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FOREIGN PRODUCERS’/EXPORTERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
CUT-TO-LENGTH CARBON STEEL PLATE (“CTL PLATE”) FROM
INDIA, INDONESIA, AND KOREA
This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by October 30, 2017
See last page for filing instructions.
The information called for in this questionnaire is for use by the United States International Trade Commission in
connection with its review of the countervailing duty and antidumping duty orders concerning CTL plate from India,
Indonesia, and Korea (Inv. Nos. 701-TA-388, 389, and 391 and 731-TA-817, 818, and 821 (Third Review)). The
information requested in the questionnaire is requested under the authority of the Tariff Act of 1930, title VII.
Name of firm
Address
Website
Has your firm produced or exported CTL plate (as defined on next page) at any time since January 1, 2011?
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)
Data reported in this questionnaire relate to (Check one):
INDIA
INDONESIA
KOREA
Return questionnaire via the Commission Drop Box by clicking on the following link:
https://dropbox.usitc.gov/oinv/. (PIN: CTLP)
CERTIFICATION
I certify that the information herein supplied in response to this questionnaire is complete and correct to the best of my knowledge and
belief and understand that the information submitted is subject to audit and verification by the Commission. By means of this
certification I also grant consent for the Commission, and its employees and contract personnel, to use the information provided in this
questionnaire and throughout this proceeding in any other import-injury proceedings or reviews conducted by the Commission on the
same or similar merchandise.
I, the undersigned, acknowledge that information submitted in response to this request for information and throughout this proceeding
or other proceeding may be disclosed to and used: (i) by the Commission, its employees and Offices, and contract personnel (a) for
developing or maintaining the records of this or a related proceeding, or (b) in internal investigations, audits, reviews, and evaluations
relating to the programs, personnel, and operations of the Commission including under 5 U.S.C. Appendix 3; or (ii) by U.S. government
employees and contract personnel, solely for cybersecurity purposes. I understand that all contract personnel will sign appropriate
nondisclosure agreements.
Name of Authorized Official
Title of Authorized Official
Date
Phone:
Signature
Fax:
Email address
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PART I.--GENERAL INFORMATION
Background.-- On February 10, 2000, the Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) issued an
antidumping order on imports of CTL plate from Japan as well as countervailing and antidumping duty
orders on imports of CTL plate from France, India, Indonesia, Italy, and Korea (65 FR 6585 and 65 FR
6587). Following first five-year reviews by Commerce and the U.S. International Trade Commission
(“Commission”), effective December 6, 2005, Commerce issued continuations of the countervailing and
antidumping duty orders on CTL plate from India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, and Korea (70 FR 72607).
Following second five-year reviews by Commerce and the Commission, effective January 4, 2012,
Commerce issued a second continuation of the countervailing and antidumping duty orders on CTL plate
from India, Indonesia, and Korea (77 FR 264). On December 1, 2016, the Commission instituted a review
pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. § 1675(c)) (the Act) to determine whether
revocation of the orders would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury to the
domestic industry within a reasonably foreseeable time. If both the Commission and Commerce make
affirmative determinations, the orders will remain in place. If either the Commission or Commerce
makes a negative determination, Commerce will revoke the orders. Questionnaires and other
information pertinent to this proceeding are available at
https://www.usitc.gov/investigations/701731/2016/cut_to_length_carbon_quality_steel_plate_india/th
ird_review_full.htm.
CTL plate covered by these reviews is certain hot-rolled carbon-quality steel: (1) Universal mill plates
(i.e., flat-rolled products rolled on four faces or in a closed box pass, of a width exceeding 150 mm but
not exceeding 1250 mm, and of a nominal or actual thickness of not less than 4 mm, which are cut-tolength (not in coils) and without patterns in relief), of iron or non-alloy-quality steel; and (2) flat-rolled
products, hot-rolled, of a nominal or actual thickness of 4.75 mm or more and of a width which exceeds
150 mm and measures at least twice the thickness, and which are cut-to-length (not in coils).
Steel products to be included in the scope are of rectangular, square, circular or other shape and of
rectangular or non-rectangular cross-section where such non-rectangular cross-section is achieved
subsequent to the rolling process (i.e., products which have been ‘‘worked after rolling’’)—for example,
products which have been beveled or rounded at the edges. Steel products that meet the noted physical
characteristics that are painted, varnished or coated with plastic or other non-metallic substances are
included within the scope. Also, specifically included in the scope are high strength, low alloy (‘‘HSLA’’)
steels. HSLA steels are recognized as steels with microalloying levels of elements such as chromium,
copper, niobium, titanium, vanadium, and molybdenum.
Steel products to be included in the scope, regardless of Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
States (‘‘HTSUS’’) definitions, are products in which: (1) Iron predominates, by weight, over each of the
other contained elements, (2) the carbon content is two percent or less, by weight, and (3) none of the
elements listed below is equal to or exceeds the quantity, by weight, respectively indicated: 1.80
percent of manganese, or 1.50 percent of silicon, or 1.00 percent of copper, or 0.50 percent of
aluminum, or 1.25 percent of chromium, or 0.30 percent of cobalt, or 0.40 percent of lead, or 1.25
percent of nickel, or 0.30 percent of tungsten, or 0.10 percent of molybdenum, or 0.10 percent of
niobium, or 0.41 percent of titanium or 0.15 percent of vanadium, or 0.15 percent zirconium. All
products that meet the written physical description, and in which the chemistry quantities do not equal
or exceed any one of the levels listed above, are within the scope unless otherwise specifically excluded.
The following products are specifically excluded from the orders:
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(1) Products clad, plated, or coated with metal, whether or not painted, varnished or
coated with plastic or other non-metallic substances;
(2) SAE grades (formerly AISI grades) of series 2300 and above;
(3) products made to ASTM A710 and A736 or their proprietary equivalents;
(4) abrasion-resistant steels (i.e., USS AR 400, USS AR 500);
(5) products made to ASTM A202, A225, A514 grade S, A517 grade S, or their
proprietary equivalents;
(6) ball bearing steels;
(7) tool steels; and
(8) silicon manganese steel or silicon electric steel.
CTL plate is currently classifiable in the HTSUS under statistical reporting numbers: 7208.40.3030,
7208.40.3060, 7208.51.0030, 7208.51.0045, 7208.51.0060, 7208.52.0000, 7208.53.0000, 7208.90.0000,
7210.70.3000, 7210.90.9000, 7211.13.0000, 7211.14.0030, 7211.14.0045, 7211.90.0000, 7212.40.1000,
7212.40.5000, 7212.50.0000, 7225.40.3050, 7225.40.7000, 7225.50.6000, 7225.99.0090, 7226.91.5000,
7226.91.7000, 7226.91.8000, and 7226.99.0000.The HTSUS provisions are for convenience and customs
purposes; the written description of the scope is dispositive.
Reporting of information.--If information is not readily available from your records, provide carefully
prepared estimates. If your firm is completing more than one questionnaire (i.e., a producer, importer,
purchaser and/or foreign producer questionnaire), you need not respond to duplicated questions.
Confidentiality.--The commercial and financial data furnished in response to this questionnaire that
reveal the individual operations of your firm will be treated as confidential by the Commission to the
extent that such data are not otherwise available to the public and will not be disclosed except as may
be required by law (see 19 U.S.C. § 1677f). Such confidential information will not be published in a
manner that will reveal the individual operations of your firm; however, general characterizations of
numerical business proprietary information (such as discussion of trends) will be treated as confidential
business information only at the request of the submitter for good cause shown.
Verification.--The information submitted in this questionnaire is subject to audit and verification by the
Commission. To facilitate possible verification of data, please keep all files, worksheets, and supporting
documents used in the preparation of the questionnaire response. Please also retain a copy of the final
document that you submit.
Release of information.--The information provided by your firm in response to this questionnaire, as
well as any other business proprietary information submitted by your firm to the Commission in
connection with this proceeding, may become subject to, and released under, the administrative
protective order provisions of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. § 1677f) and section 207.7 of the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR § 207.7). This means that certain lawyers and
other authorized individuals may temporarily be given access to the information for use in connection
with this proceeding or other import-injury proceedings conducted by the Commission on the same or
similar merchandise; those individuals would be subject to severe penalties if the information were
divulged to unauthorized individuals.
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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 $1,000,000), 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 from Carolyn
Carlson (202-205-3002, [email protected]).
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
30 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-2.
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 in India, Indonesia, and/or Korea involved in the
production or export of CTL plate, including auxiliary facilities operated in conjunction with
(whether or not physically separate from) such facilities. Firms operating more than one
establishment in India, Indonesia, and/or Korea should combine the data for all establishments
into a single report.
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U.S. importers.--Please provide the names, contacts, email addresses, and telephone numbers
of the FIVE largest U.S. importers of your firm’s CTL plate in 2016.
No.
1
2
3
4
5
Importer’s name
Contact person
Email address
Share of
Area code
your firm’s
and
2016 U.S.
telephone
exports
number
(%)
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U.S. or other country production.--Does your firm or any related firm produce, have the
capability to produce, or have any plans to produce CTL plate in the United States or other
countries?
No
I-5.
Yes--Please name the firm(s) and country(ies) below and, if U.S. producer(s),
ensure that they complete the Commission’s producer questionnaire.
U.S. importation.--Does your firm or any related firm import or have any plans to import CTL
plate into the United States?
No
I-6.
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Yes--Please name the firm(s) below and ensure that they complete the
Commission’s importer questionnaire.
Business plan.--In Parts II and III of this questionnaire we request a copy of your company’s
business plan. Does your company or any related firm have a business plan or any internal
documents that describe, discuss, or analyze expected future market conditions for CTL plate?
No
Yes--Please provide the requested documents. If you are not providing the
requested documents, please explain why not.
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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Carolyn Carlson (202-2053002, [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
Fax
II-2.
Changes in operations.--Please indicate whether your firm has experienced any of the following
changes in relation to the production of CTL plate since January 1, 2011.
Check as many as appropriate.
Plant openings
Plant closings
Relocations
Expansions
Acquisitions
Consolidations
Prolonged shutdowns or
production curtailments
Revised labor agreements
Other (e.g., technology)
If checked, please describe; leave blank if not
applicable.
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Production using same machinery.--Please report your firm’s production of products made on
the same equipment and machinery used to produce CTL plate, and the combined production
capacity on this shared equipment and machinery.
“Overall production capacity” or “capacity” – The level of production that your
establishment(s) could reasonably have expected to attain during the specified periods for all
products manufactured in that establishment using the same manufacturing equipment.
Assume normal operating conditions (i.e., using equipment and machinery in place and ready to
operate; normal operating levels (hours per week/weeks per year) and time for downtime,
maintenance, repair, and cleanup).
“Production” – All production in your establishment(s) in India, Indonesia, and/or Korea,
including production consumed internally within your firm.
Quantity (in short tons)
Calendar years
Item
2014
2015
January-September
2016
2016
2017
Overall production capacity
Production of:
CTL plate1
Other products
Total
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Data entered for production of CTL plate will populate here once reported in question II-14.
Please identify these products:
.
II-3b.
Operating parameters.--The production capacity reported in II-3a is based on operating
per week,
weeks per year.
II-3c.
Capacity calculation.--Please describe the methodology used to calculate overall production
capacity reported in II-3a, and explain any changes in reported capacity.
II-3d.
Production constraints.--Please describe the constraint(s) that set the limit(s) on your firm’s
production capacity.
hours
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Product shifting.-(i).
Is your firm able to switch production (capacity) between CTL plate and other products using
the same equipment and/or labor?
No
(ii).
Yes--(i.e., have produced other products or are able to produce other
products). Please identify other actual or potential products.
Please describe the factors that affect your firm’s ability to shift production capacity
between products (e.g., time, cost, relative price change, etc.), and the degree to which
these factors enhance or constrain such shifts.
II-4.
Share of sales.--What percentage of your firm’s total sales in its most recent fiscal year was
represented by sales of CTL plate?
percent.
II-5.
Firm's estimated share of production in country.--Please estimate the percentage of total
production of CTL plate in the country specified on the certification page accounted for by your
firm’s production in 2016.
percent.
II-6.
Firm's estimated share of country's exports.--Please estimate the percentage of total exports to
the United States of CTL plate from the country specified on the certification page accounted for
by your firm’s exports in 2016.
percent.
II-7.
Inventories in the United States.--Has your firm, since 2014, maintained any inventories of CTL
plate in the United States (not including inventories held by firms identified in question I-3)?
“Inventories” – Finished goods inventory, not raw materials or work in progress.
No
Yes--Report the quantity of such end-of-period inventories below.
Quantity (in short tons)
Calendar year
Item
Inventory
2014
2015
January to September
2016
2016
2017
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Third country trade actions.--Is the CTL plate exported by your firm subject to
antidumping/countervailing duty/safeguard findings, remedies, or proceedings?
No
Yes--List the products(s), countries affected, and the date of such
findings/remedies/proceedings.
II-9.
Other export markets.--Identify export markets (other than the United States) that your firm
has developed or where it has increased its sales of CTL plate since 2011. Please identify and
discuss below.
II-10.
Significance of countervailing duty and antidumping duty orders.--Describe the significance of
the existing countervailing duty and antidumping duty orders covering imports of CTL plate from
India, Indonesia, and Korea in terms of its effect on your firm’s production capacity, production,
home market shipments, exports to the United States and other markets, and inventories. You
may wish to compare your firm’s operations before and after the imposition of the order.
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Anticipated changes in operations.--Would your firm anticipate any changes in in the character
of its operations or organization, including its production capacity, production, U.S. shipments,
inventories, purchases, employment, revenues, costs, profits, cash flow, capital expenditures,
research and development expenditures, or asset values relating to the production of CTL plate
in the future? Please consider both anticipated changes if the countervailing duty and
antidumping duty orders on CTL plate from India, Indonesia, and Korea were to be revoked.
Please also note that imports from Korean firm POSCO are not subject to the orders and should
not be considered as a part of your response if the orders were revoked.
No
If orders
remain in place
If orders are
revoked
Yes
If yes, supply details as to the time, nature, and significance of
such changes and provide underlying assumptions, along with
relevant portions of business plans or other supporting
documentations that address this issue. Include in your
response a specific projection of your firm’s capacity to
produce CTL plate (in short tons) for 2017 and 2018.
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Trade data.--Report your firm’s production capacity, production, shipments, and inventories
related to the production of CTL plate in your establishment(s) in India, Indonesia, and/or Korea
during the specified periods. Do not include resales of CTL plate that your firm did not produce
in this question; those data to the degree they are exported to the United States should only be
reported in question II-12.
Do not submit data by manufacturing facility if they are in the same country. If your firm has
multiple manufacturing establishments within one country, you are required to combine data
for those establishments within one foreign producer questionnaire response.
Do not submit data on multiple countries combined. The establishments reported here should
all be located in the country of the firm’s address reported on the certification page.
Multinational companies with production in multiple subject countries should submit separate
foreign producer questionnaire responses for each subject country.
“Average production capacity” or “capacity” – The level of production that your
establishment(s) could reasonably have expected to attain during the specified periods for all
products manufactured in that establishment using the same manufacturing equipment.
Assume normal operating conditions (i.e., using equipment and machinery in place and ready to
operate; normal operating levels (hours per week/weeks per year) and time for downtime,
maintenance, repair, and cleanup; and a typical or representative product mix).
“Production” – All production in your establishment(s) in India, Indonesia, and/or Korea,
including production consumed internally within your firm.
“Shipments” – Shipments of products produced in your establishment(s) in India, Indonesia,
and/or Korea. Quantities reported should be net of returns. 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 in India, Indonesia, and/or Korea.
“Home market commercial shipments” – Shipments, other than internal consumption and
transfers to related firms, within India, Indonesia, and/or Korea.
“Home market internal consumption/transfers to related firms” – Shipments made to
related firms in India, Indonesia, and/or Korea, including product consumed internally by your
firm.
“Export shipments” – Shipments to destinations outside India, Indonesia, and/or Korea,
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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Trade data.--Continued.
II-12.
Quantity (in short tons) and Value (in 1,000 dollars)
Calendar year
Item
2014
January-September
2015
2016
2016
2017
1
Average production capacity
(A)
Beginning-of-period
inventories (B)
Production (C)
Home market shipments:
Internal consumption/
transfers
Quantity (D)
Value (E)
Commercial shipments
Quantity (F)
Value (G)
Export shipments:
to the United States:
Quantity (H)
Value (I)
2
to the European Union:
Quantity (J)
Value (K)
3
to Asia:
Quantity (L)
Value (M)
to all other markets:
Quantity (N)
4
Value (O)
Total exports (quantity) (P)
0
0
0
0
0
Total shipments (quantity) (Q)
0
0
0
0
0
End-of-period inventories (R)
1
The production capacity reported is based on operating
hours per week,
weeks per year. Please
describe the methodology used to calculate production capacity, and explain any changes in reported capacity:
2
Identify your firm’s principal European Union export markets:
.
3
Identify your firm’s principal Asian export markets:
.
4
Identify your firm’s principal other export markets:
.
.
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Trade data.--Continued.
RECONCILIATION OF SHIPMENTS, PRODUCTION, AND INVENTORY.--Generally, the data reported
for the end-of-period inventories (i.e., line R) should be equal to the beginning-of-period
inventories (i.e., line B), plus production (i.e., line C), less total shipments (i.e., lines D, F, H, J, L,
and N). 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 year
Item
2014
B + C – D – F – H –J – L – N –
R= should equal zero ("0")
or provide an explanation.1
January-September
2015
0
2016
0
2016
0
2017
0
0
1
Explanation if the calculated fields above are returning values other than zero (i.e., “0”) but are
nonetheless accurate:
.
II-13.
Exports to the United States not produced by your firm.--Report your firm’s exports to the
United States of CTL plate that was produced in India, Indonesia, and/or Korea but not by your
firm during the specified periods. Note these data should not be included in question II-12.
Quantity (in short tons) and Value (in 1,000 dollars)
Calendar year
Item
2014
2015
January-September
2016
2016
2017
Exports of CTL plate to the
United States not produced
1
by your firm .-1
Quantity
Value
1
List the producer(s).
II-14.
Other explanations.--If your firm would like to further explain a response to a question in Part II
that did not provide a narrative box, 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.--MARKET FACTORS
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Fernando Gracia (202-2052747, [email protected]).
III-1.
Contact information.--Please identify the responsible individual and how Commission staff may
contact the individual regarding the confidential information submitted in part III.
Name
Title
Email
Telephone
Fax
III-2.
Contract versus spot.--Approximately what share of your firm’s sales of CTL plate to U.S.
customers in 2016 was on a (1) long-term contract basis, (2) annual contract basis, (3) shortterm contract basis, and (4) spot sales basis?
Share of your
2016 sales
Long-term
contracts
(multiple
deliveries for
more than 12
months)
%
Type of sale
Short-term
Annual
contracts
contracts
(multiple
(multiple
deliveries for
deliveries for 12
less than 12
months)
months)
%
Total
(should
sum to
100.0%)
Spot sales
(for a single
delivery)
%
%
0.0
%
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Contract provisions.--Please fill out the table regarding your firm’s typical sales contracts with
U.S. customers for CTL plate (or check “not applicable” if your firm does not sell on a long-term,
short-term and/or annual contract basis).
Typical sales
contract provisions
Item
Average contract
duration
No. of
days
Price renegotiation
(during contract
period)
Yes
Short-term contracts
(multiple deliveries
for less than 12
months)
Annual contracts
(multiple
deliveries for 12
months)
Long-term contracts
(multiple deliveries for
more than 12 months)
365
No
Quantity
Fixed quantity
and/or price
Price
Both
Yes
Meet or release
provision
No
Not applicable
III-4.
Lead times.--What is your firm’s share of sales 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 CTL plate?
Source
Share of 2016 sales
From inventory
%
Produced to order
%
Total (should sum to 100.0%)
0.0 %
Lead time (average
number of days)
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Raw materials.--Indicate how CTL plate raw materials prices have changed since January 1,
2011, and how you expect they will change in the future.
Raw
materials
prices
Fluctuate
with no
clear
Overall
No
Overall
increase change decrease trend
Explain, noting how raw material
price changes have affected your
firm’s selling prices for CTL plate.
Changes since
January 1,
2011
Anticipated
changes
III-6.
Changes in factors affecting supply.--Have any changes occurred in any other factors affecting
supply (e.g., changes in availability or prices of energy or labor; transportation conditions;
production capacity and/or methods of production; technology; export markets; or alternative
production opportunities) that affected the availability of India, Indonesia, and/or Koreaproduced CTL plate in the U.S. market since January 1, 2011?
No
III-7.
Yes
If yes, please describe.
Availability of SUBJECT import supply.--Do you anticipate any changes in terms of the
availability of India, Indonesia, and/or Korea-produced CTL plate in the U.S. market in the
future?
If you anticipate changes in supply, please identify the changes,
No
including the time period and the impact of such changes on
Increase change Decrease shipment volumes and prices.
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III-8.
Product shifting.--Describe how easily your firm can shift its sales of CTL plate between the U.S.
market and alternative country markets. In your discussion, please describe any contracts,
other sales arrangements, or other constraints (including any third-country trade barriers such
as tariffs, quotas, or other non-tariff barriers) that would prevent or retard your firm from
shifting CTL plate between the U.S. and alternative country markets within a 12-month period.
III-9.
Product range.--Is the product range, product mix, or marketing of CTL plate in your firm’s home
market different from that of CTL plate for export to the United States or to third-country
markets?
No
Yes
If yes, please explain.
III-10. Product changes.--Have there been any significant changes in the product range, product mix,
or marketing of CTL plate in your firm’s home market, for export to the United States, or for
export to third-country markets since January 1, 2011? Do you anticipate any future changes?
Changes in
product range,
product mix, or
marketing
No Yes
Changes since
January 1, 2011
Anticipated
changes
Explain
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III-11. Substitutes.-(a)
Can other products be substituted for CTL plate?
No
Yes--Please fill out the table.
End use in which this
substitute is used
Substitute
Have changes in the price of this substitute
affected the price for CTL plate?
No Yes
Explanation
1.
2.
3.
(b)
Have there been any changes in the number or types of products that can be
substituted for CTL plate since January 1, 2011? Do you anticipate any future changes?
Changes in
substitutes
No Yes
Explain
Changes since
January 1, 2011
Anticipated
changes
III-12. Interchangeability.--Is the CTL plate produced by your firm and sold in its home market
interchangeable (i.e., can be used in the same applications) with your firm’s CTL plate sold to the
United States and/or to third-country markets?
Yes
No
If no, identify the market(s) and any differences in the products.
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III-13. End uses.-(a)
Describe the end uses of the CTL plate that your firm manufactures and sell to your
firm’s home market. If these end uses differ from those of the CTL plate your firm sells
to the U.S. market or to third-country markets, explain.
(b)
Have there been any changes in the end uses of CTL plate since January 1, 2011? Do you
anticipate any future changes?
Changes in end
uses
No
Yes
Explain
Changes since
January 1, 2011
Anticipated
changes
III-14. Demand trends.--Indicate how demand in the following markets for CTL plate has changed since
January 1, 2011, and how you anticipate demand will change in the future. Explain any trends
and describe the principal factors that have affected, and that you anticipate will affect, these
changes in demand.
Your firm’s market
Overall
increase
Fluctuate
No
Overall
with no
change decrease clear trend
Demand since January 1, 2011
Home market
United States
Other markets
Anticipated future demand
Home market
United States
Other markets
Explanation and factors
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III-15. Price differences.--Please compare market prices of CTL plate in your firm’s home market, the
United States, and third-country markets.
III-16. Description of home market.--Describe briefly your firm’s home market for CTL plate, including
the number of, and competition between, producers.
III-17. Import competition.--Does your firm face competition from imports of CTL plate in your firm’s
home market?
No
Yes
If yes, please identify the country sources of these imports.
III-18. Market studies.--Please provide as a separate attachment to this request any studies, surveys,
etc. that you are aware of that quantify and/or otherwise discuss CTL plate supply (including
production capacity and capacity utilization) and demand in (1) the United States, (2) each of
the other major producing/consuming countries, including India, Indonesia, and/or Korea, and
(3) the world as a whole. Of particular interest is such data from 2011 to the present and
forecasts for the future.
III-19. Other explanations.--If your firm would like to further explain a response to a question in Part III
that did not provide a narrative response box, 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 $1,000,000), 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):
•
•
•
•
•
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 USITC foreign producer questionnaire form. 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/701731/2016/cut_to_length_carbon_quality_stee
l_plate_india/third_review_full.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: CTLP
• 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 produce or export 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.
| File Type | application/pdf |
| File Title | Foreign producer questionnaire - sunst |
| Author | Carlson, Carolyn |
| File Modified | 2017-09-08 |
| File Created | 2017-09-08 |