16-3-3589 U.S. Purchasers Questionnaire

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U.S. PURCHASERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
AMMONIUM SULFATE FROM CHINA
This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by November 28, 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 countervailing duty and antidumping investigations concerning ammonium sulfate from China (inv.
No. 701-TA-562 and 731-TA-1329 (Final)). 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 possession (19 U.S.C. § 1333(a)).
Further information on this questionnaire can be obtained from Tana Farrington (202-205-2389,
[email protected]).

Name of firm
Address
City

State

Zip Code

Website
Has your firm purchased ammonium sulfate (as defined on next page) from any source (domestic or foreign) at
any time since January 1, 2013?

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 U.S. International Trade Commission Drop Box by clicking on the
following link: https://dropbox.usitc.gov/oinv/. (PIN: ASFC)
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
submitting this certification I also grant consent for the Commission, and its employees and contract personnel, to use the
information provided in this questionnaire and throughout this proceeding in any other import-injury proceedings conducted by
the Commission on the same or similar merchandise.
I, the undersigned, acknowledge that information submitted in response to this request for information and throughout this
proceeding or other proceedings may be disclosed to and used: (i) by the Commission, its employees and Offices, and contract
personnel (a) for developing or maintaining the records of this or a related proceeding, or (b) in internal investigations, audits,
reviews, and evaluations relating to the programs, personnel, and operations of the Commission including under 5 U.S.C.
Appendix 3; or (ii) by U.S. government employees and contract personnel, solely for cybersecurity purposes. I understand that all
contract personnel will sign appropriate nondisclosure agreements.
Name of Authorized Official

Title of Authorized Official

Date

Phone:
Signature

Email address

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PART I.—GENERAL INFORMATION
Background.-- These proceedings were instituted in response to a petition filed on May 25, 2016 by
Pasadena Commodities International, Nitrogen LLC (Pasadena, Texas). Countervailing and/or
antidumping duties may be assessed on the subject imports as a result of these proceedings if the
Commission makes affirmative determinations of injury, threat, or material retardation, and if the U.S.
Department of Commerce makes affirmative determinations of subsidization and dumping.
Questionnaires and other information pertinent to these proceedings are available at:
https://www.usitc.gov/investigations/701731/2016/ammonium_sulfate_china/final.htm
Ammonium sulfate covered by this petition is ammonium sulfate in all physical forms, with or without
additives such as anti-caking agents. Ammonium sulfate, which may also be spelled as ammonium
sulphate, has the chemical formula (NH4)2SO4.
The scope includes ammonium sulfate that is combined with other products, including by, for example,
blending (i.e., mixing granules of ammonium sulfate with granules of one or more other products),
compounding (i.e., when ammonium sulfate is compacted with one or more other products under high
pressure), or granulating (incorporating multiple products into granules through, e.g., a slurry process).
For such combined products, only the ammonium sulfate component is covered by the scope of these
investigations.
Ammonium sulfate that has been combined with other products is included within the scope regardless
of whether the combining occurs in countries other than China.
Ammonium sulfate that is otherwise subject to these investigations is not excluded when commingled
(i.e., mixed or combined) with ammonium sulfate from sources not subject to these investigations. Only
the subject component of such commingled products is covered by the scope of these investigations.
The Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) registry number for ammonium sulfate is 7783-20-2.
The merchandise covered by these investigations is currently classifiable under Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) subheading 3102.21.0000. Although this HTSUS subheading and
CAS registry number are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the
scope of these investigations is dispositive.
Purchaser.--Any firm engaged, either directly or through a parent company or subsidiary, in purchasing
ammonium sulfate from another firm that produces, imports, or otherwise distributes ammonium
sulfate.
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,
and/or purchaser questionnaire), you need not respond to duplicated questions.

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Confidentiality.--The commercial and financial data furnished in response to this questionnaire that
reveal the individual operations of your firm will be treated as confidential by the Commission to the
extent that such data are not otherwise available to the public and will not be disclosed except as may
be required by law (see 19 U.S.C. 1677f). Such confidential information will not be published in a manner
that will reveal the individual operations of your firm; however, general characterizations of numerical
business proprietary information (such as discussion of trends) will be treated as confidential business
information only at the request of the submitter for good cause shown.
Verification.-- The information submitted in this questionnaire is subject to audit and verification by the
Commission. To facilitate possible verification of data, please keep all files, worksheets, and supporting
documents used in the preparation of the questionnaire response. Please also retain a copy of the final
document that you submit.
Release of information.--The information provided by your firm in response to this questionnaire, as
well as any other business proprietary information submitted by your firm to the Commission in
connection with this proceeding, may become subject to, and released under, the administrative
protective order provisions of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. § 1677f) and section 207.7 of the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR § 207.7). This means that certain lawyers and
other authorized individuals may temporarily be given access to the information for use in connection
with this proceeding or other import-injury proceedings conducted by the Commission on the same or
similar merchandise; those individuals would be subject to severe penalties if the information were
divulged to unauthorized individuals.

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I-1.

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OMB statistics.--Please report 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
25 hours per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, gathering data, and
completing and reviewing the questionnaire.
We welcome comments regarding the accuracy of this burden estimate, suggestions for
reducing the burden, and any suggestions for improving this questionnaire. Please attach such
comments to your response or send to the Office of Investigations, USITC, 500 E St. SW,
Washington, DC 20436.
I-2.

Establishments covered.-- Provide the name and address of your U.S. establishment(s) covered
by this questionnaire, if different from that listed on the cover page. Firms operating more than
one establishment should combine the data for all establishments into a single report.
“Establishment”--Each facility of a firm involved in the purchase of ammonium sulfate, 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
Firm name

Yes--List the following information.
Address

Extent of ownership
(percent)

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Related SUBJECT importers/exporters.--Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic
or foreign, which import ammonium sulfate from China into the United States or which export
ammonium sulfate from China to the United States?
No

Yes--List the following information.

Firm name

I-5.

Address

Affiliation

Related NONSUBJECT importers/exporters.--Does your firm have any related firms, either
domestic or foreign, which import ammonium sulfate from countries other than China into the
United States or which export ammonium sulfate from countries other than China to the United
States?
No

Yes--List the following information.

Firm name and country

I-6.

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Address

Affiliation

Related producers.--Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or foreign, which
produce ammonium sulfate?
No
Firm name

Yes--List the following information.
Address

Affiliation

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PART II.--PURCHASES
Contact information.-- Please identify the responsible individual and the manner by which Commission
staff may contact that individual regarding the confidential information submitted in this questionnaire.
Name
Title
Email
Telephone
Fax
Purchases.— Report your firm’s total U.S. purchases of ammonium sulfate. (Data reported here
should solely represent purchases made in the United States. Do not include imports for which
your firm was the importer of record; such imports should be reported in your U.S. importer’s
questionnaire.)

II-1.

Item

2013

2014

January – January –
September September
2015
2016

2015

Quantity (in short tons)
Purchases of ammonium sulfate
produced in-United States
China
Canada
All other countries1
Sources unknown
Total purchases
1

Please identify these countries:

0

0

0

0

0

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Inventories.--Report your firms’ total inventories of ammonium sulfate. (Do not include imports
for which your firm was the importer of record; such imports should be reported in your U.S.
importer’s questionnaire.)

II-2.

Item

2013

2014

January – January –
September September
2015
2016

2015

Quantity (in short tons)
Inventories of purchases of
ammonium sulfate produced inUnited States
China
Canada
All other countries1
Sources unknown
Total inventories
1

II-3.

0

0

0

0

0

Please identify these countries:
Changes in purchasing patterns.--Please indicate how the shares of your firm’s purchases of
ammonium sulfate from different sources have changed since January 1, 2013.

Source of
purchases

Did not
purchase Decreased Increased Constant Fluctuated

Explanation for trend

United States
China
Canada
All other
countries
Sources
unknown
II-4.

Purchases from one country only.--If your firm has purchased ammonium sulfate from only one
country, please explain the reasons for doing so.

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Supplier identification.--Please list your firm’s FIVE largest suppliers for ammonium sulfate since
January 1, 2013. Also, provide the share of the quantity of your firm’s total purchases of
ammonium sulfate that each of these suppliers accounted for in 2015.

No.

Supplier’s name

City and state

Share of quantity of
2015 purchases

1

%

2

%

3

%

4

%

5

%

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PART III.--MARKET CHARACTERISTICS AND PURCHASING PRACTICES
III-1.

Firm type.--Which of the following best describes your firm as a purchaser of ammonium sulfate
(check all that apply)?
Distributor

Agricultural
End User

Industrial
End User

Retailer

Other

Describe other

If your firm is a distributor of ammonium sulfate, please answer questions III-2 and III-3.
III-2.

Competition for sales.--Does your firm compete for sales to customers with the manufacturers
or importers from which your firm purchases ammonium sulfate?
No

III-3.

Yes

If yes, please describe.

Types of customers.--What are the major types of consumers to which your firm sells
ammonium sulfate?

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If your firm is an end user or retailer of ammonium sulfate, please answer questions III-4 and III-5.
III-4.

End uses.--

(a) List the top 3 products your firm makes using ammonium sulfate and estimate the percent of
your total production cost that is accounted for by ammonium sulfate and by other inputs (such
as labor, energy, and other raw materials).
Share of total cost in each of the product(s) your
firm produces accounted for by
Product(s) your firm
produces

Ammonium sulfate

Total
(should
sum to
100.0%
across)

Other inputs
% +

%

=

0.0 %

% +

%

=

0.0 %

% +

%

=

0.0 %

(b) If any of the above end uses of ammonium sulfate require a specific granule size, please
describe below.

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III-5.

Demand for end use products.-(a)

Has the demand for your firm’s final products incorporating ammonium sulfate changed
since January 1, 2013?
Increased

(b)

Substitute

2.
3.

Decreased

Fluctuated

Yes

Explain

Substitutes.--Can other products be substituted for ammonium sulfate?
No

1.

No change

Has this had any effect on your firm’s demand for ammonium sulfate?
No

III-6.

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Yes--Please fill out the table.

End use in which this
substitute is used

Have changes in the price of this substitute
affected the price for ammonium sulfate?
No Yes

Explanation

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III-7. Granule interchangeability.—
(a) Is ammonium sulfate of different granule sizes 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 granule sizes are always interchangeable
F = the granule sizes are frequently interchangeable
S = the granule sizes are sometimes interchangeable
N = the granule sizes are never interchangeable
0 = no familiarity with products from a granule size
Granule-pair

2 mm – <4 mm

≥ 4 mm

0 mm – <2 mm
2 mm – <4 mm
For any granule-pair of ammonium sulfate that is sometimes or never interchangeable, identify
the factors that limit or preclude interchangeable use:

(b) How often does your firm switch its purchases between granular and standard grades of
ammonium sulfate because of price?
Always

Usually

Sometimes

Never

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Demand trends.-- Indicate how demand within the United States and outside of the United
States (if known) for ammonium sulfate has changed since January 1, 2013. Explain any trends
and describe the principal factors that have affected these changes in demand.

Overall
increase

Market

No
change

Fluctuate
Overall
with no
decrease clear trend

Explanation and factors

Within the United
States
Outside the United
States
III-9.

Country preferences.--Do you or your customers ever specifically order ammonium sulfate from
one country in particular over other possible sources of supply?
No

Yes

If yes, identify the countries and explain.

III-10. Importance of purchasing domestic product.--Please fill out the table below, estimating the
percentage of your firm’s total 2015 purchases of ammonium sulfate that required ammonium
sulfate produced in the United States.

Purchases that did not require domestic product
Purchases that were required by law or regulation to be domestic product
(e.g., government purchases under “Buy American” provisions)
Purchases that were not required by law or regulation, but were required by
your customers to be domestic product
Purchases that were required to be domestic product for other reasons
(explain:
)
Total (should sum to 100.0%)

Estimated percentage of
your firm’s total 2015
purchases of ammonium
sulfate
%
%
%
%
0.0 %

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III-11. Conditions of competition.-(a)

Is the ammonium sulfate market subject to business cycles (other than general
economy-wide conditions) and/or other conditions of competition distinctive to
ammonium sulfate?

Check all that apply.

Please describe.

No

Skip to question III-12.

Yes-Business cycles (e.g.
seasonal business)
Yes-Other distinctive
conditions of competition
(b)

Have there been any changes in the business cycles or conditions of competition for
ammonium sulfate since January 1, 2013?
No

Yes

If yes, describe.

III-12. Decisions based on producer and country-of-origin.--How often does your firm, and if known,
do your customers, make purchasing decisions involving ammonium sulfate based on its
producer or country of origin?
Always

Usually

Sometimes

Never

If at least sometimes, explain.

Decision based on producer
Your firm
Your
customers
Decision based on country of origin
Your firm
Your
customers

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III-13. Availability of supply.--Has the availability of ammonium sulfate in the U.S. market changed
since January 1, 2013?
Availability in the U.S.
Please explain, noting the countries and reasons for the
market
No Yes changes.
U.S.-produced product
Subject imports
Nonsubject imports
III-14. Supply constraints.--Has any firm refused, declined, or been unable to supply your firm with
ammonium sulfate since January 1, 2013 (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.

III-15. Availability of specific product types.--Are certain grades/types/sizes of ammonium sulfate only
available from certain country sources?
No

Yes

If yes, please identify the countries and the grade/type/size.

III-16. Purchasing frequency.-(a)

How frequently does your firm make purchases of ammonium sulfate (check one)?
Daily

(b)

Weekly

Monthly

Quarterly

Annually

Other

If other, specify

Has this purchasing frequency changed since January 1, 2013?
No

Yes

If yes, please describe.

III-17. Number of suppliers contacted.--How many suppliers does your firm generally contact before
making a purchase? Between
and
firms

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III-18. Supplier negotiations.--Does your firm’s purchases of ammonium sulfate usually involve
negotiations between supplier and purchaser?

No

Yes

If yes, explain the factors your firm generally negotiates and note
whether your firm quotes competing prices during negotiations.

III-19. Change in suppliers.--Has your firm changed suppliers since January 1, 2013?

No

Yes

If yes, please list the supplier(s), whether the firm was added or
dropped, and the reasons for the change.

III-20. New suppliers.--Are you aware of any new suppliers, either foreign or domestic, that have
entered the market since January 1, 2013?
No

Yes

If yes, please identify the firms.

III-21. Supplier qualification.--Do you require your suppliers to be or to become certified or qualified
to sell ammonium sulfate to your firm?
If yes, provide the following information.
• The number of days to qualify a new supplier.
• A general description of the certification or qualification process. Also, a brief
description of the factors that you consider when qualifying a new supplier (e.g., quality
of product, reliability of supplier, etc.).

No

Yes

Number
of days Process and factors

III-22. Failure to certify.--Since January 1, 2013, have any domestic or foreign producers failed in their
attempts to certify or qualify their ammonium sulfate with your firm or have any producers lost
their approved status?

No

Yes

If yes, please identify these firms, the countries where they are located,
and the reasons why they failed the certification/qualification.

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III-23. Major purchasing factors.--Please list, in order of their importance, the main factors your firm
considers in deciding from whom to purchase ammonium sulfate (examples include availability,
extension of credit, contracts, price, quality, range of supplier’s product line, traditional supplier,
etc.).
1.
2.
3.
Please list any other factors that are very important in your purchase decisions:
III-24. Purchasing factors.--Please rate the importance of the following factors in your firm’s
purchasing decisions for ammonium sulfate.

Factor
Availability
Delivery terms
Delivery time
Discounts offered
Extension of credit
Granule size
Minimum quantity requirements
Packaging
Price
Product consistency
Product range
Quality meets industry standards
Quality exceeds industry standards
Reliability of supply
Technical support/service
U.S. transportation costs

Very
important

Somewhat
important

Not
important

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III-25. Quality characteristics.--What characteristics does your firm consider when determining the
quality of ammonium sulfate?

III-26. Minimum quality.--How often does ammonium sulfate from the following countries meet
minimum quality specifications for your uses or your customers’ uses?

Source

Always

Usually

Sometimes

Rarely or
never

Don’t
know

United States
China
Nonsubject countries
III-27. Frequency of decisions based on price.--How often does your firm purchase the ammonium
sulfate that is offered at the lowest price?
Always

Usually

Sometimes

Never

III-28. Choice of product not based on price.--If you purchased ammonium sulfate from one country
source although a comparable product was available from another country source at a lower
price, please explain your reasons for doing so (please specify by country).

III-29. Price leaders.— A price leader is defined as (1) one or more firms that initiate a price change,
either upward or downward, that is followed by other firms, or (2) one or more firms that have a
significant impact on prices. A price leader is not necessarily the lowest-priced supplier.
Please list the names of any firms you considered price leaders in the ammonium sulfate market
since January 1, 2013.
Firm(s)

Describe how the firm(s) exhibited price leadership

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III-30. Purchasing subject imports rather than domestic products.—
(a)

Since January 2013, did your firm purchase imports of ammonium sulfate from China
instead of U.S.-produced ammonium sulfate?
Source

Yes
(also respond to parts (b) and (c))

No
(If “No”, skip to next question)

China
(b)

If you responded “Yes” to part (a), was the imported product priced lower than the
domestic product?
Source

Yes

No

China
(c)

If you responded “Yes” to part (a), was price a primary reason for purchasing subject
imports rather than domestic product?

Source

China

Yes

If Yes, estimate the quantity
of imports purchased instead
of domestic product since
January 2013
(in short tons)

No

If No, please indicate the
reason your firm purchased
imports instead of domestic
product

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III-31. U.S. producers and import competition.—
(a)

Since January 1, 2013, in connection with a sale or offer to sell ammonium sulfate to
your firm, did U.S. producers reduce their prices of domestically produced ammonium
sulfate in order to compete with lower-priced imports of ammonium sulfate from the
subject countries?
Source

Yes (also respond to
question part (b))

No (If “No”, skip to next
question)

Don’t know

China
(b)

If your firm responded “yes”, please provide an estimate of the reduction in U.S.
producers’ prices, and any additional explanations, such as timing (e.g., months/years),
frequency of price reductions, or other market/competitive factors.

Source
China

Estimated
reduction in U.S.
prices
(percent)
%

Additional explanation, including such information as
timing (e.g., months/years), frequency of price
reductions, or other market/competitive factors

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PART IV.—PRODUCT COMPARISONS
IV-1.

Country knowledge.--Please indicate the countries of origin for ammonium sulfate for which
your firm has actual marketing/pricing knowledge.
United
States

IV-2.

China

Canada

Other
countries

Other countries (specify)

Interchangeability.--Is ammonium sulfate 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

Canada

Other countries

United States
China
Canada
For any country-pair producing ammonium sulfate that is sometimes or never interchangeable,
identify the country-pair and explain the factors that limit or preclude interchangeable use:

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Factors other than price.--Are differences other than price (e.g., quality, availability,
transportation network, product range, technical support, etc.) between ammonium sulfate
produced in the United States and in other countries a significant factor in your firm’s purchases
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

Canada

Other countries

United States
China
Canada
For any country-pair for which factors other than price always or frequently are a significant
factor in your firm’s sales of ammonium sulfate, identify the country-pair and report the
advantages or disadvantages imparted by such factors:

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Factor country comparisons.--For the factors listed below, please rate how ammonium sulfate
produced in each country you identified in your response to the first question in Part IV
compares with ammonium sulfate produced in each of the other countries you identified.

If you are unfamiliar with the product from a particular country, please leave the boxes for those
country comparisons blank.

Inferior

Comparable

Product from
China compared to
product from
Canada

Superior

Inferior

Comparable

Product from
United States
compared to
product from
Canada

Superior

Inferior

Comparable

Factor

Superior

Product from
United States
compared to
product from
China

Availability
Delivery terms
Delivery time
Discounts offered
Extension of credit
Granule size
Minimum quantity requirements
Packaging
Price1
Product consistency
Product range
Quality meets industry standards
Quality exceeds industry standards
Reliability of supply
Technical support/service
U.S. transportation costs1
1

A rating of superior on price and U.S. transportation costs indicates that the first country generally has lower
prices/U.S. transportation costs than the second country.

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Continued.

If you are unfamiliar with the product from a particular country, please leave the boxes for those
country comparisons blank.

Availability
Delivery terms
Delivery time
Discounts offered
Extension of credit
Granule size
Minimum quantity requirements
Packaging
Price1
Product consistency
Product range
Quality meets industry standards
Quality exceeds industry standards
Reliability of supply
Technical support/service
U.S. transportation costs1

Inferior

Comparable

Product from
China compared to product
from
Nonsubject countries

Superior

Inferior

Comparable

Factor

Superior

Product from
United States
compared to product from
Nonsubject countries

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PART V.—ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
V-1.

Other explanations.--If your firm would like to further explain a response to any question that
did not provide a narrative response box, please note the question number and the explanation
in the space provided below.

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HOW TO FILE YOUR QUESTIONNAIRE RESPONSE
This questionnaire is available as a “fillable” form in MS Word format on the
Commission’s website at:
https://www.usitc.gov/investigations/701731/2016/ammonium_sulfate_china/final.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: ASFC

• 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 purchase this product, please fill out page 1, print, sign, and submit a scanned
copy to the Commission.
Parties to this proceeding.—If your firm is a party to this proceeding, it is required to serve a copy of the
completed questionnaire on parties to the proceeding that are subject to administrative protective
order (see 19 CFR § 207.7). A list of such parties may be obtained from the Commission’s Secretary (202205-1803). A certificate of service must accompany the completed questionnaire your firm submits (see
19 CFR § 207.7). Service of the questionnaire must be made in paper form.