11-3-2970 Purchaser Questionnaire

OMB No. 3117-0016/USITC No. 11-3-2970; Expiration Date: 6/30/2014
(No response is required if currently valid OMB control number is not displayed)

U.S. PURCHASERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
CUT-TO-LENGTH CARBON-QUALITY STEEL PLATE FROM INDIA, INDONESIA, ITALY,
JAPAN, AND KOREA

This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by no later than August 10, 2011
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 countervailing duty and antidumping duty orders concerning cut-to-length carbonquality steel plate (“CTL plate”) from India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, and Korea (Inv. Nos. 701-TA-388-391 and 731-TA817-821 (Second 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 Aimee Larsen (202-205-3179, aimee.larsen@usitc.gov).

Name of firm
Address
City

State

Zip Code

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

NO

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

YES

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

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

Date

Phone:
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 aimee.larsen@usitc.gov or via the other submission options described in the instruction
booklet.
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
aimee.larsen@usitc.gov or via the other submission options described in the instruction booklet.

I-2.

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

I-3.

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

I-4.

No

Yes--List the following information.

Firm name

Address

Extent of
ownership

Related SUBJECT importers/exporters.--Does your firm have any related firms, either
domestic or foreign, that are engaged in importing CTL plate from India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan,
and/or Korea into the United States or that are engaged in exporting CTL plate from India,
Indonesia, Italy, Japan, and/or Korea 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.

I-6.

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

Yes--List the following information.

Firm name

Address

Affiliation

Business plan.--In Part 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 CTL plate?
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 and indicate the methods to be used for questions regarding
the confidential information in parts II to IV.
Name and title:
E-mail:

Telephone: (

)

PLEASE NOTE:
For the remaining questions, when providing information regarding imports from Korea, please
exclude imports from POSCO from your discussion. Imports from POSCO are not subject to the
antidumping order and should be addressed when discussing nonsubject CTL plate.

II-1.

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

2005
2006
Item
Purchases of CTL plate produced in-The United States:
Quantity
Value
India:
Quantity
Value
Indonesia:
Quantity
Value
Italy:
Quantity
Value
Japan:
Quantity
Value
Korea:
Quantity
Value
All other countries:1
Quantity
Value
1
Please identify these countries:

2007

2008

2009

2010

Jan.-June Jan.-June
2010
2011

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

Changes in purchasing patterns.-- Please indicate how the relative levels of your firm’s
purchases of CTL plate from different sources (both domestic and foreign) have changed
since 2005.
Source of purchases

The United States

India

Indonesia

Italy

Japan

Korea

All other countries

II-3.

Trend
Decreased
Increased
No change
Fluctuated
Did not purchase
Decreased
Increased
No change
Fluctuated
Did not purchase
Decreased
Increased
No change
Fluctuated
Did not purchase
Decreased
Increased
No change
Fluctuated
Did not purchase
Decreased
Increased
No change
Fluctuated
Did not purchase
Decreased
Increased
No change
Fluctuated
Did not purchase
Decreased
Increased
No change
Fluctuated
Did not purchase

Explanation for trend

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

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PART II.--PURCHASES--Continued
II-5.

Supplier identification.--Please identify below the names and addresses of your firm’s FIVE
largest suppliers for CTL plate 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 CTL plate that
each of these suppliers accounted for in 2010.
Supplier’s
name

No.
1

2

3

4

5

City and state

Contact person

Share of
Telephone number
2010
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 CTL plate (check
all that apply)?
End user
Distributor
Other (Describe:

III-2.

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

III-3.

)

Yes--Please describe

Types of customers.--If your firm is a distributor or reseller of CTL plate, what are the major
types of consumers to which you sell CTL plate? Check all that apply.
Oil and gas fabricators
Storage tank and structural fabricators
Power transmission/utility pole
fabricators
Tool and die makers
Ship builders

III-4.

Railcar/ other transportation-related
manufacturers
Construction and/or agricultural
equipment manufacturers
Other (Describe:
)

End uses.--If your firm is an end user of CTL plate, list in order of quantity of CTL plate
consumed, the top 3 products for which your firm purchases CTL plate as a component part or
input. Please indicate what percentage of the total cost is accounted for by CTL plate and other
inputs.
Share of total cost in each of the product(s)
you produce accounted for by
Product(s) you
produce

CTL plate (percent)

Other inputs (percent)

Total

1.
100%
2.
100%
3.
100%

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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 CTL plate, has the demand for your firm’s final products
incorporating CTL plate changed since 2005?
Increased

(b)

Decreased

Yes--Please describe.

Anticipated changes in end uses.--Do you anticipate any changes in terms of the end uses of
CTL plate?
No

.

Yes--Please describe.

Changes in end uses.--Have there been any changes in the end uses of CTL plate since 2005?
No

III-7.

No change

Has this had any effect on your firm’s demand for CTL plate?
No—Please explain.

III-6.

Fluctuated

Yes--Please describe.

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PART III.-- MARKET CHARACTERISTICS AND PURCHASING PRACTICES--Continued
III-8.

Substitutes.--Can other products be substituted for CTL plate?
No

Substitute product

Yes--Please fill out the table below.
Have changes in the prices of this substitute
Description of applications affected the price of CTL plate since January
or end uses
1, 2005?

1.

No

Yes-- Yes—please explain.

2.

No

Yes--—please explain.

3.

No

Yes--—please explain.

III-9.

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

Yes--Please explain.

III-10. Anticipated changes in substitutes.--Do you anticipate any changes in terms of the
substitutability of other products for CTL plate?
No

Yes--Please describe.

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PART III.-- MARKET CHARACTERISTICS AND PURCHASING PRACTICES--Continued
III-11. Demand trends.-(a)

How has the demand within the United States for CTL plate changed since 2005? What
principal factors affect changes in demand?
Increased

(b)

Decreased

Fluctuated

No change

How has the demand outside the United States for CTL plate changed since 2005? What
principal factors affect changes in demand?
Increased

Decreased

Fluctuated

No change

III-12. Anticipated demand trends.-(a)

How do you anticipate demand will change within the United States for CTL plate in
2011 and 2012? 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 CTL plate in
2011 and 2012? 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-13. Market studies.--Please provide as a separate attachment to this request any studies, surveys, etc.
that you produced or requisitioned that quantify and/or otherwise discuss CTL plate supply
(including production capacity and capacity utilization) and demand in (1) the United States, (2)
each of the other major producing/consuming countries, including India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan,
and/or Korea, and (3) the world as a whole. Of particular interest is such data from 2005 to the
present and forecasts for the future. Otherwise list other sources that discuss CTL plate supply
and demand and provide meaningful information that you rely on.

III-14. Changes in factors affecting supply.--Have any changes occurred in any other factors affecting
supply (e.g., changes in availability or prices of raw materials, 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 CTL plate in
the U.S. market since 2005?
No

Yes--Please provide details.

III-15. Supply constraints.--Have any suppliers (U.S. or foreign) refused, declined, or been unable to
supply CTL plate since 2005? (Examples include being placed on allocation (or “controlled order
entry”), supplier(s) declining to accept new customers or renew existing customers, delivering
less than the quantity promised, been unable to meet timely shipment commitments, etc.)
No

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

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

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

Is the CTL plate market subject to business cycles or conditions of competition other than
the changes in the overall economy?
No

(b)

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

Have the business cycles or conditions of competition for CTL plate changed since 2005?
No

Yes--Please explain any such changes.

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

Always

Usually

Sometimes

Never

Your customers:

Always

Usually

Sometimes

Never

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

Your customers:

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

Always

Usually

Sometimes

Never

Your customers:

Always

Usually

Sometimes

Never

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

Your customers:

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

How frequently do you make purchases?
Daily
Other (specify)

(b)

Weekly

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-21. Number of suppliers contacted.--How many suppliers do you generally contact before making a
purchase?
firms
III-22. Supplier negotiations.-(a)

Do purchases of CTL plate 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-23. Type of sale.—Approximately what share of your firm’s purchases of domestic and imported
CTL plate in 2010 were on a (1) long-term contract basis (multiple deliveries for more than 12
months), (2) short-term contract basis (multiple deliveries up to 12 months), and (3) spot sales
basis (for a single delivery)?
Share of sales
Type of sale
Domestic
Subject imports
Nonsubject imports
Long-term contracts
%
%
%
Short-term contracts
%
%
%
Spot sales
%
%
%
100%
100%
100%

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PART III.-- MARKET CHARACTERISTICS AND PURCHASING PRACTICES--Continued
III-24. 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.

III-25. 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 CTL plate suppliers to enter the U.S. market?
No

Yes--Please provide details.

III-26. Supplier qualification
(a) Do you require your suppliers to be or to become certified or qualified to sell CTL plate to
your firm?
No

Yes--

percent of value of purchases in 2010

Yes--all purchases

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

(c) How long does it take to qualify a new supplier?

days.

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PART III.-- MARKET CHARACTERISTICS AND PURCHASING PRACTICES--Continued
III-27. Failure to certify.--Since 2005, have any domestic or foreign producers failed in their attempts to
certify or qualify their CTL plate with your firm or have any producers lost their approved status?
No

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

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

Somewhat
important

Not
important

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

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

III-31. Frequency of decisions based on price.--How often does your firm purchase the CTL plate that
is offered at the lowest price?
Always

Usually

Sometimes

Never

III-32. Price leaders.— 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.
Please list the names of any firms you considered price leaders in the CTL plate market since
2005. Please describe how the firm(s) exhibited price leadership.

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PART III.-- MARKET CHARACTERISTICS AND PURCHASING PRACTICES--Continued
III-33. Changes in U.S. industry.-(a)

Please identify and discuss any improvements/changes in the U.S. CTL plate 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.
CTL plate industry. Identify the time period and causes for these improvements/changes.

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PART III.-- MARKET CHARACTERISTICS AND PURCHASING PRACTICES--Continued
III-34. Effect of revocation.--What do you think will be the likely effects of any revocation of the
subject countervailing duty and antidumping duty orders for imports of CTL plate from India,
Indonesia, Italy, Japan, and/or Korea? As appropriate, please discuss any potential effects of
revocation of the subject countervailing duty and 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.
(1) Activities of your firm:

(2) Entire U.S. market:

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PART IV.-- PRODUCT COMPARISIONS
IV-1.

Country knowledge.--Please indicate the countries of origin for CTL plate for which your firm
has actual marketing/pricing knowledge.
United States

Italy

India

Japan

Indonesia

Korea

Other countries (Please specify
IV-2.

)

Interchangeability by country-pair.--Is CTL plate 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 the following codes:
A = Products from this country-pair are always interchangeable
F = Products from this country-pair are frequently interchangeable
S = Products from this country-pair are sometimes interchangeable1
N = Products from this country-pair are never interchangeable1
0 = No familiarity with products from this country-pair

Country-pair

India

Indonesia

Italy

Japan

Korea

Other
countries

United States
India
Indonesia
Italy
Japan
Korea
1
For any country-pair producing CTL plate that is sometimes or never interchangeable, please
explain the factors that limit or preclude interchangeable use:

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PART IV.-- PRODUCT COMPARISIONS--Continued
IV-3.

Factors other than price.--Are differences other than price (i.e., quality, availability,
transportation network, product range, technical support, etc.) between CTL plate produced in the
United States and in other countries a significant factor in your firm’s purchases of the products?
Please indicate below, using the following codes:
A = Products from this country-pair are always significant1
F = Products from this country-pair are frequently significant1
S = Products from this country-pair are sometimes significant
N = Products from this country-pair are never significant
0 = No familiarity with products from this country-pair

Country-pair

India

Indonesia

Italy

Japan

Korea

Other
countries

United States
India
Indonesia
Italy
Japan
Korea
1

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

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PART IV.-- PRODUCT COMPARISIONS--Continued
IV-4.

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

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

CTL plate grades/types/sizes
Pressure vessel plate

Country source

Floor plate
Steel plate for offshore structures- API 2W
Steel plate for offshore structures- API 2Y
Shipbuilding plate
Construction machinery plate
X-70 (or higher) plate for line pipe
Other:
Other:

IV-5.

Choice of product not based on price.--If you purchased CTL plate 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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PART IV.-- PRODUCT COMPARISIONS--Continued
IV-6. Factor country comparisons.--For the factors listed below, please rate how CTL plate produced
in each country you identified in your response to the first question in Part IV compares with CTL plate
produced in each of the other countries you identified (including the United States and both subject and
nonsubject foreign countries).

Inferior

Comparable

product from
United States
compared to
product from
Italy

Superior

Inferior

Comparable

product from
United States
compared to
product from
Indonesia

Superior

Inferior

Comparable

Quality

Superior

product from
United States
compared to
product from
India

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

1

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.

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PART IV.-- PRODUCT COMPARISIONS--Continued
Continued.

Inferior

Comparable

product from
United States
compared to
product from
Nonsubject

Superior

Inferior

product from
United States
compared to
product from
Korea
Comparable

Inferior

Comparable

Quality

Superior

product from
United States
compared to
product from
Japan

Superior

IV-6.

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

1

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.

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PART IV.-- PRODUCT COMPARISIONS--Continued
Continued.

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.

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

1

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.

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IV-7.

Minimum quality.-(a)

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

Usually

Sometimes

Rarely or never

Please explain if you responded “Sometimes” or “Rarely or never.”

(b)

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

Source

Always

Usually

Sometimes

Rarely or
never

India
Indonesia
Italy
Japan
Korea

Please explain if you responded “Sometimes” or “Rarely or never.”

(c)

How often does imported nonsubject CTL plate (i.e., CTL plate from countries other than
India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, and/or Korea) meet minimum quality specifications for
your uses or your customers’ uses?
Source

Always

Usually

Sometimes

Please explain if you responded “Sometimes” or “Rarely or never.”

Rarely or
never

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IV-8.

Change in price.-- How have relative prices for U.S.-produced CTL plate changed relative to the
prices of subject CTL plate from India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, and Korea since 2005?
U.S./India:

Prices have changed by the same amount.
U.S. prices have increased relative to India.
U.S. prices have decreased relative to India.

U.S./Indonesia:

Prices have changed by the same amount.
U.S. prices have increased relative to Indonesia.
U.S. prices have decreased relative to Indonesia.

U.S./Italy:

Prices have changed by the same amount.
U.S. prices have increased relative to Italy.
U.S. prices have decreased relative to Italy.

U.S./Japan:

Prices have changed by the same amount.
U.S. prices have increased relative to Japan.
U.S. prices have decreased relative to Japan.

U.S./Korea:

Prices have changed by the same amount.
U.S. prices have increased relative to Korea.
U.S. prices have decreased relative to Korea.

U.S./nonsubject imports:
Prices have changed by the same amount.
U.S. prices have increased relative to nonsubject imports.
U.S. prices have decreased relative to nonsubject imports.