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FOREIGN PRODUCERS’/EXPORTERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
LARGE RESIDENTIAL WASHERS
This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by July 18, 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 Inv. No. 201-TA-76, Large Residential Washers, under section 202 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. §
2252). The information requested in the questionnaire is requested under the authority of Section 202 of the Trade Act
of 1974.
Name of firm
Address
Website
Has your firm produced or exported large residential washers (as defined on next page) at any time since January 1, 2012?
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)
Data reported in this questionnaire relate to a firm(s) located in (Check one):
Australia
Canada
China
Colombia
Israel
Jordan
Mexico
Panama
Peru
Singapore
Thailand
Vietnam
Korea
CAFTA-DR Countries (Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, or Nicaragua)
Other:
________(please list country)
Return questionnaire via the Commission Drop Box by clicking on the following link:
https://dropbox.usitc.gov/oinv/. (PIN: LRWS)
CERTIFICATION
I certify that the information herein supplied in response to this questionnaire is complete and correct to the best of my
knowledge and belief and understand that the information submitted is subject to audit and verification by the Commission. By
means of this certification I also grant consent for the Commission, and its employees and contract personnel, to use the
information provided in this questionnaire and throughout this proceeding in any other import-injury investigations, reviews, or
general fact finding investigations 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
Email address
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PART I.--GENERAL INFORMATION
Background. This proceeding was instituted in response to a petition for import relief, as amended and
properly filed on June 5, 2017, by Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, Michigan. Import relief may
be imposed by the President on U.S. imports of large residential washers as a result of this investigation
if the Commission makes an affirmative injury determination and recommends to the President that he
impose relief. The President may impose relief in the form of increased duties and/or other restrictions
on imports of large residential washers that are the subject of an affirmative injury determination.
Questionnaires and other information pertinent to this proceeding are available at:
https://www.usitc.gov/investigations/title_7/2017/large_residential_washers/safeguard.htm
Products covered by this investigation
Large residential washers.--The products covered by the investigation are all large
residential washers and certain parts thereof.
The term “large residential washers” denotes all automatic clothes washing machines,
regardless of the orientation of the rotational axis, with a cabinet width (measured from
its widest point) of at least 24.5 inches (62.23 cm) and no more than 32.0 inches (81.28
cm), except as noted below.
Covered parts.-- Also covered are certain parts used in large residential washers,
namely: (1) all cabinets, or portions thereof, designed for use in large residential
washers; (2) all assembled tubs1 designed for use in large residential washers which
incorporate, at a minimum: (a) a tub; and (b) a seal; (3) all assembled baskets2 designed
for use in large residential washers which incorporate, at a minimum: (a) a side
wrapper;3 (b) a base; and (c) a drive hub;4 and (4) any combination of the foregoing
parts or subassemblies.
Products excluded from this investigation
(1) Stacked washers-dryers & commercial washers
Excluded are stacked washer-dryers and commercial washers. The term “stacked
washer-dryers” denotes distinct washing and drying machines that are built on a unitary
frame and share a common console that controls both the washer and the dryer. The
term “commercial washer” denotes an automatic clothes washing machine designed for
the “pay per use” segment meeting either of the following two definitions:
1
A “tub” is the part of the washer designed to hold water.
A “basket” (sometimes referred to as a “drum”) is the part of the washer designed to hold clothing or other
fabrics.
3
A “side wrapper” is the cylindrical part of the basket that actually holds the clothing or other fabrics.
4
A “drive hub” is the hub at the center of the base that bears the load from the motor.
2
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(1) (a) it contains payment system electronics;5 (b) it is configured with an externally
mounted steel frame at least six inches high that is designed to house a coin/token
operated payment system (whether or not the actual coin/token operated payment
system is installed at the time of importation); (c) it contains a push button user
interface with a maximum of six manually selectable wash cycle settings, with no ability
of the end user to otherwise modify water temperature, water level, or spin speed for a
selected wash cycle setting; and (d) the console containing the user interface is made of
steel and is assembled with security fasteners;6 or
(2) (a) it contains payment system electronics; (b) the payment system electronics are
enabled (whether or not the payment acceptance device has been installed at the time
of importation) such that, in normal operation,7 the unit cannot begin a wash cycle
without first receiving a signal from a bona fide payment acceptance device such as an
electronic credit card reader; (c) it contains a push button user interface with a
maximum of six manually selectable wash cycle settings, with no ability of the end user
to otherwise modify water temperature, water level, or spin speed for a selected wash
cycle setting; and (d) the console containing the user interface is made of steel and is
assembled with security fasteners.
(2) Top load residential washers with PSC/belt/clutch
Also excluded are automatic clothes washing machines that meet all of the following
conditions: (1) have a vertical rotational axis; (2) are top loading;8 (3) have a drive train
consisting, inter alia, of (a) a permanent split capacitor (PSC) motor,9 (b) a belt drive,10
and (c) a flat wrap spring clutch.11
(3) Front load residential washers with CIM/Belt
Also excluded are automatic clothes washing machines that meet all of the following
conditions: (1) have a horizontal rotational axis; (2) are front loading;12 and (3) have a
drive train consisting, inter alia, of (a) a controlled induction motor (CIM),13 and (b) a
belt drive.
5
“Payment system electronics” denotes a circuit board designed to receive signals from a payment acceptance
device and to display payment amount, selected settings, and cycle status. Such electronics also capture cycles and
payment history and provide for transmission to a reader.
6
A “security fastener” is a screw with a non-standard head that requires a non-standard driver. Examples include
those with a pin in the center of the head as a “center pin reject” feature to prevent standard Allen wrenches or
Torx drivers from working.
7
“Normal operation” refers to the operating mode(s) available to end users (i.e., not a mode designed for testing
or repair by a technician).
8
“Top loading” means that access to the basket is from the top of the washer.
9
A “PSC motor” is an asynchronous, alternating current (AC), single phase induction motor that employs split
phase capacitor technology.
10
A “belt drive” refers to a drive system that includes a belt and pulleys.
11
A “flat wrap spring clutch” is a flat metal spring that, when engaged, links abutted cylindrical pieces on the input
shaft with the end of the concentric output shaft that connects to the drive hub.
12
“Front loading” means that access to the basket is from the front of the washer.
13
A “controlled induction motor” is an asynchronous, alternating current (AC), polyphase induction motor.
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(4) “Extra-wide” residential washers
Also excluded are automatic clothes washing machines that meet all of the following
conditions: (1) have a horizontal rotational axis; (2) are front loading; and (3) have
cabinet width (measured from its widest point) of more than 28.5 inches (72.39 cm).
The products subject to this petition are currently classifiable under subheading 8450.20.00 (statistical
reporting numbers 8450.20.0040 and 8450.20.0080) of the Harmonized Tariff System of the United
States (HTSUS). Products subject to this petition may also be imported under HTSUS 8450.11.0040,
8450.11.0080, 8450.90.2000, and 8450.90.6000. Although the HTSUS provisions are provided for
convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the merchandise subject to this petition
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,
purchaser and/or foreign producer 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. § 2252(i)). 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 confidential business 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 Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. § 2252(i)) and section 206.17 of the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR § 206.17). 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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Valid number error messages.--If you are completing this form in a country that uses periods (“.”) to
delineate multiples of 1000 (e.g., one million would appear as $1.000.000 rather than $1,000,000), you
may be unable to enter in numbers greater than 999 in numeric form fields. The solution to this data
entry issue is to temporarily change your operating system’s number formatting to be consistent with
the U.S. number formatting system while you complete this form. Detailed instructions on how to
resolve this issue is provided at the end of this questionnaire and is available upon request from Michael
Szustakowski (202-205-3169, [email protected]).
I-1.
OMB statistics.--Please report below the actual number of hours required and the cost to your
firm of completing this questionnaire.
Hours
Dollars
Public reporting burden for this questionnaire is estimated to average 20 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 establishment(s) covered by this
questionnaire. If your firm is publicly traded, please specify the stock exchange and trading
symbol.
“Establishment”-- Each facility of a firm in a country involved in the production or export of
large residential washers, including auxiliary facilities operated in conjunction with (whether or
not physically separate from) such facilities. Firms operating more than one establishment in a
country should combine the data for all establishments into a single report.
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Related producers.--Does your firm or any related firm produce, have the capability to produce,
or have any plans to produce large residential washers in the United States or other countries?
No
I-4.
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Yes
If yes, Please name the firm(s) and country(ies) below and, if U.S.
producer(s), ensure that they complete the Commission’s producer
questionnaire.
Related U.S. importers.--Does your firm or any related firm import or have any plans to import
large residential washers into the United States?
No
Yes
If yes, Please name the firm(s) below and ensure that they complete the
Commission’s importer questionnaire.
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No.
1
2
3
4
5
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U.S. importers.--Please provide the names, contacts, email addresses, telephone numbers, and
street addresses (not P.O. boxes) of the FIVE largest U.S. importers of your firm’s large
residential washers in 2016.
Importer’s name
Contact person
Email address
Area code and
telephone
number
Share of
your firm’s
2016 U.S.
exports
(%)
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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Michael Szustakowski (202205-3169, [email protected]). Supply all data requested on a calendar-year basis.
II-1.
Contact information.--Please identify the responsible individual and the manner by which
Commission staff may contact that individual regarding the confidential information submitted
in part II.
Name
Title
Email
Telephone
Fax
II-2.
Changes in operations.--Please indicate whether your firm has experienced any of the following
changes in relation to the production of large residential washers since January 1, 2012.
Check as many as appropriate.
Plant openings
Plant closings
Relocations
Expansions
Acquisitions
Consolidations
Prolonged shutdowns or
production curtailments
Revised labor agreements
Other (e.g., technology)
If checked, please describe; leave blank if not
applicable.
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Anticipated changes in operations.--Does your firm anticipate any changes in the character of
its operations or organization (as noted above) relating to the production of large residential
washers in the future?
No
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Yes
If yes, Supply details as to the time, nature, and significance of such changes
and provide underlying assumptions, along with relevant portions of
business plans or other supporting documentation that address this issue.
Include in the response a specific projection of your firm’s capacity to
produce large residential washers (in actual units) for 2017 and 2018.
Production using same machinery.-- Please report your firm’s production of products made on
the same equipment and machinery used to produce large residential washers, and the
combined production capacity on this shared equipment and machinery.
“Overall production capacity” or “capacity” –The level of production that your
establishment(s) could reasonably have expected to attain during the specified periods for all
products manufactured in that establishment using the same manufacturing equipment.
Assume normal operating conditions (i.e., using equipment and machinery in place and ready to
operate; normal operating levels (hours per week/weeks per year) and time for downtime,
maintenance, repair, and cleanup).
“Production” --All production in your establishment(s), including production consumed
internally within your firm.
Quantity (in actual units)
Calendar year
Item
2012
2013
2014
January-March
2015
2016
2016
2017
Overall production capacity
Production of:
Large residential
1
washers
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Other products
Total
1
2
Data entered for production of large residential washers will populate here once reported in question II-17.
Please identify these products:
.
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II-5.
Operating parameters.--The production capacity reported in question II-3 is based on operating
hours per week,
weeks per year.
II-6.
Capacity calculation.--Please describe the methodology used to calculate overall production
capacity reported in question II-3, and explain any changes in reported capacity.
II-7.
Production constraints.--Please describe the constraint(s) that set the limit(s) on your firm’s
production capacity.
II-8.
Product shifting.
(i).
Is your firm able to switch production (capacity) between large residential washers and
other products using the same equipment and/or labor?
No
(ii).
Yes
If yes, i.e., have produced other products or are able to produce other
Products, please identify other actual or potential products:
Please describe the factors that affect your firm’s ability to shift production capacity
between products (e.g., time, cost, relative price change, etc.), and the degree to which
these factors enhance or constrain such shifts.
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II-9.
Share of sales.--What percentage of your firm’s total sales in its most recent fiscal year was
represented by sales of large residential washers?
percent.
II-10.
Firm's estimated share of production in the country identified by your firm on page 1.--Please
estimate the percentage of total production of large residential washers in the country specified on
the certification page accounted for by your firm’s production in 2016.
percent.
II-11.
Firm's estimated share of country's exports.--Please estimate the percentage of total exports to
the United States of large residential washers from the country specified on the certification
page accounted for by your firm’s exports in 2016.
percent.
II-12.
Inventories in the United States.--Has your firm, since 2012, maintained any inventories of large
residential washers in the United States (not including inventories held by firms identified in
question I-5)?
“Inventories”--Finished goods inventory, not raw materials or work in progress.
No
Yes--Report the quantity of such end-of-period inventories below.
Quantity (in actual units)
Calendar year
Item
2012
2013
2014
January-March
2015
2016
2016
2017
Inventory
II-13.
Third country trade actions.--Is the large residential washers exported by your firm subject to
antidumping/countervailing duty/safeguard findings, remedies, or proceedings?
No
Yes
If yes, List the products(s), countries affected, and the date of such
findings/remedies/proceedings:
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Third country trade actions.--Are the large residential washing machines exported by your firm
subject to antidumping duty/countervailing duty/safeguard findings, remedies, or proceedings?
No
Yes
If yes, list the products(s), countries affected, and the date of such
findings/remedies/proceedings.
II-15.
Effect of U.S. orders. Describe the significance, if any, of the existing U.S. antidumping and
countervailing duty orders on imports of large residential washers from Korea, and the
antidumping orders on imports of large residential washers from China and Mexico on your
firm’s production, capacity, U.S. exports, inventories, purchases, or other indicators. You may
wish to compare your firm’s operations before or after imposition of the orders. If your
response differs for particular orders, please indicate and explain the particular effect of
imposition of specific orders.
II-16.
Other export markets.--Identify export markets (other than the United States) that your firm
has developed or where it has increased its sales of large residential washers since January 1,
2012. Please identify and discuss below.
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Trade data.--Report your firm’s production capacity, production, shipments, and inventories
related to the production of large residential washers in your establishment(s) during the
specified periods. Do not include resales of large residential washers that your firm did not
produce in this question; those data to the degree they are exported to the United States should
only be reported in question II-16.
Do not submit data by manufacturing facility if they are in the same country. If your firm has
multiple manufacturing establishments within one country, you are required to combine data
for those establishments within one foreign producer questionnaire response.
Do not submit data on multiple countries combined. The establishments reported here should
all be located in the country of the firm’s address reported on the certification page.
Multinational companies with production in multiple subject countries should submit separate
foreign producer questionnaire responses for each country.
“Average production capacity” or “capacity” –The level of production that your
establishment(s) could reasonably have expected to attain during the specified periods for all
products manufactured in that establishment using the same manufacturing equipment.
Assume normal operating conditions (i.e., using equipment and machinery in place and ready to
operate; normal operating levels (hours per week/weeks per year) and time for downtime,
maintenance, repair, and cleanup; and a typical or representative product mix).
“Production” --All production in your establishment(s), including production consumed
internally within your firm.
“Shipments”--Shipments of products produced in your establishment(s). Quantities
reported should be net of returns.
“Home market commercial shipments”--Shipments, other than internal consumption and
transfers to related firms in the market in which your establishments are located.
“Home market internal consumption/transfers to related firms”--Shipments made to
related firms in the market in which your establishments are located, including product
consumed internally by your firm.
“Export shipments”--Shipments to destinations outside the country indicated on page 1,
including shipments to related firms.
“Inventories”--Finished goods inventory, not raw materials or work-in-progress.
Note: As requested in Part I of this questionnaire, please keep all supporting documents/records
used in the preparation of the trade data, as Commission staff may contact your firm regarding
questions on the trade data. The Commission may also request that your company submit copies
of the supporting documents/records (such as production and sales schedules, inventory records,
etc.) used to compile these data.
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Trade data--Continued.
Quantity (in actual units)
1
Actual Experience
Projections
Calendar year
Item
2012
2013
2014
January-March
2015
2016
2016
Calendar year
2017
2017
2018
2
Average production capacity
(A)
Beginning-of-period
inventories (B)
Production (C)
Home market shipments:
Internal consumption/
transfers (D)
Commercial home market
shipments (E)
Export shipments:
to the United States (F)
3
to all other markets (G)
Total exports (quantity) (H)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total shipments (quantity) (I)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
End-of-period inventories (J)
1
Please explain the basis for your firm’s projections.
.
The production capacity reported is based on operating
hours per week,
weeks per year. Please describe the
methodology used to calculate production capacity, and explain any changes in reported capacity:
.
3
Identify your firm’s principal other export markets:
.
2
RECONCILIATION OF SHIPMENTS, PRODUCTION, AND INVENTORY.--Generally, the data reported for the
end-of-period inventories (i.e., line J) should be equal to the beginning-of-period inventories (i.e., line B),
plus production (i.e., line C), less total shipments (i.e., lines D, E, F, and G). Please ensure that any
differences are not due to data entry errors in completing this form, but rather actually reflect your firm’s
records; and also provide any likely explanations for any differences (e.g., theft, loss, damage, record
systems issues, etc.) if they exist.
Actual experience
Projections
Calendar year
Item
B+C–D–E–F–G–
J= should equal zero
("0") or provide an
explanation.1
1
2012
2013
0
2014
0
January-March
2015
0
2016
0
2016
0
Calendar year
2017
0
2017
0
2018
0
Explanation if the calculated fields above are returning values other than zero (i.e., “0”) but are nonetheless accurate:
.
0
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Exports to the United States not produced by your firm.--Report your firm’s exports to the
United States of large residential washers that was produced in the country identified by your
firm on page 1 but not by your firm during the specified periods. Note these data should not be
included in question II-17.
Quantity (in actual units)
Actual experience
Calendar year
Item
2012
2013
2014
Projections
January-March
2015
2016
2016
2017
Calendar year
2017
2018
Exports of large residential
washers to the United States not
1
produced by your firm
1
List the producer(s).
II-19.
Other explanations.--If your firm would like to further explain a response to a question in Part II
that did not provide a narrative box, please note the question number and the explanation in
the space provided below. Please also use this space to highlight any issues your firm had in
providing the data in this section, including but not limited to technical issues with the MS Word
questionnaire.
.
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Correcting Valid number error messages.--If you are completing a Commission
questionnaire in a country that uses periods (“.”) to delineate multiples of 1000 (e.g., one million would
appear as $1.000.000 instead of as $1,000,000), you may be unable to enter in numbers greater than
999 in numeric form fields. This issues stem from your computer number formatting setting (e.g., not
the MS Word document itself, but the computer from which you are opening up the document). In the
United States commas (,) delineate multiples of 1000 and periods (.) delineate fractions less than one.
Many EU countries use the reverse where multiples of 1000 are delineated with periods (.) and
fractions less than one are delineated with commas (,). The US International Trade Commission’s
questionnaires are set-up in the United States with the U.S. number formatting. When this formatting
interacts with a computer set to EU number formatting, we believe this may cause this issue.
The solution to this data entry issue is to temporarily change your operating system’s number
formatting to be consistent with the U.S. number formatting system while you complete the
questionnaire.
To temporarily change your computer’s number settings to U.S. settings, please do the following (for
Microsoft Windows Operating system):
•
•
•
•
•
START
Control Panel
Region and Language (under Clock, Language, and Region category)
Format tab
Change the Format from your existing one (e.g. “Italian (Italy)”) to “English (United States)” (see
screen shots below)
When you do this the number “twelve million dollars and thirty five cents” would change from
$12.000.000,35 (Italy format) to $12,000,000.35 (U.S. format), and then there will be no conflict with
the USITC foreign producer questionnaire form. When you finish reporting the data then you can close
the questionnaire and switch back to Italy settings.
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HOW TO FILE YOUR QUESTIONNAIRE RESPONSE
This questionnaire is available as a “fillable” form in MS Word format on the
Commission’s website at:
https://www.usitc.gov/investigations/title_7/2017/large_residential_washers/safeguard.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: LRWS
• E-mail.—E-mail the MS Word questionnaire to [email protected]; include a scanned copy of the signed
certification page (page 1). Submitters are strongly encouraged to encrypt nonpublic documents that are
electronically transmitted to the Commission to protect your sensitive information from unauthorized
disclosure. The USITC secure drop-box system and the Electronic Document Information System (EDIS)
use Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) 140-2 cryptographic algorithms to encrypt data in
transit. Submitting your nonpublic documents by a means that does not use these encryption algorithms
(such as by email) may subject your firm’s nonpublic information to unauthorized disclosure during
transmission. If you choose a non-encrypted method of electronic transmission, the Commission warns
you that the risk of such possible unauthorized disclosure is assumed by you and not by the Commission.
If your firm did not produce or export 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 § 206.17). A list of such parties may be obtained from the Commission’s Secretary
(202-205-1803). A certificate of service must accompany the completed questionnaire you submit (see
19 CFR § 206.17). Service of the questionnaire must be made in paper form.
| File Type | application/pdf |
| File Title | USITCQUESTIONNAIRE |
| Author | Cassise, Chris |
| File Modified | 2017-06-19 |
| File Created | 2017-06-19 |