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Ironing Tables Importer Questionnaire

Ironing Tables from China (Review)

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U.S. IMPORTERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
IRONING TABLES AND CERTAIN PARTS THEREOF FROM CHINA

This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by no later than February 5, 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 review of the antidumping duty order concerning ironing tables and certain parts thereof (“ironing
tables”) from China (Inv. No. 731-TA-1047 (Review)). 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 ironing tables (as defined in the instruction booklet) from any country at any time since
January 1, 2004?

NO
YES

(Sign the certification below and promptly return only this page of the questionnaire to the Commission)
(Read the instruction booklet carefully, complete all parts of the questionnaire, and return the entire
questionnaire to the Commission so as to be received by the date indicated above)

CERTIFICATION
I certify that the information herein supplied in response to this questionnaire is complete and correct to the best of my knowledge
and belief and understand that the information submitted is subject to audit and verification by the Commission.
By means of this certification I also grant consent for the Commission, and its employees and contract personnel, to use the
information provided in this questionnaire and throughout this review in any other import-injury investigations or reviews
conducted by the Commission on the same or similar merchandise.
I acknowledge that information submitted in this questionnaire response and throughout this review may be used by the
Commission, its employees, and contract personnel who are acting in the capacity of Commission employees, for developing or
maintaining the records of this review or related proceedings for which this information is submitted, or in internal audits and
investigations relating to the programs and operations of the Commission pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Appendix 3. I understand that all
contract personnel will sign non-disclosure agreements.

Name of Authorized Official

Title of Authorized Official
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

Yes--List the following information.

Firm name

Address

Extent of
ownership

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

I-5.

Related SUBJECT importers/exporters.--Does your firm have any related firms, either
domestic or foreign, which are engaged in importing ironing tables from China into the United
States or which are engaged in exporting ironing tables from China to the United States?
No

Yes--List the following information.

Firm name

Address

Related NONSUBJECT importers/exporters.--Does your firm have any related firms, either
domestic or foreign, which are engaged in importing ironing tables from countries other than
China into the United States or which are engaged in exporting ironing tables from countries
other than China to the United States?
No

Yes--List the following information.

Firm name and country

I-6.

I-7.

Affiliation

Address

Affiliation

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

Yes--List the following information.

Firm name

Address

Affiliation

Nature of import operations.--Please indicate the nature of your firm’s importing operations on
ironing tables. 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

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

Consignees.--If your firm is an importer of record of ironing tables but is not the consignee,
please list the consignees below (firm name, address, telephone number, and individual to
contact).
Firm name

I-9.

I-10.

FTZs or bonded warehouse.--Please indicate whether your firm enters ironing tables into, or
withdraws such merchandise from, foreign trade zones or bonded warehouses.
Foreign trade zones

No

Yes

Bonded warehouses

No

Yes

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

I-11.

Yes

Business plan.--In Parts II and III of this questionnaire we request a copy of your company’s
business plan. Does your company or any related firm have a business plan or any internal
documents that describe, discuss, or analyze expected market conditions for ironing tables?
No

I-12.

Contact person and phone
number

Address

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

Other investigations.--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 Jennifer Merrill (202-2053188, jennifer.merrill@usitc.gov). Supply all data requested on a calendar-year basis.
II-1.

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

II-2.

E-mail address

Changes in operations.--Please indicate whether your firm has experienced any of the following
changes in relation to the importation of ironing tables since January 1, 2004?
(check as many as appropriate)
office/warehouse openings .......

office/warehouse closings ........

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

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

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

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

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

other..........................................

(please describe)

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-3.

Anticipated changes in operations.--Does your firm anticipate any changes in the character of
your operations or organization (as noted above) relating to the importation of ironing tables in
the future?
No

II-4.

Anticipated changes in operations in the event the order is revoked.--Would your firm
anticipate any changes in the character of your operations or organization (as noted above)
relating to the importation of ironing tables in the future if the antidumping duty order on ironing
tables from China were to be revoked?
No

II-5.

Yes–Supply details as to the time, nature, and significance of such changes
and provide underlying assumptions, along with relevant portions of
business plans or other supporting documentation that address this
issue.

Yes–Supply details as to the time, nature, and significance of such changes
and provide underlying assumptions, along with relevant portions of
business plans or other supporting documentation that address this
issue.

Arranged imports.--Has your firm imported or arranged for the importation of ironing tables
from China or other sources for delivery after December 31, 2009?
No

Yes--Indicate when such orders are to be delivered and the quantities
involved.
(Quantity in 1,000 units)
Country

01/10

02/10

03/10

04/10

05/10

06/10

China
Other

II-6.

Reasons for importing if producer.--If your firm also produces ironing tables 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-7a.

Imports from China.--Does your firm import ironing tables from China?
No.

Yes-- Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments and inventories
of ironing tables imported from China by your firm during the
specified periods. (See definitions in the instruction booklet.)

China
Quantity (in 1,000 units), value (in $1,000)
Calendar year
Item

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

Beginning-of-period
inventories (quantity) (A)
Imports:
Quantity (B)
Value (C)
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity (D)
Value (E)
Internal consumption/company transfers:
Quantity (F)
Value1 (G)
Export shipments:2
Quantity (H)
Value (I)
End-of-period inventories
(quantity) (J)
Channels of distribution:
U.S. shipments to
distributors (quantity) (K)
U.S. shipments to retailers
(quantity) (L)
U.S. shipments to
commercial users (quantity)
(M)
1

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 period identified above:
2
3

Identify your principal export markets:
Please identify the foreign producers if known:

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

Imports from ALL OTHER SOURCES.--Does your firm import ironing tables from countries
other than China?
No.

Yes-- Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments and inventories
of ironing tables imported from countries other than China by your
firm during the specified periods. (See definitions in the instruction
booklet.)

ALL OTHER SOURCES COMBINED
Quantity (in 1,000 units), value (in $1,000)
Calendar year
Item

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

Beginning-of-period
inventories (quantity) (A)
Imports:
Quantity (B)
Value (C)
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity (D)
Value (E)
Internal consumption/company transfers:
Quantity (F)
Value1 (G)
Export shipments:2
Quantity (H)
Value (I)
End-of-period inventories
(quantity) (J)
Channels of distribution:
U.S. shipments to
distributors (quantity) (K)
U.S. shipments to retailers
(quantity) (L)
U.S. shipments to
commercial users (quantity)
(M)
1
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 period identified above:
2
3

Identify your principal export markets:
Please identify the foreign producers if known:

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

Reconciliation of import data.-(a)

Please note that the quantities reported in question II-7 should reconcile as follows in
each period (i.e., in each column):
Reconciliation
A+B–D–F–H=J
D + F = K + L +M

(b)

No--(Please
)

Yes

No--( Please
)

No--Please explain.

Imports of parts.--Since January 1, 2004, has your firm imported metal parts or unassembled
ironing tables for sale?
No

II-10.

Yes

Please note that the quantities reported for end-of-period inventories should equal the
beginning-of-period inventories reported in the subsequent calendar year (i.e., line J of
year 2004 should equal line B of year 2005). Do these data reconcile for each adjacent
calendar year?
Yes.

II-9.

Do these data reconcile?
explain:
Do these data reconcile?
explain:

Yes—Please contact the investigator, Jennifer Merrill (202-205-3188,
Jennifer.merrill@usitc.gov).

Effect of order.--Describe the significance of the existing antidumping duty order covering
imports of ironing tables from China in terms of its effect on your firm’s imports, U.S. shipments
of imports, and inventories. You may wish to compare your firm’s operations before and after
the imposition of the order.

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

Likely effect of revocation of order.--Would your firm anticipate any changes in its imports,
U.S. shipments of imports, or inventories of ironing tables in the future if the antidumping duty
order on ironing tables from China were to be revoked?
No

Yes–Supply details as to the time, nature, and significance of such changes
and provide underlying assumptions, along with relevant portions of
business plans or other supporting documentation for any trends or
projections you may provide.

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PART III.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Gerry Benedick (202-2053244, gerald.benedick@usitc.gov)
III-1.

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

III-2.

E-mail address

Quarterly sales price data.--

This section requests quarterly selling price and quantity data during 2004-09 for your firm’s U.S.
commercial shipments of the following ironing table products that it imported from China and shipped to
U.S. retailers unrelated by ownership to your firm:
Product 1.--Floor-standing, metal perforated-top ironing tables, T-leg, with metal thickness of
legs ≤ 1.0 mm, total table weight ≤ 7.5 kg, with pad and cover, and no additional equipment.
Product 2.--Floor-standing, metal perforated-top ironing tables, T-leg, with metal thickness of
legs > 1.0 mm, total table weight > 7.5 kg, with pad and cover, and no additional equipment.
Product 3.--Floor-standing, metal mesh-top ironing tables, T-leg, with metal thickness of legs ≤
1.0 mm, total table weight ≤ 7.5 kg, with pad and cover, and no additional equipment.
Product 4.--Floor-standing, metal mesh-top ironing tables, T-leg, with metal thickness of legs >
1.0 mm, total table weight > 7.5 kg, with pad and cover, and no additional equipment.
Product 5.--Floor-standing, metal mesh-top ironing tables, four legs, with metal thickness of legs
≤ 1.0 mm, total table weight ≤ 7.5 kg, with pad and cover, and no additional equipment.
Product 6.--Floor-standing, metal mesh-top ironing tables, four legs, with metal thickness of legs
> 1.0 mm, total table weight > 7.5 kg, with pad and cover, and no additional equipment.
Note.—No additional equipment refers to equipment extraneous to the ironing table, such
as an iron. Additional features of an ironing table, such as an iron rest or linen rack, are
not excluded by this phrase.
The total dollar selling values should be on an f.o.b. U.S. ports-of-entry basis (including that shipped
directly from your U.S. port(s)-of-entry and from your U.S. warehouse(s)) but should not include U.S.inland transportation costs directly from your U.S. port(s)-of-entry to retailers, or U.S.-inland
transportation costs to your U.S. warehouse(s) and from there the U.S.-inland transportation costs to
retailers. For any sales that were on a delivered basis, deduct from the delivered price all such U.S.inland freight to retailers and report the resulting effective f.o.b. U.S. port(s)-of-entry sales value (do not
report transactions where you cannot report sales values, either actual or adjusted, on a f.o.b. U.S.
port(s)-of-entry basis). Total dollar f.o.b. sales values should reflect the final net amount paid to you (i.e.,
should be net of all deductions for discounts, rebates, etc.). See instruction booklet.

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PART III.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-2.

Quarterly sales price data.-- Continued
Report below the quarterly selling price data1 for the specified pricing products2 that your firm
imported from China and sold to retailers.
PRODUCT 1
(Quantity in units, value in dollars)
Based on non-bundled sales
Quantity
Value

Based on bundled sales3
Quantity
Value

2004:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2005:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
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
October-December
1
Net sales 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. port(s)-of-entry; the latter actual and/or adjusted.
2
Pricing product definitions are provided on the first page of Part III.
3
For purposes of this review, the term “bundled” is defined as the sale of ironing tables with one or more nonironing table products (the price of the ironing tables may or may not be affected by the group negotiated price).
Note.--If your ironing table product imported from China does not exactly meet the product specifications but is
competitive with the specified product, provide a description of your product:
Product 1:

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PART III.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-2.

Quarterly sales price data.-- Continued
PRODUCT 2
(Quantity in units, value in dollars)
Based on non-bundled sales
Quantity
Value

Based on bundled sales3
Quantity
Value

2004:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2005:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
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
October-December
1
Net sales 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. port(s)-of-entry; the latter actual and/or adjusted.
2
Pricing product definitions are provided on the first page of Part III.
3
For purposes of this review, the term “bundled” is defined as the sale of ironing tables with one or more nonironing table products (the price of the ironing tables may or may not be affected by the group negotiated price).
Note.--If your ironing table product imported from China does not exactly meet the product specifications but is
competitive with the specified product, provide a description of your product:
Product 2:

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PART III.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-2.

Quarterly sales price data.-- Continued
PRODUCT 3
(Quantity in units, value in dollars)
Based on non-bundled sales
Quantity
Value

Based on bundled sales3
Quantity
Value

2004:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2005:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
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
October-December
1
Net sales 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. port(s)-of-entry; the latter actual and/or adjusted.
2
Pricing product definitions are provided on the first page of Part III.
3
For purposes of this review, the term “bundled” is defined as the sale of ironing tables with one or more nonironing table products (the price of the ironing tables may or may not be affected by the group negotiated price).
Note.--If your ironing table product imported from China does not exactly meet the product specifications but is
competitive with the specified product, provide a description of your product:
Product 3:

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PART III.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-2.

Quarterly sales price data.-- Continued
PRODUCT 4
(Quantity in units, value in dollars)
Based on non-bundled sales
Quantity
Value

Based on bundled sales3
Quantity
Value

2004:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2005:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
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
October-December
1
Net sales 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. port(s)-of-entry; the latter actual and/or adjusted.
2
Pricing product definitions are provided on the first page of Part III.
3
For purposes of this review, the term “bundled” is defined as the sale of ironing tables with one or more nonironing table products (the price of the ironing tables may or may not be affected by the group negotiated price).
Note.--If your ironing table product imported from China does not exactly meet the product specifications but is
competitive with the specified product, provide a description of your product:
Product 4:

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PART III.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-2.

Quarterly sales price data.-- Continued
PRODUCT 5
(Quantity in units, value in dollars)
Based on non-bundled sales
Quantity
Value

Based on bundled sales3
Quantity
Value

2004:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2005:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
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
October-December
1
Net sales 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. port(s)-of-entry; the latter actual and/or adjusted.
2
Pricing product definitions are provided on the first page of Part III.
3
For purposes of this review, the term “bundled” is defined as the sale of ironing tables with one or more nonironing table products (the price of the ironing tables may or may not be affected by the group negotiated price).
Note.--If your ironing table product imported from China does not exactly meet the product specifications but is
competitive with the specified product, provide a description of your product:
Product 5:

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PART III.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-2.

Quarterly sales price data.-- Continued
PRODUCT 6
(Quantity in units, value in dollars)
Based on non-bundled sales
Quantity
Value

Based on bundled sales3
Quantity
Value

2004:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2005:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
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
October-December
1
Net sales 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. port(s)-of-entry; the latter actual and/or adjusted.
2
Pricing product definitions are provided on the first page of Part III.
3
For purposes of this review, the term “bundled” is defined as the sale of ironing tables with one or more nonironing table products (the price of the ironing tables may or may not be affected by the group negotiated price).
Note.--If your ironing table product imported from China does not exactly meet the product specifications but is
competitive with the specified product, provide a description of your product:
Product 6:

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PART III.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-3.

Quarterly import price data.—
If your firm is a retailer of ironing tables and imports the products from China for sale in its U.S.
retail outlets (includes stores, magazines, internet, etc.) please check here
and continue with
III-3, otherwise skip to III-4.

This section requests quarterly import price and quantity data during 2004-09 for your firm’s U.S. imports
of the following ironing table products from China for sale in its U.S. retail outlets from suppliers
unrelated by ownership to your firm:
Product 1.--Floor-standing, metal perforated-top ironing tables, T-leg, with metal thickness of
legs ≤ 1.0 mm, total table weight ≤ 7.5 kg, with pad and cover, and no additional equipment.
Product 2.--Floor-standing, metal perforated-top ironing tables, T-leg, with metal thickness of
legs > 1.0 mm, total table weight > 7.5 kg, with pad and cover, and no additional equipment.
Product 3.--Floor-standing, metal mesh-top ironing tables, T-leg, with metal thickness of legs ≤
1.0 mm, total table weight ≤ 7.5 kg, with pad and cover, and no additional equipment.
Product 4.--Floor-standing, metal mesh-top ironing tables, T-leg, with metal thickness of legs >
1.0 mm, total table weight > 7.5 kg, with pad and cover, and no additional equipment.
Product 5.--Floor-standing, metal mesh-top ironing tables, four legs, with metal thickness of legs
≤ 1.0 mm, total table weight ≤ 7.5 kg, with pad and cover, and no additional equipment.
Product 6.--Floor-standing, metal mesh-top ironing tables, four legs, with metal thickness of legs
> 1.0 mm, total table weight > 7.5 kg, with pad and cover, and no additional equipment.
Note.—No additional equipment refers to equipment extraneous to the ironing table, such
as an iron. Additional features of an ironing table, such as an iron rest or linen rack, are
not excluded by this phrase.
The total dollar import values should be on a c.i.f., landed, duty-paid, U.S. port(s)-of-entry basis
(including that shipped directly to your U.S. retail outlet(s)/warehouse(s)) and should not include U.S.inland transportation costs from your U.S. port(s)-of-entry to your U.S. retail outlet(s)/warehouse(s). For
your imports that were on a delivered basis to your U.S. retail outlet(s) or warehouse(s), deduct from the
delivered price all such U.S.-inland freight from your port(s) of entry and report the resulting effective
c.i.f., landed, duty-paid U.S. port(s) of entry import value (do not report transactions where you cannot
report import values, either actual or adjusted, on a c.i.f., landed, duty-paid, U.S. port(s)-of-entry basis).
Total dollar c.i.f., landed, duty-paid values should reflect the final net amount paid by your firm (i.e.,
should be net of all deductions for discounts, rebates, etc.). See instruction booklet.

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PART III.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-3.

Quarterly import price data.-- Continued
Report below the quarterly import price data1 for the specified pricing products2 that your firm
imported from China for sale in its U.S. retail outlet(s).
PRODUCT 1
(Quantity in units, value in dollars)
Based on non-bundled purchases
from Chinese suppliers
Quantity
Value

Based on bundled purchases
3
from Chinese suppliers
Quantity
Value

2004:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2005:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
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
October-December
1
Net import values (i.e., gross import values less all discounts, allowances, rebates, prepaid freight, and the
value of returned goods), c.i.f., landed, duty-paid U.S. port(s)-of-entry; the latter actual and/or adjusted.
2
Pricing product definitions are provided on the first page of Part III and the first page of III-3.
3
For purposes of this review, the term “bundled” is defined as the purchase of ironing tables with one or more
non-ironing table products (the price of the ironing tables may or may not be affected by the group negotiated price).
Note.--If your firm’s ironing table product that it imported from China does not exactly meet the product specifications
but is competitive with the specified product, provide a description of your product:
Product 1:

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PART III.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-3.

Quarterly import price data.-- Continued
PRODUCT 2
(Quantity in units, value in dollars)
Based on non-bundled purchases
from Chinese suppliers
Quantity
Value

Based on bundled purchases
from Chinese suppliers3
Quantity
Value

2004:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2005:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
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
October-December
1
Net import values (i.e., gross import values less all discounts, allowances, rebates, prepaid freight, and the
value of returned goods), c.i.f., landed, duty-paid U.S. port(s)-of-entry; the latter actual and/or adjusted.
2
Pricing product definitions are provided on the first page of Part III and the first page of III-3.
3
For purposes of this review, the term “bundled” is defined as the purchase of ironing tables with one or more
non-ironing table products (the price of the ironing tables may or may not be affected by the group negotiated price).
Note.--If your firm’s ironing table product that it imported from China does not exactly meet the product specifications
but is competitive with the specified product, provide a description of your product:
Product 2:

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PART III.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-3.

Quarterly import price data.-- Continued
PRODUCT 3
(Quantity in units, value in dollars)
Based on non-bundled purchases
from Chinese suppliers
Quantity
Value

Based on bundled purchases
from Chinese suppliers3
Quantity
Value

2004:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2005:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
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
October-December
1
Net import values (i.e., gross import values less all discounts, allowances, rebates, prepaid freight, and the
value of returned goods), c.i.f., landed, duty-paid U.S. port(s)-of-entry; the latter actual and/or adjusted.
2
Pricing product definitions are provided on the first page of Part III and the first page of III-3.
3
For purposes of this review, the term “bundled” is defined as the purchase of ironing tables with one or more
non-ironing table products (the price of the ironing tables may or may not be affected by the group negotiated price).
Note.--If your firm’s ironing table product that it imported from China does not exactly meet the product specifications
but is competitive with the specified product, provide a description of your product:
Product 3:

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PART III.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-3.

Quarterly import price data.-- Continued
PRODUCT 4
(Quantity in units, value in dollars)
Based on non-bundled purchases
from Chinese suppliers
Quantity
Value

Based on bundled purchases
from Chinese suppliers3
Quantity
Value

2004:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2005:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
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
October-December
1
Net import values (i.e., gross import values less all discounts, allowances, rebates, prepaid freight, and the
value of returned goods), c.i.f., landed, duty-paid U.S. port(s)-of-entry; the latter actual and/or adjusted.
2
Pricing product definitions are provided on the first page of Part III and the first page of III-3.
3
For purposes of this review, the term “bundled” is defined as the purchase of ironing tables with one or more
non-ironing table products (the price of the ironing tables may or may not be affected by the group negotiated price).
Note.--If your firm’s ironing table product that it imported from China does not exactly meet the product specifications
but is competitive with the specified product, provide a description of your product:
Product 4:

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PART III.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-3.

Quarterly import price data.-- Continued
PRODUCT 5
(Quantity in units, value in dollars)
Based on non-bundled purchases
from Chinese suppliers
Quantity
Value

Based on bundled purchases
from Chinese suppliers3
Quantity
Value

2004:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2005:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
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
October-December
1
Net import values (i.e., gross import values less all discounts, allowances, rebates, prepaid freight, and the
value of returned goods), c.i.f., landed, duty-paid U.S. port(s)-of-entry; the latter actual and/or adjusted.
2
Pricing product definitions are provided on the first page of Part III and the first page of III-3.
3
For purposes of this review, the term “bundled” is defined as the purchase of ironing tables with one or more
non-ironing table products (the price of the ironing tables may or may not be affected by the group negotiated price).
Note.--If your firm’s ironing table product that it imported from China does not exactly meet the product specifications
but is competitive with the specified product, provide a description of your product:
Product 5:

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PART III.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-3.

Quarterly import price data.-- Continued
PRODUCT 6
(Quantity in units, value in dollars)
Based on non-bundled purchases
from Chinese suppliers
Quantity
Value

Based on bundled purchases
from Chinese suppliers3
Quantity
Value

2004:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2005:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
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
October-December
1
Net import values (i.e., gross import values less all discounts, allowances, rebates, prepaid freight, and the
value of returned goods), c.i.f., landed, duty-paid U.S. port(s)-of-entry; the latter actual and/or adjusted.
2
Pricing product definitions are provided on the first page of Part III and the first page of III-3.
3
For purposes of this review, the term “bundled” is defined as the purchase of ironing tables with one or more
non-ironing table products (the price of the ironing tables may or may not be affected by the group negotiated price).
Note.--If your firm’s ironing table product that it imported from China does not exactly meet the product specifications
but is competitive with the specified product, provide a description of your product:
Product 6:

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PART III.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
Answer the questions in the rest of Part III as follows: (1) Report for sales if your firm sells its imported
ironing tables to U.S. retailers, distributors, commercial users, and any other non-household users
(check here); (2) report for imports if your firm is a U.S. retailer that imports ironing tables for sale in its
retail outlet(s) (includes stores, magazines, internet, etc.)
(check here).
III-4.

Price ranges.—Please provide an estimated price range for your firm’s U.S. sales (f.o.b. U.S.
ports-of-entry)/imports (c.i.f. U.S. ports-of-entry) of its ironing tables imported from China.

Product line

2009 price range (per
unit)
Low
High

Product 1: Perforated-top, T-leg, metal thickness of
legs ≤ 1.0 mm, total table weight ≤ 7.5 kg
Product 2: Perforated-top, T-leg, metal thickness of
legs > 1.0 mm, total table weight > 7.5 kg
Product 3: Mesh-top, T-leg, metal thickness of legs ≤
1.0 mm, total table weight ≤ 7.5 kg
Product 4: Mesh-top, T-leg, metal thickness of legs >
1.0 mm, total table weight > 7.5 kg
Product 5: Mesh-top, four legs, metal thickness of legs
≤ 1.0 mm, total table weight ≤ 7.5 kg
Product 6: Mesh-top, four legs, metal thickness of legs
> 1.0 mm, total table weight > 7.5 kg

III-5.

Comparison of mesh-top and perforated-top ironing tables.—
(a) Does your firm consider mesh-top and perforated-top ironing tables to be interchangeable in
use?
No—Please explain
Yes

(b) How important were differences in performance between mesh-top and perforated-top ironing
tables for your firm’s sales/imports of its ironing tables from China during 2004-09? Please
discuss.
Very important
Somewhat important
Not important

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

Comparison of mesh-top and perforated-top ironing tables.—Continued
(c) Did either type of ironing table command a price premium over the other for otherwise
comparable features in your sales/imports of its ironing tables from China during 2004-09?
Yes—Mesh-top is priced higher than perforated-top
Yes—Perforated-top is priced higher than mesh-top
No price difference

III-6.

Importance of additional features.--How important were additional features (e.g., iron rests,
cord holders, clothes racks) in your firm’s sales/imports of its ironing tables from China during
2004-09?
Very important

Somewhat important

Not important

Please indicate for your firm’s sales/imports of ironing tables from China the major additional
features and their degree of importance during 2004-09.

III-7.

Price comparisons.--Please compare market prices of ironing tables (with comparable features)
in U.S. and non-U.S. markets during 2004-09, if known. Provide specific information as to time
periods and regions for any price comparisons.

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PART III.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-8.

High-end ironing tables.—
For purposes of this question—
High-end ironing tables: Floor standing, metal-top ironing tables with metal thickness of legs
greater than 1.0 mm and total table weight greater than 7.5 kg and suggested retail price of $70 or
more.
Did your firm import high-end ironing tables from China during 2004-09?
No

Yes

If yes, please provide the total quantity and value of sales of your imported high-end ironing
tables from China during 2009.
Sales of high-end ironing tables imported from China during 2009
Quantity (Units)
Value (Dollars)

Please also describe the major characteristics that customers find in high-end ironing tables that
make them willing to spend more than they would for another type of ironing table.

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PART III.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-9.

Internet sale/reverse auction.—For each internet/reverse auction sale in which your firm
participated with its ironing tables from China during 2004-09, please provide the following
information. Attach additional pages for more than one such sale.
(a) What was the name of the company sponsoring the auction?
(b) When did the auction take place?
(c) What period did the auction cover?
Initial shipment date
Final shipment date
(d) Which metal-top ironing table products or product lines were being purchased through the
auction?
(e) When were the metal-top ironing table products to be shipped to the purchaser?
(f) What were the quantities of each metal-top ironing table product or product line being
purchased?
(g) What were your opening and final bids on each metal-top ironing table product or product
line?
(h) Were your bids for ironing tables “bundled” with bids for other products?

No

Yes

If yes, specify the other products and explain.

(i) If known, what was the winning bid on each metal-top ironing table product or product line?

(j) If your firm did not win due to a lower bidder, please explain why you did not bid lower?

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PART III.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
Answer questions III-10 through III-17 only for your firm’s imports of ironing tables from China that it
sold to U.S. retailers, distributors, commercial users, and any other non-household users. Answer the
rest of the questions in Part III based on your firm’s total imports of ironing boards, unless otherwise
specified.
III-10. Length of sales period.--Please estimate below the share of your firm’s total U.S. commercial
shipment quantity of its imported ironing tables from China during 2009 that was on a (1) longterm basis (multiple deliveries for more than 12 months after the sales agreement), (2) short-term
basis (multiple deliveries up to and including 12 months), and (3) spot sales basis (usually onetime delivery, within 30 days of the sales agreement). The three different sales bases include both
verbal agreements and written contracts.

Period of sale

Share of 2009 U.S.
commercial shipment
quantity (percent)

Long-term
Short-term
Spot
Total

100 percent

III-11. Long-term sales provisions.--Please answer the following questions with respect to your firm’s
sales of its imported ironing tables from China on a typical long-term basis during 2004-09.
(a) What is the average duration of an agreement/contract?
(b) Can prices be renegotiated during the agreement/contract period?
(c) Does the agreement/contract fix quantity, price, or both?

Yes

Quantity

(d) Does the agreement/contract have a meet or release provision?

No
Price

Yes

Both
No

III-12. Short-term sales provisions.--Please answer the following questions with respect to your firm’s
sales of its imported ironing tables from China on a typical short-term basis during 2004-09.
(a) What is the average duration of an agreement/contract?
(b) Can prices be renegotiated during the agreement/contract period?
(c) Does the agreement/contract fix quantity, price, or both?

Yes

Quantity

(d) Does the agreement/contract have a meet or release provision?

No
Price

Yes

Both
No

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PART III.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-13. Types of sales.—
(a) Approximately what quantities of your firm’s U.S. commercial shipments of its imported
ironing tables from China were sold in the following manners?
Type of sale

2004

2005

Shipments (in 1,000 units)
2006
2007

2008

2009

Traditional line-reviews/
negotiations
Internet auctions
Other (

)

Total

(b) Please discuss the purpose and factors considered in a line review, the length of shipment
period(s) covered in a line review, and the relationship, if any, between a line review and an
internet auction during 2004-09.

(c) Approximately what quantities of your firm’s U.S. commercial shipments of its imported
ironing tables from China were sold separately or sold bundled with other products?
Type of sale

2004

2005

Shipments (in 1,000 units)
2006
2007

2008

2009

Sold separately
Bundled with other
products
Total

III-14. Price setting.-- How does your firm determine the prices that it charges for sales of ironing tables
that it imported from China (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
Other--Please describe:

Contracts

Set price lists

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PART III.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-15. 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-16 Pricing terms.-(a) What are your firm’s typical sales terms for its imported ironing tables from China (e.g., 2/10
net 30 days)?
.
(b) On what basis are your prices of its imported ironing tables from China usually quoted?
(check one)
F.o.b.--Please specify point:
Delivered
III-17. Shipping information.-Report below for your firm’s U.S. commercial shipments of its imported ironing tables from China during
2004-09.
(a) What was the approximate average percentage of U.S.-inland transportation costs as a share of
percent. Include U.S.
the total delivered price of ironing tables to your customers?
transportation costs to your warehouse if selling from that location in addition to
transportation costs for any direct shipments from your U.S. port(s)-of-entry
(b) What approximate proportion of your total shipments occurred within 100 miles of your U.S.
port(s)-of-entry (add, as applicable, distance to your U.S. warehouses from your U.S. port(s)-ofentry)?
percent. Within 101 to 1,000 miles?
percent. Over 1,000 miles?
percent.
III-18. Lead times.--What was the average lead time between your U.S. customers’ orders and the date
of delivery for your firm’s 2009 U.S. commercial shipment quantities of its imported ironing
tables from China from its U.S. inventory and, if applicable, directly from China? Also report the
percentage shares of your firm’s 2009 U.S. commercial shipments of its imported ironing tables
from China that were shipped from its U.S. inventory and directly from China.

Source

Share of U.S. commercial shipments
in 2009
(Percent)

From U.S. inventory
Direct from China
Total

100 %

Lead time
(days)

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PART III.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-19. Geographical shipments.—
(a) Based on the quantity of your firm’s U.S. shipments in 2009 of its imported ironing tables
from China, please indicate the approximate percentage share for which each of the following
geographic markets account.

Geographic area
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.
Total

Share of U.S.
shipments in 2009
(percent)

100%

Note.--These shares should be calculated from all reported U.S. shipments in 2009 (lines D and F) from
question II-7.

(b) Nonsubject countries.--Based on the quantity of your firm’s U.S. shipments in 2009 of its
imported ironing tables from nonsubject countries, please indicate the approximate percentage
share for which each of the following geographic markets account. Report for your firm’s
shipments of ironing tables imported from all of its nonsubject country suppliers.

Geographic area
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.
Total

Share of U.S.
shipments in 2009
(percent)

Note.--These shares should be calculated from all reported U.S. shipments in 2009 (lines D and F) from
question II-7.

100%

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PART III.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-20. Product/marketing changes.--Have there been any significant changes in the product range,
product mix, or marketing (including sales over the internet) of ironing tables in the United States
during 2004-09?
No

Yes

If yes, please describe and quantify if possible. Discuss the time periods any such changes
occurred, and the impact of any such changes on your firm’s U.S. sales prices and quantities of its
imported ironing tables from China, or, if an importing retailer (check here ), its import prices
and quantities of ironing tables from China.

III-21. Anticipated product/marketing changes.—Do you anticipate any changes in the product range,
product mix, or marketing (including sales over the internet) of ironing tables in the United States
in the future? Provide any underlying assumptions, along with relevant portions of business plans
or other supporting documentation that address this issue.
No

Yes—Please identify, including the time period.

III-22. End uses/end users.—
(a) Please discuss the U.S. end uses or end users (e.g., household, commercial, and any other
users) of ironing tables during 2004-09 and the relative importance in their U.S. market shares.

(b) Please estimate the share of the cost of ironing tables in household budgets for such products,
in costs of furnishing hotel/motel rooms, and in costs of any other types of uses or user(s) of
ironing tables in the United States during 2004-09.

Uses or users
1. Households
2. Hotels/motels
3.

Share of cost accounted for by
ironing tables (percent)

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PART III.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-23. Changes in end uses/end users.-- Have there been any changes in the U.S. end uses/end users
(e.g., the mix of household, commercial, and any other users) of ironing tables during 2004-09?
No

Yes--Please describe.

III-24. Anticipated changes in end uses.—Do you anticipate any changes in the U.S. end uses of
ironing tables in the United States in the future?
No

Yes—Please describe and identify the time period. Provide any underlying
assumptions, along with relevant portions of business plans or other supporting
documentation that address this issue.

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PART III.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-25. Shift sales.—Describe how easily your firm can shift its sales of ironing tables from China, or, if
an importing retailer (check here ), its imports of ironing tables from China, between the U.S.
market and alternative country markets. In your discussion, please describe any contracts, other
sales arrangements, or other constraints that would prevent or retard your firm from shifting
ironing tables between the U.S. and alternative country markets within a 12-month period.

III-26. U.S. inventories.--Please explain if your firm’s U.S. inventories of its imported ironing tables
from China during 2004-09 were committed to non-household customers by supply agreements,
or other commercial reasons that would have prevented your firm from using some or all of this
inventory to increase shipments to the U.S. market within a 12-month period during 2004-09.

III-27. Availability of supply (Chinese).-(a) Has the availability of imported ironing tables from China in the U.S. market changed since
2004?
No

Yes--Please explain.

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PART III.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-27. Availability of supply (Chinese).--Continued
(b) Do you anticipate any changes in the availability of imported ironing tables from China in the
U.S. market in the future?
Increase

No change

Decrease

If you anticipate changes in supply, please identify the changes, including the time period and the
impact of such changes on shipment volumes and prices. Provide any underlying assumptions,
along with relevant portions of business plans or other supporting documentation that address this
issue.

III-28. Availability of supply (nonsubject).—
(a) Has the availability of ironing tables imported from nonsubject countries changed since 2004?
No

Yes--Please explain.

(b) Do you anticipate any changes in terms of the availability of ironing tables imported from
nonsubject countries in the U.S. market in the future?
Increase

No change

Decrease

If you anticipate changes in supply, please identify the changes, including the country(ies) of
origin, the time period, and the impact of such changes on shipment volumes and prices. Provide
any underlying assumptions, along with relevant portions of business plans or other supporting
documentation that address this issue.

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PART III.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-29. Cyclical/seasonal U.S. demand.—Was total U.S. demand for ironing tables subject to any
cyclical/seasonal fluctuations, product cycles, or other U.S. competitive conditions of demand
distinctive to ironing tables during 2004-09?
No

Yes

If yes—
(a) Please check below the type(s) of demand fluctuations and then discuss the nature and timing
of these fluctuations during 2004-09. In addition indicate whether any business cycles result
from changes in the overall economy and/or specific downstream sectors.
Cyclical (longer than one year for complete cycle)
Seasonal (within one year for complete cycle)
Product cycle (completed

within one year, or

longer than one year—Check one)

Other competitive condition(s) (specify

)

Discussion:--In addition, identify, if applicable, peak and lowest demand months in a year.

(b) Please explain how any U.S. cyclical/seasonal/other demand fluctuations affected your firm’s
prices and shipment quantities of its imported ironing tables from China in the U.S. market at any
time(s) during 2004-09, or, if an importing retailer (check here ), its prices and quantities of
imports of ironing tables from China, to the U.S. market at any time(s) during 2004-09.

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PART III.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-30. Demand trends.-(a) How did total demand WITHIN the United States for ironing tables change during 2004-09?
What principal factors affected changes in demand?
Increased

No Change

Decreased

Fluctuated

(b) How did demand OUTSIDE the United States (if known) for ironing tables change during
2004-09? What principal factors affected changes in demand? If applicable, identify specific
foreign countries to which you refer.
Increased

No Change

Decreased

Fluctuated

III-31. Anticipated demand trends.-(a) Do you anticipate any future changes in total demand for ironing tables WITHIN the United
States?
No

Yes—Please describe and identify the time period. Provide any
underlying assumptions, along with relevant portions of business plans or
other supporting documentation that address this issue.

(b) Do you anticipate any future changes in demand for ironing tables OUTSIDE the United
States? If applicable, identify specific foreign countries that you refer to.
No

Yes—Please describe and identify the time period. Provide any
underlying assumptions, along with relevant portions of business plans or
other supporting documentation that address this issue.

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PART III.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-32. Substitutes in demand in the U.S. market.—
Substitution in demand refers to products that can, based on market price considerations and householdconsumer/industrial-user preferences/technical requirements, reasonably be expected to substitute for
each other when the price of one product changes vis-a vis the price of the other product—some
consumers/industrial users may require greater price changes than others before they switch among the
alternative products.
Please list in descending order of importance any products (e.g., over-the-door ironing boards,
wall-mounted ironing boards, countertop or tabletop ironing boards, etc.), that may be substituted
for ironing tables. For each possible substitute product, please give examples of types of end
users (e.g., households, hotels, etc.) for which they are substitutes and indicate whether changes
in the price of the substitute affects the price for ironing tables, and the length of any time lag of
such an effect.

Substitute product

Description of types of end
users

Have changes in the prices of this
substitute affected the price of ironing
tables during 2004-09?

1.

No

Yes--Please explain.

2.

No

Yes--Please explain.

3.

No

Yes--Please explain.

4.

No

Yes--Please explain.

5.

No

Yes--Please explain.

III-33. Changes in substitutes in the U.S. market.--Have there been any changes in the number or
types of products that can be substituted for ironing tables or changes in the relative importance
of existing substitutes during 2004-09?
No

Yes--Please explain.

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PART III.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-34. Anticipated changes in substitutes in the U.S. market.—Do you anticipate any changes in the
number or types of products that can be substituted for ironing tables in the future?
No

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

III-35. Market studies.--Please provide as a separate attachment to this request any studies, surveys,
etc., that you are aware of that quantify and/or otherwise discuss ironing tables supply (including
production capacity and capacity utilization) and demand in (1) the United States, (2) each of the
other major producing/consuming countries, including China, and (3) the world as a whole. Of
particular interest is such data from 2004 to the present and forecasts for the future.

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PART III.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-36. Interchangeability.—Were ironing tables produced in the United States and in other countries
interchangeable (i.e., can they physically be used in the same applications) in the U.S. market
during 2004-09? 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

Taiwan

Other countries

United States
China
Taiwan
1

For each country-pair producing ironing tables which was sometimes or never interchangeable during
2004-09, please explain the factors that limit or preclude interchangeable use and identify the associated
country pair(s):

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PART III.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-37. Factors other than price.--Were differences other than price (i.e., quality, availability,
transportation network, product range, technical support, etc.) between ironing tables produced in
the United States and in other countries a significant factor in your firm’s U.S. sales of its
imported ironing tables during 2004-09? 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

Taiwan

Other countries

United States
China
Taiwan
1

For each country-pair for which factors other than price always or frequently were a significant factor
in your firm’s U.S. sales of its imported ironing tables during 2004-09, or, if an importing retailer (check
here ), its imports of ironing tables, please identify the advantages or disadvantages imparted by such
factors and identify the associated country pair(s):


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