14-4-3308 Foreign Producer/Exporter's Questionnaire

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FOREIGN PRODUCERS’/EXPORTERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE

CERTAIN WELDED LINE PIPE FROM KOREA AND TURKEY
This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by October 30, 2014
See 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 countervailing duty and antidumping investigations concerning certain welded line pipe from Korea
and Turkey (Inv. Nos. 701-TA-524-525 and 731-TA-1260-1261 (Preliminary)). The information requested in the
questionnaire is requested under the authority of the Tariff Act of 1930, title VII.

Name of firm
Address
Website
Has your firm produced or exported certain welded line pipe (as defined on next page) 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

(Complete all parts of the questionnaire, and return the entire questionnaire to the Commission)

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

TURKEY

Return questionnaire via the Commission Drop Box by clicking on the following link:
https://dropbox.usitc.gov/oinv/. (PIN: LINE14)
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

Fax:

Email address

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PART I.—GENERAL INFORMATION
Background.—This proceeding was instituted in response to a petition filed on October 16, 2014, by
American Cast Iron Pipe Company, Birminghham, AL; Energex, a division of JMC Steel Group, Chicago, IL;
Maverick Tube Corporation, Houston, TX; Northwest Pipe Company, Vancouver, WA; Stupp Corporation,
Baton Rouge, LA; Tex-Tube Company, Houston, TX; TMK IPSCO, Houston, TX; and Welspun Tubular LLC
USA, Little Rock, AR. Countervailing and antidumping duties may be assessed on the subject imports as a
result of these proceedings if the Commission makes an affirmative determination of injury, threat, or
material retardation, and if the U.S. Department of Commerce makes an affirmative determination of
subsidization/dumping. Questionnaires and other information pertinent to this proceeding are available
at: Link
Certain Welded Line Pipe.—Certain welded line pipe is circular welded carbon and alloy steel (other
than stainless steel) pipe of a kind used for oil or gas pipelines, not more than 609.6 mm (24 inches) in
nominal diameter, regardless of wall thickness, length, surface finish, end finish, or stenciling. Such pipe
is normally produced to the American Petroleum Institute (“API”) specification 5L, but can be produced
to comparable foreign specifications, to proprietary grades, or can be non-graded material. All pipe
meeting the physical description set forth above, including all multiple-stenciled pipe with an API line
pipe stencil, is covered by the scope of these investigations.
The welded line pipe that is subject to these investigations is currently classifiable in the Harmonized
Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) under statistical reporting numbers 7305.11.1030,
7305.11.5000, 7305.12.1030, 7305.12.5000, 7305.19.1030, 7305.19.5000, 7306.19.1010, 7306.19.1050,
7306.19.5110, and 7306.19.5150. While the HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and
customs purposes, the written description of the scope of this investigation is dispositive.
Reporting of information.-- If information is not readily available from your records, provide carefully
prepared estimates. If your firm is completing more than one questionnaire (i.e., a producer, importer,
purchaser and/or foreign producer questionnaire), you need not respond to duplicated questions.
Confidentiality.--The commercial and financial data furnished in response to this questionnaire 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 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 this questionnaire is subject to audit and verification by the
Commission. To facilitate possible verification of data, please keep all files, worksheets, and supporting
documents used in the preparation of the questionnaire response. Please also retain a copy of the final
document that you submit.

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Release of information.--The information provided by your firm in response to this questionnaire, 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.

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I-1.

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

Dollars

The questions in this questionnaire have been reviewed with market participants to ensure that
issues of concern are adequately addressed and that data requests are sufficient, meaningful,
and as limited as possible. Public reporting burden for this questionnaire is estimated to average
20 hours per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, gathering data, and
completing and reviewing the questionnaire.
We welcome comments regarding the accuracy of this burden estimate, suggestions for
reducing the burden, and any suggestions for improving this questionnaire. Please attach such
comments to your response or send to the Office of Investigations, USITC, 500 E St. SW,
Washington, DC 20436.
I-2.

Establishments covered.--Provide the name and address of establishment(s) covered by this
questionnaire. If your firm is publicly traded, please specify the stock exchange and trading
symbol.
“Establishment”-- Each facility of a firm in Korea or Turkey involved in the production or export
of certain welded line pipe, including auxiliary facilities operated in conjunction with (whether or
not physically separate from) such facilities. Firms operating more than one establishment in
Korea or Turkey should combine the data for all establishments into a single report.

I-3.

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

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

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I-4.

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

I-5.

2

3

4

5

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

U.S. importers.--Please provide the names, street addresses (not P.O. boxes), contacts,
telephone numbers, and e-mail addresses of the FIVE largest U.S. importers of your firm’s
certain welded line pipe in 2013.

Importer’s name

1

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Contact
person

Email

Telephone

Street address (not
P.O. box), city, state,
and zip code

Street Address
,
City State Zip Code
Street Address
,
City State Zip Code
Street Address
,
City State Zip Code
Street Address
,
City State Zip Code
Street Address
,
City State Zip Code

Share of
your
firm’s
2013 U.S.
exports
(%)

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Michael Szustakowski (202205-3169, [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 certain welded line pipe since January 1, 2011.
(check as many as appropriate)
Plant openings
Plant closings
Relocations
Expansions
Acquisitions
Consolidations
Prolonged shutdowns or
production curtailments
Revised labor agreements
Other (e.g., technology)

(please describe)

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

II-4a.

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Yes–Supply details as to the time, nature, and significance of such changes
and provide underlying assumptions, along with relevant portions of
business plans or other supporting documentation that address this
issue. Include in the response a specific projection of your firm’s
capacity to produce certain welded line pipe (in short tons) for 2014
and 2015.

Overall capacity and production.-- Please report your firm’s production of products made on
the same equipment and machinery used to produce certain welded line pipe, and the
combined production capacity on this shared equipment and machinery.
“Average production capacity” or “capacity” –The level of production that your
establishment(s) could reasonably have expected to attain during the specified periods for all
products manufactured in that establishment using the same manufacturing equipment.
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” --All production in your U.S. establishment(s), including production consumed
internally within your firm.
Submerged Arc Welded Line Pipe (“SAW”)--SAW pipe is formed from hot-rolled coils or
cut-to-length plate through the use of filler metal and without the application of pressure and
consists of longitudinal SAW pipe (including double seam SAW pipe) and spiral weld (helical)
SAW pipe.
Helical Welded Line Pipe (“HSAW”)–Spiral pipe is formed by coiling hot-rolled coils or cutto-length plate into a helix and riveting the overlapping edges together. Spiral pipe made
by the electric-fusion-welded process may have a butt joint, a lap joint, or a lock-seam
joint.
Longitudinal SAW Pipe (“LSAW”)–Pipe that has one or more longitudinal seams
produced from cut-to-length plate by the automatic SAW process. At least one
pass shall be on the inside and at least one pass shall be on the outside.
Electric Resistance Welded Line Pipe (“ERW”)--ERW pipe is formed from hot-rolled coils
through the application of pressure and without the use of filler metal.

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(Quantity in short tons)
Calendar years
Item

2011

2012

January-June
2013

2013

2014

HSAW mills
Overall production capacity (A)
Production of:
HSAW line pipe less than or equal
to 24” O.D. (B)
HSAW line pipe greater than or
equal to 24” O.D. (C)
1

Other HSAW products (D)
Total HSAW production (E)

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

LSAW mills
Overall production capacity (F)
Production of:
LSAW line pipe less than or equal to
24” O.D. (G)
LSAW line pipe greater than or
equal to 24” O.D. (H)
2

Other LSAW products (I)
Total LSAW production (J)
ERW mills
Overall production capacity (K)
Production of:
ERW line pipe less than or equal to
24” O.D. (L)
ERW line pipe greater than or equal
to 24” O.D. (M)
Oil country tubular goods (N)
3

Other ERW products (O)
Total ERW production (P)
1

Please identify these other HSAW products:
Please identify these other LSAW products:
3
Please identify these other ERW products:
2

RECONCILATION TO MAIN TRADE GRID.--Please ensure that the quantities reported for line pipe less than
or equal to 24" OD on the three mill types sum to the total production reported in question II-10. If there
is a legitimate reason for these numbers not to reconcile please contact Michael Szustakowski (202-2053169) prior to submitting this questionnaire; otherwise please ensure that the reconciliation formula
below is returning zeroes ("0"s) in each period.
Calendar years
January-June
Reconciliation item
Subject line pipe reconciliation
between question II-4a and II-10

2011

2012
0

2013
0

2013
0

2014
0

0

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II-4b.

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

II-4c.

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

II-4d.

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

II-4e.

Product shifting.—
(i).

Is your firm able to switch production (capacity) between certain welded line pipe and other
products using the same equipment and/or labor?
No

(ii).

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.

II-5.

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

II-6.

Firm's estimated share of production in.--Please estimate the percentage of total production of
certain welded line pipe in the country specified on the certification page accounted for by your
firm’s production in 2013.
percent

II-7.

Firm's estimated share of country's exports.--Please estimate the percentage of total exports to
the United States of certain welded line pipe from the country specified on the certification
page accounted for by your firm’s exports in 2013.
percent

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Inventories in the United States.--Has your firm, since January 1, 2011, maintained any
inventories of certain welded line pipe in the United States (not including inventories held by
firms identified in question I-3)?
“Inventories”--Finished goods inventory, not raw materials or work in progress.
No

Yes--Report the quantity of such end-of-period inventories below.
(Quantity in short tons)
Calendar year
Item

2011

2012

January-June
2013

2013

2014

Inventory
II-9.

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

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

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Trade data.--Report your firm’s production capacity, production, shipments, and inventories
related to the production of certain welded line pipe in your establishment(s) in Korea or Turkey
during the specified periods.
Do not submit data by manufacturing facility if such facilities are in the same country. If your
firm has multiple manufacturing establishments within one country, you are required to
combine data for those establishments within one foreign producer questionnaire response.
Do not submit data on multiple countries combined. The establishments for which data are
reported should all be located in the country of the firm’s address reported on the certification
page. Multinational companies with production in multiple subject countries should submit
separate foreign producer questionnaire responses for each subject country.
“Shipments”--Shipments of products produced in your establishment(s) in Korea or Turkey.
Quantities reported should be net of returns.
“Home market commercial shipments”--Shipments, other than internal consumption and
transfers to related firms, within Korea or Turkey.
“Home market internal consumption/transfers to related firms”--Shipments made to
related firms in Korea or Turkey, including product consumed internally by your firm.
“Export shipments”--Shipments to destinations outside Korea or Turkey, including shipments
to related firms.
“Inventories”--Finished goods inventory, not raw materials or work-in-progress.

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Trade data--Continued.

Quantity (in short tons)
Projections1

Actual experience
Calendar year
Item

2011

2012

January-June
2013

2013

Calendar year

2014

2014

2015

Average production
capacity2 (A)
Beginning-of-period
inventories (B)
Production (C)
Home market shipments:
Internal consumption/
transfers (D)
Commercial
shipments (E)
Exports to the United
States (F)
Exports to all other
markets3 (G)
Total exports (H)
(should equal F+G)

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Total shipments (I)
(should equal
D+E+F+G)

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

End-of-period inventories
(J)
1

Please explain the basis for your firm’s projections.
The production capacity reported is based on operating
hours per week,
weeks per year.
Please describe the methodology used to calculate production capacity, and explain any changes in reported
capacity.
3
Identify principal other export markets.
2

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Trade data.—Continued.
RECONCILIATION OF SHIPMENTS, PRODUCTION, AND INVENTORY.--Generally, the data reported
for the end-of-period inventories (i.e., line J) 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, E, F, and
G). 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.
Actual experience
Calendar year
Item

B + C – D – E – F –G – J =
should equal zero ("0") or
provide an explanation.1
1

2011

2012

0

January-June
2013

0

Projections
2013

0

Calendar year

2014

0

2014

0

2015

0

Explanation if the calculated fields above are returning values other than zero (i.e., “0”) but are nonetheless
accurate.

0

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Welded line pipe > 16 inch <= 24 inch—Report your firm’s production capacity, production,
shipments, and inventories data related to the production of welded line pipe with an outside
diameter greater than 16 inches but less than or equal to 24 inches your establishment(s) in
Korea or Turkey during the specified periods.
NOTE: If your firm does not produce welded line pipe with and outside diameter less than or
equal to 16 inches in diameter, then the data provided below should correspond with the data
reported at question II-10.
Quantity (in short tons)
Projections1

Actual experience
Calendar year
Item

2011

2012

January-June
2013

2013

Calendar year

2014

2014

2015

Average production
capacity2 (A)
Beginning-of-period
inventories (B)
Production (C)
Home market shipments:
Internal consumption/
transfers (D)
Commercial
shipments (E)
Exports to the United
States (F)
Exports to all other
markets3 (G)
Total exports (H)
(should equal F+G)

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Total shipments (I)
(should equal
D+E+F+G)

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

End-of-period inventories
(J)
1

Please explain the basis for your firm’s projections.
The production capacity reported is based on operating
hours per week,
weeks per year.
Please describe the methodology used to calculate production capacity, and explain any changes in reported
capacity.
3
Identify principal other export markets.
2

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Welded line pipe > 16 inch <= 24 inch.—Continued.
RECONCILIATION OF SHIPMENTS, PRODUCTION, AND INVENTORY.--Generally, the data reported
for the end-of-period inventories (i.e., line J) 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, E, F, and
G). 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.
Actual experience
Calendar year
Item

B + C – D – E – F –G – J =
should equal zero ("0") or
provide an explanation.1

2011

2012

0

January-June
2013

0

Projections
2013

0

Calendar year

2014

0

2014

0

2015

0

1

Explanation if the calculated fields above are returning values other than zero (i.e., “0”) but are nonetheless
accurate.

II-12.

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.

0

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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: Link
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: LINE14
• 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 did not produce or export 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.