14-2-3170 U.S. Importer Questionnaire

OMB No. 3117-0016/USITC No. 14-2-3170; Expiration Date: 6/30/2014
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U.S. IMPORTERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
PERSULFATES FROM CHINA

This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by no later than October 21, 2013
See page 5 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 review of the antidumping duty order concerning persulfates from China (Inv. No. 731-TA-749 (Third
Review)). 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 imported persulfates (as defined in the instruction booklet) from any country at any time since
January 1, 2007?

NO
YES

(Sign the certification below and promptly return only this page of the questionnaire to the Commission)
(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: PERSR3)
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 investigations or reviews
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
investigations 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 6 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 (e.g.,
percent of
ownership)

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

I-5.

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

Yes--List the following information.

Firm name

Address

Related NONSUBJECT importers/exporters.--Does your firm have any related firms, either
domestic or foreign, that are engaged in importing persulfates from countries other than China
into the United States or that are engaged in exporting persulfates from countries other than China
to the United States?
No

Yes--List the following information.

Firm name and country

I-6.

I-7.

Affiliation

Address

Affiliation

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

Yes--List the following information.

Firm name

Address

Affiliation

Nature of import operations.--Please indicate the nature of your firm’s importing operations on
persulfates. More than one answer may be applicable.
Importer of record

Takes title to the imported product(s)

Consignee of the imported product(s)

Customs broker or freight forwarder

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

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

Firm name

I-9.

I-10.

FTZs or bonded warehouse.--Please indicate whether your firm enters persulfates into, or
withdraws such merchandise from, foreign trade zones or bonded warehouses.
Foreign trade zones

No

Yes

Bonded warehouses

No

Yes

TIB.--Please indicate whether your firm imports persulfates under the TIB (temporary
importation under bond) program.
No

I-11.

Yes

Business plan.--In Parts II and III of this questionnaire we request a copy of your company’s
business plan. Does your company or any related firm have a business plan or any internal
documents that describe, discuss, or analyze expected market conditions for persulfates?
No

I-12.

Contact person and phone
number

Address

Yes–Please provide the requested documents. If you are not providing the
requested documents, please explain why not.

Other investigations.--To your knowledge, have the products subject to this proceeding been the
subject of any other import relief investigations 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 Angela Newell
(angela.newell@usitc.gov, 202-708-5409). 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 persulfates since January 1, 2007.
(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.

Anticipated changes in operations.--Does your firm anticipate any changes in the character of
your operations or organization (as noted above) relating to the importation of persulfates in the
future?
No

II-4.

Anticipated changes in operations in the event the order is revoked.--Would your firm
anticipate any changes in the character of its operations or organization (as noted above) relating
to the importation of persulfates in the future if the antidumping duty order on persulfates from
China were to be revoked?
No

II-5.

Yes–Supply details as to the time, nature, and significance of such changes
and provide underlying assumptions, along with relevant portions of
business plans or other supporting documentation that address this
issue.

Yes–Supply details as to the time, nature, and significance of such changes
and provide underlying assumptions, along with relevant portions of
business plans or other supporting documentation that address this
issue.

Arranged imports.--Has your firm imported or arranged for the importation of persulfates for
delivery after September 30, 2013?
No

Yes–Fill out the table below.
Quantity (in 1,000 pounds)

Period/Source

Oct-Dec 2013

Jan-Mar 2013

Apr-Jun 2013

Jul-Sept 2014

China
Other sources:1
1

II-6.

Identify your other sources:

Reasons for importing if producer.--If your firm also produces persulfates in the United States,
please indicate the reasons for importing this product. If your firm’s reasons differ by source,
please elaborate.

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

Imports from China.--Does your firm import persulfates from China?
No.

Yes-- Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments and inventories
of persulfates imported from China by your firm during the specified
periods. (See definitions in the instruction booklet.)

CHINA
Quantity (in 1,000 pounds), value (in $1,000)
Calendar year
Item

2007

2008

2009

2010

January-September
2011

2012

2012

2013

Beginning-of-period
inventories (quantity) (A)
Imports:
Quantity (B)
Value (C)
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity (D)
Value (E)
Internal consumption/
company transfers:
Quantity (F)
Value1 (G)
Export shipments:2
Quantity (H)
Value (I)
End-of-period inventories
(quantity) (J)
Channels of distribution:
U.S. shipments to
distributors (quantity) (K)
U.S. shipments to end users
(quantity) (L)
1

Sales to related firms (including internal consumption) must be valued at fair market value. In the event that your firm
uses 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 period identified above:
2

Identify your firm’s principal export markets:

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

Imports from ALL OTHER SOURCES.--Does your firm import persulfates from countries
other than China?
No.

Yes-- Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments and inventories
of persulfates imported from countries other than China by your firm
during the specified periods. (See definitions in the instruction
booklet.)

ALL OTHER SOURCES COMBINED
Quantity (in 1,000 pounds), value (in $1,000)
Calendar year
Item

2007

2008

2009

2010

January-September
2011

2012

2012

2013

Beginning-of-period
inventories (quantity) (A)
Imports:
Quantity (B)
Value (C)
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity (D)
Value (E)
Internal consumption/
company transfers:
Quantity (F)
Value1 (G)
Export shipments:2
Quantity (H)
Value (I)
End-of-period inventories
(quantity) (J)
Channels of distribution:
U.S. shipments to
distributors (quantity) (K)
U.S. shipments to end users
(quantity) (L)
1

Sales to related firms (including internal consumption) must be valued at fair market value. In the event that your firm
uses 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:
2

Identify your firm’s principal export markets:

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

Reconciliation of import data.-(a)

Please note that the quantities reported in question II-7 should reconcile as follows in
each period (i.e., in each column):
Reconciliation
A+B–D–F–H=J
D+F=K+L

(b)

Yes

No--(Please
)

Yes

No--(Please
)

Please note that the quantities reported for end-of-period inventories should equal the
beginning-of-period inventories reported in the subsequent calendar year (i.e., line J of
year 2007 should equal line A of year 2008). Do these data reconcile for each adjacent
calendar year?
Yes.

II-9.

Do these data reconcile?
explain:
Do these data reconcile?
explain:

No--Please explain.

What share of your firm’s U.S. shipments of imports of persulfates was used in each of the
following end use applications in 2012?

End use applications
Cosmetics and pharmaceuticals
Electronics (e.g. printed circuit board etchants)
Environmental remediation
Oil and gas recovery
Polymerization applications (plastics, synthetic rubber, adhesives)
Pool and spa supply
Pulp and paper
Textiles
Other:
Total

Share of
quantity of 2012
U.S. shipments
of imports
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
100 %

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-10. Effect of order.--Describe the significance of the existing antidumping duty order covering
imports of persulfates from China in terms of its effect on your firm’s imports, U.S. shipments of imports,
and inventories. You may wish to compare your firm’s operations before and after the imposition of the
order.

II-11.

Likely effect of revocation of order.--Would your firm anticipate any changes in its imports,
U.S. shipments of imports, or inventories of persulfates in the future if the antidumping duty
order on persulfates from China were to be revoked?
No

Yes–Supply details as to the time, nature, and significance of such changes
and provide underlying assumptions, along with relevant portions of
business plans or other supporting documentation for any trends or
projections your firm may provide.

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PART III.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Aimee Larsen (202-205-3179,
aimee.larsen@usitc.gov).
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-1.

This question requests quarterly price and quantity data, f.o.b. your firm’s U.S. point of shipment,
for your firm’s commercial shipments to unrelated distributors and end users since 2007 of the
following products your firm imported from China:
Product 1.—Potassium persulfates
Product 2.—Ammonium persulfates
Product 3.—Sodium persulfates

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). Also, please report pricing
separately for shipments to unrelated distributors and to unrelated end users. See instruction
booklet.

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PART III.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-1a. Price data (shipments to distributors).--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing
products2 imported from China and sold by your firm to unrelated distributors.
Report data in actual pounds and actual dollars (not 1,000s).
(Quantity in pounds, value in dollars)
Product 1
Product 2
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value

Product 3
Period of shipment
Quantity
Value
2007:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2008:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2009:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2010:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2011:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2012:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2013:
January-March
April-June
July-September
1
Net values (i.e., gross sales values less all discounts, allowances, rebates, prepaid freight, and the value of
returned goods), f.o.b. your firm’s U.S. point of shipment.
2
Pricing product definitions are provided on the first page of Part III.
Note.--If your firm’s product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified
product, provide a description of the product. Also, please explain any anomalies in your firm’s reported pricing data.
Product 1:
Product 2:
Product 3:

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PART III.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-1b. Price data (shipments to end users).--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing
products2 imported from China and sold by your firm to unrelated end users.
Report data in actual pounds and actual dollars (not 1,000s).
(Quantity in pounds, value in dollars)
Product 1
Product 2
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value

Product 3
Period of shipment
Quantity
Value
2007:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2008:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2009:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2010:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2011:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2012:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2013:
January-March
April-June
July-September
1
Net values (i.e., gross sales values less all discounts, allowances, rebates, prepaid freight, and the value of
returned goods), f.o.b. your firm’s U.S. point of shipment.
2
Pricing product definitions are provided on the first page of Part III.
Note.--If your firm’s product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified
product, provide a description of the product. Also, please explain any anomalies in your firm’s reported pricing data.
Product 1:
Product 2:
Product 3:

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PART III.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-2.

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

III-3.

If other, describe

Annual
total
volume
discounts

No
discount
policy

Other

Describe

Pricing terms for persulfates.-(a)

What are your firm’s typical sales terms for its imported persulfates?
Net 30
days

(b)

Net 60
days

2/10
net 30
days

Other

Other (specify)

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

III-5.

Other

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

Quantity
discounts

III-4.

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 its imported persulfates
from China in 2012 was on a (1) long-term contract basis, (2) short-term contract basis, and
(3) spot sales basis?

Long-term contracts
(multiple deliveries for
more than 12 months)
Share of your
2012 sales

%

Type of sale
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 MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-6.

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

Meet or release provision

No

Not applicable

III-7.

Lead times.--What is the average lead time between a customer’s order and the date of delivery
for your firm’s sales of persulfates imported from China?

Source

Share of
2012 sales

From your firm’s U.S. inventory

%

From foreign manufacturers’ inventory

%

Produced to order

%

Total

100 %

Lead time
(days)

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PART III.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-8.

Shipping information.-(a)

What is the approximate percentage of the total delivered cost of persulfates imported
from China 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)

When your firm sells persulfates imported from China, from where is it shipped?
point of importation
storage facility
(check one)

(d)

Indicate the approximate percentage of your sales of persulfates imported from China that
are delivered the following distances from your firm’s U.S. point of shipment.
Distance from your firm’s U.S. point of shipment
Within 100 miles

%

101 to 1,000 miles

%

Over 1,000 miles

%
Total

III-9.

Share

100

%

Geographical shipments.-- What is the geographic market area in the United States served by
your firm’s shipments of persulfates imported from China? (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 MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-10. End uses.--List the end uses of the persulfates that your firm imports from China. For each enduse product, what percentage of the total cost is accounted for by persulfates and other inputs?
Share of total cost of end use product
accounted for by
End use product

Persulfates (percent)

Other inputs (percent)

Total

%

%

100%

%

%

100%

%

%

100%

III-11. Changes in end uses.-- Have there been any changes in the end uses of persulfates since 2007?
Do you anticipate any future changes?
Changes in end
uses

No

Yes

Explain

Changes since
2007
Anticipated
changes

III-12. Substitutes.-- Can other products be substituted for persulfates?
No

Substitute
1.
2.
3.

Yes--Please fill out the table.

End use in which this
substitute is used

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

Explanation

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PART III.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-13. Changes in substitutes.-- Have there been any changes in the number or types of products that
can be substituted for persulfates since 2007? Do you anticipate any future changes?
Changes in
substitutes

No Yes

Explain

Changes since
2007
Anticipated
changes

III-14. Raw materials.--To what extent have changes in the prices of raw materials affected your firm’s
selling prices for persulfates since 2007? Also discuss any anticipated changes in your firm’s raw
material costs.

III-15. Changes in factors affecting supply.--Have any changes occurred in any other factors affecting
supply (e.g., changes in availability or prices of energy or labor; transportation conditions;
production capacity and/or methods of production; technology; export markets; or alternative
production opportunities) that affected the availability of U.S.-produced persulfates in the U.S.
market since 2007?
No

Yes

If yes, please provide details.

III-16. Availability of “subject” import supply.--Do you anticipate any changes in terms of the
availability of persulfates imported from China in the U.S. market?
No
If you anticipate changes in supply, please identify the
Increase change Decrease changes, and why you anticipate these changes in supply.

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PART III.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-17. Availability of “nonsubject” import supply.--Has the availability of NONSUBJECT
persulfates (i.e., persulfates imported from countries other than China) changed since 2007?
No

Yes

If yes, please explain.

III-18. Export constraints.--Describe how easily your firm can shift its sales of persulfates between the
U.S. market and alternative country markets. In your discussion, please describe any contracts,
other sales arrangements, or other constraints that would prevent or retard your firm from shifting
persulfates between the U.S. and alternative country markets within a 12-month period.

III-19. Product changes.-- Have there been any significant changes in the product range, product mix,
or marketing of persulfates since 2007? Do you anticipate any future changes?
Changes in
product range,
product mix, or
marketing
No Yes
Changes since
2007
Anticipated
changes

Explain

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PART III.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-20. Demand trends.-- Indicate how demand within the United States and outside of the United States
(if known) for persulfates has changed since January 1, 2007, and how you anticipate demand
will change in the future. Explain any trends and describe the principal factors that have affected,
and that you anticipate will affect, these changes in demand.

Overall
No
increase change

Market

Overall
decrease

Fluctuate
with no
clear trend

Explanation and factors

Demand since 2007
Within
the United
States
Outside
the United
States
Anticipated future demand
Within
the United
States
Outside
the United
States

III-21. Conditions of competition.-(a) Is the persulfates market subject to business cycles (other than general economy-wide
conditions) and/or other conditions of competition distinctive to persulfates?
No (skip to question III-22).
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
persulfates since January 1, 2007?
No

Yes

If yes, please describe.

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PART III.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-22. Price comparisons.--Please compare market prices of persulfates in U.S. and non-U.S. markets.
Provide information as to time periods and regions for any price comparisons.

III-23. Market studies.--Please provide as a separate attachment to this request any studies, surveys, etc.
that you are aware of that quantify and/or otherwise discuss persulfates supply (including
production capacity and capacity utilization) and demand in (1) the United States, (2) each of the
other major producing/consuming countries, including China, and (3) the world as a whole. Of
particular interest is such data from 2007 to the present and forecasts for the future.
III-24. Interchangeability by country-pair.--Are persulfates 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

China

Other countries

United States
China

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

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III-25. Differences other than price by country-pair.--Are differences other than price (i.e., quality,
availability, transportation network, product range, technical support, etc.) between persulfates
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

Other countries

United States
China

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