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LOST SALES AND LOST REVENUE SURVEY
CHASSIS AND SUBASSEMBLIES FROM CHINA
This survey must be received by the Commission by August 13, 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 certain chassis and subassemblies thereof
(“chassis”) from China (Inv. Nos. 701‐TA‐657 and 731‐TA‐1537 (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 John Benedetto (202‐205‐3270,
[email protected]).
Name of firm
Address
City
State
Zip Code
Website
Has your firm purchased, or imported for its own use or sale, chassis (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: CHAS)
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 30, 2020, by the
Coalition of American Chassis Manufacturers, consisting of Cheetah Chassis Corporation, Fairless Hills,
Pennsylvania, Hercules Enterprises, LLC, Hillsborough, New Jersey, Pitts Enterprises, Inc., Pittsview,
Alabama, Pratt Industries, Inc., Bridgman, Michigan, and Stoughton Trailers, LLC, Stoughton, Wisconsin.
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/701731/2019/chassis_and_subassemblies_china/preliminary.htm.
Chassis are chassis and subassemblies thereof, whether finished or unfinished, whether assembled or
unassembled, whether coated or uncoated, regardless of the number of axles, designed primarily for
use in the carriage of containers, or other payloads (including self‐supporting payloads) that can be
attached by twistlocks, slide pins or similar attachment devices, for road, marine roll‐on/roll‐off (RORO)
and/or rail transport. Chassis are typically, but are not limited to, rectangular framed trailers with a
suspension and axle system, wheels and tires, brakes, a lighting and electrical system, a coupling for
towing behind a truck tractor, and a locking system or systems to secure the shipping container or
containers attached to the chassis. Subject merchandise includes, but is not limited to, the following
subassemblies:
Chassis frames, or sections of chassis frames, including kingpins or kingpin assemblies, bolsters
consisting of transverse beams with locking or support mechanisms, goosenecks, drop
assemblies, extension mechanisms and/or rear impact guards;
Running gear assemblies or axle assemblies for connection to the chassis frame, whether fixed
in nature or capable of sliding fore and aft or lifting up and lowering down, which may or may
not include suspension(s) (mechanical or pneumatic), wheel end components, slack adjusters,
axles, brake chambers, locking pins, and tires and wheels;
Landing gear (legs) or landing gear assemblies, for connection to the chassis frame, capable of
supporting the chassis when it is not engaged to a tractor; and
Assemblies and/or components that connect to the chassis frame or a section of the chassis
frame, such as, but not limited to, pintle hooks or B‐trains (which include a fifth wheel), which
are capable of connecting a chassis to a converter dolly or another chassis.
Importation of any of these subassemblies, whether assembled or unassembled, constitutes an
unfinished chassis for purposes of this investigation.
Subject merchandise also includes chassis, whether finished or unfinished, entered with or for further
assembly with components such as, but not limited to: hub and drum assemblies, brake assemblies
(either drum or disc), axles, brake chambers, suspensions and suspension components, wheel end
components, landing gear legs, spoke or disc wheels, tires, brake control systems, electrical harnesses
and lighting systems.
Processing of finished and unfinished chassis and components such as trimming, cutting, grinding,
notching, punching, drilling, painting, coating, staining, finishing, assembly, or any other processing
either in the country of manufacture of the in‐scope product or in a third‐country does not remove the
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product from the scope. Inclusion of other components not identified as comprising the finished or
unfinished chassis does not remove the product from the scope.
This scope excludes dry van trailers, refrigerated trailers and flatbed trailers.
The finished and unfinished chassis subject to this investigation are typically classified in the Harmonized
Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) at subheadings: 8716.39.0090 and 8716.90.5060. While the
HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the
merchandise under investigation 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.
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 chassis.
“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
2019
Item
Purchases of chassis produced in—
United States
China
Quantity (in units)
1
Sources unknown
0
0
0
0
0
0
All other countries
2
Total purchases
Imports of chassis from—
China
1
All other countries
3
Total imports
1
Please identify these countries:
Please indicate the firm(s) from which you purchased this merchandise:
3
If your firm imported chassis 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 chassis
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 chassis.
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 chassis from China
instead of purchasing U.S.‐produced chassis?
Yes
No
Source
(also respond to parts (b) and (c))
(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
Yes
If Yes, estimate the quantity
of imports purchased and/or
imported instead of domestic
product since January 2017
(in units)
China
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 chassis to your firm, did
U.S. producers reduce their prices of domestically produced chassis in order to compete
with lower‐priced imports of chassis from the subject countries?
Yes (also respond to
No (If “No,” skip to next
Source
question part (b))
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: CHAS
• 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.
File Type | application/pdf |
File Title | Microsoft Word - LSLR questionnaire Chassis |
Author | jordan.harriman |
File Modified | 2020-08-03 |
File Created | 2020-08-03 |