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U.S. PURCHASERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
PAPER CLIPS FROM CHINA
This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by April 20, 2017
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 paper clips from China (inv. No. 731‐TA‐663
(Fourth Review)). The information requested in the questionnaire is requested under the authority of the Tariff Act of
1930, title VII. This report is mandatory and failure to reply as directed can result in a subpoena or other order to compel
the submission of records or information in your possession (19 U.S.C. § 1333(a)). Further information on this
questionnaire can be obtained from Arthur Gailes (202‐205‐3001, [email protected]).
Name of firm
Address
City
State
Zip Code
Website
Has your firm purchased paper clips (as defined on the next page) from any source (domestic or foreign) at any
time since January 1, 2011?
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: PCFC)
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 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
Phone:
Date
Signature
Email address
Fax
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PART I.—GENERAL INFORMATION
Background.‐‐ On November 25, 1994, the Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) issued an
antidumping duty order on imports of paper clips from China. On June 1, 2016, 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/701731/2016/paper_clips_china/fourth_review_full.htm.
Paper clips covered by this review is certain paper clips, wholly of wire of base metal, whether or not
galvanized, whether or not plated with nickel or other base metal (e.g., copper), with a wire diameter
between 0.025 inches and 0.075 inches (0.64 to 1.91 millimeters), regardless of physical configuration,
except as specifically excluded. The products subject to the order may have a rectangular or ring‐like
shape and include, but are not limited to, clips commercially referred to as No. 1 clips, No. 3 clips, Jumbo
or Giant clips, Gem clips, Frictioned clips, Perfect Gems, Marcel Gems, Universal clips, Nifty clips,
Peerless clips, Ring clips, and Glide‐On clips. The products subject to the order are currently classifiable
under subheading 8305.90.3010 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS).
Specifically excluded from the scope of the order are plastic and vinyl covered paper clips, butterfly
clips, binder clips, or other paper fasteners that are not made wholly of wire of base metal and are
covered under a separate subheading of the HTSUS.
Although the HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written
description of the scope of the order is dispositive.1
Purchaser.‐‐Any firm engaged, either directly or through a parent company or subsidiary, in purchasing
paper clips from another firm that produces, imports, or otherwise distributes paper clips.
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 in connection with this
proceeding (i.e., a producer, importer, and/or purchaser 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 of your files, worksheets, and
1
Certain Paper Clips From the People’s Republic of China: Final Results of Expedited Fourth Sunset Review of
Antidumping Duty Order, 81 FR 69512, October 6, 2016.
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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‐2.
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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
40 hours per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, gathering data, and
completing and reviewing the questionnaire.
We welcome comments regarding the accuracy of this burden estimate, suggestions for
reducing the burden, and any suggestions for improving this questionnaire. Please attach such
comments to your response or send to the Office of Investigations, USITC, 500 E St. SW,
Washington, DC 20436.
Establishments covered.‐‐Provide the name and address of establishment(s) covered by this
questionnaire, if 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 paper clips, including
auxiliary facilities operated in conjunction with (whether or not physically separate from) such
facilities.
I‐3.
Ownership.‐‐Is your firm owned, in whole or in part, by any other firm?
No
Yes‐‐List the following information.
Extent of ownership
Firm name
Address
(percent)
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I‐5.
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Related importers/exporters.‐‐Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or
foreign, that import paper clips into the United States or that export paper clips to the United
States?
No
Yes‐‐List the following information.
Firm name
Country
Affiliation
Related producers.‐‐Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or foreign, that
produce paper clips?
No
Yes‐‐List the following information.
Firm name and country
Country
Affiliation
Business plan.‐‐Does your company or any related firm have a business plan or any internal
documents that describe, discuss, or analyze expected market conditions for paper clips?
No
If yes, please provide these documents. If you are not providing the
Yes requested documents, please explain why not.
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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
II‐1. Purchases.—
(a)
Please estimate your firm’s total U.S. purchases of paper clips in 2016. (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.)
Quantity (million units)
(b)
Estimate the percentage of the quantity of your firm’s purchases of paper clips in 2016
that were produced in each of the specified countries.
Item
Paper clips produced in:
United States
%
All other countries:1
%
Sources unknown
%
Please identify these countries:
%
China
Total (should sum to 100.0%)
1
Share of quantity of 2016 purchases
(percent)
0.0 %
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Changes in purchasing patterns.‐‐Please indicate how the shares of your firm’s purchases of
paper clips from different sources have changed since January 1, 2011.
Source of Did not
purchases purchase Decreased Increased Constant Fluctuated
II‐3.
Explanation for trend
United
States
China
All other
countries
Sources
unknown
Purchases from one country only.‐‐If your firm has purchased paper clips from only one
country, please explain the reasons for doing so.
II‐4.
Supplier identification.‐‐ Please list your firm’s FIVE largest suppliers for paper clips since
January 1, 2011. Also, provide the share of the quantity of your firm’s total purchases of paper
clips that each of these suppliers accounted for in 2016.
No.
Supplier’s name
City and state
Share of quantity of
2016 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 paper clips (check
all that apply)?
Distributor Retailer
Other
Describe other
If your firm is a distributor of paper clips, please answer questions III‐2 and III‐3.
III‐2. Competition for sales.‐‐Do you compete for sales to your customers with the manufacturers or
importers from which you purchase paper clips?
No
Yes If yes, please describe.
III‐3.
Types of customers.‐‐What are the major types of consumers to which you sell paper clips?
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Substitutes.—
(a)
Can other products be substituted for paper clips?
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 paper clips?
No Yes
Explanation
1.
2.
3.
(b)
Have there been any changes in the number or types of products that can be
substituted for paper clips since January 1, 2011? Do you anticipate any future
changes?
Changes in substitutes No Yes
Changes since January
1, 2011
Anticipated changes
Explain
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Demand trends.‐‐ Indicate how demand within the United States and outside of the United
States (if known) for paper clips has changed since January 1, 2011, 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
Overall
No
Overall
with no
increase change decrease clear trend
Market
Explanation and factors
Demand since January 1, 2011
Within the United States
Outside the United States
Anticipated future demand
Within the United States
Outside the United States
III‐6.
III‐7.
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 paper clips 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 2011 to the present and forecasts for the future.
Country preferences.‐‐Do you or your customers ever specifically order paper clips from one
country in particular over other possible sources of supply?
No
Yes
If yes, identify the countries and explain.
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Importance of purchasing domestic product.‐‐Please fill out the table below, estimating the
percentage of your firm’s total 2016 purchases of paper clips that required paper clips 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%)
III‐9.
Estimated percentage of
your firm’s total 2016
purchases of paper clips
%
%
%
%
0.0 %
Conditions of competition.‐‐
(a) Is the paper clips market subject to business cycles (other than general economy‐wide
conditions) and/or other conditions of competition distinctive to paper clips?
Check all that apply.
Please describe.
No
Skip to question III‐10.
Yes‐Business cycles (e.g.
seasonal business)
Yes‐Other distinctive
conditions of competition
(b) If yes, have there been any changes in the business cycles or conditions of competition for
paper clips since January 1, 2011?
No
Yes
If yes, describe.
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III‐10. Decisions based on producer and country‐of‐origin.‐‐How often does your firm, and if you
know, do your customers, make purchasing decisions involving paper clips 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
III‐11. Availability of supply.‐‐Has the availability of paper clips in the U.S. market changed since
January 1, 2011? Do you anticipate any future changes?
Availability in the U.S.
Please explain, noting the countries and reasons for the
market
No Yes changes.
Changes since January 1, 2011:
U.S.‐produced product
Imports of Chinese
product
Imports of products from
other countries
U.S.‐produced product
Imports of Chinese
product
Imports of products from
other countries
Anticipated changes:
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III‐12. Availability of specific product types.‐‐Are certain grades/types/sizes of paper clips only
available from certain country sources?
No
Yes
If yes, please identify the countries and the grade/type/size.
III‐13. Supply constraints.‐‐Has any firm refused, declined, or been unable to supply your firm with
paper clips since January 1, 2011 (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‐14. Purchasing frequency.‐‐
(a)
How frequently do you make purchases of paper clips (check one)?
Daily Weekly
(b)
Monthly
Quarterly Annually
Other If other, specify
Do you expect this purchasing frequency to change in the next two years?
No
Yes If yes, explain.
III‐15. Number of suppliers contacted.‐‐How many suppliers do you generally contact before making a
purchase? Between and firms.
III‐16. Supplier negotiations.‐‐Do your purchases of paper clips usually involve negotiations between
supplier and purchaser?
No
If yes, explain the factors you generally negotiate and note whether
Yes your firm quotes competing prices during negotiations.
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III‐17. Change in suppliers.‐‐ Has your firm changed suppliers since January 1, 2011?
If yes, please list the supplier(s), whether the firm was added or
Yes dropped, and the reasons for the change.
No
III‐18. New suppliers.‐‐
(a)
Are you aware of any new suppliers, either foreign or domestic, that have entered the
market since January 1, 2011?
No
Yes If yes, please identify the firms.
(b)
Do you expect new paper clips suppliers to enter the U.S. market?
No
Yes If yes, please explain.
III‐19. Supplier qualification.‐‐Do you require your suppliers to be or to become certified or qualified
to sell paper clips 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‐20. Failure to certify.‐‐Since January 1, 2011, have any domestic or foreign producers failed in their
attempts to certify or qualify their paper clips 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‐21. Major purchasing factors.‐‐ Please list, in order of their importance, the three major factors
your firm considers in deciding from whom to purchase paper clips (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‐22. Purchasing factors.‐‐Please rate the importance of the following factors in your firm’s
purchasing decisions for paper clips.
Factor
Very
important
Somewhat
important
Not
important
Availability
Delivery terms
Delivery time
Discounts offered
Extension of credit
Minimum quantity requirements
Packaging
Price
Product consistency
Product range
Quality exceeds industry standards
Quality meets industry standards
Reliability of supply
Technical support/service
U.S. transportation costs
III‐23. Quality characteristics.‐‐What characteristics does your firm consider when determining the
quality of paper clips?
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III‐24. Minimum quality.‐‐How often does paper clips from the following countries meet minimum
quality specifications for your uses or your customers’ uses?
Rarely or
Don’t
Source
Always
Usually
Sometimes
never
know
United States
China
Other:
III‐25. Frequency of decisions based on price.‐‐How often does your firm purchase the paper clips that
is offered at the lowest price?
Always
Usually
Sometimes
Never
III‐26. Choice of product not based on price.‐‐If you purchased paper clips 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‐27. 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 paper clips market since
January 1, 2011.
Firm(s)
Describe how the firm(s) exhibited price leadership
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III‐28. Changes in U.S. industry.‐‐
(a)
Please identify and discuss any improvements/changes in the U.S. paper clips industry
since January 1, 2011 and explain the factors, including the order(s) under review, that
were responsible for each improvement/change.
Please discuss any improvements/changes that you anticipate in the future in the U.S.
paper clips industry. Identify the time period and causes for these
improvements/changes.
(b)
III‐29. Effect of revocation.‐‐What do you think will be the likely effects of any revocation of the
antidumping duty order for imports of paper clips from China? As appropriate, please discuss
any potential effects of revocation of the antidumping duty order on (1) the future activities of
your firm and (2) the U.S. market as a whole. Please note the future time period to which you
are referring.
Activities of your firm
Entire U.S. market
III‐30. Bundling purchases of paper clips with other products.—Does your firm purchase paper clips
bundled with other office supply products?
Estimated share
of your
purchases of
paper clips in
2016 that were
purchased in a Describe the other products that are included in typical
bundle
bundled purchases
No
Yes
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PART IV.‐‐ PRODUCT COMPARISIONS
IV‐1. Country knowledge.‐‐Please indicate the countries of origin for paper clips for which your firm
has actual marketing/pricing knowledge.
Other
United States
China
countries
Other countries (specify)
IV‐2. Interchangeability.‐‐Is paper clips 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
United States
China
China
Other countries
For any country‐pair producing paper clips which is sometimes or never interchangeable,
please identify the country‐pair and explain the factors that limit or preclude interchangeable
use:
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Factors other than price.‐‐Are differences other than price (e.g., quality, availability,
transportation network, product range, technical support, etc.) between paper clips 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
United States
China
China
Other countries
For any country‐pair for which factors other than price always or frequently are a significant
factor in your firm’s purchases of paper clips, 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 paper clips produced
in each country you identified in your response to the first question in Part IV compares with
paper clips 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.
Product from
United States
compared to product from
China
Superior
Factor
Comparable
Inferior
Availability
Delivery terms
Delivery time
Discounts offered
Extension of credit
Minimum quantity requirements
Packaging
Price1
Product consistency
Product range
Quality exceeds industry standards
Quality meets industry standards
Reliability of supply
Technical support/service
1
U.S. transportation costs
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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Superior
Comparable
Inferior
Superior
Comparable
Inferior
IV‐4. Continued.
If you are unfamiliar with the product from a particular country, please leave the boxes for those
country comparisons blank.
Product from
Product from
United States
China compared to product
compared to product from
from
Nonsubject countries
Nonsubject countries
Availability
Delivery terms
Delivery time
Discounts offered
Extension of credit
Minimum quantity requirements
Packaging
1
Price
Product consistency
Product range
Quality exceeds industry standards
Quality meets industry standards
Reliability of supply
Technical support/service
U.S. transportation costs1
Factor
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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Change in price.‐‐
(a)
Since January 1, 2011, has there been a change in the price of paper clips? If so, has the
price of U.S.‐produced paper clips changed more or less than the price of imported
paper clips from China?
No change in price.
Prices have changed by the same amount.
Price of U.S.‐produced paper clips has changed relative to the price of paper
clips from China.
(b)
If the price of U.S.‐produced paper clips has changed relative to the price of paper clips
from China, the price of U.S.‐produced paper clips is now relatively
Higher
Lower
than those from China.
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/paper_clips_china/fourth_review_f
ull.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: PCFC
• 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 (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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