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U.S. IMPORTERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
FERROSILICON FROM RUSSIA AND VENEZUELA
This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by no later than August 2, 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 ferrosilicon from Russia and Venezuela (Inv. Nos. 731-TA1224-1225 (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 firm’s possession (19 U.S.C. § 1333(a)).
Name of firm
_________________________________________________________________
Address
City
State
Zip Code
World Wide Web address
Has your firm imported ferrosilicon (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: FESI)
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
firm’s 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 ferrosilicon from Russia and/or Venezuela into the United
States or that are engaged in exporting ferrosilicon from Russia and/or Venezuela 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 ferrosilicon?
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
ferrosilicon. 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 ferrosilicon 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 ferrosilicon 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 ferrosilicon
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 Amy Sherman
([email protected]; 202-205-3289). 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 ferrosilicon 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 ferrosilicon from
Russia and/or Venezuela for delivery after March 31, 2013?
No
Yes–Indicate when such orders are to be delivered and the quantities
involved.
Quantity (in short tons of contained silicon), value (in $1,000)
Period/Source
Apr-Jun 2013
Jul-Sept 2013
Oct-Dec 2013
Jan-Mar 2014
Russia:
Quantity of imports
Value of imports
Venezuela:
Quantity of imports
Value of imports
Other sources:1
Quantity of imports
Value of imports
1
Identify your other sources:
II-4.
_________________________________________________
Reasons for importing.--If your firm also produces ferrosilicon in the United States, please
indicate the reasons for importing this product. If your firm’s reasons differ by source, please
elaborate.
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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-5a.
IMPORTS FROM RUSSIA.–Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments and
inventories of ferrosilicon imported from Russia by your firm during the specified periods. (See
definitions in the instruction booklet.)
RUSSIA
Quantity (in short tons of contained silicon), 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 steel producers (quantity)
U.S. shipments to iron foundries (quantity)
U.S. shipments to other end users (quantity)
1
Please identify the foreign producers, if known:
2
Sales to related firms (including internal consumption) must be valued at fair market value. In the event that your firm uses
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 firm’s principal export markets:
Reconciliation of data.--Please note that the quantities reported above should reconcile as follows: beginning-of-period
inventories, plus imports, less total shipments, equals end-of-period inventories. Do the data reported reconcile?
4
Yes
No--Please explain:
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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-5b.
IMPORTS FROM VENEZUELA.–Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments and
inventories of ferrosilicon imported from Venezuela by your firm during the specified periods.
(See definitions in the instruction booklet.)
VENEZUELA
Quantity (in short tons of contained silicon), 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 steel producers (quantity)
U.S. shipments to iron foundries (quantity)
U.S. shipments to other end users (quantity)
1
Please identify the foreign producers, if known:
2
Sales to related firms (including internal consumption) must be valued at fair market value. In the event that your firm uses
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 firm’s principal export markets:
Reconciliation of data.--Please note that the quantities reported above should reconcile as follows: beginning-of-period
inventories, plus imports, less total shipments, equals end-of-period inventories. Do the data reported reconcile?
4
Yes
No--Please explain:
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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-5c.
IMPORTS FROM NONSUBJECT SOURCES.–Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s
shipments and inventories of ferrosilicon 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 short tons of contained silicon), 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 steel producers (quantity)
U.S. shipments to iron foundries (quantity)
U.S. shipments to other end users (quantity)
1
Please identify the sources and foreign producers, if known:
2
Sales to related firms (including internal consumption) must be valued at fair market value. In the event that your firm uses
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 firm’s principal export markets:
Reconciliation of data.--Please note that the quantities reported above should reconcile as follows: beginning-of-period
inventories, plus imports, less total shipments, equals end-of-period inventories. Do the data reported reconcile?
4
Yes
No--Please explain:
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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Michele Breaux (202-2052781, [email protected])
III-1. Contact information.-- Please identify the responsible individual and the manner by which
Commission staff may contact that individual regarding the confidential information submitted in part III.
Name
Title
Email
Telephone
Fax
PRICE DATA
III-2.
These questions requests quarterly price and quantity data, f.o.b. your firm’s U.S. point of
shipment, for your firm’s commercial shipments to unrelated U.S. customers since January 1,
2010 of the following products your firm imported from China, Russia, and Venezuela and sold
to steel producers:
Product 1.-- Regular grade 75 percent ferrosilicon. – Ferrosilicon containing by weight 74.0 to
79.0 percent silicon; 0.10 percent or less carbon; 0.025 percent or less sulfur; 0.035 percent or
less phosphorus; more than 0.50 percent, but not more than 1.50 percent aluminum; and 0.40
percent or less manganese.
Regular grade 75 percent ferrosilicon does not include any form of high purity ferrosilicon
(ferrosilicon containing substantially lower amounts of impurities than the maximum levels
specified for regular grade ferrosilicon), magnesium ferrosilicon, or other ferrosilicon-based
specialty/proprietary grades.
Product 2.-- Low aluminum grade 75 percent ferrosilicon. – Ferrosilicon containing by weight
74.0 to 79.0 percent silicon; 0.10 percent or less carbon; 0.025 percent or less sulfur; 0.035
percent or less phosphorus; 0.50 percent or less aluminum; and 0.40 percent or less manganese.
Low aluminum 75 percent ferrosilicon does not include any other form of high purity
ferrosilicon, regular grade ferrosilicon, magnesium ferrosilicon, or other ferrosilicon-based
specialty/proprietary grades.
Please note: For both products, report BULK shipments and shipments in SUPER SACKS of
CRUSHED ferrosilicon sized from 2 inches x 1/4 inch up to and including 8 inches x 4 inches. DO
NOT include any ferrosilicon shipped in special packaging, such as in drums, pallet boxes, dropbox containers, 50-pound bags, etc.; DO NOT include smaller crushed ferrosilicon sizes,
particularly fines, and any uncrushed material.
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 your firm (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 Russia
and sold by your firm to steel producers.
RUSSIA
Report data in actual short tons of contained silicon (not alloy) and actual dollars (not 1,000s).
(Quantity in short tons of contained silicon, value in dollars)
Product 1
Product 2
Bulk
Super Sack
Bulk shipments
Super Sack
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value Quantity
Value
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 firm’s U.S. point of shipment.
2
Pricing product definitions are provided on the first page of Part III.
Note.--If your firm’s product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified
product, provide a description of your firm’s product. Also, please explain any anomalies in your firm’s reported
pricing data.
Product 1:
Product 2:
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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
Venezuela and sold by your firm to steel producers.
VENEZUELA
Report data in actual short tons of contained silicon (not alloy) and actual dollars (not 1,000s).
(Quantity in short tons of contained silicon, value in dollars)
Product 1
Product 2
Bulk
Super Sack
Bulk shipments
Super Sack
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value Quantity
Value
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 firm’s U.S. point of shipment.
2
Pricing product definitions are provided on the first page of Part III.
Note.--If your firm’s product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified
product, provide a description of your firm’s product. Also, please explain any anomalies in your firm’s reported
pricing data.
Product 1:
Product 2:
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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 China
and sold by your firm to steel producers.
CHINA
Report data in actual short tons of contained silicon (not alloy) and actual dollars (not 1,000s).
(Quantity in short tons of contained silicon, value in dollars)
Product 1
Product 2
Bulk
Super Sack
Bulk shipments
Super Sack
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value Quantity
Value
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 firm’s U.S. point of shipment.
2
Pricing product definitions are provided on the first page of Part III.
Note.--If your firm’s product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified
product, provide a description of your firm’s product. Also, please explain any anomalies in your firm’s reported
pricing data.
Product 1:
Product 2:
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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 Canada
and sold by your firm to steel producers.
CANADA
Report data in actual short tons of contained silicon (not alloy) and actual dollars (not 1,000s).
(Quantity in short tons of contained silicon, value in dollars)
Product 1
Product 2
Bulk
Super Sack
Bulk shipments
Super Sack
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value Quantity
Value
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 firm’s U.S. point of shipment.
2
Pricing product definitions are provided on the first page of Part III.
Note.--If your firm’s product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified
product, provide a description of your firm’s product. Also, please explain any anomalies in your firm’s reported
pricing data.
Product 1:
Product 2:
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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-3.
Price setting.-- How does your firm determine the prices that it charges for sales of ferrosilicon
(check all that apply)? If your firm issues price lists, please submit sample pages of a recent list.
Transaction
by
transaction
III-4.
Contracts
Set
price
lists
Other
If other, describe
Packaging.—
(a)
How does your firm typically charge its customers for packaging of ferrosilicon imported
from Russia and Venezuela?
As a separate charge for the container
As a higher per pound price for ferrosilicon
Other. Please explain:
(b)
Please estimate the approximate cost of packaging per short ton of ferrosilicon imported
from Russia and Venezuela for each of the following methods:
Packaging Method
Super Sack
Pallet Boxes
Drums
25 Pound Bag
50 Pound Bag
Other:
III-5.
Cost per Short Ton
Discount policy.-- Please indicate and describe your firm’s discount policies (check all that
apply).
Quantity
discounts
Annual
total
volume
discounts
No
discount
policy
Other
Describe
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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-6.
Pricing terms for ferrosilicon.-(a)
What are your firm’s typical sales terms for ferrosilicon imported from Russia and
Venezuela?
Net 30
days
(b)
Net 60
days
Other
Other (specify)
On what basis are your firm’s prices of imported ferrosilicon from Russia and Venezuela
usually quoted (check one)?
Delivered
III-7.
2/10 net 30
days
F.o.b.
If f.o.b., specify point
Contract versus spot.--Approximately what share of your firm’s sales of ferrosilicon imported
from Russia and Venezuela 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
100
%
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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-8.
Contract provisions.— Please fill out the table with respect to provisions of your firm’s typical
sales contracts for ferrosilicon from Russia and Venezuela (or check “not applicable” if your firm
does not sell on a long-term and/or short-term contract basis).
Typical sales contract
provisions
Item
Average contract duration
Number of days
Price renegotiation (during the
contract period)
Yes
Short-term contracts
Long-term contracts
(multiple deliveries up to
and including 12 months)
(multiple deliveries for more
than 12 months)
No
Quantity
Fixed quantity and/or price
Price
Both
Meet or release provision
Yes
No
Not applicable
III-9.
Steel producer vs. iron foundries.— Would your firm’s responses to Question III-3 to III-8 vary
depending on customer type (for example, steel producers vs. non-steel producing customers)?
No
Yes-- Please identify customer type and explain any differences in your
firm’s responses to Questions III-3 to III-8.
III-10. Lead times.--What is your firm’s share of sales of ferrosilicon imported from Russia and
Venezuela 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 ferrosilicon?
Source
Share of
2012 sales
From your firm’s U.S. inventory
%
From foreign manufacturers’ inventory
%
Produced to order
%
Total
100 %
Lead time
(days)
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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-11. Shipping information.—
(a)
What is the approximate percentage of the total delivered cost of ferrosilicon imported
from Russia and Venezuela that is accounted for by U.S. inland transportation costs?
percent.
(b)
Who generally arranges the transportation to your firm’s customers’ locations?
Your firm
Purchaser (check one)
(c)
When your firm sells ferrosilicon imported from Russia and Venezuela, from where is it
shipped?
Point of importation
Storage facility
(check one)
(d)
Indicate the approximate percentage of your firm’s sales of ferrosilicon imported from
Russia and Venezuela that are delivered the following distances from your firm’s U.S.
point of shipment.
Distance from your firm’s U.S. point of
shipment
Share of 2012
sales
Within 100 miles
%
101 to 1,000 miles
%
Over 1,000 miles
%
Total
100
%
III-12. Geographical shipments--What is the geographic market area in the United States served by
your firm’s shipments of ferrosilicon imported from subject countries? (check all that apply)
Geographic area
Northeast.–CT, ME, MA, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, and VT.
Midwest.–IL, IN, IA, KS, MI, MN, MO, NE, ND, OH, SD, and WI.
Southeast.–AL, DE, DC, FL, GA, KY, MD, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA,
and WV.
Central Southwest.–AR, LA, OK, and TX.
Mountains.–AZ, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, UT, and WY.
Pacific Coast.–CA, OR, and WA.
Other.–All other markets in the United States not previously listed,
including AK, HI, PR, and VI, among others.
Russia
Venezuela
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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-13. End uses-Describe the end uses of the ferrosilicon that your firm imports from Russia and
Venezuela and estimate the percent of total production cost that is accounted for by ferrosilicon
and by other inputs (such as labor, energy, and other raw materials).
Share of total cost of end use product(s)
accounted for by
End use products
Ferrosilicon
Other inputs
Total
%
+
%
= 100%
%
+
%
= 100%
%
+
%
= 100%
III-14. Substitutes.-- Can other products be substituted for ferrosilicon?
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 ferrosilicon?
No Yes
Explanation
1.
2.
3.
III-15. Demand trends.-- Indicate how demand within the United States and outside of the United States
(if known) for ferrosilicon has changed since January 1, 2010. Explain any trends and describe
the principal factors that have affected these changes in demand.
Market
Within
the United
States
Outside
the United
States
Overall
No
Overall Fluctuate with
increase change decrease no clear trend
Explanation and factors
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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-16. Product changes.--Have there been any significant changes in the product mix or marketing of
ferrosilicon since January 1, 2010?
No
Yes-- Please describe.
III-17. Business cycles.-a) Is the ferrosilicon market subject to business cycles (other than general economy-wide
conditions) and/or other conditions of competition distinctive to ferrosilicon?
No (skip to question III-18.)
Yes-Business cycles (e.g. seasonal business).
Yes-Other distinctive conditions of competition.
If yes, describe below.
Business cycles
Other conditions
of competition
(b) Have there been any changes in the business cycles or conditions of competition for
ferrosilicon since January 1, 2010?
No
Yes-- Please describe.
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III-18. Supply constraints.--Has your firm refused, declined, or been unable to supply ferrosilicon 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.
III-19. Raw materials.--Please describe any trends in the prices of raw materials used to produce
ferrosilicon and whether your firm expects these trends to continue.
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III-20. Interchangeability.--Is ferrosilicon produced in the United States and in other countries
interchangeable (i.e., can they physically be used in the same applications)?
Please indicate A, F, S, N, or 0 in the table below:
A = the products from a specified country-pair are always interchangeable
F = the products are frequently interchangeable
S = the products are sometimes interchangeable
N = the products are never interchangeable
0 = no familiarity with products from a specified country-pair
Country-pair
Russia
Venezuela
China
Canada
Other countries
United States
Russia
Venezuela
China
Canada
For any country-pair producing ferrosilicon that 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,
transportation network, product range, technical support, etc.) between ferrosilicon produced in
the United States and in other countries a significant factor in your firm’s sales of the products?
Please indicate A, F, S, N, or 0 in the table below:
A = such differences are always significant
F = such differences are frequently significant
S = such differences are sometimes significant
N = such differences are never significant
0 = no familiarity with products from a specified country-pair
Country-pair
Russia
Venezuela
China
Canada
Other countries
United States
Russia
Venezuela
China
Canada
For any country-pair producing ferrosilicon that is sometimes or never interchangeable,
please explain the factors that limit or preclude interchangeable use:
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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 ferrosilicon since January 1, 2010. Indicate the share of the
quantity of your firm’s total shipments of ferrosilicon 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
(%)
| File Type | application/pdf |
| File Title | Microsoft Word - Ferrosilicon (P) - US Importer Questionnaire3 |
| Author | amy.sherman |
| File Modified | 2013-07-23 |
| File Created | 2013-07-23 |