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U.S. PRODUCERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
CLAD STEEL PLATE FROM JAPAN
This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by August 24, 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 review of the antidumping duty order concerning clad steel plate from Japan (Inv. No. 731-TA-739
(Fourth Review)). The information requested in the questionnaire is requested under the authority of the Tariff Act of
1930, title VII. This report is mandatory and failure to reply as directed can result in a subpoena or other order to compel
the submission of records or information in your firm’s possession (19 U.S.C. § 1333(a)).
Name of firm
Address
City
State
Zip Code
Website
Has your firm produced clad steel plate (as defined on the 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)
Return questionnaire via the Commission Drop Box by clicking on the following link:
https://dropbox.usitc.gov/oinv/ (PIN: CLAD)
CERTIFICATION
I certify that the information herein supplied in response to this questionnaire is complete and correct to the best of my knowledge
and belief and understand that the information submitted is subject to audit and verification by the Commission. By means of this
certification I also grant consent for the Commission, and its employees and contract personnel, to use the information provided in
this questionnaire and throughout this proceeding in any other import-injury proceedings or reviews 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.--On July 2, 1996, the Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) issued an antidumping duty
order on imports of clad steel plate from Japan. On January 2, 2018, the Commission instituted a review
pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. § 1675(c)) (the Act) to determine whether
revocation of the order would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury to the
domestic industry within a reasonably foreseeable time. If both the Commission and Commerce make
an affirmative determination, the order will remain in place. If either the Commission or Commerce
makes a negative determination, Commerce will revoke the order. Questionnaires and other
information pertinent to this proceeding are available at
https://www.usitc.gov/investigations/701731/2018/clad_steel_plate_japan/fourth_review_full.htm.
Clad steel plate covered by these investigations is {a}ll clad 1 steel plate of a width of 600 millimeters
(“mm”) or more and a composite thickness of 4.5 mm or more. Clad steel plate is a rectangular finished
steel mill product consisting of a layer of cladding material (usually stainless steel or nickel) which is
metallurgically bonded to a base or backing of ferrous metal (usually carbon or low alloy steel) where
the latter predominates by weight.
Stainless clad steel plate is manufactured to American Society for Testing and Materials (“ASTM”)
specifications A263 (400 series stainless types) and A264 (300 series stainless types). Nickel and nickelbase alloy clad steel plate is manufactured to ASTM specification A265. These specifications are
illustrative but not necessarily all-inclusive.
Clad steel plate is currently imported under statistical reporting number 7210.90.1000 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). The HTSUS provisions are for convenience and
customs purposes; the written description of the scope is dispositive.
Reporting of information.-- If information is not readily available from your records in exactly the form
requested, furnish carefully prepared estimates. If your firm is completing more than one questionnaire
in connection with this proceeding (i.e., a producer, importer, and/or purchaser questionnaire), you
need not respond to duplicated questions in the questionnaires.
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.
Cladding is the association of layers of metals of different colors or natures by molecular interpenetration of the
surfaces in contact. This limited diffusion is characteristic of clad products and differentiates them from products
metalized in other manners (e.g., by normal electroplating). The various cladding processes include pouring molten
cladding metal onto the basic metal followed by rolling; simple hot-rolling of the cladding metal to ensure efficient
welding to the basic metal; any other method of deposition of superimposing of the cladding metal followed by
any mechanical or thermal process to ensure welding (e.g., electrocladding), in which the cladding metal (nickel,
chromium, etc.) is applied to the basic metal by electroplating, molecular interpenetration of the surfaces in
contact then being obtained by heat treatment at the appropriate temperature with subsequent cold rolling. See
Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System Explanatory Notes, Chapter 72, General Note (IV)(C)(2) (e).
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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 of your files, worksheets, and
supporting documents used in the preparation of the questionnaire response. Please also retain a copy
of the final document that you submit.
Release of information.--The information provided by your firm in response to this questionnaire, as
well as any other business proprietary information submitted by your firm to the Commission in
connection with this proceeding, may become subject to, and released under, the administrative
protective order provisions of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. § 1677f) and section 207.7 of the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR § 207.7). This means that certain lawyers and
other authorized individuals may temporarily be given access to the information for use in connection
with this proceeding or other import-injury proceedings conducted by the Commission on the same or
similar merchandise; those individuals would be subject to severe penalties if the information were
divulged to unauthorized individuals.
D-GRIDS tool.--The Commission has a tool that firms can use to move data from their own MS Excel
compilation files into self-contained data tables within this MS Word questionnaire, thereby reducing
the amount of cell-by-cell data entry that would be required to complete this form. This tool is a macroenabled MS Excel file available for download from the Commission's generic questionnaires webpage
(https://www.usitc.gov/trade_remedy/question.htm) called the "D-GRIDs tool." Use of this tool to help
your firm complete this questionnaire is optional. Firms opting to use the D-GRIDs tool to populate their
data into this questionnaire will need the D-GRIDs specification sheet PDF file specific to this proceeding
(available on the case page which is linked under the "Background" above) which includes the necessary
references relating to this questionnaire, as well as the macro-enable MS Excel D-GRIDs tool itself from
the generic questionnaires page. More detailed instructions on how to use the D-GRIDs tool are
available within the D-GRIDs tool itself.
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I-1.
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OMB statistics.--Please report below the actual number of hours required and the cost to your
firm of completing this questionnaire.
Hours
Dollars
The questions in this questionnaire have been reviewed with market participants to ensure that
issues of concern are adequately addressed and that data requests are sufficient, meaningful, and
as limited as possible. Public reporting burden for this questionnaire is estimated to average 50
hours per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, gathering data, and completing
and reviewing the questionnaire.
We welcome comments regarding the accuracy of this burden estimate, suggestions for reducing
the burden, and any suggestions for improving this questionnaire. Please attach such comments
to your response or send to the Office of Investigations, USITC, 500 E St. SW, Washington, DC
20436.
I-2.
Establishments covered.--Provide the city, state, zip code, and brief description of each
establishment covered by this questionnaire. If your firm is publicly traded, please specify the
stock exchange and trading symbol in the footnote to the table. Firms operating more than one
establishment should combine the data for all establishments into a single report.
“Establishment”--Each facility of a firm involved in the production of clad steel plate, including
auxiliary facilities operated in conjunction with (whether or not physically separate from) such
facilities.
Establishments
covered1
City, State
Zip (5 digit)
Description
1
2
3
4
5
6
1
I-3.
Additional discussion on establishments consolidated in this questionnaire:
Position regarding continuation of order.--Does your firm support or oppose continuation of
the following antidumping duty order currently in place for clad steel plate?
Country
Japan
Support
Oppose
Take no position
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I-4.
Ownership.--Is your firm owned, in whole or in part, by any other firm?
No
Firm name
I-5.
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Yes--List the following information.
Address
Extent of
ownership
(percent)
Related importers/exporters.--Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or
foreign, that are engaged in importing clad steel plate into the United States or that are engaged
in exporting clad steel plate to the United States?
No
Firm name
Yes--List the following information.
Country
Affiliation
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I-6.
Related producers.--Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or foreign, that are
engaged in the production of clad steel plate?
No
Yes--List the following information.
Firm name
I-7.
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Country
Affiliation
Business plan.--In Parts II and IV of this questionnaire we request a copy of your company’s
business plan. Does your company or any related firm have a business plan or any internal
documents that describe, discuss, or analyze expected market conditions for clad steel plate?
No
Yes
If yes, please provide the requested documents. If you are not providing the
requested documents, please explain why not.
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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Drew Dushkes (202-2053229, [email protected]). Supply all data requested on a calendar-year basis.
II-1.
Contact information.-- Please identify the responsible individual and the manner by which
Commission staff may contact that individual regarding the confidential information submitted
in part II.
Name
Title
Email
Telephone
II-2a.
Changes in operations.--Please indicate whether your firm has experienced any of the following
changes in relation to the production of clad steel plate 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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II -2b
Anticipated changes in operations.—Does your firm anticipate any changes in in the character
of its operations or organization relating to the production of clad steel plate in the future?
No
II-3a.
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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 documentations that
address this issue. Include in your response a specific projection of your
firm’s capacity to produce clad steel plate (in short tons) for 2018 and
2019.
Yes
Production using same machinery.-- Please report your firm’s production of products made on
the same equipment, machinery, or employees as used to produce clad steel plate, and the
combined production capacity on this shared equipment, machinery, or employees in the
periods indicated.
“Overall production capacity” or “capacity” – The level of production that your
establishment(s) could reasonably have expected to attain during the specified periods. Assume
normal operating conditions (i.e., using equipment and machinery in place and ready to
operate; normal operating levels (hours per week/weeks per year) and time for downtime,
maintenance, repair, and cleanup).
Note.--If your firm does not produce any out-of-scope merchandise on the same machinery and
equipment as scope merchandise then the "overall production capacity" numbers reported in
this question should be exactly equal to the "average production capacity" numbers reported in
question II-4a. If, however, your firm does produce out-of-scope merchandise using the same
machinery and equipment as scope mercandhise, then the "average production capacity"
reported in question II-4a should exclude the portion of "overall production capacity" that was
used to produce this out-of-scope merchandise.
“Production” – All production in your U.S. establishment(s), including production consumed
internally within your firm and production for another firm under a toll agreement.
Quantity (in short tons)
Calendar years
Item
Overall production capacity
2015
2016
January-June
2017
2017
2018
1
Production of:
Clad steel plate2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Out-of-scope production.-Other products3
Total production using same
machinery or workers
Data reported for capacity (first line) should be greater than data reported for total production (last line).
Data entered for production of clad steel plate will populate here once reported in question II-4a.
3
Please identify these products:
.
1
2
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II-3b.
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Operating parameters.--The production capacity reported in II-3a is based on the following
operating paramaters:
Hours per week
Weeks per year
II-3c.
Capacity calculation.--Please describe the methodology used to calculate overall production
capacity reported in II-3a, and explain any changes in reported capacity.
II-3d.
Production constraints.--Please describe the constraint(s) that set the limit(s) on your firm’s
production capacity.
II-3e.
Product shifting.—
(i)
Is your firm able to switch production (capacity) between clad steel plate 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-3f.
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Production mill details.--Please list and describe all individual mill locations used by your firm to
produce clad steel plate.
Location
Mill type
Explosion Roll
Other
bond
bond
Types of clad steel
plate produced
Production
constraints
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Production, shipment, and inventory data.--Report your firm’s production capacity, production,
shipments, and inventories related to the production of clad steel plate in its U.S. establishment(s)
during the specified periods.
“Average production capacity” or “capacity” – The level of production that your
establishment(s) could reasonably have expected to attain during the specified periods. Assume
normal operating conditions (i.e., using equipment and machinery in place and ready to
operate; normal operating levels (hours per week/weeks per year) and time for downtime,
maintenance, repair, and cleanup; and a typical or representative product mix).
“Production” – All production in your U.S. establishment(s), including production consumed
internally within your firm and production for another firm under a toll agreement.
“U.S. commercial shipments” –Shipments made within the United States as a result of an arm’s
length commercial transaction in the ordinary course of business. Report net values (i.e., gross
sales values less all discounts, allowances, rebates, prepaid freight, and the value of returned
goods) in U.S. dollars, f.o.b. your point of shipment.
“Internal consumption” – Product consumed internally by your firm. Such transactions are
valued at fair market value.
“Transfers to related firms” –Shipments made to related domestic firms. Such transactions
are valued at fair market value.
“Related firm” –A firm that your firm solely or jointly owns, manages, or otherwise controls.
“Export shipments” –Shipments to destinations outside the United States, including shipments
to related firms.
“Inventories”— Finished goods inventory, not raw materials or work-in-progress.
Note: As requested in Part I of this questionnaire, please keep all supporting documents/records
used in the preparation of the trade data, as Commission staff may contact your firm regarding
questions on the trade data. The Commission may also request that your company submit copies
of the supporting documents/records (such as production and sales schedules, inventory records,
etc.) used to compile these data.
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Production, shipment, and inventory data. --Continued
Quantity (in short tons) and value (in $1,000)
Calendar year
Item
2015
2016
January-June
2017
2017
2018
Average production
capacity1 (quantity) (A)
Beginning-of-period
inventories (quantity) (B)
Production (quantity) (C)
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
quantity (D)
value (E)
Internal consumption:2
quantity (F)
value (G)
Transfers to related
firms:2
quantity (H)
value (I)
Export shipments:3
quantity (J)
value (K)
End-of-period inventories
(quantity) (L)
1
The production capacity reported is based on operating
hours per week,
weeks per year. Please
describe the methodology used to calculate production capacity, and explain any changes in reported capacity (use
additional pages as necessary).
.
2
Internal consumption and transfers to related firms must be valued at fair market value. Does your firm use a
different basis for valuing these transactions, please specify that basis (e.g., cost, cost plus, etc.):
(however,
provide the data above at fair market value).
3
Identify your firm’s principal export markets:
.
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Production, shipment, and inventory data.--Continued
RECONCILIATION OF SHIPMENTS, PRODUCTION, AND INVENTORY.--Generally, the data reported for the
end-of-period inventories (i.e., line L) should be equal to the beginning-of-period inventories (i.e., line B),
plus production (i.e., line C), less total shipments (i.e., lines D, F, H, and J). Please ensure that any
differences are not due to data entry errors in completing this form, but rather reflect your firm’s actual
records; and, also provide explanations for any differences (e.g., theft, loss, damage, record systems
issues, etc.) if they exist.
Calendar year
Item
2015
B+C–D–F–H–J–L
= should equal zero
("0") or provide an
explanation.1
January-June
2016
0
2017
0
2017
0
2018
0
0
Explanation if the calculated fields above are returning values other than zero (i.e., “0”) but are
nonetheless accurate:
.
1
II-4b.
Channels of distribution.-- Report your firm’s U.S. shipments by channel of distribution.
Quantity (in short tons)
Calendar year
Item
2015
2016
January-June
2017
2017
2018
Channels of distribution:
Commercial U.S.
shipments—
to distributors (M)
to fabricators (N)
to end users (O)
RECONCILIATION OF CHANNELS.--Please ensure that the quantities reported for channels of distribution
(i.e., lines M, N, and O) in 2017 equal the quantity reported for U.S. shipments (i.e., lines D, F, and H) in
2017. If the calculated fields below return values other than zero (i.e., “0”), the data reported must be
revised prior to submission to the Commission.
Calendar year
Reconciliation item
M+N+O–D–F-H=
zero ("0"), if not revise.
2015
2016
0
January-June
2017
0
2017
0
2018
0
0
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II-4c. Historical U.S. shipment data. --Report the quantity and value of your firm’s U.S. shipments
(including commercial U.S. shipments, internal consumption, and transfers, but not including exports) of
clad steel plate produced in your U.S. establishment(s) during the specified periods.
Quantity (in short tons)
Item
2012
2013
2014
U.S. shipments
Quantity (P)
Value (Q)
II-5.
U.S. shipments by cladding material.-- Report your firm’s U.S. shipments by cladding material.
Quantity (in short tons)
Calendar year
Item
2017
Cladding material:
U.S. shipments—
Stainless steel (R)
Nickel and nickel alloy (S)
Titanium (T)
Other (U)1
Total
1
Please identify these other types of cladding material:
0
.
RECONCILIATION OF CHANNELS.--Please ensure that the quantities reported for U.S. shipments by
cladding material (i.e., lines R, S, T and U) in 2017 equal the quantity reported for U.S. shipments (i.e.,
lines D, F, and H) in 2017. If the calculated fields below return values other than zero (i.e., “0”), the data
reported must be revised prior to submission to the Commission.
Calendar year
Reconciliation item
R + S + T + U – D – F – H = zero ("0"), if
not revise.
2017
0
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U.S. shipments by base metal.-- Report your firm’s U.S. shipments by base metal.
Quantity (in short tons)
Calendar year
Item
2017
Base metal:
U.S. shipments—
Carbon steel (V)
Low alloy (W)
Other (X)1
Total
1
Please identify these other types of base metal:
0
.
RECONCILIATION OF CHANNELS.--Please ensure that the quantities reported for U.S. shipments by base
metal (i.e., lines V, W, and X) in 2017 equal the quantity reported for U.S. shipments (i.e., lines D, F, and
H) in 2017. If the calculated fields below return values other than zero (i.e., “0”), the data reported must
be revised prior to submission to the Commission.
Calendar year
Reconciliation item
V + W + X – D – F – H = zero ("0"), if not
revise.
2015
0
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U.S. shipments by thickness.-- Report your firm’s U.S. shipments by thickness.
Quantity (in short tons)
Calendar year
Item
2017
Thickness:
U.S. shipments—
Less than or equal to 1 inch (Y)
Greater than 1 inch but less than or
equal to 2 inches (Z)
Greater than 2 inches (AA)
Total
0
RECONCILIATION OF CHANNELS.--Please ensure that the quantities reported for U.S. shipments by
thickness (i.e., lines Y, Z, and AA) in 2017 equal the quantity reported for U.S. shipments (i.e., lines D, F,
and H) in 2017. If the calculated fields below return values other than zero (i.e., “0”), the data reported
must be revised prior to submission to the Commission.
Calendar year
Reconciliation item
Y + Z + AA – D – F – H = zero ("0"), if not
revise.
2017
0
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Employment data.--Report your firm’s employment-related data related to the production of
clad steel plate and provide an explanation for any trends in these data.
“Production and Related Workers” (PRWs) includes working supervisors and all nonsupervisory
workers (including group leaders and trainees) engaged in fabricating, processing, assembling,
inspecting, receiving, storage, handling, packing, warehousing, shipping, trucking, hauling,
maintenance, repair, janitorial and guard services, product development, auxiliary production
for plant’s own use (e.g., power plant), recordkeeping, and other services closely associated with
the above production operations.
Average number employed may be computed by adding the number of employees, both full
time and part time, for the 12 pay periods ending closest to the 15th of the month and divide
that total by 12. For the January to June periods, calculate similarly and divide by 6.
If your firm had the same number of PRWs in all calendar years and had not experienced
any changes in PRWs in the most recent interim period, you would have the same
number of PRWs for the interim periods, regardless of whether the interim periods are
Jan-Mar (Q1), Jan-June (Q1+Q2), or Jan-Sept (Q1+Q2+Q3).”
“Hours worked” includes time paid for sick leave, holidays, and vacation time. Include overtime
hours actually worked; do not convert overtime pay to its equivalent in straight time hours.
“Wages paid” –Total wages paid before deductions of any kind (e.g., withholding taxes, old-age
and unemployment insurance, group insurance, union dues, bonds, etc.). Include wages paid
directly by your firm for overtime, holidays, vacations, and sick leave.
Calendar year
Item
2015
Employment data:
Average number of
PRWs (number)
Hours worked by PRWs
(1,000 hours)
Wages paid to PRWs
($1,000)
Explanation of trends:
2016
January-June
2017
2017
2018
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II-9.
Transfers to related firms.--If your firm reported transfers to related firms in question II-4,
please indicate the nature of the relationship between your firm and the related firms (e.g., joint
venture, wholly owned subsidiary), whether the transfers were priced at market value or by a
non-market formula, whether your firm retained marketing rights to all transfers, and whether
the related firms also processed inputs from sources other than your firm.
II-10.
Purchases.-- Has your firm purchased clad steel plate produced in the United States or in other
countries since January 1, 2012? (Do not include imports for which your firm was the importer
of record. These should be reported in an importer questionnaire).
“Purchase” – A transaction to buy product from a U.S. corporate entity such as another U.S.
producer, a U.S. distributor, or a U.S. firm that has directly imported the product.
“Import” –A transaction to buy from a foreign supplier where your firm is the importer of
record.
No
Yes
If yes-- Report such purchases in the table below and explain the reasons
for your firms' purchases:
Note: If your firm served as the importer of record for any purchases from foreign suppliers,
either for your own account or as a service for another entity, those purchases are to be
considered "imports" not "purchases" and should not be included in the table below
Quantity (in short tons)
Calendar years
Item
2015
2016
2017
January-June
2017
2018
Purchases from U.S.
importers1 of clad
steel plate from—
Japan
All other sources
Purchases from
domestic
producers2
Purchases from
other sources2
Please list the name of the importer(s) from which your firm purchased this product. If your firm’s
import suppliers differ by source, please identify the source for each listed supplier:
.
1
Please list the name of the producer(s) or U.S. distributor(s) from which your firm purchased this
product:
.
2
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Toll production.--Since January 1, 2012, has your firm been involved in a toll agreement
regarding the production of clad steel plate?
“Toll agreement”--Agreement between two firms whereby the first firm furnishes the raw
materials and the second firm uses the raw materials to produce a product that it then returns
to the first firm with a charge for processing costs, overhead, etc.
No
II-12.
Yes
If yes-- Please describe the toll arrangement(s) and name the firm(s)
involved.
Foreign trade zones.-Firm's FTZ operations.--Does your firm produce clad steel plate in and/or admit clad
steel plate into a foreign trade zone (FTZ)?
(a)
“Foreign trade zone” is a designated location in the United States where firms utilize
special procedures that allow delayed or reduced customs duty payments on foreign
merchandise. A foreign trade zone must be designed as such pursuant to the rules and
procedures set forth in the Foreign-Trade Zones Act.
No
If yes-- Describe the nature of your firms operations in FTZs and identify
the specific FTZ site(s).
Other firms' FTZ operations.--To your knowledge, do any firms in the United States
import clad steel plate into a foreign trade zone (FTZ) for use in distribution of clad steel
plate and/or the production of downstream articles?
(b)
No
II-13.
Yes
Yes
If yes--Identify the firms and the FTZs.
Direct imports.--Since January 1, 2012, has your firm imported clad steel plate?
“Importer” – The person or firm primarily liable for the payment of any duties on the
merchandise, or an authorized agent acting on his behalf. The importer may be the consignee,
or the importer of record.
No
Yes
If yes-- COMPLETE AND RETURN A U.S. IMPORTERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
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II-14.
Effect of order.--Describe the significance of the existing antidumping duty order covering
imports of clad steel plate from Japan in terms of its effect on your firm’s production capacity,
production, U.S. shipments, inventories, purchases, employment, revenues, costs, profits, cash
flow, capital expenditures, research and development expenditures, and asset values. You may
wish to compare your firm’s operations before and after the imposition of the order.
II-15.
Likely impact of revocation.--Would your firm anticipate any changes in in the character of its
operations or organization, including its production capacity, production, U.S. shipments,
inventories, purchases, employment, revenues, costs, profits, cash flow, capital expenditures,
research and development expenditures, or asset values relating to the production of clad steel
plate in the future if the antidumping duty orders on clad steel plate from Japan were to be
revoked?
No
II-16.
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 your
response a specific projection of your firm’s capacity to
produce clad steel plate (in short tons) for 2018 and 2019.
Other explanations:--If your firm would like to explain further a response to a question in Part II
that did not provide a narrative box, please note the question number and the explanation in
the space provided below. Please also use this space to highlight any issues your firm had in
providing the data in this section, including but not limited to technical issues with the MS Word
questionnaire.
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PART III.--FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Address questions on this part of the questionnaire to Samuel Varela-Molina (202-205-3429,
[email protected]).
III-1.
Contact information.-- Please identify the responsible individual and the manner by which
Commission staff may contact that individual regarding the confidential information submitted
in part III.
Name
Title
Email
Telephone
III-2.
Accounting system.--Briefly describe your firm’s financial accounting system.
A.
When does your firm’s fiscal year end (month and day)?
If your firm’s fiscal year changed during the data-collection period, explain below:
B.1.
Describe the lowest level of operations (e.g., plant, division, company-wide) for which
financial statements are prepared that include clad steel plate:
2.
3.
4.
Does your firm prepare profit/loss statements for clad steel plate:
Yes
No
How often did your firm (or parent company) prepare financial statements (including
annual reports, 10Ks)? Please check relevant items below.
Audited,
unaudited,
annual reports,
10Ks,
10Qs,
Monthly,
quarterly,
semi-annually,
annually
Accounting basis:
GAAP,
cash,
tax, or
other comprehensive basis of
accounting (specify)
Note: As requested in Part I of this questionnaire, please keep all supporting documents/records
used in the preparation of the financial data, as Commission staff may contact your firm
regarding questions on the financial data. The Commission may also request that your company
submit copies of the supporting documents/records (financial statements, including internal
profit-and-loss statements for the division or product group that includes clad steel plate, as well
as specific statements and worksheets) used to compile these data.
III-3.
Cost accounting system.--Briefly describe your firm’s cost accounting system (e.g., standard
cost, job order cost, etc.).
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III-4.
Allocation basis.--Briefly describe your firm’s allocation basis, if any, for COGS, SG&A, and
interest expense and other income and expenses.
III-5.
Product listing.--Please list the products your firm produces in the facilities in which it produces
clad steel plate, and provide the share of net sales accounted for by these products in your
firm’s most recent fiscal year.
Products
Share of sales
Clad steel plate
%
%
%
%
%
III-6.
Does your firm purchase inputs (raw materials, labor, energy, or any services) used in the
production of clad steel plate from any related suppliers (e.g., inclusive of transactions between
related firms, divisions and/or other components within the same company)?
Yes--Continue to question III-7.
No--Continue to question III-9a.
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Inputs from related suppliers.--Please identify the inputs used in the production of clad steel
plate that your firm purchases from related suppliers and that are reflected in question III-9a.
For “Share of total COGS” please report this information by relevant input on the basis of your
most recently completed fiscal year. For “Input valuation” please describe the basis, as
recorded in the company’s own accounting system, of the purchase cost from the related
supplier; e.g., the related supplier’s actual cost, cost plus, negotiated transfer price to
approximate fair market value.
Input
Related supplier
Share of total COGS
Input valuation as recorded in the firm’s accounting books and records
III-8.
Inputs from related suppliers at cost.--Please confirm that the inputs purchased from related
suppliers, as identified in III-7, were reported in III-9a (financial results on clad steel plate) in a
manner consistent with the firm’s accounting books and records.
Yes
No
If no--In the space below, please report the valuation basis of inputs
purchased from related suppliers as reported in question III-9a.:
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III-9a. Operations on clad steel plate.--Report the revenue and related cost information requested
below on the clad steel plate operations of your firm’s U.S. establishment(s).1 Do not report
resales of products. Note that internal consumption and transfers to related firms must be
valued at fair market value. Input purchases from related suppliers should be consistent with
and based on information in the firm’s accounting books and records. Provide data for your
firm’s three most recently completed fiscal years, and for the specified interim periods.
Quantity (in short tons) and value (in $1,000)
Item
Fiscal years ended--
2015
2016
January-June
2017
2017
2018
quantities:2
Net sales
Commercial sales (“CS”)
Internal consumption (“IC”)
Transfers to related firms
(“Transfers”)
Total net sales quantities
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total COGS
0
0
0
0
0
Gross profit or (loss)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
values:2
Net sales
Commercial sales
Internal consumption
Transfers to related firms
Total net sales values
Cost of goods sold
Raw materials
(COGS):3
Direct labor
Other factory costs
Selling, general, and administrative
(SG&A) expenses:
Selling expenses
General and administrative
expenses
Total SG&A expenses
Operating income (loss)
Other expenses and income:
Interest expense
All other expense items
All other income items
Net income or (loss) before income
taxes
Depreciation/amortization included
above
Include only sales (whether domestic or export) and costs related to your U.S. manufacturing operations.
Less discounts, returns, allowances, and prepaid freight. The quantities and values should approximate the corresponding shipment quantities
and values reported in Part II of this questionnaire.
3 COGS (whether for domestic or export sales) should include costs associated with CS, IC, and Transfers.
1
2
Note -- The table above contains calculations that will appear when you have entered data in the MS
Word form fields.
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III-9b. Financial data reconciliation.--The calculable line items from question III-9a (i.e., total net sales
quantities and values, total COGS, gross profit (or loss), total SG&A, and net income (or loss))
have been calculated from the data submitted in the other line items. Do the calculated fields
return the correct data according to your firm's financial records ignoring non-material
differences that may arise due to rounding?
Yes
No--If the calculated fields do not show the correct data, please double check the
feeder data for data entry errors and revise.
Also, check signs accorded to the post operating income line items; the two
expense line items should report positive numbers (i.e., expenses are
positive and incomes or reversals are negative--instances of the latter
should be rare in those lines) while the income line item also in most
instances should have its value be a positive number (i.e., income is positive,
expenses or reversals are negative).
If after reviewing and potentially revising the feeder data your firm has
provided, the differences between your records and the calculated fields
persist please identify and discuss the differences in the space below.
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Raw materials.--Please report the share of total raw material costs in 2017 (reported in III-9a)
for the following raw material inputs:
Procurement method
Input
Share of total raw
material costs
(percent)
Primarily
produced by
your firm
Primarily
purchased by
your firm
Cladding material:
Stainless steel
Nickel and nickel alloy
Titanium
Other1
Total
Base metal:
Carbon steel
Low alloy
Other2
Other raw material input:3
Total (should sum to 100 percent)
0.0
Please indicate any other notable "other" raw materials not expressly identified above and provide
the share of the total raw material costs that they account for:
2
Please indicate any other notable "other" raw materials not expressly identified above and provide
the share of the total raw material costs that they account for:
3
Please indicate any other notable "other" raw materials not expressly identified above and provide
the share of the total raw material costs that they account for:
1
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III-10. Nonrecurring items (charges and gains) included in the subject product financial results.--For
each annual and interim period for which financial results are reported in question III-9a, please
specify all material (significant) nonrecurring items (charges and gains) in the schedule below,
the specific question III-9a line item where the nonrecurring items are included, a brief
description of the relevant nonrecurring items, and the associated values (in $1,000), as
reflected in question III-9a; i.e., if an aggregate nonrecurring item has been allocated to question
III-9a, only the allocated value amount included in question III-9a should be reported in the
schedule below. Note: The Commission’s objective here is to gather information only on
material (significant) nonrecurring items which impacted the reported financial results of the
subject product in question III-9a.
Item
Fiscal years
2015
2016
January-June
2017
2017
2018
Value ($1,000)
Nonrecurring item 1
Nonrecurring item 2
Nonrecurring item 3
Nonrecurring item 4
Nonrecurring item 5
Nonrecurring item 6
Nonrecurring item 7
Nonrecurring item: In this table please provide a brief description of each nonrecurring item reported above and
indicate the specific line item in table III-9a where the nonrecurring item is classified.
Description of the
nonrecurring item
Nonrecurring item 1
Nonrecurring item 2
Nonrecurring item 3
Nonrecurring item 4
Nonrecurring item 5
Nonrecurring item 6
Nonrecurring item 7
Income statement classification of the nonrecurring item
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III-11. Classification of identified nonrecurring items (charges and gains) in the accounting books and
records of the company.--If non-recurring items were reported in question III-10 above, please
identify where your company recorded these items in your accounting books and records in the
normal course of business; i.e., just as responses to question III-10 identify where these items
are reported in question III-9a.
III-12. Asset values.--Report the total assets (i.e., both current and long-term assets) associated with
the production, warehousing, and sale of clad steel plate. If your firm does not maintain some or
all of the specific asset information necessary to calculate total assets for clad steel plate in the
normal course of business, please estimate this information based upon a method (such as
production, sales, or costs) that is consistent with relevant cost allocations in question III-9a.
Provide data as of the end of your firm’s three most recently completed fiscal years.
Note: Total assets should reflect net assets after any accumulated depreciation and allowances
deducted.
Total assets should be allocated to the subject products if these assets are also related to other
products. Please provide a brief explanation if there are any substantial changes in total asset
value during the period; e.g., due to asset write-offs, revaluation, and major purchases.
Value (in $1,000)
Item
Fiscal years ended-2015
Total assets (net)
1
Describe:
1
2016
2017
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III-13. Capital expenditures and research and development expenses.--Report your firm’s capital
expenditures and research and development expenses for clad steel plate. Provide data for your
firm’s three most recently completed fiscal years, and for the specified interim periods.
Value (in $1,000)
Item
Fiscal years ended-2015
Capital expenditures
January-June
2016
2017
2017
2018
1
Research and development
expenses2
1
2
Please describe the nature, focus, and significance of your firm’s capital expenditures on the subject product.
Please describe the nature, focus, and significance of your firm’s R&D expenses related to subject product.
III-14. Data consistency and reconciliation.--Please indicate whether your firm’s financial data for
questions III-9a, 12, and 13 are based on a calendar year or your firm’s fiscal year:
Calendar year
Fiscal year
Specify fiscal year
Please note the quantities and values reported in question III-9a should reconcile with the data
reported in question II-4a (including export shipments) as long as they are reported on the same
calendar year basis.
RECONCILIATION OF TRADE VS FINANCIAL DATA.-- Please ensure that the quantities and values reported
for total shipments in part II equal the quantities and values reported for total net sales in part III of this
questionnaire in each time period unless the financial data from part III are reported on a fiscal year
basis, in which case only the interim periods must reconcile. If the calculated fields below return values
other than zero (i.e., “0”) and both are being reported on a calendar basis, please explain the discrepancy
below.
Full year data
Reconciliation
2015
2016
Partial year periods
2017
2017
2018
Quantity: Trade data from question
II-4a (lines D, F, H, and J) less
financial total net sales quantity data
from question III-9a, = zero ("0").
0
0
0
0
0
Value: Trade data from question II4a (lines E, G, I, and K) less financial
total net sales value data from
question III-9a, = zero ("0").
0
0
0
0
0
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Do these data in question III-9a reconcile with data in question II-4a?
Yes
No
If no, please explain.
III-15. Other explanations.--If your firm would like to further explain a response to a question in Part III
that did not provide a narrative box, please note the question number and the explanation in
the space provided below. Please also use this space to highlight any issues your firm had in
providing the data in this section, including but not limited to technical issues with the MS Word
questionnaire.
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PART IV.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Andrew Knipe (202-2052390, [email protected]).
IV-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 IV.
Name
Title
Email
Telephone
PRICE DATA
IV-2.
Pricing.—
(a)
Are you familiar with prices of Japanese clad steel plate in non U.S markets?
No
Yes
(Skip to IV-3)
(b)
Please respond to part (b)
How do product offerings and prices of Japanese clad steel plate compare to similar
U.S.-produced clad steel plate?
Generally
Generally Please explain, noting any differences in product
Higher
Comparable
Lower
offerings
IV-3.
Price setting.--How does your firm determine the prices that it charges for sales of clad steel
plate (check all that apply)? If your firm issues price lists, please submit sample pages of a
recent list.
Transaction
by
transaction
Contracts
Set
price
lists
Other
If other, describe
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Discount policy.--Please indicate and describe your firm’s discount policies (check all that apply).
Quantity
discounts
IV-5.
Annual
total
volume
discounts
No
discount
policy
Other
Describe
Pricing terms.-(a)
What are your firm’s typical sales terms for its U.S.-produced clad steel plate?
Net 30
days
(b)
Net 60
days
2/10 net
30 days
Other
Other (specify)
On what basis are your firm’s prices of domestic clad steel plate usually quoted (check
one)?
Delivered
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F.o.b.
If f.o.b., specify point
Contract versus spot.--Approximately what share of your firm’s sales of its U.S.-produced clad
steel plate in 2017 was on a (1) long-term contract basis, (2) annual contract basis, (3) shortterm contract basis, and (4) spot sales basis?
Share of
2017 sales
Long-term
contracts
(multiple
deliveries for
more than 12
months)
%
Type of sale
Short-term
Annual
contracts
contracts
(multiple
(multiple
deliveries for
deliveries for
less than 12
12 months)
months)
%
Spot sales
(for a single
delivery)
%
%
Total
(should sum to
100.0%)
0.0
%
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Contract provisions.--Please fill out the table regarding your firm’s typical sales contracts for
U.S.-produced clad steel plate (or check “not applicable” if your firm does not sell on a longterm, short-term and/or annual contract basis).
Typical sales
contract provisions
Item
Average contract
duration
No. of
days
Price renegotiation
(during contract
period)
Yes
Fixed quantity
and/or price
Short-term contracts
(multiple deliveries
for less than 12
months)
Annual contracts
(multiple
deliveries for 12
months)
Long-term contracts
(multiple deliveries
for more than 12
months)
365
No
Quantity
Price
Both
Yes
Meet or release
provision
No
Not applicable
IV-8.
Lead times.--What is the typical lead time between a customer’s order and the date of delivery
for your firm’s sales of its U.S.-produced clad steel plate?
Source
Share of 2017 sales
From inventory
%
Produced to order
%
Total (should sum to 100.0%)
0.0 %
Lead time (Average
number of days)
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Shipping information.-(a)
What is the approximate percentage of the cost of U.S.-produced clad steel plate that is
accounted for by U.S. inland transportation costs?
%
(b)
Who generally arranges the transportation to your firm’s customers’ locations?
Your firm
Purchaser (check one)
(c)
Indicate the approximate percentage of your firm’s sales of clad steel plate that are
delivered the following distances from your firm’s production facility.
Distance from production facility
Share
Within 100 miles
%
101 to 1,000 miles
%
Over 1,000 miles
%
Total (should sum to 100.0%)
0.0
%
IV-10. Geographical shipments.-- In which U.S. geographic market area(s) has your firm sold its U.S.produced clad steel plate since January 1, 2012 (check all that apply)?
Geographic area
Northeast.–CT, ME, MA, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, and VT.
Midwest.–IL, IN, IA, KS, MI, MN, MO, NE, ND, OH, SD, and WI.
Southeast.–AL, DE, DC, FL, GA, KY, MD, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, and WV.
Central Southwest.–AR, LA, OK, and TX.
Mountains.–AZ, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, UT, and WY.
Pacific Coast.–CA, OR, and WA.
Other.–All other markets in the United States not previously listed,
including AK, HI, PR, and VI.
√ if applicable
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IV-11. End uses.-(a)
List the end uses of the clad steel plate that your firm manufactures. For each end-use
product, what percentage of the total cost is accounted for by clad steel plate vs. other
inputs?
Share of total cost of end use product
accounted for by
End use product
(b)
Clad steel plate
Other inputs
Total
(should sum to
100.0% across)
%
%
0.0 %
%
%
0.0 %
%
%
0.0 %
Have there been any changes in the end uses of clad steel plate since January 1, 2012?
Do you anticipate any future changes?
Changes in end
uses
Changes since
January 1, 2012
Anticipated
changes
No
Yes
Explain
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IV-12. Substitutes.-(a)
Can other products be substituted for clad steel plate?
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 clad steel plate?
No Yes
Explanation
1.
2.
3.
(b)
Have there been any changes in the number or types of products that can be
substituted for clad steel plate since January 1, 2012? Do you anticipate any future
changes in the next two years?
Changes in
substitutes
No
Yes
Explain
Changes since
January 1, 2012
Anticipated
changes
IV-13. Availability of supply.--Has the availability of clad steel plate in the U.S. market changed since
January 1, 2012? Do you anticipate any future changes in the next two years?
Availability in the U.S. market
Changes since January 1, 2012:
U.S.-produced product
Imports from Japan
Imports from all other countries
Anticipated changes:
U.S.-produced product
Imports from Japan
Imports from all other countries
No
Yes
Please explain, noting the countries and reasons for
the changes.
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IV-14. Demand trends.--Indicate how demand within the United States and outside of the United
States (if known) for clad steel plate has changed since January 1, 2012, and how you anticipate
demand will change in the next two years. Explain any trends and describe the principal factors
that have affected, and that you anticipate will affect, these changes in demand.
Market
Overall
increase
No
change
Fluctuate
Overall
with no
decrease clear trend
Explanation and factors
Demand since January 1, 2012
Within the
United States
Outside the
United States
Anticipated future demand
Within the
United States
Outside the
United States
IV-15. Product changes.--Have there been any significant changes in the product range, product mix,
or marketing of clad steel plate since January 1, 2012? Do you anticipate any future changes in
the next two years?
Changes in
product range,
product mix, or
marketing
Changes since
January 1, 2012
Anticipated
changes
No
Yes
Explain
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Conditions of competition.-(a)
Is the clad steel plate market subject to business cycles (other than general economywide conditions) and/or other conditions of competition distinctive to clad steel plate?
Check all that apply.
No
Please describe.
Skip to question IV-17.
Yes-Business cycles (e.g.
seasonal business)
Yes-Other distinctive conditions
of competition
(b)
If yes, have there been any changes in the business cycles or conditions of competition
for clad steel plate since January 1, 2012?
No
Yes
If yes, describe.
IV-17. Supply constraints.--Has your firm refused, declined, or been unable to supply clad steel plate
since January 1, 2012 (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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IV-18. Raw materials.--
(a)
Indicate how clad steel plate raw material prices have changed since January 1, 2012,
and how you expect they will change in the future.
Raw materials
prices
Fluctuate
with no Explain, noting how raw material price
clear
changes have affected your firm’s
Overall
No
Overall
increase change decrease trend
selling prices for clad steel plate.
Changes since
January 1, 2012
Anticipated
changes
(b)
Are your firm’s selling prices for clad steel plate indexed to raw material costs, including
base steel, cladding material, and/or other raw materials?
Type of sale
No
Yes
Please explain, noting the type of input material and which
publication the input(s) are indexed to.
Contract
Spot
IV-19. Surcharges.--Does your firm’s pricing of clad steel plate include the use of surcharges for
particular raw materials or other inputs?
Type of sale
No
Yes
Please explain, noting the specific material or input(s) and the
formula(s) used.
Contract
Spot
IV-20. Price comparisons.--Please compare market prices of clad steel plate in U.S. and non-U.S.
markets, if known. Provide specific information as to time periods and regions for any price
comparisons.
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IV-21. Market studies.--Please provide as a separate attachment to this request any studies, surveys,
etc. that you are aware of that quantify and/or otherwise discuss clad steel plate supply
(including production capacity and capacity utilization) and demand in (1) the United States, (2)
each of the other major producing/consuming countries, including Japan, and (3) the world as a
whole. Of particular interest is such data from 2015 to the present and forecasts for the future.
IV-22. Export constraints.--Describe how easily your firm can shift its sales of clad steel plate between
the U.S. market and alternative country markets. In your discussion, please describe any
contracts, other sales arrangements, or other constraints that would prevent or retard your firm
from shifting clad steel plate between the U.S. and alternative country markets within a 12month period.
IV-23. Barriers to trade.--Are your firm’s exports of clad steel plate subject to any tariff or non-tariff
barriers to trade in other countries?
No
Yes
If yes, please list the countries and describe any such barriers and any
significant changes in such barriers that have occurred since January 1,
2012, or that are expected to occur in the future.
IV-24. Interchangeability.--Is clad steel plate 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
Japan
Other countries
United States
Japan
For any country-pair producing clad steel plate 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-25. Factors other than price.--Are differences other than price (e.g., quality, availability,
transportation network, product range, technical support, etc.) between clad steel plate
produced in the United States and in other countries a significant factor in your firm’s sales of
the products?
Please indicate A, F, S, N, or 0 in the table below:
A = such differences are always significant
F = such differences are frequently significant
S = such differences are sometimes significant
N = such differences are never significant
0 = no familiarity with products from a specified country-pair
Country-pair
Japan
Other countries
United States
Japan
For any country-pair for which factors other than price always or frequently are a
significant factor in your firm’s sales of clad steel plate, identify the country-pair and
report the advantages or disadvantages imparted by such factors:
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IV-26. Effect of 232 steel investigation on conditions of competition.-(a)
Are you familiar with the 232 investigation conducted by the United States under
section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, as amended (19 U.S.C. § 1862), on
imports of certain steel products and the related proclamations issued by the President
or the subsequent imposition of tariffs on imported steel products?
No (skip to IV-27)
(b)
Yes--Please fill out the tables.
Did the announcement of the section 232 investigation in April 2017 or the President’s
subsequent issuance of proclamations and imposition of tariffs on certain imported
steel products beginning in March 2018 impact the conditions of competition for clad
steel plate?
No
Yes If yes, describe.
Announcement of the section 232
investigation in April 2017
Issuance of proclamations on certain
imported steel products beginning in
March 2018
(c)
Do you anticipate that additional developments in relation the 232 investigation and
imposition of tariffs on certain imported steel products will impact the conditions of
competition for clad steel plate in the future?
No
Yes If yes, describe.
IV-27. Other explanations.--If your firm would like to further explain a response to a question in Part
IV that did not provide a narrative response box, please note the question number and the
explanation in the space provided below. Please also use this space to highlight any issues your
firm had in providing the data in this section, including but not limited to technical issues with
the MS Word questionnaire.
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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/clad_steel_plate_japan/fourth_revi
ew_full.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: CLAD
• E-mail.—E-mail the MS Word questionnaire to [email protected]; include a scanned copy of the
signed certification page (page 1). Submitters are strongly encouraged to encrypt nonpublic documents
that are electronically transmitted to the Commission to protect your sensitive information from
unauthorized disclosure. The USITC secure drop-box system and the Electronic Document Information
System (EDIS) use Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) 140-2 cryptographic algorithms to
encrypt data in transit. Submitting your nonpublic documents by a means that does not use these
encryption algorithms (such as by email) may subject your firm’s nonpublic information to unauthorized
disclosure during transmission. If you choose a non-encrypted method of electronic transmission, the
Commission warns you that the risk of such possible unauthorized disclosure is assumed by you and not
by the Commission.
If your firm does not produce this product, please fill out page 1, print, sign, and submit a scanned copy
to the Commission.
Parties to this proceeding.—If your firm is a party to this proceeding, it is required to serve a copy of the
completed questionnaire on parties to the proceeding that are subject to administrative protective
order (see 19 CFR § 207.7). A list of such parties may be obtained from the Commission’s Secretary (202205-1803). A certificate of service must accompany the completed questionnaire you submit (see 19 CFR
§ 207.7). Service of the questionnaire must be made in paper form.
| File Type | application/pdf |
| File Title | US Producer questionnaire - sunset |
| Author | Dushkes, Andrew |
| File Modified | 2018-07-13 |
| File Created | 2018-07-13 |