14-1-3166 U.S. Producer Questionnaire

OMB No. 3117-0016/USITC No. 14-1-3166; Expiration Date: 6/30/2014
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U.S. PRODUCERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
STEEL CONCRETE REINFORCING BAR FROM MEXICO AND TURKEY

This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by no later than September 18, 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 steel concrete reinforcing bar (“rebar”)
from Mexico and Turkey (Inv. Nos. 701-TA-502 and 731-TA-1227-1228 (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
firm’s possession (19 U.S.C. § 1333(a)).

Name of firm
Address
City

State

Zip Code

World Wide Web address
Has your firm produced rebar (as defined in the instruction booklet) 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: RBAR)
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 50 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
firm’s 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.

Petition support.--Does your firm support or oppose the petition?
Country
Mexico
Turkey

Support

Oppose

Take no position

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

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

I-5.

Address

Extent of
ownership

Related importers/exporters.--Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or
foreign, that are engaged in importing rebar from Mexico or Turkey into the United States or that
are engaged in exporting rebar from Mexico or Turkey to the United States?
No
Firm name

I-6.

Yes--List the following information.

Yes--List the following information.
Address

Affiliation

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

Yes--List the following information.
Address

Affiliation

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Michael Szustakowski
(202-205-3169, mgs@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 production of rebar since January 1, 2010.
(check as many as appropriate)
plant openings ..............................

plant 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-3a.

Production and capacity.--Please report your firm’s production of straight and coiled rebar,
production of products made on the same equipment and machinery used to produce rebar, and
the combined production capacity on this shared equipment and machinery in the periods
indicated.
(Quantity in short tons)
Item

Calendar years
2010

2011

January-June
2012

2012

2013

Overall production capacity
Production of subject merchandise:
Straight rebar
Coiled rebar
Subject merchandise subtotal

1

Production of nonsubject merchandise:
Merchant bar
Other (including SBQ bar)

2

Nonsubject merchandise subtotal
Total
1
2

Subject merchandise subtotal (straight rebar plus coiled rebar) should equal production data reported in II-7a.
Please identify:

II-3b.

Operating parameters.--The production capacity (see definitions in instruction booklet) reported in
II-3a is based on operating
hours per week,
weeks per year.

II-3c.

Capacity calculation.--Please describe the methodology used to calculate overall production capacity
reported in II-3a, and explain any changes in reported capacity.

II-3d.

Production constraints.--Please describe the constraint(s) that set the limit(s) on your firm’s
production capacity.

II-3e.

Product shifting.--Please describe the constraint(s) that set the limit(s) on your firm’s production
ability to shift production capacity between products.

II-4.

Tolling.--Since January 1, 2010, has your firm been involved in a toll agreement (see definition
in the instruction booklet) regarding the production of rebar?
No

Yes--Name firm(s):

.

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-5.

Foreign trade zone.--Does your firm produce rebar in a foreign trade zone (FTZ)?
No

II-6.

Yes--Identify FTZ(s):

Importer.--Since January 1, 2010, has your firm imported rebar?
No

II-7a.

.

Yes--COMPLETE AND RETURN A U.S. IMPORTERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE

Trade data.--Report your firm’s production capacity, production, shipments, inventories, and
employment related to the production of rebar in its U.S. establishment(s) during the specified
periods. (See definitions in the instruction booklet.)
Quantity (in short tons) and value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item

2010

2011

January-June
2012

2012

2013

Average production capacity (quantity)
Beginning-of-period inventories (quantity)
Production (quantity)
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity of commercial shipments
Value of commercial shipments
Internal consumption:
Quantity of internal consumption
1

Value of internal consumption
Transfers to related firms:
Quantity of transfers
1

Value of transfers
2

Export shipments:
Quantity of export shipments
Value of export shipments
3

End-of-period inventories (quantity)
Channels of distribution:
U.S. shipments to distributors (quantity)
U.S. shipments to end users (quantity)
U.S. shipments to firms that are both
end users and distributors (quantity)
Employment data:
Average number of PRWs (number)
Hours worked by PRWs (1,000 hours)
Wages paid to PRWs (value)
1

Internal consumption and transfers to related firms must be valued at fair market value. In the event that your firm uses
a different basis for valuing these transactions, please specify that basis (e.g., cost, cost plus, etc.) and provide value data
using that basis for each of the periods noted above:
2

Identify your firm’s principal export markets:
.
Reconciliation of data.--Please note that the quantities reported above should reconcile as follows: beginning-of-period
inventories, plus production, less total shipments, equals end-of-period inventories. Do the data reported reconcile?
3

Yes

No--Please explain:

.

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

Operating parameters.--The production capacity (see definitions in instruction booklet) reported in
II-7a is based on operating
hours per week,
weeks per year.

II-7c.

Capacity calculation.--Please describe the methodology used to calculate production capacity
reported in II-7a, and explain any changes in reported capacity.

II-3d.

Same equipment, machinery, and workers. If your firm reported production of products other than
rebar on the same equipment and machinery used in the production of rebar and/or using the same
production and related workers employed to produce rebar, please indicate the basis for allocation of
capacity and employment data (indicate if different).

II-8.

Type of rebar (length).--Please provide an estimated percentage of your firm’s U.S. produced
U.S. shipments for each type of rebar during 2012. The sum of percentages listed should equal
100 percent.

Length of product
< 20 feet (straight)
≥ 20 but < 40 feet (straight)
≥ 40 but < 60 feet (straight)
≥ 60 feet (straight)
Coiled rebar
Total
II-9.

Share of U.S. shipments (percent)

100.0

Type of rebar (size).--Please provide an estimated percentage of your firm’s U.S. produced U.S.
shipments for each type of rebar during 2012. The sum of percentages listed should equal 100
percent:

Size
Share (percent)
Size
Share (percent)
Size
Share (percent)
No. 3
No. 7
No. 11
No. 4
No. 8
No. 14/18
No. 5
No. 9
Other1
No. 6
No. 10
Total
100.0
1
Please identify
_________________________________________________________________.
II-10.

Related firms.--If your firm reported transfers to related firms in question II-7, please indicate
the nature of the relationship between your firm and the related firms (e.g., joint venture, wholly
owned subsidiary), whether the transfers were priced at market value or by a non-market formula,
whether your firm retained marketing rights to all transfers, and whether the related firms also
processed inputs from sources other than your firm.

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

Purchases.--Other than direct imports, has your firm otherwise purchased rebar since January 1,
2010? (See definitions in the instruction booklet.)
Yes--Report such purchases below for the specified periods.1

No

(Quantity in short tons, value in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item

2010

2011

January-June
2012

2012

2013

PURCHASES FROM U.S. IMPORTERS
OF PRODUCT FROM—
2
MEXICO:
Quantity
Value
2

TURKEY:
Quantity
Value
All other countries:
Quantity
Value
PURCHASES FROM DOMESTIC
2
PRODUCERS:
Quantity
Value
2

PURCHASES FROM OTHER SOURCES:
Quantity
Value
1

Please indicate your firm’s reasons for purchasing this product. If your firm’s reasons differ by source, please
elaborate.
2

Please list the name of the firm(s) from which your firm purchased this product. If your firm’s suppliers differ
by source, please identify the source for each listed supplier.

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PART III.--FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Address questions on this part of the questionnaire to David Boyland (202-708-4725,
david.boyland@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

III-2.

Accounting system.--Briefly describe your firm’s financial accounting system.
A.

When does your firm’s fiscal year end (month and day)?
If your firm’s fiscal year changed during the data-collection period, explain
below:

B.1.

Describe the lowest level of operations (e.g., plant, division, company-wide) for
which financial statements are prepared that include rebar:

2.
3.

4.

Does your firm prepare profit/loss statements for rebar:
Yes
No
How often did your firm (or parent company) prepare financial statements
(including annual reports, 10Ks)? Please check relevant items below.
Audited,
unaudited,
annual reports,
10Ks,
10 Qs,
Monthly,
quarterly,
semi-annually,
annually
Accounting basis:
GAAP,
cash,
tax, or
other comprehensive
basis of accounting (specify)

Note: The Commission may request that your company submit copies of its financial statements,
including internal profit-and-loss statements for the division or product group that includes rebar,
as well as those statements and worksheets used to compile data for your firm’s questionnaire
response.

III-3.

Cost accounting system.--Briefly describe your firm’s cost accounting system (e.g., standard
cost, job order cost, etc.).

______

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PART III.--FINANCIAL INFORMATION--Continued
III-4.

Allocation basis.—Does your standard accounting system account for costs separately for rebar
from the costs to produce other products?
Yes
No
If you used your standard accounting system to prepare this questionnaire, but it does not separate
rebar costs from other costs, please describe the basis for the allocations you used for this
response with respect to the following items:
Raw materials, including scrap and billets:
Direct labor:
Other factory costs:
Selling, general and administrative costs:
Interest expense:
Other income and other expenses:

III-5.

Other products.--Please list the products your firm produced in the facilities in which your firm
produced rebar, and provide the share of net sales accounted for by these other products in your
firm’s most recent fiscal year:
Products

Rebar

Share of sales
(percent)

%
%
%
%

Total
III-6.

100.0 %

Does your firm purchase inputs (raw materials, labor, energy, or any other services) used in the
production of rebar from any related firms?
Yes--Continue to question III-7 below.

No--Continue to question III-9 below.

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PART III.--FINANCIAL INFORMATION--Continued
III-7.

Inputs from related firms.--In the space provided below, identify the inputs used in the
production of rebar that your firm purchases from related parties.
Input

III-8.

Related party

Inputs from related firms at cost.--All intercompany profit on inputs purchased from related
parties should be eliminated from the costs reported to the Commission in question III-10 (i.e.,
costs reported in question III-10 should only reflect the related party’s cost and not include an
associated profit component). Reasonable methods for determining and eliminating the
associated profit on inputs purchased from related parties are acceptable.
Has your firm complied with the Commission’s instructions regarding costs associated with
inputs purchased from related parties?

Yes
III-9.

No--Please contact David Boyland (202-708-4725, david.boyland@usitc.gov).
Nonrecurring items (charges and gains) included in reported in III-10 (Rebar financial
results) .--For each annual and interim period for which financial results are reported in question
III-10, please specify all material (significant) nonrecurring items (charges and gains) in the
schedule below, the specific table III-10 line item where the nonrecurring items are included, a
brief description of the relevant nonrecurring items, and the associated values (in $1,000), as
reflected in table III-10; i.e., if an aggregate nonrecurring item has been allocated to table III-10,
only the allocated value amount included in table III-10 should be reported in the schedule below.
Note: The Commission’s objective here is to gather information only on material (significant)
nonrecurring items which impacted the reported rebar financial results in table III-10.

Fiscal years ended-2010
Nonrecurring item: In this column please provide a
brief description of each nonrecurring item and indicate
the specific table III-10 line item where the nonrecurring
item is included.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

2011

January-June
2012

2012

2013

Nonrecurring item: In these columns please report the amount (in
$1,000) of the relevant nonrecurring item reported in table III-10.

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PART III.--FINANCIAL INFORMATION--Continued
III-10. Operations on rebar.--Report the revenue and related cost information requested below on the
rebar operations of your firm’s U.S. establishment(s).1 Do not report resales of products. Note
that internal consumption and transfers to related firms must be valued at fair market value and
purchases from related firms must be at cost.2 Provide data for your firm’s three most recently
completed fiscal years, and for the specified interim periods. If your firm was involved in tolling
operations (either as the toller or as the tollee), please contact David Boyland at 202-708-4725
(david.boyland@usitc.gov) before completing this section of the questionnaire.
Quantity (in short tons) and value (in $1,000)
Fiscal years ended-Item

2010

2011

January-June
2012

2012

2013

3

Net sales quantities:
Commercial sales (“CS”)
Internal consumption (“IC”)
Transfers to related firms (“Transfers”)
Total net sales quantities
3
Net sales values:
Commercial sales

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Internal consumption
Transfers to related firms
Total net sales values
Cost of goods sold (COGS):
Raw materials

4

Direct labor
Other factory costs
Total COGS
Gross profit or (loss)
Selling, general, and administrative
(SG&A) expenses:
Selling expenses
General and administrative expenses
Total SG&A expenses
Operating income (loss)
Other income and expenses:
Interest expense
All other expense items
All other income items
Net income or (loss) before income taxes
Depreciation/amortization included above
1

Include only sales (whether domestic or export) and costs related to your firm’s U.S. manufacturing operations.
Please eliminate any profits or (losses) on inputs from related firms pursuant question III-8.
3
Less discounts, returns, allowances, and prepaid freight. The quantities and values should approximate the corresponding
shipment quantities and values reported in Part II of this questionnaire.
4
COGS should include costs associated with CS, IC, and Transfers, as well as export shipments in question II-8.
2

Note -- The table above contains calculations that will appear when you have entered data in the MS
word form fields.

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PART III.--FINANCIAL INFORMATION--Continued
III-10. Operations on rebar--(Continued) Financial data reconciliation.--The calculable line items from
question III-10 on the previous page (i.e., total net sales quantities and values, total COGS, gross
profit (or loss), total SG&A, and net income (or loss)) have been calculated from the data
submitted in the other line items. Do the calculated fields return the correct data according to
your firm's financial records ignoring non-material differences that may arise due to rounding?
Yes

No.--If the calculated fields do not show the correct data, please double check the
feeder data for data entry errors and revise.
Also, check signs accorded to the post operating income line items; the two
expense line items should report positive numbers (i.e., expenses are positive
and incomes or reversals are negative--instances of the latter should be rare
in those lines) while the income line item also in most instances should have
its value be a positive number (i.e., income is positive, expenses or reversals
are negative).
If after reviewing and potentially revising the feeder data your firm has
provided, the differences between your records and the calculated fields
persist please identify and discuss the differences in the space below.

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PART III.--FINANCIAL INFORMATION--Continued
III-11. Asset values.--Report the total assets (i.e., both current and long-term assets) associated with the
production, warehousing, and sale of rebar. If your firm does not maintain some or all of the
specific asset information necessary to calculate total assets for rebar in the normal course of
business, please estimate this information based upon a method (such as production, sales, or
costs) that is consistent with your firm’s cost allocations in the previous question. Provide data as
of the end of your firm’s three most recently completed fiscal years.
Note: Total assets should reflect net assets after any accumulated depreciation and allowances deducted.
Total assets should be allocated to the subject products if these assets are also related to other products.
In the space provided, please provide a brief explanation if there are any substantial changes in total asset
value during the period (e.g., due to asset write-offs, revaluation, and major purchases):
.
Value (in $1,000)
Fiscal years ended-Item

2010

2011

2012

Total assets (net)

III-12. Capital expenditures and research and development expenses.--Report your firm’s capital
expenditures and research and development expenses on rebar. Provide data for your firm’s three
most recently completed fiscal years, and for the specified interim periods.
Value (in $1,000)
Fiscal years ended-Item

2010

2011

January-June
2012

2012

Capital expenditures
Research and development expenses

III-13. Data consistency and reconciliation.--Please indicate whether your firm’s financial data for
questions III-10, 11, and 12 are based on a calendar year or on your firm’s fiscal year:
Calendar year
Fiscal year (specify

_________)

Please note the quantities and values reported in question III-10 should reconcile with the data
reported in question II-8 (including export shipments) as long as they are reported on the same
calendar year basis.
Do these data in question III-10 reconcile with data in question II-7?
Yes

No--Please explain

________________________

2013

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PART III.--FINANCIAL INFORMATION--Continued
III-14. Effects of imports.--Since January 1, 2010, has your firm experienced any actual negative effects
on its return on investment or its growth, investment, ability to raise capital, existing development
and production efforts (including efforts to develop a derivative or more advanced version of the
product), or the scale of capital investments as a result of imports of rebar from Mexico and/or
Turkey?
No

Yes--My firm has experienced actual negative effects as follows:
Cancellation, postponement, or rejection of expansion projects
Denial or rejection of investment proposal
Reduction in the size of capital investments
Rejection of bank loans
Lowering of credit rating
Problem related to the issue of stocks or bonds
Other (specify)

III-15. Anticipated effects of imports.--Does your firm anticipate any negative effects due to imports of
rebar from Mexico and/or Turkey?
No

Yes

If yes, my firm anticipates negative effects as follows:

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PART IV.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Amelia Preece (202-205-3250,
amelia.preece@usitc.gov)
IV-1.

Contact information.--Please identify the individual that Commission staff may contact
regarding the confidential information submitted in part IV.
Name
Title
Email
Telephone
Fax

PRICE DATA
IV-2.

This question requests quarterly quantity and value data, f.o.b. your firm’s U.S. point of
shipment, for your firm’s commercial shipments to unrelated U.S. customers since January 1,
2010 of the following products produced by your firm.
Product 1.-- Straight ASTM A615, No. 3, grade 60 rebar
Product 2.-- Straight ASTM A615, No. 4, grade 60 rebar
Product 3.-- Straight ASTM A615, No. 5, grade 60 rebar
Product 4.-- Straight ASTM A615, No. 6, grade 60 rebar

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
your firm (i.e., should be net of all deductions for discounts or rebates). See instruction booklet.

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PART IV.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
IV-2.

Pricing data.--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 produced and sold by
your firm. Report quantity data in short tons and value data in actual dollars (not 1,000s).

(Quantity in short tons, value in dollars)
Product 1
Product 2
Product 3
Product 4
Period of
shipment
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value
2010:
JanuaryMarch
AprilJune
JulySeptember
OctoberDecember
2011:
JanuaryMarch
AprilJune
JulySeptember
OctoberDecember
2012:
JanuaryMarch
AprilJune
JulySeptember
OctoberDecember
2013:
JanuaryMarch
AprilJune
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 firm’s U.S. point of shipment.
2
Pricing product definitions are provided on the first page of Part IV.
Note.--If your firm’s product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified
product, provide a description of your firm’s product. Also, please explain any anomalies in your firm’s reported
pricing data.
Product 1:
Product 2:
Product 3:
Product 4:

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

IV-3.

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

Set
price
lists

Contracts

Other

If other, describe

(b) How does your firm take into account scrap prices when setting the price for rebar?
Included in
cost

IV-4.

Other

If other, describe. If separate surcharge, describe
how your surcharge mechanism works

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

Quantity
discounts

IV-5.

Separate
surcharge

Annual
total
volume
discounts

No
discount
policy

Other

Describe

Pricing terms for rebar.-(a)

What are your firm’s typical sales terms for its U.S.-produced rebar?
Net 30
days

(b)

Net 60
days

2/10 net
30 days

Other

Other (specify)

On what basis are your firm’s prices of domestic rebar usually quoted (check one)?
Delivered

F.o.b.

If f.o.b., specify point

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PART IV.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
IV-6.

Contract versus spot.--Approximately what share of your firm’s sales of its U.S.-produced rebar
in 2012 was on a (1) long-term contract basis, (2) short-term contract basis, and (3) spot sales
basis?
Share of 2012
sales
(percent)

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

IV-7.

100.0

%

Contract provisions.— Please fill out the table with respect to provisions of your firm’s typical
sales contracts for rebar (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
Price

Fixed quantity and/or price

Both
Yes

Meet or release provision

No

Not applicable

IV-8.

Lead times.--What is your firm’s share of sales 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 its U.S.-produced rebar?
Source

Share of
2012 sales

From inventory

%

Produced to order

%

Total

100 %

Lead time (avg. #
of days)

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

Shipping information.-(a)

What is the approximate percentage of the total delivered cost of rebar that is accounted
for by U.S. inland transportation costs?
%

(b)

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

(c)

Indicate the approximate percentage of your firm’s sales of rebar that are delivered the
following distances from its production facility.

Distance from production facility

Share
(percent)

Within 100 miles

%

101 to 250 miles

%

251 to 500 miles

%

501 to 1,000 miles

%

Over 1,000 miles

%

Total

100.0

%

IV-10. Geographical shipments.-- What is the geographic market area in the United States served by
your firm’s shipments of rebar? (check all that apply)
√ if applicable

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.

IV-11. End uses.--List the end uses of the rebar that your firm manufactures. For each end-use product,
what percentage of the total cost is accounted for by rebar and other inputs?
Share of total cost of end use product
accounted for by
End use product

Rebar (percent)

Other inputs (percent)

Total

%

%

100%

%

%

100%

%

%

100%

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PART IV.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
IV-12. Substitutes.-- Can other products be substituted for rebar?
No

Yes--Please fill out the table.

End use in which this
substitute is used

Substitute

Have changes in the prices of this substitute
affected the price for rebar?
No Yes

Explanation

1.
2.
3.

IV-13. Demand trends.-- Indicate how demand within the United States and outside of the United States
(if known) for rebar has changed since January 1, 2010. Explain any trends and describe the
principal factors that have affected these changes in demand.

Market

Fluctuate
Overall
No
Overall
with no
increase change decrease clear trend

Explanation and factors

Within
the United
States
Outside
the United
States

IV-14. Product changes.--Have there been any significant changes in the product range, product mix, or
marketing of rebar since January 1, 2010?
No

Yes

If yes, please describe and quantify if possible.

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PART IV.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
IV-15. Business cycles.-a) Is the rebar market subject to business cycles (other than general economy-wide conditions)
and/or other conditions of competition distinctive to rebar?
No (skip to question IV-16).
Yes-Business cycles (e.g. seasonal business).
Yes-Other distinctive conditions of competition.
If yes, describe below.
Business cycles
Other conditions
of competition

(b) If yes, have there been any changes in the business cycles or conditions of competition for
rebar since January 1, 2010?
No

Yes

If yes, please describe.

IV-16. Supply constraints.--Has your firm refused, declined, or been unable to supply rebar 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

If yes, please describe.

IV-17. Raw materials.--Please describe any trends in the prices of raw materials used to produce rebar
and whether your firm expects these trends to continue.

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PART IV.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
IV-18. Interchangeability.--Is rebar 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

Mexico

Turkey

Other countries

United States
Mexico
Turkey

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

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PART IV.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
IV-19. Factors other than price.--Are differences other than price (i.e., quality, availability,
transportation network, product range, technical support, etc.) between rebar 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

Mexico

Turkey

Other countries

United States
Mexico
Turkey

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

IV-20. Importance of domestic product.--Is selling a product that is produced in the United States an
important factor in your firm’s sales of rebar (check ALL that apply)?
No
Yes--Sales of domestic product are required by law or regulation (for example, government
purchases under “Buy American” provisions). This involves
percent of all your
U.S. sales of rebar.
Yes--Sales of domestic product are not required by law or regulation, but are by your
customers or the end users. This involves
percent of all your U.S. sales of rebar.
Yes--Sales of domestic product are required for other reasons (please specify these reasons
below, if known). This involves
percent of all your U.S. sales of rebar.

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PART IV.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
IV-21. Customer identification.--Please identify the names and contact information for your firm’s
10 largest U.S. customers for rebar since January 1, 2010. Indicate the share of the quantity of
your firm’s total shipments of rebar 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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PART IV.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
IV-22. Competition from imports--lost revenue.-Since January 1, 2010: To avoid losing sales to competitors selling rebar from Mexico and/or
Turkey, did your firm:
No

Yes

Reduce prices
Roll back announced price increases
The table below is to be completed only by NON-PETITIONERS. (Note: petitioners may
provide allegations involving quotes made AFTER the filing of the petition.)
If you indicated “yes” above, please furnish the following information for each affected
transaction. If possible, provide documentation (e.g., copies of invoices, sales reports, or letters
from customers). Please note that the Commission may contact the firms named to verify the
allegations reported.
Customer name, contact person, phone and fax numbers
Specific product(s) involved
Date of your firm’s initial price quotation
Quantity involved
Your firm’s initial rejected price quotation (total delivered value)
Your firm’s accepted price quotation (total delivered value)
The country of origin of the competing imported product
The competing price quotation of the imported product (total delivered value)
Customer name,
contact person,
phone and fax
numbers

Firm
Contact
Phone

Fax

Firm
Contact
Phone

Fax

Firm
Contact
Phone

Fax

Firm
Contact
Phone

Fax

Product

Country
of origin

Date of
quote

Quantity
(short tons)

Initial
rejected U.S.
price (total
value-dollars)

Accepted
U.S. price
(total value-dollars)

Competing
import price
(total
value—
dollars)

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PART IV.--PRICING AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
IV-23. Competition from imports--lost sales.—
Since January 1, 2010: Did your firm lose sales of rebar to imports of these products from
Mexico and/or Turkey?
No
Yes
The table below is to be completed only by NON-PETITIONERS. (Note: petitioners may
provide allegations involving quotes made AFTER the filing of the petition.)
If you indicated “yes” above, please furnish the following information for each affected
transaction. If possible, provide documentation (e.g., copies of invoices, sales reports, or letters
from customers). Please note that the Commission may contact the firms named to verify the
allegations reported.
Customer name, contact person, phone and fax numbers
Specific product(s) involved
Date of your firm’s price quotation
Quantity involved
Your firm’s rejected price quotation (total delivered value)
The country of origin of the competing imported product
The accepted price quotation of the imported product (total delivered value)
Customer name,
contact person,
phone and fax
numbers

Firm
Contact
Phone

Fax

Firm
Contact
Phone

Fax

Firm
Contact
Phone

Fax

Firm
Contact
Phone

Fax

Product

Country
of
origin

Date of
quote

Quantity
(short tons)

Rejected
U.S. price
(total
value-dollars)

Competing
import price
(total
value—
dollars)