20-2-4174 U.S. importers' questionnaire

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

LWR Importers Questionnaire

Light-walled rectangular pipe and tube from China, Korea, Mexico, and Turkey (Inv. nos. 701-TA-449 and 731-TA-1118-1121) Review2

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U.S. IMPORTERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
LIGHT-WALLED RECTANGULAR PIPE AND TUBE FROM CHINA, KOREA, MEXICO
AND TURKEY
This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by March 19, 2020
See last page for filing instructions.
The information called for in this questionnaire is for use by the United States International Trade Commission in
connection with its review of the countervailing and antidumping duty orders concerning light-walled rectangular pipe
and tube from China, Korea, Mexico and Turkey (Inv. Nos. 701-TA-449 and 731-TA-1118-21 (Second Review)). The
information requested in the questionnaire is requested under the authority of the Tariff Act of 1930, title VII. This report
is mandatory and failure to reply as directed can result in a subpoena or other order to compel the submission of records
or information in your firm’s possession (19 U.S.C. § 1333(a)).

Name of firm
Address
City

State

Zip Code

Website
Has your firm imported LWR pipe and tube (as defined on the next page) from any country at any time since
January 1, 2014?

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

YES

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

Return questionnaire via the Commission Drop Box by clicking on the following link:
https://dropbox.usitc.gov/oinv/. (PIN: LWRPT)
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 investigations or reviews conducted by the Commission
on the same or similar merchandise.
I, the undersigned, acknowledge that information submitted in response to this request for information and throughout this
proceeding or other proceedings may be disclosed to and used: (i) by the Commission, its employees and Offices, and contract
personnel (a) for developing or maintaining the records of this or a related proceeding, or (b) in internal investigations, audits,
reviews, and evaluations relating to the programs, personnel, and operations of the Commission including under 5 U.S.C. Appendix
3; or (ii) by U.S. government employees and contract personnel, solely for cybersecurity purposes. I understand that all contract
personnel will sign appropriate nondisclosure agreements.
Name of Authorized Official

Title of Authorized Official

Date

Signature

Phone

Email address

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PART I.—GENERAL INFORMATION
Background.-- On May 30, 2008, the Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) issued an antidumping
duty order on imports of light-walled rectangular pipe and tube (“LWR pipe and tube”) from Turkey. On
August 5, 2008, Commerce issued antidumping duty orders on imports of LWR pipe and tube from
China, Korea, and Mexico, and a countervailing duty order on imports of LWR pipe and tube from China.
On May 1, 2019, the Commission instituted a review pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930
(19 U.S.C. § 1675(c)) (the Act) to determine whether revocation of the 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 an affirmative determination, 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/701731/2019/light_walled_rectangular_pipe_and_tube_china_ko
rea/second_review_full.htm.
Light-walled rectangular pipe and tube (“LWR pipe and tube”) covered by these investigations is certain
welded carbon quality light-walled steel pipe and tube, of rectangular (including square) cross section,
having a wall thickness of less than 4 mm. The term carbon-quality steel includes both carbon steel and
alloy steel which contains only small amounts of alloying elements. Specifically, the term carbon-quality
includes products in which none of the elements listed below exceeds the quantity by weight
respectively indicated: 1.80 percent of manganese, or 2.25 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 0.15 percent vanadium, or 0.15 percent of zirconium. The description of carbonquality is intended to identify carbon-quality products within the scope.
LWR pipe and tube is currently imported under statistical reporting numbers 7306.61.5000 and
7306.61.7060 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). The HTSUS provisions are
for convenience and customs purposes; the written description of the scope is dispositive.
Reporting of information.--If information is not readily available from your records, provide carefully
prepared estimates. If your firm is completing more than one questionnaire (i.e., a producer, importer,
purchaser and/or foreign producer questionnaire), you need not respond to duplicated questions.
Confidentiality.--The commercial and financial data furnished in response to this questionnaire that
reveal the individual operations of your firm will be treated as confidential by the Commission to the
extent that such data are not otherwise available to the public and will not be disclosed except as may
be required by law (see 19 U.S.C. § 1677f). Such confidential information will not be published in a
manner that will reveal the individual operations of your firm; however, general characterizations of
numerical business proprietary information (such as discussion of trends) will be treated as confidential
business information only at the request of the submitter for good cause shown.
Verification.--The information submitted in this questionnaire is subject to audit and verification by the
Commission. To facilitate possible verification of data, please keep all files, worksheets, and supporting
documents used in the preparation of the questionnaire response. Please also retain a copy of the final
document that you submit.

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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 $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 Andres
Andrade (202-205-2078, [email protected]).
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.

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Establishments covered.--Provide the name and address of establishment(s) covered by this
questionnaire.
“Establishment”--Each facility of a firm involved in the importation of LWR pipe and tube,
including auxiliary facilities operated in conjunction with (whether or not physically separate
from) such facilities.

I-2b.

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

I-2c.

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

I-3.

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

Firm name

Yes--List the following information, relating to the ultimate parent/owner.

Country

Extent of
ownership
(percent)

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Related importers/exporters.--Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or
foreign, that are engaged in importing LWR pipe and tube into the United States or that are
engaged in exporting LWR pipe and tube to the United States?
No

Yes--List the following information.

Firm name

I-5.

Country

Affiliation

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

Yes--List the following information.

Firm name

I-6.

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Country

Affiliation

Importing operations.--Please indicate the nature of your firm’s importing operations on LWR
pipe and tube. More than one answer may be applicable.
Importer of record

Takes title to the
imported product(s)

Consignee of the
imported products(s)

Customs broker or
freight forwarder

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Consignees.--If your firm is an importer of record of LWR pipe and tube but is not the consignee,
please list the consignees below (firm name, address, telephone number, and individual to
contact).
Firm name

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Contact person and
phone number

Address

FTZ, TIB, or bonded warehouses.--Please indicate whether your firm enters LWR pipe and tube
into, or withdraws such merchandise from, foreign trade zones or bonded warehouses. Also
indicate whether your firm imports LWR pipe and tube 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 (HTS).
Item
Foreign trade zones
Bonded warehouses
Temporary importation under bond

Yes

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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 market conditions for LWR pipe and
tube?

I-10.

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Yes

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

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, please specify.

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Andres Andrade (202-2052078, [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-2a.

Changes in operations.--Please indicate whether your firm has experienced any of the following
changes in relation to the importation of LWR pipe and tube since January 1, 2014.
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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Anticipated changes in operations.—Does your firm anticipate any changes in the character of
its operations or organization relating to the importation of LWR pipe and tube in the future?

II-3.

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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.

Arranged imports.--Has your firm imported or arranged for the importation of LWR pipe and
tube for delivery after December 31, 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–Fill out the table below.
Quantity (in short tons)

Period/Source

Jan-Mar 2020

Apr-Jun 2020

Jul-Sept 2020

Oct-Dec 2020

China
Korea
Mexico
Turkey
All other sources
II-4.

Reasons for importing if producer.--If your firm also produces LWR pipe and tube 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).
“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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Imports: China.--Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments and inventories of LWR
pipe and tube imported from China during the specified periods.

CHINA
Quantity (in short tons), value (in $1,000)
Calendar year
Item

2017

2018

2019

Beginning-of-period inventories (quantity)
(A)
Imports:1
Under HTS statistical reporting numbers
7306.61.5000 & 7306.61.7060
Quantity (B)
Value (C)
All other statistical reporting numbers2
Quantity (D)
Value (E)
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity (F)
Value (G)
Internal consumption:3
Quantity (H)
Value (I)
Transfers to related firms:3
Quantity (J)
Value (K)
Export shipments:4
Quantity (L)
Value (M)
End-of-period inventories (quantity) (N)
1

Please identify the foreign producers, if known:
.
Please indicate the statistical reporting number(s) under which your firm classified these imports of LWR
pipe and tube products for Customs purposes:
.
3
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.
4
Identify your firm’s principal export markets:
.
2

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Imports: China.–Continued

RECONCILIATION OF SHIPMENTS, IMPORTS, AND INVENTORIES.--Generally, the data reported for the
end-of-period inventories (i.e., line N) should be equal to the beginning-of-period inventories (i.e., line
A), plus imports (i.e., lines B and D), less total shipments (i.e., lines F, H, J, and L). 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
Reconciliation

2017

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

2018

2019

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.
Calendar year
Item

2017

2018

2019

Quantity (in short tons)
Channels of distribution:
U.S. shipments-to distributors (O)
to automotive manufacturers and
manufacturers of automotive parts
and components (P)
to non-automotive or related
component manufacturers (Q)
RECONCILIATION OF CHANNELS.--Please ensure that the quantities reported for channels of distribution
(i.e., lines O, P, and Q) in each time period equal the quantity reported for U.S. shipments (i.e., line F, H,
and J) 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 year
Reconciliation
O + P + Q – F – H – J= zero ("0"), if not revise.

2017

2018
0

2019
0

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U.S. imports by product type: China. --Report your firm’s U.S. imports from China by product
type.
o Processed.--LWR pipe and tube which has been further manufactured such as by sawcutting, laser cutting-to-length, drilling, perforating and/or bending, or a combination
thereof.
o Unprocessed.--LWR pipe and tube which has not been further manufactured and is sold
in mill lengths.
Quantity (in short tons)
Calendar year
Item

2017

2018

2019

U.S. imports:
Processed1 (R)
Unprocessed (S)
1

Please describe the types of processed LWR pipe and tube your firm imports :

RECONCILIATION OF IMPORTS.--Please ensure that the quantities reported for U.S. imports by product
type (i.e., lines R and S) in each time period equal the quantity reported for U.S. imports (i.e., lines B and
D) 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 year
Reconciliation item

2017

R + S – B – D = zero ("0"), if not
revise.
II-5d.

2018
0

2019
0

Historical U.S. imports: China. --Report the quantity and value of your firm’s imports of LWR
pipe and tube imported from China during the specified periods.
Quantity (in short tons)
Item

U.S. imports:
Quantity
Value

2014

2015

2016

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Imports: Korea (except Nexteel).--Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments and
inventories of LWR pipe and tube imported from all Korean suppliers subject to the antidumping
duty order (i.e., all suppliers except Nexteel) during the specified periods.

KOREA (EXCEPT NEXTEEL)
Quantity (in short tons), value (in $1,000)
Calendar year
Item

2017

2018

2019

Beginning-of-period inventories (quantity) (A)
Imports:1
Under HTS statistical reporting numbers
7306.61.5000 & 7306.61.7060
Quantity (B)
Value (C)
All other statistical reporting numbers2
Quantity (D)
Value (E)
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity (F)
Value (G)
Internal consumption:3
Quantity (H)
Value (I)
Transfers to related firms:3
Quantity (J)
Value (K)
Export shipments:4
Quantity (L)
Value (M)
End-of-period inventories (quantity) (N)
1

Please identify the foreign producers, if known:
.
Please indicate the statistical reporting number(s) under which your firm classified these imports of LWR pipe
and tube products for Customs purposes:
.
3
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.
4
Identify your firm’s principal export markets:
.
2

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Imports: Korea (except Nexteel).–Continued

2017

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

2018

2019

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

II-6b.

Channels of distribution: Korea (except Nexteel)-- 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 Korea (except Nexteel) by channel of distribution.
Calendar year
Item

2017

2018

2019

2017

2018
0

2019
0

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U.S. imports by product type: Korea (except Nexteel). --Report your firm’s U.S. imports from
Korea by product type.
o Processed.--LWR pipe and tube which has been further manufactured such as by sawcutting, laser cutting-to-length, drilling, perforating and/or bending, or a combination
thereof.
o Unprocessed.--LWR pipe and tube which has not been further manufactured and is sold
in mill lengths.
Quantity (in short tons)
Calendar year
Item

2017

2018

2019

U.S. imports:
Processed1 (R)
Unprocessed (S)
1

Please describe the types of processed LWR pipe and tube your firm imports :

2017

R + S – B – D = zero ("0"), if not
revise.
II-6d.

2018
0

2019
0

Historical U.S. imports: Korea (except Nexteel). --Report the quantity and value of your firm’s
imports of LWR pipe and tube imported from all Korean suppliers subject to the antidumping
duty order (i.e., all suppliers except Nexteel) during the specified periods.
Quantity (in short tons)
Item

U.S. imports:
Quantity
Value

2014

2015

2016

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Imports: Mexico.--Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments and inventories of LWR
pipe and tube imported from Mexico during the specified periods.

MEXICO
Quantity (in short tons), value (in $1,000)
Calendar year
Item

2017

2018

2019

Beginning-of-period inventories (quantity) (A)
Imports:1
Under HTS statistical reporting numbers
7306.61.5000 & 7306.61.7060
Quantity (B)
Value (C)
All other statistical reporting numbers2
Quantity (D)
Value (E)
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity (F)
Value (G)
Internal consumption:3
Quantity (H)
Value (I)
Transfers to related firms:3
Quantity (J)
Value (K)
Export shipments:4
Quantity (L)
Value (M)
End-of-period inventories (quantity) (N)
1

Please identify the foreign producers, if known:
.
Please indicate the statistical reporting number(s) under which your firm classified these imports of LWR pipe
and tube products for Customs purposes:
.
3
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.
4
Identify your firm’s principal export markets:
.
2

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Imports: Mexico.–Continued

2017

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

2018

2019

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

II-7b.

Channels of distribution: Mexico-- 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 Mexico by channel of distribution.
Calendar year
Item

2017

2018

2019

2017

2018
0

2019
0

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U.S. imports by product type: Mexico. --Report your firm’s U.S. imports from Mexico by product
type.
o Processed.--LWR pipe and tube which has been further manufactured such as by sawcutting, laser cutting-to-length, drilling, perforating and/or bending, or a combination
thereof.
o Unprocessed.--LWR pipe and tube which has not been further manufactured and is sold
in mill lengths.
Quantity (in short tons)
Calendar year
Item

2017

2018

2019

U.S. imports:
Processed1 (R)
Unprocessed (S)
1

Please describe the types of processed LWR pipe and tube your firm imports :

2017

R + S – B – D = zero ("0"), if not
revise.
II-7d.

2018
0

2019
0

Historical U.S. imports: Mexico. --Report the quantity and value your firm’s imports of LWR pipe
and tube imported from Mexico during the specified periods.
Quantity (in short tons)
Item

U.S. imports:
Quantity
Value

2014

2015

2016

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Imports: Turkey.--Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments and inventories of LWR
pipe and tube imported from Turkey during the specified periods.

TURKEY
Quantity (in short tons), value (in $1,000)
Calendar year
Item

2017

2018

2019

Beginning-of-period inventories (quantity) (A)
Imports:1
Under HTS statistical reporting numbers
7306.61.5000 & 7306.61.7060
Quantity (B)
Value (C)
All other statistical reporting numbers2
Quantity (D)
Value (E)
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity (F)
Value (G)
Internal consumption:3
Quantity (H)
Value (I)
Transfers to related firms:3
Quantity (J)
Value (K)
Export shipments:4
Quantity (L)
Value (M)
End-of-period inventories (quantity) (N)
1

Please identify the foreign producers, if known:
.
Please indicate the statistical reporting number(s) under which your firm classified these imports of LWR pipe
and tube products for Customs purposes:
.
3
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.
4
Identify your firm’s principal export markets:
.
2

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Imports: Turkey.–Continued

2017

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

2018

2019

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

II-8b.

Channels of distribution: Turkey-- 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 Turkey by channel of distribution.
Calendar year
Item

2017

2018

2019

2017

2018
0

2019
0

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U.S. imports by product type: Turkey. --Report your firm’s U.S. imports from Turkey by product
type.
o Processed.--LWR pipe and tube which has been further manufactured such as by sawcutting, laser cutting-to-length, drilling, perforating and/or bending, or a combination
thereof.
o Unprocessed.--LWR pipe and tube which has not been further manufactured and is sold
in mill lengths.
Quantity (in short tons)
Calendar year
Item

2017

2018

2019

U.S. imports:
Processed1 (R)
Unprocessed (S)
1

Please describe the types of processed LWR pipe and tube your firm imports :

2017

R + S – B – D = zero ("0"), if not
revise.
II-8d.

2018
0

2019
0

Historical U.S. imports: Turkey. --Report the quantity and value of your firm’s imports of LWR
pipe and tube imported from Turkey during the specified periods.
Quantity (in short tons)
Item

U.S. imports:
Quantity
Value

2014

2015

2016

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Imports: All other sources.--Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments and
inventories of LWR pipe and tube imported from all other sources during the specified period,
including imports from Nexteel Co.

ALL OTHER SOURCES (INCLUDING NEXTEEL CO.)
(list sources:

)
Quantity (in short tons), value (in $1,000)
Calendar year

Item

2017

2018

2019

Beginning-of-period inventories (quantity) (A)
Imports:1
Under HTS statistical reporting numbers
7306.61.5000 & 7306.61.7060
Quantity (B)
Value (C)
All other statistical reporting numbers2
Quantity (D)
Value (E)
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity (F)
Value (G)
Internal consumption:3
Quantity (H)
Value (I)
Transfers to related firms:3
Quantity (J)
Value (K)
Export shipments:4
Quantity (L)
Value (M)
End-of-period inventories (quantity) (N)
1

Please identify the foreign producers, if known:
.
Please indicate the statistical reporting number(s) under which your firm classified these imports of LWR pipe
and tube products for Customs purposes:
.
3
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.
4
Identify your firm’s principal export markets:
.
2

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Imports: All other sources.–Continued

2017

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

2018

2019

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.
Calendar year
Item

2017

2018

2019

2017

2018
0

2019
0

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U.S. imports by product type: All other sources. --Report your firm’s U.S. imports from all other
sources by product type.
o Processed.--LWR pipe and tube which has been further manufactured such as by sawcutting, laser cutting-to-length, drilling, perforating and/or bending, or a combination
thereof.
o Unprocessed.--LWR pipe and tube which has not been further manufactured and is sold
in mill lengths.
Quantity (in short tons)
Calendar year
Item

2017

2018

2019

U.S. imports:
Processed1 (R)
Unprocessed (S)
1

Please describe the types of processed LWR pipe and tube your firm imports :

2017

R + S – B – D = zero ("0"), if not
revise.
II-9d.

2018
0

2019
0

Historical U.S. imports: All other sources. --Report the quantity and value of your firm’s imports
of LWR pipe and tube imported from all other sources during the specified periods.
Quantity (in short tons)
Item

U.S. imports:
Quantity
Value

2014

2015

2016

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For questions II-10 and II-11, if your firm’s response differs for particular orders, please indicate and
explain the particular effect of imposition and/or revocation of specific orders.
II-10.

Effect of order(s).--Describe the significance of the existing countervailing and antidumping duty
orders covering imports of LWR pipe and tube from China, Korea, Mexico and Turkey in terms of
its effect on your firm’s imports, U.S. shipments of imports, and inventories. You may wish to
compare your firm’s operations before and after the imposition of the orders.

II-11.

Likely impact of revocation. --Would your firm anticipate any changes in the character of its
operations or organization, including its imports, U.S. shipments of imports, or inventories of
LWR pipe and tube in the future if the countervailing and antidumping duty orders on LWR pipe
and tube from China, Korea, Mexico and Turkey were to be revoked?

Yes

II-12.

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-13.

Other explanations.--If your firm would like to further explain a response to a question in Part II
for which a narrative 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 James Horne (202-205-2722,
[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 of the following products your firm imported from China, Korea,
Mexico and Turkey:
Product 1.-- ASTM A-513 (mechanical) or A-500 grade A or B (ornamental), carbon welded, not
pickled and oiled, 2 inch square, 0.120 inch (+ or -10 percent) wall thickness (11
gauge), 20 foot or 24 foot lengths.
Product 2.-- ASTM A-513 (mechanical) or A-500 grade A or B (ornamental) tubing, carbon
welded, pickled and oiled, 1 inch square, 0.065 inch nominal wall thickness (+ or -10
percent) (16 gauge), 20 foot or 24 foot mill lengths.
Product 3.-- ASTM A-513 (mechanical) or A-500 grade A or B (ornamental), hot-rolled, not
pickled and oiled, 11 gauge or 0.120 inch +/- 10% wall, three inch square to four
inches square, or in rectangular circumferences of 12 inches to 16 inches, lengths of
20 to 24 feet.
Product 4.-- ASTM A-513 (mechanical) or A-500 grade A or B (ornamental) tubing, galvanized,
2.5 inch square, 0.083 nominal wall thickness (+ or – 10 percent) (14 gauge),
lengths of 20 to 24 feet.

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).
(a) During January 2017- December 2019, did your firm import from China, Korea, Mexico and
Turkey 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-2b. Price data (China).--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported from
China and sold by your firm.

China

Report data in actual short tons and actual dollars (not 1,000s).
(Quantity in short tons, value in dollars)
Product 1
Product 2
Product 3
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value

Product 4
Period of shipment
Quantity
Value
2017:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2018:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2019:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
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 the product. Also, please explain any anomalies in your firm’s reported pricing data.
Product 1:
Product 2:
Product 3:
Product 4:

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Price data (Korea).--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported from
all Korean suppliers subject to the antidumping duty order (i.e., all suppliers except Nexteel) and
sold by your firm.

Korea
Report data in actual short tons and actual dollars (not 1,000s).
(Quantity in short tons, value in dollars)
Product 1
Product 2
Product 3
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value

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

Mexico

Report data in actual short tons and actual dollars (not 1,000s).
(Quantity in short tons, value in dollars)
Product 1
Product 2
Product 3
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value

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III-2e. Price data (Turkey).--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported from
Turkey and sold by your firm.

Turkey

Report data in actual short tons and actual dollars (not 1,000s).
(Quantity in short tons, value in dollars)
Product 1
Product 2
Product 3
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value

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

√ if Yes

In actual dollars (not $1,000) and short tons?
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-2g. 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.

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Price setting.--How does your firm determine the prices that it charges for sales of LWR pipe
and tube (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

Annual
total
volume
discounts

No
discount
policy

Other

Describe

Pricing terms.--On what basis are your firm’s prices of imported LWR pipe and tube from China,
Korea, Mexico and/or Turkey usually quoted? (check one)
Delivered

III-6.

Contracts

Set
price
lists

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

Quantity
discounts

III-5.

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F.o.b.

If f.o.b., specify point

Contract versus spot.--Approximately what share of your firm’s sales of LWR pipe and tube
imported from China, Korea, Mexico and/or Turkey in 2019 was on a (1) short-term contract
basis, (2) annual contract basis, (3) long-term contract basis, and (4) spot sales basis?
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)
Share of your
2019 sales

Spot sales
(for a single
delivery)
%

Total
(should
sum to
100.0%)
0.0

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Contract provisions.— Please fill out the table regarding your firm’s typical sales contracts for
LWR pipe and tube imported from China, Korea, Mexico and/or Turkey (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

Fixed quantity
and/or price

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

Indexed to raw
material costs1

Price
Both
Yes
No

Not applicable
1

Please identify the indexes used:

III-8.

Lead times.--What is your firm’s share of sales of LWR pipe and tube imported from China,
Korea, Mexico and Turkey 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 LWR pipe and
tube?

Source

Share of 2019
sales

From inventory

From foreign manufacturers’ inventory

Produced to order

Total (should sum to 100.0%)

0.0

Lead time (average
number of days)

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Shipping information.-(a)

What is the approximate percentage of the cost of LWR pipe and tube imported from
China, Korea, Mexico and/or Turkey that is accounted for by U.S. inland transportation
costs since January 1, 2014?
%

(b)

Who generally arranged the transportation to your firm’s customers’ locations since
January 1, 2014?
Your firm
Purchaser (check one)

(c)

When your firm sold LWR pipe and tube imported from China, Korea, Mexico and
Turkey since January 1, 2014, from where is it shipped?
Point of importation
Storage facility (check one)

(d)

Indicate the approximate percentage of your sales of LWR pipe and tube imported from
China, Korea, Mexico and Turkey 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

III-10. Geographical shipments.--In which U.S. geographic market area(s) has your firm sold LWR pipe
and tube imported from subject countries since January 1, 2014 (check all that apply)?
Geographic area
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.

China

Korea

Mexico

Turkey

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III-11. End uses.--Have there been any changes in the end uses of LWR pipe and tube since January 1,
2014? Do you anticipate any future changes?
Changes in end uses

Yes

Explain

Changes since
January 1, 2014
Anticipated changes
III-12. Substitutes.--Have there been any changes in the number or types of products that can be
substituted for LWR pipe and tube since January 1, 2014? Do you anticipate any future changes?
Changes in
substitutes
Changes since
January 1, 2014
Anticipated changes

Yes

Explain

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III-13. Availability of supply.--Has the availability of LWR pipe and tube in the U.S. market changed
since January 1, 2014? Do you anticipate any future changes?
Availability in the U.S.
market

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

Changes since January 1, 2014:
U.S.-produced product
Imports from China
Imports from Korea
Imports from Mexico
Imports from Turkey
Imports from all other
countries
Anticipated changes:
U.S.-produced product
Imports from China
Imports from Korea
Imports from Mexico
Imports from Turkey
Imports from all other
countries

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III-14. Demand trends.--Indicate how demand within the United States and outside of the United
States (if known) for LWR pipe and tube has changed since January 1, 2014, and how you
anticipate demand will change in the future. Explain any trends and describe the principal
factors that have affected, and that you anticipate will affect, these changes in demand.

Market

Overall
increase

No
change

Overall
decrease

Fluctuate
with no
clear trend

Demand since January 1, 2014
Within the
United
States
Outside
the United
States
Anticipated future demand
Within the
United
States
Outside
the United
States

Explanation and factors

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III-15. Product changes.--Have there been any significant changes in the product range, product mix,
or marketing of LWR pipe and tube since January 1, 2014? Do you anticipate any future
changes?
Changes in product
range, product mix,
or marketing

Yes

Explain

Changes since
January 1, 2014
Anticipated changes
III-16. Conditions of competition.-(a) Is the LWR pipe and tube market subject to business cycles (other than general economywide conditions) and/or other conditions of competition distinctive to LWR pipe and tube?
Check all that apply.

Please describe.

Skip to question III-17.

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
LWR pipe and tube since January 1, 2014?
No

Yes

If yes, describe.

III-17. Supply constraints.--Has your firm refused, declined, or been unable to supply LWR pipe and
tube since January 1, 2014 (examples include placing customers on allocation or “controlled
order entry,” declining to accept new customers or renew existing customers, delivering less
than the quantity promised, being unable to meet timely shipment commitments, etc.)?
No

Yes

If yes, please describe.

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III-18. Impact of the section 232 tariffs.-- Did the imposition of tariffs on imported steel/aluminum
products under section 232 have an impact on the LWR pipe and tube market in the United
States?
Yes— Please indicate the
impact in the table below.

Factor
Supply of U.S.produced LWR pipe
and tube
Supply of imported
LWR pipe and tube
Prices for LWR pipe
and tube
Overall U.S. demand
for LWR pipe and tube

Don’t know

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

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III-19. Raw materials.—
(a) How have LWR pipe and tube raw material costs changed since January 1, 2014, and how you
expect they will change in the future?

Cost of raw materials

Overall
increase

No
change

Overall
decrease

Explain, noting how raw
material cost changes have
Fluctuate
affected your firm’s selling
with no clear
prices for LWR pipe and
trend
tube.

Changes since January
1, 2014
Anticipated changes
(b) How did the imposition of tariffs under section 232 on imported steel/aluminum products
impact raw material costs for LWR pipe and tube?

Factor
Cost of raw materials after
section 232 tariffs imposed

Overall increase

No change

Overall decrease

Fluctuate with
no clear trend

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III-20. Impact of section 301 tariffs.-- Did the imposition of tariffs on Chinese-origin products under
section 301 have an impact on the LWR pipe and tube market in the United States?
Yes— Please indicate the
impact in the table below.

Factor

Don’t know

Explain, noting how the imposition
Fluctuate
of tariffs under section 301
with no
affected each factor of the LWR
Overall
No
Overall
clear
pipe and tube market in the United
increase change decrease
trend
States.

Supply of U.S.produced LWR pipe
and tube
Supply of LWR pipe
and tube imported
from China
Supply of LWR pipe
and tube imported
from other countries
Prices for LWR pipe
and tube
Overall U.S. demand
for LWR pipe and tube
Raw material costs for
LWR pipe and tube
III-21. Price comparisons.--Please compare market prices of LWR pipe and tube in U.S. and non-U.S.
markets if known. Provide information as to time periods and regions for any price comparisons.

III-22. 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 LWR pipe and tube supply
(including production capacity and capacity utilization) and demand in (1) the United States, (2)
each of the other major producing/consuming countries, including China, Korea, Mexico and
Turkey, and (3) the world as a whole. Of particular interest is such data from 2017 to the
present and forecasts for the future.

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III-23. Interchangeability.--Is LWR pipe and tube 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

Korea

Mexico

Turkey

Other countries

United
States
China
Korea
Mexico
Turkey
For any country-pair producing LWR pipe and tube which is sometimes or never
interchangeable, please identify the country-pair and explain the factors that limit or
preclude interchangeable use:

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III-24. Factors other than price.--Are differences other than price (e.g., quality, availability,
transportation network, product range, technical support, etc.) between LWR pipe and tube
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

Korea

Mexico

Turkey

Other countries

United
States
China
Korea
Mexico
Turkey
For any country-pair for which factors other than price always or frequently are a significant
factor in your firm’s purchases of LWR pipe and tube, identify the country-pair and report
the advantages or disadvantages imparted by such factors:

III-25. Other explanations.--If your firm would like to further explain a response to a question in Part III
for which a narrative 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 $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 U.S. 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/light_walled_rectangular_pipe_and
_tube_china_korea/second_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: LWRPT

• E-mail.—E-mail the MS Word questionnaire to [email protected]; include a scanned copy of
the signed certification page (page 1). Submitters are strongly encouraged to encrypt nonpublic
documents that are electronically transmitted to the Commission to protect your sensitive information
from unauthorized disclosure. The USITC secure drop-box system and the Electronic Document
Information System (EDIS) use Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) 140-2 cryptographic
algorithms to encrypt data in transit. Submitting your nonpublic documents by a means that does not
use these encryption algorithms (such as by email) may subject your firm’s nonpublic information to
unauthorized disclosure during transmission. If you choose a non-encrypted method of electronic
transmission, the Commission warns you that the risk of such possible unauthorized disclosure is
assumed by you and not by the Commission.
If your firm does not 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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