17-3-3663 U.S. Purchasers' Questionnaire

OMB No. 3117-0016/USITC No. 17-3-3663; Expiration Date: 6/30/2017
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LOST SALES AND LOST REVENUE SURVEY
CARBON AND CERTAIN ALLOY STEEL WIRE ROD (“WIRE ROD”) FROM
BELARUS, ITALY, KOREA, RUSSIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SPAIN, TURKEY,
THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, UKRAINE, AND THE UNITED KINGDOM
This survey 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 investigation and antidumping duty investigations concerning wire rod from
Belarus, Italy, Korea, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, and the United Kingdom (Inv.
Nos. Inv. Nos. 701-TA-573-574 and 731-TA-1349-1358)). The information requested in the survey 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 survey can be obtained from Andrew Knipe (202-205-2390, [email protected]).

Name of firm
Address
City

State

Zip Code

Website
Has your firm purchased wire rod (as defined on next page) at any time since January 1, 2014?

NO

(Sign the certification below and promptly return only this page of the survey to the Commission)

YES

(Complete all parts of the survey, and return the entire survey 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: WR10)
CERTIFICATION
I certify that the information herein supplied in this survey 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 survey
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
investigation 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

Email address

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GENERAL INFORMATION
Background.-- This proceeding was instituted in response to a petitions filed on March 28, 2017, by
Charter Steel, Saukville, Wisconsin; Gerdau Ameristeel US Inc., Tampa, Florida; Keystone Consolidated
Industries, Inc., Peoria, Illinois; and Nucor Corporation, Charlotte, North Carolina. Countervailing and/or
antidumping duties may be assessed on the subject imports as a result of these proceedings if the
Commission makes an affirmative determination of injury, threat, or material retardation, and if the U.S.
Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) makes an affirmative determination of subsidization and/or
dumping. Questionnaires and other information pertinent to this proceeding are available at
https://www.usitc.gov/investigations/title_7/2017/carbon_and_certain_alloy_steel_wire_rod_belarus/
preliminary.htm.
Wire rod.-- The merchandise covered by these investigations are certain hot‐rolled products of carbon
steel and alloy steel, in coils, of approximately round cross section, less than 19.00 mm in actual solid
cross‐sectional diameter. Specifically excluded are steel products possessing the above‐noted physical
characteristics and meeting the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) definitions for
(a) stainless steel; (b) tool steel; (c) high‐nickel steel; (d) ball bearing steel; or (e) concrete reinforcing
bars and rods. Also excluded are free cutting steel (also known as free machining steel) products (i.e.,
products that contain by weight one or more of the following elements: 0.1 percent or more of lead,
0.05 percent or more of bismuth, 0.08 percent or more of sulfur, more than 0.04 percent of
phosphorous, more than 0.05 percent of selenium, or more than 0.01 percent of tellurium). All products
meeting the physical description of subject merchandise that are not specifically excluded are included
in this scope.
Wire rod is currently imported under statistical reporting numbers 7213.91.3011, 7213.91.3015,
7213.91.3020, 7213.91.3093; 7213.91.4500, 7213.91.6000, 7213.99.0030, 7227.20.0030, 7227.20.0080,
7227.90.6010, 7227.90.6020, 7227.90.6030, and 7227.90.6035 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTSUS). Products imported under statistical reporting numbers 7213.99.0090 and
7227.90.6090 of the HTSUS also may be included in this scope if they meet the physical description of
subject merchandise above. The HTSUS provisions are for convenience and customs purposes; the
written description of the scope is dispositive.
Carbon and certain alloy steel wire rod includes (but is not limited to) the products listed below.
(1) Low and medium-low carbon industrial and standard quality rods.–Rods manufactured from low or
medium-low carbon steel and primarily intended for drawing into industrial or standard quality wire.
This category also includes special quality rods. For the purpose of these questionnaires, data for chain
quality rods, cold finishing rods, fine wire quality rods, and nondeformed concrete reinforcement rods
should be reported in this category.
(2) High and medium-high carbon industrial and standard quality rods.–Rods manufactured from high
or medium-high carbon steel and primarily intended for drawing into wire for such products as strand,
hose, upholstery spring, mechanical spring, oil tempering, cold rolling, bearing, rope, screens, aluminum
conductor steel reinforcement (“ACSR”) core, pipe wrap, prestressed concrete wire, utility strand, and
music wire.
(3) Tire cord and tire bead quality rods.--High-carbon wire rods that downstream purchasers, either
specialized wire drawers or producers of steel-reinforced pneumatic tires, draw into bead or cord wire.

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Tire bead reinforces the bead (inner edge) of a tire and seals the tire against the wheel whereas tire cord
is adhered to the inside of the tread for steel-reinforced pneumatic tires.
(4) Welding quality rods.–Rods intended for producing wire for gas welding, electric arc welding,
submerged arc welding, and metal insert gas welding.
(5) Cold heading quality (“CHQ”) rods.–Rods used in the manufacture of heading, forging, or cold
extrusion quality wire.
(6) Other specialty carbon and alloy quality rods.–For the purpose of these questionnaires, data for
scrapless nut, aircraft, cold heading bearing, and valve spring quality rods should be reported in this
category.
Reporting of information.--If information is not readily available from your records, provide carefully
prepared estimates.
Confidentiality.--The data furnished in response to this survey 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.
Release of information.--The information provided by your firm in response to this survey, 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. Please also retain a copy of the final document that you submit.
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 survey. This
may or may not be the person whose signature is at the bottom of page 1.
Name
Title
Email
Telephone

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PURCHASE INFORMATION
1. Purchases.--Report your firm’s total U.S. purchases of wire rod. Estimates are acceptable.
2014
Item

2015

2016

Quantity (in short tons)

Purchases of wire rod produced in-United States
Belarus
Italy
Korea
Russia
South Africa
Spain
Turkey
UAE
Ukraine
United Kingdom
Subject sources

0

0

0

0

0

0

Canada
All other countries:1
Sources unknown
Total purchases
1

Please identify these countries:

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2. Changes in purchasing patterns.--Please indicate how the shares of your firm’s purchases of wire
rod from different sources have changed since January 1, 2014.
Source of
purchases
United States

Belarus

Italy

Korea

Russia

South Africa

Spain

Turkey

UAE

Ukraine

United Kingdom

All other countries

Sources unknown

Did not
purchase

Decreased Increased

Constant

Fluctuated

Explanation for trend

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3. Major purchasing factors.--Please list, in order of their importance, the main factors your firm
considers in deciding from whom to purchase wire rod.
1.
2.
3.
Please list any other factors that are very important in your purchase decisions:
4. Purchasing subject imports rather than domestic products.—
(a)

Since January 2014, did your firm purchase imports of wire rod from subject countries
instead of U.S.-produced wire rod? Respond for each subject country.

Source
Belarus
Italy
Korea
Russia
South Africa
Spain
Turkey
UAE
Ukraine
United Kingdom

Yes
(If “Yes,” also respond to parts
(b) and (c))

No
(If “No” for all countries, skip to
next question)

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(b)

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If you responded “Yes” to part (a), was the imported product priced lower than the
domestic product?
Source
Belarus
Italy
Korea
Russia
South Africa
Spain
Turkey
UAE
Ukraine
United Kingdom

Yes

No

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(c)

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

Source

Belarus
Italy
Korea
Russia
South Africa
Spain
Turkey
UAE
Ukraine
United
Kingdom

Yes

If Yes, estimate the quantity
of imports purchased instead
of domestic product since
January 2014
(in short tons)

No

If No for any source, please
indicate the reason your
firm purchased imports
instead of domestic
product. If your reason
differs by source, please
indicate so in your
response.

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5.

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U.S. producers and import competition.—
(a)

Since January 1, 2014, in connection with a sale or offer to sell wire rod to your firm, did
U.S. producers reduce their prices of domestically produced wire rod in order to
compete with lower-priced imports of wire rod from the subject countries? Respond for
each subject country.

Source
Belarus
Italy
Korea
Russia
South Africa
Spain
Turkey
UAE
Ukraine
United Kingdom

Yes
(If “Yes,” also
respond to question
part (b))

No
(If “No” for all countries, skip
to next question)

Don’t know

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If your firm responded “yes” to any of the above countries, please provide an estimate
of the percent 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)

Belarus

%

Italy

%

Korea

%

Russia

%

South Africa

%

Spain

%

Turkey

%

UAE

%

Ukraine

%

United Kingdom

%

Additional explanation, including such information as
timing (e.g., months/years), frequency of price
reductions, or other market/competitive factors.
If your explanation differs by source, please indicate so in
your response.

6. Method of purchase--Please provide a general description of your firm’s method(s) of purchase
(e.g., individual purchase, contract, bids, internet purchases, etc.) for wire rod.

7. Other explanations--Please provide any additional comments in this box.

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OMB INFORMATION
8. OMB statistics.--Please report the actual number of hours required and the cost to your firm of
completing this survey.
Hours

Dollars

The questions in this survey 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 survey is estimated to average 4 hours per response,
including the time for reviewing instructions, gathering data, and completing and reviewing the
survey.
We welcome comments regarding the accuracy of this burden estimate, suggestions for reducing
the burden, and any suggestions for improving this survey. Please attach such comments to your
response or send to the Office of Investigations, USITC, 500 E St. SW, Washington, DC 20436.

HOW TO FILE YOUR SURVEY RESPONSE
Please do not attempt to modify the format or permissions of the survey document.
Please submit the completed survey using one of the methods noted below. If your firm
is unable to complete the MS Word survey 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: WR10

• E-mail.—E-mail the MS Word survey 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 purchase this product, please fill out page 1, print, sign, and submit a scanned copy
to the Commission.