09-2-2761 US Importer questionnaire

OMB No. 3117-0016/USITC No. 09-2-2761; Expiration Date: 6/30/2011
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U.S. IMPORTERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
PRESTRESSED CONCRETE STEEL WIRE STRAND (“PC STRAND”) FROM BRAZIL,
INDIA, JAPAN, KOREA, MEXICO, AND THAILAND

This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by no later than JULY 20, 2009
See page 4 of the Instruction Booklet for filing instructions.
The information called for in this questionnaire is for use by the United States International Trade Commission in
connection with its reviews of the countervailing duty order on PC strand from India and antidumping duty orders on PC
strand from Brazil, India, Japan, Korea, Mexico, and Thailand (Inv. Nos. 701-TA-432 and 731-TA-1024-1028 (Review)
and AA1921-188 (Third Review)). The information requested in the questionnaire is requested under the authority of the
Tariff Act of 1930, title VII. This report is mandatory and failure to reply as directed can result in a subpoena or other
order to compel the submission of records or information in your possession (19 U.S.C. § 1333(a)).

Name of firm
Address
State

City

Zip Code

World Wide Web address
Has your firm imported PC strand (as defined in the instruction booklet) from any country at any time since
January 1, 2003?

NO
YES

(Sign the certification below and promptly return only this page of the questionnaire to the Commission)
(Read the instruction booklet carefully, complete all parts of the questionnaire, and return the entire
questionnaire to the Commission so as to be received by the date indicated above)

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 these reviews in any other import-injury investigations or reviews
conducted by the Commission on the same or similar merchandise.
I acknowledge that information submitted in this questionnaire response and throughout these reviews may be used by the
Commission, its employees, and contract personnel who are acting in the capacity of Commission employees, for developing or
maintaining the records of these reviews or related proceedings for which this information is submitted, or in internal audits and
investigations relating to the programs and operations of the Commission pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Appendix 3. I understand that all
contract personnel will sign non-disclosure agreements.

Name of Authorized Official

Title of Authorized Official

Date

Signature

Phone: (
Fax ( )

E-mail address

)

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PART I.—GENERAL INFORMATION
The questions in this questionnaire have been reviewed with market participants to ensure that issues of
concern are adequately addressed and that data requests are sufficient, meaningful, and as limited as
possible. Public reporting burden for this questionnaire is estimated to average 40 hours per response,
including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering the data needed,
and completing and reviewing the questionnaire. Send comments regarding the accuracy of this burden
estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing the
burden, to the Office of Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street, SW,
Washington, DC 20436.
I-1a.

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

dollars

I-1b.

OMB feedback.--We are interested in any comments you may have for improving this
questionnaire in general or the clarity of specific questions. Please attach such comments to your
response or send them to the above address.

I-2.

Establishments covered.--Provide the name and address of establishment(s) covered by this
questionnaire (see page 3 of the instruction booklet for reporting guidelines). If your firm is
publicly traded, please specify the stock exchange and trading symbol.

I-3.

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

Yes--List the following information.

Firm name

Address

Extent of
ownership

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PART I.--GENERAL INFORMATION--Continued
I-4.

Related SUBJECT importers/exporters.--Does your firm have any related firms, either
domestic or foreign, which are engaged in importing PC strand from Brazil, India, Japan, Korea,
Mexico, and/or Thailand into the United States or which are engaged in exporting PC strand from
these countries to the United States?
No

Yes--List the following information.

Firm name

I-5.

Address

Yes--List the following information.

Firm name and country

I-7.

Subject country

Related NONSUBJECT importers/exporters.--Does your firm have any related firms, either
domestic or foreign, which are engaged in importing PC strand from countries other than Brazil,
India, Japan, Korea, Mexico, and/or Thailand into the United States or which are engaged in
exporting PC strand from countries other than these six subject countries to the United States?
No

I-6.

Affiliation

Address

Affiliation

Nonsubject country

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

Yes--List the following information.

Firm name

Address

Affiliation

Nature of import operations.--Please indicate the nature of your firm’s importing operations on
PC strand. More than one answer may be applicable.
Importer of record

Takes title to the imported product(s)

Consignee of the imported products(s)

Customs broker or freight forwarder

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PART I.--GENERAL INFORMATION--Continued
I-8.

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

Firm name

I-9.

I-10.

FTZs or bonded warehouse.--Please indicate whether your firm enters PC strand into, or
withdraws such merchandise from, foreign trade zones or bonded warehouses.
Foreign trade zones

No

Yes

Bonded warehouses

No

Yes

TIB.--Please indicate whether your firm imports PC strand under the TIB (temporary importation
under bond) program.
No

I-11.

Yes

Business plan.--In Parts II and III of this questionnaire we request a copy of your company’s
business plan. Does your company or any related firm have a business plan or any internal
documents that describe, discuss, or analyze expected market conditions for PC strand?
No

I-12.

Contact person and phone
number

Address

Yes–Please provide the requested documents. If you are not providing the
requested documents, please explain why not.

Other investigations.--To your knowledge, have the products subject to these reviews been the
subject of any other import relief investigations in the United States or in any other countries?
No

Yes–Please specify.

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Mary Messer (202-205-3193,
mary.messer@usitc.gov). Supply all data requested on a calendar-year basis.
II-1.

Contact information (Trade).--Who should be contacted regarding the requested trade and
related information?
Company contact:
Name and title
(
)
Phone number

II-2.

E-mail address

Changes in operations.--Please indicate whether your firm has experienced any of the following
changes in relation to the importation of PC strand since January 1, 2003?
(check as many as appropriate)
office/warehouse openings .......

office/warehouse closings ........

relocations ................................

expansions ................................

acquisitions...............................

consolidations...........................

prolonged shutdowns or
importation curtailments ................
revised labor agreements ..........

other..........................................

(please describe)

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-3.

Anticipated changes in operations.--Does your firm anticipate any changes in the character of
your operations or organization (as noted above) relating to the importation of PC strand in the
future?
No
Yes–Supply details as to the time, nature, and significance of such changes
and provide underlying assumptions, along with relevant portions of
business plans or other supporting documentation that address this
issue.

For question II-4, if your response differs for particular orders, please indicate and explain the
particular effect of revocation of specific orders.
II-4.

Anticipated changes in operations in the event the order is revoked.--Would your firm
anticipate any changes in the character of your operations or organization (as noted above)
relating to the importation of PC strand in the future if the countervailing and/or antidumping
duty orders on PC strand from Brazil, India, Japan, Korea, Mexico, and/or Thailand were to be
revoked?
No
Yes–Supply details as to the time, nature, and significance of such changes
and provide underlying assumptions, along with relevant portions of
business plans or other supporting documentation that address this
issue.

II-5.

Arranged imports.--Has your firm imported or arranged for the importation of PC strand from
Brazil, India, Japan, Korea, Mexico, and/or Thailand for delivery after June 30, 2009?
No

Yes--Indicate when such orders are to be delivered and the quantities
involved.
Subject country of import
Delivery date
Quantity (in 1,000 pounds)

II-6.

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

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-7.

Covering and/or coating.--Does your firm cover and/or coat or is it capable of covering and/or
coating bare PC strand (e.g., lubricate with grease and encase in a plastic tube and/or coat with
epoxy)?
No
Yes-- Please answer the questions below.
(a) Describe in some detail your firm’s process involved in covering and/or coating the bare PC
strand, indicating the specific type(s) of covering and/or coating and the type and level of
technical expertise, and the type and cost of equipment, required to cover and/or coat the bare PC
strand. Indicate whether your firm coats the PC strand with epoxy and/or covers the PC strand
with a plastic sleeve, coats it with grease, cuts it to length, packages it, or performs any other
specific operations in the preparation and shipping of the product.

(b) Of the total value of the covered and/or coated PC strand that your firm shipped in 2008, what
percentage was accounted for by the valued of the uncovered PC strand? If your answer differs
by type of covering or coating, please explain. _____ percent.
(c) Of the total value of your cost of goods sold of the covered and/or coated PC strand that your
firm shipped in 2008, what percentage was accounted for by its purchases of uncovered PC
strand? If your answer differs by type of covering or coating, please explain. _____ percent.
(d) Of the uncovered PC strand that your firm purchased in 2008 for covering and/or coating by
your firm, how much consisted of U.S.-produced uncovered PC strand, how much consisted of
uncovered PC strand produced in Brazil, India, Japan, Korea, Mexico, or Thailand, and how
much consisted of uncovered PC strand produced in all other countries?
Produced in the United States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _____________ pounds
Produced in Brazil, India, Korea, Mexico, or Thailand . . . _____________ pounds
Produced in all other countries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _____________ pounds
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _____________ pounds
(e) Describe in some detail how important your firm’s covering and/or coating of PC strand is in
its overall operations. What share (in percent) of your firm’s total sales in 2008 was accounted
for by the PC strand that it covered and/or coated? If your answer differs by type of covering or
coating, please explain. Does your firm perform any other operations, such as post-tensioned
design engineering services?

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-8a.

Imports from Brazil.--Does your firm import PC strand from Brazil?
No.

Yes-- Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments and inventories
of PC strand imported from Brazil by your firm during the specified
periods. (See definitions in the instruction booklet.)

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

2003

2004

2005

2006

January-June
2007

2008

2008

2009

Beginning-of-period
inventories (quantity) (A)
1

Imports:
Quantity (B)
Value (C)
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity (D)
Value (E)
Internal consumption/
company transfers:
Quantity (F)
Value2 (G)
Export shipments:3
Quantity (H)
Value (I)
End-of-period inventories
(quantity) (J)
Channels of distribution:
U.S. shipments to
distributors that convert or
post-tension PC strand
(quantity) (K)
U.S. shipments to other
distributors (quantity) (L)
U.S. shipments to end users
that convert or post-tension
PC strand (quantity) (M)
U.S. shipments to other end
users (quantity) (N)
1

Identify the foreign producers:
Sales to related firms (including internal consumption) must be valued at fair market value. In the event that you use a
different basis for valuing these sales within your company, please specify that basis (e.g., cost, cost plus, etc.) and provide
value data using that basis for each period identified above:
2

3

Identify your principal export markets:

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-8b.

Imports from India.--Does your firm import PC strand from India?
No.

Yes-- Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments and inventories
of PC strand imported from India by your firm during the specified
periods. (See definitions in the instruction booklet.)

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

2003

2004

2005

2006

January-June
2007

2008

2008

2009

Beginning-of-period
inventories (quantity) (A)
1

Imports:
Quantity (B)
Value (C)
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity (D)
Value (E)
Internal consumption/
company transfers
Quantity (F)
Value2 (G)
Export shipments:3
Quantity (H)
Value (I)
End-of-period inventories
(quantity) (J)
Channels of distribution:
U.S. shipments to
distributors that convert or
post-tension PC strand
(quantity) (K)
U.S. shipments to other
distributors (quantity) (L)
U.S. shipments to end users
that convert or post-tension
PC strand (quantity) (M)
U.S. shipments to other end
users (quantity) (N)
1

Identify the foreign producers:
Sales to related firms (including internal consumption) must be valued at fair market value. In the event that you use a
different basis for valuing these sales within your company, please specify that basis (e.g., cost, cost plus, etc.) and provide
value data using that basis for each period identified above:
2

3

Identify your principal export markets:

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-8c.

Nonsubject imports of PC Strand produced in Japan.--Does your firm import PC strand
produced by Japanese producers Sumitomo and Kawatetsu (including successor companies
Kawasaki and JFE Techno-Wire)?
No.

Yes-- Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments and inventories
of PC strand produced by Japanese producers Sumitomo and Kawatetsu
(including successor companies Kawasaki and JFE Techno-Wire) during the
specified periods. (See definitions in the instruction booklet.)

JAPANESE PRODUCERS SUMITOMO AND KAWATETSU
(INCLUDING SUCCESSOR COMPANIES KAWASAKI AND JFE TECHNO-WIRE)
Quantity (in 1,000 pounds), value (in $1,000)
Calendar year
Item

2003

2004

2005

2006

January-June
2007

2008

2008

2009

Beginning-of-period
inventories (quantity) (A)
Imports:1
Quantity (B)
Value (C)
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity (D)
Value (E)
Internal consumption/
company transfers:
Quantity (F)
Value2 (G)
Export shipments:3
Quantity (H)
Value (I)
End-of-period inventories
(quantity) (J)
Channels of distribution:
U.S. shipments to
distributors that convert or
post-tension PC strand
(quantity) (K)
U.S. shipments to other
distributors (quantity) (L)
U.S. shipments to end users
that convert or post-tension
PC strand (quantity) (M)
U.S. shipments to other end
users (quantity) (N)
1

Identify the foreign producers:
Sales to related firms (including internal consumption) must be valued at fair market value. In the event that you use a
different basis for valuing these sales within your company, please specify that basis (e.g., cost, cost plus, etc.) and provide
value data using that basis for each period identified above:
2

3

Identify your principal export markets:

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-8d.

Subject imports of PC strand produced in Japan.--Does your firm import PC strand produced
by Japanese producers that are subject to the antidumping duty order (i.e., Japanese producers
OTHER than Sumitomo and Kawatetsu (and successors Kawasaki and JFE Techno-Wire))?
No.
Yes-- Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments and inventories
of PC strand produced by Japanese producers OTHER than Sumitomo
and Kawatetsu (including successor companies Kawasaki and JFE
Techno-Wire) during the specified periods. (See definitions in the
instruction booklet.)

SUBJECT JAPANESE PRODUCERS
(i.e., Japanese producers OTHER than Sumitomo and Kawatetsu
(and successor companies Kawasaki and JFE Techno-Wire))
Quantity (in 1,000 pounds), value (in $1,000)
Calendar year
Item

2003

2004

2005

2006

January-June
2007

2008

2008

2009

Beginning-of-period
inventories (quantity) (A)
Imports:1
Quantity (B)
Value (C)
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity (D)
Value (E)
Internal consumption/
company transfers:
Quantity (F)
Value2 (G)
Export shipments:3
Quantity (H)
Value (I)
End-of-period inventories
(quantity) (J)
Channels of distribution:
U.S. shipments to
distributors that convert or
post-tension PC strand
(quantity) (K)
U.S. shipments to other
distributors (quantity) (L)
U.S. shipments to end users
that convert or post-tension
PC strand (quantity) (M)
U.S. shipments to other end
users (quantity) (N)
1

Identify the foreign producers:
Sales to related firms (including internal consumption) must be valued at fair market value. In the event that you use a
different basis for valuing these sales within your company, please specify that basis (e.g., cost, cost plus, etc.) and provide
value data using that basis for each period identified above:
2

3

Identify your principal export markets:

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-8e.

Imports from Korea.--Does your firm import PC strand from Korea?
No.

Yes-- Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments and inventories
of PC strand imported from Korea by your firm during the specified
periods. (See definitions in the instruction booklet.)

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

2003

2004

2005

2006

January-June
2007

2008

2008

2009

Beginning-of-period
inventories (quantity) (A)
1

Imports:
Quantity (B)
Value (C)
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity (D)
Value (E)
Internal consumption/
company transfers:
Quantity (F)
Value2 (G)
Export shipments:3
Quantity (H)
Value (I)
End-of-period inventories
(quantity) (J)
Channels of distribution:
U.S. shipments to
distributors that convert or
post-tension PC strand
(quantity) (K)
U.S. shipments to other
distributors (quantity) (L)
U.S. shipments to end users
that convert or post-tension
PC strand (quantity) (M)
U.S. shipments to other end
users (quantity) (N)
1

Identify the foreign producers:
Sales to related firms (including internal consumption) must be valued at fair market value. In the event that you use a
different basis for valuing these sales within your company, please specify that basis (e.g., cost, cost plus, etc.) and provide
value data using that basis for each period identified above:
2

3

Identify your principal export markets:

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-8f.

Imports from Mexico.--Does your firm import PC strand from Mexico?
No.

Yes-- Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments and inventories
of PC strand imported from Mexico by your firm during the
specified periods. (See definitions in the instruction booklet.)

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

2003

2004

2005

2006

January-June
2007

2008

2008

2009

Beginning-of-period
inventories (quantity) (A)
1

Imports:
Quantity (B)
Value (C)
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity (D)
Value (E)
Internal consumption/
company transfers:
Quantity (F)
Value2 (G)
Export shipments:3
Quantity (H)
Value (I)
End-of-period inventories
(quantity) (J)
Channels of distribution:
U.S. shipments to
distributors that convert or
post-tension PC strand
(quantity) (K)
U.S. shipments to other
distributors (quantity) (L)
U.S. shipments to end users
that convert or post-tension
PC strand (quantity) (M)
U.S. shipments to other end
users (quantity) (N)
1

Identify the foreign producers:
Sales to related firms (including internal consumption) must be valued at fair market value. In the event that you use a
different basis for valuing these sales within your company, please specify that basis (e.g., cost, cost plus, etc.) and provide
value data using that basis for each period identified above:
2

3

Identify your principal export markets:

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-8g.

Imports from Thailand.--Does your firm import PC strand from Thailand?
No.

Yes-- Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments and inventories
of PC strand imported from Thailand by your firm during the
specified periods. (See definitions in the instruction booklet.)

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

2003

2004

2005

2006

January-June
2007

2008

2008

2009

Beginning-of-period
inventories (quantity) (A)
1

Imports:
Quantity (B)
Value (C)
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity (D)
Value (E)
Internal consumption/
company transfers:
Quantity (F)
Value2 (G)
Export shipments:3
Quantity (H)
Value (I)
End-of-period inventories
(quantity) (J)
Channels of distribution:
U.S. shipments to
distributors that convert or
post-tension PC strand
(quantity) (K)
U.S. shipments to other
distributors (quantity) (L)
U.S. shipments to end users
that convert or post-tension
PC strand (quantity) (M)
U.S. shipments to other end
users (quantity) (N)
1

Identify the foreign producers:
Sales to related firms (including internal consumption) must be valued at fair market value. In the event that you use a
different basis for valuing these sales within your company, please specify that basis (e.g., cost, cost plus, etc.) and provide
value data using that basis for each period identified above:
2

3

Identify your principal export markets:

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-8h.

Imports from ALL OTHER SOURCES COMBINED.--Does your firm import PC strand from
countries other than Brazil, India, Japan, Korea, Mexico, and Thailand?
No
Yes-- Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments and inventories
of PC strand imported from all sources other than Brazil, India,
Japan, Korea, Mexico, and Thailand by your firm during the
specified periods. (See definitions in the instruction booklet.)

ALL OTHER SOURCES COMBINED
Identify the countries for which you are reporting:
Quantity (in 1,000 pounds), value (in $1,000)
Calendar year
Item

2003

2004

2005

2006

January-June
2007

2008

2008

2009

Beginning-of-period
inventories (quantity) (A)
Imports:1
Quantity (B)
Value (C)
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity (D)
Value (E)
Internal consumption/
company transfers:
Quantity (F)
Value2 (G)
Export shipments:3
Quantity (H)
Value (I)
End-of-period inventories
(quantity) (J)
Channels of distribution:
U.S. shipments to
distributors that convert or
post-tension PC strand
(quantity) (K)
U.S. shipments to other
distributors (quantity) (L)
U.S. shipments to end users
that convert or post-tension
PC strand (quantity) (M)
U.S. shipments to other end
users (quantity) (N)
1

Identify the foreign producers:
Sales to related firms (including internal consumption) must be valued at fair market value. In the event that you use a
different basis for valuing these sales within your company, please specify that basis (e.g., cost, cost plus, etc.) and provide
value data using that basis for each period identified above:
2

3

Identify your principal export markets:

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-8i. Reconciliation of import data.-(i)

Please note that the quantities reported in questions II-8a through II-8g should reconcile
as follows in each period (i.e., in each column):
Reconciliation
A+B–D–F–H=J
D + F = K+ L + M + N

(ii)

Do these data reconcile?
explain:
Do these data reconcile?
explain:

Yes

No--(Please
)

Yes

No--( Please
)

Please note that the quantities reported for end-of-period inventories should equal the
beginning-of-period inventories reported in the subsequent calendar year (i.e., line L of
year 2003 should equal line A of year 2004). Do these data reconcile for each adjacent
calendar year?
Yes.
No--Please explain.

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

Effect of orders.--Describe the significance of the existing countervailing and/or antidumping
duty orders covering imports of PC strand from Brazil, India, Japan, Korea, Mexico, and/or
Thailand in terms of its effect on your firm’s imports, U.S. shipments of imports, and inventories.
You may wish to compare your firm’s operations before and after the imposition of the orders.

II-10.

Likely effect of revocation of orders.--Would your firm anticipate any changes in its imports,
U.S. shipments of imports, or inventories of PC strand in the future if the countervailing and/or
antidumping duty orders on PC strand from Brazil, India, Japan, Korea, Mexico, and/or Thailand
were to be revoked?
No
Yes–Supply details as to the time, nature, and significance of such changes
and provide underlying assumptions, along with relevant portions of
business plans or other supporting documentation for any trends or
projections you may provide.

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-11a. U.S. shipments of imports from Brazil, by application.--Does your firm make U.S. shipments
of PC strand imported from Brazil?
No.
Yes-- Provide the quantities and values of your firm’s total U.S. shipments
(i.e., commercial shipments plus internal consumption plus transfers to related
U.S. firms as reported in II-8a.) of PC strand imported by your firm from Brazil,
by type, as specified below. Data are requested for PC strand destined for
pre-tensioned (or pre-cast) application and uncovered and covered/coated PC
strand destined for post-tensioned application. For each of these two categories,
please provide the quantities and values of your firm’s total U.S. shipments
destined for applications subject to “Buy America(n)” restrictions (see instruction
booklet for definitions).

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

2003

2004

2005

2006

January-June
2007

2008

2008

2009

U.S. SHIPMENTS OF PC STRAND FOR PRE-TENSIONED APPLICATIONS:
Subject to “Buy America(n)”
restrictions:
Quantity (O)
Value (P)
NOT subject to “Buy
America(n)” restrictions:
Quantity (Q)
Value (R)
U.S. SHIPMENTS OF UNCOVERED PC STRAND FOR POST-TENSIONED APPLICATIONS:
Subject to “Buy America(n)”
restrictions:
Quantity (S)
Value (T)
NOT subject to “Buy
America(n)” restrictions:
Quantity (U)
Value (V)
U.S. SHIPMENTS OF COVERED/COATED STRAND FOR POST-TENSIONED APPLICATIONS:
Subject to “Buy America(n)”
restrictions:
Quantity (W)
Value (X)
NOT subject to “Buy
America(n)” restrictions:
Quantity (Y)
Value (Z)

Reconciliation of U.S. shipment data.-- Please note that the U.S. shipment data reported in question II-11a.
should reconcile with the data reported in question II-8a. as follows in each period (i.e., in each column):
Reconciliation
D+F=O+Q+S+U+W+Y
E+G=P+R+T+V+X+Z

Do these data reconcile?
Do these data reconcile?

Yes
Yes

No--Please explain
No--Please explain

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-11b. U.S. shipments of imports from India, by application.--Does your firm make U.S. shipments
of PC strand imported from India?
No.
Yes-- Provide the quantities and values of your firm’s total U.S. shipments
(i.e., commercial shipments plus internal consumption plus transfers to related
U.S. firms as reported in II-8b.) of PC strand imported by your firm from India,
by type, as specified below. Data are requested for PC strand destined for
pre-tensioned (or pre-cast) applications and uncovered and covered/coated PC
strand destined for post-tensioned applications. For each of these two categories,
please provide the quantities and values of your firm’s total U.S. shipments
destined for applications subject to “Buy America(n)” restrictions (see instruction
booklet for definitions).

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

2003

2004

2005

2006

January-June
2007

2008

2008

2009

U.S. SHIPMENTS OF PC STRAND FOR PRE-TENSIONED APPLICATIONS:
Subject to “Buy America(n)”
restrictions:
Quantity (O)
Value (P)
NOT subject to “Buy
America(n)” restrictions:
Quantity (Q)
Value (R)
U.S. SHIPMENTS OF UNCOVERED PC STRAND FOR POST-TENSIONED APPLICATIONS:
Subject to “Buy America(n)”
restrictions:
Quantity (S)
Value (T)
NOT subject to “Buy
America(n)” restrictions:
Quantity (U)
Value (V)
U.S. SHIPMENTS OF COVERED/COATED STRAND FOR POST-TENSIONED APPLICATIONS:
Subject to “Buy America(n)”
restrictions:
Quantity (W)
Value (X)
NOT subject to “Buy
America(n)” restrictions:
Quantity (Y)
Value (Z)

Reconciliation of U.S. shipment data.-- Please note that the U.S. shipment data reported in question II-11b.
should reconcile with the data reported in question II-8b. as follows in each period (i.e., in each column):
Reconciliation
D+F=O+Q+S+U+W+Y
E+G=P+R+T+V+X+Z

Do these data reconcile?
Do these data reconcile?

Yes
Yes

No--Please explain
No--Please explain

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-11c. U.S. shipments of NONSUBJECT imports produced in Japan, by application.--Does your
firm make U.S. shipments of PC strand imported from Japan and produced by Japanese producers
Sumitomo and Kawatetsu (and successor companies Kawasaki and JFE Techno-Wire)?
No
Yes--Provide the quantities and values of your firm’s total U.S. shipments (i.e.,
commercial shipments plus internal consumption plus transfers to related U.S. firms as
reported in II-8c.) of PC strand imported by your firm from Japan and produced by
Japanese producers Sumitomo and Kawatetsu (and successor companies Kawasaki
and JFE Techno-Wire), by type, as specified below. Data are requested for PC strand
destined for pre-tensioned (or pre-cast) applications and uncovered and covered/coated
PC strand destined for post-tensioned applications. For each of these two categories,
please provide the quantities and values of your firm’s total U.S. shipments destined for
applications subject to “Buy America(n)” restrictions (see instruction booklet).
JAPANESE PRODUCERS SUMITOMO AND KAWATETSU
(and successor companies Kawasaki and JFE Techno-Wire)
Quantity (in 1,000 pounds) and value (in $1,000)
Calendar year
Item

2003

2004

2005

2006

January-June
2007

2008

2008

2009

U.S. SHIPMENTS OF PC STRAND FOR PRE-TENSIONED APPLICATIONS:
Subject to “Buy America(n)”
restrictions:
Quantity (O)
Value (P)
NOT subject to “Buy
America(n)” restrictions:
Quantity (Q)
Value (R)
U.S. SHIPMENTS OF UNCOVERED PC STRAND FOR POST-TENSIONED APPLICATIONS:
Subject to “Buy America(n)”
restrictions:
Quantity (S)
Value (T)
NOT subject to “Buy
America(n)” restrictions:
Quantity (U)
Value (V)
U.S. SHIPMENTS OF COVERED/COATED STRAND FOR POST-TENSIONED APPLICATIONS:
Subject to “Buy America(n)”
restrictions:
Quantity (W)
Value (X)
NOT subject to “Buy
America(n)” restrictions:
Quantity (Y)
Value (Z)

Reconciliation of U.S. shipment data.-- Please note that the U.S. shipment data reported in question II-11c.
should reconcile with the data reported in question II-8c. as follows in each period (i.e., in each column):
Reconciliation
D+F=O+Q+S+U+W+Y
E+G=P+R+T+V+X+Z

Do these data reconcile?
Do these data reconcile?

Yes
Yes

No--Please explain
No--Please explain

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-11d. U.S. shipments of SUBJECT imports produced in Japan, by application.--Does your firm
make U.S. shipments of PC strand imported from Japan that is produced by Japanese producers
subject to the antidumping duty order (i.e., Japanese producers OTHER than Sumitomo and
Kawatetsu (and successors Kawasaki and JFE Techno-Wire))?
No
Yes--Provide the quantities and values of your firm’s total U.S. shipments (i.e.,
commercial shipments plus internal consumption plus transfers to related U.S. firms as
reported in II-8c.) of PC strand imported by your firm from Japan that is produced by
Japanese producers subject to the antidumping duty order, by type, as specified below.
Data are requested for PC strand destined for pre-tensioned (or pre-cast) applications and
uncovered and covered/coated PC strand destined for post-tensioned applications. For
each of these two categories, please provide the quantities and values of your firm’s total
U.S. shipments destined for applications subject to “Buy America(n)” restrictions.
SUBJECT JAPANESE PRODUCERS
(i.e., Japanese producers OTHER than Sumitomo and Kawatetsu
(and successor companies Kawasaki and JFE Techno-Wire))
Quantity (in 1,000 pounds) and value (in $1,000)
Calendar year
Item

2003

2004

2005

2006

January-June
2007

2008

2008

2009

U.S. SHIPMENTS OF PC STRAND FOR PRE-TENSIONED APPLICATIONS:
Subject to “Buy America(n)”
restrictions:
Quantity (O)
Value (P)
NOT subject to “Buy
America(n)” restrictions:
Quantity (Q)
Value (R)
U.S. SHIPMENTS OF UNCOVERED PC STRAND FOR POST-TENSIONED APPLICATIONS:
Subject to “Buy America(n)”
restrictions:
Quantity (S)
Value (T)
NOT subject to “Buy
America(n)” restrictions:
Quantity (U)
Value (V)
U.S. SHIPMENTS OF COVERED/COATED STRAND FOR POST-TENSIONED APPLICATIONS:
Subject to “Buy America(n)”
restrictions:
Quantity (W)
Value (X)
NOT subject to “Buy
America(n)” restrictions:
Quantity (Y)
Value (Z)

Reconciliation of U.S. shipment data.-- Please note that the U.S. shipment data reported in question II-11d.
should reconcile with the data reported in question II-8d. as follows in each period (i.e., in each column):
Reconciliation
D+F=O+Q+S+U+W+Y
E+G=P+R+T+V+X+Z

Do these data reconcile?
Do these data reconcile?

Yes
Yes

No--Please explain
No--Please explain

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-11e. U.S. shipments of imports from Korea, by application.--Does your firm make U.S. shipments
of PC strand imported from Korea?
No.
Yes-- Provide the quantities and values of your firm’s total U.S. shipments
(i.e., commercial shipments plus internal consumption plus transfers to related
U.S. firms as reported in II-8e.) of PC strand imported by your firm from Korea,
by type, as specified below. Data are requested for PC strand destined for
pre-tensioned (or pre-cast) applications and uncovered and covered/coated PC
strand destined for post-tensioned applications. For each of these two categories,
please provide the quantities and values of your firm’s total U.S. shipments
destined for applications subject to “Buy America(n)” restrictions (see instruction
booklet for definitions).

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

2003

2004

2005

2006

January-June
2007

2008

2008

2009

U.S. SHIPMENTS OF PC STRAND FOR PRE-TENSIONED APPLICATIONS:
Subject to “Buy America(n)”
restrictions:
Quantity (O)
Value (P)
NOT subject to “Buy
America(n)” restrictions:
Quantity (Q)
Value (R)
U.S. SHIPMENTS OF UNCOVERED PC STRAND FOR POST-TENSIONED APPLICATIONS:
Subject to “Buy America(n)”
restrictions:
Quantity (S)
Value (T)
NOT subject to “Buy
America(n)” restrictions:
Quantity (U)
Value (V)
U.S. SHIPMENTS OF COVERED/COATED STRAND FOR POST-TENSIONED APPLICATIONS:
Subject to “Buy America(n)”
restrictions:
Quantity (W)
Value (X)
NOT subject to “Buy
America(n)” restrictions:
Quantity (Y)
Value (Z)

Reconciliation of U.S. shipment data.-- Please note that the U.S. shipment data reported in question II-11e.
should reconcile with the data reported in question II-8e. as follows in each period (i.e., in each column):
Reconciliation
D+F=O+Q+S+U+W+Y
E+G=P+R+T+V+X+Z

Do these data reconcile?
Do these data reconcile?

Yes
Yes

No--Please explain
No--Please explain

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-11f. U.S. shipments of imports from Mexico, by application.--Does your firm make U.S. shipments
of PC strand imported from Mexico?
No.
Yes-- Provide the quantities and values of your firm’s total U.S. shipments
(i.e., commercial shipments plus internal consumption plus transfers to related
U.S. firms as reported in II-8f.) of PC strand imported by your firm from
Mexico, by type, as specified below. Data are requested for PC strand destined
for pre-tensioned (or pre-cast) applications and uncovered and covered/coated PC
strand destined for post-tensioned applications. For each of these two categories,
please provide the quantities and values of your firm’s total U.S. shipments
destined for applications subject to “Buy America(n)” restrictions (see instruction
booklet for definitions).

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

2003

2004

2005

2006

January-June
2007

2008

2008

2009

U.S. SHIPMENTS OF PC STRAND FOR PRE-TENSIONED APPLICATIONS:
Subject to “Buy America(n)”
restrictions:
Quantity (O)
Value (P)
NOT subject to “Buy
America(n)” restrictions:
Quantity (Q)
Value (R)
U.S. SHIPMENTS OF UNCOVERED PC STRAND FOR POST-TENSIONED APPLICATIONS:
Subject to “Buy America(n)”
restrictions:
Quantity (S)
Value (T)
NOT subject to “Buy
America(n)” restrictions:
Quantity (U)
Value (V)
U.S. SHIPMENTS OF COVERED/COATED STRAND FOR POST-TENSIONED APPLICATIONS:
Subject to “Buy America(n)”
restrictions:
Quantity (W)
Value (X)
NOT subject to “Buy
America(n)” restrictions:
Quantity (Y)
Value (Z)

Reconciliation of U.S. shipment data.-- Please note that the U.S. shipment data reported in question II-11f.
should reconcile with the data reported in question II-8f. as follows in each period (i.e., in each column):
Reconciliation
D+F=O+Q+S+U+W+Y
E+G=P+R+T+V+X+Z

Do these data reconcile?
Do these data reconcile?

Yes
Yes

No--Please explain
No--Please explain

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-11g. U.S. shipments of imports from Thailand, by application.--Does your firm make U.S.
shipments of PC strand imported from Thailand?
No.
Yes-- Provide the quantities and values of your firm’s total U.S. shipments
(i.e., commercial shipments plus internal consumption plus transfers to related
U.S. firms as reported in II-8g.) of PC strand imported by your firm from
Thailand, by type, as specified below. Data are requested for PC strand destined
for pre-tensioned (or pre-cast) applications and uncovered and covered/coated PC
strand destined for post-tensioned applications. For each of these two categories,
please provide the quantities and values of your firm’s total U.S. shipments
destined for applications subject to “Buy America(n)” restrictions (see instruction
booklet for definitions).

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

2003

2004

2005

2006

January-June
2007

2008

2008

2009

U.S. SHIPMENTS OF PC STRAND FOR PRE-TENSIONED APPLICATIONS:
Subject to “Buy America(n)”
restrictions:
Quantity (O)
Value (P)
NOT subject to “Buy
America(n)” restrictions:
Quantity (Q)
Value (R)
U.S. SHIPMENTS OF UNCOVERED PC STRAND FOR POST-TENSIONED APPLICATIONS:
Subject to “Buy America(n)”
restrictions:
Quantity (S)
Value (T)
NOT subject to “Buy
America(n)” restrictions:
Quantity (U)
Value (V)
U.S. SHIPMENTS OF COVERED/COATED STRAND FOR POST-TENSIONED APPLICATIONS:
Subject to “Buy America(n)”
restrictions:
Quantity (W)
Value (X)
NOT subject to “Buy
America(n)” restrictions:
Quantity (Y)
Value (Z)

Reconciliation of U.S. shipment data.-- Please note that the U.S. shipment data reported in question II-11g.
should reconcile with the data reported in question II-8g. as follows in each period (i.e., in each column):
Reconciliation
D+F=O+Q+S+U+W+Y
E+G=P+R+T+V+X+Z

Do these data reconcile?
Do these data reconcile?

Yes
Yes

No--Please explain
No--Please explain

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-11h. U.S. shipments of imports from all countries OTHER than Brazil, India, Japan, Korea,
Mexico, and Thailand, by application.--Does your firm make U.S. shipments of PC strand
imported from countries other than Brazil, India, Japan, Korea, Mexico, and Thailand?
No.
Yes-- Provide the quantities and values of your firm’s total U.S. shipments
(i.e., commercial shipments plus internal consumption plus transfers to related
U.S. firms as reported in II-8h.) of PC strand imported by your firm from these
other countries, by type, as specified below. Data are requested for PC strand
destined for pre-tensioned (or pre-cast) applications and uncovered and
covered/coated PC strand destined for post-tensioned applications. For each of
these two categories, please provide the quantities and values of your firm’s total
U.S. shipments destined for applications subject to “Buy America(n)” restrictions
(see instruction booklet for definitions).

ALL OTHER SOURCES COMBINED
Quantity (in 1,000 pounds) and value (in $1,000)
Calendar year
Item

2003

2004

2005

2006

January-June
2007

2008

2008

2009

U.S. SHIPMENTS OF PC STRAND FOR PRE-TENSIONED APPLICATIONS:
Subject to “Buy America(n)”
restrictions:
Quantity (O)
Value (P)
NOT subject to “Buy
America(n)” restrictions:
Quantity (Q)
Value (R)
U.S. SHIPMENTS OF UNCOVERED PC STRAND FOR POST-TENSIONED APPLICATIONS:
Subject to “Buy America(n)”
restrictions:
Quantity (S)
Value (T)
NOT subject to “Buy
America(n)” restrictions:
Quantity (U)
Value (V)
U.S. SHIPMENTS OF COVERED/COATED STRAND FOR POST-TENSIONED APPLICATIONS:
Subject to “Buy America(n)”
restrictions:
Quantity (W)
Value (X)
NOT subject to “Buy
America(n)” restrictions:
Quantity (Y)
Value (Z)

Reconciliation of U.S. shipment data.-- Please note that the U.S. shipment data reported in question II-11h.
should reconcile with the data reported in question II-8h. as follows in each period (i.e., in each column):
Reconciliation
D+F=O+Q+S+U+W+Y
E+G=P+R+T+V+X+Z

Do these data reconcile?
Do these data reconcile?

Yes
Yes

No--Please explain
No--Please explain

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PART III.—PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Joshua Levy (202-205-3236,
Joshua.Levy@usitc.gov)
III-1.

Contact information (Price).--Who should be contacted regarding the requested pricing and
related information?
Company contact:
Name and title
(
)
Phone number

E-mail address

PRICE DATA
This section requests quarterly price and quantity data, f.o.b. your U.S. point of shipment, for your
commercial shipments to unrelated U.S. customers during January 2003–March 2009 of the following
products you imported from Brazil, India, Japan, Korea, Mexico, and/orThailand:

Product 1–½ inch, grade 270 (270,000 PSI), low relaxation, UNCOVERED prestressed
concrete stand sold for PRE-TENSIONED applications.
Product 2–½ inch, grade 270 (270,000 PSI), low relaxation, UNCOVERED prestressed
concrete stand sold for POST-TENSIONED applications.
Product 3–½ inch, grade 270 (270,000 PSI), low relaxation, COVERED prestressed concrete
stand that is greased and covered in a polyethylene wrap sold for POST-TENSIONED
applications.

Please note that total dollar values should be f.o.b., U.S. point of shipment and should not include U.S.inland transportation costs. Total dollar values should reflect the final net amount paid to you (i.e., should
be net of all deductions for discounts or rebates). See instruction booklet.

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PART III.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-2a. Price data (BRAZIL).--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported
from Brazil and sold by your firm to unrelated U.S. customers.

BRAZIL
(Quantity in 1,000 lineal feet, value in dollars)
Product 1
Product 2
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value

Product 3
Period of shipment
Quantity
Value
2003:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2004:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2005:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2006:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2007:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2008:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2009:
January-March
April-June
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 U.S. point of shipment.
2
Pricing product definitions are provided on the first page of Part III.
Note.--If your product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified product,
provide a description of your product:
Product 1:
Product 2:
Product 3:

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PART III.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-2b. Price data (INDIA).--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported from
India and sold by your firm to unrelated U.S. customers.

INDIA
(Quantity in 1,000 lineal feet, value in dollars)
Product 1
Product 2
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value

Product 3
Period of shipment
Quantity
Value
2003:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2004:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2005:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2006:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2007:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2008:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2009:
January-March
April-June
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 U.S. point of shipment.
2
Pricing product definitions are provided on the first page of Part III.
Note.--If your product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified product,
provide a description of your product:
Product 1:
Product 2:
Product 3:

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PART III.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-2c. Price data (NONSUBJECT JAPAN).--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing
products2 produced by Japanese producers Sumitomo and Kawatetsu (and successor companies
Kawasaki and JFE Techno-Wire) and sold by your firm to unrelated U.S. customers.

JAPANESE PRODUCERS SUMITOMO AND KAWATETSU
(and successor companies Kawasaki and JFE Techno-Wire)
(Quantity in 1,000 lineal feet, value in dollars)
Product 1
Product 2
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value

Product 3
Period of shipment
Quantity
Value
2003:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2004:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2005:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2006:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2007:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2008:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2009:
January-March
April-June
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 U.S. point of shipment.
2
Pricing product definitions are provided on the first page of Part III.
Note.--If your product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified product,
provide a description of your product:
Product 1:
Product 2:
Product 3:

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PART III.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-2d. Price data (SUBJECT JAPAN).--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2
produced by Japanese producers subject to the antidumping duty order (i.e., Japanese producers
OTHER than Sumitomo and Kawatetsu (and successors Kawasaki and JFE Techno-Wire)) and
sold by your firm to unrelated U.S. customers.

SUBJECT JAPANESE PRODUCERS
(i.e., Japanese producers OTHER than Sumitomo and Kawatetsu
(and successor companies Kawasaki and JFE Techno-Wire))
(Quantity in 1,000 lineal feet, value in dollars)
Product 1
Product 2
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value

Product 3
Period of shipment
Quantity
Value
2003:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2004:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2005:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2006:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2007:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2008:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2009:
January-March
April-June
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 U.S. point of shipment.
2
Pricing product definitions are provided on the first page of Part III.
Note.--If your product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified product,
provide a description of your product:
Product 1:
Product 2:
Product 3:

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PART III.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-2e. Price data (KOREA).--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported
from Korea and sold by your firm to unrelated U.S. customers.

KOREA
(Quantity in 1,000 lineal feet, value in dollars)
Product 1
Product 2
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value

Product 3
Period of shipment
Quantity
Value
2003:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2004:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2005:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2006:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2007:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2008:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2009:
January-March
April-June
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 U.S. point of shipment.
2
Pricing product definitions are provided on the first page of Part III.
Note.--If your product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified product,
provide a description of your product:
Product 1:
Product 2:
Product 3:

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PART III.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-2f. Price data (MEXICO).--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported
from Mexico and sold by your firm to unrelated U.S. customers.

MEXICO
(Quantity in 1,000 lineal feet, value in dollars)
Product 1
Product 2
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value

Product 3
Period of shipment
Quantity
Value
2003:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2004:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2005:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2006:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2007:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2008:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2009:
January-March
April-June
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 U.S. point of shipment.
2
Pricing product definitions are provided on the first page of Part III.
Note.--If your product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified product,
provide a description of your product:
Product 1:
Product 2:
Product 3:

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PART III.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-2g. Price data (THAILAND).--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported
from Thailand and sold by your firm to unrelated U.S. customers.

THAILAND
(Quantity in 1,000 lineal feet, value in dollars)
Product 1
Product 2
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value

Product 3
Period of shipment
Quantity
Value
2003:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2004:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2005:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2006:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2007:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2008:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2009:
January-March
April-June
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 U.S. point of shipment.
2
Pricing product definitions are provided on the first page of Part III.
Note.--If your product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified product,
provide a description of your product:
Product 1:
Product 2:
Product 3:

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PART III.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-3.

Price setting.-- How does your firm determine the prices that it charges for sales of PC strand
(check all that apply)? If your firm issues price lists, please include a copy of a recent price list
with your submission. If your price list is large, please only submit some sample pages.
Transaction by transaction

Contracts

Set price lists

Other--Please describe:

III-4.

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

Annual total volume discounts

No discount policy

Other--Please describe:

III-5.

Pricing terms for PC strand.-(a)

(b)

III-6.

What are your firm’s typical sales terms for its imported PC strand (e.g., 2/10 net 30
days)?

.

On what basis are your prices of imported PC strand usually quoted? (check one)
F.o.b.--Please specify point:
Delivered

Contract versus spot.--Approximately what shares of your firm’s sales of its imported PC strand
in 2008 were on a (1) long-term contract basis (multiple deliveries for more than 12 months), (2)
short-term contract basis (multiple deliveries up to and including 12 months), and (3) spot sales
basis (for a single delivery)?
Type of sale
Long-term contracts
Short-term contracts
Spot sales

Share of sales (percent)

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PART III.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-7.

III-8.

III-9.

Long-term contract provisions.--If you sell on a long-term contract basis, please answer the
following questions with respect to provisions of a typical long-term contract.
(a)

What is the average duration of a contract?

(b)

Can prices be renegotiated during the contract period?

(c)

Does the contract fix quantity, price, or both?

(d)

Does the contract have a meet or release provision?

Yes

Quantity

No
Price

Yes

Both
No

Short-term contract provisions.--If you sell on a short-term contract basis, please answer the
following questions with respect to provisions of a typical short-term contract.
(a)

What is the average duration of a contract?

(b)

Can prices be renegotiated during the contract period?

(c)

Does the contract fix quantity, price, or both?

(d)

Does the contract have a meet or release provision?

Yes

Quantity

No
Price

Yes

Both
No

Lead times.--What is the average lead time between a customer’s order and the date of delivery
for your firm’s sales of PC strand?

Source

Share of sales,
2008

Lead time

From your firm’s inventory
From foreign manufacturers’
inventory
Produced to order
Total

100 %

III-10. Shipping information.-(a)

What is the approximate percentage of the total delivered cost of PC strand that is
accounted for by U.S. inland transportation costs?
percent.

(b)

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

(c)

What proportion of your sales are delivered within 100 miles of your point of importation
( ) or storage facility ( ) (check one, then provide the percentages)?
percent.
Within 101 to 1,000 miles?
percent. Over 1,000 miles?
percent. Be sure to
check one of the two options for measurement.

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PART III.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-11. Geographical shipments.-- What is the geographic market area in the United States served by
your firm (check all that apply)?
√ if applicable

Geographic area

Imports
from
Brazil

Imports
from
India

Subject
imports
from
Japan

Imports
from
Korea

Imports Imports
from
from
Nonsubject
imports
Mexico Thailand

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, VI,
among others.

III-12. End uses.--Describe the three most common end uses of the PC strand that you import from
Brazil, India, Japan, Korea, Mexico and/or Thailand. For each end-use product, what percentage
of the total cost is accounted for by PC strand?
Share of total cost of end
product (percent)

End use

III-13. Changes in end uses.--Have there been any changes in the end uses of PC strand since 2003?
No

Yes--Please describe.

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PART III.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-14. Anticipated changes in end uses.--Do you anticipate any changes in terms of the end uses of PC
strand in the future?
No

Yes--Please describe and identify the time period. Provide any underlying
assumptions, along with relevant portions of business plans or other
supporting documentation that address this issue.

III-15. Substitutes.-- Are there substitutes for PC strand?
No

Substitute

Yes-- If yes, please list in order of importance any products that may be
substituted for PC strand and provide examples of applications and end
uses. For each possible substitute product, please describe the degree
of substitutability and indicate whether changes in the price of the
substitute affect the price for PC strand, and to what degree, the length
of any time lag of such an effect.

Description

Have changes in the prices of this substitute
affected the price for PC strand?

1.

No

Yes--Please explain.

2.

No

Yes--Please explain.

3.

No

Yes--Please explain.

4.

No

Yes--Please explain.

5.

No

Yes--Please explain.

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PART III.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-16. Changes in substitutes.--Have there been any changes in the number or types of products that
can be substituted for PC strand since 2003?
No

Yes--Please explain.

III-17. Anticipated changes in substitute.--Do you anticipate any changes in terms of the
substitutability of other products for PC strand in the future?
No

Yes--Please describe and provide any underlying assumptions, along with
relevant portions of business plans or other supporting documentation
that address this issue.

III-18. Raw materials.--To what extent have changes in the prices of raw materials affected your firm’s
selling prices for PC strand since 2003? Also discuss any anticipated changes in your raw
material costs in the future, identifying the time period(s) involved and the factor(s) that you
believe would be responsible for such changes. Provide any underlying assumptions, along with
relevant portions of business plans or other supporting documentation that address this issue.

III-19. Changes in factors affecting supply.--Have any changes occurred in any other factors affecting
supply (e.g., changes in availability or prices of energy or labor; transportation conditions;
production capacity and/or methods of production; technology; export markets; alternative
production opportunities; or other foreign suppliers of PC strand to the U.S. market) that affected
the availability of U.S.-produced PC strand in the U.S. market since 2003?
No

Yes--Please note the time period(s) of any such changes, the factors(s)
involved, and the impact such changes had on your shipment volumes
and prices.

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PART III.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-20. Has your firm refused, declined, or been unable to supply PC strand since January 1, 2003?
(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,
unable to meet timely shipment commitments, etc.)
No

Yes--Please note and document the time period(s) (i.e., month and year), the
customer involved; and the amount and type of product involved.

III-21. Availability of supply (U.S.-produced).-(a)

Do you anticipate any changes in terms of the availability of U.S.-produced PC strand in
the U.S. market in the future?
Increase

(b)

No change

Decrease

If you anticipate changes in supply, please identify the changes, including the time period
and the impact of such changes on shipment volumes and prices. Provide any underlying
assumptions, along with relevant portions of business plans or other supporting
documentation that address this issue.

III-22. Availability of “subject” import supply.-(a)

Do you anticipate any changes in terms of the availability of PC strand imported from
Brazil, India, Japan, Korea, Mexico, or Thailand in the U.S. market in the future?
Increase

(b)

No change

Decrease

If you anticipate changes in supply, please identify the changes, including the time period
and the impact of such changes on shipment volumes and prices. Provide any underlying
assumptions, along with relevant portions of business plans or other supporting
documentation that address this issue.

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PART III.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-23. Availability of “nonsubject” import supply.--Has the availability of NONSUBJECT PC strand
(i.e., PC strand imported from countries other than Brazil, India, Japan, Korea, Mexico, or
Thailand) changed since 2003?
No

Yes--Please explain.

III-24. Shift sales.--Describe how easily your firm can shift its sales of PC strand between the U.S.
market and alternative country markets. In your discussion, please describe any contracts, other
sales arrangements, or other constraints that would prevent or retard your firm from shifting PC
strand between the U.S. and alternative country markets within a 12-month period. Provide any
underlying assumptions, along with relevant portions of business plans or other supporting
documentation that address this issue.

III-25. Product changes.--Have there been any significant changes in the product range, product mix, or
marketing (including sales over the internet) of PC strand since 2003?
No

Yes--Please describe and quantify if possible.

III-26. Anticipated product changes.--Do you anticipate any changes in terms of the product range,
product mix, or marketing (including sales over the internet) of PC strand in the future? Provide
any underlying assumptions, along with relevant portions of business plans or other supporting
documentation that address this issue.
No

Yes--Please identify, including the time period.

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PART III.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-27. Demand trends.-(a)

How has the demand within the United States for PC strand changed since January 1,
2003? What principal factors affect changes in demand?
Increased

(b)

No Change

Decreased

Fluctuated

How has the demand outside the United States (if known) for PC strand changed since
January 1, 2003? What principal factors affect changes in demand?
Increased

No Change

Decreased

Fluctuated

III-28. Anticipated demand trends.-(a)

How do you anticipate demand will change within the United States for PC strand in the
future? What principal factors that will affect these changes in demand?
Increase

(b)

No Change

Decrease

Fluctuate

How do you anticipate demand will change outside the United States for PC strand to be
in the future? What principal factors that will affect these changes in demand?
Increase

No Change

Decrease

Fluctuate

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PART III.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-29. Price differences.--Please compare market prices of PC strand in U.S. and non-U.S. markets, if
known. Provide specific information as to time periods and regions for any price comparisons.

III-30. Market studies.--Please provide as a separate attachment to this request any studies, surveys, etc.
that you are aware of that quantify and/or otherwise discuss PC strand supply (including
production capacity and capacity utilization) and demand in (1) the United States, (2) each of the
other major producing/consuming countries, including Brazil, India, Japan, Korea, Mexico, or
Thailand, and (3) the world as a whole. Of particular interest is such data from 2003 to the
present and forecasts for the future.

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III-31. Interchangeability by country-pair.--Is PC strand produced in the United States and in other
countries interchangeable (i.e., can they physically be used in the same applications)? Please
indicate below, using “A” to indicate that the products from a specified country-pair are always
interchangeable, “F” to indicate that the products are frequently interchangeable, “S” to indicate
that the products are sometimes interchangeable, “N” to indicate that the products are never
interchangeable, and “0” to indicate no familiarity with products from a specified country-pair.1

Country-pair

Brazil

India

Japan

Korea

Mexico

Thailand

Other
countries

United
States
Brazil
India
Japan
Korea
Mexico
Thailand
1

For any country-pair producing PC strand which is sometimes or never interchangeable, please
explain the factors that limit or preclude interchangeable use:

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PART III.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-32. Differences other than price by country-pair.--Are differences other than price (i.e., quality,
availability, transportation network, product range, technical support, etc.) between PC strand
produced in the United States and in other countries a significant factor in your firm’s sales of the
products? Please indicate below, using “A” to indicate that such differences are always
significant, “F” to indicate that such differences are frequently significant, “S” to indicate that
such differences are sometimes significant, “N” to indicate that such differences are never
significant, and “0” to indicate no familiarity with products from a specified country-pair.1
Country-pair

Brazil

India

Japan

Korea

Mexico

Thailand

Other
countries

United
States
Brazil
India
Japan
Korea
Mexico
Thailand
1

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