Form 20-1-4373 U.S. producers' questionnaire

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U.S. PRODUCERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
STANDARD STEEL WELDED WIRE MESH FROM MEXICO
This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by January 8, 2021
See last page for filing instructions.
The information called for in this questionnaire is for use by the United States International Trade Commission in
connection with its countervailing duty and antidumping investigations concerning standard steel welded wire mesh
(“wire mesh”) from Mexico (Inv. Nos. 701-TA-653 and 731-TA-1527 (Final)). The information requested in the
questionnaire is requested under the authority of the Tariff Act of 1930, title VII. This report is mandatory and failure to
reply as directed can result in a subpoena or other order to compel the submission of records or information in your
firm’s possession (19 U.S.C. § 1333(a)).

Name of firm
Address
City

State

Zip Code

Website
Has your firm produced wire mesh (as defined on next page) or engineered wire mesh (as defined on page 5) at
any time since January 1, 2017?

NO

(Sign the certification below and promptly return only this page of the questionnaire to the Commission)

YES

(Complete all parts of the questionnaire, and return the entire questionnaire to the Commission)

Return questionnaire via the U.S. International Trade Commission Drop Box by clicking on the
following link: https://dropbox.usitc.gov/oinv/. (PIN: MESH)
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

Email address

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PART I.—GENERAL INFORMATION
Background.--This proceeding was instituted in response to a petition filed on June 30, 2020, by Insteel
Industries Inc., Mount Airy, North Carolina; Mid South Wire Company, Nashville, Tennessee; National
Wire LLC, Conroe, Texas; Oklahoma Steel & Wire Co., Madill, Oklahoma; and Wire Mesh Corp., Houston,
Texas. Countervailing and antidumping duties may be assessed on the subject imports as a result of
these proceedings if the Commission makes an affirmative determination of injury, threat, or material
retardation, and if the U.S. Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) makes an affirmative
determination of subsidization and dumping. Questionnaires and other information pertinent to this
proceeding are available at
https://www.usitc.gov/investigations/701731/2020/standard_steel_welded_wire_mesh_mexico/final.h
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Standard steel welded wire mesh.--The product covered by this definition is uncoated standard welded
steel reinforcement wire mesh (“wire mesh”) produced from smooth or deformed wire. Subject wire
mesh is produced in square and rectangular grids of uniformly spaced steel wires that are welded at all
intersections. Sizes are specified by combining the spacing of the wires in inches or millimeters and the
wire cross-sectional area in hundredths of square inch or millimeters squared. Subject wire mesh may
be packaged and sold in rolls or in sheets.
Subject wire mesh is currently produced to ASTM specification A1064/A1064M, which covers carbonsteel wire and welded wire reinforcement, smooth and deformed, for concrete in the following seven
styles:
1. 6X6 W1.4/W1.4 or D1.4/D1.4
2. 6X6 W2.1/W2.1 or D2.1/D2.1
3. 6X6 W2.9/W2.9 or D2.9/D2.9
4. 6X6 W4/W4 or D4/D4
5. 6X12 W4/W4 or D4/D4
6. 4X4 W2.9/W2.9 or D2.9/D2.9
7. 4X4 W4/W4 or D4/D4
The first number in the style denotes the spacing between the longitudinal wires and the second
number denotes the spacing between the transverse wires. In the first style listed above, for example,
“6X6” denotes a grid size of six inches by six inches. “W” denotes the use of smooth wire, and “D”
denotes the use of deformed wire in making the mesh. The number following the W or D denotes the
cross-sectional area of the transverse and longitudinal wires in hundredths of a square inch (i.e., W1.4 or
D1.4 is .014 square inches).
Smooth wire is wire that has a uniform cross-sectional diameter throughout the length of the wire.
Deformed wire is wire with indentations or raised transverse ribs, which results in wire that does not
have a uniform cross-sectional diameter throughout the length of the wire.
Rolls of subject wire mesh are currently produced in the following styles and actual width and length
combinations:
Style: 6X6 W1.4/W1.4 or D1.4/D1.4 (i.e., 10 gauge)
Roll Sizes: 5’ X 50’
5’ X 150’
6’ X 150’

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5’ X 200’
7’ X 200’
7.5’ X 200’
Style: 6X6 W2.1/W2.1 or D2.1/D2.1 (i.e., 8 gauge)
Roll Sizes: 5’ X 150’
Style: 6X6 W2.9/W2.9 or D2.9/D2.9 (i.e., 6 gauge)
Roll Sizes: 5’ X 150’
7’ X 200’
All rolled wire mesh is included in scope regardless of length.
Sheets of subject standard welded wire mesh are currently produced in the following styles and actual
width and length combinations:
Style: 6X6 W1.4/W1.4 or D1.4/D1.4 (i.e., 10 gauge)
Sheet Size: 3’6” X 7’
4’ X 7’
X 7’6”
5’ X 10’
7’ X 20’
7’6” X 20’
8’ X 12’6”
8’ X 15’
8’ X 20’
Style: 6X6 W2.1/W2.1 or D2.1/D2.1 (i.e., 8 gauge)
Sheet Size: 5’ X 10’
7’ X 20’
7’6” X 20’
8’ X 12’6”
8’ X 15’
8’ X 20’
Style: 6X6 W2.9/W2.9 or D2.9/D2.9 (i.e., 6 gauge)
Sheet Size: 3’6” X 20’
5’ X 10’
7’ X 20’
7’6” X 20’
8’ X 12’6”
8’ X 15’
8’ X 20’

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Style: 6X12 W4/W4 or D4/D4 (i.e., 4 gauge)
Sheet Size: 8’ X 20’
Style: 4X4 W2.9/W2.9 or D2.9/D2.9 (i.e., 6 gauge)
Sheet Size: 5’ X 10’
7’ X 20’
7’6” X 20’
8’ X 12’6”
8’ X 12’8”
8’ X 15’
8’ X 20’
Style: 4X4 W4/W4 or D4/D4 (i.e., 4 gauge)
Sheet Size: 5’ X 10’
8’ X 12’6”
8’ X 12’8”
8’ X 15’
8’ X 20’
Any product imported, sold, or invoiced in one of these size combinations is included in this definition.
ASTM specification A1064/A1064M provides for permissible variations in wire gauges, the spacing
between transverse and longitudinal wires, and the length and width combinations. To the extent a roll
or sheet of welded wire mesh falls within these permissible variations, it is included in this definition.
ASTM specification A1064/A1064M also defines permissible oversteeling, which is the use of a heavier
gauge wire with a larger cross-sectional area than nominally specified. It also permits a wire diameter
tolerance of + 0.003 inches for products up to W5/D5 and + 0.004 for sizes over W5/D5. A producer may
oversteel by increasing smooth or deformed wire diameter up to two whole number size increments on
Table 1 of A1064. Subject wire mesh has the following wire diameter ranges, which account for both
oversteeling and diameter tolerance:
W/D No.
1.4
2.1
2.9
4.0

Maximum Oversteeling No.
(i.e., 10 gauge)
(i.e., 8 gauge)
(i.e., 6 gauge)
(i.e., 4 gauge)

Diameter Range (inch)
3.4 0.093 to 0.211
4.1 0.161 to 0.231
4.9 0.189 to 0.253
6.0 0.223 to 0.280

To the extent a roll or sheet of wire mesh falls within the permissible variations provided above, it is
within this scope.
In addition to the tolerances permitted in ASTM specification A1064/A1064M, wire mesh in this
definition includes combinations where:
1. A width and/or length combination varies by + one grid size in any direction, i.e., + 6 inches in length
or width where the wire mesh’s grid size is “6X6”; and/or
2. The center-to-center spacing between individual wires may vary by up to one quarter of an inch from
the nominal grid size specified.

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Length is measured from the ends of any wire and width is measured between the center-line of end
longitudinal wires.
Additionally, although the subject wire mesh typically meets ASTM A1064/A1064M, the failure to
include certifications, test reports or other documentation establishing that the product meets this
specification does not remove the product from the scope. Wire mesh made to comparable foreign
specifications (e.g., DIN, JIS, etc.) or proprietary specifications is included in the scope.
Excluded from the scope is wire mesh that is galvanized (i.e., coated with zinc) or coated with an epoxy
coating. In order to be excluded as galvanized, the excluded welded wire mesh must have a zinc coating
thickness meeting the requirements of ASTM specification A641/A641M. Epoxy coating is a mix of epoxy
resin and hardener that can be applied to the surface of steel wire.
Wire mesh is currently imported under statistical reporting numbers 7314.20.0000 and 7314.39.0000. of
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (“HTSUS”). The HTSUS provisions are for
convenience and customs purposes; the written description of the scope is dispositive.
Engineered wire mesh.-- Engineered wire mesh (also referred to as “structural mesh”) is

assembled from steel wires welded together in a grid pattern, complies with ASTM A1064 or
equivalent specifications, and is designed to reinforce concrete. Being custom designed for
specific end uses and customers, engineered wire mesh often, but not always, consists of nonuniform or heavier wires, non-uniform grid sizes, or in sheet dimensions different from
standard wire mesh. If your firm only produces engineered wire mesh, please fill out Parts I and V of
this questionnaire (skipping Parts II, III, and IV).

Reporting of information.--If information is not readily available from your records, provide carefully
prepared estimates. If your firm is completing more than one questionnaire (i.e., a producer, importer,
and/or purchaser questionnaire), you need not respond to duplicated questions.
Confidentiality.--The commercial and financial data furnished in response to this questionnaire that
reveal the individual operations of your firm will be treated as confidential by the Commission to the
extent that such data are not otherwise available to the public and will not be disclosed except as may
be required by law (see 19 U.S.C. § 1677f). Such confidential information will not be published in a
manner that will reveal the individual operations of your firm; however, general characterizations of
numerical business proprietary information (such as discussion of trends) will be treated as confidential
business information only at the request of the submitter for good cause shown.
Verification.--The information submitted in this questionnaire is subject to audit and verification by the
Commission. To facilitate possible verification of data, please keep all files, worksheets, and supporting
documents used in the preparation of the questionnaire response. Please also retain a copy of the final
document that you submit.
Release of information.--The information provided by your firm in response to this questionnaire, as
well as any other business proprietary information submitted by your firm to the Commission in
connection with this proceeding, may become subject to, and released under, the administrative
protective order provisions of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. § 1677f) and section 207.7 of the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR § 207.7). This means that certain lawyers and
other authorized individuals may temporarily be given access to the information for use in connection
with this proceeding or other import-injury proceedings conducted by the Commission on the same or

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similar merchandise; those individuals would be subject to severe penalties if the information were
divulged to unauthorized individuals.
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.
I-1a.

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

No

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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 wire mesh, 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:

.

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.

Yes

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

Investigation type
Antidumping duty
Countervailing duty

Support

Oppose

Take no position

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

Firm name

I-6.

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

Country

Extent of
ownership
(percent)

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

Yes--List the following information.
Country

Affiliation

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Related producers.--Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or foreign, that are
engaged in the production of wire mesh?
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 Julie Duffy (202-708-2579,
[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 wire mesh 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 arrangements, production, employment, and shipments relating to
wire mesh?

No

Yes

If yes, describe these changes including a separate discussion of the (a)
supply chain impact, (b) production and shipments 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 wire mesh, 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.
“Engineered wire mesh” – see definition, page 5.
Quantity (in short tons)
Calendar year
Item

Overall production capacity

2017

2018

January-September
2019

2019

2020

1

Production of:
wire mesh2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Out-of-scope production.-Engineered wire mesh
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).
2
Data entered for production of wire mesh will populate here once reported in question II-7.
3
Please identify these products:
.

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

Weeks per year

II-3c.

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

II-3d.

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

II-3e.

Capacity increases.-- Since January 1, 2017, has your firm increased its capacity to produce wire
mesh?
No

Yes

If yes, what contributed to your firm’s decision to increase capacity?

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Product shifting.—
(a)

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

No

Yes

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

(b)

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.

(c)

Is your firm able to switch production (capacity) between wire mesh and engineered wire
mesh using the same equipment and/or labor?
No

(d)

II-5.

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Yes

Please describe the factors that affect your firm’s ability to shift production capacity
between wire mesh and engineered wire mesh (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 wire mesh?
“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.

No

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 wire mesh in and/or admit wire mesh
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.

No

(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 wire mesh into a foreign trade zone (FTZ) for use in distribution of wire mesh
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 wire mesh 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 short tons) and value (in $1,000)
Calendar year
Item

2017

2018

January-September
2019

2019

2020

1

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:3
Quantity (J)
Value (K)
End-of-period inventories (quantity) (L)
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 your firm’s principal export markets:
.

RECONCILIATION OF SHIPMENTS, PRODUCTION, AND INVENTORY.--Generally, the data reported for the end-ofperiod inventories (i.e., line L) 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, and J). 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
B + C – D – F – H – J – L = should equal
zero ("0") or provide an explanation.1
1

2017

2018
0

January-September
2019

0

2019
0

2020
0

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

0

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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 short tons)
Calendar year
Item

2017

2018

January-September
2019

2019

2020

Channels of distribution:
U.S. shipments:
To distributors (M)
To end users (N)
RECONCILIATION OF CHANNELS.--Please ensure that the quantities reported for channels of distribution (i.e.,
lines M and N) in each time period equal the quantity reported for U.S. shipments (i.e., lines D, F, 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

2017

M + N – D – F – H = zero ("0"), if not
revise.
II-9.

2018
0

January-September
2019

0

2019
0

2020
0

0

U.S. shipments by product types.--Report your firm's U.S. shipments (i.e., inclusive of
commercial U.S. shipments, internal consumption, and transfers to related firms) in 2019 by the
following characteristics.
Quantity (short tons)
Calendar year 2019
Item

Smooth wire

Deformed wire

U.S. shipments.-Sold in sheets (O)
Sold in rolls (P)
RECONCILIATION OF US SHIPMENTS BY PRODUCT TYPE.--Please ensure that the quantities reported for
U.S. shipments by product types (i.e., lines O and P) across both columns equal the quantities reported for
U.S. shipments (i.e., line D, F, H) in 2019 from question II-7. 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
O + P – D - F- H = zero ("0"), if not revise.

Calendar year 2019
0

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Total shipments by month.--Report your firm's U.S. shipments of wire mesh in the specified
months.
Quantity (in short tons)
Month
2019.—
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
2020.—
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December

Monthly U.S. shipments

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Total shipments by month.—Continued

Item
Aggregation of monthly U.S. shipments

2019
0

January-September 2019
0

January-September 2020
0

RECONCILIATION OF MONTHLY IMPORTS.—Please ensure that the U.S. shipments reported for full year
2019, January to September 2019, and January to September 2020 reported in question II-7 matches the
monthly data reported here. 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 for
Aggregated monthly data minus U.S.
shipments (II-7), revise if not returning
zero (“0”)

January-September
2019

2019

0

0

January-September
2020
0

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Employment data.--Report your firm’s employment-related data related to the production of
wire mesh 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 September periods, calculate similarly and divide by 9.
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-September
2019

2019

2020

Average number of PRWs (number)
Hours worked by PRWs (1,000 hours)
Wages paid to PRWs ($1,000)
Explanation of trends:

II-12.

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 wire mesh 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.

No

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 short tons)
Calendar year
Item

2017

2018

January-September
2019

2019

2020

1

Purchases from U.S. importers of
wire mesh from—
Mexico
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-14.

Imports.--Since January 1, 2017, has your firm imported wire mesh?
No

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

II-15.

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 Zahra Bekkal (202-205-2684,
[email protected]).
III-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 III.
Name
Title
Email
Telephone

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 note that we are requesting that firms report their financial
data on a calendar year basis.

B.1.

Describe the lowest level of operations (e.g., plant, division, company-wide) for which
financial statements are prepared that include wire mesh:
2.
3.

4.

Does your firm prepare profit/loss statements for wire mesh:
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 wire mesh, 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.).

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III-4a. Allocation basis.--Briefly describe your firm’s allocation basis, if any, for COGS, SG&A, and
interest expense and other income and expenses.

III-4b. Wire rod procurement process.--Please describe the company's procurement process for wire
rod:
Please describe how often and in what quantities wire rod is generally purchased. Please include
a description of factors that determine quantities and frequency of purchase.

Please describe how wire rod purchase prices are determined and to what extent they are tied
to a specified index, identifying the relevant index as applicable.

Please describe how the company minimizes and/or otherwise controls fluctuations in the
purchase cost of wire rod.

III-4c.

Wire rod inventory valuation.-- Please indicate the wire rod inventory valuation basis (e.g.,
FIFO, LIFO, weighted average, other) used by the company.

III-4d. Wire rod days in inventory.--In the table below, please report the average wire rod days in
inventory for each specified calendar year and interim periods.
Calendar years
Item

2017

2018

January-September
2019

2019

2020

Number of days
Average wire rod days in inventory:

12

1 Days in inventory would generally be calculated by determining inventory turnover ratio (relevant cost divided by average of
beginning and ending period inventory amount) and dividing this factor into 365. Since the level of detail available to each
company will vary, please use the relevant information most closely associated with wire mesh operations in order to estimate
wire rod days in inventory.
2 Please briefly describe how wire rod days in inventory, as reported in this table, was estimated:

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III-4e. Wire rod days in inventory.—continued
To the extent that calculated wire rod days in inventory reported in the table above increased or
decreased since January 1, 2017, please generally describe the factors that you consider
important in terms of explaining this pattern.

Please indicate what the company’s target or expected wire rod days in inventory under normal
operating conditions would be and why, if applicable, there was a deviation since January 1,
2017.

III-5.

Product listing.--Please list the products your firm produced in the facilities in which your firm
produced wire mesh and provide the share of net sales accounted for by these products in 2019.
Products

Share of sales

Standard steel wire mesh

%

Engineered steel wire mesh

%
%
%
%

III-6.

Inputs from related suppliers.--Does your firm purchase inputs (raw materials, labor, energy, or
any services) used in the production of wire mesh 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

No—Skip to question III-9a.

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Inputs from related suppliers detailed.--Please identify the inputs used in the production of
wire mesh that your firm purchases from related suppliers and that are reflected in question III9a. 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.
Input

Related supplier

Share of total 2019
COGS
%
%
%
%

Input valuation as recorded in the firm’s accounting books and records

III-8.

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 on wire mesh) in a
manner consistent with your firm’s accounting books and records.

Yes

No

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

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III-9a. Operations on wire mesh.--Report the revenue and related cost information requested below
on the wire mesh operations of your firm’s U.S. establishment(s).1 Do not report resales of
products. 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. Provide data for the specified calendar
years and interim periods. If your firm was involved in tolling operations (either as the toller or
as the tollee), please contact Zahra Bekkal at (202) 205-2684 before completing this section of
the questionnaire.
Quantity (in short tons) and value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item

2017

2018

January-September
2019

2019

2020

2

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

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

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

3

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

2

Note --The table above contains calculations that will appear when you have entered data in the MS
Word form fields.

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III-9b. Financial data reconciliation.--The calculable line items from question III-9a (i.e., total net sales
quantities and values, total COGS, gross profit (or loss), 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

III-9c.

No

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.

Effects on financial performance of COVID-19-- Please explain how the COVID-19 pandemic has
affected the financial performance of your firm’s operations on wire mesh as reported in III-9a.

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III-10. Nonrecurring items (charges and gains) included in wire mesh financial results.—For each
calendar year and specified interim period for which financial results are reported in question III9a, please specify all material (significant) nonrecurring items (charges and gains) in the
schedule below, the specific question III-9a 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; i.e., if an aggregate nonrecurring item has been allocated to question
III-9a, only the allocated value amount included in question III-9a 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.
Calendar years
Item

2017

2018

January-September
2019

2019

2020

Value ($1,000)
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 where the nonrecurring item is classified.
Description of the
nonrecurring item
Nonrecurring item 1
Nonrecurring item 2
Nonrecurring item 3
Nonrecurring item 4
Nonrecurring item 5
Nonrecurring item 6
Nonrecurring item 7

Income statement classification of the
nonrecurring item

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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.

III-12a. Asset values.--Report the total assets (i.e., both current and long-term assets) associated with
the production, warehousing, and sale of wire mesh. If your firm does not maintain some or all
of the specific asset information necessary to calculate total assets for wire mesh 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 as
of the end of the specified calendar years.
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. Please 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.
Value (in $1,000)
Calendar years ended
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.

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III-13a. Capital expenditures and R&D expenses.--Report your firm’s capital expenditures and R&D
expenses for wire mesh. Provide data for the specified calendar years and interim periods.
Value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item

2017

2018

January-September
2019

2019

2020

Capital expenditures
R&D expenses
III-13b. Description of reported capital expenditures.-- Please describe the nature, focus, and
significance of your firm’s reported capital expenditures in the above response. If no capital
expenditure data were 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 in the response above. If no R&D expenses were reported,
please explain the reason.

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III-14. Data consistency and reconciliation.-- Please confirm that your firm’s financial data for
questions III-9a, 12a, and 13a are reported on a calendar year basis:
Please note the quantities and values reported in question III-9a should reconcile with the data
reported in question II-7 (including export shipments).
RECONCILIATION OF TRADE VS FINANCIAL DATA.--Please ensure that the quantities and values reported
for total shipments in Part II equal the quantities and values reported for total net sales in Part III of this
questionnaire in each time period. 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.
Calendar years
Reconciliation

2017

2018

January-September
2019

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").

0

0

0

0

0

Value: Trade data from
question II-7 (lines E, G,
I, and K) less financial
total net sales value
data from question III9a, = zero ("0").

0

0

0

0

0

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

No

If no, please explain.

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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 wire mesh from Mexico?
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 wire mesh from Mexico?
No

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

(check as many as appropriate)

(please describe)

Rejection of bank loans

Lowering of credit rating

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

Other

III-17. Anticipated effects of imports.--Does your firm anticipate any negative effects due to imports of
wire mesh from Mexico?
No

Yes

If yes, my firm anticipates negative effects as follows.

III-18. 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 Pamela Davis (202-2052218, [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.-- 6x6, 10 gauge, D1.4 D1.4, 5’ x 150’ rolls
Product 2.-- 6x6, 10 gauge, W1.4 W1.4, 5’ x 150’ rolls
Product 3.-- 6x6, 10 gauge, W/D1.4 W/D1.4, 8’ x 20’ sheets
Product 4.-- 6x6, 10 gauge, D1.4 D1.4, 3.6’ x 7’ sheets
Product 5.-- 6x6, 10 gauge, W1.4 W1.4, 7’ x 20’ sheets
Product 6.-- 6x6, 10 gauge, D1.4 D1.4, 3.6’ x 7’ sheets

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-December 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 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 short tons 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 short tons, value in dollars)
Product 1
Product 2
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value

Product 3
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. 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.

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:

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III-2a. Price data.--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 produced and sold by
your firm.

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 short tons, value in dollars)
Product 4
Product 5
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value

Product 6
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 4:
Product 5:
Product 6:

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IV-2c. Price data checklist.--Please check that the pricing data in question IV-2(b) have been correctly
reported.
Are the price data reported above:

√ if Yes

In actual dollars (not $1,000) and short tons?
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.
IV-2e. Wire rod prices.--Since January 1, 2017, have your firm’s prices for wire mesh followed prices
for wire rod?

Always

Frequently Sometimes

Never

Please describe (indicating the relative
magnitude and timing of any divergence)

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IV-3.

Price setting.--How does your firm determine the prices that it charges for sales of wire mesh
(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 wire mesh 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 wire
mesh in 2020 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 2020
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 wire mesh (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 wire mesh?

Source

Lead time (Average
Share of 2020 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 wire mesh that are delivered
the following distances from its production facility.
Distance from production facility

Share

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 wire mesh 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
wire mesh 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 wire mesh that your firm manufactures. For each end-use
product, what percentage of the total cost is accounted for by wire mesh and other inputs?
Share of total cost of end use product
accounted for by
End-use product

wire mesh

Total
(should sum to
100.0% across)

Other inputs
%

%

0.0 %

%

%

0.0 %

%

%

0.0 %

IV-13. Substitutes.--Can other products be substituted for wire mesh?
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 wire mesh?
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 wire mesh 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 wire mesh 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 wire mesh market subject to business cycles and/or other conditions of competition
distinctive to wire mesh? If yes, describe.
Check all that apply.

Please describe.

No

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
wire mesh since January 1, 2017?
No

Yes

If yes, describe.

IV-17. Supply constraints.--Has your firm refused, declined, or been unable to supply wire mesh 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.

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IV-18. Raw materials.-(a) How have wire mesh raw material costs changed since January 1, 2017?

Factor

Overall
increase

No
change

Overall
decrease

Explain, noting how raw
Fluctuate
material price changes have
with no clear affected your firm’s selling
trend
prices for wire mesh.

Cost of raw materials
(b) How did the imposition of tariffs under section 232 on imported steel/aluminum products
impact raw material costs for wire mesh?

Factor

Overall
increase

No
change

Overall Fluctuate with
decrease no clear trend

Explanation

Cost of raw materials
after section 232 tariffs
imposed
(c) How did the imposition of tariffs under section 232 on imported steel/aluminum products
impact your firm’s sales price for wire mesh?

Factor
Prices for wire mesh

Overall
Increase

No change

Fluctuate
Overall
with no
Decrease clear trend

Explanation

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IV-19. Interchangeability.--Is wire mesh 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

Mexico

Other countries

United States
Mexico
For any country-pair producing wire mesh that is 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 wire mesh 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

Mexico

Other countries

United States
Mexico
For any country-pair for which factors other than price always or frequently are a significant
factor in your firm’s sales of wire mesh, 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 wire mesh since January 1, 2017. Indicate the share of the quantity of your firm’s
total shipments of wire mesh that each of these customers accounted for in 2020.
Customer’s name
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

City

State

Share of 2020 sales
(%)

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

Lost revenue.--Since January 1, 2017: To avoid losing sales to competitors selling wire
mesh from Mexico, did your firm:
Item

No

Yes

Reduce prices
Roll back announced price increases
(b)

Lost sales.--Since January 1, 2017: Did your firm lose sales of wire mesh to imports of
this product from Mexico?
No

Yes

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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PART V.—ALTERNATIVE PRODUCT INFORMATION
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Julie Duffy (202-708-2579,
[email protected]) and/or Zahra Bekkal (202-205-2684, [email protected]).
V-1.

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

Product-pair

Comparison

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

In-scope wire mesh vs out-ofscope engineered wire mesh
(b) Interchangeability.--The ability to substitute the products in the same application.

Product-pair
In-scope wire mesh vs out-ofscope engineered wire mesh

Comparison

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

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Comparability of certain in-scope and out-of-scope wire mesh products.--Continued
F: fully comparable or the same, i.e., have no differentiation between them;
M: mostly comparable or similar;
S: somewhat comparable or similar;
N: never or not-at-all comparable or similar; or
0: no familiarity with products.
(c) Channels of distribution.--Channels of distribution/market situation through which the
products are sold (i.e., sold direct to end users, through wholesaler/distributors, etc.).

Product-pair

Comparison

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

In-scope wire mesh vs out-ofscope engineered wire mesh
(d) Manufacturing facilities, production processes, and production employees.--Whether
manufactured in the same facilities, from the same inputs, on the same machinery and
equipment, and using the same employees.

Product-pair

Comparison

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

In-scope wire mesh vs out-ofscope engineered wire mesh
(e) Customer and producer perceptions.--Perceptions as to the differences and/or
similarities in the market (e.g., sales/marketing practices).

Product-pair

Comparison

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

In-scope wire mesh vs out-ofscope engineered wire mesh
(f) Price.--Whether prices are comparable or differ between the products.

Product-pair
In-scope wire mesh vs out-ofscope engineered wire mesh

Comparison

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

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Production, shipment, and inventory data.--Report your firm’s production capacity, production,
shipments, and inventories related to the production of engineered wire mesh in its U.S.
establishment(s) during the specified periods.

ENGINEERED WIRE MESH
Quantity (in short tons) and value (in $1,000)
Calendar year
Item
Average production capacity
(quantity) (A)

2017

2018

January-September
2019

2019

2020

1

Beginning-of-period inventories
(quantity) (B)
Production (quantity) (C)
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
quantity (D)
value (E)
Internal consumption:2
quantity (F)
value (G)
Transfers to related firms:2
quantity (H)
value (I)
Export shipments:3
quantity (J)
value (K)
End-of-period inventories
(quantity) (L)
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 (use
additional pages as necessary).
.
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 your firm’s principal 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-of-period inventories (i.e., line L) 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, and J). 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 item

2017

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

January-September

2018

0

2019

0

2019

0

2020

0

0

1

Explanation if the calculated fields above are returning values other than zero (i.e., “0”) but are
nonetheless accurate:
.
V-3.

Channels of distribution.-- Report your firm’s U.S. shipments of engineered wire mesh by
channel of distribution.

ENGINEERED WIRE MESH
Quantity (in short nots)
Calendar year
Item

2017

2018

January-September
2019

2019

2020

Channels of distribution:
U.S. shipments:
To distributors (M)
To end users (quantity) (N)

RECONCILIATION OF CHANNELS.--Please ensure that the quantities reported for channels of distribution
(i.e., lines M and N) in each time period equal the quantity reported for commercial U.S. shipments (i.e.,
lines D, F, 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.

Reconciliation
M + N – D – F – H = zero ("0"), if not
revise.

Calendar year
2018

2017
0

0

January-September
2019
2020

2019
0

0

0

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Employment data.--Report your firm’s employment-related data related to the domestic (U.S.)
production of engineered wire mesh and provide an explanation for any trends in these data.
“Production 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 domestic (U.S.) production operations. Do not report employment data for
production occurring outside of the United States or employment data for U.S. sales of products
manufactured outside the United States.
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 September periods, calculate similarly and divide by 9.
If your firm had the same number of PRWs in all calendar years 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.

ENGINEERED WIRE MESH
Calendar year
Employment data
Average number of PRWs (number)
Hours worked by PRWs (1,000 hours)
Wages paid to PRWs ($1,000)
Explanation of trends:

2017

2018

January-September
2019

2019

2020

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Operations on engineered wired mesh.-- Report the revenue and related cost information
requested below on the engineered wire mesh operations of your firm’s U.S. establishment(s). 1
Do not report resales of products. 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. Provide
data for the specified calendar years and interim periods. If your firm was involved in tolling
operations (either as the toller or as the tollee), please contact Zahra Bekkal (202-205-2684,
[email protected]) before completing this section of the questionnaire.

ENGINEERED WIRE MESH
Quantity (in short tons) and value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item

2017

2018

January-September
2019

2019

2020

quantities:2

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

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Total COGS

0

0

0

0

0

Gross profit or (loss)

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

values:2

Net sales
Commercial sales
Internal consumption
Transfers to related firms
Total net sales values
Cost of goods sold
Wire rod

(COGS):3

Direct labor
Other factory costs

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
2

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RECONCILIATION OF TRADE VS FINANCIAL DATA.--Please ensure that the quantities and values reported
for total shipments in V-2 equal the quantities and values reported for total net sales in V-5 in each time
period.

Reconciliation
Quantity: Trade data from question
V-2 (lines D, F, H, and J) less financial
total net sales quantity data from
question V-5, = zero ("0").

2017

Value: Trade data from question V-2
(lines E, G, I, and K) less financial
total net sales value data from
question V-5, = zero ("0").
V-6a.

Full year data
2018

Partial year periods
2019
2020

2019

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Asset values.--As applicable, report the total assets (i.e., both current and long-term assets)
associated with the production, warehousing, and sale of engineered wire mesh. If your firm
does not maintain some or all of the specific asset information necessary to calculate total
assets related to operations on engineered wire mesh 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 table V-5. Provide data as of the end of the specified
calendar years. (Note: Total assets should reflect net assets after any accumulated depreciation
and allowances deducted. As reported in this table, total assets should be allocated if they are
also related to the operations of other products.)

ENGINEERED WIRE MESH
Value (in $1,000)
Calendar years ended`
2017

2018

2019

Total assets (net)

V-6b.

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.

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Capital expenditures and R&D expenses.--Report your firm’s capital expenditures and R&D
expenses for engineered wire mesh. Provide data for the specified calendar years and interim
periods. The manner in which capital expenditures and R&D expenses are assigned to
operations on engineered wire mesh should be consistent with the manner in which capital
expenditures and R&D expenses were assigned to operations on wire mesh (III-13a).

ENGINEERED WIRE MESH
Item

Value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
2017

2018

January-September
2019

2019

2020

Capital expenditures
R&D expenses

V-7b.

Description of reported capital expenditures.-- Please describe the nature, focus, and
significance of your firm’s reported capital expenditures in the above response. If no capital
expenditure data were reported, please explain the reason.

V-7c.

Description of reported R&D expenses.-- Please describe the nature, focus, and significance of
your firm’s reported R&D expenses in the response above. If no R&D expenses were reported,
please explain the reason.

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HOW TO FILE YOUR QUESTIONNAIRE RESPONSE
This questionnaire is available as a “fillable” form in MS Word format on the
Commission’s website at:
https://www.usitc.gov/investigations/701731/2020/standard_steel_welded_wire_mesh
_mexico/final.htm
Please do not attempt to modify the format or permissions of the questionnaire
document. Please submit the completed questionnaire using one of the methods noted
below. If your firm is unable to complete the MS Word questionnaire or cannot use one
of the electronic methods of submission, please contact the Commission for further
instructions.
• Upload via Secure Drop Box.—Upload the MS Word questionnaire along with a scanned copy of the
signed certification page (page 1) through the Commission’s secure upload facility:
Web address: https://dropbox.usitc.gov/oinv/

Pin: MESH

• 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.