Purchaser Questionnaire

OMB No. 3117-0016/USITC No. xx-x-xxx; Expiration Date: 6/30/2017
(No response is required if currently valid OMB control number is not displayed)

U.S. PURCHASERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
INVESTIGATION TITLE
This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by DATE
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/antidumping investigation(s) concerning #abbrproduct from #ctrysubs (inv. No.
701/731-TA-xxx (Preliminary/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 ECONOMIST (202-205-xxxx, [email protected]).

Name of firm
Address
City

State

Zip Code

Website
Has your firm purchased #abbrproduct (as defined on next page) from any source (domestic or foreign) at any
time since January 1, #bopyear?

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: XXXX)
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
investigation or other proceeding may be disclosed to and used:
(i) by the Commission, its employees and Offices, and contract personnel (a) for developing or maintaining the records of this or a
related proceeding, or (b) in internal investigations, audits, reviews, and evaluations relating to the programs, personnel, and
operations of the Commission including under 5 U.S.C. Appendix 3; or
(ii) by U.S. government employees and contract personnel, solely for cybersecurity purposes. I understand that all contract
personnel will sign appropriate nondisclosure agreements.
Name of Authorized Official

Title of Authorized Official

Date

Phone:
Signature

Fax

Email address

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PART I.—GENERAL INFORMATION
Background.--This proceeding was instituted in response to a petition filed on DATE, by COMPANY
NAME, CITY, STATE. Countervailing/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/dumping. Questionnaires and other information pertinent to this
proceeding are available at LINK.
#abbrproduct covered by these investigations is . . . COMMERCE SCOPE LANGAUGE
Purchaser.--Any firm engaged, either directly or through a parent company or subsidiary, in purchasing
#abbrproduct from another firm that produces, imports, or otherwise distributes #abbrproduct.
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.

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

Dollars

The questions in this questionnaire have been reviewed with market participants to ensure that
issues of concern are adequately addressed and that data requests are sufficient, meaningful,
and as limited as possible. Public reporting burden for this questionnaire is estimated to average
25 hours per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, gathering data, and
completing and reviewing the questionnaire.
We welcome comments regarding the accuracy of this burden estimate, suggestions for
reducing the burden, and any suggestions for improving this questionnaire. Please attach such
comments to your response or send to the Office of Investigations, USITC, 500 E St. SW,
Washington, DC 20436.
I-2.

Establishments covered.-- Provide the name and address of your U.S. establishment(s) covered
by this questionnaire, if different from that listed on the cover page. Firms operating more than
one establishment should combine the data for all establishments into a single report.
“Establishment”--Each facility of a firm involved in the purchase of #abbrproduct, including
auxiliary facilities operated in conjunction with (whether or not physically separate from) such
facilities.

I-3.

Ownership.--Is your firm owned, in whole or in part, by any other firm?
No
Firm name

Yes--List the following information.
Address

Extent of ownership
(percent)

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I-4.

Related SUBJECT importers/exporters.--Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic
or foreign, which import #abbrproduct from #ctrysubs into the United States or which export
#abbrproduct from #ctrysubs to the United States?
No

Yes--List the following information.

Firm name

I-5.

Address

Affiliation

Related NONSUBJECT importers/exporters.--Does your firm have any related firms, either
domestic or foreign, which import #abbrproduct from countries other than #ctrysubs into the
United States or which export #abbrproduct from countries other than #ctrysubs to the United
States?
No

Yes--List the following information.

Firm name and country

I-6.

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Address

Affiliation

Related producers.--Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or foreign, which
produce #abbrproduct?
No
Firm name

Yes--List the following information.
Address

Affiliation

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PART II.--PURCHASES
Contact information.-- Please identify the responsible individual and the manner by which Commission
staff may contact that individual regarding the confidential information submitted in this questionnaire.
Name
Title
Email
Telephone
Fax
Purchases.— Report your firm’s total U.S. purchases of #abbrproduct. (Do not include imports
for which your firm was the importer of record; such imports should be reported in your U.S.
importer’s questionnaire.)

II-1.

Item

2013

2014

Purchases of #abbrproduct produced
in--

2015

Quantity (in #units)

United States
#ctrysubA
#ctrysubB
#ctrysubC
All other countries:1
Sources unknown
Total purchases
1

II-2.

0

0

Please identify these countries:
Changes in purchasing patterns.--Please indicate how the shares of your firm’s purchases of
#abbrproduct from different sources have changed since January 1, #bopyear.

Source of Did not
purchases purchase Decreased Increased Constant Fluctuated
United
States
#ctrysubA
#ctrysubB
#ctrysubC
All other
countries
Sources
unknown

Explanation for trend

0

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II-3.

Purchases from one country only.--If your firm has purchased #abbrproduct from only one
country, please explain the reasons for doing so.

II-4.

Supplier identification.--Please list your firm’s FIVE largest suppliers for #abbrproduct since
January 1, #bopyear. Also, provide the share of the quantity of your firm’s total purchases of
#abbrproduct that each of these suppliers accounted for in #termyear.

No.

Supplier’s name

City and state

Share of quantity of
#termyear
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 #abbrproduct
(check all that apply)?
End user
(type 1)

End user
(type 2)

Distributor

Other

Describe other

If your firm is a distributor of #abbrproduct, 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 #abbrproduct?
No

III-3.

Yes

If yes, please describe.

Types of customers.--What are the major types of consumers to which your firm sells
#abbrproduct?

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If your firm is an end user of #abbrproduct, please answer questions III-4 and III-5.
III-4.

End uses.--List the top 3 products your firm makes using #abbrproduct and estimate the percent
of your total production cost that is accounted for by #abbrproduct and by other inputs (such as
labor, energy, and other raw materials).
Share of total cost in each of the product(s) your
firm produces accounted for by
Product(s) your firm
produces

III-5.

#abbrproduct

Total
(should
sum to
100.0%
across)

Other inputs
% +

%

=

0.0 %

% +

%

=

0.0 %

% +

%

=

0.0 %

Demand for end use products.-(a)

Has the demand for your firm’s final products incorporating #abbrproduct changed
since January 1, #bopyear?
Increased

(b)

No change

Decreased

Fluctuated

Has this had any effect on your firm’s demand for #abbrproduct?
No

Yes

Explain

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Substitutes.--Can other products be substituted for #abbrproduct?
No

Substitute

Yes--Please fill out the table.

End use in which this
substitute is used

Have changes in the price of this substitute
affected the price for #abbrproduct?
No Yes

Explanation

1.
2.
3.
III-7.

Demand trends.-- Indicate how demand within the United States and outside of the United
States (if known) for #abbrproduct has changed since January 1, #bopyear. Explain any trends
and describe the principal factors that have affected these changes in demand.

Market

Overall
increase

No
change

Fluctuate
Overall
with no
decrease clear trend

Explanation and factors

Within the United
States
Outside the United
States
III-8.

Importance of purchasing domestic product.--Please fill out the table below, estimating the
percentage of your firm’s total #termyear purchases of #abbrproduct that required
#abbrproduct produced in the United States.

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%)

Estimated percentage of
your firm’s total
#termyear purchases of
#abbrproduct
%
%
%
%
0.0 %

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Conditions of competition.-(a)

Is the #abbrproduct market subject to business cycles (other than general economywide conditions) and/or other conditions of competition distinctive to #abbrproduct?

Check all that apply.

Please describe.

No

Skip to question III-10.

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
#abbrproduct since January 1, #bopyear?
No

Yes

If yes, describe.

III-10. Decisions based on producer and country-of-origin.--How often does your firm, and if known,
do your customers, make purchasing decisions involving #abbrproduct based on its producer or
country of origin?
Always

Usually

Sometimes

Never

If at least sometimes, explain.

Decision based on producer
Your firm
Your
customers
Decision based on country of origin
Your firm
Your
customers

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III-11. Availability of supply.--Has the availability of #abbrproduct in the U.S. market changed since
January 1, #bopyear?
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-12. Supply constraints.--Has any firm refused, declined, or been unable to supply your firm with
#abbrproduct since January 1, #bopyear (examples include placing customers on allocation or
“controlled order entry,” declining to accept new customers or renew existing customers,
delivering less than the quantity promised, been unable to meet timely shipment commitments,
etc.)?
No

Yes

If yes, please describe.

III-13. Purchasing frequency.-(a)

How frequently does your firm make purchases of #abbrproduct (check one)?
Daily

(b)

Weekly

Monthly

Quarterly

Annually

Other

If other, specify

Has this purchasing frequency changed since January 1, #bopyear?
No

Yes

If yes, please describe.

III-14. Number of suppliers contacted.--How many suppliers does your firm generally contact before
making a purchase? Between
and
firms
III-15. Supplier negotiations.--Does your firm’s purchases of #abbrproduct usually involve negotiations
between supplier and purchaser?

No

Yes

If yes, explain the factors your firm generally negotiates and note
whether your firm quotes competing prices during negotiations.

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III-16. Change in suppliers.--Has your firm changed suppliers since January 1, #bopyear?

No

Yes

If yes, please list the supplier(s), whether the firm was added or
dropped, and the reasons for the change.

III-17. New suppliers.--Are you aware of any new suppliers, either foreign or domestic, that have
entered the market since January 1, #bopyear?
No

Yes

If yes, please identify the firms.

III-18. Supplier qualification.--Do you require your suppliers to be or to become certified or qualified
to sell #abbrproduct to your firm?
If yes, provide the following information.
• The number of days to qualify a new supplier.
• A general description of the certification or qualification process. Also, a brief
description of the factors that you consider when qualifying a new supplier (e.g., quality
of product, reliability of supplier, etc.).

No

Yes

Number
of days Process and factors

III-19. Failure to certify.--Since January 1, #bopyear, have any domestic or foreign producers failed in
their attempts to certify or qualify their #abbrproduct with your firm or have any producers lost
their approved status?

No

Yes

If yes, please identify these firms, the countries where they are located,
and the reasons why they failed the certification/qualification.

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III-20. Major purchasing factors.--Please list, in order of their importance, the main factors your firm
considers in deciding from whom to purchase #abbrproduct (examples include availability,
extension of credit, contracts, price, quality, range of supplier’s product line, traditional supplier,
etc.).
1.
2.
3.
Please list any other factors that are very important in your purchase decisions:
III-21. Purchasing factors.--Please rate the importance of the following factors in your firm’s
purchasing decisions for #abbrproduct.

Factor

Very
important

Somewhat
important

Not
important

Availability
Delivery terms
Delivery time
Discounts offered
Extension of credit
Minimum quantity requirements
Packaging
Price
Product consistency
Product range
Quality meets industry standards
Quality exceeds industry standards
Reliability of supply
Technical support/service
U.S. transportation costs
III-22. Quality characteristics.--What characteristics does your firm consider when determining the
quality of #abbrproduct?

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III-23. Frequency of decisions based on price.--How often does your firm purchase the #abbrproduct
that is offered at the lowest price?
Always

Usually

Sometimes

Never

III-24. 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 #abbrproduct market since
January 1, #bopyear.
Firm(s)

Describe how the firm(s) exhibited price leadership

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III-25. Purchasing subject imports rather than domestic products.—
(a)

Since January #bopyear, did your firm purchase imports of #abbrproduct from #ctrysubs
instead of U.S.-produced #abbrproduct? Respond for each subject country.

Source

Yes
(also respond to parts (b) and (c))

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

#ctrysubA
#ctrysubB
#ctrysubC
(b)

If you responded “Yes” to part (a), was the imported product priced lower than the
domestic product?
Source

Yes

No

#ctrysubA
#ctrysubB
#ctrysubC
(c)

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

Source

#ctrysubA
#ctrysubB
#ctrysubC

Yes

If Yes, estimate the quantity
of imports purchased instead
of domestic product since
January #bopyear
(in #units)

No

If No, please indicate the
reason your firm purchased
imports instead of domestic
product

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III-26. U.S. producers and import competition.—
(a)

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

Yes (also respond to
question part (b))

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

Don’t know

#ctrysubA
#ctrysubB
#ctrysubC
(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.

Source

Estimated
reduction in U.S.
prices
(percent)

#ctrysubA

%

#ctrysubB

%

#ctrysubC

%

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.

Country knowledge.--Please indicate the countries of origin for #abbrproduct for which your
firm has actual marketing/pricing knowledge.
United
States

IV-2.

#ctrysubA

#ctrysubB

#ctrysubC

Other
countries

Other countries (specify)

Interchangeability.--Is #abbrproduct 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

#ctrysubA

#ctrysubB

#ctrysubC

Other countries

United States
#ctrysubA
#ctrysubB
#ctrysubC
For any country-pair producing #abbrproduct which is sometimes or never interchangeable,
please identify the country-pair and explain the factors that limit or preclude interchangeable
use:

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Factors other than price.--Are differences other than price (e.g., quality, availability,
transportation network, product range, technical support, etc.) between #abbrproduct
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

#ctrysubA

#ctrysubB

#ctrysubC

Other countries

United States
#ctrysubA
#ctrysubB
#ctrysubC
For any country-pair for which factors other than price always or frequently are a significant
factor in your firm’s purchases of #abbrproduct, identify the country-pair and report the
advantages or disadvantages imparted by such factors:

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IV-4.

Country preferences.--Do you or your customers ever specifically order #abbrproduct from one
country in particular over other possible sources of supply?
No

IV-5.

Yes

If yes, identify the countries and explain.

Availability of merchandise.--Are certain grades/types/sizes of #abbrproduct only available
from certain country sources?
No

IV-6.

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Yes

If yes, please identify the countries and the grade/type/size.

Choice of product not based on price.--If you purchased #abbrproduct from one country source
although a comparable product was available from another country source at a lower price,
please explain your reasons for doing so (please specify by country).

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Factor country comparisons.--For the factors listed below, please rate how #abbrproduct
produced in each country you identified in your response to the first question in Part IV
compares with #abbrproduct produced in each of the other countries you identified. Duplicate

(copy and paste) this table to account for a reasonable number of country
comparisons given the number of countries subject to the proceeding and delete this
note.
If you are unfamiliar with the product from a particular country, please leave the boxes for those
country comparisons blank.

Inferior

Comparable

Product from
#ctrysubA
compared to
product from
#ctrysubB

Superior

Inferior

Comparable

Product from
United States
compared to
product from
#ctrysubB

Superior

Inferior

Comparable

Factor

Superior

Product from
United States
compared to
product from
#ctrysubA

Availability
Delivery terms
Delivery time
Discounts offered
Extension of credit
Minimum quantity requirements
Packaging
Price1
Product consistency
Product range
Quality meets industry standards
Quality exceeds industry standards
Reliability of supply
Technical support/service
U.S. transportation costs1
1

A rating of superior on price and U.S. transportation costs indicates that the first country generally has lower
prices/U.S. transportation costs than the second country.

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Continued.

If you are unfamiliar with the product from a particular country, please leave the boxes for those
country comparisons blank.

Inferior

Comparable

Product from
#ctrysubB
compared to
product from
Nonsubject
countries

Superior

Inferior

Comparable

Product from
#ctrysubA
compared to
product from
Nonsubject
countries

Superior

Inferior

Comparable

Factor

Superior

Product from
United States
compared to
product from
Nonsubject
countries

Availability
Delivery terms
Delivery time
Discounts offered
Extension of credit
Minimum quantity requirements
Packaging
Price1
Product consistency
Product range
Quality meets industry standards
Quality exceeds industry standards
Reliability of supply
Technical support/service
U.S. transportation costs1
1

A rating of superior on price and U.S. transportation costs indicates that the first country generally has lower
prices/U.S. transportation costs than the second country.

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Minimum quality.--How often does #abbrproduct from the following countries meet minimum
quality specifications for your uses or your customers’ uses?

Source

Always

Usually

Sometimes

Rarely or
never

Don’t
know

United States
#ctrysubA
#ctrysubB
#ctrysubC
NS Country
Other:
IV-9.

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.

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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: LINK
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: XXXX

• 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 (202205-1803). 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.