16-4-3431 Foreign Producers'/Exporters' Questionnaire

OMB No. 3117-0016/USITC No. 16-4-3431; Expiration Date: 6/30/2017
(No response is required if currently valid OMB control number is not displayed)

FOREIGN PRODUCERS’/EXPORTERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
CERTAIN NEW PNEUMATIC OFF-THE-ROAD TIRES FROM
CHINA, INDIA, AND SRI LANKA
This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by January 22, 2016
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 antidumping and countervailing duty investigations concerning certain new pneumatic offthe-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 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 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 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 OTR tires operations in (Check one):
China

India

Sri Lanka

Return questionnaire via the Commission Drop Box by clicking on the following link:
https://dropbox.usitc.gov/oinv/. (PIN: OTR2)
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, 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

Phone:
Signature

Fax:

Email address

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PART I.—GENERAL INFORMATION
Background. 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_c
hina/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,
purchaser and/or foreign producer 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.

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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 China, India, or Sri Lanka involved in the production
or export of OTR tires, including auxiliary facilities operated in conjunction with (whether or not
physically separate from) such facilities. Firms operating more than one establishment in China,
India, or Sri Lanka 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 OTR tires 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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Related U.S. importers.--Does your firm or any related firm import or have any plans to import
OTR tires 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 OTR
tires 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 Justin Enck (202-205-3363,
[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 OTR tires 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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II-3.

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 OTR tires 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 OTR tires (in 1,000s of tires) for 2015 and 2016.

Production using same machinery.-- Please report your firm’s production of products made on
the same equipment and machinery used to produce OTR tires, 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 China, India, or Sri Lanka, including
production consumed internally within your firm.

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Quantity (in number of tires)
Calendar years
Item

2012

2013

January-September
2014

2014

Unmounted OTR tires

2015

7

Overall capacity on the
machinery and equipment that
produces unmounted OTR tires1
(A)
Production on the same
machinery and equipment of:
Unmounted OTR tires2 (B)

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3

Other products (C)
Total production (D)

Mounted OTR tires

7

Overall capacity on the
machinery and equipment that
mounts OTR tires4 (E)
Production on the same
machinery and equipment of:
Mounted OTR tires5 (F)

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

6

Other products (G)
Total production (H)
1

If your firm does not produce any other products (i.e., no data in line C) on the same machinery and equipment as
unmounted OTR tires, then the capacity reported in line A should be exactly equal to the capacity data reported in
question II-10 (line I). If, however, your firm does produce "other" products on the same machinery and equipment,
then the capacity reported in this question (line A) should cover the production of subject unmounted OTR tires and
the other products in line C, while capacity reported in question II-10 (line I) should be an allocated capacity amount
based on product mix (i.e., only a portion of the overall capacity reported here).
2
Data entered for production of unmounted OTR tires will populate here once reported in question II-10 (line 3).
3
Please identify these products produced using the same machinery and equipment as used to produce unmounted
OTR tires:
.
4
If your firm does not produce any other products (i.e., no data in line G) on the same machinery and equipment as
mounted OTR tires, then the capacity reported in line E should be exactly equal to the capacity data reported in
question II-11 (line S). If, however, your firm does produce "other" products on the same machinery and equipment,
then the capacity reported in this question (line E) should cover the production of subject mounted OTR tires and the
other products in line G, while capacity reported in question II-11 (line S) should be an allocated capacity amount
based on product mix (i.e., only a portion of the overall capacity reported here).
5
Data entered for production of mounted OTR tires will populate here once reported in question II-11 (line AA).
6
Please identify these products produced using the same machinery and equipment as used to mount OTR tires:
.
7
Defined on page 4.

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II-4b.

Operating parameters.--The production capacity reported in II-4a is based on:
Hours per week
Weeks per year

II-4c.

Unmounted OTR tires

Mounted OTR tires

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

II-4d.

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Mounted OTR tires

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

Mounted OTR tires

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Product shifting.—
(i)

Unmounted OTR Tires.--Is your firm able to switch production (capacity) between
unmounted OTR tires and other products using the same equipment and/or labor?
No

Yes-- (i.e., have produced other products or are able to produce other
products). Please identify other actual or potential products:
.

(ii)

Unmounted OTR Tires.--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.

(iii)

Mounted OTR Tires.--Is your firm able to switch production (capacity) between mounted
OTR tires and other products using the same equipment and/or labor?
No

(iv)

Yes-- (i.e., have produced other products or are able to produce other
products). Please identify other actual or potential products:
.

Mounted OTR Tires.--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 unmounted OTR tires?
percent.
What percentage of your firm’s total sales in its most recent fiscal year was represented by
sales of mounted OTR tires?
percent.

II-6.

Firm's estimated share of production in China, India, or Sri Lanka.—
Please estimate the percentage of total production of unmounted OTR tires in the country
specified on the certification page accounted for by your firm’s production in 2014.
percent.
Please estimate the percentage of total production of mounted OTR tires in the country
specified on the certification page accounted for by your firm’s production in 2014.
percent.

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II-7.

Firm's estimated share of country's exports.—
Please estimate the percentage of total exports to the United States of unmounted OTR
tires from the country specified on the certification page accounted for by your firm’s
exports in 2014.
percent.
Please estimate the percentage of total exports to the United States of mounted OTR
tires from the country specified on the certification page accounted for by your firm’s
exports in 2014.
percent.

II-8.

Inventories in the United States.--Has your firm, since 2012, maintained any inventories of OTR
tires 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.
Calendar year
Item

2012

2013

January-September
2014

2014

Quantity (in number of tires)
Unmounted OTR tires
Mounted OTR tires

II-9.

Third country trade actions.--Are the OTR tires 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.

2015

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Trade data.--Report your firm’s production capacity, production, shipments, and inventories
related to the production of unmounted OTR tires in your establishment(s) in China, India, or Sri
Lanka 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 China, India, or Sri Lanka, including
production consumed internally within your firm.
“Shipments”--Shipments of products produced in your establishment(s) in China, India, or Sri
Lanka. Quantities reported should be net of returns.
“Home market commercial shipments”--Shipments, other than internal consumption and
transfers to related firms, within China, India, or Sri Lanka.
“Home market internal consumption/transfers to related firms”--Shipments made to
related firms in China, India, or Sri Lanka, including product consumed internally by your firm.
“Export shipments”--Shipments to destinations outside China, India, or Sri Lanka, 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 for UNMOUNTED OTR TIRES.

Unmounted OTR Tires
Quantity (in number of tires)
Projections1

Actual experience
Calendar year
Item
Average production capacity (I)

2012

2013

January-September
2014

2014

2015

Calendar year
2015

2016

2

Beginning-of-period inventories
(J)
Production (K)
Home market shipments:
Internal consumption/
transfers (L)3
Commercial shipments (M)
Exports to the United States (N)4
Exports to all other markets (O) 5
Total exports (P)
(should equal N+O)

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Total shipments (Q)
(should equal L+M+P)

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

End-of-period inventories (R)
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
Internal consumption includes OTR tires that your firm will mount to a wheel or tire assembly prior to sale
(mounting operations are reported in question II-11).
4
Report the share of your 2014 exports to the United States of OTR tires that were sold with kits:
.
5
Identify principal other export markets.
.
2

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Trade data for UNMOUNTED OTR TIRES.—Continued.
RECONCILIATION OF SHIPMENTS, PRODUCTION, AND INVENTORY.--Generally, the data reported
for the end-of-period inventories (i.e., line R) should be equal to the beginning-of-period
inventories (i.e., line J), plus production (i.e., line K), less total shipments (i.e., lines M, N, O, and
P). 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
JanuarySeptember

Calendar year
Item

2012

2013

Projections

2014

2014

2015

Calendar year
2015

2016

J + K – Q – R = 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.

0

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Trade data for MOUNTED OTR TIRES.

Mounted OTR Tires
Quantity (in number of tires)
1

Actual experience
Calendar year
Item

2012

2013

Projections
January-September

2014

2014

Calendar year

2015

2015

2016

2

Average production capacity (S)
Beginning-of-period inventories (T)

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Production of mounted OTR tires:
3
Using tires produced internally (U)

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

Using OTR tires purchased from
another firm in a subject country
China (V)

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

India (W)

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Sri Lanka (X)

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

Home market shipments:
Internal consumption/ transfers
(AB)

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Commercial shipments (AC)

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

Exports to the United States of
mounted OTR tires using tires
manufactured in –
China (AD)

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

India (AE)

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Sri Lanka (AF)

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

All other countries (AG)

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Total exports (AJ)
(should equal AH + AI)

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

Total shipments (AK)
(should equal AB + AC +AJ)

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

End-of-period inventories (AL)

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Using tires purchased from
subject countries (Y)
Using tires purchased from a
nonsubject country (i.e., other than
4
China, India, or Sri Lanka) (Z)
Total production of mounted
OTR tires (AA)

Total exports to the United
States (AH)
5

Exports to all other markets (AI)

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Trade data for MOUNTED OTR TIRES.—Continued.

1

Please explain the basis for your firm’s projections. 0.
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
These tires are a subset of the production reported in II-10 (line K)
4
Identify nonsubject country (ies).
.
5
Identify principal other export markets.
.
2

RECONCILIATION OF SHIPMENTS, PRODUCTION, AND INVENTORY.--Generally, the data reported
for the end-of-period inventories (i.e., line AL) should be equal to the beginning-of-period
inventories (i.e., line T), plus production (i.e., line AA), less total shipments (i.e., lines AB, AC, AH,
and AI). 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
JanuarySeptember

Calendar year
Item

2012

2013

Projections

2014

2014

2015

Calendar year
2015

2016

T + AA – AB – AC – AH –
AI – AL = should equal
zero ("0") or provide an
explanation.1
( 1)
( 1)
( 1)
( 1)
( 1)
( 1)
( 1)
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.

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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:
https://www.usitc.gov/investigations/701731/2016/certan_new_pneumatic_off_the_road_tires_china/
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/

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• E-mail.—E-mail your questionnaire 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.
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 these proceedings, 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.