20-3-4287 U.S. purchasers' questionnaire

OMB No. 3117-0016/USITC No. 20-3-4287; Expiration Date: 6/30/2023
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LOST SALES AND LOST REVENUE SURVEY
METAL LOCKERS AND PARTS FROM CHINA
This survey must be received by the Commission by July 23, 2020
See last page for filing instructions.
The information called for in this survey is for use by the United States International Trade Commission in connection
with its countervailing duty and antidumping investigations concerning metal lockers from China (Inv. Nos. 701-TA-656
and 731-TA- 1533 (Preliminary)). The information requested in the survey 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
survey can be obtained from James Horne (202-205-2722, [email protected]).

Name of firm
Address
City

State

Zip Code

Website
Has your firm purchased, or imported for its own use or retail sale, metal lockers (as defined on next page) at
any time since January 1, 2017?

NO

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

YES

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

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

Title of Authorized Official

Date

Signature

Phone

Email address

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GENERAL INFORMATION
Background.--This proceeding was instituted in response to a petition filed on July 9, 2020, by List
Industries, Inc., Deerfield Beach, Florida; Lyon LLC, Montgomery, Illinois; Penco Products, Inc.,
Greenville, North Carolina; and Tennsco Corp., Dickson, Tennessee. Countervailing and/or antidumping
duties may be assessed on the subject imports as a result of these proceedings if the Commission makes
an affirmative determination of injury, threat, or material retardation, and if the U.S. Department of
Commerce (“Commerce”) makes an affirmative determination of subsidization and/or dumping. U.S.
producers of metal lockers have provided the USITC with allegations about sales or revenue that they
have lost due to competition from imports of metal lockers from China. One or more domestic
producer(s) have named your firm in such an allegation.
Metal lockers covered by these investigations are metal lockers, with or without doors, and parts
thereof (“metal lockers”). The subject metal lockers are metal storage devices less than 27 inches wide
and less than 27 inches deep, whether floor standing, installed onto a base or wall-mounted. In a
multiple locker assembly (whether a welded locker unit, otherwise assembled locker unit or knocked
down unit or kit), the width measurement shall be based on the width of an individual locker not the
overall unit dimensions. The subject metal lockers typically include the bodies (back, side, shelf, top and
bottom panels), door frames with or without doors which can be integrated into the sides or made
separately, and doors. The subject metal lockers typically are made of flat-rolled metal, metal mesh
and/or expanded metal, which includes but is not limited to alloy or non-alloy steel (whether or not
galvanized or otherwise metallically coated for corrosion resistance), stainless steel, or aluminum, but
the doors may also include transparent polycarbonate, Plexiglas or similar transparent material or any
combination thereof. The doors are configured with or for a handle or other device that permit the use
of a mechanical or electronic lock or locking mechanism, including, but not limited to: a combination
lock, a padlock, a key lock, lever or knob lock, and a wireless lock. The doors or body panels may also
include vents (including wire mesh or expanded metal mesh vents) or perforations. The bodies, body
components and doors are typically powder coated, otherwise painted or epoxy coated or may be
unpainted. The subject merchandise includes metal lockers imported either as welded or otherwise
assembled units (ready for installation or use) or as knocked down units or kits (requiring assembly prior
to installation or use).
The subject lockers may be shipped as individual or multiple locker units preassembled, welded, or
combined into banks or tiers for ease of installation or as sets of component parts, bulk packed (i.e., all
backs in one package, crate, rack, carton or container and sides in another package, crate, rack, carton
or container) or any combination thereof. The knocked down lockers are shipped unassembled requiring
a supplier, contractor or end-user to assemble the individual lockers and locker banks prior to
installation.
The scope also includes all parts and components of lockers made from flat-rolled metal or expanded
metal (e.g., doors, frames, shelves, tops, bottoms, backs, side panels, etc.) as well as accessories that are
attached to the lockers when installed (e.g., slope tops, bases, expansion filler panels, dividers, recess
trim, decorative end panels and end caps) that may be imported together with other locker components
or on their own. It also includes all hardware for assembly and installation of the lockers and locker
banks that are imported with or shipped, invoiced or sold with the imported locker or locker system. The
subject metal lockers are typically used for storage in schools, fitness centers, apartment buildings,
offices, condominiums, single family homes, athletic facilities, public private, and government buildings,

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warehouses, factories, transportation hubs, healthcare facilities, amusement parks, military
installations, retail businesses, and other commercial and industrial establishments.
Excluded from the scope are wire mesh lockers. Wire mesh lockers are those with each of the following
characteristics:
(1) at least three sides, including the door, made from wire mesh;
(2) the width and depth each exceed 25 inches; and
(3) the height exceeds 90 inches.
Also excluded are lockers with bodies made entirely of plastic, wood or any nonmetallic material.
Also excluded are exchange lockers with multiple individual locking doors mounted on one master
locking door to access multiple units. Excluded exchange lockers have multiple individual storage spaces,
typically arranged in tiers, with access doors for each of the multiple individual storage space mounted
on a single frame that can be swung open to allow access to all of the individual storage spaces at once.
For example, uniform or garment exchange lockers are designed for the distinct function of securely and
hygienically exchanging clean and soiled uniforms. Thus, excluded exchange lockers are a multi-access
point locker whereas covered lockers are a single access point locker for personal storage.
Also excluded are metal lockers that are imported with an installed electronic, internet-enabled locking
device that permits communication or connection between the locker’s locking device and other
internet connected devices.
Also excluded are hardware and accessories for assembly and installation of the lockers, locker banks
and storage systems that are separately imported in bulk and are not incorporated into a locker, locker
system or knocked down kit at the time of importation. Such excluded hardware and accessories include
but are not limited to bulk imported rivets, nuts, bolts, hinges, door handles, locks, door/frame latching
components, and coat hooks. Accessories of sheet metal, including but not limited to end panels, bases,
dividers and sloping tops, are not excluded accessories.
Metal lockers are currently imported under statistical reporting number 9403.20.0078 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). Parts of metal lockers that are subject to these
investigations enter under HTSUS 9403.90.8041. Prior to July 1, 2019, metal lockers were classified
under HTSUS statistical reporting number 9403.20.0080. The HTSUS provisions are for convenience and
customs purposes; the written description of the scope is dispositive.
Reporting of information.-- If information is not readily available from your records, provide carefully
prepared estimates.
Confidentiality.--The data furnished in response to this survey 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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Release of information.--The information provided by your firm in response to this survey, 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. Please also retain a copy of the final document that you submit.
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 survey. This
may or may not be the person whose signature is at the bottom of page 1.
Name
Title
Email
Telephone
Firms operating more than one establishment should combine the data for all establishments into a
single response.

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PURCHASE INFORMATION
1. Purchases and imports.— Report separately your firm’s domestic purchases and imports of metal
lockers.
“Purchase” – Purchase from a U.S. entity such as a U.S. producer, a U.S. importer, or other U.S.
firm.
“Import” – Purchase directly from a foreign supplier and your firm is the importer of record.
2017

2018

Item

2019

Quantity (in pounds)

Purchases of metal lockers produced
in—
United States
China
All other countries1
Sources unknown2
Total purchases

0

0

0

0

0

0

Imports of metal lockers from—
China
All other countries1
Total imports3
1

Please identify these countries:
Please indicate the firm(s) from which you purchased this merchandise:
3
If your firm imported metal lockers at any time since January 1, 2017, please also complete and return
a U.S. importers' questionnaire in this proceeding.
2

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2. Changes in purchasing patterns.—Please indicate how the shares of your firm’s purchases of metal
lockers from different sources have changed since January 1, 2017.
Source of
purchases

Did not
purchase

Decreased Increased

Constant Fluctuated

Explanation for trend

United States

China
All other
countries
Sources
unknown
3. Major purchasing factors.--Please list, in order of their importance, the main factors your firm
considers in deciding from whom to purchase metal lockers.
1.
2.
3.
Please list any other factors that are very important in your purchase decisions:

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4. Purchasing subject imports rather than domestic products.—
(a)

Since January 2017, did your firm import and/or purchase imports of metal lockers from
China instead of purchasing U.S.-produced metal lockers?
Source

Yes
(also respond to parts (b) and (c))

No
(If “No”, skip to next question)

China
(b)

If you responded “Yes” to part (a), was the imported product priced lower than the
domestic product?
Source

Yes

No

China
(c)

If you responded “Yes” to part (a), was price a primary reason for importing and/or
purchasing subject imports rather than domestic product?

Source

China

Yes

If Yes, estimate the quantity
of imports purchased and/or
imported instead of domestic
product since January 2017
(in pounds)

No

If No, please indicate the
reason your firm imported
and/or purchased imports
instead of domestic product

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5. U.S. producers and import competition.—
(a)

Since January 1, 2017, in connection with a sale or offer to sell metal lockers to your
firm, did U.S. producers reduce their prices of domestically produced metal lockers in
order to compete with lower-priced imports of metal lockers from the subject
countries?
Yes (also respond to
question part (b))

Source

No (If “No”, skip to next
question)

Don’t know

China
(b)

If your firm responded “yes” to any of the above countries, please provide an estimate
of the reduction in U.S. producers’ prices, and any additional explanations, such as
timing (e.g., months/years), frequency of price reductions, or other market/competitive
factors.

Source

Estimated
reduction in U.S.
prices
(percent)

China

Additional explanation, including such information as
timing (e.g., months/years), frequency of price
reductions, or other market/competitive factors

%

6. Other explanations--Please provide any additional comments in this box.

7. Stock symbol information.-- If your firm or parent firm is publicly traded, please specify the stock
exchange and trading symbol:
.
8. External counsel.-- If your firm or parent firm is represented by external counsel in relation to this
proceeding, please specify the name of the law firm and the lead attorney(s).
Law firm:
Lead attorney(s):

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

Dollars

The questions in this survey 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 survey is estimated to average 4 hours per response,
including the time for reviewing instructions, gathering data, and completing and reviewing the
survey.
We welcome comments regarding the accuracy of this burden estimate, suggestions for reducing
the burden, and any suggestions for improving this survey. Please attach such comments to your
response or send to the Office of Investigations, USITC, 500 E St. SW, Washington, DC 20436.

HOW TO FILE YOUR SURVEY RESPONSE
Please do not attempt to modify the format or permissions of the survey document.
Please submit the completed survey using one of the methods noted below. If your firm
is unable to complete the MS Word survey 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 survey 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: LOCK

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