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U.S. PURCHASERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
BOLTLESS STEEL SHELVING UNITS PREPACKAGED FOR SALE FROM CHINA
This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by June 17, 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 countervailing duty and antidumping investigations concerning boltless steel shelving units
prepackaged for sale (“boltless steel shelving”) from China (inv. No. 701‐TA‐523 and 731‐TA‐1259 (Final)). 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 Tana Farrington (202‐205‐2389, Tana.Farrington@usitc.gov).
Name of firm
Address
City
State
Zip Code
Website
Has your firm purchased boltless steel shelving (as defined on next page) from any source (domestic or foreign)
at any time since January 1, 2012?
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: SHLV)
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 submitting this certification I also grant consent for the Commission, and its employees and contract personnel, to use the
information provided in this questionnaire and throughout this proceeding in any other import‐injury proceedings conducted by
the Commission on the same or similar merchandise.
I acknowledge that information submitted in this questionnaire response and throughout this proceeding may be used by the
Commission, its employees, and contract personnel who are acting in the capacity of Commission employees, for developing or
maintaining the records of this proceeding or related proceedings for which this information is submitted, or in internal audits and
proceedings relating to the programs and operations of the Commission pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Appendix 3. I understand that all
contract personnel will sign non‐disclosure agreements.
Name of Authorized Official Title of Authorized Official
Date
Phone:
Signature
Fax
Email address
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PART I.—GENERAL INFORMATION
This proceeding was instituted in response to petitions filed on August 26, 2014, by Edsal Manufacturing
Co., Inc., Chicago, Illinois. Countervailing and/or antidumping duties may be assessed on the subject
imports as a result of this proceeding if the Commission makes an affirmative determination of injury,
threat, or material retardation, and if the U.S. Department of Commerce makes an affirmative
determination of subsidization and/or dumping. Questionnaires and other information pertinent to this
proceeding are available at
http://www.usitc.gov/investigations/701731/2015/boltless_steel_shelving_units_prepackaged_sale/fin
al.htm
Boltless steel shelving units prepackaged for sale. The scope of these investigations covers boltless
steel shelving units prepackaged for sale, with or without decks (“boltless steel shelving”). The term
“prepackaged for sale” means that, at a minimum, the steel vertical supports (i.e., uprights and posts)
and steel horizontal supports (i.e., beams, braces) necessary to assemble a completed shelving unit
(with or without decks) are packaged together for ultimate purchase by the end‐user. The scope also
includes add‐on kits. Add‐on kits include, but are not limited to, kits that allow the end‐user to add an
extension shelving unit onto an existing boltless steel shelving unit such that the extension and the
original unit will share common frame elements (e.g., two posts). The term “boltless” refers to steel
shelving in which the vertical and horizontal supports forming the frame are assembled primarily
without the use of nuts and bolts or screws. The vertical and horizontal support members for boltless
steel shelving are assembled by methods such as, but not limited to, fitting a rivet, punched or cut tab or
other similar connector on one support into a hole, slot or similar receptacle on another support. The
supports lock together to form the frame for the shelving unit, and provide the structural integrity of the
shelving unit separate from the inclusion of any decking. The incidental use of nuts and bolts or screws
to add accessories, wall anchors, tie‐bars or shelf supports does not remove the product from scope.
Boltless steel shelving units may also come packaged as partially assembled, such as when two upright
supports are welded together with front‐to‐back supports, or are otherwise connected, to form an end
unit for the frame. The boltless steel shelving covered by these investigations may be commonly
described as rivet shelving, welded frame shelving, slot and tab shelving, and punched rivet (quasi‐rivet)
shelving as well as by other trade names. The term “deck” refers to the shelf that sits on or fits into the
horizontal supports (beams or braces) to provide the horizontal storage surface of the shelving unit.
The scope includes all boltless steel shelving meeting the description above, regardless of (1) vertical
support or post type (including but not limited to open post, closed post and tubing); (2) horizontal
support or beam/brace profile (including but not limited to Z‐beam, C‐beam, L‐beam, step beam and
cargo rack); (3) number of supports; (4) surface coating (including but not limited to paint, epoxy,
powder coating, zinc and other metallic coating); (5) number of levels; (6) weight capacity; (7) shape
(including but not limited to rectangular, square, and corner units); (8) decking material (including but
not limited to wire decking, particle board, laminated board or no deck at all); or (9) the boltless method
by which vertical and horizontal supports connect (including but not limited to keyhole and rivet, slot
and tab, welded frame, punched rivet and clip).
Specifically excluded from the scope are:
(1) Wall‐mounted shelving, defined as shelving that is hung on the wall and does not stand on, or
transfer load to, the floor (the addition of a wall bracket or other device to attach otherwise
freestanding subject merchandise to a wall does not meet the terms of this exclusion); (2) Wire shelving
units, which consist of shelves made from wire that incorporates both a wire deck and wire horizontal
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supports (taking the place of the horizontal beams and braces) into a single piece with tubular collars
that slide over the posts and onto plastic sleeves snapped on the posts to create the finished shelving
unit; (3) Bulk‐packed parts or components of boltless steel shelving units; and (4) Made‐to‐order
shelving systems.
Subject boltless steel shelving enters the United States through Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (“HTSUS”) statistical subheadings 9403.20.0018 and 9403.20.0020, but may also enter
through HTSUS 9403.10.0040. While HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and Customs
purposes, the written description of the scope of this investigation is dispositive.
Purchaser.‐‐Any firm engaged, either directly or through a parent company or subsidiary, in purchasing
boltless steel shelving from another firm that produces, imports, or otherwise distributes boltless steel
shelving.
Reporting of information.‐‐ If information is not readily available from your records, provide carefully
prepared estimates. If your firm is completing more than one questionnaire (i.e., a producer, importer,
and/or purchaser questionnaire), it is not necessary to respond to duplicated questions.
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 files, worksheets, and supporting
documents used in the preparation of the questionnaire response. Please also retain a copy of the final
document submitted.
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‐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
25 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.
Establishments covered.‐‐ Provide the name and address of your U.S. 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 boltless steel shelving,
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.
Firm name
Address
Extent of ownership
(percent)
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I‐5.
I‐6.
Related SUBJECT importers/exporters.‐‐Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic
or foreign, which import boltless steel shelving from China into the United States or which
export boltless steel shelving from China 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, which import boltless steel shelving from countries other than China into
the United States or which export boltless steel shelving from countries other than China 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, which
produce boltless steel shelving?
No
Yes‐‐List the following information.
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Firm name
Address
Affiliation
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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.— Report your firm’s U.S. purchases of boltless steel shelving (based on delivery
date). 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 (in units) and value (in $1,000)
Purchases of boltless steel
shelving produced in‐‐
2012
2013
2014
January‐
January‐
March 2014 March 2015
United States
Quantity (units)
Value ($1,000s)
China
Quantity (units)
Value ($1,000s)
All other sources:
Quantity (units)
Value ($1,000s)
1
1
Please identify these countries:
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Changes in purchasing patterns.‐‐Please indicate how the shares of your firm’s purchases of
boltless steel shelving from different sources have changed in the last three years.
Source of Did not
purchases purchase Decreased Increased Constant Fluctuated
II‐3.
Explanation for trend
United
States
China
All other
countries
Purchases from one country only.‐‐If your firm has purchased boltless steel shelving from only
one country, please explain the reasons for doing so.
II‐4.
Supplier identification.‐‐Please list your firm’s FIVE largest suppliers for boltless steel shelving
since 2012. Also, provide the share of the quantity of your firm’s total purchases of boltless steel
shelving that each of these suppliers accounted for in 2014.
No.
Supplier’s name
City and state
Share of quantity of
2014 purchases
1
%
2
%
3
%
4
%
5
%
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Shipping information.‐‐
(a) What is the approximate percentage of the total cost of boltless steel shelving you
purchased that is accounted for by U.S. inland transportation and other logistics costs from
the importer to your distribution network or retail store? percent.
the U.S. producer to your distribution network or retail store? percent.
(b) If the percentages reported above varied or fluctuated since January 2012, please explain.
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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 boltless steel
shelving (check all that apply)?
End user Distributor Retailer
Other
Describe other
III‐2.
Competition for sales.‐‐If your firm is a distributor or retailer of boltless steel shelving, does
your firm compete for sales to customers with the manufacturers or importers from which your
firm purchases boltless steel shelving?
No
Yes If yes, please describe.
III‐3.
Types of customers.‐‐What are the major types of consumers to which your firm sells boltless
steel shelving?
III‐4.
End uses.‐‐List the end uses (e.g., home improvement projects, storage organization, etc.) of the
boltless steel shelving that your firm purchases.
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Substitutes.‐‐Can other products be substituted for boltless steel shelving?
No
Yes‐‐Please fill out the table below.
End use in which this
substitute is used
Substitute
Have changes in the prices of this substitute
affected the price for boltless steel shelving?
No Yes
Explanation
1.
2.
3.
III‐6.
Demand trends.‐‐ Indicate how demand within the United States and outside of the United
States (if known) for boltless steel shelving has changed since January 1, 2012. Explain any
trends and describe the principal factors that have affected these changes in demand.
Market
Fluctuate
Overall
No
Overall with no clear
trend
increase change decrease
Explanation and factors
Within
the United
States
Outside
the United
States
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Importance of purchasing domestic product.‐‐Please fill out the table below, estimating the
percentage of your firm’s total 2014 purchases of boltless steel shelving that required boltless
steel shelving 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%)
III‐8.
Estimated
percentage of
your firm’s total
2014 purchases of
boltless steel
shelving
%
%
%
%
0.0 %
Conditions of competition.‐‐
(a)
Is the boltless steel shelving market subject to business cycles (other than general
economy‐wide conditions) and/or other conditions of competition distinctive to boltless
steel shelving?
Check all that apply.
Please describe.
No
Skip to question III‐9.
Yes‐Business cycles (e.g.
seasonal business)
Yes‐Other distinctive
conditions of competition
(b)
Have there been any changes in the business cycles or conditions of competition for
boltless steel shelving since January 1, 2012?
No
Yes
If yes, describe.
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Decisions based on producer and country‐of‐origin.‐‐How often does your firm, and if known,
do your customers, make purchasing decisions involving boltless steel shelving 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‐10. Supply constraints.‐‐Has any firm refused, declined, or been unable to supply your firm with
boltless steel shelving since January 1, 2012 (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, being unable to meet timely shipment commitments,
etc.)?
No
Yes
If yes, please describe.
III‐11. Purchasing frequency.‐‐
(a)
How frequently does your firm make purchases of boltless steel shelving (check one)?
Daily Weekly
Monthly
Quarterly Annually
Other If other, specify
(b)
Has this purchasing frequency changed since January 1, 2012?
No
Yes If yes, please describe.
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III‐12. Number of suppliers contacted.‐‐How many suppliers does your firm generally contact before
making a purchase? Between and firms
III‐13. Supplier negotiations.‐‐Do your firm’s purchases of boltless steel shelving usually involve
negotiations between supplier and purchaser?
No
If yes, explain the factors your firm generally negotiates and note
Yes whether your firm quotes competing prices during negotiations.
III‐14. Bids.‐‐Did your firm request formalized bids (e.g. RFQs or RFPs) for boltless steel shelving
between January 1, 2012 and March 31, 2015?
No
Yes‐‐Please contact Tana Farrington (Tana.Farrington@usitc.gov) for
further instruction.
III‐15. Change in suppliers.‐‐Has your firm changed suppliers since January 1, 2012?
No
If yes, please list the supplier(s), whether the firm was added or
Yes dropped, the reasons for the change.
III‐16. New suppliers.‐‐Are you aware of any new suppliers, either foreign or domestic, that have
entered the market since January 1, 2012?
No
Yes If yes, please identify the firms.
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III‐17. Supplier qualification.‐‐Do you require your suppliers to be or to become certified or qualified
to sell boltless steel shelving 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
Average
number
of days Process and factors
III‐18. Failure to certify.‐‐Since January 1, 2012, have any domestic or foreign producers failed in their
attempts to certify or qualify their boltless steel shelving 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‐19. Major purchasing factors.‐‐Please list, in order of their importance, the three major factors your
firm considers in deciding from whom to purchase boltless steel shelving (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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III‐20. Purchasing factors.‐‐ Please rate the importance of the following factors in your firm’s
purchasing decisions for boltless steel shelving.
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‐21. Quality characteristics.‐‐What characteristics does your firm consider when determining the
quality of boltless steel shelving?
III‐22. Frequency of decisions based on price.‐‐How often does your firm purchase the boltless steel
shelving that is offered at the lowest price?
Always
Usually
Sometimes
Never
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III‐23. 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 boltless steel shelving
market since January 1, 2012.
Firm(s)
Describe how the firm(s) exhibited price leadership
III‐24. Discount policy.‐‐
(a) If you are a retailer, do you offer large seasonal retail sales of boltless steel shelving, such as
sales for or around Black Friday?
Yes,
Black
Friday
No
Yes,
other If other, when do your large retail sales occur?
If yes to either option in III‐24a above, please answer III‐24b‐c.
(b) Do you require your suppliers to offer discounts beyond what they normally offer (quantity
or annual volume discounts, rebates, promotional assistance, etc.)?
No
Yes
If yes, please describe the process in which you negotiate these discounts.
(c) In 2014, was the boltless steel shelving you purchased for large seasonal retail sales
imported or domestically produced?
Amount
of
Please list the company(ies) that you purchased boltless steel
Imported Domestic discount shelving from for large retail sales.
%
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PART IV.—PRODUCT COMPARISONS
IV‐1. Country knowledge.‐‐Please indicate the countries of origin for boltless steel shelving for which
your firm has actual marketing/pricing knowledge.
United
States
China
IV‐2.
Other
countries
Other countries (specify)
Interchangeability.‐‐Is boltless steel shelving 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
United States
China
China
Other countries
For any country‐pair producing boltless steel shelving 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 boltless steel shelving
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
Other countries
United States
China
For any country‐pair for which factors other than price always or frequently are a significant
factor in your firm’s purchases of boltless steel shelving, identify the country‐pair and report
the advantages or disadvantages imparted by such factors:
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Country preferences.‐‐Do you or your customers ever specifically order boltless steel shelving
from one country in particular over other possible sources of supply?
No
Yes
If yes, identify the countries and explain reason for preference.
Availability of merchandise.‐‐Are certain types/sizes of boltless steel shelving available from
only certain country sources?
IV‐6.
No
Yes
Choice of product not based on price.‐‐If you purchased boltless steel shelving from one
country 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).
If yes, please identify the countries and the type/size.
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Factor country comparisons.‐‐For the factors listed below, please rate how boltless steel
shelving produced in the specified country compares with boltless steel shelving produced in
each of the other countries.
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
China
Superior
Comparable
Inferior
Factor
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 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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Inferior
Comparable
Superior
Inferior
Superior
Factor
Comparable
IV‐7. 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
United States
China
compared to product from
compared to product from
Nonsubject countries
Nonsubject countries
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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Minimum quality.‐‐How often does boltless steel shelving 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
China
Nonsubject Countries
IV‐9.
Other explanations.‐‐If your firm would like to further explain a response to any 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/investigations/701731/2015/boltless_steel_shelving_units
_prepackaged_sale/final.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: SHLV
• E‐mail.—E‐mail the MS Word questionnaire to Tana.Farrington@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, it is 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 your firm submits (see 19 CFR § 207.7). Service of the questionnaire
must be made in paper form.
| File Type | application/pdf |
| File Title | Boltless Steel Shelving Units Prepackaged for Sale from China-US purchaser questionnaire |
| Subject | boltless steel shelving, china, antidumping, countervailing duty, 701, 731, final, final-phase, purchaser, questionnaire |
| Author | Keysha Martinez |
| File Modified | 2015-05-20 |
| File Created | 2015-05-20 |