16-3-3430 U.S. Purchaser Questionnaire

OMB No. 3117-0016/USITC No. 16-3-3430; Expiration Date: 6/30/2017
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LOST SALES AND LOST REVENUE SURVEY
CERTAIN NEW PNEUMATIC OFF-THE-ROAD TIRES FROM
CHINA, INDIA, AND SRI LANKA
This survey must be received by the Commission by January 22, 2015
See last page for filing instructions.
The information called for in this survey is for use by the United States International Trade Commission in connection
with its antidumping and countervailing duty investigations concerning certain new pneumatic off-the-road tires (“OTR
tires”) from China, India, and Sri Lanka (Inv. Nos. 701-TA-551-553 and 731-TA-1307-1308 (Preliminary)). The information
requested in the survey 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 possession (19 U.S.C. § 1333(a)). Further information on this survey can be obtained from Lauren Gamache (202205-3489, [email protected]).

Name of firm
Address
City

State

Zip Code

Website
Has your firm purchased OTR tires (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 survey to the Commission)

YES

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

Return survey via the U.S. International Trade Commission Drop Box by clicking on the following link:
https://dropbox.usitc.gov/oinv/. Select “CERTAIN NEW PNUEMATIC OFF‐THE‐ROAD‐TIRES FROM CHINA, INDIA, AND
SRI LANKA” in the drop down menu. (PIN: OTR2)
CERTIFICATION
I certify that the information herein supplied in this survey 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 submitting this certification I also grant consent for the Commission, and its employees and contract personnel, to use the
information provided in this survey and throughout this proceeding in any other import-injury proceedings conducted by the
Commission on the same or similar merchandise.
I, the undersigned, acknowledge that information submitted in response to this request for information and throughout this
investigation or other proceeding may be disclosed to and used: (i) by the Commission, its employees and Offices, and contract
personnel (a) for developing or maintaining the records of this or a related proceeding, or (b) in internal investigations, audits,
reviews, and evaluations relating to the programs, personnel, and operations of the Commission including under 5 U.S.C.
Appendix 3; or (ii) by U.S. government employees and contract personnel, solely for cybersecurity purposes. I understand that all
contract personnel will sign appropriate nondisclosure agreements.
Name of Authorized Official

Title of Authorized Official

Date

Signature

Phone

Email address

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GENERAL INFORMATION
These proceedings were instituted in response to petitions filed on January 8, 2016, by Titan Tire
Corporation of Des Moines, Iowa and the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing,
Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union, AFL-CIO, CLC of Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania. Antidumping and/or countervailing 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 these proceedings are
available at
https://www.usitc.gov/investigations/701731/2016/certan_new_pneumatic_off_the_road_tires_china/
preliminary.htm.
OTR tires covered by these investigations include the following: new pneumatic tires designed for offthe-road (OTR) and off-highway use, subject to exceptions identified below. Certain OTR tires are
generally designed, manufactured and offered for sale for use on off-road or off-highway surfaces,
including but not limited to, agricultural fields, forests, construction sites, factory and warehouse
interiors, airport tarmacs, ports and harbors, mines, quarries, gravel yards, and steel mills. The vehicles
and equipment for which certain OTR tires are designed for use include, but are not limited to: (1)
agricultural and forestry vehicles and equipment, including agricultural tractors,1 combine harvesters,2
agricultural high clearance sprayers,3 industrial tractors,4 log-skidders,5 agricultural implements,
highway-towed implements, agricultural logging, and agricultural, industrial, skid-steers/mini-loaders;6
(2) construction vehicles and equipment, including earthmover articulated dump products, rigid frame
haul trucks,7 front end loaders,8 dozers,9 lift trucks, straddle carriers,10 graders,11 mobile cranes,12
compactors; and (3) industrial vehicles and equipment, including smooth floor, industrial, mining,
1

Agricultural tractors are dual-axle vehicles that typically are designed to pull farming equipment in the field
and that may have front tires of a different size than the rear tires.
2
Combine harvesters are used to harvest crops such as corn or wheat.
3
Agricultural sprayers are used to irrigate agricultural fields.
4
Industrial tractors are dual-axle vehicles that typically are designed to pull industrial equipment and that may
have front tires of a different size than the rear tires.
5
A log-skidder has a grappling lift arm that is used to grasp, lift and move trees that have been cut down to a
truck or trailer for transport to a mill or other destination.
6
Skid-steer loaders are four-wheel drive vehicles with the left-side drive wheels independent of the right-side
drive wheels and lift arms that lie alongside the driver with the major pivot points behind the driver’s shoulders.
Skid-steer loaders are used in agricultural, construction and industrial settings.
7
Haul trucks, which may be either rigid frame or articulated (i.e., able to bend in the middle) are typically used
in mines, quarries and construction sites to haul soil, aggregate, mined ore, or debris.
8
Front loaders have lift arms in front of the vehicle. They can scrape material from one location to another,
carry material in their buckets, or load material into a truck or trailer.
9
A dozer is a large four-wheeled vehicle with a dozer blade that is used to push large quantities of soil, sand,
rubble, etc., typically around construction sites. They can also be used to perform “rough grading” in road
construction.
10
A straddle carrier is a rigid frame, engine-powered machine that is used to load and offload containers from
container vessels and load them onto (or off of) tractor trailers.
11
A grader is a vehicle with a large blade used to create a flat surface. Graders are typically used to perform
“finish grading.” Graders are commonly used in maintenance of unpaved roads and road construction to prepare
the base course onto which asphalt or other paving material will be laid.
12
I.e., “on-site'” mobile cranes designed for off-highway use.

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counterbalanced lift trucks, industrial and mining vehicles other than smooth floor, skid-steers/miniloaders, and smooth floor off-the-road counterbalanced lift trucks.13 The foregoing list of vehicles and
equipment generally have in common that they are used for hauling, towing, lifting, and/or loading a
wide variety of equipment and materials in agricultural, construction and industrial settings. Such
vehicles and equipment, and the descriptions contained in the footnotes are illustrative of the types of
vehicles and equipment that use certain OTR tires, but are not necessarily all-inclusive.
While the physical characteristics of certain OTR tires will vary depending on the specific applications
and conditions for which the tires are designed (e.g., tread pattern and depth), all of the tires within the
scope have in common that they are designed for off-road and off-highway use. Except as discussed
below, OTR tires included in the scope of the proceeding range in size (rim diameter) generally but not
exclusively from 8 inches to 54 inches. The tires may be either tube-type14 or tubeless, radial or nonradial, and intended for sale either to original equipment manufacturers or the replacement market.
Certain OTR tires, whether or not attached to wheels or rims, are included in the scope. However, if a
subject tire is imported attached to a wheel or rim, only the tire is covered by the scope. Subject
merchandise includes certain OTR tires produced in the subject countries whether attached to wheels or
rims in a subject country or in a third country.
Excluded from the scope of these investigations are any products covered by the existing antidumping
and countervailing duty orders on certain OTR tires from the People’s Republic of China. See Certain
New Pneumatic Off-the-Road Tires From the People’s Republic of China: Notice of Amended Final
Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Antidumping Duty Order, 73 Fed. Reg.
51,624 (Dep’t Commerce Sept. 4, 2008); Certain New Pneumatic Off-the-Road Tires From the People’s
Republic of China: Countervailing Duty Order, 73 Fed. Reg. 51,627 (Dep’t Commerce Sept. 4, 2008).15
In addition, specifically excluded from the scope are new pneumatic tires designed, manufactured and
offered for sale primarily for on-highway or on-road use, including passenger cars, race cars, station
wagons, sport utility vehicles, minivans, mobile homes, motorcycles, bicycles, on-road or on-highway
trailers, light trucks, and trucks and buses. Such tires generally have in common that the symbol “DOT”
must appear on the sidewall, certifying that the tire conforms to applicable motor vehicle safety
standards. Such excluded tires may also have the following designations that are used by the Tire and
Rim Association:

13

A counterbalanced lift truck is a rigid framed, engine-powered machine with lift arms that has additional
weight incorporated into the back of the machine to offset or counterbalance the weight of loads that it lifts so as
to prevent the vehicle from overturning. An example of a counterbalanced lift truck is a counterbalanced fork lift
truck. Counterbalanced lift trucks may be designed for use on smooth floor surfaces, such as a factory or
warehouse, or other surfaces, such as construction sites, mines, etc.
14

While tube-type tires are subject to the scope of this proceeding, tubes and flaps are not subject
merchandise and therefore are not covered by the scope of this proceeding, regardless of the manner in which
they are sold (e.g., sold with or separately from subject merchandise).
15
In these prior investigations, the Department found that imports of OTR tires mounted on wheels were not
within the scope of subject merchandise. See Certain New Pneumatic Off-The-Road Tires from the People's
Republic of China: Final Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Partial Affirmative
Determination of Critical Circumstances, 73 Fed. Reg. 40,485 (Dep’t Commerce July 15, 2008) and accompanying
Issues and Decision Memorandum at Comment 19.

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Prefix letter designations:
P--Identifies a tire intended primarily for service on passenger cars;
LT--Identifies a tire intended primarily for service on light trucks; and,
ST--Identifies a special tire for trailers in highway service.
Suffix letter designations:
TR--Identifies a tire for service on trucks, buses, and other vehicles with rims having
specified rim diameter of nominal plus 0.156” or plus 0.250”;
MH--Identifies tires for Mobile Homes;
HC--Identifies a heavy duty tire designated for use on “HC” 15” tapered rims used on trucks,
buses, and other vehicles. This suffix is intended to differentiate among tires for light
trucks, and other vehicles or other services, which use a similar designation.
Example: 8R17.5 LT, 8R17.5 HC;
LT--Identifies light truck tires for service on trucks, buses, trailers, and multipurpose
passenger vehicles used in nominal highway service; and
MC--Identifies tires and rims for motorcycles.
The following types of tires are also excluded from the scope: Pneumatic tires that are not new,
including recycled or retreaded tires and used tires; non-pneumatic tires, including solid rubber tires;
tires of a kind designed for use on aircraft, all-terrain vehicles, and vehicles for turf, lawn and garden,
golf and trailer applications. Also excluded from the scope are radial and bias tires of a kind designed for
use in mining and construction vehicles and equipment that have a rim diameter equal to or exceeding
39 inches. Such tires may be distinguished from other tires of similar size by the number of plies that the
construction and mining tires contain (minimum of 16) and the weight of such tires (minimum 1500
pounds).
The subject merchandise is currently imported under Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(“HTSUS”) statistical reporting numbers: 4011.20.1025, 4011.20.1035, 4011.20.5030, 4011.20.5050,
4011.61.00.00, 4011.62.00.00, 4011.63.00.00, 4011.69.00.50, 4011.92.00.00, 4011.93.40.00,
4011.93.8000, 4011.94.4000, 4011.94.8000, 8431.49.9038, 8431.49.9090, 8709.90.0020, and
8716.90.1020. Tires meeting the scope description may also be imported under the following HTSUS
provisions: 4011.99.4550, 4011.99.8550, 8424.90.9080, 8431.20.0000, 8431.39.0010, 8431.49.1090,
8431.49.9030, 8432.90.0005, 8432.90.0015, 8432.90.0030, 8432.90.0080, 8433.90.5010, 8503.00.9560,
8708.70.0500, 8708.70.2500, 8708.70.4530, and 8716.90.5035. While HTSUS provisions are provided
for convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the subject merchandise is
dispositive.
Unmounted OTR tires. -- OTR tires that are not attached to wheels or rims.
Mounted OTR tires. – OTR tires that are attached to wheels or rims.
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,
and/or purchaser questionnaire), you need not respond to duplicated questions.

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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.
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. In addition, if your firm is a U.S. producer, the information you
provide on your production and imports of OTR tires and your responses to the questions in Part I of the
producer questionnaire will be provided to the U.S. Department of Commerce, upon its request, for use
in connection with (and only in connection with) its requirement pursuant to section 702(c)(4)/732(c)(4)
of the Act (19 U.S.C. § 1671a(c)(4)/1673a(c)(4)) to make a determination concerning the extent of
industry support for the petition requesting this proceeding. Any information provided to Commerce
will be transmitted under the confidentiality and release guidelines set forth above. Your response to
these questions constitutes your consent that such information be provided to Commerce under the
conditions described above.
Contact information.--Please identify the responsible individual and the manner by which Commission
staff may contact that individual regarding the confidential information submitted in this survey. This
may or may not be the person whose signature is at the bottom of page 1.
Name
Title
Email
Telephone

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PURCHASE INFORMATION
1. Purchases.—Report your firm’s total U.S. purchases of OTR tires. Estimates are acceptable. Please
assume the country-of-origin is where the tire was manufactured.

Item
Purchases of unmounted OTR tires,
purchased as tire only--

2012

2013

2014

Quantity (in actual tires)

United States
China
India
Sri Lanka
All other countries:1
Sources unknown
1

Please identify these countries:

Purchases of unmounted OTR tires,
purchased as part of a kit--

Quantity (in actual tires)

United States
China
India
Sri Lanka
All other countries:2
Sources unknown
2

Please identify these countries:

Purchases of wheel-mounted OTR
tires -United States
China
India
Sri Lanka
All other countries:3
Sources unknown
3

Please identify these countries:

Quantity (in actual tires)

JanuarySeptember
2015

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2. Changes in purchasing patterns.— Please indicate how the shares of your firm’s purchases of OTR
tires from different sources has changed since January 1, 2012.
Source of Did not
purchases purchase Decreased Increased Constant
United
States
China

India

Sri Lanka
All other
countries
Sources
unknown

Fluctuated

Explanation for trend

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3. Major purchasing factors.--Please list, in order of their importance, the main factors your firm
considers in deciding from whom to purchase OTR tires.
1.
2.
3.
Please list any other factors that are very important in your purchase decisions:

4. Switching to imports.—
(a)

Since January 2012, did your firm switch any of its purchases from U.S.-produced OTR
tires to imports of OTR tires from China, India and/or Sri Lanka? Respond for each
subject country.
No
Yes
(If “No” for all countries, skip to next
Source
(also respond to parts (b) and (c))
question)
China
India
Sri Lanka

(b)

If you responded “Yes” to part (a), was the imported product priced lower than the
domestic product?
Source

Yes

No

China
India
Sri Lanka
(c)

If you responded “Yes” to part (a), was price a primary reason for the shift?

Source

China
India
Sri Lanka

Yes

If Yes, estimate the quantity
of purchases that your firm
shifted to imports since
January 2012 because of price
(in actual tires)

No

If No, please indicate the
reason for the shift

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U.S. producers and import competition.—
(a)

Since January 1, 2012, in connection with a sale or offer to sell OTR tires to your firm,
did U.S. producers reduce their prices of domestically produced OTR tires in order to
compete with lower-priced imports of OTR tires from subject countries? Respond for
each subject country.
Source

Yes (also respond to
question part (b))

No (If “No” for all countries,
skip to next question)

Don’t know

China
India
Sri Lanka
(b)

If your firm responded “yes” to any of the above countries, please provide an estimate
of the reduction in U.S. producers’ prices, and any additional explanations, such as
timing (e.g., months/years), frequency of price reductions, or other market/competitive
factors.

Source

Estimated
reduction in U.S.
prices
(percent)

China

%

India

%

Sri Lanka

%

Additional explanation, including such information as
timing (e.g., months/years), frequency of price
reductions, or other market/competitive factors

6. Other explanations--Please provide any additional comments in this box, including whether any of
your answers to the preceding questions differed for unmounted tires, tires sold as part of a kit, and
wheel-mounted OTR tires.

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

Dollars

The questions in this survey 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 survey is estimated to average 4 hours per response,
including the time for reviewing instructions, gathering data, and completing and reviewing the
survey.
We welcome comments regarding the accuracy of this burden estimate, suggestions for reducing
the burden, and any suggestions for improving this survey. Please attach such comments to your
response or send to the Office of Investigations, USITC, 500 E St. SW, Washington, DC 20436.

HOW TO FILE YOUR SURVEY RESPONSE
Please do not attempt to modify the format or permissions of the survey document.
Please submit the completed survey using one of the methods noted below. If your firm
is unable to complete the MS Word survey 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 survey along with a scanned copy of the signed
certification page (page 1) through the Commission’s secure upload facility:
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Web address: https://dropbox.usitc.gov/oinv/
Enter Investigation: Select “CERTAIN NEW PNUEMATIC OFF‐THE‐ROAD‐TIRES FROM CHINA,
INDIA, AND SRI LANKA” in the drop down menu
Pin: OTR2

• E-mail.—E-mail the MS Word survey to [email protected]; include a scanned copy of the
signed certification page (page 1). Submitters are strongly encouraged to encrypt nonpublic documents
that are electronically transmitted to the Commission to protect your sensitive information from
unauthorized disclosure. The USITC secure drop-box system and the Electronic Document Information
System (EDIS) use Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) 140-2 cryptographic algorithms to
encrypt data in transit. Submitting your nonpublic documents by a means that does not use these
encryption algorithms (such as by email) may subject your firm’s nonpublic information to unauthorized
disclosure during transmission. If you choose a non-encrypted method of electronic transmission, the
Commission warns you that the risk of such possible unauthorized disclosure is assumed by you and not
by the Commission.

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If your firm did not purchase this product, please fill out page 1, print, sign, and submit a scanned copy
to the Commission.