12-2-3007 Importer Questionnaire - Garment Hangers

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U.S. IMPORTERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
STEEL WIRE GARMENT HANGERS FROM TAIWAN AND VIETNAM

This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by no later than January 12, 2012
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 and countervailing duty investigations concerning steel wire garment hangers from
Taiwan and Vietnam (Investigation Nos. 701-TA-487 and 731-TA-1197-1198 (Preliminary)). 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
City

State

Zip Code

World Wide Web address
Has your firm imported steel wire garment hangers (as defined in the instruction booklet) from any country at any
time since January 1, 2008?

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 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 the Office of Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street, SW,
Washington, DC 20436.
I-1a.

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

dollars

I-1b.

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

I-2.

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

I-3.

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

Firm name

Yes--List the following information

Address

Extent of
ownership

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

Related importers/exporters.--Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or
foreign, that are engaged in importing steel wire garment hangers from Taiwan and Vietnam into
the United States or that are engaged in exporting steel wire garment hangers from Taiwan and
Vietnam to the United States?
No

Yes--List the following information.

Firm name

I-5.

Address

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

Yes--List the following information.

Firm name

I-6.

I-7.

Affiliation

Address

Affiliation

Importing operations.--Please indicate the nature of your firm’s importing operations on steel
wire garment hangers. More than one answer may be applicable.
Importer of record

Takes title to the imported product(s)

Consignee of the imported products(s)

Customs broker or freight forwarder.

Consignee.--If your firm is an importer of record of steel wire garment hangers but is not the
consignee, please list the consignees below (firm name, address, telephone number, and
individual to contact).

Firm name

Address

Contact person and phone
number

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

I-9.

FTZ or bonded warehouses.--Please indicate whether your firm enters steel wire garment
hangers into, or withdraws such merchandise from, foreign trade zones or bonded warehouses.
Foreign trade zones

No

Yes

Bonded warehouses

No

Yes

Temporary importation under bond.--Please indicate whether your firm imports steel wire
garment hangers under the TIB (temporary importation under bond) program.
No

I-10.

Yes

Third-country trade activities.--To your knowledge, have the products subject to this
proceeding been the subject of any other import relief proceedings 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 Stefania Pozzi Porter (202-2053177, Stefania.PozziPorter @usitc.gov) or Jennifer Merrill (202-205-3188, Jennifer.Merrill@usitc.gov).
Supply all data requested on a calendar-year basis.
II-1.

Contact information.-- Please identify the responsible individual and the manner by which ITC
staff may contact that individual regarding the confidential information submitted in part II.
Name
Title
Email
Telephone
Fax

II-2.

Changes in operations.--Please indicate whether your firm has experienced any of the following
changes in relation to the importation of steel wire garment hangers since January 1, 2008.
(check as many as appropriate)
office/warehouse openings ...........

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

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

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

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

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

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

other (e.g., technology) ................

(please describe)

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

Arranged imports.--Has your firm imported or arranged for the importation of steel wire
garment hangers from Taiwan and Vietnam for delivery after September 30, 2011?
No

II-4.

Yes–Indicate when such orders are to be delivered and the quantities
involved.

Reasons for importing.--If your firm also produces steel wire garment hangers 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-5.

IMPORTS FROM SUBJECT SOURCES.–Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s
shipments and inventories of steel wire garment hangers imported from Taiwan by your firm
during the specified periods. (See definitions in the instruction booklet.)

Taiwan
Quantity (in 1,000 hangers), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item

2008

2009

January-September
2010

2010

2011

Beginning-of-period inventories (quantity)
Imports:1
Quantity of imports
Value of imports
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity of commercial shipments
Value of commercial shipments
Internal consumption/company transfers:
Quantity of internal consumption/transfers
Value2 of internal consumption/transfers
Export shipments:3
Quantity of export shipments
Value of export shipments
End-of-period inventories4 (quantity)
Channels of distribution:
U.S. shipments to distributors (quantity)
U.S. shipments to end users (quantity)
1

Please identify the foreign producers, if known:

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

3

Identify your principal export markets:
Reconciliation of data.--Please note that the quantities reported above should reconcile as follows: beginning-of-period
inventories, plus imports, less total shipments, equals end-of-period inventories. Do the data reported reconcile?
4

Yes

No--Please explain:

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

IMPORTS FROM SUBJECT SOURCES.–Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s
shipments and inventories of steel wire garment hangers imported from Vietnam by your firm
during the specified periods. (See definitions in the instruction booklet.)

Vietnam
Quantity (in 1,000 hangers), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item

2008

2009

January-September
2010

2010

2011

Beginning-of-period inventories (quantity)
Imports:1
Quantity of imports
Value of imports
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity of commercial shipments
Value of commercial shipments
Internal consumption/company transfers:
Quantity of internal consumption/transfers
Value2 of internal consumption/transfers
Export shipments:3
Quantity of export shipments
Value of export shipments
End-of-period inventories4 (quantity)
Channels of distribution:
U.S. shipments to distributors (quantity)
U.S. shipments to end users (quantity)
1

Please identify the foreign producers, if known:

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

3

Identify your principal export markets:
Reconciliation of data.--Please note that the quantities reported above should reconcile as follows: beginning-of-period
inventories, plus imports, less total shipments, equals end-of-period inventories. Do the data reported reconcile?
4

Yes

No--Please explain:

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

IMPORTS FROM NONSUBJECT SOURCES.–Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s
shipments and inventories of steel wire garment hangers imported from all other sources
combined by your firm during the specified periods. (See definitions in the instruction booklet.)

ALL OTHER SOURCES COMBINED
Quantity (in 1,000 hangers), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item

2008

2009

January-September
2010

2010

2011

Beginning-of-period inventories (quantity)
Imports:1
Quantity of imports
Value of imports
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity of commercial shipments
Value of commercial shipments
Internal consumption/company transfers:
Quantity of internal consumption/transfers
Value2 of internal consumption/transfers
Export shipments:3
Quantity of export shipments
Value of export shipments
End-of-period inventories4 (quantity)
Channels of distribution:
U.S. shipments to distributors (quantity)
U.S. shipments to end users (quantity)
1

Please identify the sources and foreign producers, if known:

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

3

Identify your principal export markets:
Reconciliation of data.--Please note that the quantities reported above should reconcile as follows: beginning-of-period
inventories, plus imports, less total shipments, equals end-of-period inventories. Do the data reported reconcile?
4

Yes

No--Please explain:

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

Report your firm’s U.S. imports of the below-listed types of garment hangers that were imported
by your firm from Taiwan in 2010.

Type of hanger

Quantity in 1,000 hangers

Value in $1,000

Steel wire garment hangers:
Shirt hangers
Suit hangers

Strut hangers

Caped hangers

Drapery hangers

Uniform rental hangers
Other steel wire garment hangers1
TOTAL2

1

Describe:

2

The quantity and value reported here should equal total U.S. imports from Taiwan as reported on
the page 7 (i.e., question II-5).

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

Report your firm’s U.S. imports of the below-listed garment hangers (by coating) that were
imported by your firm from Taiwan in 2010.

Type of coating

Quantity in 1,000 hangers

Value in $1,000

Steel wire garment hangers:
Plain hangers
Painted hangers

Galvanized hangers

Epoxy-coated hangers

Latex-coated hangers

Vinyl-coated hangers
Other steel wire garment hangers1
TOTAL2

1

Describe:

2

The quantity and value reported here should equal total U.S. imports from Taiwan as reported on
the page 7 (i.e., question II-5).

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-10. Report your firm’s U.S. imports of the below-listed types of garment hangers that were
imported by your firm from Vietnam in 2010.

Type of hanger

Quantity in 1,000 hangers

Value in $1,000

Steel wire garment hangers:
Shirt hangers
Suit hangers

Strut hangers

Caped hangers

Drapery hangers

Uniform rental hangers
Other steel wire garment hangers1
TOTAL2

1

Describe:

2

The quantity and value reported here should equal total U.S. imports from Vietnam as reported on
the page 8 (i.e., question II-6).

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

Report your firm’s U.S. imports of the below-listed garment hangers (by coating) that were
imported by your firm from Vietnam in 2010.

Type of coating

Quantity in 1,000 hangers

Value in $1,000

Steel wire garment hangers:
Plain hangers
Painted hangers

Galvanized hangers

Epoxy-coated hangers

Latex-coated hangers

Vinyl-coated hangers
Other steel wire garment hangers1
TOTAL2

1

Describe:

2

The quantity and value reported here should equal total U.S. imports from Vietnam as reported on
the page 8 (i.e., question II-6).

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-12. Report your firm’s U.S. imports of the below-listed types of garment hangers that were
imported by your firm from all other sources (i.e., other than Taiwan and Vietnam) in 2010.

Type of hanger

Quantity in 1,000 hangers

Value in $1,000

Steel wire garment hangers:
Shirt hangers
Suit hangers

Strut hangers

Caped hangers

Drapery hangers

Uniform rental hangers
Other steel wire garment hangers1
TOTAL2

1

Describe:

2

The quantity and value reported here should equal total U.S. imports from all other sources (i.e.,
other than Taiwan and Vietnam) as reported on the page 9 (i.e., question II-7).

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

Report your firm’s U.S. imports of the below-listed garment hangers (by coating) that were
imported by your firm from all other sources (i.e., other than Taiwan and Vietnam) in 2010.

Type of coating

Quantity in 1,000 hangers
A

Value in $1,000

Steel wire garment hangers:
Plain hangers
Painted hangers

Galvanized hangers

Epoxy-coated hangers

Latex-coated hangers

Vinyl-coated hangers
Other steel wire garment hangers1
TOTAL2

1

Describe:

2

The quantity and value reported here should equal total U.S. imports from all other sources (i.e.,
other than Taiwan and Vietnam) as reported on the page 9 (i.e., question II-7).

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Marin Weaver (202-205-3461,
marin.weaver@usitc.gov).
III-1. Contact information.-- Please identify the responsible individual and the manner by which
Commission staff may contact that individual regarding the confidential information submitted in part III.
Name
Title
Email
Telephone
Fax

PRICE DATA
III-2.

These questions requests quarterly price and quantity data, f.o.b. your U.S. point of shipment, for
your commercial shipments to unrelated U.S. customers since January 1, 2008 of the following
products you imported from Taiwan and Vietnam:
Product 1.-- 18-inch shirt hangers
Product 2.-- 13 gauge / 16-inch plain caped hangers
Product 3.-- 13 gauge / 16-inch stock print caped hangers
Product 4. -- 16-inch strut hangers
Product 5.-- 13 gauge / 16-inch latex hangers (long neck)

Please note that total dollar values should be f.o.b., U.S. point of shipment and should not include
U.S.-inland transportation costs. Total dollar values should reflect the final net amount paid to you
(i.e., should be net of all deductions for discounts or rebates). See instruction booklet.

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-2a. Price data.--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported from Taiwan
and sold by your firm. Value is requested in ACTUAL DOLLARS not $1,000s dollars.

Taiwan
Period of shipment
2008:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2009:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2010:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2011:
January-March
April-June
July-September

(Quantity in 1,000 hangers, value in dollars)
Product 1
Product 2
Product 3
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value

Product 4
Quantity
Value

Product 5
Period of shipment
Quantity
Value
2008:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2009:
January-March
Note.--If your product does not exactly meet the specifications but is
April-June
competitive with the specified product, provide a description of your
July-September
product. Also, please explain any anomalies in your reported pricing
October-December
data.
2010:
Product 1:
________________________________________
January-March
April-June
Product 2:
____________________________________
July-September
Product 3:
________________________________________
October-December
2011:
Product 4:
________________________________________
January-March
April-June
Product 5:
________________________________________
July-September
1
Net values (i.e., gross sales values less all discounts, allowances, rebates, prepaid freight, and the value of returned goods),
f.o.b. your U.S. point of shipment.
2
Pricing product definitions are provided on the first page of Part III.

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-2b. Price data.--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported from Vietnam
and sold by your firm. Value is requested in ACTUAL DOLLARS not $1,000s dollars.

Vietnam
Period of shipment
2008:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2009:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2010:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2011:
January-March
April-June
July-September

(Quantity in 1,000 hangers, value in dollars)
Product 1
Product 2
Product 3
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value

Product 4
Quantity
Value

Product 5
Period of shipment
Quantity
Value
2008:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2009:
January-March
Note.--If your product does not exactly meet the specifications but is
April-June
competitive with the specified product, provide a description of your
July-September
product. Also, please explain any anomalies in your reported pricing
October-December
data.
2010:
Product 1:
________________________________________
January-March
April-June
Product 2:
____________________________________
July-September
Product 3:
________________________________________
October-December
2011:
Product 4:
________________________________________
January-March
April-June
Product 5:
________________________________________
July-September
1
Net values (i.e., gross sales values less all discounts, allowances, rebates, prepaid freight, and the value of returned goods),
f.o.b. your U.S. point of shipment.
2
Pricing product definitions are provided on the first page of Part III.

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-2c. Price data.--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported from China
and sold by your firm. Value is requested in ACTUAL DOLLARS not $1,000s dollars.

China
Period of shipment
2008:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2009:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2010:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2011:
January-March
April-June
July-September

(Quantity in 1,000 hangers, value in dollars)
Product 1
Product 2
Product 3
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value

Product 4
Quantity
Value

Product 5
Period of shipment
Quantity
Value
2008:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2009:
January-March
Note.--If your product does not exactly meet the specifications but is
April-June
competitive with the specified product, provide a description of your
July-September
product. Also, please explain any anomalies in your reported pricing
October-December
data.
2010:
Product 1:
________________________________________
January-March
April-June
Product 2:
____________________________________
July-September
Product 3:
________________________________________
October-December
2011:
Product 4:
________________________________________
January-March
April-June
Product 5:
________________________________________
July-September
1
Net values (i.e., gross sales values less all discounts, allowances, rebates, prepaid freight, and the value of returned goods),
f.o.b. your U.S. point of shipment.
2
Pricing product definitions are provided on the first page of Part III.

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-2c. Price data.--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported from Mexico
and sold by your firm. Value is requested in ACTUAL DOLLARS not $1,000s dollars.

Mexico
Period of shipment
2008:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2009:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2010:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2011:
January-March
April-June
July-September

(Quantity in 1,000 hangers, value in dollars)
Product 1
Product 2
Product 3
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value

Product 4
Quantity
Value

Product 5
Period of shipment
Quantity
Value
2008:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2009:
January-March
Note.--If your product does not exactly meet the specifications but is
April-June
competitive with the specified product, provide a description of your
July-September
product. Also, please explain any anomalies in your reported pricing
October-December
data.
2010:
Product 1:
________________________________________
January-March
April-June
Product 2:
____________________________________
July-September
Product 3:
________________________________________
October-December
2011:
Product 4:
________________________________________
January-March
April-June
Product 5:
________________________________________
July-September
1
Net values (i.e., gross sales values less all discounts, allowances, rebates, prepaid freight, and the value of returned goods),
f.o.b. your U.S. point of shipment.
2
Pricing product definitions are provided on the first page of Part III.

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

Price setting.-- How does your firm determine the prices that it charges for sales of steel wire
garment hangers (check all that apply)? If your firm issues price lists, please submit sample
pages of a recent list.
Transaction
by
transaction

III-4.

If other, describe

Annual
total
volume
discounts

No
discount
policy

Other

Describe

Pricing terms for steel wire garment hangers.-(a)

What are your firm’s typical sales terms for steel wire garment hangers imported from
Taiwan and Vietnam?
Net 30 days

(b)

Net 60 days

2/10 net 30 days

Other (specify)

On what basis are your prices of imported steel wire garment hangers from Taiwan and
Vietnam usually quoted (check one)?
Delivered

III-6.

Other

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

Quantity
discounts

III-5.

Contracts

Set
price
lists

F.o.b.

If f.o.b., specify point

Contract versus spot.--Approximately what share of your firm’s sales of steel wire garment
hangers imported from Taiwan and Vietnam in 2010 were on a (1) long-term contract basis,
(2) short-term contract basis, and (3) spot sales basis?
Share of
2010 sales

Type of sale
Long-term contracts (multiple deliveries for more
than 12 months)

%

Short-term contracts (multiple deliveries up to and
including 12 months)

%

Spot sales (for a single delivery)

%

Total

100

%

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

III-7.

Contract provisions.— Please fill out the table with respect to provisions of your typical sales
contracts for steel wire garment hangers (or check “not applicable” if your firm does not sell on a
long term and/or short term contract basis).

Typical sales contract
provisions

Item

Average contract duration

Number of days

Price renegotiation (during the
contract period)

Yes

Short term contracts

Long term contracts

(multiple deliveries up to
and including 12 months)

(multiple deliveries for more
than 12 months)

No
Quantity

Fixed quantity and/or price

Price
Both

Meet or release provision

Yes
No

Not applicable

III-8.

Lead times.--What is your share of sales of steel wire garment hangers imported from Taiwan
and Vietnam both from inventory and produced to order and what is the average lead time
between a customer’s order and the date of delivery for your firm’s sales of steel wire garment
hangers?
Source

Share of
2010 sales

From your U.S. inventory

%

From foreign manufacturers’ inventory

%

Produced to order

%

Total

100 %

Lead time
(days)

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III-9.

Shipping information.—
(a)

What is the approximate percentage of the total delivered cost of steel wire garment
hangers imported from Taiwan and Vietnam that is accounted for by U.S. inland
transportation costs?
percent.

(b)

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

(c)

When you sell steel wire garment hangers imported from Taiwan and Vietnam, from
where is it shipped?
Point of importation
Storage facility
(check one)

(d)

Indicate the approximate percentage of your sales of steel wire garment hangers imported
from Taiwan and Vietnam that are delivered the following distances from your U.S. point
of shipment.
Distance from your U.S. point of shipment

Share

Within 100 miles

%

101 to 1,000 miles

%

Over 1,000 miles

%
Total

100

%

III-10. Geographical shipments--What is the geographic market area in the United States served by
your firm’s shipments of imported steel wire garment hangers? (check all that apply)
Geographic area – IMPORTS FROM TAIWAN

√ 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, and VI, among others.
Geographic area – IMPORTS FROM VIETNAM
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, and VI, among others.

√ if applicable

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Geographic area – IMPORTS FROM ALL OTHER SOURCES

√ 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, and VI, among others.

III-11. End uses-Describe the end uses of the steel wire garment hangers that you import from Taiwan
and Vietnam. For each end-use product, what percentage of the total cost is accounted for by
steel wire garment hangers and other inputs?
Share of total cost of end use product
accounted for by

End use product

Steel wire garment
hangers (percent)

Other inputs (percent)

Total

%

%

100%

%

%

100%

%

%

100%

III-12. Substitutes.-- Can other products be substituted for steel wire garment hangers?
No

Substitute
1.
2.
3.

Yes--Please fill out the table.

End use in which this
substitute is used

Have changes in the prices of this substitute
affected the price for steel wire garment
hangers?
No Yes

Explanation

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III-13. Demand trends.-- Indicate how demand within the United States and outside of the United States
(if known) for steel wire garment hangers has changed since January 1, 2008. Describe the
principal factors that have affected these changes in demand.

Market

No
Increase change Decrease Fluctuate

Factors

Within
the United
States
Outside
the United
States

III-14. Product changes.--Have there been any significant changes in the product mix or marketing of
steel wire garment hangers since January 1, 2008?
No

Yes-- Please describe.

III-15. Business cycles.-(a) Is steel wire garment hangers market subject to business cycles or conditions of competition
(including seasonal business) distinctive to steel wire garment hangers?
No (skip to question III-16.)

Yes-- Please describe and then answer part (b).

(b) If yes, have there been any changes in the business cycles or conditions of competition for
steel wire garment hangers since January 1, 2008?
No

Yes-- Please describe.

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III-16. Supply constraints.--Has your firm refused, declined, or been unable to supply steel wire
garment hangers since January 1, 2008 (examples include placing customers on allocation or
“controlled order entry,” declining to accept new customers or renew existing customers,
delivering less than the quantity promised, been unable to meet timely shipment commitments,
etc.)?
No

Yes-- Please describe.

III-17. Raw materials.--Please describe any trends in the prices of raw materials used to produce steel
wire garment hangers and whether your firm expects these trends to continue.

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III-18. Interchangeability.--Is steel wire garment hangers produced in the United States and in other
countries interchangeable (i.e., can they physically be used in the same applications)?
Please indicate A, F, S, N, or 0 in the table below:
A = the products from a specified country-pair are always interchangeable
F = the products are frequently interchangeable
S = the products are sometimes interchangeable
N = the products are never interchangeable
0 = no familiarity with products from a specified country-pair
Country-pair

Taiwan

Vietnam

Other countries

United States
Taiwan
Vietnam

For any country-pair producing steel wire garment hangers that is sometimes or never
interchangeable, please explain the factors that limit or preclude interchangeable use:

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III-19. Factors other than price.--Are differences other than price (i.e., quality, availability,
transportation network, product range, technical support, etc.) between steel wire garment
hangers produced in the United States and in other countries a significant factor in your firm’s
sales of the products?
Please indicate A, F, S, N, or 0 in the table below:
A = such differences are always significant
F = such differences are frequently significant
S = such differences are sometimes significant
N = such differences are never significant
0 = no familiarity with products from a specified country-pair
Country-pair

Taiwan

Vietnam

Other countries

United States
Taiwan
Vietnam

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

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III-20. Customer identification--Please identify the names and contact information for your firm’s
10 largest U.S. customers for steel wire garment hangers since January 1, 2008. Indicate the
share of the quantity of your firm’s total shipments of steel wire garment hangers that each of
these customers accounted for in 2010.

Customer’s name

1

Contact person

Email

Telephone

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

Street Address

,
City

2

State

Street Address

,
City

3

State

,
State

,
State

,
State

,
State

,
State

,
State

Zip Code

Street Address

,
City

10

Zip Code

Street Address
City

9

Zip Code

Street Address
City

8

Zip Code

Street Address
City

7

Zip Code

Street Address
City

6

Zip Code

Street Address
City

5

Zip Code

Street Address
City

4

Zip Code

State

Zip Code

Street Address

,
City

State

Zip Code

Share
of 2010
sales
(%)