19-3-4147 U.S. purchasers' questionnaire

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U.S. PURCHASERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
Silicon Metal from Russia
This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by January 21, 2020
See last page for filing instructions.
The information called for in this questionnaire is for use by the United States International Trade Commission in
connection with its review of the antidumping duty order concerning silicon metal from Russia (Inv. No. 731-TA-991
(Third Review)). The information requested in the questionnaire is requested under the authority of the Tariff Act of
1930, title VII. This report is mandatory and failure to reply as directed can result in a subpoena or other order to compel
the submission of records or information in your possession (19 U.S.C. § 1333(a)). Further information on this
questionnaire can be obtained from Pamela Davis (202-205-2218, [email protected]).

Name of firm
Address
City

State

Zip Code

Website
Has your firm purchased silicon metal (as defined on the next page) from any source (domestic or foreign) at any
time since January 1, 2014?

NO

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

YES

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

Return questionnaire via the Commission Drop Box by clicking on the following link:
https://dropbox.usitc.gov/oinv/. (PIN: SMFR)
CERTIFICATION
I certify that the information herein supplied in response to this questionnaire is complete and correct to the best of my
knowledge and belief and understand that the information submitted is subject to audit and verification by the Commission. By
means of this certification I also grant consent for the Commission, and its employees and contract personnel, to use the
information provided in this questionnaire and throughout this proceeding in any other import-injury proceedings or reviews
conducted by the Commission on the same or similar merchandise.
I, the undersigned, acknowledge that information submitted in response to this request for information and throughout this
proceeding or other proceedings may be disclosed to and used: (i) by the Commission, its employees and Offices, and contract
personnel (a) for developing or maintaining the records of this or a related proceeding, or (b) in internal investigations, audits,
reviews, and evaluations relating to the programs, personnel, and operations of the Commission including under 5 U.S.C.
Appendix 3; or (ii) by U.S. government employees and contract personnel, solely for cybersecurity purposes. I understand that all
contract personnel will sign appropriate nondisclosure agreements.

Name of Authorized Official

Signature

Title of Authorized Official

Phone

Date

Email address

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PART I.—GENERAL INFORMATION
Background.--On March 26, 2003, the Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) issued an antidumping
duty order on imports of silicon metal from Russia. On June 3, 2019, the Commission instituted a review
pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. § 1675(c)) (the Act) to determine whether
revocation of the order would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury to the
domestic industry within a reasonably foreseeable time. If both the Commission and Commerce make
an affirmative determination, the order will remain in place. If either the Commission or Commerce
makes a negative determination, Commerce will revoke the order. Questionnaires and other
information pertinent to this proceeding are available at:
https://www.usitc.gov/investigations/701731/2019/silicon_metal_russia/full_review.htm
Silicon metal.--Silicon metal, which generally contains at least 96.00 percent but less than 99.99 percent
silicon by weight. The merchandise covered by this investigation also includes silicon metal from Russia
containing between 89.00 and 96.00 percent silicon by weight, but containing more aluminum than
silicon metal which contains at least 96.00 percent but less than 99.99 percent silicon by weight. Silicon
metal is currently imported under statistical reporting numbers 2804.69.1000, 2804.69.5000 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). The HTSUS provisions are for convenience and
customs purposes; the written description of the scope is dispositive.
Reporting of information.--If information is not readily available from your records, provide carefully
prepared estimates. If your firm is completing more than one questionnaire (i.e., a producer, importer,
purchaser and/or foreign producer questionnaire), you need not respond to duplicated questions.
Confidentiality.--The commercial and financial data furnished in response to this questionnaire that
reveal the individual operations of your firm will be treated as confidential by the Commission to the
extent that such data are not otherwise available to the public and will not be disclosed except as may
be required by law (see 19 U.S.C. § 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.

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Establishments covered.--Provide the name and address of 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 silicon metal, including
auxiliary facilities operated in conjunction with (whether or not physically separate from) such
facilities.

I-2b.

Stock symbol information.-- If your firm or parent firm is publicly traded, please specify the
stock exchange and trading symbol:
.

I-2c.

External counsel.-- If your firm or parent firm is represented by external counsel in relation to
this proceeding, please specify the name of the law firm and the lead attorney(s).
Law firm:
Lead attorney(s):

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, relating to the ultimate parent/owner.
Country

Extent of ownership
(percent)

Related importers/exporters.--Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or
foreign, that import silicon metal into the United States or that export silicon metal to the
United States?
No
Firm name

Yes--List the following information.
Country

Affiliation

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I-4.

Related producers.--Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or foreign, that
produce silicon metal?
No

Yes--List the following information.

Firm name and country

I-5.

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Country

Affiliation

Business plan.--Does your company or any related firm have a business plan or any internal
documents that describe, discuss, or analyze expected market conditions for silicon metal?

No

Yes

If yes, please provide these documents. If you are not providing the
requested documents, please explain why not.

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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.—
(a)

Please estimate your firm’s total U.S. purchases of silicon metal in 2018. (Do not include
imports for which your firm was the importer of record; such imports should be
reported in your U.S. importer’s questionnaire.)
Quantity (short tons of
contained silicon)

(b)

Estimate the percentage of the quantity of your firm’s purchases of silicon metal in 2018
that were produced in each of the specified countries.
Silicon metal produced in:

Share of quantity of 2018 purchases

United States

%

Russia

%

All other countries:1

%

Sources unknown

%

Total (should sum to 100.0%)
1

Please identify these countries:

0.0

%

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Changes in purchasing patterns.--Please indicate how the shares of your firm’s purchases of
silicon metal from different sources have changed since January 1, 2014.
Source of Did not
purchases purchase Decreased Increased Constant Fluctuated

Explanation for trend

United
States
Russia
All other
countries
Sources
unknown
II-3.

Country knowledge.--Please indicate the countries of origin with which your firm has
experience or information in the silicon metal market.
United
States

II-4.

Russia

Other
countries

Other countries (specify)

Supplier identification.--Please list your firm’s FIVE largest suppliers for silicon metal since
January 1, 2014. Also, provide the share of the quantity of your firm’s total purchases of silicon
metal 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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PART III.--MARKET CHARACTERISTICS AND PURCHASING PRACTICES
III-1.

Firm type.--Which of the following best describes your firm as a purchaser of silicon metal
(check all that apply)?
Primary
aluminum
producer

Secondary
aluminum
producer

Polysilicon
and/or
chemical
producer

Distributor

Other

Describe other

If your firm is a distributor of silicon metal, please answer questions III-2 and III-3.
III-2.

Competition for sales.--Do you compete for sales to your customers with the manufacturers or
importers from which you purchase silicon metal?
No

III-3.

Yes

If yes, please describe.

Types of customers.--What are the major types of consumers to which you sell silicon metal?

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If your firm is an end user of silicon metal, please answer questions III-4 and III-5.
III-4.

End uses.--

(a) List the top 3 products you make using silicon metal and estimate the percent of your total
production cost that is accounted for by silicon metal and by other inputs (such as labor, energy,
and other raw material).
Share of total cost in each of the product(s) your
firm produces accounted for by
Product(s) your firm
produces

Silicon metal

Total
(should
sum to
100.0%
across)

Other inputs
% +

%

=

0.0 %

% +

%

=

0.0 %

% +

%

=

0.0 %

(b) Have there been any changes in the end uses of silicon metal since January 1, 2014? Do you
anticipate any future changes?
Changes in end uses

No

Yes

Explain

Changes since
January 1, 2014
Anticipated changes
III-5.

Demand for end-use products.-(a)

Has the demand for your firm’s final products incorporating silicon metal changed since
January 1, 2014?
Increased

(b)

No change

Decreased

Fluctuated

Has this had any effect on your firm’s demand for silicon metal?
No

Yes

Explain

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Substitutes.—
(a) Can other products be substituted for silicon metal?
No

Substitute

Yes—Please fill out the table.

End use in which this
substitute is used

Have changes in the price of this substitute
affected the price for silicon metal?
No Yes

Explanation

1.
2.
3.
(b) Have there been any changes in the number or types of products that can be substituted for
silicon metal since January 1, 2014? Do you anticipate any future changes?
Changes in substitutes No Yes
Changes since January
1, 2014
Anticipated changes

Explain

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Demand trends.--Indicate how demand within the United States and outside of the United
States (if known) for silicon metal has changed since January 1, 2014, and how you anticipate
demand will change in the future. Explain any trends and describe the principal factors that
have affected, and that you anticipate will affect, these changes in demand.

Market

Overall
increase

No
change

Overall
decrease

Fluctuate
with no
clear trend

Explanation and factors

Demand since January 1, 2014
Within the
United StatesOverall demand
Polysilicon /
chemical user
demand
Aluminum
sector
Other sectors
Outside the
United States
Anticipated future demand
Within the
United StatesOverall demand
Polysilicon /
chemical user
demand
Aluminum
sector
Other sectors
Outside the
United States
III-8.

Market studies.--Please provide as a separate attachment to this request any studies, surveys,
etc. that you are aware of that quantify and/or otherwise discuss silicon metal supply (including
production capacity and capacity utilization) and demand in (1) the United States, (2) each of
the other major producing/consuming countries, including Russia, and (3) the world as a whole.
Of particular interest is such data from 2014 to the present and forecasts for the future.

III-9.

Country preferences.--Do you or your customers ever specifically order silicon metal from one
country in particular over other possible sources of supply?

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No

Yes

If yes, identify the countries and explain.

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III-10. Importance of purchasing domestic product.--Please fill out the table below, estimating the
percentage of your firm’s total 2018 purchases of silicon metal that required silicon metal
produced in the United States.
Estimated percentage of
your firm’s total 2018
purchases of silicon
metal
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%)

0.0 %

III-11. Conditions of competition.-(a) Is the silicon metal market subject to business cycles (other than general economy-wide
conditions) and/or other conditions of competition distinctive to silicon metal?
Check all that apply.

Please describe.

No

Skip to question III-12.

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
silicon metal since January 1, 2014?
No

Yes

If yes, describe.

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III-12. Decisions based on producer and country-of-origin.--How often does your firm, and if you
know, do your customers, make purchasing decisions involving silicon metal based on its
producer or country of origin?
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-13. Availability of supply.--Has the availability of silicon metal in the U.S. market changed since
January 1, 2014? Do you anticipate any future changes?
Availability in the U.S.
market

Please explain, noting the countries and reasons for the
No Yes changes.

Changes since January 1, 2014:
U.S.-produced product
Imports from Russia
Imports from all other
countries
Anticipated changes:
U.S.-produced product
Imports from Russia
Imports from all other
countries
III-15. Availability of specific product types.--Are certain grades/types/sizes of silicon metal only
available from certain country sources?
No

Yes

If yes, please identify the countries and the grade/type/size.

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III-16. Supply constraints.--Has any firm refused, declined, or been unable to supply your firm with
silicon metal since January 1, 2014 (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. Impact of the section 232 tariffs.-- Did the imposition of tariffs on imported steel/aluminum
products under section 232 have an impact on the silicon metal market in the United States?
Yes— Please indicate the
impact in the table below.

No

Don’t know

Explain, noting how the
imposition of tariffs under
Fluctuate
section 232 affected each
Overall
No
Overall with no clear factor of the silicon metal
increase change decrease
trend
market in the United States.

Factor
Prices for silicon metal
Overall U.S. demand
for silicon metal
III-18. Purchasing frequency.-(a)

How frequently do you make purchases of silicon metal (check one)?
Daily

(b)

Weekly

Monthly

Quarterly

Annually

Other

If other, specify

Do you expect this purchasing frequency to change in the next two years?
No

Yes

If yes, explain.

III-19. Number of suppliers contacted.--How many suppliers do you generally contact before making a
purchase? Between
and
firms.

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III-20. Supplier negotiations.-(a) Does your firm’s purchases of silicon metal usually involve negotiations between supplier and
purchaser?

No

Yes

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

(b) How often are the prices of your firm’s purchases based on published price indices?

Always

Usually

Sometimes

Never

Please describe. (Which
published prices indices? How
do they affect prices?)

III-21. Change in suppliers.--Has your firm changed suppliers since January 1, 2014?

No

Yes

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

III-22. New suppliers.-(a)

Are you aware of any new suppliers, either foreign or domestic, that have entered the
market since January 1, 2014?
No

(b)

Yes

If yes, please identify the firms.

Do you expect new silicon metal suppliers to enter the U.S. market?
No

Yes

If yes, please explain.

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III-23. Supplier qualification.--Do you require your suppliers to be or to become certified or qualified
to sell silicon metal 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-24. Failure to certify.--Since January 1, 2014, have any domestic or foreign producers failed in their
attempts to certify or qualify their silicon metal 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-25. Major purchasing factors.--Please list, in order of their importance, the three major factors your
firm considers in deciding from whom to purchase silicon metal (examples include availability,
extension of credit, contracts, price, quality, 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-26. Purchasing factors.--Please rate the importance of the following factors in your firm’s
purchasing decisions for silicon metal.
Very
important

Factor

Somewhat
important

Not
important

Availability
Chemistry/specific product specifications
Delivery terms
Delivery time
Discounts offered
Extension of credit
Minimum quantity requirements
Packaging
Payment terms
Price
Product consistency
Product range
Quality meets industry standards
Quality exceeds industry standards
Reliability of supply
Technical support/service
U.S. transportation costs
III-27. Quality characteristics.--What characteristics does your firm consider when determining the
quality of silicon metal?

III-28. Minimum quality.--How often does silicon metal from the following countries meet minimum
quality specifications for your uses or your customers’ uses?

Source
United States
Russia
Other:

Always

Usually

Sometimes

Rarely or
never

Don’t
know

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III-29. Frequency of decisions based on price.--How often does your firm purchase the silicon metal
that is offered at the lowest price?
Always

Usually

Sometimes

Never

III-30. 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 silicon metal market since
January 1, 2014.
Firm(s)

Describe how the firm(s) exhibited price leadership

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III-31. Changes in U.S. industry.-(a)

Please identify and discuss any improvements/changes in the U.S. silicon metal industry
since January 1, 2014 and explain the factors, including the order(s) under review, that
were responsible for each improvement/change.

(b)

Please discuss any improvements/changes that you anticipate in the future in the U.S.
silicon metal industry. Identify the time period and causes for these
improvements/changes.

III-32. Effect of revocation of order.--What do you think will be the effects on your firm and on the
U.S. market of any revocation of the antidumping duty order on imports of silicon metal from
Russia on (1) the future activities of your firm and (2) the U.S. market as a whole? Please note
the future time period to which you are referring.
Activities of your firm
Entire U.S. market

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PART IV.--PRODUCT COMPARISIONS
IV-1.

Interchangeability.--Is silicon metal 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

Russia

Other countries

United States
Russia
For any country-pair producing silicon metal which is sometimes or never
interchangeable, please 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,
transportation network, product range, technical support, etc.) between silicon metal 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

Russia

Other countries

United States
Russia
For any country-pair for which factors other than price always or frequently are a significant
factor in your firm’s purchases of silicon metal, 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 silicon metal
produced in each country you identified in your response to question II-4 compares with silicon
metal 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.

Availability
Chemistry/specific product specifications
Delivery terms
Delivery time
Discounts offered
Extension of credit
Minimum quantity requirements
Packaging
Payment terms
Price1
Product consistency
Product range
Quality meets industry standards
Quality exceeds industry standards
Reliability of supply
Technical support/service
U.S. transportation costs1
1

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.

Inferior

Comparable

Product from
Russia 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
Russia

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Change in price.-(a)

Since January 1, 2014, has there been a change in the price of silicon metal?
Source

Yes (also respond to
question part (b))

No (If “No” for all countries,
skip to next question)

United States
Russia
(b)

If your firm responded “yes” to any of the above countries, please describe how the
price of U.S.-produced silicon metal has changed relative to the price of imported silicon
metal from Russia.

Country
Russia

Prices changed by
the same percent

Price of U.S.-produced
silicon metal is now
relatively higher

Price of U.S.-produced
silicon metal is now
relatively lower

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PART V.—ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
V-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.

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

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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/silicon_metal_russia/full_review.ht
m
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: SMFR

• 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 (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.