20-4-4288 Foreign producers' / exporters' questionnaire

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FOREIGN PRODUCERS’/EXPORTERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
METAL LOCKERS AND PARTS FROM CHINA
This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by July 23, 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 countervailing duty and antidumping investigations concerning metal lockers from China
(Inv. Nos. 731-TA-656 and 701-TA-1533 (Preliminary)). The information requested in the questionnaire is
requested under the authority of the Tariff Act of 1930, title VII.

Name of firm
Address
Website
Has your firm produced or exported metal lockers (as defined on next page) from China at any time since
January 1, 2017?

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: LOCK)
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 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.--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.
Questionnaires and other information pertinent to this proceeding are available at
https://www.usitc.gov/investigations/701731/2020/metal_lockers_and_parts_thereof_people%E2%80
%99s_republic/preliminary.htm.
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,
warehouses, factories, transportation hubs, healthcare facilities, amusement parks, military
installations, retail businesses, and other commercial and industrial establishments.

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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.
Importer.--Any person or firm engaged, either directly or through a parent company or subsidiary, in
importing metal lockers (as defined above) into the United States from a foreign manufacturer or
through its selling agent.
Reporting of information.--If information is not readily available from your records, provide carefully
prepared estimates. If your firm is completing more than one questionnaire (i.e., a producer, importer,
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 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.
Valid number error messages.--If you are completing this form in a country that uses periods (“.”) to
delineate multiples of 1000 (e.g., one million would appear as $1.000.000 rather than $1,000,000), you
may be unable to enter in numbers greater than 999 in numeric form fields. The solution to this data
entry issue is to temporarily change your operating system’s number formatting to be consistent with
the U.S. number formatting system while you complete this form. Detailed instructions on how to
resolve this issue is provided at the end of this questionnaire and is available upon request from Celia
Feldpausch (202-205-2387, [email protected]).
D-GRIDS tool.--The Commission has a tool that firms can use to move data from their own MS Excel
compilation files into self-contained data tables within this MS Word questionnaire, thereby reducing
the amount of cell-by-cell data entry that would be required to complete this form. This tool is a macroenabled MS Excel file available for download from the Commission's generic questionnaires webpage
(https://www.usitc.gov/trade_remedy/question.htm) called the "D-GRIDs tool." Use of this tool to help
your firm complete this questionnaire is optional. Firms opting to use the D-GRIDs tool to populate their
data into this questionnaire will need the D-GRIDs specification sheet PDF file specific to this proceeding
(available on the case page which is linked under the "Background" above) which includes the necessary
references relating to this questionnaire, as well as the macro-enable MS Excel D-GRIDs tool itself from
the generic questionnaires page. More detailed instructions on how to use the D-GRIDs tool are
available within the D-GRIDs tool itself.

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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
20 hours per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, gathering data, and
completing and reviewing the questionnaire.
We welcome comments regarding the accuracy of this burden estimate, suggestions for
reducing the burden, and any suggestions for improving this questionnaire. Please attach such
comments to your response or send to the Office of Investigations, USITC, 500 E St. SW,
Washington, DC 20436.
I-2.

Establishments covered.--Provide the name and address of establishment(s) covered by this
questionnaire.
“Establishment”--Each facility of a firm in China involved in the production or export of metal
lockers, including auxiliary facilities operated in conjunction with (whether or not physically
separate from) such facilities. Firms operating more than one establishment in China should
combine the data for all establishments into a single report.

I-3.

Related producers.--Does your firm or any related firm produce, have the capability to produce,
or have any plans to produce metal lockers in the United States or other countries?

No

I-4.

Yes

If yes, please name the firm(s) and country(ies) below and, if U.S.
producer(s), ensure that they complete the Commission’s producer
questionnaire.

Related U.S. importers.--Does your firm or any related firm import or have any plans to import
metal lockers into the United States?

No

Yes

If yes, please name the firm(s) below and ensure that they complete the
Commission’s importer questionnaire.

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I-5.

Stock symbol information.-- If your firm or any of the entities reported in questions I-2 through
I-4 are publicly traded in the United States, please specify the stock exchange and trading
symbol (including American Depository Receipts, if applicable):
.

I-6.

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-7.

U.S. importers.--Please provide the names, contacts, telephone numbers, and e-mail addresses
of the FIVE largest U.S. importers of your firm’s metal lockers in 2019.

Importer’s name
1
2
3
4
5

Contact person

Email

Telephone

Share of your
firm’s 2019 U.S.
exports (%)

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Celia Feldpausch (202-2052387, [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 metal lockers since January 1, 2017.
(check as many as appropriate)
plant openings
plant closings
relocations
expansions
acquisitions
consolidations
prolonged shutdowns or
production curtailments
revised labor agreements
other (e.g., technology)

(If checked, please describe; leave blank if not applicable)

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II-2b.

Anticipated changes in operations.--Does your firm anticipate any changes in the character of
its operations or organization (as noted above) relating to the production of metal lockers in the
future?

No

II-3a.

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Yes

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

Production using same machinery.--Please report your firm’s production of products using the
same equipment, machinery, or employees as used to produce metal lockers, 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 for all
products manufactured in that establishment using the same manufacturing equipment.
Assume normal operating conditions (i.e., using equipment and machinery in place and ready to
operate; normal operating levels (hours per week/weeks per year) and time for downtime,
maintenance, repair, and cleanup).
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-8. 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-8 should exclude the portion of "overall production capacity" that was
used to produce this out-of-scope merchandise.
“Production” --All production in your establishment(s) in China, including production consumed
internally within your firm.

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Production using same machinery.--Continued.
Quantity (in pounds)
Calendar years
Item

Overall production capacity

2017

2019

2019

2020

1

Production of:
Metal lockers2
Other products

2018

January-March

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3

Total production using same
machinery or workers
1

Data reported for capacity (first line) should be greater than data reported for total production (last line).
Data entered for production of metal lockers will populate here once reported in question II-8.
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.

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Product shifting.—
(a).

Is your firm able to switch production (capacity) between metal lockers and other products
using the same equipment and/or labor?

No

(b).

Yes

If yes—(i.e., have produced other products or are able to produce other
products) Please identify other actual or potential products.

Please describe the factors that affect your firm’s ability to shift production capacity
between products (e.g., time, cost, relative price change, etc.), and the degree to which
these factors enhance or constrain such shifts.

II-5.

Share of sales.--What percentage of your firm’s total sales in its most recent fiscal year was
represented by sales of metal lockers?
percent.

II-6a.

Firm's estimated share of production in China.--Please estimate the percentage of total production
of metal lockers in the country specified on the certification page accounted for by your firm’s
production in 2019.
percent.

II-6b.

Firm's estimated share of country's exports.--Please estimate the percentage of total exports to
the United States of metal lockers from the country specified on the certification page
accounted for by your firm’s exports in 2019.
percent.

II-7.

Third country trade actions.--Are the metal lockers exported by your firm subject to
antidumping/countervailing duty/safeguard findings, remedies, or proceedings?

No

Yes

If yes--List the products(s), countries affected, and the date of such
findings/remedies/proceedings.

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Trade data.--Report your firm’s production capacity, production, shipments, and inventories
related to the production of metal lockers in your establishment(s) in China during the specified
periods. Do not include resales of metal lockers that your firm did not produce in this question;
those data to the degree they are exported to the United States should only be reported in
question II-9.
Do not submit data by manufacturing facility if they are in the same country. If your firm has
multiple manufacturing establishments within China, you are required to combine data for
those establishments within one foreign producer questionnaire response.
“Average production capacity” or “capacity” –The level of production that your
establishment(s) could reasonably have expected to attain during the specified periods for all
products manufactured in that establishment using the same manufacturing equipment.
Assume normal operating conditions (i.e., using equipment and machinery in place and ready to
operate; normal operating levels (hours per week/weeks per year) and time for downtime,
maintenance, repair, and cleanup; and a typical or representative product mix).
“Production” --All production in your establishment(s) in China, including production consumed
internally within your firm.
“Shipments”--Shipments of products produced in your establishment(s) in China. Quantities
reported should be net of returns.
“Home market commercial shipments”--Shipments, other than internal consumption and
transfers to related firms, within China.
“Home market internal consumption/transfers to related firms”--Shipments made to
related firms in China, including product consumed internally by your firm.
“Export shipments”--Shipments to destinations outside of the country indicated on page 1
(China), including shipments to related firms.
“Inventories”--Finished goods inventory, not raw materials or work-in-progress.
Note: As requested in Part I of this questionnaire, please keep all supporting documents/records
used in the preparation of the trade data, as Commission staff may contact your firm regarding
questions on the trade data. The Commission may also request that your company submit copies
of the supporting documents/records (such as production and sales schedules, inventory records,
etc.) used to compile these data.

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Trade data.--Continued.
Quantity (in pounds)
Projections1

Actual experience
Calendar year
Item

2017

2018

January-March
2019

2019

Calendar year

2020

2020

2021

2

Average production capacity (A)
Beginning-of-period inventories (B)
Production (C)
Home market shipments:
Internal consumption/ transfers
(D)
Commercial shipments (E)
Exports to the United States (F)
Exports to all other markets3 (G)
Total exports (H)
(should equal F+G)

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Total shipments (I)
(should equal D+E+F+G)

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

End-of-period inventories (J)
1

Please explain the basis for your firm’s projections.
.
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.
3
Identify principal other export markets.
.
2

.

RECONCILIATION OF SHIPMENTS, PRODUCTION, AND INVENTORY.--Generally, the data reported for the
end-of-period inventories (i.e., line J) 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, E, F, and G). Please ensure that any
differences are not due to data entry errors in completing this form, but rather actually reflect your firm’s
records; and also provide any likely explanations for any differences (e.g., theft, loss, damage, record
systems issues, etc.) if they exist.
Actual experience
Calendar year
Item

2017

2018

Projections
January-March

2019

2019

2020

Calendar year
2020

2021

B + C – D – E – F –G – J = should equal
zero ("0") or provide an explanation.1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Explanation if the calculated fields above are returning values other than zero (i.e., “0”) but are nonetheless
accurate:
.

0

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Exports to the United States not produced by your firm.--Report your firm’s exports to the
United States of metal lockers that was produced in China but not by your firm during the
specified periods. Note these data should not be included in question II-8.
Quantity (in pounds)
Actual experience
Calendar year
Item

2017

2018

Projections
January-March

2019

2019

2020

Calendar year
2020

2021

Exports of metal lockers to the
United States not produced by
your firm1
1

List the producer(s).

II-10.

.

Other explanations.--If your firm would like to further explain a response to a question in Part II
for which a narrative box was not provided, please note the question number and the
explanation in the space provided below. Please also use this space to highlight any issues your
firm had in providing the data in this section, including but not limited to technical issues with
the MS Word questionnaire.

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Correcting Valid number error messages.--If you are completing a Commission questionnaire in a
country that uses periods (“.”) to delineate multiples of 1000 (e.g., one million would appear as
$1.000.000 instead of as $1,000,000), you may be unable to enter in numbers greater than 999 in
numeric form fields. This issues stem from your computer number formatting setting (e.g., not the MS
Word document itself, but the computer from which you are opening up the document). In the United
States commas (,) delineate multiples of 1000 and periods (.) delineate fractions less than one. Many EU
countries use the reverse where multiples of 1000 are delineated with periods (.) and fractions less than
one are delineated with commas (,). The U.S. International Trade Commission’s questionnaires are setup in the United States with the U.S. number formatting. When this formatting interacts with a
computer set to EU number formatting, we believe this may cause this issue.
The solution to this data entry issue is to temporarily change your operating system’s number
formatting to be consistent with the U.S. number formatting system while you complete the
questionnaire.
To temporarily change your computer’s number settings to U.S. settings, please do the following (for
Microsoft Windows Operating system):






START
Control Panel
Region and Language (under Clock, Language, and Region category)
Format tab
Change the Format from your existing one (e.g. “Italian (Italy)”) to “English (United States)” (see
screen shots below)

When you do this the number “twelve million dollars and thirty five cents” would change from
$12.000.000,35 (Italy format) to $12,000,000.35 (U.S. format), and then there will be no conflict with
the USITC foreign producer questionnaire form. When you finish reporting the data then you can close
the questionnaire and switch back to Italy settings.

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HOW TO FILE YOUR QUESTIONNAIRE RESPONSE
This questionnaire is available as a “fillable” form in MS Word format on the
Commission’s website at:
https://www.usitc.gov/investigations/701731/2020/metal_lockers_and_parts_thereof_
people%E2%80%99s_republic/preliminary.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: LOCK

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