11-3-2908 US Purchaser Questionnaire

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Frozen Warmwater Shrimp from Brazil, China, India, Thailand, and Vietnam

OMB: 3117-0016

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OMB No. 3117-0016/USITC No. 11-3-2908; Expiration Date: 6/30/2011
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U.S. PURCHASERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
CERTAIN FROZEN OR CANNED FROZEN WARMWATER SHRIMP AND PRAWNS FROM
BRAZIL, CHINA, INDIA, THAILAND, AND VIETNAM
This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by no later than November 22, 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 antidumping investigations concerning certain frozen or canned frozen warmwater shrimp and prawns
from Brazil, China, India, Thailand, and Vietnam (invs. nos. 731-TA-1063-1068 (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)). Further information on this questionnaire can be obtained
from Ioana Mic (202-205-3196, ioana.mic@usitc.gov).

Name of firm
Address
State

City

Zip Code

World Wide Web address
Has your firm purchased frozen warmwater shrimp (as defined in the instruction booklet) from any source
(domestic or foreign) at any time since January 1, 2005?

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

YES

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

CERTIFICATION
I certify that the information herein supplied in response to this questionnaire is complete and correct to the best of my knowledge
and belief and understand that the information submitted is subject to audit and verification by the Commission.
By means of this certification I also grant consent for the Commission, and its employees and contract personnel, to use the
information provided in this questionnaire and throughout these reviews in any other import-injury proceedings or reviews
conducted by the Commission on the same or similar merchandise.
I acknowledge that information submitted in this questionnaire response and throughout these reviews may be used by the
Commission, its employees, and contract personnel who are acting in the capacity of Commission employees, for developing or
maintaining the records of these reviews or related proceedings for which this information is submitted, or in internal audits and
proceedings 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 the actual number of hours required and the cost to your firm of
preparing the reply to this questionnaire and completing the form.
hours

dollars

I-1b.

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

I-2.

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

I-3.

Ownership.--Is your firm owned, in whole or in part, by any other firm?

I-4.

Yes--List the following information.

Firm name

Address

Extent of
ownership

Related SUBJECT importers/exporters.--Does your firm have any related firms, either
domestic or foreign, which are engaged in importing frozen warmwater shrimp from Brazil,
China, India, Thailand and/or Vietnam into the United States or which are engaged in exporting
frozen warmwater shrimp from Brazil, China, India, Thailand and/or Vietnam to the United
States?
No

Yes--List the following information.

Firm name

Address

Affiliation

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

Related NONSUBJECT importers/exporters.--Does your firm have any related firms, either
domestic or foreign, which are engaged in importing frozen warmwater shrimp from countries
other than Brazil, China, India, Thailand and/or Vietnam into the United States or which are
engaged in exporting frozen warmwater shrimp from countries other than Brazil, China, India,
Thailand and/or Vietnam to the United States?
No

Yes--List the following information.

Firm name and country

I-6.

I-7.

Address

Affiliation

Related processors.--Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or foreign, which
are engaged in the processing of frozen warmwater shrimp?
No

Yes--List the following information.

Firm name

Address

Affiliation

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 frozen warmwater
shrimp?
No

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

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PART II.--PURCHASES
Please identify the individual to be contacted regarding the confidential information requested in
parts II to IV.
Name and title:
Please indicate the manner by which Commission staff may contact the individual responsible for
parts II to IV with questions regarding the submitted confidential information.
E-mail:
Fax: (
II-1.

Telephone: (

)

Purchases.--Report, as indicated below, your firm’s purchases (either directly or through a sales
agent or broker) of frozen warmwater shrimp. Report based on delivery date, not order date.
Quantity (in pounds) and value (in $1,000)

2005
2006
Item
Purchases of frozen warmwater shrimp produced in-The United States:
Quantity

2007

2008

2009

Jan-Sept
2010

Value
Brazil:
Quantity
Value
China:1
Quantity
Value
India:
Quantity
Value
Thailand:2
Quantity
Value
Vietnam:
Quantity
Value
All other sources:3
Quantity
Value
1

Excluding product exported by Zhaijing Guolian Aquatic Products Co., Ltd.
2
Excluding product exported on or after January 16, 2009 by the Rubicon Group (including Andaman Seafood Co., Ltd.;
Chanthaburi Frozen Food Co., Ltd.; Chanthaburi Seafoods Co., Ltd.; Intersia Foods Co., Ltd.; Phatthana Seafood Co., Ltd.;
Phatthana Frozen Food Co., Ltd. ; S.C.C. Frozen Seafood Co., Ltd.; Sea Wealth Frozen Food Co.; Thailand Fishery Cold
Storage Public Co., Ltd.; Thai International Seafoods Co., Ltd.; and Wales & Co. Universe Limited) and Thai I-Mei Frozen
Foods Co.
3

Please identify these sources (specify countries and/or nonsubject exporters):

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PART II.--PURCHASES--Continued
II-2.

Purchases before and after order.-(a)

Did your firm purchase frozen warmwater shrimp from Brazil, China, India, Thailand
and/or Vietnam before 2005?
No--skip to (c)

(b)

Yes (

If yes, has your pattern of purchasing frozen warmwater shrimp from Brazil, China,
India, Thailand and/or Vietnam changed since 2005?
No, our pattern of purchasing is essentially unchanged.
Yes, we discontinued purchases from (
) because of the order.
Yes, we reduced purchases from (
because of the order.
Yes, but we changed the pattern of purchases from (
) for reasons other than the order (please explain below).

(c)

)

Has your pattern of purchasing frozen warmwater shrimp from nonsubject foreign
sources (i.e., countries other than Brazil, China, India, Thailand and/or Vietnam) changed
since 2005.
We did not purchase from nonsubject foreign sources before or after the order.
No, our pattern of purchasing is essentially unchanged.
Yes, we increased purchases from nonsubject countries because of the order. (
)
Yes, but we changed our pattern of purchases from nonsubject countries for reasons
other than the order (please explain below).

(d)

Has your pattern of purchasing frozen warmwater shrimp from Thailand changed as a
result of the antidumping duty order being revoked as to certain companies effective
January 16, 2009?
We did not purchase from these sources before or after the order was revoked with
respect to them.
No, our purchasing patterns did not change.
Yes, we increased purchases from (
) as a
result of the partial revocation.
Yes, but we changed the pattern of purchases from (
)
for reasons other than the partial revocation (please explain below).

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PART II.--PURCHASES--Continued
II-3.

Changes in purchasing patterns.-- Please indicate how the relative levels of your firm’s
purchases of frozen warmwater shrimp from different sources (both domestic and foreign) have
changed since 2005 (the year the antidumping duty orders under review became effective).
Source of purchases
The United States

Trend
Decreased
Increased
Constant
Fluctuated

Brazil

Decreased
Increased
Constant
Fluctuated

China

Decreased
Increased
Constant
Fluctuated

India

Decreased
Increased
Constant
Fluctuated

Vietnam

Decreased
Increased
Constant
Fluctuated

All other countries

Decreased
Increased
Constant
Fluctuated

Explanation for trend

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PART II.--PURCHASES--Continued
II-4.

Purchases from one country only.--If your firm has purchased frozen warmwater shrimp from
only one country, please explain the reasons for doing so.

II-5.

Supplier identification.--Please identify below the names and addresses of your firm’s FIVE
largest suppliers for frozen warmwater shrimp since 2005. 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 frozen warmwater shrimp that each of these customers accounted for in 2009.
Supplier’s
name

No.
1

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

Contact person

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

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PART III.-- MARKET CHARACTERISTICS AND PURCHASING PRACTICES
III-1.

Firm type.--Which of the following best describes your firm as a purchaser of frozen warmwater
shrimp (check all that apply)?
Breader, marinater, and/ or skewerer
Restaurant or restaurant chain
Grocery or grocery chain
Distributor
Processor of prepared meals or other food preparation
Other (Describe:

III-2.

)

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

Yes--Please describe

III-3.

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

III-4.

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

Product(s) you produce
1.
2.
3.

Share of cost accounted for by
frozen warmwater shrimp
(percent)

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

Demand for end use products.-(a)

If your firm is an end user of frozen warmwater shrimp, has the demand for your firm’s
final products incorporating frozen warmwater shrimp changed since 2005?
Increased

(b)

Fluctuated

No change

Has this had any effect on your firm’s demand for frozen warmwater shrimp?
No

III-6.

Decreased

Yes--Please describe.

Substitutes.--Can other products be substituted for frozen warmwater shrimp?
No

Substitute product

Yes--Please fill out the table below.

Description of applications
or end uses

Have changes in the prices of this substitute
affected the price of frozen warmwater
shrimp since January 1, 2005

Yes-- Yes—please explain.

Yes--—please explain.

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PART III.-- MARKET CHARACTERISTICS AND PURCHASING PRACTICES--Continued
III-7.

Changes in substitutes.--Have there been any changes in the number or types of products that
can be substituted for frozen warmwater shrimp since 2005?
No

III-8.

Yes--Please explain.

Anticipated changes in substitutes.--Do you anticipate any changes in terms of the
substitutability of other products for frozen warmwater shrimp in the future?
No

III-9.

Yes--Please describe.

Demand trends.--

(a)

How has the demand within the United States for frozen warmwater shrimp changed
since 2005? What principal factors other than the Gulf Oil Spill affect changes in
demand?
Increased

(b)

Decreased

Fluctuated

No change

Has the Gulf Oil Spill affected demand for frozen warmwater shrimp?
No

Yes--Please describe how the oil spill affected your demand and
how long these effects will likely persist.

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PART III.-- MARKET CHARACTERISTICS AND PURCHASING PRACTICES--Continued
III-9.

Demand trends.—Continued.
(c)

Has the Gulf Oil Spill affected customer preference for U.S. harvested product?
No

(d)

Yes--Please describe how the oil spill affected customer preference
for U.S. harvested product and when do you expect it will come back
to pre-oil spill levels.

How has the demand outside the United States (if known) for frozen warmwater shrimp
changed since 2005? What principal factors affect changes in demand?
Increased

Decreased

Fluctuated

No change

III-10. Anticipated demand trends.-(a)

How do you anticipate demand will change within the United States for frozen
warmwater shrimp in the future? What principal factors that will affect these changes in
demand?
Increase

(b)

Decrease

Fluctuate

No change

How do you anticipate demand will change outside the United States for frozen
warmwater shrimp to in the future? What principal factors that will affect these changes
in demand?
Increase

Decrease

Fluctuate

No change

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PART III.-- MARKET CHARACTERISTICS AND PURCHASING PRACTICES--Continued
III-11. 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 frozen warmwater shrimp supply
(including processing capacity and capacity utilization) and demand in (1) the United States, (2)
each of the other major producing/consuming countries, including Brazil, China, India, Thailand
and/or Vietnam, and (3) the world as a whole. Of particular interest is such data from 2005 to the
present and forecasts for the future.
III-12 Changes in factors affecting supply.–
(a)

Have any changes other than the Gulf Oil Spill occurred in any other factors affecting
supply (e.g., changes in availability or prices of energy or labor; transportation
conditions; processing capacity and/or methods of processing; technology; export
markets; or alternative processing opportunities) that affected the availability of U.S.produced frozen warmwater shrimp in the U.S. market since 2005?
No

(b)

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

Has the Gulf Oil Spill affected the availability of U.S.-produced frozen warmwater
shrimp?
No

Yes--Please note the time period and the impact that the oil spill had on your
purchase volumes and prices.

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PART III.-- MARKET CHARACTERISTICS AND PURCHASING PRACTICES--Continued
III-13. Seasonality. Is there any seasonality in the supply of frozen warmwater shrimp available from
the following sources, or is it available year-round at the same levels? Please describe.
United States:

Brazil:

China:

India:

Thailand:

Vietnam:

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PART III.-- MARKET CHARACTERISTICS AND PURCHASING PRACTICES--Continued
III-14. Price factors for frozen warmwater shrimp.
(a) Do changes in the price of frozen shrimp in blocks affect the price of IQF (individually quick
frozen) shrimp, and vice versa?
Always

Usually

Sometimes

Never

Please explain whether you could or do purchase block frozen or IQF frozen shrimp for the same
end uses.

(b) Do changes in the price of peeled frozen shrimp affect the price of shell-on headless frozen
shrimp, and vice versa?
Always

Usually

Sometimes

Never

Please explain whether you could or do purchase peeled and shell-on headless frozen shrimp for
the same end uses.

(c) Do changes in the price of frozen wild-caught shrimp affect the price of frozen farm-raised
shrimp, and vice versa?
Always

Usually

Sometimes

Never

Please explain whether you could or do purchase wild-caught or farm-raised shrimp for the same
end uses .

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PART III.-- MARKET CHARACTERISTICS AND PURCHASING PRACTICES--Continued
III-14. Price factors for frozen warmwater shrimp.--Continued.
(d) Do changes in the price of frozen shrimp of one species affect the price of frozen shrimp of
another species, and vice versa?
Always

Usually

Sometimes

Never

Please explain whether you could or do purchase shrimp of different species for the same end
uses.

(e) Do changes in the price of frozen shrimp of one size count affect the price of other sizes of
frozen shrimp, and vice versa?

Always

Usually

Sometimes

Never

Please explain whether you could or do purchase shrimp of different counts for the same end
uses.

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PART III.-- MARKET CHARACTERISTICS AND PURCHASING PRACTICES--Continued
III-15. Decisions based on processor.--Does your firm, and to the extent that you know, do your
customers make purchasing decisions involving frozen warmwater shrimp based on the processor
of the frozen warmwater shrimp you purchase?
Your firm:

Always

Usually

Sometimes

Never

Your customers:

Always

Usually

Sometimes

Never

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

Your customers:

III-16. Decisions based on country-of-origin.--Does your firm, and to the extent that you know, do
your customers make purchasing decisions involving frozen warmwater shrimp based on the
country of origin of the frozen warmwater shrimp you purchase?
Your firm:

Always

Usually

Sometimes

Never

Your customers:

Always

Usually

Sometimes

Never

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

Your customers:

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PART III.-- MARKET CHARACTERISTICS AND PURCHASING PRACTICES--Continued
III-17. Purchasing frequency.-(a)

How frequently do you make purchases?
Daily

Weekly

Other (specify)
(b)

Monthly

Quarterly

Annually

)

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

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

III-18. Number of suppliers contacted.--How many suppliers do you generally contact before making a
purchase?
firms
III-19. Supplier negotiations.-(a)

Do purchases of frozen warmwater shrimp usually involve negotiations between supplier
and purchaser?
No

(b)

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

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

Yes--Specify the time period.

III-20. Change in suppliers.--Have you changed suppliers since 2005?
No

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

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PART III.-- MARKET CHARACTERISTICS AND PURCHASING PRACTICES--Continued
III-21. New suppliers.-(a)

Are you aware of any new suppliers, either foreign or domestic, that have entered the
market since 2005?
No

(b)

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

Do you expect new frozen warmwater shrimp suppliers to enter the U.S. market in the
future?
No

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

III-22. Supplier approval
(a) Do you require your suppliers to satisfy an approval process with respect to the quality,
appearance, size, consistency, or other characteristic of the frozen warmwater shrimp they sell to
your firm?
No

Yes--

percent of value of purchases in 2009

Yes--all purchases

(b) Please provide a general description of the approval process. Briefly describe the factors that
you consider when approving a new supplier (e.g., quality of product, reliability of supplier, etc.).

days.

III-23. Failure to approve.--Since 2005, have any domestic or foreign processors failed in their attempts
to have their frozen warmwater shrimp approved by your firm or have any processors lost their
approved status?
No

Yes--Please identify these firms, the countries where they are located, and the
reasons why they failed the approval process.

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PART III.-- MARKET CHARACTERISTICS AND PURCHASING PRACTICES--Continued
III-24. Purchasing factors.--For the factors listed below, please rate each in terms of its importance in
your purchase decision for frozen warmwater shrimp.
Very
important
Availability .......................................
Consistency from one shipment to
another ............................................
Delivery terms .................................
Delivery time ...................................
Discounts offered ............................
Extension of credit...........................
Price ................................................
Minimum qty requirements ..............
Packaging .......................................
Product range..................................
Proper cutting, handling, and packing
techniques .......................................
Quality meets your firm’s standards
Quality exceeds your firm’s
standards ........................................
Reliability of supply .........................
Taste/flavor profile...........................
Technical support/service ...............
U.S. transportation costs .................
Other (specify):
........
........
........

Somewhat
important

Not
important

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PART III.-- MARKET CHARACTERISTICS AND PURCHASING PRACTICES--Continued
III-25. Major purchasing factors.--Please list, in order of their importance, the three major factors
generally considered by your firm in deciding from whom to purchase frozen warmwater shrimp
for any one order (examples availability, extension of credit, prearranged contracts, price, quality
meeting your firm’s standards, quality exceeding your firm’s standards, range of supplier’s
product line, traditional supplier, consistency from one shipment to another, proper cutting and
handling, packing, etc.).
1.
2.
3.
Other factors or comments:

III-26. Quality characteristics.--What characteristics does your firm consider when determining the
quality of frozen warmwater shrimp?

III-27. Frequency of decisions based on price.--How often does your firm purchase the frozen
warmwater shrimp that is offered at the lowest price?
Always

Usually

Sometimes

Never

III-28. Price leaders.--Please list the names of any firms you considered price leaders in the frozen
warmwater shrimp market since 2005. A price leader is defined as (1) one or more firms that
initiate a price change, either upward or downward, that is followed by other firms, or (2) one or
more firms that have a significant impact on prices. A price leader does not necessarily have to
be the lowest priced supplier. For those firms identified as a price leader, please specify the time
period in which a price change was communicated, whether the price change was upward or
downward, and whether it covered a specific geographic region or a specific product type. Please
describe how the firm(s) exhibited price leadership.

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PART III.-- MARKET CHARACTERISTICS AND PURCHASING PRACTICES--Continued
III-29. Changes in U.S. industry.-(a)

Please identify and discuss any improvements/changes in the U.S. frozen warmwater
shrimp industry since 2005 and explain the factor(s), including the order(s) under review,
that was/(were) responsible for each improvement/change.

(b)

Please discuss any improvements/changes that you anticipate in the future in the U.S.
frozen warmwater shrimp industry. Identify the time period and causes for these
improvements/changes.

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PART III.-- MARKET CHARACTERISTICS AND PURCHASING PRACTICES--Continued
III-30. Effect of revocation.--What do you think will be the likely effects of any revocation of the
antidumping duty orders for imports of frozen warmwater shrimp from Brazil, China, India,
Thailand and Vietnam? As appropriate, please discuss any potential effects of revocation of any
of these antidumping duty orders on (1) the future activities of your firm and (2) the U.S.
market as a whole. Please note the future time period to which you are referring. Attach
additional pages if necessary. Please indicate if your response differs for particular orders.
(1) Activities of your firm:

(2) Entire U.S. market:

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PART IV.--FROZEN WARMWATER SHRIMP COMPARISONS
IV-1.

Country knowledge.--Please indicate the countries of origin for frozen warmwater shrimp for
which your firm has actual marketing/pricing knowledge.
United States
Brazil
China (excluding product exported by Zhaijing Guolian Aquatic Products Co., Ltd.)
India
Thailand (excluding product exported on or after January 16, 2009 by the Rubicon Group
and Thai I-Mei Frozen Foods Co.)
Vietnam
Other countries/suppliers (Please specify

)

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PART IV.-- FROZEN WARMWATER SHRIMP COMPARISONS--Continued
IV-2.

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

Country-pair

Brazil

China

India

Thailand

Vietnam

Other countries

United States
Brazil
China
India
Thailand
Vietnam
1
For any country-pair producing frozen warmwater shrimp which is sometimes or never interchangeable, please
explain the factors that limit or preclude interchangeable use.
2
Excluding product exported by Zhaijing Guolian Aquatic Products Co., Ltd.
3
Excluding product exported by the Rubicon Group and Thai I-Mei Frozen Foods Co.

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PART IV.-- FROZEN WARMWATER SHRIMP COMPARISONS--Continued
IV-3.

Factors other than price.--Are differences other than price (i.e., quality, availability,
transportation network, product range, technical support, etc.) between frozen warmwater shrimp
produced in the United States and in other countries a significant factor in your firm’s purchases
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

Brazil

China

India

Thailand

Vietnam

Other countries

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IV-4.

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

IV-5.

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

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

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IV-6. Factor country comparisons.--For the factors listed below, please rate how frozen warmwater
shrimp produced in each country you identified in your response to the first question in Part IV compares
with frozen warmwater shrimp produced in each of the other countries you identified (including the
United States and both subject and nonsubject foreign countries).

Availability ...............................................
Consistency from one shipment to
another ....................................................
Delivery terms .........................................
Delivery time ...........................................
Discounts offered ....................................
Extension of credit...................................
Price1 .......................................................
Minimum quantity requirements ..............
Packaging ...............................................
Product range..........................................
Proper cutting, handling, and packing
techniques ...............................................
Quality meets your firm’s standards ........
Quality exceeds your firm’s standards ....
Reliability of supply .................................
Taste/flavor profile...................................
Technical support/service .......................
U.S. transportation costs1 .......................
Other (specify):

A rating of superior on price and U.S. transportation costs indicates that the first country generally has lower
prices/U.S. transportation costs than the second country.

Inferior

Comparable

Superior

Inferior

compared to
product from

Comparable

compared to
product from

Superior

compared to
product from

Inferior

product from

Comparable

product from

Superior

Quality

product from

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Continued.

A rating of superior on price and U.S. transportation costs indicates that the first country generally has lower
prices/U.S. transportation costs than the second country.

Inferior

Comparable

Superior

compared to
product from

Inferior

compared to
product from

Comparable

compared to
product from

Superior

product from

Inferior

product from

Comparable

Quality

product from

Superior

IV-6.

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Continued.

A rating of superior on price and U.S. transportation costs indicates that the first country generally has lower
prices/U.S. transportation costs than the second country.

Inferior

Comparable

Superior

compared to
product from

Inferior

compared to
product from

Comparable

compared to
product from

Superior

product from

Inferior

product from

Comparable

Quality

product from

Superior

IV-6.

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Continued.

A rating of superior on price and U.S. transportation costs indicates that the first country generally has lower
prices/U.S. transportation costs than the second country.

Inferior

Comparable

Superior

compared to
product from

Inferior

compared to
product from

Comparable

compared to
product from

Superior

product from

Inferior

product from

Comparable

Quality

product from

Superior

IV-6.

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Continued.

A rating of superior on price and U.S. transportation costs indicates that the first country generally has lower
prices/U.S. transportation costs than the second country.

Inferior

Comparable

Superior

compared to
product from

Inferior

compared to
product from

Comparable

compared to
product from

Superior

product from

Inferior

product from

Comparable

Quality

product from

Superior

IV-6.

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IV-7.

Minimum quality.-(a)

How often does domestically produced frozen warmwater shrimp meet minimum quality
specifications for your uses or your customers’ uses?
Always

(b)

Usually

Sometimes

Rarely or never

How often does imported subject frozen warmwater shrimp meet minimum quality
specifications for your uses or your customers’ uses?

Source

Always

Usually

Sometimes

Rarely or
never

Brazil
China
India
Thailand
Vietnam

(c)

How often does imported frozen warmwater shrimp from countries other than Brazil,
China, India, Thailand and/or Vietnam meet minimum quality specifications for your
uses or your customers’ uses?
Source
Bangladesh
Ecuador
Indonesia
Malaysia
Mexico
Singapore
Venezuela
Other (

)

Other (

)

Other (

)

Other (

)

Other (

)

Always

Usually

Sometimes

Rarely or
never

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IV-8.

Change in price.-Since 2005, has there been a change in the price of frozen warmwater shrimp? If so, has
the price of U.S.-produced frozen warmwater shrimp changed more or less than the price
of imported frozen warmwater shrimp from Brazil, China, India, Thailand and/or
Vietnam?
No change in price
Prices have changed by the same amount
Price of U.S.-produced frozen warmwater shrimp has changed relative to the price of
frozen warmwater shrimp from Brazil, China, India, Thailand and/or Vietnam? If the
price of U.S.-produced frozen warmwater shrimp has changed relative to the price of
frozen warmwater shrimp from Brazil, China, India, Thailand and/or Vietnam, the price
of U.S.-produced frozen warmwater shrimp is now relatively:
Subject Country

Relative U.S. price

Brazil ------------------------------------------

Higher

Lower

China ------------------------------------------

Higher

Lower

India -------------------------------------------

Higher

Lower

Thailand ---------------------------------------

Higher

Lower

Vietnam ---------------------------------------

Higher

Lower

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