14-3-3285 U.S. Purchaser Questionnaire

No. 3117-0016/USITC No. 14-3-3285; Expiration Date: 6/30/2014
(No response is required if currently valid OMB control number is not displayed)

U.S. PURCHASERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE FILM, SHEET, AND STRIP FROM BRAZIL, CHINA,
AND THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by no later than SEPTEMBER 18, 2014
See 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 orders concerning polyethylene terephthalate film, sheet, and strip
(PET film) from Brazil, China, and United Arab Emirates (“the UAE”) (inv. Nos. 731-TA-1131-1132, and 1134
(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 possession (19 U.S.C. § 1333(a)). Further information on this questionnaire
can be obtained from Cindy Cohen (202-205-3230, cindy.cohen@usitc.gov).

Name of firm
Address
City

State

Zip Code

Website
Has your firm purchased PET film (as defined in the instruction booklet) from any source (domestic or foreign) at
any time since January 1, 2008?

NO

(Sign the certification below and promptly return only this page of the questionnaire to the Commission)

YES

(Read the instruction booklet carefully, complete all parts of the questionnaire, and return the entire
questionnaire to the Commission so as to be received by the date indicated above)

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: PETBCU)
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 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
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 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
(percent)

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

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

Yes--List the following information.

Firm name

I-5.

Address

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

Yes--List the following information.

Firm name and country

I-6.

Address

Affiliation

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

Yes--List the following information.

Firm name and country

I-7.

Affiliation

Address

Affiliation

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 PET film?

No

Yes

If yes, please provide these documents. If you are not providing
the requested documents, please explain why not.

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PART II.--PURCHASES
Contact information.-- Please identify the responsible individual and the manner by which Commission
staff may contact that individual regarding the confidential information submitted in this questionnaire.
Name
Title
Email
Telephone
Fax
Please answer all questions using the definition of PET film in the instruction booklet.
II-1.

Purchases.—
(a)

Please estimate your firm’s total purchases of PET film in 2013. (Do not include imports
for which your firm was the importer of record; such imports should be reported in your
U.S. importer's questionnaire).
Quantity (pounds)

(b)

Estimate the percentage of the quantity of your firm’s purchases of PET film in 2013 that
were produced in each of the specified countries.
PET film produced in:
United States

%

Brazil

%

China

%

UAE

%

All other countries:

1

Total (should sum to 100.0%)
1

(c)

Share of quantity of 2013 purchases

%
0.0

%

Please identify these countries:

Indicate below the use(s) for which your firm purchases PET film (check all that apply).
Electrical
Industrial
Imaging
Magnetics
Packaging
Other:

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PART II.--PURCHASES-Continued
II-2.

Purchases before and after orders.
(a)

Did your firm purchase PET film from Brazil before 2008?
No

Yes— Has your pattern of purchasing PET film from Brazil changed
since January 1, 2008?
No, our pattern of purchasing is essentially unchanged.
Yes, we discontinued purchases from Brazil because of the order.
Yes, we reduced purchases from Brazil because of the order.
Yes, but we changed the pattern of purchases from Brazil for reasons other than
the order (please explain): .

(b)

Did your firm purchase PET film from China before 2008?
No

Yes— Has your pattern of purchasing PET film from China changed
since January 1, 2008?
No, our pattern of purchasing is essentially unchanged.
Yes, we discontinued purchases from China because of the order.
Yes, we reduced purchases from China because of the order.
Yes, but we changed the pattern of purchases from China for reasons other than
the order (please explain): .

(c)

Did your firm purchase PET film from the UAE before 2008?
No

Yes— Has your pattern of purchasing PET film from the UAE
changed since January 1, 2008?
No, our pattern of purchasing is essentially unchanged.
Yes, we discontinued purchases from the UAE because of the order.
Yes, we reduced purchases from the UAE because of the order.
Yes, but we changed the pattern of purchases from the UAE for reasons other
than the order (please explain): .

(d)

Has your pattern of purchasing PET film from nonsubject foreign sources (i.e., countries
other than Brazil, China, and the UAE) changed since January 1, 2008?
We did not purchase from nonsubject foreign sources before or after the orders.
No, our pattern of purchasing is essentially unchanged.
Yes, we increased purchases from nonsubject countries because of the orders.
Yes, but we changed our pattern of purchases from nonsubject countries for
reasons other than the orders (please explain): .

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PART II.--PURCHASES-Continued
II-3.

Changes in purchasing patterns.-- Please indicate how the relative levels of your firm’s
purchases of PET film from different sources (both domestic and foreign) have changed since
January 1, 2008.
Source of
purchases

Did not Decreased Increased Constant Fluctuated
purchase

Explanation for
trend

United States

Brazil

China

UAE

All other
countries

II-4.

Purchases from one country only.--If your firm has purchased PET film from only one country,
please explain the reasons for doing so.

II-5.

Supplier identification.-- Please list your firm’s FIVE largest suppliers for PET film since
January 1, 2008. Also, provide the share of the quantity of your firm’s total purchases of PET
film that each of these suppliers accounted for in 2013.

No.

Supplier’s name

City and state

Share of quantity of
2013 purchases

1

%

2

%

3

%

4

%

5

%

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PART III.-- MARKET CHARACTERISTICS AND PURCHASING PRACTICES
III-1.

Firm type.--Which of the following best describes your firm as a purchaser of PET film (check
all that apply)?
End user

Processor

Other

Distributor

Other

Describe

If your firm is a distributor of PET film, please answer questions III-2 and III-3.
III-2.

Competition for sales.--If you are a distributor or reseller of PET film, do you compete for sales
to your customers with the manufacturers or importers from which you purchase PET film?
No

III-3.

Yes

If yes, please describe.

Types of customers.--If your firm is a distributor or reseller of PET film, what are the major
types of consumers to which you sell PET film?

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PART III.-- MARKET CHARACTERISTICS AND PURCHASING PRACTICES --Continued

If your firm is an end user of PET film, please answer questions III-4 and III-5.
III-4.

End uses.--List the top 3 products you make using PET film and estimate the percent of your
total production cost that is accounted for by PET film and by other inputs (such as labor, energy,
and other raw materials).
Share of total cost in each of the product(s) you
produce accounted for by
Product(s) you produce

III-5.

PET film

Other inputs

Total

%

+

%

=

0.0

%

+

%

=

0.0

%

+

%

=

0.0

Demand for end use products.-(a)

If your firm is an end user of PET film, has the demand for your firm’s final products
incorporating PET film changed since January 1, 2008?
Increased

(b)

No change

Decreased

Fluctuated

Has this had any effect on your firm’s demand for PET film?
No

Yes

Explain

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PART III.-- MARKET CHARACTERISTICS AND PURCHASING PRACTICES --Continued
III-6.

Changes in end uses.-- Have there been any changes in the end uses of PET film since January 1,
2008? Do you anticipate any future changes?
Changes in end
uses

No

Yes

Explain

Changes since
January 1, 2008
Anticipated
changes

III-7.

Substitutes.--Can other products be substituted for PET film?
No

Substitute

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 PET film?
No Yes

Explanation

1.
2.
3.

III-8.

Changes in substitutes.-- Have there been any changes in the number or types of products that
can be substituted for PET film since January 1, 2008? Do you anticipate any future changes?
Changes in
substitutes
Changes since
January 1, 2008
Anticipated
changes

No Yes

Explain

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PART III.-- MARKET CHARACTERISTICS AND PURCHASING PRACTICES --Continued
III-9.

Demand trends.-- Indicate how demand within the United States and outside of the United States
(if known) for PET film has changed since January 1, 2008, 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.

Market

Overall
No
increase change

Overall
decrease

Fluctuate
with no
clear trend

Explanation and factors

Demand since January 1, 2008
Within
the United
States
Outside
the United
States
Anticipated future demand
Within
the United
States
Outside
the United
States

III-10. 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 PET film supply (including
production capacity and capacity utilization) and demand in (1) the United States, (2) each of the
other major producing/consuming countries, including Brazil, China, and the UAE, and (3) the
world as a whole. Of particular interest is such data from January 1, 2008 to the present and
forecasts for the future.

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PART III.-- MARKET CHARACTERISTICS AND PURCHASING PRACTICES --Continued
III-11. Availability of supply.--Has the availability of PET film in the U.S. market changed since
January 1, 2008? Do you anticipate any future changes?
Availability in the U.S.
market

No Yes Please explain, noting the reasons for the changes.

Changes since January 1, 2008:
U.S.-produced product
Imports from Brazil
Imports from China
Imports from the UAE
Nonsubject imports
Anticipated changes:
U.S.-produced product
Imports from Brazil
Imports from China
Imports from the UAE
Nonsubject imports

III-12. Importance of purchasing domestic product.--Please fill out the table below, estimating the
percentage of your firm’s total 2013 purchases of PET film that required PET film produced in
the United States.

Purchases that did not require domestic product
Purchases of domestic product that were required by law or
regulation (e.g., government purchases under “Buy American”
provisions)
Purchases of domestic product that were not required by law or
regulation, but were required by your customers
Purchases of domestic product that were required for other
reasons (explain:
)
Total (should sum to 100.0%)

Estimated
percentage of
your firm’s total
2013 purchases
of PET film
%

%
%

0.0

%
%

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PART III.-- MARKET CHARACTERISTICS AND PURCHASING PRACTICES --Continued
III-13. Conditions of competition.-(a) Is the PET film market subject to business cycles (other than general economy-wide
conditions) and/or other conditions of competition distinctive to PET film?

No

Skip to question III-14.

Yes

Business cycles (e.g.
seasonal business)

Yes

Other distinctive
conditions of
competition

If yes, please describe below.

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

Yes

If yes, describe.

III-14. Decisions based on producer and country-of-origin.--How often does your firm, and if you
know, do your customers, make purchasing decisions involving PET film based on its producer or
country of origin?
Always

Usually

Sometimes

Never

If at least sometimes, explain.

Decision based on producer
Your firm
Your
customers
Decision based on country of origin
Your firm
Your
customers

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PART III.-- MARKET CHARACTERISTICS AND PURCHASING PRACTICES --Continued
III-15. Supply constraints.--Has any firm refused, declined, or been unable to supply PET film since
January 1, 2008 (examples include placing customers on allocation or “controlled order entry,”
declining to accept new customers or renew existing customers, delivering less than the quantity
promised, been unable to meet timely shipment commitments, etc.)?
No

Yes

If yes, please describe.

III-16. Purchasing frequency.-(a)

How frequently do you make purchases of PET film (check one)?
Daily

(b)

Weekly

Monthly

Quarterly

Annually

Other

If other, specify

Do you expect this purchasing pattern to change in the next two years?
No

Yes

If yes, how and why do you expect these changes to occur?

III-17. Number of suppliers contacted.--How many suppliers do you generally contact before making a
purchase? Between
and
firms
III-18. Supplier negotiations.-(a)

Do purchases of PET film usually involve negotiations between supplier and purchaser?

No

(b)

Yes

If yes, please describe these negotiations, noting whether
purchasers generally quote competing prices as part of the
negotiation process.

Does your firm tend to vary its purchases from a given supplier within a specified time
period based on the price offered for that period?
No

Yes

If yes, specify the time period.

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PART III.-- MARKET CHARACTERISTICS AND PURCHASING PRACTICES --Continued
III-19. Change in suppliers.--Have you changed suppliers since January 1, 2008?

No

Yes

If yes, please list the supplier(s), whether the firm was added or
dropped, the reasons for the change, and how frequently you
change suppliers.

III-20. New suppliers.-(a)

Are you aware of any new suppliers, either foreign or domestic, that have entered the
market since January 1, 2008?

No

(b)

Yes

If yes, please identify the firms and indicate how you became aware
of them.

Do you expect new PET film suppliers to enter the U.S. market?
No

Yes

If yes, please provide details.

III-21. Supplier qualification
(a)

Do you require your suppliers to be or to become certified or qualified to sell PET film to
your firm?
No

Yes- Please answer (b) and (c).

(b)

Please provide a general description of the certification or qualification process. Briefly
describe the factors that you consider when qualifying a new supplier (e.g., quality of
product, reliability of supplier, etc.).

(c)

How long does it take to qualify a new supplier?

days

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PART III.-- MARKET CHARACTERISTICS AND PURCHASING PRACTICES --Continued
III-22. Failure to certify.--Since January 1, 2008, have any domestic or foreign producers failed in their
attempts to certify or qualify their PET film with your firm or have any producers lost their
approved status?

No

Yes

If yes, please identify these firms, the countries where they are located,
and the reasons why they failed the certification/qualification.

III-23. Major purchasing factors.--Please list, in order of their importance, the three major factors
generally considered by your firm in deciding from whom to purchase PET film for any one order
(examples include availability, extension of credit, contracts, price, quality, range of supplier’s
product line, traditional supplier, etc.).
1.
2.
3.
Please list any other factors that are very important in your purchase decisions:

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PART III.-- MARKET CHARACTERISTICS AND PURCHASING PRACTICES --Continued
III-24. Purchasing factors.--Please rate the importance of the following factors in your firm’s
purchasing decisions for PET film.
Very
important

Factor

Somewhat
important

Not
important

Availability
Delivery terms
Delivery time
Discounts offered
Extension of credit
Minimum quantity requirements
Packaging
Price
Product consistency
Product range
Quality exceeds industry standards
Quality meets industry standards
Reliability of supply
Technical support/service
U.S. transportation costs

III-25. Quality characteristics.--What characteristics does your firm consider when determining the
quality of PET film?

III-26. Frequency of decisions based on price.--How often does your firm purchase the PET film that
is offered at the lowest price?
Always

Usually

Sometimes

Never

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PART III.-- MARKET CHARACTERISTICS AND PURCHASING PRACTICES --Continued
III-27. Price leaders.— A price leader is defined as (1) one or more firms that initiate a price change,
either upward or downward, that is followed by other firms, or (2) one or more firms that have a
significant impact on prices. A price leader is not necessarily the lowest-priced supplier.
Please list the names of any firms you considered price leaders in the PET film market since
January 1, 2008.
Firm(s)

Describe how the firm(s) exhibited price leadership

III-28. Changes in U.S. industry.-(a)

Please identify and discuss any improvements/changes in the U.S. PET film industry
since January 1, 2008 and explain the factors, including the order(s) under review, that
were responsible for each improvement/change.

(b)

Please discuss any improvements/changes that you anticipate in the future in the U.S.
PET film industry. Identify the time period and causes for these improvements/changes.

III-29. Effect of revocation.--What do you think will be the likely effects of any revocation of the
antidumping duty orders for imports of PET film from Brazil, China, and/or the UAE? As
appropriate, please discuss any potential effects of revocation of the antidumping duty orders on
(1) the future activities of your firm and (2) the U.S. market as a whole. Please note the future
time period to which you are referring.
(1) Activities of
your firm
(2) Entire U.S.
market

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PART IV.-- PRODUCT COMPARISONS
IV-1.

Country knowledge.--Please indicate the countries of origin for PET film for which your firm
has actual marketing/pricing knowledge.
United States

IV-2.

Brazil

China

UAE

Other countries (specify)

Interchangeability by country-pair.--Is PET film 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

Brazil

China

UAE

Other countries

United States
Brazil
China
UAE

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

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PART IV.-- PRODUCT COMPARISONS--Continued
IV-3.

Factors other than price.--Are differences other than price (i.e., quality, availability,
transportation network, product range, technical support, etc.) between PET film produced in the
United States and in other countries a significant factor in your firm’s purchases 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

Brazil

China

UAE

Other countries

United States
Brazil
China
UAE

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

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PART IV.-- PRODUCT COMPARISONS--Continued
IV-4.

Availability of merchandise.--Are certain grades/types/sizes of PET film available from only a
single source (domestic or foreign, including both subject and nonsubject countries)?
No

IV-5.

Yes

If yes, please identify the source and the grade/type/size.

Choice of product not based on price.--If you purchased PET film from one source although a
comparable product was available from another source at a lower price, please explain your
reasons for doing so (please specify by country, including the United States and both subject and
nonsubject foreign countries). Possibilities might include transaction characteristics such as
length of time to fill orders, minimum order size, reliability of supply, etc.

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PART IV.-- PRODUCT COMPARISONS--Continued
IV-6. Factor country comparisons.--For the factors listed below, please rate how PET film produced
in each country you identified in your response to the first question in Part IV compares with PET film
produced in each of the other countries you identified (including the United States and both subject and
nonsubject foreign countries).
If you are unfamiliar with the product from a particular country, please leave the boxes for those
country comparisons blank.

Inferior

Comparable

product from
United States
compared to
product from
UAE

Superior

Inferior

Comparable

product from
United States
compared to
product from
China

Superior

Inferior

Comparable

Superior

product from
United States
compared to
product from
Brazil

Availability
Delivery terms
Delivery time
Discounts offered
Extension of credit
Minimum quantity requirements
Packaging
1

Price

Product consistency
Product range
Quality exceeds industry standards
Quality meets industry standards
Reliability of supply
Technical support/service
1

U.S. transportation costs
1

A rating of superior on price and U.S. transportation costs indicates that the first country generally has
lower prices/U.S. transportation costs than the second country.

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PART IV.-- PRODUCT COMPARISONS--Continued
IV-6.

Continued.

If you are unfamiliar with the product from a particular country, please leave the boxes for those
country comparisons blank.

Inferior

Comparable

product from
China
compared to
product from
UAE

Superior

Inferior

Comparable

product from
Brazil
compared to
product from
UAE

Superior

Inferior

Comparable

Superior

product from
Brazil
compared to
product from
China

Availability
Delivery terms
Delivery time
Discounts offered
Extension of credit
Minimum quantity requirements
Packaging
1

Price

Product consistency
Product range
Quality exceeds industry standards
Quality meets industry standards
Reliability of supply
Technical support/service
1

U.S. transportation costs
1

A rating of superior on price and U.S. transportation costs indicates that the first country generally has
lower prices/U.S. transportation costs than the second country.

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PART IV.-- PRODUCT COMPARISONS--Continued
IV-6.

Continued.

If you are unfamiliar with the product from a particular country, please leave the boxes for those
country comparisons blank.

Inferior

Comparable

product from
UAE
compared to
product from
Nonsubject
countries

Superior

Inferior

Comparable

product from
China
compared to
product from
Nonsubject
countries

Superior

Inferior

Comparable

product from
Brazil
compared to
product from
Nonsubject
countries

Superior

Inferior

Comparable

Superior

product from
United States
compared to
product from
Nonsubject
countries

Availability
Delivery terms
Delivery time
Discounts offered
Extension of credit
Minimum quantity
requirements
Packaging
1

Price

Product consistency
Product range
Quality exceeds
industry standards
Quality meets industry
standards
Reliability of supply
Technical
support/service
U.S. transportation
1
costs
1

A rating of superior on price and U.S. transportation costs indicates that the first country generally has
lower prices/U.S. transportation costs than the second country.

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PART IV.-- PRODUCT COMPARISONS--Continued
IV-7.

Minimum quality.--How often does PET film from the following countries meet minimum
quality specifications for your uses or your customers’ uses?
Source

Always

Usually

Sometimes

Rarely or
never

Don’t
know

United States
Brazil
China
UAE
Other:

IV-8.

Change in price.-(a)

Since January 1, 2008, has there been a change in the price of PET film? If so, has the
price of U.S.-produced PET film changed more or less than the price of imported PET
film from Brazil, China, and the UAE?
No change in price.
Prices have changed by the same amount.
Price of U.S.-produced PET film has changed relative to the price of PET
film from Brazil.
Price of U.S.-produced PET film has changed relative to the price of PET
film from China.
Price of U.S.-produced PET film has changed relative to the price of PET
film from the UAE.

(b)

If the price of U.S.-produced PET film has changed relative to the price of PET film from
Brazil, China, and/or the UAE, the price of U.S.-produced PET film is now relatively
Higher

Lower
than that from Brazil.
than that from China.
than that from the UAE.

IV-9.

Other explanations--If your firm would like to further explain a response to a question that did
not provide a narrative response box, please note the question number and the explanation in the
space provided below.