09-2-2794 US importer questionnaire

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U.S. IMPORTERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
CERTAIN SEAMLESS CARBON AND ALLOY STEEL STANDARD,
LINE, AND PRESSURE PIPE FROM CHINA

This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by no later than SEPTEMBER 30, 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 countervailing duty and antidumping investigations concerning certain seamless carbon and alloy steel
standard, line, and pressure pipe (“seamless SLP pipe”) from China (Inv. Nos. 701-TA-469 and 731-TA-1168
(Preliminary)). 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 seamless SLP pipe (as defined in the instruction booklet) from any country at any time
since January 1, 2006?

NO

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

YES

(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 investigations in any other import-injury investigations conducted
by the Commission on the same or similar merchandise.
I acknowledge that information submitted in this questionnaire response and throughout these investigations 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 investigations 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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Firm name

Yes--List the following information

Address

Extent of
ownership

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

Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or foreign, which are engaged in
importing seamless SLP pipe of 4.5 inches or less outside diameter (“small diameter” or “small
OD”) from China into the United States or which are engaged in exporting small diameter
seamless SLP pipe from China to the United States?
No
Firm name

I-4b.

Firm name

Affiliation

Yes--List the following information
Address

Affiliation

Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or foreign, which are engaged in the
production of SMALL DIAMETER seamless SLP pipe?
Firm name

I-5b.

Address

Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or foreign, which are engaged in
importing LARGE DIAMETER seamless SLP pipe from China into the United States or which
are engaged in exporting LARGE DIAMETER seamless SLP pipe from China to the United
States?
No

I-5a.

Yes--List the following information

Address

Affiliation

Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or foreign, which are engaged in the
production of LARGE DIAMETER seamless SLP pipe?
Firm name

Address

Affiliation

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PART I.--GENERAL INFORMATION--Continued
I-6.

I-7.

Please indicate the nature of your firm’s importing operations on seamless SLP pipe. 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.

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

Firm name

I-8.

I-9.

Please indicate whether your firm enters seamless SLP pipe into, or withdraws such merchandise
from, foreign trade zones or bonded warehouses.
Foreign trade zones

No

Yes

Bonded warehouses

No

Yes

Please indicate whether your firm imports seamless SLP pipe under the TIB (temporary
importation under bond) program.
No

I-10.

Contact person and phone
number

Address

Yes

To your knowledge, have the products subject to these investigations 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 III.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Joanna Lo (202-205-1888,
joanna.lo@usitc.gov). Supply all data requested on a calendar-year basis.
II-1.

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

II-2.

Has your firm experienced any facility openings, relocations, expansions, acquisitions,
consolidations, closures, or prolonged shutdowns because of strikes or equipment failure; or any
other change in the character of your operations or organization relating to the importation of
seamless SLP pipe since January 1, 2006?
No

II-3.

E-mail address

Yes--Supply details as to the time, nature, and significance of such changes,
and whether they related to small diameter or large diameter seamless SLP
pipe.

Has your firm imported or arranged for the importation of seamless SLP pipe from China for
delivery after June 30, 2009?
No

Yes–Indicate when such orders are to be delivered and the quantities
involved.

SMALL DIAMETER:

LARGE DIAMETER:

II-4.

If your firm also produces seamless SLP pipe in the United States, please indicate your reasons
for importing this product. If your reasons differ by source, or by product size, please elaborate.

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

SMALL DIAMETER SEAMLESS SLP PIPE IMPORTS FROM CHINA.–Report your
firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments and inventories of small diameter seamless SLP pipe
imported from China by your firm during the specified periods. (See definitions in the instruction
booklet.)
Quantity (in short tons), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item

2006

2007

January-June
2008

2008

2009

Beginning-of-period inventories (quantity)
Imports:1
Quantity of imports
Value of imports
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity of commercial shipments
Value of commercial shipments
Internal consumption/company transfers:
Quantity of internal consumption/transfers
Value2 of internal consumption/transfers
Export shipments:3
Quantity of export shipments
Value of export shipments
End-of-period inventories4 (quantity)
Channels of distribution:
U.S. shipments to distributors (quantity)
U.S. shipments to end users (quantity)
1

Please identify the foreign producers, if known:

2

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 of the periods noted above:
3

Identify your principal export markets:
Reconciliation of data.--Please note that the quantities reported above should reconcile as follows: beginning-of-period
inventories, plus imports, less total shipments, equals end-of-period inventories. Do the data reported reconcile?
4

Yes

No--Please explain:

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

LARGE DIAMETER SEAMLESS SLP PIPE IMPORTS FROM CHINA.–Report your
firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments and inventories of large diameter seamless SLP pipe
imported from China by your firm during the specified periods. (See definitions in the instruction
booklet.)
Quantity (in short tons), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item

2006

2007

January-June
2008

2008

2009

Beginning-of-period inventories (quantity)
Imports:1
Quantity of imports
Value of imports
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity of commercial shipments
Value of commercial shipments
Internal consumption/company transfers:
Quantity of internal consumption/transfers
Value2 of internal consumption/transfers
Export shipments:3
Quantity of export shipments
Value of export shipments
End-of-period inventories4 (quantity)
Channels of distribution:
U.S. shipments to distributors (quantity)
U.S. shipments to end users (quantity)
1

Please identify the foreign producers, if known:

2

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 of the periods noted above:
3

Identify your principal export markets:
Reconciliation of data.--Please note that the quantities reported above should reconcile as follows: beginning-of-period
inventories, plus imports, less total shipments, equals end-of-period inventories. Do the data reported reconcile?
4

Yes

No--Please explain:

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-6a.

SMALL DIAMETER SEAMLESS SLP PIPE IMPORTS FROM NONSUBJECT
SOURCES.–Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments and inventories of small
diameter seamless SLP pipe imported from all other sources combined by your firm during the
specified periods. (See definitions in the instruction booklet.)

ALL OTHER SOURCES COMBINED
Quantity (in short tons), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item

2006

2007

January-June
2008

2008

2009

Beginning-of-period inventories (quantity)
Imports:1
Quantity of imports
Value of imports
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity of commercial shipments
Value of commercial shipments
Internal consumption/company transfers:
Quantity of internal consumption/transfers
Value2 of internal consumption/transfers
Export shipments:3
Quantity of export shipments
Value of export shipments
End-of-period inventories4 (quantity)
Channels of distribution:
U.S. shipments to distributors (quantity)
U.S. shipments to end users (quantity)
1

Please identify the sources and foreign producers, if known:

2

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 of the periods noted above:
3

Identify your principal export markets:
Reconciliation of data.--Please note that the quantities reported above should reconcile as follows: beginning-of-period
inventories, plus imports, less total shipments, equals end-of-period inventories. Do the data reported reconcile?
4

Yes

No--Please explain:

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-6b.

LARGE DIAMETER SEAMLESS SLP PIPE IMPORTS FROM NONSUBJECT
SOURCES.–Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments and inventories of large
diameter seamless SLP pipe imported from all other sources combined by your firm during the
specified periods. (See definitions in the instruction booklet.)

ALL OTHER SOURCES COMBINED
Quantity (in short tons), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item

2006

2007

January-June
2008

2008

2009

Beginning-of-period inventories (quantity)
Imports:1
Quantity of imports
Value of imports
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity of commercial shipments
Value of commercial shipments
Internal consumption/company transfers:
Quantity of internal consumption/transfers
Value2 of internal consumption/transfers
Export shipments:3
Quantity of export shipments
Value of export shipments
End-of-period inventories4 (quantity)
Channels of distribution:
U.S. shipments to distributors (quantity)
U.S. shipments to end users (quantity)
1

Please identify the sources and foreign producers, if known:

2

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 of the periods noted above:
3

Identify your principal export markets:
Reconciliation of data.--Please note that the quantities reported above should reconcile as follows: beginning-of-period
inventories, plus imports, less total shipments, equals end-of-period inventories. Do the data reported reconcile?
4

Yes

No--Please explain:

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-7.
COMPARABILITY OF SMALL DIAMETER AND LARGE DIAMETER SEAMLESS
SLP PIPE.–Since January 1, 2006, has your firm imported both small and large diameter seamless SLP
pipe?
No
Yes--Please describe the differences and similarities between small and large diameter seamless
SLP pipe with respect to the following factors: (a) characteristics and uses--describe the differences
and similarities in the physical characteristics and end uses; (b) interchangeability--discuss the
interchangeability in end use of the two products; (c) manufacturing processes--describe the two
processes and include a discussion of the interchangeability of production inputs, machinery and
equipment, and skilled labor; (d) channels of distribution--describe the specific end use/customer
requirements and channels of distribution/market situation in which the products are sold; (e) customer
and producer perceptions--describe any perceived differences in the two products (e.g., sales/marketing
practices); and (f) price--provide a discussion and specific examples of prices for the two products. Use
additional pages as necessary.
(a) Characteristics and uses:

(b) Interchangeability:

(c) Manufacturing processes:

(d) Channels of distribution:

(e) Customer and producer perceptions:

(f) Price:

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

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 quantity and value data, f.o.b. your U.S. point of shipment, for your
commercial shipments to unrelated U.S. distributors during January 2006–June 2009 of the following
products produced by your firm.
Product 1.—Seamless pipe quad stenciled to meet ASTM A-106 grade B, ASTM A-53 grade
B, API 5L grade B, and API 5L grade X-42 specifications; 2” nominal size (2 3/8 inch OD x
0.154 wall thickness); plain ends.
Product 2.-- Seamless pipe quad stenciled to meet ASTM A-106 grade B, ASTM A-53 grade
B, API 5L grade B, and API 5L grade X-42 specifications; 4” nominal size (4 1/2 inch OD x
0.237 wall thickness); plain ends.
Product 3.-- Seamless pipe quad stenciled to meet ASTM A-106 grade B, ASTM A-53 grade
B, API 5L grade B, and API 5L grade X-42 specifications; 8” nominal size (8 5/8 inch OD x
0.322 wall thickness); plain ends.
Product 4.-- Seamless pipe quad stenciled to meet ASTM A-106 grade B, ASTM A-53 grade
B, API 5L grade B, and API 5L grade X-42 specifications; 12” nominal size (12 3/4 inch OD
x 0.375 wall thickness); plain ends.
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 RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-2a. Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported from China and sold by
your firm.

Period of shipment

(Quantity in short tons, value in dollars)
Product 1
Quantity
Value

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
Period of shipment

Product 2
Quantity

Product 3
Quantity

Value

Product 4
Value

Quantity

Value
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:
Product 4:

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-2b. Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported from your largest country
source other than China and sold by your firm.

Other (please identify country):

Period of shipment

(Quantity in short tons, value in dollars)
Product 1
Quantity
Value

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
Period of shipment

Product 2
Quantity

Product 3
Quantity

Value

Product 4
Value

Quantity

Value
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:
Product 4:

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-2c. Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported from your second largest
country source other than China and sold by your firm.

Other (please identify country):

Period of shipment

(Quantity in short tons, value in dollars)
Product 1
Quantity
Value

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
Period of shipment

Product 2
Quantity

Product 3
Quantity

Value

Product 4
Value

Quantity

Value
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:
Product 4:

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
Note: If your responses in this section differ by pipe diameters, please indicate and
elaborate upon the differences.
III-3.

Please describe how your firm determines the prices that it charges for sales of seamless SLP pipe
(transaction by transaction negotiation, contracts for multiple shipments, set price lists, etc.). 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 submit sample pages.

III-4.

Please describe your firm’s discount policy (quantity discounts, annual total volume discounts,
etc.).

III-5.

What are your firm’s typical sales terms for its U.S.-produced seamless SLP pipe (e.g., 2/10 net
30 days)?
. On what basis are your prices of domestic seamless SLP pipe
usually quoted (e.g., f.o.b. warehouse, or delivered)?
.

III-6.

Approximately what share of your firm’s sales of its U.S.-produced seamless SLP pipe in 2006
were on a (1) long-term contract basis (multiple deliveries for more than 12 months), (2) shortterm contract basis (multiple deliveries up to 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 RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-7.

III-8.

III-9.

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?

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?

What is the average lead time between a customer’s order and the date of delivery for your firm’s
sales of your U.S.-produced seamless SLP pipe?
Share of sales,
Jan-June 2008

July-Dec 2008

Jan-June 2009

100 %

100 %

100 %

Jan-June 2008

July-Dec 2008

Jan-June 2009

100 %

100 %

100 %

Source
From
inventory
Produced
to order
Total

Lead time,

Source
From
inventory
Produced
to order
Total

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued

III-10. (a)

What is the approximate percentage of the total delivered cost of seamless SLP pipe 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 occurs within 100 miles of your storage or production
facility?
percent. Within 101 to 1,000 miles?
percent. Over 1,000 miles?
percent.

III-11. What is the geographic market area in the United States served by your firm’s seamless SLP
pipe? (check all that apply)
Northeast

Mid-Atlantic

Midwest

Southeast

Southwest

Rocky Mountains

West Coast

Northwest

National

Other (describe:

)

III-12. Describe the end uses of the small diameter seamless SLP pipe that you manufacture. For each
end-use product, what percentage of the total cost is accounted for by seamless SLP pipe?
End use

Share of total cost (percent)

III-13. Describe the end uses of the large diameter seamless SLP pipe that you manufacture. For each
end-use product, what percentage of the total cost is accounted for by seamless SLP pipe?
End use

Share of total cost (percent)

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-14. (a)

Can other products be substituted for seamless SLP pipe?
No

Yes--Please list these substitute products in order of importance.
Small diameter

Large diameter

(i)

_________________

_________________

(ii)

_________________

_________________

(iii)

_________________

_________________

(b)

For each possible substitute product, please give examples of applications and end uses
for which they are substitutes.

(c)

Have changes in the prices of these products affected the price for seamless SLP pipe?
No

Yes--To what degree do changes in their prices affect the price for
seamless SLP pipe? Does this effect have a time lag? If so, how long is
the time lag for each substitute product? Does this vary by type of
seamless SLP pipe or final end use?

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-15. How has the demand within the United States for seamless SLP pipe changed since January 1,
2006? What principal factors affect changes in demand?
(a)

Within the United States:

Small diameter
Large diameter
(b)

Increased
Increased

No change
No change

Decreased
Decreased

No change
No change

Decreased
Decreased

Outside the United States:

Small diameter
Large diameter
(c)

Increased
Increased

Please describe the ability of your firm to forecast and respond to the changes in demand
described above.

III-16. Have there been any significant changes in the product range or marketing of seamless SLP pipe
since January 1, 2006?
No

Yes-- Please describe.

III-17. Has your firm refused, declined, or been unable to supply seamless SLP pipe since January 1,
2006? (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.) With respect to timely shipments, your firm
may wish to refer to your firm’s lead time estimates reported in question III-9.
No

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

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III-18. Is seamless SLP pipe 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 2
Country-pair

United States

China

Other countries

FOR SMALL DIAMETER-United States

China

Other countries
FOR LARGE DIAMETER-United States

China
Other countries
1

For any country-pair producing small diameter seamless SLP pipe which is sometimes or never
interchangeable, please explain the factors that limit or preclude interchangeable use:

2

For any country-pair producing large diameter seamless SLP pipe which is sometimes or never
interchangeable, please explain the factors that limit or preclude interchangeable use:

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III-19. Are differences other than price (i.e., quality, availability, transportation network, product range,
technical support, etc.) between seamless SLP pipe 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 2
Country-pair

United States

China

Other countries

FOR SMALL DIAMETER-United States

China

Other countries
FOR LARGE DIAMETER-United States

China
Other countries
1

For any country-pair producing small diameter seamless SLP pipe which is sometimes or never
interchangeable, please explain the factors that limit or preclude interchangeable use:

2

For any country-pair producing large diameter seamless SLP pipe which is sometimes or never
interchangeable, please explain the factors that limit or preclude interchangeable use:

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III-20. Please identify below the names and addresses of your firm’s 10 largest customers for seamless
SLP pipe since 2006. Please also provide the name and telephone number of a contact person and
the share of the quantity of your firm’s total shipments of seamless SLP pipe that each of these
customers accounted for in 2008.

No.

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Customer’s name

Street address (not P.O.
box), city, state, and zip
code

Contact person

Area
code and
telephone
number

Share of
2008
sales
(%)