10-3-2838 US purchaser questionnaire

OMB No. 3117-0016/USITC No. 10-3-2838; Expiration Date: 6/30/2011
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U.S. PURCHASERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
BARIUM CHLORIDE FROM CHINA

This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by no later than FEBRUARY 11, 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 barium chloride from China (Inv. No. 731-TA-149
(Third 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 purchased barium chloride (as defined in the instruction booklet) from any source (domestic or
foreign) at any time since January 1, 1984?

NO

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

YES

(Read the instruction booklet carefully, complete all parts of the questionnaire, and return the entire
questionnaire to the Commission so as to be received by the date indicated above)

CERTIFICATION
I certify that the information herein supplied in response to this questionnaire is complete and correct to the best of my knowledge
and belief and understand that the information submitted is subject to audit and verification by the Commission.
By means of this certification I also grant consent for the Commission, and its employees and contract personnel, to use the
information provided in this questionnaire and throughout 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?

I-4.

No

Yes--List the following information.

Firm name

Address

Extent of
ownership

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

Yes--List the following information.

Firm name

Address

Affiliation

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PART I.--GENERAL INFORMATION--Continued
I-5.

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

Yes--List the following information.

Firm name and country

I-6.

I-7.

Address

Affiliation

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

Yes--List the following information.

Firm name

Address

Affiliation

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 barium chloride?
No

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

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PART II.--PURCHASES AND RELATED INFORMATION
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from James Fetzer (202-708-5403,
james.fetzer@usitc.gov). Supply all data requested on a calendar-year basis.
II-1.

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

II-2.

E-mail address

Purchases.--Report, as indicated below, your firm’s purchases (either directly or through a sales
agent or broker) of barium chloride. Report based on delivery date, not order date.

Quantity (in 1,000 pounds) and value (in $1,000)
Item
2004
2005
2006
2007
Purchases of barium chloride
produced in-The United States:
Quantity
Value
China:
Quantity
Value
India:
Quantity
Value
All other countries:1
Quantity
Value
1
Please identify these countries:

2008

2009

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

Purchases before and after order.-(a)

Did your firm purchase barium chloride from China before 1984?
No--skip to (c)

(b)

Yes

If yes, has your pattern of purchasing barium chloride from China changed since 1984?
No, our pattern of purchasing is essentially unchanged.
Yes, we discontinued purchases from China because of the order.
Yes, we reduced purchases from China because of the order.
Yes, but we changed the pattern of purchases from China for reasons other than the
order (please explain below).

(c)

Has your pattern of purchasing barium chloride from nonsubject foreign sources (i.e.,
countries other than China) changed since 1984?
We did not purchase from nonsubject foreign sources before or after the order.
No, our pattern of purchasing is essentially unchanged.
Yes, we increased purchases from nonsubject countries because of the order.
Yes, but we changed our pattern of purchases from nonsubject countries for reasons
other than the order (please explain below).

II-4.

Changes in purchasing patterns.--If the relative levels of your firm’s purchases of barium
chloride from different sources (both domestic and foreign) have changed since 1984 (the year
the antidumping duty order under review became effective), please indicate whether the relative
share from that country has increased or decreased, and state the reason.
Source of purchases
The United States

Trend
Decreased
Increased
Constant
Fluctuated

China

Decreased
Increased
Constant
Fluctuated

India

Decreased
Increased
Constant
Fluctuated

Explanation for trend

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PART II.-- PURCHASES AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-4.

Changes in purchasing patterns.--Continued
Source of purchases
All other countries

Trend
Decreased

Explanation for trend

Increased
Constant
Fluctuated

II-5.

Supplier identification.--Please identify below the names and addresses of your firm’s FIVE
largest suppliers for barium chloride since 2004. 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 barium
chloride that each of these customers accounted for in 2009.
Supplier’s
name

No.
1

2

3

4

5

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

Contact person

Share of
Telephone number
2009
or e-mail address purchases
(%)

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PART III.-- MARKET CHARACTERISTICS AND PURCHASING PRACTICES
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from James Fetzer (202-708-5403,
james.fetzer@usitc.gov).
III-1.

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

III-2.

E-mail address

Firm type.--Which of the following best describes your firm as a purchaser of barium chloride
(check all that apply, noting the specific end uses if known)?
End user
Distributor
Other (Describe:

III-3.

Competition of sales.--If you are a distributor or reseller of barium chloride, do you compete for
sales to your customers with the manufacturers or importers from which you purchase barium
chloride?
No

III-4.

)

Yes--Please describe

Types of customers.--If your firm is a distributor or reseller of barium chloride, what are the
major types of consumers to which you sell barium chloride?

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PART III.-- MARKET CHARACTERISTICS AND PURCHASING PRACTICES--Continued
III-5.

End uses.--If your firm is an end user of barium chloride, list in order of quantity of barium
chloride consumed, the top 3 products for which your firm purchases barium chloride as a
component part or input. Please indicate what percentage of the total cost is accounted for by
barium chloride (and NOTE: this percentage should not add to 100 percent).

Product(s) you produce

Share of cost accounted for by
barium chloride (percent)

1.
2.
3.

III-6.

Demand for end use products.-(a)

If your firm is an end user of barium chloride, has the demand for your firm’s final
products incorporating barium chloride changed since 1984?
Increased

(b)

No change

Yes--Please describe

Changes in end uses.--Have there been any changes in the end uses of barium chloride since
1984?
No

III-8.

Fluctuated

Has this had any effect on your firm’s demand for barium chloride?
No

III-7.

Decreased

Yes--Please describe.

Anticipated changes in end uses.--Do you anticipate any changes in terms of the end uses of
barium chloride 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.-- MARKET CHARACTERISTICS AND PURCHASING PRACTICES--Continued
III-9.

Substitutes.--Please list in order of importance any products that may be substituted for barium
chloride. For each possible substitute product, please give examples of applications and end uses
for which they are substitutes and indicate whether changes in the price of the substitute affect the
price for barium chloride, and to what degree, and the length of any time lag of such an effect.

Substitute

Description

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

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-10. Changes in substitutes.--Have there been any changes in the number or types of products that
can be substituted for barium chloride since 1984?
No

Yes--Please explain.

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PART III.-- MARKET CHARACTERISTICS AND PURCHASING PRACTICES--Continued
III-11. Anticipated changes in substitutes.--Do you anticipate any changes in terms of the
substitutability of other products for barium chloride in the future?
No

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

III-12. Demand trends.-(a)

How has the demand within the United States for barium chloride changed since 1984?
What principal factors affect changes in demand?
Increased

(b)

Decreased

Fluctuated

No change

How has the demand outside the United States (if known) for barium chloride changed
since 1984? What principal factors affect changes in demand?
Increased

Decreased

Fluctuated

No change

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PART III.-- MARKET CHARACTERISTICS AND PURCHASING PRACTICES--Continued
III-13. Anticipated demand trends.-(a)

How do you anticipate demand will change within the United States for barium chloride
in the future? What principal factors will affect these changes in demand?
Increase

(b)

Decrease

Fluctuate

No change

How do you anticipate demand will change outside the United States for barium chloride
in the future? What principal factors will affect these changes in demand?
Increase

Decrease

Fluctuate

No change

III-14. 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 barium chloride 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 1984 to the present and forecasts for the future.
III-15. Changes in factors affecting supply.--Have any changes occurred in any other factors affecting
supply (e.g., changes in availability or prices of energy or labor; transportation conditions;
production capacity and/or methods of production; technology; export markets; or alternative
production opportunities) that affected the availability of U.S.-produced barium chloride in the
U.S. market since 1984?
No

Yes--Please note the time period(s) of any such changes, the factors(s)
involved, and the impact such changes had on your shipment volumes
and prices.

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PART III.-- MARKET CHARACTERISTICS AND PURCHASING PRACTICES--Continued
III-16. Is buying a product that is produced in the United States an important factor in your firm’s
purchases of barium chloride (please check ALL that apply)?
No
Yes--Purchases of domestic product are required by law or regulation (for example,
government purchases under “Buy American” provisions). This involves
percent of
all purchases of barium chloride.
Yes--Purchases of domestic product are not required by law or regulation, but are by your
customers. This involves
percent of all purchases of barium chloride.
Yes--Purchases of domestic product are required for other reasons (please specify these
reasons below). This involves
percent of all purchases of barium chloride.

III-17. Conditions of competition.-(a)

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

(b)

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

Has the emergence of new markets for barium chloride since 1984 affected the business
cycles or conditions of competition distinctive to barium chloride?
No

Yes--Please explain any such changes.

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PART III.-- MARKET CHARACTERISTICS AND PURCHASING PRACTICES--Continued
III-18. Decisions based on producer.--Does your firm, and to the extent that you know, do your
customers make purchasing decisions involving barium chloride based on the producer of the
barium chloride you purchase?
Your firm:

Always

Usually

Sometimes

Never

Your customers:

Always

Usually

Sometimes

Never

If at least sometimes, please discuss how your firm or your customers determine the producer and
why this information is important.
Your firm:

Your customers:

III-19. Decisions based on country-of-origin.--Does your firm, and to the extent that you know, do
your customers make purchasing decisions involving barium chloride based on the country of
origin of the barium chloride you purchase?
Your firm:

Always

Usually

Sometimes

Never

Your customers:

Always

Usually

Sometimes

Never

If at least sometimes, please discuss how your firm or your customers determine the source and
why this information is important.
Your firm:

Your customers:

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PART III.-- MARKET CHARACTERISTICS AND PURCHASING PRACTICES--Continued
III-20. Purchasing frequency.-(a)

How frequently do you make purchases?
Daily
Weekly
Monthly
Quarterly
Annually
Other (specify)

(b)

)

Do you expect this purchasing pattern to change in the next two years?
No

Yes-- How and why do you expect these changes to occur?

III-21. Number of suppliers contacted.--How many suppliers do you generally contact before making a
purchase?

III-22. Supplier negotiations.-(a)

Do purchases of barium chloride usually involve negotiations between supplier and
purchaser?
No

(b)

Yes--Please describe these negotiations. In your response, please
comment on whether purchasers generally quote competing
prices as part of the negotiation process.

Does your firm tend to vary its purchases from a given supplier within a specified time
period based on the price offered for that period?
No

Yes--Specify the time period.

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PART III.-- MARKET CHARACTERISTICS AND PURCHASING PRACTICES--Continued
III-23. Change in suppliers.--Have you changed suppliers since 1984?
No

Yes--Please list the supplier or suppliers and indicate whether the firm was
added or dropped as a supplier. Also give the reasons for the change
and how frequently you change suppliers.

III-24. New suppliers.-(a)

Are you aware of any new suppliers, either foreign or domestic, that have entered the
market since 1984?
No

(b)

Yes--Please identify the firms and indicate how you became aware of
them.

Do you expect new barium chloride suppliers to enter the market in the future?
No

Yes--Please provide details, noting the specific future time period in
your response.

III-25. Supplier qualification.--Do you require your suppliers to become certified or prequalified with
respect to the quality, chemistry, strength, or other performance characteristic of the barium
chloride they sell to your firm?
No

Yes--

percent of purchases in 2009

Yes--all purchases

Please provide a general description of the certification or qualification process and the time
required.

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PART III.-- MARKET CHARACTERISTICS AND PURCHASING PRACTICES--Continued
III-26. Factors considered vis-à-vis suppliers.--Briefly describe the factors that you consider when
qualifying a new supplier (e.g., quality of product, reliability of supplier, etc.) and estimate the
time it takes to certify or qualify a new supplier.

III-27. Failure to certify.--Since 1984, have any domestic or foreign producers failed in their attempts to
certify or qualify their barium chloride with your firm or have any producers lost their approved
status?
No

Yes--Please identify these firms, the countries where they are located, and the
reasons why they failed the certification/qualification.

III-28. Purchasing factors.--For the factors listed below, please rate each in terms of its importance in
your purchase decision for barium chloride.
Very
important
Availability .......................................
Delivery terms .................................
Delivery time ...................................
Discounts offered ............................
Extension of credit...........................
Price ................................................
Minimum qty requirements..............
Packaging .......................................
Product consistency ........................
Quality meets industry standards....
Quality exceeds industry standards
Product range..................................
Reliability of supply .........................
Technical support/service ...............
U.S. transportation costs.................
Other (specify):
........
........
........

Somewhat
important

Not
important

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PART III.-- MARKET CHARACTERISTICS AND PURCHASING PRACTICES--Continued
III-29. Major purchasing factors.--Please list, in order of their importance, the three major factors
generally considered by your firm in deciding from whom to purchase product for any one order
(examples include current availability, extension of credit, prearranged contracts, price, quality
exceeding specifications or industry standards, range of supplier’s product line, traditional
supplier, etc.).
1.
2.
3.
Other factors or comments:

III-30. Quality characteristics.--What characteristics does your firm consider when determining the
quality of barium chloride?

III-31. Choice of product not based on price.--If you purchased barium chloride from one source
although a comparable product was available from another source at a lower price, please explain
your reasons for doing so (please specify by country, including the United States and both subject
and nonsubject foreign countries). Possibilities might include transaction characteristics such as
length of time to fill orders, minimum order size, reliability of supply, etc.

III-32. Frequency of decisions based on price.--How often does your firm purchase the barium
chloride that is offered at the lowest price?
Always

Usually

Sometimes

Never

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PART III.-- MARKET CHARACTERISTICS AND PURCHASING PRACTICES--Continued
III-33. Price leaders.--Please list the names of any firms you considered price leaders in the barium
chloride market since 1984. A price leader is defined as (1) one or more firms that initiate a price
change, either upward or downward, that is followed by other firms, or (2) one or more firms that
have a significant impact on prices. A price leader does not necessarily have to be the lowest
priced supplier. For those firms identified as a price leader, please specify the time period in
which a price change was communicated, whether the price change was upward or downward,
and whether it covered a specific geographic region or a specific product type.

III-34. Frequency of price changes.--How frequently does the price of the barium chloride you are
purchasing change?

III-35. Changes in U.S. industry.-(a)

Please identify and discuss any improvements/changes in the U.S. barium chloride
industry since 1984 and explain fully, to the extent possible, the factor(s), including the
order under review, that was/(were) responsible for each improvement/change.

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PART III.-- MARKET CHARACTERISTICS AND PURCHASING PRACTICES--Continued
III-35. Changes in U.S. industry.--Continued
(b)

Please also discuss fully, to the extent possible, any improvements/changes that you
anticipate in the future in the U.S. barium chloride industry. Identify the specific future
time period covered in your response, and discuss the factors that you believe would be
responsible for each improvement/change.

III-36. Effect of revocation.--What do you think will be the likely effects of any revocation of the
antidumping duty order for imports of barium chloride from China? As appropriate, please
discuss any potential effects of revocation of the antidumping duty order on (1) the future
activities of your firm and (2) the U.S. market as a whole. Please note the future time period to
which you are referring. Attach additional pages if necessary.
(1) Activities of your firm:

(2) Entire U.S. market:

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PART IV.-- PRODUCT COMPARISIONS
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from James Fetzer (202-708-5403,
james.fetzer@usitc.gov).
IV-1.

Contact information (Product Comparisons).--Who should be contacted regarding the
requested production comparison information?
Company contact:
Name and title
(
)
Phone number

IV-2.

E-mail address

Country knowledge.--Please indicate the countries of origin for barium chloride for which your
firm has actual marketing/pricing knowledge.
United States
China
Other countries (Please specify

IV-3.

)

Interchangeability by country-pair.--Is barium chloride 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 countrypair.1
Country-pair

China

India

Other countries

United States
China
India
1
For any country-pair producing barium chloride which is sometimes or never interchangeable, please
explain the factors that limit or preclude interchangeable use:

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PART IV.-- PRODUCT COMPARISONS--Continued

IV-4.

Country preferences.--Do you or your customers ever specifically order barium chloride from
one country in particular over other possible sources of supply?
No

IV-5.

Yes--Please identify all relevant countries (including the United States and
both subject and nonsubject foreign countries) from which you or your
customers prefer to order, and indicate why barium chloride from these
countries is preferred over product from other countries (please note
the specific product in your response).

Availability of merchandise.--Are certain grades/types/sizes of barium chloride available from
only a single source (domestic or foreign, including both subject and nonsubject countries)?
No

Yes--Please identify the source and the grade/type/size.

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PART IV.-- PRODUCT COMPARISONS--Continued
Factor country comparisons.--For the factors listed below, please rate how barium chloride
produced in each country you identified in your response to the first question in Part IV compares
with barium chloride produced in each of the other countries you identified (including the United
States and both subject and nonsubject foreign countries).

Availability ...............................................
Delivery terms .........................................
Delivery time ...........................................
Discounts offered ....................................
Extension of credit...................................
Price1 .......................................................
Minimum quantity requirements..............
Packaging ...............................................
Product consistency ................................
Quality meets industry standards............
Quality exceeds industry standards ........
Product range..........................................
Reliability of supply .................................
Technical support/service .......................
U.S. transportation costs1 .......................
Other (specify):

Inferior

Comparable

product from
China
compared to
product from
India

Superior

Inferior

product from
United States
compared to
product from
India
Comparable

Inferior

Comparable

Quality

Superior

product from
United States
compared to
product from
China

Superior

IV-6.

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PART IV.-- PRODUCT COMPARISONS--Continued

Continued.

Availability ...............................................
Delivery terms .........................................
Delivery time ...........................................
Discounts offered ....................................
Extension of credit...................................
Price1 .......................................................
Minimum quantity requirements..............
Packaging ...............................................
Product consistency ................................
Quality meets industry standards............
Quality exceeds industry standards ........
Product range..........................................
Reliability of supply .................................
Technical support/service .......................
U.S. transportation costs1 .......................
Other (specify):

Inferior

Comparable

Superior

compared to
product from

Inferior

compared to
product from

Comparable

compared to
product from

Superior

product from

Inferior

product from

Comparable

Quality

product from

Superior

IV-6.

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PART IV.-- PRODUCT COMPARISONS--Continued
IV-7.

Minimum quality.-(a)

How often does domestically produced barium chloride meet minimum quality
specifications for your uses or your customers’ uses?
Always

(b)

Usually

Sometimes

Rarely or never

How often does imported subject barium chloride meet minimum quality specifications
for your uses or your customers’ uses?

Source

Always

Usually

Sometimes

Rarely or
never

China

(c)

How often does imported nonsubject barium chloride (i.e., barium chloride from
countries other than China) meet minimum quality specifications for your uses or your
customers’ uses?
Source

Always

Usually

Sometimes

Rarely or
never

India

IV-8.

Change in price.-(a)

Since 1984, has there been a change in the price of barium chloride? If so, has the price
of U.S.-produced barium chloride changed more or less than the price of imported barium
chloride from China?
No change in price
Prices have changed by the same amount
Price of U.S.-produced barium chloride has changed relative to the price of barium
chloride from China

(b)

If the price of U.S.-produced barium chloride has changed relative to the price of barium
chloride from China, the price of U.S.-produced barium chloride is now relatively
Higher

Lower