14-2-3292 U.S. Importer Questionnaire

OMB No. 3117-0016/USITC No. 14-2-3292; Expiration Date: 6/30/2017
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U.S. IMPORTERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
CALCIUM HYPOCHLORITE FROM CHINA

This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by no later than OCTOBER 2, 2014
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 and antidumping duty investigations concerning calcium hypochlorite (“calhypo”)
from China (Inv. Nos. 701-TA-510 and 731-TA-1245 (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 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 Calhypo (as defined in the instruction booklet) from any country 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)

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: HYPO)
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 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
(percent)

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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 calhypo from China into the United States or that are
engaged in exporting calhypo from China 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 calhypo?
No

Yes--List the following information.

Firm name

I-6.

Address

Affiliation

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

I-7.

Affiliation

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 calhypo 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.

FTZ or bonded warehouses.--Please indicate whether your firm enters calhypo into, or
withdraws such merchandise from, foreign trade zones or bonded warehouses.
No

Yes

Foreign trade zones
Bonded warehouses

I-9.

Temporary importation under bond.--Please indicate whether your firm imports calhypo 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 DATA AND RELATED INFORMATION
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Fred Ruggles (202-205-3187,
[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 calhypo since January 1, 2011.
(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 DATA AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-3.

Arranged imports.--Has your firm imported or arranged for the importation of calhypo for
delivery after June 30, 2014?
No

Yes–Fill out the table below.
Quantity (in 1,000 pounds)

Period/Source

Jul-Sept 2014

Oct-Dec 2014

Jan-Mar 2015

Apr-Jun 2015

China
Other sources:1
1

Identify your other sources:

II-4.

Reasons for importing.--If your firm also produces calhypo in the United States, please indicate
the reasons for importing this product. If your firm’s reasons differ by source, please elaborate.

II-5.

EPA registrations.--Please indicate the EPA registrations you have obtained for calhypo, listing
the producers and countries of production and the dates of the registrations.

II-6.

Tableting operations.--Since January 1, 2011, has your firm been involved in the conversion of
imports of granular/powder form calhypo from China into tableted calhypo, either itself (i.e., your
firm produces the tablets) or through a tolling contract in the United States (i.e., a toller produces
the tablets for your firm)?
Own firm produces tablets:

No

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

Toll arrangement with another firm:

No

Yes--PROVIDE THE NAME(S)OF
THE FIRM(S) THAT DO THE TOLL
CONVERSION FOR YOUR FIRM:

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PART II.--TRADE DATA AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-7a.

IMPORTS OF GRANULAR/POWDER FROM CHINA.–Report your firm’s imports and
your firm’s shipments and inventories of granular/powder calhypo imported from China during
the specified periods. (See definitions in the instruction booklet.)

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

2011

2012

January-June
2013

2013

2014

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
Transfers to related firms:3
Quantity (H)
Value (I)
Shipped for toll conversion:4
Quantity of merchandise shipped for tolling
Value of merchandise shipped for tolling
Value tolling fee contracted/paid
Export shipments:5
Quantity of export shipments
Value of export shipments
End-of-period inventories6 (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

Transfers to related firms (row H) is understood mean related merchandise shipped to related firms but which is not
subject to a toll arrangement.
4
Merchandise shipped for toll conversion (row J) is understood to mean any powder/granular calhypo your firm ships to an
third party (related or not) for conversion into tablets under a toll arrangement.
5
Identify your firm’s principal export markets:
6
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?
Yes

No--Please explain:

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

II-7b.

CHANNELS OF DISTRIBUTION FOR IMPORTS FROM CHINA OF GRANULAR/POWDER
CALHYPO.--Report your firm’s total U.S. commercial shipments of granular/powder calhypo imported
from China, by channel of distribution from its U.S. establishment(s) during the specified periods.

Item

Quantity (in 1,000 pounds)
Calendar years
2011
2012

Retail market
Repackers/private label marketers/tableters
Distributors and dealers for private and
residential or commercial swimming pool
channels
Retailers/big-box stores
Service professionals (maintenance and
services to consumers and institutions)
Consumer and commercial swimming
pools, spas, etc.
Institutional and industrial applications
Manufacturers of bulk chemicals
Municipal water treatment
Total U.S. commercial shipments

0

January-June
2013
2014

2013

0

0

0

0

Reconciliation of Channels of Distribution.--Please ensure that the quantities reported for channels of
distribution (i.e., above) in each time period equal the quantities reported for commercial U.S. shipments from
question II-7a in each time period. The calculated fields test this reconciliation. If the calculated fields below
return values other than zero (i.e., “0”), the data in question II-7a or II-7b need to be revised prior to submission
to the Commission.
Reconciliation item
Should equal to zero (revise data in II-7a or
II-7b if not zero)

Calendar years
2012

2011
0

0

January-June
2013
2014

2013
0

0

0

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

II-8a.

IMPORTS OF TABLETS FROM CHINA.–Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments
and inventories of tableted calhypo imported from China during the specified periods. (See definitions
in the instruction booklet.)

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

2011

2012

January-June
2013

2013

2014

Beginning-of-period inventories (quantity) (P)
U.S. imports of tableted calhypo:
Quantity (Q)
Value (R)
Tableted calhypo that were imported in granular/powder
form but were converted to tablets under a toll
arrangedment:1
Quantity (S)
Value (T)
U.S. shipments of tableted calhypo:
Commercial shipments
Quantity (U)
Value (V)
Internal consumption
Quantity (W)
Value (X)
Transfers to related firms:
Quantity (Y)
Value (A)
Export shipments of tableted calhypo:2
Quantity (AA)
Value (AB)
End-of-period inventories (quantity) (AC)
1

Report the data here for any tablets your firm received under a toll arrangement (e.g., your firm imported the
granular/powder calhypo, but had a toller convert into tablets prior to shipping to a U.S. customer). Please ensure that you
have identified these firms in your response to question II-6.
2
Identify your firm’s principal export markets:
.

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

CHANNELS OF DISTRIBUTION FOR IMPORTS OF TABLETED CALHYPO FROM
CHINA.--Report your firm’s total U.S. commercial shipments of tableted calhypo imported from China,
by channel of distribution from its U.S. establishment(s) during the specified periods.
Quantity (in 1,000 pounds)
Calendar years
Item

2011

2012

January-June
2013

2013

2014

Retail market

Repackers/private label marketers/tableters
Distributors and dealers for private and
residential or commercial swimming pool
channels
Retailers/big-box stores
Service professionals (maintenance and
services to consumers and institutions)
Consumer and commercial swimming
pools, spas, etc.
Institutional and industrial applications

Manufacturers of bulk chemicals
Municipal water treatment
0

Total U.S. commercial shipments

0

0

0

0

Reconciliation of Channels of Distribution.--Please ensure that the quantities reported for channels of
distribution (i.e., above) in each time period equal the quantities reported for commercial U.S. shipments from
question II-8a in each time period. The calculated fields test this reconciliation. If the calculated fields below
return values other than zero (i.e., “0”), the data in question II-8a or II-8b need to be revised prior to submission
to the Commission.
Calendar years
Reconciliation item
Should equal to zero (revise data in II-8a or II8b if not zero)

2011

2012
0

January-June
2013

0

2013
0

2014
0

0

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PART II.--TRADE DATA AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-9a. IMPORTS OF GRANULAR/POWDER FROM FROM ALL OTHER SOURCES
(“AOS”).--Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments and inventories of granular/powder
calhypo imported from all other sources during the specified periods. (See definitions in the instruction
booklet.)

ALL OTHER SOURCES COMBINED--POWDER/GRANULAR
LIST THE COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN:          
Quantity (in 1,000 pounds), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item

2011

2012

January-June
2013

2013

2014

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
Transfers to related firms:3
Quantity (H)
Value (I)
Shipped for toll conversion:4
Quantity of merchandise shipped for tolling
Value of merchandise shipped for tolling
Value tolling fee contracted/paid
Export shipments:5
Quantity of export shipments
Value of export shipments
End-of-period inventories6 (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
Transfers to related firms (row H) is understood to mean merchandise shipped to related firms but which is not subject to a
toll arrangement.
4
Merchandise shipped for toll conversion (row J) is understood to mean any powder/granular calhypo your firm ships to any
third party (related or not) for conversion into tablets under a toll arrangement.
5
Identify your firm’s principal export markets:
6
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?

Yes

No--Please explain:

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

CHANNELS OF DISTRIBUTION FOR IMPORTS OF GRANULAR/POWDER CALHYPO
FROM AOS.--Report your firm’s total U.S. commercial shipments of granular/powder calhypo
imported from all other sources, by channel of distribution from its U.S. establishment(s) during the
specified periods.

Item

Quantity (in 1,000 pounds)
Calendar years
2011
2012

Retail market
Manufacturers of bulk chemicals
Repackers/private label marketers/tableters
Dealers for private and residential or
commercial swimming pool channels
Retailers/big-box stores
Service professionals (maintenance and
services to consumers and institutions)
Consumer and commercial swimming
pools, spas, etc.
Institutional and industrial applications
Distributors
Repackers/private label marketers
Municipal water treatment
Total U.S. commercial shipments

0

January-June
2013
2014

2013

0

0

0

0

Reconciliation of Channels of Distribution.--Please ensure that the quantities reported for channels of
distribution (i.e., above) in each time period equal the quantities reported for commercial U.S. shipments from
question II-9a in each time period. The calculated fields test this reconciliation. If the calculated fields below
return values other than zero (i.e., “0”), the data in question II-9a or II-9b need to be revised prior to submission
to the Commission.
Reconciliation item
Should equal to zero (revise data in II-9a or
II-9b if not zero)

Calendar years
2012

2011
0

0

January-June
2013
2014

2013
0

0

0

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

II-10a. IMPORTS OF TABLETS FROM FROM ALL OTHER SOURCES.--Report your firm’s imports
and your firm’s shipments and inventories of tableted calhypo imported from all other sources during
the specified periods. (See definitions in the instruction booklet.)

ALL OTHER SOURCES COMBINED--TABLETS
LIST THE COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN:            
Quantity (in 1,000 pounds) and value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item

2011

2012

January-June
2013

2013

2014

Beginning-of-period inventories (quantity)
U.S. imports of tableted calhypo:
Quantity
Value
Tableted calhypo that were imported in granular/powder
form but were converted to tablets under a toll
arrangedment:1
Quantity
Value
U.S. shipments of tableted calhypo:
Commercial shipments
Quantity
Value
Internal consumption
Quantity
Value
Transfers to related firms:
Quantity
Value
Export shipments of tableted calhypo:2
Quantity
Value
End-of-period inventories (quantity)
1

Report the data here for any tablets your firm received under a toll arrangement (e.g., your firm imported the
granular/powder calhypo, but had a toller convert into tablets prior to shipping to a U.S. customer). Please ensure that you
have identified these firms in your response to question II-6.
2
Identify your firm’s principal export markets:
.

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

II-10b. CHANNELS OF DISTRIBUTION FOR IMPORTS OF TABLETED CALHYPO FROM AOS.-Report your firm’s total U.S. commercial shipments of tableted calhypo imported from all other sources,
by channel of distribution from its U.S. establishment(s) during the specified periods.
Quantity (in 1,000 pounds)
Calendar years
Item

2011

2012

January-June
2013

2013

2014

Retail market

Manufacturers of bulk chemicals
Repackers/private label marketers/tableters
Dealers for private and residential or
commercial swimming pool channels
Retailers/big-box stores
Service professionals (maintenance and
services to consumers and institutions)
Consumer and commercial swimming
pools, spas, etc.
Institutional and industrial applications

Distributors
Repackers/private label marketers
Municipal water treatment
0

Total U.S. commercial shipments

0

0

0

0

Reconciliation of Channels of Distribution.--Please ensure that the quantities reported for channels of
distribution (i.e., above) in each time period equal the quantities reported for commercial U.S. shipments from
question II-10a in each time period. The calculated fields test this reconciliation. If the calculated fields below
return values other than zero (i.e., “0”), the data in question II-10a or II-10b need to be revised prior to
submission to the Commission.
Calendar years
Reconciliation item
Should equal to zero (revise data in II-10a or II10b if not zero)

2011

2012
0

January-June
2013

0

2013
0

2014
0

III-11. Other explanations--If your firm would like to further explain a response to a question in Part II
that did not provide a narrative response box, please note the question number and the
explanation in the space provided below. Please also use this space to highlight any issues your
firm had in providing the data in this section, including but not limited to technical issues with the
MS Word questionnaire.

0

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from James Fetzer (202-708-5403,
[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 firm’s U.S. point of shipment,
for your firm’s commercial shipments to unrelated U.S. customers since January 1, 2011 of the
following products your firm imported from China.
Note that some or all of the products that you import may not match these specifications. If that is
the case, do not report data for these products unless the product is competitive with one of these
products. However, please respond to the other questions in Part III with respect to all your sales
or use of calhypo.
Product 1. --

Calcium Hypochlorite, 65%-73% available chlorine, granular, 100 lbs., however
packaged, sold into the repacker/private label/tableter channel.

Product 2.--

Calcium Hypochlorite, 65%-73% available chlorine, granular, 100 lbs., however
packaged, sold directly to distributors or dealers that serve the private residential
or commercial swimming pool channels.

Product 3. --

Calcium Hypochlorite, 65%-73% available chlorine, granular, 100 lbs., however
packaged, sold to retailers/big box stores.

Product 4. --

Calcium Hypochlorite, 65%-73% available chlorine, granular, 25 lbs., however
packaged, sold into the repacker/private label/tableter channel.

Product 5.--

Calcium Hypochlorite, 65%-73% available chlorine, granular, 25 lbs., however
packaged, sold directly to distributors or dealers that serve the private residential
or commercial swimming pool channels.

Product 6. --

Calcium Hypochlorite, 65%-73% available chlorine, granular, 25 lbs., however
packaged, sold to retailers/big box stores.

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
your firm (i.e., should be net of all deductions for discounts or rebates). See instruction booklet.
During January 2011-June 2014, did your firm import from China and sell to unrelated U.S. customers
any of the above listed products (or any products that were competitive with these products)?
Yes.--Please complete the following pricing data table as appropriate.
No.--Skip to question III-3.

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

Price data.--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported from China
and sold by your firm.

China
Report data in actual pounds and actual dollars (not 1,000s).
(Quantity in pounds, value in dollars)
Product 1
Product 2
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value

Product 3
Quantity
Value

Period of shipment
2011:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2012:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2013:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2014:
January-March
April-June
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 IV.
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:
Product 3:

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

III-2.

Price data (continued).--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported
from China and sold by your firm.

China
Report data in actual pounds and actual dollars (not 1,000s).
(Quantity in pounds, value in dollars)
Product 4
Product 5
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value

Product 6
Period of shipment
Quantity
Value
2011:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2012:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2013:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2014:
January-March
April-June
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 IV.
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 4:
Product 5:
Product 6:

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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 calhypo
(check all that apply)? If your firm issues price lists, please submit sample pages of a recent list.
Transaction
by
transaction

III-4.

Contracts

Other

If other, describe

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

Quantity
discounts

III-5.

Set
price
lists

Annual
total
volume
discounts

No
discount
policy

Other

Describe

Customer rewards programs.-(a)

Does your firm offer customer rewards programs?
No -- skip to question III-6.
Yes -- please respond to part (b)

(a) Identify the share of your firm’s 2013 sales of calhypo that were affected by a customer
rewards program and estimate the total cost of the rewards program.
Share of your firm’s 2013 sales of calhypo that were part of
a customer rewards program
Estimate the total cost of customer rewards programs that
could have affected sales of calhypo
III-6.

%

Pricing terms for calhypo.-(a)

What are your firm’s typical sales terms for calhypo imported from China?
Net 30
days

(b)

Net 60
days

2/10 net 30
days

Other

Other (specify)

On what basis are your firm’s prices of imported calhypo from China usually quoted
(check one)?
Delivered

F.o.b.

If f.o.b., specify point

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III-7.

Contract versus spot.--Approximately what share of your firm’s sales of calhypo imported from
China in 2013 were on a (1) long-term contract basis, (2) short-term contract basis, and (3) spot
sales basis?
Share of
2013 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 (should sum to 100%)

III-8.

0.0

%

Contract provisions.— Please fill out the table with respect to provisions of your firm’s typical
sales contracts for calhypo from China (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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III-9.

Lead times.--What is your firm’s share of sales of calhypo imported from China both from
inventory and produced to order and what is the typical lead time between a customer’s order and
the date of delivery for your firm’s sales of calhypo?
Share of
2013 sales

Source
From your firm’s U.S. inventory

%

From foreign manufacturers’ inventory

%

Produced to order

%

Total (should sum to 100%)

Lead time
(days)

0.0%

III-10. Shipping information.—
(a)

What is the approximate percentage of the total delivered cost of calhypo imported from
China 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 calhypo imported from China, from where is it shipped?
Point of importation
Storage facility (check one)

(d)

Indicate the approximate percentage of your firm’s sales of calhypo imported from China
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

Within 100 miles

%

101 to 1,000 miles

%

Over 1,000 miles

%

Total (should sum to 100%)

0.0

%

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III-11. Geographical shipments--In which U.S. geographic market area(s) has your firm sold calhypo
imported from subject countries since January 1, 2011 (check all that apply)?
Geographic area

China

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.

III-12. End uses-Describe the end uses of the calhypo that your firm imports from China. For each enduse product, what percentage of the total cost is accounted for by calhypo and other inputs?
Share of total cost of end use product
accounted for by
End use product

Calhypo

Other inputs

Total

%

%

0.0%

%

%

0.0%

%

%

0.0%

III-13. Substitutes.-- Can other products be substituted for calhypo?
No

Substitute
1.
2.
3.

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 calhypo?
No Yes

Explanation

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III-14. Chlorine content.—
(a)

Can calhypo products that differ only in their available chlorine levels serve as
commercial substitutes with little or no reprocessing by the seller?
No

(b)

Yes

Explain

Report the share of your firm’s U.S. commerical shipments of calhypo by available
chlorine content.

Chlorine content
47 – 56 percent
65 – 68 percent
70 percent and above
Other:
Total (should sum to 100%)

Share of 2013
U.S. commercial
shipments
%
%
%
%
0.0 %

III-15. Demand trends.-- Indicate how demand within the United States and outside of the United States
(if known) for calhypo has changed since January 1, 2011. Explain any trends and describe the
principal factors that have affected these changes in demand.

Market

Overall
No
Overall Fluctuate with
increase change decrease no clear trend

Explanation and factors

Within
the United
States
Outside
the United
States

III-16. Product changes.--Have there been any significant changes in the product mix or marketing of
calhypo since January 1, 2011?
No

Yes

If yes, please describe.

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III-17. Business cycles.-(a) Is the calhypo market subject to business cycles (other than general economy-wide conditions)
and/or other conditions of competition distinctive to calhypo?

Check all that apply.

Please describe.
Skip to question III-18.

No
Yes-Business cycles (e.g.
seasonal business)
Yes-Other distinctive
conditions of competition

(b) Have there been any changes in the business cycles or conditions of competition for calhypo
since January 1, 2011?
No

Yes

If yes, please describe.

III-18. Supply constraints.--Has your firm refused, declined, or been unable to supply calhypo since
January 1, 2011 (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

If yes, please describe.

III-19. Raw materials.-- How have calhypo raw materials prices changed since January 1, 2011?
Fluctuate
with no Explain, noting how raw material price changes
Overall
No
Overall
clear
have affected your firm’s selling prices for
trend
calhypo.
increase change decrease

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-20. Interchangeability.--Is calhypo 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

China

Other countries

United States
China

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

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

China

Other countries

United States
China

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

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-22. Customer identification--Please identify the names and contact information for your firm’s
10 largest U.S. customers for calhypo since January 1, 2011. Indicate the share of the quantity of
your firm’s total shipments of calhypo that each of these customers accounted for in 2013.
Customer’s name

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

City and state
,
City

State

,
City

State

,
City

State

,
City

State

,
City

State

,
City

State

,
City

State

,
City

9

State

,
City

10

Share of 2013
sales (%)

State

,
City

State

III-23. Other explanations--If your firm would like to further explain a response to a question in Part III
that did not provide a narrative response box, please note the question number and the
explanation in the space provided below. Please also use this space to highlight any issues your
firm had in providing the data in this section, including but not limited to technical issues with the
MS Word questionnaire.