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LOST SALES AND LOST REVENUE SURVEY
SODIUM SULFATE ANHYDROUS FROM CANADA
This survey must be received by the Commission by April 11, 2019
See last page for filing instructions.
The information called for in this survey is for use by the United States International Trade Commission in connection with
its antidumping investigation concerning sodium sulfate anhydrous from Canada (Inv. No. 731‐TA‐1446 (Preliminary)). The
information requested in the survey 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 survey can be obtained from Emily Burke
(202‐205‐3191, [email protected]).
Name of firm
Address
City
State
Zip Code
Website
Has your firm purchased or imported for own use sodium sulfate anhydrous (as defined on next page) at any
time since January 1, 2016?
NO
(Sign the certification below and promptly return only this page of the survey to the Commission)
YES
(Complete all parts of the survey, and return the entire survey 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: SSAP)
CERTIFICATION
I certify that the information herein supplied in this survey 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 survey
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
investigation or other proceeding 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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GENERAL INFORMATION
Background.‐‐This proceeding was instituted in response to a petition filed on March 28, 2019, by
Cooper Natural Resources, Inc., Fort Worth, Texas; Elementis Global LLC, East Windsor, New Jersey; and
Searles Valley Minerals, Inc., Overland Park, Kansas. 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 dumping. Questionnaires and other information pertinent to this
proceeding are available at
https://www.usitc.gov/investigations/701731/2019/sodium_sulfate_anhydrous_canada/preliminary.ht
m.
Sodium sulfate anhydrous (“SSA”) covered by this investigation is also commonly referred to as
"disodium sulfate," is produced in bulk, and contains a distribution of particles of various sizes
determined using U.S. mesh series screens (the lower the mesh screen size, the coarser the particle; the
higher the mesh screen size, the finer the particle). The particular distribution of particles of various
sizes is contingent upon the producer and production process employed. Producers will often indicate
the distribution of particle sizes contained in their merchandise as part of the product's specifications.
SSA is utilized in a variety of products, including, but not limited to detergents, pulp and paper, glass,
textiles, starch, carpet deodorizers, and livestock mineral feed.
The scope of this investigation covers sodium sulfate (Na2SO4) (CAS Number 7757‐82‐6) that is
anhydrous (i.e. contains no water), regardless of purity, grade, color, production method, and form of
packaging, in which the percentage of particles between 20 mesh and 100 mesh, based on U.S. mesh
series screens, ranges from 10‐95% and the percentage of particles finer than 100 mesh, based on U.S.
mesh series screens, ranges from 5‐90%.
Excluded from the scope of this investigation are specialty sodium sulfate anhydrous ("SSA") products,
which are products whose particle distributions fall outside the described ranges. Glauber's salt
(Na2SO4 ∙ 10H2O), also known as sodium sulfate decahydrate, an intermediate product in the production
of SSA that has no known commercial uses, is not included within the scope of the investigation,
although some end‐users may mistakenly refer to SSA as Glauber's salt. Other forms of sodium sulfate
that are hydrous (i.e., containing water) are also excluded from the scope of the investigation.
Sodium sulfate anhydrous is currently imported under statistical reporting number 2833.11.50.10 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). It may also be imported under HTSUS
statistical reporting numbers 2833.11.10.00, 2833.11.50.50, and 2833.19.00.00. The HTSUS provisions
and CAS registry number 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.
Confidentiality.‐‐The data furnished in response to this survey 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
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information (such as discussion of trends) will be treated as confidential business information only at the
request of the submitter for good cause shown.
Release of information.‐‐The information provided by your firm in response to this survey, 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. Please also retain a copy of the final document that you submit.
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 survey. This
may or may not be the person whose signature is at the bottom of page 1.
Name
Title
Email
Telephone
Firms operating more than one establishment should combine the data for all establishments into a
single response.
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PURCHASE INFORMATION
1.
Purchases and imports.— Report separately your firm’s domestic purchases and imports of
sodium sulfate anhydrous.
“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.
2016
2017
2018
Item
Purchases of sodium sulfate anhydrous
produced in—
United States
Canada
Quantity (in short tons)
1
Sources unknown
0
0
0
0
0
0
All other countries
2
Total purchases
Imports of sodium sulfate anhydrous
from—
Canada
1
All other countries
3
Total imports
1
Please identify these countries:
Indicate the firm(s) from which you purchased sodium sulfate anhydrous:
3
If your firm imported sodium sulfate anhydrous at any time since January 1, 2016, please also
complete and return a U.S. importers' questionnaire in this proceeding.
2
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2. Changes in purchasing patterns.—Please indicate how the shares of your firm’s purchases of
sodium sulfate anhydrous from different sources have changed since January 1, 2016.
Source of
purchases
Did not
purchase Decreased Increased
Constant Fluctuated
Explanation for trend
United States
Canada
All other
countries
Sources
unknown
3. Major purchasing factors.‐‐Please list, in order of their importance, the main factors your firm
considers in deciding from whom to purchase sodium sulfate anhydrous.
1.
2.
3.
Please list any other factors that are very important in your purchase decisions:
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4. Purchasing subject imports rather than domestic products.—
(a)
Since January 2016, did your firm import and/or purchase imports of sodium sulfate
anhydrous from Canada instead of purchasing U.S.‐produced sodium sulfate
anhydrous?
Yes
No
Source
(also respond to parts (b) and (c))
(If “No” skip to next question)
Canada
(b)
If you responded “Yes” to part (a), was the imported product priced lower than the
domestic product?
Source
Yes
No
Canada
(c)
If you responded “Yes” to part (a), was price a primary reason for importing and/or
purchasing subject imports rather than domestic product?
Source
Yes
If Yes, estimate the quantity
of imports purchased and/or
imported instead of domestic
product since January 2016
(in short tons)
Canada
No
If No, please indicate the
reason your firm imported
and/or purchased imports
instead of domestic product
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5.
U.S. producers and import competition.—
(a)
Since January 1, 2016, in connection with a sale or offer to sell sodium sulfate anhydrous
to your firm, did U.S. producers reduce their prices of domestically produced sodium
sulfate anhydrous in order to compete with lower‐priced imports of sodium sulfate
anhydrous from Canada?
Yes (also respond to
No (If “No”, skip to next
Source
question part (b))
question)
Don’t know
Canada
(b)
If your firm responded “yes” to the above, 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
Canada
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
6. Method of purchase‐‐Please provide a general description of your firm’s method(s) of purchase
(e.g., individual purchase, contract, bids, Internet purchases, etc.) for sodium sulfate anhydrous.
7. Other explanations‐‐Please provide any additional comments in this box.
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OMB INFORMATION
8. OMB statistics.‐‐Please report the actual number of hours required and the cost to your firm of
completing this survey.
Hours
Dollars
The questions in this survey 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 survey is estimated to average 4 hours per response,
including the time for reviewing instructions, gathering data, and completing and reviewing the
survey.
We welcome comments regarding the accuracy of this burden estimate, suggestions for reducing the
burden, and any suggestions for improving this survey. Please attach such comments to your response
or send to the Office of Investigations, USITC, 500 E St. SW, Washington, DC 20436.
HOW TO FILE YOUR SURVEY RESPONSE
Please do not attempt to modify the format or permissions of the survey document.
Please submit the completed survey using one of the methods noted below. If your firm
is unable to complete the MS Word survey 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 survey along with a scanned copy of the signed
certification page (page 1) through the Commission’s secure upload facility:
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Web address: https://dropbox.usitc.gov/oinv/
Enter Investigation: Select “INVESTIGATION‐SPECIFIC MENU ITEM” in the drop down menu
Pin: SSAP
• E‐mail.—E‐mail the MS Word survey 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 purchase this product, please fill out page 1, print, sign, and submit a scanned copy
to the Commission.
File Type | application/pdf |
File Title | Microsoft Word - LSLR questionnaire - SSA |
Author | keysha.martinez |
File Modified | 2019-03-29 |
File Created | 2019-03-29 |