16-4-3534 Foreign Producers'/Exporters' Questionnaire

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FOREIGN PRODUCERS’/EXPORTERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
IRON CONSTRUCTION CASTINGS FROM BRAZIL, CANADA, AND CHINA
This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by August 19, 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 review of the countervailing and antidumping duty orders concerning iron construction castings from
Brazil, Canada, and China (Inv. Nos. 701-TA-249 and 731-TA-262, 263, and 265 (Fourth Review)). 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 iron construction castings (as defined on next page) at any time since
January 1, 2010?

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):
Brazil

Canada (Light castings only)

China

Return questionnaire via the Commission Drop Box by clicking on the following
link: https://dropbox.usitc.gov/oinv/. (PIN: IRON)
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 or reviews
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
proceeding 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. The Department of Commerce issued antidumping duty orders on imports of “heavy” and
“light” iron construction castings from Canada on March 5, 1986 and from Brazil and China on May 9,
1986. On May 15, 1986, Commerce issued a countervailing duty order on imports of “heavy” iron
construction castings from Brazil. On September 23, 1998, Commerce issued the final results of a
changed circumstance review concerning iron construction castings from Canada, in which the
antidumping duty order with respect to ‘‘light’’ castings was revoked. On October 1, 2015, 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 orders would be likely to lead to continuation or
recurrence of material injury to the domestic industry within a reasonably foreseeable time. If both the
Commission and Commerce make affirmative determinations, the orders will remain in place. If either
the Commission or Commerce makes negative determinations, the Department of Commerce will
revoke the orders. Questionnaires and other information pertinent to this proceeding are available
at https://www.usitc.gov/investigations/701731/2015/iron_construction_castings_brazil_canada_and_c
hina/fourth_review_full.htm
Iron construction castings covered by these reviews consist of heavy castings and light castings.
Heavy castings -- manhole covers, rings, and frames, catch basin grates and frames, cleanout covers and
frames used for drainage or access purposes for public utility, water and sanitary systems, collectively
imported under Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) statistical reporting number 7325.10.0010 until 1999.
Starting in 2000, heavy castings were imported under the following statistical reporting numbers:
7325.10.0010, 7325.10.0020, and 7325.10.0025. Heavy castings may also be imported under HTS
statistical reporting number 7325.10.0080 as “other.” Heavy castings from Brazil are subject to both
antidumping and countervailing duty orders. Heavy castings from Canada and China are subject to
antidumping duty orders.
Light castings -- valve, service, and meter boxes which are placed below ground to encase water, gas, or
other valves, or water and gas meters. These types of light castings were imported under HTS statistical
reporting number 7325.10.0050 until 1999. Starting in 2000, these light castings were imported under
the following two reporting numbers: 7325.10.0030 and 7325.10.0035. Light castings may also be
imported under HTS statistical reporting number 7325.10.0080 as “other.” Light castings from Brazil and
China are subject to antidumping duty orders.
Reporting of information.-- If information is not readily available from your records in exactly the form
requested, furnish carefully prepared estimates. If your firm is completing more than one questionnaire
in connection with this proceeding (i.e., a producer, importer, and/or purchaser questionnaire), you
need not respond to duplicated questions in the questionnaires.
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

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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.
I-1.

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
30 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 Brazil, Canada, and China involved in the production
or export of iron construction castings, including auxiliary facilities operated in conjunction with
(whether or not physically separate from) such facilities. Firms operating more than one
establishment in Brazil, Canada, and China should combine the data for all establishments into a
single report.

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U.S. importers.--Please provide the names, contacts, email addresses, and telephone numbers
of the FIVE largest U.S. importers of your firm’s iron construction castings in 2015.

No.

Importer’s name

Contact person

Email address

Share of
Area code
your firm’s
and
2015 U.S.
telephone
exports
number
(%)

1
2
3
4
5
I-4.

U.S. production.--Does your firm or any related firm produce, have the capability to produce, or
have any plans to produce iron construction castings in the United States or other countries?
No

I-5.

U.S. importation.--Does your firm or any related firm import or have any plans to import iron
construction castings into the United States?
No

I-6.

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.

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

Business plan.--In Parts II and III of this questionnaire we request a copy of your company’s
business plan. Does your company or any related firm have a business plan or any internal
documents that describe, discuss, or analyze expected future market conditions for iron
construction castings?
No

Yes--Please provide the requested documents. If you are not providing the
requested documents, please explain why not.

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Porscha Stiger (202-2053241, [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 iron construction castings since January 1, 2010.

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)

If checked, please describe; leave blank if not
applicable.

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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 iron construction
castings in the future?
No

II-4.

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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 your response a specific projection of your firm’s
capacity to produce iron construction castings (in 1,000 pounds) for
2016 and 2017.

Anticipated changes in operations in the event the order is revoked.--Would your firm
anticipate any changes in the character of its operations or organization (as noted above)
relating to the production of iron construction castings in the future if the countervailing and
antidumping duty orders on iron construction castings from Brazil, Canada, and/or China were
to be revoked?
No

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 your response a specific projection of your firm’s
capacity to produce iron construction castings (in 1,000 pounds) for
2016 and 2017.

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Production using same machinery.-- Please report your firm’s production of products made on
the same equipment and machinery used to produce iron construction castings, 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 Brazil, Canada, and China, including
production consumed internally within your firm.
Quantity (in 1,000 pounds)
Calendar year
Item

2013

2014

January-June
2015

2015

2016

Overall production
capacity
Production of:
1
Heavy castings
Light castings

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

Other products
Total
1

Data entered for production of iron construction castings will populate here once reported in
question II-14.
2
Please identify these products:
.

II-5b.

Operating parameters.--The production capacity reported in II-5a is based on operating
per week,
weeks per year.

II-5c.

Capacity calculation.--Please describe the methodology used to calculate overall production
capacity reported in II-5a, and explain any changes in reported capacity.

II-5d.

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

hours

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II-5e.

Product shifting.
(i).

Is your firm able to switch production (capacity) between iron construction castings and
other products using the same equipment and/or labor?
No

(ii).

II-5f.

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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.

Production process.--What production process methods does your firm use to make light iron
construction castings?
Sand-cast method

Shell-mold method

Permanent-mold method

II-6.

Share of sales.--What percentage of your firm’s total sales in its most recent fiscal year was
represented by sales of iron construction castings?
percent.

II-7.

Firm's estimated share of production in country.--Please estimate the percentage of total
production of iron construction castings in the country specified on the certification page accounted
for by your firm’s production in 2015.
percent.

II-8.

Firm's estimated share of country's exports.--Please estimate the percentage of total exports to
the United States of iron construction castings from the country specified on the certification
page accounted for by your firm’s exports in 2015.
percent.

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Inventories in the United States.--Has your firm, since January 1, 2013, maintained any
inventories of iron construction castings 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 1,000 pounds)
Calendar year
Item

2013

2014

January-June
2015

2015

2016

Inventory of:
HEAVY castings
LIGHT castings

II-10.

Third country trade actions.--Is the iron construction castings 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.

II-11.

Other export markets.--Identify export markets (other than the United States) that your firm
has developed or where it has increased its sales of iron construction castings since January 1,
2013. Please identify and discuss below.

II-12.

Significance of countervailing and antidumping duty orders.--Describe the significance of the
existing countervailing and antidumping duty orders covering imports of iron construction
castings from Brazil, Canada, and China in terms of their effect on your firm’s production
capacity, production, home market shipments, exports to the United States and other markets,
and inventories. You may wish to compare your firm’s operations before and after the
imposition of the orders.

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Anticipated changes if order revoked.--Would your firm anticipate any changes in its
production capacity, production, home market shipments, exports to the United States and
other markets, or inventories relating to the production of iron construction castings in the
future if the countervailing and antidumping duty orders on iron construction castings from
Brazil, Canada, and China were to be revoked?
No

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 for any trends or
projections you may provide.

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Trade data.--Report your firm’s production capacity, production, shipments, and inventories
related to the production of iron construction castings in your establishment(s) in Brazil, Canada,
and China during the specified periods. Do not include resales of iron castings that your firm did
not produce; those data to the degree they are exported to the United States should only be
reported in question II-15.
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.
Do not include resales of iron construction castings that your firm did not produce; those data to
the degree they are exported to the United States should only be reported in question II-15.
“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 Brazil, Canada, and China, including
production consumed internally within your firm.
“Shipments”--Shipments of products produced in your establishment(s) in Brazil, Canada, and
China. Quantities reported should be net of returns. Report 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 Brazil, Canada, and China.
“Home market commercial shipments”--Shipments, other than internal consumption and
transfers to related firms, within Brazil, Canada, and China.
“Home market internal consumption/transfers to related firms”--Shipments made to
related firms in Brazil, Canada, and China, including product consumed internally by your firm.
“Export shipments”--Shipments to destinations outside Brazil, Canada, and China, 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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II-14a. Trade data (HEAVY castings)

HEAVY CASTINGS
Quantity (in 1,000 pounds) and Value (in 1,000 dollars)
Calendar year
Item

2013

2014

Projections

January-June
2015

2015

2016

2016

2017

Average production
1
capacity (A)
Beginning-of-period
inventories (B)
Production (C)
Home market shipments:
Internal consumption/
transfers
quantity (D)
value (E)
Commercial shipments
quantity (F)
value (G)
Export shipments:
to the United States:
quantity (H)
value (I)
to the European
2
Union:
quantity (J)
value (K)
3

to Asia:
quantity (L)
value (M)
to all other markets:
quantity (N)

4

value (O)
Total exports (quantity)
(P)

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Total shipments
(quantity) (Q)

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

End-of-period inventories
(R)
1

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:
.
2
Identify your firm’s principal European Union export markets:
.
3
Identify your firm’s principal Asian export markets:
.
4
Identify your firm’s principal other export markets:
.

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II-14a. Trade data (HEAVY castings).—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 B), plus production (i.e., line C), less total shipments (i.e., lines D, F, H, J, L,
and N). 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.
Calendar year
Item

2013

2014

January-June
2015

2015

2016

Projections
2016

2017

B+C–D–F–
H –J – L – N –
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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II-14b. Trade data (LIGHT castings)

LIGHT CASTINGS
Quantity (in 1,000 pounds) and Value (in 1,000 dollars)
Calendar year
Item

2013

2014

January-June
2015

2015

Projections

2016

2016

2017

Average production
1
capacity (A)
Beginning-of-period
inventories (B)
Production (C)
Home market shipments:
Internal consumption/
transfers
quantity (D)
value (E)
Commercial
shipments
quantity (F)
value (G)
Export shipments:
to the United States:
quantity (H)
value (I)
to the European
2
Union:
quantity (J)
value (K)
3

to Asia:
quantity (L)
value (M)
to all other markets:
quantity (N)

4

value (O)
Total exports (quantity)
(P)

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Total shipments
(quantity) (Q)

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

End-of-period inventories
(R)
1

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:
.
2
Identify your firm’s principal European Union export markets:
.
3
Identify your firm’s principal Asian export markets:
.
4
Identify your firm’s principal other export markets:
.

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II-14b. Trade data (LIGHT castings).—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 B), plus production (i.e., line C), less total shipments (i.e., lines D, F, H, J, L,
and N). 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.
Calendar year
Item

2013

B+C–D–F–
H –J – L – N –
R= should equal
zero ("0") or
provide an
explanation.1

2014

0

January-June
2015

0

2015

0

Projections

2016

0

2016

0

2017

0

0

1

Explanation if the calculated fields above are returning values other than zero (i.e., “0”) but are
nonetheless accurate:
.
II-15.

Exports to the United States not produced by your firm.--Report your firm’s exports to the
United States of iron construction castings (heavy/light) that was produced in Brazil, Canada,
and China but not by your firm during the specified periods.
Quantity (in 1,000 pounds) and Value (in 1,000 dollars)
Calendar year

Item
Exports to the United States
not produced by your firm1
Heavy castings
Quantity
Value
Light castings
Quantity
Value
1

2013

2014

January-June
2015

2015

2016

List the producer(s).
II-16.

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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PART III.--MARKET FACTORS
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Andrew Knipe (202-2052390, [email protected]).
III-1.

Contact information.--Please identify the responsible individual and how Commission staff may
contact the individual regarding the confidential information submitted in part III.
Name
Title
Email
Telephone
Fax

III-2a. Contract versus spot (HEAVY castings).--Approximately what share of your firm’s sales of iron
construction castings to U.S. customers in 2015 was on a (1) long-term contract basis, (2) annual
contract basis, (3) short-term contract basis, and (4) spot sales basis?

Share of your
2015 sales

Long-term
contracts
(multiple
deliveries for
more than 12
months)
%

Type of sale
Short-term
Annual
contracts
contracts
(multiple
(multiple
deliveries for
deliveries for 12
less than 12
months)
months)
%

Total
(should
sum to
100.0%)

Spot sales
(for a single
delivery)
%

%

0.0

%

III-2b. Contract versus spot (LIGHT castings).--Approximately what share of your firm’s sales of iron
construction castings to U.S. customers in 2015 was on a (1) long-term contract basis, (2) annual
contract basis, (3) short-term contract basis, and (4) spot sales basis?

Share of your
2015 sales

Long-term
contracts
(multiple
deliveries for
more than 12
months)
%

Type of sale
Short-term
Annual
contracts
contracts
(multiple
(multiple
deliveries for
deliveries for 12
less than 12
months)
months)
%

Total
(should
sum to
100.0%)

Spot sales
(for a single
delivery)
%

%

0.0

%

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III-3a. Contract provisions (HEAVY castings).--Please fill out the table regarding your firm’s typical
sales contracts with U.S. customers for heavy iron construction castings (or check “not
applicable” if your firm does not sell heavy castings on a long-term, short-term and/or annual
contract basis).
Typical sales
contract provisions

Item

Average contract
duration

No. of
days

Price renegotiation
(during contract
period)

Yes

Fixed quantity
and/or price

Short-term contracts
(multiple deliveries
for less than 12
months)

Annual contracts
(multiple
deliveries for 12
months)

Long-term contracts
(multiple deliveries for
more than 12 months)

365

No
Quantity
Price
Both
Yes

Meet or release
provision

No

Not applicable
III-3b. Contract provisions (LIGHT castings).--Please fill out the table regarding your firm’s typical sales
contracts with U.S. customers for light iron construction castings (or check “not applicable” if
your firm does not sell light castings on a long-term, short-term and/or annual contract basis).
Typical sales
contract provisions

Item

Average contract
duration

No. of
days

Price renegotiation
(during contract
period)

Yes

Fixed quantity
and/or price

No
Quantity

Meet or release
provision
Not applicable

Price
Both
Yes
No

Short-term contracts
(multiple deliveries
for less than 12
months)

Annual contracts
(multiple
deliveries for 12
months)
365

Long-term contracts
(multiple deliveries for
more than 12 months)

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III-4a. Lead times (HEAVY castings).--What is your firm’s share of sales from inventory vs. produced to
order and what is the typical lead time between a customer’s order and the date of delivery for
your firm’s sales of iron construction castings?
Source

Share of 2015 sales

From inventory

%

Produced to order

%

Total (should sum to 100.0%)

0.0

Lead time (days)

%

III-4b. Lead times (LIGHT castings).--What is your firm’s share of sales from inventory vs. produced to
order and what is the typical lead time between a customer’s order and the date of delivery for
your firm’s sales of iron construction castings?
Source

Share of 2015 sales

From inventory

%

Produced to order

%

Total (should sum to 100.0%)
III-5.

0.0

Lead time (days)

%

Raw materials.--Indicate how iron construction castings’ raw materials prices have changed
since January 1, 2010, and how you expect they will change in the future.
Raw
materials
prices

Fluctuate
with no
clear
Overall
No
Overall
increase change decrease trend

Explain, noting how raw material
price changes have affected your
firm’s selling prices for iron
construction castings.

Changes since
January 1,
2010
Anticipated
changes
III-6.

Changes in factors affecting supply.--Have any changes occurred in any other factors affecting
supply (e.g., changes in availability or prices of energy or labor; transportation conditions;
production capacity and/or methods of production; technology; export markets; or alternative
production opportunities) that affected the availability of iron construction castings produced in
Brazil, Canada, and/or China in the U.S. market since January 1, 2010?
No

Yes

If yes, please describe.

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Availability of SUBJECT import supply.--Do you anticipate any changes in terms of the
availability of iron construction castings produced in Brazil, Canada, and/or China in the U.S.
market in the future?
If you anticipate changes in supply, please identify the changes,
No
including the time period and the impact of such changes on
Increase change Decrease shipment volumes and prices.

III-8.

Product shifting.--Describe how easily your firm can shift its sales of iron construction castings
between the U.S. market and alternative country markets. In your discussion, please describe
any contracts, other sales arrangements, or other constraints (including any third-country trade
barriers such as tariffs, quotas, or other non-tariff barriers) that would prevent or retard your
firm from shifting iron construction castings between the U.S. and alternative country markets
within a 12-month period.

III-9.

Product range.--Is the product range, product mix, or marketing of iron construction castings in
your firm’s home market different from that of iron construction castings for export to the
United States or to third-country markets?
No

Yes

If yes, please explain.

III-10. Product changes.--Have there been any significant changes in the product range, product mix,
or marketing of iron construction castings in your firm’s home market, for export to the United
States, or for export to third-country markets since January 1, 2010? Do you anticipate any
future changes?
Changes in
product range,
product mix, or
marketing
No Yes
Changes since
January 1, 2010
Anticipated
changes

Explain

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III-11. Substitutes. -(a)

Can other products be substituted for heavy iron construction castings?
No

Yes--Please fill out the table.

End use in which this
substitute is used

Substitute

Have changes in the price of this substitute
affected the price for heavy iron construction
castings?
No Yes

Explanation

1.
2.
3.
(b)

Can other products be substituted for light iron construction castings?
No

Substitute

Yes--Please fill out the table.

End use in which this
substitute is used

Have changes in the price of this substitute
affected the price for light iron construction
castings?
No Yes

Explanation

1.
2.
3.
(c)

Have there been any changes in the number or types of products that can be
substituted for iron construction castings since January 1, 2010? Do you anticipate any
future changes?
Changes in
substitutes

Changes since
January 1, 2010
Anticipated
changes

No

Yes

Explain

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III-12. Interchangeability.--Are the iron construction castings produced by your firm and sold in its
home market interchangeable (i.e., can be used in the same applications) with your firm’s iron
construction castings sold to the United States and/or to third-country markets?
Yes

No

If no, identify the market(s) and any differences in the products.

III-13. End uses.-(a)

Describe the end uses of the heavy and/or light iron construction castings that your firm
manufactures and sell to your firm’s home market. If these end uses differ from those
of the iron construction castings your firm sells to the U.S. market or to third-country
markets, explain.

(b)

Have there been any changes in the end uses of iron construction castings since January
1, 2010? Do you anticipate any future changes?

Changes in end
uses
Changes since
January 1, 2010
Anticipated
changes

No

Yes

Explain

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III-14. Demand trends.--Indicate how demand in the following markets for iron construction castings
has changed since January 1, 2010, and how you anticipate demand will change in the future.
Explain any trends and describe the principal factors that have affected, and that you anticipate
will affect, these changes in demand.

Your firm’s Overall
market
increase

Fluctuate
No
Overall
with no
change decrease clear trend

Explanation and factors

Demand since January 1, 2010
Home
market
United
States
Other
markets
Anticipated future demand
Home
market
United
States
Other
markets
III-15. Price differences.--Please compare market prices of iron construction castings in your firm’s
home market, the United States, and third-country markets.

III-16. International transportation.-(a)

Who typically arranges international transportation for your firm’s exports?
Exporter

(b)

Importer

If your firm typically arranges international transportation:
For 2015, report or estimate the average cost to ship typical
volumes of iron construction castings from Brazil, Canada,
and/or China to the United States

Dollars per pound

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III-17. Description of home market.--Describe briefly your firm’s home market for iron construction
castings, including the number of, and competition between, producers.

III-18. Import competition.--Does your firm face competition from imports of iron construction
castings in your firm’s home market?
No

Yes

If yes, please identify the country sources of these imports.

III-19. Market studies.--Please provide as a separate attachment to this request any studies, surveys,
etc. that you are aware of that quantify and/or otherwise discuss iron construction castings
supply (including production capacity and capacity utilization) and demand in (1) the United
States, (2) each of the other major producing/consuming countries, including Brazil, Canada,
and/or China, and (3) the world as a whole. Of particular interest is such data from 2010 to the
present and forecasts for the future.
III-20. Other explanations.--If your firm would like to further explain a response to a question in Part III
that did not provide a narrative response box, including any distinction between heavy and light
construction castings that was not otherwise identified in the question(s), 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/701731/2015/iron_construction_castings_braz
il_canada_and_china/fourth_review_full.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: IRON

• E-mail.—E-mail the MS Word questionnaire to [email protected]; include a scanned copy of
the signed certification page (page 1). Submitters are strongly encouraged to encrypt nonpublic
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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
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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 this proceeding, it is 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.