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U.S. IMPORTERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
WOODEN BEDROOM FURNITURE FROM CHINA
This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by September 6, 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 duty order concerning wooden bedroom furniture from China (Inv. No.
731‐TA‐1058 (Second Review)). The information requested in the questionnaire is requested under the authority of the
Tariff Act of 1930, title VII. This report is mandatory and failure to reply as directed can result in a subpoena or other
order to compel the submission of records or information in your firm’s possession (19 U.S.C. § 1333(a)).
Name of firm
Address
City
State
Zip Code
Website
Has your firm imported wooden bedroom furniture (as defined on the next page) from any country 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)
Return questionnaire via the Commission Drop Box by clicking on the following link:
https://dropbox.usitc.gov/oinv/. (PIN: WBF)
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 investigations 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
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. On January 4, 2005, the Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) issued an antidumping
duty order on imports of wooden bedroom furniture from China. On November 2, 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 order 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 an affirmative determination, the order will remain in place. If either
the Commission or Commerce makes a negative determination, Commerce will revoke the order.
Questionnaires and other information pertinent to this proceeding are available at
https://www.usitc.gov/investigations/701731/2015/wooden_bedroom_furniture_china/second_review_full.htm.
Wooden bedroom furniture covered by this investigation is generally, but not exclusively, designed,
manufactured, and offered for sale in coordinated groups, or bedrooms, in which all of the individual
pieces are of approximately the same style and approximately the same material and/or finish. The
subject merchandise is made substantially of wood products, including both solid wood and also
engineered wood products made from wood particles, fibers, or other wooden materials such as
plywood, strand board, particle board, and fiberboard, with or without wood veneers, wood overlays, or
laminates, with or without non‐wood components or trim such as metal, marble, leather, glass, plastic,
or other resins, and whether or not assembled, completed, or finished.
The subject merchandise includes the following items: (1) Wooden beds such as loft beds, bunk beds,
and other beds; (2) wooden headboards for beds (whether stand‐alone or attached to side rails),
wooden footboards for beds, wooden side rails for beds, and wooden canopies for beds; (3) night
tables, night stands, dressers, commodes, bureaus, mule chests, gentlemen's chests, bachelor's chests,
lingerie chests, wardrobes, vanities, chessers, chifforobes, and wardrobe‐type cabinets; (4) dressers with
framed glass mirrors that are attached to, incorporated in, sit on, or hang over the dresser; (5) chests‐
on‐chests,1 highboys,2 lowboys,3 chests of drawers,4 chests,5 door chests,6 chiffoniers,7 hutches,8 and
armoires;9 (6) desks, computer stands, filing cabinets, book cases, or writing tables that are attached to
1
A chest‐on‐chest is typically a tall chest‐of‐drawers in two or more sections (or appearing to be in two or more
sections), with one or two sections mounted (or appearing to be mounted) on a slightly larger chest; also known as
a tallboy.
2
A highboy is typically a tall chest of drawers usually composed of a base and a top section with drawers, and
supported on four legs or a small chest (often 15 inches or more in height).
3
A lowboy is typically a short chest of drawers, not more than four feet high, normally set on short legs.
4
A chest of drawers is typically a case containing drawers for storing clothing.
5
A chest is typically a case piece taller than it is wide featuring a series of drawers and with or without one or
more doors for storing clothing. The piece can either include drawers or be designed as a large box incorporating a
lid.
6
A door chest is typically a chest with hinged doors to store clothing, whether or not containing drawers. The
piece may also include shelves for televisions and other entertainment electronics.
7
A chiffonier is typically a tall and narrow chest of drawers normally used for storing undergarments and
lingerie, often with mirror(s) attached.
8
A hutch is typically an open case of furniture with shelves that typically sits on another piece of furniture and
provides storage for clothes.
9
An armoire is typically a tall cabinet or wardrobe (typically 50 inches or taller), with doors, and with one or
more drawers (either exterior below or above the doors or interior behind the doors), shelves, and/or garment
rods or other apparatus for storing clothes. Bedroom armoires may also be used to hold television receivers and/or
other audio‐visual entertainment systems.
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or incorporated in the subject merchandise; and (7) other bedroom furniture consistent with the above
list.
The scope of the order excludes the following items: (1) Seats, chairs, benches, couches, sofas, sofa
beds, stools, and other seating furniture; (2) mattresses, mattress supports (including box springs),
infant cribs, water beds, and futon frames; (3) office furniture, such as desks, stand‐up desks, computer
cabinets, filing cabinets, credenzas, and bookcases; (4) dining room or kitchen furniture such as dining
tables, chairs, servers, sideboards, buffets, corner cabinets, china cabinets, and china hutches; (5) other
non‐bedroom furniture, such as television cabinets, cocktail tables, end tables, occasional tables, wall
systems, book cases, and entertainment systems; (6) bedroom furniture made primarily of wicker, cane,
osier, bamboo or rattan; (7) side rails for beds made of metal if sold separately from the headboard and
footboard; (8) bedroom furniture in which bentwood parts predominate;10 (9) jewelry armories;11 (10)
cheval mirrors;12 (11) certain metal parts;13 (12) mirrors that do not attach to, incorporate in, sit on, or
hang over a dresser if they are not designed and marketed to be sold in conjunction with a dresser as
part of a dresser‐mirror set; (13) upholstered beds;14 and (14) toy boxes.15 Also excluded from the scope
10
As used herein, bentwood means solid wood made pliable. Bentwood is wood that is brought to a curved
shape by bending it while made pliable with moist heat or other agency and then set by cooling or drying. See
CBP's Headquarters Ruling Letter 043859, dated May 17, 1976.
11
Any armoire, cabinet or other accent item for the purpose of storing jewelry, not to exceed 24 inches in
width, 18 inches in depth, and 49 inches in height, including a minimum of 5 lined drawers lined with felt or felt‐
like material, at least one side door or one front door (whether or not the door is lined with felt or felt‐like
material), with necklace hangers, and a flip‐top lid with inset mirror. See Issues and Decision Memorandum from
Laurel LaCivita to Laurie Parkhill, Office Director, concerning “Jewelry Armoires and Cheval Mirrors in the
Antidumping Duty Investigation of Wooden bedroom furniture from the People's Republic of China,” dated August
31, 2004. See also Wooden bedroom furniture From the People's Republic of China: Final Changed Circumstances
Review, and Determination To Revoke Order in Part, 71 FR 38621 (July 7, 2006).
12
Cheval mirrors are any framed, tiltable mirror with a height in excess of 50 inches that is mounted on a floor‐
standing, hinged base. Additionally, the scope of the order excludes combination cheval mirror/jewelry cabinets.
The excluded merchandise is an integrated piece consisting of a cheval mirror, i.e., a framed tiltable mirror with a
height in excess of 50 inches, mounted on a floor‐standing, hinged base, the cheval mirror serving as a door to a
cabinet back that is integral to the structure of the mirror and which constitutes a jewelry cabinet line with fabric,
having necklace and bracelet hooks, mountings for rings and shelves, with or without a working lock and key to
secure the contents of the jewelry cabinet back to the cheval mirror, and no drawers anywhere on the integrated
piece. The fully assembled piece must be at least 50 inches in height, 14.5 inches in width, and 3 inches in depth.
See Wooden bedroom furniture From the People's Republic of China: Final Changed Circumstances Review and
Determination To Revoke Order in Part, 72 FR 948 (January 9, 2007).
13
Metal furniture parts and unfinished furniture parts made of wood products (as defined above) that are not
otherwise specifically named in this scope (i.e., wooden headboards for beds, wooden footboards for beds,
wooden side rails for beds, and wooden canopies for beds) and that do not possess the essential character of
wooden bedroom furniture in an unassembled, incomplete, or unfinished form. Such parts are usually classified
under HTSUS subheadings 9403.90.7005, 9403.90.7010, or 9403.90.7080.
14
Upholstered beds that are completely upholstered, i.e., containing filling material and completely covered in
sewn genuine leather, synthetic leather, or natural or synthetic decorative fabric. To be excluded, the entire bed
(headboards, footboards, and side rails) must be upholstered except for bed feet, which may be of wood, metal, or
any other material and which are no more than nine inches in height from the floor. See Wooden bedroom
furniture from the People's Republic of China: Final Results of Changed Circumstances Review and Determination to
Revoke Order in Part, 72 FR 7013 (February 14, 2007).
15
To be excluded the toy box must: (1) Be wider than it is tall; (2) have dimensions within 16 inches to 27
inches in height, 15 inches to 18 inches in depth, and 21 inches to 30 inches in width; (3) have a hinged lid that
encompasses the entire top of the box; (4) not incorporate any doors or drawers; (5) have slow‐closing safety
hinges; (6) have air vents; (7) have no locking mechanism; and (8) comply with American Society for Testing and
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are certain enclosable wall bed units, also referred to as murphy beds, which are composed of the
following three major sections: (1) A metal wall frame, which attaches to the wall and uses coils or
pistons to support the metal mattress frame; (2) a metal frame, which has euro slats for supporting a
mattress and two legs that pivot; and (3) wood panels, which attach to the metal wall frame and/or the
metal mattress frame to form a cabinet to enclose the wall bed when not in use. Excluded enclosable
wall bed units are imported in ready‐to‐assemble format with all parts necessary for assembly.
Enclosable wall bed units do not include a mattress. Wood panels of enclosable wall bed units, when
imported separately, remain subject to the order.
Also excluded from the scope are certain shoe cabinets 31.5‐33.5 inches wide by 15.5‐17.5 inches deep
by 34.5‐36.5 inches high. They are designed strictly to store shoes, which are intended to be aligned in
rows perpendicular to the wall along which the cabinet is positioned. Shoe cabinets do not have
drawers, rods, or other indicia for the storage of clothing other than shoes. The cabinets are not
designed, manufactured, or offered for sale in coordinated groups or sets and are made substantially of
wood, have two to four shelves inside them, and are covered by doors. The doors often have blinds that
are designed to allow air circulation and release of bad odors. The doors themselves may be made of
wood or glass. The depth of the shelves does not exceed 14 inches. Each shoe cabinet has doors,
adjustable shelving, and ventilation holes.
Also excluded from the scope are certain bed bases consisting of: (1) A wooden box frame, (2) three
wooden cross beams and one perpendicular center wooden support beam, and (3) wooden slats over
the beams. These bed bases are constructed without inner springs and/or coils and do not include a
headboard, footboard, side rails, or mattress. The bed bases are imported unassembled.
Imports of subject merchandise are classified under subheadings 9403.50.9042 and 9403.50.9045 of the
HTSUS as “wooden . . . beds” and under subheading 9403.50.9080 of the HTSUS as “other . . . wooden
furniture of a kind used in the bedroom.” In addition, wooden headboards for beds, wooden footboards
for beds, wooden side rails for beds, and wooden canopies for beds may also be entered under
subheading 9403.50.9042 or 9403.50.9045 of the HTSUS as “parts of wood.” Subject merchandise may
also be entered under subheadings 9403.50.9041, 9403.60.8081, 9403.20.0018, or 9403.90.8041.
Further, framed glass mirrors may be entered under subheading 7009.92.1000 or 7009.92.5000 of the
HTSUS as “glass mirrors . . . framed.” The order covers all wooden bedroom furniture meeting the above
description, regardless of tariff classification. Although the HTSUS subheadings are provided for
convenience and customs purposes, our written description of the scope of this proceeding is
dispositive.
Reporting of information.‐‐ If information is not readily available from your records, provide carefully
prepared estimates. If your firm is completing more than one questionnaire (i.e., a producer, importer,
purchaser and/or foreign producer questionnaire), you need not respond to duplicated questions.
Materials (“ASTM”) standard F963‐03. Toy boxes are boxes generally designed for the purpose of storing children's
items such as toys, books, and playthings. See Wooden bedroom furniture from the People's Republic of China:
Final Results of Changed Circumstances Review and Determination to Revoke Order in Part, 74 FR 8506 (February
25, 2009). Further, as determined in the scope ruling memorandum “Wooden bedroom furniture from the
People's Republic of China: Scope Ruling on a White Toy Box,” dated July 6, 2009, the dimensional ranges used to
identify the toy boxes that are excluded from the wooden bedroom furniture order apply to the box itself rather
than the lid.
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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.
OMB statistics.‐‐Please report below the actual number of hours required and the cost to your
firm of completing this questionnaire.
I‐2.
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
40 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.
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 involved in the importation of wooden bedroom
furniture, including auxiliary facilities operated in conjunction with (whether or not physically
separate from) such facilities.
I‐3.
Ownership.‐‐Is your firm owned, in whole or in part, by any other firm?
No
Yes‐‐List the following information.
Firm name
Address
Extent of
ownership
(percent)
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I‐4.
Related Chinese importers/exporters.‐‐Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic
or foreign, that are engaged in importing wooden bedroom furniture from China into the United
States or that are engaged in exporting wooden bedroom furniture from China to the United
States?
No
Yes‐‐List the following information.
Extent of
ownership
Firm name
Address
(percent)
I‐5.
I‐6.
Related nonsubject importers/exporters.‐‐Does your firm have any related firms, either
domestic or foreign, that are engaged in importing wooden bedroom furniture from countries
other than China into the United States or that are engaged in exporting wooden bedroom
furniture from countries other than China to the United States?
No
Yes‐‐List the following information.
Extent of
ownership
Firm name
Address
(percent)
Related producers.‐‐Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or foreign, that are
engaged in the production of wooden bedroom furniture?
No
Yes‐‐List the following information.
Extent of
ownership
(percent)
Firm name
Address
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I‐7.
Importing operations.‐‐Please indicate the nature of your firm’s importing operations on
wooden bedroom furniture. More than one answer may be applicable.
Takes title to the
Consignee of the
Customs broker or
Importer of record
imported product(s) imported products(s)
freight forwarder
I‐8.
Consignees.‐‐If your firm is an importer of record of wooden bedroom furniture but is not the
consignee, please list the consignees below (firm name, address, telephone number, and
individual to contact).
I‐9.
Firm name
Address
Contact person and
phone number
FTZ, TIB, or bonded warehouses.‐‐Please indicate whether your firm enters wooden bedroom
furniture into, or withdraws such merchandise from, foreign trade zones or bonded
warehouses. Also indicate whether your firm imports wooden bedroom furniture under the TIB
(temporary importation under bond) program.
“Foreign trade zone” is a designated location in the United States where firms utilize special
procedures that allow delayed or reduced customs duty payments on foreign merchandise, as
well as other savings. A foreign trade zone must be designed as such pursuant to the rules and
procedures set forth in the Foreign‐Trade Zones Act.
“Bonded warehouse” is a secured facility supervised by U.S. customs, where dutiable landed
imports are stored pending their re‐export, or release after payment of import duties, taxes, and
other charges. A bonded warehouse must be designed as such pursuant to the rules and
procedures set forth in 19 U.S.C. § 1555.
“Temporary Importation under Bond (“TIB”) program” is a procedure whereby imported
merchandise may be entered under certain conditions for a limited time into the United States
free of duty. Under the program, an importer posts a bond for twice the amount of duty, taxes,
etc. that would otherwise be owed on the importation and agrees to export or destroy the
merchandise within a specified time or pay liquidated damages. This program is restricted to
certain categories of merchandise listed in subheadings 9813.00.05 through 9813.00.75 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS).
Foreign trade zones
Bonded warehouses
Temporary importation under bond
No
Yes
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I‐10. 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 market conditions for wooden bedroom
furniture?
No
Yes–Please provide the requested documents. If you are not providing the
requested documents, please explain why not.
I‐11.
Other investigations.‐‐To your knowledge, have the products subject to this proceeding been
the subject of any other import relief investigations in any country other than the United States?
No
Yes–Please specify.
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PART II.‐‐TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Amy Sherman (202‐205‐
3289, [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 importation of wooden bedroom furniture since January 1, 2010.
Check as many as appropriate.
If checked, please describe; leave blank if not applicable.
Office/warehouse openings
Office/warehouse closings
Relocations
Expansions
Acquisitions
Consolidations
Prolonged shutdowns or
importation curtailments
Revised labor agreements
Other (e.g., technology)
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II‐3. Anticipated changes in operations.‐‐Does your firm anticipate any changes in the character of
your operations or organization (as noted above) relating to the importation of wooden
bedroom furniture in the future?
II‐4.
No
Yes
If 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.
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 importation of wooden bedroom furniture in the future if the antidumping duty
order on wooden bedroom furniture from China were to be revoked?
No
Yes
If 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.
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II‐5. Arranged imports.‐‐Has your firm imported or arranged for the importation of wooden
bedroom furniture for delivery after June 30, 2016?
“Arranged imports” are imports for which your firm has placed an order with a foreign supplier
for subject merchandise, but delivery of those imports is not scheduled to occur until after the
date listed above.
No
Yes–Fill out the table below.
Quantity (in pieces)
Period/Source
Jul‐Sept 2016
Apr‐Jun 2017
China imports from
Markor and Lacquer
Craft
Other sources:
1
Identify your other sources:
Reasons for importing if producer.‐‐If your firm also produces wooden bedroom furniture in the
United States, please indicate the reasons for importing this product. If your firm’s reasons differ
by source, please elaborate.
Jan‐Mar 2017
China excluding
imports from
Markor and Lacquer
Craft
1
II‐6.
Oct‐Dec 2016
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Definitions
“Imports” –Those products identified for Customs purposes as imports for consumption for
which your firm was the importer of record (i.e., was responsible for paying any import duty) or
consignee (i.e., to which the merchandise was first delivered).
“Import quantities” –Quantities reported should be net of returns.
“Import values”—Values reported should be landed, duty‐paid values at the U.S. port of entry,
including ocean freight and insurance costs, brokerage charges, and import duties (i.e., all
charges except inland freight in the United States).
“U.S. commercial shipments”— Shipments made within the United States as a result of an arm’s
length commercial transaction in the ordinary course of business. 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.
“Internal consumption” –Product consumed internally by your firm.
“Transfers to related firms” –Shipments made to related domestic firms. Such transactions are
valued at fair market value.
“Related firm” –A firm that your firm solely or jointly owns, manages, or otherwise controls.
Such transactions are valued at fair market value.
“Export shipments”— Shipments to destinations outside the United States, 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‐7. Imports from Subject Chinese Sources.‐‐ Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments
and inventories of wooden bedroom furniture imported from China, other than from Chinese
producers Markor International Furniture (Tianjin) Manufacturing Company, Ltd. (“Markor”)
and Lacquer Craft Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (“Lacquer Craft”), during the specified periods.
CHINA SUBJECT
(Excluding imports from Markor and Lacquer Craft)
Quantity (in pieces), value (in $1,000)
Calendar year
Item
2013
2014
January‐June
2015
2015
2016
Beginning‐of‐period inventories (quantity)
(A)
Imports:
Quantity (B)
Value (C)
End‐of‐period inventories (quantity) (J)
Channels of distribution:
Commercial U.S. shipments.‐‐
to unrelated retailers (quantity) (K)
to related retailers (quantity) (L)
to hospitality and institutions
(quantity) (M)
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity (D)
Value (E)
Internal consumption/
company transfers:
Quantity (F)
1
Value (G)
2
Export shipments:
Quantity (H)
Value (I)
to distributors (quantity) (N)
3
to other firm types (quantity) (O)
1
Sales to related firms (including internal consumption) must be valued at fair market value. In the event that your firm uses
a different basis for valuing these sales within your company, please specify that basis (e.g., cost, cost plus, etc.) and provide value
.
data using that basis for each period identified above:
2
Identify your firm’s principal export markets:
.
3
Please describe these firms:
.
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RECONCILIATION OF SHIPMENTS, IMPORTS, AND INVENTORIES.‐‐Generally, the data reported for the
end‐of‐period inventories (i.e., line J) should be equal to the beginning‐of‐period inventories (i.e., line A),
plus imports (i.e., line B), less total shipments (i.e., lines D, F, and H). 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
January‐June
Reconciliation
A + B – D – F – H – J = should equal zero ("0") or
provide an explanation.1
2013
0
2014
0
2015
0
2015
2016
0
0
1
Explanation if the calculated fields above are returning values other than zero (i.e., “0”) but are nonetheless accurate:
.
RECONCILIATION OF CHANNELS.‐‐Please ensure that the quantities reported for channels of distribution
(i.e., lines K, L, M, N, O) in each time period equal the quantity reported for commercial U.S. commercial
shipments (i.e., line D) in each time period. If the calculated fields below return values other than zero
(i.e., “0”), the data reported must be revised prior to submission to the Commission.
Calendar year
January‐June
Reconciliation
K + L + M + N + O – D = zero ("0"), if not revise.
2013
0
2014
0
2015
0
2015
0
2016
0
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II‐8. Shipments by type.‐‐Report your firm’s commercial U.S. shipments of wooden bedroom
furniture imported from subject Chinese sources in 2015 by type.
“Solid wood veneer”‐‐A thin slice of solid wood. Papers, vinyls, composite panels, and non‐
wood materials are not solid‐wood veneers.
“Solid wood or solid wood veneer wooden bedroom furniture” ‐‐ Wooden bedroom furniture
for which the exposed surface area (including fronts, tops, and sides, but not backs and
bottoms) is predominately solid wood or solid wood veneer.
2015 quantity
Item
(in pieces)
Commercial U.S. shipments.—
Solid wood or solid wood veneer wooden bedroom furniture (P)
1
Non‐solid wood or non‐solid wood veneer wooden bedroom furniture (Q)
Total commercial U.S. shipments
0
1
The exposed exterior surface(s) may include printed or unprinted paper, vinyl, or other non‐wood material (such as
sealed or unsealed fiberboard, particle board, or other composite panel) commonly but not exclusively referred to as
printed furniture, which may be finished, unfinished, or pre‐finished.
Item
Reconciliation formula: P + Q ‐ D = zero ("0"), if not, revise data prior to
submission to the Commission
Reconciliation
0
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II‐9. Imports from nonsubject Chinese sources.‐‐ Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s
shipments and inventories of wooden bedroom furniture imported from Chinese producers
Markor and Lacquer Craft, during the specified periods.
CHINA NONSUBJECT
(Imports from Markor and Lacquer Craft in China only)
Quantity (in pieces), value (in $1,000)
Calendar year
Item
2013
2014
January‐June
2015
2015
2016
Beginning‐of‐period inventories (quantity)
(A)
Imports:
Quantity (B)
Value (C)
End‐of‐period inventories (quantity) (J)
Channels of distribution:
Commercial U.S. shipments.‐‐
to unrelated retailers (quantity) (K)
to related retailers (quantity) (L)
to hospitality and institutions
(quantity) (M)
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity (D)
Value (E)
Internal consumption/
company transfers:
Quantity (F)
1
Value (G)
2
Export shipments:
Quantity (H)
Value (I)
to distributors (quantity) (N)
3
to other firm types (quantity) (O)
1
Sales to related firms (including internal consumption) must be valued at fair market value. In the event that your firm uses
a different basis for valuing these sales within your company, please specify that basis (e.g., cost, cost plus, etc.) and provide value
.
data using that basis for each period identified above:
2
Identify your firm’s principal export markets:
.
3
Please describe these firms:
.
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RECONCILIATION OF SHIPMENTS, IMPORTS, AND INVENTORIES.‐‐Generally, the data reported for the
end‐of‐period inventories (i.e., line J) should be equal to the beginning‐of‐period inventories (i.e., line A),
plus imports (i.e., line B), less total shipments (i.e., lines D, F, and H). 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
January‐June
Reconciliation
A + B – D – F – H – J = should equal zero ("0") or
provide an explanation.1
2013
0
2014
0
2015
0
2015
2016
0
0
1
Explanation if the calculated fields above are returning values other than zero (i.e., “0”) but are nonetheless accurate:
.
RECONCILIATION OF CHANNELS.‐‐Please ensure that the quantities reported for channels of distribution
(i.e., lines K, L, M, N, O) in each time period equal the quantity reported for commercial U.S. commercial
shipments (i.e., line D) in each time period. If the calculated fields below return values other than zero
(i.e., “0”), the data reported must be revised prior to submission to the Commission.
Calendar year
January‐June
Reconciliation
K + L + M + N + O – D = zero ("0"), if not revise.
2013
0
2014
0
2015
0
2015
0
2016
0
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II‐10. Imports from Vietnam.‐‐ Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments and inventories
of wooden bedroom furniture imported from Vietnam during the specified periods.
VIETNAM
Quantity (in pieces), value (in $1,000)
Calendar year
Item
2013
2014
January‐June
2015
2015
2016
Beginning‐of‐period inventories (quantity)
(A)
Imports:
Quantity (B)
Value (C)
End‐of‐period inventories (quantity) (J)
Channels of distribution:
Commercial U.S. shipments.‐‐
to unrelated retailers (quantity) (K)
to related retailers (quantity) (L)
to hospitality and institutions
(quantity) (M)
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity (D)
Value (E)
Internal consumption/
company transfers:
Quantity (F)
1
Value (G)
2
Export shipments:
Quantity (H)
Value (I)
to distributors (quantity) (N)
3
to other firm types (quantity) (O)
1
Sales to related firms (including internal consumption) must be valued at fair market value. In the event that your firm uses
a different basis for valuing these sales within your company, please specify that basis (e.g., cost, cost plus, etc.) and provide value
.
data using that basis for each period identified above:
2
Identify your firm’s principal export markets:
.
3
Please describe these firms:
.
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II‐10. Imports from Vietnam.–Continued
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RECONCILIATION OF SHIPMENTS, IMPORTS, AND INVENTORIES.‐‐Generally, the data reported for the
end‐of‐period inventories (i.e., line J) should be equal to the beginning‐of‐period inventories (i.e., line A),
plus imports (i.e., line B), less total shipments (i.e., lines D, F, and H). 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
January‐June
Reconciliation
A + B – D – F – H – J = should equal zero ("0") or
provide an explanation.1
2013
0
2014
0
2015
0
2015
2016
0
0
1
Explanation if the calculated fields above are returning values other than zero (i.e., “0”) but are nonetheless accurate:
.
RECONCILIATION OF CHANNELS.‐‐Please ensure that the quantities reported for channels of distribution
(i.e., lines K, L, M, N, O) in each time period equal the quantity reported for commercial U.S. commercial
shipments (i.e., line D) in each time period. If the calculated fields below return values other than zero
(i.e., “0”), the data reported must be revised prior to submission to the Commission.
Calendar year
January‐June
Reconciliation
K + L + M + N + O – D = zero ("0"), if not revise.
2013
0
2014
0
2015
0
2015
0
2016
0
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II‐11. Imports from all other sources.‐‐ Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments and
inventories of wooden bedroom furniture imported from countries other than China and Vietnam
combined during the specified periods.
ALL OTHER SOURCES COMBINED (other than China and Vietnam)
(List sources:
)
Quantity (in pieces), value (in $1,000)
Calendar year
Item
2013
2014
January‐June
2015
2015
2016
Beginning‐of‐period inventories (quantity)
(A)
Imports:
Quantity (B)
Value (C)
End‐of‐period inventories (quantity) (J)
Channels of distribution:
Commercial U.S. shipments.‐‐
to unrelated retailers (quantity) (K)
to related retailers (quantity) (L)
to hospitality and institutions
(quantity) (M)
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity (D)
Value (E)
Internal consumption/
company transfers:
Quantity (F)
1
Value (G)
2
Export shipments:
Quantity (H)
Value (I)
to distributors (quantity) (N)
3
to other firm types (quantity) (O)
1
Sales to related firms (including internal consumption) must be valued at fair market value. In the event that your firm uses
a different basis for valuing these sales within your company, please specify that basis (e.g., cost, cost plus, etc.) and provide value
.
data using that basis for each period identified above:
2
Identify your firm’s principal export markets:
.
3
Please describe these firms:
.
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II‐11. Imports from all other sources.–Continued
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RECONCILIATION OF SHIPMENTS, IMPORTS, AND INVENTORIES.‐‐Generally, the data reported for the
end‐of‐period inventories (i.e., line J) should be equal to the beginning‐of‐period inventories (i.e., line A),
plus imports (i.e., line B), less total shipments (i.e., lines D, F, and H). 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
January‐June
Reconciliation
A + B – D – F – H – J = should equal zero ("0") or
provide an explanation.1
2013
0
2014
0
2015
0
2015
2016
0
0
1
Explanation if the calculated fields above are returning values other than zero (i.e., “0”) but are nonetheless accurate:
.
RECONCILIATION OF CHANNELS.‐‐Please ensure that the quantities reported for channels of distribution
(i.e., lines K, L, M, N, O) in each time period equal the quantity reported for commercial U.S. commercial
shipments (i.e., line D) in each time period. If the calculated fields below return values other than zero
(i.e., “0”), the data reported must be revised prior to submission to the Commission.
Calendar year
January‐June
Reconciliation
K + L + M + N + O – D = zero ("0"), if not revise.
2013
0
2014
0
2015
0
2015
0
2016
0
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II‐12. Effect of order.‐‐Describe the significance of the existing antidumping duty order covering
imports of wooden bedroom furniture from China in terms of its effect on your firm’s imports,
U.S. shipments of imports, and inventories. You may wish to compare your firm’s operations
before and after the imposition of the order.
II‐13. Likely effect of revocation of order.‐‐Would your firm anticipate any changes in its imports, U.S.
shipments of imports, or inventories of wooden bedroom furniture in the future if the
antidumping duty order on wooden bedroom furniture from China were to be revoked?
No
Yes
If 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 your firm may provide.
II‐14. Other explanations.‐‐If your firm would like to further explain a response to a question in Part II
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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PART III.‐‐PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from John Benedetto (202‐205‐
3270, [email protected]).
III‐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 III.
Name
Title
Email
Telephone
Fax
PRICE DATA
III‐2. This question requests quarterly quantity and value data for your firm’s commercial shipments
to unrelated U.S. customers (wholesalers and/or retailers) of the following products your firm
imported from China:
PRODUCT 1: LOUIS PHILIPPE STYLE WOODEN BEDROOM FURNITURE SUITE
Product 1‐A.–Queen‐size Louis Philippe Style Sleigh Bed (Wooden Side Rails; no all solid hardwood
Headboards or Footboards):16
(1) Panel sleigh headboard and panel sleigh footboard, made with either flat or curved panels, and
wooden side rails;
(2) Constructed of hardwood solids and wood veneers (not print) over particle board or fiber board, with
or without plywood, no all solid hardwood headboards or footboards, side rails may be made of
plywood;
(3) Made for use with queen‐size (5 feet) bedding, but including headboards and footboards designed
to accommodate full‐size (4 feet‐six inches) and/or queen‐size (5 feet) bedding, but not just full
size (4 feet‐six inches) only; and
(4) Combined weight of headboard, footboard, and side rails not to exceed 185 pounds total
(uncartoned and unpacked).
16
Report quantities and values of complete beds, including headboard, footboard, and side rails. For example, if
you shipped 100 headboards, 90 footboards, and 80 pairs of side rails, then report quantities and values for 80
complete beds, using average unit values for all 100 headboards and all 90 footboards to calculate the total value
of 80 headboards and 80 footboards to add to the value of the 80 pairs of side rails.
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Product 1‐B.–Queen‐size Louis Philippe Style Sleigh Bed (Wooden Side Rails; all solid hardwood
Headboards and Footboards):17
(1) Panel sleigh headboard and panel sleigh footboard, made with either flat or curved panels, and
wooden side rails;
(2) Constructed of all hardwood solids, side rails may be made of plywood;
(3) Made for use with queen‐size (5 feet) bedding, but including headboards and footboards designed
to accommodate full‐size (4 feet‐six inches) and/or queen‐size (5 feet) bedding, but not just full
size (4 feet‐six inches) only; and
(4) Combined weight of headboard, footboard, and side rails not to exceed 185 pounds total
(uncartoned and unpacked).
Product 1‐C.–Louis Philippe Style Dresser (6‐9 drawers; no all solid hardwood Dressers):
(1) Constructed of predominantly hardwood solids and wood veneers (not print) over particle board or
fiber board, no all solid hardwood dressers;
(2) Height ranging from 35.0‐42.0 inches and width ranging from 60.0‐69.0 inches.
Product 1‐D.–Louis Philippe Style Dresser (6‐9 drawers; all solid hardwood Dressers):
(1) Constructed of all hardwood solids (although interior drawer parts and back panels need not be
hardwood solids);
(2) Height ranging from 35.0‐42.0 inches and width ranging from 60.0‐69.0 inches.
Product 1‐E.–Mirrors Sold with the above Louis Philippe Style Dressers:
(1) Include all mirrors sold with the above Louis Phillippe Style dressers.
Product 1‐F.‐Louis Philippe Style Two and Three Drawer Nightstands (no Doors; no all solid
hardwood Nightstands):
(1) Constructed of predominantly hardwood solids and wood veneers (not print) over particle board or
fiber board, no all solid hardwood nightstands;
(2) Height ranging from 23.0‐30.0 inches and width ranging from 24.0‐32.0 inches.
Product 1‐G.‐Louis Philippe Style Two and Three Drawer Nightstands (no Doors; all solid hardwood
Nightstands):
(1) Constructed of all hardwood solids (although interior drawer parts and back panels need not be
hardwood solids);
(2) Height ranging from 23.0‐29.0 inches and width ranging from 24.0‐32.0 inches.
17
Report quantities and values of complete beds, including headboard, footboard, and side rails. For example, if
you shipped 100 headboards, 90 footboards, and 80 pairs of side rails, then report quantities and values for 80
complete beds, using average unit values for all 100 headboards and all 90 footboards to calculate the total value
of 80 headboards and 80 footboards to add to the value of the 80 pairs of side rails.
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PRODUCT 2: WHITE COTTAGE STYLE WOODEN BEDROOM FURNITURE SUITE
Product 2‐A.‐Queen‐size White Cottage Style Bed (Wooden Side Rails; no all solid
hardwood Headboards or Footboards):18
(1) Panel headboard, panel footboard, and wooden side rails;
(2) Constructed of hardwood solids and wood veneers (not print) over particle board or fiber
board, with or without plywood, no all solid hardwood headboards or footboards, side
rails may be made of plywood;
(3) Made for use with queen‐size (5 feet) bedding, but including headboards and footboards
designed to accommodate full‐size (4 feet‐six inches) and/or queen‐size (5 feet) bedding,
but not just full size (4 feet‐six inches) only; and
(4) Combined weight of headboard, footboard, and side rails not to exceed 200 pounds total
(uncartoned and unpacked).
Product 2‐B.‐Queen‐size White Cottage Style Bed (Wooden Side Rails; all solid hardwood
Headboards and Footboards):19
(1) Panel headboard, panel footboard, and wooden side rails;
(2) Constructed of all hardwood solids, side rails may be made of plywood;
(3) Made for use with queen‐size (5 feet) bedding, but including headboards and footboards
designed to accommodate full‐size (4 feet‐six inches) and/or queen‐size (5 feet) bedding,
but not just full size (4 feet‐six inches) only; and
(4) Combined weight of headboard, footboard, and side rails not to exceed 200 pounds total
(uncartoned and unpacked).
Product 2‐C.‐White Cottage Style Dresser (no all solid hardwood Dressers):
(1) Constructed of predominantly hardwood solids and wood veneers (not print) over particle
board or fiber board, no all solid hardwood dressers;
(2) Height ranging from 35.0‐46.0 inches and width ranging from 56.0‐66.0 inches.
Product 2‐D.‐White Cottage Style Dresser (all solid hardwood Dressers):
(1) Constructed of all hardwood solids (although interior drawer parts and back panels need
not be hardwood solids);
(2) Height ranging from 35.0‐46.0 inches and width ranging from 56.0‐66.0 inches.
Product 2‐E.‐Mirrors sold with the above White Cottage Style Dressers:
(1) Include all mirrors sold with the above White Cottage Style dressers.
18
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Report quantities and values of complete beds, including headboard, footboard, and side rails. For example, if
you shipped 100 headboards, 90 footboards, and 80 pairs of side rails, then report quantities and values for 80
complete beds, using average unit values for all 100 headboards and all 90 footboards to calculate the total value
of 80 headboards and 80 footboards to add to the value of the 80 pairs of side rails.
19
Report quantities and values of complete beds, including headboard, footboard, and side rails. For example, if
you shipped 100 headboards, 90 footboards, and 80 pairs of side rails, then report quantities and values for 80
complete beds, using average unit values for all 100 headboards and all 90 footboards to calculate the total value
of 80 headboards and 80 footboards to add to the value of the 80 pairs of side rails.
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Product 2‐F.‐White Cottage Style One and Two Drawer Nightstands (no Doors; no all
solid hardwood Nightstands):
(1) Constructed of predominantly hardwood solids and wood veneers (not print) over particle
board or fiber board, no all solid hardwood nightstands;
(2) Height ranging from 23.0‐29.0 inches and width ranging from 22.0‐29.0 inches.
Product 2‐G.‐White Cottage Style One and Two Drawer Nightstands (no Doors; all solid
hardwood Nightstands):
(1) Constructed of all hardwood solids (although interior drawer parts and back panels need
not be hardwood solids)
(2) Height ranging from 23.0‐29.0 inches and width ranging from 22.0‐29.0 inches.
Please note that values should be f.o.b., U.S. point of shipment and should not include U.S.‐inland
transportation costs. Values should reflect the final net amount paid to your firm (i.e., should be net
of all deductions for discounts or rebates).
(a) During January 2013‐June 2016, did your firm import from China and sell to unrelated U.S.
customers any of the above listed products (or any products that were competitive with
these products)?
Yes.‐‐Please complete the following pricing data table(s) as appropriate.
No.‐‐Skip to question III‐3.
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III‐2(b). Price data (China subject).‐‐Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2
imported from China and sold by your firm to wholesalers and/or retailers.
CHINA SUBJECT
(excluding imports from Markor and Lacquer Craft)
Report data in actual pieces and actual dollars (not 1,000s).
Product 1‐A
Quantity
Value
Period of shipment
2013:
January‐March
April‐June
July‐September
October‐
December
2014:
January‐March
April‐June
July‐September
October‐
December
2015:
January‐March
April‐June
July‐September
October‐
December
2016:
January‐March
April‐June
1
(Quantity in pieces, value in dollars)
Product 1‐B
Product 1‐C
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value
Product 1‐D
Quantity
Value
Net values (i.e., gross sales values less all discounts, allowances, rebates, prepaid freight, and the value of returned goods), f.o.b. your firm’s
U.S. point of shipment.
2
Pricing product definitions are provided on the first page of Part III.
Note.‐‐If your firm’s product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified product, provide a description of
the product. Also, please explain any anomalies in your firm’s reported pricing data.
Product 1‐A:
Product 1‐B:
Product 1‐C:
Product 1‐D:
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III‐2(b). Price data.—Continued. Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported
from China and sold by your firm to wholesalers and/or retailers.
CHINA SUBJECT
(excluding imports from Markor and Lacquer Craft)
Report data in actual pieces and actual dollars (not 1,000s).
(Quantity in pieces, value in dollars)
Product 1‐E
Product 1‐F
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value
Product 1‐G
Period of shipment
Quantity
Value
2013:
January‐March
April‐June
July‐September
October‐
December
2014:
January‐March
April‐June
July‐September
October‐
December
2015:
January‐March
April‐June
July‐September
October‐
December
2016:
January‐March
April‐June
1
Net values (i.e., gross sales values less all discounts, allowances, rebates, prepaid freight, and the value of returned goods), f.o.b.
your firm’s U.S. point of shipment.
2
Pricing product definitions are provided on the first page of Part III.
Note.‐‐If your firm’s product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified product, provide a
description of the product. Also, please explain any anomalies in your firm’s reported pricing data.
Product 1‐E:
Product 1‐F:
Product 1‐G:
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III‐2(b). Price data.—Continued
Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported from China and sold by
your firm to wholesalers and/or retailers.
CHINA SUBJECT
(excluding imports from Markor and Lacquer Craft)
Report data in actual pieces and actual dollars (not 1,000s).
Product 2‐A
Quantity
Value
Period of shipment
2013:
January‐March
April‐June
July‐September
October‐
December
2014:
January‐March
April‐June
July‐September
October‐
December
2015:
January‐March
April‐June
July‐September
October‐
December
2016:
January‐March
April‐June
1
(Quantity in pieces, value in dollars)
Product 2‐B
Product 2‐C
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value
Product 2‐D
Quantity
Value
Net values (i.e., gross sales values less all discounts, allowances, rebates, prepaid freight, and the value of returned goods), f.o.b. your firm’s
U.S. point of shipment.
2
Pricing product definitions are provided on the first page of Part III.
Note.‐‐If your firm’s product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified product, provide a description of
the product. Also, please explain any anomalies in your firm’s reported pricing data.
Product 2‐A:
Product 2‐B:
Product 2‐C:
Product 2‐D:
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III‐2(b). Price data.—Continued
Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported from China and sold by
your firm to wholesalers and/or retailers.
CHINA SUBJECT
(excluding imports from Markor and Lacquer Craft)
Report data in actual pieces and actual dollars (not 1,000s).
(Quantity in pieces, value in dollars)
Product 2‐E
Product 2‐F
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value
Product 2‐G
Quantity
Value
Period of shipment
2013:
January‐March
April‐June
July‐September
October‐
December
2014:
January‐March
April‐June
July‐September
October‐
December
2015:
January‐March
April‐June
July‐September
October‐
December
2016:
January‐March
April‐June
1
Net values (i.e., gross sales values less all discounts, allowances, rebates, prepaid freight, and the value of returned goods), f.o.b.
your firm’s U.S. point of shipment.
2
Pricing product definitions are provided on the first page of Part III.
Note.‐‐If your firm’s product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified product, provide a
description of the product. Also, please explain any anomalies in your firm’s reported pricing data.
Product 2‐E:
Product 2‐F:
Product 2‐G:
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III‐2(c). Price data (China nonsubject).‐‐Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2
imported from China and sold by your firm to wholesalers and/or retailers.
CHINA NONSUBJECT
(imports from Markor and Lacquer Craft in China only)
Report data in actual pieces and actual dollars (not 1,000s).
Product 1‐A
Quantity
Value
Period of shipment
2013:
January‐March
April‐June
July‐September
October‐
December
2014:
January‐March
April‐June
July‐September
October‐
December
2015:
January‐March
April‐June
July‐September
October‐
December
2016:
January‐March
April‐June
1
(Quantity in pieces, value in dollars)
Product 1‐B
Product 1‐C
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value
Product 1‐D
Quantity
Value
Net values (i.e., gross sales values less all discounts, allowances, rebates, prepaid freight, and the value of returned goods), f.o.b. your firm’s
U.S. point of shipment.
2
Pricing product definitions are provided on the first page of Part III.
Note.‐‐If your firm’s product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified product, provide a description of
the product. Also, please explain any anomalies in your firm’s reported pricing data.
Product 1‐A:
Product 1‐B:
Product 1‐C:
Product 1‐D:
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III‐2(c). Price data.—Continued. Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported
from China and sold by your firm to wholesalers and/or retailers.
CHINA NONSUBJECT
(imports from Markor and Lacquer Craft in China only)
Report data in actual pieces and actual dollars (not 1,000s).
(Quantity in pieces, value in dollars)
Product 1‐E
Product 1‐F
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value
Product 1‐G
Period of shipment
Quantity
Value
2013:
January‐March
April‐June
July‐September
October‐
December
2014:
January‐March
April‐June
July‐September
October‐
December
2015:
January‐March
April‐June
July‐September
October‐
December
2016:
January‐March
April‐June
1
Net values (i.e., gross sales values less all discounts, allowances, rebates, prepaid freight, and the value of returned goods), f.o.b.
your firm’s U.S. point of shipment.
2
Pricing product definitions are provided on the first page of Part III.
Note.‐‐If your firm’s product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified product, provide a
description of the product. Also, please explain any anomalies in your firm’s reported pricing data.
Product 1‐E:
Product 1‐F:
Product 1‐G:
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III‐2(c). Price data.—Continued
Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported from China and sold by
your firm to wholesalers and/or retailers.
CHINA NONSUBJECT
(imports from Markor and Lacquer Craft in China only)
Report data in actual pieces and actual dollars (not 1,000s).
Product 2‐A
Quantity
Value
Period of shipment
2013:
January‐March
April‐June
July‐September
October‐
December
2014:
January‐March
April‐June
July‐September
October‐
December
2015:
January‐March
April‐June
July‐September
October‐
December
2016:
January‐March
April‐June
1
(Quantity in pieces, value in dollars)
Product 2‐B
Product 2‐C
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value
Product 2‐D
Quantity
Value
Net values (i.e., gross sales values less all discounts, allowances, rebates, prepaid freight, and the value of returned goods), f.o.b. your firm’s
U.S. point of shipment.
2
Pricing product definitions are provided on the first page of Part III.
Note.‐‐If your firm’s product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified product, provide a description of
the product. Also, please explain any anomalies in your firm’s reported pricing data.
Product 2‐A:
Product 2‐B:
Product 2‐C:
Product 2‐D:
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III‐2(c). Price data.—Continued
Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported from China and sold by
your firm to wholesalers and/or retailers.
CHINA NONSUBJECT
(imports from Markor and Lacquer Craft in China only)
Report data in actual pieces and actual dollars (not 1,000s).
(Quantity in pieces, value in dollars)
Product 2‐E
Product 2‐F
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value
Product 2‐G
Quantity
Value
Period of shipment
2013:
January‐March
April‐June
July‐September
October‐
December
2014:
January‐March
April‐June
July‐September
October‐
December
2015:
January‐March
April‐June
July‐September
October‐
December
2016:
January‐March
April‐June
1
Net values (i.e., gross sales values less all discounts, allowances, rebates, prepaid freight, and the value of returned goods), f.o.b.
your firm’s U.S. point of shipment.
2
Pricing product definitions are provided on the first page of Part III.
Note.‐‐If your firm’s product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified product, provide a
description of the product. Also, please explain any anomalies in your firm’s reported pricing data.
Product 2‐E:
Product 2‐F:
Product 2‐G:
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III‐2(d). Pricing data methodology.‐‐ Please describe the method and the kinds of documents/records
that were used to compile your price data.
Note: As requested in Part I of this questionnaire, please keep all supporting documents/records
used in the preparation of the price data, as Commission staff may contact your firm regarding
questions on the price data. The Commission may also request that your company submit copies
of the supporting documents/records (such as sales journal, invoices, etc.) used to compile these
data.
III‐3.
Price setting.‐‐ How does your firm determine the prices that it charges for sales of wooden
bedroom furniture(check all that apply)? If your firm issues price lists, please submit sample
pages of a recent list.
Transaction
by
transaction
Contracts
III‐4.
Set
price
lists
Other
If other, describe
Discount policy.‐‐ Please indicate and describe your firm’s discount policies (check all that
apply).
Annual
total
volume
discounts
Quantity
discounts
III‐5.
(a)
Describe
What are your firm’s typical sales terms for wooden bedroom furniture imported from
China?
Net 60
days
(b)
Other
Pricing terms.‐‐
Net 30
days
No
discount
policy
2/10 net
30 days
Other
Other (specify)
On what basis are your firm’s prices of imported wooden bedroom furniture from China
usually quoted? (check one)
Delivered
F.o.b.
If f.o.b., specify point
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III‐6. Contract versus spot.‐‐ Approximately what share of your firm’s sales of wooden bedroom
furniture imported from China in 2015 was on a (1) long‐term contract basis, (2) annual contract
basis, (3) short‐term contract basis, and (4) spot sales basis?
Type of sale
Long‐term
Short‐term
Annual
Total
contracts
Spot sales
contracts
contracts
(should
(multiple
(for a single
(multiple
(multiple
sum to
deliveries for
delivery)
deliveries for 12 deliveries for less
100.0%)
more than 12
than 12 months)
months)
months)
Share of your
%
%
%
% 0.0 %
2015 sales
III‐7. Contract provisions.— Please fill out the table regarding your firm’s typical sales contracts for
wooden bedroom furniture from China (or check “not applicable” if your firm does not sell on a
long‐term, short‐term, and/or contract basis).
Short‐term contracts Annual contracts
Long‐term contracts
(multiple
(multiple deliveries
Typical sales
(multiple deliveries for
Item
deliveries for 12
for less than 12
contract provisions
more than 12 months)
months)
months)
Average contract
duration
No. of
days
Price renegotiation
(during contract
period)
Yes
No
Quantity
Price
Both
Yes
No
Fixed quantity
and/or price
Meet or release
provision
Not applicable
365
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III‐8. Lead times.‐‐ What is your firm’s share of sales of wooden bedroom furniture imported from
China 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 wooden bedroom furniture?
Lead time (average
Source
Share of 2015 sales
number of days)
From inventory
%
From foreign manufacturers’ inventory
%
Produced to order
%
Total (should sum to 100.0%)
III‐9.
0.0 %
Shipping information.‐‐
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
What is the approximate percentage of the total delivered cost of wooden bedroom
furniture imported from China that is accounted for by U.S. inland transportation costs?
%
Who generally arranges the transportation to your firm’s customers’ locations?
Your firm Purchaser (check one)
When your firm sells wooden bedroom furniture imported from China, from where is it
shipped?
Point of importation Storage facility (check one)
Indicate the approximate percentage of your sales of wooden bedroom furniture
imported from China that are delivered the following distances from your firm’s U.S.
point of shipment.
Distance from your firm’s U.S. point of shipment
Share
Within 100 miles
%
101 to 1,000 miles
%
Over 1,000 miles
%
Total (should sum to 100.0%)
0.0 %
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III‐10. Geographical shipments.‐‐ In which U.S. geographic market area(s) has your firm sold wooden
bedroom furniture imported from subject countries since January 1, 2010 (check all that apply)?
Geographic area
China
Northeast.–CT, ME, MA, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, and VT.
Midwest.–IL, IN, IA, KS, MI, MN, MO, NE, ND, OH, SD, and WI.
Southeast.–AL, DE, DC, FL, GA, KY, MD, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, and WV.
Central Southwest.–AR, LA, OK, and TX.
Mountains.–AZ, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, UT, and WY.
Pacific Coast.–CA, OR, and WA.
Other.–All other markets in the United States not previously listed,
including AK, HI, PR, and VI.
III‐11. Brand names.‐‐Does your firm sell wooden bedroom furniture under any brand names?
No
Yes ‐‐Please list the brand names under which your firm sold its U.S.‐
produced wooden bedroom furniture
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III‐12. Substitutes.‐‐
(a)
Can other products be substituted for wooden bedroom furniture?
No
Yes‐‐Please fill out the table.
End use in which this
substitute is used
Substitute
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Have changes in the price of this substitute
affected the price for wooden bedroom
furniture?
No Yes
Explanation
1.
2.
3.
(b)
Have there been any changes in the number or types of products that can be
substituted for wooden bedroom furniture since January 1, 2010? Do you anticipate
any future changes?
Changes in
substitutes
No Yes
Explain
Changes since
January 1, 2010
Anticipated
changes
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III‐13. Availability of supply.‐‐Has the availability of wooden bedroom furniture in the U.S. market
changed since January 1, 2010? Do you anticipate any future changes?
Availability in the U.S.
Please explain, noting the countries and reasons for the
market
No Yes changes.
Changes since January 1, 2010:
U.S.‐produced product
Subject imports
Nonsubject imports
U.S.‐produced product
Subject imports
Nonsubject imports
Anticipated changes:
III‐14. Demand trends.‐‐ Indicate how demand within the United States and outside of the United
States (if known) for wooden bedroom furniture 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.
Market
Fluctuate
Overall
No
Overall
with no
increase change decrease clear trend
Explanation and factors
Demand since January 1, 2010
Within
the United
States
Outside
the United
States
Anticipated future demand
Within
the United
States
Outside
the United
States
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III‐15. Product changes.‐‐ Have there been any significant changes in the product range, product mix,
or marketing of wooden bedroom furniture 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
III‐16. Conditions of competition.‐‐
(a) Is the wooden bedroom furniture market subject to business cycles (other than general
economy‐wide conditions) and/or other conditions of competition distinctive to wooden
bedroom furniture?
Check all that apply.
Please describe.
No
Skip to question III‐17.
Yes‐Business cycles (e.g.
seasonal business)
Yes‐Other distinctive
conditions of competition
(b) If yes, have there been any changes in the business cycles or conditions of competition for
wooden bedroom furniture since January 1, 2010?
No
Yes
If yes, describe.
III‐17. Supply constraints.‐‐Has your firm refused, declined, or been unable to supply wooden
bedroom furniture since January 1, 2010 (examples include placing customers on allocation or
“controlled order entry,” declining to accept new customers or renew existing customers,
delivering less than the quantity promised, been unable to meet timely shipment commitments,
etc.)?
No
Yes
If yes, please describe.
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III‐18. Raw materials.‐‐ Indicate how wooden bedroom furniture raw material 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
trend
increase change decrease
Explain, noting how raw material
price changes have affected your
firm’s selling prices for wooden
bedroom furniture.
Changes since
January 1,
2010
Anticipated
changes
III‐19. Price comparisons.‐‐Please compare market prices of wooden bedroom furniture in U.S. and
non‐U.S. markets if known. Provide information as to time periods and regions for any price
comparisons.
III‐20. International transportation.‐‐
(a)
Who typically arranges international transportation for your firm’s imports?
Exporter
Importer
(b)
If your firm typically arranges international transportation:
For 2015, report or estimate the average cost to ship typical
volumes of wooden bedroom furniturefrom the listed country
to the United States
China
Dollars per
piece
III‐21. 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 wooden bedroom furniture
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 (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‐22. Interchangeability.‐‐Is wooden bedroom furniture produced in the United States and in other
countries interchangeable (i.e., can they physically be used in the same applications)?
Please indicate A, F, S, N, or 0 in the table below:
A = the products from a specified country‐pair are always interchangeable
F = the products are frequently interchangeable
S = the products are sometimes interchangeable
N = the products are never interchangeable
0 = no familiarity with products from a specified country‐pair
Country‐pair
China
Vietnam
Other countries
United States
China
Vietnam
For any country‐pair producing wooden bedroom furniture which is sometimes or never
interchangeable, please identify the country‐pair and explain the factors that limit or preclude
interchangeable use:
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III‐23. Factors other than price.‐‐Are differences other than price (e.g., quality, availability,
transportation network, product range, technical support, etc.) between wooden bedroom
furniture produced in the United States and in other countries a significant factor in your firm’s
sales of the products?
Please indicate A, F, S, N, or 0 in the table below:
A = such differences are always significant
F = such differences are frequently significant
S = such differences are sometimes significant
N = such differences are never significant
0 = no familiarity with products from a specified country‐pair
Country‐pair
China
Vietnam
Other countries
United States
China
Vietnam
For any country‐pair for which factors other than price always or frequently are a significant
factor in your firm’s purchases of wooden bedroom furniture, identify the country‐pair and
report the advantages or disadvantages imparted by such factors:
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III‐24. Tiers.—Are there different tiers (based on consumer perception or quality) within the U.S.
market for wooden bedroom furniture?
No
Yes If yes, please explain.
III‐25. Purchases of wooden bedroom furniture as pieces or suites.‐‐
(a) Does your firm usually sell wooden bedroom furniture as pieces or suites?
Pieces
Suites
Sometimes as pieces and sometimes as suites
(b) Are the prices that your firm quotes its purchasers of wooden bedroom furniture
negotiated on a piece‐by‐piece or a suite‐by‐suite basis?
Please explain.
III‐26. Wooden bedroom furniture from Vietnam.—How have imports of wooden bedroom furniture
from Vietnam affected the U.S. market for wooden bedroom furniture since January 1, 2010?
Please explain.
III‐27. Solid wood vs. other materials.‐‐How often is wooden bedroom furniture made of solid wood
interchangeable with wooden bedroom furniture made of other materials, e.g., particle board?
Always
Usually
Sometimes
Never
Please compare wooden bedroom furniture made of solid wood and that made
of other materials in terms of consumer perception, price, and demand.
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III‐28. Suites.‐‐If your firm sells wooden bedroom furniture as a suite, are all the pieces of your suites
produced in the same country (e.g., all pieces produced in the United States or all pieces
produced in China)?
Yes
No ‐‐Please explain
III‐29 If your answer to any of the preceding questions in Part III would differ with respect to wooden
bedroom furniture from China produced by Markor and Lacquer Craft (as opposed to wooden
furniture produced in China by firms that are subject to the antidumping duty order), explain.
III‐30. Other explanations.‐‐If your firm would like to further explain a response to a question in Part
IV 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:
https://www.usitc.gov/investigations/701731/2015/wooden_bedroom_furniture_china/second_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: WBF
• 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 does not import 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 (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.
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