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U.S. PURCHASERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
POLYVINYL ALCOHOL FROM CHINA, JAPAN, AND KOREA
This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by January 12, 2015
See last page for filing instructions.
The information called for in this questionnaire is for use by the United States International Trade Commission in
connection with its reviews of the antidumping duty orders concerning polyvinyl alcohol (“PVA”) from China, Japan, and
Korea (Inv. Nos. 731‐TA‐1014, 1016, and 1017 (Second 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 Samantha Day (202‐205‐2088,
Samantha.Day@usitc.gov).
Name of firm
Address
City
State
Zip Code
Website
Has your firm purchased PVA (as defined on the next page) 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
(Complete all parts of the questionnaire, and return the entire questionnaire to the Commission)
Return questionnaire via the U.S. International Trade Commission Drop Box by clicking on the
following link: https://dropbox.usitc.gov/oinv/. (PIN: PVAL)
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
Phone:
Signature
Fax
Date
Email address
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PART I.—GENERAL INFORMATION
Background.‐‐ On July 2, 2003, the Department of Commerce issued an antidumping duty order on
imports of polyvinyl alcohol (“PVA”) from Japan (68 FR 39518). On October 1, 2003, the Department of
Commerce issued antidumping duty orders on imports of PVA from China and Korea (68 FR 56620‐
56621). On March 3, 2014, the Commission instituted reviews pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff
Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. § 1675(c)) (the Act) to determine whether revocation of the orders would be likely
to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury to the domestic industry within a reasonably
foreseeable time (79 FR 11821). If the Commission makes affirmative determinations, the orders will
remain in place. If the Commission makes negative determinations, the Department of Commerce will
revoke the orders. Questionnaires and other information pertinent to this proceeding are available at
http://www.usitc.gov/trade_remedy/731_ad_701_cvd/investigations/2014/pva/reviewphase.htm.
Polyvinyl Alcohol (“PVA”) covered by these investigations is all PVA hydrolyzed in excess of 80 percent,
whether or not mixed or diluted with commercial levels of defoamer or boric acid, except as noted
below.
The following products are specifically excluded from the scope of these reviews:
(1) PVA in fiber form.
(2) PVA with hydrolysis less than 83 mole percent and certified not for use in the production of textiles.
(3) PVA with hydrolysis greater than 85 percent and viscosity greater than or equal to 90 cps.
(4) PVA with a hydrolysis greater than 85 percent, viscosity greater than or equal to 80 cps but less than
90 cps, certified for use in an ink jet application.
(5) PVA for use in the manufacture of an excipient or as an excipient in the manufacture of film coating
systems which are components of a drug or dietary supplement, and accompanied by an end‐use
certification.
(6) PVA covalently bonded with cationic monomer uniformly present on all polymer chains in a
concentration equal to or greater than one mole percent.
(7) PVA covalently bonded with carboxylic acid uniformly present on all polymer chains in a
concentration equal to or greater than two mole percent, certified for use in a paper application.
(8) PVA covalently bonded with thiol uniformly present on all polymer chains, certified for use in
emulsion polymerization of non‐vinyl acetic material.
(9) PVA covalently bonded with paraffin uniformly present on all polymer chains in a concentration
equal to or greater than one mole percent.
(10) PVA covalently bonded with silan uniformly present on all polymer chains certified for use in paper
coating applications.
(11) PVA covalently bonded with sulfonic acid uniformly present on all polymer chains in a concentration
level equal to or greater than one mole percent.
(12) PVA covalently bonded with acetoacetylate uniformly present on all polymer chains in a
concentration level equal to or greater than one mole percent.
(13) PVA covalently bonded with polyethylene oxide uniformly present on all polymer chains in a
concentration level equal to or greater than one mole percent.
(14) PVA covalently bonded with quaternary amine uniformly present on all polymer chains in a
concentration level equal to or greater than one mole percent.
(15) PVA covalently bonded with diacetoneacrylamide uniformly present on all polymer chains in a
concentration level greater than three mole percent, certified for use in a paper application.
The merchandise subject to these reviews is currently classifiable under subheading 3905.30.00 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS).
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PVB grade PVA.‐‐ PVA for use in polyvinyl butyral.
Purchaser.‐‐ Any firm engaged, either directly or through a parent company or subsidiary, in purchasing
PVA from another firm that produces, imports, or otherwise distributes PVA.
Reporting of information.‐‐ If information is not readily available from your records in exactly the form
requested, furnish carefully prepared estimates. If your firm is completing more than one questionnaire
in connection with this proceeding (i.e., a producer, importer, and/or purchaser questionnaire), you
need not respond to duplicated questions in the questionnaires.
Confidentiality.‐‐The commercial and financial data furnished in response to this questionnaire that
reveal the individual operations of your firm will be treated as confidential by the Commission to the
extent that such data are not otherwise available to the public and will not be disclosed except as may
be required by law (see 19 U.S.C. '1677f). Such confidential information will not be published in a
manner that will reveal the individual operations of your firm; however, general characterizations of
numerical business proprietary information (such as discussion of trends) will be treated as confidential
business information only at the request of the submitter for good cause shown.
Verification.‐‐The information submitted in this questionnaire is subject to audit and verification by the
Commission. To facilitate possible verification of data, please keep all of your files, worksheets, and
supporting documents used in the preparation of the questionnaire response. Please also retain a copy
of the final document that you submit.
Release of information.‐‐The information provided by your firm in response to this questionnaire, as
well as any other business proprietary information submitted by your firm to the Commission in
connection with this proceeding, may become subject to, and released under, the administrative
protective order provisions of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. '1677f) and section 207.7 of the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR '207.7). This means that certain lawyers and
other authorized individuals may temporarily be given access to the information for use in connection
with this proceeding or other import‐injury proceedings conducted by the Commission on the same or
similar merchandise; those individuals would be subject to severe penalties if the information were
divulged to unauthorized individuals.
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I‐1b.
I‐2.
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OMB statistics.‐‐Please report the actual number of hours required and the cost to your firm of
completing this questionnaire.
Hours
Dollars
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, gathering data, and
completing and reviewing the questionnaire.
We welcome comments regarding the accuracy of this burden estimate, suggestions for
reducing the burden, and any suggestions for improving this questionnaire. Please attach such
comments to your response or send to the Office of Investigations, USITC, 500 E St. SW,
Washington, DC 20436.
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.
Establishments covered.‐‐Provide the name and address of establishment(s) covered by this
questionnaire, if different from that listed on the cover page. Firms operating more than one
establishment should combine the data for all establishments into a single report.
“Establishment”‐‐Each facility of a firm involved in the purchase of PVA, including auxiliary
facilities operated in conjunction with (whether or not physically separate from) such facilities.
I‐3.
Ownership.‐‐Is your firm owned, in whole or in part, by any other firm?
No
Yes‐‐List the following information.
Extent of ownership
Firm name
Address
(percent)
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I‐5.
I‐6.
I‐7.
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Related SUBJECT importers/exporters.‐‐Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic
or foreign, that import PVA from China, Japan, and/or Korea into the United States or that
export PVA from China, Japan, and/or Korea to the United States?
No
Yes‐‐List the following information.
Firm name
Address
Affiliation
Related NONSUBJECT importers/exporters.‐‐Does your firm have any related firms, either
domestic or foreign, that import PVA from countries other than China, Japan, and/or Korea into
the United States or that export PVA from countries other than China, Japan, and/or Korea to
the United States?
No
Yes‐‐List the following information.
Firm name and country
Address
Affiliation
Related producers.‐‐Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or foreign, that
produce PVA?
No
Yes‐‐List the following information.
Firm name and country
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 PVA?
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
II‐1. Purchases.—
(a)
Please estimate your firm’s total U.S. purchases of PVA in 2013 and January‐September
2014. (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).
January‐September
2013
2014
Quantity (1,000 pounds)
(b)
Estimate the percentage of the quantity of your firm’s purchases of PVA in 2013 and
January‐September 2014 that were produced in each of the specified countries.
Share of quantity of purchases
2013
United States
%
%
China
%
%
Japan
%
%
Korea
%
%
Taiwan
%
%
All other countries:1
%
%
0.0 %
0.0 %
Total (should sum to 100.0%)
1
Please identify these countries:
January‐September
2014
PVA produced in:
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II‐2.
Changes in purchasing patterns.‐‐Please indicate how the shares of your firm’s purchases of
PVA from different sources have changed since January 1, 2008.
Source of
purchases
II‐3.
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Did not Decreased Increased Constant Fluctuated
purchase
Explanation for
trend
United States
China
Japan
Korea
Taiwan
All other
countries
Purchases from one country only.‐‐If your firm has purchased PVA from only one country,
please explain the reasons for doing so.
II‐4.
Supplier identification.‐‐ Please list your firm’s FIVE largest suppliers for PVA since January 1,
2008. Also, provide the share of the quantity of your firm’s total purchases of PVA 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 PVA (check all that
apply, noting the specific end uses if known)?
Firm type
Specify
PVB producer
Textile product producer
Paper producer
Adhesives producer
Emulsion polymerization producer
Building products producer
Pharmaceutical products producer
Other end use
Distributor
If your firm is a distributor of PVA, please answer questions III‐2 and III‐3.
III‐2. Competition for sales.‐‐Do you compete for sales to your customers with the manufacturers or
importers from which you purchase PVA?
No
Yes If yes, please describe.
III‐3.
Types of customers.‐‐What are the major types of consumers to which you sell PVA?
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If your firm is an end user of PVA, please answer questions III‐4 and III‐5.
III‐4. End uses.‐‐List the top 3 products you make using PVA and estimate the percent of your total
production cost that is accounted for by PVA and by other inputs (such as labor, energy, and
other raw materials).
Share of total cost of end use product
accounted for by
End use product
III‐5.
PVA
Other inputs
Total
(should sum to
100.0% across)
%
%
0.0 %
%
%
0.0 %
%
%
0.0 %
Demand for end use products.‐‐
(a)
Has the demand for your firm’s final products incorporating PVA changed since January
1, 2008?
Increased
No change
(b)
Decreased
Fluctuated
Has this had any effect on your firm’s demand for PVA?
No
Yes
Explain
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Changes in end uses.‐‐ Have there been any changes in the end uses of PVA since January 1,
2008? Do you anticipate any future changes?
Changes in end
uses
No
Yes
Changes since
2008
Anticipated
changes
Explain
III‐7.
Substitutes.‐‐Can other products be substituted for PVA?
No
Yes‐‐Please fill out the table.
Substitute
End use in which this
substitute is used
Have changes in the price of this substitute
affected the price for PVA?
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 PVA since January 1, 2008? Do you anticipate any future changes?
Changes in
substitutes
No
Yes
Changes since
2008
Anticipated
changes
Explain
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Demand trends.‐‐ Indicate how demand within the United States and outside of the United
States (if known) for PVA 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
Fluctuate
Overall
No
Overall
with no
increase change decrease clear trend
Explanation and factors
Demand since 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 PVA 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, Japan, and/or Korea, and (3)
the world as a whole. Of particular interest is such data from 2008 to the present and forecasts
for the future.
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III‐11. Availability of supply.‐‐Has the availability of PVA in the U.S. market changed since January 1,
2008? Do you anticipate any future changes?
Availability in the U.S.
Please explain, noting the countries and reasons for
market
No Yes the changes.
Changes since 2008:
U.S.‐produced product
Subject imports
Nonsubject imports
U.S.‐produced product
Subject imports
Nonsubject imports
Anticipated changes:
III‐12. Importance of purchasing domestic product.‐‐Please fill out the table below, estimating the
percentage of your firm’s total 2013 purchases of PVA that required PVA produced in the United
States.
Estimated
percentage of
your firm’s total
2013 purchases
of PVA
Purchases that did not require domestic product
%
Purchases that were required by law or regulation to be domestic
product (e.g., government purchases under “Buy American”
provisions)
%
Purchases that were not required by law or regulation, but were
required by your customers to be domestic product
%
Purchases that were required to be domestic product for other
reasons (explain: )
%
Total (should sum to 100.0%)
0.0 %
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III‐13. Conditions of competition.‐‐
(a) Is the PVA market subject to business cycles (other than general economy‐wide conditions)
and/or other conditions of competition distinctive to PVA?
Check all that apply.
Please describe.
No
Skip to question III‐14.
Yes‐Business cycles (e.g.
seasonal business)
Yes‐Other distinctive
conditions of competition
(b) If yes, have there been any changes in the business cycles or conditions of competition for
PVA 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 PVA 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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III‐15. Supply constraints.‐‐Has any firm refused, declined, or been unable to supply PVA 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 PVA (check one)?
Daily Weekly
Monthly
Quarterly Annually
Other If other, specify
(b)
Do you expect this purchasing frequency to change in the next two years?
No
Yes If yes, explain.
III‐17. Number of suppliers contacted.‐‐How many suppliers do you generally contact before making a
purchase? Between and firms.
III‐18. Supplier negotiations.‐‐Do your purchases of PVA usually involve negotiations between supplier
and purchaser?
No
If yes, explain the factors you generally negotiate and note whether
Yes your firm quotes competing prices during negotiations.
III‐19. Change in suppliers.‐‐Have you changed suppliers since January 1, 2008?
No
If yes, please list the supplier(s), whether the firm was added or
Yes dropped, the reasons for the change.
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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
Yes If yes, please identify the firms.
(b)
Do you expect new PVA suppliers to enter the U.S. market?
No
Yes If yes, please explain.
III‐21. Supplier qualification.‐‐Do you require your suppliers to be or to become certified or qualified
to sell PVA to your firm?
If yes, provide the following information.
The number of days to qualify a new supplier.
A general description of the certification or qualification process. Also, a brief
description of the factors that you consider when qualifying a new supplier (e.g., quality
of product, reliability of supplier, etc.).
No
Yes
Number
of days Process and factors
III‐22. Failure to certify.‐‐Since January 1, 2008, have any domestic or foreign producers failed in their
attempts to certify or qualify their PVA 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.
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III‐23. Major purchasing factors.‐‐ Please list, in order of their importance, the three major factors
your firm considers in deciding from whom to purchase PVA (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:
III‐24. Purchasing factors.‐‐Please rate the importance of the following factors in your firm’s
purchasing decisions for PVA.
Factor
Very
important
Somewhat
important
Not
important
Availability
Availability of preferred type
Delivery terms
Delivery time
Discounts offered
Extension of credit
Hydrolysis
Minimum quantity requirements
Packaging
Price
Product consistency
Product range
Quality exceeds industry standards
Quality meets industry standards
Reliability of supply
Supplier prequalification
Technical support/service
U.S. transportation costs
Viscosity
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III‐25. Quality characteristics.‐‐What characteristics does your firm consider when determining the
quality of PVA?
III‐26. Frequency of decisions based on price.‐‐How often does your firm purchase the PVA that is
offered at the lowest price?
Always
Usually
Sometimes
Never
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 PVA 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. PVA 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.
PVA industry. Identify the time period and causes for these improvements/changes.
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III‐29. Effect of revocation.‐‐What do you think will be the likely effects of any revocation of the
antidumping duty order for imports of PVA from China, Japan, and Korea? As appropriate,
please discuss any potential effects of revocation of the antidumping duty order 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 COMPARISIONS
IV‐1. Country knowledge.‐‐Please indicate the countries of origin for PVA for which your firm has
actual marketing/pricing knowledge.
United States
IV‐2.
China
Japan
Korea
Taiwan
Other countries (specify)
Interchangeability.‐‐Is PVA 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
Japan
Korea
Taiwan
Other
countries
United States
China
Japan
Korea
Taiwan
For any country‐pair producing PVA which is sometimes or never interchangeable, please
identify the country‐pair and explain the factors that limit or preclude interchangeable use:
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Factors other than price.‐‐Are differences other than price (e.g., quality, availability,
transportation network, product range, technical support, etc.) between PVA 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
China
Japan
Korea
Taiwan
Other
countries
United States
China
Japan
Korea
Taiwan
For any country‐pair for which factors other than price always or frequently are a significant
factor in your firm’s purchases of PVA, identify the country‐pair and report the advantages or
disadvantages imparted by such factors:
IV‐4.
Availability of merchandise.‐‐Are certain grades/types of PVA available only from certain
country sources?
No
Yes
If yes, please identify the countries and the grade/type/size.
IV‐5.
Choice of product not based on price.‐‐If you purchased PVA from one source although a
comparable product was available from another country source at a lower price, please explain
your reasons for doing so (please specify by country).
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IV‐6. Factor country comparisons.‐‐For the factors listed below, please rate how PVA produced in
each country you identified in your response to the first question in Part IV compares with PVA
produced in each of the other countries you identified.
If you are unfamiliar with the product from a particular country, please leave the boxes for those
country comparisons blank.
product from
United States
compared to
product from
Japan
Comparable
Inferior
Superior
Comparable
Inferior
Superior
Comparable
Inferior
product from
United States
compared to
product from
Korea
Superior
product from
United States
compared to
product from
China
Availability
Availability of preferred type
Delivery terms
Delivery time
Discounts offered
Extension of credit
Hydrolysis
Minimum quantity requirements
Packaging
1
Price
Product consistency
Product range
Quality exceeds industry standards
Quality meets industry standards
Reliability of supply
Supplier prequalification
Technical support/service
U.S. transportation costs1
Viscosity
Factor
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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Superior
Comparable
Inferior
Superior
Comparable
Inferior
Superior
Comparable
Inferior
IV‐6. Continued.
If you are unfamiliar with the product from a particular country, please leave the boxes for those
country comparisons blank.
product from
product from
product from
United States
United States
China
compared to
compared to
compared to
product from
product from
product from
Taiwan
All other countries
Japan
Availability
Availability of preferred type
Delivery terms
Delivery time
Discounts offered
Extension of credit
Hydrolysis
Minimum quantity requirements
Packaging
1
Price
Product consistency
Product range
Quality exceeds industry standards
Quality meets industry standards
Reliability of supply
Supplier prequalification
Technical support/service
U.S. transportation costs1
Viscosity
Factor
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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Superior
Comparable
Inferior
Superior
Comparable
Inferior
Superior
Comparable
Inferior
IV‐6. Continued.
If you are unfamiliar with the product from a particular country, please leave the boxes for those
country comparisons blank.
product from
product from
product from
China
China
China
compared to
compared to
compared to
product from
product from
product from
Korea
Taiwan
All other countries
Availability
Availability of preferred type
Delivery terms
Delivery time
Discounts offered
Extension of credit
Hydrolysis
Minimum quantity requirements
Packaging
1
Price
Product consistency
Product range
Quality exceeds industry standards
Quality meets industry standards
Reliability of supply
Supplier prequalification
Technical support/service
U.S. transportation costs1
Viscosity
Factor
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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Superior
Comparable
Inferior
Superior
Comparable
Inferior
Superior
Comparable
Inferior
IV‐6. Continued.
If you are unfamiliar with the product from a particular country, please leave the boxes for those
country comparisons blank.
product from
product from
product from
Japan
Japan
Japan
compared to
compared to
compared to
product from
product from
product from
Korea
Taiwan
All other countries
Availability
Availability of preferred type
Delivery terms
Delivery time
Discounts offered
Extension of credit
Hydrolysis
Minimum quantity requirements
Packaging
1
Price
Product consistency
Product range
Quality exceeds industry standards
Quality meets industry standards
Reliability of supply
Supplier prequalification
Technical support/service
U.S. transportation costs1
Viscosity
Factor
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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Superior
Comparable
Inferior
Superior
Comparable
Inferior
Superior
Comparable
Inferior
IV‐6. Continued.
If you are unfamiliar with the product from a particular country, please leave the boxes for those
country comparisons blank.
product from
product from
product from
Korea
Korea
Taiwan
compared to
compared to
compared to
product from
product from
product from
Taiwan
All other countries All other countries
Availability
Availability of preferred type
Delivery terms
Delivery time
Discounts offered
Extension of credit
Hydrolysis
Minimum quantity requirements
Packaging
1
Price
Product consistency
Product range
Quality exceeds industry standards
Quality meets industry standards
Reliability of supply
Supplier prequalification
Technical support/service
U.S. transportation costs1
Viscosity
Factor
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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IV‐7.
IV‐8.
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Minimum quality.‐‐How often does PVA from the following countries meet minimum quality
specifications for your uses or your customers’ uses?
Rarely or
Don’t
Source
Always
Usually
Sometimes
never
know
United States
China
Japan
Korea
Taiwan
Other:
Change in price.‐‐
(a)
Since January 1, 2008, has there been a change in the price of PVA? If so, has the price
of U.S.‐produced PVA changed more or less than the price of imported PVA from China,
Korea, and Japan?
No change in price.
Prices have changed by the same amount.
Price of U.S.‐produced PVA has changed relative to the price of PVA from
China.
Price of U.S.‐produced PVA has changed relative to the price of PVA from
Japan.
Price of U.S.‐produced PVA has changed relative to the price of PVA from
Korea.
(b)
If the price of U.S.‐produced PVA has changed relative to the price of PVA from China,
Korea, and Japan, the price of U.S.‐produced PVA is now relatively
Higher
IV‐9.
Lower
than those from China.
than those from Japan.
than those from Korea.
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.
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HOW TO FILE YOUR QUESTIONNAIRE RESPONSE
This questionnaire is available as a “fillable” form in MS Word format on the
Commission’s website at:
http://www.usitc.gov/trade_remedy/731_ad_701_cvd/investigations/2014/pva/review
phase.htm
Please do not attempt to modify the format or permissions of the questionnaire
document. Please submit the completed questionnaire using one of the methods noted
below. If your firm is unable to complete the MS Word questionnaire or cannot use one
of the electronic methods of submission, please contact the Commission for further
instructions.
• Upload via Secure Drop Box.—Upload the MS Word questionnaire along with a scanned copy of the
signed certification page (page 1) through the Commission’s secure upload facility:
Web address: https://dropbox.usitc.gov/oinv/
Pin: PVAL
• E‐mail.—E‐mail your questionnaire to Samantha.Day@usitc.gov; include a scanned copy of the signed
certification page (page 1). Please note that submitting your questionnaire by e‐mail may subject your
firm’s business proprietary information to transmission over an unsecure environment and to possible
disclosure. If you choose this option, the Commission warns you that any risk involving possible disclosure
of such information is assumed by the submitter and not by the Commission.
If your firm does not purchase this product, please fill out page 1, print, sign, and submit a scanned
copy to the Commission.
Parties to this proceeding.—If your firm is a party to this proceeding, you are required to serve a copy of
the completed questionnaire on parties to the proceeding that are subject to administrative protective
order (see 19 CFR ' 207.7). A list of such parties may be obtained from the Commission’s Secretary
(202‐205‐1803). A certificate of service must accompany the completed questionnaire you submit (see
19 CFR ' 207.7). Service of the questionnaire must be made in paper form.
File Type | application/pdf |
File Title | Microsoft Word - Sunset US Purchaser Questionnaire |
Author | mary.messer |
File Modified | 2014-11-17 |
File Created | 2014-11-17 |