10-2-2871 US importer questionnaire

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U.S. IMPORTERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
NARROW WOVEN RIBBONS WITH WOVEN SELVEDGE FROM CHINA AND TAIWAN

This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by no later than May 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 countervailing duty and antidumping investigations concerning narrow woven ribbons with woven
selvedge from China and Taiwan (Inv. Nos. 701-TA-467 and 731-TA-1164-1165 (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 narrow woven ribbons (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 this proceeding 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 this proceeding 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 proceeding or related proceedings for which this information is submitted, or in internal audits and
investigations relating to the programs and operations of the Commission pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Appendix 3. I understand that all
contract personnel will sign non-disclosure agreements.

Name of Authorized Official

Title of Authorized Official
Phone: (

Date

)

Signature

E-mail address
Fax (

)

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

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

dollars

I-1b.

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

I-2.

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

I-3.

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

Firm name

Yes--List the following information

Address

Extent of
ownership

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

Related importers/exporter.--Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or foreign,
which are engaged in importing or facilitating imports of narrow woven ribbons into the United
States or which are engaged in exporting narrow woven ribbons to the United States?
No

Firm name

I-5.

Address

Affiliation / Extent of
Ownership

Related producers.--Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or foreign, which
are engaged in the production of narrow woven ribbons?

Firm name

I-6.

Yes--List the following information

Address

Affiliation / Extent of
Ownership

Facilitator.--Is your firm or any related or unrelated business partner, either domestic or foreign,
engaged in importing or in facilitating the importation of narrow woven ribbons from China or
Taiwan into the United States?
No

Yes--Provide the name, address, and affiliation of establishment(s), and a
brief description of the firm(s) operations and role in facilitating imports
of narrow woven ribbons.

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PART I.--GENERAL INFORMATION--Continued
I-7.

I-8.

Importing operations.--Please indicate the nature of your firm’s importing operations on narrow
woven ribbons. More than one answer may be applicable.
Importer of record

Takes title to the imported product(s)

Consignee of the imported products(s)

Customs broker or freight forwarder.

Consignee.--If your firm is an importer of record of narrow woven ribbons 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.

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

No

Yes

Bonded warehouses

No

Yes

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

I-11.

Contact person and phone
number

Address

Yes

Third-country trade activities.--To your knowledge, have the products subject to this
proceeding been the subject of any other import relief investigations in the United States or in any
other countries?
No

Yes–Please specify.

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Russell Duncan (202-7084727, russell.duncan@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
Please indicate the means by which you may be contacted by the staff of the U.S. International
Trade Commission regarding the confidential information submitted in response to this request.
E-mail address

II-2.

Phone number

(

)

Fax number

(

)

Changes in operations.--Please indicate whether your firm has experienced any of the following
changes in relation to the importation of narrow woven ribbons 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.

Arranged imports.--Has your firm imported or arranged for the importation as the importer of
record of narrow woven ribbons from China or Taiwan for delivery after December 31, 2009?
No

Period/Source

Yes–Indicate when such orders are to be delivered and the value (in $1,000)
involved.
Jan. - Mar
2010

Apr.-June
2010

Jul. – Sept.
2010

Oct. –Dec.
2010

After Dec.
2010

China
Taiwan
Other sources
II-4.

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

II-5.

Reasons for facilitating imports.--If your firm also produces narrow woven ribbons in the
United States, please indicate your reasons for facilitating the importation this product, and the
quantity and value of such activities. If your reasons differ by source, please elaborate.

Quantity (in square yards), Value (in $1,000)
Country
China
Quantity
Value
Taiwan
Quantity
Value
Other Sources1
Quantity
Value
1

Identify other sources:

Calendar years
2007

2008

2009

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

SUBJECT IMPORTS FROM CHINA.–Did your firm import subject narrow woven ribbon
from China in 2007-09?
No.

Yes-- Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments and inventories
of narrow woven ribbons imported from China (excluding any
imports from Yama Ribbons and Bows Co., Ltd. which should be
reported separately in question II-8) by your firm during the
specified periods. (See definitions in the instruction booklet.)

CHINA – SUBJECT
Quantity (in square yards), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item

2007

2008

2009

Beginning-of-period inventories (quantity) (A)
Imports:1 2
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/
transfers (F)
Value3 of internal consumption/
transfers (G)
Export shipments:4
Quantity of export shipments (H)
Value of export shipments (I)
Spoilage5 (quantity) (J)
End-of-period inventories (quantity) (K)
Channels of distribution: (value)
U.S. shipments to wholesalers/distributors (L)
U.S. shipments to industrial end users (M)
U.S. shipments to retailers (N)
U.S. retail shipments to final consumers (O)
1

Please identify the foreign producers, if known:

2

Please explain any increase, decrease, or other trend in your reported imports :

3
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:
4

Identify your principal export markets:
Spoilage can account for any losses in inventory not accounted for by your firm’s importation and shipment data (e.g.,
these could represent product that were lost, stolen, destroyed, or just unaccounted for).
5

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

SUBJECT IMPORTS FROM TAIWAN.– Did your firm import subject narrow woven ribbon
from Taiwan in 2007-09?
No.

Yes-- Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments and inventories
of narrow woven ribbons imported from Taiwan (excluding any
imports from Dear Year Brothers Mfg. Co., Ltd. or Shienq Huong
Enterprise Co., Ltd./Hsien Chan Enterprise Co., Ltd./Novelty
Handicrafts Co., Ltd. which should be reported separately in
question II-9) by your firm during the specified periods. (See
definitions in the instruction booklet.)

TAIWAN – SUBJECT
Quantity (in square yards), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item

2007

2008

2009

Beginning-of-period inventories (quantity) (A)
Imports:1 2
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/
transfers (F)
Value3 of internal consumption/
transfers (G)
Export shipments:4
Quantity of export shipments (H)
Value of export shipments (I)
Spoilage5 (quantity) (J)
End-of-period inventories (quantity) (K)
Channels of distribution: (value)
U.S. shipments to wholesalers/distributors (L)
U.S. shipments to industrial end users (M)
U.S. shipments to retailers (N)
U.S. retail shipments to final consumers (O)
1

Please identify the foreign producers, if known:

2

Please explain any increase, decrease, or other trend in your reported imports :

3

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:
4

Identify your principal export markets:
Spoilage can account for any losses in inventory not accounted for by your firm’s importation and shipment data (e.g.,
these could represent product that were lost, stolen, destroyed, or just unaccounted for).
5

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

NONSUBJECT IMPORTS FROM CHINA.–Did your firm import nonsubject narrow woven
ribbon from China in 2007-09?
No.

Yes--Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments and inventories of
narrow woven ribbons imported from the Chinese foreign
producer/exporter Yama Ribbons and Bows Co., Ltd. by your firm
during the specified periods. (See definitions in the instruction
booklet.)

CHINA – NONSUBJECT
Quantity (in square yards), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item

2007

2008

2009

Beginning-of-period inventories (quantity) (A)
Imports:1 2
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/
transfers (F)
Value3 of internal consumption/
transfers (G)
Export shipments:4
Quantity of export shipments (H)
Value of export shipments (I)
Spoilage5 (quantity) (J)
End-of-period inventories (quantity) (K)
Channels of distribution: (value)
U.S. shipments to wholesalers/distributors (L)
U.S. shipments to industrial end users (M)
U.S. shipments to retailers (N)
U.S. retail shipments to final consumers (O)
1

Please identify the foreign producers, if known:

2

Please explain any increase, decrease, or other trend in your reported imports :

3
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:
4

Identify your principal export markets:
Spoilage can account for any losses in inventory not accounted for by your firm’s importation and shipment data (e.g.,
these could represent product that were lost, stolen, destroyed, or just unaccounted for).
5

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

SUBJECT IMPORTS FROM TAIWAN.– Did your firm import nonsubject narrow woven
ribbon from Taiwan in 2007-09?
No.

Yes--Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments and inventories of
narrow woven ribbons imported from the Taiwanese foreign
producers/exporters Dear Year Brothers Mfg. Co., Ltd. or Shienq
Huong Enterprise Co., Ltd./Hsien Chan Enterprise Co., Ltd./Novelty
Handicrafts Co., Ltd. by your firm during the specified periods. (See
definitions in the instruction booklet.)

TAIWAN – NONSUBJECT
Quantity (in square yards), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item

2007

2008

2009

Beginning-of-period inventories (quantity) (A)
Imports:1 2
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/
transfers (F)
Value3 of internal consumption/
transfers (G)
Export shipments:4
Quantity of export shipments (H)
Value of export shipments (I)
Spoilage5 (quantity) (J)
End-of-period inventories (quantity) (K)
Channels of distribution: (value)
U.S. shipments to wholesalers/distributors (L)
U.S. shipments to industrial end users (M)
U.S. shipments to retailers (N)
U.S. retail shipments to final consumers (O)
1

Please identify the foreign producers, if known:

2

Please explain any increase, decrease, or other trend in your reported imports :

3

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:
4

Identify your principal export markets:
Spoilage can account for any losses in inventory not accounted for by your firm’s importation and shipment data (e.g.,
these could represent product that were lost, stolen, destroyed, or just unaccounted for).
5

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

IMPORTS FROM ALL OTHER SOURCES.– Did your firm import nonsubject narrow woven
ribbon from countries other than China or Taiwan in 2007-09?
No.

Yes--Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments and inventories of
narrow woven ribbons imported from all other sources (i.e., combine
imports from all other countries besides China and Taiwan) by your
firm during the specified periods. (See definitions in the instruction
booklet.)

ALL OTHER SOURCES
Quantity (in square yards), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item

2007

2008

2009

Beginning-of-period inventories (quantity) (A)
Imports:1 2
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/
transfers (F)
Value3 of internal consumption/
transfers (G)
Export shipments:4
Quantity of export shipments (H)
Value of export shipments (I)
Spoilage5 (quantity) (J)
End-of-period inventories (quantity) (K)
Channels of distribution: (value)
U.S. shipments to wholesalers/distributors (L)
U.S. shipments to industrial end users (M)
U.S. shipments to retailers (N)
U.S. retail shipments to final consumers (O)
1

Please identify the foreign producers, if known:

2

Please explain any increase, decrease, or other trend in your reported imports :

3
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:
4

Identify your principal export markets:
Spoilage can account for any losses in inventory not accounted for by your firm’s importation and shipment data (e.g.,
these could represent product that were lost, stolen, destroyed, or just unaccounted for).
5

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

Reconciliation of import data.-(a)

Please note that the quantities reported in questions II-6 through II-10 should reconcile as
follows in each period (i.e., in each column):
Reconciliation
A+B–D–F–H–J =K
E + G = L + M+ N + O

(b)

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 K of
year 2007 should equal line A of year 2008). Do these data reconcile for each adjacent
calendar year?
Yes.

II-12.

Do these data reconcile?
Yes
No--(Please
correct these data before submitting questionnaire)
Do these data reconcile?
Yes
No--(Please
correct these data before submitting questionnaire).

No--(Please correct these data before submitting questionnaire.
Note that you may use the quantities reported under
spoilage (line J) to account for any unexplained
discrepancies between your import, shipment and
inventory data.)

Type of narrow woven ribbons.--Estimate the share of your firm’s U.S. shipments in 2009 of
the following narrow woven ribbons as reported in questions II-6 through II-10 (in percent):

Product

Subject sources
Nonsubject sources
China
Taiwan
China
Taiwan
All other
(from II-6)
(from II-7)
(from II-8)
(from II-9)
(from II-10)
Percent of 2009 value

>50% Polyester
>50% Nylon
>50% Metallic
Other fabric1
Total
1

Please list other fabric(s):

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-13.

Other imports under HTS.--Did your firm import products other than narrow woven ribbons
under HTS subheading 5806.32 during the specified periods?
No

Yes--Please report the values below.
Value (in $1,000)
Calendar years

Country

2007

2008

2009

China
Taiwan
Other sources
Note.:--Please identify the products other than narrow woven ribbons reported above:

II-14.

Other HTS numbers.—At any time since January 1, 2007, did your firm import narrow woven
ribbons under HTS subheadings other than HTS subheading 5806.32?
No

Yes--Please report the specific HTS numbers below, and note that the
volumes and values of these imports should be reported in questions II6 through II-10.

Source
China – subject
Taiwan – subject
China – nonsubject
Taiwan – nonsubject
All other sources

HTS number(s) at the 10 digit level

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Nancy Bryan (202-205-2088,
nancy.bryan@usitc.gov).
III-1.

Contact information (price).--Who should be contacted regarding the requested pricing and
related information?
Company contact:
Name and title
Please indicate the means by which you may be contacted by the staff of the U.S. International
Trade Commission regarding the confidential information submitted in response to this request.
E-mail address
Phone number

(

)

Fax number

(

)

PRICE DATA
This section requests quarterly price and quantity data, f.o.b. your U.S. point of shipment, for your
commercial shipments to unrelated U.S. customers since 2007 of the following products you imported
from China, Taiwan, and Mexico.
**NOTE: This section requests quantity to be reported in three units of measure: 1) square yards, 2)
linear yards, 3) spools, and 4) kilograms. Please report your data in as many of these units of measure
as possible.
1

Product 1.—Single faced satin of solid color, without woven or applied embellishments, with a
woven selvedge with no wire, with a width of 3/8”.
Product 2.— Single faced satin of non-solid color, with or without woven or applied
embellishments, with a woven selvedge with no wire, with a width of 7/8”.
Product 3.—Double faced satin of solid color, without woven or applied embellishments, with a
woven selvedge with no wire, with a width of 3/8”.
Product 4.—Sheers of solid color, without woven or applied embellishments, with a woven
selvedge with wire, with a width of 1½”.
Product 5.—Sheers of non-solid color, with or without woven or applied embellishments, with a
woven selvedge, with wire, with a width of 7/8”.
Product 6.—Grosgrain of non-solid color, with or without applied embellishments, with a woven
selvedge, with no wire, with a width of 7/8”.
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.
1

Woven or applied embellishments include, but are not limited to: woven embellishments using a jacquard
mechanism, narrow woven ribbon made from differently colored yarns (yarns dyed before weaving), screen printed
embellishments, flexography printed embellishments, transfer printed embellishments, and foil stamped
embellishments.

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-2a. Price data.--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported from China3
and sold by your firm.

CHINA – SUBJECT3
Period of
shipment

(Quantity in square yards, linear yards, spools, and kilograms (kg); value in dollars)
Quantity
Quantity Quantity Quantity
Quantity Quantity
Quantity
in
Quantity
in square in linear
in
in linear
in
in kg
square
in kg
Value
yards
yards
spools
yards
spools
yards
Product 1
Product 2

Value

2007:
Jan-March
Apr-June
July-Sept
Oct-Dec
2008:
Jan-March
Apr-June
July-Sept
Oct-Dec
2009:
Jan-March
Apr-June
July-Sept
Oct-Dec
Product 3
Product 4
2007:
Jan-March
Apr-June
July-Sept
Oct-Dec
2008:
Jan-March
Apr-June
July-Sept
Oct-Dec
2009:
Jan-March
Apr-June
July-Sept
Oct-Dec
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.
3
Do not include price data for pricing products sourced from Yama Ribbons and Bows Co., Ltd.
Note.—If your product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified product, provide a
description of your product:
Product 1:
Product 2:
Product 3:
Product 4:

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-2aa. Price data.—continued. Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported
from China3 and sold by your firm.

CHINA – SUBJECT3
Period of
shipment

(Quantity in square yards, linear yards, spools, and kilograms (kg); value in dollars)
Product 5
Product 6
Quantity Quantity Quantity
Quantity Quantity Quantity
Quantity
Quantity
in square in linear
in
in square in linear
in
in kg
in kg
Value
yards
yards
spools
yards
yards
spools

Value

2007:
Jan-March
Apr-June
July-Sept
Oct-Dec
2008:
Jan-March
Apr-June
July-Sept
Oct-Dec
2009:
Jan-March
Apr-June
July-Sept
Oct-Dec
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.
3
Do not include price data for pricing products sourced from Yama Ribbons and Bows Co., Ltd.
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 5:          
Product 6:

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-2b. Price data.--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported from Taiwan3
and sold by your firm.

TAIWAN – SUBJECT3
Period of
shipment

(Quantity in square yards, linear yards, spools, and kilograms (kg); value in dollars)
Quantity
Quantity Quantity Quantity
Quantity Quantity
Quantity
in
Quantity
in square in linear
in
in linear
in
in kg
square
in kg
Value
yards
yards
spools
yards
spools
yards
Product 1
Product 2

Value

2007:
Jan-March
Apr-June
July-Sept
Oct-Dec
2008:
Jan-March
Apr-June
July-Sept
Oct-Dec
2009:
Jan-March
Apr-June
July-Sept
Oct-Dec
Product 3
Product 4
2007:
Jan-March
Apr-June
July-Sept
Oct-Dec
2008:
Jan-March
Apr-June
July-Sept
Oct-Dec
2009:
Jan-March
Apr-June
July-Sept
Oct-Dec
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.
3
Do not include price data for pricing products sourced from Dear Year Brothers Mfg. Co., Ltd. or Shienq Huong Enterprise Co.,
Ltd./Hsien Chan Enterprise Co., Ltd./Novelty Handicrafts Co., Ltd.
Note.--If your product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified product, provide a
description of your product:
Product 1:          
Product 2:          
Product 3:          
Product 4:

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-2bb. Price data continued.--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported from
Taiwan3 and sold by your firm.

TAIWAN – SUBJECT3
Period of
shipment

(Quantity in square yards, linear yards, spools, and kilograms (kg); value in dollars)
Product 5
Product 6
Quantity Quantity Quantity
Quantity Quantity Quantity
Quantity
Quantity
in square in linear
in
in square in linear
in
in kg
in kg
Value
yards
yards
spools
yards
yards
spools

Value

2007:
Jan-March
Apr-June
July-Sept
Oct-Dec
2008:
Jan-March
Apr-June
July-Sept
Oct-Dec
2009:
Jan-March
Apr-June
July-Sept
Oct-Dec
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.
3
Do not include price data for pricing products sourced from Dear Year Brothers Mfg. Co., Ltd. or Shienq Huong Enterprise Co.,
Ltd./Hsien Chan Enterprise Co., Ltd./Novelty Handicrafts Co., Ltd.
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 5:          
Product 6:

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-2c. Price data.--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported from Yama
Ribbons and Bows Co., Ltd. in China and sold by your firm.

CHINA – NONSUBJECT
Period of
shipment

(Quantity in square yards, linear yards, spools, and kilograms (kg); value in dollars)
Quantity
Quantity Quantity Quantity
Quantity Quantity
Quantity
in
Quantity
in square in linear
in
in linear
in
in kg
square
in kg
Value
yards
yards
spools
yards
spools
yards
Product 1
Product 2

Value

2007:
Jan-March
Apr-June
July-Sept
Oct-Dec
2008:
Jan-March
Apr-June
July-Sept
Oct-Dec
2009:
Jan-March
Apr-June
July-Sept
Oct-Dec
Product 3
Product 4
2007:
Jan-March
Apr-June
July-Sept
Oct-Dec
2008:
Jan-March
Apr-June
July-Sept
Oct-Dec
2009:
Jan-March
Apr-June
July-Sept
Oct-Dec
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:
Product 3:
Product 4:

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-2cc. Price data.--continued. Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported
from Yama Ribbons and Bows Co., Ltd. in China and sold by your firm.

CHINA – NONSUBJECT
Period of
shipment

(Quantity in square yards, linear yards, spools, and kilograms (kg); value in dollars)
Product 5
Product 6
Quantity Quantity Quantity
Quantity Quantity Quantity
Quantity
Quantity
in square in linear
in
in square in linear
in
in kg
in kg
Value
yards
yards
spools
yards
yards
spools

Value

2007:
Jan-March
Apr-June
July-Sept
Oct-Dec
2008:
Jan-March
Apr-June
July-Sept
Oct-Dec
2009:
Jan-March
Apr-June
July-Sept
Oct-Dec
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 5:          
Product 6:

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-2d. Price data.--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported from Dear
Year Brothers Mfg. Co., Ltd. or Shienq Huong Enterprise Co., Ltd./Hsien Chan Enterprise Co.,
Ltd./Novelty Handicrafts Co., Ltd. in Taiwan and sold by your firm.

TAIWAN – NONSUBJECT
Period of
shipment

(Quantity in square yards, linear yards, spools, and kilograms (kg); value in dollars)
Quantity
Quantity Quantity Quantity
Quantity Quantity
Quantity
in
Quantity
in square in linear
in
in linear
in
in kg
square
in kg
Value
yards
yards
spools
yards
spools
yards
Product 1
Product 2

Value

2007:
Jan-March
Apr-June
July-Sept
Oct-Dec
2008:
Jan-March
Apr-June
July-Sept
Oct-Dec
2009:
Jan-March
Apr-June
July-Sept
Oct-Dec
Product 3
Product 4
2007:
Jan-March
Apr-June
July-Sept
Oct-Dec
2008:
Jan-March
Apr-June
July-Sept
Oct-Dec
2009:
Jan-March
Apr-June
July-Sept
Oct-Dec
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:
Product 3:
Product 4:

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-2dd. Price data continued.-- Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported
from Dear Year Brothers Mfg. Co., Ltd. or Shienq Huong Enterprise Co., Ltd./Hsien Chan
Enterprise Co., Ltd./Novelty Handicrafts Co., Ltd. in Taiwan and sold by your firm.

TAIWAN – NONSUBJECT
Period of
shipment

(Quantity in square yards, linear yards, spools, and kilograms (kg); value in dollars)
Product 5
Product 6
Quantity Quantity Quantity
Quantity Quantity Quantity
Quantity
Quantity
in square in linear
in
in square in linear
in
in kg
in kg
Value
yards
yards
spools
yards
yards
spools

Value

2007:
Jan-March
Apr-June
July-Sept
Oct-Dec
2008:
Jan-March
Apr-June
July-Sept
Oct-Dec
2009:
Jan-March
Apr-June
July-Sept
Oct-Dec
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 5:          
Product 6:

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

MEXICO
Period of
shipment

(Quantity in square yards, linear yards, spools, and kilograms (kg); value in dollars)
Quantity
Quantity Quantity Quantity
Quantity Quantity
Quantity
in
Quantity
in square in linear
in
in linear
in
in kg
square
in kg
Value
yards
yards
spools
yards
spools
yards
Product 1
Product 2

Value

2007:
Jan-March
Apr-June
July-Sept
Oct-Dec
2008:
Jan-March
Apr-June
July-Sept
Oct-Dec
2009:
Jan-March
Apr-June
July-Sept
Oct-Dec
Product 3
Product 4
2007:
Jan-March
Apr-June
July-Sept
Oct-Dec
2008:
Jan-March
Apr-June
July-Sept
Oct-Dec
2009:
Jan-March
Apr-June
July-Sept
Oct-Dec
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:
Product 3:
Product 4:

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

MEXICO
Period of
shipment

(Quantity in square yards, linear yards, spools, and kilograms (kg); value in dollars)
Product 5
Product 6
Quantity Quantity Quantity
Quantity Quantity Quantity
Quantity
Quantity
in square in linear
in
in square in linear
in
in kg
in kg
Value
yards
yards
spools
yards
yards
spools

Value

2007:
Jan-March
Apr-June
July-Sept
Oct-Dec
2008:
Jan-March
Apr-June
July-Sept
Oct-Dec
2009:
Jan-March
Apr-June
July-Sept
Oct-Dec
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 5:          
Product 6:

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

Please provide a list of the most common “fancy” narrow woven ribbons sold by your firm
(including metallic ribbons) and identify the type of embellishment and their corresponding sales
prices in a consistent unit of measure below:
Sales price per unit (please
Description of type of fancy ribbon
specify unit of measure below)

III-4.

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

Contracts

Set price lists

Internet sales
Other--Please describe:

III-5.

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

Annual total volume discounts

No discount policy

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

III-7.

Pricing terms for narrow woven ribbons.-(a)

What are your firm’s typical sales terms for narrow woven ribbons imported from China
(e.g., 2/10 net 30 days)?
.

(b)

On what basis are your prices of narrow woven ribbons imported from China usually
quoted? (check one)
F.o.b.--Please specify point:
Delivered

(c)

What are your firm’s typical sales terms for narrow woven ribbons imported from
Taiwan (e.g., 2/10 net 30 days)?

.

(d)

On what basis are your prices of narrow woven ribbons imported from Taiwan usually
quoted? (check one)
F.o.b.--Please specify point:
Delivered

(a)

Contract versus spot.--Approximately what shares of your firm’s sales of narrow
woven ribbons 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 and including 12 months), and (3) spot sales basis (for a single delivery)?
Type of sale

Share of value of sales (percent)

Long-term contracts
Short-term contracts
Spot sales
(b)

Contract versus spot.--Approximately what shares of your firm’s sales of narrow
woven ribbons imported from Taiwan 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 and including 12 months), and (3) spot sales basis (for a single delivery)?
Type of sale
Long-term contracts
Short-term contracts
Spot sales

Share of value of sales (percent)

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

III-9.

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

What is the average duration of a contract?

(b)

Can prices be renegotiated during the contract period?

(c)

Does the contract fix quantity, price, or both?

(d)

Does the contract have a meet or release provision?

(e)

How often do you make deliveries to the customer?

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

What is the average duration of a contract?

(b)

Can prices be renegotiated during the contract period?

(c)

Does the contract fix quantity, price, or both?

(d)

Does the contract have a meet or release provision?

(e)

How often do you make deliveries to the customer?

III-10. Lead times.--What is your share of sales both from inventory and produced to order and what is
the average lead time between a customer’s order and the date of delivery for your firm’s sales of
narrow woven ribbons?

Source

Share of value of sales,
2009

Imports from China:
From inventory
Produced to order
Total

100 %

Imports from Taiwan:
From inventory
Produced to order
Total

100 %

Lead time

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-11. Shipping information.—
(a)

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

(b)

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

(c)

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

III-12. Geographical shipments.-- What is the geographic market area in the United States served by
your firm’s shipments of imports from subject and nonsubject sources (check all that apply)?
Please answer this question in reference to the delivery location of your shipments.
√ if applicable
Subject
Geographic area

China

Nonsubject

Taiwan

China

Taiwan

All Other

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-13. End uses-Describe the end uses of the narrow woven ribbons that you import from China or
Taiwan. For each end-use product, what percentage of the total cost is accounted for by narrow
woven ribbons?
End use

Share of total cost (percent)

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-14. Substitutes.--Please list in order of importance any products that may be substituted for narrow
woven ribbons. 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 narrow woven
ribbons, and to what degree, the length of any time lag of such an effect.

Substitute

Application

Have changes in the prices of this
substitute affected the price for narrow
woven ribbons?

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-15. Demand trends.-(a)

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

No Change

Decreased

Fluctuated

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-15. Demand trends.--Continued
(b)

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

No Change

Decreased

Fluctuated

III-16. Product changes.--Have there been any significant changes in the product range or marketing of
narrow woven ribbons since January 1, 2007?
No

Yes-- Please describe.

III-17. Business cycles.-(a)

Is the narrow woven ribbons market subject to business cycles or conditions of
competition (including seasonal business) distinctive to narrow woven ribbons?
No (skip to question IV-18.)
Yes-- Please describe below and then answer part (b).

(b)

If yes, have there been any changes in the business cycles or conditions of competition
for narrow woven ribbons since January 1, 2007?
No

Yes-- Please describe.

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-18. Supply constraints.--Has your firm refused, declined, or been unable to supply narrow woven
ribbons 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, been unable to meet timely shipment commitments, etc.)?
No

Yes-- Please describe.

III-19. Raw materials.--Please describe any trends in the prices of raw materials used to produce narrow
woven ribbons and whether your firm expects these trends to continue.

III-20. Please describe the way your firm sells and packages narrow woven ribbons to its customers. In
your response, please address whether your firm (a) sells a random assortment of product types
imported from subject sources in a tray, (b) sells different product types or designs separately, (c)
sells an assortment based on customers’ specific requests for certain sizes or designs, or (d) mixes
products sourced domestically with products from subject sources and/or from non-subject
sources.

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-21. Interchangeability.--Are narrow woven ribbons 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

Taiwan

Mexico

Other countries

United States
China
Taiwan
Mexico
Other countries
1

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

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-22. Factors other than price.--Are differences other than price (i.e., quality, availability,
transportation network, product range, technical support, etc.) between narrow woven ribbons
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

Taiwan

Mexico

Other countries

United States
China
Taiwan
Mexico
Other countries
1

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

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-23. Customer Identification.--Please identify below the names and addresses of your firm’s 10
largest customers for narrow woven ribbons imported from subject sources in China or Taiwan
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 narrow woven ribbons from subject sources in
China or Taiwan that each of these customers accounted for in 2009.

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 (%)