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U.S. PURCHASERS’ 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 possession (19 U.S.C. § 1333(a)). Further information on this questionnaire
can be obtained from Aimee Larsen (202‐205‐3179, [email protected]).
Name of firm
Address
City
State
Zip Code
Website
Has your firm purchased LDWP (as defined on next page) from any source (domestic or foreign) 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
submitting this certification I also grant consent for the Commission, and its employees and contract personnel, to use the
information provided in this questionnaire and throughout this proceeding in any other import‐injury proceedings conducted by
the Commission on the same or similar merchandise.
I, the undersigned, acknowledge that information submitted in response to this request for information and throughout this
proceeding or other proceedings may be disclosed to and used: (i) by the Commission, its employees and Offices, and contract
personnel (a) for developing or maintaining the records of this or a related proceeding, or (b) in internal investigations, audits,
reviews, and evaluations relating to the programs, personnel, and operations of the Commission including under 5 U.S.C.
Appendix 3; or (ii) by U.S. government employees and contract personnel, solely for cybersecurity purposes. I understand that all
contract personnel will sign appropriate nondisclosure agreements.
Name of Authorized Official Title of Authorized Official
Date
Phone:
Signature
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_greece/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.
Large diameter welded pipe 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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LDW line pipe.‐‐Large diameter welded pipe of a kind used for oil and gas pipelines and normally produced
to the API specification 5L. Large diameter welded line pipe can also be produced to comparable domestic
or foreign specifications or to proprietary grades.
LDW structural pipe.‐‐Large diameter welded pipe normally produced to ASTM standards A500, A252, or
A53. Large diameter welded structural pipe can also be produced to comparable domestic or foreign
specifications or to proprietary grades, or be non‐graded material.
Purchaser.‐‐Any firm engaged, either directly or through a parent company or subsidiary, in purchasing
LDWP from another firm that produces, imports, or otherwise distributes LDWP.
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.
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I‐1.
Establishments covered.‐‐Provide the name and address of your U.S. establishment(s) covered by
this questionnaire, if different from that listed on the cover page. Firms operating more than one
establishment should combine the data for all establishments into a single response.
“Establishment”‐‐Each facility of a firm involved in the purchase of LDWP, including auxiliary
facilities operated in conjunction with (whether or not physically separate from) such facilities.
I‐2.
I‐3.
I‐4.
Ownership.‐‐Is your firm owned, in whole or in part, by any other firm?
No
Yes‐‐List the following information.
Address
Extent of ownership
(percent)
Related importers/exporters.‐‐Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or foreign,
which import LDWP into the United States or which export LDWP to the United States?
No
Yes‐‐List the following information.
Firm name
Country
Affiliation
Related producers.‐‐Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or foreign, which
produce LDWP?
No
Yes‐‐List the following information.
Firm name
Firm name
Country
Affiliation
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PART II.‐‐PURCHASES
Contact information.‐‐Please identify the responsible individual and the manner by which Commission staff
may contact that individual regarding the confidential information submitted in this questionnaire.
Name
Title
Email
Telephone
“Purchase” – Purchase from a U.S. entity such as a U.S. producer, a U.S. importer, or other U.S. firm.
“Import” – Purchase directly from a foreign supplier and your firm is the importer of record.
II‐1b. LDW line pipe purchases and imports.‐‐Report your firm’s domestic purchases and imports of LDW
line pipe.
LDW Line Pipe
2015
2016
Item
Purchases and imports of LDW line pipe
produced in—
United States
Jan.‐June
2018
2017
Quantity (in short tons)
Canada
China
Greece
India
Korea.‐‐
Husteel or Hyundai.‐‐
16" to 24" OD
Turkey
All other countries2
Sources unknown
0
0
0
0
>"24 OD
Other firms (including SeAH).‐‐
16" to 24" OD
>"24 OD
1
Total purchases and/or imports
1
All data reported for Turkey in all parts of question II‐1 should exclude LDW line pipe that is between 16"
and 24" in outside diameter. This merchandise is currently under both an existing antidumping duty order and
an existing countervailing duty order.
2
Please identify these countries:
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II‐1b. LDW structural pipe purchases and imports.‐‐Report your firm’s domestic purchases and imports
of LDW structural pipe.
LDW Structural Pipe
2015
2016
Item
Jan.‐June
2018
2017
Quantity (in short tons)
Purchases and imports of LDW structural
pipe produced in—
United States
Canada
China
Greece
India
Korea
All other countries
Sources unknown
0
0
0
0
Turkey
1
Total purchases and/or imports
1
Please identify these countries:
II‐1c. Imports.‐‐Did your firm report imports of LDWP in tables II‐1a or II‐1b above (i.e., your firm has
been the importer of record for LDWP since 2015)?
No
Yes
If yes‐‐ COMPLETE AND RETURN A U.S. IMPORTERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
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Please note: For the remainder of this questionnaire, 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 VII‐1.
II‐2. Changes in purchasing patterns.‐‐Please indicate how the shares of your firm’s purchases of LDWP
from different sources have changed since January 1, 2015.
Source of purchases
Did not
purchase Decreased Increased Constant Fluctuated
Explanation for trend
United States
Canada
China
Greece
India
Korea
Turkey
All other countries
Sources unknown
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II‐3. Country knowledge.‐‐Please indicate the countries of origin with which your firm has experience or
information in the LDWP market.
United States
Korea
II‐4.
Canada
Turkey
China
Greece
Other countries
India
Other countries (specify)
Supplier identification.‐‐Please list your firm’s FIVE largest suppliers for LDWP since January 1,
2015. Also, provide the share of the quantity of your firm’s total purchases of LDWP that each of
these suppliers accounted for in 2017.
No.
Supplier’s name
City and state
Share of quantity of
2017 purchases
1
%
2
%
3
%
4
%
5
%
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PART III.‐‐MARKET CHARACTERISTICS AND PURCHASING PRACTICES
III‐1. Firm type.‐‐Which of the following best describes your firm as a purchaser of LDWP (check all that
apply)?
Oil and gas Other end
Distributor end user
user
Describe other
If your firm is a distributor of LDWP, please answer questions III‐2 and III‐3.
III‐2. Competition for sales.‐‐Does your firm compete for sales to customers with the manufacturers or
importers from which your firm purchases LDWP?
No
Yes If yes, please describe.
III‐3.
Types of customers.‐‐What are the major types of consumers to which your firm sells LDWP?
Line pipe
Structural pipe
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If your firm is an end user of LDWP, please answer questions III‐4 and III‐5.
III‐4. End uses.‐‐List the top 3 products your firm makes using LDWP and estimate the percent of your
total production cost that is accounted for by LDWP and by other inputs (such as labor, energy, and
other raw materials).
Share of total cost in each of the product(s) your
Total
firm produces accounted for by
(should
sum to
100.0%
Product(s) your firm
across)
produces
LDWP
Other inputs
III‐5.
% +
% =
0.0 %
% +
% =
0.0 %
% +
% =
0.0 %
Demand for end‐use products.‐‐
(a)
Has the demand for your firm’s final end‐use products and applications incorporating LDWP
changed since January 1, 2015?
Increased
No change
(b)
Decreased
Fluctuated
Has this had any effect on your firm’s demand for LDWP?
No
Yes
Explain
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III‐6. Substitutes.‐‐Can other products be substituted for LDWP?
No
Yes‐‐Please fill out the table.
End use in which this
substitute is used
Substitute
Have changes in the price of this substitute
affected the price for LDWP?
No Yes
1.
2.
3.
III‐7.
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Explanation
Line pipe vs. LDW structural pipe.—
(a)
(b)
Has your firm evaluated both LDW line pipe and LDW structural pipe for the same end use?
No
Yes
If yes, for what share of your firm’s purchases have you considered both LDW line pipe and
LDW structural pipe for the same end use since January 1, 2015 and for what applications
did you consider both?
Share of purchases for which
you have considered both LDW
line pipe and LDW structural
pipe for the same end use
%
Explanation and factors
(c)
If no, why do you not consider LDW line pipe and LDW structural pipe for the same end
uses?
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III‐8. 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
Fluctuate
Overall
No
Overall
with no
increase change decrease clear trend
Sector
Within the
United States
Outside the
United States
Explanation and factors
Oil and gas sector
Other sectors1
Oil and gas sector
Other sectors1
1
Please identify the sector(s):
III‐9.
Country preferences.‐‐Do you or your customers ever specifically order LDWP from one country in
particular over other possible sources of supply?
No
Yes
If yes, identify the countries and explain.
III‐10. Importance of purchasing domestic product.‐‐Please fill out the table below, estimating the
percentage of your firm’s total 2017 purchases of LDWP that required LDWP produced in the
United States.
Estimated percentage of
your firm’s total 2017
purchases of LDWP
Purchases that did not require domestic product
%
Purchases that were required by law or regulation to be domestic product
(e.g., government purchases under “Buy American” provisions)
%
Purchases that were not required by law or regulation, but were required by
your customers to be domestic product
%
Purchases that were required to be domestic product for other reasons
(explain: )
%
Total (should sum to 100.0%)
0.0 %
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III‐11. 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?
Check all that apply.
Please describe.
No
Skip to question III‐12.
Yes‐Business cycles (e.g.
seasonal business)
Yes‐Other distinctive
conditions of competition
(b)
Have there been any changes in the business cycles or conditions of competition for LDWP
since January 1, 2015?
No
Yes
If yes, describe.
III‐12. 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 III‐13)
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
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III‐13. Decisions based on producer and country‐of‐origin.‐‐How often does your firm, and if known, do
your customers, make purchasing decisions involving LDWP based on its producer or country of
origin?
Always
Usually
Sometimes
Never
If at least sometimes, explain.
Decision based on producer
Your firm
Your
customers
Decision based on country of origin
Your firm
Your
customers
III‐14. Availability of supply.‐‐Has the availability of LDWP in the U.S. market changed since January 1,
2015?
Availability in the U.S.
Please explain, noting the countries and reasons for the
market
No Yes changes.
U.S.‐produced product
Subject imports
Nonsubject imports
III‐15. 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.
III‐16. Supply constraints.‐‐Has any firm refused, declined, or been unable to supply your firm with 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.
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III‐17. Availability of specific product types.‐‐Are certain grades/types/sizes of LDWP only available from
certain country sources?
No
Yes
If yes, please identify the countries and the grade/type/size.
III‐18. Purchasing frequency.‐‐
(a)
How frequently does your firm make purchases of LDWP (check one)?
Daily Weekly
Monthly
Quarterly Annually
Other If other, specify
(b)
Has this purchasing frequency changed since January 1, 2015?
No
Yes If yes, please describe.
III‐19. Number of suppliers contacted.‐‐How many suppliers does your firm generally contact before
making a purchase? Between and firms
III‐20. Supplier negotiations.‐‐Do your firm’s purchases of LDWP usually involve negotiations between
supplier and purchaser?
No
If yes, explain the factors your firm generally negotiates and note
Yes whether your firm quotes competing prices during negotiations.
III‐21. Change in suppliers.‐‐Has your firm changed suppliers since January 1, 2015?
No
If yes, please list the supplier(s), whether the firm was added or
Yes dropped, and the reasons for the change.
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III‐22. New suppliers.‐‐Are you aware of any new suppliers, either foreign or domestic, that have entered
the market since January 1, 2015?
No
Yes
If yes, please identify the firms.
III‐23. Supplier qualification.—
(a)
Do you require your suppliers to be or to become certified or qualified to sell LDWP to your
firm?
If yes, provide the following information.
The number of days to qualify a new supplier.
A general description of the certification or qualification process. Also, a brief description of
the factors that you consider when qualifying a new supplier (e.g., quality of product,
reliability of supplier, etc.).
No
Yes
Number
of days Process and factors
(b)
If you responded “Yes” to part (a), does the qualification process differ depending on the
type of LDWP (line pipe versus structural), the grade of pipe ordered, or the nature of the
project?
Different qualification
Please explain, noting the reasons for the different
processes
No Yes qualification processes.
Type of LDWP
Grade of LDWP
Nature of project
(c)
If you responded “Yes” to part (a), what does your firm require to become certified
qualified during the qualification process? Please check all boxes that apply.
Producer’s mill
Product itself
Upstream raw
material producers
Other
If other, specify
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III‐24. Failure to certify.‐‐Since January 1, 2015, have any domestic or foreign producers failed in their
attempts to certify or qualify their LDWP with your firm or have any producers lost their approved
status?
If yes, please identify these firms, the countries where
they are located, and the reasons why they failed the
No Yes certification/qualification.
Line pipe
Structural pipe
III‐25. Major purchasing factors.‐‐Please list, in order of their importance, the main factors your firm
considers in deciding from whom to purchase LDWP (examples include availability, extension of
credit, contracts, price, quality, range of supplier’s product line, traditional supplier, etc.).
1.
2.
3.
Please list any other factors that are very important in your purchase decisions:
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III‐26. Purchasing factors.‐‐Please rate the importance of the following factors in your firm’s purchasing
decisions for LDWP.1
Factor
Very
Important
Somewhat
important
Not
important
Availability
Availability of size 16”‐24”
Availability of size > 24”
Delivery terms
Delivery time
Discounts offered
Minimum quantity requirements
Packaging
Payment terms
Price
Product consistency
Product range
Producer available capacity
Project specification
Quality meets industry standards
Quality exceeds industry standards
Reliability of supply
Technical support/service
Total installation costs
U.S. transportation costs
1
If your response to any factor differs with respect to LDW line pipe compared with LDW
structural pipe, please identify the factor and explain.
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III‐27. Quality characteristics.‐‐What characteristics does your firm consider when determining the quality
of LDWP?
III‐28. Minimum quality.‐‐How often does LDWP from the following countries meet minimum quality
specifications for your uses or your customers’ uses?
Rarely or
Don’t
Source
Always
Usually
Sometimes
never
know
United States
Canada
China
Greece
India
Korea
Turkey
Other:
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III‐29. Frequency of decisions based on price.‐‐How often does your firm purchase the LDWP that is
offered at the lowest price?
Always
Usually
Sometimes
Never
III‐30. Price leaders.‐‐A price leader is defined as (1) one or more firms that initiate a price change, either
upward or downward, that is followed by other firms, or (2) one or more firms that have a
significant impact on prices. A price leader is not necessarily the lowest‐priced supplier.
Please list the names of any firms you considered price leaders in the LDWP market since January 1,
2015.
Firm(s)
Describe how the firm(s) exhibited price leadership
III‐31. Raw material costs.‐‐Do changes in raw material costs affect your firm’s price negotiations with
your LDWP suppliers?
No
Yes
If yes, please explain.
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III‐32. Purchasing subject imports of LDW line pipe rather than domestic products.—
(a)
Since January 2015, did your firm purchase imports of LDW line pipe from Canada, China,
Greece, India, Korea, or Turkey instead of U.S.‐produced LDW line pipe? Respond for each
country.
LDW Line Pipe
Source
Yes
(also respond to
parts (b) and (c))
No
(If “No” for all
countries, skip to next
question)
Canada
China
Greece
India
Korea
Turkey
(b)
If you responded “Yes” to part (a), was the imported LDW line pipe priced lower than the
domestic product?
LDW Line Pipe
Source
Yes
No
Canada
China
Greece
India
Korea
Turkey
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III‐32. Purchasing subject imports of LDW line pipe rather than domestic products.—Continued
LDW Line Pipe
(c)
Source
If you responded “Yes” to part (a), was price a primary reason for purchasing subject
imports of LDW line pipe rather than domestic LDW line pipe?
If Yes, estimate the quantity
If no, please indicate the
of imports purchased instead
reason your firm purchased
No
Yes
of domestic product since
imports instead of domestic
January 2015
product
(in short tons)
Canada
China
Greece
India
Korea.‐‐
Husteel or Hyundai.‐‐
16" to 24" OD
>"24 OD
Other firms (including
SeAH).‐‐
16" to 24" OD
Turkey
>"24 OD
1
1 All data reported for Turkey in all parts of question II‐32 should exclude LDW line pipe that is between 16" and 24" in outside
diameter. This merchandise is currently under both an existing antidumping duty order and an existing countervailing duty order.
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III‐33. Purchasing subject imports of LDW structural pipe rather than domestic products.—
(a)
Since January 2015, did your firm purchase imports of LDW structural pipe from Canada,
China, Greece, India, Korea, or Turkey instead of U.S.‐produced LDW structural pipe?
Respond for each country.
LDW Structural Pipe
Source
Yes
(also respond to
parts (b) and (c))
No
(If “No” for all
countries, skip to next
question)
Canada
China
Greece
India
Korea
Turkey
(b)
If you responded “Yes” to part (a), was the imported LDW structural pipe priced lower than
the domestic product?
LDW Structural Pipe
Source
Yes
No
Canada
China
Greece
India
Korea
Turkey
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III‐33. Purchasing subject imports of LDW structural pipe rather than domestic products.—Continued
LDW Structural Pipe
(c)
If you responded “Yes” to part (a), was price a primary reason for purchasing subject
imports of LDW structural pipe rather than domestic LDW structural pipe?
Yes
If Yes, estimate the quantity
of imports purchased instead
of domestic product since
January 2015
(in short tons)
No
Canada
China
Greece
India
Korea
Turkey
Source
If no, please indicate the
reason your firm purchased
imports instead of domestic
product
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III‐34. U.S. producers and import competition (LDW line pipe).—
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LDW Line Pipe
(a)
Since January 1, 2015, in connection with a sale or offer to sell LDW line pipe to your firm,
did U.S. producers reduce their prices of domestically produced LDW line pipe in order to
compete with lower‐priced imports of LDW line pipe from the subject countries? Respond
for each country.
Yes (also respond to No (If “No” for all countries,
question part (b))
skip to next question)
Don’t know
Source
Canada
China
Greece
India
Korea
Turkey
(b)
If your firm responded “yes” to any of the above countries, please provide an estimate of
the reduction in U.S. producers’ prices, and any additional explanations, such as timing
(e.g., months/years), frequency of price reductions, or other market/competitive factors.
LDW Line Pipe
Source
Estimated
reduction in
U.S. prices
(percent)
Canada
%
China
%
Greece
%
India
%
Korea
%
Turkey
%
Additional explanation, including such information as
timing (e.g., months/years), frequency of price
reductions, or other market/competitive factors
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III‐35. U.S. producers and import competition (LDW structural pipe).‐‐
(a)
Since January 1, 2015, in connection with a sale or offer to sell LDW structural pipe to your
firm, did U.S. producers reduce their prices of domestically produced LDW structural pipe in
order to compete with lower‐priced imports of LDW structural pipe from the subject
countries? Respond for each country.
LDW Structural Pipe
Source
Yes (also respond to
question part (b))
No (If “No” for all countries,
skip to next question)
Don’t
know
Canada
China
Greece
India
Korea
Turkey
(b)
If your firm responded “yes” to any of the above countries, please provide an estimate of
the reduction in U.S. producers’ prices, and any additional explanations, such as timing
(e.g., months/years), frequency of price reductions, or other market/competitive factors.
LDW Structural Pipe
Source
Estimated
reduction in
U.S. prices
(percent)
Canada
%
China
%
Greece
%
India
%
Korea
%
Turkey
%
Additional explanation, including such information as
timing (e.g., months/years), frequency of price
reductions, or other market/competitive factors
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PART IV.—PRODUCT COMPARISONS
IV‐1. 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‐2. 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 purchases of the products?
Please indicate A, F, S, N, or 0 in the table below:
A = such differences are always significant
F = such differences are frequently significant
S = such differences are sometimes significant
N = such differences are never significant
0 = no familiarity with products from a specified country‐pair
Country‐pair
United States
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:
Superior
Comparable
Inferior
Superior
Comparable
Inferior
Superior
Comparable
Inferior
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IV‐3. Factor country ratings.‐‐For the factors listed below, please rate how LDWP produced in each
country compares with LDWP produced in each of the other countries you identified. If your
response to any country comparison above differs with respect to LDW line pipe compared with
LDW structural pipe, please explain below.
If you are unfamiliar with the product from a particular country, please leave the entire column for that
country blank.
Product from
Product from
Product from
United States
United States
United States
compared to
compared to
compared to
product from
product from
product from
Canada
China
Greece
Availability
Availability of size 16”‐24”
Availability of size > 24”
Delivery terms
Delivery time
Discounts offered
Minimum quantity requirements
Packaging
Payment terms
Price1
Product consistency
Product range
Producer available capacity
Project specification
Quality meets industry standards
Quality exceeds industry standards
Reliability of supply
Technical support/service
Total installation costs
U.S. transportation costs1
Factor
1
A rating of superior on price and U.S. transportation costs indicates that the first country generally has lower
prices/U.S. transportation costs than the second country.
Superior
Comparable
Inferior
Superior
Comparable
Inferior
Superior
Comparable
Inferior
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IV‐3. Factor country ratings.—Continued.
If you are unfamiliar with the product from a particular country, please leave the entire column for that
country blank.
Product from
Product from
United States
United States
Product from
United States
compared to
compared to
compared to
product from
product from
product from
Korea (Husteel or
Korea (Other firms
Hyundai)
(including SeAH)
India
Availability
Availability of size 16”‐24”
Availability of size > 24”
Delivery terms
Delivery time
Discounts offered
Minimum quantity requirements
Packaging
Payment terms
Price
Product consistency
Product range
Producer available capacity
Project specification
Quality meets industry standards
Quality exceeds industry standards
Reliability of supply
Technical support/service
Total installation costs
U.S. transportation costs1
Factor
1
1
A rating of superior on price and U.S. transportation costs indicates that the first country generally has lower
prices/U.S. transportation costs than the second country.
Superior
Comparable
Inferior
Superior
Comparable
Inferior
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IV‐3. Factor country ratings.—Continued.
If you are unfamiliar with the product from a particular country, please leave the entire column for that
country blank.
Product from
Product from
United States
United States
compared to product from
compared to product from
Turkey
All other countries
Availability
Availability of size 16”‐24”
Availability of size > 24”
Delivery terms
Delivery time
Discounts offered
Minimum quantity requirements
Packaging
Payment terms
Price
Product consistency
Product range
Producer available capacity
Project specification
Quality meets industry standards
Quality exceeds industry standards
Reliability of supply
Technical support/service
Total installation costs
U.S. transportation costs1
Factor
1
1
A rating of superior on price and U.S. transportation costs indicates that the first country generally has lower
prices/U.S. transportation costs than the second country.
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IV‐3. Factor country ratings.—Continued.
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If your response to any country comparison above differs with respect to LDW line pipe compared with
LDW structural pipe, please explain below.
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PART V.—BID DATA
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V‐1.
V‐2.
Bidding process.‐‐Does your firm purchase LDWP using a bidding process?
No
Yes
If yes, please describe how you invite bids on a project. If no, skip to
question VI‐1.
Bid Opportunities.‐‐How often do you allow/request sellers more than one chance to bid on a
particular sales agreement?
Always
V‐3.
Frequently
Sometimes
Rarely/Never
Bid Competition.‐‐How often do you discuss with your suppliers the bids of competing firms
(whether or not you disclose who the competition is) in order to get a lower bid price?
Always
V‐4.
Frequently
Sometimes
Rarely/Never
Bid Requirements.—
(a)
How often do you permit your suppliers to respond to invitations to bid with an offer that
includes exceptions to your product specifications or alternative LDWP products in lieu of
your specified products?
Always
Frequently
Sometimes
Rarely/Never
(b)
What factors do you consider when evaluating bids that offer to supply a different
combination of LDWP specifications for the same project?
(c)
How often do you change the size, quantity, and/or grade requested for a project after the
project has been awarded?
Always
Frequently
Sometimes
Rarely/Never
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V‐5. Bid data (LDW line pipe).—Please fill out the table below for each of your firm’s five largest
purchases of LDW line pipe since January 1, 2015 for which your firm received at least one bid from
a supplier of domestic LDWP and at least one bid from a supplier of LDWP produced in Canada,
China, Greece, India, Korea, or Turkey. If your firm's bid involved Korea, please report bids for
Korea LDW line pipe from Husteel of Hyundai for 16" to 24" merchandise separately from all other
LDW line pipe merchandise from Korea.
Please list all bids for each purchase. The bid amounts reported below should include amounts for
any specified terms or conditions that were included in the requests for quotation (RFQs).
“LDW line pipe”‐‐ Large diameter welded pipe used to transport oil, gas, or natural gas liquids is
normally produced to the API specification 5L.
LDW line pipe
1st largest purchase
Basic description
of bid requirements
Narrative
Bid end date
Date of bid award
Quantity(ies)
Outer diameter size(s)
API 5L grade(s)
Manufacture type(s)
Delivery location(s)
Other
Bidding firm name
Country
produced
Initial total
Final total
delivered cost delivered
quote
cost quote
($1,000s)
($1,000s)
Winning
bid
(yes/no/
split)
Reason bid accepted or rejected
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
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V‐5. Bid data (LDW line pipe).—Continued.
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LDW line pipe
2nd largest purchase
Basic description
of bid requirements
Narrative
Bid end date
Date of bid award
Quantity(ies)
Outer diameter size(s)
API 5L grade(s)
Manufacture type(s)
Delivery location(s)
Other
Bidding firm name
Country
produced
Initial total
Final total
delivered cost delivered
quote
cost quote
($1,000s)
($1,000s)
Winning bid
(Check if yes,
including
split/partial)
Reason bid accepted or rejected
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
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V‐5. Bid data (LDW line pipe).—Continued.
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LDW line pipe
3rd largest purchase
Basic description
of bid requirements
Narrative
Bid end date
Date of bid award
Quantity(ies)
Outer diameter size(s)
API 5L grade(s)
Manufacture type(s)
Delivery location(s)
Other
Bidding firm name
Country
produced
Winning bid
Initial total
Final total
(Check if
yes,
delivered cost delivered
quote
cost quote
including
($1,000s)
($1,000s) split/partial)
Reason bid accepted or rejected
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
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V‐5. Bid data (LDW line pipe).—Continued.
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LDW line pipe
4th largest purchase
Basic description
of bid requirements
Narrative
Bid end date
Date of bid award
Quantity(ies)
Outer diameter size(s)
API 5L grade(s)
Manufacture type(s)
Delivery location(s)
Other
Bidding firm name
Country
produced
Winning bid
Initial total
Final total
(Check if
yes,
delivered cost delivered
quote
cost quote
including
($1,000s)
($1,000s) split/partial)
Reason bid accepted or rejected
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
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V‐5. Bid data (LDW line pipe).—Continued.
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LDW line pipe
5th largest purchase
Basic description
of bid requirements
Narrative
Bid end date
Date of bid award
Quantity(ies)
Outer diameter size(s)
API 5L grade(s)
Manufacture type(s)
Delivery location(s)
Other
Bidding firm name
Country
produced
Winning bid
Initial total
Final total
(Check if
yes,
delivered cost delivered
quote
cost quote
including
($1,000s)
($1,000s) split/partial)
Reason bid accepted or rejected
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
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V‐6.
Bid data (LDW structural pipe).‐‐Please fill out the table below for each of your firm’s five largest
purchases of LDW structural pipe since January 1, 2015 for which your firm received at least one
bid from a supplier of domestic LDWP and at least one bid from a supplier of LDWP produced in
Canada, China, Greece, India, Korea, or Turkey.
Please list all bids for each purchase. The bid amounts reported below should include amounts for
any specified terms or conditions that were included in the requests for quotation (RFQs).
“LDW structural pipe”‐‐Large diameter welded produced to ASTM standards A500, A252, or A53.
Large diameter welded pipe can be produced to comparable foreign specifications or to proprietary
grades, or non‐graded material.
LDW structural pipe
1st largest purchase
Basic description
of bid requirements
Narrative
Bid end date
Date of bid award
Quantity(ies)
Outer diameter size(s)
API 5L grade(s)
Manufacture type(s)
Delivery location(s)
Other
Bidding firm name
Country
produced
Winning bid
Initial total
Final total
(Check if
delivered cost delivered
yes,
quote
cost quote
including
($1,000s)
($1,000s) split/partial)
Reason bid accepted or rejected
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
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V‐6. Bid data (LDW structural pipe).—Continued.
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LDW structural pipe
2nd largest purchase
Basic description
of bid requirements
Narrative
Bid end date
Date of bid award
Quantity(ies)
Outer diameter size(s)
API 5L grade(s)
Manufacture type(s)
Delivery location(s)
Other
Bidding firm name
Country
produced
Winning bid
Initial total
Final total
(Check if
yes,
delivered cost delivered
quote
cost quote
including
($1,000s)
($1,000s) split/partial)
Reason bid accepted or rejected
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
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V‐6. Bid data (LDW structural pipe).—Continued.
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LDW structural pipe
3rd largest purchase
Basic description
of bid requirements
Narrative
Bid end date
Date of bid award
Quantity(ies)
Outer diameter size(s)
API 5L grade(s)
Manufacture type(s)
Delivery location(s)
Other
Bidding firm name
Country
produced
Winning bid
Initial total
Final total
(Check if
yes,
delivered cost delivered
quote
cost quote
including
($1,000s)
($1,000s) split/partial)
Reason bid accepted or rejected
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
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V‐6. Bid data (LDW structural pipe).—Continued.
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LDW structural pipe
4th largest purchase
Basic description
of bid requirements
Narrative
Bid end date
Date of bid award
Quantity(ies)
Outer diameter size(s)
API 5L grade(s)
Manufacture type(s)
Delivery location(s)
Other
Bidding firm name
Country
produced
Winning bid
Initial total
Final total
(Check if
yes,
delivered cost delivered
quote
cost quote
including
($1,000s)
($1,000s) split/partial)
Reason bid accepted or rejected
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
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V‐6. Bid data (LDW structural pipe).—Continued.
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LDW structural pipe
5th largest purchase
Basic description
of bid requirements
Narrative
Bid end date
Date of bid award
Quantity(ies)
Outer diameter size(s)
API 5L grade(s)
Manufacture type(s)
Delivery location(s)
Other
Bidding firm name
Country
produced
Winning bid
Initial total
Final total
(Check if
yes,
delivered cost delivered
quote
cost quote
including
($1,000s)
($1,000s) split/partial)
Reason bid accepted or rejected
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
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PART VI.‐‐ALTERNATIVE PRODUCT INFORMATION
VI‐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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VI‐1. 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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VI‐1. 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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PART VII.—ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
VII‐1. Other explanations.‐‐If your firm would like to further explain a response to any question that did
not provide a narrative response box, please note the question number and the explanation in the
space provided below.
VII‐2. OMB statistics.‐‐Please report the actual number of hours required and the cost to your firm of
completing this questionnaire.
Hours
Dollars
The questions in this questionnaire have been reviewed with market participants to ensure that
issues of concern are adequately addressed and that data requests are sufficient, meaningful, and
as limited as possible. Public reporting burden for this questionnaire is estimated to average 25
hours per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, gathering data, and completing
and reviewing the questionnaire.
We welcome comments regarding the accuracy of this burden estimate, suggestions for reducing
the burden, and any suggestions for improving this questionnaire. Please attach such comments to
your response or send to the Office of Investigations, USITC, 500 E St. SW, Washington, DC 20436.
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HOW TO FILE YOUR QUESTIONNAIRE RESPONSE
This questionnaire is available as a “fillable” form in MS Word format on the Commission’s
website at:
https://www.usitc.gov/investigations/701731/2018/large_diameter_welded_pipe_canada_china_greece/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 purchase this product, please fill out page 1, print, sign, and submit a scanned copy to
the Commission.
Parties to this proceeding.—If your firm is a party to this proceeding, it is required to serve a copy of the
completed questionnaire on parties to the proceeding that are subject to administrative protective order
(see 19 CFR § 207.7). A list of such parties may be obtained from the Commission’s Secretary (202‐205‐
1803). A certificate of service must accompany the completed questionnaire your firm submits (see 19 CFR
§ 207.7). Service of the questionnaire must be made in paper form.
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| File Modified | 2018-08-31 |
| File Created | 2018-08-31 |