Foreign producer questionnaire

OMB No. 3117-0016/USITC No. xx-x-xxx; Expiration Date: 6/30/2014
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FOREIGN PRODUCERS’/EXPORTERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
PRODUCT FROM COUNTRY

This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by no later than INSERT DATE
See 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/antidumping investigation(s) concerning
PRODUCT from COUNTRY (inv. No. 701/731-TA-xxx (Preliminary/Final)). The information
requested in the questionnaire is requested under the authority of the Tariff Act of 1930, title VII.

Name of firm
Address
World Wide Web address
Has your firm produced or exported PRODUCT (as defined in the instruction booklet) at any time since January
1, 2011?

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)

Data reported in this questionnaire relate to (Check one):
COUNTRY

COUNTRY

COUNTRY

COUNTRY

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: XXXX)
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 20 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

I-1b.

I-2.

I-3.

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.
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.

U.S. importers.--Please provide the names, street addresses (not P.O. boxes), contacts, telephone
numbers, and e-mail addresses of the FIVE largest U.S. importers of your firm’s PRODUCT in
2012.

Importer’s name

1

Dollars

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

Zip Code

Street Address

,
City

5

Zip Code

Street Address
City

4

Zip Code

State

Street Address

,

Zip Code

Share of
your firm’s
2012
exports (%)

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PART I.--GENERAL INFORMATION--Continued
City

I-4.

Zip Code

Related U.S. producers.--Does your firm or any related firm produce, have the capability to
produce, or have any plans to produce PRODUCT in the United States or other countries?
No

I-5.

State

Yes--Please name the firm(s) and country(ies) below and, if U.S. producer(s),
ensure that they complete the Commission’s producer questionnaire
(contact NAME for copies of that questionnaire).

Related U.S. importers.--Does your firm or any related firm import or have any plans to import
PRODUCT into the United States?
No

Yes--Please name the firm(s) below and ensure that they complete the
Commission’s importer questionnaire (contact NAME for copies of that
questionnaire).

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from INVESTIGATOR (202-xxxxxxx, [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 PRODUCT since January 1, 2011.
(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-3.

Anticipated changes in operations.--Does your firm anticipate any changes in the character of
its operations or organization (as noted above) relating to the production of PRODUCT in the
future?
No

II-4a.

Yes–Supply details as to the time, nature, and significance of such changes
and provide underlying assumptions, along with relevant portions of
business plans or other supporting documentation that address this
issue. Include in the response a specific projection of your firm’s
capacity to produce PRODUCT (in SPECIFY UNITS) for 2013
and 2014.

Production and capacity.--Please report your firm’s production of PRODUCT, production of
products made on the same equipment and machinery used to produce PRODUCT, and the
combined production capacity on this shared equipment and machinery in the periods indicated.
(Quantity in SPECIFY UNITS)
January-March
Item

2011

2012

2013

2013

2014

Overall production capacity
Production of:
PRODUCT 1
Other products2
1
2

PRODUCT production should equal production data reported in II-9.
Please identify:

II-4b.

Operating parameters.--The production capacity (see definitions in instruction booklet) reported in
II-4a is based on operating
hours per week,
weeks per year.

II-4c.

Capacity calculation.--Please describe the methodology used to calculate overall production capacity
reported in II-4a, and explain any changes in reported capacity.

II-4d.

Production constraints.--Please describe the constraint(s) that set the limit(s) on your firm’s
production capacity.

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-4e.

Product shifting.--Please describe the constraint(s) that set the limit(s) on your firm’s production
ability to shift production capacity between products.

II-5.

Production shifting.--Is your firm able to switch production between PRODUCT and other
products in response to a relative change in the price of PRODUCT vis-a-vis the price of other
products, using the same equipment and labor?
No

Yes---Please identify the other products, the approximate time and cost
involved in switching, and the minimum relative price change required
for your firm to switch production to or from PRODUCT.

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-6.

Share of sales.--What percentage of your firm’s total sales in its most recent fiscal year was
represented by sales of PRODUCT?
percent

II-7.

Inventories in the United States.--Has your firm, since 2010, maintained any inventories of
PRODUCT in the United States (not including inventories held by firms identified in
question I-3)?
No

Yes--Report the quantity of such end-of-period inventories below.

(Quantity in SPECIFY UNITS)
January-March
Item

2011

2012

2013

2013

Inventory

II-8.

Third country trade actions.--Is the PRODUCT exported by your firm subject to
antidumping/countervailing duty/safeguard findings, remedies, or proceedings?
No

Yes--List the products(s), countries affected, and the date of such
findings/remedies/proceedings.
Product

Country

Date

2014

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-9.

Trade data.--Report your firm’s production capacity, production, shipments, and inventories
related to the production of PRODUCT in your establishment(s) in COUNTRY during the
specified periods. (See definitions in the instruction booklet.) Do not submit data on multiple
countries combined, the establishments reported here should all be located in the country of the
firm’s address reported on the certification page. Multinational companies with production in
multiple subject countries should submit separate foreign producer questionnaire responses for
each subject country.
Quantity (in SPECIFY)
Actual experience
January-March
Item

2011

2012

2013

2013

2014

1

Projections
2014

2015

2

Average production capacity (A)
Beginning-of-period inventories3 (B)
Production4 (C)
Home market shipments:
Internal consumption/transfers (D)
Commercial shipments (E)
Exports to the United States5 (F)
Exports to all other markets6 (G)
Total exports (H)
(should equal F+G)
Total shipments (I)
(should equal D+E+F+G)
End-of-period inventories (J)
1

Please explain the basis for your firm’s projections.

2
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.

3

Reconciliation of data.—The data should reconcile as follows: B + C - I = J. Do these data reconcile?

Yes

No

Also, end-of-period inventories should equal the beginning-of-period inventories reported in the subsequent calendar year (i.e.,
line J of year 2011 should equal line B of year 2012). Do these data reconcile?
Yes
No
If your firm’s data do not reconcile, please explain:
4

Please estimate the percentage of total production of PRODUCT in COUNTRY accounted for by your firm’s production in
2012.
percent
5

Please estimate the percentage of total exports to the United States of PRODUCT from COUNTRY accounted for by your
firm’s exports in 2013.
percent
6

Identify principal other export markets.