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INSTRUCTION BOOKLET
GENERAL INFORMATION, INSTRUCTIONS, AND
DEFINITIONS FOR COMMISSION FOREIGN
PRODUCER/EXPORTER QUESTIONNAIRES
SACCHARIN FROM CHINA
Investigation No. 731‐TA‐1013 (Second Review)
Further information.‐‐If you have any questions concerning the enclosed
questionnaire(s) or other matters related to this proceeding, you may contact
the following member of the Commission=s staff (Fax 202‐205‐3205):
Cynthia Trainor, investigator (202‐205‐3354; Email [email protected])
regarding general questions and trade and related information; and
Andrew Knipe, economist (202‐205‐2390; Email [email protected])
regarding market related information.
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GENERAL INFORMATION
Background.‐‐ On July 9, 2003, the Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) issued an
antidumping duty order on imports of saccharin from China (68 FR 40906). Following the
five‐year reviews by Commerce and the International Trade Commission (“the Commission”),
effective June 8, 2009, Commerce issued a continuation of the antidumping duty (AD) order on
imports of saccharin from China (74 FR 27089). On May 5, 2014, the Commission instituted a
review pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. § 1675(c)) (the Act) to
determine whether revocation of the order would be likely to lead to continuation or
recurrence of material injury to the domestic industry within a reasonably foreseeable time (79
F.R. 24749). If the Commission makes an affirmative determination, the order will remain in
place. If the Commission makes a negative determination, the Department of Commerce will
revoke the order.
Questionnaires and other information pertinent to this proceeding are available at
http://www.usitc.gov/investigations/701731/2014/saccharin_china/second_review_full.htm.
Please direct questions regarding the questionnaire and correspondence to Cynthia Trainor
([email protected]; 202‐205‐3354) at the U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E
Street, SW, Washington, D.C. 20436. Correspondence may be sent to the above address or via
FAX to 202‐205‐3205.Hearing‐impaired individuals can obtain information regarding this
proceeding via the Commission’s TDD terminal (202‐205‐1810).
Due date of questionnaire(s).‐‐Please submit the completed questionnaire(s) to the United
States International Trade Commission so as to be received by no later than February 5, 2015.
Because Commission staff might contact you with questions during the course of the
proceeding, save the final version of the document(s) and retain all files and worksheets
associated with the completed questionnaire(s). Please also retain a copy of any paper original
document that you submit.
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 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.
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GENERAL INFORMATION‐‐Continued
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
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 the proceeding, may become subject to, and be 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.
INSTRUCTIONS
Answer all questions.‐‐ Do not leave any question or section blank unless a questionnaire
expressly directs you to skip over certain questions or sections. If the answer to any question is
zero or “none,” enter the number zero or “none.” If information is not readily available from
your records in exactly the form requested, furnish carefully prepared estimates. Answers to
questions and any necessary comments or explanations should be entered in the space
provided or in a separate MS Word document submitted along with the questionnaire(s). If
your firm is completing more than one questionnaire in connection with this proceeding (i.e., a
producer, importer, purchaser, and/or foreign producer questionnaire), you need not respond
to duplicated questions in the questionnaires.
Consolidate all establishments in China.‐‐Report the requested data for your establishment(s)
located in China. Firms operating more than one establishment should combine the data for
all establishments into a single report.
Electronic completion.‐‐ Please electronically enter your responses into the Commission
provided MS Word document. The MS Word versions of all the questionnaires in this
proceeding are available online at the ITC web page or may be obtained directly from the
Commission’s Investigator, Cynthia Trainor ([email protected]; 202‐205‐3354).
Electronic submission.‐‐ Responding firms should submit their questionnaire responses
electronically in MS Word format. The submission of questionnaire responses in the MS Word
format allows the Commission to electronically extract data from questionnaires and thus,
compile, assess, and analyze submitted data more efficiently and promptly. Furthermore, the
electronic submission of questionnaires completed in MS Word facilitates the Commission’s
ability to produce documents that comply with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
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There are three electronic submissions options detailed below.
OPTIONS FOR FILING
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/saccharin_china/second_review_full.htm.
Please do not attempt to modify the format or permissions of the questionnaire document.
Please complete the questionnaire and submit it electronically 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 completed questionnaire in MS Word format 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: SACC
• E‐mail.—E‐mail your questionnaire to the investigator identified on page 1 of the Instruction
Booklet; include a scanned copy of the signed certification page (page 1). Type the following in
the e‐mail subject line: BPI Questionnaire, INV. NO. 731‐1013. 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.
• Compact disc (CD).—Copy your MS Word questionnaire onto a CD. Also, please include a
signed certification page (page 1) and mail to the U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E
Street SW, Washington, DC 20024. It is strongly recommended that you use an overnight mail
service. U.S. mail sent to government offices undergoes additional processing which not only
results in substantial delays in delivery but may also damage CDs.
Note: If you are a party to the proceeding, and service of the questionnaire is required, such
service should be made in paper form.
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DEFINITIONS
Product.‐‐Saccharin.‐‐The product covered by this AD order is saccharin. Saccharin is defined as
a non‐nutritive sweetener used in beverages and foods, personal care products such as
toothpaste, table top sweeteners, and animal feeds. It is also used in metalworking fluids. There
are four primary chemical compositions of saccharin: (1) Sodium saccharin (American Chemical
Society Chemical Abstract Service (“CAS”) Registry 128‐44‐9); (2) calcium saccharin (CAS
Registry 6485‐34‐3); (3) acid (or insoluble) saccharin (CAS Registry 81‐07‐2); and (4) research
grade saccharin. Most of the U.S.‐produced and imported grades of saccharin from the PRC are
sodium and calcium saccharin, which are available in granular, powder, spray‐dried powder,
and liquid forms. The merchandise subject to this order is currently classifiable under
subheading 2925.11.00 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (“HTSUS”) and
includes all types of saccharin imported under this HTSUS subheading, including research and
specialized grades. Although the HTSUS subheading is provided for convenience and customs
purposes, the Department of Commerce's written description of the scope of this order
remains dispositive.
Firm.‐‐An individual proprietorship, partnership, joint venture, association, corporation
(including any subsidiary corporation), business trust, cooperative, trustee in bankruptcy, or
receiver under decree of any court.
Related firm.‐‐A firm that your firm solely or jointly owned, managed, or otherwise controlled;
a firm that solely or jointly owned, managed, or otherwise controlled your firm; and/or a firm
that was solely or jointly owned, managed, or otherwise controlled by a firm that also solely or
jointly owned, managed, or otherwise controlled your firm.
Establishment.‐‐Each facility of a firm in China involved in the production of saccharin (as
defined above), including auxiliary facilities operated in conjunction with (whether or not
physically separate from) such facilities.
United States.‐‐For purposes of this review, the 50 States, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands,
and the District of Columbia.
Importer.‐‐Any person or firm engaged, either directly or through a parent company or
subsidiary, in importing saccharin (as defined above) into the United States from a foreign
manufacturer or through its selling agent.
Average production 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; and a typical or representative product mix).
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DEFINITIONS‐‐Continued
Production.‐‐All production in your establishment(s) in China, including production consumed
internally within your firm.
Shipments.‐‐Shipments of products produced in your establishment(s) in China.
Shipment quantities.—Quantities reported should be net of returns.
Shipment values.—Values reported 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 in Australia and/or China.
Home market commercial shipments.‐‐Shipments, other than internal consumption and
transfers to related firms, within China.
Home market internal consumption/transfers to related firms.‐‐Shipments made to
related firms in China, including product consumed internally by your firm.
Export shipments.‐‐Shipments to destinations outside China, including shipments to
related firms.
Inventories.‐‐Finished goods inventory, not raw materials or work‐in‐progress.
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File Title | Microsoft Word - Foreign Instructions - Saccharin from China Second Review |
Author | cynthia.trainor |
File Modified | 2015-01-07 |
File Created | 2015-01-07 |