19-3-4131 U.S. purchasers' questionnaire

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U.S. PURCHASERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
WOODEN CABINETS AND VANITIES FROM CHINA
This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by December 2, 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 (Final)). 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 possession (19 U.S.C. §
1333(a)). Further information on this questionnaire can be obtained from Craig Thomsen (202-205-3226,
[email protected]).
Name of firm
Address
City

State

Zip Code

Website
Has your firm purchased, or imported for its own use or retail sale, wooden cabinets and vanities (as defined on
next page) from any source (domestic or foreign) 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
submitting 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

Title of Authorized Official

Date

Signature

Phone

Email address

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PART I.—GENERAL INFORMATION
Background.--This proceeding was instituted in response to petitions 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/final.htm.
Wooden cabinets and vanities covered by these investigations are wooden cabinets and vanities that are
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 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: Amended Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, and Antidumping Duty Order, 83 FR
504 (January 4, 2018); Certain Hardwood Plywood Products from the People's Republic of China:
Countervailing Duty Order, 83 FR 513 (January 4, 2018). 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.
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,

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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 this investigation, 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) Solid 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.
(4) Medicine cabinets that meet all of the following five criteria are excluded from the scope: (1) wall
mounted; (2) assembled at the time of entry into the United States; (3) contain one or more mirrors; (4)
be packaged for retail sale at time of entry; and (5) have a maximum depth of seven inches.
Also excluded from the scope of this investigation are:
(1) All products covered by the scope of the antidumping duty order on Wooden Bedroom Furniture from
the People’s Republic of China. See Notice of Amended Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair
Value and Antidumping Duty Order: Wooden Bedroom Furniture from the People’s Republic of China, 70
FR 329 (January 4, 2005).
(2) All products covered by the scope of the 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: Amended Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, and Antidumping Duty
Order, 83 FR 504 (January 4, 2018); Certain Hardwood Plywood Products from the People’s Republic of
China: Countervailing Duty Order, 83 FR. 513 (January 4, 2018).
Imports of subject merchandise are classified under Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTSUS) statistical numbers 9403.40.9060 and 9403.60.8081. The subject component parts of wooden
cabinets and vanities may be entered into the United States under HTSUS statistical number
9403.90.7080. Although the HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the
written description of the scope of this investigation is dispositive.

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Cabinets 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 that are usually found in the kitchen.
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 that are usually found in the bathroom.
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 a 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. This does not include any accessories that are excluded from the scope of these
investigations (e.g., moldings and carven wooden accessories).
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.
Purchaser.--Any firm engaged, either directly or through a parent company or subsidiary, in purchasing
wooden cabinets and vanities from another firm that produces, imports, or otherwise distributes wooden
cabinets and vanities.
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

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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.
I-1.

Establishments covered.-- Provide the name and address of your U.S. establishment(s) covered by
this questionnaire, if different from that listed on the cover page. Firms operating more than one
establishment should combine the data for all establishments into a single response.
“Establishment”--Each facility of a firm involved in the purchase of wooden cabinets and vanities,
including auxiliary facilities operated in conjunction with (whether or not physically separate from)
such facilities.

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I-2.

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

I-3.

Yes--List the following information.
Address

Extent of ownership
(percent)

Related importers/exporters.--Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or foreign,
which import wooden cabinets and vanities into the United States or which export wooden
cabinets and vanities to the United States?
No
Firm name

I-4.

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Yes--List the following information.
Country

Affiliation

Related producers.--Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or foreign, which
produce wooden cabinets and vanities?
No
Firm name

Yes--List the following information.
Country

Affiliation

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PART II.--PURCHASES
Contact information.-- Please identify the responsible individual and the manner by which Commission
staff may contact that individual regarding the confidential information submitted in this questionnaire.
Name
Title
Email
Telephone
II-1.

Purchases and imports.— Report your firm’s domestic purchases and imports of wooden cabinets
and vanities.
“Purchase” – Purchase from a U.S. entity such as a U.S. producer, a U.S. importer, or other U.S.
firm.
“Import” – Purchase directly from a foreign supplier and your firm is the importer of record.

Cabinets and Vanities
Calendar year
2016

2017

Item

January-September
2018

2018

2019

Quantity (in units)

Purchases of cabinets
produced in—
United States
China
All other countries1
Sources unknown2
Total purchases

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Imports of cabinets from—
China
All other countries1
Total imports3

Please identify these countries:
.
Please indicate the firm(s) from which you purchased this merchandise:
.
3
If your firm imported wooden cabinets and vanities at any time since January 1, 2016, please also
complete and return a U.S. importers' questionnaire in this proceeding.
1
2

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II-2.

Cabinets and vanity type purchases.--Please indicate the quantity of your firm’s 2018 purchases
and imports of wooden cabinets and vanities of the following types.

All cabinets

II-3.

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All vanities

Furniture-style vanities

Hospitality-style cabinets
and vanities

Changes in purchasing patterns.--Please indicate how the shares of your firm’s purchases of
wooden cabinets and vanities from different sources have changed since January 1, 2016.

Source of
purchases

Did not
purchase Decreased Increased Constant Fluctuated

Explanation for trend

United States
China
All other countries
Sources unknown
II-4.

Country knowledge.-- Please indicate the countries of origin with which your firm has experience
or information in the wooden cabinets and vanities market.
United
States

II-5.

China

Other
countries

Other countries (specify)

Supplier identification.--Please list your firm’s FIVE largest suppliers for wooden cabinets and
vanities since January 1, 2016. Also, provide the share of the quantity of your firm’s total
purchases of wooden cabinets and vanities that each of these suppliers accounted for in 2018.

No.

Supplier’s name

City and state

Share of quantity of
2018 purchases

1

%

2

%

3

%

4

%

5

%

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Please note that the remaining questions in Part IV of this questionnaire refer to all kitchen cabinets and
bathroom vanities. If the answers to the questions in this section differs by product type (as defined on
pages 3-4) then indicate the difference the most appropriate narrative field; if a question does not
contain an available narrative field for such an explanation, indicate the difference in the in question
V-1.
PART III.--MARKET CHARACTERISTICS AND PURCHASING PRACTICES
III-1.

Firm type.--Which of the following best describes your firm as a purchaser of wooden cabinets
and vanities (check all that apply)?

Distributor

Designer/dealer

Retailer

Contractor/builders
of large-scale
projects and
developments

Describe
other

Other

If your firm is a distributor or retailer of wooden cabinets and vanities, please answer questions III-2 thru
III-4.
III-2.

Competition for sales.--Does your firm compete for sales to customers with the manufacturers or
importers from which your firm purchases wooden cabinets and vanities?
No

III-3.

Yes

Types of customers.--What are the major types of consumers to which your firm sells wooden
cabinets and vanities?
Homeowners

III-4.

If yes, please describe.

Multifamily
builder

Singlefamily
builder

Designer/
dealer

General
contractor

Other

Describe
other

Assembly of RTA flat pack cabinets.—If you purchase RTA flat pack cabinets or vanities, how
often does your firm assemble the cabinets or vanities prior to shipment to the final customer?
Always

Usually

Sometimes

Never

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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-6.

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
change

Fluctuate
Overall
with no
decrease clear trend

Explanation and factors

Within the United States
Outside the United States
III-7.

Country preferences.—
(a)

Do you or your customers ever specifically order wooden cabinets and vanities from one
country in particular over other possible sources of supply?
No

Yes

If yes, identify the countries and explain.

(b) Are custom, semi-custom, or stock cabinets and vanities available from domestic, Chinese,
and Nonsubject sources? Please explain.
United States
Cabinet type
Custom
Semi-custom
Stock

No

Yes

China
No

Yes

Nonsubject
No

Yes

Explanation

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III-8.

Importance of purchasing domestic product.--Please fill out the table below, estimating the
percentage of your firm’s total 2018 purchases of wooden cabinets and vanities that required
wooden cabinets and vanities produced in the United States.

Item
Purchases that did not require domestic product
Purchases that were required by law or regulation to be domestic product
(e.g., government purchases under “Buy American” provisions)
Purchases that were not required by law or regulation, but were required by
your customers to be domestic product
Purchases that were required to be domestic product for other reasons
(explain:
)
Total (should sum to 100.0%)
III-9.

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Estimated percentage of
your firm’s total 2018
purchases of wooden
cabinets and vanities
%
%
%
%
0.0 %

Conditions of competition.-(c) 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-10.

Yes-Business cycles (e.g.
seasonal business)
Yes-Other distinctive
conditions of competition
(d) 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.

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III-10. Decisions based on producer and country-of-origin.--How often does your firm, and if known, do
your customers, make purchasing decisions involving wooden cabinets and vanities based on its
producer or country of origin?
Item

Always

Usually

Sometimes

Never

If at least sometimes, explain.

Decision based on producer
Your firm
Your
customers
Decision based on country of origin
Your firm
Your
customers
III-11. Availability of supply.--Has the availability of wooden cabinets and vanities in the U.S. market
changed since January 1, 2016?
Availability in the U.S.
Please explain, noting the countries and reasons for the
market
No Yes changes.
U.S.-produced product
Imports from China
Imports from other
sources
III-12. Supply constraints.--Has any firm refused, declined, or been unable to supply your firm with 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-13. Availability of specific product types.--Are certain types/sizes/forms (assembled or RTA flat pack)
of wooden cabinets and vanities only available from certain country sources?

No

Yes

If yes, please identify the countries and the types/sizes/forms (assembled or
RTA flat pack).

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III-14. Purchasing frequency.-(a)

How frequently does your firm make purchases of wooden cabinets and vanities (check
one)?
Daily

(b)

Weekly

Monthly

Quarterly

Annually

Other

If other, specify

Has this purchasing frequency changed since January 1, 2016?
No

Yes

If yes, please describe.

III-15. Number of suppliers contacted.--How many suppliers does your firm generally contact before
making a purchase? Between
and
firms
III-16. Supplier negotiations.--Do your firm’s purchases of wooden cabinets and vanities usually involve
negotiations between supplier and purchaser?

No

Yes

If yes, explain the factors your firm generally negotiates and note whether
your firm quotes competing prices during negotiations.

III-17. Change in suppliers.--Has your firm changed suppliers since January 1, 2016?

No

Yes

If yes, please list the supplier(s), whether the firm was added or dropped,
and the reasons for the change.

III-18. New suppliers.--Are you aware of any new suppliers, either foreign or domestic, that have
entered the market since January 1, 2016?
No

Yes

If yes, please identify the firms.

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III-19. Supplier qualification.--Do you require your suppliers to be or to become certified or qualified to
sell wooden cabinets and vanities to your firm?
If yes, provide the following information.
• The number of days to qualify a new supplier.
• A general description of the certification or qualification process. Also, a brief description
of the factors that you consider when qualifying a new supplier (e.g., quality of product,
reliability of supplier, etc.).

No

Yes

Number
of days Process and factors

III-20. Failure to certify.--Since January 1, 2016, have any domestic or foreign producers failed in their
attempts to certify or qualify their wooden cabinets and vanities with your firm or have any
producers lost their approved status?

No

Yes

If yes, please identify these firms, the countries where they are located,
and the reasons why they failed the certification/qualification.

III-21. Raw material prices.—
(a)

Is your firm familiar with the prices for raw materials used in the production of wooden
cabinets and vanities?
No

(b)

Yes – please answer (b)

Has information on raw material prices affected your firm’s negotiations or contracts to
purchase wooden cabinets and vanities since January 1, 2016?
No

Yes Explain

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III-22. Features.—Please indicate which of the following features of cabinets and/or vanities have
become more standard since January 1, 2016. Check all that apply.
Feature

Has become
standard

Soft-close doors/drawers
Plywood construction
Dovetail drawer construction
Finished interiors
Other (please describe

)

III-23. Assembled and RTA flat packs.—Does your firm consider purchasing assembled and RTA flat pack
wooden cabinets and vanities for the same project?
Always

Usually

Sometimes

Rarely or never

If “always,” “usually,” or “sometimes,” please describe the factors you consider when make
your decision between assembled and RTA flat pack wooden cabinets and vanities.

III-24. Major purchasing factors.--Please list, in order of their importance, the main factors your firm
considers in deciding from whom to purchase wooden cabinets and vanities (examples include
availability, extension of credit, contracts, price, quality, lead time, form (assembled or RTA flat
pack), design options, range of supplier’s product line, traditional supplier, etc.).
1.
2.
3.
Please list any other factors that are very important in your purchase decisions:

.

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III-25. Purchasing factors.--Please rate the importance of the following factors in your firm’s purchasing
decisions for wooden cabinets and vanities.

Factor
Availability
Customization
Delivery terms
Discounts offered
Form (assembled or RTA flat pack)
Lead time - assembled
Lead time - RTA flat pack
Minimum quantity requirements
Packaging
Payment terms
Price
Product consistency
Product range
Provision of out-of-scope products
and services
Quality of finish
Quality meets industry standards
Quality exceeds industry standards
Reliability of supply
Technical support/service
U.S. transportation costs
Wood type or material

Very
important

Somewhat
important

Not
important

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III-26. Quality characteristics.--What characteristics does your firm consider when determining the
quality of wooden cabinets and vanities?

III-27. Minimum quality.--How often does wooden cabinets and vanities from the following countries
meet minimum quality specifications for your uses or your customers’ uses?
Source

Always

Usually

Sometimes

Rarely or
never

Don’t
know

United States
China
Other:
III-28. Frequency of decisions based on price.--How often does your firm purchase the wooden cabinets
and vanities that is offered at the lowest price?
Always

Usually

Sometimes

Rarely or never

III-29. Price leaders.--A price leader is defined as (1) one or more firms that initiate a price change, either
upward or downward, that is followed by other firms, or (2) one or more firms that have a
significant impact on prices. A price leader is not necessarily the lowest-priced supplier.
Please list the names of any firms you considered price leaders in the wooden cabinets and
vanities market since January 1, 2016.
Firm(s)

Describe how the firm(s) exhibited price leadership

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III-30. Purchasing subject imports rather than domestic products.—
(a)

Since January 2016, did your firm import and/or purchase imports of wooden cabinets and
vanities from China instead of purchasing U.S.-produced wooden cabinets and vanities?
Source

Yes
(also respond to (b) and (c))

No
(If “No”, skip to next question)

China
(b)

If you responded “Yes” to part (a), was the product imported from China priced lower than
the domestic product?
Source

Yes

No

China
(c)

If you responded “Yes” to part (a), was price a primary reason for importing and/or
purchasing subject imports from China rather than domestic product?

Source

China

Yes

If Yes, estimate the quantity
of imports purchased and/or
imported instead of domestic
product since January 2016
(in units)

No

If No, please indicate the
reason your firm imported
and/or purchased imports
instead of domestic product

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III-31. U.S. producers and import competition.—
(a)

Since January 1, 2016, in connection with a sale or offer to sell wooden cabinets and
vanities to your firm, did U.S. producers reduce their prices of domestically produced
wooden cabinets and vanities in order to compete with lower-priced imports of wooden
cabinets and vanities from China?
Source

Yes (also respond to
question part (b))

No (If “No”, skip to next
question)

Don’t
know

China
(b)

If your firm responded “yes”, please provide an estimate of the reduction in U.S.
producers’ prices, and any additional explanations, such as timing (e.g., months/years),
frequency of price reductions, or other market/competitive factors.

Source
China

Estimated
reduction in
U.S. prices
(percent)
%

Additional explanation, including such information as
timing (e.g., months/years), frequency of price
reductions, or other market/competitive factors

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III-32. Impact of section 301 tariffs.-- Did the imposition of tariffs on Chinese-origin products under to
section 301 have an impact on the wooden cabinet and vanity market in the United States?
Yes— Please indicate the
impact in the table below.

Factor
Supply of U.S.produced wooden
cabinets and vanities
containers
Supply of wooden
cabinets and vanities
imported from China
Supply of wooden
cabinets and vanities
imported from other
countries
Prices for wooden
cabinets and vanities
Overall U.S. demand
for wooden cabinets
and vanities
Raw material costs for
wooden cabinets and
vanities

No

Don’t know

Explain, noting how the imposition of
tariffs under section 301 affected
each factor of the wooden cabinet
Fluctuate
Overall
No
Overall
and vanity market in the United
with no
increase change decrease clear trend
States.

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PART IV.—PRODUCT COMPARISONS
IV-1.

Interchangeability.--Are 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:

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Factors other than price.--Are differences other than price (e.g., quality, availability, assembly,
lead time, design options, 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 purchases 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:

IV-3.

Vanity comparisons.—
(a) How frequently are furniture-style vanities interchangeable with other styles of wooden
cabinets and vanities (i.e., can they physically be used in the same applications)?
Always

Usually

Sometimes

Rarely or never

(b) How frequently are hospitality-style vanities interchangeable with other styles of wooden
cabinets and vanities (i.e., can they physically be used in the same applications)?
Always

Usually

Sometimes

Rarely or never

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Interchangeability among custom, semi-custom, and stock cabinets and vanities.-- Are custom,
semi-custom, and stock wooden cabinets and vanities 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 product types are always interchangeable
F = the product types are frequently interchangeable
S = the product types are sometimes interchangeable
N = the product types are never interchangeable
0 = no familiarity with product types
Country-pair

Semi-custom

Stock

Custom
Semi-custom
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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Factor country comparisons.--For the factors listed below, please rate how wooden cabinets and
vanities produced in each country you identified in your response to the first question in Part IV
compares with wooden cabinets and vanities produced in each of the other countries you
identified.

If you are unfamiliar with the product from a particular country, please leave the boxes for those
country comparisons blank.

Inferior

Comparable

Product from
China compared to
product from
other countries

Superior

Inferior

Comparable

Product from
United States
compared to product
from
other countries

Superior

Inferior

Comparable

Factor

Superior

Product from
United States
compared to product
from
China

Availability
Customization
Delivery terms
Discounts offered
Form (assembled/RTA flat pack)
Lead time - assembled
Lead time - RTA flat pack
Minimum quantity requirements
Packaging
Payment terms
Price
Product consistency
Product range
Provision of out-of-scope
products and services
Quality of finish
Quality meets industry standards
Quality exceeds industry
standards
Reliability of supply
Technical support/service
U.S. transportation costs
Wood type or material
A rating of superior on price and U.S. transportation costs indicates that the first country generally has lower prices/U.S. transportation
costs than the second country.
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PART V.--ALTERNATIVE PRODUCT INFORMATION
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Calvin Chang (202-205-3062,
[email protected])
V-1.

Comparability of various products.--For each of the following indicate whether cabinets and
vanities are: fully comparable or the same, i.e., have no differentiation between them; mostly
comparable or similar; somewhat comparable or similar; never or not-at-all comparable or similar;
or no familiarity with products.
F: fully comparable or the same, i.e., have no differentiation between them;
M: mostly comparable or similar;
S: somewhat comparable or similar;
N: never or not-at-all comparable or similar; or
0: no familiarity with products.
(a) Physical Characteristics and End Uses.--The differences and similarities in the physical
characteristics and end uses.

Product-pair

Comparison

Please provide a narrative discussion for the
comparability ratings you provided in terms of their
physical characteristics and uses:

Cabinets vs vanities
Furniture style vanities vs all other
cabinets and vanities
Hotel style cabinets and vanities vs
all other cabinets and vanities
(b) Interchangeability.--The ability to substitute the products in the same application.

Product-pair
Cabinets vs vanities
Furniture style vanities vs all other
cabinets and vanities
Hotel style cabinets and vanities vs
all other cabinets and vanities

Comparison

Please provide a narrative discussion for the
comparability ratings you provided in terms of their
interchangeability:

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Comparability of various products.--Continued
F: fully comparable or the same, i.e., have no differentiation between them;
M: mostly comparable or similar;
S: somewhat comparable or similar;
N: never or not-at-all comparable or similar; or
0: no familiarity with products.
(c) Channels of distribution.--Channels of distribution/market situation through which the
products are sold (i.e., sold direct to end users, through wholesaler/distributors, etc.).

Product-pair

Comparison

Please provide a narrative discussion for the
comparability ratings you provided in terms of their
channels of distribution:

Cabinets vs vanities
Furniture style vanities vs all other
cabinets and vanities
Hotel style cabinets and vanities vs
all other cabinets and vanities
(d) Manufacturing facilities, production processes, and production employees.--Whether
manufactured in the same facilities, from the same inputs, on the same machinery and
equipment, and using the same employees.

Product-pair
Cabinets vs vanities
Furniture style vanities vs all other
cabinets and vanities
Hotel style cabinets and vanities vs
all other cabinets and vanities

Comparison

Please provide a narrative discussion for the
comparability ratings you provided in terms of their
manufacturing facilities, production processes, and
production employees:

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Comparability of various products.--Continued
F: fully comparable or the same, i.e., have no differentiation between them;
M: mostly comparable or similar;
S: somewhat comparable or similar;
N: never or not-at-all comparable or similar; or
0: no familiarity with products.
(e) Customer and producer perceptions.--Perceptions as to the differences and/or
similarities in the market (e.g., sales/marketing practices).

Product-pair

Comparison

Please provide a narrative discussion for the
comparability ratings you provided in terms of their
customer and product perceptions:

Cabinets vs vanities
Furniture style vanities vs all other
cabinets and vanities
Hotel style cabinets and vanities vs
all other cabinets and vanities
(f) Price.--Whether prices are comparable or differ between the products.

Product-pair
Cabinets vs vanities
Furniture style vanities vs all other
cabinets and vanities
Hotel style cabinets and vanities vs
all other cabinets and vanities

Comparison

Please provide a narrative discussion for the
comparability ratings you provided in terms of their
price:

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PART VI.—ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
VI-1.

Other explanations.--If your firm would like to further explain a response to any question that for
which a narrative response box was not provided, please note the question number and the
explanation in the space provided below.

VI-2.

OMB statistics.--Please report 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 25
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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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_chin
a/final.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 does not purchase 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 (202-2051803). A certificate of service must accompany the completed questionnaire your firm submits (see 19 CFR
§ 207.7). Service of the questionnaire must be made in paper form.