20-3-4175 U.S. purchasers' questionnaire

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U.S. PURCHASERS’ 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 duty and antidumping duty order 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 possession (19 U.S.C. § 1333(a)). Further information on this questionnaire can be obtained from
James Horne (202-205-2722, [email protected]).

Name of firm
Address
City

State

Zip Code

Website
Has your firm purchased light-walled rectangular pipe and tube (as defined on the next page) from any source
(domestic or foreign) at any time since January 1, 2014?

NO

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

YES

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

Return questionnaire via the 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 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 proceedings may be disclosed to and used: (i) by the Commission, its employees and Offices, and contract
personnel (a) for developing or maintaining the records of this or a related proceeding, or (b) in internal investigations, audits,
reviews, and evaluations relating to the programs, personnel, and operations of the Commission including under 5 U.S.C. Appendix
3; or (ii) by U.S. government employees and contract personnel, solely for cybersecurity purposes. I understand that all contract
personnel will sign appropriate nondisclosure agreements.

Name of Authorized Official

Signature

Title of Authorized Official

Phone

Date

Email address

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PART I.—GENERAL INFORMATION
Background.--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 rev ocation 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.
Purchaser.--Any firm engaged, either directly or through a parent company or subsidiary, in purchasing
LWR pipe and tube from another firm that produces, imports, or otherwise distributes LWR pipe and
tube.
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 in connection with this
proceeding (i.e., a producer, importer, and/or purchaser questionnaire), you need not respond to
duplicated questions.
Confidentiality.--The commercial and financial data furnished in response to this questionnaire that
reveal the individual operations of your firm will be treated as confidential by the Commission to the
extent that such data are not otherwise available to the public and will not be disclosed except as may
be required by law (see 19 U.S.C. § 1677f). Such confidential information will not be published in a
manner that will reveal the individual operations of your firm; however, general characterizations of
numerical business proprietary information (such as discussion of trends) will be treated as confidential
business information only at the request of the submitter for good cause shown.

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Verification.--The information submitted in this questionnaire is subject to audit and verification by the
Commission. To facilitate possible verification of data, please keep all of your files, worksheets, and
supporting documents used in the preparation of the questionnaire response. Please also retain a copy
of the final document that you submit.
Release of information.--The information provided by your firm in response to this questionnaire, as
well as any other business proprietary information submitted by your firm to the Commission in
connection with this proceeding, may become subject to, and released under, the administrative
protective order provisions of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. § 1677f) and section 207.7 of the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR § 207.7). This means that certain lawyers and
other authorized individuals may temporarily be given access to the information for use in connection
with this proceeding or other import-injury proceedings conducted by the Commission on the same or
similar merchandise; those individuals would be subject to severe penalties if the information were
divulged to unauthorized individuals.
I-1a.

Establishments covered.--Provide the name and address of establishment(s) covered by this
questionnaire, if different from that listed on the cover page. Firms operating more than one
establishment should combine the data for all establishments into a single response.
“Establishment”--Each facility of a firm involved in the purchase of 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-2.

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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I-3.

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

Yes--List the following information.

Firm name

I-4.

Country

Affiliation

Related producers.--Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or foreign, that
produce LWR pipe and tube?
No

Yes--List the following information.

Firm name and country

I-5.

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Country

Affiliation

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?

No

Yes

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

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PART II.--PURCHASES
Contact information.--Please identify the responsible individual and the manner by which Commission
staff may contact that individual regarding the confidential information submitted in this questionnaire.
Name
Title
Email
Telephone
II-1.

Purchases.—
(a)

Please estimate your firm’s total U.S. purchases of LWR pipe and tube in 2019. (Do not
include imports for which your firm was the importer of record; such imports should be
reported in your U.S. importer’s questionnaire.)
Quantity (short tons)

(b)

Estimate the percentage of the quantity of your firm’s purchases of LWR pipe and tube
in 2019 that were produced in each of the specified countries.
Standard LWR pipe and tube produced in:

Share of quantity of 2019
purchases

United States

%

China

%

Korea

%

Mexico

%

Turkey

%

All other countries:1

%

Sources unknown

%

Total (should sum to 100.0%)
1

Please identify these countries:

0.0

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Estimate the percentage of the quantity of your firm’s purchases of automotive parts
produced from LWR pipe and tube in 2019 that were produced in each of the specified
countries.
Automotive parts produced from LWR
pipe and tube produced in:

Share of quantity of 2019
purchases

United States

%

China

%

Korea

%

Mexico

%

Turkey

%

All other countries:1

%

Sources unknown

%

Total (should sum to 100.0%)

0.0

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Changes in purchasing patterns.--Please indicate how the shares of your firm’s purchases of LWR
pipe and tube from different sources have changed since January 1, 2014.
Source of Did not
purchases purchase Decreased Increased Constant Fluctuated

Explanation for trend

United
States
China
Korea
Mexico
Turkey
All other
countries
Sources
unknown
II-3.

Country knowledge.--Please indicate the countries of origin with which your firm has
experience or information in the LWR pipe and tube market.
United
States

II-4.

China

Korea

Mexico

Turkey

Other
countries

Other countries
(specify)

Supplier identification.--Please list your firm’s FIVE largest suppliers for LWR pipe and tube
since January 1, 2014. Also, provide the share of the quantity of your firm’s total purchases of
LWR pipe and tube that each of these suppliers accounted for in 2019.

No.

Supplier’s name

City and state

Share of quantity of
2019 purchases

1

%

2

%

3

%

4

%

5

%

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PART III.--MARKET CHARACTERISTICS AND PURCHASING PRACTICES
III-1.

Firm type.--Which of the following best describes your firm as a purchaser of LWR pipe and tube
(check all that apply)?
Distributor

Automotive
Manufacturer

Non-automotive
Manufacturer

Describe other

If your firm is a distributor of LWR pipe and tube, please answer questions III-2 and III-3.
III-2.

Competition for sales.--Do you compete for sales to your customers with the manufacturers or
importers from which you purchase LWR pipe and tube?
No

III-3.

Yes

If yes, please describe.

Types of customers.--What are the major types of consumers to which you sell LWR pipe and
tube?

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If your firm is an end user of LWR pipe and tube, please answer questions III-4 and III-5.
III-4.

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

No

Yes

Explain

Changes since
January 1, 2014
Anticipated changes
III-5.

Demand for end-use products.-(a)

Has the demand for your firm’s final products incorporating LWR pipe and tube changed
since January 1, 2014?
Increased

(b)

Decreased

Fluctuated

Has this had any effect on your firm’s demand for LWR pipe and tube?
No

III-6.

No change

Yes

Explain

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 No Yes
Changes since January
1, 2014
Anticipated changes

Explain

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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.

Overall
increase

Market

No
change

Overall
decrease

Fluctuate
with no
clear trend

Explanation and factors

Demand since January 1, 2014
Within the
United
States
Outside
the United
States
Anticipated future demand
Within the
United
States
Outside
the United
States
III-8.

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/or
Turkey, and (3) the world as a whole. Of particular interest is such data from 2014 to the
present and forecasts for the future.

III-9.

Country preferences.--Do you or your customers ever specifically order LWR pipe and tube from
one country in particular over other possible sources of supply?
No

Yes

If yes, identify the countries and explain.

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III-10. Importance of purchasing domestic product.--Please fill out the table below, estimating the
percentage of your firm’s total 2019 purchases of LWR pipe and tube that required LWR pipe
and tube produced in the United States.

Purchases that did not require domestic product
Purchases that were required by law or regulation to be domestic
product (e.g., government purchases under “Buy American” provisions)
Purchases that were not required by law or regulation, but were required
by your customers to be domestic product
Purchases that were required to be domestic product for other reasons
(explain:
)
Total (should sum to 100.0%)

Estimated percentage of
your firm’s total 2019
purchases of LWR pipe
and tube
%
%
%
%
0.0 %

III-11. 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.

No

Skip to question III-12.

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.

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III-12. Decisions based on producer and country-of-origin.--How often does your firm, and if you
know, do your customers, make purchasing decisions involving LWR pipe and tube based on its
producer or country of origin?
Always

Usually

Sometimes

Never

If at least sometimes, explain.

Decision based on producer
Your firm
Your
customers
Decision based on country of origin
Your firm
Your
customers

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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
III-14. Availability of specific product types.--Are certain grades/types/sizes of LWR pipe and tube only
available from certain country sources?
No

Yes

If yes, please identify the countries and the grade/type/size.

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III-15. Supply constraints.--Has any firm refused, declined, or been unable to supply your firm with
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.

III-16. Purchasing frequency.-(a)

How frequently do you make purchases of LWR pipe and tube (check one)?
Daily

(b)

Weekly

Monthly

Quarterly

Annually

Other

If other, specify

Do you expect this purchasing frequency to change in the next two years?
No

Yes

If yes, explain.

III-17. Raw material prices.—
(a)

Is your firm familiar with the prices for raw materials used in the production of LWR pipe
and tube?
No

(b)

Yes – please answer (b)

Has information on raw material prices affected your firm’s negotiations or contracts to
purchase LWR pipe and tube since 2014?
No

Yes Explain

III-18. Number of suppliers contacted.--How many suppliers do you generally contact before making a
purchase? Between
and
firms.

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III-19. Supplier negotiations.--Do your firm’s purchases of LWR pipe and tube usually involve
negotiations between supplier and purchaser?

No

Yes

If yes, explain the factors you generally negotiate and note whether your
firm quotes competing prices during negotiations.

III-20. Change in suppliers.--Has your firm changed suppliers since January 1, 2014?

No

Yes

If yes, please list the supplier(s), whether the firm was added or dropped,
and the reasons for the change.

III-21. New suppliers.-(a)

Are you aware of any new suppliers, either foreign or domestic, that have entered the
market since January 1, 2014?
No

(b)

Yes

If yes, please identify the firms.

Do you expect new LWR pipe and tube suppliers to enter the U.S. market?
No

Yes

If yes, please explain.

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III-22. Supplier qualification.--Do you require your suppliers to be or to become certified or qualified
to sell LWR pipe and tube to your firm?
If yes, provide the following information.
 The number of days to qualify a new supplier.
 A general description of the certification or qualification process. Also, a brief
description of the factors that you consider when qualifying a new supplier (e.g., quality
of product, reliability of supplier, etc.). “Please discuss any difference in certificate or
qualification process by product type.

No

Yes

Number
of days Process and factors

III-23. Failure to certify.--Since January 1, 2014, have any domestic or foreign producers failed in their
attempts to certify or qualify their LWR pipe and tube with your firm or have any producers lost
their approved status?

No

Yes

If yes, please identify these firms, the countries where they are located, and
the reasons why they failed the certification/qualification.

III-24. Major purchasing factors.--Please list, in order of their importance, the three major factors your
firm considers in deciding from whom to purchase LWR pipe and tube (examples include
availability, extension of credit, contracts, price, quality, range of supplier’s product line,
traditional supplier, etc.).
1.
2.
3.
Please list any other factors that are very important in your purchase decisions:

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III-25. Purchasing factors.--Please rate the importance of the following factors in your firm’s
purchasing decisions for LWR pipe and tube.

Factor

Very
important

Somewhat
important

Not
important

Availability
Delivery terms
Delivery time
Discounts offered
Minimum quantity requirements
Packaging
Payment terms
Price
Product consistency
Product range
Quality meets industry standards
Quality exceeds industry standards
Reliability of supply
Technical support/service
U.S. transportation costs
III-26. Quality characteristics.--What characteristics does your firm consider when determining the
quality of LWR pipe and tube?

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III-27. Minimum quality.--How often does LWR pipe and tube from the following countries meet
minimum quality specifications for your uses or your customers’ uses?

Source

Always

Usually

Sometimes

Rarely or
never

Don’t
know

United States
China
Korea
Mexico
Turkey
Other:
III-28. Frequency of decisions based on price.--How often does your firm purchase the LWR pipe and
tube that is offered at the lowest price?
Always

Usually

Sometimes

Never

III-29. Price leaders.--A price leader is defined as (1) one or more firms that initiate a price change,
either upward or downward, that is followed by other firms, or (2) one or more firms that have a
significant impact on prices. A price leader is not necessarily the lowest-priced supplier.
Please list the names of any firms you considered price leaders in the LWR pipe and tube market
since January 1, 2014.
Firm(s)

Describe how the firm(s) exhibited price leadership

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III-30. 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

No

Overall
No
Overall
increase change decrease

Don’t know

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

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III-31. 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
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

No

Overall
No
Overall
increase change decrease

Don’t know

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

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III-32. Changes in U.S. industry.-(a)

Please identify and discuss any improvements/changes in the U.S. LWR pipe and tube
industry since January 1, 2014 and explain the factors, including the order(s) under
review, that were responsible for each improvement/change.

(b)

Please discuss any improvements/changes that you anticipate in the future in the U.S.
LWR pipe and tube industry. Identify the time period and causes for these
improvements/changes.

For questions III-33 and III-34, if your response differs for particular orders, please indicate and explain
the particular effect of imposition and/or revocation of specific orders.
III-33. Effect of orders.--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 purchasing operations. You may wish to compare your firm’s operations
before and after the imposition of the orders.

III-34. Likely impact of revocation.--Would your firm anticipate any changes in your firm’s purchasing
operations 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?

No

Yes

If yes, supply details as to the time, nature, and significance of
such changes.

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PART IV.--PRODUCT COMPARISIONS
IV-1.

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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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 purchases
of the products?
Please indicate A, F, S, N, or 0 in the table below:
A = such differences are always significant
F = such differences are frequently significant
S = such differences are sometimes significant
N = such differences are never significant
0 = no familiarity with products from a specified country-pair

Country-pair

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:

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Factor country comparisons.--For the factors listed below, please rate how LWR pipe and tube
produced in each country you identified in your response to question II-3 compares with LWR
pipe and tube produced in each of the other countries you identified.

If you are unfamiliar with the product from a particular country, please leave the boxes for those
country comparisons blank.

Inferior

Comparable

Product from
United States
compared to
product from
Mexico

Superior

Inferior

Comparable

Product from
United States
compared to
product from
Korea

Superior

Inferior

Comparable

Factor

Superior

Product from
United States
compared to
product from
China

Availability
Delivery terms
Delivery time
Discounts offered
Minimum quantity requirements
Packaging
Payment terms
Price1
Product consistency
Product range
Quality meets industry standards
Quality exceeds industry standards
Reliability of supply
Technical support/service
U.S. transportation costs1
1

A rating of superior on price and U.S. transportation costs indicates that the first country generally has lower
prices/U.S. transportation costs than the second country.

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Continued.

If you are unfamiliar with the product from a particular country, please leave the boxes for those
country comparisons blank.

Inferior

Comparable

Product from
Subject countries
compared to
product from
Other countries

Superior

Inferior

Comparable

Product from
United States
compared to
product from
other countries

Superior

Inferior

Comparable

Factor

Superior

Product from
United States
compared to
product from
Turkey

Availability
Delivery terms
Delivery time
Discounts offered
Minimum quantity requirements
Packaging
Payment terms
Price1
Product consistency
Product range
Quality meets industry standards
Quality exceeds industry standards
Reliability of supply
Technical support/service
U.S. transportation costs1
1

A rating of superior on price and U.S. transportation costs indicates that the first country generally has lower
prices/U.S. transportation costs than the second country.

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Change in price.-(a)

Since January 1, 2014, has there been a change in the price of LWR pipe and tube?
Source

Yes (also respond to
question part (b))

No (If “No” for all countries,
skip to next question)

United States
China
Korea
Mexico
Turkey
(b)

If your firm responded “yes” to any of the above countries, please describe how the
price of U.S.-produced LWR pipe and tube has changed relative to the price of imported
LWR pipe and tube from China, Korea, Mexico and/or Turkey.

Country

Prices changed by
the same percent as
Price of U.S.-produced
Price of U.S.-produced
U.S.-produced LWR LWR pipe and tube is now LWR pipe and tube is now
pipe and tube
relatively higher
relatively lower

China
Korea
Mexico
Turkey
PART V.—ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
V-1.

Other explanations.--If your firm would like to further explain a response to any question that
for which a narrative response box was not provided, please note the question number and the
explanation in the space provided below.

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

Dollars

The questions in this questionnaire have been reviewed with market participants to ensure that
issues of concern are adequately addressed and that data requests are sufficient, meaningful, and
as limited as possible. Public reporting burden for this questionnaire is estimated to average 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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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 purchase this product, please fill out page 1, print, sign, and submit a scanned
copy to the Commission.
Parties to this proceeding.—If your firm is a party to this proceeding, it is required to serve a copy of the
completed questionnaire on parties to the proceeding that are subject to administrative protective
order (see 19 CFR § 207.7). A list of such parties may be obtained from the Commission’s Secretary (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.