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U.S. PURCHASERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
POLYESTER TEXTURED YARN FROM CHINA AND INDIA
This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by September 4, 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 polyester textured yarn from China
and India (inv. Nos. 701‐TA‐612‐613 and 731‐TA‐1429‐1430 (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 Amelia Preece (202‐205‐3250,
[email protected]).
Name of firm
Address
City
State
Zip Code
Website
Has your firm purchased or imported for own use or retail sale polyester textured yarn (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: YARN)
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 a petition filed on October 17, 2018, by Nan
Ya Plastics Corp. America, Lake City, South Carolina; and Unifi Manufacturing, Inc., Greensboro, North
Carolina. 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/701731/2018/polyester_textured_yarn_china_and_india/final.ht
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Polyester textured yarn.‐‐The merchandise covered by these investigations, polyester textured yarn, is
synthetic multifilament yarn that is manufactured from polyester (polyethylene terephthalate or “PET”).
Polyester textured yarn is produced through a texturing process, which imparts special properties to the
filaments of the yarn, including stretch, bulk, strength, moisture absorption, insulation, and the
appearance of a natural fiber. This scope includes all forms of polyester textured yarn, regardless of
surface texture or appearance, yarn density and thickness (as measured in denier), number of filaments,
number of plies, finish (luster), cross section, color, dye method, texturing method, or packing method
(such as spindles, tubes, or beams).
Excluded from the scope of the investigations is bulk continuous filament yarn that: (a) Is polyester
synthetic multifilament yarn; (b) has denier size ranges of 900 and above; (c) has turns per meter of 40
and above; and (d) has a maximum shrinkage of 2.5 percent.
The merchandise subject to these investigations is properly classified under subheadings 5402.33.3000
and 5402.33.6000 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). Although the HTSUS
subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the
merchandise is dispositive.
Purchaser.—Any firm engaged, either directly or through a parent company or subsidiary, in purchasing
polyester textured yarn from another firm that produces, imports, or otherwise distributes polyester
textured yarn.
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.
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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 polyester textured yarn,
including auxiliary facilities operated in conjunction with (whether or not physically separate
from) such facilities.
I‐2.
Ownership.‐‐Is your firm owned, in whole or in part, by any other firm?
No
Yes‐‐List the following information.
Firm name
Address
Extent of ownership
(percent)
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I‐3.
Related importers/exporters.—Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or
foreign, which import polyester textured yarn into the United States or which export polyester
textured yarn to the United States?
No
Yes‐‐List the following information.
I‐4.
Country
Affiliation
Related producers.—Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or foreign, which
produce polyester textured yarn?
No
Yes‐‐List the following information.
Firm name
Firm name
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 separately your firm’s domestic purchases and imports of
polyester textured yarn.
“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 polyester textured yarn
produced in‐‐
United States
Quantity (in pounds)
All other countries
Sources unknown
0
0
0
0
0
0
China
India
1
Total purchases
Imports of polyester textured yarn
from‐‐
China
India
1
All other countries
2
Total imports
1
Please identify these countries: .
If your firm imported polyester textured yarn 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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II‐2. Changes in purchasing patterns.—Please indicate how the shares of your firm’s purchases of
polyester textured yarn 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
India
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 polyester textured yarn market.
United
States
II‐4.
China
India
Other
countries
Other countries (specify)
Supplier identification.—Please list your firm’s FIVE largest suppliers for polyester textured yarn
since January 1, 2016. Also, provide the share of the quantity of your firm’s total purchases of
polyester textured yarn 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 polyester
textured yarn (check all that apply)?
Textile
Textile
manufacturer
manufacturer
Distributor
Other
Describe other
for
for other
automotive
uses
uses
If your firm is a distributor of polyester textured yarn, please answer questions III‐2 and III‐3.
III‐2. Competition for sales.—Does your firm compete for sales to customers with the manufacturers
or importers from which your firm purchases polyester textured yarn?
No
Yes If yes, please describe.
III‐3.
Types of customers.—What are the major types of consumers to which your firm sells polyester
textured yarn?
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If your firm is an end user of polyester textured yarn, please answer questions III‐4 and III‐5.
III‐4. End uses.‐‐List the top 3 products your firm makes using polyester textured yarn and estimate
the percent of your total production cost that is accounted for by polyester textured yarn and by
other inputs (such as labor, energy, and other raw materials).
Share of total cost in each of the product(s) your
Total
firm produces accounted for by
(should
sum to
100.0%
Product(s) your firm
Polyester textured
across)
produces
yarn
Other inputs
III‐5.
% +
% =
0.0 %
% +
% =
0.0 %
% +
% =
0.0 %
Demand for end‐use products.‐‐
(a)
Has the demand for your firm’s final products incorporating polyester textured yarn
changed since January 1, 2016?
Increased
No change
(b)
Decreased
Fluctuated
Has this had any effect on your firm’s demand for polyester textured yarn?
No
Yes
Explain
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III‐6. Substitutes.‐‐Can other products be substituted for polyester textured yarn?
No
Yes‐‐Please fill out the table.
Have changes in the price of this substitute
affected the price for polyester textured yarn?
End use in which this
substitute is used
Substitute
No Yes
Explanation
1.
2.
3.
III‐7.
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Demand trends.—
a) Indicate how demand within the United States and outside of the United States (if known)
for polyester textured yarn has changed since January 1, 2016. Explain any trends and
describe the principal factors that have affected these changes in demand.
Fluctuate
Overall
No
Overall with no
increase Change decrease clear trend
Market
Explanation and factors
Within the United States
(automotive/industrial
demand)
Within the United States
(consumer/clothing
demand)
Outside the United
States
b) Has the section 232 tariff actions on steel and aluminum affected demand for polyester
textured yarn? Explain any changes in demand.
No
Yes
If yes, explain.
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III‐8. Country preferences.‐‐Do you or your customers ever specifically order polyester textured yarn
from one country in particular over other possible sources of supply?
III‐9.
No
Yes
If yes, identify the countries and explain.
Importance of purchasing domestic product.—
a) Please fill out the table below, estimating the percentage of your firm’s total 2018 purchases of
polyester textured yarn that required polyester textured yarn produced in the United States.
Estimated percentage of your firm’s
total 2018 purchases of polyester
textured yarn
%
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 based on U.S. origin for trade preference programs
(e.g., purchases under the provisions of CAFTA or other
preference program)
%
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 %
b) Do restrictions on use of domestically produced downstream textile products in U.S.
government procurement have an impact on the U.S. polyester textured yarn market?
No
Yes
If yes, describe.
c) Do restrictions on regionally produced yarn in U.S.‐bilateral and U.S.‐multilateral trade
agreements have an impact on the U.S. polyester textured yarn market?
No
Yes
If yes, describe.
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III‐10. Conditions of competition.‐‐
(a)
Is the polyester textured yarn market subject to business cycles (other than general
economy‐wide conditions) and/or other conditions of competition distinctive to
polyester textured yarn?
Check all that apply.
Please describe.
No
Skip to question III‐11.
Yes‐Business cycles (e.g.
seasonal business)
Yes‐Other distinctive
conditions of competition
(b)
Have there been any changes in the business cycles or conditions of competition for
polyester textured yarn since January 1, 2016?
No
Yes
If yes, describe.
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III‐11. Decisions based on producer and country‐of‐origin.‐‐How often does your firm, and if known,
do your customers, make purchasing decisions involving polyester textured yarn 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‐12. Availability of supply.‐‐Has the availability of polyester textured yarn 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
Subject imports
Nonsubject imports
III‐13. Supply constraints.‐‐Has any firm refused, declined, or been unable to supply your firm with
polyester textured yarn 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.
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III‐14. Availability of specific product types.‐‐Are certain grades/types/sizes of polyester textured yarn
only available from certain country sources?
No
Yes
If yes, please identify the countries and the grade/type/size.
III‐15. Purchasing frequency.‐‐
(a)
How frequently does your firm make purchases of polyester textured yarn (check one)?
Daily Weekly
Monthly
Quarterly Annually
Other If other, specify
(b)
Has this purchasing frequency changed since January 1, 2016?
No
Yes If yes, please describe.
III‐16. Raw material prices.—
(a)
Is your firm familiar with the prices for raw materials used in the production of polyester
textured yarn?
No
Yes – please answer (b)
(b)
Has information on raw material prices affected your firm’s negotiations or contracts to
purchase polyester textured yarn since 2016?
No
Yes Explain
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III‐17. Number of suppliers contacted.‐‐How many suppliers does your firm generally contact before
making a purchase? Between and firms
III‐18. Supplier negotiations.‐‐Do your firm’s purchases of polyester textured yarn 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‐19. 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‐20. 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‐21. Supplier qualification.‐‐Do you require your suppliers to be or to become certified or qualified
to sell polyester textured yarn 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‐22. Failure to certify.‐‐Since January 1, 2016, have any domestic or foreign producers failed in their
attempts to certify or qualify their polyester textured yarn 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‐23. Major purchasing factors.‐‐Please list, in order of their importance, the main factors your firm
considers in deciding from whom to purchase polyester textured yarn (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‐24. Purchasing factors.‐‐Please rate the importance of the following factors in your firm’s
purchasing decisions for polyester textured yarn.
Factor
Very
important
Somewhat
important
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Not
important
Availability
Delivery terms
Delivery time
Discounts offered
Minimum quantity requirements
Packaging
Payment terms
Price
Product consistency
Product range
Quality meets industry standards
Quality exceeds industry standards
Recycled PET content
Regional content requirements
under NAFTA/CAFTA‐DR
Reliability of supply
Technical support/service
U.S. transportation costs
III‐25. Quality characteristics.‐‐What characteristics does your firm consider when determining the
quality of polyester textured yarn?
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III‐26. Minimum quality.‐‐How often does polyester textured yarn from the following countries meet
minimum quality specifications for your uses or your customers’ uses?
Rarely or
Don’t
Source
Always
Usually
Sometimes
never
know
United States
China
India
Other:
III‐27. Frequency of decisions based on price.‐‐How often does your firm purchase the polyester
textured yarn that is offered at the lowest price?
Always
Usually
Sometimes
Never
III‐28. 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 polyester textured yarn
market since January 1, 2016.
Firm(s)
Describe how the firm(s) exhibited price leadership
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III‐29. Purchasing subject imports rather than domestic products.—
(a)
Since January 2016, did your firm import and/or purchase imports of polyester textured
yarn from China and India instead of purchasing U.S.‐produced polyester textured yarn?
Respond for each subject country.
No
Yes
(If “No” for all countries, skip to next
Source
(also respond to parts (b) and (c))
question)
China
India
(b)
If you responded “Yes” to part (a), was the imported product priced lower than the
domestic product?
Source
Yes
No
China
India
(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 pounds)
China
India
No
If No, please indicate the
reason your firm imported
and/or purchased imports
instead of domestic product
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III‐30. U.S. producers and import competition.—
(a)
Since January 1, 2016, in connection with a sale or offer to sell polyester textured yarn
to your firm, did U.S. producers reduce their prices of domestically produced polyester
textured yarn in order to compete with lower‐priced imports of polyester textured yarn
from the subject countries? Respond for each subject country.
Yes (also respond to
No (If “No” for all countries,
Source
question part (b))
skip to next question)
Don’t know
(b)
China
India
If your firm responded “yes” to any of the above countries, 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
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
China
%
India
%
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III‐31. Impact of the section 301 investigation.‐‐This question concerns the section 301 investigation
and tariffs on polyester textured yarn and its covered upstream raw materials (if applicable).
(a) Has the implementation of tariff remedies in the section 301 investigation impact, or do you
anticipate that it will impact, your firm's polyester textured yarn business and/or the U.S.
polyester textured yarn market as a whole?
Yes—Please answer b and c.
No
Don’t know
(b) Please indicate the impact of implementation of remedies in the section 301 investigation
and tariff actions regarding polyester textured yarn on each of the following factors.
Impact on
Overall
Increase
No change
Overall
Decrease
Fluctuate with
no clear trend
Demand for polyester textured yarn
in the U.S. market
Supply of imports from China of
polyester textured yarn in the U.S.
market
Supply of imports from sources
other than China of polyester
textured yarn in the U.S. market
Prices for polyester textured yarn in
the U.S. market
Raw materials costs for polyester
textured yarn in the U.S. market
(c) Describe the impact of the 301 tariffs on your firm and the overall market for polyester
textured yarn. Please identify the magnitude and timing of the reported effects, and
compare your firm’s operations/overall market before and after the implementation of
tariffs.
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PART IV.—PRODUCT COMPARISONS
IV‐1. Interchangeability.‐‐Is polyester textured yarn 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
United States
China
India
Mexico
Other countries
China
India
Mexico
For any country‐pair producing polyester textured yarn 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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IV‐2. Factors other than price.‐‐Are differences other than price (e.g., quality, availability,
transportation network, product range, technical support, etc.) between polyester textured yarn
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
United States
China
India
Mexico
Other countries
China
India
Mexico
For any country‐pair for which factors other than price always or frequently are a significant
factor in your firm’s purchases of polyester textured yarn, identify the country‐pair and report
the advantages or disadvantages imparted by such factors:
.
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IV‐3. Factor country comparisons.‐‐For the factors listed below, please rate how polyester textured
yarn produced in each country you identified in your response to the first question in Part IV
compares with polyester textured yarn produced in each of the other countries you identified.
1
Inferior
Comparable
Superior
Inferior
Comparable
Superior
Inferior
Comparable
Factor
Availability
Delivery terms
Delivery time
Discounts offered
Minimum quantity
requirements
Packaging
Payment terms
Price1
Product consistency
Product range
Quality meets industry
standards
Quality exceeds industry
standards
Recycled PET content
Regional content
requirements under
NAFTA/CAFTA‐DR
Reliability of supply
Technical support/service
U.S. transportation costs1
Superior
If you are unfamiliar with the product from a particular country, please leave the boxes for those
country comparisons blank.
Product from
Product from
United States
United States
Product from
China compared to
compared to product
compared to
from
product from
product from
China
India
India
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.
1
Inferior
Comparable
Superior
Inferior
Comparable
Superior
Inferior
Comparable
Factor
Availability
Delivery terms
Delivery time
Discounts offered
Minimum quantity
requirements
Packaging
Payment terms
Price1
Product consistency
Product range
Quality meets industry
standards
Quality exceeds industry
standards
Recycled PET content
Regional content
requirements under
NAFTA/CAFTA‐DR
Reliability of supply
Technical support/service
U.S. transportation costs1
Superior
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IV‐3. Continued.
If you are unfamiliar with the product from a particular country, please leave the boxes for those
country comparisons blank.
Product from
Product from
China
Product from
United States
India compared to
compared to
product from
compared to product
product from
Nonsubject
from
Nonsubject
Nonsubject countries
countries
countries
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.—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.
V‐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/701731/2018/polyester_textured_yarn_china_an
d_india/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: YARN
• E‐mail.—E‐mail the MS Word questionnaire to Amelia Preece (202‐205‐3250,
[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‐
205‐1803). 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.
| File Type | application/pdf |
| File Title | Microsoft Word - US purchasers--PTY (F) |
| Author | kristina.lara |
| File Modified | 2019-07-19 |
| File Created | 2019-07-19 |