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U.S. IMPORTERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
COLD‐DRAWN MECHANICAL TUBING OF CARBON AND ALLOY STEEL FROM
CHINA, GERMANY, INDIA, ITALY, KOREA, AND SWITZERLAND
This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by May 3, 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 and antidumping duty investigations concerning cold‐drawn mechanical tubing of
carbon and alloy steel (“cold‐drawn mechanical tubing”) from China, Germany, India, Italy, Korea, and Switzerland (Inv.
Nos. 701‐TA‐576‐577 and 731‐TA‐1362‐1367 (Preliminary)). 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)).
Name of firm
Address
City
State
Zip Code
Website
Has your firm imported cold‐drawn mechanical tubing (as defined on next page) from any country 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: CDMT)
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 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 April 19, 2017, by
ArcelorMittal Tubular Products, Shelby, Ohio; Michigan Seamless Tube, LLC, South Lyon, Michigan; PTC
Alliance Corp., Wexford, Pennsylvania; Webco Industries, Inc., Sand Springs, Oklahoma; and Zekelman
Industries, Inc., Farrell, Pennsylvania. 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/701731/2017/cold_drawn_mechanical_tubing_china_germany_in
dia/preliminary.htm.
Cold‐drawn mechanical tubing covered by these investigations is cold‐drawn mechanical tubing of
carbon and alloy steel of circular cross‐section, in actual diameters less than 13 inches (less than 331
mm), and regardless of wall thickness, surface finish, end finish or industry specification. The subject
cold‐drawn mechanical tubing is a tubular product with a circular cross‐sectional shape that has been
cold‐drawn or otherwise cold‐finished after the initial tube formation in a manner that involves a change
in the diameter or wall thickness of the tubing, or both. The subject cold‐drawn mechanical tubing may
be produced from either welded (e.g., electric resistance welded, continuous welded, etc.) or seamless
(e.g., pierced, pilgered or extruded, etc.) carbon or alloy steel tubular products. It may also be heat
treated after cold working (annealed, normalized, quenched and tempered, stress relieved or finish
annealed). Typical cold‐drawing methods for subject merchandise include, but are not limited to,
drawing over mandrel, rod drawing, and sink drawing.
Subject cold‐drawn mechanical tubing is typically certified to meet industry specifications for cold‐drawn
tubing including but not limited to: (1) American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) or American
Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) specifications ASTM A‐512, ASTM A‐513 Type 3 (ASME SA513
Type 3), ASTM A‐513 Type 4 (ASME SA513 Type 4), ASTM A‐513 Type 5 (ASME SA513 Type 5), ASTM A‐
513 Type 6 (ASME SA513 Type 6), ASTM A‐519 (cold‐finished); (2) SAE International (Society of
Automotive Engineers) specifications SAE J524, SAE J525, SAE J2833, SAE J2614, SAE J2467, SAE J2435,
SAE J2613; (3) Aerospace Material Specification (AMS) AMS T‐6736 (AMS 6736), AMS 6371, AMS 5050,
AMS 5075, AMS 5062, AMS 6360, AMS 6361, AMS 6362, AMS 6371, AMS 6372, AMS 6374, AMS 6381,
AMS 6415; (4) United States Military Standards (MIL) MIL ‐T‐5066 and MIL‐T‐6736; (5) foreign standards
equivalent to one of the previously listed ASTM, ASME, SAE, AMS or MIL specifications including but not
limited to: (a) German Institute for Standardization (DIN) specifications DIN 2391‐2, DIN 2393‐2, DIN
2394‐2; (b) European Standards (EN) EN 10305‐1, EN 10305‐2, EN 10305‐4, EN 10305‐6 and European
national variations on those standards (e.g., British Standard (BS EN), Irish Standard (IS EN) and German
Standard (DIN EN) variations, etc.); (c) Japanese Industrial Standard (JIS) JIS G 3441 and JIS G 3445; and
(6) proprietary standards that are based on one of the above listed standards. The subject cold‐drawn
mechanical tubing may also be dual or multiple certified to more than one standard.
Steel products included in the scope of these investigations are products in which: (1) iron
predominates, by weight, over each of the other contained elements; and (2) the carbon content is 2
percent or less by weight. For purposes of this scope, the place of cold‐drawing determines the country
of origin of the subject merchandise. Subject merchandise that is subject to minor working in a third
country that occurs after drawing in one of the subject countries including, but not limited to, heat
treatment, cutting to length, straightening, nondestruction testing, deburring or chamfering, remains
within the scope of the investigation. All products that meet the written physical description are within
the scope of these investigations unless specifically excluded or covered by the scope of an existing
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order. Merchandise that meets the physical description of cold‐drawn mechanical tubing above is within
the scope of the investigations even if it is also dual‐ or multiple‐certified to an otherwise excluded
specification listed below.
The following products are outside of, and/or specifically excluded from, the scope of these
investigations: ( 1) cold‐drawn stainless steel tubing, containing 10.5 percent or more of chromium by
weight and not more than 1.2 percent of carbon by weight; (2) products certified to one or more of the
following ASTM, ASME or American Petroleum Institute (API) specifications listed below: ASTM A‐53;
ASTM A‐106; ASTM A‐179 (ASME SA 179); ASTM A‐192 (ASME SA 192); ASTM A‐209 (ASME SA 209);
ASTM A‐210 (ASME SA 210); ASTM A‐213 (ASME SA 213); ASTM A‐334 (ASME SA 334); ASTM A‐423
(ASME SA 423); ASTM A‐498; ASTM A‐496 (ASME SA 496); ASTM A‐199; ASTM A‐500; ASTM A‐556;
ASTM A‐565; API SL; and API 5CT; except that any cold‐drawn tubing product certified to one of the
above excluded specifications will not be excluded from the scope if it is also dual‐ or multiple‐certified
to any other specification that otherwise would fall within the scope of these investigations.
The products subject to the investigations are currently classified in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of
the United States (HTSUS) under item numbers: 7304.31.3000, 7304.31.6050, 7304.51.1000,
7304.51.5005, 7304.51.5060, 7306.30.5015, 7306.30.5020, 7306.50.5030. The HTSUS subheadings
above are provided for convenience and customs purposes only. The written description of the scope of
the investigations is dispositive.
Primary HTS numbers.—For the purposes of this questionnaire the primary HTS numbers for in‐scope
cold‐drawn mechanical tubing are 7304.31.3000, 7304.31.6050, 7304.51.1000, 7304.51.5005,
7304.51.5060, 7306.30.5015, 7306.30.5020, and 7306.50.5030.
Importer.‐‐Any person or firm engaged, either directly or through a parent company or subsidiary, in
importing cold‐drawn mechanical tubing (as defined above) into the United States from a foreign
manufacturer or through its selling agent.
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.
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
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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.
Valid number error messages.‐‐If you are completing this form in a country that uses periods (“.”) to
delineate multiples of 1000 (e.g., one million would appear as $1.000.000 rather than
$1,000,000), you may be unable to enter in numbers greater than 999 in numeric form fields.
The solution to this data entry issue is to temporarily change your operating system’s number
formatting to be consistent with the U.S. number formatting system while you complete this
form. Detailed instructions on how to resolve this issue is provided at the end of this
questionnaire and is available upon request from Keysha Martinez (202‐205‐2136,
[email protected]).
I‐1.
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
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 your firm is publicly traded, please specify the stock exchange and trading
symbol.
“Establishment”‐‐Each facility of a firm involved in the importation of cold‐drawn mechanical
tubing, including auxiliary facilities operated in conjunction with (whether or not physically
separate from) such facilities.
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I‐4.
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Ownership.‐‐Is your firm owned, in whole or in part, by any other firm?
No
Yes‐‐List the following information
Firm name
Address
Extent of
ownership
(percent)
Related importers/exporters.‐‐Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or
foreign, that are engaged in importing cold‐drawn mechanical tubing from China, Germany,
India, Italy, Korea, and/or Switzerland into the United States or that are engaged in exporting
cold‐drawn mechanical tubing from China, Germany, India, Italy, Korea, and/or Switzerland to
the United States?
No
Yes‐‐List the following information.
Firm name
Country
Affiliation
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Related producers.‐‐Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or foreign, that are
engaged in the production of cold‐drawn mechanical tubing?
No
Yes‐‐List the following information.
Firm name
Country
Affiliation
I‐6.
Importing operations.‐‐Please indicate the nature of your firm’s importing operations on cold‐
drawn mechanical tubing. More than one answer may be applicable.
Takes title to the
imported product(s)
Importer of record
I‐7.
Consignee of the
imported products(s)
Customs broker or
freight forwarder
Consignee.‐‐If your firm is an importer of record of cold‐drawn mechanical tubing but is not the
consignee, please list the consignees below (firm name, address, telephone number, and
individual to contact).
Firm name
Address
Contact person
and phone
number
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FTZ, TIB, or bonded warehouses.‐‐Please indicate whether your firm enters cold‐drawn
mechanical tubing into, or withdraws such merchandise from, foreign trade zones or bonded
warehouses. Also indicate whether your firm imports cold‐drawn mechanical tubing under the
TIB (temporary importation under bond) program.
“Foreign trade zone” is a designated location in the United States where firms utilize special
procedures that allow delayed or reduced customs duty payments on foreign merchandise, as
well as other savings. A foreign trade zone must be designed as such pursuant to the rules and
procedures set forth in the Foreign‐Trade Zones Act.
“Bonded warehouse” is a secured facility supervised by U.S. customs, where dutiable landed
imports are stored pending their re‐export, or release after payment of import duties, taxes, and
other charges. A bonded warehouse must be designed as such pursuant to the rules and
procedures set forth in 19 U.S.C. § 1555.
“Temporary Importation under Bond (“TIB”) program” is a procedure whereby imported
merchandise may be entered under certain conditions for a limited time into the United States
free of duty. Under the program, an importer posts a bond for twice the amount of duty, taxes,
etc. that would otherwise be owed on the importation and agrees to export or destroy the
merchandise within a specified time or pay liquidated damages. This program is restricted to
certain categories of merchandise listed in subheadings 9813.00.05 through 9813.00.75 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States(HTS).
No
Yes
Foreign trade zones
Bonded warehouses
Temporary importation under bond
I‐9.
Other trade actions.‐‐To your knowledge, have the products subject to this proceeding been the
subject of any other import relief proceedings in the United States or in any other countries?
No
Yes–Please specify.
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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 importation of cold‐drawn mechanical tubing since January 1, 2014.
(check as many as appropriate)
(If checked, please describe; leave blank if not applicable)
Office/warehouse openings
Office/warehouse closings
Relocations
Expansions
Acquisitions
Consolidations
Prolonged shutdowns or
importation curtailments
Revised labor agreements
Other (e.g., technology)
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Arranged imports.‐‐Has your firm imported or arranged for the importation of cold‐drawn
mechanical tubing for delivery after December 31, 2016?
“Arranged imports” are imports for which your firm has placed an order with a foreign supplier
for subject merchandise, but delivery of those imports is not scheduled to occur until after the
date listed above.
No
Yes–Fill out the table below.
Quantity (in short tons)
Period/Source
II‐4.
Jan‐Mar 2017
Apr‐Jun 2017
Jul‐Sept 2017
Oct‐Dec 2017
China
Germany
India
Italy
Korea
Switzerland
Other sources
Reasons for importing if producer.‐‐If your firm also produces cold‐drawn mechanical tubing in
the United States, please indicate the reasons for importing this product. If your firm’s reasons
differ by source, please elaborate.
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Definitions
“Imports” –Those products identified for Customs purposes as imports for consumption for
which your firm was the importer of record (i.e., was responsible for paying any import duty) or
consignee (i.e., to which the merchandise was first delivered).
“Import quantities” –Quantities reported should be net of returns.
“Import values”—Values reported should be landed, duty‐paid values at the U.S. port of entry,
including ocean freight and insurance costs, brokerage charges, and import duties (i.e., all
charges except inland freight in the United States).
“U.S. commercial shipments”— Shipments made within the United States as a result of an arm’s
length commercial transaction in the ordinary course of business. 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.
“Internal consumption” –Product consumed internally by your firm. Such transactions are
valued at fair market value.
“Transfers to related firms” –Shipments made to related domestic firms. Such transactions are
valued at fair market value.
“Related firm” –A firm that your firm solely or jointly owns, manages, or otherwise controls.
“Export shipments”— Shipments to destinations outside the United States, 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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IMPORTS FROM CHINA.–Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments and inventories
of cold‐drawn mechanical tubing imported from China by your firm during the specified periods.
China
Quantity (in short tons), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item
2014
Beginning‐of‐period inventories (quantity) (A)
2015
2016
End‐of‐period inventories (quantity) (L)
Channels of distribution:
U.S. shipments:
To distributors (quantity) (M)
1
Imports:
Under primary HTS numbers (see page 3):
Quantity (B)
Value (C)
2 3
Under other HTS numbers
Quantity (D)
Value (E)
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity (F)
Value (G)
Internal consumption/ company transfers:
Quantity (H)
4
Value (I)
5
Export shipments:
Quantity (J)
Value (K)
To end users (quantity) (N)
1
Please identify the foreign producers, if known:
.
Please identify the other statistical reporting numbers under which your firm classified its imports of cold‐drawn
mechanical tubing: .
3
Please provide the quantity of your firm’s imports of cold‐drawn mechanical tubing in the specific 12 month period of
April 2016 through March 2017:
12 months: April 2016 through March 2017
Entered using primary Entered using other HTS
HTS numbers
numbers
Item
Imports of cold‐drawn mechanical tubing
(in short tons)
4
Sales to related firms (including internal consumption) must be valued at fair market value. In the event that your firm
uses a different basis for valuing these sales within your company, please specify that basis (e.g., cost, cost plus, etc.) and
provide value data using that basis for each of the periods noted above: .
5
Identify your firm’s principal export markets: .
2
Primary HTS numbers: 7304.31.3000, 7304.31.6050, 7304.51.1000, 7304.51.5005, 7304.51.5060,
7306.30.5015, 7306.30.5020, 7306.50.5030
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II‐5. IMPORTS FROM CHINA.–Continued
RECONCILIATION OF SHIPMENTS, IMPORTS, AND INVENTORIES.‐‐Generally, the data reported for the
end‐of‐period inventories (i.e., line L) should be equal to the beginning‐of‐period inventories (i.e., line
A), plus imports (i.e., lines B and D), less total shipments (i.e., lines F, H, and J). 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 years
Reconciliation
2014
A + B + D – F – H – J – L = should equal
zero ("0") or provide an explanation.1
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: .
RECONCILIATION OF CHANNELS.‐‐Please ensure that the quantities reported for channels of distribution
(i.e., lines M and N) in each time period equal the quantity reported for U.S. shipments (i.e., lines F and H)
in each time period. If the calculated fields below return values other than zero (i.e., “0”), the data
reported must be revised prior to submission to the Commission.
Calendar years
Reconciliation item
M + N – F – H = zero ("0"), if not revise.
2014
2015
0
2016
0
0
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U.S. shipments of cold‐drawn mechanical tubing, by type (China).‐‐Report your firm’s U.S.
shipments (i.e., inclusive of commercial U.S. shipments, internal consumption, and transfers to
related firms) of imports of cold‐drawn mechanical tubing from China by type during 2016.
China
Quantity (in short tons) and value (in $1,000)
Calendar year
Item
2016
U.S. shipments of cold‐drawn mechanical tubing made from‐‐
Carbon steel welded pipe:
Quantity (O)
Value (P)
Carbon steel seamless pipe:
Quantity (Q)
Value (R)
Alloy steel welded pipe:
Quantity (S)
Value (T)
Alloy steel seamless pipe:
Quantity (U)
Value (V)
RECONCILIATION OF SHIPMENTS.‐‐Please ensure that the quantities and values reported for US
shipments in this question equal the quantities and values of US shipments reported in the previous
question for 2016. If the calculated fields below return values other than zero (i.e., “0”), the data
reported must be revised prior to submission to the Commission.
Calendar year
Reconciliation
2016
Quantity: O + Q + S + U – F – H = zero ("0"), if not revise.
0
Value: P + R + T + V – G – I = zero ("0"), if not revise.
0
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IMPORTS FROM GERMANY.–Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments and
inventories of cold‐drawn mechanical tubing imported from Germany by your firm during the
specified periods.
Germany
Quantity (in short tons), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item
2014
Beginning‐of‐period inventories (quantity) (A)
2015
2016
End‐of‐period inventories (quantity) (L)
Channels of distribution:
U.S. shipments:
To distributors (quantity) (M)
1
Imports:
Under primary HTS numbers (see page 3):
Quantity (B)
Value (C)
2 3
Under other HTS numbers
Quantity (D)
Value (E)
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity (F)
Value (G)
Internal consumption/ company transfers:
Quantity (H)
4
Value (I)
5
Export shipments:
Quantity (J)
Value (K)
To end users (quantity) (N)
1
Please identify the foreign producers, if known:
.
Please identify the other statistical reporting numbers under which your firm classified its imports of cold‐drawn
mechanical tubing: .
3
Please provide the quantity of your firm’s imports of cold‐drawn mechanical tubing in the specific 12 month period of
April 2016 through March 2017:
12 months: April 2016 through March 2017
Entered using primary Entered using other HTS
Item
HTS numbers
numbers
Imports of cold‐drawn mechanical tubing
(in short tons)
4
Sales to related firms (including internal consumption) must be valued at fair market value. In the event that your firm
uses a different basis for valuing these sales within your company, please specify that basis (e.g., cost, cost plus, etc.) and
provide value data using that basis for each of the periods noted above: .
5
Identify your firm’s principal export markets: .
2
Primary HTS numbers: 7304.31.3000, 7304.31.6050, 7304.51.1000, 7304.51.5005, 7304.51.5060,
7306.30.5015, 7306.30.5020, 7306.50.5030
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II‐7. IMPORTS FROM GERMANY.–Continued
RECONCILIATION OF SHIPMENTS, IMPORTS, AND INVENTORIES.‐‐Generally, the data reported for the
end‐of‐period inventories (i.e., line L) should be equal to the beginning‐of‐period inventories (i.e., line
A), plus imports (i.e., lines B and D), less total shipments (i.e., lines F, H, and J). 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 years
Reconciliation
2014
A + B + D – F – H – J – L = should equal
zero ("0") or provide an explanation.1
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: .
RECONCILIATION OF CHANNELS.‐‐Please ensure that the quantities reported for channels of distribution
(i.e., lines M and N) in each time period equal the quantity reported for U.S. shipments (i.e., lines F and H)
in each time period. If the calculated fields below return values other than zero (i.e., “0”), the data
reported must be revised prior to submission to the Commission.
Calendar years
Reconciliation item
M + N – F – H = zero ("0"), if not revise.
2014
2015
0
2016
0
0
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U.S. shipments of cold‐drawn mechanical tubing, by type (Germany).‐‐Report your firm’s U.S.
shipments (i.e., inclusive of commercial U.S. shipments, internal consumption, and transfers to
related firms) of imports of cold‐drawn mechanical tubing from Germany by type during 2016.
Germany
Quantity (in short tons) and value (in $1,000)
Calendar year
Item
2016
U.S. shipments of cold‐drawn mechanical tubing made from‐‐
Carbon steel welded pipe:
Quantity (O)
Value (P)
Carbon steel seamless pipe:
Quantity (Q)
Value (R)
Alloy steel welded pipe:
Quantity (S)
Value (T)
Alloy steel seamless pipe:
Quantity (U)
Value (V)
RECONCILIATION OF SHIPMNETS.‐‐Please ensure that the quantities and values reported for US shipment
in this question equal the quantities and values of US shipments reported in the previous question n each
time period. If the calculated fields below return values other than zero (i.e., “0”), the data reported
must be revised prior to submission to the Commission.
Calendar year
Reconciliation
2016
Quantity: O + Q + S + U – F – H = zero ("0"), if not revise.
0
Value: P + R + T + V – G – I = zero ("0"), if not revise.
0
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IMPORTS FROM INDIA.–Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments and inventories
of cold‐drawn mechanical tubing imported from India by your firm during the specified periods.
India
Quantity (in short tons), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item
2014
Beginning‐of‐period inventories (quantity) (A)
2015
2016
End‐of‐period inventories (quantity) (L)
Channels of distribution:
U.S. shipments:
To distributors (quantity) (M)
1
Imports:
Under primary HTS numbers (see page 3):
Quantity (B)
Value (C)
2 3
Under other HTS numbers
Quantity (D)
Value (E)
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity (F)
Value (G)
Internal consumption/ company transfers:
Quantity (H)
4
Value (I)
5
Export shipments:
Quantity (J)
Value (K)
To end users (quantity) (N)
1
Please identify the foreign producers, if known:
.
Please identify the other statistical reporting numbers under which your firm classified its imports of cold‐drawn
mechanical tubing: .
3
Please provide the quantity of your firm’s imports of cold‐drawn mechanical tubing in the specific 12 month period of
April 2016 through March 2017:
12 months: April 2016 through March 2017
Entered using primary Entered using other HTS
HTS numbers
numbers
Item
Imports of cold‐drawn mechanical tubing
(in short tons)
4
Sales to related firms (including internal consumption) must be valued at fair market value. In the event that your firm
uses a different basis for valuing these sales within your company, please specify that basis (e.g., cost, cost plus, etc.) and
provide value data using that basis for each of the periods noted above: .
5
Identify your firm’s principal export markets: .
2
Primary HTS numbers: 7304.31.3000, 7304.31.6050, 7304.51.1000, 7304.51.5005, 7304.51.5060,
7306.30.5015, 7306.30.5020, 7306.50.5030
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II‐9. IMPORTS FROM INDIA.–Continued
RECONCILIATION OF SHIPMENTS, IMPORTS, AND INVENTORIES.‐‐Generally, the data reported for the
end‐of‐period inventories (i.e., line L) should be equal to the beginning‐of‐period inventories (i.e., line
A), plus imports (i.e., lines B and D), less total shipments (i.e., lines F, H, and J). 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 years
Reconciliation
2014
A + B + D – F – H – J – L = should equal
zero ("0") or provide an explanation.1
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: .
RECONCILIATION OF CHANNELS.‐‐Please ensure that the quantities reported for channels of distribution
(i.e., lines M and N) in each time period equal the quantity reported for U.S. shipments (i.e., lines F and H)
in each time period. If the calculated fields below return values other than zero (i.e., “0”), the data
reported must be revised prior to submission to the Commission.
Calendar years
Reconciliation item
M + N – F – H = zero ("0"), if not revise.
2014
2015
0
2016
0
0
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II‐10. U.S. shipments of cold‐drawn mechanical tubing, by type (India).‐‐Report your firm’s U.S.
shipments (i.e., inclusive of commercial U.S. shipments, internal consumption, and transfers to
related firms) of imports of cold‐drawn mechanical tubing from India by type during 2016.
India
Quantity (in short tons) and value (in $1,000)
Calendar year
Item
2016
U.S. shipments of cold‐drawn mechanical tubing made from‐‐
Carbon steel welded pipe:
Quantity (O)
Value (P)
Carbon steel seamless pipe:
Quantity (Q)
Value (R)
Alloy steel welded pipe:
Quantity (S)
Value (T)
Alloy steel seamless pipe:
Quantity (U)
Value (V)
RECONCILIATION OF SHIPMENTS.‐‐Please ensure that the quantities and values reported for US
shipments in this question equal the quantities and values of US shipments reported in the previous
question for 2016. If the calculated fields below return values other than zero (i.e., “0”), the data
reported must be revised prior to submission to the Commission.
Calendar year
Reconciliation
2016
Quantity: O + Q + S + U – F – H = zero ("0"), if not revise.
0
Value: P + R + T + V – G – I = zero ("0"), if not revise.
0
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II‐11. IMPORTS FROM ITALY.–Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments and inventories of
cold‐drawn mechanical tubing imported from Italy by your firm during the specified periods.
Italy
Quantity (in short tons), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item
2014
Beginning‐of‐period inventories (quantity) (A)
2015
2016
End‐of‐period inventories (quantity) (L)
Channels of distribution:
U.S. shipments:
To distributors (quantity) (M)
1
Imports:
Under primary HTS numbers (see page 3):
Quantity (B)
Value (C)
2 3
Under other HTS numbers
Quantity (D)
Value (E)
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity (F)
Value (G)
Internal consumption/ company transfers:
Quantity (H)
4
Value (I)
5
Export shipments:
Quantity (J)
Value (K)
To end users (quantity) (N)
1
Please identify the foreign producers, if known:
.
Please identify the other statistical reporting numbers under which your firm classified its imports of cold‐drawn
mechanical tubing: .
3
Please provide the quantity of your firm’s imports of cold‐drawn mechanical tubing in the specific 12 month period of
April 2016 through March 2017:
12 months: April 2016 through March 2017
Entered using primary Entered using other HTS
HTS numbers
numbers
Item
Imports of cold‐drawn mechanical tubing
(in short tons)
4
Sales to related firms (including internal consumption) must be valued at fair market value. In the event that your firm
uses a different basis for valuing these sales within your company, please specify that basis (e.g., cost, cost plus, etc.) and
provide value data using that basis for each of the periods noted above: .
5
Identify your firm’s principal export markets: .
2
Primary HTS numbers: 7304.31.3000, 7304.31.6050, 7304.51.1000, 7304.51.5005, 7304.51.5060,
7306.30.5015, 7306.30.5020, 7306.50.5030
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II‐11. IMPORTS FROM ITALY.–Continued
RECONCILIATION OF SHIPMENTS, IMPORTS, AND INVENTORIES.‐‐Generally, the data reported for the
end‐of‐period inventories (i.e., line L) should be equal to the beginning‐of‐period inventories (i.e., line
A), plus imports (i.e., lines B and D), less total shipments (i.e., lines F, H, and J). 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 years
Reconciliation
2014
A + B + D – F – H – J – L = should equal
zero ("0") or provide an explanation.1
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: .
RECONCILIATION OF CHANNELS.‐‐Please ensure that the quantities reported for channels of distribution
(i.e., lines M and N) in each time period equal the quantity reported for U.S. shipments (i.e., lines F and H)
in each time period. If the calculated fields below return values other than zero (i.e., “0”), the data
reported must be revised prior to submission to the Commission.
Calendar years
Reconciliation item
M + N – F – H = zero ("0"), if not revise.
2014
2015
0
2016
0
0
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II‐12. U.S. shipments of cold‐drawn mechanical tubing, by type (Italy).‐‐Report your firm’s U.S.
shipments (i.e., inclusive of commercial U.S. shipments, internal consumption, and transfers to
related firms) of imports of cold‐drawn mechanical tubing from Italy by type during 2016.
Italy
Quantity (in short tons) and value (in $1,000)
Calendar year
Item
2016
U.S. shipments of cold‐drawn mechanical tubing made from‐‐
Carbon steel welded pipe:
Quantity (O)
Value (P)
Carbon steel seamless pipe:
Quantity (Q)
Value (R)
Alloy steel welded pipe:
Quantity (S)
Value (T)
Alloy steel seamless pipe:
Quantity (U)
Value (V)
RECONCILIATION OF SHIPMENTS.‐‐Please ensure that the quantities and values reported for US
shipments in this question equal the quantities and values of US shipments reported in the previous
question for 2016. If the calculated fields below return values other than zero (i.e., “0”), the data
reported must be revised prior to submission to the Commission.
Calendar year
Reconciliation
2016
Quantity: O + Q + S + U – F – H = zero ("0"), if not revise.
0
Value: P + R + T + V – G – I = zero ("0"), if not revise.
0
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II‐13. IMPORTS FROM KOREA.–Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments and inventories
of cold‐drawn mechanical tubing imported from Korea by your firm during the specified periods.
Korea
Quantity (in short tons), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item
2014
Beginning‐of‐period inventories (quantity) (A)
2015
2016
End‐of‐period inventories (quantity) (L)
Channels of distribution:
U.S. shipments:
To distributors (quantity) (M)
1
Imports:
Under primary HTS numbers (see page 3):
Quantity (B)
Value (C)
2 3
Under other HTS numbers
Quantity (D)
Value (E)
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity (F)
Value (G)
Internal consumption/ company transfers:
Quantity (H)
4
Value (I)
5
Export shipments:
Quantity (J)
Value (K)
To end users (quantity) (N)
1
Please identify the foreign producers, if known:
.
Please identify the other statistical reporting numbers under which your firm classified its imports of cold‐drawn
mechanical tubing: .
3
Please provide the quantity of your firm’s imports of cold‐drawn mechanical tubing in the specific 12 month period of
April 2016 through March 2017:
12 months: April 2016 through March 2017
Entered using primary Entered using other HTS
HTS numbers
numbers
Item
Imports of cold‐drawn mechanical tubing
(in short tons)
4
Sales to related firms (including internal consumption) must be valued at fair market value. In the event that your firm
uses a different basis for valuing these sales within your company, please specify that basis (e.g., cost, cost plus, etc.) and
provide value data using that basis for each of the periods noted above: .
5
Identify your firm’s principal export markets: .
2
Primary HTS numbers: 7304.31.3000, 7304.31.6050, 7304.51.1000, 7304.51.5005, 7304.51.5060,
7306.30.5015, 7306.30.5020, 7306.50.5030
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II‐13. IMPORTS FROM KOREA.–Continued
RECONCILIATION OF SHIPMENTS, IMPORTS, AND INVENTORIES.‐‐Generally, the data reported for the
end‐of‐period inventories (i.e., line L) should be equal to the beginning‐of‐period inventories (i.e., line
A), plus imports (i.e., lines B and D), less total shipments (i.e., lines F, H, and J). 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 years
Reconciliation
2014
A + B + D – F – H – J – L = should equal
zero ("0") or provide an explanation.1
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: .
RECONCILIATION OF CHANNELS.‐‐Please ensure that the quantities reported for channels of distribution
(i.e., lines M and N) in each time period equal the quantity reported for U.S. shipments (i.e., lines F and H)
in each time period. If the calculated fields below return values other than zero (i.e., “0”), the data
reported must be revised prior to submission to the Commission.
Calendar years
Reconciliation item
M + N – F – H = zero ("0"), if not revise.
2014
2015
0
2016
0
0
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II‐14. U.S. shipments of cold‐drawn mechanical tubing, by type (Korea).‐‐Report your firm’s U.S.
shipments (i.e., inclusive of commercial U.S. shipments, internal consumption, and transfers to
related firms) of imports of cold‐drawn mechanical tubing from Korea by type during 2016.
Korea
Quantity (in short tons) and value (in $1,000)
Calendar year
Item
2016
U.S. shipments of cold‐drawn mechanical tubing made from‐‐
Carbon steel welded pipe:
Quantity (O)
Value (P)
Carbon steel seamless pipe:
Quantity (Q)
Value (R)
Alloy steel welded pipe:
Quantity (S)
Value (T)
Alloy steel seamless pipe:
Quantity (U)
Value (V)
RECONCILIATION OF SHIPMENTS.‐‐Please ensure that the quantities and values reported for US
shipments in this question equal the quantities and values of US shipments reported in the previous
question for 2016. If the calculated fields below return values other than zero (i.e., “0”), the data
reported must be revised prior to submission to the Commission.
Calendar year
Reconciliation
2016
Quantity: O + Q + S + U – F – H = zero ("0"), if not revise.
0
Value: P + R + T + V – G – I = zero ("0"), if not revise.
0
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II‐15. IMPORTS FROM SWITZERLAND.–Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments and
inventories of cold‐drawn mechanical tubing imported from Switzerland by your firm during the
specified periods.
Switzerland
Quantity (in short tons), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item
2014
Beginning‐of‐period inventories (quantity) (A)
2015
2016
End‐of‐period inventories (quantity) (L)
Channels of distribution:
U.S. shipments:
To distributors (quantity) (M)
1
Imports:
Under primary HTS numbers (see page 3):
Quantity (B)
Value (C)
2 3
Under other HTS numbers
Quantity (D)
Value (E)
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity (F)
Value (G)
Internal consumption/ company transfers:
Quantity (H)
4
Value (I)
5
Export shipments:
Quantity (J)
Value (K)
To end users (quantity) (N)
1
Please identify the foreign producers, if known:
.
Please identify the other statistical reporting numbers under which your firm classified its imports of cold‐drawn
mechanical tubing: .
3
Please provide the quantity of your firm’s imports of cold‐drawn mechanical tubing in the specific 12 month period of
April 2016 through March 2017:
12 months: April 2016 through March 2017
Entered using primary Entered using other HTS
Item
HTS numbers
numbers
Imports of cold‐drawn mechanical tubing
(in short tons)
4
Sales to related firms (including internal consumption) must be valued at fair market value. In the event that your firm
uses a different basis for valuing these sales within your company, please specify that basis (e.g., cost, cost plus, etc.) and
provide value data using that basis for each of the periods noted above: .
5
Identify your firm’s principal export markets: .
2
Primary HTS numbers: 7304.31.3000, 7304.31.6050, 7304.51.1000, 7304.51.5005, 7304.51.5060,
7306.30.5015, 7306.30.5020, 7306.50.5030
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II‐15. IMPORTS FROM SWITZERLAND.–Continued
RECONCILIATION OF SHIPMENTS, IMPORTS, AND INVENTORIES.‐‐Generally, the data reported for the
end‐of‐period inventories (i.e., line L) should be equal to the beginning‐of‐period inventories (i.e., line
A), plus imports (i.e., lines B and D), less total shipments (i.e., lines F, H, and J). 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 years
Reconciliation
2014
A + B + D – F – H – J – L = should equal
zero ("0") or provide an explanation.1
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: .
RECONCILIATION OF CHANNELS.‐‐Please ensure that the quantities reported for channels of distribution
(i.e., lines M and N) in each time period equal the quantity reported for U.S. shipments (i.e., lines F and H)
in each time period. If the calculated fields below return values other than zero (i.e., “0”), the data
reported must be revised prior to submission to the Commission.
Calendar years
Reconciliation item
M + N – F – H = zero ("0"), if not revise.
2014
2015
0
2016
0
0
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II‐16. U.S. shipments of cold‐drawn mechanical tubing, by type (Switzerland).‐‐Report your firm’s
U.S. shipments (i.e., inclusive of commercial U.S. shipments, internal consumption, and transfers
to related firms) of imports of cold‐drawn mechanical tubing from Switzerland by type during
2016.
Switzerland
Quantity (in short tons) and value (in $1,000)
Calendar year
Item
2016
U.S. shipments of cold‐drawn mechanical tubing made from‐‐
Carbon steel welded pipe:
Quantity (O)
Value (P)
Carbon steel seamless pipe:
Quantity (Q)
Value (R)
Alloy steel welded pipe:
Quantity (S)
Value (T)
Alloy steel seamless pipe:
Quantity (U)
Value (V)
RECONCILIATION OF SHIPMENTS.‐‐Please ensure that the quantities and values reported for US
shipments in this question equal the quantities and values of US shipments reported in the previous
question for 2016. If the calculated fields below return values other than zero (i.e., “0”), the data
reported must be revised prior to submission to the Commission.
Calendar year
Reconciliation
2016
Quantity: O + Q + S + U – F – H = zero ("0"), if not revise.
0
Value: P + R + T + V – G – I = zero ("0"), if not revise.
0
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II‐17. IMPORTS FROM ALL OTHER SOURCES.–Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments
and inventories of cold‐drawn mechanical tubing imported from all other sources by your firm
during the specified periods. .
ALL OTHER SOURCES COMBINED
(list sources:
)
Quantity (in short tons), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item
2014
Beginning‐of‐period inventories (quantity) (A)
2015
2016
End‐of‐period inventories (quantity) (L)
Channels of distribution:
U.S. shipments:
To distributors (quantity) (M)
1
Imports:
Under primary HTS numbers (see page 3):
Quantity (B)
Value (C)
2 3
Under other HTS numbers
Quantity (D)
Value (E)
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity (F)
Value (G)
Internal consumption/ company transfers:
Quantity (H)
4
Value (I)
5
Export shipments:
Quantity (J)
Value (K)
To end users (quantity) (N)
1
Please identify the foreign producers, if known:
.
Please identify the other statistical reporting numbers under which your firm classified its imports of cold‐drawn
mechanical tubing: .
3
Please provide the quantity of your firm’s imports of cold‐drawn mechanical tubing in the specific 12 month period of
April 2016 through March 2017:
12 months: April 2016 through March 2017
Entered using primary Entered using other HTS
HTS numbers
numbers
Item
Imports of cold‐drawn mechanical tubing
(in short tons)
4
Sales to related firms (including internal consumption) must be valued at fair market value. In the event that your firm
uses a different basis for valuing these sales within your company, please specify that basis (e.g., cost, cost plus, etc.) and
provide value data using that basis for each of the periods noted above: .
5
Identify your firm’s principal export markets: .
2
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II‐17. IMPORTS FROM ALL OTHER SOURCES.–Continued
RECONCILIATION OF SHIPMENTS, IMPORTS, AND INVENTORIES.‐‐Generally, the data reported for the
end‐of‐period inventories (i.e., line J) should be equal to the beginning‐of‐period inventories (i.e., line A),
plus imports (i.e., line B), less total shipments (i.e., lines D, F, and H). 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 years
Reconciliation
2014
A + B + D – F – H – J – L = should equal
zero ("0") or provide an explanation.1
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: .
RECONCILIATION OF CHANNELS.‐‐Please ensure that the quantities reported for channels of distribution
(i.e., lines M and N) in each time period equal the quantity reported for U.S. shipments (i.e., lines F and H)
in each time period. If the calculated fields below return values other than zero (i.e., “0”), the data
reported must be revised prior to submission to the Commission.
Calendar years
Reconciliation item
M + N – F – H = zero ("0"), if not revise.
2014
2015
0
2016
0
0
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II‐18. U.S. shipments of cold‐drawn mechanical tubing, by type (all other sources combined).‐‐
Report your firm’s U.S. shipments (i.e., inclusive of commercial U.S. shipments, internal
consumption, and transfers to related firms) of imports of cold‐drawn mechanical tubing from
all other sources by type during 2016.
ALL OTHER SOURCES COMBINED
Quantity (in short tons) and value (in $1,000)
Calendar year
Item
2016
U.S. shipments of cold‐drawn mechanical tubing made from‐‐
Carbon steel welded pipe:
Quantity (O)
Value (P)
Carbon steel seamless pipe:
Quantity (Q)
Value (R)
Alloy steel welded pipe:
Quantity (S)
Value (T)
Alloy steel seamless pipe:
Quantity (U)
Value (V)
RECONCILIATION OF SHIPMENTS.‐‐Please ensure that the quantities and values reported for US
shipments in this question equal the quantities and values of US shipments reported in the previous
question for 2016. If the calculated fields below return values other than zero (i.e., “0”), the data
reported must be revised prior to submission to the Commission.
Calendar year
Reconciliation
Quantity: O + Q + S + U – F – H = zero ("0"), if not revise.
2016
0
Value: P + R + T + V – G – I = zero ("0"), if not revise.
0
II‐19. Other explanations.‐‐If your firm would like to further explain a response to a question in Part II
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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PART III.‐‐PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Lauren Gamache (202‐205‐
3489, [email protected]).
III‐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 III.
Name
Title
Email
Telephone
Fax
PRICE DATA
III‐2. This question requests quarterly quantity and value data for your firm’s commercial shipments
to unrelated U.S. customers since January 1, 2014 of the following products your firm imported
from China, Germany, India, Italy, Korea, and/or Switzerland:
Product 1.‐‐ASTM A519 Cold‐Drawn Seamless Tube, Grade 1026, outside diameter 5.000 inches,
wall thickness 1.000 inch, length 17‐ 24 feet.
Product 2.‐‐ASTM A519 Cold‐Drawn Seamless Tube, Grade 1026, outside diameter 4.500 inches,
wall thickness 1.000 inch, length 17‐ 24 feet.
Product 3.‐‐ASTM A513‐5 Cold‐Drawn Over Mandrel Welded Tube, Grade 1026, outside
diameter 2.500 inches, wall thickness 0.250 inch, length 17 ‐ 24 feet.
Product 4.‐‐ASTM A513‐5 Cold‐Drawn Over Mandrel Welded Tube, Grade 1026, outside
diameter 3.000 inches, wall thickness 0.188 inch, length 17 ‐ 24 feet.
Product 5.‐‐ASTM A513‐5 Cold‐Drawn Over Mandrel Welded Tube, Grade ST52.3, outside
diameter 3.750 inches, wall thickness 0.255 inch, length 17 ‐ 24 feet.
Product 6.‐‐ASTM A513‐5 Cold‐Drawn Over Mandrel Welded Tube, Grade ST52.3, outside
diameter 4.000 inches, wall thickness 0.255 inch, length 17 ‐ 24 feet.
Please note that values should be f.o.b., U.S. point of shipment and should not include U.S.‐inland
transportation costs. Values should reflect the final net amount paid to your firm (i.e., should be net
of all deductions for discounts or rebates).
During January 2014‐December 2016, did your firm import from China, Germany, India, Italy,
Korea, and/or Switzerland and sell to unrelated U.S. customers any of the above listed products
(or any products that were competitive with these products)?
Yes.‐‐Please complete the following pricing data tables as appropriate.
No.‐‐Skip to question III‐3.
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Price data.‐‐Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported from China
and sold by your firm.
China
Report data in actual short tons and actual dollars (not 1,000s).
Period of shipment
2014:
January‐March
April‐June
July‐September
October‐December
2015:
January‐March
April‐June
July‐September
October‐December
2016:
January‐March
April‐June
July‐September
October‐December
(Quantity in short tons, value in dollars)
Product 1
Product 2
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value
Product 3
Quantity
Value
(Quantity in short tons, value in dollars)
Product 4
Product 5
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value
Product 6
Period of shipment
Quantity
Value
2014:
January‐March
April‐June
July‐September
October‐December
2015:
January‐March
April‐June
July‐September
October‐December
2016:
January‐March
April‐June
July‐September
October‐December
1
Net values (i.e., gross sales values less all discounts, allowances, rebates, prepaid freight, and the value of returned goods), f.o.b. your
firm’s U.S. point of shipment.
2
Pricing product definitions are provided on the first page of Part III.
Note.‐‐If your firm’s product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified product, provide a
description of your firm’s product. Also, please explain any anomalies in your firm’s reported pricing data.
Product 1:
Product 4:
Product 2:
Product 5:
Product 3:
Product 6:
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III‐2.
Price data.‐‐ Continued.
Germany
Report data in actual short tons and actual dollars (not 1,000s).
Period of shipment
2014:
January‐March
April‐June
July‐September
October‐December
2015:
January‐March
April‐June
July‐September
October‐December
2016:
January‐March
April‐June
July‐September
October‐December
(Quantity in short tons, value in dollars)
Product 1
Product 2
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value
Product 3
Quantity
Value
(Quantity in short tons, value in dollars)
Product 4
Product 5
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value
Product 6
Period of shipment
Quantity
Value
2014:
January‐March
April‐June
July‐September
October‐December
2015:
January‐March
April‐June
July‐September
October‐December
2016:
January‐March
April‐June
July‐September
October‐December
1
Net values (i.e., gross sales values less all discounts, allowances, rebates, prepaid freight, and the value of returned goods), f.o.b. your
firm’s U.S. point of shipment.
2
Pricing product definitions are provided on the first page of Part III.
Note.‐‐If your firm’s product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified product, provide a
description of your firm’s product. Also, please explain any anomalies in your firm’s reported pricing data.
Product 1:
Product 4:
Product 2:
Product 5:
Product 3:
Product 6:
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Price data.‐‐ Continued.
India
Report data in actual short tons and actual dollars (not 1,000s).
Period of shipment
2014:
January‐March
April‐June
July‐September
October‐December
2015:
January‐March
April‐June
July‐September
October‐December
2016:
January‐March
April‐June
July‐September
October‐December
(Quantity in short tons, value in dollars)
Product 1
Product 2
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value
Product 3
Quantity
Value
(Quantity in short tons, value in dollars)
Product 4
Product 5
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value
Product 6
Period of shipment
Quantity
Value
2014:
January‐March
April‐June
July‐September
October‐December
2015:
January‐March
April‐June
July‐September
October‐December
2016:
January‐March
April‐June
July‐September
October‐December
1
Net values (i.e., gross sales values less all discounts, allowances, rebates, prepaid freight, and the value of returned goods), f.o.b. your
firm’s U.S. point of shipment.
2
Pricing product definitions are provided on the first page of Part III.
Note.‐‐If your firm’s product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified product, provide a
description of your firm’s product. Also, please explain any anomalies in your firm’s reported pricing data.
Product 1:
Product 4:
Product 2:
Product 5:
Product 3:
Product 6:
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Price data.‐‐ Continued.
Italy
Report data in actual short tons and actual dollars (not 1,000s).
Period of shipment
2014:
January‐March
April‐June
July‐September
October‐December
2015:
January‐March
April‐June
July‐September
October‐December
2016:
January‐March
April‐June
July‐September
October‐December
(Quantity in short tons, value in dollars)
Product 1
Product 2
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value
Product 3
Quantity
Value
(Quantity in short tons, value in dollars)
Product 4
Product 5
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value
Product 6
Period of shipment
Quantity
Value
2014:
January‐March
April‐June
July‐September
October‐December
2015:
January‐March
April‐June
July‐September
October‐December
2016:
January‐March
April‐June
July‐September
October‐December
1
Net values (i.e., gross sales values less all discounts, allowances, rebates, prepaid freight, and the value of returned goods), f.o.b. your
firm’s U.S. point of shipment.
2
Pricing product definitions are provided on the first page of Part III.
Note.‐‐If your firm’s product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified product, provide a
description of your firm’s product. Also, please explain any anomalies in your firm’s reported pricing data.
Product 1:
Product 4:
Product 2:
Product 5:
Product 3:
Product 6:
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Price data.‐‐ Continued.
Korea
Report data in actual short tons and actual dollars (not 1,000s).
Period of shipment
2014:
January‐March
April‐June
July‐September
October‐December
2015:
January‐March
April‐June
July‐September
October‐December
2016:
January‐March
April‐June
July‐September
October‐December
(Quantity in short tons, value in dollars)
Product 1
Product 2
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value
Product 3
Quantity
Value
(Quantity in short tons, value in dollars)
Product 4
Product 5
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value
Product 6
Period of shipment
Quantity
Value
2014:
January‐March
April‐June
July‐September
October‐December
2015:
January‐March
April‐June
July‐September
October‐December
2016:
January‐March
April‐June
July‐September
October‐December
1
Net values (i.e., gross sales values less all discounts, allowances, rebates, prepaid freight, and the value of returned goods), f.o.b. your
firm’s U.S. point of shipment.
2
Pricing product definitions are provided on the first page of Part III.
Note.‐‐If your firm’s product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified product, provide a
description of your firm’s product. Also, please explain any anomalies in your firm’s reported pricing data.
Product 1:
Product 4:
Product 2:
Product 5:
Product 3:
Product 6:
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Price data.‐‐ Continued.
Switzerland
Report data in actual short tons and actual dollars (not 1,000s).
Period of shipment
2014:
January‐March
April‐June
July‐September
October‐December
2015:
January‐March
April‐June
July‐September
October‐December
2016:
January‐March
April‐June
July‐September
October‐December
(Quantity in short tons, value in dollars)
Product 1
Product 2
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value
Product 3
Quantity
Value
(Quantity in short tons, value in dollars)
Product 4
Product 5
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value
Product 6
Period of shipment
Quantity
Value
2014:
January‐March
April‐June
July‐September
October‐December
2015:
January‐March
April‐June
July‐September
October‐December
2016:
January‐March
April‐June
July‐September
October‐December
1
Net values (i.e., gross sales values less all discounts, allowances, rebates, prepaid freight, and the value of returned goods), f.o.b. your
firm’s U.S. point of shipment.
2
Pricing product definitions are provided on the first page of Part III.
Note.‐‐If your firm’s product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified product, provide a
description of your firm’s product. Also, please explain any anomalies in your firm’s reported pricing data.
Product 1:
Product 4:
Product 2:
Product 5:
Product 3:
Product 6:
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Price data.‐‐ Continued.
Japan
Report data in actual short tons and actual dollars (not 1,000s).
Period of shipment
2014:
January‐March
April‐June
July‐September
October‐December
2015:
January‐March
April‐June
July‐September
October‐December
2016:
January‐March
April‐June
July‐September
October‐December
(Quantity in short tons, value in dollars)
Product 1
Product 2
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value
Product 3
Quantity
Value
(Quantity in short tons, value in dollars)
Product 4
Product 5
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value
Product 6
Period of shipment
Quantity
Value
2014:
January‐March
April‐June
July‐September
October‐December
2015:
January‐March
April‐June
July‐September
October‐December
2016:
January‐March
April‐June
July‐September
October‐December
1
Net values (i.e., gross sales values less all discounts, allowances, rebates, prepaid freight, and the value of returned goods), f.o.b. your
firm’s U.S. point of shipment.
2
Pricing product definitions are provided on the first page of Part III.
Note.‐‐If your firm’s product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified product, provide a
description of your firm’s product. Also, please explain any anomalies in your firm’s reported pricing data.
Product 1:
Product 4:
Product 2:
Product 5:
Product 3:
Product 6:
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Pricing data methodology.—Please describe the method and the kinds of documents/records
that were used to compile your price data.
Note: As requested in Part I of this questionnaire, please keep all supporting documents/records used in
the preparation of the price data, as Commission staff may contact your firm regarding questions on the
price data. The Commission may also request that your company submit copies of the supporting
documents/records (such as sales journal, invoices, etc.) used to compile these data.
III‐3.
Price setting.‐‐How does your firm determine the prices that it charges for sales of cold‐drawn
mechanical tubing (check all that apply)? If your firm issues price lists, please submit sample
pages of a recent list.
Transaction
by
transaction
Contracts
III‐4.
Other
If other, describe
Discount policy.‐‐Please indicate and describe your firm’s discount policies (check all that apply).
Quantity
discounts
Annual
total
volume
discounts
III‐5.
Set
price
lists
No
discount
policy
Other
Describe
Pricing terms.‐‐
(a)
What are your firm’s typical sales terms for cold‐drawn mechanical tubing imported
from China, Germany, India, Italy, Korea, and/or Switzerland?
Net 30
days
Net 60
days
2/10 net 30
days
Other
Other (specify)
(b)
On what basis are your firm’s prices of imported cold‐drawn mechanical tubing from
China, Germany, India, Italy, Korea, and/or Switzerland usually quoted (check one)?
Delivered
F.o.b.
If f.o.b., specify point
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III‐6.
Contract versus spot.‐‐Approximately what share of your firm’s sales of cold‐drawn mechanical
tubing imported from China, Germany, India, Italy, Korea, and/or Switzerland in 2016 was on a
(1) long‐term contract basis, (2) annual contract basis, (3) short‐term contract basis, and (4) spot
sales basis?
Long‐term
contracts
(multiple
deliveries for
more than 12
months)
Share of 2016
sales
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%
Type of sale
Short‐term
Annual
contracts
contracts
(multiple
(multiple
deliveries for
deliveries for 12
less than 12
months)
months)
%
%
Total
(should
sum to
100.0%)
Spot sales
(for a single
delivery)
%
0.0
%
Contract provisions.— Please fill out the table regarding your firm’s typical sales contracts for
cold‐drawn mechanical tubing from China, Germany, India, Italy, Korea, and/or Switzerland (or
check “not applicable” if your firm does not sell on a long‐term, short‐term and/or annual
contract basis).
Typical sales
contract provisions
Item
Short‐term
contracts
(multiple deliveries
for less than 12
months)
Average contract
duration
No. of
days
Price renegotiation
(during contract
period)
Yes
No
Quantity
Price
Both
Yes
No
Fixed quantity
and/or price
Meet or release
provision
Not applicable
Annual contracts
Long‐term contracts
(multiple deliveries (multiple deliveries for
for 12 months)
more than 12 months)
365
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III‐8.
Lead times.‐‐What is your firm’s share of sales of cold‐drawn mechanical tubing imported from
China, Germany, India, Italy, Korea, and/or Switzerland 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 cold‐drawn mechanical tubing?
Lead time
Share of 2016 (average number
of days)
Source
sales
From your firm’s U.S. inventory
%
From foreign manufacturers’ inventory
%
Produced to order
%
Total (should sum to 100.0%)
III‐9.
0.0 %
Shipping information.—
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
What is the approximate percentage of the total delivered cost of cold‐drawn
mechanical tubing imported from China, Germany, India, Italy, Korea, and/or
Switzerland that is accounted for by U.S. inland transportation costs? percent.
Who generally arranges the transportation to your firm’s customers’ locations?
Your firm Purchaser (check one)
When your firm sells cold‐drawn mechanical tubing imported from China, Germany,
India, Italy, Korea, and/or Switzerland, from where is it shipped?
Point of importation Storage facility (check one)
Indicate the approximate percentage of your firm’s sales of cold‐drawn mechanical
tubing imported from China, Germany, India, Italy, Korea, and/or Switzerland that are
delivered the following distances from your firm’s U.S. point of shipment.
Distance from your firm’s U.S. point of shipment
Share
Within 100 miles
%
101 to 1,000 miles
%
Over 1,000 miles
%
Total (should sum to 100.0%)
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0.0 %
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III‐10. Geographical shipments.‐‐In which U.S. geographic market area(s) has your firm sold cold‐
drawn mechanical tubing imported from subject countries since January 1, 2014 (check all that
apply)?
Geographic area
China Germany India Italy Korea Switzerland
Northeast.–CT, ME, MA, NH, NJ, NY,
PA, RI, and VT.
Midwest.–IL, IN, IA, KS, MI, MN, MO,
NE, ND, OH, SD, and WI.
Southeast.–AL, DE, DC, FL, GA, KY,
MD, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, and WV.
Central Southwest.–AR, LA, OK, and
TX.
Mountains.–AZ, CO, ID, MT, NV,
NM, UT, and WY.
Pacific Coast.–CA, OR, and WA.
Other.–All other markets in the
United States not previously listed,
including AK, HI, PR, and VI.
III‐11. End uses.‐‐List the end uses of the cold‐drawn mechanical tubing that your firm imports from
China, Germany, India, Italy, Korea, and/or Switzerland. For each end‐use product, what
percentage of the total cost is accounted for by cold‐drawn mechanical tubing and other inputs?
Share of total cost of end‐use product
accounted for by
Total
(should sum to
Cold‐drawn
End use product
100.0% across)
mechanical tubing
Other inputs
%
%
0.0 %
%
%
0.0 %
%
%
0.0 %
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III‐12. Substitutes.‐‐ Can other products be substituted for cold‐drawn mechanical tubing?
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 cold‐drawn mechanical
tubing?
No Yes
Explanation
1.
2.
3.
III‐13. Demand trends.‐‐ Indicate how demand within the United States and outside of the United
States (if known) for cold‐drawn mechanical tubing 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
change
Fluctuate
Overall
with no
decrease clear trend
Explanation and factors
Within the
United
States
Outside the
United
States
III‐14. Product changes.‐‐Have there been any significant changes in the product range, product mix or
marketing of cold‐drawn mechanical tubing since January 1, 2014?
No
Yes
If yes, please describe.
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III‐15. Conditions of competition.—
(a) Is the cold‐drawn mechanical tubing market subject to business cycles (other than general
economy‐wide conditions) and/or other conditions of competition distinctive to cold‐drawn
mechanical tubing?
Check all that apply.
Please describe.
No
Skip to question III‐16.
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
cold‐drawn mechanical tubing since January 1, 2014?
No
Yes
If yes, describe.
III‐16. Supply constraints.‐‐Has your firm refused, declined, or been unable to supply cold‐drawn
mechanical tubing since January 1, 2014 (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‐17. Raw materials.‐‐ How have cold‐drawn mechanical tubing raw material prices changed since
January 1, 2014?
Fluctuate
with no
Overall
No
Overall
increase change decrease clear trend
Explain, noting how raw material price changes
have affected your firm’s selling prices for cold‐
drawn mechanical tubing.
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III‐18. Interchangeability.‐‐Is cold‐drawn mechanical tubing 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
Germany
India
Italy
Korea
Switzerland
Other
countries
China
Germany
India
Italy
Korea
Switzerland
For any country‐pair producing cold‐drawn mechanical tubing that is sometimes or never
interchangeable, identify the country‐pair and explain the factors that limit or preclude
interchangeable use:
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III‐19. Factors other than price.‐‐Are differences other than price (e.g., quality, availability,
transportation network, product range, technical support, etc.) between cold‐drawn mechanical
tubing produced in the United States and in other countries a significant factor in your firm’s
sales 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
Germany
India
Italy
Korea
Switzerland
Other
countries
China
Germany
India
Italy
Korea
Switzerland
For any country‐pair for which factors other than price always or frequently are a significant factor in
your firm’s sales of cold‐drawn mechanical tubing, identify the country‐pair and report the advantages
or disadvantages imparted by such factors:
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III‐20. Customer identification.‐‐List the names and contact information for your firm’s 10 largest U.S.
customers for cold‐drawn mechanical tubing since January 1, 2014. Indicate the share of the
quantity of your firm’s total shipments of cold‐drawn mechanical tubing that each of these
customers accounted for in 2016.
Customer’s name
Contact person
Email
Telephone
City
State
Share
of
2016
sales
(%)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
III‐21. 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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Correcting Valid number error messages.‐‐If you are completing a Commission
questionnaire in a country that uses periods (“.”) to delineate multiples of 1000 (e.g., one million would
appear as $1.000.000 instead of as $1,000,000), you may be unable to enter in numbers greater than
999 in numeric form fields. This issues stem from your computer number formatting setting (e.g., not
the MS Word document itself, but the computer from which you are opening up the document). In the
United States commas (,) delineate multiples of 1000 and periods (.) delineate fractions less than
one. Many EU countries use the reverse where multiples of 1000 are delineated with periods (.) and
fractions less than one are delineated with commas (,). The US International Trade Commission’s
questionnaires are set‐up in the United States with the U.S. number formatting. When this formatting
interacts with a computer set to EU number formatting, we believe this may cause this issue.
The solution to this data entry issue is to temporarily change your operating system’s number
formatting to be consistent with the U.S. number formatting system while you complete the
questionnaire.
To temporarily change your computer’s number settings to U.S. settings, please do the following (for
Microsoft Windows Operating system):
START
Control Panel
Region and Language (under Clock, Language, and Region category)
Format tab
Change the Format from your existing one (e.g. “Italian (Italy)”) to “English (United States)” (see
screen shots below)
When you do this the number “twelve million dollars and thirty five cents” would change from
$12.000.000,35 (Italy format) to $12,000,000.35 (U.S. format), and then there will be no conflict with
the questionnaire. When you finish reporting the data then you can close the questionnaire and switch
back to Italy settings.
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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/701731/2017/cold_drawn_mechanical_tubing_ch
ina_germany_india/preliminary.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: CDMT
• 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 import 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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