19-2-4102 U.S. importers' questionnaire

Information collections for import injury investigations (producers, importers, purchasers, and foreign producer questionnaires and institution notices for 5-year reviews)

US importers--Threaded rod (F)

Carbon and alloy steel threaded rod from China, India, Taiwan, and Thailand (Inv. nos. 701-TA-618-619 and 731-TA-1441-1444)

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U.S. IMPORTERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
CARBON AND ALLOY STEEL THREADED ROD
This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by September 11, 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 and antidumping duty investigations concerning carbon and alloy steel threaded rod
(“threaded rod”) from China, India, Taiwan, and Thailand (Inv. Nos. 701-TA-618-619 and 731-TA-1441-1444 (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 firm’s possession (19 U.S.C. § 1333(a)).

Name of firm
Address
City

State

Zip Code

Website
Has your firm imported threaded rod (as defined on next page) from any country at any time since January 1,
2016?

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

Name of Authorized Official

Signature

Title of Authorized Official

Phone

Date

Email address

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PART I.—GENERAL INFORMATION
Background.--This proceeding was instituted in response to petitions filed on February 21, 2019, by
Vulcan Threaded Products Inc., Pelham, Alabama. Countervailing and 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/carbon_and_alloy_steel_threaded_rod_china_india
/final.htm
Threaded rod covered by these investigations is carbon and alloy steel threaded rod. Steel threaded rod
is certain threaded rod, bar, or studs, of carbon or alloy steel, having a solid, circular cross section of any
diameter, in any straight length. Steel threaded rod is normally drawn, cold-rolled, threaded, and
straightened, or it may be hot-rolled. In addition, the steel threaded rod, bar, or studs subject to these
investigations are non-headed and threaded along greater than 25 percent of their total actual length. A
variety of finishes or coatings, such as plain oil finish as a temporary rust protectant, zinc coating (i.e.,
galvanized, whether by electroplating or hot-dipping), paint, and other similar finishes and coatings, may
be applied to the merchandise.
Steel threaded rod is normally produced to American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)
specifications ASTM A36, ASTM A193 B7/B7m, ASTM A193 B16, ASTM A307, ASTM A320 L7/L7M, ASTM
A320 L43, ASTM A354 BC and BD, ASTM A449, ASTM F1554-36, ASTM F1554-55, ASTM F1554 Grade
105, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) specification ASME B18.31.3, and American
Petroleum Institute (API) specification API 20E. All steel threaded rod meeting the physical description
set forth above is covered by the scope of these investigations, whether or not produced according to a
particular standard.
Subject merchandise includes material matching the above description that has been finished,
assembled, or packaged in a third country, including by cutting, chamfering, coating, or painting the
threaded rod, by attaching the threaded rod to, or packaging it with, another product, or any other
finishing, assembly, or packaging operation that would not otherwise remove the merchandise from the
scope of the investigations if performed in the country of manufacture of the threaded rod.
Carbon and alloy steel threaded rod are also included in the scope of these investigations whether or
not imported attached to, or in conjunction with, other parts and accessories such as nuts and washers.
If carbon and alloy steel threaded rod are imported attached to, or in conjunction with, such non-subject
merchandise, only the threaded rod is included in the scope.
Excluded from the scope of these investigations are: (1) Threaded rod, bar, or studs which are threaded
only on one or both ends and the threading covers 25 percent or less of the total actual length; and (2)
stainless steel threaded rod, defined as steel threaded rod containing, by weight, 1.2 percent or less of
carbon and 10.5 percent or more of chromium, with our without other elements.
Excluded from the scope of the antidumping investigation on steel threaded rod from the People's
Republic of China is any merchandise covered by the existing antidumping order on Certain Steel
Threaded Rod from the People's Republic of China. See Certain Steel Threaded Rod from the People's
Republic of China: Notice of Antidumping Duty Order, 74 FR 17154 (April 14, 2009).

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Specifically excluded from the scope of these investigations is threaded rod that is imported as part of a
package of hardware in conjunction with a ready-to-assemble piece of furniture.
Steel threaded rod is currently imported under statistical reporting numbers 7318.15.5051,
7318.15.5056, and 7318.15.5090 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (“HTSUS”).
Subject merchandise may also be imported under statistical reporting numbers 7318.15.2095 and
7318.19.0000 of the HTSUS. The HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and U.S. Customs
purposes only. The written description of the scope is dispositive.
Importer.--Any person or firm engaged, either directly or through a parent company or subsidiary, in
importing threaded rod (as defined above) into the United States from a foreign manufacturer or
through its selling agent.
Reporting of information.--If information is not readily available from your records, provide carefully
prepared estimates. If your firm is completing more than one questionnaire (i.e., a producer, importer,
and/or purchaser questionnaire), you need not respond to duplicated questions.
Confidentiality.--The commercial and financial data furnished in response to this questionnaire that
reveal the individual operations of your firm will be treated as confidential by the Commission to the
extent that such data are not otherwise available to the public and will not be disclosed except as may
be required by law (see 19 U.S.C. § 1677f). Such confidential information will not be published in a
manner that will reveal the individual operations of your firm; however, general characterizations of
numerical business proprietary information (such as discussion of trends) will be treated as confidential
business information only at the request of the submitter for good cause shown.
Verification.-- The information submitted in this questionnaire is subject to audit and verification by the
Commission. To facilitate possible verification of data, please keep all files, worksheets, and supporting
documents used in the preparation of the questionnaire response. Please also retain a copy of the final
document that you submit.
Release of information.--The information provided by your firm in response to this questionnaire, as
well as any other business proprietary information submitted by your firm to the Commission in
connection with this proceeding, may become subject to, and released under, the administrative
protective order provisions of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. § 1677f) and section 207.7 of the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR § 207.7). This means that certain lawyers and
other authorized individuals may temporarily be given access to the information for use in connection
with this proceeding or other import-injury proceedings conducted by the Commission on the same or
similar merchandise; those individuals would be subject to severe penalties if the information were
divulged to unauthorized individuals.
Valid number error messages.--If you are completing this form in a country that uses periods (“.”) to
delineate multiples of 1000 (e.g., one million would appear as $1.000.000 rather than dollars,000), you
may be unable to enter in numbers greater than 999 in numeric form fields. The solution to this data
entry issue is to temporarily change your operating system’s number formatting to be consistent with
the U.S. number formatting system while you complete this form. Detailed instructions on how to
resolve this issue is provided at the end of this questionnaire and is available upon request Jessica Oliva
Figueroa (202-205-3432, [email protected]).

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D-GRIDS tool.--The Commission has a tool that firms can use to move data from their own MS Excel
compilation files into self-contained data tables within this MS Word questionnaire, thereby reducing
the amount of cell-by-cell data entry that would be required to complete this form. This tool is a macroenabled MS Excel file available for download from the Commission's generic questionnaires webpage
(https://www.usitc.gov/trade_remedy/question.htm) called the "D-GRIDs tool." Use of this tool to help
your firm complete this questionnaire is optional. Firms opting to use the D-GRIDs tool to populate their
data into this questionnaire will need the D-GRIDs specification sheet PDF file specific to this proceeding
(available on the case page which is linked under the "Background" above) which includes the necessary
references relating to this questionnaire, as well as the macro-enable MS Excel D-GRIDs tool itself from
the generic questionnaires page. More detailed instructions on how to use the D-GRIDs tool are
available within the D-GRIDs tool itself.
I-1.

OMB statistics.--Please report below the actual number of hours required and the cost to your
firm of completing this questionnaire.
Hours

Dollars

The questions in this questionnaire have been reviewed with market participants to ensure that
issues of concern are adequately addressed and that data requests are sufficient, meaningful,
and as limited as possible. Public reporting burden for this questionnaire is estimated to average
40 hours per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, gathering data, and
completing and reviewing the questionnaire.
We welcome comments regarding the accuracy of this burden estimate, suggestions for
reducing the burden, and any suggestions for improving this questionnaire. Please attach such
comments to your response or send to the Office of Investigations, USITC, 500 E St. SW,
Washington, DC 20436.
I-2a.

Establishments covered.--Provide the name and address of establishment(s) covered by this
questionnaire. If your firm is publicly traded, please specify the stock exchange and trading
symbol.
“Establishment”--Each facility of a firm involved in the importation of threaded rod, 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):

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

Firm name

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Yes--List the following information

Address

Extent of
ownership
(percent)

Related importers/exporters.--Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or
foreign, that are engaged in importing threaded rod from China, India, Taiwan, and/or Thailand
into the United States or that are engaged in exporting threaded rod from China, India, Taiwan,
and/or Thailand to the United States?
No
Firm name

Yes--List the following information.
Country

Affiliation

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Related producers.--Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or foreign, that are
engaged in the production of threaded rod?
No

Yes--List the following information.

Firm name

I-6.

Country

Affiliation

Importing operations.--Please indicate the nature of your firm’s importing operations on
threaded rod. More than one answer may be applicable.

Importer of record

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Takes title to the
imported product(s)

Consignee of the
imported products(s)

Customs broker or
freight forwarder

Consignee.--If your firm is an importer of record of threaded rod but is not the consignee, please
list the consignees below (firm name, address, telephone number, and individual to contact).

Firm name

Address

Contact person
and phone
number

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FTZ, TIB, or bonded warehouses.--Please indicate whether your firm enters threaded rod into,
or withdraws such merchandise from, foreign trade zones or bonded warehouses. Also indicate
whether your firm imports threaded rod under the TIB (temporary importation under bond)
program.
“Foreign trade zone” is a designated location in the United States where firms utilize special
procedures that allow delayed or reduced customs duty payments on foreign merchandise, as
well as other savings. A foreign trade zone must be designated as such pursuant to the rules
and procedures set forth in the Foreign-Trade Zones Act.
“Bonded warehouse” is a secured facility supervised by U.S. customs, where dutiable landed
imports are stored pending their re-export, or release after payment of import duties, taxes, and
other charges. A bonded warehouse must be designed as such pursuant to the rules and
procedures set forth in 19 U.S.C. § 1555.
“Temporary Importation under Bond (“TIB”) program” is a procedure whereby imported
merchandise may be entered under certain conditions for a limited time into the United States
free of duty. Under the program, an importer posts a bond for twice the amount of duty, taxes,
etc. that would otherwise be owed on the importation and agrees to export or destroy the
merchandise within a specified time or pay liquidated damages. This program is restricted to
certain categories of merchandise listed in subheadings 9813.00.05 through 9813.00.75 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS).
Item

Yes

Foreign trade zones
Bonded warehouses
Temporary importation under bond

I-9.

Other trade actions.--To your knowledge, have the products subject to this proceeding been the
subject of any other import relief proceedings in the United States or in any other countries?
No

Yes

If yes, Yes–Please specify.

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Jessica Oliva Figueroa (202205-3432, [email protected]). Supply all data requested on a calendar-year basis.
II-1.

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

II-2.

Changes in operations.--Please indicate whether your firm has experienced any of the following
changes in relation to the importation of threaded rod since January 1, 2016.
(check as many as appropriate)
Office/warehouse openings

Office/warehouse closings

Relocations

Expansions

Acquisitions

Consolidations

Prolonged shutdowns or
importation curtailments
Revised labor agreements

Other (e.g., technology)

(If checked, please describe; leave blank if not applicable)

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Arranged imports.--Has your firm imported or arranged for the importation of threaded rod for
delivery after June 30, 2019?
“Arranged imports” are imports for which your firm has placed an order with a foreign supplier
for subject merchandise, but delivery of those imports is not scheduled to occur until after the
date listed above.
No

Yes
If yes, fill out the table below.

Period
Source

Jul-Sep 2019

Oct-Dec 2019

Jan-Mar 2020

Apr-Jun 2020

Quantity (in pounds)
China
India
Taiwan
Thailand
All other sources
II-4.

Reasons for importing if producer.--If your firm also produces threaded rod in the United
States, please indicate the reasons for importing this product. If your firm’s reasons differ by
source, please elaborate.

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Definitions
“Imports” –Those products identified for Customs purposes as imports for consumption for
which your firm was the importer of record (i.e., was responsible for paying any import duty) or
consignee (i.e., to which the merchandise was first delivered).
“Import quantities” –Quantities reported should be net of returns.
“Import values”—Values reported should be landed, duty-paid values at the U.S. port of entry,
including ocean freight and insurance costs, brokerage charges, and import duties (i.e., all
charges except inland freight in the United States).
“U.S. commercial shipments”— Shipments made within the United States as a result of an arm’s
length commercial transaction in the ordinary course of business. Report net values (i.e., gross
sales values less all discounts, allowances, rebates, prepaid freight, and the value of returned
goods) in U.S. dollars, f.o.b. your point of shipment.
“Internal consumption” –Product consumed internally by your firm. Such transactions are
valued at fair market value.
“Transfers to related firms” –Shipments made to related firms. Such transactions are valued at
fair market value.
“Related firm” –A firm that your firm solely or jointly owned, managed, or otherwise controlled;
a firm that solely or jointly owned, managed, or otherwise controlled your firm; and/or a firm
that was solely or jointly owned, managed, or otherwise controlled by a firm that also solely or
jointly owned, managed, or otherwise controlled your firm.
“Export shipments”— Shipments to destinations outside the United States, including shipments
to related firms.
“Inventories” --Finished goods inventory, not raw materials or work in progress.

Note: As requested in Part I of this questionnaire, please keep all supporting documents/records
used in the preparation of the trade data, as Commission staff may contact your firm regarding
questions on the trade data. The Commission may also request that your company submit copies
of the supporting documents/records (such as production and sales schedules, inventory records,
etc.) used to compile these data.

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U.S. imports from China.–Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments and inventories
of threaded rod imported from China by your firm during the specified periods.

Note.--All data reported for China in all parts of question II-5 should include all threaded rod covered by
the scope of these investigations. While there is an existing antidumping duty order on certain threaded
rod from China, there is no equivalent existing countervailing duty order on certain threaded rod
imported from China.

China
Quantity (in pounds), value (in dollars)
Calendar years
Item

2016

2017

January-June
2018

2018

2019

Beginning-of-period inventories
(quantity) (A)
Imports:1
Quantity (B)
Value (C)
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity (D)
Value (E)
Internal consumption:2
Quantity (F)
Value2 (G)
Transfers to related firms:2
Quantity (H)
Value2 (I)
Export shipments:3
Quantity (J)
Value (K)
End-of-period inventories
(quantity) (L)
1
Please identify the foreign producers, if known:
. Please identify the HTS statistical reporting numbers used for
U.S. Customs purposes:
.
2
Internal consumption and transfers to related firms must be valued at fair market value. If your firm uses a different
basis for valuing these transactions in your records, please specify that basis (e.g., cost, cost plus, etc.):
. However,
the data provided above in this table should be based on fair market value.
3
Identify your firm’s principal export markets:
.

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U.S. imports from China.–Continued

RECONCILIATION OF SHIPMENTS, IMPORTS, AND INVENTORIES.--Generally, the data reported for the
end-of-period inventories (i.e., line L) should be equal to the beginning-of-period inventories (i.e., line
A), plus imports (i.e., line B), less total shipments (i.e., lines D, F, H, and J). Please ensure that any
differences are not due to data entry errors in completing this form, but rather actually reflect your
firm’s records; and also provide any likely explanations for any differences (e.g., theft, loss, damage,
record systems issues, etc.) if they exist.
Calendar years
Reconciliation

2016

2017

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

January-June
2018

2018
0

2019
0

Explanation if the calculated fields above are returning values other than zero (i.e., “0”) but are nonetheless
accurate:
.
II-5b.

Channels of distribution: China.--Report your firm’s U.S. shipments (i.e., inclusive of
commercial U.S. shipments, internal consumption, and transfers to related firms) of imports
from China by channel of distribution.

China
Calendar years
Item

2016

2017

January-June
2018

2018

2019

Quantity (in pounds)
Channels of distribution:
U.S. shipments:
To distributors (M)
To end users (N)
RECONCILIATION OF CHANNELS.--Please ensure that the quantities reported for channels of distribution
(i.e., lines M and N) in each time period equal the quantity reported for U.S. shipments (i.e., lines D, F and
H) from part "a" of this question in each time period. If the calculated fields below return values other
than zero (i.e., “0”), the data reported must be revised prior to submission to the Commission.
Calendar years
Reconciliation item
M + N – D– F– H = zero ("0"), if not
revise.

2016

2017
0

January-June
2018

2018
0

2019
0

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U.S. imports by type: China.--Report your firm’s U.S. imports from China by type in the
specified periods.

China
Calendar years
U.S. imports

2016

2017

January-June
2018

2018

2019

Quantity (in pounds)
Continuously threaded rod:
Non-alloy steel (O)
Alloy steel (P)
Non-continuously threaded rod:
Non-alloy steel (Q)
Alloy steel (R)
Value (in dollars)
Continuously threaded rod:
Non-alloy steel (S)
Alloy steel (T)
Non-continuously threaded rod:
Non-alloy steel (U)
Alloy steel (V)
RECONCILIATION OF U.S. SHIPMENTS BY TYPE.--Please ensure that the quantities and values reported for
U.S. imports by type (i.e., lines O through V) across all columns sums to equal the quantity and value
reported for U.S. imports (i.e., lines B and C) in each time period from part “a” of this question. If the
calculated fields below return values other than zero (i.e., “0”), the data reported must be revised prior
to submission to the Commission.
Calendar years
Reconciliation

2016

2017

January-June
2018

2018

2019

Quantity: O + P + Q + R –B = zero
("0"), if not revise.

Value: S + T + U + V – C = zero
("0"), if not revise.

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Monthly U.S. imports: China.–Report your firm’s monthly U.S. imports of threaded rod from
China by month and supplier.
Quantity (in pounds)
Supplier
Month

Tycoons

All other firms

All suppliers

2018.-January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

2019.-January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

RECONCILIATION OF MONTHLY IMPORTS.-- Please ensure that the total imports reported for full year
2018, and for the partial periods (e.g., January to June 2018, and January to June 2019) reported in part
"a" of this question matches the monthly data reported here. If the calculated fields below return values
other than zero (i.e., “0”), the data reported must be revised prior to submission to the Commission.
Reconciliation
U.S. imports here (II-5d) minus
U.S. imports above (II-5a), revise
if not returning zero ("0")

Full year 2018

Jan-Jun 2018

Jan-Jun 2019

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U.S. imports from India.–Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments and inventories
of threaded rod imported from India by your firm during the specified periods.

India
Quantity (in pounds), value (in dollars)
Calendar years
Item

2016

2017

January-June
2018

2018

2019

Please identify the foreign producers, if known:
. Please identify the HTS statistical reporting numbers used for
U.S. Customs purposes:
.
2
Internal consumption and transfers to related firms must be valued at fair market value. If your firm uses a different
basis for valuing these transactions in your records, please specify that basis (e.g., cost, cost plus, etc.):
. However,
the data provided above in this table should be based on fair market value.
3
Identify your firm’s principal export markets:
.

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U.S. imports from India.–Continued

2016

2017

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

January-June
2018

2018
0

2019
0

Explanation if the calculated fields above are returning values other than zero (i.e., “0”) but are nonetheless
accurate:
.
II-6b.

Channels of distribution: India.--Report your firm’s U.S. shipments (i.e., inclusive of commercial
U.S. shipments, internal consumption, and transfers to related firms) of imports from India by
channel of distribution.

India
Calendar years
Item

2016

2017

January-June
2018

2018

2019

2016

2017
0

January-June
2018

2018
0

2019
0

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U.S. imports by type: India.--Report your firm’s U.S. imports from India by type in the specified
time period.

India
Calendar years
U.S. imports

2016

2017

January-June
2018

2018

2019

2016

2017

January-June
2018

2018

2019

Quantity: O + P + Q + R –B = zero
("0"), if not revise.

Value: S + T + U + V – C = zero
("0"), if not revise.

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Monthly U.S. imports: India.–Report your firm’s U.S. imports of threaded rod from India by
month.
Quantity (in pounds)
Month

All suppliers in India

2018.-January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
2019.-January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August

RECONCILIATION OF MONTHLY IMPORTS.-- Please ensure that the total imports reported for full year
2018, and for the partial periods (e.g., January to June 2018, and January to June 2019) reported in part
"a" of this question matches the monthly data reported here. If the calculated fields below return values
other than zero (i.e., “0”), the data reported must be revised prior to submission to the Commission.
Reconciliation
U.S. imports here (II-6d) minus
U.S. imports above (II-6a), revise
if not returning zero ("0")

Full year 2018

Jan-Jun 2018

Jan-Jun 2019

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U.S. imports from Taiwan.–Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments and
inventories of threaded rod imported from Taiwan by your firm during the specified periods.

Taiwan
Quantity (in pounds), value (in dollars)
Calendar years
Item

2016

2017

January-June
2018

2018

2019

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U.S. imports from Taiwan.–Continued

2016

2017

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

January-June
2018

2018
0

2019
0

Explanation if the calculated fields above are returning values other than zero (i.e., “0”) but are nonetheless
accurate:
.
II-7b.

Channels of distribution: Taiwan.--Report your firm’s U.S. shipments (i.e., inclusive of
commercial U.S. shipments, internal consumption, and transfers to related firms) of imports
from Taiwan by channel of distribution.

Taiwan
Calendar years
Item

2016

2017

January-June
2018

2018

2019

2016

2017
0

January-June
2018

2018
0

2019
0

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U.S. imports by type: Taiwan.--Report your firm’s U.S. imports from Taiwan by type in the
specified periods.

Taiwan
Calendar years
U.S. imports

2016

2017

January-June
2018

2018

2019

2016

2017

January-June
2018

2018

2019

Quantity: O + P + Q + R –B = zero
("0"), if not revise.

Value: S + T + U + V – C = zero
("0"), if not revise.

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Monthly U.S. imports: Taiwan.–Report your firm’s U.S. imports of threaded rod from Taiwan by
month.
Quantity (in pounds)
Month

All suppliers in Taiwan

2018.-January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
2019.-January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August

RECONCILIATION OF MONTHLY IMPORTS.-- Please ensure that the total imports reported for full year
2018, and for the partial periods (e.g., January to June 2018, and January to June 2019) reported in part
"a" of this question matches the monthly data reported here. If the calculated fields below return values
other than zero (i.e., “0”), the data reported must be revised prior to submission to the Commission.
Reconciliation
U.S. imports here (II-7d) minus
U.S. imports above (II-7a), revise
if not returning zero ("0")

Full year 2018

Jan-Jun 2018

Jan-Jun 2019

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U.S. imports from Thailand.–Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments and
inventories of threaded rod imported from Thailand by your firm during the specified periods.

Thailand
Quantity (in pounds), value (in dollars)
Calendar years
Item

2016

2017

January-June
2018

2018

2019

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U.S. imports from Thailand.–Continued

2016

2017

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

January-June
2018

2018
0

2019
0

Explanation if the calculated fields above are returning values other than zero (i.e., “0”) but are nonetheless
accurate:
.
II-8b.

Channels of distribution: Thailand.--Report your firm’s U.S. shipments (i.e., inclusive of
commercial U.S. shipments, internal consumption, and transfers to related firms) of imports
from Thailand by channel of distribution.

Thailand
Calendar years
Item

2016

2017

January-June
2018

2018

2019

2016

2017
0

January-June
2018

2018
0

2019
0

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U.S. imports by type: Thailand.--Report your firm’s U.S. imports from Thailand by type in the
specified periods.

Thailand
Calendar years
U.S. imports

2016

2017

January-June
2018

2018

2019

2016

2017

January-June
2018

2018

2019

Quantity: O + P + Q + R –B = zero
("0"), if not revise.

Value: S + T + U + V – C = zero
("0"), if not revise.

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Monthly U.S. imports: Thailand.–Report your firm’s U.S. imports of threaded rod from Thailand
by month.
Quantity (in pounds)
Month

All suppliers in Thailand

2018.-January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
2019.-January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August

RECONCILIATION OF MONTHLY IMPORTS.-- Please ensure that the total imports reported for full year
2018, and for the partial periods (e.g., January to June 2018, and January to June 2019) reported in part
"a" of this question matches the monthly data reported here. If the calculated fields below return values
other than zero (i.e., “0”), the data reported must be revised prior to submission to the Commission.
Reconciliation
U.S. imports here (II-8d) minus
U.S. imports above (II-8a), revise
if not returning zero ("0")

Full year 2018

Jan-Jun 2018

Jan-Jun 2019

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

All other sources
(list sources:

)
Quantity (in pounds), value (in dollars)
Calendar years

Item

2016

2017

January-June
2018

2018

2019

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Imports from all other sources.–Continued

2016

2017

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

January-June
2018

2018
0

2019
0

Explanation if the calculated fields above are returning values other than zero (i.e., “0”) but are nonetheless
accurate:
.
II-9b.

Channels of distribution: All other sources.--Report your firm’s U.S. shipments (i.e., inclusive of
commercial U.S. shipments, internal consumption, and transfers to related firms) of imports
from all other sources by channel of distribution.

All other sources
Calendar years
Item

2016

2017

January-June
2018

2018

2019

2016

2017
0

January-June
2018

2018
0

2019
0

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U.S. imports by type: All other sources.--Report your firm’s U.S. imports from all other sources
by type.

All other sources
Calendar years
U.S. imports

2016

2017

January-June
2018

2018

2019

2016

2017

January-June
2018

2018

2019

Quantity: O + P + Q + R –B = zero
("0"), if not revise.

Value: S + T + U + V – C = zero
("0"), if not revise.

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Monthly U.S. imports: All other sources.–Report your firm’s U.S. imports of threaded rod from
all other sources by month.
Quantity (in pounds)
Month

All suppliers in all other sources

2018.-January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
2019.-January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August

RECONCILIATION OF MONTHLY IMPORTS.-- Please ensure that the total imports reported for full year
2018, and for the partial periods (e.g., January to June 2018, and January to June 2019) reported in part
"a" of this question matches the monthly data reported here. If the calculated fields below return values
other than zero (i.e., “0”), the data reported must be revised prior to submission to the Commission.
Reconciliation
U.S. imports here (II-6d) minus
U.S. imports above (II-6a), revise
if not returning zero ("0")

Full year 2018

Jan-Jun 2018

Jan-Jun 2019

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II-10.

Transfers to related firms.-- If your firm reported transfers to related firms in any of the data
tables in part II, please identify the firm(s) and indicate the nature of the relationship between
your firm and the related firms (e.g., joint venture, wholly owned subsidiary) and whether the
transfers were priced at market value or by a non-market formula.

II-11.

Other explanations.--If your firm would like to further explain a response to a question in Part II
for which a narrative response box was not provided, please note the question number and the
explanation in the space provided below. Please also use this space to highlight any issues your
firm had in providing the data in this section, including but not limited to technical issues with
the MS Word questionnaire.

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PART III.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Lauren Gamache (202-2053489, [email protected]).
III-1.

PRICE DATA
III-2.

This question requests quarterly quantity and value data for your firm’s commercial shipments
to unrelated U.S. customers since January 1, 2016 of the following products your firm imported
from China, India, Taiwan, and/or Thailand:
Product 1.--Low-carbon steel fully threaded rod, electroplated with zinc, a 3/8 in diameter, 16
threads per inch, in 10-foot lengths, in cardboard tubes.
Product 2.--Low-carbon steel fully threaded rod, electroplated with zinc, a 1/2 in diameter, 13
threads per inch, in 10-foot lengths, in cardboard tubes.
Product 3.--Low-carbon steel fully threaded rod, electroplated with zinc, a 3/4 in diameter, 10
threads per inch, in 12-foot lengths, in cardboard tubes.
Product 4.--Low-carbon steel fully threaded rod, hot dipped galvanized, a 5/8 in diameter, 11
threads per inch, in 12-foot lengths, in cardboard tubes.
Product 5.--Alloy steel fully threaded rod, produced to ASTM A193 Grade B7, a 3/4 inch
diameter, 10 threads per inch, in 12-foot lengths, in cardboard tubes.
Product 6.--Alloy steel fully threaded rod, produced to ASTM A193 Grade B7, a 1-1/4 inch
diameter, 8 threads per inch, in 12-foot lengths, in cardboard tubes.

Please note that values should be f.o.b., U.S. point of shipment and should not include U.S.-inland
transportation costs. Values should reflect the final net amount paid to your firm (i.e., should be net
of all deductions for discounts or rebates).
During January 2016-June 2019, did your firm import from China, India, Taiwan, and/or Thailand
and sell to unrelated U.S. customers any of the above listed products (or any products that were
competitive with these products)?
Yes.--Please complete the following pricing data tables as appropriate.
No.--Skip to question III-3.

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III-2a. Price data.--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported from China
and sold by your firm.

China
Report data in pounds and dollars (not 1,000s).

Product 1
Period of shipment
2016:
January-March
April-June

Quantity

(Quantity in pounds, value in dollars)
Product 2
Value
Quantity
Value

Product 3
Quantity

Value

July-September
October-December
2017:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2018:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2019:
January-March
April-June
1 Net values (i.e., gross sales values less all discounts, allowances, rebates, prepaid freight, and the value of returned goods), f.o.b. your
firm’s U.S. point of shipment.
2 Pricing product definitions are provided on the first page of Part III.
Note.--If your firm’s product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified product, provide a
description of your firm’s product. Also, please explain any anomalies in your firm’s reported pricing data.
Product 1:
Product 2:
Product 3:

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III-2a. Price data: China.--Continued.

China
Report data in actual pounds (not 1,000s) and dollars (not 1,000s).

Product 4
Period of shipment
2016:
January-March
April-June

Quantity

(Quantity in pounds, value in dollars)
Product 5
Value
Quantity
Value

Product 6
Quantity

Value

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III-2b. Price data.--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported from India
and sold by your firm.

India
Report data in pounds and dollars (not 1,000s).

Product 1
Period of shipment
2016:
January-March
April-June

Quantity

(Quantity in pounds, value in dollars)
Product 2
Value
Quantity
Value

Product 3
Quantity

Value

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III-2b. Price data: India.--Continued.

India
Report data in actual pounds (not 1,000s) and dollars (not 1,000s).

Product 4
Period of shipment
2016:
January-March
April-June

Quantity

(Quantity in pounds, value in dollars)
Product 5
Value
Quantity
Value

Product 6
Quantity

Value

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Price data.--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported from Taiwan
and sold by your firm.

Taiwan
Report data in pounds and dollars (not 1,000s).

Product 1
Period of shipment
2016:
January-March
April-June

Quantity

(Quantity in pounds, value in dollars)
Product 2
Value
Quantity
Value

Product 3
Quantity

Value

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Price data: Taiwan.--Continued.

Taiwan
Report data in actual pounds (not 1,000s) and dollars (not 1,000s).

Product 4
Period of shipment
2016:
January-March
April-June

Quantity

(Quantity in pounds, value in dollars)
Product 5
Value
Quantity
Value

Product 6
Quantity

Value

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III-2d. Price data.--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported from Thailand
and sold by your firm.

Thailand
Report data in pounds and dollars (not 1,000s).

Product 1
Period of shipment
2016:
January-March
April-June

Quantity

(Quantity in pounds, value in dollars)
Product 2
Value
Quantity
Value

Product 3
Quantity

Value

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III-2d. Price data: Thailand.--Continued.

Thailand
Report data in actual pounds (not 1,000s) and dollars (not 1,000s).

Product 4
Period of shipment
2016:
January-March
April-June

Quantity

(Quantity in pounds, value in dollars)
Product 5
Value
Quantity
Value

Product 6
Quantity

Value

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Price data checklist.--Please check that the pricing data in question III-2(a) has been correctly
reported.
Are the price data reported above:

√ if Yes

In dollars (not 1,000 dollars)?
In actual pounds (not 1,000 pounds)?
F.o.b. U.S. point of shipment (i.e., does not include U.S. transport costs)?
Net of all discounts and rebates?
Have returns credited to the quarter in which the sale occurred?
Less than reported commercial shipments in part II in each year?
III-2c.

Pricing data methodology.--Please describe the method and the kinds of documents/records
that were used to compile your price data.

Note: As requested in Part I of this questionnaire, please keep all supporting documents/records used in
the preparation of the price data, as Commission staff may contact your firm regarding questions on the
price data. The Commission may also request that your company submit copies of the supporting
documents/records (such as sales journal, invoices, etc.) used to compile these data.
III-3. Price setting.--How does your firm determine the prices that it charges for sales of threaded rod
aaaaaaa(check all that apply)? If your firm issues price lists, please submit sample pages of a recent list.
Transaction
by
transaction

III-4.

Other

If other, describe

Discount policy.--Please indicate and describe your firm’s discount policies (check all that apply).

Quantity
discounts

III-5.

Contracts

Set
price
lists

Annual
total
volume
discounts

No
discount
policy

Other

Describe

Pricing terms.-- On what basis are your firm’s prices of imported threaded rod from China, India,
Taiwan, and/or Thailand usually quoted (check one)?
Delivered

F.o.b.

If f.o.b., specify point

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Contract versus spot.--Approximately what share of your firm’s sales of threaded rod imported
from China, India, Taiwan, and/or Thailand in was on a (1) short-term contract basis, (2) annual
contract basis, (3) long-term contract basis, and (4) spot sales basis?

Item
Share of 2018
sales
III-7.

Type of sale
Long-term
Annual
contracts
contracts
(multiple
(multiple
deliveries for
deliveries for 12
more than 12
months)
months)

Short-term
contracts
(multiple
deliveries for
less than 12
months)
%

Total
(should
sum to
100.0%)

Spot sales
(for a single
delivery)

0.0

Contract provisions.— Please fill out the table regarding your firm’s typical sales contracts for
threaded rod imported from China, India, Taiwan, and/or Thailand (or check “not applicable” if
your firm does not sell on a short-term, annual and/or long-term contract basis).

Typical sales
contract provisions

Item

Average contract
duration

No. of
days

Price renegotiation
(during contract
period)

Yes
No
Quantity

Fixed quantity
and/or price

Price
Both

Indexed to raw
material costs1

Yes
No

Not applicable
1

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Please identify the indexes used:

Short-term contracts
(multiple deliveries
for less than 12
months)

Annual contracts
(multiple
deliveries for 12
months)
365

Long-term contracts
(multiple deliveries
for more than 12
months)

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Lead times.--What is your firm’s share of sales of threaded rod imported from China, India,
Taiwan, and/or Thailand from inventory and produced to order and what is the typical lead time
between a customer’s order and the date of delivery for your firm’s sales of threaded rod?

Source

Lead time
(Average number
Share of 2018 sales
of days)

From your firm’s U.S. inventory

From foreign manufacturers’ inventory

Produced to order

Total (should sum to 100.0%)
III-9.

0.0 %

Shipping information.—
(a)

What is the approximate percentage of the cost of threaded rod imported from China,
India, Taiwan, and/or Thailand that is accounted for by U.S. inland transportation costs?
percent.

(b)

Who generally arranges the transportation to your firm’s customers’ locations?
Your firm
Purchaser (check one)

(c)

When your firm sells threaded rod imported from China, India, Taiwan, and/or Thailand,
from where is it shipped?
Point of importation
Storage facility (check one)

(d)

Indicate the approximate percentage of your firm’s sales of threaded rod imported from
China, India, Taiwan, and/or Thailand that are delivered the following distances from
your firm’s U.S. point of shipment.
Distance from your firm’s U.S. point of shipment

Within 100 miles

101 to 1,000 miles

Over 1,000 miles

Total (should sum to 100.0%)

0.0

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III-10. Geographical shipments.--In which U.S. geographic market area(s) has your firm sold threaded
rod imported from subject countries since January 1, 2016 (check all that apply)?
Geographic area

China

India

Taiwan

Thailand

Northeast.–CT, ME, MA, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, and VT.
Midwest.–IL, IN, IA, KS, MI, MN, MO, NE, ND, OH, SD,
and WI.
Southeast.–AL, DE, DC, FL, GA, KY, MD, MS, NC, SC, TN,
VA, and WV.
Central Southwest.–AR, LA, OK, and TX.
Mountains.–AZ, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, UT, and WY.
Pacific Coast.–CA, OR, and WA.
Other.–All other markets in the United States not
previously listed, including AK, HI, PR, and VI.
III-11. End uses.--List the end uses of the threaded rod that your firm imports. For each end-use
product, what percentage of the total cost is accounted for by threaded rod and other inputs?
Share of total cost of end-use product
accounted for by
End-use product

Threaded rod

Other inputs

Total
(should sum to
100.0% across)

0.0 %

III-12. Substitutes.--Can other products be substituted for threaded rod?
No

Substitute
1.
2.
3.

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 threaded rod?
No Yes

Explanation

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III-13. Demand trends.--Indicate how demand within the United States and outside of the United
States (if known) for threaded rod has changed since January 1, 2016. Explain any trends and
describe the principal factors that have affected these changes in demand.
Overall
increase

Market

No
Overall Fluctuate with
change decrease no clear trend

Explanation and factors

Within the United States
Outside the United States

III-14. Product changes.--Have there been any significant changes in the product range, product mix or
marketing of threaded rod since January 1, 2016?
No

Yes

If yes, please describe.

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

Please describe.

Skip to question III-16.

Yes-Business cycles (e.g.
seasonal business)
Yes-Other distinctive
conditions of competition
(b) If yes, have there been any changes in the business cycles or conditions of competition for
threaded rod since January 1, 2016?
No

Yes

If yes, describe.

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III-16. Supply constraints.--Has your firm refused, declined, or been unable to supply threaded rod
since January 1, 2016 (examples include placing customers on allocation or “controlled order
entry,” declining to accept new customers or renew existing customers, delivering less than the
quantity promised, being unable to meet timely shipment commitments, etc.)?
No

Yes

If yes, please describe.

III-17. Impact of the section 232 investigation.-- Did the announcement of the 232 investigation in
April 2017 or the subsequent imposition of tariffs on imported steel products beginning in
March 2018 have an impact on the threaded rod market?
Yes— Please indicate the impact in
the table below.

Item

Fluctuate
with no
No
clear
Increase change Decrease
trend

Don’t know

Explanation and factors

Overall demand for
threaded rod in the
U.S. market
Supply of threaded
rod in the U.S. market
Prices for threaded
rod in the U.S. market
Raw material costs for
threaded rod in the
U.S. market
III-18. Impact of section 301 duties.--This question concerns the section 301 investigation and
subsequent announcement of additional tariffs that include threaded rod proposed and
implemented by the United States in response to Chinese trade practices.
(a) Did the announcement of the 301 investigation in June 2018 or the subsequent imposition
of tariffs on Chinese-origin products have an impact on the threaded rod market?
Yes— Please indicate the impact in
the table below.

Don’t know

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(b) Please indicate the impact of the announcements and subsequent imposition of duties
under the section 301 investigation.
Item
Overall demand/anticipated
demand for threaded rod in
the U.S. market
Supply/anticipated supply of
threaded rod in the U.S.
market
Prices/anticipated prices for
threaded rod in the U.S.
market
Raw material
costs/anticipated raw material
costs for threaded rod in the
U.S. market

Overall
increase

No
Overall
change decrease

Fluctuate with
no clear trend

Explanation and
factors

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III-19. Raw materials.—
(a) How have threaded rod raw material prices changed since January 1, 2016?
Fluctuate
Overall
No
Overall
with no
increase change decrease clear trend

Explain, noting how raw material price changes
have affected your firm’s selling prices for
threaded rod

(b) Effect of the carbon and certain alloy steel wire rod antidumping and countervailing duties
on raw material prices.-- Did the petitions on wire rod in March 2017 or the subsequent
issuance of antidumping and countervailing duty orders in January - May 2018 have an
impact on the threaded rod raw material prices for threaded rod?
Yes—Please indicate the impact in
the table below.

Item
Raw material costs for
threaded rod in the
U.S. market
Prices for threaded
rod in the U.S. market

Fluctuate
with no
No
clear
Increase change Decrease
trend

Don’t know

Explanation and factors

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III-20. Interchangeability.--Is threaded rod 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

India

Taiwan

Thailand

Other countries

United States
China
India
Taiwan
Thailand
For any country-pair producing threaded rod that is sometimes or never interchangeable, identify
the country-pair and explain the factors that limit or preclude interchangeable use:

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III-21. Factors other than price.--Are differences other than price (e.g., quality, availability,
transportation network, product range, technical support, etc.) between threaded rod produced
in the United States and in other countries a significant factor in your firm’s sales of the
products?
Please indicate A, F, S, N, or 0 in the table below:
A = such differences are always significant
F = such differences are frequently significant
S = such differences are sometimes significant
N = such differences are never significant
0 = no familiarity with products from a specified country-pair
Country-pair

China

India

Taiwan

Thailand

Other countries

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

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III-22. Customer identification.--List the names and contact information for your firm’s 10 largest U.S.
customers for threaded rod since January 1, 2016. Indicate the share of the quantity of your
firm’s total shipments of threaded rod that each of these customers accounted for in 2018.
Customer’s name

City

State

Share of 2018
sales (%)

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

III-23. Other explanations.--If your firm would like to further explain a response to a question in Part III
for which a narrative response box was not provided, please note the question number and the
explanation in the space provided below. Please also use this space to highlight any issues your
firm had in providing the data in this section, including but not limited to technical issues with
the MS Word questionnaire.

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

When you do this the number “twelve million dollars and thirty five cents” would change from
$12.000.000,35 (Italy format) to $12,000,000.35 (U.S. format), and then there will be no conflict with
the questionnaire. When you finish reporting the data then you can close the questionnaire and switch
back to Italy settings.

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HOW TO FILE YOUR QUESTIONNAIRE RESPONSE
This questionnaire is available as a “fillable” form in MS Word format on the
Commission’s website at:
https://www.usitc.gov/investigations/701731/2019/carbon_and_alloy_steel_threaded_
rod_china_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/

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• E-mail.—E-mail the MS Word questionnaire to [email protected]; include a scanned
copy of the signed certification page (page 1). Submitters are strongly encouraged to encrypt nonpublic
documents that are electronically transmitted to the Commission to protect your sensitive information
from unauthorized disclosure. The USITC secure drop-box system and the Electronic Document
Information System (EDIS) use Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) 140-2 cryptographic
algorithms to encrypt data in transit. Submitting your nonpublic documents by a means that does not
use these encryption algorithms (such as by email) may subject your firm’s nonpublic information to
unauthorized disclosure during transmission. If you choose a non-encrypted method of electronic
transmission, the Commission warns you that the risk of such possible unauthorized disclosure is
assumed by you and not by the Commission.
If your firm did not import this product, please fill out page 1, print, sign, and submit a scanned copy to
the Commission.
Parties to this proceeding.—If your firm is a party to this proceeding, it is required to serve a copy of the
completed questionnaire on parties to the proceeding that are subject to administrative protective
order (see 19 CFR § 207.7). A list of such parties may be obtained from the Commission’s Secretary (202205-1803). A certificate of service must accompany the completed questionnaire you submit (see 19 CFR
§ 207.7). Service of the questionnaire must be made in paper form.

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