Certain Steel Wheels from China, Inv. No. 701-478

INSTRUCTION BOOKLET
GENERAL INFORMATION, INSTRUCTIONS, AND
DEFINITIONS FOR COMMISSION QUESTIONNAIRES

CERTAIN STEEL WHEELS FROM CHINA
Investigation Nos. 701-TA-478 and 731-TA-1182 (Final)

Further information.--If you have any questions concerning the enclosed
questionnaire(s) or other matters related to this proceeding, you may contact
the following members of the Commission=s staff (Fax 202-205-3205):
Mary Messer, investigator (202-205-3193; E-mail MARY.MESSER@USITC.GOV)
regarding general questions and trade and related information;
David Boyland, auditor (202-708-4725; E-mail DAVID.BOYLAND@USITC.GOV)
regarding financial information; and
Craig Thomsen, economist (202-205-3226; E-mail CRAIG.THOMSEN@USITC.GOV)
regarding pricing, market, and related information.

GENERAL INFORMATION
Background.--This proceeding was instituted in response to a petition filed on March 30, 2011, by Accuride
Corp., Evansville, IN, and Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc., Northville, MI. Countervailing and/or
antidumping duties may be assessed on the subject imports as a result of this proceeding if the Commission
makes an affirmative determination of injury, threat, or material retardation, and if the U.S. Department of
Commerce makes an affirmative determination of subsidization and/or dumping.
Questionnaires and other information pertinent to this proceeding are available at
http://www.usitc.gov/trade_remedy/731_ad_701_cvd/investigations/2011/steel_wheels_from_china/fin
alphase.htm . Address all correspondence to the United States International Trade Commission, Washington,
DC 20436. Hearing-impaired individuals can obtain information regarding this proceeding via the
Commission=s TDD terminal (202-205-1810).
Due date of questionnaire(s).--Please submit the completed questionnaire(s) to the United States
International Trade Commission so as to be received by no later than January 6, 2012. Because Commission
staff might contact you with questions during the course of the proceeding, save the final version of the
document(s) and retain all files and worksheets associated with the completed questionnaire(s). Please also
retain a copy of any paper original document that you submit.
Service of questionnaire response(s).--In the event that your firm is a party to this proceeding, you are
required to serve a copy of the questionnaire(s), once completed, on parties to the proceeding that are subject
to administrative protective order (see 19 CFR ' 207.7). A list of such parties is maintained by the
Commission=s Secretary and may be obtained by calling 202-205-1803. A certificate of service must
accompany the copy of the completed questionnaire(s) you submit (see 19 CFR ' 207.7).
Confidentiality.--The commercial and financial data furnished in response to the enclosed questionnaire(s)
that reveal the individual operations of your firm will be treated as confidential by the Commission to the
extent that such data are not otherwise available to the public and will not be disclosed except as may be
required by law (see 19 U.S.C. ' 1677f). Such confidential information will not be published in a manner that
will reveal the individual operations of your firm; however, nonnumerical characterizations of numerical
business proprietary information (such as discussion of trends) will be treated as confidential business
information only at the request of the submitter for good cause shown.
Verification.--The information submitted in the enclosed questionnaire(s) is subject to audit and
verification by the Commission. To facilitate possible verification of data, please keep all your files,
worksheets, and supporting documents used in the preparation of the questionnaire response(s).
Release of information.--The information provided by your firm in response to the questionnaire(s), as well
as any other business proprietary information submitted by your firm to the Commission in connection with
this proceeding, may become subject to, and released under, the administrative protective order provisions of
the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. ' 1677f) and section 207.7 of the Commission=s Rules of Practice and
Procedure (19 CFR ' 207.7). This means that certain lawyers and other authorized individuals may
temporarily be given access to the information for use in connection with this proceeding or other
import-injury proceedings conducted by the Commission on the same or similar merchandise; those
individuals would be subject to severe penalties if the information were divulged to unauthorized individuals.

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GENERAL INFORMATION--Continued
INSTRUCTIONS
Answer all questions.--Do not leave any question or section blank unless a questionnaire expressly directs
you to skip over certain questions or sections. If the answer to any question is Anone,@ write Anone.” If
information is not readily available from your records in exactly the form requested, furnish carefully
prepared estimates. Answers to questions and any necessary comments or explanations should be supplied
in the space provided or on separate sheets attached to the appropriate page of the questionnaire(s). If your
firm is completing more than one questionnaire in connection with this proceeding (i.e., a producer, importer,
and/or purchaser questionnaire), you need not respond to duplicated questions in the questionnaires.
Questionnaires may be filed either electronically or in paper form.
Consolidate all U.S. establishments.--Report the requested data for your establishment(s) located in the
United States. Firms operating more than one establishment should combine the data for all
establishments into a single report.

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INSTRUCTIONS--Continued
Electronic completion.--Your firm is encouraged to complete the questionnaire electronically in MS Word
format. The MS Word versions of all the questionnaires in this proceeding are available online at the ITC web
page or may be obtained directly from the Commission’s Investigator at mary.messer@usitc.gov.
Electronic submission.--To the degree that it is possible and not overly burdensome, the Commission
requests that responding firms submit their questionnaire responses electronically in MS Word format. The
submission of questionnaire responses in the MS Word format allows the Commission to compile, assess, and
analyze submitted data more promptly. There are three electronic submissions options detailed below. Paper
submissions are also accepted.
OPTIONS FOR FILING
This questionnaire is available as a “fillable” form in MS Word format on the Commission’s website
at
http://www.usitc.gov/trade_remedy/731_ad_701_cvd/investigations/2011/steel_wheels_from_c
hina/finalphase.htm. Please do not attempt to modify the format or permissions of the
questionnaire document. You may complete the questionnaire and submit it, electronically, or you
may print it out and submit it in paper form, as described below:
• Compact disc (CD).—Copy your questionnaire onto a CD, include a signed certification page (page 1)
(either in paper form or scanned PDF copied onto CD), and mail to the address above. It is strongly
recommended that you use an overnight mail service. U.S. mail sent to government offices undergoes
additional processing which not only results in substantial delays in delivery but may also damage CDs.
• Upload via Secure Drop Box.—Upload the completed questionnaire in MS Word format along with a
scanned copy of the signed certification page (page 1) through the Commission’s secure upload facility:
Web address: https://dropbox.usitc.gov/oinv/
Pin: WHEELS
• E-mail.—E-mail your questionnaire to the investigator identified on page 1 of the Instruction Booklet;
include a scanned PDF of the signed certification page (page 1). Type the following in the e-mail subject line:
BPI Questionnaire, INV. NO. 1182. Please note that submitting your questionnaire by e-mail may subject
your firm’s business proprietary information to transmission over an unsecure environment and to possible
disclosure. If you choose this option, the Commission warns you that any risk involving possible disclosure
of such information is assumed by the submitter and not by the Commission.
• Fax.—Fax to 202.205.3205.
• Overnight mail service.—Mail to the following address:
United States International Trade Commission
Office of Investigations, Room 615
500 E Street SW
Washington, DC 20024
• U.S. mail.—Mail to the address above, but use zip code 20436. This option is not recommended. U.S. mail
sent to government offices undergoes additional processing to screen for hazardous materials; this additional
processing results in substantial delays in delivery.
Note: If you are a party to the proceeding, and service of the questionnaire is required, such
service should be made in paper form.

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DEFINITIONS
Certain steel wheels.—For the purposes of the questionnaires in these investigations, the term “certain steel
wheels” refers to steel wheels and rims of sizes 18 to 24.5 inch nominal diameters. For ease of reference, the
questionnaires in these investigations also refer to steel wheels (18”-24.5” nominal diameter).
These products are used with tires. Wheels and rims, whether or not attached to tires or axles, are included.
Steel wheels and rims are normally used in commercial vehicles, i.e., trucks, tractors, buses, trailers, fire
trucks, ambulances, tow trucks, etc. However, the definition provided above is not based on use.
Aluminum wheels and rims are excluded from this definition.
Subject imports are normally covered by statistical reporting numbers 8708.70.0500, 8708.70.2500, and
8708.70.4530. In addition, depending upon the design, constituent material and imported configuration of
each shipment, axles/wheels/rims could be imported under any of the following HTSUS subheadings of
Chapter 87 - 8708.50.6500; 8708.70.0500; 8708.70.2500; 8708.70.4530; 8708.70.4545; 8708.70.4560;
8708.70.6030; 8708.70.6060; 8708.99.2300; 8708.99.4850; and 8708.99.8180.
Firm.--An individual proprietorship, partnership, joint venture, association, corporation (including any
subsidiary corporation), business trust, cooperative, trustee in bankruptcy, or receiver under decree of any
court.
Related firm.--A firm that your firm solely or jointly owned, managed, or otherwise controlled; a firm that
solely or jointly owned, managed, or otherwise controlled your firm; and/or a firm that was solely or jointly
owned, managed, or otherwise controlled by a firm that also solely or jointly owned, managed, or otherwise
controlled your firm.
Establishment.--Each facility of a firm involved in the production, importation, and/or purchase of certain
steel wheels (as defined above), including auxiliary facilities operated in conjunction with (whether or not
physically separate from) such facilities.
United States.--For purposes of this proceeding, the 50 States, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the
District of Columbia.
Importer.--Any person or firm engaged, either directly or through a parent company or subsidiary, in
importing certain steel wheels (as defined above) into the United States from a foreign manufacturer or
through its selling agent.
Imports.--Those products identified for Customs purposes as imports for consumption for which your firm
was the importer of record (i.e., was responsible for paying any import duty) or consignee (i.e., to which the
merchandise was first delivered).
Import quantities.--Quantities reported should be net of returns.
Import values.--Values reported should be landed, duty-paid values at the U.S. port of entry,
including ocean freight and insurance costs, brokerage charges, and import duties (i.e., all charges
except inland freight in the United States).

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DEFINITIONS--Continued
Purchaser.--Any person or firm engaged, either directly or through a parent company or subsidiary, in
purchasing certain steel wheels (as defined above) from another firm that produces, imports, or otherwise
distributes certain steel wheels.
Purchases.--Purchases from all sources, NOT including direct imports from foreign sources located outside
of the United States (which should be reported in an importer questionnaire).
Purchase quantities.--Quantities reported should be net of returns.
Purchase values.--Values reported should be net values (i.e., gross purchase values less all discounts,
allowances, rebates, and the value of returned goods), delivered to your U.S. receiving point.
Shipments.--Shipments of products produced in or imported by your establishment(s). Include shipments to
the contracting firm of product produced by your firm under a toll agreement.
Shipment quantities.--Quantities reported should be net of returns.
Shipment values.--Values reported should be 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. The value of domestic shipments to the contracting firm under a toll agreement is the
conversion fee (including profit).
Types of shipments:
U.S. shipments.--Commercial shipments, internal consumption, and transfers to related firms within
the United States.
Commercial shipments.--Shipments, other than internal consumption and transfers to related
firms, within the United States.
Internal consumption.--Product consumed internally by your firm.
Transfers to related firms.--Shipments made to related domestic firms.
Export shipments.--Shipments to destinations outside the United States, including shipments to
related firms.

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DEFINITIONS--Continued
Channels of distribution:
U.S. shipments to OEMs.—Commercial U.S. shipments and U.S. internal consumption/related U.S.
transfers of certain steel wheels to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) of trucks, trailers, and
other vehicles.
U.S. shipments to OES.--Commercial U.S. shipments and U.S. internal consumption/related U.S.
transfers of certain steel wheels to original equipment service (OES) dealerships which service the
vehicles they sell (also referred to as “original equipment manufacturer service” (OEMS)).
U.S. shipments to “Other”.--Commercial U.S. shipments and U.S. internal consumption/related U.S.
transfers of certain steel wheels to non-OEMs and non-OES (e.g., distributors, buying groups, and
retailers that sell to commercial truck fleets, etc.).
Inventories.--Finished goods inventory, not raw materials or work-in-progress.
Average production capacity.--The level of production that your establishment(s) could reasonably have
expected to attain during the specified periods. Assume normal operating conditions (i.e., using equipment
and machinery in place and ready to operate; normal operating levels (hours per week/weeks per year) and
time for downtime, maintenance, repair, and cleanup; and a typical or representative product mix).
Toll agreement.--Agreement between two firms whereby the first firm furnishes the raw materials and the
second firm uses the raw materials to produce a product that it then returns to the first firm with a charge for
processing costs, overhead, etc.
Production.--All production in your establishment(s), including production consumed internally within your
firm and production for another firm under a toll agreement.
PRWs.--Production and related workers, including working supervisors and all nonsupervisory workers
(including group leaders and trainees) engaged in fabricating, processing, assembling, inspecting, receiving,
storage, handling, packing, warehousing, shipping, trucking, hauling, maintenance, repair, janitorial and
guard services, product development, auxiliary production for plant=s own use (e.g., power plant),
recordkeeping, and other services closely associated with the above production operations.
Average number employed.--Add the number of employees, both full-time and part-time, for the 12 pay
periods ending closest to the 15th of the month and divide that total by 12. For the January-September periods,
calculate similarly and divide by 9.
Hours worked.--Include time paid for sick leave, holidays, and vacation time. Include overtime hours
actually worked; do not convert overtime pay to its equivalent in straight-time hours.
Wages paid.--Total wages paid before deductions of any kind (e.g., withholding taxes, old-age and
unemployment insurance, group insurance, union dues, bonds, etc.). Include wages paid directly by your firm
for overtime, holidays, vacations, and sick leave.
Fiscal year.--The 12-month period between settlement of your firm=s financial accounts.

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