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FOREIGN PRODUCERS’/EXPORTERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
FROZEN WARMWATER SHRIMP FROM
BRAZIL, CHINA, INDIA, THAILAND, AND VIETNAM
This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by December 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 reviews of the antidumping duty orders concerning frozen warmwater shrimp from Brazil, China,
India, Thailand, and Vietnam (Inv. Nos. 731‐TA‐1063, 1064, 1066‐1068 (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 processed or exported frozen warmwater shrimp (as defined on the next page) 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)
Data reported in this questionnaire relate to (Check one):
Brazil
China
India
Thailand
Vietnam
Return questionnaire via the Commission Drop Box by clicking on the following link:
https://dropbox.usitc.gov/oinv/. (PIN: SHRIMP)
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 February 1, 2005, the Department of Commerce (‘‘Commerce’’) issued antidumping
duty orders on imports of frozen warmwater shrimp from Brazil, China, India, Thailand, and Vietnam (70
FR 5143–5156). Following the five‐year reviews by Commerce and the Commission, effective April 29,
2011, Commerce issued a continuation of the antidumping duty orders on imports of frozen warmwater
shrimp from Brazil, China, India, Thailand, and Vietnam (76 FR 23972). The Commission is now
conducting second reviews pursuant to section 751(c) of the Act, as amended (19 USC 1675(c)), to
determine whether revocation of the orders would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of
material injury to the domestic industry within a reasonably foreseeable time. If both the Commission
and Commerce make affirmative determinations, the orders will remain in place. If either the
Commission or Commerce makes negative determinations, Commerce will revoke the orders.
Questionnaires and other information pertinent to this proceeding are available at
https://www.usitc.gov/investigations/701731/2016/frozen_warmwater_shrimp_brazil_china_india/sec
ond_review_full.htm.
Frozen warmwater shrimp covered by these investigations include certain frozen warmwater shrimp
and prawns whether wild‐caught (ocean harvested) or farm‐raised (produced by aquaculture), head‐on
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or head‐off, shell‐on or peeled, tail‐on or tail‐off, deveined or not deveined, cooked or raw, or
otherwise processed in frozen form.
The frozen warmwater shrimp and prawn products included in the Orders, regardless of
definitions in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), are products which are
processed from warmwater shrimp and prawns through freezing and which are sold in any count size.
The products described above may be processed from any species of warmwater shrimp and
prawns. Warmwater shrimp and prawns are generally classified in, but are not limited to, the Penaeidae
family. Some examples of the farmed and wild‐caught warmwater species include, but are not limited
to, whiteleg shrimp (Penaeus vannemei), banana prawn (Penaeus merguiensis), fleshy prawn (Penaeus
chinensis), giant river prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii), giant tiger prawn (Penaeus monodon),
redspotted shrimp (Penaeus brasiliensis), southern brown shrimp (Penaeus subtilis), southern pink
shrimp (Penaeus notialis), southern rough shrimp (Trachypenaeus curvirostris), southern
white shrimp (Penaeus schmitti), blue shrimp (Penaeus stylirostris), western white shrimp (Penaeus
occidentalis), and Indian white prawn (Penaeus indicus).
Frozen shrimp and prawns that are packed with marinade, spices or sauce are included in the
scope of the Orders. In addition, food preparations, which are not “prepared meals,” that contain more
than 20 percent by weight of shrimp or prawn are also included in the scope of the orders. Excluded
from the Orders are: (1) Breaded shrimp and prawns (HTSUS subheading 1605.20.10.20); (2) shrimp and
prawns generally classified in the Pandalidae family and commonly referred to as coldwater shrimp, in
any state of processing; (3) fresh shrimp and prawns whether shell‐on or peeled (HTSUS subheadings
0306.23.00.20 and 0306.23.00.40); (4) shrimp and prawns in prepared meals (HTSUS subheading
1605.20.05.10); (5) dried shrimp and prawns; (6) canned warmwater shrimp and prawns (HTSUS
subheading 1605.20.10.40); and (7) certain battered shrimp. Battered shrimp is a shrimp‐based product:
(1) That is produced from fresh (or thawed‐from‐frozen) and peeled shrimp; (2) to which a ‘‘dusting’’
layer of rice or wheat flour of at least 95 percent purity has been applied; (3) with the entire surface of
the shrimp flesh thoroughly and evenly coated with the flour; (4) with the non‐shrimp content of the
end product constituting between four and 10 percent of the product’s total weight after being dusted,
but prior to being frozen; and (5) that is subjected to individually quick frozen (“IQF”) freezing
immediately after application of the dusting layer. When dusted in accordance with the definition of
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‘‘Tails’’ in this context means the tail fan, which includes the telson and the uropods.
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dusting above, the battered shrimp product is also coated with a wet viscous layer containing egg
and/or milk, and par‐fried.
The products covered by the Orders are currently classified under the following HTSUS
subheadings: 0306.17.00.03, 0306.17.00.06, 0306.17.00.09, 0306.17.00.12, 0306.17.00.15,
0306.17.00.18, 0306.17.00.21, 0306.17.00.24, 0306.17.00.27, 0306.17.00.40, 1605.21.10.30, and
1605.29.10.10. These HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and for customs purposes
only and are not dispositive, but rather the written description of the scope of the orders is dispositive.
Processor.—Any firm or entity engaging in shrimp processing activities such as deheading, grading,
machine peeling, deveining, and cooking, but not repackaging, marinating, or skewering.
Reporting of information.‐‐ If information is not readily available from your records, provide carefully
prepared estimates. If your firm is completing more than one questionnaire (i.e., a producer, importer,
purchaser and/or foreign producer questionnaire), you need not respond to duplicated questions.
Confidentiality.‐‐The commercial and financial data furnished in response to this questionnaire that
reveal the individual operations of your firm will be treated as confidential by the Commission to the
extent that such data are not otherwise available to the public and will not be disclosed except as may
be required by law (see 19 U.S.C. § 1677f). Such confidential information will not be published in a
manner that will reveal the individual operations of your firm; however, general characterizations of
numerical business proprietary information (such as discussion of trends) will be treated as confidential
business information only at the request of the submitter for good cause shown.
Verification.‐‐The information submitted in this questionnaire is subject to audit and verification by the
Commission. To facilitate possible verification of data, please keep all files, worksheets, and supporting
documents used in the preparation of the questionnaire response. Please also retain a copy of the final
document that you submit.
Release of information.‐‐The information provided by your firm in response to this questionnaire, as
well as any other business proprietary information submitted by your firm to the Commission in
connection with this proceeding, may become subject to, and released under, the administrative
protective order provisions of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. § 1677f) and section 207.7 of the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR § 207.7). This means that certain lawyers and
other authorized individuals may temporarily be given access to the information for use in connection
with this proceeding or other import‐injury proceedings conducted by the Commission on the same or
similar merchandise; those individuals would be subject to severe penalties if the information were
divulged to unauthorized individuals.
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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
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.
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 subject country involved in the production or export
of frozen warmwater shrimp, including auxiliary facilities operated in conjunction with (whether
or not physically separate from) such facilities. Firms operating more than one establishment in
Brazil, China, India, Thailand or Vietnam should combine the data for all establishments into a
single report.
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U.S. importers.‐‐Please provide the names, contacts, email addresses, and telephone numbers
of the FIVE largest U.S. importers of your firm’s frozen warmwater shrimp in 2015.
No. Importer’s name
I‐4.
Email address
1
2
3
4
5
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 frozen warmwater shrimp 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.
Contact person
Share of
Area code
your firm’s
and
2015 U.S.
telephone
exports
number
(%)
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U.S. importation.‐‐Does your firm or any related firm import or have any plans to import frozen
warmwater shrimp 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 frozen
warmwater shrimp?
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 Keysha Martinez (202‐205‐
2136, [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 frozen warmwater shrimp since January 1, 2013.
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 in question II‐2) relating to the production of frozen
warmwater shrimp 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 frozen warmwater shrimp (in 1,000 pounds) 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 in question II‐
2) relating to the production of frozen warmwater shrimp in the future if the antidumping duty
order on frozen warmwater shrimp from Brazil, China, India, Thailand or Vietnam 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 frozen warmwater shrimp (in 1,000 pounds) for
2016 and 2017 if the order is revoked.
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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 frozen warmwater shrimp, and the
combined production capacity on this shared equipment and machinery.
“Overall production capacity” or “capacity” –The level of production that your
establishment(s) could reasonably have expected to attain during the specified periods for all
products manufactured in that establishment using the same manufacturing equipment.
Assume normal operating conditions (i.e., using equipment and machinery in place and ready to
operate; normal operating levels (hours per week/weeks per year) and time for downtime,
maintenance, repair, and cleanup).
“Production” ‐‐All production in your establishment(s) in Brazil, China, India, Thailand or
Vietnam, including production consumed internally within your firm.
Quantity (in 1,000 pounds)
Calendar year
Item
2013
2014
January‐September
2015
2015
2016
Total Block freezing capacity
Total IQF freezing capacity
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Overall production capacity
Production of:
Frozen warmwater shrimp1
2
Other products
Total
1
2
Data entered for production of frozen warmwater shrimp will populate here once reported in question II‐15.
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.
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II‐5d. Production constraints.‐‐Please list, in order of their importance, the main factors set limit(s) on
your firm’s production capacity (i.e., freezing capacity, live shrimp supply, storage capacity, et
cetera).
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Please list any other constraints that are very important:
II‐5e. Product shifting.
(i).
Is your firm able to switch production (capacity) between frozen warmwater shrimp 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 frozen warmwater shrimp? percent.
II‐7.
II‐8.
Firm's estimated share of production in country.‐‐Please estimate the percentage of total
production of frozen warmwater shrimp in the country specified on the certification page accounted
for by your firm’s production in 2015. percent.
Firm's estimated share of country's exports.‐‐Please estimate the percentage of total exports to
the United States of frozen warmwater shrimp from the country specified on the certification
page accounted for by your firm’s exports in 2015. percent.
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Inventories in the United States.‐‐Has your firm, since 2013, maintained any inventories of
frozen warmwater shrimp in the United States (not including inventories held by firms identified
in question I‐3)?
“Inventories”‐‐Finished goods inventory, not raw materials or work in progress.
No
Yes‐‐Report the quantity of such end‐of‐period inventories below.
Quantity (in 1,000 pounds)
Calendar year
Item
2013
2014
2015
Inventory
II‐10. Third country trade actions.‐‐Is the frozen warmwater shrimp exported by your firm subject to
antidumping/countervailing duty/safeguard findings, remedies, or proceedings?
No
Yes‐‐List the products(s), countries affected, and the date of such
findings/remedies/proceedings.
II‐12. Other export markets.‐‐Identify export markets (other than the United States) that your firm
has developed or where it has increased its sales of frozen warmwater shrimp since 2013. Please
identify and discuss below.
II‐13. Significance of antidumping duty order.‐‐Describe the significance of the existing antidumping
duty order covering imports of frozen warmwater shrimp from the subject country 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.
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II‐14. 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 frozen warmwater shrimp in the
future if the antidumping duty order on frozen warmwater shrimp from Brazil, China, India,
Thailand or Vietnam 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‐15. Trade data.‐‐Report your firm’s production capacity, production, shipments, and inventories
related to the production of frozen warmwater shrimp in your establishment(s) during the
specified periods. Do not include resales of frozen warmwater shrimp that your firm did not
produce in this question; those data to the degree they are exported to the United States should
only be reported in question II‐16.
Do not submit data by manufacturing facility if they are in the same country. If your firm has
multiple manufacturing establishments within one country, you are required to combine data
for those establishments within one foreign producer questionnaire response.
Do not submit data on multiple countries combined. The establishments reported here should
all be located in the country of the firm’s address reported on the certification page.
Multinational companies with production in multiple subject countries should submit separate
foreign producer questionnaire responses for each subject country.
“Average production capacity” or “capacity” –The level of production that your
establishment(s) could reasonably have expected to attain during the specified periods for all
products manufactured in that establishment using the same manufacturing equipment.
Assume normal operating conditions (i.e., using equipment and machinery in place and ready to
operate; normal operating levels (hours per week/weeks per year) and time for downtime,
maintenance, repair, and cleanup; and a typical or representative product mix).
“Production” ‐‐All production in your establishment(s) in subject country, including production
consumed internally within your firm.
“Shipments”‐‐Shipments of products produced in your establishment(s) in subject country.
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 subject country.
“Home market commercial shipments”‐‐Shipments, other than internal consumption and
transfers to related firms, within subject country.
“Home market internal consumption/transfers to related firms”‐‐Shipments made to
related firms in subject country, including product consumed internally by your firm.
“Export shipments”‐‐Shipments to destinations outside subject country, 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‐15. Trade data.‐‐Continued.
Quantity (in 1,000 pounds) and Value (in 1,000 dollars)
Calendar year
Item
2013
2014
January‐September
2015
2015
1
2016
Average production capacity (A)
Beginning‐of‐period inventories (B)
Production (quantity).—
Using wild‐caught shrimp (C)
0
0
0
0
0
Using farm‐raised shrimp (D)
Total production (E)
Home market shipments:
Internal consumption/ transfers
quantity (F)
value (G)
Commercial shipments
quantity (H)
value (I)
Export shipments:
to the United States:
quantity (J)
value (K)
2
to the European Union:
quantity (L)
value (M)
3
to Asia:
quantity (N)
value (O)
4
to all other markets:
quantity (P)
value (Q)
Total exports (quantity) (R)
0
0
0
0
0
Total shipments (quantity) (S)
0
0
0
0
0
End‐of‐period inventories (T)
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‐15. Trade data.—Continued.
RECONCILIATION OF SHIPMENTS, PRODUCTION, AND INVENTORY.‐‐Generally, the data reported
for the end‐of‐period inventories (i.e., line T) should be equal to the beginning‐of‐period
inventories (i.e., line B), plus production (i.e., lines C and D), less total shipments (i.e., lines F, H, J,
L, N and P). Please ensure that any differences are not due to data entry errors in completing
this form, but rather actually reflect your firm’s records; and also provide any likely explanations
for any differences (e.g., theft, loss, damage, record systems issues, etc.) if they exist.
Calendar year
Item
2013
B + C + D – F – H –J – L – N – P– T =
should equal zero ("0") or provide an
explanation.1
2014
0
January‐ September
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‐16. Exports to the United States not produced by your firm.‐‐Report your firm’s exports to the
United States of frozen warmwater shrimp that was produced in Brazil, China, India, Thailand or
Vietnam but not by your firm during the specified periods. Note these data should not be
included in question II‐15.
Quantity (in 1,000 pounds) and Value (in 1,000 dollars)
Calendar year
Item
Exports of frozen warmwater shrimp
to the United States not produced by
your firm1.—
Quantity 1
Value
1
2013
2014
January‐September
2015
2015
2016
List the producer(s).
II‐17. Other explanations.‐‐If your firm would like to further explain a response to a question in Part II
that did not provide a narrative box, please note the question number and the explanation in
the space provided below. Please also use this space to highlight any issues your firm had in
providing the data in this section, including but not limited to technical issues with the MS Word
questionnaire.
.
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PART III.‐‐MARKET FACTORS
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Amelia Preece (202‐205‐
3250, [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 frozen warmwater
shrimp 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
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Contract provisions.—Please fill out the table regarding your firm’s typical sales contracts with
U.S. customers for frozen warmwater shrimp (or check “not applicable” if your firm does not sell
on a long‐term, short‐term and/or annual contract basis).
Item
Short‐term contracts
(multiple deliveries
for less than 12
months)
Annual contracts
(multiple
deliveries for 12
months)
Long‐term contracts
(multiple deliveries for
more than 12 months)
Average contract
duration
No. of
days
365
Price renegotiation
(during contract
period)
Yes
No
Quantity
Price
Both
Yes
No
Typical sales
contract provisions
Fixed quantity
and/or price
Meet or release
provision
Not applicable
III‐4.
Lead times.— What is your firm’s share of sales from inventory and produced to order and what
is the typical lead time between a customer’s order and the date of delivery for your firm’s sales
of frozen warmwater shrimp?
Source
From inventory
%
Produced to order
%
Total (should sum to 100.0%)
Share of 2015 sales
Lead time (average
number of days)
0.0 %
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Raw materials.‐‐ Indicate how frozen warmwater shrimp raw materials prices have changed
since January 1, 2013, 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.
Explain, noting how raw material
price changes have affected your
firm’s selling prices for frozen
warmwater shrimp.
Changes since
January 1
2013
Anticipated
changes
Changes in factors affecting supply.—
(a) 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 Brazil, China, India, Thailand or Vietnam‐produced frozen
warmwater shrimp in the U.S. market since January 1, 2013?
No
Yes
If yes, please describe.
(b) Please describe any natural disasters, diseases, or any other events that affect the
availability of subject countries’ supply of frozen warmwater shrimp to the U.S. market since
January 1, 2013.
III‐7.
Availability of SUBJECT import supply.‐‐Do you anticipate any changes in terms of the
availability of Brazil, China, India, Thailand or Vietnam‐produced frozen warmwater shrimp in
the U.S. market in the future?
If you anticipate changes in supply, please identify the changes,
No
including the time period and the impact of such changes on
Increase change Decrease shipment volumes and prices.
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Product shifting.‐‐Describe how easily your firm can shift its sales of frozen warmwater shrimp
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 frozen warmwater shrimp 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 frozen warmwater shrimp in
your firm’s home market different from that of frozen warmwater shrimp 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 frozen warmwater shrimp in your firm’s home market, for export to the United
States, or for export to third‐country markets since January 1, 2013? Do you anticipate any
future changes?
Changes in
product range,
product mix, or
marketing
No Yes
Changes since
January 1, 2013
Anticipated
changes
Explain
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III‐11. Substitutes. ‐‐
(a)
Can other products be substituted for frozen warmwater shrimp?
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 frozen warmwater
shrimp?
No Yes
Explanation
1.
2.
3.
Have there been any changes in the number or types of products that can be
substituted for frozen warmwater shrimp since January 1, 2013? Do you anticipate any
future changes?
(b)
Changes in
substitutes
No Yes
Explain
Changes since
January 1, 2013
Anticipated
changes
III‐12. Interchangeability.‐‐Is the frozen warmwater shrimp produced by your firm and sold in its home
market interchangeable (i.e., can be used in the same applications) with your firm’s frozen
warmwater shrimp sold to the United States and/or to third‐country markets?
Yes
No
If no, identify the market(s) and any differences in the products.
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III‐13. Demand trends.‐‐Indicate how demand in the following markets for frozen warmwater shrimp
has changed since January 1, 2013, 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
with no
Your firm’s Overall
No
Overall
market increase change decrease clear trend
Explanation and factors
Demand since January 1, 2013
Home
market
United
States
Other
markets
Anticipated future demand
Home
market
United
States
Other
markets
III‐14. Price differences.‐‐Please compare market prices of frozen warmwater shrimp in your firm’s
home market, the United States, and third‐country markets.
III‐15. International transportation.—
(a)
Who typically arranges international transportation for your firm’s exports?
Exporter
(b)
Importer
If your firm typically arranges international transportation:
For 2015, report or estimate the average cost to ship typical
volumes of frozen warmwater shrimp from the Brazil, China,
India, Thailand or Vietnam to the United States.
dollars per
pound
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III‐16. Description of home market.‐‐Describe briefly your firm’s home market for frozen warmwater
shrimp, including the number of, and competition between, producers.
III‐17. Import competition.‐‐Does your firm face competition from imports of frozen warmwater
shrimp in your firm’s home market?
No
Yes
If yes, please identify the country sources of these imports.
III‐18. 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 frozen warmwater shrimp
supply (including production capacity and capacity utilization) and demand in (1) the United
States, (2) each of the other major producing/consuming countries, including Brazil, China, India,
Thailand or Vietnam, and (3) the world as a whole. Of particular interest is such data from 2013
to the present and forecasts for the future.
III‐19. 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/701731/2016/frozen_warmwater_shrimp_brazil_
china_india/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: SHRIMP
• 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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Author | keysha.martinez |
File Modified | 2016-11-15 |
File Created | 2016-11-15 |