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U.S. PRODUCERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
INVESTIGATION TITLE
This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by DATE
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/antidumping duty order concerning #abbrproduct from #ctrysubs
(Inv. No. 701/731‐TA‐xxx (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 produced #abbrproduct (as defined on the next page) at any time since January 1, #bopyear?
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: XXXX)
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 Title of Authorized Official
Date
Signature
Phone
Email address
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PART I.—GENERAL INFORMATION
Background.‐‐On Date, the Department of Commerce (“Commerce”)/the Treasury issued a
countervailing duty order/an antidumping duty order/suspended an investigation on imports of
#abbrproduct from #ctrysubs. On Date, 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
order/termination of the suspended investigation 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 order/suspension agreement will remain in
place. If either the Commission or Commerce makes a negative determination, Commerce will revoke
the order/terminate the suspension agreement. Questionnaires and other information pertinent to this
proceeding are available at LINK.
#abbrproduct covered by these investigations is . . . COMMERCE SCOPE LANGAUGE
#abbrproduct is/are currently imported under statistical reporting numbers XXXX.XX.XXXX of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). It/They may also be imported under HTSUS
statistical reporting number XXXX.XX.XXXX. 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 in exactly the form
requested, furnish 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 in the questionnaires.
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 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.
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D‐GRIDS tool.‐‐The Commission has a tool that firms can use to move data from their own MS Excel
compilation files into self‐contained data tables within this MS Word questionnaire, thereby reducing
the amount of cell‐by‐cell data entry that would be required to complete this form. This tool is a macro‐
enabled 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
50 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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I‐2a. Establishments covered.‐‐Provide the city, state, zip code, and brief description of each
establishment covered by this questionnaire. Firms operating more than one establishment
should combine the data for all establishments into a single report.
“Establishment”‐‐Each facility of a firm involved in the production of #abbrproduct, including
auxiliary facilities operated in conjunction with (whether or not physically separate from) such
facilities.
Establishments
City, State
Zip (5 digit)
Description
Covered1
1
2
3
4
5
6
1
Additional discussion on establishments consolidated in this questionnaire:
I‐2b.
I‐2c.
I‐3.
Stock symbol information.‐‐ If your firm or parent firm is publicly traded, please specify the
stock exchange and trading symbol: .
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):
Position regarding continuation of order.‐‐Does your firm support or oppose continuation of
the following antidumping and/or countervailing duty order currently in place for
#abbrproduct?
Country
#ctrysubA
#ctrysubB
#ctrysubC
#ctrysubD
Order type
Antidumping duty
Antidumping
duty/Countervailing
duty
Antidumping
duty/Countervailing
duty
Antidumping
duty/Countervailing
duty
Support
Oppose
Take no position
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I‐4.
Ownership.‐‐Is your firm owned, in whole or in part, by any other firm?
No
Yes‐‐List the following information, relating to the ultimate parent/owner.
Extent of
ownership
(percent)
Firm name
Country
I‐5.
Related importers/exporters.‐‐Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or
foreign, that are engaged in importing #abbrproduct into the United States or that are engaged
in exporting #abbrproduct to the United States?
No
Yes‐‐List the following information.
Firm name
Country
Affiliation
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I‐6.
Related producers.‐‐Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or foreign, that are
engaged in the production of #abbrproduct?
No
Yes‐‐List the following information.
I‐7.
Country
Affiliation
Business plan.‐‐In Parts II and IV 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 #abbrproduct?
Firm name
No
Yes
If yes, please provide the requested documents. If you are not providing the
requested documents, please explain why not.
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PART II.‐‐TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from INVESTIGATOR (202‐xxx‐
xxxx, [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 production of #abbrproduct since January 1, #bopyear.
Check as many as appropriate.
If checked, please describe; leave blank if not
applicable.
Plant openings
Plant closings
Relocations
Expansions
Acquisitions
Consolidations
Prolonged shutdowns or
production curtailments
Revised labor agreements
Other (e.g., technology)
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II ‐2b Anticipated changes in operations.—Does your firm anticipate any changes in in the character
of its operations or organization relating to the production of #abbrproduct in the future?
No
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.
[DRAFTING NOTE: all subsequent (second and beyond) full reviews collect data for
only THREE years plus any relevant interim period.]
II‐3a. Production using same machinery.‐‐ Please report your firm’s production of products made
using the same equipment, machinery, or employees as used to produce #abbrproduct, and the
combined production capacity on this shared equipment, machinery, or employees in the
periods indicated.
“Overall production capacity” or “capacity” – The level of production that your
establishment(s) could reasonably have expected to attain during the specified periods. Assume
normal operating conditions (i.e., using equipment and machinery in place and ready to
operate; normal operating levels (hours per week/weeks per year) and time for downtime,
maintenance, repair, and cleanup).
Note.‐‐If your firm does not produce any out‐of‐scope merchandise on the same machinery and
equipment as scope merchandise then the "overall production capacity" numbers reported in
this question should be exactly equal to the "average production capacity" numbers reported in
question II‐4. If, however, your firm does produce out‐of‐scope merchandise using the same
machinery and equipment as scope merchandise, then the "average production capacity"
reported in question II‐4 should exclude the portion of "overall production capacity" that was
used to produce this out‐of‐scope merchandise.
“Production” – All production in your U.S. establishment(s), including production consumed
internally within your firm and production for another firm under a toll agreement.
Quantity (in #units)
Calendar years
Item
2017
1
Overall production capacity
Production of:
#abbrproduct2
Out‐of‐scope production.‐‐
Specific product 1
Specific product 2
3
Other products
Subtotal, out‐of‐scope
production
2018
January‐#intmonth
2019
2019
2020
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Total production using same
machinery or workers
0
0
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0
0
0
1
Data reported for capacity (first line) should be greater than data reported for total production (last line).
Data entered for production of #abbrproduct will populate here once reported in question II‐7.
3
Please identify these products: .
2
II‐3b. Operating parameters.‐‐The production capacity reported in II‐3a is based on the following
operating paramaters:
Hours per week
Weeks per year
II‐3c.
Capacity calculation.‐‐Please describe the methodology used to calculate overall production
capacity reported in II‐3a, and explain any changes in reported capacity.
II‐3d. Production constraints.‐‐Please describe the constraint(s) that set the limit(s) on your firm’s
production capacity.
II‐3e. Product shifting.—
(i)
Is your firm able to switch production (capacity) between #abbrproduct and other products
using the same equipment and/or labor?
No
Yes
If yes—(i.e., have produced other products or are able to produce other
products) Please identify other actual or potential products:
(ii)
Please describe the factors that affect your firm’s ability to shift production capacity
between products (e.g., time, cost, relative price change, etc.), and the degree to which
these factors enhance or constrain such shifts.
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II‐4. Production, shipment, and inventory data.‐‐Report your firm’s production capacity, production,
shipments, and inventories related to the production of #abbrproduct in its U.S. establishment(s)
during the specified periods.
“Average production capacity” or “capacity” – The level of production that your
establishment(s) could reasonably have expected to attain during the specified periods. Assume
normal operating conditions (i.e., using equipment and machinery in place and ready to
operate; normal operating levels (hours per week/weeks per year) and time for downtime,
maintenance, repair, and cleanup; and a typical or representative product mix).
“Production” – All production in your U.S. establishment(s), including production consumed
internally within your firm and production for another firm under a toll agreement.
“Commercial U.S. 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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II‐4. Production, shipment, and inventory data. ‐‐Continued
Quantity (in #units) and value (in $1,000)
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Calendar year
Item
2014
2015
2016
2017
January‐#intmonth
2018
2019
2019
2020
Average production
capacity1 (quantity) (A)
Beginning‐of‐period
inventories (quantity)
(B)
Production (quantity)
(C)
U.S. shipments:
Commercial
shipments:
quantity (D)
value (E)
Internal
consumption:2
quantity (F)
value (G)
Transfers to related
firms:2
quantity (H)
value (I)
3
Export shipments:
quantity (J)
value (K)
End‐of‐period
inventories (quantity)
(L)
1 The production capacity reported is based on operating
hours per week, weeks per year. Please describe the
methodology used to calculate production capacity, and explain any changes in reported capacity (use additional pages as necessary).
.
2 Internal consumption and transfers to related firms must be valued at fair market value. Does your firm use a
different basis for valuing these transactions, please specify that basis (e.g., cost, cost plus, etc.): (however, provide
the data above at fair market value).
3 Identify your firm’s principal export markets:
.
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II‐4. Production, shipment, and inventory data.‐‐Continued
RECONCILIATION OF SHIPMENTS, PRODUCTION, AND INVENTORY.‐‐Generally, the data reported for the
end‐of‐period inventories (i.e., line L) should be equal to the beginning‐of‐period inventories (i.e., line B),
plus production (i.e., line C), less total shipments (i.e., lines D, F, H, and J). Please ensure that any
differences are not due to data entry errors in completing this form, but rather reflect your firm’s actual
records; and, also provide explanations for any differences (e.g., theft, loss, damage, record systems
issues, etc.) if they exist.
Calendar year
January‐#intmonth
Item
2014
B + C – D – F – H – J – L
= should equal zero
("0") or provide an
explanation.1
0
2015
0
2016
2017
0
0
2018
0
2019
0
2019
2020
0
0
1
Explanation if the calculated fields above are returning values other than zero (i.e., “0”) but are
nonetheless accurate: .
[Include II‐4b for all subsequent (second and beyond) full reviews which collect
data for only THREE years plus any relevant interim period in the main trade
tables. This should collect the years between the order and other years collected
above. Be sure to change II‐4 to II‐4a.]
II‐4b. Historical U.S. shipment data. ‐‐Report the quantity and value of your firm’s U.S. shipments
(including commercial U.S. shipments, internal consumption, and transfers, but not including
exports) of #abbrproduct produced in your U.S. establishment(s) during the specified periods.
Quantity (in #units)
Item
#abbrproduct
Quantity
Value
2017
2018
2019
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II‐5. Channels of distribution.‐‐Report your firm’s U.S. shipments (i.e. inclusive of commercial U.S.
shipments, internal consumption, and transfers to related firms) by channel of distribution.
Quantity (in #units)
Calendar year
Item
Channels of
distribution:
U.S. shipments—
to distributors (M)
2014
2015
2016
2017
January‐#intmonth
2018
2019
2019
2020
to end users (N)
RECONCILIATION OF CHANNELS.‐‐Please ensure that the quantities reported for channels of distribution
(i.e., lines M and N) in each time period equal the quantity reported for U.S shipments (i.e., lines D, F, and
H) 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
January‐#intmonth
Reconciliation item
M + N – D – F – H =
zero ("0"), if not revise.
2014
0
2015
0
2016
0
2017
0
2018
0
2019
0
2019
0
2020
0
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II‐6. Employment data.‐‐Report your firm’s employment‐related data related to the production of
#abbrproduct and provide an explanation for any trends in these data.
“Production and Related Workers” (PRWs) includes working supervisors and all nonsupervisory
workers (including group leaders and trainees) engaged in fabricating, processing, assembling,
inspecting, receiving, storage, handling, packing, warehousing, shipping, trucking, hauling,
maintenance, repair, janitorial and guard services, product development, auxiliary production
for plant’s own use (e.g., power plant), recordkeeping, and other services closely associated with
the above production operations.
Average number employed may be computed by adding the number of employees, both full
time and part time, for the 12 pay periods ending closest to the 15th of the month and divide
that total by 12.
DELETE IF NO INTERIM COLUMNS :For the January to #intmonth periods, calculate
similarly and divide by 3/6/9. If your firm had the same number of PRWs in all calendar
years and had not experienced any changes in PRWs in the most recent interim period,
you would have the same number of PRWs for the interim periods, regardless of
whether the interim periods are Jan‐Mar (Q1), Jan‐June (Q1+Q2), or Jan‐Sept
(Q1+Q2+Q3).”
“Hours worked” includes time paid for sick leave, holidays, and vacation time. Include overtime
hours actually worked; do not convert overtime pay to its equivalent in straight time hours.
“Wages paid” –Total wages paid before deductions of any kind (e.g., withholding taxes, old‐age
and unemployment insurance, group insurance, union dues, bonds, etc.). Include wages paid
directly by your firm for overtime, holidays, vacations, and sick leave.
Calendar year
January‐#intmonth
Item
Employment data:
Average number of
PRWs (number) (O)
Hours worked by PRWs
(1,000 hours) (P)
2014
2016
2017
2018
2019
2019
2020
Wages paid to PRWs
($1,000) (Q)
Explanation of trends:
2015
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II‐7. Transfers to related firms.‐‐If your firm reported transfers to related firms in question II‐4,
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), whether the transfers were priced at
market value or by a non‐market formula, whether your firm retained marketing rights to all
transfers, and whether the related firms also processed inputs from sources other than your
firm.
II‐8.
Purchases.‐‐Has your firm purchased #abbrproduct produced in the United States or in other
countries since January 1, #bopyear? (Do not include imports for which your firm was the
importer of record. These should be reported in an importer questionnaire).
“Purchase” – A transaction to buy product from a U.S. corporate entity such as another U.S.
producer, a U.S. distributor, or a U.S. firm that has directly imported the product.
“Import” –A transaction to buy from a foreign supplier where your firm is the importer of
record.
No
Yes
If yes‐‐ Report such purchases in the table below and explain the reasons
for your firms' purchases:
Note: If your firm served as the importer of record for any purchases from foreign suppliers,
either for your own account or as a service for another entity, those purchases are to be
considered "imports" not "purchases" and should not be included in the table below
Quantity (in #units)
January‐
#intmonth
Calendar years
Item
Purchases from U.S.
importers1 of
#abbrproduct from—
#ctrysubA
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2019
2020
#ctrysubB
#ctrysubC
All other sources
Purchases from
domestic producers2
Purchases from other
sources3
1
Please list the name of the importer(s) from which your firm purchased this product. If your firm’s import
suppliers differ by source, please identify the source for each listed supplier: .
2
Please list the name of the U.S. producer(s) from which your firm purchased this product: .
3
Please list the name of the firm(s) from which your firm purchased this product: .
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II‐9. Direct imports.‐‐Since January 1, #bopyear, has your firm imported #abbrproduct?
“Importer” – The person or firm primarily liable for the payment of any duties on the
merchandise, or an authorized agent acting on his behalf. The importer may be the consignee,
or the importer of record.
No
Yes
If yes‐‐ COMPLETE AND RETURN A U.S. IMPORTERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
II‐10. Toll production.‐‐Since January 1, #bopyear, has your firm been involved in a toll agreement
regarding the production of #abbrproduct?
“Toll agreement”‐‐Agreement between two firms whereby the first firm furnishes the raw
materials and the second firm uses the raw materials to produce a product that it then returns
to the first firm with a charge for processing costs, overhead, etc.
No
Yes
If yes‐‐ Please describe the toll arrangement(s) and name the firm(s)
involved.
II‐11. Foreign trade zones.‐‐
(a)
Firm's FTZ operations.‐‐Does your firm produce #abbrproduct in and/or admit
#abbrproduct into a foreign trade zone (FTZ)?
“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. A foreign trade zone must be designated as such pursuant to the rules
and procedures set forth in the Foreign‐Trade Zones Act.
No
Yes
If yes‐‐ Describe the nature of your firms operations in FTZs and identify
the specific FTZ site(s).
(b)
Other firms' FTZ operations.‐‐To your knowledge, do any firms in the United States
import #abbrproduct into a foreign trade zone (FTZ) for use in distribution of
#abbrproduct and/or the production of downstream articles?
No
Yes
If yes‐‐Identify the firms and the FTZs.
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For questions II‐12 and II‐13, if your response differs for particular orders, please indicate and explain
the particular effect of imposition and/or revocation of specific orders.
II‐12. Effect of order(s).‐‐Describe the significance of the existing countervailing duty/antidumping
duty order covering imports of #abbrproduct from #ctrysubs in terms of its effect on your firm’s
production capacity, production, U.S. shipments, inventories, purchases, employment,
revenues, costs, profits, cash flow, capital expenditures, research and development
expenditures, and asset values. You may wish to compare your firm’s operations before and
after the imposition of the order(s).
II‐13. Likely impact of revocation.‐‐Would your firm anticipate any changes in the character of its
operations or organization, including its production capacity, production, U.S. shipments,
inventories, purchases, employment, revenues, costs, profits, cash flow, capital expenditures,
research and development expenditures, or asset values relating to the production of
#abbrproduct in the future if the countervailing duty/antidumping duty orders on #abbrproduct
from #ctrysubs were to be revoked?
No
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.
II‐14. Other explanations:‐‐If your firm would like to explain further 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.‐‐FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Address questions on this part of the questionnaire to AUDITOR (202‐xxx‐xxxx, [email protected]).
III‐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 III.
Name
Title
Email
Telephone
III‐2. Accounting system.‐‐Briefly describe your firm’s financial accounting system.
A.
When does your firm’s fiscal year end (month and day)?
If your firm’s fiscal year changed during the data‐collection period, explain below:
B.1. Describe the lowest level of operations (e.g., plant, division, company‐wide) for which
financial statements are prepared that include #abbrproduct:
2. Does your firm prepare profit/loss statements for #abbrproduct:
Yes
No
3. How often did your firm (or parent company) prepare financial statements (including
annual reports, 10Ks)? Please check relevant items below.
Audited, unaudited, annual reports, 10Ks, 10 Qs,
Monthly, quarterly, semi‐annually, annually
4. Accounting basis: U.S. GAAP, IFRS, cash, tax, or other
comprehensive basis of accounting (specify)
Note: As requested in Part I of this questionnaire, please keep all supporting documents/records
used in the preparation of the financial data, as Commission staff may contact your firm
regarding questions on the financial data. The Commission may also request that your company
submit copies of the supporting documents/records (financial statements, including internal
profit‐and‐loss statements for the division or product group that includes #abbrproduct, as well as
specific statements and worksheets) used to compile these data.
III‐3.
Cost accounting system.‐‐Briefly describe your firm’s cost accounting system (e.g., standard
cost, job order cost, etc.).
III‐4.
Allocation basis.‐‐Briefly describe your firm’s allocation basis, if any, for COGS, SG&A, and
interest expense and other income and expenses.
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III‐5.
Product listing.‐‐Please list the products your firm produces in the facilities in which it produces
#abbrproduct, and provide the share of net sales accounted for by these products in your firm’s
most recent fiscal year.
Products
Share of sales
#abbrproduct
%
%
%
%
%
III‐6.
Does your firm purchase inputs (raw materials, labor, energy, or any services) used in the
production of #abbrproduct from any related suppliers (e.g., inclusive of transactions between
related firms, divisions and/or other components within the same company)?
Yes‐‐Continue to question III‐7.
III‐7.
No‐‐Continue to question III‐9a.
Inputs from related suppliers.‐‐Please identify the inputs used in the production of
#abbrproduct that your firm purchases from related suppliers and that are reflected in question
III‐9a. For “Share of total COGS” please report this information by relevant input on the basis of
your most recently completed fiscal year. For “Input valuation” please describe the basis, as
recorded in the company’s own accounting system, of the purchase cost from the related
supplier; e.g., the related supplier’s actual cost, cost plus, negotiated transfer price to
approximate fair market value.
Input
Related supplier
Share of total COGS
Input valuation as recorded in the firm’s accounting books and records
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III‐8. Inputs from related suppliers at cost.‐‐Please confirm that the inputs purchased from related
suppliers, as identified in III‐7, were reported in III‐9a (financial results on #abbrproduct) in a
manner consistent with the firm’s accounting books and records.
Yes
No
If no‐‐In the space below, please report the valuation basis of inputs
purchased from related suppliers as reported in question III‐9a.:
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III‐9a. Operations on #abbrproduct.‐‐Report the revenue and related cost information requested
below on the #abbrproduct operations of your firm’s U.S. establishment(s).1 Do not report
resales of products. Note that internal consumption and transfers to related firms must be
valued at fair market value. Input purchases from related suppliers should be consistent with
and based on information in the firm’s accounting books and records. Provide data for your
firm’s six most recently completed fiscal years, and for the specified interim periods. If your firm
was involved in tolling operations (either as the toller or as the tollee), please contact AUDITOR
at (202) XXX‐XXXX before completing this section of the questionnaire.
Quantity (in #units) and value (in $1,000)
Fiscal years ended‐‐
Item
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
Net sales quantities:2
Commercial sales (“CS”)
Internal consumption (“IC”)
Transfers to related firms
(“Transfers”)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Internal consumption
Transfers to related firms
0
0
0
0
0
0
Raw materials
Direct labor
Other factory costs
Total net sales quantities
Net sales values:2
Commercial sales
Total net sales values
Cost of goods sold (COGS):3
Total COGS
0
0
0
0
0
0
Gross profit or (loss)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Selling, general, and administrative
(SG&A) expenses:
Selling expenses
General and administrative
expenses
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total SG&A expenses
Operating income (loss)
Other expenses and income:
Interest expense
All other expense items
All other income items
0
0
0
0
0
0
Net income or (loss) before income
taxes
Depreciation/amortization
included above
1 Include only sales (whether domestic or export) and costs related to your U.S. manufacturing operations.
2
Less discounts, returns, allowances, and prepaid freight. The quantities and values should approximate the corresponding shipment quantities
and values reported in Part II of this questionnaire.
3 COGS (whether for domestic or export sales) should include costs associated with CS, IC, and Transfers.
Note ‐‐ The table above contains calculations that will appear when you have entered data in the MS
Word form fields.
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Quantity (in #units) and value (in $1,000)
Item
January‐#intmonth 2019
January‐#intmonth 2020
Net sales quantities:3
Commercial sales (“CS”)
Internal consumption (“IC”)
Transfers to related firms (“Transfers”)
0
0
Internal consumption
Transfers to related firms
0
0
Raw materials
Direct labor
Other factory costs
Total COGS
0
0
Gross profit or (loss)
Total net sales quantities
Net sales values:3
Commercial sales
Total net sales values
Cost of goods sold (COGS):4
0
0
Selling, general, and administrative (SG&A)
expenses:
Selling expenses
General and administrative expenses
0
0
0
0
All other expense items
All other income items
Total SG&A expenses
Operating income (loss)
Other expenses and income:
Interest expense
Net income or (loss) before income taxes
Depreciation/amortization included above
0
0
1 Include only sales (whether domestic or export) and costs related to your U.S. manufacturing operations.
2
Less discounts, returns, allowances, and prepaid freight. The quantities and values should approximate the corresponding shipment quantities
and values reported in Part II of this questionnaire.
3 COGS (whether for domestic or export sales) should include costs associated with CS, IC, and Transfers.
Note ‐‐ The table above contains calculations that will appear when you have entered data in the MS
Word form fields.
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III‐9b. Financial data reconciliation.‐‐The calculable line items from question III‐9a (i.e., total net sales
quantities and values, total COGS, gross profit (or loss), total SG&A, and net income (or loss))
have been calculated from the data submitted in the other line items. Do the calculated fields
return the correct data according to your firm's financial records ignoring non‐material
differences that may arise due to rounding?
Yes No‐‐If the calculated fields do not show the correct data, please double check the
feeder data for data entry errors and revise.
Also, check signs accorded to the post operating income line items; the two
expense line items should report positive numbers (i.e., expenses are
positive and incomes or reversals are negative‐‐instances of the latter
should be rare in those lines) while the income line item also in most
instances should have its value be a positive number (i.e., income is positive,
expenses or reversals are negative).
If after reviewing and potentially revising the feeder data your firm has
provided, the differences between your records and the calculated fields
persist please identify and discuss the differences in the space below.
III‐9c. Raw materials.‐‐Please report the share of total raw material costs in #termyear (reported in III‐
9a) for the following raw material inputs:
Procurement method
Input
Share of total raw
material costs
(percent)
Primarily
purchased by
your firm
Primarily
produced by
your firm
#Raw material 1
#Raw material 2
#Raw material 2
1
Other material inputs
Total (should sum to 100 percent)
1
0.0
Please indicate any other notable "other" raw materials not expressly identified above and provide
the share of the total raw material costs that they account for:
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III‐10. Nonrecurring items (charges and gains) included in the subject product financial results.‐‐For
each annual and interim period for which financial results are reported in question III‐9a, please
specify all material (significant) nonrecurring items (charges and gains) in the schedule below,
the specific question III‐9a line item where the nonrecurring items are included, a brief
description of the relevant nonrecurring items, and the associated values (in $1,000), as
reflected in question III‐9a; i.e., if an aggregate nonrecurring item has been allocated to question
III‐9a, only the allocated value amount included in question III‐9a should be reported in the
schedule below. Note: The Commission’s objective here is to gather information only on
material (significant) nonrecurring items which impacted the reported financial results of the
subject product in question III‐9a.
Fiscal years ended‐‐
January‐#intmonth
2017
2018
2019
Item
2019
2020
Value ($1,000)
Nonrecurring item 1
Nonrecurring item 2
Nonrecurring item 3
Nonrecurring item 4
Nonrecurring item 5
Nonrecurring item 6
Nonrecurring item 7
Nonrecurring item: In this table please provide a brief description of each nonrecurring item reported
above and indicate the specific line item in table III‐9a where the nonrecurring item is classified.
Description of the
Income statement classification of the
nonrecurring item
nonrecurring item
Nonrecurring item 1
Nonrecurring item 2
Nonrecurring item 3
Nonrecurring item 4
Nonrecurring item 5
Nonrecurring item 6
Nonrecurring item 7
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III‐11. Classification of identified nonrecurring items (charges and gains) in the accounting books and
records of the company.‐‐If non‐recurring items were reported in question III‐10 above, please
identify where your company recorded these items in your accounting books and records in the
normal course of business; i.e., just as responses to question III‐10 identify where these items
are reported in question III‐9a.
III‐12. Asset values.‐‐Report the total assets (i.e., both current and long‐term assets) associated with
the production, warehousing, and sale of #abbrproduct. If your firm does not maintain some or
all of the specific asset information necessary to calculate total assets for #abbrproduct in the
normal course of business, please estimate this information based upon a method (such as
production, sales, or costs) that is consistent with relevant cost allocations in question III‐9a.
Provide data as of the end of your firm’s six most recently completed fiscal years.
Note: Total assets should reflect net assets after any accumulated depreciation and allowances
deducted.
Total assets should be allocated to the subject products if these assets are also related to other
products. Please provide a brief explanation if there are any substantial changes in total asset
value during the period; e.g., due to asset write‐offs, revaluation, and major purchases.
Value (in $1,000)
Fiscal years ended‐‐
Item
1
Total assets (net)
1
Describe .
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
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III‐13. Capital expenditures and research and development expenses.‐‐Report your firm’s capital
expenditures and research and development expenses for #abbrproduct. Provide data for your
firm’s six most recently completed fiscal years, and for the specified interim periods.
Value (in $1,000)
Fiscal years ended‐‐
Item
2014
Capital expenditures
1
Research and
development
expenses2
2015
2016
2017
January‐#intmonth
2018
2019
2019
2020
1
Please describe the nature, focus, and significance of your firm’s capital expenditures on the subject product. .
2
Please describe the nature, focus, and significance of your firm’s R&D expenses related to subject product. .
III‐14. Data consistency and reconciliation.‐‐Please indicate whether your firm’s financial data for
questions III‐9a, 12, and 13 are based on a calendar year or your firm’s fiscal year:
Calendar year
Fiscal year Specify fiscal year
Please note the quantities and values reported in question III‐9a should reconcile with the data
reported in question II‐4 (including export shipments) as long as they are reported on the same
calendar year basis.
RECONCILIATION OF TRADE VS FINANCIAL DATA.‐‐Please ensure that the quantities and values reported
for total shipments in part II equal the quantities and values reported for total net sales in part III of this
questionnaire in each time period unless the financial data from part III are reported on a fiscal year
basis, in which case only the interim periods must reconcile. If the calculated fields below return values
other than zero (i.e., “0”) and both are being reported on a calendar basis, please explain the discrepancy
below.
Full year data
Partial year periods
Reconciliation
Quantity: Trade data from question
II‐4 (lines D, F, H, and J) less financial
total net sales quantity data from
question III‐9a, = zero ("0").
Value: Trade data from question II‐4
(lines E, G, I, and K) less financial
total net sales value data from
question III‐9a, = zero ("0").
2017
2018
2019
2019
2020
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Yes
No
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If no, please explain.
III‐15. 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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PART IV.‐‐PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Economist (202‐xxx‐xxxx,
[email protected]).
IV‐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 IV.
Name
Title
Email
Telephone
PRICE DATA
IV‐2. This question requests quarterly quantity and value data for your firm’s commercial shipments
to unrelated U.S. customers of the following products produced by your firm.
Product 1.‐‐DEFINE
Product 2.‐‐DEFINE
Product 3.‐‐DEFINE
Product 4.‐‐DEFINE
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 #bopyear ‐#intmonth YEAR, did your firm produce 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 table(s) as appropriate.
No.‐‐Skip to question IV‐3.
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IV‐2b. Price data.‐‐Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 produced and sold by
your firm.
Report data in actual UNITs and actual dollars (not 1,000s).
(Quantity in #units, value in dollars)
Product 1
Product 2
Product 3
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value Quantity
Value
Product 4
Period of shipment
Quantity
Value
2014:
January‐March
April‐June
July‐September
October‐December
2015:
January‐March
April‐June
July‐September
October‐December
2016:
January‐March
April‐June
July‐September
October‐December
2017:
January‐March
April‐June
July‐September
October‐December
2018:
January‐March
April‐June
July‐September
October‐December
2019:
January‐March
April‐June
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 IV.
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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IV‐2 c. Price data checklist.‐‐Please check that the pricing data in question IV‐2(a) has been correctly
reported.
Are the price data reported above:
√ if Yes
In actual dollars (not $1,000) and 1,000 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 question II‐4 in each year?
IV‐2d. 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.
IV‐3.
Price setting.‐‐How does your firm determine the prices that it charges for sales of
#abbrproduct (check all that apply)? If your firm issues price lists, please submit sample pages
of a recent list.
Transaction
by
transaction
Contracts
IV‐4.
Other
If other, describe
Discount policy.‐‐Please indicate and describe your firm’s discount policies (check all that apply).
Quantity
discounts
Set
price
lists
Annual
total
volume
discounts
No
discount
policy
Other
Describe
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IV‐5. Pricing terms.‐‐On what basis are your firm’s prices of domestic #abbrproduct usually quoted
(check one)?
Delivered
F.o.b.
IV‐6.
If f.o.b., specify point
Contract versus spot.‐‐Approximately what share of your firm’s sales of its U.S.‐produced
#abbrproduct in #termyear 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
#termyear
sales
IV‐7.
%
%
%
Total
(should
sum to
100.0%)
Spot sales
(for a single
delivery)
%
0.0
Contract provisions.— Please fill out the table regarding your firm’s typical sales contracts for
U.S.‐produced #abbrproduct (or check “not applicable” if your firm does not sell on a short‐
term, annual and/or long‐term contract basis).
Short‐term contracts Annual contracts
(multiple
(multiple deliveries
deliveries for 12
for less than 12
months)
months)
Item
Average contract
duration
No. of
days
Price renegotiation
(during contract
period)
Yes
No
Quantity
Price
Both
Yes
No
Fixed quantity
and/or price
Indexed to raw
material costs1
Not applicable
1
Please identify the indexes used:
Long‐term contracts
(multiple deliveries
for more than 12
months)
Typical sales
contract provisions
365
%
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IV‐8. Lead times.‐‐What is the typical lead time between a customer’s order and the date of delivery
for your firm’s sales of its U.S.‐produced #abbrproduct?
Share of
#termyear Lead time (average
Source
sales
number of days)
From inventory
%
Produced to order
%
Total (should sum to 100.0%)
IV‐9.
0.0 %
Shipping information.‐‐
(a)
(b)
Who generally arranges the transportation to your firm’s customers’ locations?
Your firm Purchaser (check one)
Indicate the approximate percentage of your firm’s sales of #abbrproduct that are
delivered the following distances from your firm’s production facility.
Distance from production facility
Share
Within 100 miles
%
101 to 1,000 miles
%
Over 1,000 miles
%
Total (should sum to 100.0%)
0.0 %
IV‐10. Geographical shipments.‐‐In which U.S. geographic market area(s) has your firm sold its U.S.‐
produced #abbrproduct since January 1, #bopyear (check all that apply)?
Geographic area
√ if applicable
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.
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IV‐11. Inland transportation costs.—What is the approximate percentage of the cost of U.S.‐produced
#abbrproduct that is accounted for by U.S. inland transportation costs? percent
IV‐12. End uses.‐‐Have there been any changes in the end uses of #abbrproduct since January 1,
#bopyear? Do you anticipate any future changes?
Changes in end
uses
No
Yes
Explain
Changes since
January 1,
#bopyear
Anticipated
changes
IV‐13. Substitutes.‐‐Have there been any changes in the number or types of products that can be
substituted for #abbrproduct since January 1, #bopyear? Do you anticipate any future changes?
Changes in
substitutes
No Yes
Explain
Changes since
January 1,
#bopyear
Anticipated
changes
IV‐14. Availability of supply.‐‐Has the availability of #abbrproduct in the U.S. market changed since
January 1, #bopyear? Do you anticipate any future changes?
Availability in the U.S.
Please explain, noting the countries and reasons for the
market
No Yes changes.
Changes since January 1, #bopyear:
U.S.‐produced product
Imports from #ctrysubs
Imports from all other
countries
U.S.‐produced product
Imports from #ctrysubs
Imports from all other
Anticipated changes:
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Availability in the U.S.
Please explain, noting the countries and reasons for the
market
No Yes changes.
countries
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IV‐15. Demand trends.‐‐Indicate how demand within the United States and outside of the United
States (if known) for #abbrproduct has changed since January 1, #bopyear, 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
Fluctuate
Overall
No
Overall
with no
increase change decrease clear trend
Explanation and factors
Demand since January 1, #bopyear
Within the
United
States
Outside
the United
States
Anticipated future demand
Within the
United
States
Outside
the United
States
IV‐16. Product changes.‐‐Have there been any significant changes in the product range, product mix,
or marketing of #abbrproduct since January 1, #bopyear? Do you anticipate any future changes?
Changes in
product range,
product mix, or
marketing
No Yes
Changes since
January 1,
#bopyear
Anticipated
changes
Explain
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IV‐17. Conditions of competition.‐‐
(a) Is the #abbrproduct market subject to business cycles (other than general economy‐wide
conditions) and/or other conditions of competition distinctive to #abbrproduct?
Check all that apply.
Please describe.
No
Skip to question IV‐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
#abbrproduct since January 1, #bopyear?
No
Yes
If yes, describe.
IV‐18. Supply constraints.‐‐Has your firm refused, declined, or been unable to supply #abbrproduct
since January 1, #bopyear (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.
IV‐19. Raw materials.‐‐ Indicate how #abbrproduct raw material prices have changed since January 1,
#bopyear, and how you expect they will change in the future.
Raw
materials
prices
Fluctuate
with no
Explain, noting how raw material
clear
price changes have affected your
Overall
No
Overall
increase change decrease trend firm’s selling prices for #abbrproduct.
Changes since
January 1,
#bopyear
Anticipated
changes
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IV‐20. Price comparisons.‐‐Please compare market prices of #abbrproduct in U.S. and non‐U.S.
markets, if known. Provide specific information as to time periods and regions for any price
comparisons.
IV‐21. 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 #abbrproduct supply
(including production capacity and capacity utilization) and demand in (1) the United States, (2)
each of the other major producing/consuming countries, including #ctrysubs, and (3) the world
as a whole. Of particular interest is such data from #bopyear to the present and forecasts for
the future.
IV‐21. Export constraints.‐‐Describe how easily your firm can shift its sales of #abbrproduct between
the U.S. market and alternative country markets. In your discussion, please describe any
contracts, other sales arrangements, or other constraints that would prevent or retard your firm
from shifting #abbrproduct between the U.S. and alternative country markets within a 12‐
month period.
IV‐22. Barriers to trade.‐‐Are your firm’s exports of #abbrproduct subject to any tariff or non‐tariff
barriers to trade in other countries?
No
Yes
If yes, please list the countries and describe any such barriers and any
significant changes in such barriers that have occurred since January 1,
#bopyear, or that are expected to occur in the future.
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IV‐23. Interchangeability.‐‐Is #abbrproduct 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
#ctrysubA
#ctrysubB
#ctrysubC
Other countries
United States
#ctrysubA
#ctrysubB
#ctrysubC
For any country‐pair producing #abbrproduct that is sometimes or never interchangeable,
identify the country‐pair and explain the factors that limit or preclude interchangeable use:
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IV‐24. Factors other than price.‐‐Are differences other than price (e.g., quality, availability,
transportation network, product range, technical support, etc.) between #abbrproduct
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
#ctrysubA
#ctrysubB
#ctrysubC
Other countries
United States
#ctrysubA
#ctrysubB
#ctrysubC
For any country‐pair for which factors other than price always or frequently are a significant
factor in your firm’s sales of #abbrproduct, identify the country‐pair and report the
advantages or disadvantages imparted by such factors:
IV‐25. Other explanations.‐‐If your firm would like to further explain a response to a question in Part
IV that did not provide a narrative response box, please note the question number and the
explanation in the space provided below. Please also use this space to highlight any issues your
firm had in providing the data in this section, including but not limited to technical issues with
the MS Word questionnaire.
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HOW TO FILE YOUR QUESTIONNAIRE RESPONSE
This questionnaire is available as a “fillable” form in MS Word format on the
Commission’s website at: LINK
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: XXXX
• 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 produce this product, please fill out page 1, print, sign, and submit a scanned copy
to the Commission.
Parties to this proceeding.—If your firm is a party to this proceeding, it is required to serve a copy of the
completed questionnaire on parties to the proceeding that are subject to administrative protective
order (see 19 CFR § 207.7). A list of such parties may be obtained from the Commission’s Secretary (202‐
205‐1803). A certificate of service must accompany the completed questionnaire you submit (see 19 CFR
§ 207.7). Service of the questionnaire must be made in paper form.
| File Type | application/pdf |
| File Title | Microsoft Word - Document13 |
| Author | nathanael.comly |
| File Modified | 2020-05-12 |
| File Created | 2020-05-12 |