19-2-4018 US importers' questionnaire

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Cabinets (P) -- U.S. Importer Q

Wooden cabinets and vanities from China (Inv. nos. 701-TA-620 and 731-TA-1445)

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U.S. IMPORTERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
WOODEN CABINETS AND VANITIES FROM CHINA
This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by March 20, 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 wooden cabinets and vanities from
China (Inv. Nos. 701-TA-620 and 731-TA-1445 (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 wooden cabinets and vanities (as defined on next page) from any country at any time
since January 1, 2016?

NO

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

YES

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

Return questionnaire via the U.S. International Trade Commission Drop Box by clicking on the
following link: https://dropbox.usitc.gov/oinv/. (PIN: CABN)
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 March 6, 2019, by the
American Kitchen Cabinet Alliance. 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/wooden_cabinets_and_vanities_china/preliminary.
htm.
Wooden cabinets and vanities covered by these investigations are wooden cabinets and vanities that
are designed for permanent installation (including floor mounted, wall mounted, ceiling hung or by
attachment of plumbing), and wooden components thereof. Wooden cabinets and vanities and wooden
components are made substantially of wood products, including solid wood and engineered wood
products (including those made from wood particles, fibers, or other wooden materials such as
plywood, strand board, block board, particle board, or fiberboard), or bamboo. Wooden cabinets and
vanities consist of a cabinet box (which typically includes a top, bottom, sides, back, base blockers,
ends/end panels, stretcher rails, toe kicks, and/or shelves) and may or may not include a frame, door,
drawers and/or shelves. Subject merchandise includes wooden cabinets and vanities with or without
wood veneers, wood, paper or other overlays, or laminates, with or without non-wood components or
trim such as metal, marble, glass, plastic, or other resins, whether or not surface finished or unfinished,
and whether or not assembled or completed.
Wooden cabinets and vanities are covered by the investigation whether or not they are imported
attached to, or in conjunction with, faucets, metal plumbing, sinks and/or sink bowls, or countertops. If
wooden cabinets or vanities are imported attached to, or in conjunction with, such merchandise, only
the wooden cabinet or vanity is covered by the scope.
Subject merchandise includes the following wooden component parts of cabinets and vanities: (1)
wooden cabinet and vanity frames (2) wooden cabinet and vanity boxes (which typically include a top,
bottom, sides, back, base blockers, ends/end panels, stretcher rails, toe kicks, and/or shelves), (3)
wooden cabinet or vanity doors, (4) wooden cabinet or vanity drawers and drawer components (which
typically include sides, backs, bottoms, and faces), (5) back panels and end panels, ( 6) and desks,
shelves, and tables that are attached to or incorporated in the subject merchandise.
Subject merchandise includes all unassembled, assembled and/or "ready to assemble" (RTA) wooden
cabinets and vanities, also commonly known as "flat packs," except to the extent such merchandise is
already covered by the scope of antidumping and countervailing duty orders on Hardwood Plywood
from the People's Republic of China. See Certain Hardwood Plywood Products from the People's Republic
of China, 83 Fed. Reg. 504 (Dep't Commerce Jan. 4, 2018) (amended final deter. of sales at less than fair
value, & antidumping duty order); Certain Hardwood Plywood Products from the People's Republic of
China, 83 Fed. Reg. 513 (Dep't Commerce Jan. 4, 2018) (countervailing duty order). RTA wooden
cabinets and vanities are defined as cabinets or vanities packaged so that at the time of importation
they may include: (1) wooden components required to assemble a cabinet or vanity (including drawer
faces and doors); and (2) parts (e.g., screws, washers, dowels, nails, handles, knobs, adhesive glues)
required to assemble a cabinet or vanity. RTAs may enter the United States in one or in multiple
packages.

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Subject merchandise also includes wooden cabinets and vanities and in-scope components that have
been further processed in a third country, including but not limited to one or more of the following:
trimming, cutting, notching, punching, drilling, painting, staining, finishing, assembly, 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 in-scope product.
Excluded from the scope of these investigations, if entered separate from a wooden cabinet or vanity
are:
(1) Aftermarket accessory items which may be added to or installed into an interior of a cabinet and
which are not considered a structural or core component of a wooden cabinet or vanity.
Aftermarket accessory items may be made of wood, metal, plastic, composite material, or a
combination thereof that can be inserted into a cabinet and which are utilized in the function of
organization/accessibility on the interior of a cabinet; and include:
• Inserts or dividers which are placed into drawer boxes with the purpose of organizing or
dividing the internal portion of the drawer into multiple areas for the purpose of
containing smaller items such as cutlery, utensils, bathroom essentials, etc.
• Round or oblong inserts that rotate internally in a cabinet for the purpose of
accessibility to foodstuffs, dishware, general supplies, etc.
(2) Carved wooden accessories including corbels and rosettes, which serve the primary purpose of
decoration and personalization.
(3) Non-wooden cabinet hardware components including metal hinges, brackets, catches, locks,
drawer slides, fasteners (nails, screws, tacks, staples), handles, and knobs.
Also excluded from the scope of these investigations are:
(1) All products covered by the scope of the antidumping duty order on Wooden Bedroom Furniture
from the People’s Republic of China (Inv. No. A-570-890). See Wooden Bedroom Furniture From
the People’s Republic of China, 70 Fed. Reg. 329 (Dep’t Commerce Jan 4, 2005) (notice of
amended final deter. of sales at less than fair value & antidumping duty order).
(2) All products covered by the scope of the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on
Hardwood Plywood from the People’s Republic of China (Inv. No. A-570-051 and Inv. No. C-570052 See Certain Hardwood Plywood Products from the People's Republic of China, 83 Fed. Reg.
504 (Dep't Commerce Jan. 4, 2018) (amended final deter. of sales at less than fair value, &
antidumping duty order) (Certain Hardwood Plywood Products from the People's Republic of
China, 83 Fed. Reg. 513 (Dep't Commerce Jan. 4, 2018) (countervailing duty order).
Wooden cabinets and vanities are currently imported under statistical reporting numbers 9403.40.9060
and 9403.60.8081 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). They may also be
imported under HTSUS statistical reporting number 9403.90.7080. The HTSUS provisions are for
convenience and customs purposes; the written description of the scope of these investigations is
dispositive.
Full units are (1) fully assembled wooden cabinets and vanities and/or (2) RTA "flat packs" of wooden
cabinets and vanities containing all the necessary components for fully assembled wooden cabinet or
vanity.
Components are specifically the parts of cabinets and vanities such as: wooden cabinet and vanity
frames; the cabinet box; wooden cabinet or vanity doors; and wooden cabinet or vanity drawer and
drawer components.

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Note: For questions II-5d and II-6d, report U.S. shipment data for just components, (i.e. exclusive of
full cabinets and vanities. For all other questions report data for just full cabinets and vanities, (i.e.
exclusive of components).
Importer.--Any person or firm engaged, either directly or through a parent company or subsidiary, in
importing wooden cabinets and vanities (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.
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 Celia
Feldpausch (202-205-2387, [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

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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.
I-2.

Establishments covered.--Provide the name and address of establishment(s) covered by this
questionnaire. If your firm is publicly traded, please specify the stock exchange and trading
symbol.
“Establishment”--Each facility of a firm involved in the importation of wooden cabinets and
vanities, including auxiliary facilities operated in conjunction with (whether or not physically
separate from) such facilities.

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

Firm name

I-4.

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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 wooden cabinets and vanities from China into the United
States or that are engaged in exporting wooden cabinets and vanities from China 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 wooden cabinets and vanities?
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
wooden cabinets and vanities. More than one answer may be applicable.
Importer of record

I-7.

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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 wooden cabinets and vanities 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 wooden cabinets
and vanities into, or withdraws such merchandise from, foreign trade zones or bonded
warehouses. Also indicate whether your firm imports wooden cabinets and vanities 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 designated 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 designated 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

No

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 Celia Feldpausch (202-2052387, [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 wooden cabinets and vanities since January 1, 2016.
(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 wooden cabinets
and vanities for delivery after December 31, 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

Jan-Mar 2019

Apr-Jun 2019

Jul-Sept 2019

Oct-Dec 2019

Value (in $1,000)
China
All other sources
II-3b.

Imports in the 12-month period preceding the petition.--Has your firm imported wooden
cabinets and vanities from any source between March 1, 2018 and February 28, 2019? (i.e., the
last ten months in 2018 and the first two months in 2019 combined)
No

Yes

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

Value (in $1,000)
Source

March 2018 through February 2019

China
All other sources
II-4.

Reasons for importing if producer.--If your firm also produces wooden cabinets and vanities 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).
“Commercial U.S. shipments”— Shipments made within the United States as a result of an
arm’s length commercial transaction in the ordinary course of business excluding retail sales.
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 / including for own firm’s retail sales” –Product consumed internally by
your firm. Such transactions are valued at fair market value of the wooden cabinets and vanities
that were consumed/used (i.e., not the eventual retail price, or the installation price).
“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 China.–Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments and inventories
of wooden cabinets and vanities imported from China by your firm during the specified periods.

China -- Full Units
Quantity (number of cabinets), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item

2016

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/
including for own firm’s retail
sales: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)
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:
.
1
2

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U.S. imports from China.–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

2016

2017

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

2018

0

0

0

Explanation if the calculated fields above are returning values other than zero (i.e., “0”) but are nonetheless
accurate:
.
1

II-5b.

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 firms) of imports from China by
channel of distribution.

China -- Full Units
Quantity (number of cabinets)
Calendar years
Item

2016

2017

2018

Channels of distribution:
U.S. shipments:
To distributors (M)
To designers/dealers (N)
To retailers (O)
To end users (P)
RECONCILIATION OF CHANNELS.--Please ensure that the quantities reported for channels of distribution (i.e.,
lines M through P) 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
M + N + O + P – D – F – H= zero ("0"),
if not revise.

2016

2017
0

2018
0

0

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U.S. shipments by type: 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
type, i.e., fully assembled vs ready-to-assemble (RTA) flat pack.

China -- Full Units
Quantity (number of cabinets); Value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item

2016

2017

2018

U.S. shipments.-Fully assembled1
Quantity (Q)
Value (R)
RTA flat pack
Quantity (S)
Value (T)
Does the assembly take place in the United States?
of your firm's assembly operations:
.
1

No

Yes. If yes, please describe the nature and extent

RECONCILIATION OF SHIPMENT BY TYPE.--Please ensure that the quantities and values reported for U.S.
shipments by product type (i.e., lines Q through T) in each time period equal the quantity reported for
U.S. shipments (i.e., lines D through I) in part "a" of this question. 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

2016

2017

2018

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

0

0

0

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

0

0

0

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U.S. imports of components: China.--Report your firm’s U.S. imports of components of wooden
cabinets and vanities from China in the specified periods.

China -- Components
Value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item

2016

2017

2018

U.S. imports.—
Component: Frames
Component: Boxes
Component: Doors
Component: Drawers
Component: Back and end panels
Component: Other
II-5e.

Use of imported components: China.--Please indicate how your firm uses its imports of
components from China.
Item

Share of use (percent)

U.S. imports.—
Sold as imported (i.e., as components)
Used in manufacture of full units using primarily
other imported components
Used in manufacture of full units using primarily
other domestically manufactured components
Used in manufacture of products other than
wooden cabinets or vanities
Other use1
Total (should sum to 100.0 percent)
1

Describe the other use:

.

0.0

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Imports from all other sources.–Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments and
inventories of wooden cabinets and vanities imported from all other sources by your firm during
the specified periods.

(List sources:

All other sources -- Full Units
)
Quantity (number of cabinets), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years

Item

2016

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/
including for own firm’s retail
sales: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)
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:
.
1
2

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Imports from all other sources.–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

2016

2017

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

2018

0

0

0

Explanation if the calculated fields above are returning values other than zero (i.e., “0”) but are nonetheless
accurate:
.
1

II-6b.

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 firms) of imports
from all other sources by channel of distribution.

All Other Sources -- Full Units
Quantity (number of cabinets)
Calendar years
Item

2016

2017

2018

Channels of distribution:
U.S. shipments:
To distributors (M)
To designers/dealers (N)
To retailers (O)
To end users (P)
RECONCILIATION OF CHANNELS.--Please ensure that the quantities reported for channels of distribution (i.e.,
lines M through P) 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
M + N + O + P – D – F – H= zero ("0"),
if not revise.

2016

2017
0

2018
0

0

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U.S. shipments by type: 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 type, i.e., fully assembled vs ready-to-assemble (RTA) flat pack.

All other sources -- Full Units
Quantity (number of cabinets); Value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item

2016

2017

2018

U.S. shipments.-Fully assembled1
Quantity (Q)
Value (R)
RTA flat pack
Quantity (S)
Value (T)
Does the assembly take place in the United States?
of your firm's assembly operations:
.
1

No

Yes. If yes, please describe the nature and extent

RECONCILIATION OF SHIPMENT BY TYPE.--Please ensure that the quantities and values reported for U.S.
shipments by product type (i.e., lines Q through T) in each time period equal the quantity reported for
U.S. shipments (i.e., lines D through I) in part "a" of this question. 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

2016

2017

2018

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

0

0

0

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

0

0

0

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U.S. imports of components: All other sources.--Report your firm’s U.S. imports of components
of wooden cabinets and vanities from all other sources in the specified periods.

All other sources -- Components
Value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item

2016

2017

2018

U.S. imports.—
Component: Frames
Component: Boxes
Component: Doors
Component: Drawers
Component: Back and end panels
Component: Other
II-6e.

Use of imported components: All other sources.--Please indicate how your firm uses its
imports of components from all other sources.
Item

Share of use (percent)

U.S. imports.—
Sold as imported (i.e., as components)
Used in manufacture of full units using primarily
other imported components
Used in manufacture of full units using primarily
other domestically manufactured components
Used in manufacture of products other than
wooden cabinets or vanities
Other use1
Total (should sum to 100.0 percent)
1

Describe the other use:

.

0.0

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Comparability of full units vs components.--Please answer the following questions regarding
the differences and similarities in wooden cabinet and vanities products based on their level of
production.
(a)

Uses.-(i)

Is the upstream article (components) dedicated to the production of the
downstream article (full units)?

No

(ii)

Yes

If no--What are the other end uses for cabinet and vanity
components?

Please describe the uses for your firm’s cabinet and vanity components that you
do not further process into full units.

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Comparability of full units vs components.--Continued
(b)

Markets.-(i)

Do you perceive the components market to be a separate market from the full
unit market?
Yes, components and full units are perceived as having distinct markets.
No, components and full units are perceived to have a single market.

(ii)

Please describe the market for your firm’s components that you do not further
process.

(iii)

(c)

Please describe the market for your firm’s full units.

Characteristics and functions.--Are there differences in the physical characteristics and
functions of the upstream (components) and the downstream (full unit) articles?
No

Yes

If yes--Please describe the differences.

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Comparability of full units vs components.--Continued
(d)

Price.--Is there a significant difference in the cost or value between wooden cabinet and
vanity components and the full wooden cabinet and vanities?
No

(e)

Yes

If yes--Please describe the differences.

Transformation process.--Would you describe the process used to transform the
upstream articles (components) into the downstream articles (full units) as significant
and particularly labor or capital intensive?
No

Yes

If yes--Please describe this process.

II-8.

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-9.

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 Tana von Kessler (202-2052389, [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

PRICE DATA
III-2.

This question requests quarterly quantity and value data for your firm’s commercial shipments
to unrelated U.S. customers since January 1, 2016 of the following products your firm imported
from China:
Product 1.--30" width x 24" depth x 34" height cabinet with three drawers, painted white or
gray, wood construction, shaker style or flush face doors
Product 2.--36" width base x 24" depth x 34" height cabinet with two doors and one drawer,
painted white or gray, wood construction, shaker style or flush face doors
Product 3.--30" width wall cabinet x 12" depth x 30" height with two doors, painted white or
gray, wood construction, shaker style or flush face doors
Product 4.--36" width x 24" depth x 34" height sink base with two doors and faux drawer face,
painted white or gray, wood construction, shaker style or flush face doors
Product 5.--30" width x 24" depth x 34" height corner cabinet with Lazy Susan, painted white or
gray, wood construction, shaker style or flush face doors
Product 6.--24" width x 21" depth x 34" height vanity base with two doors and faux drawer face,
painted white or gray, wood construction, shaker style or flush face doors

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).
During January 2016-December 2018, did your firm import from China 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 China
and sold by your firm.

China

Report data in number of cabinets and actual dollars (not 1,000s).
Product 1
Quantity
Value
(number of
(dollars)
cabinets)

Product 2
Quantity
Value
(number of
(dollars)
cabinets)

Product 3
Quantity
Value
(number of
(dollars)
cabinets)

Period of shipment
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
October-December
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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China

Report data in number of cabinets and actual dollars (not 1,000s).
Product 4
Quantity
(number of
cabinets)

Product 5
Value
(dollars)

Quantity
(number of
cabinets)

Product 6
Value
(dollars)

Quantity
(number of
cabinets)

Value
(dollars)

Period of shipment
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
October-December
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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Price data checklist.--Please check that the pricing data in question III-2(a) has been correctly
reported.
√ if Yes

Is the price data reported above:
In actual dollars (not $1,000)?
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.

Fully assembled v. ready-to-assemble price data.--Please indicate the proportion of your firm’s
2018 sales, by pricing product, which were sold as fully assembled and ready-to-assemble (RTA)
flat packs.
Share of pricing products accounted for by
fully assembled and RTA flat pack cabinets in
2018
Product number

Fully assembled

RTA flat packs

Total
(should sum to
100.0% across)

Product 1

%

%

0.0 %

Product 2

%

%

0.0 %

Product 3

%

%

0.0 %

Product 4

%

%

0.0 %

Product 5

%

%

0.0 %

Product 6

%

%

0.0 %

III-2d. 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 wooden
cabinets and vanities (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 wooden cabinets and vanities
from China 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

III-5.

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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 wooden cabinets and
vanities imported from China in 2018 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 2018
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
wooden cabinets and vanities imported from China (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 wooden cabinets and vanities imported from
China 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 wooden cabinets and vanities?

Source

Lead time
(Average number
Share of 2018 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 wooden cabinets and vanities
imported from China 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 wooden cabinets and vanities imported from China, from where is
it shipped?
Point of importation
Storage facility (check one)

(d)

Indicate the approximate percentage of your firm’s sales of wooden cabinets and
vanities imported from China 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

Share

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 wooden
cabinets and vanities imported from subject countries since January 1, 2016 (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.

China

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III-11. End uses.--Please describe the end uses (e.g., kitchen cabinets, bathroom vanities, etc.) of the
wooden cabinets and vanities that your firm imports.

III-12. Substitutes.--Can other products be substituted for wooden cabinets and vanities?
No

Yes--Please fill out the table.

End use in which this
substitute is used

Substitute

Have changes in the price of this substitute
affected the price for wooden cabinets and
vanities?
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 wooden cabinets and vanities has changed since January 1, 2016. Explain
any trends and describe the principal factors that have affected these changes in demand.
Overall
increase

Market

No
Overall Fluctuate with
change decrease no clear trend

Explanation and factors

Within the United States
Outside the United States
III-14. Product changes.--Have there been any significant changes in the product range, product mix or
marketing of wooden cabinets and vanities since January 1, 2016?
No

Yes

If yes, please describe.

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

Please describe.

No

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
wooden cabinets and vanities since January 1, 2016?
No

Yes

If yes, describe.

III-16. Supply constraints.--Has your firm refused, declined, or been unable to supply wooden cabinets
and vanities since January 1, 2016 (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.

III-17. Raw materials.--How have wooden cabinets and vanities raw material prices changed since
January 1, 2016?
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
wooden cabinets and vanities.

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III-18. Impact of the section 301 investigation.--This question concerns the section 301 investigation
and subsequent announcement of additional tariffs that include wooden cabinets and vanities
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 wooden cabinets and vanities
market?
Yes—Please fill out table below and
answer part (b)

No

Item

Response

Impact on your firm

Don’t know

1

Impact on overall U.S. market1
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.
1

(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
wooden cabinets and
vanities in the U.S.
market
Supply of wooden
cabinets and vanities
in the U.S. market
Prices for wooden
cabinets and vanities
in the U.S. market
Raw material costs for
wooden cabinets and
vanities in the U.S.
market

Fluctuate
with no
clear
No
Increase change Decrease
trend

Explanation and factors

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III-19. Interchangeability.--Is wooden cabinets and vanities 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

China

Other countries

United States
China
For any country-pair producing wooden cabinets and vanities that is sometimes or never
interchangeable, identify the country-pair and explain the factors that limit or preclude
interchangeable use:

III-20. Factors other than price.--Are differences other than price (e.g., quality, availability,
transportation network, product range, technical support, etc.) between wooden cabinets and
vanities 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

China

Other countries

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

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III-21. Customer identification.--List the names and contact information for your firm’s 10 largest U.S.
customers for wooden cabinets and vanities since January 1, 2016. Indicate the share of the
quantity of your firm’s total shipments of wooden cabinets and vanities that each of these
customers accounted for in 2018.

Customer’s name

Contact person

Email

Telephone

City

State

Share
of
2018
sales
(%)

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

III-22. 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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Correcting Valid number error messages.--If you are completing a Commission

questionnaire in a country that uses periods (“.”) to delineate multiples of 1000 (e.g., one million would
appear as $1.000.000 instead of as $1,000,000), you may be unable to enter in numbers greater than
999 in numeric form fields. This issues stem from your computer number formatting setting (e.g., not
the MS Word document itself, but the computer from which you are opening up the document). In the
United States commas (,) delineate multiples of 1000 and periods (.) delineate fractions less than one.
Many EU countries use the reverse where multiples of 1000 are delineated with periods (.) and
fractions less than one are delineated with commas (,). The US International Trade Commission’s
questionnaires are set-up in the United States with the U.S. number formatting. When this formatting
interacts with a computer set to EU number formatting, we believe this may cause this issue.
The solution to this data entry issue is to temporarily change your operating system’s number
formatting to be consistent with the U.S. number formatting system while you complete the
questionnaire.
To temporarily change your computer’s number settings to U.S. settings, please do the following (for
Microsoft Windows Operating system):
•
•
•
•
•

START
Control Panel
Region and Language (under Clock, Language, and Region category)
Format tab
Change the Format from your existing one (e.g. “Italian (Italy)”) to “English (United States)” (see
screen shots below)

When you do this the number “twelve million dollars and thirty five cents” would change from
$12.000.000,35 (Italy format) to $12,000,000.35 (U.S. format), and then there will be no conflict with
the 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/wooden_cabinets_and_vanities_chi
na/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: CABN

• 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.


File Typeapplication/pdf
File TitleUS importer questionnaire
SubjectTitle 7 investigations
AuthorChang, Calvin
File Modified2019-03-08
File Created2019-03-08

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