Form 16-4-3542 Foreign Producers'/Exporters' Questionnaire

OMB No. 3117-0016/USITC No. 16-4-3542; Expiration Date: 6/30/2017
(No response is required if currently valid OMB control number is not displayed)

FOREIGN PRODUCERS’/EXPORTERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
CERTAIN COATED PAPER SUITABLE FOR HIGH-QUALITY PRINT GRAPHICS USING
SHEET-FED PRESSES FROM CHINA AND INDONESIA
This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by August 23, 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 antidumping and countervailing duty orders concerning certain coated paper suitable
for high-quality print graphics using sheet-fed presses (“certain coated paper and paperboard”) from China and
Indonesia (Inv. Nos. 701-TA-470-471 and 731-TA-1169-1170 (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 certain coated paper and paperboard (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):
CHINA

INDONESIA

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

Email address

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PART I.--GENERAL INFORMATION
Background. On November 17, 2010, the Department of Commerce issued antidumping and
countervailing duty orders on imports of certain coated paper and paperboard from China and
Indonesia. 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/certain_coated_paper_suitable_high_quality_print/first_review_full.htm

Certain coated paper suitable for high-quality print graphics using sheet-fed presses (“certain coated
paper and paperboard”).—The paper products covered by these reviews are:
Certain coated paper and paperboard in sheets suitable for high quality print graphics using sheet-fed
presses; coated on one or both sides with kaolin (China or other clay), calcium carbonate, titanium
dioxide, and/or other inorganic substances; with or without a binder; having a GE brightness level of 80
or higher; weighing not more than 340 grams per square meter; whether gloss grade, satin grade, matte
grade, dull grade, or any other grade of finish; whether or not surface-colored, surface-decorated,
printed (except as described below), embossed, or perforated; and irrespective of dimensions.
Certain coated paper includes: (a) coated free sheet paper and paperboard that meets this scope
definition; (b) coated groundwood paper and paperboard produced from bleached chemi-thermomechanical pulp (“BCTMP”) that meets this scope definition; and (c) any other coated paper and
paperboard that meets this scope definition.
Coated paper is typically (but not exclusively) used for printing multi-colored graphics for catalogues,
books, magazines, envelopes, labels and wraps, greeting cards, and other commercial printing
applications requiring high quality print graphics.
Specifically excluded from the scope are imports of paper and paperboard printed with final content
printed text or graphics.
U.S. imports of the subject merchandise are provided for under the following statistical categories of the
HTSUS: 4810.14.1100, 4810.14.1900, 4810.14.2010, 4810.14.2090, 4810.14.5000, 4810.14.6000,
4810.14.7000, 4810.19.1100, 4810.19.1900, 4810.19.2010, 4810.19.2090, 4810.22.1000, 4810.22.5000,
4810.22.6000, 4810.22.7000, 4810.29.1000, 4810.29.5000, 4810.29.6000, 4810.29.7000, 4810.32,
4810.39, and 4810.92.
While HTSUS subheadings/statistical reporting numbers are provided for convenience and customs
purposes, the written description of the scope of these reviews is dispositive.

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Reporting of information.-- If information is not readily available from your records, provide carefully
prepared estimates. If your firm is completing more than one questionnaire (i.e., a producer, importer,
purchaser and/or foreign producer questionnaire), you need not respond to duplicated questions.
Confidentiality.--The commercial and financial data furnished in response to this questionnaire that
reveal the individual operations of your firm will be treated as confidential by the Commission to the
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
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 China or Indonesia involved in the production or
export of certain coated paper and paperboard, including auxiliary facilities operated in
conjunction with (whether or not physically separate from) such facilities. Firms operating more
than one establishment in China or Indonesia should combine the data for all establishments
into a single report.

I-3.

U.S. importers.--Please provide the names, contacts, email addresses, and telephone numbers
of the FIVE largest U.S. importers of your firm’s certain coated paper and paperboard in 2015.

No.

1
2
3
4
5

Importer’s name

Contact person

Email address

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

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I-4.

U.S. production.--Does your firm or any related firm produce, have the capability to produce, or
have any plans to produce certain coated paper and paperboard in the United States or other
countries?
No

I-5.

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.

U.S. importation.--Does your firm or any related firm import or have any plans to import certain
coated paper and paperboard into the United States?
No

I-6.

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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 certain
coated paper and paperboard?
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 Andrew (Drew) Dushkes
(202-205-3229, [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 certain coated paper and paperboard 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 certain coated
paper and paperboard 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 certain coated paper and paperboard (in short
tons) 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 certain coated paper and paperboard in the future if the
antidumping and/or countervailing duty orders on certain coated paper and paperboard from
China and/or Indonesia 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 certain coated paper and paperboard (in short
tons) 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 certain coated paper and paperboard, and
the combined production capacity on this shared equipment and machinery.

II-5a.

“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 or Indonesia, including
production consumed internally within your firm.
Quantity (in short tons)
Calendar year
Item

2010

2011

2012

January-June

2013

2014

2015

2015

2016

CERTAIN COATED PAPER AND PAPERBOARD MACHINERY
Overall production capacity
Production of:
Certain coated paper and
1
paperboard

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Other coated paper
Uncoated paper
2

Other products
Total

SHEETER ROLL MACHINERY
Overall production capacity
Production of:
Sheeters rolls for certain coated
paper and paperboard
Sheeter rolls for other coated
paper
Sheeter rolls for uncoated paper
3

Other products
Total

0

0

0

0

0

1

Data entered for production of certain coated paper and paperboard will populate here once reported in question II-14.
Please identify these products:
.
3
Please identify these products:
.
2

II-5b.

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

hours

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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.

II-5e.

Product shifting.
(i).

Is your firm able to switch production (capacity) between certain coated paper and
paperboard and other products using the same equipment and/or labor?
No

(ii).

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.

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II-6.

Share of sales.--What percentage of your firm’s total sales in its most recent fiscal year was
represented by sales of certain coated paper and paperboard?
percent.

II-7.

Firm's estimated share of production in country.--Please estimate the percentage of total
production of certain coated paper and paperboard 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 certain coated paper and paperboard from the country specified on the
certification page accounted for by your firm’s exports in 2015.
percent.

II-9.

Inventories in the United States.--Has your firm, since 2010, maintained any inventories of
certain coated paper and paperboard in the United States (not including inventories held by
firms identified in question I-3)?
“Inventories”--Finished goods inventory, not raw materials or work in progress.
No

Yes--Report the quantity of such end-of-period inventories below.
Quantity (in short tons)
Calendar year

Item
Inventory

2010

2011

2012

2013

January-June
2014

2015

2015

2016

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Third country trade actions.--Is the certain coated paper and paperboard 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 certain coated paper and paperboard since
2010. Please identify and discuss below.

II-12.

Significance of antidumping and countervailing duty orders.--Describe the significance of the
existing antidumping and countervailing duty orders covering imports of certain coated paper
and paperboard from China and/or Indonesia in terms of its 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 order.

II-13.

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 certain coated paper and paperboard
in the future if the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on certain coated paper and
paperboard from China and/or Indonesia 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 certain coated paper and paperboard in your establishment(s) in
China or Indonesia during the specified periods. Do not include resales of certain coated paper
and paperboard 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.
“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 or Indonesia, including
production consumed internally within your firm.
“Shipments”--Shipments of products produced in your establishment(s) in China or Indonesia.
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 China or Indonesia.
“Home market commercial shipments”--Shipments, other than internal consumption and
transfers to related firms, within China or Indonesia.
“Home market internal consumption/transfers to related firms”--Shipments made to
related firms in China or Indonesia, including product consumed internally by your firm.
“Export shipments”--Shipments to destinations outside China or Indonesia, including shipments
to related firms.
“Inventories”--Finished goods inventory, not raw materials or work-in-progress.
Note: As requested in Part I of this questionnaire, please keep all supporting documents/records
used in the preparation of the trade data, as Commission staff may contact your firm regarding
questions on the trade data. The Commission may also request that your company submit copies
of the supporting documents/records (such as production and sales schedules, inventory records,
etc.) used to compile these data.

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Trade data.--Continued.

II-14.

Quantity (in short tons) and Value (in 1,000 dollars)
Calendar year
Item

2010

2011

2012

January-June

2013

2014

2015

2015

2016

1

Average production 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)
2

to the European 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

0

Total shipments (quantity) (Q)

0

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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Trade data.—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

2010

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

2011

0

2012

0

January-June

2013

0

2014

0

2015

0

2015

0

2016

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 certain coated paper and paperboard that was produced in China or Indonesia
but not by your firm during the specified periods.
Quantity (in short tons) and Value (in 1,000 dollars)
Calendar year
Item

2010

2011

2012

2013

January-June
2014

2015

2015

2016

Exports to the United States
1
not produced by your firm
Quantity
Value
1

List the producer(s).
II-15.

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 Amelia Preece (202-2053250, [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-2.

Contract versus spot.--Approximately what share of your firm’s sales of certain coated paper
and paperboard 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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Contract provisions.— Please fill out the table regarding your firm’s typical sales contracts with
U.S. customers for certain coated paper and paperboard (or check “not applicable” if your firm
does not sell on a long-term, short-term and/or annual contract basis).
Short-term contracts Annual contracts
Long-term contracts
Typical sales
(multiple deliveries
(multiple
Item
(multiple deliveries for
contract provisions
for less than 12
deliveries for 12
more than 12 months)
months)
months)

III-3.

Average contract
duration

No. of
days

Price renegotiation
(during contract
period)

Yes

365

No
Quantity

Fixed quantity
and/or price

Price
Both
Yes

Meet or release
provision

No

Not applicable
III-4.

Lead times.— What is your firm’s share of sales from inventory and 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 certain coated paper and paperboard?

Source
From inventory

%

Produced to order

%

Total (should sum to 100.0%)

III-5.

Share of 2015 sales

0.0

Lead time (average
number of days)

%

Raw materials.-- Indicate how certain coated paper and paperboard raw materials prices have
changed since January 1, 2010, and how you expect they will change in the future.
Raw
materials
prices
Changes since
January 1,
2010
Anticipated
changes

Fluctuate
Explain, noting how raw material
with no
price changes have affected your
clear
firm’s selling prices for certain coated
Overall
No
Overall
increase change decrease trend
paper and paperboard.

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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 China and Indonesia-produced certain
coated paper and paperboard in the U.S. market since January 1, 2010?
No

III-7.

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Yes

If yes, please describe.

Availability of SUBJECT import supply.-- Do you anticipate any changes in terms of the
availability of China and Indonesia-produced certain coated paper and paperboard 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 certain coated paper and
paperboard 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 certain coated paper and paperboard between the U.S. and alternative country markets within a
12-month period.

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Product range.--Is the product range, product mix, or marketing of certain coated paper and
paperboard in your firm’s home market different from that of certain coated paper and
paperboard 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 certain coated paper and paperboard 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 certain coated paper and paperboard?
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 certain coated paper
and paperboard?
No Yes

Explanation

1.
2.
3.
(b)

Have there been any changes in the number or types of products that can be
substituted for certain coated paper and paperboard since January 1, 2010? Do you
anticipate any future changes?
Changes in
substitutes

No Yes

Explain

Changes since
January 1, 2010
Anticipated
changes
III-12. Interchangeability.--Is the certain coated paper and paperboard produced by your firm and sold
in its home market interchangeable (i.e., can be used in the same applications) with your firm’s
certain coated paper and paperboard 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.

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III-13. End uses.—
(a)

Describe the end uses of the certain coated paper and paperboard that your firm
manufactures and sell to your firm’s home market. If these end uses differ from those
of the certain coated paper and paperboard 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 certain coated paper and paperboard
since January 1, 2010? Do you anticipate any future changes?

Changes in end
uses

No

Yes

Explain

Changes since
January 1, 2010
Anticipated
changes

III-14. Demand trends.--Indicate how demand in the following markets for certain coated paper and
paperboard 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
Demand since January 1, 2010

Home
market
United
States
Other
markets
Anticipated future demand
Home
market
United
States
Other
markets

Explanation and factors

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III-15. Price differences.--Please compare market prices of certain coated paper and paperboard 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 certain coated paper and paperboard from the
China and Indonesia to the United States

dollars per short
ton

III-17. Description of home market.--Describe briefly your firm’s home market for certain coated
paper and paperboard, including the number of, and competition between, producers.

III-18. Import competition.--Does your firm face competition from imports of certain coated paper and
paperboard 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 certain coated paper and
paperboard supply (including production capacity and capacity utilization) and demand in (1)
the United States, (2) each of the other major producing/consuming countries, including China
and Indonesia, and (3) the world as a whole. Of particular interest is such data from 2010 to the
present and forecasts for the future.

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III-20. Environmental certification.—
a) Is your firm’s certain coated paper and paperboard covered by Forest Stewardship Council
Certification or equivalent? If yes, when did you receive this certification, and what type(s)
of certification does your firm have? If no please skip to question III-21.

No

Yes

Year of certification.
(if you have multiple certifications
list year of first certification)

List type(s) of certification

b) How has the share of your sales that require and that prefer Forest Stewardship Council
Certification or equivalent changed since 2010?
Overall
increase

No
change

Overall Fluctuate with
decrease no clear trend

Change in share requiring certification
Change in share preferring (but not
requiring) certification
c) Please list your largest customers requiring Forest Stewardship Council Certification or
equivalent.

III-21. 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, 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: LINK
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: XXXX

• 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
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 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.