19-2-4002 US importers' questionnaire

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FSS Importer Q

Fabricated structural steel from Canada, China, and Mexico (Inv. nos. 701-TA-615-617 and 731-TA-1432-1434)

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U.S. IMPORTERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
FABRICATED STRUCTURAL STEEL
This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by February 15, 2019
See last page for filing instructions.
The information called for in this questionnaire is for use by the United States International Trade Commission in
connection with its countervailing duty and antidumping investigations concerning fabricated structural steel from
Canada, China, and Mexico (Inv. Nos. 701-TA-615-617 and 731-TA-1432-1434 (Preliminary)). 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 imported fabricated structural steel (as defined on next page) from any country at any time since
January 1, 2015?

(Sign the certification below and promptly return only this page of the questionnaire to the Commission)

YES

(Complete all parts of the questionnaire, and return the entire questionnaire to the Commission)

Return questionnaire via the U.S. International Trade Commission Drop Box by clicking on the
following link: https://dropbox.usitc.gov/oinv/. (PIN: FABS)
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 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

Signature

Title of Authorized Official

Phone

Date

Email address

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PART I.—GENERAL INFORMATION
Background.--This proceeding was instituted in response to a petition filed on February 4, 2019, by the
American Institute of Steel Construction LLC, Chicago, IL. Countervailing and/or antidumping duties may
be assessed on the subject imports as a result of these proceedings if the Commission makes an
affirmative determination of injury, threat, or material retardation, and if the U.S. Department of
Commerce (“Commerce”) makes an affirmative determination of subsidization and/or dumping.
Questionnaires and other information pertinent to this proceeding are available at
https://www.usitc.gov/investigations/701731/2019/fabricated_structural_steel_canada_china_and/prel
iminary.htm.
Fabricated structural steel covered by these investigations includes carbon and alloy (including
stainless) steel products such as angles, columns, beams, girders, plates, flange shapes (including
manufactured structural shapes utilizing welded plates as a substitute for rolled wide flange sections),
channels, hollow structural section (“HSS”) shapes, base plates, plate-work components, and other steel
products that have been fabricated for assembly or installation into a structure (fabricated structural
steel). Fabrication includes, but is not limited to, cutting, drilling, welding, joining, bolting, bending,
punching, pressure fitting, molding, adhesion, and other processes.
Fabricated structural steel products included in the scope of these investigations are products in which:
(1) iron predominates, by weight, over each of the other contained elements; and (2) the carbon
content is two percent or less by weight.
Fabricated structural steel is covered by the scope of the investigations regardless of whether it is
painted, varnished, or coated with plastics or other metallic or non-metallic substances. Fabricated
structural steel may be either assembled; disassembled, but containing characteristics or items, such as
holes, fasteners, nuts, bolts, rivets, screws, tongue and grooves, hinges, or joints, so that the product(s)
may be joined, attached, or assembled to one or more additional product(s); or partially assembled,
such as into modules, modularized construction units, or sub-assemblies of fabricated structural steel.
Products under investigation include carbon and alloy steel products that have been fabricated for
erection or assembly into structures, including but not limited to, buildings (commercial, office,
institutional, and multi-family residential); industrial and utility projects; parking decks; arenas and
convention centers; medical facilities; and ports, transportation and infrastructure facilities.
Subject merchandise includes fabricated structural steel that has been assembled or further processed
in the subject country or a third country, including but not limited to painting, varnishing, trimming,
cutting, drilling, welding, joining, bolting, punching, bending, beveling, riveting, galvanizing, coating,
and/or slitting or any other processing that would not otherwise remove the merchandise from the
scope of the investigation if performed in the country of manufacture of the fabricated structural steel.
Fabricated structural steel may be attached, joined, or assembled with non-steel components at the
time of importation. The inclusion, attachment, joining, or assembly of non-steel components with
fabricated structural steel does not remove the fabricated structural steel from the scope.
All products that meet the written physical description are within the scope of these investigations
unless specifically excluded. Specifically excluded from the scope of these investigations is certain
fabricated steel concrete reinforcing bar (“rebar”). Fabricated rebar is excluded from the scope only if
(i) it is a unitary piece of fabricated rebar, not joined, welded, or otherwise connected with any other
steel product or part; or (ii) it is joined, welded, or otherwise connected only to other rebar.

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Also excluded from this scope is fabricated structural steel used for bridges and bridge sections. For the
purpose of this scope, fabricated structural steel used for bridges and bridge sections is defined as
fabricated structural steel that is used in bridges and bridge sections and that conforms to American
Association of State and Highway and Transportation Officials (“AASHTO”) bridge construction
requirements or any state or local derivatives of the AASHTO bridge construction requirements.
Also excluded from this scope are pre-engineered metal building systems. For the purposes of this
scope, pre-engineered metal building systems are defined as complete metal buildings that integrate
steel framing, roofing and walls to form one, pre-engineered building system and are designed and
manufactured to Metal Building Manufacturers Association guide specifications. Pre-engineered metal
building systems are typically limited in height to no more than 60 feet or two stories.
Also excluded from this scope are steel roof and floor decking systems designed and manufactured to
Steel Deck Institute standards.
Also excluded from the scope are open web steel bar joists and joist girders that are designed and
manufactured to Steel Joist Institute specifications.
Fabricated structural steel is currently imported under statistical reporting numbers 7308.90.9590,
7308.90.3000, and 7308.90.6000 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (“HTSUS”).
They may also be imported under HTSUS statistical reporting numbers 7216.91.0010, 7216.91.0090,
7216.99.0010, 7216.99.0090, 7228.70.6000, 7301.10.0000, 7301.20.1000, 7301.20.5000, 7308.40.0000,
7308.90.9530, and 9406.90.0030. The HTSUS provisions are for convenience and customs purposes; the
written description of the scope is dispositive.
Importer.--Any person or firm engaged, either directly or through a parent company or subsidiary, in
importing fabricated structural steel (as defined above) into the United States from a foreign
manufacturer or through its selling agent.
Reporting of information.--If information is not readily available from your records, provide carefully
prepared estimates. If your firm is completing more than one questionnaire (i.e., a producer, importer,
and/or purchaser questionnaire), you need not respond to duplicated questions.
Confidentiality.--The commercial and financial data furnished in response to this questionnaire that
reveal the individual operations of your firm will be treated as confidential by the Commission to the
extent that such data are not otherwise available to the public and will not be disclosed except as may
be required by law (see 19 U.S.C. § 1677f). Such confidential information will not be published in a
manner that will reveal the individual operations of your firm; however, general characterizations of
numerical business proprietary information (such as discussion of trends) will be treated as confidential
business information only at the request of the submitter for good cause shown.
Verification.-- The information submitted in this questionnaire is subject to audit and verification by the
Commission. To facilitate possible verification of data, please keep all files, worksheets, and supporting
documents used in the preparation of the questionnaire response. Please also retain a copy of the final
document that you submit.

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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.
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 Mary
Messer (202-205-3193, [email protected]).
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.
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

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
40 hours per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, gathering data, and
completing and reviewing the questionnaire.
We welcome comments regarding the accuracy of this burden estimate, suggestions for
reducing the burden, and any suggestions for improving this questionnaire. Please attach such
comments to your response or send to the Office of Investigations, USITC, 500 E St. SW,
Washington, DC 20436.

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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 involved in the importation of fabricated structural steel,
including auxiliary facilities operated in conjunction with (whether or not physically separate
from) such facilities.

I-3.

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

Firm name

I-4.

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 fabricated structural steel from Canada, China, and/or
Mexico into the United States or that are engaged in exporting fabricated structural steel from
Canada, China, and/or Mexico to the United States?
No
Firm name

Yes--List the following information.
Country

Affiliation

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Related producers.--Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or foreign, that are
engaged in the production of fabricated structural steel?
No

Yes--List the following information.

Firm name

I-6.

Country

Affiliation

Importing operations.--Please indicate the nature of your firm’s importing operations on
fabricated structural steel. More than one answer may be applicable.
Importer of record

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Takes title to the
imported product(s)

Consignee of the
imported products(s)

Customs broker or
freight forwarder

Consignee.--If your firm is an importer of record of fabricated structural steel but is not the
consignee, please list the consignees below (firm name, address, telephone number, and
individual to contact).

Firm name

Address

Contact person
and phone
number

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FTZ, TIB, or bonded warehouses.--Please indicate whether your firm enters fabricated structural
steel into, or withdraws such merchandise from, foreign trade zones or bonded warehouses.
Also indicate whether your firm imports fabricated structural steel under the TIB (temporary
importation under bond) program.
“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, as
well as other savings. A foreign trade zone must be designed as such pursuant to the rules and
procedures set forth in the Foreign-Trade Zones Act.
“Bonded warehouse” is a secured facility supervised by U.S. customs, where dutiable landed
imports are stored pending their re-export, or release after payment of import duties, taxes, and
other charges. A bonded warehouse must be designed as such pursuant to the rules and
procedures set forth in 19 U.S.C. § 1555.
“Temporary Importation under Bond (“TIB”) program” is a procedure whereby imported
merchandise may be entered under certain conditions for a limited time into the United States
free of duty. Under the program, an importer posts a bond for twice the amount of duty, taxes,
etc. that would otherwise be owed on the importation and agrees to export or destroy the
merchandise within a specified time or pay liquidated damages. This program is restricted to
certain categories of merchandise listed in subheadings 9813.00.05 through 9813.00.75 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS).
Item

Yes

Foreign trade zones
Bonded warehouses
Temporary importation under bond

I-9.

Other trade actions.--To your knowledge, have the products subject to this proceeding been the
subject of any other import relief proceedings in the United States or in any other countries?
No

Yes

If yes, Yes–Please specify.

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Mary Messer (202-205-3193,
[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-2.

Changes in operations.--Please indicate whether your firm has experienced any of the following
changes in relation to the importation of fabricated structural steel since January 1, 2015.
(check as many as appropriate)
Office/warehouse openings
Office/warehouse closings
Relocations
Expansions
Acquisitions
Consolidations
Prolonged shutdowns or
importation curtailments
Revised labor agreements
Other (e.g., technology)

(If checked, please describe; leave blank if not applicable)

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Arranged imports.--Has your firm imported or arranged for the importation of fabricated
structural steel for delivery after September 30, 2018?
“Arranged imports” are imports for which your firm has placed an order with a foreign supplier
for subject merchandise, but delivery of those imports is not scheduled to occur until after the
date listed above.
No

Yes
If yes, fill out the table below.

Period
Source

Oct-Dec 2018

Jan-Mar 2019

Apr-Jun 2019

Jul-Sept 2019

Quantity (in short tons)
Canada
China
Mexico
All other sources
II-3b.

Imports in the 12 month period preceding the petitions.--Has your firm imported fabricated
structural steel from any source between February 2018 and January 2019 (i.e., the last 11
months in 2018 and the first month in 2019 combined)?
No

Yes
If yes, report the quantity of such import below by source.

Quantity (in short tons)
Source

February 2018 - January 2019

Canada
China
Mexico
All other sources
II-4.

Reasons for importing if producer.--If your firm also produces fabricated structural steel in the
United States, please indicate the reasons for importing this product. If your firm’s reasons differ
by source, please elaborate.

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Definitions
“Imports” –Those products identified for Customs purposes as imports for consumption for
which your firm was the importer of record (i.e., was responsible for paying any import duty) or
consignee (i.e., to which the merchandise was first delivered).
“Import quantities” –Quantities reported should be net of returns.
“Import values”—Values reported should be landed, duty-paid values at the U.S. port of entry,
including ocean freight and insurance costs, brokerage charges, and import duties (i.e., all
charges except inland freight in the United States).
“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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U.S. imports from Canada.–Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments and
inventories of fabricated structural steel imported from Canada by your firm during the
specified periods.

Canada
Quantity (in short tons), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item

2015

2016

January-September
2017

2017

2018

Beginning-of-period inventories
(quantity) (A)
Imports:1
Quantity (B)
Value (C)
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity (D)
Value (E)
Internal consumption:2
Quantity (F)
Value2 (G)
Transfers to related firms:2
Quantity (H)
Value2 (I)
Export shipments:3
Quantity (J)
Value (K)
End-of-period inventories
(quantity) (L)
1

Please identify the foreign producers, if known:
.
Internal consumption and transfers to related firms must be valued at fair market value. If your firm uses a different
basis for valuing these transactions in your records, please specify that basis (e.g., cost, cost plus, etc.):
. However,
the data provided above in this table should be based on fair market value.
3
Identify your firm’s principal export markets:
.
2

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U.S. imports from Canada.–Continued

RECONCILIATION OF SHIPMENTS, IMPORTS, AND INVENTORIES.--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
A), plus imports (i.e., line B), 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 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.
Calendar years
Reconciliation

2015

2016

A + B – D – F – H – J – L = should equal
zero ("0") or provide an explanation.1

January-September
2017

2017
0

2018
0

Explanation if the calculated fields above are returning values other than zero (i.e., “0”) but are nonetheless
accurate:
.
II-5b.

Channels of distribution: Canada.--Report your firm’s U.S. shipments (i.e., inclusive of
commercial U.S. shipments, internal consumption, and transfers to related U.S. firms) of imports
from Canada, by channel of distribution.

Canada
Calendar years
Item

2015

2016

January-September
2017

2017

2018

Quantity (in short tons)
Channels of distribution:
U.S. shipments:
To distributors (M)
To end users and/or job site (N)
RECONCILIATION OF CHANNELS.--Please ensure that the quantities reported for channels of distribution
(i.e., lines M and N) in each time period equal the quantity reported for U.S. shipments (i.e., lines D, F,
and H) in each time period. 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 years
Reconciliation item
M + N – D – F – H = zero ("0"), if not
revise.

2015

2016
0

January-September
2017

2017
0

2018
0

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Stage of assembly: Canada.--Report your firm’s U.S. shipments (i.e., inclusive of commercial U.S.
shipments, internal consumption, and transfers to related firms) of imports from Canada, by
stage of assembly.

Canada
Quantity (in short tons) and value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item

2015

2016

January-September
2017

2017

2018

U.S. shipments:
Assembled or partially assembled
fabricated structural steel (“FSS”):1
Quantity (O)
Value (P)
Other in-scope FSS, including
disassembled FSS:2
Quantity (Q)
Value2 (R)
1

Examples of partially assembled FSS include, but are not limited to, modules, modularized construction units, or subassemblies of FSS. See definition of assembled and partially assembled FSS on page 2.
2
See definition of disassembled FSS on page 2.

RECONCILIATION OF CHANNELS.--Please ensure that the quantities and values reported for stage of assembly
(i.e., lines O through R) in each time period equal the quantities and values reported for U.S. shipments (i.e.,
lines D through I) in each time period. 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 years
Reconciliation

2015

2016

January-September
2017

2017

2018

O + Q – D – F – H = zero ("0"), if not
revise.

P + R – E – G – I = zero ("0"), if not
revise.

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U.S. imports from China.–Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments and inventories
of fabricated structural steel imported from China by your firm during the specified periods.

China
Quantity (in short tons), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item

2015

2016

January-September
2017

2017

2018

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U.S. imports from China.–Continued

2015

2016

A + B – D – F – H – J – L = should equal
zero ("0") or provide an explanation.1

January-September
2017

2017
0

2018
0

Explanation if the calculated fields above are returning values other than zero (i.e., “0”) but are nonetheless
accurate:
.
II-6b.

Channels of distribution: China.--Report your firm’s U.S. shipments (i.e., inclusive of commercial
U.S. shipments, internal consumption, and transfers to related U.S. firms) of imports from China,
by channel of distribution.

China
Calendar years
Item

2015

2016

January-September
2017

2017

2018

2015

2016
0

January-September
2017

2017
0

2018
0

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Stage of assembly: China.--Report your firm’s U.S. shipments (i.e., inclusive of commercial U.S.
shipments, internal consumption, and transfers to related firms) of imports from China, by stage
of assembly.

China

Quantity (in short tons) and value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item

2015

2016

January-September
2017

2017

2018

U.S. shipments:
Assembled or partially assembled
fabricated structural steel (“FSS”):1
Quantity (O)
Value (P)
Other in-scope FSS, including
disassembled FSS:2
Quantity (Q)
Value2 (R)
1

2015

2016

January-September
2017

2017

2018

O + Q – D – F – H = zero ("0"), if not
revise.

P + R – E – G – I = zero ("0"), if not
revise.

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U.S. imports from Mexico.–Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments and
inventories of fabricated structural steel imported from Mexico by your firm during the specified
periods.

Mexico
Quantity (in short tons), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item

2015

2016

January-September
2017

2017

2018

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U.S. imports from Mexico.–Continued

2015

2016

A + B – D – F – H – J – L = should equal
zero ("0") or provide an explanation.1

January-September
2017

2017
0

2018
0

Explanation if the calculated fields above are returning values other than zero (i.e., “0”) but are nonetheless
accurate:
.
II-7b.

Channels of distribution: Mexico.--Report your firm’s U.S. shipments (i.e., inclusive of
commercial U.S. shipments, internal consumption, and transfers to related U.S. firms) of imports
from Mexico, by channel of distribution.

Mexico
Calendar years
Item

2015

2016

January-September
2017

2017

2018

2015

2016
0

January-September
2017

2017
0

2018
0

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Stage of assembly: Mexico.--Report your firm’s U.S. shipments (i.e., inclusive of commercial U.S.
shipments, internal consumption, and transfers to related firms) of imports from Mexico, by
stage of assembly.

Mexico

Quantity (in short tons) and value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item

2015

2016

January-September
2017

2017

2018

U.S. shipments:
Assembled or partially assembled
fabricated structural steel (“FSS”):1
Quantity (O)
Value (P)
Other in-scope FSS, including
disassembled FSS:2
Quantity (Q)
Value2 (R)
1

2015

2016

January-September
2017

2017

2018

O + Q – D – F – H = zero ("0"), if not
revise.

P + R – E – G – I = zero ("0"), if not
revise.

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Imports from all other sources.–Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments and
inventories of fabricated structural steel imported from all other sources by your firm during
the specified periods.

All other sources
(list sources:

)
Quantity (in short tons), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years

Item

2015

2016

January-September
2017

2017

2018

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Imports from all other sources.–Continued

2015

2016

A + B – D – F – H – J – L = should equal
zero ("0") or provide an explanation.1

January-September
2017

2017
0

2018
0

Explanation if the calculated fields above are returning values other than zero (i.e., “0”) but are nonetheless
accurate:
.
II-8b.

Channels of distribution: All Other Sources.--Report your firm’s U.S. shipments (i.e., inclusive of
commercial U.S. shipments, internal consumption, and transfers to related U.S. firms) of imports
from all other sources, by channel of distribution.

All other sources
Calendar years
Item

2015

2016

January-September
2017

2017

2018

2015

2016
0

January-September
2017

2017
0

2018
0

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Stage of assembly: All other sources.--Report your firm’s U.S. shipments (i.e., inclusive of
commercial U.S. shipments, internal consumption, and transfers to related firms) of imports
from all other sources, by stage of assembly.

All other sources

Quantity (in short tons) and value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item

2015

2016

January-September
2017

2017

2018

U.S. shipments:
Assembled or partially assembled
fabricated structural steel (“FSS”):1
Quantity (O)
Value (P)
Other in-scope FSS, including
disassembled FSS:2
Quantity (Q)
Value2 (R)
1

2015

2016

January-September
2017

2017

2018

O + Q – D – F – H = zero ("0"), if not
revise.

P + R – E – G – I = zero ("0"), if not
revise.

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II-9.

Transfers to related firms.-- If your firm reported transfers to related firms in any of the data
tables in part II, please identify the firm(s) and indicate the nature of the relationship between
your firm and the related firms (e.g., joint venture, wholly owned subsidiary) and whether the
transfers were priced at market value or by a non-market formula.

II-10.

Other explanations.--If your firm would like to further explain a response to a question in Part II
for which a narrative response box was not provided, 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.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Amelia Preece (202-2053250, [email protected]).
III-1.

PRICE DATA
III-2.

This question requests quarterly quantity and value data 1 for your firm’s commercial shipments
to unrelated U.S. customers since January 1, 2015 of the following products produced by your
firm.
Product 1.—Fabricated light structural,2 Grade 50, 0-19 lbs. per linear foot, sold for industrial
projects.3
Product 2.—Fabricated medium structural,2 Grade 50, 20-119 lbs. per linear foot, sold for
industrial projects.3
Product 3.—Fabricated extra heavy structural,2 Grade 50, 120 lbs. or greater per linear foot, sold
for industrial projects.3
Product 4.—Fabricated structural steel4 sold for schools, libraries, labs, and hospitals, 2-4
stories.
Product 5.—Fabricated structural steel4 sold for office buildings, multi-family residential
buildings, and mixed-use buildings, 5-19 stories.
Product 6.—Fabricated structural steel4 sold for office buildings, multi-family residential
buildings, and mixed-use buildings, 20 stories and greater.
1

Quantity and value data should be reported based on the quantity and value of the product
included in the final bid on which the project was awarded.
2

The term “structural” includes beams, columns, and vertical bracing.

The term “industrial project” includes electric power facilities; oil, gas, and refined products
production, processing and storage facilities; alternative fuels facilities; petroleum refining
facilities; chemical processing facilities; and metals and minerals processing facilities.
4

The term “fabricated structural steel” includes the merchandise defined in the scope of this
proceeding and does not include merchandise excluded from the scope.

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Please note that values should be f.o.b., U.S. point of shipment and should not include U.S.-inland
transportation costs. Values should reflect the final net amount paid to your firm (i.e., should be net
of all deductions for discounts or rebates). Values should not include the value associated with
erection or other on-site services.
During January 2015-September 2018, did your firm import from Canada, China, and/or Mexico
and sell to unrelated U.S. customers any of the above listed products (or any products that were
competitive with these products)?
Yes.--Please complete the following pricing data tables as appropriate.
No.--Skip to question III-3.

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III-2a. Price data.--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported from Canada
and sold by your firm.

Canada

Report data in pounds and actual dollars (not 1,000s).
(Quantity in pounds, value in dollars)
Product 1
Product 2
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value

Product 3
Period of shipment
Quantity
Value
2015:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2016:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2017:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2018:
January-March
April-June
July-September
1 Net values (i.e., gross sales values less all discounts, allowances, rebates, prepaid freight, and the value of returned
goods), f.o.b. your firm’s U.S. point of shipment.
2 Pricing product definitions are provided on the first page of Part III.
Note.--If your firm’s product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified product,
provide a description of your firm’s product. Also, please explain any anomalies in your firm’s reported pricing data.
Product 1:
Product 2:
Product 3:

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III-2a. Price data.--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported from Canada
and sold by your firm.

Canada

Report data in pounds and actual dollars (not 1,000s).
(Quantity in pounds, value in dollars)
Product 4
Product 5
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value

Product 6
Period of shipment
Quantity
Value
2015:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2016:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2017:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2018:
January-March
April-June
July-September
1 Net values (i.e., gross sales values less all discounts, allowances, rebates, prepaid freight, and the value of returned
goods), f.o.b. your firm’s U.S. point of shipment.
2 Pricing product definitions are provided on the first page of Part III.
Note.--If your firm’s product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified product,
provide a description of your firm’s product. Also, please explain any anomalies in your firm’s reported pricing data.
Product 4:
Product 5:
Product 6:

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III-2a. Price data.--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported from China
and sold by your firm.

China

Report data in pounds and actual dollars (not 1,000s).
(Quantity in pounds, value in dollars)
Product 1
Product 2
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value

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III-2a. Price data.--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported from China
and sold by your firm.

China

Report data in pounds and actual dollars (not 1,000s).
(Quantity in pounds, value in dollars)
Product 4
Product 5
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value

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III-2a. Price data.--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported from Mexico
and sold by your firm.

Mexico

Report data in pounds and actual dollars (not 1,000s).
(Quantity in pounds, value in dollars)
Product 1
Product 2
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value

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III-2a. Price data.--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported from Mexico
and sold by your firm.

Mexico

Report data in pounds and actual dollars (not 1,000s).
(Quantity in pounds, value in dollars)
Product 4
Product 5
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value

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Price data checklist.--Please check that the pricing data in question III-2(a) has been correctly
reported.
Is the price data reported above:

√ if Yes

In actual dollars (not $1,000)?
In pounds (not short tons)?
F.o.b. U.S. point of shipment (i.e., does not include U.S. transport costs)?
Net of all discounts and rebates?
Have returns credited to the quarter in which the sale occurred?
Less than reported commercial shipments in part II in each year?
III-2c.

Pricing data methodology.--Please describe the method and the kinds of documents/records
that were used to compile your price data.

Note: As requested in Part I of this questionnaire, please keep all supporting documents/records used in
the preparation of the price data, as Commission staff may contact your firm regarding questions on the
price data. The Commission may also request that your company submit copies of the supporting
documents/records (such as sales journal, invoices, etc.) used to compile these data.

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Price setting.--How does your firm determine the prices that it charges for sales of fabricated
structural steel (check all that apply)? If your firm issues price lists, please submit sample pages
of a recent list.
Transaction
by
transaction

III-4.

Contracts

Annual
total
volume
discounts

Other

If other, describe

No
discount
policy

Other

Describe

Pricing terms.--On what basis are your firm’s prices of imported fabricated structural steel from
Canada, China, and Mexico usually quoted (check one)?
Delivered

III-6.

Set
price
lists

Discount policy.--Please indicate and describe your firm’s discount policies (check all that apply).

Quantity
discounts

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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 fabricated structural
steel imported from Canada, China, and/or Mexico in 2017 was on a (1) short-term contract
basis, (2) annual contract basis, (3) long-term contract basis, and (4) spot sales basis?

Item
Share of 2017
sales

Type of sale
Long-term
Annual
contracts
contracts
(multiple
(multiple
deliveries for
deliveries for 12
more than 12
months)
months)

Short-term
contracts
(multiple
deliveries for
less than 12
months)
%

Total
(should
sum to
100.0%)

Spot sales
(for a single
delivery)
%

0.0

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Contract provisions.— Please fill out the table regarding your firm’s typical sales contracts for
fabricated structural steel imported from Canada, China, and/or Mexico (or check “not
applicable” if your firm does not sell on a short-term, annual and/or long-term contract basis).
Short-term contracts
(multiple deliveries
for less than 12
months)

Typical sales
contract provisions

Item

Average contract
duration

No. of
days

Price renegotiation
(during contract
period)

Yes

Fixed quantity
and/or price

Annual contracts
(multiple
deliveries for 12
months)

Long-term contracts
(multiple deliveries
for more than 12
months)

365

No
Quantity

Indexed to raw
material costs1

Price
Both
Yes
No

Not applicable
1

Please identify the indexes used:

III-8.

Lead times.--What is your firm’s share of sales of fabricated structural steel imported from
Canada, China, and/or Mexico from inventory and produced to order and what is the typical
lead time between a customer’s order and the date of delivery for your firm’s sales of fabricated
structural steel?

Source

Lead time
(average number
Share of 2017 sales
of days)

From your firm’s U.S. inventory

From foreign manufacturers’ inventory

Produced to order

Total (should sum to 100.0%)

0.0 %

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Shipping information.—
(a)

What is the approximate percentage of the cost of fabricated structural steel imported
from Canada, China, and Mexico that is accounted for by U.S. inland transportation
costs?
percent.

(b)

Who generally arranges the transportation to your firm’s customers’ locations?
Your firm
Purchaser (check one)

(c)

When your firm sells fabricated structural steel imported from Canada, China, and/or
Mexico, from where is it shipped?
Point of importation
Storage facility (check one)

(d)

Indicate the approximate percentage of your firm’s sales of fabricated structural steel
imported from Canada, China, and Mexico that are delivered the following distances
from your firm’s U.S. point of shipment.
Distance from your firm’s U.S. point of shipment

Within 100 miles

101 to 1,000 miles

Over 1,000 miles

Total (should sum to 100.0%)

0.0

III-10. Geographical shipments.--In which U.S. geographic market area(s) has your firm sold fabricated
structural steel imported from subject countries since January 1, 2015 (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.

Canada China Mexico

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III-11. End uses.--List the most common types of structures that use the fabricated structural steel that
your firm imports. For each type of structure, what percentage of the total cost of the structure
is accounted for by fabricated structural steel and other inputs?
Share of total cost of structure accounted for
by
Fabricated structural
steel

Type of structure

Total
(should sum to
100.0% across)

Other inputs

0.0 %

III-12. Substitutes.--Can other products be substituted for fabricated structural steel?
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 fabricated structural
steel?
No Yes

Explanation

1.
2.
3.
III-13. Demand trends.--Indicate how demand within the United States and outside of the United
States (if known) for fabricated structural steel has changed since January 1, 2015. Explain any
trends and describe the principal factors that have affected these changes in demand.

Market
Within the United States
Outside the United States

Overall
increase

No
Overall Fluctuate with
change decrease no clear trend

Explanation and factors

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III-14. Product changes.--Have there been any significant changes in the product range, product mix or
marketing of fabricated structural steel since January 1, 2015?
No

Yes

If yes, please describe.

III-15. Conditions of competition.—
(a) Is the fabricated structural steel market subject to business cycles (other than general
economy-wide conditions) and/or other conditions of competition distinctive to fabricated
structural steel?
Check all that apply.

Please describe.

Skip to question III-16.

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
fabricated structural steel since January 1, 2015?
No

Yes

If yes, describe.

III-16. Supply constraints.--Has your firm refused, declined, or been unable to supply fabricated
structural steel since January 1, 2015 (examples include placing customers on allocation or
“controlled order entry,” declining to accept new customers or renew existing customers,
delivering less than the quantity promised, being unable to meet timely shipment commitments,
etc.)?
No

Yes

If yes, please describe.

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III-17. Raw materials.--How have fabricated structural steel raw material prices changed since January
1, 2015?
Fluctuate
Overall
No
Overall
with no
increase change decrease clear trend

Explain, noting how raw material price changes
have affected your firm’s selling prices for
fabricated structural steel.

III-18. Interchangeability.--Is fabricated structural steel 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

Canada

China

Mexico

Other countries

United States
Canada
China
Mexico
For any country-pair producing fabricated structural steel that is sometimes or never
interchangeable, identify the country-pair and explain the factors that limit or preclude
interchangeable use:

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III-19. Factors other than price.--Are differences other than price (e.g., quality, availability,
transportation network, product range, technical support, etc.) between fabricated structural
steel 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

Canada

China

Mexico

Other countries

United States
Canada
China
Mexico
For any country-pair for which factors other than price always or frequently are a significant factor
in your firm’s sales of fabricated structural steel, identify the country-pair and report the
advantages or disadvantages imparted by such factors:

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III-20. Customer identification.--List the names and contact information for your firm’s 10 largest U.S.
customers for fabricated structural steel since January 1, 2015. Indicate the share of the
quantity of your firm’s total shipments of fabricated structural steel that each of these
customers accounted for in 2017.

Customer’s name

Contact person

Telephone

City

State

Share
of
2017
sales
(%)

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

III-21. Other explanations.--If your firm would like to further explain a response to a question in Part III
for which a narrative response box was not provided, 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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III-22. Impact of the section 232 investigation.--This question concerns the section 232 investigation
and subsequent tariffs imposed on imported steel and aluminum products.
(a) Did the announcement of the 232 investigation in April 2017 or the subsequent imposition
of tariffs on imported steel products beginning in March 2018 have an impact on the
fabricated structural steel market?
Yes—Please fill out table below and
answer part (b)

Item

Response

Impact on your firm

Don’t know

Impact on overall U.S. market1
1

Please identify the magnitude and timing of any effects, and compare your firm's operations/overall market
before and after the application of additional tariffs on imported steel products.

(b)

Assessment of impact of the section 232 tariffs.--Please indicate the impact of the 232
investigation and subsequent imposition of duties on imported steel products beginning
in March 2018.

Item
Overall demand for
FSS in the U.S. market
Supply of FSS in the
U.S. market
Prices for FSS in the
U.S. market
Raw material costs for
FSS in the U.S. market

Fluctuate
with no
No
clear
Increase change Decrease
trend

Explanation and factors

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III-23. Impact of the section 301 investigation.--This question concerns the section 301 investigation
and subsequent announcement of additional tariffs proposed and implemented by the United
States in response to Chinese trade practices.
(a) Did the announcement of the 301 investigation in June 2018 or the subsequent imposition
of tariffs on Chinese-origin products have an impact on the fabricated structural steel
market?
Yes—Please fill out table below and
answer part (b)

Item

Response

Impact on your firm

Don’t know

Impact on overall U.S. market1
1

Please identify the magnitude and timing of any effects, and compare your firm's operations/overall market
before and after the announcement of the section 301 measures.

(b)

Assessment of impact of the section 301 investigation.--Please indicate the impact of
the announcements and subsequent imposition of duties under the section 301
investigation.

Item
Overall demand for
FSS in the U.S. market
Supply of FSS in the
U.S. market
Prices for FSS in the
U.S. market
Raw material costs for
FSS in the U.S. market

Fluctuate
with no
No
clear
Increase change Decrease
trend

Explanation and factors

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IV-24. Impact of the CTL Plate AD/CVD order.--This question concerns the most recent antidumping
and countervailing duty orders on CTL (cut-to-length) plate.
(a) Did the petition on CTL plate in April 2016 or the subsequent issuance of antidumping and
countervailing duty orders over the first half of 2017 have an impact on the fabricated
structural steel market?
Yes—Please fill out table below and
answer part (b)

Item

Response

Impact on your firm

Don’t know

Impact on overall U.S. market1
1

Please identify the magnitude and timing of any effects, and compare your firm's operations/overall market
before and after the issuance of the AV/CVD orders.

(b) Assessment of impact of the CTL Plate AD/CVD orders.-- Please indicate the impact of the
petition on CTL plate in April 2016 and the subsequent issuance of antidumping and
countervailing duty orders over the first half of 2017.

Item
Overall demand for
FSS in the U.S. market
Supply of FSS in the
U.S. market
Prices for FSS in the
U.S. market
Raw material costs for
FSS in the U.S. market

Fluctuate
with no
No
clear
Increase change Decrease
trend

Explanation and factors

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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):

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



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 questionnaire. 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/701731/2019/fabricated_structural_steel_canada
_china_and/preliminary.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: FABS

• 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 import 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.

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