10-2-2883 US importer questionnaire

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WBF Review US Importer Questionnaire

Wooden Bedroom Furniture from China (Review)

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U.S. IMPORTERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
WOODEN BEDROOM FURNITURE FROM CHINA

This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by no later than JULY 23, 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 wooden bedroom furniture from China (Inv. No.
731-TA-1058 (Review)). The information requested in the questionnaire is requested under the authority of the Tariff Act
of 1930, title VII. This report is mandatory and failure to reply as directed can result in a subpoena or other order to
compel the submission of records or information in your possession (19 U.S.C. § 1333(a)).

Name of firm
Address
State

City

Zip Code

World Wide Web address
Has your firm imported wooden bedroom furniture (as defined in the instruction booklet) from any country at any
time since January 1, 2004?

NO
YES

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

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

Name of Authorized Official

Title of Authorized Official
Phone: (

Date

)

Signature

E-mail address
Fax (

)

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

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

dollars

I-1b.

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

I-2.

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

I-3.

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

Yes--List the following information.

Firm name

Address

Extent of
ownership

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

I-5.

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

Yes--List the following information.

Firm name

Address

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

Yes--List the following information.

Firm name and country

I-6.

I-7.

Affiliation

Address

Affiliation

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

Yes--List the following information.

Firm name

Address

Affiliation

Nature of import operations.--Please indicate the nature of your firm’s importing operations on
wooden bedroom furniture. More than one answer may be applicable.
Importer of record

Takes title to the imported product(s)

Consignee of the imported products(s)

Customs broker or freight forwarder

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

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

Firm name

I-9.

I-10.

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

Yes

Bonded warehouses

Yes

TIB.--Please indicate whether your firm imports wooden bedroom furniture under the TIB
(temporary importation under bond) program.
No

I-11.

Yes

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

I-12.

Contact person and phone
number

Address

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

Other investigations.--To your knowledge, has wooden bedroom furniture 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 Amy Sherman (202-205-3289,
amy.sherman@usitc.gov). Supply all data requested on a calendar-year basis.
II-1.

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

II-2.

E-mail address

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(please describe)

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

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

II-4.

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

II-5.

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

Arranged imports.--Has your firm imported or arranged for the importation of wooden bedroom
furniture from China for delivery after December 31, 2009?
No

Yes--Indicate the quantities and values involved.
Quantity (in pieces), value (in $1,000)
Jan-Mar 2010

Apr-Jun 2010

Jul-Sep 2010

Oct-Dec 2010

Arranged Chinese Imports
Quantity
Value

II-6.

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

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

HTS Number(s).--Under which 10-digit Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
classification number(s) has your firm imported wooden bedroom furniture?

II-8.

Duty circumvention.-(a)

Has your firm or any of your firm’s affiliated or unaffiliated customers been investigated
by any U.S. government agency (including, but not limited to, U.S. Customs and Border
Protection, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or the U.S. Department of
Justice) for potential avoidance of antidumping duties on wooden bedroom furniture?
No

(b)

Is your firm aware of any past or present antidumping duty avoidance schemes
(including, but not limited to, mislabeling or transshipments through third countries)
relating to wooden bedroom furniture from China, regardless of whether these schemes
have specifically been investigated by any U.S. government agency?
No

II-9.

Yes--Please describe the investigation(s) and outcome(s).

Yes--Please describe.

Imports by type.-- Report the approximate percentage of your firm’s U.S. shipments of
wooden bedroom furniture imported from China in 2009. (See definitions in the
instruction booklet, especially the definitions of “solid wood veneer” and “solid wood or
solid wood veneer wooden bedroom furniture.”)

Item

Share of U.S.
shipments, by
quantity (in pieces),
in 2009

Solid wood or solid wood veneer wooden bedroom furniture
Non-solid wood or non-solid wood veneer wooden bedroom furniture
(the exposed exterior surface(s) may include printed or unprinted paper, vinyl,
or other non-wood material (such as sealed or unsealed fiberboard, particle
board, or other composite panel) commonly but not exclusively referred to as
printed furniture, which may be finished, unfinished, or pre-finished)
Total

100 %

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

Settlement agreements.-(a)

Has your firm, any affiliate of your firm, or any representative of your firm, ever made
payments (or provided any other form of consideration, including, but not limited to, an
exclusive or preferred supplier arrangement), directly or indirectly, to any U.S. producer,
or group of U.S. producers, to a representative of either, or to any other entity in
connection with an agreement to withdraw a request to initiate, or to avoid a request to
initiate, an administrative review by the Department of Commerce of imports subject to
the antidumping order on wooden bedroom furniture from China?
No

Yes--Report separately (1) any such payments made in connection
with the settlement of an administrative review request where you or
an affiliate supplied a domestic producer(s) that either directly or
indirectly was party to the settlement, and (2) any such payments
where you or an affiliate did not supply a domestic producer that either
directly or indirectly was party to the settlement.
(Value in $1,000)

Item

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

Purchasers. Please list all firms/entities; use additional pages if necessary.
Firm/entity:
Rate (percent)1
Firm/entity:
Rate (percent)
Firm/entity:
Rate (percent)
Other firms. Please list all firms/entities; use additional pages if necessary.
Firm/entity:
Rate (percent)
Firm/entity:
Rate (percent)
Firm/entity:
Rate (percent)
1

If the settlement you received was not based on a percentage of the value of imports, please indicate on what basis
the settlement amounts were calculated:

(b)

Indicate how your settlement funds were paid (direct to the U.S. producer or to the U.S.
producer’s counsel either by a lump-sum payment, or by some other method).

(c)

Please provide details on any form of consideration given other than payment of money.

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-11a. Imports from Subject Chinese Sources.--Does your firm import wooden bedroom furniture
from China other than from Chinese producers Markor International Furniture (Tianjin) Manufacturing
Company, Ltd. (“Markor”) and Lacquer Craft Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (“Lacquer Craft”)?
No.

Yes-- Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments and inventories
of wooden bedroom furniture imported from China (excluding
Markor and Lacquer Craft) by your firm during the specified periods.
(See definitions in the instruction booklet.)

CHINA
(excluding imports from Markor and Lacquer Craft)
Quantity (in pieces), value (in $1,000)
Calendar year
Item

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

Beginning-of-period inventories
(quantity) (A)
Imports:
Quantity (B)
Value (C)
U.S. shipments (FOB your U.S. point of shipment):
Commercial shipments:
Quantity (D)
Value (E)
Internal consumption/company transfers:
Quantity (F)
Value1 (G)
Export shipments:2
Quantity (H)
Value (I)
End-of-period inventories
(quantity) (J)
Channels of distribution:
Retail sales by your firm
(Value) (K)
U.S. shipments to other
retailers (Value) (L)
U.S. shipments to hospitality &
institutions (Value) (M)
U.S. shipments to distributors
(Value) (N)
U.S. shipments to other:
____________ (Value) (O)
1

Sales to related firms (including internal consumption) must be valued at fair market value. In the event that you use a
different basis for valuing these sales within your company, please specify that basis (e.g., cost, cost plus, etc.) and provide
value data using that basis for each period identified above:
2

Identify your principal export markets:

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION
II-11b. Imports from Nonsubject Chinese sources.--Does your firm import wooden bedroom furniture
from Chinese firms Markor or Lacquer Craft?
No.

Yes-- Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments and inventories
of wooden bedroom furniture imported from Chinese firms Markor
and Lacquer Craft by your firm during the specified periods. (See
definitions in the instruction booklet.)

CHINA
(include only imports from Markor and Lacquer Craft)
Quantity (in pieces), value (in $1,000)
Calendar year
Item

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

Identify your principal export markets:

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-11c. Imports from Vietnam.--Does your firm import wooden bedroom furniture from Vietnam?
No.

Yes-- Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments and inventories
of wooden bedroom furniture imported from Vietnam by your firm
during the specified periods. (See definitions in the instruction
booklet.)

VIETNAM
Quantity (in pieces), value (in $1,000)
Calendar year
Item

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

Identify your principal export markets:

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-11d. Imports from All Other Sources.--Does your firm import wooden bedroom furniture from
countries other than China and Vietnam?
No.

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

ALL OTHER SOURCES1
(countries other than China and Vietnam)
Quantity (in pieces), value (in $1,000)
Calendar year
Item

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

Beginning-of-period inventories
(quantity) (A)
Imports:
Quantity (B)
Value (C)
U.S. shipments (FOB your U.S. point of shipment):
Commercial shipments:
Quantity (D)
Value (E)
Internal consumption/company transfers:
Quantity (F)
Value2 (G)
Export shipments:3
Quantity (H)
Value (I)
End-of-period inventories
(quantity) (J)
Channels of distribution:
Retail sales by your firm
(Value) (K)
U.S. shipments to other
retailers (Value) (L)
U.S. shipments to hospitality &
institutions (Value) (M)
U.S. shipments to distributors
(Value) (N)
U.S. shipments to other:
____________ (Value) (O)
1

Identify the country(ies) of origin:
Sales to related firms (including internal consumption) must be valued at fair market value. In the event that you use a
different basis for valuing these sales within your company, please specify that basis (e.g., cost, cost plus, etc.) and provide
value data using that basis for each period identified above:
2

Identify your principal export markets:

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-12.

Reconciliation of import data.-(a)

Please note that the quantities reported in question II-11 should reconcile as follows in
each period (i.e., in each column):
Reconciliation
A+B–D–F–H=J
D+F=K+L+M+N+O

(b)

No--(Please
)

Yes

No--( Please
)

No--Please explain.

Since 2004, has your firm imported wooden bedroom furniture parts from China for the purpose
of assembling completed pieces of wooden bedroom furniture in the United States?
No

II-14.

Yes

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

II-13.

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

Yes—Provide the quantity (in pieces) and value of all wooden bedroom
furniture parts imported during each full year since 2004.

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

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-15.

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

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PART III.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from John Benedetto (202-205-3270,
John.Benedetto@usitc.gov)
III-1.

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

E-mail address

PRICE DATA
This section requests quarterly price and quantity data, f.o.b. your U.S. point of shipment, for your
commercial shipments to unrelated U.S. customers from January 2004-December 2009 of two of the
following four products you imported from China, NOT INCLUDING PRODUCT IMPORTED
FROM MARKOR AND LACQUER CRAFT.
If you are a distributor and the products are imported and resold, please check the box for “sales” and report
your quarterly f.o.b. SALES price data for the pricing products below. If you are a retailer, please check the
box for “purchases” and report your quarterly delivered PURCHASE price data.

Please provide as separate attachments to this page clear pictures of the specified products in the
following wooden bedroom furniture suites.
Report separately for the two largest (by 2009 value) specified wooden bedroom furniture products
for the periods requested on the following pages.
Each specified product in its entirety is considered a single piece of furniture. For instance, a
complete bed frame, consisting of a specified headboard, footboard, and side rails is considered a
single piece; a complete dresser is a single piece; a complete mirror (sold with the specified dresser)
is a single piece, and a complete nightstand is a single piece.
Please note that total dollar values for sales price data should be f.o.b., U.S. point of shipment and
should not include U.S.-inland transportation costs, and dollar values for purchase price data
should be landed duty-paid. Total dollar values for SALES price data should reflect the final net
amount paid to you (i.e., should be net of all discounts, allowances, rebates, prepaid freight, and the
value of returned goods), and total dollar values for PURCHASE values should reflect the final net
amount paid by you. See instruction booklet.

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PART III.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
PRODUCT 1: LOUIS PHILIPPE STYLE WOODEN BEDROOM FURNITURE SUITE
Product 1-A.–Queen-size Louis Philippe Style Sleigh Bed (Wooden Side Rails; no all solid hardwood
Headboards or Footboards): 1
(1) Panel sleigh headboard and panel sleigh footboard, made with either flat or curved panels, and
wooden side rails;
(2) Constructed of hardwood solids and veneers over particle board or fiber board, with or without
plywood, no all solid hardwood headboards or footboards, side rails may be made of plywood;
(3) Made for use with queen-size (5 feet) bedding, but including headboards and footboards designed
to accommodate full-size (4 feet-six inches) and/or queen-size (5 feet) bedding, but not just full
size (4 feet-six inches) only; and
(4) Combined weight of headboard, footboard, and side rails not to exceed 175 pounds total
(uncartoned and unpacked).
Product 1-B.–Queen-size Louis Philippe Style Sleigh Bed (Wooden Side Rails; all solid hardwood
Headboards and Footboards): 2
(1) Panel sleigh headboard and panel sleigh footboard, made with either flat or curved panels, and
wooden side rails;
(2) Constructed of all hardwood solids, side rails may be made of plywood;
(3) Made for use with queen-size (5 feet) bedding, but including headboards and footboards designed
to accommodate full-size (4 feet-six inches) and/or queen-size (5 feet) bedding, but not just full
size (4 feet-six inches) only; and
(4) Combined weight of headboard, footboard, and side rails not to exceed 175 pounds total
(uncartoned and unpacked).

Product 1-C.–Louis Philippe Style Dresser (6-9 drawers; no all solid hardwood Dressers):
(1) Constructed of predominantly hardwood solids and veneers over particle board or fiber board, no
all solid hardwood dressers;
(2) Height ranging from 35.0-42.0 inches and width ranging from 60.0-69.0 inches.
Product 1-D.–Louis Philippe Style Dresser (6-9 drawers; all solid hardwood Dressers):
(1) Constructed of all hardwood solids (although interior drawer parts and back panels need not be
hardwood solids);
(2) Height ranging from 35.0-42.0 inches and width ranging from 60.0-69.0 inches.
Product 1-E.–Mirrors Sold with above Louis Philippe Style Dressers:
(1) Include all mirrors sold with above Louis Phillipe Style dressers.

Report quantities and values of complete beds, including headboard, footboard, and side rails. For example, if you
shipped 100 headboards, 90 footboards, and 80 pairs of side rails, then report quantities and values for 80 complete
beds, using average unit values for all 100 headboards and all 90 footboards to calculate the total value of 80
headboards and 80 footboards to add to the value of the 80 pairs of side rails.
2
Report quantities and values of complete beds, including headboard, footboard, and side rails. For example, if you
shipped 100 headboards, 90 footboards, and 80 pairs of side rails, then report quantities and values for 80 complete
beds, using average unit values for all 100 headboards and all 90 footboards to calculate the total value of 80
headboards and 80 footboards to add to the value of the 80 pairs of side rails.

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Product 1-F.-Louis Philippe Style Two and Three Drawer Nightstands (no Doors; no all solid
hardwood Nightstands):
(l) Constructed of predominantly hardwood solids and veneers over particle board or fiber board,
no all solid hardwood nightstands;
(2) Height ranging from 23.0-30.0 inches and width ranging from 24.0-32.0 inches.
Product 1-G.-Louis Philippe Style Two and Three Drawer Nightstands (no Doors; all solid hardwood
Nightstands):
(l) Constructed of all hardwood solids (although interior drawer parts and back panels need not be
hardwood solids);
(2) Height ranging from 23.0-29.0 inches and width ranging from 24.0-32.0 inches.

PRODUCT 2:

MISSION STYLE WOODEN BEDROOM FURNITURE SUITE

Product 2-A.-Queen-size Mission Style Slat Bed (with Wooden Side Rails; no all solid hardwood
Headboards or Footboards):3
(1) Slat headboard, slat footboard, and wooden side rails;
(2) Constructed of predominantly hardwood solids or hardwood solids and veneers over particle
board or fiber board, no all solid hardwood headboards or footboards, side rails may be made of
plywood;
(3) Made for use with queen-size (5 feet) bedding, including headboards and footboards designed to
accommodate full-size (4 feet-six inches) and/or queen-size (5 feet) bedding, but not just full size
(4 feet-six inches) only; and
(4) Combined weight of headboard, footboard, and side rails not to exceed 175 pounds total
(uncartoned and unpacked).
Product 2-B.-Queen-size Mission Style Slat Bed (with Wooden Side Rails; all solid hardwood
Headboards and Footboards):4
(1) Slat headboard, slat footboard, and wooden side rails;
(2) Constructed of all hardwood solids, side rails may be made of plywood;
(3) Made for use with queen-size (5 feet) bedding, including headboards and footboards designed to
accommodate full-size (4 feet-six inches) and/or queen-size (5 feet) bedding, but not just full size
(4 feet-six inches) only; and
(4) Combined weight of headboard, footboard, and side rails not to exceed 175 pounds total
(uncartoned and unpacked).

Report quantities and values of complete beds, including headboard, footboard, and side rails. For example, if you
shipped 100 headboards, 90 footboards, and 80 pairs of side rails, then report quantities and values for 80 complete
beds, using average unit values for all 100 headboards and all 90 footboards to calculate the total value of 80
headboards and 80 footboards to add to the value of the 80 pairs of side rails.
4
Report quantities and values of complete beds, including headboard, footboard, and side rails. For example, if you
shipped 100 headboards, 90 footboards, and 80 pairs of side rails, then report quantities and values for 80 complete
beds, using average unit values for all 100 headboards and all 90 footboards to calculate the total value of 80
headboards and 80 footboards to add to the value of the 80 pairs of side rails.

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PART III.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
Product 2-C.-Mission Style Dresser (8-10 drawers-no doors OR 6-8 drawers and 1 or 2 doors; no all
solid hardwood Dressers):
(1) Constructed of predominantly hardwood solids and veneers over particle board or fiber board, no
all solid hardwood dressers;
(2) Height ranging from 36-47 inches and width ranging from 62-72 inches.
Product 2-D.-Mission Style Dresser (8-10 drawers-no doors OR 6-8 drawers and 1 or 2 doors; all solid
hardwood Dressers):
(1) Constructed of all hardwood solids (although interior drawer parts and back panels need not be
hardwood solids);
(2) Height ranging from 36-47 inches and width ranging from 62-72 inches.
Product 2-E.-Mirrors Sold with Above Mission Style Dresser:
(1) Include all mirrors sold with the above Mission Style dressers.
Product 2-F.-Mission Style Two and Three Drawer Nightstands (no Doors; no all solid hardwood
Nightstands):
(1) Constructed of predominantly hardwood solids and veneers over particle board or fiber board, no
all sold hardwood nightstands;
(2) Height ranging from 22.5-30.0 inches.
Product 2-G.-Mission Style Two and Three Drawer Nightstands (no Doors; all solid hardwood
Nightstands):
(3) Constructed of all hardwood solids (although interior drawer parts and back panels need not be
hardwood solids);
(4) Height ranging from 22.5-30.0 inches.

PRODUCT 3: WHITE COTTAGE STYLE WOODEN BEDROOM FURNITURE SUITE
Product 3-A.–Queen-size White Cottage Style Bed (Wooden Side Rails; no all solid hardwood
Headboards or Footboards): 5
(1) Panel headboard, panel footboard, and wooden side rails;
(2) Constructed of hardwood solids and veneers over particle board or fiber board, with or without
plywood, no all solid hardwood headboards or footboards, side rails may be made of plywood;
(3) Made for use with queen-size (5 feet) bedding, but including headboards and footboards designed
to accommodate full-size (4 feet-six inches) and/or queen-size (5 feet) bedding, but not just full
size (4 feet-six inches) only; and
(4) Combined weight of headboard, footboard, and side rails not to exceed 200 pounds total
(uncartoned and unpacked).

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Product 3-B.–Queen-size White Cottage Style Bed (Wooden Side Rails; all solid hardwood Headboards
and Footboards): 6
(1) Panel headboard, panel footboard, and wooden side rails;
(2) Constructed of all hardwood solids, side rails may be made of plywood;
(3) Made for use with queen-size (5 feet) bedding, but including headboards and footboards designed
to accommodate full-size (4 feet-six inches) and/or queen-size (5 feet) bedding, but not just full
size (4 feet-six inches) only; and
(4) Combined weight of headboard, footboard, and side rails not to exceed 200 pounds total
(uncartoned and unpacked).
Product 3-C.–White Cottage Style Dresser (no all solid hardwood Dressers):
(1) Constructed of predominantly hardwood solids and veneers over particle board or fiber board, no
all solid hardwood dressers;
(2) Height ranging from 35.0-46.0 inches and width ranging from 56.0-66.0 inches.
Product 3-D.–White Cottage Style Dresser (all solid hardwood Dressers):
(1) Constructed of all hardwood solids (although interior drawer parts and back panels need not be
hardwood solids);
(2) Height ranging from 35.0-46.0 inches and width ranging from 56.0-66.0 inches.
Product 3-E.–Mirrors Sold with above White Cottage Style Dressers:
(1) Include all mirrors sold with above White Cottage Style dressers.
Product 3-F.-White Cottage Style One and Two Drawer Nightstands (no Doors; no all solid hardwood
Nightstands):
(l) Constructed of predominantly hardwood solids and veneers over particle board or fiber board,
no all solid hardwood nightstands;
(2) Height ranging from 23.0-29.0 inches and width ranging from 22.0-29.0 inches.
Product 3-G.-White Cottage Style One and Two Drawer Nightstands (no Doors; all solid hardwood
Nightstands):
(l) Constructed of all hardwood solids (although interior drawer parts and back panels need not be
hardwood solids);
(2) Height ranging from 23.0-29.0 inches and width ranging from 22.0-29.0 inches.

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PRODUCT 4: TRADITIONAL CARVED STYLE WOODEN BEDROOM FURNITURE SUITE
Product 4-A.–Queen-size Traditional Carved Style Low Post Bed): 7
(1) Carved post from 6 to 8 inches in diameter;
(2) Carved crown molding and carved finials made of wood solids and veneers; and
(3) Rails made of plywood and veneer made for use with queen style bedding
Product 4-B.–Queen-size Traditional Carved Style High Post Canopy Bed: 8
(1) Carved post from 6 to 8 inches in diameter;
(2) Carved crown molding and carved finials made of wood solids and veneers;
(3) Canopy made of wood; and
(4) Posts from 76 to 86 inches high.
Product 4-C.– Traditional Carved Style Dresser (6-9 Drawers):
(1) 66 to 72 inches wide, 36 to 44 inches high; and
(2) With carved pilasters and shaped fronts made of veneer, particle board, and wood solids.
Product 4-D.– Mirrors sold with above Traditional Carved Style Dressers:
(1) Include all mirrors sold with above Traditional Carved Style dressers
Product 4-E.– Traditional Carved Style Three Drawer Nightstands:
(1) Carved pilasters and shaped fronts; and
(2) 24 to 26 inches wide and 24 to 30 inches high

Report quantities and values of complete beds, including headboard, footboard, and side rails. For example, if you
shipped 100 headboards, 90 footboards, and 80 pairs of side rails, then report quantities and values for 80 complete
beds, using average unit values for all 100 headboards and all 90 footboards to calculate the total value of 80
headboards and 80 footboards to add to the value of the 80 pairs of side rails.
8
Report quantities and values of complete beds, including headboard, footboard, and side rails. For example, if you
shipped 100 headboards, 90 footboards, and 80 pairs of side rails, then report quantities and values for 80 complete
beds, using average unit values for all 100 headboards and all 90 footboards to calculate the total value of 80
headboards and 80 footboards to add to the value of the 80 pairs of side rails.

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III-2.

Price data (China).--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported from
China and sold by your firm. Please indicate whether data are for sales or purchases.
Sales data

Purchase data

CHINA
Period of shipment

(Quantity in pieces, value in dollars)
Product 1-A
Quantity
Value

Product 1-B
Quantity
Value

2004:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2005:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2006:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2007:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2008:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2009:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
1
For sales data, please provide net values (i.e., gross sales values less all discounts, allowances, rebates,
prepaid freight, and the value of returned goods), f.o.b. your U.S. point of shipment. For purchase data, please
provide net values (i.e., gross purchase values less all discounts, allowances, rebates, prepaid freight, and the value
of returned goods), landed-duty paid.
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-A:
Product 1-B:

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III-2.

Price data (China).—Continued
Sales data

Purchase data

CHINA
Period of shipment

(Quantity in pieces, value in dollars)
Product 1-C
Quantity
Value

Product 1-D
Quantity
Value

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

Price data (China).—Continued
Sales data

Purchase data

CHINA
(Quantity in pieces, value in dollars)
Product 1-E
Product 1-F
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value

Product 1-G
Period of shipment
Quantity
Value
2004:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2005:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2006:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2007:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2008:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2009:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
1
For sales data, please provide net values (i.e., gross sales values less all discounts, allowances, rebates,
prepaid freight, and the value of returned goods), f.o.b. your U.S. point of shipment. For purchase data, please
provide net values (i.e., gross purchase values less all discounts, allowances, rebates, prepaid freight, and the value
of returned goods), landed-duty paid.
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-E:
Product 1-F:
Product 1-G:

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

Price data (China).—Continued
Sales data

Purchase data

CHINA
Period of shipment

(Quantity in pieces, value in dollars)
Product 2-A
Quantity
Value

Product 2-B
Quantity
Value

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

Price data (China).--Continued
Sales data

Purchase data

CHINA
Period of shipment

(Quantity in pieces, value in dollars)
Product 2-C
Quantity
Value

Product 2-D
Quantity
Value

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

Price data (China).—Continued
Sales data

Purchase data

CHINA
(Quantity in pieces, value in dollars)
Product 2-E
Product 2-F
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value

Product 2-G
Period of shipment
Quantity
Value
2004:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2005:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2006:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2007:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2008:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2009:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
1
For sales data, please provide net values (i.e., gross sales values less all discounts, allowances, rebates,
prepaid freight, and the value of returned goods), f.o.b. your U.S. point of shipment. For purchase data, please
provide net values (i.e., gross purchase values less all discounts, allowances, rebates, prepaid freight, and the value
of returned goods), landed-duty paid.
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 2-E:
Product 2-F:
Product 2-G:

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

Price data (China).—Continued
Sales data

Purchase data

CHINA
Period of shipment

(Quantity in pieces, value in dollars)
Product 3-A
Quantity
Value

Product 3-B
Quantity
Value

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

Price data (China).--Continued
Sales data

Purchase data

CHINA
Period of shipment

(Quantity in pieces, value in dollars)
Product 3-C
Quantity
Value

Product 3-D
Quantity
Value

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

Price data (China).—Continued
Sales data

Purchase data

CHINA
(Quantity in pieces, value in dollars)
Product 3-E
Product 3-F
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value

Product 3-G
Period of shipment
Quantity
Value
2004:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2005:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2006:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2007:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2008:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2009:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
1
For sales data, please provide net values (i.e., gross sales values less all discounts, allowances, rebates,
prepaid freight, and the value of returned goods), f.o.b. your U.S. point of shipment. For purchase data, please
provide net values (i.e., gross purchase values less all discounts, allowances, rebates, prepaid freight, and the value
of returned goods), landed-duty paid.
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 3-E:
Product 3-F:
Product 3-G:

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

Price data (China).—Continued
Sales data

Purchase data

CHINA
Period of shipment

(Quantity in pieces, value in dollars)
Product 4-A
Quantity
Value

Product 4-B
Quantity
Value

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

Price data (China).—Continued
Sales data

Purchase data

CHINA
(Quantity in pieces, value in dollars)
Product 4-C
Product 4-D
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value

Product 4-E
Period of shipment
Quantity
Value
2004:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2005:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2006:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2007:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2008:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2009:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
1
For sales data, please provide net values (i.e., gross sales values less all discounts, allowances, rebates,
prepaid freight, and the value of returned goods), f.o.b. your U.S. point of shipment. For purchase data, please
provide net values (i.e., gross purchase values less all discounts, allowances, rebates, prepaid freight, and the value
of returned goods), landed-duty paid.
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 4-C:
Product 4-D:
Product 4-E:

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III-3.

Price setting.-- How does your firm determine the prices that it charges for sales of wooden
bedroom furniture (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.

III-6.

Pricing terms for wooden bedroom furniture.-(a)

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

(b)

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

Contract versus spot.--Approximately what share of your firm’s sales of its imported wooden
bedroom furniture 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 sales (percent)

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III-7.

III-8.

III-9.

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

What is the average duration of a contract?

(b)

Can prices be renegotiated during the contract period?

(c)

Does the contract fix quantity, price, or both?

(d)

Does the contract have a meet-or-release provision?

Yes

Quantity

Price
Yes

Both
No

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

What is the average duration of a contract?

(b)

Can prices be renegotiated during the contract period?

(c)

Does the contract fix quantity, price, or both?

(d)

Does the contract have a meet-or-release provision?

Yes

Quantity

Price
Yes

Both
No

Lead times.--What is the average lead time between a customer’s order and the date of delivery
for your firm’s sales of wooden bedroom furniture?

Source

Share of sales,
2009

Lead time

From your firm’s inventory
From foreign manufacturers’
inventory
Produced to order
Total

100 %

III-10. Shipping information.-(a)

What is the approximate percentage of the total delivered cost of wooden bedroom
furniture 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 are delivered within 100 miles of your point of importation
( ) or storage facility ( ) (check one, then provide the percentages)?
percent.
Within 101 to 1,000 miles?
percent. Over 1,000 miles?
percent. Be sure to
check one of the two options for measurement.

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III-11. Geographical shipments.-- What is the geographic market area in the United States served by
your firm’s shipments of wooden bedroom furniture imported from any source? (check all that
apply)

Geographic area

√ if applicable

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

III-12. End uses.--Describe the end uses (e.g., residential, rental, hospitality, etc.) of the wooden
bedroom furniture that you import from China. For each end-use product, what percentage of the
total cost is accounted for by wooden bedroom furniture?
Share of total cost of end
product (percent)

End use

III-13. Substitutes.--Please list in order of importance any products that may be substituted for wooden
bedroom furniture. 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 wooden bedroom furniture, 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 wooden
bedroom furniture?

Yes--Please explain.

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III-14. Changes in substitutes.--Have there been any changes in the number or types of products that
can be substituted for wooden bedroom furniture since 2004?
No

Yes--Please explain.

III-15. Anticipated changes in substitute.--Do you anticipate any changes in terms of the
substitutability of other products for wooden bedroom furniture 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-16. Raw materials.--To what extent have changes in the prices of raw materials affected your firm’s
selling prices for wooden bedroom furniture since 2004? 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.

III-17. 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 wooden bedroom
furniture in the U.S. market since 2004?
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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III-18. Availability of “subject” import supply.-(a)

Do you anticipate any changes in terms of the availability of wooden bedroom furniture
imported from China in the U.S. market in the future?
Increase

(b)

No change

Decrease

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

III-19. Availability of “nonsubject” import supply.--Has the availability of NONSUBJECT wooden
bedroom furniture (i.e., wooden bedroom furniture imported from countries other than China)
changed since 2004?
No

Yes--Please explain.

III-20. Export constraints.--Describe how easily your firm can shift its sales of wooden bedroom
furniture between the U.S. market and alternative country markets. In your discussion, please
describe any contracts, other sales arrangements, or other constraints that would prevent or retard
your firm from shifting wooden bedroom furniture between the U.S. and alternative country
markets within a 12-month period. Provide any underlying assumptions, along with relevant
portions of business plans or other supporting documentation that address this issue.

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III-21. Product changes.--Have there been any significant changes in the product range, product mix, or
marketing (including sales over the internet) of wooden bedroom furniture since 2004?
No

Yes--Please describe and quantify if possible.

III-22. Anticipated product changes.--Do you anticipate any changes in terms of the product range,
product mix, or marketing (including sales over the internet) of wooden bedroom furniture in the
future? Provide any underlying assumptions, along with relevant portions of business plans or
other supporting documentation that address this issue.
No

Yes--Please identify, including the time period.

III-23. Demand trends.-(a)

How has the demand within the United States for wooden bedroom furniture changed
since January 1, 2004? What principal factors affect changes in demand?
Increased

(b)

No Change

Decreased

Fluctuated

How has the demand outside the United States (if known) for wooden bedroom furniture
changed since January 1, 2004? What principal factors affect changes in demand?
Increased

No Change

Decreased

Fluctuated

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III-24. Anticipated demand trends.-(a)

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

(b)

No Change

Decrease

Fluctuate

How do you anticipate demand will change outside the United States for wooden
bedroom furniture to in the future? What principal factors will affect these changes in
demand?
Increase

No Change

Decrease

Fluctuate

III-25. Price comparisons.--Please compare market prices of wooden bedroom furniture in U.S. and
non-U.S. markets, if known. Provide specific information as to time periods and regions for any
price comparisons.

III-26. 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 wooden bedroom furniture supply
(including production capacity and capacity utilization) and demand in (1) the United States, (2)
each of the other major producing/consuming countries, including China, and (3) the world as a
whole. Of particular interest is such data from 2004 to the present and forecasts for the future.

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III-27. Interchangeability by country-pair.--Is wooden bedroom furniture 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

Vietnam

Other countries

United States
China
Vietnam
1

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

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III-28. Differences other than price by country-pair.--Are differences other than price (i.e., quality,
availability, transportation network, product range, technical support, etc.) between wooden
bedroom furniture 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

Vietnam

Other countries

United States
China
Vietnam
1

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

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III-29. a) Are there certain types/styles of wooden bedroom furniture imported from China that are not
produced in the United States? Yes
No
If yes, identify these products, explain if your
firm imports such products, and identify the use(s)–residential, hospitality, rental, etc.

b) Are there certain types/styles /designs of wooden bedroom furniture imported from China that
are copies of the wooden bedroom furniture that you produce or used to produce in the United
States? Yes
No
If yes, identify these products

III-30. a) Does your firm sell wooden bedroom furniture under any brand names? Yes

b) If yes, please list the brand names under which your firm sold its U.S.-produced wooden
bedroom furniture.

c) What percentage of your firm’s sales of wooden bedroom furniture were products with
brand names? Has this percentage changed since 2001? If so, please discuss.

III-31. If your firm sells wooden bedroom furniture as a suite, are all the pieces of your suites produced
in the same country (e.g., all pieces produced in the United States or all pieces produced in
China)?
Yes

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III-32. a) Does your firm generally sell wooden bedroom furniture as separate pieces or as suites?

b) Please estimate the percentage of your firm’s sales of wooden bedroom furniture in 2009 that
was made as separate pieces or as suites. (Note: If this percentage has changed since 2004,
please note this in your response, indicating how and why it has changed).
Sold as pieces
Sold as suites
100 %

c) Are the prices that your firm charges for the wooden bedroom furniture negotiated on a pieceby-piece basis or on a suite-by-suite basis?

d) Please estimate the percentage of the value of your firm’s sales of wooden bedroom furniture
in 2009 that was based on prices that were negotiated on a piece basis and those that were based
on a suite basis.
Priced on a piece basis
Priced on a suite basis

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III-33. How have imports of wooden bedroom furniture from Vietnam affected the U.S. market for
wooden bedroom furniture? If possible, please address issues of price, competition with U.S. and
other imported product, and U.S. consumption, as well as any other relevant issues.

III-34. How often is wooden bedroom furniture made of solid wood and that made of other materials
(e.g., particle board) interchangeable?
Always

Usually

Sometimes

Never

Please compare wooden bedroom furniture made of solid wood and that made of other materials
(e.g., particle board) in terms of demand, price, and customers.

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III-35 (a) If you sell queen size beds (or headboards, footboards, and side rails that, taken together, form
a queen size bed) produced in China (other than by Markor or Lacquer Craft), please indicate the
total value of such beds that you sold to your customers in 2009 in each of the following price
ranges:
$ 0-$ 100

$ 101-$ 150

$ 151-$ 200

$ 201-$ 250

$ 251-$ 300

$ 301-$ 350

$ 351-$ 400

$ 401-$ 450

$ 451-$ 500

$ 501-$ 550

$ 551-$ 600

$ 601-$ 650

$ 651-$ 700

$ 701-$ 750

$ 751-$ 800

$ 801-$ 850

$ 851-$ 900

$ 901-$ 950

$ 951-$1,000

over $1,000

(b) If you sell 6-9 drawer dressers produced in China (other than by Markor or Lacquer Craft),
please indicate the total value of such dressers that you sold to your customers in 2009 in each of
the following price ranges:
$ 0-$ 100

$ 101-$ 150

$ 151-$ 200

$ 201-$ 250

$ 251-$ 300

$ 301-$ 350

$ 351-$ 400

$ 401-$ 450

$ 451-$ 500

$ 501-$ 550

$ 551-$ 600

$ 601-$ 650

$ 651-$ 700

$ 701-$ 750

$ 751-$ 800

$ 801-$ 850

$ 851-$ 900

$ 901-$ 950

$ 951-$1,000

over $1,000

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