13-2-3139 U.S. Importer Questionnaire

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HP - US Importer Questionnaire

Hardwood Plywood from China, Inv. No. 701-490 (Final)

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U.S. IMPORTERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
HARDWOOD PLYWOOD FROM CHINA

This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by no later than July 29, 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 countervailing duty and antidumping investigations concerning hardwood plywood from China (Inv.
Nos. 701 TA-490 and 731-TA-1204 (Final)). 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 hardwood plywood (as defined in the instruction booklet) from any country at any time
since January 1, 2010?

(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: HPFC)
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 hardwood plywood from China into the United States or
that are engaged in exporting hardwood plywood from China 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 hardwood plywood?
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
hardwood plywood. 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 hardwood plywood 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 hardwood plywood into,
or withdraws such merchandise from, foreign trade zones or bonded warehouses.
Foreign trade zones

Yes

Bonded warehouses

Yes

Temporary importation under bond.--Please indicate whether your firm imports hardwood
plywood 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 Fred Ruggles (202-205-3187,
fred.ruggles@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
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 hardwood plywood 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 hardwood
plywood from China for delivery after June 30, 2013?
No

II-4.

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

Reasons for importing.--If your firm also produces hardwood plywood 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 hardwood plywood imported from China by your firm during the
specified periods. (See definitions in the instruction booklet.)

CHINA
Quantity (in 1,000 square feet), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item

2010

2011

January-June
2012

2012

2013

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:

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.

Please report your U.S. commercial shipments of imported U.S. imports of Chinese hardwood
plywood according to the thickness of the face veneer and overall plywood thickness.
Quantity (in 1,000 square feet)
Calendar years
Item

2010

2011

January-June
2012

2012

2013

U.S. commercial shipments:
Face veneer thickness (nominal):
0.6mm and above
0.5mm – 0.59mm
0.4mm – 0.49mm
<0.4mm
U.S. commercial shipments:
Plywood thickness (nominal):
20.0mm and above
16.0mm – 19.99mm
6.5mm – 15.99mm
<6.5mm
Reconciliation of data.--Please note that the quantities reported above should reconcile with question II-5. Do the data
reported reconcile?
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 hardwood plywood 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 square feet), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item

2010

2011

January-June
2012

2012

2013

Please identify the sources and foreign producers, if known:

Yes

No--Please explain:

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from James Fetzer (202-708-5403,
james.fetzer@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 China and from Canada, Indonesia, and Russia:
Product 1.-- 12 mm (1/2") thickness (actual or nominal), 4x8 panel size, Birch face (whether
white birch, natural birch or artisan birch; whole piece), face Grade C/D+ or
substantially equivalent, Birch back (whether white birch, natural birch or artisan
birch), back grade 2/3 or substantially equivalent, veneer core, unfinished.
Product 2.-- 12 mm (1/2") thickness (actual or nominal), 4x8 panel size, Birch face (whether
white birch, natural birch or artisan birch; whole piece), face Grade C/D+ or
substantially equivalent, Birch back (whether white birch, natural birch or artisan
birch), back grade 2/3 or substantially equivalent, veneer core, prefinished.
Product 3.-- 18 mm (3/4") thickness (actual or nominal), 4x8 panel size, Birch face (whether
white birch, natural birch or artisan birch), face Grade C/D+ or substantially
equivalent, Birch back (whether white birch, natural birch or artisan birch), back
grade 2/3 or substantially equivalent, veneer core, unfinished.
Product 4.-- 5.2 mm (1/4") thickness (actual or nominal), 4x8 panel size, Maple face (whether
plain or rotary sliced), face Grade B or substantially equivalent, Maple back (whether
plain or rotary sliced), back grade 2/3 or substantially equivalent, veneer core,
unfinished.
Product 5.-- 18 mm (3/4") thickness (actual or nominal), 4x8 panel size, Birch face (whether
white birch, natural birch or artisan birch), face Grade C/D+ or substantially
equivalent, Birch back (whether white birch, natural birch or artisan birch), back
grade 2/3 or substantially equivalent, veneer core, prefinished.
Product 6. --5.2 mm (1/4”) thickness (actual or nominal), 4x8 panel size, Birch face (whether
plain or rotary sliced), face Grade C or substantially equivalent, back face of Birch or
other, Grade 2/3 or substantially equivalent, veneer core, unfinished.

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 China
and sold by your firm.

CHINA
Report data in 1,000 square feet and actual dollars (not 1,000s of dollars like previous questions).
(Quantity in 1,000 square feet, value in dollars)
Product 1
Product 2
Product 3
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value Quantity
Value

Product 4
Period of shipment
Quantity
Value
2010:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2011:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2012:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2013:
January-March
April-June
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:

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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 China
and sold by your firm.

CHINA
Report data in 1,000 square feet and actual dollars (not 1,000s of dollars like previous questions).
(Quantity in 1,000 square feet, value in dollars)
Product 5
Product 6
Quantity
Value
Quantity

Period of shipment
Value
2010:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2011:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2012:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2013:
January-March
April-June
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 5:
Product 6:

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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 Canada
and sold by your firm.

CANADA
Report data in 1,000 square feet and actual dollars (not 1,000s of dollars like previous questions).
(Quantity in 1,000 square feet, value in dollars)
Product 1
Product 2
Product 3
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value Quantity
Value

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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 Canada
and sold by your firm.

CANADA
Report data in 1,000 square feet and actual dollars (not 1,000s of dollars like previous questions).
(Quantity in 1,000 square feet, value in dollars)
Product 5
Product 6
Quantity
Value
Quantity

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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 Indonesia
and sold by your firm.

INDONESIA
Report data in 1,000 square feet and actual dollars (not 1,000s of dollars like previous questions).
(Quantity in 1,000 square feet, value in dollars)
Product 1
Product 2
Product 3
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value Quantity
Value

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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 Indonesia
and sold by your firm.

INDONESIA
Report data in 1,000 square feet and actual dollars (not 1,000s of dollars like previous questions).
(Quantity in 1,000 square feet, value in dollars)
Product 5
Product 6
Quantity
Value
Quantity

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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 Russia
and sold by your firm.

RUSSIA
Report data in 1,000 square feet and actual dollars (not 1,000s of dollars like previous questions).
(Quantity in 1,000 square feet, value in dollars)
Product 1
Product 2
Product 3
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value Quantity
Value

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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 Russia
and sold by your firm.

RUSSIA
Report data in 1,000 square feet and actual dollars (not 1,000s of dollars like previous questions).
(Quantity in 1,000 square feet, value in dollars)
Product 5
Product 6
Quantity
Value
Quantity

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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 hardwood
plywood (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 hardwood plywood.-(a)

What are your firm’s typical sales terms for hardwood plywood imported from China?
Net 30 days

(b)

Net 60 days

2/10 net 30 days

Other (specify)

On what basis are your prices of imported hardwood plywood from China 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 hardwood plywood
imported from China in 2012 were on a (1) long-term contract basis, (2) short-term 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-7.

Contract provisions.— Please fill out the table with respect to provisions of your typical sales
contracts for hardwood plywood from China (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 hardwood plywood imported from China 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 hardwood plywood?
Source

Share of
2012 sales

From your U.S. inventory

From foreign manufacturers’ inventory

Produced to order

Total

100 %

Lead time
(days)

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-9.

Shipping information.—
(a)

What is the approximate percentage of the total delivered cost of hardwood plywood
imported from China 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 hardwood plywood imported from China, from where is it shipped?
Point of importation
Storage facility
(check one)

(d)

Indicate the approximate percentage of your sales of hardwood plywood imported from
China that are delivered the following distances from your U.S. point of shipment.
Distance from your U.S. point of shipment

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 hardwood plywood imported from any source? (check all that apply)
Geographic area
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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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-11. End uses-Describe the end uses of the hardwood plywood that you import from China. For each
end-use product, what percentage of the total cost is accounted for by hardwood plywood and
other inputs?
Share of total cost of end use product
accounted for by

End use product

Hardwood plywood
(percent)

Other inputs (percent)

Total

100%

III-12. Substitutes.-- Can other products be substituted for hardwood plywood?
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 hardwood plywood?
No Yes

Explanation

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-13. Demand trends.-- Indicate how demand within the United States and outside of the United States
(if known) for hardwood plywood 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-14. Product changes.--Have there been any significant changes in the product mix or marketing of
hardwood plywood since January 1, 2010?
No

Yes-- Please describe.

III-15. Business cycles.-(a) Is the hardwood plywood market subject to business cycles or conditions of competition
(including seasonal business) distinctive to hardwood plywood?
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
hardwood plywood since January 1, 2010?
No

Yes-- Please describe.

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-16. Supply constraints.--Has your firm refused, declined, or been unable to supply hardwood
plywood 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-17. Supply constraints.--Has your firm altered your suppliers of hardwood plywood since January 1,
2010, because of concerns regarding the traceability of the wood inputs (Lacey Act)?
No

Yes-- Please describe.

III-18. Raw materials.--Please describe any trends in the prices of raw materials used to produce
hardwood plywood and whether your firm expects these trends to continue.

III-19. Lacey Act procedures.— Regarding the hardwood plywood that you import, please describe any
procedures you have instituted or implemented to ensure compliance with the Lacey Act.

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-20. Chain of custody certification and forest certification claim.
(a) Do you have a chain of custody certification (ex. FSC, PEFC, SFI, etc.) for the hardwood
plywood that you import? Explain if necessary below.

Yes

(b) What percentage (in terms of volume) of the hardwood plywood that you import carries a
formal certified forest content certification claim (ex. FSC, PEFC, SFI, etc.)? Explain if necessary
below.
percent of imports in 2012.

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-21. Interchangeability.--Is hardwood plywood produced in the United States and in other countries
interchangeable (i.e., can they physically be used in the same applications, such as cabinet fronts
versus backs)?
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

China

Canada

Indonesia

Russia

Other countries

United States
China
Canada
Indonesia
Russia

For any country-pair producing hardwood plywood that is sometimes or never interchangeable,
please explain the factors that limit or preclude interchangeable use:

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PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-22. Factors other than price.--Are differences other than price (i.e., quality, availability,
transportation network, product range, technical support, etc.) between hardwood plywood
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

China

Canada

Indonesia

Russia

Other countries

United States
China
Canada
Indonesia
Russia

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

Business Proprietary
U.S. Importers’ Questionnaire - Hardwood Plywood

Page 28

PART III.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
III-23. Customer Identification--Please identify the names and contact information for your firm’s
10 largest U.S. customers for hardwood plywood since January 1, 2010. Indicate the share of the
quantity of your firm’s total shipments of hardwood plywood that each of these customers
accounted for in 2012.

Customer’s name

Contact person

Telephone

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

Street Address

,
City

State

Street Address

,
City

State

,
State

Zip Code

Street Address

,
City

Zip Code

Street Address
City

Zip Code

Street Address
City

Zip Code

Street Address
City

Zip Code

Street Address
City

Zip Code

Street Address
City

Zip Code

Street Address
City

Zip Code

State

Zip Code

Street Address

,
City

State

Zip Code

Share
of 2012
sales
(%)

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