13-2-3134 Importer Questionnaire

OMB No. 3117-0016/USITC No. 13-2-3134; Expiration Date: 6/30/2014
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U.S. IMPORTERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
FROZEN WARMWATER SHRIMP FROM CHINA, ECUADOR, INDIA, INDONESIA,
MALAYSIA, THAILAND, AND VIETNAM

This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by no later than June 28, 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 countervailing duty investigations concerning frozen warmwater shrimp from China, Ecuador, India,
Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam (Inv. Nos. 701-TA-491-497 (Final)). 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 frozen warmwater shrimp (as defined in the instruction booklet) from any country 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: SHRM)
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 40 hours per response,
including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering the data needed,
and completing and reviewing the questionnaire. Send comments regarding the accuracy of this burden
estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing the
burden, to the Office of Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street, SW,
Washington, DC 20436.
I-1a.

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

dollars

I-1b.

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

I-2.

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

I-3.

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

Firm name

Yes--List the following information

Address

Extent of
ownership

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

Related importers/exporters.--Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or
foreign, that are engaged in importing frozen warmwater shrimp from China, Ecuador, India,
Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, or Vietnam into the United States or that are engaged in exporting
frozen warmwater shrimp from China, Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, or Vietnam
to the United States?
No

Yes--List the following information.

Firm name

I-5.

Address

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

Yes--List the following information.

Firm name

I-6.

I-7.

Affiliation

Address

Affiliation

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

Takes title to the imported product(s)

Consignee of the imported products(s)

Customs broker or freight forwarder

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

Firm name

Address

Contact person and phone
number

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

I-9.

FTZ or bonded warehouses.--Please indicate whether your firm enters frozen warmwater
shrimp into, or withdraws such merchandise from, foreign trade zones or bonded warehouses.
Foreign trade zones

No

Yes

Bonded warehouses

No

Yes

Temporary importation under bond.--Please indicate whether your firm imports frozen
warmwater shrimp under the TIB (temporary importation under bond) program.
No

I-10.

Yes

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

Yes–Please specify.

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PART II.-- TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Edward Petronzio (202-2053176, [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 frozen warmwater shrimp since January 1, 2010.
(check as many as appropriate)
office/warehouse openings ...........

office/warehouse closings ............

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

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

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

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

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

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

(please describe)

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

Arranged imports.--Has your firm imported or arranged for the importation of frozen
warmwater shrimp from China, Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, or Vietnam for
delivery after March 31, 2013?
No

Yes–Indicate when such orders are to be delivered and the quantities
involved.
(Quantity in pounds)

Country

April-June 2013

July-Sept. 2013

Oct-Dec. 2013

Jan-March 2014

China
Ecuador
India
Indonesia
Malaysia
Thailand
Vietnam
All other sources

II-4.

Reasons for importing.--If your firm also produces frozen warmwater shrimp 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-5a.

IMPORTS FROM CHINA.–Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments and
inventories of frozen warmwater shrimp imported from CHINA by your firm during the specified
periods. (See definitions in the instruction booklet.)

CHINA
Quantity (in 1,000 pounds), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item

2010

2011

January-March
2012

2012

2013

Beginning-of-period inventories (quantity)
Imports:1
Quantity of imports
Value of imports
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity of commercial shipments
Value of commercial shipments
Internal consumption/company transfers:
Quantity of internal consumption/transfers
Value2 of internal consumption/transfers
Export shipments:3
Quantity of export shipments
Value of export shipments
End-of-period inventories4 (quantity)
Channels of distribution:
U.S. shipments to distributors (quantity)
U.S. shipments to end users (quantity)
U.S. shipments to retailers5/
institutional buyers6 (quantity)
1

Please identify the foreign producers, if known:

2
Sales to related firms (including internal consumption) must be valued at fair market value. In the event that you use a
different basis for valuing these sales within your company, please specify that basis (e.g., cost, cost plus, etc.) and provide
value data using that basis for each of the periods noted above:

3

Identify your principal export markets:
Reconciliation of data.--Please note that the quantities reported above should reconcile as follows: beginning-of-period
inventories, plus imports, less total shipments, equals end-of-period inventories. Do the data reported reconcile?
4

Yes
No--Please explain:
Entities that purchase and resell to end users (i.e., supermarket and other retailers that sell to customers).
6
Entities such as restaurants, hotels, hospitals, etc.
5

Note: Total channels of distribution should equal total U.S commercial shipments.

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

IMPORTS FROM ECUADOR.–Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments and
inventories of frozen warmwater shrimp imported from ECUADOR by your firm during the
specified periods. (See definitions in the instruction booklet.)

ECUADOR
Quantity (in 1,000 pounds), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item

2010

2011

January-March
2012

2012

2013

Beginning-of-period inventories (quantity)
Imports:1
Quantity of imports
Value of imports
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity of commercial shipments
Value of commercial shipments
Internal consumption/company transfers:
Quantity of internal consumption/transfers
Value2 of internal consumption/transfers
Export shipments:3
Quantity of export shipments
Value of export shipments
End-of-period inventories4 (quantity)
Channels of distribution:
U.S. shipments to distributors (quantity)
U.S. shipments to end users (quantity)
U.S. shipments to retailers5/
institutional buyers6 (quantity)
1

Please identify the foreign producers, if known:

2
Sales to related firms (including internal consumption) must be valued at fair market value. In the event that you use a
different basis for valuing these sales within your company, please specify that basis (e.g., cost, cost plus, etc.) and provide
value data using that basis for each of the periods noted above:

3

Identify your principal export markets:
Reconciliation of data.--Please note that the quantities reported above should reconcile as follows: beginning-of-period
inventories, plus imports, less total shipments, equals end-of-period inventories. Do the data reported reconcile?
4

Yes
No--Please explain:
Entities that purchase and resell to end users (i.e., supermarket and other retailers that sell to customers).
6
Entities such as restaurants, hotels, hospitals, etc.
5

Note: Total channels of distribution should equal total U.S commercial shipments.

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

IMPORTS FROM INDIA.–Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments and
inventories of frozen warmwater shrimp imported from INDIA by your firm during the specified
periods. (See definitions in the instruction booklet.)

INDIA
Quantity (in 1,000 pounds), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item

2010

2011

January-March
2012

2012

2013

Beginning-of-period inventories (quantity)
Imports:1
Quantity of imports
Value of imports
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity of commercial shipments
Value of commercial shipments
Internal consumption/company transfers:
Quantity of internal consumption/transfers
Value2 of internal consumption/transfers
Export shipments:3
Quantity of export shipments
Value of export shipments
End-of-period inventories4 (quantity)
Channels of distribution:
U.S. shipments to distributors (quantity)
U.S. shipments to end users (quantity)
U.S. shipments to retailers5/
institutional buyers6 (quantity)
1

Please identify the foreign producers, if known:

2
Sales to related firms (including internal consumption) must be valued at fair market value. In the event that you use a
different basis for valuing these sales within your company, please specify that basis (e.g., cost, cost plus, etc.) and provide
value data using that basis for each of the periods noted above:

3

Identify your principal export markets:
Reconciliation of data.--Please note that the quantities reported above should reconcile as follows: beginning-of-period
inventories, plus imports, less total shipments, equals end-of-period inventories. Do the data reported reconcile?
4

Yes
No--Please explain:
Entities that purchase and resell to end users (i.e., supermarket and other retailers that sell to customers).
6
Entities such as restaurants, hotels, hospitals, etc.
5

Note: Total channels of distribution should equal total U.S commercial shipments.

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

IMPORTS FROM INDONESIA.–Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments and
inventories of frozen warmwater shrimp imported from INDONESIA by your firm during the
specified periods. (See definitions in the instruction booklet.)

INDONESIA
Quantity (in 1,000 pounds), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item

2010

2011

January-March
2012

2012

2013

Beginning-of-period inventories (quantity)
Imports:1
Quantity of imports
Value of imports
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity of commercial shipments
Value of commercial shipments
Internal consumption/company transfers:
Quantity of internal consumption/transfers
Value2 of internal consumption/transfers
Export shipments:3
Quantity of export shipments
Value of export shipments
End-of-period inventories4 (quantity)
Channels of distribution:
U.S. shipments to distributors (quantity)
U.S. shipments to end users (quantity)
U.S. shipments to retailers5/
institutional buyers6 (quantity)
1

Please identify the foreign producers, if known:

2
Sales to related firms (including internal consumption) must be valued at fair market value. In the event that you use a
different basis for valuing these sales within your company, please specify that basis (e.g., cost, cost plus, etc.) and provide
value data using that basis for each of the periods noted above:

3

Identify your principal export markets:
Reconciliation of data.--Please note that the quantities reported above should reconcile as follows: beginning-of-period
inventories, plus imports, less total shipments, equals end-of-period inventories. Do the data reported reconcile?
4

Yes
No--Please explain:
Entities that purchase and resell to end users (i.e., supermarket and other retailers that sell to customers).
6
Entities such as restaurants, hotels, hospitals, etc.
5

Note: Total channels of distribution should equal total U.S commercial shipments.

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

IMPORTS FROM MALAYSIA.–Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments and
inventories of frozen warmwater shrimp imported from MALAYSIA by your firm during the
specified periods. (See definitions in the instruction booklet.)

MALAYSIA
Quantity (in 1,000 pounds), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item

2010

2011

January-March
2012

2012

2013

Beginning-of-period inventories (quantity)
Imports:1
Quantity of imports
Value of imports
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity of commercial shipments
Value of commercial shipments
Internal consumption/company transfers:
Quantity of internal consumption/transfers
Value2 of internal consumption/transfers
Export shipments:3
Quantity of export shipments
Value of export shipments
End-of-period inventories4 (quantity)
Channels of distribution:
U.S. shipments to distributors (quantity)
U.S. shipments to end users (quantity)
U.S. shipments to retailers5/
institutional buyers6 (quantity)
1

Please identify the foreign producers, if known:

2
Sales to related firms (including internal consumption) must be valued at fair market value. In the event that you use a
different basis for valuing these sales within your company, please specify that basis (e.g., cost, cost plus, etc.) and provide
value data using that basis for each of the periods noted above:

3

Identify your principal export markets:
Reconciliation of data.--Please note that the quantities reported above should reconcile as follows: beginning-of-period
inventories, plus imports, less total shipments, equals end-of-period inventories. Do the data reported reconcile?
4

Yes
No--Please explain:
Entities that purchase and resell to end users (i.e., supermarket and other retailers that sell to customers).
6
Entities such as restaurants, hotels, hospitals, etc.
5

Note: Total channels of distribution should equal total U.S commercial shipments.

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

IMPORTS FROM THAILAND.–Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments and
inventories of frozen warmwater shrimp imported from THAILAND by your firm during the
specified periods. (See definitions in the instruction booklet.)

THAILAND
Quantity (in 1,000 pounds), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item

2010

2011

January-March
2012

2012

2013

Beginning-of-period inventories (quantity)
Imports:1
Quantity of imports
Value of imports
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity of commercial shipments
Value of commercial shipments
Internal consumption/company transfers:
Quantity of internal consumption/transfers
Value2 of internal consumption/transfers
Export shipments:3
Quantity of export shipments
Value of export shipments
End-of-period inventories4 (quantity)
Channels of distribution:
U.S. shipments to distributors (quantity)
U.S. shipments to end users (quantity)
U.S. shipments to retailers5/
institutional buyers6 (quantity)
1

Please identify the foreign producers, if known:

2
Sales to related firms (including internal consumption) must be valued at fair market value. In the event that you use a
different basis for valuing these sales within your company, please specify that basis (e.g., cost, cost plus, etc.) and provide
value data using that basis for each of the periods noted above:

3

Identify your principal export markets:
Reconciliation of data.--Please note that the quantities reported above should reconcile as follows: beginning-of-period
inventories, plus imports, less total shipments, equals end-of-period inventories. Do the data reported reconcile?
4

Yes
No--Please explain:
Entities that purchase and resell to end users (i.e., supermarket and other retailers that sell to customers).
6
Entities such as restaurants, hotels, hospitals, etc.
5

Note: Total channels of distribution should equal total U.S commercial shipments.

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

IMPORTS FROM VIETNAM.–Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments and
inventories of frozen warmwater shrimp imported from VIETNAM by your firm during the
specified periods. (See definitions in the instruction booklet.)

VIETNAM
Quantity (in 1,000 pounds), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item

2010

2011

January-March
2012

2012

2013

Beginning-of-period inventories (quantity)
Imports:1
Quantity of imports
Value of imports
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity of commercial shipments
Value of commercial shipments
Internal consumption/company transfers:
Quantity of internal consumption/transfers
Value2 of internal consumption/transfers
Export shipments:3
Quantity of export shipments
Value of export shipments
End-of-period inventories4 (quantity)
Channels of distribution:
U.S. shipments to distributors (quantity)
U.S. shipments to end users (quantity)
U.S. shipments to retailers5/
institutional buyers6 (quantity)
1

Please identify the foreign producers, if known:

2
Sales to related firms (including internal consumption) must be valued at fair market value. In the event that you use a
different basis for valuing these sales within your company, please specify that basis (e.g., cost, cost plus, etc.) and provide
value data using that basis for each of the periods noted above:

3

Identify your principal export markets:
Reconciliation of data.--Please note that the quantities reported above should reconcile as follows: beginning-of-period
inventories, plus imports, less total shipments, equals end-of-period inventories. Do the data reported reconcile?
4

Yes
No--Please explain:
Entities that purchase and resell to end users (i.e., supermarket and other retailers that sell to customers).
6
Entities such as restaurants, hotels, hospitals, etc.
5

Note: Total channels of distribution should equal total U.S commercial shipments.

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

IMPORTS FROM NONSUBJECT SOURCES.–Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s
shipments and inventories of frozen warmwater shrimp imported from all other sources
combined by your firm during the specified periods. (See definitions in the instruction booklet.)

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

2010

2011

January-March
2012

2012

2013

Beginning-of-period inventories (quantity)
Imports:1
Quantity of imports
Value of imports
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity of commercial shipments
Value of commercial shipments
Internal consumption/company transfers:
Quantity of internal consumption/transfers
Value2 of internal consumption/transfers
Export shipments:3
Quantity of export shipments
Value of export shipments
End-of-period inventories4 (quantity)
Channels of distribution:
U.S. shipments to distributors (quantity)
U.S. shipments to end users (quantity)
U.S. shipments to retailers5/
institutional buyers6 (quantity)
1

Please identify the foreign producers, if known:

2
Sales to related firms (including internal consumption) must be valued at fair market value. In the event that you use a
different basis for valuing these sales within your company, please specify that basis (e.g., cost, cost plus, etc.) and provide
value data using that basis for each of the periods noted above:

3

Identify your principal export markets:
Reconciliation of data.--Please note that the quantities reported above should reconcile as follows: beginning-of-period
inventories, plus imports, less total shipments, equals end-of-period inventories. Do the data reported reconcile?
4

Yes
No--Please explain:
Entities that purchase and resell to end users (i.e., supermarket and other retailers that sell to customers).
6
Entities such as restaurants, hotels, hospitals, etc.
5

Note: Total channels of distribution should equal total U.S commercial shipments.

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

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

PRICE DATA
III-2.

This question requests quarterly price and quantity data, f.o.b. your U.S. point of shipment, for
your commercial shipments to unrelated U.S. customers since January 1, 2010 of the following
products you imported from China, Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and/or
Vietnam:

Product 1.-- Frozen, raw warmwater shrimp or prawns, all species, 71 to 90 count, headless,
peeled (whether or not deveined), tail-off, block frozen (cut or not cut).
Product 2.-- Frozen, raw warmwater shrimp or prawns, all species, 41 to 50 count, P&D (peeled
and deveined), tail-off, block frozen (cut or not cut).
Product 3.-- Frozen, cooked warmwater shrimp or prawns, all species, 26 to 30 count, P&D
(peeled and deveined), headless, tail-on or tail-off, IQF (individually quick frozen).
Product 4.-- Frozen, raw warmwater shrimp or prawns, all species, 16 to 20 count, headless, shell
on, IQF (individually quick frozen).
Product 5.-- Frozen, raw warmwater shrimp or prawns, all species, 21 to 25 count, headless, shell
on, block frozen (cut or not cut).
Product 6.-- Frozen, raw warmwater shrimp or prawns, all species, 21 to 25 count, headless P&D
(peeled and deveined), headless, tail-on, IQF (individually quick frozen).
Product 7.-- Frozen, cooked warmwater shrimp or prawns, all species, 31 to 40 count, headless
P&D (peeled and deveined), headless, tail-on shell on, IQF (individually quick frozen).
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 III.-- PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-2a. Price data.--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported from China
and sold by your firm.
Please report quantities in actual pounds (not 1,000 pounds) and actual dollars (not 1,000 dollars).

CHINA
(Quantity in pounds, 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 III.
Product 1, please indicate species (e.g., white, tiger, etc.):
Product 2, please indicate species (e.g., white, tiger, etc.):
Product 3, please indicate species (e.g., white, tiger, etc.):
Product 4, please indicate species (e.g., white, tiger, etc.):
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 III.-- PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-2a. Pricing data.—Continued
Please report quantities in actual pounds (not 1,000 pounds) and actual dollars (not 1,000 dollars).

CHINA
(Quantity in pounds, value in dollars)
Product 5
Product 6
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value

Product 7
Quantity
Value

Period of shipment
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 III.
Product 5, please indicate species (e.g., white, tiger, etc.):
Product 6, please indicate species (e.g., white, tiger, etc.):
Product 7, please indicate species (e.g., white, tiger, etc.):
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:
Product 7:

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PART III.-- PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-2b. Price data.--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported from Ecuador
and sold by your firm.
Please report quantities in actual pounds (not 1,000 pounds) and actual dollars (not 1,000 dollars).

ECUADOR
(Quantity in pounds, 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 III.
Product 1, please indicate species (e.g., white, tiger, etc.):
Product 2, please indicate species (e.g., white, tiger, etc.):
Product 3, please indicate species (e.g., white, tiger, etc.):
Product 4, please indicate species (e.g., white, tiger, etc.):
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 III.-- PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-2b. Price data.--Continued.
Please report quantities in actual pounds (not 1,000 pounds) and actual dollars (not 1,000 dollars).

ECUADOR
(Quantity in pounds, value in dollars)
Product 5
Product 6
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value

Product 7
Quantity
Value

Period of shipment
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 III.
Product 5, please indicate species (e.g., white, tiger, etc.):
Product 6, please indicate species (e.g., white, tiger, etc.):
Product 7, please indicate species (e.g., white, tiger, etc.):
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:
Product 7:

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PART III.-- PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-2c. Price data.--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported from India and
sold by your firm.
Please report quantities in actual pounds (not 1,000 pounds) and actual dollars (not 1,000 dollars).

INDIA
(Quantity in pounds, 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 III.
Product 1, please indicate species (e.g., white, tiger, etc.):
Product 2, please indicate species (e.g., white, tiger, etc.):
Product 3, please indicate species (e.g., white, tiger, etc.):
Product 4, please indicate species (e.g., white, tiger, etc.):
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 III.-- PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-2c. Price data.--Continued.
Please report quantities in actual pounds (not 1,000 pounds) and actual dollars (not 1,000 dollars).

INDIA
(Quantity in pounds, value in dollars)
Product 5
Product 6
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value

Product 7
Quantity
Value

Period of shipment
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 III.
Product 5, please indicate species (e.g., white, tiger, etc.):
Product 6, please indicate species (e.g., white, tiger, etc.):
Product 7, please indicate species (e.g., white, tiger, etc.):
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:
Product 7:

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PART III.-- PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-2d. Price data.--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported from Indonesia
and sold by your firm.
Please report quantities in actual pounds (not 1,000 pounds) and actual dollars (not 1,000 dollars).

INDONESIA
(Quantity in pounds, 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 III.
Product 1, please indicate species (e.g., white, tiger, etc.):
Product 2, please indicate species (e.g., white, tiger, etc.):
Product 3, please indicate species (e.g., white, tiger, etc.):
Product 4, please indicate species (e.g., white, tiger, etc.):
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 III.-- PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-2d. Price data.—Continued.
Please report quantities in actual pounds (not 1,000 pounds) and actual dollars (not 1,000 dollars).

INDONESIA
(Quantity in pounds, value in dollars)
Product 5
Product 6
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value

Product 7
Quantity
Value

Period of shipment
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 III.
Product 5, please indicate species (e.g., white, tiger, etc.):
Product 6, please indicate species (e.g., white, tiger, etc.):
Product 7, please indicate species (e.g., white, tiger, etc.):
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:
Product 7:

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PART III.-- PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-2e. Price data.--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported from Malaysia
and sold by your firm.
Please report quantities in actual pounds (not 1,000 pounds) and actual dollars (not 1,000 dollars).

MALAYSIA
(Quantity in pounds, 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 III.
Product 1, please indicate species (e.g., white, tiger, etc.):
Product 2, please indicate species (e.g., white, tiger, etc.):
Product 3, please indicate species (e.g., white, tiger, etc.):
Product 4, please indicate species (e.g., white, tiger, etc.):
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 III.-- PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-2e. Price data.--Continued.
Please report quantities in actual pounds (not 1,000 pounds) and actual dollars (not 1,000 dollars).

MALAYSIA
(Quantity in pounds, value in dollars)
Product 5
Product 6
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value

Product 7
Quantity
Value

Period of shipment
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 III.
Product 5, please indicate species (e.g., white, tiger, etc.):
Product 6, please indicate species (e.g., white, tiger, etc.):
Product 7, please indicate species (e.g., white, tiger, etc.):
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:
Product 7:

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PART III.-- PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-2f. Price data.--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported from Thailand
and sold by your firm.

Please report quantities in actual pounds (not 1,000 pounds) and actual dollars (not 1,000 dollars).

THAILAND
(Quantity in pounds, 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 III.
Product 1, please indicate species (e.g., white, tiger, etc.):
Product 2, please indicate species (e.g., white, tiger, etc.):
Product 3, please indicate species (e.g., white, tiger, etc.):
Product 4, please indicate species (e.g., white, tiger, etc.):
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 III.-- PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-2f. Price data.--Continued.
Please report quantities in actual pounds (not 1,000 pounds) and actual dollars (not 1,000 dollars).

THAILAND
(Quantity in pounds, value in dollars)
Product 5
Product 6
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value

Product 7
Quantity
Value

Period of shipment
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 III.
Product 5, please indicate species (e.g., white, tiger, etc.):
Product 6, please indicate species (e.g., white, tiger, etc.):
Product 7, please indicate species (e.g., white, tiger, etc.):
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:
Product 7:

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PART III.-- PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-2g. Price data.--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported from Vietnam
and sold by your firm.
Please report quantities in actual pounds (not 1,000 pounds) and actual dollars (not 1,000 dollars).

VIETNAM
(Quantity in pounds, 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 III.
Product 1, please indicate species (e.g., white, tiger, etc.):
Product 2, please indicate species (e.g., white, tiger, etc.):
Product 3, please indicate species (e.g., white, tiger, etc.):
Product 4, please indicate species (e.g., white, tiger, etc.):
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 III.-- PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-2g. Price data.--Continued.
Please report quantities in actual pounds (not 1,000 pounds) and actual dollars (not 1,000 dollars).

VIETNAM
(Quantity in pounds, value in dollars)
Product 5
Product 6
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value

Product 7
Quantity
Value

Period of shipment
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 III.
Product 5, please indicate species (e.g., white, tiger, etc.):
Product 6, please indicate species (e.g., white, tiger, etc.):
Product 7, please indicate species (e.g., white, tiger, etc.):
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:
Product 7:

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PART III.-- PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-3. Nonsubject price data.--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2
imported from Mexico and sold by your firm.
Please report quantities in actual pounds (not 1,000 pounds) and actual dollars (not 1,000 dollars).

MEXICO
(Quantity in pounds, 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 III.
Product 1, please indicate species (e.g., white, tiger, etc.):
Product 2, please indicate species (e.g., white, tiger, etc.):
Product 3, please indicate species (e.g., white, tiger, etc.):
Product 4, please indicate species (e.g., white, tiger, etc.):
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 III.-- PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-3.

Nonsubject price data.--Continued.

Please report quantities in actual pounds (not 1,000 pounds) and actual dollars (not 1,000 dollars).

MEXICO
(Quantity in pounds, value in dollars)
Product 5
Product 6
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value

Product 7
Quantity
Value

Period of shipment
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 III.
Product 5, please indicate species (e.g., white, tiger, etc.):
Product 6, please indicate species (e.g., white, tiger, etc.):
Product 7, please indicate species (e.g., white, tiger, etc.):
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:
Product 7:

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

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

III-5.

Other

If other, describe

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

Quantity
discounts

III-6.

Contracts

Set
price
lists

Annual
total
volume
discounts

No
discount
policy

Other

Describe

Pricing terms.-(a)

What are your firm’s typical sales terms for frozen warmwater shrimp imported from
China, Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and/or Vietnam?
Net 30 days

(b)

Net 60 days

2/10 net 30 days

Other (specify)

On what basis are your prices of imported frozen warmwater shrimp from China,
Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and/or Vietnam usually quoted (check
one)?
Delivered

F.o.b.

If f.o.b., specify point

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PART III.-- PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-7.

Contract versus spot.--Approximately what share of your firm’s sales of frozen warmwater
shrimp imported from China, Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and/or Vietnam in
2012 were 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

III-8.

100

%

Contract provisions.— Please fill out the table with respect to provisions of your typical sales
contracts for frozen warmwater shrimp from China, Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Malaysia,
Thailand, and/or Vietnam (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
No
Quantity

Fixed quantity and/or price

Price
Both

Meet or release provision
Not applicable

Yes
No

Short-term contracts

Long-term contracts

(multiple deliveries up to
and including 12 months)

(multiple deliveries for more
than 12 months)

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

Lead times.--What is your share of sales of frozen warmwater shrimp imported from China,
Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam 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 frozen warmwater shrimp?
Share of
2012 sales

Source
From your U.S. inventory

%

From foreign manufacturers’ inventory

%

Produced to order

%

Total

Lead time
(days)

100 %

III-10. Shipping information.—
(a)

What is the approximate percentage of the total delivered cost of frozen warmwater
shrimp imported from China, Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and
Vietnam that is accounted for by U.S. inland transportation costs?
percent.

(b)

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

(c)

When you sell frozen warmwater shrimp imported from China, Ecuador, India,
Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam, from where is it shipped (check one)?
Point of importation
Storage facility

(d)

Indicate the approximate percentage of your sales of frozen warmwater shrimp imported
from China, Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam that are
delivered the following distances from your U.S. point of shipment.
Distance from your U.S. point of shipment

Share

Within 100 miles

%

101 to 250 miles

%

151 to 500 miles

%

Over 500 miles

%
Total

100

%

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PART III.-- PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-11. Geographical shipments--What is the geographic market area in the United States served by
your firm’s shipments of frozen warmwater shrimp imported from any source? (check all that
apply)
Geographic area

Percent

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.

%

Gulf Coast/South Atlantic AL, FL, GA, LA, NC, SC and TX.
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.–DE, DC, KY, MD, MS, TN, VA, and WV.
Central Southwest.–AR and OK.
Mountains.–AZ, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, UT, and WY.

III-12. End uses-List the end uses (for example, breaded shrimp and prawns, or shrimp and prawns in
prepared meals) of the frozen warmwater shrimp that you import from China, Ecuador, India,
Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and/or Vietnam. For each end-use product, what percentage of
the total cost is accounted for by frozen warmwater shrimp and other inputs?
Share of total cost of end use product
accounted for by

End use product

Frozen warmwater shrimp
(percent)

Other inputs
(percent)

Total

Restaurant meals with
shrimp

%

%

100%

Frozen breaded shrimp

%

%

100%

%

%

100%

%

%

100%

%

%

100%

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PART III.-- PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-13. Substitutes.-- Can other products be substituted for frozen warmwater shrimp?
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 frozen warmwater
shrimp?
No Yes

Explanation

1.
2.
3.

III-14. Demand trends.-- Indicate how demand within the United States and outside of the United States
(if known) for frozen warmwater shrimp has changed since January 1, 2010. Describe the
principal factors that have affected these changes in demand.

Market

No
Increase change Decrease Fluctuate

Factors

Within
the United
States
Outside
the United
States

III-15. Product changes.--Have there been any significant changes in the product mix or marketing of
frozen warmwater shrimp since January 1, 2010?
No

Yes-- Please describe.

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

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

(b) If yes, have there been any changes in the business cycles or conditions of competition for
frozen warmwater shrimp since January 1, 2010?
No

Yes-- Please describe.

III-17. Supply constraints.—
(a) Has your firm refused, declined, or been unable to supply frozen warmwater shrimp 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.

(b) Please describe the effect that regulations (e.g., USDA, etc.) have on your ability to supply
frozen warmwater shrimp from China, Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and
Vietnam.

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III-17. Supply constraints.—Continued
(c) Please describe any U.S. regulations that affect the U.S. market for frozen warmwater shrimp.

(d) Please describe any regulations in other countries that affect the U.S. market for frozen
warmwater shrimp.

(e) Please describe any manmade disasters (e.g. Gulf Oil Spill), natural disasters, or diseases that
affect the U.S. market for frozen warmwater shrimp.

(f) If any customer has rejected all or any part of a shipment from your facility, identify each
instance and reasons for the rejection(s).
No rejections

IV-18. Raw materials (shrimp).--Please identify and describe any trends in the prices of raw and
unprocessed shrimp used to produce frozen warmwater shrimp, any changes in costs to the
shrimpers that may affect availability or price of raw and unprocessed shrimp. Also report
whether your firm expects these trends to continue.

IV-19. Raw materials (other).--Please identify and describe any trends in the prices of your raw
materials used to produce frozen warmwater shrimp (other than the shrimp itself), also report
whether your firm expects these trends to continue.

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III-20. Interchangeability.--Is frozen warmwater shrimp 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

China

Ecuador

India

Indonesia

Malaysia

Thailand

Vietnam

Other
countries

United
States
China
Ecuador
India
Indonesia
Malaysia
Thailand
Vietnam

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

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III-21. Factors other than price.--Are differences other than price (i.e., quality, availability, quantity
offerings, transportation network, product range, technical support, etc.) between frozen
warmwater shrimp 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

China

Ecuador

India

Indonesia

Malaysia

Thailand

Vietnam

Other
countries

United
States
China
Ecuador
India
Indonesia
Malaysia
Thailand
Vietnam

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

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III-22. Customer Identification--Please identify the names and contact information for your firm’s
10 largest U.S. customers for frozen warmwater shrimp since January 1, 2010. Indicate the share
of the quantity of your firm’s total shipments of frozen warmwater shrimp that each of these
customers accounted for in 2012.

Customer’s name

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

Contact person

Email

Telephone

State

Share
of 2012
sales
(%)