Form 20-1-4357 U.S. producers' questionnaire

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PRO Q; PTY (Preliminary)

Polyester textured yarn from Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam (Inv. nos. 731-TA-1550-1553) Prelim

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U.S. PRODUCERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
POLYESTER TEXTURED YARN FROM INDONESIA, MALAYSIA, THAILAND, AND
VIETNAM
This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by November 12, 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 antidumping investigations concerning polyester textured yarn from Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand,
and Vietnam (Inv. Nos. 731-TA-1550-1553 (Preliminary)). 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 produced polyester textured yarn (as defined on next page) at any time since January 1, 2017?

(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: YARN)

CERTIFICATION
I certify that the information herein supplied in response to this questionnaire is complete and correct to the best of my knowledge
and belief and understand that the information submitted is subject to audit and verification by the Commission. By means of this
certification I also grant consent for the Commission, and its employees and contract personnel, to use the information provided in
this questionnaire and throughout this proceeding in any other import-injury proceedings conducted by the Commission on the
same or similar merchandise.
I, the undersigned, acknowledge that information submitted in response to this request for information and throughout this
proceeding or other proceedings may be disclosed to and used: (i) by the Commission, its employees and Offices, and contract
personnel (a) for developing or maintaining the records of this or a related proceeding, or (b) in internal investigations, audits,
reviews, and evaluations relating to the programs, personnel, and operations of the Commission including under 5 U.S.C. Appendix
3; or (ii) by U.S. government employees and contract personnel, solely for cybersecurity purposes. I understand that all contract
personnel will sign appropriate nondisclosure agreements.
Name of Authorized Official

Signature

Title of Authorized Official

Phone

Date

E-mail address

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PART I.—GENERAL INFORMATION
Background.--This proceeding was instituted in response to a petition filed on October 28, 2020, by Nan
Ya Plastics Corp. America, Lake City, South Carolina and Unifi Manufacturing, Inc., Greensboro, North
Carolina. 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 dumping.
Questionnaires and other information pertinent to this proceeding are available at:
https://usitc.gov/investigations/701731/2020/polyester_textured_yarn_indonesia_malaysia/preliminar
y.htm
Polyester textured yarn.-- The merchandise covered by these petitions, polyester textured yarn, is
synthetic multifilament yarn that is manufactured from polyester (polyethylene terephthalate).
Polyester textured yarn is produced through a texturing process, which imparts special properties to the
filaments of the yarn, including stretch, bulk, strength, moisture absorption, insulation, and the
appearance of a natural fiber. This scope includes all forms of polyester textured yarn, regardless of
surface texture or appearance, yarn density and thickness (as measured in denier), number of filaments,
number of plies, finish (luster), cross section, color, dye method, texturing method, or packing method
(such as spindles, tubes, or beams).
The merchandise subject to these petitions is properly classified under subheadings 5402.33.3000 and
5402.33.6000 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). Merchandise may also be
entered under HTSUS 5402.52. Although the HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and
customs purposes, the written description of the scope is dispositive.
Reporting of information.--If information is not readily available from your records, provide carefully
prepared estimates. 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.

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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. In addition, if your firm is a U.S. producer, the information you
provide on your production and imports of polyester textured yarn and your responses to the questions
in Part I of the producer questionnaire will be provided to the U.S. Department of Commerce, upon its
request, for use in connection with (and only in connection with) its requirement pursuant to section
702(c)(4)/732(c)(4) of the Act (19 U.S.C. § 1671a(c)(4)/1673a(c)(4)) to make a determination concerning
the extent of industry support for the petition requesting this proceeding. Any information provided to
Commerce will be transmitted under the confidentiality and release guidelines set forth above. Your
response to these questions constitutes your consent that such information be provided to Commerce
under the conditions described above.
D-GRIDS tool.--The Commission has a tool that firms can use to move data from their own MS Excel
compilation files into self-contained data tables within this MS Word questionnaire, thereby reducing
the amount of cell-by-cell data entry that would be required to complete this form. This tool is a macroenabled MS Excel file available for download from the Commission's generic questionnaires webpage
(https://www.usitc.gov/trade_remedy/question.htm) called the "D-GRIDs tool." Use of this tool to help
your firm complete this questionnaire is optional. Firms opting to use the D-GRIDs tool to populate their
data into this questionnaire will need the D-GRIDs specification sheet PDF file specific to this proceeding
(available on the case page which is linked under the "Background" above) which includes the necessary
references relating to this questionnaire, as well as the macro-enable MS Excel D-GRIDs tool itself from
the generic questionnaires page. More detailed instructions on how to use the D-GRIDs tool are
available within the D-GRIDs tool itself.

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

Dollars

The questions in this questionnaire have been reviewed with market participants to ensure that
issues of concern are adequately addressed and that data requests are sufficient, meaningful, and
as limited as possible. Public reporting burden for this questionnaire is estimated to average 50
hours per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, gathering data, and completing
and reviewing the questionnaire.
We welcome comments regarding the accuracy of this burden estimate, suggestions for reducing
the burden, and any suggestions for improving this questionnaire. Please attach such comments
to your response or send to the Office of Investigations, USITC, 500 E St. SW, Washington, DC
20436.
I-1b.

TAA information release.--In the event that the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC)
makes an affirmative final determination in this proceeding, do you consent to the USITC's
release of your contact information (company name, address, contact person, contact person’s
title, telephone number, email address) appearing on the front page of this questionnaire to the
Departments of Commerce, Labor, and Agriculture, as applicable, so that your firm and its
workers can be made eligible for benefits under the Trade Adjustment Assistance program?
Yes

I-2a.

Establishments covered.--Provide the city, state, zip code, and brief description of each
establishment covered by this questionnaire. Firms operating more than one establishment
should combine the data for all establishments into a single report.
“Establishment”--Each facility of a firm involved in the production of polyester textured yarn,
including auxiliary facilities operated in conjunction with (whether or not physically separate
from) such facilities.
Establishments
covered1

City, State

Zip (5 digit)

Description

1
2
3
4
5
6
1

Additional discussion on establishments consolidated in this questionnaire:

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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.

Petitioner status.--Is your firm a petitioner in this proceeding or a member firm of the
petitioning entity?
No

I-4.

Petition support.--Does your firm support or oppose the petition?
Country

I-5.

Yes

Indonesia

Investigation type
Antidumping duty

Malaysia

Antidumping duty

Thailand

Antidumping duty

Vietnam

Antidumping duty

Support

Oppose

Take no position

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 polyester textured yarn from Indonesia, Malaysia,
Thailand, or Vietnam into the United States or that are engaged in exporting polyester textured
yarn from Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, or Vietnam to the United States?
No
Firm name

I-7.

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Yes--List the following information.
Country

Affiliation

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

Yes--List the following information.
Country

Affiliation

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Andres Andrade (202-2052078, [email protected]). Supply all data requested on a calendar-year basis.
II-1.

Contact information.--Please identify the responsible individual and the manner by which
Commission staff may contact that individual regarding the confidential information submitted
in Part II.
Name
Title
Email
Telephone

II-2a.

Changes in operations.--Please indicate whether your firm has experienced any of the following
changes in relation to the production of polyester textured yarn since January 1, 2017.
(check as many as appropriate)

plant openings
plant closings
relocations
expansions
acquisitions
consolidations
prolonged shutdowns or
production curtailments
revised labor agreements
other (e.g., technology)

(If checked, please describe 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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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, production, employment, and sales relating
to polyester textured yarn?

Yes

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

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Production using same machinery.--Please report your firm’s production of products using the
same equipment, machinery, or employees as used to produce polyester textured yarn, and the
combined production capacity on this shared equipment, machinery, or employees in the
periods indicated.
“Overall production capacity” or “capacity”--The level of production that your establishment(s)
could reasonably have expected to attain during the specified periods. Assume normal operating
conditions (i.e., using equipment and machinery in place and ready to operate; normal
operating levels (hours per week/weeks per year) and time for downtime, maintenance, repair,
and cleanup).
Note.--If your firm does not produce any out-of-scope merchandise on the same machinery and
equipment as scope merchandise then the "overall production capacity" numbers reported in
this question should be exactly equal to the "average production capacity" numbers reported in
question II-7. If, however, your firm does produce out-of-scope merchandise using the same
machinery and equipment as scope merchandise, then the "average production capacity"
reported in question II-7 should exclude the portion of "overall production capacity" that was
used to produce this out-of-scope merchandise.
“Production”--All production in your U.S. establishment(s), including production consumed
internally within your firm and production for another firm under a toll agreement.
Quantity (in pounds)
Calendar year
Item

Overall production capacity

2017

2018

January-June
2019

2019

2020

Production of:
Polyester textured yarn2

Out-of-scope production.—
Nylon yarns
Other products3
Subtotal, out-of-scope
production
Total production using
same machinery or workers
1

Data reported for capacity (first line) should be greater than data reported for total production (last line).
Data entered for production of polyester textured yarn will populate here once reported in question II-7.
3
Please identify these products:
.
2

II-3b.

Operating parameters.--The production capacity reported in II-3a is based on the following
operating paramaters:
Hours per week

Weeks per year

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II-3c.

Capacity calculation.--Please describe the methodology used to calculate overall production
capacity reported in II-3a, and explain any changes in reported capacity.

II-3d.

Production constraints.--Please describe the constraint(s) that set the limit(s) on your firm’s
production capacity.

II-4.

Product shifting.-(a)

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

(b)

II-5.

Yes

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

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

Tolling.--Since January 1, 2017, has your firm been involved in a toll agreement regarding the
production of polyester textured yarn?
“Toll agreement”--Agreement between two firms whereby the first firm furnishes the raw
materials and the second firm uses the raw materials to produce a product that it then returns
to the first firm with a charge for processing costs, overhead, etc.

Yes

If yes--Please describe the toll arrangement(s) and name the firm(s)
involved.

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Foreign trade zones.-(a)

Firm's FTZ operations.--Does your firm produce polyester textured yarn in and/or admit
polyester textured yarn into a foreign trade zone (FTZ)?
“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. A foreign trade zone must be designated as such pursuant to the rules and
procedures set forth in the Foreign-Trade Zones Act.

(b)

Yes

If yes--Describe the nature of your firm’s operations in FTZs and identify
the specific FTZ site(s).

Other firms' FTZ operations.--To your knowledge, do any firms in the United States
import polyester textured yarn into a foreign trade zone (FTZ) for use in distribution of
polyester textured yarn and/or the production of downstream articles?
No

Yes

If yes--Identify the firms and the FTZs.

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Production, shipment, and inventory data.--Report your firm’s production capacity, production,
shipments, and inventories related to the production of polyester textured yarn in its U.S.
establishment(s) during the specified periods.
“Average production capacity” or “capacity”--The level of production that your
establishment(s) could reasonably have expected to attain during the specified periods. Assume
normal operating conditions (i.e., using equipment and machinery in place and ready to
operate; normal operating levels (hours per week/weeks per year) and time for downtime,
maintenance, repair, and cleanup; and a typical or representative product mix).
“Production”--All production in your U.S. establishment(s), including production consumed
internally within your firm and production for another firm under a toll agreement.
“Commercial U.S. shipments”--Shipments made within the United States 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.
“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, including shipments
to related firms.
“Inventories”--Finished goods inventory, not raw materials or work-in-progress.

Note: As requested in Part I of this questionnaire, please keep all supporting documents/records used in
the preparation of the trade data, as Commission staff may contact your firm regarding questions on the
trade data. The Commission may also request that your company submit copies of the supporting
documents/records (such as production and sales schedules, inventory records, etc.) used to compile
these data.

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Production, shipment, and inventory data.--Continued
Quantity (in pounds) and value (in dollars)
Calendar year
Item

2017

2018

January-June
2019

2019

2020

Average production capacity (quantity)
(A)
Beginning-of-period inventories
(quantity) (B)
Production (quantity) (C)
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity (D)
Value (E)
Internal consumption:2
Quantity (F)
Value2 (G)
Transfers to related firms:2
Quantity (H)
Value2 (I)
Export shipments to USMCA or CAFTADR markets:3
Quantity (J)
Value (K)
Export shipments to all other markets:4
Quantity (L)
Value (M)
End-of-period inventories (quantity) (N)
1

The production capacity reported is based on operating
hours per week,
weeks per year. Please describe the
methodology used to calculate production capacity, and explain any changes in reported capacity
.
2
Internal consumption and transfers to related firms must be valued at fair market value. If your firm uses a different
basis for valuing these transactions in your records, please specify that basis (e.g., cost, cost plus, etc.):
. However,
the data provided above in this table should be based on fair market value.
3
Identify the specific other USMCA or CAFTA-DR export markets:
.
4
Identify principal other export markets:
.

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Production, shipment, and inventory data.--Continued

RECONCILIATION OF SHIPMENTS, PRODUCTION, AND INVENTORY.--Generally, the data reported for the end-ofperiod inventories (i.e., line N) should be equal to the beginning-of-period inventories (i.e., line B), plus
production (i.e., line C), less total shipments (i.e., lines D, F, H, J and L). Please ensure that any differences are
not due to data entry errors in completing this form, but rather reflect your firm’s actual records; and, also
provide explanations for any differences (e.g., theft, loss, damage, record systems issues, etc.) if they exist.
Calendar year
Reconciliation

2017

2018

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

January-June
2019

2019

2020

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

II-8.

Channels of distribution.--Report your firm’s U.S. shipments (i.e. inclusive of commercial U.S.
shipments, internal consumption, and transfers to related firms) by channel of distribution.
Quantity (in pounds)
Calendar year
U.S. shipments

2017

2018

January-June
2019

2019

2020

U.S. shipments:
To distributors (O)
To automotive textile
manufacturers (P)
To other textile manufacturers (Q)
RECONCILIATION OF CHANNELS.--Please ensure that the quantities reported for channels of distribution (i.e.,
lines M through O) in each time period equal the quantity reported for U.S. shipments (i.e., lines D through 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 + Q – D – F – H = zero ("0"), if
not revise.

2017

2018
0

January-June
2019

2019
0

2020
0

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U.S. shipments by denier.--Report your firm’s 2019 U.S. shipments (i.e., inclusive of commercial
U.S. shipments, internal consumption, and transfers to related firms) by denier size.
Calendar Year 2019
Item

Quantity (in
pounds)

U.S. shipments.-0-75 denier (R)
76-150 denier (S)
151-225 denier (T)
226-300 denier (U)
301-375 denier (V)
376 and over denier (W)
RECONCILIATION OF SHIPMENTS.--Please ensure that the quantities reported for US shipments by denier
(i.e., lines R through W) equal the quantity reported for U.S. shipments for 2019 reported in question II-7
(i.e., lines D, F, and H). 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.
Reconciliation
Quantity: R + S + T + U + V + W – D – F – H = zero ("0"), if
not revise.

Calendar Year 2019
0

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Employment data.--Report your firm’s employment-related data related to the production of
polyester textured yarn and provide an explanation for any trends in these data.
“Production and Related Workers” (PRWs) includes working supervisors and all nonsupervisory
workers (including group leaders and trainees) engaged in fabricating, processing, assembling,
inspecting, receiving, storage, handling, packing, warehousing, shipping, trucking, hauling,
maintenance, repair, janitorial and guard services, product development, auxiliary production
for plant’s own use (e.g., power plant), recordkeeping, and other services closely associated with
the above production operations.
Average number employed may be computed by adding the number of employees, both full
time and part time, for the 12 pay periods ending closest to the 15th of the month and divide
that total by 12. For the January to June periods, calculate similarly and divide by 6.
If your firm had the same number of PRWs in all calendar year and had not experienced
any changes in PRWs in the most recent interim period, you would have the same
number of PRWs for the interim periods, regardless of whether the interim periods are
Jan-Mar (Q1), Jan-June (Q1+Q2), or Jan-Sept (Q1+Q2+Q3).”
“Hours worked” includes time paid for sick leave, holidays, and vacation time. Include overtime
hours actually worked; do not convert overtime pay to its equivalent in straight time hours.
“Wages paid”--Total wages paid before deductions of any kind (e.g., withholding taxes, old-age
and unemployment insurance, group insurance, union dues, bonds, etc.). Include wages paid
directly by your firm for overtime, holidays, vacations, and sick leave.
Calendar year
Item

2017

2018

January-June
2019

2019

2020

Average number of PRWs (number)
Hours worked by PRWs (hours)
Wages paid to PRWs (dollars)
Explanation of trends:

II-11.

Related firms.--If your firm reported transfers to related firms in question II-7, 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), whether the transfers were priced at market
value or by a non-market formula, whether your firm retained marketing rights to all transfers,
and whether the related firms also processed inputs from sources other than your firm.

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Purchases.--Has your firm purchased polyester textured yarn produced in the United States or in
other countries since January 1, 2017? (Do not include imports for which your firm was the
importer of record. These should be reported in an importer questionnaire.)
“Purchase”--A transaction to buy product from a U.S. corporate entity such as another U.S.
producer, a U.S. distributor, or a U.S. firm that has directly imported the product.
“Import”--A transaction to buy from a foreign supplier where your firm is the importer of
record.

Yes

If yes--Report such purchases in the table below and explain the reasons
for your firms' purchases.

Note: If your firm served as the importer of record for any purchases from foreign suppliers,
either for your own account or as a service for another entity, those purchases are to be
considered "imports" not "purchases" and should not be included in the table below
(Quantity in pounds)
Calendar year
Item

2017

2018

January-June
2019

2019

2020

Purchases from U.S. importers of
polyester textured yarn from—
Indonesia
Malaysia
Thailand
Vietnam
All other sources
Purchases from domestic producers2
Purchases from other sources3
1

Please list the name of the importer(s) from which your firm purchased this product. If your firm’s import
suppliers differ by source, please identify the source for each listed supplier:
.
2
Please list the name of the U.S. producer(s) from which your firm purchased this product:
.
3
Please list the name of the firm(s) from which your firm purchased this product:
.

II-13.

Imports.--Since January 1, 2017, has your firm imported polyester textured yarn?
No

Yes
If yes--COMPLETE AND RETURN A U.S. IMPORTERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE

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Internal consumption/transfers to related firms.--In 2019, did your firm internally consume
and/or transfer to a related firm any portion of its polyester textured yarn production, as
reported in lines F and H of question II-7?
No- Skip to question II-16

II-15.

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Yes- Complete questions II-14 and II-15

Captive production use.-- Please report the share of your firm’s 2019 internal consumption
and/or transfers to related firms for the uses identified below. These data should reconcile with
the 2019 quantities reported in question II-7 (lines F and H).
Quantity (in pounds)
Calendar year 2019
Item

Internal consumption

Sold as is (Re-entry into
merchant market)

Processed into other products
1

Transfers to related firms

Please describe these products:

RECONCILIATION OF CAPTIVE PRODUCTION USE--The sum of the data reported above should be
equal to the data reported in lines F and H of question II-7 in 2019.
Reconciliation

Calendar year 2019

Internal consumption (line F in II-7) reconciliation.

Transfers to related parties (line H in II-7) reconciliation.

These data should reconcile with the 2019 quantities reported in question II-7 (lines F and H). If not, please
revise.

II-16.

Polyester textured yarn’s share of the downstream fabrics produced.-- If your firm reported
that your firm's polyester textured yarn was used in the production of downstream products in
question II-15, please provide the following data on the share that polyester textured yarn’s
accounts for of the downstream fabrics produced.

Material inputs used in synthetic fabric
production

Share of value
accounted for in
synthetic fabric
(percent)

Share of the quantity
accounted for in
synthetic fabric
(percent)

Polyester textured yarn
All other material inputs
Total (should sum to 100.0%)

0.0

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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.--FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Address questions on this part of the questionnaire to Joanna Lo (202-205-1888, [email protected]).
III-1.

III-2.

Accounting system.--Please provide the following information on your firm’s financial
accounting system.
A.

When does your firm’s fiscal year end (month and day)?
If your firm’s fiscal year changed during the data-collection period, explain
below:

Note.--Please provide all financial data in part III on a calendar year basis.
B.1.
2.
3.

Describe the lowest level of operations (e.g., plant, division, company-wide) for
which financial statements are prepared that include polyester textured yarn:
Does your firm prepare profit/loss statements for polyester textured yarn:
Yes
No
How often did your firm (or parent company) prepare financial statements
(including annual reports, 10Ks)? Please check relevant items below.
audited,
unaudited,
annual reports,
10Ks,
10 Qs,
monthly,
quarterly,
semi-annually,
annually
Accounting basis:
U.S. GAAP,
IFRS,
cash,
tax, or
other
comprehensive basis of accounting (specify)

Note: As requested in Part I of this questionnaire, please keep all supporting documents/records
used in the preparation of the financial data, as Commission staff may contact your firm
regarding questions on the financial data. The Commission may also request that your company
submit copies of the supporting documents/records (financial statements, including internal
profit-and-loss statements for the division or product group that includes polyester textured yarn,
as well as specific statements and worksheets) used to compile these data.

III-3.

Cost accounting system.--Briefly describe your firm’s cost accounting system (e.g., standard
cost, job order cost, etc.). If your firm uses standard cost, how often does your firm review
variances from standard cost (e.g. monthly, yearly)?

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III-4.

Allocation basis.--Briefly describe your firm’s allocation basis, if any, for COGS, SG&A, and
interest expense and other income and expenses. Please also describe the method and types of
documents/records used to compile your financial data.

III-5.

Product listing.--Please list the products your firm produced in the facilities in which your firm
produced polyester textured yarn and provide the share of net sales accounted for by these
products in calendar year 2019.
Products
Polyester textured yarn

Share of sales in 2019
%
%
%
%
%

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Inputs from related suppliers.--Does your firm purchase inputs (raw materials, labor, energy, or
any services) used in the production of polyester textured yarn from any related suppliers (e.g.,
inclusive of transactions between related firms, divisions and/or other components within the
same company)?
Yes--Continue to question III-7

III-7.

No—Skip to question III-9a.

Inputs from related suppliers detailed.--Please identify the inputs used in the production of
polyester textured yarn that your firm purchases from related suppliers and that are reflected in
question III-9a and/or III-9b. For “Share of total COGS” please report this information by relevant
input on calendar year 2019 basis. For “Input valuation” please describe the basis, as recorded
in your company’s own accounting system, of the purchase cost from the related supplier; e.g.,
the related supplier’s actual cost, cost plus, negotiated transfer price to approximate fair market
value.
Share of total
2019 COGS (III-9a)
%
%
%
%
Input valuation as recorded in the firm’s accounting books and records:
Input

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Related supplier

Share of total
2019 COGS (III-9b)
%
%
%
%
.

Inputs purchased from related suppliers.--Please confirm that the inputs purchased from
related suppliers, as identified in III-7, are reported in III-9a (financial results of Overall
operations on polyester textured yarn (inclusive of transfers and internal consumption)) and/or
in III-9b (financial results of Merchant market operations on polyester textured yarn (U.S.
commercial sales and commercial export sales only)) in a manner consistent with your firm’s
accounting books and records.

Yes

If no--In the space below, please report the valuation basis of inputs
purchased from related suppliers as reported in question III-9a and/or III-9b.

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III-9a. Overall operations on polyester textured yarn (inclusive of transfers and internal
consumption).--Report the revenue and related cost information requested below on the
polyester textured yarn operations of your firm’s U.S. establishment(s).1 Do not report resales
of polyester textured yarn. Note that internal consumption and transfers to related firms must
be valued at fair market value. Input purchases from related suppliers should be consistent with
and based on information in the firm’s accounting books and records and listed in question III-7.
Provide data for 2017, 2018, 2019, and for the specified interim periods.
If your firm was involved in tolling operations (either as the toller or as the tollee), please
contact Joanna Lo at [email protected] before completing this section of the questionnaire.
Quantity (in pounds) and value (in dollars)
Calendar years
Item

2017

2018

January-June
2019

2019

2020

Net sales quantities:
Commercial sales (“CS”)
Internal consumption (“IC”)
Transfers to related firms (“Transfers”)
Total net sales quantities

Net sales values:
Commercial sales
Internal consumption
Transfers to related firms
Total net sales values
Cost of goods sold (COGS):
Raw materials

Direct labor
Other factory costs
Total COGS
Gross profit or (loss)
Selling, general, and administrative (SG&A)
expenses
Operating income (loss)
Other expenses and income:
Interest expense
All other expense items
All other income items
Net income or (loss) before income taxes
Depreciation/amortization included above
Include only sales (whether domestic or export) and costs related to your U.S. manufacturing operations.
Less discounts, returns, allowances, and prepaid freight. The quantities and values should approximate the corresponding
shipment quantities and values reported in Part II of this questionnaire.
3 COGS (whether for domestic or export sales) should include costs associated with CS, IC, and Transfers.
1

Note --The table above contains calculations that will appear when you have entered data in the MS
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III-9b. Merchant market operations on polyester textured yarn (U.S. commercial sales and
commercial export sales only).--Report the revenue and related cost information requested
below on the polyester textured yarn operations of your firm’s U.S. establishment(s). 1 Do not
report resales of polyester textured yarn. Input purchases from related suppliers should be
consistent with and based on information in the firm’s accounting books and records and listed
in question III-7. Provide data for 2017, 2018, 2019, and for the specified interim periods.
If your firm was involved in tolling operations (either as the toller or as the tollee), please
contact Joanna Lo at [email protected] before completing this section of the questionnaire.
Quantity (in pounds) and value (in dollars)
Calendar years
Item

2017

Commercial sales (“CS”) quantities from III-9a
Commercial sales values from III-9a

2018

January-June
2019

2019

2020

Cost of goods sold (COGS):3
Raw materials
Direct labor
Other factory costs
Total COGS
Gross profit or (loss)
Selling, general, and administrative (SG&A)
expenses
Operating income (loss)
Other expenses and income:
Interest expense
All other expense items
All other income items
Net income or (loss) before income taxes
Depreciation/amortization included above
Include only sales (whether domestic or export) and costs related to your U.S. manufacturing operations.
Less discounts, returns, allowances, and prepaid freight. The quantities and values should approximate the corresponding
shipment quantities and values reported in Part II of this questionnaire.
3 COGS (whether for domestic or export sales) should include costs associated with commercial sales (“CS”) only.
1

Note --The table above contains calculations that will appear when you have entered data in the MS
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Raw materials (reported in III-9a: Overall market).--Report the share of total raw material costs
used for the overall market of polyester textured yarn in 2019 for the specific raw material input
listed below.
Procurement method
(check only one box for each input)
Input
(reported in III-9a)

Share of total
Primarily
raw material produced by your
costs (percent)
firm

Primarily
purchased by
your firm

Cost of internally-produced PET resin
Purchased PET resin
Cost of internally-produced POY
Purchased POY
Other material inputs1
Total (should sum to 100 percent)

0.0

Please list notable "other material inputs” above and provide the share of the total material costs
account for by each notable “other materials” in 2019 (e.g., “Recycled bottles, 5% of total raw materials”):
.

III-9d. Raw materials (reported in III-9b: Merchant market).--Report the share of total raw material
costs used for the merchant market of polyester textured yarn in 2019 for the specific raw
material input listed below.
Procurement method
(check only one box for each input)
Input
(reported in III-9b)

Share of total
raw material
costs (percent)

Primarily
produced by your
firm

Primarily
purchased by
your firm

Cost of internally-produced PET resin
Purchased PET resin
Cost of internally-produced POY
Purchased POY
Other material inputs1
Total (should sum to 100 percent)
1

0.0

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III-9e. Financial data reconciliation-(a)

The calculable line items from question III-9a on the overall market (i.e., total net sales
quantities and values, total COGS, gross profit (or loss), SG&A, and net income (or loss)) have
been calculated from the data submitted in the other line items. Do the calculated fields return
the correct data according to your firm's financial records ignoring non-material differences that
may arise due to rounding?

Yes

(b)

If no--If the calculated fields do not show the correct data, please double
check the feeder data for data entry errors and revise. Also, check signs
accorded to the post operating income line items; the two expense line
items should report positive numbers (i.e., expenses are positive and
incomes or reversals are negative--instances of the latter should be rare in
those lines) while the income line item also in most instances should have
its value be a positive number (i.e., income is positive, expenses or reversals
are negative). If after reviewing and potentially revising the feeder data
your firm has provided, the differences between your records and the
calculated fields persist please identify and discuss the differences in the
space below.

The calculable line items from question III-9b on the merchant market (i.e., commerical sales
quantities and values, total COGS, gross profit (or loss), SG&A, and net income (or loss)) have
been calculated from the data submitted from other line items. Do the calculated fields return
the correct data according to your firm's financial records ignoring non-material differences that
may arise due to rounding?

Yes

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III-10. Nonrecurring items (charges and gains) included in the subject product financial results.--For
each annual and interim period for which financial results are reported in question III-9a and/or
III-9b, please specify all material (significant) nonrecurring items (charges and gains) in the
schedule below, the specific question III-9a and/or III-9b line item where the nonrecurring items
are included, a brief description of the relevant nonrecurring items, and the associated values
(in $1,000), as reflected in question III-9a and/or III-9b; i.e., if an aggregate nonrecurring item
has been allocated to question III-9a, only the allocated value amount included in question III-9a
and/or III-9b should be reported in the schedule below. Note: The Commission’s objective here
is to gather information only on material (significant) nonrecurring items which impacted the
reported financial results of the subject product in question III-9a and/or III-9b.
January-June

Calendar years

Item

2017

2018

2019

2020

Value (in dollars)
Nonrecurring item 1
Nonrecurring item 2
Nonrecurring item 3
Nonrecurring item 4
Nonrecurring item 5
Nonrecurring item 6
Nonrecurring item 7
Nonrecurring item: In this table please provide a brief description of each nonrecurring item reported
above and indicate the specific line item in table III-9a and/or III-9b where the nonrecurring item is
classified.

Description of the
nonrecurring item

Income statement classification of the
nonrecurring item
(indicate whether the item is in III-9a or III-9b)

Nonrecurring item 1
Nonrecurring item 2
Nonrecurring item 3
Nonrecurring item 4
Nonrecurring item 5
Nonrecurring item 6
Nonrecurring item 7
III-11. Classification of identified nonrecurring items (charges and gains) in the accounting books and
records of the company.--If non-recurring items were reported in question III-10 above, please
identify where your company recorded these items in your accounting books and records in the
normal course of business; i.e., just as responses to question III-10 identify where these items
are reported in question III-9a and/or III-9b.

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III-12a. Asset values.--Report the total assets (i.e., both current and long-term assets) associated with
the production, warehousing, and sale of polyester textured yarn. If your firm does not maintain
some or all of the specific asset information necessary to calculate total assets for polyester
textured yarn in the normal course of business, please estimate this information based upon a
method (such as production, sales, or costs) that is consistent with relevant cost allocations in
question III-9a. Provide data for calendar years 2017, 2018, and 2019.
Note: Total assets should reflect net assets after any accumulated depreciation and allowances
deducted. Total assets should be allocated to the subject products if these assets are also
related to other products.
Value (in dollars)
Calendar years

Item

2017

2018

2019

Total assets (net)
III-12b. Description of reported assets.--Please describe the main asset categories (both current and
long-term assets) in the above response. Provide a brief explanation if there are any substantial
changes in total asset value during the period; e.g., due to asset write-offs, revaluation, and
major purchases.

III-13a. Capital expenditures and research and development expenses.--Report your firm’s capital
expenditures and research and development (“R&D”) expenses for polyester textured yarn.
Provide data for 2017, 2018, 2019, and for the specified interim periods.
Value (in dollars)
January-June

Calendar years

Item
Capital expenditures

2017

2018

2019

2020

R&D expenses2
III-13b. Description of reported capital expenditures.--Please describe the nature, focus, and
significance of your firm’s reported capital expenditures as it relates to polyester textured yarn.
If no capital expenditure data are reported, please explain the reason.

III-13c. Description of reported R&D expenses.--Please describe the nature, focus, and significance of
your firm’s reported R&D expenses as it relates to polyester textured yarn. If no capital
expenditure data are reported, please explain the reason.

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III-14. Data consistency and reconciliation.--Please note that we are requesting your firm’s financial
data for questions III-9a, III-9b, III-10, III-12a, and III-13a on a calendar year basis. Please confirm
that your firm reported these data on a calendar-year basis:
Yes

If no, please explain.

Please note the quantities and values reported in question III-9a and/or III-9b should reconcile
with the data reported in question II-7 (including export shipments) as long as they are reported
on the same calendar year basis.
RECONCILIATION OF TRADE VS FINANCIAL DATA FOR OVERALL MARKET.--Please ensure that the
quantities and values reported for total shipments in Part II equal the quantities and values reported for
total net sales (inclusive of in internal consumption and transfers) Part III of this questionnaire in each
time period unless the financial data from Part III are reported on a fiscal year basis, in which case only
the interim periods must reconcile. If the calculated fields below return values other than zero (i.e., “0”)
and both are being reported on a calendar basis, please explain the discrepancy below.
January-June

Calendar years

Reconciliation

2017

2018

2019

2020

Quantity: Trade data from question
II-7 (lines D, F, H, and J) less financial
total net sales quantity data from
question III-9a, = zero ("0").

Value: Trade data from question II-7
(lines E, G, I, and K) less financial
total net sales value data from
question III-9a, = zero ("0").

Do these data in question III-9a reconcile with data in question II-7?
Yes

If no, please explain.

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III-14. Data consistency and reconciliation.--Continued
RECONCILIATION OF TRADE VS FINANCIAL DATA FOR MERCHANT MARKET.--Please ensure that the
quantities and values reported for total shipments in Part II equal the quantities and values reported for
total net sales (U.S. commercial sales and export commercial sales only) in Part III of this questionnaire in
each time period unless the financial data from Part III are reported on a fiscal year basis, in which case
only the interim periods must reconcile. If the calculated fields below return values other than zero (i.e.,
“0”) and both are being reported on a calendar basis, please explain the discrepancy below.
January-June

Calendar years

Reconciliation

2017

2018

2019

2020

Quantity: Trade data from question
II-7 (lines D, F, H, and J) less financial
total net sales quantity data from
question III-9b, = zero ("0").

Value: Trade data from question II-7
(lines E, G, I, and K) less financial
total net sales value data from
question III-9b, = zero ("0").

Do these data in question III-9b reconcile with data in question II-7?
Yes

If no, please explain.

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If your responses to any of the items in questions III-15, III-16, and III-17 differ by country, please
describe these differences and, as applicable, indicate which country or countries your response refers
to in the relevant form fields.
III-15. Effects of imports on investment.--Since January 1, 2017, has your firm experienced any actual
negative effects on its return on investment or the scale of capital investments as a result of
imports of polyester textured yarn from Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, or Vietnam?
No

Yes
If yes, my firm has experienced actual negative effects as follows.

(check as many as appropriate)
Cancellation,
postponement, or
rejection of expansion
projects
Denial or rejection of
investment proposal
Reduction in the size of
capital investments
Return on specific
investments negatively
impacted
Other

(please describe)

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III-16. Effects of imports on growth and development.--Since January 1, 2017, has your firm
experienced any actual negative effects on its growth, ability to raise capital, or existing
development and production efforts (including efforts to develop a derivative or more advanced
version of the product) as a result of imports of polyester textured yarn from Indonesia,
Malaysia, Thailand, or Vietnam?
No

Yes
If yes, my firm has experienced actual negative effects as follows.

(check as many as appropriate)
Rejection of bank loans

Lowering of credit rating

Problem related to the
issue of stocks or bonds
Ability to service debt

Other

(please describe)

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III-17. Anticipated effects of imports.--Does your firm anticipate any negative effects due to imports of
polyester textured yarn from Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam?
No

III-18.

Yes

If yes, my firm anticipates negative effects as follows.

Effects on financial performance of COVID-19.— Since January 1, 2020, has the COVID-19
pandemic or have any government actions taken to contain the spread of the COVID-19 virus
affected the financial performance of your firm’s operations on polyester textured yarn as
reported in III-9a and/or III-9b?
No

Yes

If yes, please describe these effects.

III-19. 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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PART IV.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from John Benedetto (202-2053270, [email protected]).
IV-1.

Contact information.--Please identify the individual that Commission staff may contact
regarding the confidential information submitted in Part IV.
Name
Title
Email
Telephone

PRICE DATA
IV-2.

This question requests quarterly quantity and value data for your firm’s commercial shipments
to unrelated U.S. customers since January 1, 2017 of the following products produced by your
firm.
Product 1.-- Single ply, 150 denier, 34 to 48 filaments, semi-dull natural luster, round polyester
textured yarn.
Product 2.-- Single ply, 70 denier, 34 to 48 filaments, semi-dull natural luster, round polyester
textured yarn.
Product 3.-- Single ply, 70 denier, 68 to 72 filaments, semi-dull natural luster, round polyester
textured yarn.
Product 4.-- Single ply, 300 denier, 68 to 72 filaments, semi-dull natural luster, round polyester
textured yarn.

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).
IV-2a. During January 2017-June 2020, did your firm produce 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 table(s) as appropriate.
No.--Skip to question IV-3.

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IV-2b. Price data.--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 produced and sold by
your firm.
Report data in pounds and actual dollars (not 1,000s).

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

(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.
2 Pricing product definitions are provided on the first page of Part IV.
1

Note.--If your firm’s product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified product, provide a description
of your firm’s 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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IV-2c. Price data checklist.--Please check that the pricing data in question IV-2(b) has been correctly
reported.
Are the price data reported above:

√ if Yes

In actual dollars (not $1,000) and 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 question II-7 in each year?
Explanation(s) for any boxes not checked:

IV-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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IV-3.

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

IV-4.

Contracts

Annual
total
volume
discounts

Other

If other, describe

No
discount
policy

Other

Describe

Pricing terms.--On what basis are your firm’s prices of domestic polyester textured yarn usually
quoted (check one)?
Delivered

IV-6.

Set
price
lists

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

Quantity
discounts

IV-5.

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F.o.b.

If f.o.b., specify point

Contract versus spot.--Approximately what share of your firm’s sales of its U.S.-produced
polyester textured yarn in 2019 was on a (1) short-term contract basis, (2) annual contract basis,
(3) long-term contract basis, and (4) spot sales basis?

Item
Share of 2019
sales

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)
%

Total
(should
sum to
100.0%)

Spot sales
(for a single
delivery)
%

0.0

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Contract provisions.--Please fill out the table regarding your firm’s typical sales contracts for
U.S.-produced polyester textured yarn (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

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

Annual contracts
(multiple
deliveries for 12
months)

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

365

No
Quantity

Indexed to raw
material costs1

Price
Both
Yes
No

Not applicable
1

Please identify the indexes used:

IV-8.

Lead times.--What share of your firm’s sales is 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 its U.S.-produced polyester textured yarn?

Source

Lead time (Average
Share of 2019 sales number of days)

From inventory

Produced to order

Total (should sum to 100.0%)

0.0

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Shipping information.-(a)

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

(b)

Indicate the approximate percentage of your firm’s sales of polyester textured yarn that
are delivered the following distances from its production facility.
Distance from production facility

Within 100 miles

101 to 1,000 miles

Over 1,000 miles

Total (should sum to 100.0%)

0.0

IV-10. Geographical shipments.--In which U.S. geographic market area(s) has your firm sold its U.S.produced polyester textured yarn since January 1, 2017 (check all that apply)?
Geographic area

√ if applicable

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.
IV-11. Inland transportation costs.—What is the approximate percentage of the cost of U.S.-produced
polyester textured yarn that is accounted for by U.S. inland transportation costs?
percent

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IV-12. End uses.--List the end uses of the polyester textured yarn that your firm manufactures. For
each end-use product, what percentage of the total cost is accounted for by polyester textured
yarn and other inputs?
Share of total cost of end use product
accounted for by
Polyester textured
yarn

End-use product

Total
(should sum to
100.0% across)

Other inputs

0.0 %

IV-13. Substitutes.--Can other products be substituted for polyester textured yarn?
No

Yes--Please fill out the table.

End use in which this
substitute is used

Substitute

Have changes in the price of this substitute
affected the price for polyester textured yarn?
No Yes

Explanation

1.
2.
3.

IV-14. Demand trends.--Indicate how demand within the United States and outside of the United
States (if known) for polyester textured yarn has changed since January 1, 2017. Explain any
trends and describe the principal factors that have affected these changes in demand.

Overall
increase

Market

Fluctuate
No
Overall
with no
change decrease clear trend

Explanation and factors

Within the United States
Outside the United States
IV-15. Product changes.--Have there been any significant changes in the product range, product mix,
or marketing of polyester textured yarn since January 1, 2017?
No

Yes

If yes, please describe and quantify if possible.

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IV-16. Conditions of competition.-(a) Is the polyester textured yarn market subject to business cycles and/or other conditions of
competition distinctive to polyester textured yarn? If yes, describe.
Check all that apply.

Please describe.

Skip to question IV-17.

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
polyester textured yarn since January 1, 2017?
No

Yes

If yes, describe.

IV-17. Supply constraints.--Has your firm refused, declined, or been unable to supply polyester
textured yarn 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.

IV-18. Raw materials.--How have polyester textured yarn raw material prices changed since January 1,
2017?
Fluctuate
Overall
No
Overall
with no
increase change decrease clear trend

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

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IV-19. Interchangeability.--Is polyester textured yarn 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

Indonesia

Malaysia

Thailand

Vietnam

Other
countries

United States
Indonesia
Malaysia
Thailand
Vietnam
For any country-pair producing mattresses that are sometimes or never interchangeable,
identify the country-pair and explain the factors that limit or preclude interchangeable use:

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IV-20. Factors other than price.--Are differences other than price (e.g., quality, availability,
transportation network, product range, technical support, etc.) between polyester textured yarn
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

Indonesia

Malaysia

Thailand

Vietnam

Other
countries

United States
Indonesia
Malaysia
Thailand
Vietnam
For any country-pair for which factors other than price always or frequently are a significant
factor in your firm’s sales of polyester textured yarn, identify the country-pair and report the
advantages or disadvantages imparted by such factors:

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IV-21. Customer identification.--List the names and contact information for your firm’s 10 largest U.S.
customers for polyester textured yarn since January 1, 2017. Indicate the share of the quantity
of your firm’s total shipments of polyester textured yarn that each of these customers
accounted for in 2019.

Customer’s name

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

Contact person

Telephone

City

State

Share
of
2019
sales
(%)

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IV-22. Competition from imports.-(a)

Lost revenue.--Since January 1, 2017: To avoid losing sales to competitors selling
polyester textured yarn from Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, or Vietnam, did your firm:
Item

Yes

Reduce prices
Roll back announced price increases
(b)

Lost sales.--Since January 1, 2017: Did your firm lose sales of polyester textured yarn to
imports of this product from Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, or Vietnam?
No

(c)

Yes

The submission of lost sales/lost revenue allegations is to be completed only by NONPETITIONERS.
If your firm indicated “yes” to any of the above, your firm can provide the Commission
with additional information by downloading and completing the lost sales/lost revenues
worksheet at http://usitc.gov/trade_remedy/question.htm. Note that the Commission
may contact the firms named to verify the allegations reported.
Is your firm submitting the lost sales/lost revenues worksheet?
No—Please explain.
Yes—Please complete the worksheet and submit via the Commission dropbox.
https://dropbox.usitc.gov/oinv/. (PIN: YARN)

IV-23. Other explanations.--If your firm would like to further explain a response to a question in Part
IV for which a narrative response 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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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/polyester_textured_yarn_indonesia_mal
aysia/preliminary.htm
Please do not attempt to modify the format or permissions of the questionnaire
document. Please submit the completed questionnaire using one of the methods noted
below. If your firm is unable to complete the MS Word questionnaire or cannot use one
of the electronic methods of submission, please contact the Commission for further
instructions.
• Upload via Secure Drop Box.—Upload the MS Word questionnaire along with a scanned copy of the
signed certification page (page 1) through the Commission’s secure upload facility:
Web address: https://dropbox.usitc.gov/oinv/

Pin: YARN

• 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 produce 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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