Pressure Sensitive Plastic Tape from Italy

INSTRUCTION BOOKLET
GENERAL INFORMATION, INSTRUCTIONS, AND
DEFINITIONS FOR COMMISSION QUESTIONNAIRES

PRESSURE SENSITIVE PLASTIC TAPE FROM ITALY
Investigation No. AA1921-167 (Third Review)

Further information.--If you have any questions concerning the enclosed
questionnaire(s) or other matters related to this review, you may contact
the following members of the Commission=s staff (Fax 202-205-3205):
Edward Petronzio, investigator (202-205-3176; E-mail edward.petronzio@usitc.gov)
regarding general questions and trade and related information;
Justin Jee, auditor (202-205-3186; E-mail justin.jee@usitc.gov)
regarding financial information; and
Clark Workman, economist (202-205-3248; E-mail clark.workman@usitc.gov)
regarding pricing, market, and related information.

GENERAL INFORMATION
Background.-- On October 21, 1977, the Department of the Treasury issued an antidumping duty
finding on imports of pressure sensitive plastic tape from Italy (42 F.R. 56110). Following first
five-year reviews by the Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) and the U.S. International
Trade Commission (“Commission”), effective February 17, 1999, Commerce issued a
continuation of the antidumping duty finding on imports of pressure sensitive plastic tape from
Italy (64 F.R. 51515, September 23, 1999). Following second five-year reviews by Commerce and
the Commission, effective June 25, 2004, Commerce issued a second continuation of the
antidumping duty finding on imports of pressure sensitive plastic tape from Italy (69 F.R. 35584).
On May 1, 2009, the Commission instituted a third review of the antidumping duty finding
concerning Italy pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. § 1675(c)) (the
Act) to determine whether revocation of the finding would be likely to lead to continuation or
recurrence of material injury to the domestic industry within a reasonably foreseeable time (74 F.R.
20340). If the Commission and Commerce make an affirmative determination, the finding will
remain in place. If the Commission or Commerce makes a negative determination, Commerce will
revoke the finding.
Questionnaires and other information pertinent to this review are available at
http://www.usitc.gov/trade_remedy/731_ad_701_cvd/investigations/2009/pressure_sensitive
_tape_from_italy/reviewphase.htm. Address all correspondence to the United States
International Trade Commission, Washington, DC 20436. Hearing-impaired individuals can
obtain information regarding this review via the Commission=s TDD terminal (202-205-1810).
Due date of questionnaire(s).--Return the completed questionnaire(s) to the United States
International Trade Commission by no later than November 6, 2009. Although the enclosed
postpaid envelope may be used to return the completed questionnaire, use of an overnight mail
service may be necessary to ensure that your response actually reaches the Commission by
November 6, 2009. If you do not use the enclosed envelope, please make sure the completed
questionnaire is sent to the attention of Edward Petronzio. Return only one copy of the
completed questionnaire(s), but please keep a copy for your records so that you can refer to
it if the Commission staff contacts you with any questions during the course of the review.
Service of questionnaire response(s).--In the event that your firm is a party to this review, you are
required to serve a copy of the questionnaire(s), once completed, on parties to the proceeding that
are subject to administrative protective order (see 19 CFR ' 207.7). A list of such parties is
maintained by the Commission=s Secretary and may be obtained by calling 202-205-1803. A
certificate of service must accompany the copy of the completed questionnaire(s) you submit (see
19 CFR ' 207.7).

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GENERAL INFORMATION—Continued
Confidentiality.--The commercial and financial data furnished in response to the enclosed
questionnaire(s) 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, nonnumerical 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 the enclosed questionnaire(s) is subject to audit
and verification by the Commission. To facilitate possible verification of data, please keep
all your workpapers and supporting documents used in the preparation of the questionnaire
response(s).
Release of information.--The information provided by your firm in response to the
questionnaire(s), as well as any other business proprietary information submitted by your firm to
the Commission in connection with the review, 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 review or other import-injury investigations or reviews
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.

INSTRUCTIONS
Answer all questions.--Do not leave any question or section blank unless a questionnaire
expressly directs you to skip over certain questions or sections. If the answer to any question is
Anone,@ write Anone.@ If information is not readily available from your records in exactly the
form requested, furnish carefully prepared estimates--designated as such by the letter
AE@--and explain the basis of your estimates. Answers to questions and any necessary
comments or explanations should be supplied in the space provided or on separate sheets attached
to the appropriate page of the questionnaire(s). If your firm is completing more than one
questionnaire in connection with this review (i.e., a producer, importer, and/or purchaser
questionnaire), you need not respond to duplicated questions in the questionnaires.
Consolidate all U.S. establishments.--Report the requested data for your establishment(s) located
in the United States. Firms operating more than one establishment should combine the data
for all establishments into a single report.

INSTRUCTIONS--Continued
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Filing instructions.—Questionnaires may be filed either in paper form or electronically.
OPTIONS FOR FILING IN PAPER FORM
• Overnight mail service.—Mail to the following address:
United States International Trade Commission
Office of Investigations, Room 615
500 E Street SW
Washington, DC 20024
• Fax.—Fax to 202.205.3205.
• U.S. mail.—Mail to the address above, but use zip code 20436. This option is not recommended.
U.S. mail sent to government offices undergoes additional processing to screen for hazardous
materials; this additional processing results in substantial delays in delivery.
OPTIONS FOR FILING ELECTRONICALLY
This questionnaire is available as a “fillable” form in MS Word format on the
Commission’s website at
http://www.usitc.gov/trade_remedy/731_ad_701_cvd/investigations/2009/pressur
e_sensitive_tape_from_italy/reviewphase.htm Please do not attempt to modify
the format or permissions of the questionnaire document. You may complete the
questionnaire electronically, print it out, and submit it in paper form as described
above, or you may submit it electronically through one of the following means:
• Compact disc (CD).—Copy your questionnaire onto a CD, include a signed certification page
(page 1) (either in paper form or scanned PDF copied onto CD), and mail to the address above. It
is strongly recommended that you use an overnight mail service. U.S. mail sent to government
offices undergoes additional processing which not only results in substantial delays in delivery but
may also damage CDs.
• E-mail.—E-mail your questionnaire to the investigator identified on page 1 of the Instruction
Booklet; include a scanned PDF of the signed certification page (page 1). Type the following in
the e-mail subject line: BPI Questionnaire, Pressure Sensitive Plastic Tape. Please note that
submitting your questionnaire by e-mail may subject your firm’s business proprietary information
to transmission over an unsecure environment and to possible disclosure. If you choose this
option, the Commission warns you that any risk involving possible disclosure of such information
is assumed by the submitter and not by the Commission.
Note: If you are a party to the review, and service of the questionnaire is required, such
service should be made in paper form.

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DEFINITIONS
Pressure sensitive plastic tape.—Pressure sensitive plastic tape measuring over 1-3/8 inches in
width and not exceeding 4 mils in thickness. Pressure sensitive plastic tape is classified under
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (“HTS”) subheadings 3919.10.20 and
3919.90.50. Pressure sensitive plastic tape is a plastic film-backed tape with an adhesive on one
side that remains permanently tacky at room temperatures, which is used primarily to seal cartons
or corrugated boxes. Pressure sensitive plastic tape is also used for masking applications,
insulating electrical wires and cables, and for certain sanitary, medical, or health-related functions.
Unit of measure—Report all quantities in units of 1,000 square yards. See Conversions below:
Square meters to square yards: Multiply by 1.196 (1 square meter = 1.196 square yards)
Square feet to square yards: Divide by 9 (9 square feet = 1 square yard)
Firm.--An individual proprietorship, partnership, joint venture, association, corporation
(including any subsidiary corporation), business trust, cooperative, trustee in bankruptcy, or
receiver under decree of any court.
Related firm.--A firm that your firm solely or jointly owned, managed, or otherwise controlled; a
firm that solely or jointly owned, managed, or otherwise controlled your firm; and/or a firm that
was solely or jointly owned, managed, or otherwise controlled by a firm that also solely or jointly
owned, managed, or otherwise controlled your firm.
Establishment.--Each facility of a firm in the United States involved in the production,
importation, and/or purchase of pressure sensitive plastic tape (as defined above), including
auxiliary facilities operated in conjunction with (whether or not physically separate from) such
facilities.
United States.--For purposes of this review, the 50 States, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands,
and the District of Columbia.
Importer.--Any person or firm engaged, either directly or through a parent company or subsidiary,
in importing pressure sensitive plastic tape (as defined above) into the United States from a foreign
manufacturer or through its selling agent.
Imports.--Those products identified for Customs purposes as imports for consumption for which
your firm was the importer of record (i.e., was responsible for paying any import duty) or
consignee (i.e., to which the merchandise was first delivered).
Import quantities.--Quantities reported should be net of returns.
Import values.--Values reported should be landed, duty-paid values (but not including
antidumping and/or countervailing duties) at the U.S. port of entry, including ocean freight and
insurance costs, brokerage charges, and normal import duties (i.e., including all charges except
inland freight in the United States and antidumping and/or countervailing duties).
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DEFINITIONS--Continued
Purchaser.--Any person or firm engaged, either directly or through a parent company or
subsidiary, in purchasing pressure sensitive plastic tape (as defined above) from another firm that
produces, imports, or otherwise distributes pressure sensitive plastic tape. A retail firm that is the
importer of record may be considered a purchaser.
Purchases.--Purchases from all sources, NOT including direct imports from foreign producers
(which should be reported in an importer questionnaire).
Purchase quantities.--Quantities reported should be net of returns.
Purchase values.--Values reported should be net values (i.e., gross purchase values less all
discounts, allowances, rebates, and the value of returned goods), delivered to your U.S.
receiving point.
Shipments.--Shipments of products produced in or imported by your U.S. establishment(s).
Include shipments to the contracting firm of product produced by your firm under a toll agreement.
Shipment quantities.--Quantities reported should be net of returns.
Shipment values.--Values reported should be 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. The value of domestic shipments to the contracting firm
under a toll agreement is the conversion fee (including profit).
Types of shipments:
U.S. shipments.--Commercial shipments, internal consumption, and transfers to related
firms within the United States.
Commercial shipments.--Shipments, other than internal consumption and transfers
to related firms, within the United States.
Internal consumption.--Product consumed internally by your firm.
Transfers to related firms.--Shipments made to related domestic firms.
Export shipments.--Shipments to destinations outside the United States, including
shipments to related firms.
Inventories.--Finished goods inventory, not raw materials or work-in-progress.

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DEFINITIONS--Continued
The following definitions apply only to the PRODUCER QUESTIONNAIRE.
Average production capacity.--The level of production that your establishment(s) could
reasonably have expected to attain during the specified periods. Assume normal operating
conditions (i.e., using equipment and machinery in place and ready to operate; normal operating
levels (hours per week/weeks per year) and time for downtime, maintenance, repair, and cleanup;
and a typical or representative product mix).
Toll agreement.--Agreement between two firms whereby the first firm furnishes the raw materials
and the second firm uses the raw materials to produce a product that it then returns to the first firm
with a charge for processing costs, overhead, etc.
Production.--All production in your U.S. establishment(s), including production consumed
internally within your firm and production for another firm under a toll agreement.
PRWs.--Production and related workers, including working supervisors and all nonsupervisory
workers (including group leaders and trainees) engaged in fabricating, processing, assembling,
inspecting, receiving, storage, handling, packing, warehousing, shipping, trucking, hauling,
maintenance, repair, janitorial and guard services, product development, auxiliary production for
plant=s own use (e.g., power plant), recordkeeping, and other services closely associated with the
above production operations.
Average number employed.--Add the number of employees, both full-time and part-time, for the
12 pay periods ending closest to the 15th of the month and divide that total by 12. For the
January-September periods, calculate similarly and divide by 9.
Hours worked.--Include time paid for sick leave, holidays, and vacation time. Include overtime
hours actually worked; do not convert overtime pay to its equivalent in straight-time hours.
Wages paid.--Total wages paid before deductions of any kind (e.g., withholding taxes, old-age and
unemployment insurance, group insurance, union dues, bonds, etc.). Include wages paid directly
by your firm for overtime, holidays, vacations, and sick leave.
Fiscal year.--The 12-month period between settlement of your firm=s financial accounts.
Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act (Byrd Amendment) funds received.--Funds
disbursed by the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection under the Continued Dumping and
Subsidy Offset Act of 2000 (the AByrd Amendment@). The Byrd Amendment provides for the
annual distribution of the duties collected pursuant to antidumping and countervailing duty orders.
The distribution is available to Aaffected domestic producers for qualifying expenditures.@

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