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LOST SALES AND LOST REVENUE SURVEY
LOW MELT POLYESTER STAPLE FIBER FROM KOREA AND TAIWAN
This survey must be received by the Commission by July 11, 2017
See last page for filing instructions.
The information called for in this questionnaire is for use by the United States International Trade Commission in
connection with its antidumping duty investigations concerning low melt polyester staple fiber (PSF) from Korea and
Taiwan (Inv. Nos. 731‐TA‐1378 and 1379 (Preliminary)). The information requested in the survey is requested under the
authority of the Tariff Act of 1930, title VII. This report is mandatory and failure to reply as directed can result in a
subpoena or other order to compel the submission of records or information in your possession (19 U.S.C. § 1333(a)).
Further information on this survey can be obtained from Nabil Abbyad (202‐708‐1446, [email protected]).
Name of firm
Address
City
State
Zip Code
Website
Has your firm purchased low melt PSF (as defined on next page) at any time since January 1, 2014?
NO
(Sign the certification below and promptly return only this page of the survey to the Commission)
YES
(Complete all parts of the survey, and return the entire survey to the Commission)
Return questionnaire via the U.S. International Trade Commission Drop Box by clicking on the
following link: https://dropbox.usitc.gov/oinv/. (PIN: LMPSF)
CERTIFICATION
I certify that the information herein supplied in this survey is complete and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief and
understand that the information submitted is subject to audit and verification by the Commission. By submitting this certification
I also grant consent for the Commission, and its employees and contract personnel, to use the information provided in this survey
and throughout this proceeding in any other import‐injury proceedings conducted by the Commission on the same or similar
merchandise.
I, the undersigned, acknowledge that information submitted in response to this request for information and throughout this
investigation or other proceeding may be disclosed to and used: (i) by the Commission, its employees and Offices, and contract
personnel (a) for developing or maintaining the records of this or a related proceeding, or (b) in internal investigations, audits,
reviews, and evaluations relating to the programs, personnel, and operations of the Commission including under 5 U.S.C.
Appendix 3; or (ii) by U.S. government employees and contract personnel, solely for cybersecurity purposes. I understand that all
contract personnel will sign appropriate nondisclosure agreements.
Name of Authorized Official Title of Authorized Official
Date
Signature
Phone
Email address
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GENERAL INFORMATION
Background.‐‐This proceeding was instituted in response to a petition filed on June 27, 2017, by Nan Ya
Plastics Corporation, Livingston, New Jersey. 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 dumping. U.S. producers of low melt PSF have provided the USITC with
allegations about sales or revenue that they have lost due to competition from imports of low melt PSF
from Korea and Taiwan. One or more domestic producer(s) have named your firm in such an allegation.
Low melt polyester staple fiber covered by these investigations is synthetic staple fibers, not carded or
combed, specifically bi‐component polyester fibers having a polyester fiber component that melts at a
lower temperature than the other polyester fiber component, used for bonding fibers together (“low
melt PSF”). The scope includes bi‐component polyester staple fibers of any denier or cut length. The
subject merchandise may be coated, usually with a finish or dye, or not coated.
The following merchandise is excluded from the scope: (1) polyester staple fiber equal to or greater than
3.3 decitex (greater than 3 denier, inclusive) that are not bi‐component fiber, currently classifiable in the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States at statistical reporting numbers 5503.20.0045 and
5503.20.0065; (2) polyester staple fiber of less than 3.3 decitex (less than 3 denier) that are not bi‐
component fiber, currently classifiable in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States at
subheadings 5503.20.0025.
Low melt polyester staple fiber is classifiable under statistical reporting number 5503.20.0015 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). Although the HTSUS subheadings are provided
for convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the merchandise under the order is
dispositive.
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 data furnished in response to this survey that reveal the individual operations of
your firm will be treated as confidential by the Commission to the extent that such data are not
otherwise available to the public and will not be disclosed except as may be required by law (see 19
U.S.C. 1677f). Such confidential information will not be published in a manner that will reveal the
individual operations of your firm; however, general characterizations of numerical business proprietary
information (such as discussion of trends) will be treated as confidential business information only at the
request of the submitter for good cause shown.
Release of information.‐‐The information provided by your firm in response to this survey, as well as
any other business proprietary information submitted by your firm to the Commission in connection
with this proceeding, may become subject to, and released under, the administrative protective order
provisions of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. § 1677f) and section 207.7 of the Commission’s Rules of
Practice and Procedure (19 CFR § 207.7). This means that certain lawyers and other authorized
individuals may temporarily be given access to the information for use in connection with this
proceeding or other import‐injury proceedings conducted by the Commission on the same or similar
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merchandise; those individuals would be subject to severe penalties if the information were divulged to
unauthorized individuals. Please also retain a copy of the final document that you submit.
Contact information.‐‐Please identify the responsible individual and the manner by which Commission
staff may contact that individual regarding the confidential information submitted in this survey. This
may or may not be the person whose signature is at the bottom of page 1.
Name
Title
Email
Telephone
PURCHASE INFORMATION
1.
Purchases.‐‐Report your firm’s total U.S. purchases of low melt PSF. Please report separately for
your purchases from U.S. producers and importers, and your imports for which your firm was
the importer of record.
“Purchase” – A transaction to buy product from a U.S. corporate entity such as a U.S. producer,
a U.S. distributor, or a U.S. firm that has imported the product.
“Import” – A transaction to buy from a foreign supplier in which your firm is the importer of
record.
2014
2015
2016
Item
Purchases of low melt PSF produced in‐‐
United States
Quantity (in 1,000 pounds)
All other countries
Sources unknown
Korea
Taiwan
1
Total purchases
Imports of low melt PSF from‐‐
Korea
Taiwan
1
All other countries
Total imports
1
Please identify these countries:
0
0
0
0
0
0
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2. Changes in purchasing patterns.‐‐Please indicate how the shares of your firm’s purchases of low
melt PSF from different sources have changed since January 1, 2014.
Source of purchases
Did not
purchase Decreased Increased
Constant Fluctuated
Explanation for trend
United States
Korea
Taiwan
All other countries
Sources unknown
3. Major purchasing factors.‐‐Please list, in order of their importance, the main factors your firm
considers in deciding from whom to purchase low melt PSF.
1.
2.
3.
Please list any other factors that are very important in your purchase decisions:
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4. Purchasing subject imports rather than domestic products.—
(a)
Since January 2014, did your firm purchase imports of low melt PSF from Korea and/or
Taiwan instead of U.S.‐produced low melt PSF? Respond for each subject country.
No
Yes
(If “No” for both countries, skip to next
Source
(also respond to parts (b) and (c))
question)
Korea
Taiwan
(b)
If you responded “Yes” to part (a), was the imported product priced lower than the
domestic product?
Source
Yes
No
Korea
Taiwan
(c)
If you responded “Yes” to part (a), was price a primary reason for purchasing subject
imports rather than domestic product?
If Yes, estimate the quantity
of imports purchased instead
of domestic product since
January 2014
(in 1,000 pounds)
No
If No, please indicate the
reason your firm purchased
imports instead of domestic
product
Source
Yes
Korea
Taiwan
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5.
U.S. producers and import competition.—
(a)
Since January 1, 2014, in connection with a sale or offer to sell low melt PSF to your
firm, did U.S. producers reduce their prices of domestically produced low melt PSF in
order to compete with lower‐priced imports of low melt PSF from the subject
countries? Respond for each subject country.
Yes (also respond to No (If “No” for both countries,
Source
question part (b))
skip to next question)
Don’t know
(b)
Korea
Taiwan
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)
Additional explanation, including such information as
timing (e.g., months/years), frequency of price
reductions, or other market/competitive factors
Korea
%
Taiwan
%
6. Method of purchase‐‐Please provide a general description of your firm’s method(s) of purchase
(e.g., individual purchase, contract, bids, Internet purchases, etc.) for low melt PSF.
7. Other explanations‐‐Please provide any additional comments in this box.
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OMB INFORMATION
8. OMB statistics.‐‐Please report the actual number of hours required and the cost to your firm of
completing this survey.
Hours
Dollars
The questions in this survey have been reviewed with market participants to ensure that issues of
concern are adequately addressed and that data requests are sufficient, meaningful, and as limited
as possible. Public reporting burden for this survey is estimated to average 4 hours per response,
including the time for reviewing instructions, gathering data, and completing and reviewing the
survey.
We welcome comments regarding the accuracy of this burden estimate, suggestions for reducing
the burden, and any suggestions for improving this survey. Please attach such comments to your
response or send to the Office of Investigations, USITC, 500 E St. SW, Washington, DC 20436.
HOW TO FILE YOUR SURVEY RESPONSE
Please do not attempt to modify the format or permissions of the survey document.
Please submit the completed survey using one of the methods noted below. If your firm
is unable to complete the MS Word survey or cannot use one of the electronic methods
of submission, please contact the Commission for further instructions.
• Upload via Secure Drop Box.—Upload the MS Word survey along with a scanned copy of the signed
certification page (page 1) through the Commission’s secure upload facility:
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Web address: https://dropbox.usitc.gov/oinv/
Enter Investigation: Select “Low Melt Polyester Staple Fiber” in the drop down menu
Pin: LMPSF
• E‐mail.—E‐mail the MS Word survey to [email protected]; include a scanned copy of the signed
certification page (page 1). Submitters are strongly encouraged to encrypt nonpublic documents that are
electronically transmitted to the Commission to protect your sensitive information from unauthorized
disclosure. The USITC secure drop‐box system and the Electronic Document Information System (EDIS)
use Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) 140‐2 cryptographic algorithms to encrypt data in
transit. Submitting your nonpublic documents by a means that does not use these encryption algorithms
(such as by email) may subject your firm’s nonpublic information to unauthorized disclosure during
transmission. If you choose a non‐encrypted method of electronic transmission, the Commission warns
you that the risk of such possible unauthorized disclosure is assumed by you and not by the Commission.
If your firm did not purchase this product, please fill out page 1, print, sign, and submit a scanned copy
to the Commission.
File Type | application/pdf |
File Title | Microsoft Word - LSLR--Low melt PSF (P) |
Author | porscha.stiger |
File Modified | 2017-06-28 |
File Created | 2017-06-28 |