10-2-2818 US importer questionnaire

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US Importer Questionnaire

Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bags from Indonesia, Taiwan, and Vietnam (Final)

OMB: 3117-0016

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U.S. IMPORTERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
POLYETHYLENE RETAIL CARRIER BAGS FROM INDONESIA, TAIWAN, AND VIETNAM

This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by no later than January 14, 2010
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 polyethylene retail carrier bags
(“PRCBs”) from Indonesia, Taiwan, and Vietnam (inv. Nos. 701-TA-462 and 731-TA-1156-1158 (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 PRCBs (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.

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

dollars

I-1b.

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

I-2.

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

I-3.

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

Firm name

Yes--List the following information.

Address

Extent of
ownership

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

Related importers/exporter.--Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or foreign,
which are engaged in importing PRCBs from Indonesia, Taiwan, and/or Vietnam into the United
States or which are engaged in exporting PRCBs from Indonesia, Taiwan, and/or Vietnam to the
United States?
No

Yes--List the following information.

Firm name

I-5.

Address

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

Yes--List the following information.

Firm name

I-6.

I-7.

Affiliation

Address

Affiliation

Importing operations.--Please indicate the nature of your firm’s importing operations on
PRCBs. 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.

Consignee.--If your firm is an importer of record of PRCBs 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.

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

Yes

Bonded warehouses

Yes

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

I-10.

Yes

Third-country trade activities.--To your knowledge, have the products subject to this
proceeding 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 Joshua Kaplan (202-205-3184,
joshua.kaplan@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

Arranged imports.-- Has your firm imported or arranged for the importation of PRCBs for
delivery after September 30, 2009?
No

Period/Source

Yes–Indicate when such orders are to be delivered and the quantities (in
1,000 bags) involved.
Oct. - Dec. 2009

Jan. - Mar. 2010

Apr. - June 2010

After June 2010

Indonesia
Taiwan
Vietnam
Other sources

II-3.

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

II-4.

HTS classification for import.--Under which HTS statistical reporting number(s) have you
imported PRCBs since January 1, 2006?

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

Source change due to existing AD orders.--Has your company switched sources of PRCBs
from China, Malaysia, and/or Thailand to Indonesia, Taiwan, and/or Vietnam as a result of the
antidumping duty orders currently in place against the first three countries? If so, please identify
the country that was initially the source of PRCBs imported by your company and explain when
this change occurred.

II-6.

Did your firm change the amounts of its imports (or do you plan to change the amounts of your
imports) of PRCBs from Indonesia, Taiwan, or Vietnam because of the filing of the petition in
these investigations or because of the Department of Commerce’s preliminary determinations of
subsidies and sales at less than fair value?
No

Yes--Supply specific details as to the time, nature, and amounts of any such
changes in imports or orders, also indicating whether any decreases in
such imports replaced or will replace (or whether any increases in such
imports were replaced by or will be replaced by) PRCBs produced in
the United States and/or imported from nonsubject countries.

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

IMPORTS OF ALL PRCBs FROM SUBJECT SOURCES.–Report your firm’s imports and
your firm’s shipments and inventories of all PRCBs imported from Indonesia by your firm
during the specified periods. (See definitions in the instruction booklet.)

INDONESIA
Quantity (in 1,000 bags), 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 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-7b.

IMPORTS OF ALL PRCBs FROM SUBJECT SOURCES.–Report your firm’s imports and
your firm’s shipments and inventories of all PRCBs imported from Taiwan by your firm during
the specified periods. (See definitions in the instruction booklet.)

TAIWAN
Quantity (in 1,000 bags), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item

2006

2007

January-September
2008

2008

2009

Please identify the foreign producers, if known:

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:

Yes

No--Please explain:

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

IMPORTS OF ALL PRCBs FROM SUBJECT SOURCES.–Report your firm’s imports and
your firm’s shipments and inventories of all PRCBs imported from Vietnam by your firm during
the specified periods. (See definitions in the instruction booklet.)

VIETNAM
Quantity (in 1,000 bags), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item

2006

2007

January-September
2008

2008

2009

Please identify the foreign producers, if known:

Yes

No--Please explain:

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

IMPORTS OF ALL PRCBs FROM NONSUBJECT SOURCES.–Report your firm’s imports
and your firm’s shipments and inventories of all PRCBs 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 1,000 bags), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item

2006

2007

January-September
2008

2008

2009

Please identify the sources and foreign producers, if known:

Yes

No--Please explain:

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

IMPORTS OF HIGH-END PRCBs FROM SUBJECT SOURCES.–Report your firm’s
imports and your firm’s shipments and inventories of high-end PRCBs imported from Indonesia
by your firm during the specified periods. (See definitions in the instruction booklet.)

INDONESIA
Quantity (in 1,000 bags), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item

2006

2007

January-September
2008

2008

2009

Please identify the foreign producers, if known:

Yes

No--Please explain:

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

IMPORTS OF HIGH-END PRCBs FROM SUBJECT SOURCES.–Report your firm’s
imports and your firm’s shipments and inventories of high-end PRCBs imported from Taiwan
by your firm during the specified periods. (See definitions in the instruction booklet.)

TAIWAN
Quantity (in 1,000 bags), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item

2006

2007

January-September
2008

2008

2009

Please identify the foreign producers, if known:

Yes

No--Please explain:

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

IMPORTS OF HIGH-END PRCBs FROM SUBJECT SOURCES.–Report your firm’s
imports and your firm’s shipments and inventories of high-end PRCBs imported from Vietnam
by your firm during the specified periods. (See definitions in the instruction booklet.)

VIETNAM
Quantity (in 1,000 bags), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item

2006

2007

January-September
2008

2008

2009

Please identify the foreign producers, if known:

Yes

No--Please explain:

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

IMPORTS OF HIGH-END PRCBs FROM NONSUBJECT SOURCES.–Report your firm’s
imports and your firm’s shipments and inventories of high-end PRCBs 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 1,000 bags), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item

2006

2007

January-September
2008

2008

2009

Please identify the sources and foreign producers, if known:

Yes

No--Please explain:

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

Do you think high-end PRCBs are produced in the United States?
No--Please skip to question III-1.

Yes

II-10. COMPARABILITY OF PRODUCTS.--In making its determination on what is the “domestic
like product” in these and other antidumping investigations, the Commission generally considers a
number of factors, including (1) physical characteristics and uses; (2) interchangeability; (3) channels of
distribution; (4) customer and producer perceptions of the products; (5) common manufacturing facilities,
production processes, and production employees; and, where appropriate, (6) price. If you have
firsthand knowledge concerning the similarities and/or differences between (1) high-end PRCBs
and (2) all other PRCBs in terms of the six factors listed above, please give us your views
concerning such similarities and/or differences. Only compare those products that are produced in the
United States.
(a) Characteristics:
Fully

Mostly

Somewhat

Rarely

Never

No familiarity

Rarely

Never

No familiarity

Rarely

Never

No familiarity

(b) Uses and interchangeability:
Fully

Mostly

Somewhat

Mostly

Somewhat

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-10.

COMPARABILITY OF PRODUCTS -- Continued
(d) Channels of distribution:
Fully

Mostly

Somewhat

Rarely

Never

No familiarity

(e) Customer and producer perceptions:
Fully

Mostly

Somewhat

Rarely

Never

No familiarity

Mostly

Somewhat

Rarely

Never

No familiarity

(f) Price:
Fully

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Craig Thomsen (202-205-3226,
craig.thomsen@usitc.gov)
III-1.

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

E-mail address

PRICE DATA
This section requests quarterly price and quantity data, f.o.b. your U.S. point of shipment, for your
commercial shipments to unrelated U.S. customers since 2006 of the following products which you
imported from the specified countries. Alternatively, if you imported the following products for your
firm’s own use, please report the total quantities and values, delivered to your first domestic warehouse or
storage facility:
Please check one:

Imports for own use:

Commercial shipments:

Product 1.--“T-shirt sack”-style bag with (a) dimensions 8-9” width x 4-6” side x 15-17” length,
(b) 11-13 microns film thickness, (c) side gussets, and (d) printed with one or two
colors on at least one side (5-30 percent ink coverage for entire bag). Typically, these
PRCBs weigh between 4.7 and 7.9 pounds per 1,000 bags.
Product 2.-- “T-shirt sack”-style bag with (a) dimensions 10-11” width x 6.5-7” side x 17-20”
length, (b) 12-15 microns film thickness, (c) side gussets, and (d) printed with one or
two colors on at least one side (5-30 percent ink coverage for entire bag). Typically,
these PRCBs weigh between 8.1 and 13.2 pounds per 1,000 bags.
Product 3.--“T-shirt sack”-style bag with (a) dimensions 11.5-12” width x 6.5-7” side x 20-22”
length, (b) 12-15 microns film thickness, (c) side gussets, and (d) printed with one or
two colors on at least one side (5-30 percent ink coverage for entire bag). Typically,
these PRCBs weigh between 10.2 and 15.3 pounds per 1,000 bags.
Product 4.-- “T-shirt sack”-style bag with (a) dimensions 15-16” width x 7-9” side x 27-30”
length, (b) 20-24 microns film thickness, (c) side gussets, and (d) printed with one or
two colors on at least one side (5-30 percent ink coverage for entire bag). Typically,
these PRCBs weigh between 21.8 and 33.4 pounds per 1,000 bags.
Product 5.--Die-cut-handle-style merchandise bags with (a) dimensions 15-17” width x 3-5” side
x 20-25” length, (b) 20-24 microns film thickness, (c) side gussets, and (d) printed
with at least two colors on at least one side (5-50 percent ink coverage for entire
bag).

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Product 6.-- Die-cut-handle-style merchandise bags with (a) dimensions 15-18” width x 17-19”
length, (b) 31-39 microns film thickness, (c) no side gussets, and (d) with or without
a bottom gusset of up to 6” (3” plus 3”), and (e) printed with at least two colors on at
least one side (5-50 percent ink coverage for entire bag).
Product 7.--Merchandise or carry-out bag with (a) rope drawstring attached, (b) dimensions
15-18” width x 16-20” length (with or without bottom gusset), (c) 30-60 microns
film thickness, and (d) print with 1-6 colors (5-100 percent ink coverage for entire
bag).
Product 8.--Heat-sealed, square-bottomed merchandise or carry-out bag with or without a
bottom cardboard insert, having (a) dimensions 11-18” width x 4-8” side x 12-20”
length (with or without side gusset, (b) 50-150 microns film thickness, (d) separately
applied flat flexible plastic handle, and (e) print with 1-6 colors on up to 5 sides (5100 percent ink coverage for entire bag).
For your sales of product 8, data included represent PRCBs that:
Have cardboard inserts:
Do not have cardboard inserts:

Please note that total dollar values for imported PRCBs sold to unrelated customers should be
f.o.b., U.S. point of shipment and should not include U.S.-inland transportation costs. Total dollar
values for imported PRCBs for your own use should include U.S.-inland transportation costs to
your first U.S. warehouse or storage facility. 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.
*** If your product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the
specified product, provide a description of your product in the space provided at the bottom of each
of the following tables.

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-2a. Price data.--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported from the
countries listed and sold by your firm.

Indonesia
(Quantity in 1,000 bags and pounds, value in dollars)
Period of shipment

Product 1
1,000 bags

Pounds

Product 2
Value

1,000 bags

Pounds

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
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 for sales; delivered for imports for your own use.
2
Pricing product definitions are provided on the first page of Part IV.
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:

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-2a. Price data continued.--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported
from the countries listed and sold by your firm.

Indonesia
(Quantity in 1,000 bags and pounds, value in dollars)
Period of shipment

Product 3
1,000 bags

Pounds

Product 4
Value

1,000 bags

Pounds

Value

Product 4:

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Indonesia
(Quantity in 1,000 bags and pounds, value in dollars)
Period of shipment

Product 5
1,000 bags

Pounds

Product 6
Value

1,000 bags

Pounds

Value

Product 6:

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Indonesia
(Quantity in 1,000 bags and pounds, value in dollars)
Period of shipment

Product 7
1,000 bags

Pounds

Product 8
Value

1,000 bags

Pounds

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 for sales; delivered for imports for your own use.
2
Pricing product definitions are provided on the first page of Part IV.
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 7:

Product 8:

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-2b. Price data continued.--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported from
the countries listed and sold by your firm.

Taiwan
(Quantity in 1,000 bags and pounds, value in dollars)
Period of shipment

Product 1
1,000 bags

Pounds

Product 2
Value

1,000 bags

Pounds

Value

Product 2:

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Taiwan
(Quantity in 1,000 bags and pounds, value in dollars)
Period of shipment

Product 3
1,000 bags

Pounds

Product 4
Value

1,000 bags

Pounds

Value

Product 4:

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Taiwan
(Quantity in 1,000 bags and pounds, value in dollars)
Period of shipment

Product 5
1,000 bags

Pounds

Product 6
Value

1,000 bags

Pounds

Value

Product 6:

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Taiwan
(Quantity in 1,000 bags and pounds, value in dollars)
Period of shipment

Product 7
1,000 bags

Pounds

Product 8
Value

1,000 bags

Pounds

Value

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 7:

Product 8:

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-2c. Price data continued.--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported from
the countries listed and sold by your firm.

Vietnam
(Quantity in 1,000 bags and pounds, value in dollars)
Period of shipment

Product 1
1,000 bags

Pounds

Product 2
Value

1,000 bags

Pounds

Value

Product 2:

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Vietnam
(Quantity in 1,000 bags and pounds, value in dollars)
Period of shipment

Product 3
1,000 bags

Pounds

Product 4
Value

1,000 bags

Pounds

Value

Product 4:

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Vietnam
(Quantity in 1,000 bags and pounds, value in dollars)
Period of shipment

Product 5
1,000 bags

Pounds

Product 6
Value

1,000 bags

Pounds

Value

Product 6:

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Vietnam
(Quantity in 1,000 bags and pounds, value in dollars)
Period of shipment

Product 7
1,000 bags

Pounds

Product 8
Value

1,000 bags

Pounds

Value

Product 8:

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-2d. Price data continued.--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported from
the countries listed and sold by your firm.

China
(Quantity in 1,000 bags and pounds, value in dollars)
Period of shipment

Product 1
1,000 bags

Pounds

Product 2
Value

1,000 bags

Pounds

Value

Product 2:

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China
(Quantity in 1,000 bags and pounds, value in dollars)
Period of shipment

Product 3
1,000 bags

Pounds

Product 4
Value

1,000 bags

Pounds

Value

Product 4:

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China
(Quantity in 1,000 bags and pounds, value in dollars)
Period of shipment

Product 5
1,000 bags

Pounds

Product 6
Value

1,000 bags

Pounds

Value

Product 6:

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China
(Quantity in 1,000 bags and pounds, value in dollars)
Period of shipment

Product 7
1,000 bags

Pounds

Product 8
Value

1,000 bags

Pounds

Value

Product 8:

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-2e. Price data continued.--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported from
the countries listed and sold by your firm.

Malaysia
(Quantity in 1,000 bags and pounds, value in dollars)
Period of shipment

Product 1
1,000 bags

Pounds

Product 2
Value

1,000 bags

Pounds

Value

Product 2:

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Malaysia
(Quantity in 1,000 bags and pounds, value in dollars)
Period of shipment

Product 3
1,000 bags

Pounds

Product 4
Value

1,000 bags

Pounds

Value

Product 4:

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Malaysia
(Quantity in 1,000 bags and pounds, value in dollars)
Period of shipment

Product 5
1,000 bags

Pounds

Product 6
Value

1,000 bags

Pounds

Value

Product 6:

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Malaysia
(Quantity in 1,000 bags and pounds, value in dollars)
Period of shipment

Product 7
1,000 bags

Pounds

Product 8
Value

1,000 bags

Pounds

Value

Product 8:

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-2f. Price data continued.--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported from
the countries listed and sold by your firm.

Thailand
(Quantity in 1,000 bags and pounds, value in dollars)
Period of shipment

Product 1
1,000 bags

Pounds

Product 2
Value

1,000 bags

Pounds

Value

Product 2:

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Thailand
(Quantity in 1,000 bags and pounds, value in dollars)
Period of shipment

Product 3
1,000 bags

Pounds

Product 4
Value

1,000 bags

Pounds

Value

Product 4:

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Thailand
(Quantity in 1,000 bags and pounds, value in dollars)
Period of shipment

Product 5
1,000 bags

Pounds

Product 6
Value

1,000 bags

Pounds

Value

Product 6:

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Thailand
(Quantity in 1,000 bags and pounds, value in dollars)
Period of shipment

Product 7
1,000 bags

Pounds

Product 8
Value

1,000 bags

Pounds

Value

Product 8:

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
In the rest of this questionnaire, please report if your answers differ between PRCBs that you
believe to be high-end and all other PRCBs.
If you import only high-end PRCBs and do not know about other PRCBs, check here

If you import only PRCBs other than high-end and do not know about high-end PRCBs,
check here
.
III-3.

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

Contracts

Set price lists

Internet sales

Other--Please describe:

(b) Price setting.-- Does the availability of PRCB pricing via the internet, including websites and
bid solicitations, affect the prices you offer in the U.S. market?
No

III-4.

Yes --Please describe how they affect your pricing of PRCBs.

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

Annual total volume discounts

No discount policy

Other--Please describe:

III-5.

Pricing terms for PRCBs.-(a) What are your firm’s typical sales terms for PRCBs imported from Indonesia, Taiwan, and
Vietnam (e.g., 2/10 net 30 days)?
.
(b) On what basis are your prices of PRCBs imported from Indonesia, Taiwan, and Vietnam
F.o.b.--Please specify point:
Delivered
usually quoted? (check one)

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-6.

Contract versus spot.--Approximately what shares of your firm’s sales of PRCBs imported from
Indonesia, Taiwan, and Vietnam in 2008 were on a (1) long-term contract basis (multiple
deliveries for more than 12 months), (2) short-term contract basis (multiple deliveries up to and
including 12 months), and (3) spot sales basis (for a single delivery)?
Type of sale

Share of sales (percent)

Long-term contracts
Short-term contracts
Spot sales
III-7.

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

What is the average duration of a contract?

(b)

Can prices be renegotiated during the contract period?

(c)

Does the contract fix quantity, price, or both?

III-9.

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?

Lead times.--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
PRCBs?

Source

Share of sales,
2008

From inventory in the U.S.
From overseas inventory
Produced to order
Total

100 %

Lead time

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-10. Shipping information.—
(a)

What is the approximate percentage of the total delivered cost of PRCBs 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
the purchaser

(c)

What proportion of your sales occur within 100 miles of your storage facility or port of
importation?
percent. Within 101 to 1,000 miles?
percent. Over 1,000
miles?
percent.

III-11. Geographical shipments--What is the geographic market area in the United States served by
your firm’s PRCBs? (check all that apply)
Geographic area

√ if applicable

Northeast.–CT, ME, MA, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, and VT.
Midwest.–IL, IN, IA, KS, MI, MN, MO, NE, ND, OH, SD, and WI.
Southeast.–AL, DE, DC, FL, GA, KY, MD, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, and WV.
Central Southwest.–AR, LA, OK, and TX.
Mountains.–AZ, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, UT, and WY.
Pacific Coast.–CA, OR, and WA.
Other.–All other markets in the United States not previously listed, including AK, HI,
PR, VI, among others.

III-12. How does your competition for and sales to large customers differ from sales to smaller
customers (e.g., differences in price, payment terms, etc.)?

III-13. Have your sales to large customers changed vis-a-vis smaller customers since January 1, 2006?
No

Yes--Please explain how they have changed.

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-14. Please estimate the percentage of your firm’s sales of PRCBs in 2008 that were of the
following types.
(a)

High-end PRCBs
All other PRCBs
100%

(b)

T-shirt bags
Die cut handle bags
Patch handle bags
Drawstring style bags
Flat-bottom bags
String loop handle bags
Other PRCBs
100%

III-15. Substitutes.--Please list in order of importance any products that may be substituted for PRCBs.
For each possible substitute product, please describe the degree of substitutability and indicate
whether changes in the price of the substitute affect the price for PRCBs, and to what degree, the
length of any time lag of such an effect.

Substitute
1.

Application

Frequency of
substitution
(Circle one)
Always

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

Yes—Explain.

Frequently
Sometimes
Rarely
2.

Always
Frequently
Sometimes
Rarely

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-16. (a) Are paper bags substitutes for any of the following types of PRCBs?
T-shirt bags
Die cut handle bags
Patch handle bags
Drawstring style bags
Flat-bottom bags
String loop handle bags
Other PRCBs

Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes

No
No
No
No
No
No
No

(b) If yes, please indicate whether substitution of paper bags for PRCBs has increased, decreased,
or remained the same since January 1, 2006.
Increased

No change

Decreased

III-17. (a) Has the increased use of reusable bags, including bags of cloth or other material, affected
demand for PRCBs since January 1, 2006?
No

Yes--Please estimate the size of demand reduction,

percent.

(b) Has there been a shift from use of PRCBs to use of paper bags since January 1, 2006?
No

Yes--Please estimate the size of demand reduction,

percent.

Yes--Please estimate the size of demand reduction,
percent. Please
report the characteristics of PRCBs covered by these regulations,

III-18. (a) Do you expect passage of laws regulating the use and disposal of PRCBs?
No

Yes--Please estimate the impact these regulations will likely have on your
demand for PRCBs in the near future:
percent. Please report the
characteristics of PRCBs likely to be covered by these regulations.

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-18. (b) Do you expect other changes in conditions of competition that will affect demand for PRCBs?
No

Yes--Please report the factors that you expect will change demand for PRCBs
and how large an impact each factor will have on PRCB demand.
Anticipated change
(in percent)

Factor expected to affect demand for PRCBs

III-19. Demand trends.—
(a)

How has the demand within the United States for PRCBs changed since January 1, 2006?
What principal factors affect changes in demand?
Increased

(b)

No Change

Decreased

Fluctuated

How has the demand outside the United States (if known) for PRCBs changed since
January 1, 2006? What principal factors affect changes in demand?
Increased

No Change

Decreased

Fluctuated

III-20. Product changes.--Have there been any significant changes in the product range or marketing of
PRCBs since January 1, 2006?
No

Yes-- Please describe.

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-21. Business cycles.-(a) Is the PRCB market subject to business cycles or conditions of competition (including
seasonal business) distinctive to PRCBs?
No (skip to question IV-16.)

Yes-- Please describe below and then answer part (b).

III-22. (b) If yes, have there been any changes in the business cycles or conditions of competition for
PRCBs since January 1, 2006?
No

Yes-- Please describe.

III-23. Supply constraints.--Has your firm refused, declined, or been unable to supply PRCBs 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, been unable to supply the type(s) of PRCBs requested, been unable to meet timely
shipment commitments, etc.)?
No

Yes-- Please describe.

III-24. Raw materials.--Please describe any trends in the prices of raw materials used to produce
PRCBs and whether your firm expects these trends to continue.

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-25. Interchangeability.--Are PRCBs 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

Indonesia

Taiwan

Vietnam

Other countries2

United States
Indonesia
Taiwan
Vietnam
1

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

List the countries.

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-26. Factors other than price.--Are differences other than price (i.e., quality, availability,
transportation network, product range, technical support, etc.) between PRCBs 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

Indonesia

Taiwan

Vietnam

Other countries2

United States
Indonesia
Taiwan
Vietnam
1

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

List the countries.

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-27. Customer Identification.--Please identify below the names and addresses of your firm’s 10
largest customers for PRCBs during 2006-2008. 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 PRCBs
from Indonesia, Taiwan, and Vietnam 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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