20-3-4311 U.S. purchasers' questionnaire

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U.S. PURCHASERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
WOOD MOULDINGS AND MILLWORK PRODUCTS FROM BRAZIL AND CHINA
This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by October 5, 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 and antidumping duty investigations concerning wood mouldings and millwork
products from Brazil and China (Inv. Nos. 701-TA-636 and 731-TA-1469-1470 (Final)). The information requested in the
questionnaire is requested under the authority of the Tariff Act of 1930, title VII. This report is mandatory and failure to
reply as directed can result in a subpoena or other order to compel the submission of records or information in your
possession (19 U.S.C. § 1333(a)). Further information on this questionnaire can be obtained from Andrew Knipe (202205-2390, [email protected]).
Name of firm
Address
City

State

Zip Code

Website
Has your firm purchased, or imported for its own use or retail sale, wood mouldings and millwork products (as
defined on next page) from any source (domestic or foreign) 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 U.S. International Trade Commission Drop Box by clicking on the
following link: https://dropbox.usitc.gov/oinv/. (PIN: WOOD)
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
submitting 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 petitions filed on January 8, 2020, by the
Coalition of American Millwork Producers. 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/wood_mouldings_and_millwork_products_brazil_a
nd/final.htm.
Wood mouldings and millwork products (WMMP) covered by these investigations consist of wood
mouldings and millwork products that are made of wood (regardless of wood species), bamboo,
laminated veneer lumber (LVL), or of wood and composite materials (where the composite materials
make up less than 50 percent of the total merchandise), and which are continuously shaped wood or
finger-jointed or edge-glued moulding or millwork blanks (whether or not resawn). The merchandise
subject to these investigations can be continuously shaped along any of its edges, ends, or faces.
The percentage of composite materials contained in a wood moulding or millwork product is measured
by length, except when the composite material is a coating or cladding. Wood mouldings and millwork
products that are coated or clad, even along their entire length, with a composite material, but that are
otherwise comprised of wood, LVL, or wood and composite materials (where the non-coating composite
materials make up 50 percent or less of the total merchandise) are covered by the scope.
The merchandise subject to these investigations consists of wood, LVL, bamboo, or a combination of
wood and composite materials that is continuously shaped throughout its length (with the exception of
any endwork/dados), profiled wood having a repetitive design in relief, similar milled wood architectural
accessories, such as rosettes and plinth blocks, and fingerjointed or edge-glued moulding or millwork
blanks (whether or not resawn). The scope includes continuously shaped wood in the forms of dowels,
building components such as interior paneling and jamb parts, and door components such as rails, stiles,
interior and exterior door frames or jambs (including split, flat, stop applied, single- or doublerabbeted), frame or jamb kits, and packaged door frame trim or casing sets, whether or not the door
components are imported as part of a door kit or set.
The covered products may be solid wood, laminated, finger-jointed, edge-glued, face-glued, or
otherwise joined in the production or remanufacturing process and are covered by the scope whether
imported raw, coated (e.g., gesso, polymer, or plastic), primed, painted, stained, wrapped (paper or
vinyl overlay), any combination of the aforementioned surface coatings, treated, or which incorporate
rot-resistant elements (whether wood or composite). The covered products are covered by the scope
whether or not any surface coating(s) or covers obscures the grain, textures, or markings of the wood,
whether or not they are ready for use or require final machining (e.g., endwork/dado, hinge/strike
machining, weatherstrip or application thereof, mitre) or packaging.
All wood mouldings and millwork products are included within the scope even if they are trimmed; cutto-size; notched; punched; drilled; or have undergone other forms of minor processing.

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Subject merchandise also includes wood mouldings and millwork products that have been further
processed in a third country, including but not limited to trimming, cutting, notching, punching, drilling,
coating, or any other processing that would not otherwise remove the merchandise from the scope of
the investigations if performed in the country of manufacture of the in-scope product.
Excluded from the scope of these investigations are countertop/butcherblocks, exterior fencing, exterior
decking and exterior siding products (including solid wood siding, non-wood siding (e.g., composite or
cement), and shingles) that are not LVL or finger jointed; finished and unfinished doors; flooring; parts of
stair steps (including newel posts, balusters, easing, gooseneck, risers, treads, rail fittings and stair
stringers); picture frame components three feet and under in individual lengths; and lumber whether
solid, finger-jointed, or edge-glued. To be excluded from the scope, finger-jointed or edge-glued lumber
must have a nominal thickness greater than 1.5 inches and a certification stamp from an American
Lumber Standard Committee-certified grading bureau. The exclusion for lumber whether solid, fingerjointed, or edge-glued does not apply to screen/”surfaced on 4 sides” (S4S) and/or “surface 1 side, 2
edges” (SlS2E) stock (also called boards) that are finger-jointed, edge-glued mouldings, or millwork
blanks (whether or not resawn).
Excluded from the scope of these investigations are all products covered by the scope of the
antidumping duty order on Hardwood Plywood from the People’s Republic of China. See Certain
Hardwood Plywood Products from the People’s Republic of China: Amended Final Determination of Sales
at Less Than Fair Value, and Antidumping Duty Order, 83 FR 504 (January 4, 2018).
Excluded from the scope of these investigations are all products covered by the scope of the
antidumping duty order on Multilayered Wood Flooring from the People’s Republic of China. See
Multilayered Wood Flooring from the People’s Republic of China: Amended Final Determination of Sales
at Less Than Fair Value and Antidumping Duty Order, 76 FR 76690 (December 8, 2011).
Excluded from the scope of these investigations are all products covered by the scope of the
antidumping duty order on Wooden Cabinets and Vanities from the People’s Republic of China. See
Wooden Cabinets and Vanities and Components Thereof from the People’s Republic of China:
Antidumping Duty Order, 85 FR 22126 (April 21, 2020).
Excluded from the scope of these investigations are all products covered by the scope of the
antidumping duty order on Wooden Bedroom Furniture from the People’s Republic of China. See Notice
of Amended Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Antidumping Duty Order: Wooden
Bedroom Furniture from the People’s Republic of China, 70 FR 329 (January 4, 2005).
Imports of wood mouldings and millwork products are primarily entered under the following
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) numbers: 4409.10.4010, 4409.10.4090,
4409.10.4500, 4409.10.5000, 4409.22.4000, 4409.22.5000,4409.29.4100, and 4409.29.5100. Imports of
wood mouldings and millwork products may also enter under HTSUS numbers:
4409.10.6000,4409.10.6500, 4409.22.6000, 4409.22.6500, 4409.29.6100, 4409.29.6600, 4418.20.4000,
4418.20.8030, 4418.20.8060, 4418.99.9095 and 4421.99.9780. While the HTSUS subheadings are
provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the scope of these
investigations is dispositive.

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Purchaser.--Any firm engaged, either directly or through a parent company or subsidiary, in purchasing
wood mouldings and millwork products from another firm that produces, imports, or otherwise
distributes wood mouldings and millwork products.
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.
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.
I-1a.

Establishments covered.--Provide the name and address of your U.S. establishment(s) covered
by this questionnaire, if different from that listed on the cover page. Firms operating more than
one establishment should combine the data for all establishments into a single response.
“Establishment”--Each facility of a firm involved in the purchase of wood mouldings and
millwork products, including auxiliary facilities operated in conjunction with (whether or not
physically separate from) such facilities.

I-1b.

Stock symbol information.-- If your firm or parent firm is publicly traded, please specify the
stock exchange and trading symbol:
.

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External counsel.-- If your firm or parent firm is represented by external counsel in relation to
this proceeding, please specify the name of the law firm and the lead attorney(s).
Law firm:
Lead attorney(s):

I-2.

Ownership.--Is your firm owned, in whole or in part, by any other firm?
No
Firm name

I-3.

Country

Extent of ownership
(percent)

Related importers/exporters.--Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or
foreign, which import wood mouldings and millwork products into the United States or which
export wood mouldings and millwork products to the United States?
No
Firm name

I-4.

Yes--List the following information, relating to the ultimate parent/owner.

Yes--List the following information.
Country

Affiliation

Related producers.--Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or foreign, which
produce wood mouldings and millwork products?
No
Firm name

Yes--List the following information.
Country

Affiliation

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PART II.— PURCHASES
Contact information.--Please identify the responsible individual and the manner by which Commission
staff may contact that individual regarding the confidential information submitted in this questionnaire.
Name
Title
Email
Telephone
Purchases and imports.--Report separately your firm’s domestic purchases and imports of wood
mouldings and millwork products.

II-1.

“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
Item

2018

2019

Quantity (in board feet)

Purchases of wood mouldings and
millwork products produced in—
United States
Brazil
China
Chile
All other countries1
Sources unknown2
Total purchases

0

0

0

0

0

0

Imports of wood mouldings and
millwork products from—
Brazil
China
Chile
All other countries1
Total imports3

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

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Purchases and imports—Continued. Please estimate the share of your firm’s 2019 purchases
that consisted of LVL wood mouldings and millwork products (see definition on p. 3).
percent

II-2.

Changes in purchasing patterns.--Please indicate how the shares of your firm’s purchases of
wood mouldings and millwork products from different sources have changed since January 1,
2017.

Source of
purchases

Did not
purchase Decreased Increased Constant Fluctuated

Explanation for trend

United States
Brazil
China
Chile
All other
countries
Sources
unknown
II-3.

Country knowledge. --Please indicate the countries of origin with which your firm has
experience or information in the wood mouldings and millwork products market.
United
States

Brazil

China

Chile

Other
countries

Other countries (specify)

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Supplier identification.
(a) Please list your firm’s FIVE largest suppliers for wood mouldings and millwork products since
January 1, 2017. Also, provide the share of the quantity of your firm’s total purchases of wood
mouldings and millwork products that each of these suppliers accounted for in 2019.

No.

Supplier’s name

City and state

Share of quantity of
2019 purchases

1

%

2

%

3

%

4

%

5

%

(b) Please indicate if your firm is aware of the foreign supplier of wood mouldings it purchases. If
known, please indicate what share of your firm’s purchases since January 1, 2017 were
produced by the following producers from Brazil or China.
Foreign producer is unknown

Source

Foreign producer is known--Please fill out the table.

Foreign producer’s name

Share of quantity
of purchases since
January 1, 2017
%

Araupel S.A.
Brazil

Braslumber Industria de Molduras Ltda./ BrasPine Madeiras

%

Ltda.
All other suppliers in India
Total (should sum to 100.0)

%
0.0

%

Chile

All supplier in Chile

%

China

All supplier in China

%

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

Firm type.--Which of the following best describes your firm as a purchaser of wood mouldings
and millwork products (check all that apply)?

End user
(door frame
manufacturer)

End user
(wood mouldings and
millwork products
manufacturer)

Distributor

Contractor or
homebuilder

Retailer

Other
(describe)

If your firm is a distributor or retailer of wood mouldings and millwork products, please answer
questions III-2 and III-3.
III-2.

Competition for sales.--Does your firm compete for sales to customers with the manufacturers
or importers from which your firm purchases wood mouldings and millwork products?
No

III-3.

Yes

If yes, please describe.

Types of customers.--What are the major types of consumers to which your firm sells wood
mouldings and millwork products?

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If your firm is an end user of wood mouldings and millwork products, please answer question III-4.
III-4.

Demand for end-use products.-(a)

Has the demand for your firm’s final products incorporating wood mouldings and
millwork products changed since January 1, 2017?
Increased

(b)

Substitute

2.
3.

Fluctuated

Yes

Explain

Substitutes.--Can other products be substituted for wood mouldings and millwork
products?
No

1.

Decreased

Has this had any effect on your firm’s demand for wood mouldings and millwork
products?
No

III-5.

No change

Yes--Please fill out the table.

End use in which this
substitute is used

Have changes in the price of this substitute
/affected the price for wood mouldings and
millwork products?
No Yes

Explanation

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Demand trends.-(a)

Indicate how demand within the United States and outside of the United States (if
known) for wood mouldings and millwork products has changed since January 1, 2017.
Explain any trends and describe the principal factors that have affected these changes in
demand (i.e. product changes, increase/decrease in the use of substitutes, the COVID-19
pandemic, other economic factors, etc.).

Overall
increase

Market

No
change

Fluctuate
Overall
with no
decrease clear trend

Explanation and factors

Within the U.S.
Outside the U.S.
(b)

Indicate how demand within the United States and outside of the United States (if
known) for MDF mouldings and millwork products has changed since January 1, 2017.
Explain any trends and describe the principal factors that have affected these changes in
demand (i.e. product changes, increase/decrease in the use of substitutes, the COVID-19
pandemic, other economic factors, etc.).

Market

Overall
increase

No
change

Fluctuate
Overall
with no
decrease clear trend

Explanation and factors

Within the U.S.
Outside the U.S.
III-7.

Country preferences.--Do you or your customers ever specifically order wood mouldings and
millwork products from one country in particular over other possible sources of supply?
No

Yes

If yes, identify the countries and explain.

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Importance of purchasing domestic product.--Please fill out the table below, estimating the
percentage of your firm’s total 2019 purchases of wood mouldings and millwork products that
required wood mouldings and millwork products produced in the United States.
Estimated percentage of
your firm’s total 2019
purchases of wood
mouldings and millwork
products

Purchases that did not require domestic product

%

Purchases that were required by law or regulation to be domestic product
(e.g., government purchases under “Buy American” provisions)

%

Purchases that were not required by law or regulation, but were required by
your customers to be domestic product

%

Purchases that were required to be domestic product for other reasons
(explain:
.)
Total (should sum to 100.0%)
III-9.

%
0.0 %

Conditions of competition.-(a)

Is the wood mouldings and millwork products market subject to business cycles (other
than general economy-wide conditions) and/or other conditions of competition
distinctive to wood mouldings and millwork products?

Check all that apply.

Please describe.

No

Skip to question III-10.

Yes-Business cycles (e.g.
seasonal business)
Yes-Other distinctive
conditions of competition
(b)

Have there been any changes in the business cycles or conditions of competition for
wood mouldings and millwork products since January 1, 2017?
No

Yes

If yes, describe.

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III-10. Decisions based on producer and country-of-origin.--How often does your firm, and if known,
do your customers, make purchasing decisions involving wood mouldings and millwork products
based on its producer or country of origin?
Item

Always

Usually

Sometimes

Never

If at least sometimes, explain.

Decision based on producer
Your firm
Your
customers
Decision based on country of origin
Your firm
Your
customers
III-11. Availability of supply.--Has the availability of wood mouldings and millwork products in the U.S.
market changed since January 1, 2017?
Availability in the U.S.
Please explain, noting the countries and reasons for the
market
No Yes changes.
U.S.-produced product
Subject imports
Nonsubject imports

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III-12. Supply constraints.--Has any firm refused, declined, or been unable to supply your firm with
wood mouldings and millwork products since January 1, 2017 (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. Please also identify the reason(s) your firm
experienced supply constraints (i.e. limited supplier capacity, unscheduled
shutdown in operations, the COVID-19 pandemic, etc.).

III-13. Availability of specific product types.--Are certain grades/types/sizes of wood mouldings and
millwork products only available from certain country sources?
No

Yes

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

III-14. Purchasing frequency.-(a)

How frequently does your firm make purchases of wood mouldings and millwork
products (check one)?
Daily

(b)

Weekly

Monthly

Quarterly

Annually

Other

Has this purchasing frequency changed since January 1, 2017?
No

Yes

If yes, please describe.

If other, specify

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III-15. Raw material prices.-(a)

Is your firm familiar with the prices for raw materials used in the production of wood
mouldings and millwork products?
No

(b)

Yes – please answer (b)

Has information on raw material prices affected your firm’s negotiations or contracts to
purchase wood mouldings and millwork products since January 1, 2017?
No

Yes Explain

III-16. Number of suppliers contacted.--How many suppliers does your firm generally contact before
making a purchase? Between
and
firms
III-17. Supplier negotiations.--Do your firm’s purchases of wood mouldings and millwork products
usually involve negotiations between supplier and purchaser?

No

Yes

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

III-18. Change in suppliers.--Has your firm changed suppliers since January 1, 2017?

No

Yes

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

III-19. New suppliers.--Are you aware of any new suppliers, either foreign or domestic, that have
entered the market since January 1, 2017?
No

Yes

If yes, please identify the firms.

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III-20. Supplier qualification.--Do you require your suppliers to be or to become certified or qualified
to sell wood mouldings and millwork products to your firm?
If yes, provide the following information.
• The number of days to qualify a new supplier.
• A general description of the certification or qualification process. Also, a brief
description of the factors that you consider when qualifying a new supplier (e.g., quality
of product, reliability of supplier, etc.).

No

Yes

Number
of days Process and factors

III-21. Failure to certify.--Since January 1, 2017, have any domestic or foreign producers failed in their
attempts to certify or qualify their wood mouldings and millwork products with your firm or
have any producers lost their approved status?

No

Yes

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

III-22. Major purchasing factors.--Please list, in order of their importance, the main factors your firm
considers in deciding from whom to purchase wood mouldings and millwork products (examples
include availability, extension of credit, contracts, price, quality, range of supplier’s product line,
traditional supplier, etc.).
1.
2.
3.
Please list any other factors that are very important in your purchase decisions:

.

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III-23. Purchasing factors.--Please rate the importance of the following factors in your firm’s
purchasing decisions for wood mouldings and millwork products.

Factor
Availability
Delivery terms
Delivery time
Discounts offered
Gesso coating
Hardwood material
Minimum quantity requirements
Packaging
Payment terms
Price
Primer (other than gesso)
Product consistency
Product range
Quality meets industry standards
Quality exceeds industry standards
Reliability of supply
Species of material
Technical support/service
U.S. transportation costs

Very
important

Somewhat
important

Not
important

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III-24. Quality characteristics.--What characteristics does your firm consider when determining the
quality of wood mouldings and millwork products?

III-25. Species importance.—Based on how important you described wood species in your purchasing
decisions in response to III-23, please describe why wood species is an important purchasing
factor or not.

III-26. Minimum quality.--How often does wood mouldings and millwork products from the following
countries meet minimum quality specifications for your uses or your customers’ uses?
Source

Always

Usually

Sometimes

Rarely or
never

Don’t
know

United States
Brazil
China
Chile
Other:
III-27. Frequency of decisions based on price.--How often does your firm purchase the wood
mouldings and millwork products that is offered at the lowest price?
Always

Usually

Sometimes

Never

III-28. Price leaders.--A price leader is defined as (1) one or more firms that initiate a price change,
either upward or downward, that is followed by other firms, or (2) one or more firms that have a
significant impact on prices. A price leader is not necessarily the lowest-priced supplier.
Please list the names of any firms you considered price leaders in the wood mouldings and
millwork products market since January 1, 2017.
Firm(s)

Describe how the firm(s) exhibited price leadership

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III-29. Purchasing subject imports rather than domestic products.—
(a)

Since January 1, 2017, did your firm import and/or purchase imports of wood mouldings
and millwork products (WMMPs) from Brazil and China instead of purchasing U.S.produced wood mouldings and millwork products? Respond for each subject country,
split out by LVL and non-LVL wood mouldings and millwork products.

Source
Brazil

China

(b)

Product type

No
Yes
(If “No” for all
(also respond to parts countries, skip to next
(b) and (c))
question)

LVL WMMPs
All other WMMPs
LVL WMMPs
All other WMMPs

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

Source
Brazil

China

Product type
LVL WMMPs
All other WMMPs
LVL WMMPs
All other WMMPs

Yes

No

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III-29. Purchasing subject imports rather than domestic products.—continued.
(c)

Source
Brazil

China

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

Product type
LVL WMMPs
All other WMMPs
LVL WMMPs
All other WMMPs

Yes

If Yes, estimate the quantity
of imports purchased and/or
imported instead of
domestic product since
January 1, 2017
(in board feet)

No

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

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III-30. U.S. producers and import competition.—
(a)

Source
Brazil

China

(b)

Source
Brazil

China

Since January 1, 2017, in connection with a sale or offer to sell wood mouldings and
millwork products to your firm, did U.S. producers reduce their prices of domestically
produced wood mouldings and millwork products in order to compete with lowerpriced imports of wood mouldings and millwork products from the subject countries?
Respond for each subject country, split out by LVL and non-LVL wood mouldings and
millwork products.

Product type

Yes (also respond to
question part (b))

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

Don’t know

LVL WMMPs
All other WMMPs
LVL WMMPs
All other WMMPs
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.

Product type

Estimated
reduction in U.S.
prices
(percent)

LVL WMMPs

%

All other WMMPs

%

LVL WMMPs

%

All other WMMPs

%

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

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PART IV.— PRODUCT COMPARISONS
IV-1.

Interchangeability.--Are wood mouldings and millwork products 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

Brazil

China

Chile

Other countries

United States
Brazil
China
Chile
For any country-pair producing wood mouldings and millwork products which are
sometimes or never interchangeable, please identify the country-pair and explain the
factors that limit or preclude interchangeable use:

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Factors other than price.--Are differences other than price (e.g., quality, availability,
transportation network, product range, technical support, etc.) between wood mouldings and
millwork products produced in the United States and in other countries a significant factor in
your firm’s purchases of the products?
Please indicate A, F, S, N, or 0 in the table below:
A = such differences are always significant
F = such differences are frequently significant
S = such differences are sometimes significant
N = such differences are never significant
0 = no familiarity with products from a specified country-pair
Country-pair

Brazil

China

Chile

Other countries

United States
Brazil
China
Chile
For any country-pair for which factors other than price always or frequently are a
significant factor in your firm’s purchases of wood mouldings and millwork products,
identify the country-pair and report the advantages or disadvantages imparted by such
factors:

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Factor country comparisons.--For the factors listed below, please rate how wood mouldings and
millwork products produced in each country you identified in your response to the first question
in Part IV compares with wood mouldings and millwork products produced in each of the other
countries you identified.

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

Availability
Delivery terms
Delivery time
Discounts offered
Gesso coating
Hardwood material
Minimum quantity requirements
Packaging
Payment terms
Price1
Primer (other than gesso)
Product consistency
Product range
Quality meets industry standards
Quality exceeds industry standards
Reliability of supply
Species of material
Technical support/service
U.S. transportation costs1
A rating of superior on price and U.S. transportation costs indicates that the first country generally has lower prices/U.S.
transportation costs than the second country.
1

Inferior

Comparable

Product from
Brazil
compared to
product from
China

Superior

Inferior

Comparable

Product from
the U.S.
compared to
product from
Chile

Superior

Inferior

Comparable

Product from
the U.S.
compared to
product from
China

Superior

Inferior

Comparable

Factor

Superior

Product from
the U.S.
compared to
product from
Brazil

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Continued.

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

Availability
Delivery terms
Delivery time
Discounts offered
Gesso coating
Hardwood material
Minimum quantity requirements
Packaging
Payment terms
Price1
Primer (other than gesso)
Product consistency
Product range
Quality meets industry standards
Quality exceeds industry standards
Reliability of supply
Species of material
Technical support/service
U.S. transportation costs1
A rating of superior on price and U.S. transportation costs indicates that the first country generally has lower
prices/U.S. transportation costs than the second country.
1

Inferior

Comparable

Product from
China
compared to product
from Nonsubject
countries

Superior

Inferior

Comparable

Product from
Brazil
compared to product
from Nonsubject
countries

Superior

Inferior

Comparable

Factor

Superior

Product from
the U.S.
compared to product
from Nonsubject
countries

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PART V.— LAMINATED VENEER LUMBER (LVL) WMMP INFORMATION
V-1.

Comparability of types of mouldings and millwork products.--For each of the following indicate
whether listed products are: fully comparable or the same, i.e., have no differentiation between
them; mostly comparable or similar; somewhat comparable or similar; never or not-at-all
comparable or similar; or no familiarity with products.
F: fully comparable or the same, i.e., have no differentiation between them;
M: mostly comparable or similar;
S: somewhat comparable or similar;
N: never or not-at-all comparable or similar; or
0: no familiarity with products.
(a) Physical Characteristics and End Uses.--The differences and similarities in the physical
characteristics and end uses.

Product-pair

Comparison

Please provide a narrative discussion for the
comparability ratings you provided in terms of their
physical characteristics and uses:

In-scope LVL mouldings and
millwork products vs in-scope all
other wood mouldings and
millwork products
(b) Interchangeability.--The ability to substitute the products in the same application.

Product-pair
In-scope LVL mouldings and
millwork products vs in-scope all
other wood mouldings and
millwork products

Comparison

Please provide a narrative discussion for the
comparability ratings you provided in terms of their
interchangeability:

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Comparability of types wood mouldings and millwork products.--Continued
F: fully comparable or the same, i.e., have no differentiation between them;
M: mostly comparable or similar;
S: somewhat comparable or similar;
N: never or not-at-all comparable or similar; or
0: no familiarity with products.
(c) Manufacturing facilities, production processes, and production employees.--Whether
manufactured in the same facilities, from the same inputs, on the same machinery and
equipment, and using the same employees.

Product-pair

Comparison

Please provide a narrative discussion for the
comparability ratings you provided in terms of their
manufacturing facilities, production processes, and
production employees:

In-scope LVL mouldings and
millwork products vs in-scope all
other wood mouldings and
millwork products

(d) Channels of distribution.--Channels of distribution/market situation through which the
products are sold (i.e., sold direct to end users, through wholesaler/distributors, etc.).

Product-pair
In-scope LVL mouldings and
millwork products vs in-scope all
other wood mouldings and
millwork products

Comparison

Please provide a narrative discussion for the
comparability ratings you provided in terms of their
channels of distribution:

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Comparability of types wood mouldings and millwork products.--Continued
F: fully comparable or the same, i.e., have no differentiation between them;
M: mostly comparable or similar;
S: somewhat comparable or similar;
N: never or not-at-all comparable or similar; or
0: no familiarity with products.
(e) Customer and producer perceptions.--Perceptions as to the differences and/or
similarities in the market (e.g., sales/marketing practices).

Product-pair

Comparison

Please provide a narrative discussion for the
comparability ratings you provided in terms of their
customer and product perceptions:

In-scope LVL mouldings and
millwork products vs in-scope all
other wood mouldings and
millwork products
(f) Price.--Whether prices are comparable or differ between the products.

Product-pair
In-scope LVL mouldings and
millwork products vs in-scope all
other wood mouldings and
millwork products

Comparison

Please provide a narrative discussion for the
comparability ratings you provided in terms of their
price:

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PART VI.— MEDIUM DENSITY FIBERBOARD (MDF) MOULDINGS AND MILLWORK PRODUCTS
INFORMATION
VI-1.

Comparability of types of mouldings and millwork products.--For each of the following indicate
whether listed products are: fully comparable or the same, i.e., have no differentiation between
them; mostly comparable or similar; somewhat comparable or similar; never or not-at-all
comparable or similar; or no familiarity with products.
F: fully comparable or the same, i.e., have no differentiation between them;
M: mostly comparable or similar;
S: somewhat comparable or similar;
N: never or not-at-all comparable or similar; or
0: no familiarity with products.
(a) Physical Characteristics and End Uses.--The differences and similarities in the physical
characteristics and end uses.

Product-pair

Comparison

Please provide a narrative discussion for the
comparability ratings you provided in terms of their
physical characteristics and uses:

Out-of-scope MDF mouldings and
millwork products vs in-scope
wood mouldings and millwork
products
(b) Interchangeability.--The ability to substitute the products in the same application.

Product-pair
Out-of-scope MDF mouldings and
millwork products vs in-scope
wood mouldings and millwork
products

Comparison

Please provide a narrative discussion for the
comparability ratings you provided in terms of their
interchangeability:

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Comparability of types wood mouldings and millwork products.--Continued
F: fully comparable or the same, i.e., have no differentiation between them;
M: mostly comparable or similar;
S: somewhat comparable or similar;
N: never or not-at-all comparable or similar; or
0: no familiarity with products.
(c) Manufacturing facilities, production processes, and production employees.--Whether
manufactured in the same facilities, from the same inputs, on the same machinery and
equipment, and using the same employees.

Product-pair

Comparison

Please provide a narrative discussion for the
comparability ratings you provided in terms of their
manufacturing facilities, production processes, and
production employees:

Out-of-scope MDF mouldings and
millwork products vs in-scope wood
mouldings and millwork products

(d) Channels of distribution.--Channels of distribution/market situation through which the
products are sold (i.e., sold direct to end users, through wholesaler/distributors, etc.).

Product-pair
Out-of-scope MDF mouldings and
millwork products vs in-scope wood
mouldings and millwork products

Comparison

Please provide a narrative discussion for the
comparability ratings you provided in terms of their
channels of distribution:

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Comparability of types wood mouldings and millwork products.--Continued
F: fully comparable or the same, i.e., have no differentiation between them;
M: mostly comparable or similar;
S: somewhat comparable or similar;
N: never or not-at-all comparable or similar; or
0: no familiarity with products.
(e) Customer and producer perceptions.--Perceptions as to the differences and/or
similarities in the market (e.g., sales/marketing practices).

Product-pair

Comparison

Please provide a narrative discussion for the
comparability ratings you provided in terms of their
customer and product perceptions:

Out-of-scope MDF mouldings and
millwork products vs in-scope wood
mouldings and millwork products
(f) Price.--Whether prices are comparable or differ between the products.

Product-pair
Out-of-scope MDF mouldings and
millwork products vs in-scope
wood mouldings and millwork
products

Comparison

Please provide a narrative discussion for the
comparability ratings you provided in terms of their
price:

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PART VII.— ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
VII-1.

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

VII-2.

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

Dollars

The questions in this questionnaire have been reviewed with market participants to ensure that
issues of concern are adequately addressed and that data requests are sufficient, meaningful,
and as limited as possible. Public reporting burden for this questionnaire is estimated to average
25 hours per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, gathering data, and
completing and reviewing the questionnaire.
We welcome comments regarding the accuracy of this burden estimate, suggestions for
reducing the burden, and any suggestions for improving this questionnaire. Please attach such
comments to your response or send to the Office of Investigations, USITC, 500 E St. SW,
Washington, DC 20436.

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HOW TO FILE YOUR QUESTIONNAIRE RESPONSE
This questionnaire is available as a “fillable” form in MS Word format on the
Commission’s website at:
https://www.usitc.gov/investigations/701731/2020/wood_mouldings_and_millwork_pr
oducts_brazil_and/final.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: WOOD

• E-mail.—E-mail the MS Word questionnaire to [email protected]; include a scanned copy of the
signed certification page (page 1). Submitters are strongly encouraged to encrypt nonpublic documents
that are electronically transmitted to the Commission to protect your sensitive information from
unauthorized disclosure. The USITC secure drop-box system and the Electronic Document Information
System (EDIS) use Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) 140-2 cryptographic algorithms to
encrypt data in transit. Submitting your nonpublic documents by a means that does not use these
encryption algorithms (such as by email) may subject your firm’s nonpublic information to unauthorized
disclosure during transmission. If you choose a non-encrypted method of electronic transmission, the
Commission warns you that the risk of such possible unauthorized disclosure is assumed by you and not
by the Commission.
If your firm does not purchase this product, please fill out page 1, print, sign, and submit a scanned
copy to the Commission.
Parties to this proceeding.—If your firm is a party to this proceeding, it is required to serve a copy of the
completed questionnaire on parties to the proceeding that are subject to administrative protective
order (see 19 CFR § 207.7). A list of such parties may be obtained from the Commission’s Secretary (202205-1803). A certificate of service must accompany the completed questionnaire your firm submits (see
19 CFR § 207.7). Service of the questionnaire must be made in paper form.