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U.S. IMPORTERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
DIFFUSION-ANNEALED, NICKEL-PLATED STEEL FROM JAPAN
This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by no later than April
10, 2013
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 investigation concerning diffusion-annealed, nickel-plated steel flat-rolled products
(“diffusion-annealed, nickel-plated steel”) from Japan (Inv. No. 731-TA-1206 (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 diffusion-annealed, nickel-plated steel (as defined in the instruction booklet) from any
country at any time since January 1, 2010?
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)
Return questionnaire via the U.S. International Trade Commission Drop Box by clicking
on the following link: https://dropbox.usitc.gov/oinv/. (use the following PIN: DANP)
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
Email 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 diffusion-annealed, nickel-plated steel from Japan into the
United States or that are engaged in exporting diffusion-annealed, nickel-plated steel from Japan
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 diffusion-annealed, nickel-plated steel?
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
diffusion-annealed, nickel-plated steel. 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 diffusion-annealed, nickel-plated steel 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 diffusion-annealed,
nickel-plated steel 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 diffusionannealed, nickel-plated steel 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 Nathanael Comly
(nathanael.comly@usitc.gov; 202-205-3174). Supply all data requested on a calendar-year basis.
II-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 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 diffusion-annealed, nickel-plated steel since January 1,
2010.
(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 diffusionannealed, nickel-plated steel from the listed countries for delivery after December 31, 2012?
No
Yes–Indicate when such orders have been or are to be delivered and the
quantities involved.
Quantity (in short tons)
Period/Source
Jan-Mar 2013
Apr-Jun 2013
Jul-Sept 2013
Sept-Dec 2013
Japan
Belgium
Germany
Korea
Other sources1
1
II-4.
Identify your other sources:
Reasons for importing.--If your firm also produces diffusion-annealed, nickel-plated steel 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 diffusion-annealed, nickel-plated steel imported from Japan by
your firm during the specified periods. (See definitions in the instruction booklet.)
JAPAN
Quantity (in short tons), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item
2010
2011
2012
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: (quantity)
U.S. shipments to end users - Battery
U.S. shipments to end users – Other:
U.S. shipments to distributors
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-ofperiod 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-6a.
IMPORTS FROM NONSUBJECT SOURCES.–Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s
shipments and inventories of diffusion-annealed, nickel-plated steel imported from Belgium by
your firm during the specified periods. (See definitions in the instruction booklet.)
BELGIUM
Quantity (in short tons), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item
2010
2011
2012
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: (quantity)
U.S. shipments to end users - Battery
U.S. shipments to end users – Other:
U.S. shipments to distributors
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-ofperiod 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-6b.
IMPORTS FROM NONSUBJECT SOURCES.–Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s
shipments and inventories of diffusion-annealed, nickel-plated steel imported from Germany by
your firm during the specified periods. (See definitions in the instruction booklet.)
GERMANY
Quantity (in short tons), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item
2010
2011
2012
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: (quantity)
U.S. shipments to end users - Battery
U.S. shipments to end users – Other:
U.S. shipments to distributors
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-ofperiod 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-6c.
IMPORTS FROM NONSUBJECT SOURCES.–Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s
shipments and inventories of diffusion-annealed, nickel-plated steel imported from Korea by
your firm during the specified periods. (See definitions in the instruction booklet.)
KOREA
Quantity (in short tons), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item
2010
2011
2012
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: (quantity)
U.S. shipments to end users - Battery
U.S. shipments to end users – Other:
U.S. shipments to distributors
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-ofperiod 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-6d.
IMPORTS FROM NONSUBJECT SOURCES.–Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s
shipments and inventories of diffusion-annealed, nickel-plated steel imported from all other
sources combined (i.e. those sources not listed in questions II-5 and II-6a-c) by your firm during
the specified periods. (See definitions in the instruction booklet.)
ALL OTHER SOURCES COMBINED
Quantity (in short tons), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item
2010
2011
2012
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: (quantity)
U.S. shipments to end users - Battery
U.S. shipments to end users – Other:
U.S. shipments to distributors
1
Please identify the sources (e.g. country) 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-ofperiod 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.
HTS classification for imports.— Report the share of your firm’s imports of diffusion-annealed,
nickel-plated steel in 2012 from each of the listed sources under the listed HTS statistical
reporting number(s).
Share of 2012 imports (in percent)
HTS/Source
Japan
Belgium
Germany
Korea
Other Sources
7210.90.6000
7212.50.0000
Other HTS1
Total
1
100
100
100
Identify other HTS statistical reporting number (and note if different by source):
100
100
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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from John Benedetto (202-205-3270,
john.benedetto@usitc.gov)
III-1. Contact information.-- 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, 2010 of the following
products you imported from Japan:
Product 1.—Diffusion-annealed, nickel-plated steel, 0.010 inch, plus or minus 0.0004 in.
(0.244 mm to 0.264 mm) thickness, with nickel plate 1.25 micron minimum one
side and .625 micron minimum opposite
Product 2.-- Diffusion-annealed, nickel-plated steel, 0.008 inch, plus or minus 0.0004 in.
(0.193 mm to 0.213 mm) thickness, with nickel plate 1.25 micron minimum one
side and .625 micron minimum opposite
Product 3.-- Diffusion-annealed, nickel-plated steel, 0.008 inch, plus or minus 0.0004 in.
(0.193 mm to 0.213 mm) thickness, with nickel plate 1.8 micron minimum one
side and .375 micron minimum, but less than .625 micron, opposite
Product 4.-- Diffusion-annealed, nickel-plated steel, 0.0135 inch, plus or minus 0.0005 in.
(0.330 mm to 0.356 mm) thickness, with nickel plate 1.0 micron minimum one
side and 1.0 micron minimum opposite
Product 5.-- Diffusion-annealed, nickel-plated steel, 0.0153 inch, plus or minus 0.0005 in.
(0.376 mm to 0.401 mm) thickness, with nickel plate 1.0 micron minimum one
side and 1.0 micron minimum opposite
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 Japan
and sold by your firm.
JAPAN
(Quantity in short tons, value in $1,000)
Product 1
Product 2
Product 3
Product 4
Product 5
Period of
shipment
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value
Quantity Value
Quantity
Value
Quantity Value
2010:
JanuaryMarch
April-June
JulySeptember
OctoberDecember
2011:
JanuaryMarch
April-June
JulySeptember
OctoberDecember
2012:
JanuaryMarch
April-June
JulySeptember
OctoberDecember
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.
Note.--If your product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified product, provide a
description of your product. Also, please explain any anomalies in your reported pricing data.
Product 1:
Product 2:
Product 3:
Product 4:
Product 5:
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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 Belgium
and sold by your firm.
BELGIUM
Product 1
Quantity
Value
(Quantity in short tons, value in $1,000)
Product 2
Product 3
Product 4
Quantity
Value
Quantity Value
Quantity
Value
Product 5
Period of
shipment
Quantity Value
2010:
JanuaryMarch
April-June
JulySeptember
OctoberDecember
2011:
JanuaryMarch
April-June
JulySeptember
OctoberDecember
2012:
JanuaryMarch
April-June
JulySeptember
OctoberDecember
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.
Note.--If your product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified product, provide a
description of your product. Also, please explain any anomalies in your reported pricing data.
Product 1:
Product 2:
Product 3:
Product 4:
Product 5:
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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 Germany
and sold by your firm.
GERMANY
Product 1
Quantity
Value
(Quantity in short tons, value in $1,000)
Product 2
Product 3
Product 4
Quantity
Value
Quantity Value
Quantity
Value
Product 5
Period of
shipment
Quantity Value
2010:
JanuaryMarch
April-June
JulySeptember
OctoberDecember
2011:
JanuaryMarch
April-June
JulySeptember
OctoberDecember
2012:
JanuaryMarch
April-June
JulySeptember
OctoberDecember
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.
Note.--If your product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified product, provide a
description of your product. Also, please explain any anomalies in your reported pricing data.
Product 1:
Product 2:
Product 3:
Product 4:
Product 5:
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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-2d. Price data.--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported from Korea
and sold by your firm.
KOREA
Product 1
Quantity
Value
(Quantity in short tons, value in $1,000)
Product 2
Product 3
Product 4
Quantity
Value
Quantity Value
Quantity
Value
Product 5
Period of
shipment
Quantity Value
2010:
JanuaryMarch
April-June
JulySeptember
OctoberDecember
2011:
JanuaryMarch
April-June
JulySeptember
OctoberDecember
2012:
JanuaryMarch
April-June
JulySeptember
OctoberDecember
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.
Note.--If your product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified product, provide a
description of your product. Also, please explain any anomalies in your reported pricing data.
Product 1:
Product 2:
Product 3:
Product 4:
Product 5:
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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 diffusionannealed, nickel-plated steel (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 diffusion-annealed, nickel-plated steel.-(a)
What are your firm’s typical sales terms for diffusion-annealed, nickel-plated steel
imported from Japan?
Net 30 days
(b)
Net 60 days
2/10 net 30 days
Other (specify)
On what basis are your prices of imported diffusion-annealed, nickel-plated steel from
Japan 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 diffusion-annealed,
nickel-plated steel imported from Japan in 2012 were on a (1) long-term contract basis, (2) shortterm contract basis, and (3) spot sales basis?
Share of
2012 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-7a. Contract provisions.— Please fill out the table with respect to provisions of your typical sales
contracts for diffusion-annealed, nickel-plated steel from Japan (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-7b. Contract matching. — Do sales contracts or agreements include a requirement that prices to the
contracting customer will be no higher than prices to any other purchaser for the comparable
specification? Please describe any such requirements and how often your firm uses such
contracts in its sales of diffusion-annealed, nickel-plated steel.
III-7c. Surcharges. — Are your firm’s prices for diffusion-annealed, nickel-plated steel established
using a formula that allows adjustments for changes in raw materials costs or other factors? If so,
please explain, identifying the adjustments in the formula and the period during which prices may
change.
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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-8.
Lead times.--What is your share of sales of diffusion-annealed, nickel-plated steel imported from
Japan 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 diffusion-annealed, nickelplated steel?
Share of
2012 sales
Source
From your U.S. inventory
%
From foreign manufacturers’ inventory
%
Produced to order
%
Total
III-9.
Lead time
(days)
100 %
Shipping information.—
(a)
What is the approximate percentage of the total delivered cost of diffusion-annealed,
nickel-plated steel imported from Japan 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 diffusion-annealed, nickel-plated steel imported from Japan, from where is
it shipped?
Point of importation
Storage facility
(check one)
(d)
Indicate the approximate percentage of your sales of diffusion-annealed, nickel-plated
steel imported from Japan 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
%
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III-10. Geographical shipments--What is the geographic market area in the United States served by
your firm’s shipments of diffusion-annealed, nickel-plated steel imported from any source?
(check all that apply)
Geographic area
Japan
All other import
sources
√ if applicable
√ 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 diffusion-annealed, nickel-plated steel that you import
from Japan. For each end-use product, what approximate percentage of the total cost is
accounted for by diffusion-annealed, nickel-plated steel and other inputs?
Share of total cost of end use product
accounted for by
End use product
Diffusion-annealed,
nickel-plated steel
(percent)
Other inputs (percent)
Total
%
%
100%
%
%
100%
%
%
100%
Is any of the diffusion-annealed, nickel-plated steel that you manufacture and sell to U.S.
customers used in lithium batteries?
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III-12. Qualification.—Do end users of diffusion-annealed, nickel-plated steel require suppliers to
submit diffusion-annealed, nickel-plated steel for qualification prior to purchasing commercial
quantities?
No
Yes--Please describe the qualification process.
Has your firm submitted for qualification any diffusion-annealed, nickel-plated steel that is
currently pending approval by the end user?
No
Yes—Please identify the end user and specific application for which
qualification is pending.
III-13. Substitutes.-- Can other products be substituted for diffusion-annealed, nickel-plated steel?
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 diffusion-annealed,
nickel-plated steel?
No Yes
Explanation
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III-14. Demand trends.-- Indicate how demand within the United States and outside of the United States
(if known) for diffusion-annealed, nickel-plated steel has changed since January 1, 2010.
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-15. Product changes.--Have there been any significant changes in the product mix or marketing of
diffusion-annealed, nickel-plated steel since January 1, 2010?
No
Yes-- Please describe.
III-16. Business cycles.-(a) Is the diffusion-annealed, nickel-plated steel market subject to business cycles or conditions of
competition (including seasonal business) distinctive to diffusion-annealed, nickel-plated steel?
No (skip to question III-17.)
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
diffusion-annealed, nickel-plated steel since January 1, 2010?
No
Yes-- Please describe.
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III-17. Supply constraints.--Has your firm refused, declined, or been unable to supply diffusionannealed, nickel-plated steel since January 1, 2010 (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-18. Raw materials.--Please describe any trends in the prices of raw materials used to produce
diffusion-annealed, nickel-plated steel and whether your firm expects these trends to continue.
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III-19. Interchangeability.--Is diffusion-annealed, nickel-plated steel 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
Japan
Other countries
United States
Japan
For any country-pair producing diffusion-annealed, nickel-plated steel that is sometimes or
never interchangeable, please explain the factors that limit or preclude interchangeable use:
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III-20. Factors other than price.--Are differences other than price (i.e., quality, availability,
transportation network, product range, technical support, etc.) between diffusion-annealed,
nickel-plated steel 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
Japan
Other countries
United States
Japan
For any country-pair for which factors other than price always or frequently are a significant
factor in your firm’s sales of diffusion-annealed, nickel-plated steel, identify the country-pair and
report the advantages or disadvantages imparted by such factors:
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III-21. Customer identification--Please identify the names and contact information for your firm’s
10 largest U.S. customers for diffusion-annealed, nickel-plated steel since January 1, 2010.
Indicate the share of the quantity of your firm’s total shipments of diffusion-annealed, nickelplated steel that each of these customers accounted for in 2012.
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 2012
sales
(%)
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| File Modified | 2013-03-28 |
| File Created | 2013-03-28 |