10-2-2797 US importetr questionnaire

Information collections for import injury investigations (producers, importers, purchasers, and foreign producer questionnaires and institution notices for 5-year reviews)

OCTG Importer Q

OCTG from China (F) Inv 701-TA-462 and 731-TA-1155

OMB: 3117-0016

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U.S. IMPORTERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
CERTAIN OIL COUNTRY TUBULAR GOODS FROM CHINA

This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by no later than October 15, 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 and antidumping duty investigations concerning OCTG from China (Inv. Nos. 701-TA463 and 731-TA-1159 (Final)). The information requested in the questionnaire is requested under the authority of the
Tariff Act of 1930, title VII. This report is mandatory and failure to reply as directed can result in a subpoena or other
order to compel the submission of records or information in your possession (19 U.S.C. § 1333(a)).

Name of firm
Address
State

City

Zip Code

World Wide Web address
Has your firm imported OCTG (as defined in the instruction booklet) from any country at any time since January
1, 2006?

(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
Phone: (

Date

)

Signature

E-mail address
Fax (

)

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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-4.

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

Yes--List the following information

Firm name

I-5.

I-7.

Affiliation

Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or foreign, which are engaged in the
production of OCTG?
Firm name

I-6.

Address

Affiliation

Please indicate the nature of your firm’s importing operations on OCTG. 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 OCTG but is not the consignee, please list the consignees
below (firm name, address, telephone number, and individual to contact).

Firm name

Address

Contact person and phone
number

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

I-9.

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

Yes

Bonded warehouses

Yes

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

I-10.

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 II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Fred Ruggles (202-205-3187,
fred.ruggles@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
OCTG since January 1, 2006?
No

II-3.

E-mail address

Yes--Supply details as to the time, nature, and significance of such changes.
Please indicate the effect of such changes on your firm’s cost structure and its
ability to respond to changes in demand.

Has your firm imported or arranged for the importation of OCTG for delivery after September 30,
2009?
No

Source

Yes–Indicate when such orders are to be delivered and the quantities (in short
tons) involved.

October 2009

November 2009

December 2009 January 2010 February 2010

March 2010

China
Other

II-4.

If your firm also produces OCTG 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-5a.

IMPORTS FROM SUBJECT SOURCES.–Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s
shipments and inventories of OCTG (casing, tubing, and coupling stock) imported from China by
your firm during the specified periods. (See definitions in the instruction booklet.)

China
Quantity (in short tons), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item

2006

2007

January-September
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:

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

Yes

II-5b.

No--Please explain:

COUPLING STOCK.–For each of the periods specified, please report the quantity (short tons)
and value ($1,000) of your firm’s imports from China of coupling stock included in your response
to the preceding question.
Quantity (in short tons), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item

Quantity of imports
Value of imports

2006

2007

January-September
2008

2008

2009

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

IMPORTS FROM NONSUBJECT SOURCES.–Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s
shipments and inventories of OCTG (casing, tubing, and coupling stock) 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-September
2008

2008

2009

Please identify the sources and foreign producers, if known:

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

II-6b.

No--Please explain:

COUPLING STOCK.–For each of the periods specified, please report the quantity (short tons)
and value ($1,000) of your firm’s imports from all other sources of coupling stock included in
your response to the preceding question.
Quantity (in short tons), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item

Quantity of imports
Value of imports

2006

2007

January-September
2008

2008

2009

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Ioana Mic (202-205-3196,
Ioana.mic@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 price and quantity data, f.o.b. your U.S. point of shipment, for your
commercial shipments to unrelated U.S. distributors during January 2006–September 2009 of the
following products imported from any country:

Product 1.--Tubing, Grade J-55, 2 7/8" O.D., 6.5 lbs./ft., threaded and coupled, range 2, seamless
Product 2.--Casing, Grade J-55, 5 1/2" O.D., 15.5 lbs./ft., threaded and coupled, range 3, welded
Product 3.--Casing, Grade N-80, 5 1/2" O.D., 17.0 lbs./ft., threaded and coupled, range 3, seamless
Product 4.--Casing, Grade J-55, 8 5/8" O.D., 32.0 lbs./ft., threaded and coupled, range 3, welded
Product 5.--Casing, Grade J-55, 9 5/8" O.D., 36.0 lbs./ft., threaded and coupled, range 3, welded
Product 6.--Casing, Grade K-55, 9 5/8" O.D., 36.0 lbs./ft., threaded and coupled, range 3, seamless
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
Product 2
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value

Product 3
Quantity
Value

Product 4
Quantity
Value

Product 6
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
July-September
Period of shipment

Product 5
Quantity
Value

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:
Product 5:
Product 6:

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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
Product 2
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value

Product 3
Quantity
Value

Product 4
Quantity
Value

Product 6
Quantity
Value

Product 5
Quantity
Value

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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
Product 2
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value

Product 3
Quantity
Value

Product 4
Quantity
Value

Product 6
Quantity
Value

Product 5
Quantity
Value

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-2d. Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported from your third 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
Product 2
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value

Product 3
Quantity
Value

Product 4
Quantity
Value

Product 6
Quantity
Value

Product 5
Quantity
Value

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-3.

Please describe how your firm determines the prices that it charges for sales of OCTG
(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 OCTG imported from China (e.g., 2/10 net 30 days)?
. On what basis are your prices of such product usually quoted (e.g., f.o.b.
warehouse, or delivered)?
.

III-6.

Approximately what share of your firm’s sales of its OCTG imported from China 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-7.

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?

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-8.

III-9.

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 your share of sales both from inventory and produced to order and what is the average
lead time between a customer’s order and the date of delivery for your firm’s sales of OCTG?
Source

Share of sales
JanuarySeptember
2008
2009

Lead time
JanuarySeptember
2008
2009

From inventory
Produced to order
Total

III-10. (a)

100 %

What is the approximate percentage of the total delivered cost of OCTG 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 occur 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 OCTG? (check all
that apply)
Northeast

Mid-Atlantic

Midwest

Southeast

Southwest

Rocky Mountains

West Coast

Northwest

National

Other (describe:

)

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-12. Describe the end uses of the OCTG that you import from China.
End use

III-13. (a)

Can other products be substituted for OCTG?
No

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

(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 OCTG?
No

Yes--To what degree do changes in their prices affect the price for
OCTG? 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 OCTG or final
end use?

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-14. How has the demand within the United States for OCTG changed since January 1, 2006? What
principal factors affect changes in demand?
(a)

Within the United States:
Increased

(b)

No change

Decreased

Outside the United States:
Increased

No change

Decreased

(c)

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

(d)

Please describe the impact on your firm’s OCTG operations of the changes in demand
described above.

III-15. Have there been any significant changes in the product range or marketing of OCTG since
January 1, 2006?
No

III-16. (a)

Yes-- Please describe.

Is the OCTG market subject to business cycles or conditions of competition distinctive to
OCTG?
No

Yes--Please explain and provide estimates of the duration of any such
cycle.

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-16. (b)

Has the emergence of new markets for OCTG since January 1, 2006 affected the business
cycles or conditions of competition distinctive to OCTG?
No

Yes--Please explain any such changes.

III-17. Has your firm refused, declined, or been unable to supply OCTG 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 shipment
commitments, you 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.

III-18. Is OCTG 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

China

Canada

Germany

Japan

Korea

Other
countries

United States
China
1

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

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-19. Are differences other than price (i.e., quality, availability, transportation network, product range,
technical support, etc.) between OCTG 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

China

Canada

Germany

Japan

Korea

Other
countries

United States
China
1

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

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-20. Please identify below the names and addresses of your firm’s 10 largest customers for OCTG
during 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 OCTG from China that each of these
customers accounted for in 2008.

No.

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
(%)

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