10-4-2806 Foreign producer questionnaire

OMB No. 3117-0016/USITC No. 10-4-2806; Expiration Date: 6/30/2011
(No response is required if currently valid OMB control number is not displayed)

FOREIGN PRODUCERS’/EXPORTERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
PRESSURE SENSITIVE PLASTIC TAPE FROM ITALY

This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by no later than NOVEMBER 6, 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 review of the antidumping duty finding concerning pressure sensitive plastic tape from Italy (Inv. No.
AA1921-167 (Third Review)). The information requested in the questionnaire is requested under the authority of the
Tariff Act of 1930, title VII.

Name of firm
Address
World Wide Web address
Has your firm produced or exported pressure sensitive plastic tape (as defined in the instruction booklet) at any
time since January 1, 1977?

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 this review 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 this review 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 this review 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 30 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.

U.S. Importers.--Please provide the names, street addresses (not P.O. boxes), contacts, telephone
numbers, and e-mail addresses of the FIVE largest U.S. importers of your firm’s pressure
sensitive plastic tape since 2006.

No.

1

2

3

4

5

Importer’s name

Contact person

E-mail address

Area
code and
telephone
number

Share of
your 2008
exports
(%)

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

U.S. production.--Does your firm or any related firm produce, have the capability to produce, or
have any plans to produce pressure sensitive plastic tape in the United States or other countries?
No

I-5.

U.S. importation.--Does your firm or any related firm import or have any plans to import
pressure sensitive plastic tape into the United States?
No

I-6.

Yes--Please name the firm(s) and country(ies) below and, if U.S. producer(s),
ensure that they complete the Commission’s producer questionnaire
(contact Edward Petronzio (edward.petronzio@usitc.gov) for copies of
that questionnaire).

Yes--Please name the firm(s) below and ensure that they complete the
Commission’s importer questionnaire (contact Edward Petronzio
(edward.petronzio@usitc.gov) for copies of that questionnaire).

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 future market conditions for pressure
sensitive plastic tape?
No

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

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Edward Petronzio (202-2053176, edward.petronzio@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 production of pressure sensitive plastic tape since October 21, 1977?
(check as many as appropriate)
plant openings ..........................

plant closings............................

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

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

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

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

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

other (e.g., technology) ............

(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 production of pressure sensitive
plastic tape 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. Include in your response a specific projection of your firm’s
capacity to produce pressure sensitive plastic tape (in 1,000 square
yards) for 2009 and 2010.

Conversion notes:
Square meters to square yards: Multiply by 1.196 (1 square meter = 1.196 square yards)

II-4.

Anticipated changes in operations in the event the finding is revoked.--Would your firm
anticipate any changes in the character of your operations or organization (as noted above)
relating to the production of pressure sensitive plastic tape in the future if the antidumping duty
finding on pressure sensitive plastic tape from Italy were to be revoked?
No

II-5.

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.

Same equipment, machinery, and workers.--Has your firm since 1977 produced, or does your
firm anticipate producing in the future, other products on the same equipment and machinery
used in the production of pressure sensitive plastic tape?
No

Product

Yes--List the following information and report your firm’s combined
production capacity and production of these products and pressure
sensitive plastic tape in the periods indicated.
Period

Basis for allocation of capacity data

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-5.

Same equipment, machinery, and workers.—Continued
Conversion notes:
Square meters to square yards: Multiply by 1.196 (1 square meter = 1.196 square yards)
Quantity (in 1,000 square yards)
Calendar years
Item

2006

2007

January-September
2008

2008

2009

Overall Production
Capacity
Production of:
Pressure sensitive
plastic tape

II-6.

Constraints on production.--Please describe the constraint(s) that set the limit(s) on your
production capacity.

II-7.

Production shifting.--Is your firm able to switch production between pressure sensitive plastic
tape and other products in response to a relative change in the price of pressure sensitive plastic
tape vis-a-vis the price of other products, using the same equipment and labor?
No

II-8.

Yes---Please identify the other products, the approximate time and cost
involved in switching, and the minimum relative price change required
for your firm to switch production to or from pressure sensitive plastic
tape.

Share of sales.--What percentage of your firm’s total sales in its most recent fiscal year was
represented by sales of pressure sensitive plastic tape?
Percent

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-9.

Inventories in the United States.--Has your firm, since 2206, maintained any inventories of
pressure sensitive plastic tape in the United States (not including inventories held by firms
identified in question I-3)?
No

Yes--Report the quantity of such end-of-period inventories below.

Conversion notes:
Square meters to square yards: Multiply by 1.196 (1 square meter = 1.196 square yards)
Quantity (in 1,000 square yards)
Calendar years
Item

2006

2007

January-September
2008

2008

2009

End-of-period
inventory

II-10.

Barriers.-(a)

Are your firm’s exports of pressure sensitive plastic tape subject to tariff or non-tariff
barriers to trade (for example, antidumping or countervailing duty orders or remedies,
tariffs, quotas, or regulatory barriers) in any countries other than the United States?
No

Yes--List the products(s), country(ies), the year each such barrier was
imposed, and the type of barrier.
Product

(b)

Country

Year imposed

Barrier (if tariff,
give rate)

Are your firm’s exports of pressure sensitive plastic tape subject to current investigations
in any countries other than the United States that might result in tariff or non-tariff
barriers to trade?
No

Yes--List the products(s), country(ies), and type of investigation.
Product

Country

Type of investigation

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-11.

Other export markets.--Identify export markets (other than the United States) that you have
developed or where you have increased your sales of pressure sensitive plastic tape since the
imposition of the finding in 1977. Please identify and discuss below.

II-12.

Significance of antidumping duty finding.--Describe the significance of the existing
antidumping duty finding covering imports of pressure sensitive plastic tape from Italy in terms
of its effect on your firm’s production capacity, production, home market shipments, exports to
the United States and other markets, and inventories. You may wish to compare your firm’s
operations before and after the imposition of the finding.

II-13.

Anticipated changes if finding revoked.--Would your firm anticipate any changes in its
production capacity, production, home market shipments, exports to the United States and other
markets, or inventories relating to the production of pressure sensitive plastic tape in the future if
the antidumping duty finding on pressure sensitive plastic tape from Italy 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-14.

Trade data (Italy).-- Report production capacity, production, shipments, and inventories of
pressure sensitive plastic tape produced by your firm in Italy during the specified periods. (See
definitions in the instruction booklet.)

Conversion notes:
Square meters to square yards: Multiply by 1.196 (1 square meter = 1.196 square yards)
Quantity (in 1,000 square yards) and Value (in 1,000 dollars)
Calendar years
Item

2006

2007

January-September
2008

2008

2009

1

Average production capacity (A)
Beginning-of-period inventories (B)
Production2 (C)
Home market shipments:
Internal consumption/transfers
quantity (D)
Commercial shipments:
quantity (E)
value (F)
Export shipments:
to the United States:3
quantity (G)
value (H)
to the European Union:4
quantity (I)
value (J)
to Asia:5
quantity (K)
value (L)
to all other markets:6
quantity (M)
value (N)
Total exports (quantity) (O)
Total shipments (quantity) (P)
End-of-period inventories (Q)
1

The production capacity (see definitions in instruction booklet) reported is based on operating
hours per
weeks per year. Please describe the methodology used to calculate production capacity, and explain any
week,
changes in reported capacity.
2

Please estimate the percentage of total production of pressure sensitive plastic tape in Italy accounted for by your
firm’s production in 2008:
Percent
3
Please estimate the percentage of total exports to the United States of pressure sensitive plastic tape in Italy
accounted for by your firm’s exports in 2008:
Percent
4
Identify your principal European Union export markets:
5
Identify your principal Asian export markets:
6
Identify your principal other export markets:

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-15. Reconciliation of trade data.—
(a)

The quantities reported in question II-14 should reconcile as follows in each period (i.e.,
in each column):
Reconciliation
B+C–D–E–G–I–K–M=Q

(b)

Yes

No--Please

Further, the quantities reported for end-of-period inventories should equal the beginningof-period inventories reported in the subsequent calendar year (i.e., line Q of year 2006
should equal line B of year 2007). Do these data reconcile for each adjacent calendar
year?
Yes.

II-16.

Do these data reconcile?
explain:

No--Please explain:

Pressure sensitive plastic tape by type.-- Please indicate the type(s) of tape that your firm
produces:
Carton sealing

Masking

Electrical/Electronic

Sanitary, medical, or health-related

Other

If other, please specify:

II-17.

Shipments by tape material.-- Please report the relative share of your firm’s 2008 and JanuarySeptember 2009 total shipments for pressure sensitive plastic tape by specified material below.
Quantity (in percent)
Tape material:

2008

January-September 2009

Polyester
Polypropylene
UPVC
Other1
Total
1

Please specify “other” :

100%

100%

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PART III.--MARKET FACTORS
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Clark Workman (202-2053248, clark.workman@usitc.gov)
III-1.

Contact information (Market).--Who should be contacted regarding the requested market
factors information?
Company contact:
Name and title
(
)
Phone number

III-2.

E-mail address

Contract versus spot.--Approximately what share of your firm’s sales of pressure sensitive
plastic tape to U.S. customers 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 12 months), and
(3) spot sales basis (for a single delivery)?
Type of sale

Share of sales (percent)

Long-term contracts
Short-term contracts
Spot sales
III-3.

III-4.

Long-term contact 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

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PART III.--MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-5.

Lead times.--What is the average lead time between a customer’s order and the date of delivery
for your firm’s sales of pressure sensitive plastic tape?
Source

Share of sales in 2008

Lead time

From inventory
Produced to order
Total

100 %

III-6.

Raw materials.--To what extent have changes in the prices of raw materials affected your firm’s
selling prices for pressure sensitive plastic tape since the imposition of the finding in 1977? 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-7.

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; or alternative
production opportunities) that affected the availability of Italian-produced pressure sensitive
plastic tape in the U.S. market since the imposition of the finding in 1977?
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.--MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-8.

Availability of SUBJECT import supply.-(a)

Do you anticipate any changes in terms of the availability of Italian-produced pressure
sensitive plastic tape in the U.S. market in the future?
Increase

(b)

III-9.

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.

Shifting sales.--Describe how easily your firm can shift its sales of pressure sensitive plastic tape
between the U.S. market and alternative country markets. In your discussion, please describe any
contracts, other sales arrangements, or other constraints (including any third-country trade
barriers such as tariffs, quotas, or other non-tariff barriers) that would prevent or retard your firm
from shifting pressure sensitive plastic tape 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-10. Product changes.--Is the product range, product mix, or marketing (including sales over the
internet) of pressure sensitive plastic tape in your home market significantly different from the
product range, product mix, or marketing of pressure sensitive plastic tape for export to the
United States or to third-country markets? Have there been any significant changes in the
product range, product mix, or marketing of pressure sensitive plastic tape in your home market,
for export to the United States, or for export to third-country markets since the imposition of the
finding in 1977?
No

Yes--Please describe and quantify if possible.

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PART III.--MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-11. Anticipated product changes.--Please discuss any anticipated changes in terms of the product
range, product mix, or marketing (including sales over the internet) of pressure sensitive plastic
tape in your home market, for export to the United States, or for export to third-country markets
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-12. Substitutes.--Please list in order of importance any products that may be substituted for pressure
sensitive plastic tape. For each possible substitute product, please give examples of applications
and end uses for which they are substitutes and indicate whether changes in the price of the
substitute affect the price for pressure sensitive plastic tape, and to what degree, and the length of
any time lag of such an effect.

Substitute

Description

Have changes in the prices of this
substitute affected the price for pressure
sensitive plastic tape?

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.--MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-13. Changes in substitutes.--Have there been any changes in the number or types of products that
can be substituted for pressure sensitive plastic tape since the imposition of the finding in 1977?
No

Yes--Please explain.

III-14. Anticipated changes in substitutes.--Do you anticipate any changes in terms of the
substitutability of other products for pressure sensitive plastic tape in the future?
No

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

III-15. Interchangeability.--Is the pressure sensitive plastic tape produced by your firm and sold in its
home market interchangeable (i.e., can be used in the same applications) with your firm’s
pressure sensitive plastic tape sold to the United States and/or to third-country markets?
Yes

No--Identify the market(s) and any differences in the products.

III-16. End uses.--Describe the end uses of the pressure sensitive plastic tape that you manufacture and
sell to your home market. If these end uses differ from those of the pressure sensitive plastic tape
you sell to the U.S. market or to third-country markets, explain.

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PART III.--MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-17. Changes in end uses.--Have there been any changes in the end uses of pressure sensitive plastic
tape since the imposition of the finding in 1977?
No

Yes--Please describe.

III-18. Anticipated changes in end uses.--Do you anticipate any changes in terms of the end uses of
pressure sensitive plastic tape 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-19. Demand trends.--How has the demand for pressure sensitive plastic tape changed since since the
imposition of the finding in 1977? What principal factors affect changes in demand?
Increased
Demand in:
Your home market
The United States
Other markets

No change

Decreased

Fluctuated

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PART III.--MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-20. Anticipated demand trends.-- How do you anticipate demand will change for pressure sensitive
plastic tape in the future? What principal factors that will affect these changes in demand?
Increased

No change

Decreased

Fluctuated

Demand in:
Your home market
The United States
Other markets

III-21. Price differences.--Please compare market prices of pressure sensitive plastic tape in your home
market, the United States, and third-country markets, if known. Provide specific information as
to time periods and regions for any price comparisons.

III-22. Description of home market.--Describe briefly your home market for pressure sensitive plastic
tape, including the number of, and competition between, producers.

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PART III.--MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-23. Import competition.--Do you face competition from imports of pressure sensitive plastic tape in
your home market?
No

Yes--Please identify the country sources of any imports of pressure sensitive
plastic tape into your home market.

III-24. 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 pressure sensitive plastic tape supply
(including production capacity and capacity utilization) and demand in (1) the United States, (2)
each of the other major producing/consuming countries, including pressure sensitive plastic tape,
and (3) the world as a whole. Of particular interest is historical data and forecasts for the future.