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FOREIGN PRODUCERS’/EXPORTERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
HEAVY WALLED RECTANGULAR WELDED CARBON STEEL PIPES AND TUBES
FROM KOREA, MEXICO, AND TURKEY
This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by August 4, 2015
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 heavy walled rectangular
welded carbon steel pipes and tubes (“HWR”) from Korea, Mexico, and Turkey (Inv. Nos. 701-TA-539 and 731TA-1280-1282 (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 HWR (as defined on next page) at any time since January 1, 2012?
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
MEXICO
TURKEY
Return questionnaire via the Commission Drop Box by clicking on the following link:
https://dropbox.usitc.gov/oinv/. (PIN: HWR15)
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 June 21, 2015, by Atlas
Tube, a division of JMC Steel Group (Chicago, Illinois), Bull Moose Tube Company (Chesterfield,
Missouri), EXLTUBE (North Kansas City, Missouri), Hannibal Industries, Inc. (Los Angeles, California),
Independence Tube Corporation (Chicago, Illinois), Maruichi American Corporation (Santa Fe Springs,
California), Searing Industries (Rancho Cucamonga, California), and Southland Tube (Birmingham,
Alabama). Countervailing and/or 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 and/or dumping. Questionnaires and other information pertinent to this proceeding are
available at
http://www.usitc.gov/investigations/701731/2015/heavy_walled_rectangular_welded_carbon_steel_pi
pes/preliminary.htm
Heavy Walled Rectangular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes.--The products covered by
these investigations include certain welded carbon steel pipes and tubes of rectangular
(including square) cross section, having a wall thickness of not less than 4mm, not threaded and
not otherwise advanced.
Included products are those in which: (1) iron predominates, by weight, over each of the other
contained elements; (2) the carbon content is 2 percent or less, by weight; and (3) none of the
elements listed below exceeds the quantity, by weight, respectively indicated:
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
2.50 percent of manganese, or
3.30 percent of silicon, or
1.50 percent of copper, or
1.50 percent of aluminum, or
1.25 percent of chromium, or
0.30 percent of cobalt, or
0.40 percent of lead, or
2.0 percent of nickel, or
0.30 percent of tungsten, or
0.80 percent of molybdenum, or
0.10 percent of niobium (also called columbium), or
0.30 percent of vanadium, or
0.30 percent of zirconium.
The subject merchandise is currently provided for in item 7306.61.1000 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (“HTSUS”). 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
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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.
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, Mexico, and/or Turkey involved in the
production or export of HWR, including auxiliary facilities operated in conjunction with (whether
or not physically separate from) such facilities. Firms operating more than one establishment in
Korea, Mexico, and/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 HWR 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
HWR 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 HWR
in 2014.
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
2014 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 Carolyn Carlson (202-2053002, [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 HWR since January 1, 2012.
(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 HWR in the future?
II-3.
No
II-4a.
Yes--Supply details as to the time, nature, and significance of such changes
and provide underlying assumptions, along with relevant portions of
business plans or other supporting documentation that address this
issue. Include in the response a specific projection of your firm’s
capacity to produce HWR (in short tons) for 2015 and 2016.
Overall capacity and production.--Please report your firm’s production of products made on the
same equipment and machinery used to produce HWR, and the combined production capacity
on this shared equipment and machinery.
“Overall 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).
“Production” – All production in your establishment(s) in Korea, Mexico, and/or Turkey,
including production consumed internally within your firm.
Quantity (in short tons)
Calendar years
Item
2012
2013
January-June
2014
2014
2015
Overall production capacity (A)
Production of:
Subject merchandise/HWR1 (B)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Other rectangular (including square) tubing (C)
Other2 (D)
Total production (E)
1
Data entered for production of HWR will populate here once reported in question II-7.
Please identify these products:
.
3
Generally, total production (line E) will not exceed capacity (line A) in any given time period. If it does, please
explain.
.
2
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II-4b.
Operating parameters.--The production capacity reported in II-4a is based on operating
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 HWR and other products using the
same equipment and/or labor?
No
(ii).
hours
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 HWR?
percent.
II-6.
Firm's estimated share of production in Korea, Mexico, or Turkey.--Please estimate the percentage
of total production of HWR in the country specified on the certification page accounted for by your
firm’s production in 2014.
percent.
II-7.
Firm's estimated share of country's exports.--Please estimate the percentage of total exports to
the United States of HWR from the country specified on the certification page accounted for by
your firm’s exports in 2014.
percent.
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Inventories in the United States.--Has your firm, since 2012, maintained any inventories of HWR
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
2012
2013
2014
Inventory
II-9.
Third country trade actions.--Is the HWR 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 HWR in your establishment(s) in Korea, Mexico, and/or Turkey
during the specified periods.
Do not submit data by manufacturing facility if they 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 reported here should
all be located in the country of the firm’s address reported on the certification page.
Multinational companies with production in multiple subject countries should submit separate
foreign producer questionnaire responses for each subject country.
“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 establishment(s) in Korea, Mexico, and/or Turkey,
including production consumed internally within your firm.
“Shipments” – Shipments of products produced in your establishment(s) in Korea, Mexico,
and/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, Mexico, and/or Turkey.
“Home market internal consumption/transfers to related firms” – Shipments made to
related firms in Korea, Mexico, and/or Turkey, including product consumed internally by your
firm.
“Export shipments” – Shipments to destinations outside Korea, Mexico, and/or Turkey,
including shipments to related firms.
“Inventories” – Finished goods inventory, not raw materials or work-in-progress.
Note: As requested in Part I of this questionnaire, please keep all supporting documents/records
used in the preparation of the trade data, as Commission staff may contact your firm regarding
questions on the trade data. The Commission may also request that your company submit copies
of the supporting documents/records (such as production and sales schedules, inventory records,
etc.) used to compile these data.
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Trade data.--Continued.
Quantity (in short tons)
Projections1
Actual experience
Calendar year
Item
2012
2013
January-June
2014
2014
Calendar year
2015
2015
2016
2
Average production capacity (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
2012
2013
Projections
January-June
2014
2014
2015
Calendar year
2015
2016
B + C – D – E – F –G – J =
should equal zero ("0")
or provide an
explanation.1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Explanation if the calculated fields above are returning values other than zero (i.e., “0”) but are
nonetheless accurate.
II-11.
0
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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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/701731/2015/heavy_walled_rectangular_welded_
carbon_steel_pipes/preliminary.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: HWR15
• 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 (202205-1803). 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.
| File Type | application/pdf |
| File Title | Foreign producer questionnaire |
| Subject | Title 7 investigations |
| Author | Esko, Carolyn |
| File Modified | 2015-07-22 |
| File Created | 2015-07-22 |