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U.S. PRODUCERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
LARGE DIAMETER WELDED PIPE (LDWP)
FROM CANADA, CHINA, GREECE, INDIA, KOREA, AND TURKEY
This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by September 28, 2018
See last page for filing instructions.
The information called for in this questionnaire is for use by the United States International Trade Commission in
connection with its countervailing duty and antidumping duty investigations concerning large diameter welded pipe
(“LDWP”) from Canada, China, Greece, India, Korea, and Turkey (Inv. Nos. 701‐TA‐593‐596 and 731‐TA‐1401‐1406
(Final)). The information requested in the questionnaire is requested under the authority of the Tariff Act of 1930, title
VII. This report is mandatory and failure to reply as directed can result in a subpoena or other order to compel the
submission of records or information in your firm’s possession (19 U.S.C. § 1333(a)).
Name of firm
Address
City
State
Zip Code
Website
Has your firm produced LDWP (as defined on next page) at any time since January 1, 2015?
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: PIPE)
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
Signature
Phone
Email address
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PART I.—GENERAL INFORMATION
Background.‐‐This proceeding was instituted in response to a petition filed on January 17, 2018, by
American Cast Iron Pipe Company (Birmingham, Alabama), Berg Steel Pipe Corp. (Panama City, Florida),
Berg Spiral Pipe Corp. (Mobile, Alabama), Dura‐Bond Industries, Inc. (Export, Pennsylvania), Skyline Steel
(Newington, Virginia), and Stupp Corporation (Baton Rouge, Louisiana). 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/701731/2018/large_diameter_welded_pipe_canada_china_greec
e/final.htm.
Large diameter welded pipe (LDWP) covered by these investigations is welded carbon and alloy steel
pipe (including stainless steel pipe), more than 406.4 mm (16 inches) in nominal outside diameter (large
diameter welded pipe), regardless of wall thickness, length, surface finish, grade, end finish, or
stenciling. Large diameter welded pipe may be used to transport oil, gas, slurry, steam, or other fluids,
liquids, or gases. It may also be used for structural purposes, including, but not limited to, piling.
Specifically, not included is large diameter welded pipe produced only to specifications of the American
Water Works Association (AWWA) for water and sewage pipe.
LDWP used to transport oil, gas, or natural gas liquids is normally produced to the American Petroleum
Institute (API) specification 5L. Large diameter welded pipe may also be produced to American Society
for Testing and Materials (ASTM) standards A500, A252, or A53, or other relevant domestic
specifications, grades and/or standards. Large diameter welded pipe can be produced to comparable
foreign specifications, grades and/or standards or to proprietary specifications, grades and/or standards,
or can be non‐graded material. All pipe meeting the physical description set forth above is covered by
the scope of this investigation, whether or not produced according to a particular standard.
Subject merchandise also includes large diameter welded pipe that has been further processed in a third
country, including but not limited to coating, painting, notching, beveling, cutting, punching, welding, or
any other processing that would not otherwise remove the merchandise from the scope of the
investigation if performed in the country of manufacture of the in‐scope large diameter welded pipe.
Excluded from the countervailing duty investigation against Turkey are any products covered by the
existing countervailing duty order on welded line pipe from the Republic of Turkey. See Welded Line
Pipe from the Republic of Turkey: Countervailing Duty Order, 80 FR 75054 (December 1, 2015).
Excluded from the antidumping duty investigations against Korea and Turkey are any products covered
by the existing antidumping duty orders on welded line pipe from Korea and Turkey, respectively. See
Welded Line Pipe from the Republic of Korea and the Republic of Turkey: Antidumping Duty Orders, 80
FR 75056 (December 1, 2015). Also excluded from the antidumping duty investigation against Korea are
any products covered by the existing antidumping order on welded ASTM A‐312 stainless steel pipe
from Korea. See Welded ASTM A‐312 Stainless Steel Pipe from South Korea: Antidumping Duty Order,
57 FR 62300 (December 30, 1992).
The LDWP that is subject to this proceeding is currently classifiable in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of
the United States (HTSUS) under statistical reporting numbers 7305.11.1030, 7305.11.1060,
7305.11.5000, 7305.12.1030, 7305.12.1060, 7305.12.5000, 7305.19.1030, 7305.19.1060, 7305.19.5000,
7305.31.4000, 7305.31.6010, 7305.31.6090, 7305.39.1000 and 7305.39.5000. While the HTSUS
statistical reporting numbers are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written
description of the scope of this proceeding is dispositive.
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Large diameter welded line pipe (“LDW line pipe”).‐‐a group of LDWP of a kind used for oil and gas
pipelines and normally produced to the API specification 5L. LDW line pipe can also be produced to
comparable domestic or foreign specifications or to proprietary grades.
Large diameter welded structural pipe (“LDW structural pipe”).‐‐a group of LDWP normally produced to
ASTM standards A500, A252, or A53. LDW structural pipe can also be produced to comparable domestic
or foreign specifications or to proprietary grades, or be non‐graded material.
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
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.
D‐GRIDS tool.‐‐The Commission has a tool that firms can use to move data from their own MS Excel
compilation files into self‐contained data tables within this MS Word questionnaire, thereby reducing
the amount of cell‐by‐cell data entry that would be required to complete this form. This tool is a macro‐
enabled MS Excel file available for download from the Commission's generic questionnaires webpage
(https://www.usitc.gov/trade_remedy/question.htm) called the "D‐GRIDs tool." Use of this tool to help
your firm complete this questionnaire is optional. Firms opting to use the D‐GRIDs tool to populate their
data into this questionnaire will need the D‐GRIDs specification sheet PDF file specific to this proceeding
(available on the case page which is linked under the "Background" above) which includes the necessary
references relating to this questionnaire, as well as the macro‐enable MS Excel D‐GRIDs tool itself from
the generic questionnaires page. More detailed instructions on how to use the D‐GRIDs tool are
available within the D‐GRIDs tool itself.
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I‐1a.
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OMB statistics.‐‐Please report below the actual number of hours required and the cost to your
firm of completing this questionnaire.
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
50 hours per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, gathering data, and
completing and reviewing the questionnaire.
We welcome comments regarding the accuracy of this burden estimate, suggestions for
reducing the burden, and any suggestions for improving this questionnaire. Please attach such
comments to your response or send to the Office of Investigations, USITC, 500 E St. SW,
Washington, DC 20436.
I‐1b. TAA information release.‐‐In the event that the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC)
makes an affirmative final determination in this proceeding, do you consent to the USITC's
release of your contact information (company name, address, contact person, telephone
number, email address) appearing on the front page of this questionnaire to the Departments of
Commerce, Labor, and Agriculture, as applicable, so that your firm and its workers can be made
eligible for benefits under the Trade Adjustment Assistance program?
No
Yes
I‐2.
Establishments covered.‐‐Provide the city, state, zip code, and brief description of each
establishment covered by this questionnaire. If your firm is publicly traded, please specify the
stock exchange and trading symbol in the footnote to the table. Firms operating more than one
establishment should combine the data for all establishments into a single report.
“Establishment”‐‐Each facility of a firm involved in the production of LDWP, including auxiliary
facilities operated in conjunction with (whether or not physically separate from) such facilities.
Establishments
City, State
Zip (5 digit)
Description
covered1
1
1
2
3
4
5
6
Additional discussion on establishments consolidated in this questionnaire: .
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I‐3a.
Petitioner status.‐‐Is your firm the petitioner in this proceeding or a member firm of the
petitioning entity?
No
Yes
I‐3b.
Petition support.‐‐Does your firm support or oppose the petition?
Country
I‐4.
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Support
Oppose
Take no position
Canada AD
China AD
China CVD
Greece AD
India AD
India CVD
Korea AD
Korea CVD
Turkey AD
Turkey CVD
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)
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I‐5.
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Related importers/exporters.‐‐Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or
foreign, that are engaged in importing LDWP from Canada, China, Greece, India, Korea, and/or
Turkey into the United States or that are engaged in exporting LDWP from Canada, China,
Greece, India, Korea, and/or Turkey to the United States?
No
Yes‐‐List the following information.
Firm name
Country
Affiliation
Related producers.‐‐Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or foreign, that are
engaged in the production of LDWP?
No
Yes‐‐List the following information (including whether these firms are
involved in the production of LDW line pipe, LDW structural pipe, or both.
Firm name
(production of line,
structural, or both)
Country
Affiliation
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PART II.‐‐TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Abu B. Kanu (202‐205‐2597,
[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
II‐2. Changes in operations.‐‐Please indicate whether your firm has experienced any of the following
changes in relation to the production of LDWP since January 1, 2015.
(check as many as appropriate)
(If checked, please provide date and describe; leave blank
if not applicable)
plant openings
plant closings
relocations
expansions
acquisitions
consolidations
prolonged shutdowns or
production curtailments
revised labor agreements
other (e.g., technology)
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II‐3a. Production using same machinery as LDW line pipe.‐‐Please report your firm’s production of
products made on the same equipment and machinery used to produce LDW line pipe, and the
combined production capacity on this shared equipment and machinery in the periods
indicated.
Large diameter welded line pipe (“LDW line pipe”) are a group of LDWP used for oil and gas
pipelines and normally produced to the API specification 5L. LDW line pipe can also be produced
to comparable domestic or foreign specifications or to proprietary grades.
“Overall production capacity” or “capacity” – The level of production that your
establishment(s) could reasonably have expected to attain during the specified periods. Assume
normal operating conditions (i.e., using equipment and machinery in place and ready to
operate; normal operating levels (hours per week/weeks per year) and time for downtime,
maintenance, repair, and cleanup).
Note.‐‐If your firm does not produce any out‐of‐scope merchandise on the same machinery and
equipment as scope merchandise then the "overall production capacity" numbers reported in
this question should be exactly equal to the "average production capacity" numbers reported in
question II‐8. If, however, your firm does produce out‐of‐scope merchandise using the same
machinery and equipment as scope mercandhise, then the "average production capacity"
reported in question II‐8 should exclude the portion of "overall production capacity" that was
used to produce this out‐of‐scope merchandise
“Production” – All production in your U.S. establishment(s), including production consumed
internally within your firm and production for another firm under a toll agreement.
LDW Line Pipe
Quantity (in short tons)
Calendar years
Item
Overall production capacity
Production of:
LDW line pipe1
LDW structural pipe
2
Other products
Total
1
3
2015
2016
January‐June
2017
2017
2018
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Data entered for production of LDW line pipe will populate here once reported in question II‐8.
Please identify these products: .
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II‐3b. Operating parameters: LDW line pipe.‐‐The production capacity for the machinery used to produce
LDW line pipe reported in II‐3a is based on the following operating paramaters:
Hours per week
Weeks per year
II‐3c.
Capacity calculation.‐‐Please describe the methodology used to calculate overall production
capacity reported in II‐3a, and explain any changes in reported capacity.
II‐3d. Production constraints.‐‐Please describe the constraint(s) that set the limit(s) on your firm’s
production capacity for LDW line pipe.
II‐3e. Product shifting.—
(i)
Is your firm able to switch production (capacity) between LDW line pipe and LDW structural
pipe using the same equipment and/or labor used to produce LDW line pipe?
(ii)
No
Yes
Is your firm able to switch production (capacity) between LDW line pipe and other (i.e., out‐
of‐scope) products using the same equipment and/or labor?
No
Yes
If yes—(i.e., have produced other products or are able to produce other
products) Please identify other actual or potential products:
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II‐3e. Product shifting.‐‐Continued
(iii)
Please describe the factors that affect your firm’s ability to shift production capacity
between products (e.g., time, cost, relative price change, etc.), and the degree to which
these factors enhance or constrain such shifts.
Item
Limiting factor(s)
LDW line pipe to LDW structural pipe
LDW line pipe to other products
II‐3f.
Facility details: LDW line pipe.‐‐Please provide detail description of the number, location, and type
(LSAW, HSAW, ERW, et cetera) of the mills included in question II‐3a. Please also indicate the lower
bound and upper bound diameter size of LDW line pipe each mill is capable of producing.
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II‐4a. Production using same machinery as LDW structural pipe.‐‐Please report your firm’s
production of products made on the same equipment and machinery used to produce LDW
structural pipe, and the combined production capacity on this shared equipment and machinery
in the periods indicated.
Large diameter welded structural pipe (“LDW structural pipe”) are the group of LDWP normally
produced to ASTM standards A500, A252, or A53. LDW structural pipe can also be produced to
comparable domestic or foreign specifications or to proprietary grades, or be non‐graded
material.
“Overall production capacity” or “capacity” – The level of production that your
establishment(s) could reasonably have expected to attain during the specified periods. Assume
normal operating conditions (i.e., using equipment and machinery in place and ready to
operate; normal operating levels (hours per week/weeks per year) and time for downtime,
maintenance, repair, and cleanup).
Note.‐‐If your firm does not produce any out‐of‐scope merchandise on the same machinery and
equipment as scope merchandise then the "overall production capacity" numbers reported in
this question should be exactly equal to the "average production capacity" numbers reported in
question II‐14. If, however, your firm does produce out‐of‐scope merchandise using the same
machinery and equipment as scope mercandhise, then the "average production capacity"
reported in question II‐14 should exclude the portion of "overall production capacity" that was
used to produce this out‐of‐scope merchandise
“Production” – All production in your U.S. establishment(s), including production consumed
internally within your firm and production for another firm under a toll agreement.
LDW Structural Pipe
Quantity (in short tons)
Calendar years
Item
Overall production capacity
2016
2017
2017
2018
0
0
0
0
0
LDW line pipe
Other products2
0
0
0
0
0
Production of:
LDW structural pipe1
Total
1
3
2015
January‐June
Data entered for production of LDW structural pipe will populate here once reported in question II‐14.
Please identify these products: .
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II‐4b. Operating parameters: LDW structural pipe.‐‐The production capacity for the machinery used to
produce LDW structural pipe reported in II‐4a is based on the following operating paramaters:
Hours per week
Weeks per year
II‐4c.
Capacity calculation.‐‐Please describe the methodology used to calculate overall production
capacity reported in II‐4a, and explain any changes in reported capacity.
II‐4d. Production constraints.‐‐Please describe the constraint(s) that set the limit(s) on your firm’s
production capacity for LDW structural pipe.
II‐4e. Product shifting.—
(i)
Is your firm able to switch production (capacity) between LDW structural pipe and LDW line
pipe using the same equipment and/or labor used to produce LDW structural pipe?
(ii)
No
Yes
Is your firm able to switch production (capacity) between LDW structural pipe and other
(i.e., out‐of‐scope) products using the same equipment and/or labor?
No
Yes
If yes—(i.e., have produced other products or are able to produce other
products) Please identify other actual or potential products:
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II‐4e. Product shifting.‐‐Continued
(iii)
Please describe the factors that affect your firm’s ability to shift production capacity
between products (e.g., time, cost, relative price change, etc.), and the degree to which
these factors enhance or constrain such shifts.
Item
Limiting factor(s)
LDW structural
pipe to LDW line
pipe
LDW structural
pipe to other
products
II‐4f.
Facility details: LDW structural pipe.‐‐Please provide detail description of the number, location, and
type (LSAW, HSAW, ERW, et cetera) of the mills included in question II‐4a. Please also indicate the
lower bound and upper bound diameter size of LDW structural pipe each mill is capable of
producing.
II‐5.
Tolling.‐‐Since January 1, 2015, has your firm been involved in a toll agreement regarding the
production of LDWP?
“Toll agreement”‐‐Agreement between two firms whereby the first firm furnishes the raw
materials and the second firm uses the raw materials to produce a product that it then returns
to the first firm with a charge for processing costs, overhead, etc.
No
Yes
If yes‐‐ Please describe the toll arrangement(s) and name the firm(s)
involved.
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Foreign trade zones.‐‐
(a)
Firm's FTZ operations.‐‐Does your firm produce LDWP in and/or admit LDWP into a
foreign trade zone (FTZ)?
“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. A foreign trade zone must be designed as such pursuant to the rules and
procedures set forth in the Foreign‐Trade Zones Act.
No
Yes
If yes‐‐ Describe the nature of your firms operations in FTZs and identify
the specific FTZ site(s).
(b)
Other firms' FTZ operations.‐‐To your knowledge, do any firms in the United States
import LDWP into a foreign trade zone (FTZ) for use in distribution of LDWP and/or the
production of downstream articles?
II‐7.
No
Yes
If yes‐‐Identify the firms and the FTZs.
Importer.‐‐Since January 1, 2015, has your firm imported LDWP?
“Importer” – The person or firm primarily liable for the payment of any duties on the
merchandise, or an authorized agent acting on his behalf. The importer may be the consignee,
or the importer of record.
No
Yes
If yes‐‐ COMPLETE AND RETURN A U.S. IMPORTERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
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LDW line pipe: Production, shipment, and inventory data.‐‐Report your firm’s production
capacity, production, shipments, and inventories related to the production of LDW line pipe in
its U.S. establishment(s) during the specified periods.
“Average production capacity” or “capacity” – The level of production that your
establishment(s) could reasonably have expected to attain during the specified periods. Assume
normal operating conditions (i.e., using equipment and machinery in place and ready to
operate; normal operating levels (hours per week/weeks per year) and time for downtime,
maintenance, repair, and cleanup; and a typical or representative product mix).
“Production” – All production of LDWP line pipe in your U.S. establishment(s), including
production consumed internally within your firm and production for another firm under a toll
agreement.
“Commercial U.S. 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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LDW line pipe: Production, shipment, and inventory data.‐‐Report your firm’s production
capacity, production, shipments, and inventories related to the production of LDW line pipe in
its U.S. establishment(s) during the specified periods.
LDW Line Pipe
Quantity (in short tons) and value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item
2015
1
2016
January‐June
2017
2017
2018
Average production capacity (quantity) (A)
Beginning‐of‐period inventories (quantity)
(B)
Production (quantity) (C)
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity (D)
Value (E)
2
Internal consumption:
Quantity (F)
2
Value (G)
Transfers to related firms:
Quantity (H)
2
Value2 (I)
3
Export shipments:
Quantity (J)
Value (K)
End‐of‐period inventories (quantity) (L)
1
The production capacity reported is based on operating hours per week, weeks per year. Please describe the
methodology used to calculate production capacity, and explain any changes in reported capacity .
2
Internal consumption and transfers to related firms must be valued at fair market value. Does your firm use a different basis for
valuing these transactions, please specify that basis (e.g., cost, cost plus, etc.): (however, provide the data above at fair market
value).
3
Identify your firm’s principal export markets: .
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II‐8.
LDW line pipe: Production, shipment, and inventory data.‐‐Continued
RECONCILIATION OF SHIPMENTS, PRODUCTION, AND INVENTORY.‐‐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 B), plus production
(i.e., line C), less total shipments (i.e., lines D, F, H, and J). Please ensure that any differences are not due to data
entry errors in completing this form, but rather reflect your firm’s actual records; and, also provide explanations for
any differences (e.g., theft, loss, damage, record systems issues, etc.) if they exist.
Calendar years
Reconciliation
2015
B + C – D – F – H – J – L =
should equal zero ("0") or
provide an explanation.1
January‐June
2016
0
2017
0
2017
0
2018
0
0
1 Explanation if the calculated fields above are returning values other than zero (i.e., “0”) but are nonetheless
accurate: .
II‐9.
LDW line pipe: Channels of distribution.‐‐Report your firm’s U.S. shipments (i.e., inclusive of
commercial U.S. shipments, internal consumption, and transfers to related firms) of LDW line
pipe by channel of distribution.
LDW Line Pipe
Calendar years
Item
2015
2016
January‐June
2017
2017
2018
Quantity (in short tons)
Channels of distribution:
U.S. shipments:
To distributors (M)
To oil and gas end users (N)
To all other end users (O)
RECONCILIATION OF CHANNELS.‐‐Please ensure that the quantities reported for channels of distribution
(i.e., lines M, N, and O) in each time period equal the quantity reported for U.S. shipments (i.e., lines D, 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
M + N + O– D – F – H = zero ("0"), if not revise.
2015
0
2016
0
January‐June
2017
0
2017
0
2018
0
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II‐10. LDW line pipe: Shipments by grade and steel type.‐‐Report your firm’s U.S. shipments (i.e.,
inclusive of commercial U.S. shipments, internal consumption, and transfers to related firms) of
LDW line pipe by grade and steel type in 2017. Classify LDWP that is certified to multiple
specifications or standards according to the most demanding specification or standard.
LDW Line Pipe
Calendar year 2017
Item
Other than stainless
steel
Stainless steel
All steel types
U.S. shipments:
API 5L / grade B:
Quantity (P)
0
Value (Q)
0
X‐69 and below:
Quantity (R)
0
Value (S)
0
X‐70 to X‐79
Quantity (T)
0
Value (U)
0
X‐80 and above:
Quantity (V)
0
Value (W)
0
All grades:
Quantity (X)
0
0
0
Value (Y)
0
0
0
RECONCILIATION OF SHIPMENTS.‐‐Please ensure that the quantities and values US shipments by grade
and steel type (i.e., lines P through W) across all columns in this question equal the quantities and values
reported for U.S. shipments (i.e., lines D through I) in 2017 in question II‐8. 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.
Reconciliation
Calendar year 2017
Quantity: P + R + T + V – D – F – H = zero ("0"), if not revise.
0
Value: Q + S + U + W – E – G – I = zero ("0"), if not revise.
0
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II‐11. LDW line pipe: U.S. shipments by outer diameter size.‐‐Report your firm’s U.S. shipments (i.e.,
inclusive of commercial U.S. shipments, internal consumption, and transfers to related firms) of
LDW line pipe by diameter size.
LDW Line Pipe
Quantity (in short tons), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item
U.S. shipments:
>16 in OD <= 24 inch OD:
Quantity (Z)
2015
2016
January‐June
2017
2017
2018
Value (AC)
>48 in OD:
Quantity (AD)
Value (AE)
All OD sizes:
Quantity (AF)
0
0
0
0
0
Value (AG)
0
0
0
0
0
Value (AA)
>24 in OD <= 48 inch OD:
Quantity (AB)
RECONCILIATION OF SHIPMENTS.‐‐Please ensure that the quantities and values reported for U.S.
shipments in this question (i.e., lines Z through AE) in each time period equal the quantities and values
reported for U.S. shipments (i.e., lines D through I) in each time period in question II‐8. 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
2015
2016
January‐June
2017
2017
2018
Quantity: Z + AB + AD – D – F –
H = zero ("0"), if not revise.
0
0
0
0
0
Value: AA + AC + AE– E – G – I =
zero ("0"), if not revise.
0
0
0
0
0
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II‐12. LDW line pipe: Employment data.‐‐Report your firm’s employment‐related data related to the
production of LDW line pipe and provide an explanation for any trends in these data.
LDW Line Pipe
“Production and Related Workers” (PRWs) includes working supervisors and all nonsupervisory
workers (including group leaders and trainees) engaged in fabricating, processing, assembling,
inspecting, receiving, storage, handling, packing, warehousing, shipping, trucking, hauling,
maintenance, repair, janitorial and guard services, product development, auxiliary production
for plant’s own use (e.g., power plant), recordkeeping, and other services closely associated with
the above production operations. Average number employed may be computed by adding the
number of employees, both full time and part time, for the 12 pay periods ending closest to the
15th of the month and divide that total by 12. (For January to June data calculate similarly by
divide by 6.)
“Hours worked” includes time paid for sick leave, holidays, and vacation time. Include overtime
hours actually worked; do not convert overtime pay to its equivalent in straight time hours.
“Wages paid” –Total wages paid before deductions of any kind (e.g., withholding taxes, old‐age
and unemployment insurance, group insurance, union dues, bonds, etc.). Include wages paid
directly by your firm for overtime, holidays, vacations, and sick leave.
Calendar years
Item
2015
2016
January‐June
2017
2017
2018
Average number of PRWs (number)
Hours worked by PRWs (1,000 hours)
Wages paid to PRWs ($1,000)
Explanation of trends:
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II‐13. LDW line pipe: Purchases.‐‐Other than imports, has your firm otherwise purchased LDW line
pipe (either domestic or imported) since January 1, 2015?
“Purchase” – A transaction to buy product from a U.S. corporate entity such as another U.S.
producer, a U.S. distributor, or a U.S. firm that has directly imported the product.
“Import” –A transaction to buy from a foreign supplier where your firm is the importer of
record.
No
Yes‐‐Report such purchases below and explain the reasons for your firms'
purchases:
LDW Line Pipe
Quantity (in short tons)
Calendar years
Item
2015
2016
January‐June
2017
2017
2018
1
Purchases from U.S. importers of
LDWP line pipe from—
Canada
China
Greece
India
Korea
Turkey
All other sources
2
Purchases from domestic producers
2
Purchases from other sources
1
Please list the name of the importer(s) from which your firm purchased this product. If your firm’s import suppliers differ by
source, please identify the source for each listed supplier: .
2
Please list the name of the producer(s) or U.S. distributor(s) from which your firm purchased this product: .
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II‐14. LDW structural pipe: Production, shipment, and inventory data.‐‐Report your firm’s
production capacity, production, shipments, and inventories related to the production of LDW
structural pipe in its U.S. establishment(s) during the specified periods.
LDW Structural Pipe
Quantity (in short tons) and value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item
2015
2016
January‐June
2017
2017
2018
1
Average production capacity
(quantity) (A)
Beginning‐of‐period inventories
(quantity) (B)
Production (quantity) (C)
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity (D)
Value (E)
2
Internal consumption:
Quantity (F)
2
Value (G)
Transfers to related firms:
Quantity (H)
2
Value (I)
2
3
Export shipments:
Quantity (J)
Value (K)
End‐of‐period inventories
(quantity) (L)
1
The production capacity reported is based on operating hours per week, weeks per year. Please describe the
methodology used to calculate production capacity, and explain any changes in reported capacity .
2
Internal consumption and transfers to related firms must be valued at fair market value. Does your firm use a different basis for
valuing these transactions, please specify that basis (e.g., cost, cost plus, etc.): (however, provide the data above at fair
market value).
3
Identify your firm’s principal export markets: .
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II‐14. LDW structural pipe: Production, shipment, and inventory data.‐‐Continued
RECONCILIATION OF SHIPMENTS, PRODUCTION, AND INVENTORY.‐‐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 B), plus production
(i.e., line C), less total shipments (i.e., lines D, F, H, and J). Please ensure that any differences are not due to data
entry errors in completing this form, but rather reflect your firm’s actual records; and, also provide explanations for
any differences (e.g., theft, loss, damage, record systems issues, etc.) if they exist.
Calendar years
Reconciliation
2015
B + C – D – F – H – J – L =
should equal zero ("0") or
provide an explanation.1
January‐June
2016
0
2017
0
2017
0
2018
0
0
1 Explanation if the calculated fields above are returning values other than zero (i.e., “0”) but are nonetheless
accurate: .
II‐15. LDW structural pipe: Channels of distribution.‐‐Report your firm’s U.S. shipments (i.e., inclusive
of commercial U.S. shipments, internal consumption, and transfers to related firms) of LDW
structural pipe by channel of distribution.
LDW Structural Pipe
Calendar years
Item
2015
2016
January‐June
2017
2017
2018
Quantity (in short tons)
Channels of distribution:
U.S. shipments:
To distributors (M)
To oil and gas end users (N)
To all other end users (O)
RECONCILIATION OF CHANNELS.‐‐Please ensure that the quantities reported for channels of distribution
(i.e., lines M, N, and O) in each time period equal the quantity reported for U.S. shipments (i.e., lines D, 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
M + N + O– D – F – H = zero ("0"), if not revise.
2015
0
2016
0
January‐June
2017
0
2017
0
2018
0
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II‐16. LDW structural pipe: U.S. shipments by grade and steel type.‐‐Report your firm’s U.S.
shipments (i.e., inclusive of commercial U.S. shipments, internal consumption, and transfers to
related firms) of LDW structural pipe by grade and steel type in 2017. Classify LDWP that is
certified to multiple specifications or standards according to the most demanding specification
or standard.
LDW Structural Pipe
Calendar year 2017
Item
U.S. shipments:
ASTM A500:
Quantity (P)
Other than stainless
steel
Stainless steel
All steel types
0
Value (Q)
0
ASTM A252:
Quantity (R)
0
Value (S)
0
ASTM A53:
Quantity (T)
0
Value (U)
0
Other :
Quantity (V)
0
Value (W)
0
All grades:
Quantity (X)
0
0
0
Value (Y)
0
0
0
1
1
Describe other:
RECONCILIATION OF SHIPMENTS.‐‐Please ensure that the quantities and values US shipments by grade
and steel type (i.e., lines P through W) across all columns in this question equal the quantities and values
reported for U.S. shipments (i.e., lines D through I) in 2017 in question II‐14. 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.
Reconciliation
Calendar year 2017
Quantity: P + R + T + V – D – F – H = zero ("0"), if not revise.
0
Value: Q + S + U + W – E – G – I = zero ("0"), if not revise.
0
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II‐17. LDW structural pipe: U.S. shipments by outer diameter size.‐‐Report your firm’s U.S.
shipments (i.e., inclusive of commercial U.S. shipments, internal consumption, and transfers to
related firms) of LDW structural pipe by diameter size.
LDW Structural Pipe
Quantity (in short tons), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item
U.S. shipments:
>16 in OD <= 24 inch OD:
Quantity (Z)
2015
2016
January‐June
2017
2017
2018
Value (AC)
>48 in OD:
Quantity (AD)
Value (AE)
All OD sizes:
Quantity (AF)
0
0
0
0
0
Value (AG)
0
0
0
0
0
Value (AA)
>24 in OD <= 48 inch OD:
Quantity (AB)
RECONCILIATION OF SHIPMENTS.‐‐Please ensure that the quantities and values reported for U.S.
shipments in this question (i.e., lines Z through AE) in each time period equal the quantities and values
reported for U.S. shipments (i.e., lines D through I) in each time period in question II‐14. 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
2015
2016
January‐June
2017
2017
2018
Quantity: Z + AB + AD – D – F –
H = zero ("0"), if not revise.
0
0
0
0
0
Value: AA + AC + AE– E – G – I =
zero ("0"), if not revise.
0
0
0
0
0
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II‐18. LDW structural pipe: Employment data.‐‐Report your firm’s employment‐related data related
to the production of LDW structural pipe and provide an explanation for any trends in these
data.
“Production and Related Workers” (PRWs) includes working supervisors and all nonsupervisory
workers (including group leaders and trainees) engaged in fabricating, processing, assembling,
inspecting, receiving, storage, handling, packing, warehousing, shipping, trucking, hauling,
maintenance, repair, janitorial and guard services, product development, auxiliary production
for plant’s own use (e.g., power plant), recordkeeping, and other services closely associated with
the above production operations. Average number employed may be computed by adding the
number of employees, both full time and part time, for the 12 pay periods ending closest to the
15th of the month and divide that total by 12. (For January to June data calculate similarly by
divide by 6.)
“Hours worked” includes time paid for sick leave, holidays, and vacation time. Include overtime
hours actually worked; do not convert overtime pay to its equivalent in straight time hours.
“Wages paid” –Total wages paid before deductions of any kind (e.g., withholding taxes, old‐age
and unemployment insurance, group insurance, union dues, bonds, etc.). Include wages paid
directly by your firm for overtime, holidays, vacations, and sick leave.
LDW Structural Pipe
Calendar years
Item
2015
2016
January‐June
2017
2017
2018
Average number of PRWs (number)
Hours worked by PRWs (1,000 hours)
Wages paid to PRWs ($1,000)
Explanation of trends:
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II‐19. LDW structural pipe: purchases.‐‐Other than imports, has your firm otherwise purchased LDW
structural pipe (either domestic or imported) since January 1, 2015?
“Purchase” – A transaction to buy product from a U.S. corporate entity such as another U.S.
producer, a U.S. distributor, or a U.S. firm that has directly imported the product.
“Import” –A transaction to buy from a foreign supplier where your firm is the importer of
record.
No
Yes‐‐Report such purchases below and explain the reasons for your firms'
purchases:
LDW Structural Pipe
Quantity (in short tons)
Calendar years
Item
2015
2016
January‐June
2017
2017
2018
1
Purchases from U.S. importers
of LDWP structural pipe from—
Canada
China
Greece
India
Korea
Turkey
All other sources
Purchases from domestic
producers2
Purchases from other sources2
1
Please list the name of the importer(s) from which your firm purchased this product. If your firm’s import suppliers differ by
source, please identify the source for each listed supplier: .
2
Please list the name of the producer(s) or U.S. distributor(s) from which your firm purchased this product: .
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II‐20. Related firms.‐‐If your firm reported transfers to related firms in question II‐8 or II‐14, please
indicate the nature of the relationship between your firm and the related firms (e.g., joint
venture, wholly owned subsidiary), whether the transfers were priced at market value or by a
non‐market formula, whether your firm retained marketing rights to all transfers, and whether
the related firms also processed inputs from sources other than your firm.
II‐21. Other explanations.‐‐If your firm would like to further explain a response to a question in Part II
that did not provide a narrative box, please note the question number and the explanation in
the space provided below. Please also use this space to highlight any issues your firm had in
providing the data in this section, including but not limited to technical issues with the MS Word
questionnaire.
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PART III.‐‐FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Address questions on this part of the questionnaire to Joanna Lo (202‐205‐1888, [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
III‐2. Accounting system.‐‐Briefly describe your firm’s financial accounting system.
A.
When does your firm’s fiscal year end (month and day)?
If your firm’s fiscal year changed during the data‐collection period, explain
below:
Note.‐‐Please note that we are requesting that firms report their financial data
on a calendar year basis.
B.1. Describe the lowest level of operations (e.g., plant, division, company‐wide) for
which financial statements are prepared that include LDWP:
2.
Does your firm prepare profit/loss statements for LDWP:
Yes
No
3.
How often did your firm (or parent company) prepare financial statements
(including annual reports, 10Ks)? Please check relevant items below.
Audited, unaudited, annual reports, 10Ks, 10 Qs,
Monthly, quarterly, semi‐annually, annually
4.
Accounting basis: GAAP, cash, tax, or other comprehensive
basis of accounting (specify)
Note: As requested in Part I of this questionnaire, please keep all supporting documents/records
used in the preparation of the financial data, as Commission staff may contact your firm
regarding questions on the financial data. The Commission may also request that your company
submit copies of the supporting documents/records (financial statements, including internal
profit‐and‐loss statements for the division or product group that includes LDWP, as well as
specific statements and worksheets) used to compile these data.
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DEFINITIONS (for more comprehensive information, see pages 2‐3 above):
Large diameter welded line pipe (“LDW line pipe”).—a group of LDWP of a kind used for oil and gas
pipelines and normally produced to the API specification 5L. LDW line pipe can also be produced to
comparable domestic or foreign specifications or to proprietary grades.
Large diameter welded structural pipe (“LDW structural pipe”).‐‐a group of LDWP normally produced to
ASTM standards A500, A252, or A53. LDW structural pipe can also be produced to comparable domestic
or foreign specifications or to proprietary grades, or be non‐graded material.
III‐3. Cost accounting system for LDWP (including both line and structural pipe).‐‐Briefly describe
your firm’s cost accounting system (e.g., standard cost, job order cost, etc.). If your allocation
basis differ for line and structural pipe, please explain below.
III‐4a. Allocation basis for LDW line pipe.‐‐Briefly describe your firm’s allocation basis for LDW line
pipe, if any, for COGS, SG&A, and interest expense and other income and expenses.
III‐4b. Allocation basis for LDW structural pipe.‐‐Briefly describe your firm’s allocation basis for LDW
structural pipe, if any, for COGS, SG&A, and interest expense and other income and expenses.
IF YOUR FIRM PRODUCED AND SOLD ONLY LDW STRUCTURAL PIPE,
PROCEED DIRECTLY TO QUESTION III‐15.
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Questions III‐5 to III‐14 are specific to your firm’s operations of LDW line pipe only. If your firm
produced and sold both line pipe and structural pipe, please allocate your financial data accordingly
using percentage of net sales value for each type.
III‐5. LDW line pipe: Product listing.‐‐Please list the products your firm produced in the facilities in
which your firm produced LDWP made to API standards (e.g. line pipe), and provide the share of
net sales accounted for by line pipe in calendar year 2017.
Products
III‐6.
Share of sales in 2017
LDW line pipe
%
Other LDWP (i.e., LDW structural pipe)
%
%
%
%
LDW line pipe: Inputs from related suppliers.‐‐Does your firm purchase inputs (raw materials,
labor, energy, or any services) used in the production of line pipe from any related suppliers
(e.g., inclusive of transactions between related firms, divisions and/or other components within
the same company)?
LDW Line Pipe
Yes‐‐Continue to question III‐7
No‐‐Continue to question III‐9a.
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LDW line pipe: Details of inputs from related suppliers.‐‐Please identify the inputs used in the
production of line pipe that your firm purchases from related suppliers and that are reflected in
question III‐9a. For “Share of total COGS” please report this information by relevant input on the
basis of calendar year 2017. For “Input valuation” please describe the basis, as recorded in your
company’s own accounting system, of the purchase cost from the related supplier; e.g., the
related supplier’s actual cost, cost plus, negotiated transfer price to approximate fair market
value.
LDW Line Pipe
Input for line pipe
Related supplier
Share of total COGS (percent)
Input valuation basis as recorded in the firm’s accounting books and records
III‐8.
LDW line pipe: Inputs purchased from related suppliers.‐‐Please confirm that the inputs
purchased from related suppliers, as identified in III‐7, were reported in III‐9a (financial results
on line pipe) in a manner consistent with your firm’s accounting books and records.
LDW Line Pipe
Yes
No
If yes‐‐ In the space below, please report the valuation basis of inputs
purchased from related suppliers as reported in question III‐9a:
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III‐9a. LDW line pipe operations.‐‐Report the revenue and related cost information requested below
on the LDW line pipe operations of your firm’s U.S. establishment(s).1 Do not report resales of
line pipe. Note that Internal consumption and transfers to related firms must be valued at fair
market value. Input purchases from related suppliers should be consistent with and based on
information in the firm’s accounting books and records. Provide data for your firm’s three most
recent calendar years, and for the specified interim periods. If your firm was involved in tolling
operations (either as the toller or as the tollee), please contact Joanna Lo at (202) 205‐1888 or
[email protected] before completing this section of the questionnaire.
LDW Line Pipe
Quantity (in short tons) and value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item
Net sales quantities:2
Commercial sales (“CS”) (A)
2015
2016
January‐June
2017
2017
2018
Internal consumption (“IC”) (B)
Transfers to related firms (“Transfers”) (C)
0
0
0
0
0
Internal consumption (F)
Transfers to related firms (G)
Total net sales values (H)
0
0
0
0
0
Direct labor (J)
Other factory costs (K)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Selling, general, and administrative (SG&A)
expenses:
Selling expenses (N)
General and administrative expenses (O)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
All other expense items (S)
All other income items (T)
0
0
0
0
0
Total net sales quantities (D)
2
Net sales values:
Commercial sales (E)
3
Cost of goods sold (COGS):
Raw materials (I)
Total COGS (L)
Gross profit or (loss) (M)
Total SG&A expenses (P)
Operating income (loss) (Q)
Other expenses and income:
Interest expense (R)
Net income or (loss) before income taxes (U)
Depreciation/amortization included above (V)
1 Include only sales (whether domestic or export) and costs related to your U.S. manufacturing operations.
2 Less discounts, returns, allowances, and prepaid freight. The quantities and values should approximate the corresponding shipment
quantities and values reported in Part II of this questionnaire.
3 COGS (whether for domestic or export sales) should include costs associated with CS, IC, and Transfers.
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III‐9b. LDW line pipe: Financial data reconciliation.‐‐The calculable line items from question III‐9a
(i.e., total net sales quantities (row D) and values (row H), total COGS (row L), gross profit (or
loss) (row M), total SG&A (P), operating income (or loss) (row Q), and net income (or loss) (row
U)) have been calculated from the data submitted in the other line items. Do the calculated
fields return the correct data according to your firm's financial records ignoring non‐material
differences that may arise due to rounding?
Yes
No
If no‐‐ If the calculated fields do not show the correct data, please double check the
feeder data for data entry errors and revise. For items reported after operating income
(loss) in row Q, check the signs reported (rows R, S, and T). The two expense items in
rows R and S should report positive numbers (i.e., expenses are positive and incomes or
reversals are negative‐‐instances of the latter should be rare in rows R and S) while the
other income reported in row T should have positives values in most instances (i.e.,
income is positive, expenses or reversals are negative). If after reviewing and potentially
revising the feeder data your firm has provided, the differences between your records
and the calculated fields persist please identify and discuss the differences in the space
below.
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LDW line pipe: Data consistency and reconciliation.‐‐Please note the quantities and values
reported in question III‐9a should reconcile with the data reported in question II‐8 (including
export shipments) as long as they are reported on the same calendar year basis.
LDW Line Pipe
RECONCILIATION OF TRADE AND FINANCIAL DATA.‐‐Please ensure that the quantities and values
reported for total shipments in part II equal the quantities and values reported for total net sales in part
III of this questionnaire in each time period. If the calculated fields below return values other than zero
(i.e., “0”) and both are being reported on a calendar basis, please explain the discrepancy below.
January‐June
Calendar year data
Reconciliation
2015
Quantity: Trade data from question
II‐8 (lines D, F, H, and J) less financial
total net sales quantity data from
question III‐9a (row D) should equal
zero ("0").
0
2016
2017
0
2017
0
Value: Trade data from question II‐8
(lines E, G, I, and K) less financial
total net sales value data from
question III‐9a (row H) should equal
zero ("0").
0
0
0
Do these data in question III‐9a reconcile with data in question II‐8?
Yes
No
If no, please explain.
2018
0
0
0
0
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III‐10. LDW line pipe: Primary raw materials.‐‐What is the primary raw material used for the
production of LDW line pipe sold by your firm?
Also provide the total dollars amount of your firm's raw materials reported in III‐9a by the
specified materials.
LDW Line Pipe
Value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item
Raw materials:
Steel plate (W)
Steel coils (X)
1
Other material inputs (Y)
2015
2017
2017
2018
0
0
0
0
0
Total raw materials (Z)
1
2016
January‐June
Please describe these other material inputs:
January‐June
Calendar year data
Reconciliation
W + X + Y – I, should equal zero ("0"), if not
revise prior to submission.
2015
0
2016
2017
0
2017
0
2018
0
0
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III‐11. LDW line pipe: Nonrecurring items (charges and gains) included in the financial results.‐‐
For each annual and interim period for which financial results are reported in question III‐9a,
please specify all material (significant) nonrecurring items (charges and gains) in the schedule
below, the specific question III‐9a line item where the nonrecurring items are included, a brief
description of the relevant nonrecurring items, and the associated values (in $1,000), as
reflected in question III‐9a; i.e., if an aggregate nonrecurring item has been allocated to question
III‐9a, only the allocated value amount included in question III‐9a should be reported in the
schedule below. Note: The Commission’s objective here is to gather information only on
material (significant) nonrecurring items which impacted the reported financial results of the
subject product in question III‐9a.
LDW Line Pipe
Value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item
2015
2016
January‐June
2017
2017
2018
Nonrecurring item 1
Nonrecurring item 2
Nonrecurring item 3
Nonrecurring item 4
Nonrecurring item 5
Nonrecurring item 6
Nonrecurring item 7
Nonrecurring item: In this table please provide a brief description of each nonrecurring item reported above and
indicate the specific line item in table III‐9a where the nonrecurring item is classified.
Description of the
nonrecurring item
Income statement classification of the nonrecurring item
Nonrecurring item 1
Nonrecurring item 2
Nonrecurring item 3
Nonrecurring item 4
Nonrecurring item 5
Nonrecurring item 6
Nonrecurring item 7
III‐12. LDW line pipe: Classification of identified nonrecurring items (charges and gains) in the
accounting books and records of the company.‐‐If non‐recurring items were reported in
question III‐11 above, please identify where your company recorded these items in your
accounting books and records in the normal course of business; i.e., just as responses to
question III‐11 identify where these items are reported in question III‐9a.
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III‐13. LDW line pipe: Asset values( allocated).‐‐Report the total assets (i.e., both current and long‐
term assets) allocated to the production, warehousing, and sale of LDW line pipe. If your firm
does not maintain some or all of the specific asset information necessary to calculate total
assets for LDW line pipe in the normal course of business, please estimate this information
based upon a method (such as production, sales, or costs) that is consistent with relevant cost
allocations in questions III‐9a. Provide data as of the end of your firm’s three most recent
calendar years. Note: Total assets should reflect net assets after any accumulated depreciation
and allowances deducted.
LDW Line Pipe
Total assets should be allocated to the subject LDW line pipe only if these assets are also related
to other products (e.g. pipe 16 inches or less in OD). Please provide a brief explanation if there
are any substantial changes in total asset value during the period; e.g., due to asset write‐offs,
revaluation, and major purchases.
Note: If your firm acquired another LDW line pipe facility (including ERW, HSAW, LSAW, or
finishing operations), please report these fixed assets regardless of whether these assets
accounted for any net sales.
If your firm produced both LDW line and structural pipe, allocate assets based on percentage
of net sales for LDW line pipe in each year.
Value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item
Total assets (net)1
1
2015
2016
2017
Describe, include information on the finishing facilities (e.g. coating, stenciling, etc.)
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III‐14. LDW line pipe: Capital expenditures and research and development (“R&D”) expenses
(allocated).‐‐Report your firm’s capital expenditures and R&D expenses allocated to LDW line
pipe separately. Provide data for your firm’s three most recent calendar years, and for the
specified interim periods.
LDW Line Pipe
Note: If your firm acquired another LDW line pipe facility (including ERW, HSAW, LSAW, or
finishing operations), please report the capital expenditure related to these acquisitions.
If your firm produced both LDW line and structural pipe, allocate capital expenditures and
R&D based on percentage of net sales for LDW line pipe in each period below.
Calendar years
Item
2015
2016
January‐June
2017
2017
2018
Value (in $1,000)
1
Capital expenditures
2
R&D costs
1
Please describe the nature, focus, and significance of your firm’s capital expenditures on LDW line pipe.
2
Please describe the nature, focus, and significance of your firm’s R&D expenses related to LDW line pipe.
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QUESTIONS III‐15 TO III‐24 ARE SPECIFIC TO YOUR FIRM’S
OPERATIONS OF LDW STRUCTURAL PIPE ONLY.
III‐15. LDW structural pipe: Product listing.‐‐Please list the products your firm produced in the
facilities in which your firm produced LDW structural pipe made to ASTM standards or non‐
graded LDW for structural use, and provide the share of net sales accounted for by these
products in calendar year 2017.
Products
Share of sales in 2017
LDW structural pipe
%
Other LDWP (i.e., LDW line pipe)
%
%
%
%
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III‐16. LDW structural pipe: Inputs from related suppliers.‐‐Does your firm purchase inputs (raw
materials, labor, energy, or any services) used in the production of LDW structural pipe from any
related suppliers (e.g., inclusive of transactions between related firms, divisions and/or other
components within the same company)?
LDW Structural Pipe
Yes‐‐Continue to question III‐17
No‐‐Continue to question III‐19a.
III‐17. LDW structural pipe: Inputs from related suppliers.‐‐Please identify the inputs used in the
production of LDW structural pipe that your firm purchases from related suppliers and that are
reflected in question III‐19a. For “Share of total COGS” please report this information by
relevant input on the basis of calendar year 2017. For “Input valuation” please describe the
basis, as recorded in your company’s own accounting system, of the purchase cost from the
related supplier; e.g., the related supplier’s actual cost, cost plus, negotiated transfer price to
approximate fair market value.
LDW Structural Pipe
Input for structural pipe
Related supplier
Share of total COGS (percent)
Input valuation basis as recorded in the firm’s accounting books and records:
III‐18. LDW structural pipe: Inputs purchased from related suppliers for structural pipe.‐‐Please
confirm that the inputs purchased from related suppliers, as identified in III‐17, were reported in
III‐19a (financial results on LDW structural pipe) in a manner consistent with your firm’s
accounting books and records.
Yes
No
If yes‐‐ In the space below, please report the valuation basis of inputs
purchased from related suppliers as reported in question III‐19a:
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III‐19a. LDW structural pipe operations.‐‐Report the revenue and related cost information requested
below on the LDW structural pipe operations of your firm’s U.S. establishment(s).1 Do not report
resales of LDW structural pipe. Note that internal consumption and transfers to related firms
must be valued at fair market value. Input purchases from related suppliers should be
consistent with and based on information in the firm’s accounting books and records. Provide
data for your firm’s three most recent calendar years, and for the specified interim periods. If
your firm was involved in tolling operations (either as the toller or as the tollee), please contact
Joanna Lo at (202) 205‐1888 or [email protected] before completing this section of the
questionnaire.
LDW Structural Pipe
Quantity (in short tons) and value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item
2015
2016
January‐June
2017
2017
2018
2
Net sales quantities:
Commercial sales (“CS”) (A)
Internal consumption (“IC”) (B)
Transfers to related firms (“Transfers”) (C)
0
0
0
0
0
Internal consumption (F)
Transfers to related firms (G)
Total net sales values (H)
0
0
0
0
0
Direct labor (J)
Other factory costs (K)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Selling, general, and administrative (SG&A)
expenses:
Selling expenses (N)
General and administrative expenses (O)
Total net sales quantities (D)
Net sales values:2
Commercial sales (E)
3
Cost of goods sold (COGS):
Raw materials (I)
Total COGS (L)
Gross profit or (loss) (M)
Total SG&A expenses (P)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
All other expense items (S)
All other income items (T)
0
0
0
0
0
Operating income (loss) (Q)
Other expenses and income:
Interest expense (R)
Net income or (loss) before income taxes (U)
Depreciation/amortization included above (V)
1 Include only sales (whether domestic or export) and costs related to your U.S. manufacturing operations.
2 Less discounts, returns, allowances, and prepaid freight. The quantities and values should approximate the corresponding shipment
quantities and values reported in Part II of this questionnaire.
3 COGS (whether for domestic or export sales) should include costs associated with CS, IC, and Transfers.
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III‐19b. LDW structural pipe: Financial data reconciliation.‐‐The calculable line items from question III‐
19a (i.e., total net sales quantities (row D) and values (row H), total COGS (row L), gross profit
(or loss) (row M), total SG&A (P), operating income (or loss) (row Q), and net income (or loss)
(row U)) have been calculated from the data submitted in the other line items. Do the calculated
fields return the correct data according to your firm's financial records ignoring non‐material
differences that may arise due to rounding?
LDW Structural Pipe
Yes
No
If no‐‐ If the calculated fields do not show the correct data, please double
check the feeder data for data entry errors and revise. For items reported
after operating income (loss) in row Q, check the signs reported (rows R, S,
and T). The two expense items in rows R and S should report positive
numbers (i.e., expenses are positive and incomes or reversals are negative‐
‐instances of the latter should be rare in rows R and S) while the other
income reported in row T should have positives values in most instances
(i.e., income is positive, expenses or reversals are negative). If after
reviewing and potentially revising the feeder data your firm has provided,
the differences between your records and the calculated fields persist
please identify and discuss the differences in the space below.
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III‐19c. LDW structural pipe: Data consistency and reconciliation.‐‐Please note the quantities and
values reported in question III‐19a should reconcile with the data reported in question II‐14
(including export shipments) as long as they are reported on the same calendar year basis.
RECONCILIATION OF TRADE AND FINANCIAL DATA.‐‐Please ensure that the quantities and values
reported for total shipments in part II equal the quantities and values reported for total net sales in part
III of this questionnaire in each time period. If the calculated fields below return values other than zero
(i.e., “0”) and both are being reported on a calendar basis, please explain the discrepancy below.
Calendar year data
January‐June
Reconciliation
2015
Quantity: Trade data from question II‐14
(lines D, F, H, and J) less financial total net
sales quantity data from question III‐19a
(row A, B, and C) should equal zero ("0").
0
2016
0
2017
0
Value: Trade data from question II‐14
(lines E, G, I, and K) less financial total net
sales value data from question III‐19a
(row E, F, and G) should equal zero ("0").
0
0
0
Do these data in question III‐19a reconcile with data in question II‐14?
Yes
No
If no, please explain.
2017
2018
0
0
0
0
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III‐20. LDW structural pipe: Primary raw materials.‐‐What is the primary raw material used for the
production of LDW structural pipe sold by your firm?
Also provide the total dollars amount of your firm's raw materials reported in III‐19a by the
specified materials.
LDW Structural Pipe
Value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item
Raw materials:
Steel plate (W)
Steel coils (X)
1
Other material inputs (Y)
2015
2016
January‐June
2017
2017
2018
0
0
0
0
0
Total raw materials (Z)
1
Please describe these other material inputs.
January‐June
Calendar year data
Reconciliation
W + X + Y – I, should equal zero ("0"), if not
revise prior to submission.
2015
0
2016
2017
0
2017
0
2018
0
0
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III‐21. LDW structural pipe: Nonrecurring items (charges and gains) included in the financial results.‐‐
For each annual and interim period for which financial results are reported in question III‐19a,
please specify all material (significant) nonrecurring items (charges and gains) in the schedule
below, the specific question III‐19a row number(s) where the nonrecurring item(s) are included,
a brief description of the relevant nonrecurring item(s), and the associated values (in $1,000), as
reflected in question III‐19a; i.e., if an aggregate nonrecurring item has been allocated to
question III‐19a, only the allocated value amount included in question III‐19a should be reported
in the schedule below. Note: The Commission’s objective here is to gather information only on
material (significant) nonrecurring items which impacted the reported financial results of the
subject product in question III‐19a.
LDW Structural Pipe
Value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item
2015
2016
January‐June
2017
2017
2018
Nonrecurring item 1
Nonrecurring item 2
Nonrecurring item 3
Nonrecurring item 4
Nonrecurring item 5
Nonrecurring item 6
Nonrecurring item 7
Nonrecurring item: In this table please provide a brief description of each nonrecurring item reported above and
indicate the specific row number(s) in table III‐19a where the nonrecurring item is classified.
Description of the
nonrecurring item
Income statement classification of the nonrecurring item
Nonrecurring item 1
Nonrecurring item 2
Nonrecurring item 3
Nonrecurring item 4
Nonrecurring item 5
Nonrecurring item 6
Nonrecurring item 7
III‐22. LDW structural pipe: Classification of identified nonrecurring items (charges and gains) in the
accounting books and records of the company.‐‐If non‐recurring items were reported in
question III‐21 above, please identify where your company recorded these items in your
accounting books and records in the normal course of business; i.e., just as responses to
question III‐19a, identify where these items are reported in question III‐19a.
LDW Structural Pipe
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III‐23. LDW structural pipe: Asset values (allocated).‐‐Report the total assets (i.e., both current and
long‐term assets) allocated to the production, warehousing, and sale of LDW structural pipe. If
your firm does not maintain some or all of the specific asset information necessary to calculate
total assets for LDW structural pipe in the normal course of business, please estimate this
information based upon a method (such as production, sales, or costs) that is consistent with
relevant cost allocations in questions III‐19a. Provide data as of the end of your firm’s three
most recent calendar years. Note: Total assets should reflect net assets after any accumulated
depreciation and allowances deducted.
LDW Structural Pipe
Total assets should be allocated to the subject LDW structural pipe only if these assets are also
related to in‐scope LDW line pipe and/or other products (e.g. pipe 16 inches or less in OD).
Please provide a brief explanation if there are any substantial changes in total asset value during
the period; e.g., due to asset write‐offs, revaluation, and major purchases.
Note: If your firm acquired another LDW structural pipe facility (including ERW, HSAW, LSAW, or
finishing operations), please report these fixed assets regardless of whether these assets
accounted for any net sales).
If your firm produced both LDW line and structural pipe, allocate assets based on percentage
of net sales for LDW structural pipe in each year.
Value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item
Total assets (net)1
1
2015
2016
2017
Describe, include information on the finishing facilities (e.g. coating, stenciling, etc.)
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LDW structural pipe: Capital expenditures and research and development (“R&D”) expenses
(allocated).‐‐Report your firm’s capital expenditures and R&D expenses allocated to LDW
structural pipe separately. Provide data for your firm’s three most recent calendar years, and
for the specified interim periods.
LDW Structural Pipe
Note: If your firm acquired another LDW structural pipe facility (including ERW, HSAW, LSAW, or
finishing operations), please report the capital expenditure related to these acquisitions.
If your firm produced both LDW line and structural pipe, allocate capital expenditures and
R&D based on percentage of net sales for LDW structural pipe in each period below.
Calendar years
Item
2015
1
2016
January‐June
2017
2017
2018
Value (in $1,000)
Capital expenditures
2
R&D costs
1
Please describe the nature, focus, and significance of your firm’s capital expenditures on LDW structural pipe.
2
Please describe the nature, focus, and significance of your firm’s R&D expenses related to LDW structural pipe.
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If your responses to any of the items in questions III‐25, III‐26, and III‐27 differ by country, please
describe these differences and, as applicable, indicate which country or countries your response refers
to in the relevant form fields.
III‐25. Effects of imports on investment.‐‐Since January 1, 2015, has your firm experienced any actual
negative effects on its return on investment or the scale of capital investments as a result of
imports of LDWP (both line and structural pipes) from Canada, China, Greece, India, Korea,
and/or Turkey? Please provide your responses separately for line and structural types of LDWP.
No
Yes
If yes, my firm has experienced actual negative effects as follows.
(check as many as appropriate for
LDW line pipe)
(please describe these effects on LDW line pipe)
Cancellation, postponement, or
rejection of expansion projects
Denial or rejection of investment
proposal
Reduction in the size of capital
investments
Return on specific investments
negatively impacted
Other
(check as many as appropriate for LDW
structural pipe)
(please describe these effects on LDW structural pipe)
Cancellation, postponement, or
rejection of expansion projects
Denial or rejection of investment
proposal
Reduction in the size of capital
investments
Return on specific investments
negatively impacted
Other
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III‐26. Effects of imports on growth and development.‐‐Since January 1, 2015, has your firm
experienced any actual negative effects on its growth, ability to raise capital, or existing
development and production efforts (including efforts to develop a derivative or more advanced
version of the product) as a result of imports of LDWP from Canada, China, Greece, India, Korea,
and/or Turkey? Please provide your responses separately for line and structural types of LDWP.
No
Yes
If yes, my firm has experienced actual negative effects as follows.
(check as many as appropriate for
LDW line pipe)
(please describe these effects on LDW line pipe)
Rejection of bank loans
Lowering of credit rating
Problem related to the issue of stocks
or bonds
Ability to service debt
Other
(check as many as appropriate for
LDW structural pipe)
(please describe these effects on LDW structural pipe)
Rejection of bank loans
Lowering of credit rating
Problem related to the issue of stocks
or bonds
Ability to service debt
Other
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III‐27. Anticipated effects of imports.‐‐Does your firm anticipate any negative effects due to imports of
LDWP from Canada, China, Greece, India, Korea, and/or Turkey? Please provide your responses
separately for line and structural types of LDWP.
No
Yes
No
Yes
If yes, my firm anticipates negative effects as follows for LDW line pipe
If yes, my firm anticipates negative effects as follows for LDW structural
pipe
III‐28. Other explanations.‐‐If your firm would like to further explain a response to a question in Part III
that did not provide a narrative box, please note the question number and the explanation in
the space provided below. Please also use this space to highlight any issues your firm had in
providing the data in this section, including but not limited to technical issues with the MS Word
questionnaire. Please indicate whether your responses refer to line, structural, or both types of
LDWP.
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PART IV.‐‐PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Aimee Larsen (202‐205‐
3179, [email protected]).
IV‐1. Contact information.‐‐Please identify the individual that Commission staff may contact
regarding the confidential information submitted in part IV.
Name
Title
Email
Telephone
Please note: For the remainder of Part IV, if your response to any question differs with respect to LDW
line pipe compared with LDW structural pipe, please note this in your response to that question, or in
your response to question IV‐24.
IV‐2. Price setting.‐‐How does your firm determine the prices that it charges for sales of LDWP (check
all that apply)? If your firm issues price lists, please submit sample pages of a recent list.
Transaction
by
transaction
Contracts
Set
price
lists
Other
If other, describe
IV‐3. How often do transactions or sales require your firm to go through a qualification process as a
condition to bid on a particular project?
Always
Frequently
IV‐4.
Rarely/Never
Discount policy.‐‐Please indicate and describe your firm’s discount policies (check all that apply).
Quantity
discounts
Sometimes
Annual
total
volume
discounts
No
discount
policy
Other
Describe
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Pricing terms.‐‐On what basis are your firm’s prices of domestic LDWP usually quoted (check
one)?
Delivered
F.o.b.
IV‐6.
If f.o.b., specify point
Contract versus spot.‐‐Approximately what share of your firm’s sales of its U.S.‐produced LDWP
in 2017 was on a (1) long‐term contract basis, (2) annual contract basis, (3) short‐term contract
basis, and (4) spot sales basis?
Item
Share of 2017
sales
IV‐7.
Short‐term
contracts
(multiple
deliveries for
less than 12
months)
Type of sale
Long‐term
Annual
contracts
contracts
(multiple
(multiple
deliveries for
deliveries for 12
more 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
U.S.‐produced LDWP (or check “not applicable” if your firm does not sell on a long‐term, short‐
term and/or annual contract basis).
Item
Short‐term contracts
(multiple deliveries
for less than 12
months)
Annual contracts
(multiple
deliveries for 12
months)
Long‐term contracts
(multiple deliveries for
more than 12 months)
Average contract
duration
No. of
days
365
Price renegotiation
(during contract
period)
Yes
No
Quantity
Price
Both
Yes
No
Typical sales
contract provisions
Fixed quantity
and/or price
Indexed to raw
material costs1
Not applicable
1
Please identify the indexes used:
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IV‐8.
Lead times.‐‐What is your firm’s share of sales from inventory and produced to order and what
is the typical lead time between a customer’s order and the date of delivery for your firm’s sales
of its U.S.‐produced LDWP?
Lead time (Average
Source
Share of 2017 sales number of days)
From inventory
%
Produced to order
%
Total (should sum to 100.0%)
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0.0 %
Shipping information.‐‐
(a)
(b)
(c)
What is the approximate percentage of the cost of U.S.‐produced LDWP 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)
Indicate the approximate percentage of your firm’s sales of LDWP that are delivered the
following distances from its production facility.
Distance from production facility
Share
Within 100 miles
%
101 to 1,000 miles
%
Over 1,000 miles
%
Total (should sum to 100.0%)
0.0 %
IV‐10. Geographical shipments.‐‐In which U.S. geographic market area(s) has your firm sold its U.S.‐
produced LDWP since January 1, 2015 (check all that apply)?
Geographic area
√ if applicable
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.
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IV‐11. End uses.‐‐List the end uses of the LDWP that your firm manufactures. For each end‐use
product, what percentage of the total cost is accounted for by LDWP and other inputs?
Share of total cost of end‐use product
accounted for by
Total
(should sum to
100.0% across)
LDWP
Other inputs
End‐use product
Oil and gas
transmission pipeline
%
%
0.0 %
Bridges
%
%
0.0 %
Deep water ports
%
%
0.0 %
%
%
0.0 %
%
%
IV‐12. Substitutes.‐‐Can other products be substituted for LDWP?
No
Yes‐‐Please fill out the table.
0.0 %
End use in which this
substitute is used
Substitute
Have changes in the price of this substitute
affected the price for LDWP?
No Yes
Explanation
1.
2.
3.
IV‐13. Demand trends.‐‐Indicate how demand within the United States and outside of the United
States (if known) for LDWP has changed since January 1, 2015. Explain any trends and describe
the principal factors that have affected these changes in demand.
Market
Within the
United States
Outside the
United States
1
Fluctuate
Overall
No
Overall
with no
increase change decrease clear trend
Sector
Oil and gas sector
Other sectors
Oil and gas sector
Other sectors1
1
Please identify the sector(s):
Explanation and factors
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IV‐14. Product changes.‐‐Have there been any significant changes in the product range, product mix,
or marketing of LDWP since January 1, 2015?
No
Yes
If yes, please describe and quantify if possible.
IV‐15. Conditions of competition.‐‐
(a) Is the LDWP market subject to business cycles (other than general economy‐wide
conditions) and/or other conditions of competition distinctive to LDWP? If yes, describe.
Check all that apply.
Please describe.
No
Skip to question IV‐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
LDWP since January 1, 2015?
No
Yes
If yes, describe.
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IV‐16. Effect of section 232 investigation of steel on conditions of competition.‐‐
(a) Are you familiar with the section 232 investigation (effect of imports on national security) or
the subsequent imposition of tariffs on imported steel products?
No (skip to IV‐17)
Yes (complete part b)
(b) Did the announcement of the section 232 investigation in April 2017 or the subsequent
imposition of tariffs on imported steel products beginning in March 2018 impact the
conditions of competition for LDWP?
No
Yes If yes, describe.
Announcement of the section 232
investigation in April 2017
Imposition of tariffs on imported steel
products beginning in March 2018
IV‐17. AD/CVD orders on raw materials.‐‐Have the antidumping duty and countervailing duty orders
on hot‐rolled steel and cut‐to‐length plate impacted the availability of LDWP?
No
Yes
If yes, please describe.
IV‐18. Supply constraints.‐‐Has your firm refused, declined, or been unable to supply LDWP since
January 1, 2015 (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, being unable to meet timely shipment commitments, etc.)?
No
Yes
If yes, please describe.
IV‐19. Raw materials.‐‐How have LDWP raw material prices changed since January 1, 2015?
Fluctuate
with no
Explain, noting how raw material price changes
Overall
No
Overall
increase change decrease clear trend have affected your firm’s selling prices for LDWP.
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IV‐20. Interchangeability.‐‐Is LDWP 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
Canada
China
Greece
India
Korea
Turkey
Other
countries
Canada
China
Greece
India
Korea
Turkey
For any country‐pair producing LDWP that is sometimes or never interchangeable, identify the country‐
pair and explain the factors that limit or preclude interchangeable use:
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IV‐21. Factors other than price.‐‐Are differences other than price (e.g., quality, availability,
transportation network, product range, technical support, etc.) between LDWP 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
Canada
China
Greece
India
Korea
Turkey
Other
countries
Canada
China
Greece
India
Korea
Turkey
For any country‐pair for which factors other than price always or frequently are a significant factor in
your firm’s sales of LDWP, identify the country‐pair and report the advantages or disadvantages
imparted by such factors:
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IV‐22. Customer identification.‐‐List the names and contact information for your firm’s 10 largest U.S.
customers for LDWP since January 1, 2015. Indicate the share of the quantity of your firm’s total
shipments of LDWP that each of these customers accounted for in 2017.
Customer’s name
City
State
Share of 2017
sales (%)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
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IV‐23. Competition from imports.‐‐
(a)
Lost revenue.‐‐Since January 1, 2015: To avoid losing sales to competitors selling LDWP
from Canada, China, Greece, India, Korea, or Turkey, did your firm:
Line pipe
Structural pipe
Item
(b)
No
Yes
No
Yes
Reduce prices
Roll back announced price increases
Lost sales.‐‐Since January 1, 2015: Did your firm lose sales of LDWP to imports of this
product from Canada, China, Greece, India, Korea, or Turkey?
Item
No
Yes
Line pipe
Structural pipe
IV‐24. Other explanations.‐‐If your firm would like to further explain a response to a question in Part
IV 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 V.‐‐ALTERNATIVE PRODUCT INFORMATION
V‐1. Comparability of certain types of LDWP.‐‐For each of the following indicate whether the
products being compared are:
F: fully comparable or the same, i.e., have no differentiation between them;
M: mostly comparable or similar;
S: somewhat comparable or similar;
N: never or not‐at‐all comparable or similar; or
0: no familiarity with products.
(a) Physical Characteristics and End Uses.‐‐The differences and similarities in the physical
characteristics and end uses.
Product‐pair
LDW line pipe vs LDW structural
pipe
Comparison
Please provide a narrative discussion for the
comparability ratings you provided in terms of their
physical characteristics and uses:
(b) Interchangeability.‐‐The ability to substitute the products in the same application.
Product‐pair
LDW line pipe vs LDW structural
pipe
Comparison
Please provide a narrative discussion for the
comparability ratings you provided in terms of their
interchangeability:
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Comparability of certain types of LDWP.‐‐Continued
F: fully comparable or the same, i.e., have no differentiation between them;
M: mostly comparable or similar;
S: somewhat comparable or similar;
N: never or not‐at‐all comparable or similar; or
0: no familiarity with products.
(c) Manufacturing facilities, production processes, and production employees.‐‐Whether
manufactured in the same facilities, from the same inputs, on the same machinery and
equipment, and using the same employees.
Product‐pair
LDW line pipe vs LDW structural
pipe
Comparison
Please provide a narrative discussion for the
comparability ratings you provided in terms of their
manufacturing facilities, production processes, and
production employees:
(d) Channels of distribution.‐‐Channels of distribution/market situation through which the
products are sold (i.e., sold direct to end users, through wholesaler/distributors, etc.).
Product‐pair
LDW line pipe vs LDW structural
pipe
Comparison
Please provide a narrative discussion for the
comparability ratings you provided in terms of their
channels of distribution:
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Comparability of certain types of LDWP.‐‐Continued
F: fully comparable or the same, i.e., have no differentiation between them;
M: mostly comparable or similar;
S: somewhat comparable or similar;
N: never or not‐at‐all comparable or similar; or
0: no familiarity with products.
(e) Customer and producer perceptions.‐‐Perceptions as to the differences and/or
similarities in the market (e.g., sales/marketing practices).
Product‐pair
LDW line pipe vs LDW structural
pipe
Comparison
Please provide a narrative discussion for the
comparability ratings you provided in terms of their
customer and producer perceptions:
(f) Price.‐‐Whether prices are comparable or differ between the products.
Product‐pair
LDW line pipe vs LDW structural
pipe
Comparison
Please provide a narrative discussion for the
comparability ratings you provided in terms of their
price:
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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://usitc.gov/investigations/701731/2018/large_diameter_pipe_canada_china_gree
ce_india/final.htm.
Please do not attempt to modify the format or permissions of the questionnaire
document. Please submit the completed questionnaire using one of the methods noted
below. If your firm is unable to complete the MS Word questionnaire or cannot use one
of the electronic methods of submission, please contact the Commission for further
instructions.
• Upload via Secure Drop Box.—Upload the MS Word questionnaire along with a scanned copy of the
signed certification page (page 1) through the Commission’s secure upload facility:
Web address: https://dropbox.usitc.gov/oinv/
Pin: PIPE
• E‐mail.—E‐mail the MS Word questionnaire to [email protected]; include a scanned copy of the
signed certification page (page 1). Submitters are strongly encouraged to encrypt nonpublic documents
that are electronically transmitted to the Commission to protect your sensitive information from
unauthorized disclosure. The USITC secure drop‐box system and the Electronic Document Information
System (EDIS) use Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) 140‐2 cryptographic algorithms to
encrypt data in transit. Submitting your nonpublic documents by a means that does not use these
encryption algorithms (such as by email) may subject your firm’s nonpublic information to unauthorized
disclosure during transmission. If you choose a non‐encrypted method of electronic transmission, the
Commission warns you that the risk of such possible unauthorized disclosure is assumed by you and not
by the Commission.
If your firm does not produce 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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| File Title | Microsoft Word - US producer Q--LDWP (F) |
| Author | lawrence.jones |
| File Modified | 2018-08-31 |
| File Created | 2018-08-31 |