10-2-2823 US importer questionnaire

OMB No. 3117-0016/USITC No. 10-2-2823; Expiration Date: 6/30/2011
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U.S. IMPORTERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
PRESTRESSED CONCRETE STEEL WIRE STRAND (“PC STRAND”) FROM CHINA

This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by no later than March

5, 2010

See 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 antidumping and countervailing duty investigations concerning PC strand from China (inv. Nos. 701TA-464 and 731-TA-1160 (Final)). The information requested in the questionnaire is requested under the authority of the
Tariff Act of 1930, title VII. This report is mandatory and failure to reply as directed can result in a subpoena or other
order to compel the submission of records or information in your possession (19 U.S.C. § 1333(a)).

Name of firm
Address
State

City

Zip Code

World Wide Web address
Has your firm imported PC strand (as defined in the instruction booklet) FROM ANY COUNTRY at any time
since January 1, 2007?

NO

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

YES

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

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

Name of Authorized Official

Title of Authorized Official

Date

Signature

Phone: (
Fax ( )

E-mail address

)

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PART I.—GENERAL INFORMATION
The questions in this questionnaire have been reviewed with market participants to ensure that issues of
concern are adequately addressed and that data requests are sufficient, meaningful, and as limited as
possible. Public reporting burden for this questionnaire is estimated to average 40 hours per response,
including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering the data needed,
and completing and reviewing the questionnaire. Send comments regarding the accuracy of this burden
estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing the
burden, to the Office of Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street, SW,
Washington, DC 20436.
I-1a.

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

dollars

I-1b.

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

I-2.

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

I-3.

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

Firm name

Yes--List the following information

Address

Extent of
ownership

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

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

Yes--List the following information

Firm name

I-5.

Address

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

Yes--List the following information.

Firm name and country

I-6.

Address

Affiliation

Nonsubject country

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

I-7.

Affiliation

Address

Affiliation

Please indicate the nature of your firm’s importing operations on PC strand. 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.

If your firm is an importer of record of PC strand 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.

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

No

Yes

Bonded warehouses

No

Yes

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

I-11.

Contact person and phone
number

Address

Yes

To your knowledge, have the products subject to this investigation 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 Mary Messer (202-205-3193,
mary.messer@usitc.gov). Supply all data requested on a calendar-year basis.
II-1.

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

II-2.

E-mail address

Changes in operations.--Please indicate whether your firm has experienced any of the following
changes in relation to the importation of PC strand since January 1, 2007?
(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.

Has your firm imported or arranged for the importation of PC strand from any country for
delivery after December 31, 2009?
No

Yes–Indicate when such orders are to be delivered and the quantities
involved, by country.
Quantity (in 1,000 pounds)

Country

January-March 2010

April-June 2010

July-September 2010

China
(Identify country)
(Identify country)
(Identify country)
(Identify country)

II-4.

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

II-5.

Does your firm cover and/or coat or is it capable of covering and/or coating bare PC strand (e.g.,
lubricate with grease and encase in a plastic tube and/or coat with epoxy)?
No

Yes-- Please answer the questions below.

(a) Describe in some detail your firm’s process involved in covering and/or coating the bare PC
strand, indicating the specific type(s) of covering and/or coating and the type and level of
technical expertise, and the type and cost of equipment, required to cover and/or coat the bare PC
strand. Indicate whether your firm coats the PC strand with epoxy and/or covers the PC strand
with a plastic sleeve, coats it with grease, cuts it to length, packages it, or performs any other
specific operations in the preparation and shipping of the product.

(b) Of the total value of the covered and/or coated PC strand that your firm shipped in 2009, what
percentage was accounted for by the valued of the uncovered PC strand? If your answer differs
by type of covering or coating, please explain. _____ percent.
(c) Of the total value of your cost of goods sold of the covered and/or coated PC strand that your
firm shipped in 2009, what percentage was accounted for by its purchases of uncovered PC
strand? If your answer differs by type of covering or coating, please explain. _____ percent.

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION --Continued
II-5.--Continued
(d) Of the uncovered PC strand that your firm purchased in 2009 for covering and/or coating by
your firm, how much consisted of U.S.-produced uncovered PC strand, how much consisted of
uncovered PC strand produced in China and how much consisted of uncovered PC strand
produced in all other countries?
Produced in the United States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _____________ pounds
Produced in China…………………………………….. . . . _____________ pounds
Produced in all other countries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _____________ pounds
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _____________ pounds
(e) Describe in some detail how important your firm’s covering and/or coating of PC strand is in
its overall operations. What share (in percent) of your firm’s total sales in 2009 was accounted
for by the PC strand that it covered and/or coated? If your answer differs by type of covering or
coating, please explain. Does your firm perform any other operations, such as post-tensioned
design engineering services?

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

IMPORTS FROM CHINA.–Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments and
inventories of PC strand imported from China by your firm during the specified periods. (See
definitions in the instruction booklet.)

CHINA
Quantity (in 1,000 pounds), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item

2007

2008

2009

Beginning-of-period inventories (quantity) (A)
Imports:1
Quantity of imports (B)
Value of imports (C)
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity of commercial shipments (D)
Value of commercial shipments (E)
Internal consumption/company transfers:
Quantity of internal consumption/company
transfers (F)
Value2 of internal consumption/company
transfers (G)
Export shipments:3
Quantity of export shipments (H)
Value of export shipments (I)
End-of-period inventories (quantity) (J)
Channels of distribution:
U.S. shipments to distributors that convert or posttension PC strand (quantity) (K)
U.S. shipments to other distributors
(quantity) (L)
U.S. shipments to end users that convert or posttension PC strand (quantity) (M)
U.S. shipments to other end users
(quantity) (N)
1

Please identify the foreign producers, if known:

2

Sales to related firms (including internal consumption) must be valued at fair market value. In the event that you use a
different basis for valuing these sales within your company, please specify that basis (e.g., cost, cost plus, etc.) and provide
value data using that basis for each of the periods noted above:
3

Identify your principal export markets:

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

Do these data reconcile?
Do these data reconcile?

Yes
Yes

No--(Please explain:
No--( Please explain:

)
)

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 2007 should equal line A of year
2008). Do these data reconcile for each adjacent calendar year?
Yes.
No--Please explain.

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION --Continued
II-7. IMPORTS FROM NONSUBJECT SOURCES.–Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s
shipments and inventories of PC strand imported from all other sources combined by your firm during
the specified periods. (See definitions in the instruction booklet.)

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

2007

2008

2009

Beginning-of-period inventories (quantity) (A)
Imports:1
Quantity of imports (B)
Value of imports (C)
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity of commercial shipments (D)
Value of commercial shipments (E)
Internal consumption/company transfers:
Quantity of internal consumption/company
transfers (F)
Value2 of internal consumption/company
transfers (G)
Export shipments:3
Quantity of export shipments (H)
Value of export shipments (I)
End-of-period inventories (quantity) (J)
Channels of distribution:
U.S. shipments to distributors that convert or posttension PC strand (quantity) (K)
U.S. shipments to other distributors
(quantity) (L)
U.S. shipments to end users that convert or posttension PC strand (quantity) (M)
U.S. shipments to other end users
(quantity) (N)
1

Please identify the foreign producers, if known:

2

Sales to related firms (including internal consumption) must be valued at fair market value. In the event that you use a
different basis for valuing these sales within your company, please specify that basis (e.g., cost, cost plus, etc.) and provide
value data using that basis for each of the periods noted above:
3

Identify your principal export markets:

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

Do these data reconcile?
Do these data reconcile?

Yes
Yes

No--(Please explain:
No--( Please explain:

)
)

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 2007 should equal line A of year
2008). Do these data reconcile for each adjacent calendar year?
Yes.
No--Please explain.

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

U.S. shipments of imports from China, by application.--Does your firm make U.S. shipments
of PC strand imported from China?
No.
Yes-- Provide the quantities and values of your firm’s total U.S. shipments
(i.e., commercial shipments plus internal consumption plus transfers to related
U.S. firms as reported in II-6.) of PC strand imported by your firm from China,
by type, as specified below. Data are requested for PC strand destined for
pre-tensioned (or pre-cast) application and uncovered and covered/coated PC
strand destined for post-tensioned application. For each of these two categories,
please provide the quantities and values of your firm’s total U.S. shipments
destined for applications subject to “Buy America(n)” restrictions (see instruction
booklet for definitions).

CHINA
Quantity (in 1,000 pounds) and value (in $1,000)
Calendar year
Item

2007

2008

2009

U.S. SHIPMENTS OF PC STRAND FOR PRE-TENSIONED APPLICATIONS:
Subject to “Buy America(n)” restrictions:
Quantity (O)
Value (P)
NOT subject to “Buy America(n)” restrictions:
Quantity (Q)
Value (R)
U.S. SHIPMENTS OF UNCOVERED PC STRAND FOR POST-TENSIONED APPLICATIONS:
Subject to “Buy America(n)” restrictions:
Quantity (S)
Value (T)
NOT subject to “Buy America(n)” restrictions:
Quantity (U)
Value (V)
U.S. SHIPMENTS OF COVERED/COATED STRAND FOR POST-TENSIONED APPLICATIONS:
Subject to “Buy America(n)” restrictions:
Quantity (W)
Value (X)
NOT subject to “Buy America(n)” restrictions:
Quantity (Y)
Value (Z)

Reconciliation of U.S. shipment data.-- Please note that the U.S. shipment data reported in question II-6
should reconcile with the data reported in question II-8 as follows in each period (i.e., in each column):
Reconciliation
D+F=O+Q+S+U+W+Y
E+G=P+R+T+V+X+Z

Do these data reconcile?
Do these data reconcile?

Yes
Yes

No—Please explain
No—Please explain

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

U.S. shipments of imports from all other sources combine, by application.--Does your firm
make U.S. shipments of PC strand imported from sources other than China?
No.
Yes-- Provide the quantities and values of your firm’s total U.S. shipments
(i.e., commercial shipments plus internal consumption plus transfers to related
U.S. firms as reported in II-7.) of PC strand imported by your firm from countries
other than China, by type, as specified below. Data are requested for PC strand
destined for pre-tensioned (or pre-cast) application and uncovered and
covered/coated PC strand destined for post-tensioned application. For each of
these two categories, please provide the quantities and values of your firm’s total
U.S. shipments destined for applications subject to “Buy America(n)” restrictions
(see instruction booklet for definitions).

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

2007

2008

2009

U.S. SHIPMENTS OF PC STRAND FOR PRE-TENSIONED APPLICATIONS:
Subject to “Buy America(n)” restrictions:
Quantity (O)
Value (P)
NOT subject to “Buy America(n)” restrictions:
Quantity (Q)
Value (R)
U.S. SHIPMENTS OF UNCOVERED PC STRAND FOR POST-TENSIONED APPLICATIONS:
Subject to “Buy America(n)” restrictions:
Quantity (S)
Value (T)
NOT subject to “Buy America(n)” restrictions:
Quantity (U)
Value (V)
U.S. SHIPMENTS OF COVERED/COATED STRAND FOR POST-TENSIONED APPLICATIONS:
Subject to “Buy America(n)” restrictions:
Quantity (W)
Value (X)
NOT subject to “Buy America(n)” restrictions:
Quantity (Y)
Value (Z)

Reconciliation of U.S. shipment data.-- Please note that the U.S. shipment data reported in question II-7
should reconcile with the data reported in question II-9 as follows in each period (i.e., in each column):
Reconciliation
D+F=O+Q+S+U+W+Y
E+G=P+R+T+V+X+Z

Do these data reconcile?
Do these data reconcile?

Yes
Yes

No—Please explain
No—Please explain

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PART III.—PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Joshua Levy (202-205-3236,
joshua.levy@usitc.gov)
III-1.

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

E-mail address

PRICE DATA
This section requests quarterly price and quantity data, f.o.b. your U.S. point of shipment, for your
commercial shipments to unrelated U.S. customers during January 2007–December 2009 of the following
products you imported from China:

Product 1–½ inch, grade 270 (270,000 PSI), low relaxation, UNCOVERED prestressed
concrete stand sold for PRE-TENSIONED applications.
Product 2–½ inch, grade 270 (270,000 PSI), low relaxation, UNCOVERED prestressed
concrete stand sold for POST-TENSIONED applications.

Please note that total dollar values should be f.o.b., U.S. point of shipment and should not include
U.S.-inland transportation costs. Total dollar values should reflect the final net amount paid to you
(i.e., should be net of all deductions for discounts or rebates). See instruction booklet.

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

CHINA
Period of shipment

(Quantity in 1,000 lineal feet, value in dollars)
Product 1
Product 2
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value

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 values (i.e., gross sales values less all discounts, allowances, rebates, prepaid freight, and the value of
returned goods), f.o.b. your U.S. point of shipment.
2
Pricing product definitions are provided on the first page of Part III.
Note.--If your product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified product,
provide a description of your product:
Product 1:
Product 2:

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION --Continued
III-2b. Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported from your firm’s largest
nonsubject country source (e.g., Canada) and sold by your firm during January 2007-December
2009.

Your firm’s largest nonsubject country source __________________
(Identify country)
Period of shipment

(Quantity in 1,000 lineal feet, value in dollars)
Product 1
Product 2
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value

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 values (i.e., gross sales values less all discounts, allowances, rebates, prepaid freight, and the value of
returned goods), f.o.b. your U.S. point of shipment.
2
Pricing product definitions are provided on the first page of Part III.
Note.--If your product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified product,
provide a description of your product:
Product 1:
Product 2:

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION --Continued
III-2c. Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported from your firm’s second
largest nonsubject country source (e.g., Taiwan) and sold by your firm during January 2007December 2009.

Your firm’s second largest nonsubject country source ____________
(Identify country)
Period of shipment

(Quantity in 1,000 lineal feet, value in dollars)
Product 1
Product 2
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value

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 values (i.e., gross sales values less all discounts, allowances, rebates, prepaid freight, and the value of
returned goods), f.o.b. your U.S. point of shipment.
2
Pricing product definitions are provided on the first page of Part III.
Note.--If your product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified product,
provide a description of your product:
Product 1:
Product 2:

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

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

Contracts

Set price lists

Other--Please describe:

III-4.

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

Annual total volume discounts

No discount policy

Other--Please describe:

III-5.

Pricing terms for PC strand.-(a)

(b)

III-6.

What are your firm’s typical sales terms for its imported PC strand (e.g., 2/10 net 30
days)?

.

On what basis are your prices of imported PC strand usually quoted? (check one)
F.o.b.--Please specify point:
Delivered

Approximately what share of your firm’s sales of its PC strand imported from China in 2009 were
on a (1) long-term contract basis (multiple deliveries for more than 12 months), (2) short-term
contract basis (multiple deliveries up to 12 months), and (3) spot sales basis (for a single
delivery)?
Type of sale
Long-term contracts
Short-term contracts
Spot sales

Share of sales (percent)

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION --Continued
III-7.

III-8.

III-9.

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

What is the average duration of a contract?

(b)

Can prices be renegotiated during the contract period?

(c)

Does the contract fix quantity, price, or both?

(d)

Does the contract have a meet or release provision?

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

What is the average duration of a contract?

(b)

Can prices be renegotiated during the contract period?

(c)

Does the contract fix quantity, price, or both?

(d)

Does the contract have a meet or release provision?

What is the average lead time between a customer’s order and the date of delivery for your firm’s
sales of PC strand?
Source

Share of sales in 2009

Lead time

From inventory
Produced to order
Total

III-10. (a)

100 %

What is the approximate percentage of the total delivered cost of PC strand that is
accounted for by U.S. inland transportation costs?
percent.

(b)

Who generally arranges the transportation to your customers’ locations? (check one)
Your firm
or purchaser

(c)

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

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION --Continued
III-11. What is the geographic market area in the United States served by your firm’s PC strand? (check
all that apply)
√ if applicable
Imports from
China

Geographic area

Nonsubject
imports

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

III-12. Describe the three most common end uses of the PC strand that you import from China. For each
end-use product, what percentage of the total cost is accounted for by PC strand?
End use

Share of total cost (percent)

III-13. Have there been any changes in the end uses of PC strand since 2007?
No

Yes--Please describe.

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION --Continued
III-14. Substitutes.-- Are there substitutes for PC strand?
No

Substitute

Yes-- If yes, please list in order of importance any products that may be
substituted for PC strand and provide examples of applications and end
uses. For each possible substitute product, please describe the degree
of substitutability and indicate whether changes in the price of the
substitute affect the price for PC strand, and to what degree, the length
of any time lag of such an effect.

Description

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

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.

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III-15. (a)

How has the demand within the United States for PC strand changed since
January 1, 2007? What principal factors affect changes in demand?
Increased

(b)

No Change

Decreased

Fluctuated

How has the demand outside the United States (if known) for PC strand changed since
January 1, 2007? What principal factors affect changes in demand?
Increased

No Change

Decreased

Fluctuated

III-16. Have there been any significant changes in the product range, product mix, or marketing of PC
strand since January 1, 2007?
No

Yes-- Please describe.

III-17. To what extent have changes in the prices of raw materials affected your firm’s selling prices for
PC strand since 2007? Also discuss any anticipated changes in your raw material costs in the
future, identifying the time period(s) involved and the factor(s) that you believe would be
responsible for such changes. Provide any underlying assumptions, along with relevant portions
of business plans or other supporting documentation that address this issue.

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III-18. Has your firm refused, declined, or been unable to supply PC strand since January 1, 2007?
(Examples include placing customers on allocation or “controlled order entry,” declining to
accept new customers or renew existing customers, delivering less than the quantity promised,
unable to meet timely shipment commitments, etc.)
No

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

III-19. (a) Is the PC strand market subject to business cycles or conditions of competition (including
seasonal business) distinctive to PC strand?
No (skip to question III-20

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

(b) If yes, have there been any changes in the business cycle or conditions of competition for PC
strand since January 1, 2007
No

Yes--Please describe.

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III-20. Is PC strand produced in the United States and in other countries interchangeable (i.e., can
they physically be used in the same applications)? Please indicate below, using “A” to indicate
that the products from a specified country-pair are always interchangeable, “F” to indicate that
the products are frequently interchangeable, “S” to indicate that the products are sometimes
interchangeable, “N” to indicate that the products are never interchangeable, and “0” to indicate
no familiarity with products from a specified country-pair.1

Country-pair

China

Your firm’s largest
nonsubject country
2
source

Your firm’s second
largest nonsubject
3
country source

________________

_______________

(Identify country)

(Identify country)

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

2

Please report for your firm’s largest nonsubject country source for PC strand (e.g., Canada)
imported during January 2007-December 2009, as reported in table III-2b.
3
Please report for your firm’s second largest nonsubject country source for PC strand (e.g., Taiwan)
imported during January 2007-December 2009, as reported in table III-2c.

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III-21. Are differences other than price (i.e., quality, availability, transportation network, product range,
technical support, etc.) between PC strand produced in the United States and in other countries a
significant factor in your firm’s sales of the products? Please indicate below, using “A” to
indicate that such differences are always significant, “F” to indicate that such differences are
frequently significant, “S” to indicate that such differences are sometimes significant, “N” to
indicate that such differences are never significant, and “0” to indicate no familiarity with
products from a specified country-pair.1

Country-pair

China

Your firm’s largest
nonsubject country
source2

Your firm’s second
largest nonsubject
country source3

(Identify country)

(Identify country)

United States
China
1
For any country-pair for which factors other than price always or frequently are a significant factor in
your firm’s sales of PC strand, identify the country-pair and report the advantages or disadvantages
imparted by such factors:

2

Please report for your firm’s largest nonsubject country source for PC strand (e.g., Canada)
imported during January 2007-December 2009, as referenced in table III-2b.
3
Please report for your firm’s second largest nonsubject country source for PC strand (e.g., Taiwan)
imported during January 2007-December 2009, as referenced in table III-2c.

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION --Continued
III-22. Please identify below the names and addresses of your firm’s 10 largest customers for PC strand
since 2007. 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 PC strand from China that each of these
customers accounted for in 2008.

No.

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Customer’s name

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

Contact person

Area code
and
telephone
number

Share of
2009
sales (%)