20-3-4391 U.S. purchasers' questionnaire

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U.S. PURCHASERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
SEAMLESS CARBON AND ALLOY STEEL STANDARD, LINE, AND PRESSURE PIPE
(“SSLP PIPE”) FROM THE CZECH REPUBLIC (“CZECHIA”), KOREA, RUSSIA, AND
UKRAINE
This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by January 4, 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 SSLP pipe from Czechia, Korea,
Russia, and Ukraine (inv. No. 701-TA-654-655 and 731-TA-1529-1532 (Final)). The information requested in the
questionnaire is requested under the authority of the Tariff Act of 1930, title VII. This report is mandatory and failure to
reply as directed can result in a subpoena or other order to compel the submission of records or information in your
possession (19 U.S.C. § 1333(a)). Further information on this questionnaire can be obtained from Tana von Kessler (202205-2389, [email protected]).
Name of firm
Address
City

State

Zip Code

Website
Has your firm purchased, or imported for its own use, SSLP pipe (as defined on next page) from any source
(domestic or foreign) at any time since January 1, 2018?

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

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 July 8, 2020, by Vallourec
Star, LP, Houston, Texas. Countervailing and/or antidumping duties may be assessed on the subject
imports as a result of these proceedings if the Commission makes an affirmative determination of injury,
threat, or material retardation, and if the U.S. Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) makes an
affirmative determination of subsidization and/or dumping. Questionnaires and other information
pertinent to this proceeding are available at
https://www.usitc.gov/investigations/701731/2020/seamless_standard_line_and_pressure_pipe_czechi
a/final.htm.
SSLP pipe covered by these investigations is seamless carbon and alloy steel (other than stainless steel)
pipes and redraw hollows, less than or equal to 16 inches (406.4 mm) in outside diameter, regardless of
wall-thickness, manufacturing process (e.g., hot-finished or cold-drawn), end finish (e.g., plain end,
beveled end, upset end, threaded, or threaded and coupled), or surface finish (e.g., bare, lacquered or
coated). Redraw hollows are any unfinished carbon or alloy steel (other than stainless steel) pipe or
“hollow profiles” suitable for cold finishing operations, such as cold drawing, to meet the American
Society for Testing and Materials (“ASTM”) or American Petroleum Institute (“API”) specifications
referenced below, or comparable specifications. Specifically included within the scope are seamless
carbon and alloy steel (other than stainless steel) standard, line, and pressure pipes produced to the
ASTM A-53, ASTM A-106, ASTM A-333, ASTM A-334, ASTM A-589, ASTM A-795, ASTM A-1024, and the
API 5L specifications, or comparable specifications, and meeting the physical parameters described
above, regardless of application, with the exception of the exclusions discussed below.
Specifically excluded from the scope of the investigations are: (1) all pipes meeting aerospace, hydraulic,
and bearing tubing specifications; (2) all pipes meeting the chemical requirements of ASTM A-335,
whether finished or unfinished; and (3) unattached couplings. Also excluded from the scope of the
investigation are all mechanical, boiler, condenser and heat exchange tubing, except when such
products conform to the dimensional requirements, i.e., outside diameter and wall thickness, of ASTM
A-53, ASTM A-106 or API 5L specifications.
SSLP pipe is currently imported under statistical reporting numbers 7304.19.1020, 7304.19.1030,
7304.19.1045, 7304.19.1060, 7304.19.5020, 7304.19.5050, 7304.31.6050, 7304.39.0016, 7304.39.0020,
7304.39.0024, 7304.39.0028, 7304.39.0032, 7304.39.0036, 7304.39.0040, 7304.39.0044, 7304.39.0048,
7304.39.0052, 7304.39.0056, 7304.39.0062, 7304.39.0068, 7304.39.0072, 7304.51.5005, 7304.51.5060,
7304.59.6000, 7304.59.8010, 7304.59.8015, 7304.59.8020, 7304.59.8025, 7304.59.8030, 7304.59.8035,
7304.59.8040, 7304.59.8045, 7304.59.8050, 7304.59.8055, 7304.59.8060, 7304.59.8065, and
7304.59.8070 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.
Purchaser.--Any firm engaged, either directly or through a parent company or subsidiary, in purchasing
SSLP pipe from another firm that produces, imports, or otherwise distributes SSLP pipe.
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.

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

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

I-1b.

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

I-1c.

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

I-2.

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

I-3.

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 or joint ventures, either
domestic or foreign, which import SSLP pipe into the United States or which export SSLP pipe 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 or joint ventures, either domestic or
foreign, which produce SSLP pipe?
No
Firm name

Yes--List the following information.
Country

Affiliation

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

II-1.

“Purchase” – Purchase from a U.S. entity such as a U.S. producer, a U.S. importer, or other U.S.
firm.
“Import” – Purchase directly from a foreign supplier and your firm is the importer of record.
2018
Item

2018

2020

Quantity (in short tons)

Purchases of SSLP pipe produced in—
United States
Czechia
Korea
Russia
Ukraine
All other countries1
Sources unknown2
Total purchases

0

0

0

0

0

0

Imports of SSLP pipe from—
Czechia
Korea
Russia
Ukraine
All other countries1
Total imports3

Please identify these countries:
.
Please indicate the firm(s) from which you purchased this merchandise:
.
3
If your firm imported SSLP pipe at any time since January 1, 2018, please also complete and
return a U.S. importers' questionnaire in this proceeding.
1
2

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Changes in purchasing patterns.--Please indicate how the shares of your firm’s purchases of
SSLP pipe from different sources have changed since January 1, 2018.

Source of
purchases

Did not
purchase Decreased Increased Constant Fluctuated

Explanation for trend

United States
Czechia
Korea
Russia
Ukraine
All other countries
Sources unknown
II-3.

Country knowledge.--Please indicate the countries of origin with which your firm has
experience or information in the SSLP pipe market.

United
States

II-4.

Czechia

Korea

Russia

Ukraine

Other
countries

Other countries (specify)

Supplier identification.--Please list your firm’s FIVE largest suppliers for SSLP pipe since January
1, 2018. Also, provide the share of the quantity of your firm’s total purchases of SSLP pipe that
each of these suppliers accounted for in 2020.

No.

Supplier’s name

City and state

Share of quantity of
2020 purchases

1

%

2

%

3

%

4

%

5

%

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

Firm type.--Which of the following best describes your firm as a purchaser of SSLP pipe (check
all that apply)?
End user

Distributor

Other

Describe other

If your firm is a distributor of SSLP pipe, please answer questions III-2 and III-3.
III-2.

Competition for sales.--Does your firm compete for sales to customers with the manufacturers
or importers from which your firm purchases SSLP pipe?
No

III-3.

Yes

If yes, please describe.

Types of customers.--What are the major types of consumers to which your firm sells SSLP pipe?

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If your firm is an end user of SSLP pipe, please answer questions III-4 and III-5.
III-4.

End uses.--List the top 3 products your firm makes using SSLP pipe and estimate the percent of
your total production cost that is accounted for by SSLP pipe and by other inputs (such as labor,
energy, and other raw materials).
Share of total cost in each of the product(s) your
firm produces accounted for by
Product(s) your firm
produces

III-5.

SSLP pipe

Total
(should
sum to
100.0%
across)

Other inputs
% +

%

=

0.0 %

% +

%

=

0.0 %

% +

%

=

0.0 %

Demand for end-use products.-(a)

Has the demand for your firm’s final products incorporating SSLP pipe changed since
January 1, 2018?
Increased

(b)

No change

Decreased

Fluctuated

Has this had any effect on your firm’s demand for SSLP pipe?
No

Yes

Explain

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Substitutes.--Can other products be substituted for SSLP pipe?
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 SSLP pipe?
No Yes

Explanation

1.
2.
3.
III-7.

Demand trends.--Indicate how demand within the United States and outside of the United
States (if known) for SSLP pipe has changed since January 1, 2018. Explain any trends and
describe the principal factors that have affected these changes in demand.

Overall
increase

Market

No
change

Fluctuate
Overall
with no
decrease clear trend

Explanation and factors

Within the United States
Outside the United States
III-8.

Country preferences.--Do you or your customers ever specifically order SSLP pipe from one
country in particular over other possible sources of supply?
No

Yes

If yes, identify the countries and explain.

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Importance of purchasing domestic product.--Please fill out the table below, estimating the
percentage of your firm’s total 2020 purchases of SSLP pipe that required SSLP pipe produced in
the United States.
Estimated percentage of
your firm’s total 2020
purchases of SSLP pipe

Purchases that did not require domestic product

%

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

%

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

%

Purchases that were required to be domestic product for other reasons
(explain:
.)
Total (should sum to 100.0%)
III-10. Conditions of competition.-(a)

Is the SSLP pipe market subject to business cycles and/or other conditions of
competition distinctive to SSLP pipe?

Check all that apply.

Please describe.

No

Skip to question III-11.

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

Have there been any changes in the business cycles or conditions of competition for
SSLP pipe since January 1, 2018?
No

Yes

If yes, describe.

%
0.0 %

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III-11. Decisions based on producer and country-of-origin.--How often does your firm, and if known,
do your customers, make purchasing decisions involving SSLP pipe based on its producer or
country of origin?
Item

Always

Usually

Sometimes

Never

If at least sometimes, explain.

Decision based on producer
Your firm
Your
customers
Decision based on country of origin
Your firm
Your
customers
III-12. Availability of supply.--Has the availability of SSLP pipe in the U.S. market changed since January
1, 2018?
Availability in the U.S.
Please explain, noting the countries and reasons for the
market
No Yes changes.
U.S.-produced product
Imports from Czechia
Imports from Korea
Imports from Russia
Imports from Ukraine
Imports from other
countries
III-13. Supply constraints.--Has any firm refused, declined, or been unable to supply your firm with
SSLP pipe since January 1, 2018 (examples include placing customers on allocation or
“controlled order entry,” declining to accept new customers or renew existing customers,
delivering less than the quantity promised, being unable to meet timely shipment commitments,
etc.)?
No

Yes

If yes, please describe.

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III-14. Availability of specific product types.--Are certain grades/types/sizes of SSLP pipe only available
from certain country sources?
No

Yes

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

III-15. Purchasing frequency.-(a)

How frequently does your firm make purchases of SSLP pipe (check one)?
Daily

(b)

Weekly

Monthly

Quarterly

Annually

Other

If other, specify

Has this purchasing frequency changed since January 1, 2018?
No

Yes

If yes, please describe.

III-16. Raw material prices.—
(a)

Is your firm familiar with the prices for raw materials used in the production of SSLP
pipe?
No

(b)

Yes – please answer (b)

Has information on raw material prices affected your firm’s negotiations or contracts to
purchase SSLP pipe since 2018?
No

Yes Explain

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Impact of the section 232 tariffs.-- Did the imposition of tariffs on imported steel products
under section 232 have an impact on the SSLP pipe market in the United States?
Yes— Please indicate the
impact in the table below.

No

Overall
No
Overall
increase change decrease

Factor

Don’t know

Fluctuate Explain, noting how the imposition
with no of tariffs under section 232 affected
clear
each factor of the SSLP pipe market
trend
in the United States.

Supply of U.S.produced SSLP pipe
Supply of imported
SSLP pipe
Prices for SSLP pipe
Overall U.S. demand
for SSLP pipe
III-18. Number of suppliers contacted.--How many suppliers does your firm generally contact before
making a purchase? Between
and
firms
III-19. Supplier negotiations.--Do your firm’s purchases of SSLP pipe usually involve negotiations
between supplier and purchaser?

No

Yes

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

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III-20. Change in suppliers.--Has your firm changed suppliers since January 1, 2018?

No

Yes

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

III-21. New suppliers.--Are you aware of any new suppliers, either foreign or domestic, that have
entered the market since January 1, 2018?
No

Yes

If yes, please identify the firms.

III-22. Supplier qualification.--Do you require your suppliers to be or to become certified or qualified
to sell SSLP pipe to your firm?
If yes, provide the following information.
• The number of days to qualify a new supplier.
• A general description of the certification or qualification process. Also, a brief
description of the factors that you consider when qualifying a new supplier (e.g., quality
of product, reliability of supplier, etc.).

No

Yes

Number
of days Process and factors

III-23. Failure to certify.--Since January 1, 2018, have any domestic or foreign producers failed in their
attempts to certify or qualify their SSLP pipe with your firm or have any producers lost their
approved status?

No

Yes

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

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III-24. Major purchasing factors.--Please list, in order of their importance, the main factors your firm
considers in deciding from whom to purchase SSLP pipe (examples include availability, extension
of credit, contracts, price, quality, range of supplier’s product line, traditional supplier, etc.).
1.
2.
3.
Please list any other factors that are very important in your purchase decisions:

.

III-25. Purchasing factors.--Please rate the importance of the following factors in your firm’s
purchasing decisions for SSLP pipe.

Factor

Very
important

Somewhat
important

Not
important

Approved manufacturers’ list
Availability
Delivery terms
Delivery time
Discounts offered
Minimum quantity requirements
Packaging
Payment terms
Price
Product consistency
Product range
Quality meets industry standards
Quality exceeds industry standards
Reliability of supply
Technical support/service
U.S. transportation costs
III-26. Quality characteristics.--What characteristics does your firm consider when determining the
quality of SSLP pipe?

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III-27. Minimum quality.--How often does SSLP pipe from the following countries meet minimum
quality specifications for your uses or your customers’ uses?
Source

Always

Usually

Sometimes

Rarely or
never

Don’t
know

United States
Czechia
Korea
Russia
Ukraine
Other:
III-28. Frequency of decisions based on price.--How often does your firm purchase the SSLP pipe that
is offered at the lowest price?
Always

Usually

Sometimes

Never

III-29. Price leaders.--A price leader is defined as (1) one or more firms that initiate a price change,
either upward or downward, that is followed by other firms, or (2) one or more firms that have a
significant impact on prices. A price leader is not necessarily the lowest-priced supplier.
Please list the names of any firms you considered price leaders in the SSLP pipe market since
January 1, 2018.
Firm(s)

Describe how the firm(s) exhibited price leadership

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III-30. Purchasing subject imports rather than domestic products.—
(a)

Since January 2018, did your firm import and/or purchase imports of SSLP pipe from
Czechia, Korea, Russia, and Ukraine instead of purchasing U.S.-produced SSLP pipe?
Respond for each subject country.

Source

Yes
(also respond to parts (b) and (c))

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

Czechia
Korea
Russia
Ukraine
(b)

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

Yes

No

Czechia
Korea
Russia
Ukraine
(c)

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

Source

Czechia
Korea
Russia
Ukraine

Yes

If Yes, estimate the quantity
of imports purchased and/or
imported instead of domestic
product since January 2018
(in short tons)

No

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

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III-31. U.S. producers and import competition.—
(a)

Since January 1, 2018, in connection with a sale or offer to sell SSLP pipe to your firm,
did U.S. producers reduce their prices of domestically produced SSLP pipe in order to
compete with lower-priced imports of SSLP pipe from the subject countries? Respond
for each subject country.
Source

Yes (also respond to
question part (b))

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

Don’t know

Czechia
Korea
Russia
Ukraine
(b)

If your firm responded “yes” to any of the above countries, please provide an estimate
of the reduction in U.S. producers’ prices, and any additional explanations, such as
timing (e.g., months/years), frequency of price reductions, or other market/competitive
factors.

Source

Estimated
reduction in U.S.
prices
(percent)

Czechia

%

Korea

%

Russia

%

Ukraine

%

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

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PART IV.—PRODUCT COMPARISONS
IV-1.

Interchangeability.--Is SSLP pipe 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

Czechia

Korea

Russia

Ukraine

Other
countries

United
States
Czechia
Korea
Russia
Ukraine
For any country-pair producing SSLP pipe which is sometimes or never interchangeable, please
identify the country-pair and explain the factors that limit or preclude interchangeable use:

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

Country-pair

Czechia

Korea

Russia

Ukraine

Other
countries

United
States
Czechia
Korea
Russia
Ukraine
For any country-pair for which factors other than price always or frequently are a significant
factor in your firm’s purchases of SSLP pipe, identify the country-pair and report the
advantages or disadvantages imparted by such factors:

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Factor country comparisons.--For the factors listed below, please rate how SSLP pipe produced
in each country you identified in your response to the first question in Part IV compares with
SSLP pipe produced in each of the other countries you identified. If you are unfamiliar with the
product from a particular country, please leave the boxes for those country comparisons
blank.

Inferior

Comparable

Product from
United States
compared to
product from
Russia

Superior

Inferior

Product from
United States
compared to
product from
Korea
Comparable

Inferior

Comparable

Factor

Superior

Product from
United States
compared to product
from
Czechia

Superior

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Approved manufacturers’
list
Availability
Delivery terms
Delivery time
Discounts offered
Minimum quantity
requirements
Packaging
Payment terms
Price1
Product consistency
Product range
Quality meets industry
standards
Quality exceeds industry
standards
Reliability of supply
Technical support/service
U.S. transportation costs1
A rating of superior on price and U.S. transportation costs indicates that the first country generally has lower
prices/U.S. transportation costs than the second country.
1

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Factor country comparisons--Continued.

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

Inferior

Comparable

Product from
Czechia compared
to product from
Other countries

Superior

Inferior

Comparable

Product from
United States
compared to
product from
Other countries

Superior

Inferior

Comparable

Factor

Superior

Product from
United States
compared to product
from
Ukraine

Approved manufacturers’
list
Availability
Delivery terms
Delivery time
Discounts offered
Minimum quantity
requirements
Packaging
Payment terms
Price1
Product consistency
Product range
Quality meets industry
standards
Quality exceeds industry
standards
Reliability of supply
Technical support/service
U.S. transportation costs1
A rating of superior on price and U.S. transportation costs indicates that the first country generally has lower
prices/U.S. transportation costs than the second country.
1

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Factor country comparisons--Continued.

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

Inferior

Comparable

Product from
Ukraine compared
to product from
Other countries

Superior

Inferior

Comparable

Product from
Russia compared
to product from
Other countries

Superior

Inferior

Comparable

Factor

Superior

Product from
Korea compared to
product from
Other countries

Approved manufacturers’
list
Availability
Delivery terms
Delivery time
Discounts offered
Minimum quantity
requirements
Packaging
Payment terms
Price1
Product consistency
Product range
Quality meets industry
standards
Quality exceeds industry
standards
Reliability of supply
Technical support/service
U.S. transportation costs1
A rating of superior on price and U.S. transportation costs indicates that the first country generally has lower
prices/U.S. transportation costs than the second country.
1

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PART V.—ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
V-1.

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

V-2.

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

Dollars

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

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

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