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IMP--Questionnaire

Polyvinyl alcohol from China and Japan (Inv. nos. 731-TA-1014, 1016) Review3

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U.S. IMPORTERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
POLYVINYL ALCOHOL FROM CHINA AND JAPAN
This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by November 16, 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 reviews of the antidumping duty orders concerning polyvinyl alcohol (“PVA”) from China and Japan
(Inv. Nos. 731-TA-1014 and 1016 (Third Review)). The information requested in the questionnaire is requested under the
authority of the Tariff Act of 1930, title VII. This report is mandatory and failure to reply as directed can result in a
subpoena or other order to compel the submission of records or information in your firm’s possession (19 U.S.C. §
1333(a)).

Name of firm
Address
City

State

Zip Code

Website
Has your firm imported PVA (whether or not excluded from the scope as defined on the next page) from any
country at any time since January 1, 2014?

(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: PVA)
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 investigations or reviews
conducted by the Commission on the same or similar merchandise.
I, the undersigned, acknowledge that information submitted in response to this request for information and throughout this
proceeding or other proceedings may be disclosed to and used: (i) by the Commission, its employees and Offices, and contract
personnel (a) for developing or maintaining the records of this or a related proceeding, or (b) in internal investigations, audits,
reviews, and evaluations relating to the programs, personnel, and operations of the Commission including under 5 U.S.C.
Appendix 3; or (ii) by U.S. government employees and contract personnel, solely for cybersecurity purposes. I understand that all
contract personnel will sign appropriate nondisclosure agreements.
Name of Authorized Official

Title of Authorized Official

Date

Signature

Phone

Email address

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PART I.—GENERAL INFORMATION
Background.— On July 2, 2003, the Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) issued an antidumping
duty order on imports of polyvinyl alcohol (“PVA”) from Japan (68 FR 39518). On October 1, 2003,
Commerce issued an antidumping duty order on imports of PVA from China (68 FR 56620). Following the
first five-year reviews by Commerce and the Commission, effective April 13, 2009, Commerce issued a
continuation of the antidumping duty orders on imports of PVA from China and Japan (74 FR 16834).
Following the second five-year reviews by Commerce and the Commission, effective May 27, 2015,
Commerce issued a continuation of the antidumping duty orders on imports of PVA from China and
Japan (80 FR 30208). On April 1, 2020, the Commission instituted reviews pursuant to section 751(c) of
the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. § 1675(c)) (the Act) to determine whether revocation of the orders
would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury to the domestic industry within a
reasonably foreseeable time. If both the Commission and Commerce make affirmative determinations,
the orders will remain in place. If either the Commission or Commerce makes negative determinations,
Commerce will revoke the orders. Questionnaires and other information pertinent to this proceeding
are available at
https://www.usitc.gov/investigations/701731/2020/polyvinyl_alcohol_china_and_japan/third_review_f
ull.htm
Polyvinyl Alcohol (“PVA”) — All PVA hydrolyzed in excess of 80 percent, whether or not mixed or
diluted with commercial levels of defoamer or boric acid, except as noted below. The following products
are specifically excluded from the scope of these reviews:
1) PVA in fiber form.
2) PVA with hydrolysis less than 83 mole percent and certified not for use in the production of
textiles.
3) PVA with hydrolysis greater than 85 percent and viscosity greater than or equal to 90 cps.
4) PVA with a hydrolysis greater than 85 percent, viscosity greater than or equal to 80 cps but less
than 90 cps, certified for use in an ink jet application.
5) PVA for use in the manufacture of an excipient or as an excipient in the manufacture of film
coating systems which are components of a drug or dietary supplement, and accompanied by an
end-use certification.
6) PVA covalently bonded with cationic monomer uniformly present on all polymer chains in a
concentration equal to or greater than one mole percent.
7) PVA covalently bonded with carboxylic acid uniformly present on all polymer chains in a
concentration equal to or greater than two mole percent, certified for use in a paper
application.
8) PVA covalently bonded with thiol uniformly present on all polymer chains, certified for use in
emulsion polymerization of non-vinyl acetic material.
9) PVA covalently bonded with paraffin uniformly present on all polymer chains in a concentration
equal to or greater than one mole percent.
10) PVA covalently bonded with silan uniformly present on all polymer chains certified for use in
paper coating applications.
11) PVA covalently bonded with sulfonic acid uniformly present on all polymer chains in a
concentration level equal to or greater than one mole percent.
12) PVA covalently bonded with acetoacetylate uniformly present on all polymer chains in a
concentration level equal to or greater than one mole percent.
13) PVA covalently bonded with polyethylene oxide uniformly present on all polymer chains in a
concentration level equal to or greater than one mole percent.

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14) PVA covalently bonded with quaternary amine uniformly present on all polymer chains in a
concentration level equal to or greater than one mole percent.
15) PVA covalently bonded with diacetoneacrylamide uniformly present on all polymer chains in a
concentration level greater than three mole percent, certified for use in a paper application.
The merchandise subject to these orders is currently classifiable under subheading 3905.30.00 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). Although the HTSUS subheading is provided
for convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the scope of these orders is
dispositive.
Reporting of information.--If information is not readily available from your records in exactly the form
requested, furnish carefully prepared estimates. If your firm is completing more than one questionnaire
in connection with this proceeding (i.e., a producer, importer, and/or purchaser questionnaire), you
need not respond to duplicated questions in the questionnaires.
Confidentiality.--The commercial and financial data furnished in response to this questionnaire that
reveal the individual operations of your firm will be treated as confidential by the Commission to the
extent that such data are not otherwise available to the public and will not be disclosed except as may
be required by law (see 19 U.S.C. § 1677f). Such confidential information will not be published in a
manner that will reveal the individual operations of your firm; however, general characterizations of
numerical business proprietary information (such as discussion of trends) will be treated as confidential
business information only at the request of the submitter for good cause shown.
Verification.--The information submitted in this questionnaire is subject to audit and verification by the
Commission. To facilitate possible verification of data, please keep all of your files, worksheets, and
supporting documents used in the preparation of the questionnaire response. Please also retain a copy
of the final document that you submit.
Release of information.--The information provided by your firm in response to this questionnaire, as
well as any other business proprietary information submitted by your firm to the Commission in
connection with this proceeding, may become subject to, and released under, the administrative
protective order provisions of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. § 1677f) and section 207.7 of the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR § 207.7). This means that certain lawyers and
other authorized individuals may temporarily be given access to the information for use in connection
with this proceeding or other import-injury proceedings conducted by the Commission on the same or
similar merchandise; those individuals would be subject to severe penalties if the information were
divulged to unauthorized individuals.

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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
Alejandro Orozco (202-205-3177, [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.
Note.--Throughout this questionnaire please report only included forms of PVA in data grids that ask for
information on “PVA” unless expressly instructed by the question to report excluded forms of PVA.
I-1.

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

Dollars

The questions in this questionnaire have been reviewed with market participants to ensure that
issues of concern are adequately addressed and that data requests are sufficient, meaningful,
and as limited as possible. Public reporting burden for this questionnaire is estimated to average
40 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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Establishments covered.--Provide the name and address of establishment(s) covered by this
questionnaire.
“Establishment” -- Each facility of a firm involved in the importation of PVA, including auxiliary
facilities operated in conjunction with (whether or not physically separate from) such facilities.

I-2b.

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

I-2c.

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-3.

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

Firm name

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

Country

Extent of
ownership
(percent)

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Related importers/exporters.--Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or
foreign, that are engaged in importing PVA into the United States or that are engaged in
exporting PVA to the United States?
No

Yes--List the following information.

Firm name

I-5.

Country

Affiliation

Related producers.--Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or foreign, that are
engaged in the production of PVA?
No

Yes--List the following information.

Firm name

I-6.

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Country

Affiliation

Importing operations.--Please indicate the nature of your firm’s importing operations on PVA.
More than one answer may be applicable.
Importer of record

Takes title to the
imported product(s)

Consignee of the
imported products(s)

Customs broker or
freight forwarder

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Consignees.--If your firm is an importer of record of PVA but is not the consignee, please list the
consignees below (firm name, address, telephone number, and individual to contact).
Firm name

I-8.

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Contact person and
phone number

Address

FTZ, TIB, or bonded warehouses.--Please indicate whether your firm enters PVA into, or
withdraws such merchandise from, foreign trade zones or bonded warehouses. Also indicate
whether your firm imports PVA under the TIB (temporary importation under bond) program.
“Foreign trade zone” is a designated location in the United States where firms utilize special
procedures that allow delayed or reduced customs duty payments on foreign merchandise, as
well as other savings. A foreign trade zone must be designated as such pursuant to the rules and
procedures set forth in the Foreign-Trade Zones Act.
“Bonded warehouse” is a secured facility supervised by U.S. customs, where dutiable landed
imports are stored pending their re-export, or release after payment of import duties, taxes, and
other charges. A bonded warehouse must be designed as such pursuant to the rules and
procedures set forth in 19 U.S.C. § 1555.
“Temporary Importation under Bond (“TIB”) program” is a procedure whereby, imported
merchandise may be entered under certain conditions for a limited time into the United States
free of duty. Under the program, an importer posts a bond for twice the amount of duty, taxes,
etc. that would otherwise be owed on the importation and agrees to export or destroy the
merchandise within a specified time or pay liquidated damages. This program is restricted to
certain categories of merchandise listed in subheadings 9813.00.05 through 9813.00.75 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS).
Item
Foreign trade zones
Bonded warehouses
Temporary importation under bond

Yes

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Business plan.--In Parts II and III of this questionnaire we request a copy of your company’s
business plan. Does your company or any related firm have a business plan or any internal
documents that describe, discuss, or analyze expected market conditions for PVA?

I-10.

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Yes

If yes, please provide the requested documents. If you are not providing the
requested documents, please explain why not.

Other trade actions.--To your knowledge, have the products subject to this proceeding been the
subject of any other import relief proceedings in the United States or in any other countries?
No

Yes

If yes, please specify.

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Alejandro Orozco (202-2053177, [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 importation of PVA since January 1, 2014.
Check as many as appropriate.

Office/warehouse openings
Office/warehouse closings
Relocations
Expansions
Acquisitions
Consolidations
Prolonged shutdowns or
importation curtailments
Revised labor agreements
Other (e.g., technology)

If checked, please describe the nature, date(s), and
significance of any such reported changes as well as the
business reasons for them; leave completely blank if not
applicable.

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Anticipated changes in operations.--Does your firm anticipate any changes in in the character of
its operations or organization relating to the importation of PVA in the future?

II-3.

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Yes

If yes, supply details as to the time, nature, and significance of
such changes and provide underlying assumptions, along with
relevant portions of business plans or other supporting
documentations that address this issue.

Arranged imports.--Has your firm imported or arranged for the importation of PVA for delivery
after September 30, 2020?
“Arranged imports” are imports for which your firm has placed an order with a foreign supplier
for subject merchandise, but delivery of those imports is not scheduled to occur until after the
date listed above.
No

Yes–Fill out the table below.
Quantity (in 1,000 pounds)

Period/Source

Oct-Dec 2020

Jan-Mar 2021

Apr-Jun 2021

Jul-Sept 2021

China
Japan
Germany
Singapore
Taiwan
All other sources
II-4.

Reasons for importing if producer.--If your firm also produces PVA in the United States, please
indicate the reasons for importing this product. If your firm’s reasons differ by source, please
elaborate.

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Definitions
“Imports” – Those products identified for Customs purposes as imports for consumption for
which your firm was the importer of record (i.e., was responsible for paying any import duty).
“Import quantities” – Quantities reported should be net of returns.
“Import values” – Values reported should be landed, duty-paid values at the U.S. port of entry,
including ocean freight and insurance costs, brokerage charges, and import duties (i.e., all
charges except inland freight in the United States).
“Commercial shipments” – Shipments made as a result of an arm’s length commercial
transaction in the ordinary course of business. Report net values (i.e., gross sales values less all
discounts, allowances, rebates, prepaid freight, and the value of returned goods) in U.S. dollars,
f.o.b. your point of shipment.
“U.S. shipments” – Shipments to destinations within the United States.
“Internal consumption” – Product consumed internally by your firm. Such transactions are
valued at fair market value.
“Transfers to related firms” – Shipments made to related firms. Such transactions are valued at
fair market value.
“Related firm” – A firm that your firm solely or jointly owned, managed, or otherwise
controlled; a firm that solely or jointly owned, managed, or otherwise controlled your firm;
and/or a firm that was solely or jointly owned, managed, or otherwise controlled by a firm that
also solely or jointly owned, managed, or otherwise controlled your firm.
“Export shipments” – Shipments to destinations outside the United States.
“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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Imports: China.--Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments and inventories of
included forms of PVA imported from China during the specified periods.

CHINA
Quantity (in 1,000 pounds) and value (in $1,000)
Calendar year
Item

2017

2018

January-September
2019

2019

2020

Beginning-of-period inventories
(Quantity) (A)
Imports:1
Quantity (B)
Value (C)
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity (D)
Value (E)
Internal consumption:3
Quantity (F)
Value (G)
Transfers to related firms:3
Quantity (H)
Value (I)
Export shipments: 2
Commercial shipments:
Quantity (J)
Value (K)
Transfers to related firms:3
Quantity (L)
Value (M)
End-of-period inventories (Quantity)
(N)
Please identify the foreign producers, if known:
.
Identify your firm’s principal export markets:
.
3 Internal consumption and transfers to related firms must be valued at fair market value. Does your firm use a different basis for
valuing these transactions, please specify that basis (e.g., cost, cost plus, etc.):
(however, provide the data above at fair market
value).
1
2

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Imports: China.–Continued
RECONCILIATION OF SHIPMENTS, IMPORTS, AND INVENTORIES.--Generally, the data reported
for the end-of-period inventories (i.e., line N) should be equal to the beginning-of-period
inventories (i.e., line A), plus imports (i.e., line B), less total shipments (i.e., lines D, F, H, J, and L).
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.
Calendar year
Item

2017

A + B – D – F – H – J – L – N = should
equal zero ("0") or provide an
explanation.1

2018

January-September
2019

2019

2020

Explanation if the calculated fields above are returning values other than zero (i.e., “0”) but are
nonetheless accurate:
.
II-5b.

Channels of distribution: CHINA.--Report your firm’s U.S. shipments (i.e. inclusive of commercial
U.S. shipments, internal consumption, and transfers to related firms) of imports from China by
channel of distribution in the specified period.
Quantity (in 1,000 pounds)
Calendar year
Item

2017

January-September

2018

2019

2020

U.S. shipments:
to Distributors (O)
to End users (P)
RECONCILIATION OF CHANNELS.--Please ensure that the quantities reported for channels of distribution
(i.e., lines O and P) in each time period equal the quantity reported for U.S. shipments (i.e., line D, F, and
H) in each time period. If the calculated fields below return values other than zero (i.e., “0”), the data
reported must be revised prior to submission to the Commission.
Calendar year
Reconciliation
O + P – D – F – H= zero ("0"), if not
revise.

2017

2018
0

January-September
2019

2019
0

2020
0

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Historical U.S. imports: China.-- Report the quantity and value of your firm’s U.S. imports from
China of included forms of PVA during the specified periods.
Quantity (in 1,000 pounds) and value (in $1,000)
Item

2014

2015

2016

U.S. imports:
Quantity
Value
II-5d.

US shipments by product type and end use: China.--Report your firm’s U.S. shipments (i.e.
inclusive of commercial U.S. shipments, internal consumption, and transfers to related firms) by
the end use applications and product type (i.e., by the range of hydrolysis levels) of imports
from China in calendar year 2019.
Calendar year 2019
Hydrolysis levels
Greater than 80
Greater than 85
percent but less
Greater than or
percent but less
than or equal to 85
equal to 97 percent
than 97 percent
percent
Quantity (in 1,000 pounds)

U.S. shipments
End use application.-PVB (Q)
Textiles (R)
Paper (S)
Adhesives (T)
Emulsion polymerization (U)
Building materials (V)
Pharmaceuticals (W)
Other (X)1
1

Specify applications reported for “other”

RECONCILIATION OF US SHIPMENTS.--Please ensure that the quantities reported for US shipments in this
question (i.e., lines Q through X across all columns) equal the quantity reported for U.S shipments (i.e.,
lines D, F, and H) in 2019 in question part “a” of this question. If the calculated field below returns a
value other than zero (i.e., “0”), the data reported must be revised prior to submission to the
Commission.
Calendar year
Reconciliation item
Q + R + S + T + U + V + W + X (across all columns) – D – F – H (in 2019 column) =
zero ("0"), if not revise.

2019
0

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Imports: Japan.--Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments and inventories of
included forms of PVA imported from Japan during the specified periods.

JAPAN
Quantity (in 1,000 pounds) and value (in $1,000)
Calendar year
Item

2017

2018

January-September
2019

2019

2020

Beginning-of-period inventories
(Quantity) (A)
Imports:1
Quantity (B)
Value (C)
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity (D)
Value (E)
Internal consumption:3
Quantity (F)
Value (G)
Transfers to related firms:3
Quantity (H)
Value (I)
Export shipments: 2
Commercial shipments:
Quantity (J)
Value (K)
Transfers to related firms:3
Quantity (L)
Value (M)
End-of-period inventories (Quantity)
(N)
Please identify the foreign producers, if known:
.
Identify your firm’s principal export markets:
.
3 Internal consumption and transfers to related firms must be valued at fair market value. Does your firm use a different basis
for valuing these transactions, please specify that basis (e.g., cost, cost plus, etc.):
(however, provide the data above at fair
market value).
1
2

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Imports: Japan.--Continued

RECONCILIATION OF SHIPMENTS, IMPORTS, AND INVENTORIES.--Generally, the data reported for the
end-of-period inventories (i.e., line N) should be equal to the beginning-of-period inventories (i.e., line
A), plus imports (i.e., line B), less total shipments (i.e., lines D, F, H, J, and L). 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.
Calendar year
Item

2017

A + B – D – F – H – J – L – N = should
equal zero ("0") or provide an
explanation.1

2018

January-September
2019

2019

2020

Explanation if the calculated fields above are returning values other than zero (i.e., “0”) but are
nonetheless accurate:
.
II-6b.

Channels of distribution: JAPAN--Report your firm’s U.S. shipments (i.e. inclusive of commercial
U.S. shipments, internal consumption, and transfers to related firms) of imports from Japan by
channel of distribution in the specified period.
Quantity (in 1,000 pounds)
Calendar year
Item

2017

January-September

2018

2019

2020

2017

2018
0

January-September
2019

2019
0

2020
0

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Historical U.S. imports: Japan.--Report the quantity and value of your firm’s U.S. imports from
Japan of included forms of PVA during the specified periods.
Quantity (in 1,000 pounds) and value (in $1,000)
Item

2014

2015

2016

U.S. imports:
Quantity
Value
II-6d.

US shipments by product type and end use: Japan.--Report your firm’s U.S. shipments (i.e.
inclusive of commercial U.S. shipments, internal consumption, and transfers to related firms) by
the end use applications and product type (i.e., by the range of hydrolysis levels) of imports
from Japan in calendar year 2019.
Calendar year 2019
Hydrolysis levels
Greater than 80
Greater than 85
percent but less
Greater than or
percent but less
than or equal to 85
equal to 97 percent
than 97 percent
percent
Quantity (in 1,000 pounds)

U.S. shipments
End use application.-PVB (Q)
Textiles (R)
Paper (S)
Adhesives (T)
Emulsion polymerization (U)
Building materials (V)
Pharmaceuticals (W)
Other (X)1
1

Specify applications reported for “other”

2019
0

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Imports: Nonsubject sources.--Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments and
inventories of included forms of PVA imported from nonsubject sources (i.e., sources other than
China or Japan) during the specified periods.

NONSUBJECT SOURCES
(list sources:

)
Quantity (in 1,000 pounds) and value (in $1,000)
Calendar year

Item

2017

2018

January-September
2019

2019

2020

Beginning-of-period inventories
(Quantity) (A)
Imports:1
Quantity (B)4
Value (C)

U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity (D)
Value (E)
Internal consumption:3
Quantity (F)
Value (G)
Transfers to related firms:3
Quantity (H)
Value (I)
Export shipments: 2
Commercial shipments:
Quantity (J)
Value (K)
Transfers to related firms:3
Quantity (L)
Value (M)
End-of-period inventories (Quantity)
(N)
Please identify the foreign producers, if known:
.
Identify your firm’s principal export markets:
.
3 Internal consumption and transfers to related firms must be valued at fair market value. Does your firm use a different basis for
valuing these transactions, please specify that basis (e.g., cost, cost plus, etc.):
(however, provide the data above at fair market
value).
4 Data entered for import quantity and value will populate here once reported in question II-7e.
1
2

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Imports: Nonsubject sources.–Continued

2017

A+ B – D – F – H – J – L – N = should
equal zero ("0") or provide an
explanation.1

2018

January-September
2019

2019

2020

Explanation if the calculated fields above are returning values other than zero (i.e., “0”) but are
nonetheless accurate:
.
II-7b.

Channels of distribution: NONSUBJECT SOURCES.--Report your firm’s U.S. shipments (i.e.
inclusive of commercial U.S. shipments, internal consumption, and transfers to related firms) of
imports from nonsubject sources by channel of distribution in the specified period.
Quantity (in 1,000 pounds)
Calendar year
Item

2017

January-September

2018

2019

2020

2017

2018
0

January-September
2019

2019
0

2020
0

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Historical U.S. imports: Nonsubject sources.--Report the quantity and value of your firm’s U.S.
imports from nonsubject sources of included forms of PVA during the specified periods.
Quantity (in 1,000 pounds) and value (in $1,000)
Item

2014

2015

2016

U.S. imports:
Quantity
Value
II-7d.

US shipments by product type and end use: Nosubject sources.--Report your firm’s U.S.
shipments (i.e. inclusive of commercial U.S. shipments, internal consumption, and transfers to
related firms) by the end use applications and product type (i.e., by the range of hydrolysis
levels) of imports from nonsubject sources in calendar year 2019.
Calendar year 2019
Hydrolysis levels
Greater than 80
Greater than 85
percent but less
Greater than or
percent but less
than or equal to 85
equal to 97 percent
than 97 percent
percent
Quantity (in 1,000 pounds)

U.S. shipments
End use application.-PVB (Q)
Textiles (R)
Paper (S)
Adhesives (T)
Emulsion polymerization (U)
Building materials (V)
Pharmaceuticals (W)
Other (X)1
1

Specify applications reported for “other”

2019
0

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U.S. Imports from nonsubject sources by source.--Report your firm’s imports of included forms
of PVA imported from nonsubject sources by source during the specified periods.

Nonsubject Sources
Quantity (in 1,000 pounds) and value (in $1,000)
Calendar year
Item
2017
2018
2019
Nonsubject U.S. imports from.-Germany:1
Quantity (R)
Value (S)
Singapore:2
Quantity (T)
Value (U)
Taiwan:3
Quantity (V)
Value (W)
All other nonsubject country
sources:4
Quantity (X)
Value (Y)
1

Please identify the foreign producers in Germany, if known:
Please identify the foreign producers in Singapore, if known:
3
Please identify the foreign producers in Taiwan, if known:
4
Please identify the foreign producers in all other nonsubject country sources, if known:
2

January-September
2019
2020

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U.S. imports of excluded PVA forms from all sources.-- Please report your firm’s U.S. imports of
excluded forms of PVA (as defined on page 2) by source during the specified periods.

Excluded Forms of PVA
Quantity (in 1,000 pounds) and value (in $1,000)
Calendar year
Item
2017
2018
2019
U.S. imports of excluded PVA
products from.--”
China:
Quantity
Value
Japan:
Quantity
Value
Germany:
Quantity
Value
Singapore:
Quantity
Value
Taiwan:
Quantity
Value
All other sources:1
Quantity
Value
1

Identify “other sources”

January-September
2019
2020

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For questions II-9 and II-10, if your firm’s response differs for particular orders, please indicate and
explain the particular effect of imposition and/or revocation of specific orders.
II-9.

Effect of order(s).--Describe the significance of the existing antidumping duty orders covering
imports of PVA from China and Japan in terms of its effect on your firm’s imports, U.S.
shipments of imports, and inventories. You may wish to compare your firm’s operations before
and after the imposition of the order(s).

II-10.

Likely impact of revocation.--Would your firm anticipate any changes in the character of its
operations or organization, including its imports, U.S. shipments of imports, or inventories of
PVA in the future if the antidumping duty orders on PVA from China and Japan were to be
revoked?

II-11.

Yes

Transfers to related firms.--If your firm reported transfers to related firms in any of the data
tables in part II, please identify the firm(s) and indicate the nature of the relationship between
your firm and the related firms (e.g., joint venture, wholly owned subsidiary) and whether the
transfers were priced at market value or by a non-market formula.

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II-12a. COVID-19 pandemic.--Since January 1, 2020, has the COVID-19 pandemic or have any
government actions taken to contain the spread of the COVID-19 virus resulted in changes in
relation to your firm's supply chain arrangements, importation, shipments, and employment
relating to PVA?

Yes

If yes, describe these changes including a separate discussion of the
(a) supply chain impact, (b) importation and shipment impact, and (c)
employment impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

II-12b. Anticipated effects of COVID-19 pandemic on importation and shipments.--Does your firm
anticipate any changes in relation to the importation and shipments of PVA relating to the
COVID-19 pandemic or any government actions taken to contain the spread of COVID-19 virus in
the future?
No

II-13.

Yes

If yes, please describe these effects.

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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PART III.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Howie Nguyen (202) 7081441, [email protected]).
III-1.

PRICE DATA
III-2.

This question requests quarterly quantity and value data for your firm’s commercial shipments
to unrelated U.S. customers of the following products your firm imported from China and Japan:
Product 1.-- PVA for use in textile applications with a range of hydrolysis between 89-100
(percent) and a viscosity between 13-35 (centipois), sold in bags
Product 2.-- PVA for use in paper applications with a range of hydrolysis between 87-100
(percent) and a viscosity between 13-55 (centipois), sold in bags
Product 3.-- PVA for use in adhesive applications with a range of hydrolysis between 80-100
(percent) and a viscosity between 0-19 (centipois), sold in bags
Product 4.— PVA for use in adhesive applications with a range of hydrolysis between 80-89
(percent) and a viscosity between 36-55 (centipois), sold in bags

Please note that values should be f.o.b., U.S. point of shipment and should not include U.S.-inland
transportation costs. Values should reflect the final net amount paid to your firm (i.e., should be net
of all deductions for discounts or rebates).
(a) During January 2017-September 2020, did your firm import from China and Japan and sell to
unrelated U.S. customers any of the above listed products (or any products that were
competitive with these products)?
Yes.--Please complete the following pricing data tables as appropriate.
No.--Skip to question III-3.

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III-2b. Price data (China).--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported from
China and sold by your firm.

China
Report data in pounds and actual dollars (not 1,000s).

Period of shipment
2017:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2018:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2019:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2020:
January-March
April-June
July-September

(Quantity in pounds, value in dollars)
Product 1
Product 2
Product 3
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value

Product 4
Quantity
Value

Net values (i.e., gross sales values less all discounts, allowances, rebates, prepaid freight, and the value of returned
goods), f.o.b. your firm’s U.S. point of shipment. Please subtract any discounts, rebates, and returns from the quarter in which
the sale occurred.
1

Pricing product definitions are provided on the first page of Part III.

Note.--If your firm’s product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified product, provide a
description of the product. Also, please explain any anomalies in your firm’s reported pricing data.
Product 1:
Product 2:
Product 3:
Product 4:

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Price data (Japan).--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported from
Japan and sold by your firm.

Japan
Report data in pounds and actual dollars (not 1,000s).

(Quantity in pounds, value in dollars)
Product 1
Product 2
Product 3
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value

Product 4
Quantity
Value

1 Net values (i.e., gross sales values less all discounts, allowances, rebates, prepaid freight, and the value of returned goods), f.o.b. your
firm’s U.S. point of shipment.
2 Pricing product definitions are provided on the first page of Part III.

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III-2d. Price data checklist.--Please check that the pricing data in question III-2(b) has been correctly
reported.
√ if Yes
Are the price data reported above:

Quantity

Value

In actual dollars (not $1,000) and pounds (not 1,000 pounds)?
F.o.b. U.S. point of shipment (i.e., does not include U.S. transport
costs)?
Net of all discounts and rebates?
Have discounts, rebates, and returns been credited to the quarter in
which the sale occurred?
Quantities do not exceed commercial shipments in questions II-5 and II6 in each year?
Explanation(s) for any boxes not checked:

III-2d. Pricing data methodology.--Please describe the method and the kinds of documents/records
that were used to compile your price data.
Note: As requested in Part I of this questionnaire, please keep all supporting documents/records
used in the preparation of the price data, as Commission staff may contact your firm regarding
questions on the price data. The Commission may also request that your company submit copies
of the supporting documents/records (such as sales journal, invoices, etc.) used to compile these
data.

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Price setting.--How does your firm determine the prices that it charges for sales of PVA (check
all that apply)? If your firm issues price lists, please submit sample pages of a recent list.
Transaction
by
transaction

III-4.

Contracts

Set
price
lists

Other

If other, describe

Discount policy.--Please indicate and describe your firm’s discount policies (check all that apply).

Quantity
discounts

III-5.

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Annual
total
volume
discounts

No
discount
policy

Other

Describe

Pricing terms.--On what basis are your firm’s prices of imported PVA from China and Japan
usually quoted? (check one)
Delivered

F.o.b.

If f.o.b., specify point

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Contract versus spot.--Approximately what share of your firm’s sales of PVA imported from
China and Japan in 2019 was on a (1) short-term contract basis, (2) annual contract basis, (3)
long-term contract basis, and (4) spot sales basis?
Type of sale
Long-term
Annual
contracts
contracts
(multiple
(multiple
deliveries for
deliveries for 12
more than 12
months)
months)

Short-term
contracts
(multiple
deliveries for
less than 12
months)
Share of your
2019 sales
III-7.

Spot sales
(for a single
delivery)
%

Total
(should
sum to
100.0%)
0.0

Contract provisions.— Please fill out the table regarding your firm’s typical sales contracts for
PVA imported from China and Japan (or check “not applicable” if your firm does not sell on a
short-term, annual and/or long-term contract basis).

Typical sales
contract provisions

Item

Average contract
duration

No. of
days

Price renegotiation
(during contract
period)

Yes

Fixed quantity
and/or price

No
Quantity

Indexed to raw
material costs1

Price
Both
Yes
No

Not applicable
1

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Please identify the indexes used:

Short-term contracts
(multiple deliveries
for less than 12
months)

Annual contracts
(multiple
deliveries for 12
months)
365

Long-term contracts
(multiple deliveries
for more than 12
months)

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Lead times.--What is your firm’s share of sales of PVA imported from China and Japan from
inventory and produced to order and what is the typical lead time between a customer’s order
and the date of delivery for your firm’s sales of PVA?

Source

Share of 2019
sales

From inventory

From foreign manufacturers’ inventory

Produced to order

Total (should sum to 100.0%)
III-9.

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0.0

Lead time (average
number of days)

Shipping information.-(a)

Who generally arranges the transportation to your firm’s customers’ locations?
Your firm
Purchaser (check all that apply)

(b)

When your firm sells PVA imported from China and Japan, from where is it shipped?
Point of importation
U.S. storage facility (check all that apply)

(c)

Indicate the approximate percentage of your sales of PVA imported from China and
Japan that are delivered the following distances from your firm’s U.S. point of shipment.
Distance from your firm’s U.S. point of shipment

Within 100 miles

101 to 1,000 miles

Over 1,000 miles

Total (should sum to 100.0%)

0.0

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III-10. Geographical shipments.--In which U.S. geographic market area(s) has your firm sold PVA
imported from subject countries since January 1, 2014 (check all that apply)?
Geographic area

China

Japan

Northeast.–CT, ME, MA, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, and VT.
Midwest.–IL, IN, IA, KS, MI, MN, MO, NE, ND, OH, SD, and WI.
Southeast.–AL, DE, DC, FL, GA, KY, MD, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, and WV.
Central Southwest.–AR, LA, OK, and TX.
Mountains.–AZ, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, UT, and WY.
Pacific Coast.–CA, OR, and WA.
Other.–All other markets in the United States not previously listed,
including AK, HI, PR, and VI.
III-11. Inland transportation costs.—What is the approximate percentage of the cost of PVA imported
from China and Japan that is accounted for by U.S. inland transportation costs?
percent.
III-12. End uses.--Have there been any changes in the end uses of PVA since January 1, 2014? Do you
anticipate any future changes?
Changes in end uses

Yes

Explain

Changes since
January 1, 2014
Anticipated changes
III-13. Substitutes.--Have there been any changes in the number or types of products that can be
substituted for PVA since January 1, 2014? Do you anticipate any future changes?
Changes in
substitutes
Changes since
January 1, 2014
Anticipated changes

Yes

Explain

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III-14. Availability of supply.--Has the availability of PVA in the U.S. market changed since January 1,
2014? Do you anticipate any future changes?
Availability in the U.S.
market

Please explain, noting the countries and reasons for the
No Yes changes.

Changes since January 1, 2014:
U.S.-produced product
Imports from China and
Japan
Imports from all other
countries
Anticipated changes:
U.S.-produced product
Imports from China and
Japan
Imports from all other
countries
III-15. Demand trends.--Indicate how demand within the United States and outside of the United
States (if known) for PVA has changed since January 1, 2014, and how you anticipate demand
will change in the future. Explain any trends and describe the principal factors that have
affected, and that you anticipate will affect, these changes in demand.

Market

Fluctuate
Overall
No
Overall
with no
increase change decrease clear trend
Demand since January 1, 2014

Within the
United States
Outside the
United States
Anticipated future demand
Within the
United States
Outside the
United States

Explanation and factors

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III-16. Product changes.--Have there been any significant changes in the product range, product mix,
or marketing of PVA since January 1, 2014? Do you anticipate any future changes?
Changes in product
range, product mix,
or marketing

Yes

Explain

Changes since
January 1, 2014
Anticipated changes
III-17. Conditions of competition.-(a) Is the PVA market subject to business cycles and/or other conditions of competition
distinctive to PVA?
Check all that apply.

Please describe.

Skip to question III-18.

Yes-Business cycles (e.g.
seasonal business)
Yes-Other distinctive
conditions of competition
(b) If yes, have there been any changes in the business cycles or conditions of competition for
PVA since January 1, 2014?
No

Yes

If yes, describe.

III-18. Supply constraints.--Has your firm refused, declined, or been unable to supply PVA since
January 1, 2014 (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.

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III-19. Raw materials.-- Indicate how PVA raw material prices have changed since January 1, 2014, and
how you expect they will change in the future.

Raw
materials
prices

Fluctuate
with no
Overall
No
Overall
clear
increase change decrease trend

Explain, noting how raw material
price changes have affected your
firm’s selling prices for PVA.

Changes since
January 1,
2014
Anticipated
changes
III-20. Price comparisons.--Please compare market prices of PVA in U.S. and non-U.S. markets if
known. Provide information as to time periods and regions for any price comparisons.

III-21. Market studies.--Please provide as a separate attachment to this request any studies, surveys,
etc. that you are aware of that quantify and/or otherwise discuss PVA supply (including
production capacity and capacity utilization) and demand in (1) the United States, (2) each of
the other major producing/consuming countries, including China and Japan, and (3) the world as
a whole. Of particular interest is such data from 2014 to the present and forecasts for the
future.

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III-22. Impact of section 301 tariffs.-- Did the imposition of tariffs on Chinese-origin products under
section 301 have an impact on the PVA market in the United States?
Yes— Please indicate the
impact in the table below.

Factor
Supply of U.S.produced PVA
Supply of PVA
imported from China
Supply of PVA
imported from other
countries
Prices for PVA
Overall U.S. demand
for PVA
Raw material costs for
PVA

Overall
No
Overall
increase change decrease

Don’t know

Fluctuate Explain, noting how the imposition
with no of tariffs under section 301 affected
clear
each factor of the PVA market in
trend
the United States.

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III-23. Interchangeability.--Is PVA 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

China

Japan

Other countries

United States
China
Japan
For any country-pair producing PVA which is sometimes or never interchangeable, please
identify the country-pair and explain the factors that limit or preclude interchangeable use:

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III-24. Factors other than price.--Are differences other than price (e.g., quality, availability,
transportation network, product range, technical support, etc.) between PVA produced in the
United States and in other countries a significant factor in your firm’s sales of the products?
Please indicate A, F, S, N, or 0 in the table below:
A = such differences are always significant
F = such differences are frequently significant
S = such differences are sometimes significant
N = such differences are never significant
0 = no familiarity with products from a specified country-pair
Country-pair

China

Japan

Other countries

United States
China
Japan
For any country-pair for which factors other than price always or frequently are a significant
factor in your firm’s sales of PVA, identify the country-pair and report the advantages or
disadvantages imparted by such factors:

III-25. Other explanations.--If your firm would like to further explain a response to a question in Part III
for which a narrative box was not provided, please note the question number and the
explanation in the space provided below. Please also use this space to highlight any issues your
firm had in providing the data in this section, including but not limited to technical issues with
the MS Word questionnaire.

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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 set-up 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 questionnaire. 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://usitc.gov/investigations/701731/2020/polyvinyl_alcohol_china_and_japan/third
_review_full.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: PVA

• 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 import 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 you submit (see 19 CFR
§ 207.7). Service of the questionnaire must be made in paper form.

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