pipe, did your firm:
No

Yes

Reduce prices
Roll back announced price increases
The table below is to be completed only by NON-PETITIONERS. (Note: petitioners may
provide allegations involving quotes made AFTER the filing of the petition.)
If you indicated “yes” above, please furnish the following information for each affected
transaction. If possible, provide documentation (e.g., copies of invoices, sales reports, or letters
from customers). Please note that the Commission may contact the firms named to verify the
allegations reported.
Customer name, contact person, phone and fax numbers
Specific product(s) involved
Date of your initial price quotation
Quantity involved
Your initial rejected price quotation (total delivered value)
Your accepted price quotation (total delivered value)
The country of origin of the competing imported product
The competing price quotation of the imported product (total delivered value)
Customer name,
contact person,
phone and fax
numbers

Firm
Contact
Phone

Fax

Firm
Contact
Phone

Fax

Firm
Contact
Phone

Fax

Firm
Contact
Phone

Fax

Product

Country
of origin

Date of
quote

Quantity
(1,000 feet)

Initial
rejected U.S.
price (total
value-dollars)

Accepted
U.S. price
(total value-dollars)

Competing
import price
(total
value—
dollars)

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PART IV.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
IV-22. COMPETITION FROM IMPORTS--LOST SALES.—
Since January 1, 2010: Did your firm lose sales of welded stainless steel pressure pipe to imports
of these products from welded stainless steel pressure pipe?
No
Yes
The table below is to be completed only by NON-PETITIONERS. (Note: petitioners may
provide allegations involving quotes made AFTER the filing of the petition.)
If you indicated “yes” above, please furnish the following information for each affected
transaction. If possible, provide documentation (e.g., copies of invoices, sales reports, or letters
from customers). Please note that the Commission may contact the firms named to verify the
allegations reported.
Customer name, contact person, phone and fax numbers
Specific product(s) involved
Date of your price quotation
Quantity involved
Your rejected price quotation (total delivered value)
The country of origin of the competing imported product
The accepted price quotation of the imported product (total delivered value)
Customer name,
contact person,
phone and fax
numbers

Firm
Contact
Phone

Fax

Firm
Contact
Phone

Fax

Firm
Contact
Phone

Fax

Firm
Contact
Phone

Fax

Product

Country
of
origin

Date of
quote

Quantity
(1,000 feet)

Rejected
U.S. price
(total
value-dollars)

Competing
import price
(total
value—
dollars)