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FOREIGN PRODUCERS’/EXPORTERS’ 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.
Name of firm
Address
Website
Has your firm produced or exported wooden bedroom furniture (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)
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 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
Signature
Phone:
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
or incorporated in the subject merchandise; and (7) other bedroom furniture consistent with the above
list.
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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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
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
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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.
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.
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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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.
I‐1.
OMB statistics.‐‐Please report below the actual number of hours required and the cost to your
firm of completing this questionnaire.
Hours
Dollars
The questions in this questionnaire have been reviewed with market participants to ensure that
issues of concern are adequately addressed and that data requests are sufficient, meaningful,
and as limited as possible. Public reporting burden for this questionnaire is estimated to average
30 hours per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, gathering data, and
completing and reviewing the questionnaire.
We welcome comments regarding the accuracy of this burden estimate, suggestions for
reducing the burden, and any suggestions for improving this questionnaire. Please attach such
comments to your response or send to the Office of Investigations, USITC, 500 E St. SW,
Washington, DC 20436.
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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 involved in the production or export of wooden
bedroom furniture, including auxiliary facilities operated in conjunction with (whether or not
physically separate from) such facilities. Firms operating more than one establishment in China
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 wooden bedroom furniture in 2015.
No. Importer’s name
Contact person
Email address
Share of
Area code
your firm’s
and
2015 U.S.
telephone
exports
number
(%)
1
2
3
4
5
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U.S. or other country production.‐‐Does your firm or any related firm produce, have the
capability to produce, or have any plans to produce wooden bedroom furniture in the United
States or other countries?
No
Yes‐‐Please name the firm(s) and country(ies) below and, if U.S. producer(s),
ensure that they complete the Commission’s producer questionnaire.
I‐5.
U.S. importation.‐‐Does your firm or any related firm import or have any plans to import
wooden bedroom furniture into the United States?
No
Yes‐‐Please name the firm(s) below and ensure that they complete the
Commission’s importer questionnaire.
I‐6.
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 wooden
bedroom furniture?
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 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 production of wooden bedroom furniture since January 1, 2010.
Check as many as appropriate.
If checked, please describe; leave blank if not
applicable.
Plant openings
Plant closings
Relocations
Expansions
Acquisitions
Consolidations
Prolonged shutdowns or
production curtailments
Revised labor agreements
Other (e.g., technology)
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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 wooden bedroom
furniture in the future?
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 wooden bedroom furniture (in pieces) for 2016
and 2017.
II‐4.
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 wooden bedroom furniture in the future if the antidumping duty
order on wooden bedroom furniture from China were to be revoked?
No
Yes–Supply details as to the time, nature, and significance of such changes
and provide underlying assumptions, along with relevant portions of
business plans or other supporting documentation that address this
issue. Include in your response a specific projection of your firm’s
capacity to produce wooden bedroom furniture (in pieces) for 2015
and 2016.
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II‐5a. Production using same machinery.‐‐ Please report your firm’s production of products made on
the same equipment and machinery used to produce wooden bedroom furniture, and the
combined production capacity on this shared equipment and machinery.
“Overall production capacity” or “capacity” –The level of production that your
establishment(s) could reasonably have expected to attain during the specified periods for all
products manufactured in that establishment using the same manufacturing equipment.
Assume normal operating conditions (i.e., using equipment and machinery in place and ready to
operate; normal operating levels (hours per week/weeks per year) and time for downtime,
maintenance, repair, and cleanup).
“Production” ‐‐All production in your establishment(s) in China, including production consumed
internally within your firm.
Quantity (in pieces)
Calendar year
Item
2013
2014
2015
Overall production capacity
Production of:
Wooden bedroom furniture1
0
0
Other wooden furniture
2
Other products
Total
0
January‐June
0
2015
2016
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Data entered for production of wooden bedroom furniture will populate here once reported in
question II‐6.
2
Please identify these products: .
II‐5b. Operating parameters.‐‐The production capacity reported in II‐5a is based on operating hours
per week, weeks per year.
II‐5c. Capacity calculation.‐‐Please describe the methodology used to calculate overall production
capacity reported in II‐5a, and explain any changes in reported capacity.
II‐5d. Production constraints.‐‐Please describe the constraint(s) that set the limit(s) on your firm’s
production capacity.
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II‐5e. Product shifting.
(i).
Is your firm able to switch production (capacity) between wooden bedroom furniture and
other products using the same equipment and/or labor?
No
Yes‐‐ (i.e., have produced other products or are able to produce other
products). Please identify other actual or potential products.
(ii).
Please describe the factors that affect your firm’s ability to shift production capacity
between products (e.g., time, cost, relative price change, etc.), and the degree to which
these factors enhance or constrain such shifts.
II‐6.
Share of sales.‐‐What percentage of your firm’s total sales in its most recent fiscal year was
represented by sales of wooden bedroom furniture? percent.
II‐7.
Inventories in the United States.‐‐Has your firm, since 2013, maintained any inventories of
wooden bedroom furniture 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 pieces)
Calendar year
Item
Inventory
II‐8.
2014
2015
2015
2016
Third country trade actions.‐‐Is the wooden bedroom furniture exported by your firm subject to
antidumping/countervailing duty/safeguard findings, remedies, or proceedings in any country
other than the United States?
No
Yes‐‐List the products(s), countries affected, and the date of such
findings/remedies/proceedings.
2013
January‐June
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II‐9.
Other export markets.‐‐Identify export markets (other than the United States) that your firm
has developed or where it has increased its sales of wooden bedroom furniture since 2010.
Please identify and discuss below.
II‐10. Significance of antidumping duty 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 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‐11. 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 wooden bedroom furniture in the
future if the antidumping duty order on wooden bedroom furniture from China were to be
revoked?
No
Yes–Supply details as to the time, nature, and significance of such changes
and provide underlying assumptions, along with relevant portions of
business plans or other supporting documentation for any trends or
projections you may provide.
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II‐12. Trade data.‐‐Report your firm’s production capacity, production, shipments, and inventories
related to the production of wooden bedroom furniture in your establishment(s) in China during
the specified periods. Do not include resales of wooden bedroom furniture 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‐13.
Do not submit data by manufacturing facility if they are in the same country. If your firm has
multiple manufacturing establishments within China, 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 China.
“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, including production consumed
internally within your firm.
“Shipments”‐‐Shipments of products produced in your establishment(s) in China. Quantities
reported should be net of returns. Report net values (i.e., gross sales values less all
discounts, allowances, rebates, prepaid freight, and the value of returned goods) in U.S.
dollars, f.o.b. your point of shipment in China.
“Home market commercial shipments”‐‐Shipments, other than internal consumption and
transfers to related firms, within China.
“Home market internal consumption/transfers to related firms”‐‐Shipments made to
related firms in China, including product consumed internally by your firm.
“Export shipments”‐‐Shipments to destinations outside China, including shipments
to related firms.
“Inventories”‐‐Finished goods inventory, not raw materials or work‐in‐progress.
Note: As requested in Part I of this questionnaire, please keep all supporting documents/records
used in the preparation of the trade data, as Commission staff may contact your firm regarding
questions on the trade data. The Commission may also request that your company submit copies
of the supporting documents/records (such as production and sales schedules, inventory records,
etc.) used to compile these data.
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II‐12. Trade data.‐‐Continued.
Quantity (in pieces) and Value (in 1,000 dollars)
Calendar year
Item
2013
2014
January‐June
2015
2015
1
2016
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)
4
to all other markets:
quantity (N)
value (O)
Total exports (quantity) (P)
0
0
0
0
0
Total shipments (quantity) (Q)
0
0
0
0
0
End‐of‐period inventories (R)
1
The production capacity reported is based on operating
hours per week,
weeks per year. Please
describe the methodology used to calculate production capacity, and explain any changes in reported capacity: .
2
Identify your firm’s principal European Union export markets: .
3
Identify your firm’s principal Asian export markets: .
4
Identify your firm’s principal other export markets: .
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II‐12. 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
January‐June
Item
2013
B + C – D – F – H –J – L – N – R=
should equal zero ("0") or provide
an explanation.1
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‐13. Exports to the United States not produced by your firm.‐‐Report your firm’s exports to the
United States of wooden bedroom furniture that was produced by subject producers in China,
but not by your firm during the specified periods. (Subject producers in China are all firms other
than Markor International Furniture Tianjin and Lacquer Craft Manufacturing).
Quantity (in pieces) and Value (in 1,000 dollars)
Calendar year
January‐June
Item
2013
2014
2015
2015
2016
Exports to the United States not
produced by your firm1
Quantity
Value
1
List the producer(s).
.
II‐14. Exports produced by other Chinese firms.—
(a).
Since 2010, has your firm produced wooden bedroom furniture that was exported to the
United States through other Chinese producers/exporters?
No
Yes‐‐ Please name the firm(s) below and ensure that they complete the
Commission’s foreign producer/exporter questionnaire (contact Amy
Sherman, [email protected], for copies of that questionnaire).
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II‐14. Exports produced by other Chinese firms.—Continued
(b).
Since 2010, has your firm exported wooden bedroom furniture that was invoiced under
another Chinese producer/exporters’ name?
No
Yes‐‐ Please name the firm(s) below and ensure that they complete the
Commission’s foreign producer/exporter questionnaire (contact Amy
Sherman, [email protected], for copies of that questionnaire).
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 John Benedetto (202‐205‐
3270, [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 wooden bedroom
furniture 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?
Type of sale
Short‐term
Long‐term
Annual
Total
contracts
contracts
Spot sales
contracts
(should
(multiple
(multiple
(for a single
(multiple
sum to
deliveries for
deliveries for
delivery)
deliveries for 12
100.0%)
less than 12
more than 12
months)
months)
months)
Share of your
%
%
%
% 0.0 %
2015 sales
III‐3. Contract provisions.— Please fill out the table regarding your firm’s typical sales contracts with
U.S. customers for wooden bedroom furniture (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
(multiple
Typical sales
(multiple deliveries
(multiple deliveries for
Item
deliveries for 12
contract provisions
for less than 12
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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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 wooden bedroom furniture?
Source
Share of 2015 sales
From inventory
%
Produced to order
%
Total (should sum to 100.0%)
III‐5.
Lead time (average
number of days)
0.0 %
Raw materials.‐‐ Indicate how wooden bedroom furniture raw materials prices have changed
since January 1, 2010, and how you expect they will change in the future.
Fluctuate
with no
clear
Overall
No
Overall
trend
increase change decrease
Raw
materials
prices
III‐6.
III‐7.
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
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‐produced wooden bedroom
furniture in the U.S. market since January 1, 2010?
No
Yes
If yes, please describe.
Availability of import supply from China.‐‐ Do you anticipate any changes in terms of the
availability of China‐produced wooden bedroom furniture in the U.S. market in the future?
If you anticipate changes in supply, please identify the changes,
including the time period and the impact of such changes on
No
Increase change Decrease shipment volumes and prices.
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Product shifting.‐‐Describe how easily your firm can shift its sales of wooden bedroom furniture
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 wooden bedroom furniture between the U.S. and alternative country markets
within a 12‐month period.
III‐9.
Product range.‐‐Is the product range, product mix, or marketing of wooden bedroom furniture
in your firm’s home market different from that of wooden bedroom furniture 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 wooden bedroom furniture 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 wooden bedroom furniture?
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 wooden bedroom
furniture?
No Yes
Explanation
1.
2.
3.
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?
(b)
Changes in
substitutes
No Yes
Explain
Changes since
January 1, 2010
Anticipated
changes
III‐12. Interchangeability.‐‐Is the wooden bedroom furniture produced by your firm and sold in its
home market interchangeable (i.e., can be used in the same applications) with your firm’s
wooden bedroom furniture sold to the United States and/or to third‐country markets?
Yes
No
If no, identify the market(s) and any differences in the products.
III‐13. Brand names.‐‐ Does your firm sell wooden bedroom furniture under any brand names?
No
Yes
If yes, please list the brand names under which your firm sold its China‐
produced wooden bedroom furniture
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III‐14. Demand trends.‐‐Indicate how demand in the following markets 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.
Fluctuate
Your firm’s Overall
No
Overall
with no
market increase change decrease clear trend
Explanation and factors
Demand since January 1, 2010
Home
market
United
States
Other
markets
Anticipated future demand
Home
market
United
States
Other
markets
III‐15. Price differences.‐‐Please compare market prices of wooden bedroom furniture 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
Importer
(b)
If your firm typically arranges international transportation:
For 2015, report or estimate the average cost to ship typical
volumes of wooden bedroom furniture from China to the
United States
dollars per piece
III‐17. Description of home market.‐‐Describe briefly your firm’s home market for wooden bedroom
furniture, including the number of, and competition between, producers.
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III‐18. Import competition.‐‐Does your firm face competition from imports of wooden bedroom
furniture 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 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.
III‐20. 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‐21. Purchases of wooden bedroom furniture as pieces or suites.‐‐
(a) Does your firm usually sell wooden bedroom furniture for the U.S. market 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 in the
United States negotiated on a piece‐by‐piece or a suite‐by‐suite basis?
Please explain.
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III‐22. 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, 2011?
Please explain.
III‐23. 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.
III‐24. Suites.‐‐If your firm sells wooden bedroom furniture for the U.S. market 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)?
No
Yes
Explain
III‐25. 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:
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 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 (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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