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U.S. PURCHASERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
STEEL CONCRETE REINFORCING BAR FROM JAPAN, TAIWAN, AND TURKEY
This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by April 11, 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 countervailing duty and antidumping investigations concerning steel concrete reinforcing bar
(“rebar”) from Japan, Taiwan, and Turkey (Inv. No. 701‐TA‐564 and 731‐TA‐1338‐1340 (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 firm’s possession (19 U.S.C. § 1333(a)). Further information on this questionnaire can be obtained
from Craig Thomsen (202‐205‐326, [email protected]).
Name of firm
Address
City
State
Zip Code
Website
Has your firm purchased rebar (as defined on next page) from any source (domestic or foreign) at any time since
January 1, 2014?
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: RBAR)
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
Fax
Email address
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PART I.—GENERAL INFORMATION
Background.‐‐This proceeding was instituted in response to a petition filed on September 20, 2016, by
the Rebar Trade Action Coalition and its individual members: Byer Steel Group, Inc., Cincinnati, OH;
Commercial Metals Company, Irving, TX; Gerdau Ameristeel U.S. Inc., Tampa, FL; Nucor Corporation,
Charlotte, NC; and Steel Dynamics, Inc., Pittsboro, IN. Countervailing and 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
(“Commerce”) makes affirmative determinations of subsidization and/or dumping. Questionnaires and
other information pertinent to this proceeding are available at
https://www.usitc.gov/investigations/title_7/2017/steel_concrete_reinforcing_bar_japan_taiwan_and/f
inal.htm
Rebar.—The merchandise subject to these investigations is steel concrete reinforcing bar imported in
either straight length or coil form (rebar) regardless of metallurgy, length, diameter, or grade or lack
thereof. Subject merchandise includes deformed steel wire with bar markings (e.g., mill mark, size, or
grade) and which has been subjected to an elongation test. The subject merchandise includes rebar that
has been further processed in the subject country or a third country, including but limited to a cutting,
grinding, galvanizing, painting, coating, or any other processing that would not otherwise remove the
merchandise from the scope of the investigations if performed in the country of manufacture of the
rebar. Specifically excluded are plain rounds (i.e., nondeformed or smooth rebar). Also excluded from
the scope is deformed steel wire meeting ASTM A1064/A1064M with no bar markings (e.g., mill mark,
size, or grade) and without being subject to an elongation test.
The subject merchandise is classifiable in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States ("HTSUS")
primarily under statistical reporting numbers 7213.10.0000, 7214.20.0000, and 7228.30.8010. The
subject merchandise may also be reported under other HTSUS numbers including 7215.90.1000,
7215.90.5000, 7221.00.0017, 7221.00.0018,1 7221.00.0030, 7221.00.0045, 7222.11.0001, 7222.11.0057,
7222.11.0059, 7222.30.0001, 7227.20.0080, 7227.90.6030, 7227.90.6035, 7227.90.6040, 7228.20.1000,
and 7228.60.6000.
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.
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.
1 Prior to the establishment of statistical reporting numbers 7221.00.0017, 7221.00.0018 on July 1, 2016, rebar
may have been imported under statistical reporting number 7221.00.15 (discontinued on July 1, 2016).
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Verification.‐‐The information submitted in this questionnaire is subject to audit and verification by the
Commission. To facilitate possible verification of data, please keep all files, worksheets, and supporting
documents used in the preparation of the questionnaire response. Please also retain a copy of the final
document that you submit.
Release of information.‐‐The information provided by your firm in response to this questionnaire, as
well as any other business proprietary information submitted by your firm to the Commission in
connection with this proceeding, may become subject to, and released under, the administrative
protective order provisions of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. § 1677f) and section 207.7 of the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR § 207.7). This means that certain lawyers and
other authorized individuals may temporarily be given access to the information for use in connection
with this proceeding or other import‐injury proceedings conducted by the Commission on the same or
similar merchandise; those individuals would be subject to severe penalties if the information were
divulged to unauthorized individuals.
I‐1.
OMB statistics.‐‐Please report 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 rebar, including auxiliary
facilities operated in conjunction with (whether or not physically separate from) such facilities.
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I‐3.
Ownership.‐‐Is your firm owned, in whole or in part, by any other firm?
No
Yes‐‐List the following information.
I‐4.
I‐5.
Address
Extent of ownership
(percent)
Related importers/exporters.‐‐Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or
foreign, which import rebar into the United States or which export rebar 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, which
produce rebar?
No
Yes‐‐List the following information.
Firm name
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Firm name
Country
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
II‐1. Purchases.—Report your firm’s total U.S. purchases of rebar. (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.)
2014
2015
2016
Item
Quantity (in short tons)
Purchases of rebar produced in‐‐
United States
Japan
Taiwan
All other countries
Sources unknown
0
0
0
Turkey
1
Total purchases
1
Please identify these countries:
II‐2.
Changes in purchasing patterns.‐‐Please indicate how the shares of your firm’s purchases of
rebar from different sources have changed since January 1, 2014.
Did not
Source of purchases purchase Decreased Increased Constant Fluctuated
Explanation for trend
United States
Japan
Taiwan
Turkey
All other countries
Sources unknown
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II‐3. Purchases from one country only.‐‐If your firm has purchased rebar from only one country,
please explain the reasons for doing so.
II‐4.
Supplier identification.‐‐Please list your firm’s FIVE largest suppliers for rebar since January 1,
2014. Also, provide the share of the quantity of your firm’s total purchases of rebar 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 describes your firm as a purchaser of rebar (check all that
apply)?
Distributor
End user
Other
Describe other
If your firm is a distributor of rebar, 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 rebar?
No
Yes If yes, please describe.
III‐3.
Types of customers.‐‐What are the major types of consumers to which your firm sells rebar?
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If your firm is an end user of rebar, please answer questions III‐4 and III‐5.
III‐4. End uses.‐‐List the top 3 products your firm makes using rebar and estimate the percent of your
total production cost that is accounted for by rebar and by other inputs (such as labor, energy,
and other raw materials).
Share of total cost in each of the product(s) your
Total
firm produces accounted for by
(should
sum to
Product(s) your firm
100.0%
produces
across)
Rebar
Other inputs
III‐5.
%
+
% =
0.0 %
%
+
% =
0.0 %
%
+
% =
0.0 %
Demand for end use products.‐‐
(a)
Has the demand for your firm’s final products incorporating rebar changed since January
1, 2014?
Increased
No change
(b)
Decreased
Fluctuated
Has this had any effect on your firm’s demand for rebar?
No
Yes
Explain
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III‐6. Substitutes.‐‐Can other products be substituted for rebar?
No
Yes‐‐Please fill out the table.
End use in which this
substitute is used
Substitute
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Have changes in the price of this substitute
affected the price for rebar?
No Yes
Explanation
1.
2.
3.
III‐7.
Demand trends.‐‐Indicate how demand within the United States and outside of the United
States (if known) for rebar has changed since January 1, 2014. Explain any trends and describe
the principal factors that have affected these changes in demand.
Overall
increase
Market
No
Overall
change decrease
Fluctuate
with no
clear trend
Explanation and factors
Within the United States
Outside the United States
III‐8.
Country preferences.‐‐Do you or your customers ever specifically order rebar 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 rebar that required rebar produced in the
United States.
Item
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 America(n)” provisions or the FAST Act)
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 2016
purchases of rebar
%
%
%
%
0.0 %
III‐10. Conditions of competition.‐‐
(a)
Is the rebar market subject to business cycles (other than general economy‐wide
conditions) and/or other conditions of competition distinctive to rebar?
Check all that apply.
Please describe.
No
Skip to question III‐11.
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
rebar since January 1, 2014?
No
Yes
If yes, describe.
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III‐11. Decisions based on producer and country‐of‐origin.‐‐How often does your firm, and if known,
do your customers, make purchasing decisions involving rebar 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‐12. Availability of supply.‐‐Has the availability of rebar in the U.S. market changed since January 1,
2014?
Availability in the U.S.
market
No Yes Please explain, noting the reasons for the changes.
Changes in 2014
U.S.‐produced product
Imports from Japan
Imports from Taiwan
Imports from Turkey
Nonsubject imports
U.S.‐produced product
Imports from Japan
Imports from Taiwan
Imports from Turkey
Nonsubject imports
U.S.‐produced product
Imports from Japan
Imports from Taiwan
Imports from Turkey
Nonsubject imports
Changes in 2015
Changes in 2016
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III‐13. Supply constraints.‐‐Has any firm refused, declined, or been unable to supply your firm with
rebar since January 1, 2014?
No
Yes
Supply constraint (check all that apply)
Please explain.
Our domestic supplier(s) have placed our firm on
allocation or “controlled order entry”.
Our import supplier(s) have placed our firm on
allocation or “controlled order entry”.
Our domestic supplier(s) have declined order(s)
Our import supplier(s) have declined order(s)
Our domestic supplier(s) has accepted order(s)
but delivered less than promised and/or
contracted
Our import supplier(s) has accepted order(s) but
delivered less than promised and/or contracted
Our domestic supplier(s) have been unable to
provide timely order completion or had extended
delivery times
Our import supplier(s) have been unable to
provide timely order completion or had extended
delivery times
Our domestic supplier(s) have been unable or
unwilling to provide specific types of rebar/
product specifications
Our import supplier(s) have been unable or
unwilling to provide specific types of rebar/
product specifications
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III‐14. Availability of specific product types.‐‐Are certain grades/types/sizes of rebar only available
from certain country sources?
No
Yes
If yes, please identify the countries and the grade/type/size.
III‐15. Purchasing frequency.‐‐
(a)
How frequently does your firm make purchases of rebar (check one)?
Daily Weekly
Monthly
Quarterly Annually
Other If other, specify
(b)
Has this purchasing frequency changed since January 1, 2014?
No
Yes If yes, please describe.
III‐16. Number of suppliers contacted.‐‐How many suppliers does your firm generally contact before
making a purchase? Between and firms
III‐17. Supplier negotiations.‐‐Does your firm’s purchases of rebar usually involve negotiations
between supplier and purchaser?
No
If yes, explain the factors your firm generally negotiates and note
Yes whether your firm quotes competing prices during negotiations.
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III‐18. Price Indices.‐‐Does your firm’s purchase price of rebar change based on published prices from
the following sources?
No—Skip to question III‐19.
Yes‐‐Check all that apply to your firm.
Publication
(Check all that apply)
London Metal Exchange
Platts Metal Week
U.S. import statistics
1
Source(s) other than those listed above
1
List the source(s):
III‐19. Change in suppliers.‐‐Has your firm changed suppliers since January 1, 2014?
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, 2014?
No
Yes
If yes, please identify the firms.
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III‐21. Supplier qualification.‐‐Do you require your suppliers to be or to become certified or qualified
to sell rebar 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, 2014, have any domestic or foreign producers failed in their
attempts to certify or qualify their rebar 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 rebar (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 rebar.
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 meets industry standards
Quality exceeds industry standards
Reliability of supply
Technical support/service
U.S. transportation costs
III‐25. Quality characteristics.‐‐What characteristics does your firm consider when determining the
quality of rebar?
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III‐26. Minimum quality.‐‐How often does rebar 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
Japan
Taiwan
Turkey
Other:
III‐27. Frequency of decisions based on price.‐‐How often does your firm purchase the rebar that is
offered at the lowest price?
Always
Usually
Sometimes
Never
III‐28. Choice of product not based on price.‐‐If you purchased rebar 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 rebar market since January
1, 2014.
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 2014, did your firm purchase imports of rebar from Japan, Taiwan, and
Turkey instead of U.S.‐produced rebar? Respond for each subject country.
No
Yes
(If “No” for all countries, skip to next
Source
(also respond to parts (b) and (c))
question)
Japan
Taiwan
Turkey
(b)
If you responded “Yes” to part (a), was the imported product priced lower than the
domestic product?
Source
Yes
No
Japan
Taiwan
Turkey
(c)
If you responded “Yes” to part (a), was price a primary reason for purchasing subject
imports rather than domestic product?
If Yes, estimate the quantity
of imports purchased instead
of domestic product during
January 2014‐December 2016
(in short tons)
No
If No, please indicate the
reason your firm purchased
imports instead of domestic
product
Source
Yes
Japan
Taiwan
Turkey
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III‐31. U.S. producers and import competition.—
(a)
Since January 1, 2014, in connection with a sale or offer to sell rebar to your firm, did
U.S. producers reduce their prices of domestically produced rebar in order to compete
with lower‐priced imports of rebar from the subject countries? Respond for each
subject country.
Yes (also respond to
No (If “No” for all countries,
Source
question part (b))
skip to next question)
Don’t know
(b)
Japan
Taiwan
Turkey
If your firm responded “yes” to any of the above countries, 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
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
Japan
%
Taiwan
%
Turkey
%
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PART IV.—PRODUCT COMPARISONS
IV‐1. Country knowledge.‐‐Please indicate the countries of origin for rebar for which your firm has
actual marketing/pricing knowledge.
United
States
Japan
IV‐2.
Taiwan
Turkey
Other
countries
Other countries (specify)
Interchangeability.‐‐Is rebar 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
Japan
Taiwan
Turkey
Other countries
United States
Japan
Taiwan
Turkey
For any country‐pair producing rebar 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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IV‐3. Factors other than price.‐‐Are differences other than price (e.g., quality, availability,
transportation network, product range, technical support, etc.) between rebar 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
Japan
Taiwan
Turkey
Other countries
United States
Japan
Taiwan
Turkey
For any country‐pair for which factors other than price always or frequently are a significant
factor in your firm’s purchases of rebar, identify the country‐pair and report the advantages or
disadvantages imparted by such factors:
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IV‐4. Factor country comparisons.‐‐For the factors listed below, please rate how rebar produced in
each country you identified in your response to the first question in Part IV compares with rebar
produced in each of the other countries you identified.
Inferior
Comparable
Superior
Inferior
Comparable
Superior
Inferior
Superior
Factor
Comparable
If you are unfamiliar with the product from a particular country, please leave the boxes for those
country comparisons blank.
Product from
Product from
Product from
United States
United States
United States
compared to
compared to
compared to
product from
product from
product from
Japan
Taiwan
Turkey
Availability
Delivery terms
Delivery time
Discounts offered
Extension of credit
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.
Inferior
Comparable
Superior
Inferior
Comparable
Superior
Inferior
Superior
Factor
Comparable
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IV‐4. Factor country comparisons.‐‐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
Product from
Japan
Japan
Taiwan
compared to
compared to
compared to
product from
product from
product from
Taiwan
Turkey
Turkey
Availability
Delivery terms
Delivery time
Discounts offered
Extension of credit
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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IV‐4. Factor country comparisons.‐‐Continued.
If you are unfamiliar with the product from a particular country, please leave the boxes for those
country comparisons blank.
Inferior
Superior
Comparable
Product from
Turkey
compared to
product from
Nonsubject
countries
Inferior
Superior
Comparable
Product from
Taiwan
compared to
product from
Nonsubject
countries
Inferior
Comparable
Superior
Factor
Product from
Japan
compared to
product from
Nonsubject
countries
Inferior
Superior
Comparable
Product from
United States
compared to
product from
Nonsubject
countries
Availability
Delivery terms
Delivery time
Discounts offered
Extension of credit
Minimum quantity
requirements
Packaging
Price1
Product consistency
Product range
Quality meets industry
standards
Quality exceeds 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.
Business Proprietary
U.S. Purchasers’ Questionnaire ‐ Rebar
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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.
Business Proprietary
U.S. Purchasers’ Questionnaire ‐ Rebar
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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/title_7/2017/steel_concrete_reinforcing_bar_japan_taiwa
n_and/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: RBAR
• 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 your firm submits (see
19 CFR § 207.7). Service of the questionnaire must be made in paper form.
File Type | application/pdf |
File Title | Microsoft Word - US Purchasers--Rebar (F) |
Author | joanna.lo |
File Modified | 2017-03-13 |
File Created | 2017-03-13 |