14-3-3273 U.S. Purchaser Questionnaire

OMB No. 3117-0016/USITC No. 14-3-3273; Expiration Date: 6/30/2017
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U.S. PURCHASERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
ELECTROLYTIC MANGANESE DIOXIDE FROM AUSTRALIA AND CHINA

This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by no later than August 20, 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 electrolytic manganese dioxide (“EMD”) from
Australia and China (inv. Nos. 731-TA-1124 and 1125 (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 James Fetzer (202-708-5403,
james.fetzer@usitc.gov).

Name of firm
Address
City

State

Zip Code

World Wide Web address
Has your firm purchased EMD (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: EMDAC)
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, if different from that listed on the cover page (see page 3 of the instruction booklet
for reporting guidelines).

I-3.

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

I-4.

Yes--List the following information.
Address

Extent of ownership
(percent)

Related SUBJECT importers/exporters.--Does your firm have any related firms, either
domestic or foreign, that import EMD from Australia and China into the United States or that are
export EMD from Australia and China to the United States?
No
Firm name

Yes--List the following information.
Address

Affiliation

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PART I.--GENERAL INFORMATION--Continued
I-5.

Related NONSUBJECT importers/exporters.--Does your firm have any related firms, either
domestic or foreign, that import EMD from countries other than Australia and China into the
United States or that are export EMD from countries other than Australia and China to the United
States?
No

Yes--List the following information.

Firm name and country

I-6.

Affiliation

Related producers.--Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or foreign, that
produce EMD?
No

Yes--List the following information.

Firm name and country

I-7.

Address

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 EMD?

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 Australia 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 (short tons)

(b)

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

Share of quantity of 2013 purchases

United States

%

Australia

%
%

China
All other countries:

1

Total (should sum to 100.0%)
1

Please identify these countries:

%
0

%

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

Purchases before and after order.-(a)

Did your firm purchase EMD from Australia and China before 2008?
No--skip to (c)

(b)

Yes

If yes, has your pattern of purchasing EMD from Australia and China changed since
2008?
No, our pattern of purchasing is essentially unchanged.
Yes, we discontinued purchases from Australia and China because of the order.
Yes, we reduced purchases from Australia and China because of the order.
Yes, but we changed the pattern of purchases from Australia and China for
reasons other than the order (please explain below).

(c)

Has your pattern of purchasing EMD from nonsubject foreign sources (i.e., countries
other than Australia and China) changed since 2008?
We did not purchase from nonsubject foreign sources before or after the order.
No, our pattern of purchasing is essentially unchanged.
Yes, we increased purchases from nonsubject countries because of the order.
Yes, but we changed our pattern of purchases from nonsubject countries for
reasons other than the order (please explain below).

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

Changes in purchasing patterns.--Please indicate how the shares of your firm’s purchases of
EMD from different sources have changed since January 1, 2008.
Source of
purchases

Did not Decreased Increased Constant Fluctuated
purchase

Explanation for
trend

United States

Australia

China

All other
countries

II-4.

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

II-5.

Supplier identification.-- Please list your firm’s FIVE largest suppliers for EMD since January
1, 2008. Also, provide the share of the quantity of your firm’s total purchases of EMD 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 EMD (check all
that apply)?
Battery
producer

Distributor

Other

Describe other

If your firm is a distributor of EMD, 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 EMD?
No

III-3.

Yes

If yes, please describe.

Types of customers.--What are the major types of consumers to which you sell EMD?

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PART III.-- MARKET CHARACTERISTICS AND PURCHASING PRACTICES--Continued
If your firm is an end user of EMD, please answer questions III-4 and III-5.
III-4.

End uses.--List the top 3 products you make using EMD and estimate the percent of your total
production cost that is accounted for by EMD 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

EMD
%
%
%

III-5.

Total (should sum
to 100.0% across)

Other inputs
%
%
%

0 %
0 %
0 %

Demand for end use products.-(a)

Has the demand for your firm’s final products incorporating EMD changed since January
1, 2008?
Increased

(b)

No change

Decreased

Fluctuated

Has this had any effect on your firm’s demand for EMD?
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 EMD since January 1,
2008? Do you anticipate any future changes?
Changes in end
uses

No

Yes

Explain

Changes since
2008
Anticipated
changes

III-7.

Substitutes.--Can other products be substituted for EMD?
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 EMD?
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 EMD since January 1, 2008? Do you anticipate any future changes?
Changes in
substitutes
Changes since
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 EMD 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 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 EMD supply (including production
capacity and capacity utilization) and demand in (1) the United States, (2) each of the other major
producing/consuming countries, including Australia and China, and (3) the world as a whole. Of
particular interest is such data from 2008 to the present and forecasts for the future.
III-11. Availability of supply.--Has the availability of EMD in the U.S. market changed since January 1,
2008? Do you anticipate any future changes?
Availability in the U.S.
market
Changes since 2008:
U.S.-produced product
Subject imports
Nonsubject imports
Anticipated changes:
U.S.-produced product
Subject imports
Nonsubject imports

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

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

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

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%)

Estimated
percentage of
your firm’s total
2013 purchases
of EMD
%

%
%

0

%
%

III-13. Conditions of competition.-(a) Is the EMD market subject to business cycles (other than general economy-wide conditions)
and/or other conditions of competition distinctive to EMD?

Check all that apply.

Please describe.
Skip to question III-14.

No
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
EMD since January 1, 2008?
No

Yes

If yes, describe.

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

III-15. Failed attempts to supply EMD.-- Did any suppliers fail to supply, fully or partially, the agreedupon quantity of its EMD to your firm since January 2008? Please report the supplier involved,
the date of the occurrence, the quantity (in short tons) of EMD, the specific EMD formulation(s)
involved, the category(ies) of EMD batteries affected, and the circumstances of the occurrence.
No

Yes

Details of failed supply

Failed to supply fully
Failed to supply
partially

III-16. Purchasing frequency.-(a)

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

(b)

Weekly

Monthly

Quarterly

Annually

Other

If other, specify

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 EMD usually involve negotiations between
supplier and purchaser?

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No

Yes

If yes, explain the factors you generally negotiate and note whether
your firm quotes competing prices during negotiations.

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.

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.

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

Yes

If yes, please explain.

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PART III.-- MARKET CHARACTERISTICS AND PURCHASING PRACTICES--Continued
III-21. Supplier qualification.--Do you require your suppliers to be or to become certified or qualified
to sell EMD to your firm?
If yes, provide the following information.



No

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.).

Yes

Number
of days Process and factors

Typical sales contract provisions
If your firm purchased more than a single formulation/grade of
EMD, did any such qualification requirement also apply to
each of the formulation(s)/grade(s) of its purchases of EMD?

Yes

No

N/A

If your firm has multiple U.S. plant locations, does your firm
require suppliers to separately qualify its EMD to each of your
multiple U.S. plant locations?
If the EMD that you purchased was more than a single
formulation/grade of EMD, did any such qualification
requirement also apply to each of the formulation(s)/grade(s)
of its purchases EMD?
Please identify the purchasers and formulations for which you must qualify
your sales of EMD and explain difference in the qualifications between
products and customers.

III-22. Failure to certify.--Since January 1, 2008, have any domestic or foreign producers failed in their
attempts to certify or qualify their EMD 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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PART III.-- MARKET CHARACTERISTICS AND PURCHASING PRACTICES--Continued
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 EMD (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 EMD.

Factor

Very
important

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 EMD?

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PART III.-- MARKET CHARACTERISTICS AND PURCHASING PRACTICES--Continued
III-26. Frequency of decisions based on price.--How often does your firm purchase the EMD 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 EMD 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. EMD 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.
EMD industry. Identify the time period and causes for these improvements/changes.

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PART III.-- MARKET CHARACTERISTICS AND PURCHASING PRACTICES--Continued
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 EMD from Australia and China? As appropriate, please
discuss any potential effects of revocation of 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

III-30. Negotiation process.--Please explain the negotiation process, and the frequency of such
negotiations, for your firm’s purchasers of EMD since January 2008. In addition, please explain
the dynamics of the price quote/bid process between the initial price quote/bid and the final price
quote/bid. Indicate whether your response differs for your firm’s purchases of EMD produced in
different countries.
Explain the negotiation process

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PART IV.-- PRODUCT COMPARISIONS
IV-1.

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

IV-2.

Australia

China

Other countries (specify)

Interchangeability.--Is EMD 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

Australia

China

Japan

South Africa

Other
countries

United States
Australia
China
Japan
South Africa

For any country-pair producing EMD 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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PART IV.-- PRODUCT COMPARISIONS--Continued
IV-3.

Factors other than price.--Are differences other than price (e.g., quality, availability,
transportation network, product range, technical support, etc.) between EMD 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

Australia

China

Japan

South Africa

Other
countries

United States
Australia
China
Japan
South Africa

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

IV-4.

Availability of merchandise.--Are certain grades/types/sizes of EMD available only from certain
country sources?
No

IV-5.

Yes

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

Choice of product not based on price.--If you purchased EMD 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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PART IV.-- PRODUCT COMPARISIONS--Continued
IV-6.

Factor country comparisons.--For the factors listed below, please rate how EMD produced in
each country you identified in your response to the first question in Part IV compares with EMD
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.

Inferior

Comparable

product from
United States
compared to
product from
Nonsubject
countries

Superior

Inferior

Comparable

product from
United States
compared to
product from
China

Superior

Inferior

Comparable

Superior

product from
United States
compared to
product from
Australia

Availability
Delivery terms
Delivery time
Discounts offered
Extension of credit
Minimum quantity requirements
Packaging
Price1
Product consistency
Product range
Quality exceeds industry standards
Quality meets industry standards
Reliability of supply
Technical support/service
U.S. transportation costs1
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 COMPARISIONS--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
Nonsubject
countries

Superior

Inferior

Comparable

product from
Australia
compared to
product from
Nonsubject
countries

Superior

Inferior

Comparable

Superior

product from
Australia
compared to
product from
China

Availability
Delivery terms
Delivery time
Discounts offered
Extension of credit
Minimum quantity requirements
Packaging
Price1
Product consistency
Product range
Quality exceeds industry standards
Quality meets industry standards
Reliability of supply
Technical support/service
U.S. transportation costs1
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 COMPARISIONS--Continued
IV-7.

Minimum quality.--How often does EMD 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
Australia
China
Other:

IV-8.

Change in price.-(a)

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

(b)

If the price of U.S.-produced EMD has changed relative to the price of EMD from
Australia and China, the price of U.S.-produced EMD is now relatively
Higher

Lower
than those from Australia.
than those from China.

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. Please also use this space to highlight any issues your firm had in
providing the data in this section, including but not limited to technical issues with the MS Word
questionnaire.