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U.S. PRODUCERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
CITRIC ACID AND CERTAIN CITRATE SALTS FROM CANADA AND CHINA
This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by January 22, 2015
See the last page for filing instructions.
The information called for in this questionnaire is for use by the United States International Trade Commission in
connection with its review of the antidumping and countervailing duty orders concerning citric acid and certain citrate
salts from Canada and China (Inv. Nos. 701‐TA‐456 and 731‐TA‐1151‐1152 (Review)). 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
Website
Has your firm produced citric acid or certain citrate salts (as defined on page 2) at any time since January 1,
2009?
NO
(Sign the certification below and promptly return only this page of the questionnaire to the Commission)
YES
(Complete all parts of the questionnaire, and return the entire questionnaire to the Commission)
Return questionnaire via the U.S. International Trade Commission Drop Box by clicking on the
following link: https://dropbox.usitc.gov/oinv/ (PIN: 8808)
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 or reviews
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
Fax:
Email address
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PART I.—GENERAL INFORMATION
Background.
Every five years, the Commission must determine whether revocation of the antidumping and
countervailing duty orders on citric acid and certain citrate salts from Canada and China would be likely
to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time. On July 7,
2014, the Commission determined that responses to its notice of institution of the subject five‐year
review were such that a full review pursuant to section 751(c)(5) of the Act should proceed.
Merchandise covered by the scope of these investigations.
“Citric acid and certain citrate salts” or the “subject product.”—covered by these investigations is
defined as “all grades and granulation sizes of citric acid, sodium citrate, and potassium citrate in their
unblended forms, whether dry or in solution, and regardless of packaging type. The scope also includes
blends of citric acid, sodium citrate, and potassium citrate; as well as blends with other ingredients, such
as sugar, where the unblended form(s) of citric acid, sodium citrate, and potassium citrate constitute 40
percent or more, by weight, of the blend. The scope of these investigations also includes all forms of
crude calcium citrate, including dicalcium citrate monohydrate, and tricalcium citrate tetrahydrate,
which are intermediate products in the production of citric acid, sodium citrate, and potassium citrate.
The scope of these investigations does not include calcium citrate that satisfies the standards set forth in
the United States Pharmacopeia and has been mixed with a functional excipient, such as dextrose or
starch, where the excipient constitutes at least 2 percent, by weight, of the product.
The scope of these investigations includes the hydrous and anhydrous forms of citric acid, the dihydrate
and anhydrous forms of sodium citrate, otherwise known as citric acid sodium salt, and the
monohydrate and monopotassium forms of potassium citrate. Sodium citrate also includes both
trisodium citrate and monosodium citrate, which are also known as citric acid trisodium salt and citric
acid monosodium salt, respectively.
Citric acid and sodium citrate are classifiable under subheadings 2918.14.00 and 2918.15.10 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), respectively. Potassium citrate and crude
calcium citrate are classifiable under subheadings 2918.15.50 and 3824.90.92 of the HTSUS,
respectively. Blends that include citric acid, sodium citrate, and potassium citrate are classifiable under
subheading 3824.90.92 of the HTSUS. Although the HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience
and customs purposes, the written description of the merchandise is dispositive.”
Service of questionnaire response(s).‐‐In the event that your firm is a party to this proceeding, you are
required to serve a copy of the questionnaire(s), once completed, on parties to the proceeding that are
subject to administrative protective order (see 19 CFR ' 207.7). A list of such parties is maintained by
the Commission=s Secretary and may be obtained by calling 202‐205‐1803. A certificate of service must
accompany the copy of the completed questionnaire(s) you submit (see 19 CFR ' 207.7).
Confidentiality.‐‐The commercial and financial data furnished in response to the enclosed
questionnaire(s) that reveal the individual operations of your firm will be treated as confidential by the
Commission to the extent that such data are not otherwise available to the public and will not be
disclosed except as may be required by law (see 19 U.S.C. ' 1677f). Such confidential information will
not be published in a manner that will reveal the individual operations of your firm; however, general
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characterizations of numerical business proprietary information (such as discussion of trends) will be
treated as confidential business information only at the request of the submitter for good cause shown.
Verification.‐‐The information submitted in the enclosed questionnaire(s) is subject to audit and
verification by the Commission. To facilitate possible verification of data, please keep all of your files,
worksheets, and supporting documents used in the preparation of the questionnaire response(s).
Release of information.‐‐The information provided by your firm in response to the questionnaire(s), as
well as any other business proprietary information submitted by your firm to the Commission in
connection with this proceeding, may become subject to, and released under, the administrative
protective order provisions of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. ' 1677f) and section 207.7 of the
Commission=s Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR ' 207.7). This means that certain lawyers and
other authorized individuals may temporarily be given access to the information for use in connection
with this proceeding or other import‐injury proceedings conducted by the Commission on the same or
similar merchandise; those individuals would be subject to severe penalties if the information were
divulged to unauthorized individuals.
The questions in this questionnaire have been reviewed with market participants to ensure that issues
of concern are adequately addressed and that data requests are sufficient, meaningful, and as limited as
possible. Public reporting burden for this questionnaire is estimated to average 50 hours per response,
including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering the data
needed, and completing and reviewing the questionnaire. Send comments regarding the accuracy of
this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for
reducing the burden, to the Office of Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street,
SW, Washington, DC 20436.
I‐1a. OMB statistics.‐‐Please report below the actual number of hours required and the cost to your
firm of preparing the reply to this questionnaire and completing the form.
I‐1b.
Hours
Dollars
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.
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Establishments covered.‐‐Provide the city, state, zip code, and brief description of each
establishment(s) covered by this questionnaire. If your firm is publicly traded, please specify the
stock exchange and trading symbol in the footnote to the table.
“Establishment”‐‐Each facility of a firm involved in the production, importation, and/or
purchase citric acid and/or certain citrate salts, including auxiliary facilities operated in
conjunction with (whether or not physically separate from) such facilities.
Establishments
Covered1
City, State
Zip (5 digit)
Description
1
2
3
4
5
6
1
Additional discussion on establishments consolidated in this questionnaire:
I‐3.
Position regarding continuation of order.‐‐Does your firm support or oppose continuation of
the antidumping and/or countervailing duty orders currently in place for citric acid and certain
citrate salts from the following countries?
Country
Canada
(Antidumping)
China
(Antidumping)
China
(Countervailing)
Support
Oppose
Take no position
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Ownership.‐‐Is your firm owned, in whole or in part, by any other firm?
No
Yes‐‐List the following information.
Firm name
Extent of
ownership
(percent)
Address
I‐5.
Related SUBJECT importers/exporters.‐‐Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic
or foreign, that are engaged in importing the subject product from Canada or China into the
United States or that are engaged in exporting the subject product to the United States?
No
Yes‐‐List the following information.
Firm name
Address
Affiliation
I‐6.
Related NONSUBJECT importers/exporters.‐‐Does your firm have any related firms, either
domestic or foreign, that are engaged in importing the subject product from countries other
than Canada or China into the United States or that are engaged in exporting the subject
product from countries other than Canada or China to the United States?
No
Yes‐‐List the following information.
Firm name and country
Address
Affiliation
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Related producers.‐‐Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or foreign, that are
engaged in the production of the subject product?
No
Yes‐‐List the following information.
Firm name
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Address
Affiliation
Business plan.‐‐In Parts II and IV of this questionnaire we request a copy of your company’s
business plan. Does your company or any related firm have a business plan or any internal
documents that describe, discuss, or analyze expected market conditions for the subject
product?
No
Yes
If yes, please provide the requested documents. If you are not providing the
requested documents, please explain why not.
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PART II.‐‐TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Joanna Lo (202‐205‐1888,
[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 the subject product since January 1, 2009.
check as many as appropriate
please describe and indicate when each change occurred
Plant openings
Plant closings
Relocations
Expansions
Acquisitions
Consolidations
Prolonged shutdowns or
production curtailments
Revised labor agreements
Other (e.g., technology)
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Anticipated changes in operations.‐‐Does your firm anticipate any changes in the character of
your firm’s operations or organization (as noted above) relating to the production of the subject
product in the future?
No
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 your response a specific projection of your firm’s
capacity to produce the subject product (in 1,000 dry pounds) for
2015 and 2016.
For question II‐4, if your firm’s response differs for particular orders, please indicate and explain the
particular effect of revocation of specific orders.
II‐4. Anticipated changes in operations in the event the order is revoked.‐‐Would your firm
anticipate any changes in the character of your firm’s operations or organization (as noted
above) relating to the production of the subject product in the future if the antidumping and/or
countervailing duty orders on the subject product from Canada or China were to be revoked?
No
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 your response a specific projection of your firm’s
capacity to produce the subject product (in 1,000 dry pounds) for
2015 and 2016.
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II‐5a. Production using same machinery.‐‐ Please report your firm’s production of products made on
the same equipment and machinery used to produce the subject product, and the combined
production capacity on this shared equipment and machinery in the periods indicated.
“Overall production capacity” or “capacity” – The level of production that your
establishment(s) could reasonably have expected to attain during the specified periods. Assume
normal operating conditions (i.e., using equipment and machinery in place and ready to
operate; normal operating levels (hours per week/weeks per year) and time for downtime,
maintenance, repair, and cleanup).
“Production” – All production in your U.S. establishment(s), including production consumed
internally within your firm and production for another firm under a toll agreement.
Quantity (in 1,000 dry pounds)
Calendar year
Item
2009
2010
2011
January‐September
2012
2013
2013
2014
Overall production
capacity
Production of.‐‐
Citric acid
Sodium citrate
Potassium citrate
Crude calcium citrate
Subtotal, subject
product
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Other (nonsubject)
products1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total
1
Please identify these other "nonsubject" products:
II‐5b. Operating parameters.‐‐The production capacity reported is based on operating hours
per week, weeks per year.
II‐5c. Capacity calculation.‐‐Please describe the methodology used to calculate overall production
capacity, and explain any changes in reported capacity.
II‐5d. Capacity constraints.‐‐Please describe the constraint(s) that set the limit(s) on your firm’s
production capacity.
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II‐5e. Product shifting.—
Is your firm able to switch production between the subject product and other products using the
same manufacturing equipment?
No
Yes‐‐ (i.e., have produced other products or are able to produce other
products). Please identify other actual or potential products:
Please describe the factors that affect your firm’s ability to shift production capacity between
products (e.g., time, cost, relative price change, etc.), and the degree to which these factors
enhance or constrain such shifts.
Definitions
“Average production capacity” or “capacity” is defined as the level of production that your
establishment(s) could reasonably have expected to attain during the specified periods. Assume
normal operating conditions (i.e., using equipment and machinery in place and ready to
operate; normal operating levels (hours per week/weeks per year) and time for downtime,
maintenance, repair, and cleanup; and a typical or representative product mix).
“Production” is defined as all production in your U.S. establishment(s), including production
consumed internally within your firm and production for another firm under a toll agreement.
“U.S. shipments” are divided into: (1) U.S. commercial shipments, (2) internal consumption, and
(3) transfers to related firms within the United States.
“U.S. Commercial shipments” are defined as shipments made within the United States as a
result of an arm’s length commercial transaction in the ordinary course of business. The value of
a reported U.S. commercial should be net values (i.e., gross sales values less all discounts,
allowances, rebates, prepaid freight, and the value of returned goods) in U.S. dollars, f.o.b. your
point of shipment.
“Internal consumption” is defined as product consumed internally by your firm.
“Transfers to related firms” are defined as shipments made to related domestic firms. Such
transactions are valued at fair market value.
“Related firm” is defined as a firm that your firm solely or jointly owns, manages, or otherwise
controls. Such transactions are valued at fair market value.
“Export shipments” are defined as shipments to destinations outside the United States,
including shipments to related firms.
“End of period inventories” is defined as finished goods inventory, not raw materials or work in
progress.
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Trade data for Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts.‐‐Report your firm’s production capacity,
production, shipments, inventories, and employment related to the production of the subject
product in your firm’s U.S. establishment(s) during the specified periods. (See definitions in the
instruction booklet.)
Quantity (in 1,000 dry pounds) and value (in $1,000)
Calendar year
Item
2009
Average production
capacity1 (quantity) (A)
Beginning‐of‐period
inventories (quantity) (B)
2
Production (quantity) (C)
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
quantity (D)
value (E)
2010
2011
January‐September
2012
2013
2013
2014
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
Internal consumption:
quantity (F)
value (G)
Transfers to related
firms:3
quantity (H)
value (I)
4
Export shipments:
quantity (J)
value (K)
End‐of‐period inventories
(quantity) (L)
1
The production capacity (see definitions in instruction booklet) reported is based on operating
hours per week, weeks per year. Please describe the methodology used to calculate production
capacity, and explain any changes in reported capacity.
2
Production of subject merchandise will be populated into this table from data reported in response to
question II‐5a if you are completing the form electronically.
3
Internal consumption and transfers to related firms should be valued at fair market value. In the event
that your firm uses a different basis for valuing these transactions, please specify that basis (e.g., cost, cost
plus, etc.) and provide value data using that basis for each of the periods noted above:
4
Identify your firm’s principal export markets:
.
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II‐6. Trade data for Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts.‐‐Continued
RECONCILIATION OF SHIPMENTS, PRODUCTION, AND INVENTORY.‐‐Generally, the data reported for the
end‐of‐period inventories (i.e., line L) should be equal to the beginning‐of‐period inventories (i.e., line B),
plus production (i.e., line C), less total shipments (i.e., lines D, F, H, and J). Please ensure that any
differences are not due to data entry errors in completing this form, but rather actually reflect your firm’s
records; and also provide any likely explanations for any differences (e.g., theft, loss, damage, record
systems issues, etc.) if they exist.
Calendar year
Item
B + C – D – F – H – J – L
= should equal zero
("0") or provide an
explanation.1
2009
2010
0
2011
0
January‐September
2012
0
0
2013
0
2013
2014
0
0
1
Explanation if the calculated fields above are returning values other than zero (i.e., “0”) but are
nonetheless accurate.
II‐7. Channels of distribution.‐‐ Report your firm’s commercial U.S. shipments by channel of
distribution.
Quantity (in 1,000 dry pounds)
Calendar year
Item
Channels of distribution:
U.S. commercial
shipments to
distributors (quantity)
(M)
U.S. commercial
shipments to end users
(quantity) (N)
2009
2010
2011
January‐September
2012
2013
2013
2014
RECONCILIATION OF CHANNELS.‐‐Please ensure that the quantities reported for channels of distribution
(i.e., lines M and N) in each time period equal the quantity reported for commercial U.S. commercial
shipments (i.e., line D) in each time period. If the calculated fields below return values other than zero
(i.e., “0”), the data reported must be revised prior to submission to the Commission.
Calendar year
Reconciliation item
M + N – D = zero ("0"),
if not revise.
2009
0
2010
0
2011
0
January‐September
2012
0
2013
0
2013
0
2014
0
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Employment data.‐‐Report your firm’s employment‐related data related to the production of
the subject product and provide any explanation for any trends in these data.
“Production Related Workers” or “PRWs” are defined as production and related workers,
including working supervisors and all nonsupervisory workers (including group leaders and
trainees) engaged in fabricating, processing, assembling, inspecting, receiving, storage, handling,
packing, warehousing, shipping, trucking, hauling, maintenance, repair, janitorial and guard
services, product development, auxiliary production for plant’s own use (e.g., power plant),
recordkeeping, and other services closely associated with the above production operations.
Average number employed may be computed by adding the number of employees, both full
time and part time, for the 12 pay periods ending closest to the 15th of the month and divide
that total by 12. For the January to September periods, calculate similarly and divide by 9.
“Hours worked” includes time paid for sick leave, holidays, and vacation time. Include overtime
hours actually worked; do not convert overtime pay to its equivalent in straight time hours.
“Wages paid” is defined as total wages paid before deductions of any kind (e.g., withholding
taxes, old‐age and unemployment insurance, group insurance, union dues, bonds, etc.). Include
wages paid directly by your firm for overtime, holidays, vacations, and sick leave.
Question II‐8: Employment Data
Calendar year
Item
2009
2010
2011
January‐September
2012
2013
2013
2014
Employment data:
Average number of
PRWs (number) (O)
Hours worked by
PRWs (1,000 hours)
(P)
Wages paid to
PRWs (value) (Q)
Explanation of trends:
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Transfers to related firms.‐‐If your firm reported transfers to related firms in question II‐6,
please indicate the nature of the relationship between your firm and the related firms (e.g., joint
venture, wholly owned subsidiary), whether the transfers were priced at market value or by a
non‐market formula, whether your firm retained marketing rights to all transfers, and whether
the related firms also processed inputs from sources other than your firm.
II‐10. Purchases.‐‐Other than direct imports, has your firm otherwise purchased the subject product
since January 1, 2009?
“Purchase” is defined as a transaction to buy product from a U.S. corporate entity such as
another U.S. producer, a U.S. distributor, or a U.S. firm that has directly imported the product.
“Direct import” is defined as a transaction to buy from a foreign producer where your firm is the
importer of record or consignee.
No
Yes‐‐ Please indicate the reasons for your firm’s purchases (if your firms’
reasons differ by source, please elaborate) and report the quantity of
such purchases below for the specified periods
Reason for purchases:
(Quantity in 1,000 dry pounds)
Calendar year
Item
Purchases from U.S.
importers1 of product
from‐‐
Canada
2009
2010
2011
January‐September
2012
2013
2013
2014
China
All other import
sources
Purchases from
domestic producers2
Purchases from other
sources2
1
Please list the name of the importer(s) from which your firm purchased this product. If your firm’s import suppliers
differ by source, please identify the source for each listed supplier:
2
Please list the name of the producer(s) or other U.S. distributor(s) from which your firm purchased this product:
.
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II‐11. Toll production.‐‐Since January 1, 2009, has your firm been involved in a toll agreement
regarding the production of the subject product?
A “toll agreement” is defined as an agreement between two firms whereby the first firm
furnishes the raw materials and the second firm uses the raw materials to produce a product
that it then returns to the first firm with a charge for processing costs, overhead, etc.
No
Yes‐‐ Please describe the toll arrangement(s) and name the firm(s) involved
II‐12. Firm's FTZ operations.‐‐Does your firm produce the subject product in and/or admit the subject
product into a foreign trade zone (FTZ)?
“Foreign trade zone” is a designated location in the United States where firms utilize
special procedures that allow delayed or reduced customs duty payments on foreign
merchandise. A foreign trade zone must be designated as such pursuant to the rules
and procedures set forth in the Foreign‐Trade Zones Act, 19 U.S.C. §§ 81a‐81u.
No
Yes‐‐Describe the nature of your firms operations in FTZs and
identify the specific FTZ site(s).
II‐13. Direct imports.‐‐Since January 1, 2009, has your firm imported the subject product?
“Importer” is defined as the person or firm primarily liable for the payment of any
duties on the merchandise, or an authorized agent acting on his behalf. The importer
may be the consignee, or the importer of record. See 19 CFR 101.1
No
Yes‐‐COMPLETE AND RETURN A U.S. IMPORTERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
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II‐14. End Use Market Segments.‐‐Please report what volume (in 1,000 dry pounds) of your firm's
reported U.S. shipments (inclusive of commercial U.S. shipments, transfers, and internal
consumption) and export shipments in 2013 were shipped (estimate if necessary) to each of the
end‐use market segments listed below.
Export shipments
in 2013
U.S. shipments in 2013
(1,000 dry pounds)
Market Segment1
(1,000 dry pounds)
Food and Beverage:
Soft Drinks (carbonated beverages sold as a
liquid)
Other Beverages
Subtotal, Beverages
Food
Subtotal, Food and Beverage
Industrial:
Household detergents and cleaners
Other Industrial
Subtotal, Industrial
Pharmaceutical:
Beauty and oral hygiene/cosmetics
Other pharmaceuticals
Subtotal, Pharmaceuticals
2
Other market segments
Total
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Please indicate whether the relative volumes your firm sold into each market segment in 2013 are
representative of your firm’s sales during the period from 2009‐2014
2
Please specify these "other" market segments
RECONCILIATION OF SHIPMENT DATA.‐‐Please ensure that the totals for U.S. shipments and export
shipments reported above equal U.S. shipments and export shipments in 2013 as reported in question II‐
6. If the calculated fields below return values other than zero (i.e., “0”), the data reported must be
revised prior to submission to the Commission.
Export shipments
U.S. shipments in 2013
in 2013
Reconciliation
(1,000 dry pounds)
(1,000 dry pounds)
Q II‐14 totals less equivalent data from Q II‐6 (should
equal zero ("0"), if not revise)
0
0
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II‐15. Product Form.‐‐Please report what volume (in 1,000 dry pounds) of your firm's reported U.S.
shipments (inclusive of commercial U.S. shipments, transfers, and internal consumption) and
export shipments in 2013 were shipped (estimate if necessary) in each of the below specified
forms.
U.S. shipments in 2013 Export shipments in 2013
Product form
(1,000 dry pounds)
(1,000 dry pounds)
Anhydrous
Monohydrate
Solution
0
0
1
Other
Total
1
Please specify the other forms
RECONCILIATION OF SHIPMENT DATA.‐‐Please ensure that the totals for U.S. shipments and export
shipments reported above equal U.S. shipments and export shipments in 2013 as reported in question II‐
6. If the calculated fields below return values other than zero (i.e., “0”), the data reported must be
revised prior to submission to the Commission.
Export shipments
U.S. shipments in 2013
in 2013
Reconciliation
(1,000 dry pounds)
(1,000 dry pounds)
Q II‐15 totals less equivalent data from Q II‐6 (should
equal zero ("0"), if not revise)
0
0
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II‐16. Shipments by Product.‐‐Please report what volume (in 1,000 dry pounds) of your firm's
reported U.S. shipments (inclusive of commercial U.S. shipments, transfers, and internal
consumption) and export shipments in 2013 consisted of the following products:
U.S. shipments in 2013 Export shipments in 2013
Products
(1,000 dry pounds)
(1,000 dry pounds)
Citric acid
Sodium citrate
Potassium citrate
Crude calcium citrate
0
0
Total
RECONCILIATION OF SHIPMENT DATA.‐‐Please ensure that the totals for U.S. shipments and export
shipments reported above equal U.S. shipments and export shipments in 2013 as reported in question II‐
6. If the calculated fields below return values other than zero (i.e., “0”), the data reported must be
revised prior to submission to the Commission.
Export shipments
U.S. shipments in 2013
in 2013
Reconciliation
(1,000 dry pounds)
(1,000 dry pounds)
Q II‐16 totals less equivalent data from Q II‐6 (should
equal zero ("0"), if not revise)
0
0
For questions II‐17 and II‐18, if your response differs for particular orders, please indicate and explain
the particular effect of imposition and/or revocation of specific orders.
II‐17. Effect of order.‐‐Describe the significance of the existing antidumping and countervailing duty
orders covering imports of the subject product from Canada and China in terms of their effect
on your firm’s production capacity, production, U.S. shipments, inventories, purchases,
employment, revenues, costs, profits, cash flow, capital expenditures, research and
development expenditures, and asset values. You may wish to compare your firm’s operations
before and after the imposition of the orders.
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II‐18. Likely effect of revocation of order.‐‐Would your firm anticipate any changes in its production
capacity, production, U.S. shipments, inventories, purchases, employment, revenues, costs,
profits, cash flow, capital expenditures, research and development expenditures, or asset values
relating to the production of the subject product in the future if the antidumping and
countervailing duty orders on the subject product from Canada and China were to be revoked?
No
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 for any trends or
projections you may provide.
II‐19. Other explanations:‐‐If your firm would like to further explain a response to a question in Part II
that did not provide a narrative 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.
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PART III.‐‐FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Address questions on this part of the questionnaire to Jennifer Brinckhaus (202‐205‐3188,
[email protected]).
III‐1. Contact information.‐‐ Please identify the responsible individual and the manner by which
Commission staff may contact that individual regarding the confidential information submitted
in part III.
Name
Title
Email
Telephone
Fax
III‐2. Accounting system.‐‐Briefly describe your firm’s financial accounting system.
A.
When does your firm’s fiscal year end (month and day)?
If your firm’s fiscal year changed during the data‐collection period, explain below:
B.1. Describe the lowest level of operations (e.g., plant, division, company‐wide) for which
financial statements are prepared that include the subject product:
2. Does your firm prepare profit/loss statements for the subject product:
Yes
No
3. How often did your firm (or parent company) prepare financial statements (including
annual reports, 10Ks)? Please check relevant items below.
Audited, unaudited, annual reports, 10Ks, 10 Qs,
Monthly, quarterly, semi‐annually, annually
4. Accounting basis: GAAP, cash, tax, or other comprehensive basis of
accounting (specify)
Note: The Commission may request that your company submit copies of its financial statements,
including internal profit‐and‐loss statements for the division or product group that includes the
subject product, as well as those statements and worksheets used to compile data for your firm’s
questionnaire response.
III‐3.
Cost accounting system.‐‐Briefly describe your firm’s cost accounting system (e.g., standard
cost, job order cost, etc.).
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Allocation basis.‐‐Briefly describe your firm’s allocation basis, if any, for COGS, SG&A, and
interest expense and other income and expenses.
III‐5.
Other products.‐‐Please list the products your firm produces in the facilities in which it produces
the subject product, and provide the share of net sales accounted for by these other products in
2013.
Products
Share of sales
Citric acid
%
Sodium citrate
%
Potassium citrate
%
%
%
III‐6.
Does your firm purchase inputs (raw materials, labor, energy, or any other services) used in the
production of the subject product from any related parties?
Yes‐‐Continue to question III‐7.
III‐7.
No‐‐Continue to question III‐9a.
Inputs from related parties.‐‐Please identify the inputs used in the production of citric acid that
your firm purchases from related parties and that are reflected in table III‐9a. For “share of total
COGS” please report this information by relevant input on the basis of calendar year 2013. For
“input valuation” please describe the basis, as recorded in the company’s own accounting
system, of the purchase cost from the related party; e.g., the related party’s actual cost, cost
plus, negotiated transfer price to approximate fair market value.
Input
Related party
Share of total COGS
Input valuation as recorded in the firm’s accounting books and records
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Inputs from related parties at cost.‐‐Please confirm that the inputs purchased from related
parties, as identified in III‐7, were reported in III‐9a (financial results on citric acid) in a manner
consistent with the firm’s accounting books and records.
Yes
No‐‐ In the space below, please report the valuation basis of inputs purchased from related
parties as reported in table III‐9a.
III‐9a. Operations on Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts.‐‐Report the revenue and related cost
information requested below on the citric acid and certain citrate salts operations of your firm’s
U.S. establishment(s).1
Do not report resales of products. Note that internal consumption and transfers to related firms
must be valued at fair market value. Input purchases from related parties should be consistent
with and based on information in the firm’s accounting books and records. Provide data for the
five most recently calendar years, and for the specified interim periods. If your firm was
involved in tolling operations (either as the toller or as the tollee), please contact Jennifer
Brinckhaus (202‐205‐3188, [email protected]) before completing this section of the
questionnaire.
Quantity (in 1,000 dry pounds) and value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
January‐September
Item
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2013
2014
2
Net sales quantities:
Commercial sales
Internal consumption
Transfers to related firms
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Internal consumption
Transfers to related firms
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total net sales
2
Net sales values:
Commercial sales
Total net sales
Table continued next page.
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III‐9a. Operations on Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts.‐‐Continued
Quantity (in 1,000 dry pounds) and value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item
2009
2010
2011
2012
January‐September
2013
2013
2014
3
Cost of goods sold (COGS):
Raw materials.‐‐
Substrate
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Direct labor
Other factory costs
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Selling, general, and
administrative (SG&A) expenses:
Selling expenses
General and administrative
expenses
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Other expenses and income:
Interest expense
All other expense items
All other income items
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
All other raw materials
Total raw material costs
Total COGS
Gross profit or (loss)
Total SG&A expenses
Operating income (loss)
Net income or (loss) before income
taxes
Depreciation/amortization
included above
1
Include only sales (whether domestic or export) and costs related to your U.S. manufacturing operations.
2 Less discounts, returns, allowances, and prepaid freight. The quantities and values should approximate the corresponding
shipment quantities and values reported in Part II of this questionnaire.
3 COGS (whether for domestic or export sales) should include costs associated with CS, IC, and Transfers.
Note ‐‐ The table above contains calculations that will appear when you have entered data in the MS
Word form fields.
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III‐9b. Financial data reconciliation.‐‐The calculable line items from question III‐9a (i.e., total net sales
quantities and values, total COGS, gross profit (or loss), total SG&A, and net income (or loss))
have been calculated from the data submitted in the other line items. Do the calculated fields
return the correct data according to your firm's financial records ignoring non‐material
differences that may arise due to rounding?
Yes No‐‐If the calculated fields do not show the correct data, please double check the
feeder data for data entry errors and revise.
Also, check signs accorded to the post operating income line items; the two
expense line items should report positive numbers (i.e., expenses are
positive and incomes or reversals are negative‐‐instances of the latter
should be rare in those lines) while the income line item also in most
instances should have its value be a positive number (i.e., income is positive,
expenses or reversals are negative).
If after reviewing and potentially revising the feeder data your firm has
provided, the differences between your records and the calculated fields
persist please identify and discuss the differences in the space below.
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III‐10. Nonrecurring items (charges and gains) included in the subject product financial results.‐‐For
each annual and interim period for which financial results are reported in question III‐9a, please
specify all material (significant) nonrecurring items (charges and gains) in the schedule below,
the specific table III‐9a line item where the nonrecurring items are included, a brief description
of the relevant nonrecurring items, and the associated values (in $1,000), as reflected in table
III‐9a; i.e., if an aggregate nonrecurring item has been allocated to table III‐9a, only the allocated
value amount included in table III‐9a should be reported in the schedule below. Note: The
Commission’s objective here is to gather information only on material (significant) nonrecurring
items which impacted the reported financial results of the subject product in table III‐9a.
Calendar years
January‐September
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2013
2014
Nonrecurring item: In this column please Nonrecurring item: In these columns please report the amount of the
relevant nonrecurring item reported in table III‐9a.
provide a brief description of each
nonrecurring item and indicate the specific
Value ($1,000)
line item in table III‐9a where the
nonrecurring item is classified.
1. , classified
2. , classified
3. , classified
4. , classified
5. , classified
6. , classified
7. , classified
III‐11. Classification of identified nonrecurring items (charges and gains) in the accounting books and
records of the company.‐‐If non‐recurring items were reported in table III‐10 above, please
identify where your company recorded these items in your accounting books and records in the
normal course of business; i.e., III‐10 information designates where these items are reported in
table III‐9a.
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III‐12. Asset values.‐‐Report the total assets (i.e., both current and long‐term assets) associated with
the production, warehousing, and sale of the subject product. If your firm does not maintain
some or all of the specific asset information necessary to calculate total assets for the subject
product in the normal course of business, please estimate this information based upon a
method (such as production, sales, or costs) that is consistent with your firm’s cost allocations in
the previous question. Provide data as of the end of your firm’s six most recently completed
calendar years.
Note: Total assets should reflect net assets after any accumulated depreciation and allowances
deducted.
Total assets should be allocated to the subject products if these assets are also related to other
products. Please provide a brief explanation if there are any substantial changes in total asset
value during the period; e.g., due to asset write‐offs, revaluation, and major purchases.
Value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item
2009
1
Total assets (net)
2010
2011
2012
2013
1
Describe
III‐13. Capital expenditures and research and development expenses.‐‐Report your firm’s capital
expenditures and research and development expenses on the subject product. Provide data for
your firm’s five most recently completed calendar years, and for the specified interim periods.
Value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item
2009
1
2010
2011
January‐September
2012
2013
2013
2014
Capital expenditures
Research and
development expenses
1
Please indicate the nature, focus, and significance of your firm’s capital expenditures on the subject product:
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III‐14. Data consistency and reconciliation.‐‐Please indicate whether your firm’s financial data for
questions III‐9a, 12, and 13 are based on a calendar year or your firm’s fiscal year:
Calendar year
Fiscal year Specify fiscal year
Please note the quantities and values reported in question III‐9a should reconcile with the data
reported in question II‐6 (including export shipments) as long as they are reported on the same
calendar year basis.
Do these data in question III‐9a reconcile with data in question II‐6?
Yes
No
If no, please explain.
III‐15. Other explanations:‐‐If your firm would like to further explain a response to a question in Part III
that did not provide a narrative 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.
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PART IV.‐‐PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Cindy Cohen (202‐205‐3230,
[email protected]).
IV‐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 IV.
Name
Title
Email
Telephone
Fax
PRICE DATA
IV‐2. This question requests quarterly quantity and value data for your firm’s commercial shipments
to unrelated U.S. customers since 2009 of the following products produced by your firm.
Product 1a: Citric acid, granular, in dry form in 25 kilogram and 50 pound bags, spot sales.
Product 1b: Citric acid, granular, in dry form in 25 kilogram and 50 pound bags, contract sales.
Product 2a: Citric acid, fine granular, in dry form in 25 kilogram and 50 pound bags, spot sales.
Product 2b: Citric acid, fine granular, in dry form in 25 kilogram and 50 pound bags, contract
sales.
Product 3a: Citric acid, granular, in dry form packed in bulk sacks (“supersacks”), spot sales.
Product 3b: Citric acid, granular, in dry form packed in bulk sacks (“supersacks”), contract sales.
Product 4: Sodium citrate, granular, in dry form in 25 kilogram and 50 pound bags.
Please note that values should be delivered and should include U.S.‐inland transportation costs.
Values should reflect the final net amount paid to your firm (i.e., should be net of all deductions for
discounts or rebates).
For products 1‐3, all values and quantities should be reported on an anhydrous equivalent basis. For
product 4, values and quantities should be reported on a dry weight basis.
During January 2009‐September 2014, did your firm produce 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 tables as appropriate.
No.‐‐Skip to question IV‐4.
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Pricing data.‐‐Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products produced and sold by
your firm.
Product 1a
Citric acid, granular,
in dry form in 25 kg.
and 50 lb. bags,
spot sales
Quantity
Value
(1,000 dry
(1,000
pounds)
dollars)
Product 1b
Citric acid, granular, in
dry form in 25 kg. and
50 lb. bags,
contract sales
Quantity
Value
(1,000 dry
(1,000
pounds)
dollars)
Product 2a
Product 2b
Citric acid, fine
Citric acid, fine
granular, in dry form in granular, in dry form in
25 kg. and 50 lb. bags, 25 kg. and 50 lb. bags,
spot sales
contract sales
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value
(1,000 dry
(1,000
(1,000 dry
(1,000
pounds)
dollars)
pounds)
dollars)
Period of
shipments
2009
Jan.-Mar.
April-June
July-Sept.
Oct.-Dec.
2010
Jan.-Mar.
April-June
July-Sept.
Oct.-Dec.
2011
Jan.-Mar.
April-June
July-Sept.
Oct.-Dec.
2012
Jan.-Mar.
April-June
July-Sept.
Oct.-Dec.
2013
Jan.-Mar.
April-June
July-Sept.
Oct.-Dec.
2014
Jan.-Mar.
April-June
July-Sept.
1
Net values (i.e., gross sales values less all discounts, allowances, rebates, prepaid freight, and the value of returned
goods), delivered. For products 1‐3, all values and quantities should be reported on an anhydrous equivalent basis. For product
4, values and quantities should be reported on a dry weight basis.
Note.‐‐If your firm’s product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified product,
provide a description of the product. Also, please explain any anomalies in your firm’s reported pricing data.
Product 1:
Product 2:
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Pricing data.—Continued
Product 3a
Citric acid, granular, in
dry form in bulk sacks
(“supersacks”),
spot sales
Quantity
Value
(1,000 dry
(1,000
pounds)
dollars)
Product 3b
Citric acid, granular, in
dry form in bulk sacks
(“supersacks”),
contract sales
Quantity
Value
(1,000 dry
(1,000
pounds)
dollars)
Product 4
Sodium citrate, granular, in dry
form in 25 kg and 50 lb. bags
Quantity
Value
Period of
(1,000 dry
(1,000
shipments
pounds)
dollars)
2009
Jan.-Mar.
April-June
July-Sept.
Oct.-Dec.
2010
Jan.-Mar.
April-June
July-Sept.
Oct.-Dec.
2011
Jan.-Mar.
April-June
July-Sept.
Oct.-Dec.
2012
Jan.-Mar.
April-June
July-Sept.
Oct.-Dec.
2013
Jan.-Mar.
April-June
July-Sept.
Oct.-Dec.
2014
Jan.-Mar.
April-June
July-Sept.
1
Net values (i.e., gross sales values less all discounts, allowances, rebates, prepaid freight, and the value of
returned goods), delivered. For products 1‐3, all values and quantities should be reported on an anhydrous
equivalent basis. For product 4, values and quantities should be reported on a dry weight basis.
Note.‐‐If your firm’s product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified
product, provide a description of the product. Also, please explain any anomalies in your firm’s reported pricing
data.
Product 3:
Product 4:
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Pricing data methodology.—Please describe the method and the kinds of documents/records
that were used to compile your price data.
IV‐4.
Price setting.‐‐ How does your firm determine the prices that it charges for sales of citric acid
and certain citrate salts (check all that apply)? If your firm issues price lists, please submit
sample pages of a recent list.
Transaction
by
transaction
Contracts
IV‐5.
Set
price
lists
Other
If other, describe
Discount policy.‐‐ Please indicate and describe your firm’s discount policies (check all that
apply).
Report
Annual
your
total
No
typical
volume discount
Quantity
policy Other discount If other, describe the type of discount.
discounts discounts
IV‐6.
Pricing terms.‐‐
(a)
What are your firm’s typical sales terms for its U.S.‐produced citric acid and certain
citrate salts?
Net 30
days
Net 60
days
(b)
2/10 net
30 days
Other
Other (specify)
On what basis are your firm’s prices of domestic citric acid and certain citrate salts
usually quoted (check one)?
Delivered
F.o.b.
If f.o.b., specify point
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Contract versus spot.‐‐Approximately what share of your firm’s 2013 sales to distributors and
end users was on a (1) long‐term contract basis, (2) annual contract basis, (3) short‐term
contract basis, and (4) spot sales basis?
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Type of sale
Type of customer
Long term contracts (multiple
deliveries for more than 12 months)
Distributors
%
End users
%
Annual contracts (multiple deliveries
for 12 months)
Distributors
%
End users
%
Short term contracts (multiple
deliveries for less than 12 months)
Distributors
%
End users
%
Spot sales
Distributors
%
End users
%
Total (should sum to 100.0%)
Share of 2013 sales
0.0 %
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Contract provisions.— Please fill out the table regarding your firm’s typical sales contracts for
citric acid and certain citrate salts (or check “not applicable” if your firm does not sell on a long‐
term and/or short‐term contract basis).
Typical sales
contract provisions
Average contract
duration
Item
Short‐term contracts
(multiple deliveries
for less than 12
months)
Annual contracts
(multiple
deliveries for 12
months)
Long‐term contracts
(multiple deliveries for
more than 12 months)
# of days
365
Price renegotiation
(during contract
period)
Yes
No
Quantity
Price
Both
Yes
No
Yes‐( fill
out table
below)
No
Fixed quantity
and/or price
Meet or release
provision
Escalation clause
Not applicable
Escalation clauses
Length of contracts
that include
escalation clauses
Number of escalation
clauses activated
since Jan. 1, 2009
Describe how escalation clauses operate.
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Lead times.‐‐What is the typical lead time between a customer’s order and the date of delivery
for your firm’s sales of your firm’s U.S.‐produced citric acid and certain citrate salts?
Share of 2013
Source
sales
Lead time (days)
From inventory
%
Produced to order
%
Total (should sum to 100.0%)
0.0 %
IV‐10. Shipping information.‐‐
(a)
What is the approximate percentage of the total delivered cost of citric acid and certain
citrate salts that is accounted for by U.S. inland transportation costs? %
(b)
Who generally arranges the transportation to your firm’s customers’ locations?
your firm
purchaser (check one)
(c)
Indicate the approximate percentage of your firm’s sales of citric acid and certain citrate
salts that are delivered the following distances from your firm’s production facility.
Distance from production facility
Share
Within 100 miles
%
101 to 1,000 miles
%
Over 1,000 miles
%
Total (should sum to 100.0%)
0.0 %
IV‐11. Geographical shipments.‐‐ In which U.S. geographic market area(s) has your firm sold its U.S.‐
produced citric acid and certain citrate salts since January 1, 2009 (check all that apply)?
Geographic area
√ if applicable
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.
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IV‐12a. End uses.‐‐List the end uses of the citric acid and certain citrate salts that your firm
manufactures. For each end‐use product, what percentage of the total cost is accounted for by
citric acid and certain citrate salts and other inputs?
Share of total cost of end use product
accounted for by
Total
Citric acid and
(should sum to
certain citrate salts
Other inputs
End use product
100.0% across)
%
%
0.0 %
%
%
0.0 %
%
%
0.0 %
IV‐12b. Changes in end uses.‐‐Have there been any changes in the end uses of citric acid and certain
citrate salts since January 1, 2009? Do you anticipate any future changes?
Changes in end
uses
No
Yes
Explain
Changes since
January 1, 2009
Anticipated
changes
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IV‐13a. Substitutes.‐‐ Can other products be substituted for citric acid and certain citrate salts?
No
Yes‐‐Please fill out the table.
End use in which this
substitute is used
Substitute
Have changes in the prices of this substitute
affected the price for citric acid and certain
citrate salts?
No Yes
Explanation
1.
2.
3.
IV‐13b. Changes in substitutes.‐‐ Have there been any changes in the number or types of products that
can be substituted for citric acid and certain citrate salts since January 1, 2009? Do you
anticipate any future changes?
Changes in
substitutes
No Yes
Explain
Changes since
January 1, 2009
Anticipated
changes
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IV‐14. Demand trends.‐‐ Indicate how demand within the United States and outside of the United
States (if known) for citric acid and certain citrate salts has changed since January 1, 2009, and
how you anticipate demand will change in the future. Explain any trends and describe the
principal factors that have affected, and that you anticipate will affect, these changes in
demand.
Market
Fluctuate
with no
Overall
No
Overall
increase change decrease clear trend
Explanation and factors
Demand since January 1, 2009
Within
the United
States
Outside
the United
States
Anticipated future demand
Within
the United
States
Outside
the United
States
IV‐15. Raw materials.‐‐ Indicate how citric acid and certain citrate salts raw materials prices (e.g., corn
prices) have changed since January 1, 2009, and how you expect they will change in the future.
Raw
materials Overall
No
Overall
prices
increase change decrease
Explain, noting how raw material
Fluctuate
price changes have affected your
with no
firm’s selling prices for citric acid and
clear
certain citrate salts.
trend
Changes
since
January 1,
2009
Anticipated
changes
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IV‐16. Price changes.‐‐ Since January 1, 2009, how have U.S. prices of citric acid and certain citrate salts
changed?
Overall increase
No change
Overall decrease
Fluctuate with no clear trend
IV‐17. Availability of supply.‐‐Has the availability of citric acid and certain citrate salts in the U.S.
market changed since January 1, 2009? Do you anticipate any future changes?
Availability in the U.S.
Yes,
Yes,
Please explain, noting the countries and
market
No increased decreased reasons for the changes.
Changes since January 1, 2009:
U.S.‐produced product
Subject imports
Nonsubject imports
U.S.‐produced product
Subject imports
Nonsubject imports
Anticipated changes:
IV‐18. Export constraints.‐‐Describe how easily your firm can shift its sales of citric acid and certain
citrate salts between the U.S. market and alternative country markets. In your discussion,
please describe any contracts, other sales arrangements, or other constraints that would
prevent or retard your firm from shifting citric acid and certain citrate salts between the U.S.
and alternative country markets within a 12‐month period.
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IV‐19. Product changes.‐‐ Have there been any significant changes in the product range, product mix,
or marketing of citric acid and certain citrate salts since January 1, 2009? Do you anticipate any
future changes?
Changes in
product range,
product mix, or
marketing
No Yes
Changes since
January 1, 2009
Anticipated
changes
Explain
IV‐20. Conditions of competition.‐‐
(a) Is the citric acid and certain citrate salts market subject to business cycles (other than
general economy‐wide conditions) and/or other conditions of competition distinctive to
citric acid and certain citrate salts?
Check all that apply.
Please describe.
No
Skip to question IV‐21.
Yes‐Business cycles (e.g.
seasonal business)
Yes‐Other distinctive
conditions of competition
(b) If yes, have there been any changes in the business cycles or conditions of competition for
citric acid and certain citrate salts since January 1, 2009?
No
Yes
If yes, describe.
IV‐21. Price comparisons.‐‐Please compare market prices of citric acid and certain citrate salts in U.S.
and non‐U.S. markets, if known. Provide specific information as to time periods and regions for
any price comparisons.
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IV‐22. Barriers to trade.‐‐Are your firm’s exports of citric acid and certain citrate salts subject to any
tariff or non‐tariff barriers to trade in other countries?
No
Yes
If yes, please list the countries and describe any such barriers and any
significant changes in such barriers that have occurred since January 1,
2009, or that are expected to occur in the future.
IV‐23. Market studies.‐‐Please provide as a separate attachment to this request any studies, surveys,
etc. that you are aware of that quantify and/or otherwise discuss citric acid and certain citrate
salts supply (including production capacity and capacity utilization) and demand in (1) the
United States, (2) each of the other major producing/consuming countries, including Canada and
China, and (3) the world as a whole. Of particular interest are such data from 2009 to the
present and forecasts for the future.
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IV‐24. Interchangeability.‐‐Is citric acid and certain citrate salts 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
United
States
Canada
China
Belgium
Israel
Thailand
Other
countries
Canada
China
Belgium
Israel
Thailand
For any country‐pair producing citric acid and certain citrate salts that is sometimes or never
interchangeable, identify the country‐pair and explain the factors that limit or preclude
interchangeable use:
Please list other countries:
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IV‐25. Factors other than price.‐‐Are differences other than price (e.g., quality, availability,
transportation network, product range, technical support, etc.) between citric acid and certain
citrate salts 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
United
States
Canada
China
Belgium
Israel
Thailand
Other
countries
Canada
China
Belgium
Israel
Thailand
For any country‐pair for which factors other than price always or frequently are a significant
factor in your firm’s sales of citric acid and certain citrate salts, identify the country‐pair and
report the advantages or disadvantages imparted by such factors:
Please list other countries:
IV‐26. Other explanations.‐‐If your firm would like to further explain a response to a question in Part
IV 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.
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HOW TO FILE YOUR QUESTIONNAIRE RESPONSE
This questionnaire is available as a “fillable” form in MS Word format on the
Commission’s website at:
http://www.usitc.gov/investigations/701731/2014/citric_acid_and_certain_citrate_salts
_canada_and/first_review_full.htm
Please do not attempt to modify the format or permissions of the questionnaire
document. Please submit the completed questionnaire using one of the methods noted
below. If your firm is unable to complete the MS Word questionnaire or cannot use one
of the electronic methods of submission, please contact the Commission for further
instructions.
• Upload via Secure Drop Box.—Upload the MS Word questionnaire along with a scanned copy of the
signed certification page (page 1) through the Commission’s secure upload facility:
Web address: https://dropbox.usitc.gov/oinv/
Pin: 8808
• E‐mail.—E‐mail your questionnaire to [email protected]; include a scanned copy of the signed
certification page (page 1). Please note that submitting your questionnaire by e‐mail may subject your
firm’s business proprietary information to transmission over an unsecure environment and to possible
disclosure. If you choose this option, the Commission warns you that any risk involving possible disclosure
of such information is assumed by the submitter and not by the Commission.
If your firm does not produce this product, please fill out page 1, print, sign, and submit a scanned copy
to the Commission.
Parties to this proceeding.—If your firm is a party to this proceeding, you are required to serve a copy of
the completed questionnaire on parties to the proceeding that are subject to administrative protective
order (see 19 CFR '207.7). A list of such parties may be obtained from the Commission’s Secretary (202‐
205‐1803). A certificate of service must accompany the completed questionnaire you submit (see 19 CFR
'207.7). Service of the questionnaire must be made in paper form.
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File Modified | 2015-02-18 |
File Created | 2015-02-18 |