15-2-3383 U.S. Importer Questionnaire

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U.S. IMPORTERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
CERTAIN COLD-ROLLED STEEL PRODUCTS
This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by August 11, 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 cold-rolled steel from Brazil, China,
India, Japan, Korea, Netherlands, Russia, and the United Kingdom (inv. Nos. 701-TA-540-544 and 731-TA-1283-1290
(Preliminary)). The information requested in the questionnaire is requested under the authority of the Tariff Act of
1930, title VII. This report is mandatory and failure to reply as directed can result in a subpoena or other order to
compel the submission of records or information in your firm’s possession (19 U.S.C. § 1333(a)).

Name of firm
Address
City

State

Zip Code

Website
Has your firm imported cold-rolled steel (as defined on next page) from any country 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: STEEL)
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 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
Background. This proceeding was instituted in response to a petition filed on July 28, 2015, by AK Steel
Corporation (West Chester, OH), ArcelorMittal USA LLC (Chicago, IL), Nucor Corporation (Charlotte, NC),
Steel Dynamics, Inc. (Fort Wayne, IN), and United States Steel Corporation (Pittsburgh, PA).
Countervailing and/or antidumping duties may be assessed on the subject imports as a result of these
proceedings 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/cold_rolled_steel_products_brazil_china_india/preli
minary.htm .
Certain cold-rolled steel products (“cold-rolled steel”).-- The products covered by these investigations
are certain cold-rolled (cold-reduced), flat-rolled steel products, neither clad, plated, nor coated with
metal, but whether or not annealed, painted, varnished, or coated with plastics or other non-metallic
substances. The products covered include coils that have a width of 12.7 mm wide or greater, regardless
of form of coil (e.g., in successively superimposed layers, spirally oscillating, etc.). The products covered
also include products not in coils (e.g., in straight lengths) of a thickness less than 4.75 mm and a width
that is 12. 7 mm or greater and that measures at least 10 times the thickness. The products covered also
include products not in coils (e.g., in straight lengths) of a thickness of 4.75 mm or more and a width
exceeding 150 mm and measuring at least twice the thickness. The products described above may be
rectangular, square, circular, or other shape and include products of either rectangular or nonrectangular cross-section where such cross-section is achieved subsequent to the rolling process, i.e.,
products which have been “worked after rolling” (e.g., products which have been beveled or rounded at
the edges). For purposes of the width and thickness requirements referenced above:
(1) where the nominal and actual measurements vary, a product is within the scope if application of
either the nominal or actual measurement would place it within the scope based on the
definitions set forth above, and
(2) where the width and thickness vary for a specific product (e.g., the thickness of certain products
with non-rectangular cross-section, the width of certain products with nonrectangular shape,
etc.), the measurement at its greatest width or thickness applies.
Steel products included in the scope of these investigations are products in which: (1) iron
predominates, by weight, over each of the other contained elements; (2) the carbon content is 2
percent or less, by weight; and (3) none of the elements listed below exceeds the quantity, by weight,
respectively indicated:
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•

2.50 percent of manganese, or
3.30 percent of silicon, or
1.50 percent of copper, or
1.50 percent of aluminum, or
1.25 percent of chromium, or
0.30 percent of cobalt, or
0.40 percent of lead, or
2.00 percent of nickel, or
0.30 percent of tungsten (also called wolfram), or

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0.80 percent of molybdenum, or
0.10 percent of niobium (also called columbium), or
0.30 percent of vanadium, or
0.30 percent of zirconium.

Unless specifically excluded, products are included in this scope regardless of levels of boron and
titanium.
Specifically included in this scope are vacuum degassed, fully stabilized (commonly referred to as
interstitial-free (IF)) steels, high strength low alloy (HSLA) steels, and motor lamination steels. IF steels
are recognized as low carbon steels with micro-alloying levels of elements such as titanium and/or
niobium added to stabilize carbon and nitrogen elements. HSLA steels are recognized as steels with
micro-alloying levels of elements such as chromium, copper, niobium, titanium, vanadium, and
molybdenum. Motor lamination steels contain micro-alloying levels of elements such as silicon and
aluminum but do not meet the definition of grain-oriented electrical steel (GOES) or non-oriented
electrical steel (NOES).
This scope also includes Advanced High Strength Steels (AHSS) and Ultra High Strength Steels (UHSS),
both of which are considered high tensile strength and high elongation steels.
All products that meet the written physical description, and in which the chemistry quantities do not
exceed any one of the noted element levels listed above, are within the scope of these investigations
unless specifically excluded. The following products are outside of and/or specifically excluded from the
scope of these investigations:
•
•
•
•
•
•

Ball bearing steels, as defined in the HTS;
Tool steels, as defined in the HTS;
Silicon-manganese steel, as defined in the HTS;
Silicon-electrical steels, as defined in the HTS, that are GOES;
Silicon-electrical steels, as defined in the HTS, that are not grain-oriented and that have a silicon
level exceeding 1.00 percent and a surface oxide coating, to which an insulation coating may be
applied (NOES); and
Non-rectangular shapes, not in coils, which are the result of having been processed by cutting or
stamping and which have assumed the character of articles or products classified outside
chapter 72 of the HTS.

Cold-rolled steel may be imported into the United States under the following statistical reporting
numbers of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS): 7209.15.0000, 7209.16.0030,
7209.16.0060, 7209.16.0070, 7209.16.0091, 7209.17.0030, 7209.17.0060, 7209.17.0070, 7209.17.0091,
7209.18.1530, 7209.18.1560, 7209.18.2510, 7209.18.2520, 7209.18.2580, 7209.18.6020, 7209.18.6090,
7209.25.0000, 7209.26.0000, 7209.27.0000, 7209.28.0000, 7209.90.0000, 7210.70.3000, 7211.23.1500,
7211.23.2000, 7211.23.3000, 7211.23.4500, 7211.23.6030, 7211.23.6060, 7211.23.6075, 7211.23.6085,
7211.29.2030, 7211.29.2090, 7211.29.4500, 7211.29.6030, 7211.29.6080, 7211.90.0000, 7212.40.1000,
7212.40.5000, 7225.50.6000, 7225.50.8015, 7225.50.8085, 7225.99.0090, 7226.92.5000, 7226.92.7050,
and 7226.92.8050.1.
1

Subject merchandise may also enter under 7210.90.9000, 7212.50.0000, 7225.19.0000, 7226.19.1000,
7226.19.9000, and 7226.99.0180

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Certain alloy cold-rolled steel products (“Alloy cold-rolled steel”).--Alloy cold-rolled steel, a subset of
cold-rolled steel, in which: (1) iron predominates by weight, over each of the other contained elements;
(2) the carbon content is 2 percent or less, by weight; and (3) one or more of the elements listed below
is present in the quantity, by weight, respectively indicated:
•
0.30 - 1.50 percent of aluminum
•
0.0008 – unlimited percent of boron
•
0.40 – 1.50 percent of copper
•
0.30 - 1.25 percent of chromium
•
1.65 – 2.50 percent of manganese
•
0.08 – 0.80 percent of molybdenum
•
0.30 - 2.00 percent of nickel
•
0.06 – 0.10 percent of niobium (also called columbium)
•
0.60 – 3.30 percent of silicon
•
0.05 – unlimited percent of titanium
•
0.10 – 0.30 percent of vanadium
•
0.05 – 0.30 percent of zirconium
Importer.--Any person or firm engaged, either directly or through a parent company or subsidiary,
in importing cold-rolled steel (as defined above) into the United States from a foreign manufacturer or
through its selling agent.
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), you need not 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 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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OMB statistics.--Please report below 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.
I-2.

Establishments covered.--Provide the name and address of establishment(s) covered by this
questionnaire. If your firm is publicly traded, please specify the stock exchange and trading
symbol.
“Establishment”--Each facility of a firm involved in the importation of cold-rolled steel, 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

Firm name

Yes--List the following information

Address

Extent of
ownership
(percent)

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Related importers/exporters.--Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or
foreign, that are engaged in importing cold-rolled steel from Brazil, China, India, Japan, Korea,
Netherlands, Russia, and/or United Kingdom into the United States or that are engaged in
exporting cold-rolled steel from Brazil, China, India, Japan, Korea, Netherlands, Russia, and/or
United Kingdom to the United States?
No

Yes--List the following information.

Firm name

I-5.

Address

Yes--List the following information.

Firm name

Address

Affiliation

Importing operations.--Please indicate the nature of your firm’s importing operations on coldrolled steel. More than one answer may be applicable.
Importer of record

I-7.

Affiliation

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

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Takes title to the
imported product(s)

Consignee of the
imported products(s)

Customs broker or
freight forwarder

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

Firm name

Address

Contact person
and phone
number

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FTZ, TIB, or bonded warehouses.--Please indicate whether your firm enters cold-rolled steel
into, or withdraws such merchandise from, foreign trade zones or bonded warehouses. Also
indicate whether your firm imports cold-rolled steel under the TIB (temporary importation
under bond) program.
“Foreign trade zone” is a designated location in the United States where firms utilize special
procedures that allow delayed or reduced customs duty payments on foreign merchandise, as
well as other savings. A foreign trade zone must be designed as such pursuant to the rules and
procedures set forth in the Foreign-Trade Zones Act.
“Bonded warehouse” is a secured facility supervised by U.S. customs, where dutiable landed
imports are stored pending their re-export, or release after payment of import duties, taxes, and
other charges. A bonded warehouse must be designed as such pursuant to the rules and
procedures set forth in 19 U.S. Code § 1555.
“Temporary Importation under Bond (“TIB”) program” is a procedure whereby imported
merchandise may be entered under certain conditions for a limited time into the United States
free of duty. Under the program, an importer posts a bond for twice the amount of duty, taxes,
etc. that would otherwise be owed on the importation and agrees to export or destroy the
merchandise within a specified time or pay liquidated damages. This program is restricted to
certain categories of merchandise listed in subheadings 9813.00.05 through 9813.00.75 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States(HTS).
No

Yes

Foreign trade zones
Bonded warehouses
Temporary importation under bond

I-9.

Third-country trade activities.--To your knowledge, have the products subject to this
proceeding been the subject of any other import relief proceedings in the United States or in
any other countries?
No

Yes–Please specify.

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Nathanael Comly
(nathanael.comly@usitc.gov; 202-205-3174). Supply all data requested on a calendar-year basis.
II-1.

Contact information.-- Please identify the responsible individual and the manner by which
Commission staff may contact that individual regarding the confidential information submitted
in part II.
Name
Title
Email
Telephone
Fax

II-2.

Changes in operations.--Please indicate whether your firm has experienced any of the following
changes in relation to the importation of cold-rolled steel since January 1, 2012.
(check as many as appropriate)
Office/warehouse openings
Office/warehouse closings
Relocations
Expansions
Acquisitions
Consolidations
Prolonged shutdowns or
production curtailments
Revised labor agreements
Other (e.g., technology)

(please describe)

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Arranged imports.--Has your firm imported or arranged for the importation of cold-rolled steel
for delivery on or after June 30, 2015?
“Arranged imports” are imports for which your firm has placed an order with a foreign producer
for subject merchandise, but delivery of those imports is not scheduled to occur until after the
date listed above.
No

Yes–Fill out the table below.
Quantity (in short tons)

Period/Source

Jul-Sept 2015

Oct-Dec 2015

Jan-Mar 2016

Apr-Jun 2016

Brazil
China
India
Japan
Korea
Netherlands
Russia
United Kingdom
Canada
(nonsubject)
Other sources:1
1

II-4.

Identify your other sources:

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

.

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Definitions
“Imports” –Those products identified for Customs purposes as imports for consumption for
which your firm was the importer of record (i.e., was responsible for paying any import duty) or
consignee (i.e., to which the merchandise was first delivered).
“Import quantities” –Quantities reported should be net of returns.
“Import values”—Values reported should be landed, duty-paid values at the U.S. port of entry,
including ocean freight and insurance costs, brokerage charges, and import duties (i.e., all
charges except inland freight in the United States).
“U.S. commercial shipments”— Shipments made within the United States as a result of an arm’s
length commercial transaction in the ordinary course of business. Report net values (i.e., gross
sales values less all discounts, allowances, rebates, prepaid freight, and the value of returned
goods) in U.S. dollars, f.o.b. your point of shipment.
“Internal consumption” –Product consumed internally by your firm.
“Transfers to related firms” –Shipments made to related domestic firms. Such transactions are
valued at fair market value.
“Related firm” –A firm that your firm solely or jointly owns, manages, or otherwise controls.
Such transactions are valued at fair market value.
“Export shipments”— Shipments to destinations outside the United States, including shipments
to related firms.
“Inventories” --Finished goods inventory, not raw materials or work in progress.
Note: As requested in Part I of this questionnaire, please keep all supporting documents/records
used in the preparation of the trade data, as Commission staff may contact your firm regarding
questions on the trade data. The Commission may also request that your company submit copies
of the supporting documents/records (such as production and sales schedules, inventory records,
etc.) used to compile these data.

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II-5a. IMPORTS FROM BRAZIL.–Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments and
inventories of cold-rolled steel imported from Brazil by your firm during the specified periods.

BRAZIL
Quantity (in short tons), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item

2012

2013

January-June
2014

2014

2015

Beginning-of-period inventories
(quantity) (A)
Imports:1
Quantity (B)
Value (C)
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity (D)
Value (E)
Internal consumption/
company transfers:
Quantity (F)
Value2 (G)
Export shipments:3
Quantity (H)
Value (I)
End-of-period inventories
(quantity) (J)
Channels of distribution:
Commercial U.S. shipments:
To steel service centers and
distributors (quantity) (K)
To end users (quantity) (L)
1

Please identify the foreign producers, if known:
.
Sales to related firms (including internal consumption) must be valued at fair market value. In the event that your firm
uses a different basis for valuing these sales within your company, please specify that basis (e.g., cost, cost plus, etc.) and
provide value data using that basis for each of the periods noted above:
.
3
Identify your firm’s principal export markets:
.
2

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IMPORTS FROM BRAZIL.–Continued

RECONCILIATION OF SHIPMENTS, IMPORTS, AND INVENTORIES.--Generally, the data reported for the
end-of-period inventories (i.e., line J) should be equal to the beginning-of-period inventories (i.e., line A),
plus imports (i.e., line B), less total shipments (i.e., lines D, F, and H). Please ensure that any differences
are not due to data entry errors in completing this form, but rather actually reflect your firm’s records;
and also provide any likely explanations for any differences (e.g., theft, loss, damage, record systems
issues, etc.) if they exist.
Calendar years
Reconciliation

2012

2013

A + B – D – F – H – J = should equal zero
("0") or provide an explanation.1

0

January-June
2014

0

2014
0

2015
0

0

1

Explanation if the calculated fields above are returning values other than zero (i.e., “0”) but are nonetheless
accurate:
.
RECONCILIATION OF CHANNELS.--Please ensure that the quantities reported for channels of distribution
(i.e., lines K and L) in each time period equal the quantity reported for commercial U.S. commercial
shipments (i.e., line D) in each time period. If the calculated fields below return values other than zero
(i.e., “0”), the data reported must be revised prior to submission to the Commission.
Calendar years
Reconciliation item
K + L – D = zero ("0"), if not revise.

2012

2013
0

January-June
2014

0

2014
0

2015
0

0

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End uses (Brazil).–Report your firm’s commercial U.S. shipments of U.S. imports from Brazil, by
end use, during the specified periods.
Quantity (in short tons)
Calendar years
2012
2013

Item
End uses:
Commercial U.S. shipments:
Automotive (quantity) (M)

January-June
2014
2015

2014

Containers (quantity) (N)
Appliances (quantity) (O)
Other end uses (quantity) (P)1
1
Identify the other end uses:

.

RECONCILIATION OF COMMERCIAL SHIPMENTS.—The sum of the end use data (lines M, N, O, and P) should
equal the commercial U.S. shipment quantity reported in the first grid for this country (line D) in each period.
Revise if the reconciliation below is not returning zeroes.
Calendar years
Reconciliation

2012

M + N + O + P – D = zero ("0"), if not
revise.
II-5c.

2013
0

January-June
2014

0

2014
0

2015
0

0

Alloy cold-rolled steel (Brazil).–Report your firm’s U.S. imports of subject alloy cold-rolled steel
from Brazil during the specified periods. See page 4 for definition of alloy cold-rolled steel.
Quantity (in short tons), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item

2012

2013

January-June
2014

2014

2015

Imports of subject alloy cold-rolled
steel:1
Quantity (Q)
Value (R)
1

Note that the quantity and value of imports reported in this table for alloy cold-rolled steel are subsets of the data
reported in lines B and C in the first data grid for this country (e.g., Q <= B, and R <=C). For most firms, the data reported in
this question should not be exactly equal to (e.g., it should be less than) the data reported in overall imports of cold-rolled
steel products.

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II-6a. IMPORTS FROM CHINA.–Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments and
inventories of product imported from China by your firm during the specified periods

CHINA
Quantity (in short tons), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item

2012

2013

January-June
2014

2014

2015

Beginning-of-period inventories
(quantity) (A)
Imports:1
Quantity (B)
Value (C)
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity (D)
Value (E)
Internal consumption/
company transfers:
Quantity (F)
Value2 (G)
Export shipments:3
Quantity (H)
Value (I)
End-of-period inventories
(quantity) (J)
Channels of distribution:
Commercial U.S. shipments:
To steel service centers and
distributors (quantity) (K)
To end users (quantity) (L)
1

Please identify the foreign producers, if known:
.
Sales to related firms (including internal consumption) must be valued at fair market value. In the event that your firm
uses a different basis for valuing these sales within your company, please specify that basis (e.g., cost, cost plus, etc.) and
provide value data using that basis for each of the periods noted above:
.
3
Identify your firm’s principal export markets:
.
2

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IMPORTS FROM CHINA.–Continued

RECONCILIATION OF SHIPMENTS, IMPORTS, AND INVENTORIES.--Generally, the data reported for the
end-of-period inventories (i.e., line J) should be equal to the beginning-of-period inventories (i.e., line A),
plus imports (i.e., line B), less total shipments (i.e., lines D, F, and H). Please ensure that any differences
are not due to data entry errors in completing this form, but rather actually reflect your firm’s records;
and also provide any likely explanations for any differences (e.g., theft, loss, damage, record systems
issues, etc.) if they exist.
Calendar years
Reconciliation

2012

2013

A + B – D – F – H – J = should equal zero
("0") or provide an explanation.1

0

January-June
2014

0

2014
0

2015
0

0

1

Explanation if the calculated fields above are returning values other than zero (i.e., “0”) but are nonetheless
accurate:
.
RECONCILIATION OF CHANNELS.--Please ensure that the quantities reported for channels of distribution
(i.e., lines K and L) in each time period equal the quantity reported for commercial U.S. commercial
shipments (i.e., line D) in each time period. If the calculated fields below return values other than zero
(i.e., “0”), the data reported must be revised prior to submission to the Commission.
Calendar years
Reconciliation item
K + L – D = zero ("0"), if not revise.

2012

2013
0

January-June
2014

0

2014
0

2015
0

0

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End uses (China).–Report your firm’s commercial U.S. shipments of U.S. imports from China, by
end use, during the specified periods.
Quantity (in short tons)
Calendar years
2012
2013

Item
End uses:
Commercial U.S. shipments:
Automotive (quantity) (M)

January-June
2014
2015

2014

Containers (quantity) (N)
Appliances (quantity) (O)
Other end uses (quantity) (P)1
1
Identify the other end uses:

.

RECONCILIATION OF COMMERCIAL SHIPMENTS.—The sum of the end use data (lines M, N, O, and P) should
equal the commercial U.S. shipment quantity reported in the first grid for this country (line D) in each period.
Revise if the reconciliation below is not returning zeroes.
Calendar years
Reconciliation

2012

M + N + O + P – D = zero ("0"), if not
revise.

II-6c.

2013
0

January-June
2014

0

2014
0

2015
0

0

Alloy cold-rolled steel (China).–Report your firm’s U.S. imports of subject alloy cold-rolled steel
from China during the specified periods. See page 4 for definition of alloy cold-rolled steel.
Quantity (in short tons), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item

2012

2013

January-June
2014

2014

2015

Imports of subject alloy cold-rolled
steel:1
Quantity (Q)
Value (R)
1

Note that the quantity and value of imports reported in this table for alloy cold-rolled steel are subsets of the data
reported in lines B and C in the first data grid for this country (e.g., Q <= B, and R <=C). For most firms, the data reported in
this question should not be exactly equal to (e.g., it should be less than) the data reported in overall imports of cold-rolled
steel products.

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II-7a. IMPORTS FROM INDIA.–Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments and
inventories of cold-rolled steel imported from India by your firm during the specified periods.

INDIA
Quantity (in short tons), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item

2012

2013

January-June
2014

2014

2015

Beginning-of-period inventories
(quantity) (A)
Imports:1
Quantity (B)
Value (C)
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity (D)
Value (E)
Internal consumption/
company transfers:
Quantity (F)
Value2 (G)
Export shipments:3
Quantity (H)
Value (I)
End-of-period inventories
(quantity) (J)
Channels of distribution:
Commercial U.S. shipments:
To steel service centers and
distributors (quantity) (K)
To end users (quantity) (L)
1

Please identify the foreign producers, if known:
.
Sales to related firms (including internal consumption) must be valued at fair market value. In the event that your firm
uses a different basis for valuing these sales within your company, please specify that basis (e.g., cost, cost plus, etc.) and
provide value data using that basis for each of the periods noted above:
.
3
Identify your firm’s principal export markets:
.
2

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IMPORTS FROM INDIA.–Continued

RECONCILIATION OF SHIPMENTS, IMPORTS, AND INVENTORIES.--Generally, the data reported for the
end-of-period inventories (i.e., line J) should be equal to the beginning-of-period inventories (i.e., line A),
plus imports (i.e., line B), less total shipments (i.e., lines D, F, and H). Please ensure that any differences
are not due to data entry errors in completing this form, but rather actually reflect your firm’s records;
and also provide any likely explanations for any differences (e.g., theft, loss, damage, record systems
issues, etc.) if they exist.
Calendar years
Reconciliation

2012

2013

A + B – D – F – H – J = should equal zero
("0") or provide an explanation.1

0

January-June
2014

0

2014
0

2015
0

0

1

Explanation if the calculated fields above are returning values other than zero (i.e., “0”) but are nonetheless
accurate:
.
RECONCILIATION OF CHANNELS.--Please ensure that the quantities reported for channels of distribution
(i.e., lines K and L) in each time period equal the quantity reported for commercial U.S. commercial
shipments (i.e., line D) in each time period. If the calculated fields below return values other than zero
(i.e., “0”), the data reported must be revised prior to submission to the Commission.
Calendar years
Reconciliation item
K + L – D = zero ("0"), if not revise.

2012

2013
0

January-June
2014

0

2014
0

2015
0

0

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End uses (India).–Report your firm’s commercial U.S. shipments of U.S. imports from India, by
end use, during the specified periods.
Quantity (in short tons)
Calendar years
2012
2013

Item
End uses:
Commercial U.S. shipments:
Automotive (quantity) (M)

January-June
2014
2015

2014

Containers (quantity) (N)
Appliances (quantity) (O)
Other end uses (quantity) (P)1
1
Identify the other end uses:

.

RECONCILIATION OF COMMERCIAL SHIPMENTS.—The sum of the end use data (lines M, N, O, and P) should
equal the commercial U.S. shipment quantity reported in the first grid for this country (line D) in each period.
Revise if the reconciliation below is not returning zeroes.
Calendar years
Reconciliation

2012

M + N + O + P – D = zero ("0"), if not
revise.

II-7c.

2013
0

January-June
2014

0

2014
0

2015
0

0

Alloy cold-rolled steel (India).–Report your firm’s U.S. imports of subject alloy cold-rolled steel
from India during the specified periods. See page 4 for definition of alloy cold-rolled steel.
Quantity (in short tons), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item

2012

2013

January-June
2014

2014

2015

Imports of subject alloy cold-rolled
steel:1
Quantity (Q)
Value (R)
1

Note that the quantity and value of imports reported in this table for alloy cold-rolled steel are subsets of the data
reported in lines B and C in the first data grid for this country (e.g., Q <= B, and R <=C). For most firms, the data reported in
this question should not be exactly equal to (e.g., it should be less than) the data reported in overall imports of cold-rolled
steel products.

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IMPORTS FROM JAPAN.–Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments and inventories
of cold-rolled steel imported from Japan by your firm during the specified periods

JAPAN
Quantity (in short tons), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item

2012

2013

January-June
2014

2014

2015

Beginning-of-period inventories
(quantity) (A)
Imports:1
Quantity (B)
Value (C)
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity (D)
Value (E)
Internal consumption/
company transfers:
Quantity (F)
Value2 (G)
Export shipments:3
Quantity (H)
Value (I)
End-of-period inventories
(quantity) (J)
Channels of distribution:
Commercial U.S. shipments:
To steel service centers and
distributors (quantity) (K)
To end users (quantity) (L)
1

Please identify the foreign producers, if known:
.
Sales to related firms (including internal consumption) must be valued at fair market value. In the event that your firm
uses a different basis for valuing these sales within your company, please specify that basis (e.g., cost, cost plus, etc.) and
provide value data using that basis for each of the periods noted above:
.
3
Identify your firm’s principal export markets:
.
2

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IMPORTS FROM JAPAN.–Continued

RECONCILIATION OF SHIPMENTS, IMPORTS, AND INVENTORIES.--Generally, the data reported for the
end-of-period inventories (i.e., line J) should be equal to the beginning-of-period inventories (i.e., line A),
plus imports (i.e., line B), less total shipments (i.e., lines D, F, and H). Please ensure that any differences
are not due to data entry errors in completing this form, but rather actually reflect your firm’s records;
and also provide any likely explanations for any differences (e.g., theft, loss, damage, record systems
issues, etc.) if they exist.
Calendar years
Reconciliation

2012

2013

A + B – D – F – H – J = should equal zero
("0") or provide an explanation.1

0

January-June
2014

0

2014
0

2015
0

0

1

Explanation if the calculated fields above are returning values other than zero (i.e., “0”) but are nonetheless
accurate:
.
RECONCILIATION OF CHANNELS.--Please ensure that the quantities reported for channels of distribution
(i.e., lines K and L) in each time period equal the quantity reported for commercial U.S. commercial
shipments (i.e., line D) in each time period. If the calculated fields below return values other than zero
(i.e., “0”), the data reported must be revised prior to submission to the Commission.
Calendar years
Reconciliation item
K + L – D = zero ("0"), if not revise.

2012

2013
0

January-June
2014

0

2014
0

2015
0

0

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End uses (Japan).–Report your firm’s commercial U.S. shipments of U.S. imports from Japan, by
end use, during the specified periods.
Quantity (in short tons)
Calendar years
2012
2013

Item
End uses:
Commercial U.S. shipments:
Automotive (quantity) (M)

January-June
2014
2015

2014

Containers (quantity) (N)
Appliances (quantity) (O)
Other end uses (quantity) (P)1
1
Identify the other end uses:

.

RECONCILIATION OF COMMERCIAL SHIPMENTS.—The sum of the end use data (lines M, N, O, and P) should
equal the commercial U.S. shipment quantity reported in the first grid for this country (line D) in each period.
Revise if the reconciliation below is not returning zeroes.
Calendar years
Reconciliation

2012

M + N + O + P – D = zero ("0"), if not
revise.

II-8c.

2013
0

January-June
2014

0

2014
0

2015
0

0

Alloy cold-rolled steel (Japan).–Report your firm’s U.S. imports of subject alloy cold-rolled steel
from Japan during the specified periods. See page 4 for definition of alloy cold-rolled steel.
Quantity (in short tons), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item

2012

2013

January-June
2014

2014

2015

Imports of subject alloy cold-rolled
steel:1
Quantity (Q)
Value (R)
1

Note that the quantity and value of imports reported in this table for alloy cold-rolled steel are subsets of the data
reported in lines B and C in the first data grid for this country (e.g., Q <= B, and R <=C). For most firms, the data reported in
this question should not be exactly equal to (e.g., it should be less than) the data reported in overall imports of cold-rolled
steel products.

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II-9a.

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IMPORTS FROM KOREA.–Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments and inventories
of cold-rolled steel imported from Korea by your firm during the specified periods

KOREA
Quantity (in short tons), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item

2012

2013

January-June
2014

2014

2015

Beginning-of-period inventories
(quantity) (A)
Imports:1
Quantity (B)
Value (C)
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity (D)
Value (E)
Internal consumption/
company transfers:
Quantity (F)
Value2 (G)
Export shipments:3
Quantity (H)
Value (I)
End-of-period inventories
(quantity) (J)
Channels of distribution:
Commercial U.S. shipments:
To steel service centers and
distributors (quantity) (K)
To end users (quantity) (L)
1

Please identify the foreign producers, if known:
.
Sales to related firms (including internal consumption) must be valued at fair market value. In the event that your firm
uses a different basis for valuing these sales within your company, please specify that basis (e.g., cost, cost plus, etc.) and
provide value data using that basis for each of the periods noted above:
.
3
Identify your firm’s principal export markets:
.
2

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IMPORTS FROM KOREA.–Continued

RECONCILIATION OF SHIPMENTS, IMPORTS, AND INVENTORIES.--Generally, the data reported for the
end-of-period inventories (i.e., line J) should be equal to the beginning-of-period inventories (i.e., line A),
plus imports (i.e., line B), less total shipments (i.e., lines D, F, and H). Please ensure that any differences
are not due to data entry errors in completing this form, but rather actually reflect your firm’s records;
and also provide any likely explanations for any differences (e.g., theft, loss, damage, record systems
issues, etc.) if they exist.
Calendar years
Reconciliation

2012

2013

A + B – D – F – H – J = should equal zero
("0") or provide an explanation.1

0

January-June
2014

0

2014
0

2015
0

0

1

Explanation if the calculated fields above are returning values other than zero (i.e., “0”) but are nonetheless
accurate:
.
RECONCILIATION OF CHANNELS.--Please ensure that the quantities reported for channels of distribution
(i.e., lines K and L) in each time period equal the quantity reported for commercial U.S. commercial
shipments (i.e., line D) in each time period. If the calculated fields below return values other than zero
(i.e., “0”), the data reported must be revised prior to submission to the Commission.
Calendar years
Reconciliation item
K + L – D = zero ("0"), if not revise.

2012

2013
0

January-June
2014

0

2014
0

2015
0

0

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End uses (Korea).–Report your firm’s commercial U.S. shipments of U.S. imports from Korea, by
end use, during the specified periods.
Quantity (in short tons)
Calendar years
2012
2013

Item
End uses:
Commercial U.S. shipments:
Automotive (quantity) (M)

January-June
2014
2015

2014

Containers (quantity) (N)
Appliances (quantity) (O)
Other end uses (quantity) (P)1
1
Identify the other end uses:

.

RECONCILIATION OF COMMERCIAL SHIPMENTS.—The sum of the end use data (lines M, N, O, and P) should
equal the commercial U.S. shipment quantity reported in the first grid for this country (line D) in each period.
Revise if the reconciliation below is not returning zeroes.
Calendar years
Reconciliation

2012

M + N + O + P – D = zero ("0"), if not
revise.

II-9c.

2013
0

January-June
2014

0

2014
0

2015
0

0

Alloy cold-rolled steel (Korea).–Report your firm’s U.S. imports of subject alloy cold-rolled steel
from Korea during the specified periods. See page 4 for definition of alloy cold-rolled steel.
Quantity (in short tons), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item

2012

2013

January-June
2014

2014

2015

Imports of subject alloy cold-rolled
steel:1
Quantity (Q)
Value (R)
1

Note that the quantity and value of imports reported in this table for alloy cold-rolled steel are subsets of the data
reported in lines B and C in the first data grid for this country (e.g., Q <= B, and R <=C). For most firms, the data reported in
this question should not be exactly equal to (e.g., it should be less than) the data reported in overall imports of cold-rolled
steel products.

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II-10a. IMPORTS FROM NETHERLANDS.–Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments and
inventories of cold-rolled steel imported from Netherlands by your firm during the specified
periods.

NETHERLANDS
Quantity (in short tons), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item

2012

2013

January-June
2014

2014

2015

Beginning-of-period inventories
(quantity) (A)
Imports:1
Quantity (B)
Value (C)
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity (D)
Value (E)
Internal consumption/
company transfers:
Quantity (F)
Value2 (G)
Export shipments:3
Quantity (H)
Value (I)
End-of-period inventories
(quantity) (J)
Channels of distribution:
Commercial U.S. shipments:
To steel service centers and
distributors (quantity) (K)
To end users (quantity) (L)
1

Please identify the foreign producers, if known:
.
Sales to related firms (including internal consumption) must be valued at fair market value. In the event that your firm
uses a different basis for valuing these sales within your company, please specify that basis (e.g., cost, cost plus, etc.) and
provide value data using that basis for each of the periods noted above:
.
3
Identify your firm’s principal export markets:
.
2

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II-10a. IMPORTS FROM NETHERLANDS.–Continued
RECONCILIATION OF SHIPMENTS, IMPORTS, AND INVENTORIES.--Generally, the data reported for the
end-of-period inventories (i.e., line J) should be equal to the beginning-of-period inventories (i.e., line A),
plus imports (i.e., line B), less total shipments (i.e., lines D, F, and H). Please ensure that any differences
are not due to data entry errors in completing this form, but rather actually reflect your firm’s records;
and also provide any likely explanations for any differences (e.g., theft, loss, damage, record systems
issues, etc.) if they exist.
Calendar years
Reconciliation

2012

2013

A + B – D – F – H – J = should equal zero
("0") or provide an explanation.1

0

January-June
2014

0

2014
0

2015
0

0

1

Explanation if the calculated fields above are returning values other than zero (i.e., “0”) but are nonetheless
accurate:
.
RECONCILIATION OF CHANNELS.--Please ensure that the quantities reported for channels of distribution
(i.e., lines K and L) in each time period equal the quantity reported for commercial U.S. commercial
shipments (i.e., line D) in each time period. If the calculated fields below return values other than zero
(i.e., “0”), the data reported must be revised prior to submission to the Commission.
Calendar years
Reconciliation item
K + L – D = zero ("0"), if not revise.

2012

2013
0

January-June
2014

0

2014
0

2015
0

0

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II-10b. End uses (NETHERLANDS).–Report your firm’s commercial U.S. shipments of U.S. imports from
Netherlands, by end use, during the specified periods.
Quantity (in short tons)
Calendar years
2012
2013

Item
End uses:
Commercial U.S. shipments:
Automotive (quantity) (M)

January-June
2014
2015

2014

Containers (quantity) (N)
Appliances (quantity) (O)
Other end uses (quantity) (P)1
1
Identify the other end uses:

.

RECONCILIATION OF COMMERCIAL SHIPMENTS.—The sum of the end use data (lines M, N, O, and P) should
equal the commercial U.S. shipment quantity reported in the first grid for this country (line D) in each period.
Revise if the reconciliation below is not returning zeroes.
Calendar years
Reconciliation

2012

M + N + O + P – D = zero ("0"), if not
revise.

2013
0

January-June
2014

0

2014
0

2015
0

0

II-10c. Alloy cold-rolled steel (Netherlands).–Report your firm’s U.S. imports of subject alloy coldrolled steel from Netherlands during the specified periods. See page 4 for definition of alloy
cold-rolled steel.
Quantity (in short tons), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item

2012

2013

January-June
2014

2014

2015

Imports of subject alloy cold-rolled
steel:1
Quantity (Q)
Value (R)
1

Note that the quantity and value of imports reported in this table for alloy cold-rolled steel are subsets of the data
reported in lines B and C in the first data grid for this country (e.g., Q <= B, and R <=C). For most firms, the data reported in
this question should not be exactly equal to (e.g., it should be less than) the data reported in overall imports of cold-rolled
steel products.

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II-11a. IMPORTS FROM RUSSIA.–Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments and inventories
of cold-rolled steel imported from Russia By your firm during the specified periods.

RUSSIA
Quantity (in short tons), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item

2012

2013

January-June
2014

2014

2015

Beginning-of-period inventories
(quantity) (A)
Imports:1
Quantity (B)
Value (C)
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity (D)
Value (E)
Internal consumption/
company transfers:
Quantity (F)
Value2 (G)
Export shipments:3
Quantity (H)
Value (I)
End-of-period inventories
(quantity) (J)
Channels of distribution:
Commercial U.S. shipments:
To steel service centers and
distributors (quantity) (K)
To end users (quantity) (L)
1

Please identify the foreign producers, if known:
.
Sales to related firms (including internal consumption) must be valued at fair market value. In the event that your firm
uses a different basis for valuing these sales within your company, please specify that basis (e.g., cost, cost plus, etc.) and
provide value data using that basis for each of the periods noted above:
.
3
Identify your firm’s principal export markets:
.
2

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II-11a. IMPORTS FROM RUSSIA.–Continued
RECONCILIATION OF SHIPMENTS, IMPORTS, AND INVENTORIES.--Generally, the data reported for the
end-of-period inventories (i.e., line J) should be equal to the beginning-of-period inventories (i.e., line A),
plus imports (i.e., line B), less total shipments (i.e., lines D, F, and H). Please ensure that any differences
are not due to data entry errors in completing this form, but rather actually reflect your firm’s records;
and also provide any likely explanations for any differences (e.g., theft, loss, damage, record systems
issues, etc.) if they exist.
Calendar years
Reconciliation

2012

2013

A + B – D – F – H – J = should equal zero
("0") or provide an explanation.1

0

January-June
2014

0

2014
0

2015
0

0

1

Explanation if the calculated fields above are returning values other than zero (i.e., “0”) but are nonetheless
accurate:
.
RECONCILIATION OF CHANNELS.--Please ensure that the quantities reported for channels of distribution
(i.e., lines K and L) in each time period equal the quantity reported for commercial U.S. commercial
shipments (i.e., line D) in each time period. If the calculated fields below return values other than zero
(i.e., “0”), the data reported must be revised prior to submission to the Commission.
Calendar years
Reconciliation item
K + L – D = zero ("0"), if not revise.

2012

2013
0

January-June
2014

0

2014
0

2015
0

0

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II-11b. End uses (Russia).–Report your firm’s commercial U.S. shipments of U.S. imports from Russia, by
end use, during the specified periods.
Quantity (in short tons)
Calendar years
2012
2013

Item
End uses:
Commercial U.S. shipments:
Automotive (quantity) (M)

January-June
2014
2015

2014

Containers (quantity) (N)
Appliances (quantity) (O)
Other end uses (quantity) (P)1
1
Identify the other end uses:

.

RECONCILIATION OF COMMERCIAL SHIPMENTS.—The sum of the end use data (lines M, N, O, and P) should
equal the commercial U.S. shipment quantity reported in the first grid for this country (line D) in each period.
Revise if the reconciliation below is not returning zeroes.
Calendar years
Reconciliation

2012

M + N + O + P – D = zero ("0"), if not
revise.

2013
0

January-June
2014

0

2014
0

2015
0

0

II-11c. Alloy cold-rolled steel (Russia).–Report your firm’s U.S. imports of subject alloy cold-rolled steel
from Russia during the specified periods. See page 4 for definition of alloy cold-rolled steel.
Quantity (in short tons), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item

2012

2013

January-June
2014

2014

2015

Imports of subject alloy cold-rolled
steel:1
Quantity (Q)
Value (R)
1

Note that the quantity and value of imports reported in this table for alloy cold-rolled steel are subsets of the data
reported in lines B and C in the first data grid for this country (e.g., Q <= B, and R <=C). For most firms, the data reported in
this question should not be exactly equal to (e.g., it should be less than) the data reported in overall imports of cold-rolled
steel products.

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II-12a. IMPORTS FROM UNITED KINGDOM.–Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments and
inventories of cold-rolled steel imported from United Kingdom by your firm during the specified
periods.

UNITED KINGDOM
Quantity (in short tons), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item

2012

2013

January-June
2014

2014

2015

Beginning-of-period inventories
(quantity) (A)
Imports:1
Quantity (B)
Value (C)
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity (D)
Value (E)
Internal consumption/
company transfers:
Quantity (F)
Value2 (G)
Export shipments:3
Quantity (H)
Value (I)
End-of-period inventories
(quantity) (J)
Channels of distribution:
Commercial U.S. shipments:
To steel service centers and
distributors (quantity) (K)
To end users (quantity) (L)
1

Please identify the foreign producers, if known:
.
Sales to related firms (including internal consumption) must be valued at fair market value. In the event that your firm
uses a different basis for valuing these sales within your company, please specify that basis (e.g., cost, cost plus, etc.) and
provide value data using that basis for each of the periods noted above:
.
3
Identify your firm’s principal export markets:
.
2

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II-12a. IMPORTS FROM UNITED KINGDOM.–Continued
RECONCILIATION OF SHIPMENTS, IMPORTS, AND INVENTORIES.--Generally, the data reported for the
end-of-period inventories (i.e., line J) should be equal to the beginning-of-period inventories (i.e., line A),
plus imports (i.e., line B), less total shipments (i.e., lines D, F, and H). Please ensure that any differences
are not due to data entry errors in completing this form, but rather actually reflect your firm’s records;
and also provide any likely explanations for any differences (e.g., theft, loss, damage, record systems
issues, etc.) if they exist.
Calendar years
Reconciliation

2012

2013

A + B – D – F – H – J = should equal zero
("0") or provide an explanation.1

0

January-June
2014

0

2014
0

2015
0

0

1

Explanation if the calculated fields above are returning values other than zero (i.e., “0”) but are nonetheless
accurate:
.
RECONCILIATION OF CHANNELS.--Please ensure that the quantities reported for channels of distribution
(i.e., lines K and L) in each time period equal the quantity reported for commercial U.S. commercial
shipments (i.e., line D) in each time period. If the calculated fields below return values other than zero
(i.e., “0”), the data reported must be revised prior to submission to the Commission.
Calendar years
Reconciliation item
K + L – D = zero ("0"), if not revise.

2012

2013
0

January-June
2014

0

2014
0

2015
0

0

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II-12b. End uses (UNITED KINGDOM).–Report your firm’s commercial U.S. shipments of U.S. imports
from United Kingdom, by end use, during the specified periods.
Quantity (in short tons)
Calendar years
2012
2013

Item
End uses:
Commercial U.S. shipments:
Automotive (quantity) (M)

January-June
2014
2015

2014

Containers (quantity) (N)
Appliances (quantity) (O)
Other end uses (quantity) (P)1
1
Identify the other end uses:

.

RECONCILIATION OF COMMERCIAL SHIPMENTS.—The sum of the end use data (lines M, N, O, and P) should
equal the commercial U.S. shipment quantity reported in the first grid for this country (line D) in each period.
Revise if the reconciliation below is not returning zeroes.
Calendar years
Reconciliation

2012

M + N + O + P – D = zero ("0"), if not
revise.

2013
0

January-June
2014

0

2014
0

2015
0

0

II-12c. Alloy cold-rolled steel (United Kingdom).–Report your firm’s U.S. imports of subject alloy coldrolled steel from United Kingdom during the specified periods. See page 4 for definition of alloy
cold-rolled steel.
Quantity (in short tons), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item

2012

2013

January-June
2014

2014

2015

Imports of subject alloy cold-rolled
steel:1
Quantity (Q)
Value (R)
1

Note that the quantity and value of imports reported in this table for alloy cold-rolled steel are subsets of the data
reported in lines B and C in the first data grid for this country (e.g., Q <= B, and R <=C). For most firms, the data reported in
this question should not be exactly equal to (e.g., it should be less than) the data reported in overall imports of cold-rolled
steel products.

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II-13a. IMPORTS FROM CANADA.–Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments and
inventories of cold-rolled steel imported from Canada by your firm during the specified periods.

CANADA
Quantity (in short tons), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item

2012

2013

January-June
2014

2014

2015

Beginning-of-period inventories
(quantity) (A)
Imports:1
Quantity (B)
Value (C)
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity (D)
Value (E)
Internal consumption/
company transfers:
Quantity (F)
Value2 (G)
Export shipments:3
Quantity (H)
Value (I)
End-of-period inventories
(quantity) (J)
Channels of distribution:
Commercial U.S. shipments:
To steel service centers and
distributors (quantity) (K)
To end users (quantity) (L)
1

Please identify the foreign producers, if known:
.
Sales to related firms (including internal consumption) must be valued at fair market value. In the event that your firm
uses a different basis for valuing these sales within your company, please specify that basis (e.g., cost, cost plus, etc.) and
provide value data using that basis for each of the periods noted above:
.
3
Identify your firm’s principal export markets:
.
2

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II-13a. IMPORTS FROM ALL OTHER SOURCES.–Continued
RECONCILIATION OF SHIPMENTS, IMPORTS, AND INVENTORIES.--Generally, the data reported for the
end-of-period inventories (i.e., line J) should be equal to the beginning-of-period inventories (i.e., line A),
plus imports (i.e., line B), less total shipments (i.e., lines D, F, and H). Please ensure that any differences
are not due to data entry errors in completing this form, but rather actually reflect your firm’s records;
and also provide any likely explanations for any differences (e.g., theft, loss, damage, record systems
issues, etc.) if they exist.
Calendar years
Reconciliation

2012

2013

A + B – D – F – H – J = should equal zero
("0") or provide an explanation.1

0

January-June
2014

0

2014
0

2015
0

0

1

Explanation if the calculated fields above are returning values other than zero (i.e., “0”) but are nonetheless
accurate:
.
RECONCILIATION OF CHANNELS.--Please ensure that the quantities reported for channels of distribution
(i.e., lines K and L) in each time period equal the quantity reported for commercial U.S. commercial
shipments (i.e., line D) in each time period. If the calculated fields below return values other than zero
(i.e., “0”), the data reported must be revised prior to submission to the Commission.
Calendar years
Reconciliation item
K + L – D = zero ("0"), if not revise.

2012

2013
0

January-June
2014

0

2014
0

2015
0

0

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II-13b. End uses (Canada).–Report your firm’s commercial U.S. shipments of U.S. imports from all other
sources, by end use, during the specified periods.
Quantity (in short tons)
Calendar years
2012
2013

Item
End uses:
Commercial U.S. shipments:
Automotive (quantity) (M)

January-June
2014
2015

2014

Containers (quantity) (N)
Appliances (quantity) (O)
Other end uses (quantity) (P)1
1
Identify the other end uses:

.

RECONCILIATION OF COMMERCIAL SHIPMENTS.—The sum of the end use data (lines M, N, O, and P) should
equal the commercial U.S. shipment quantity reported in the first grid for this country (line D) in each period.
Revise if the reconciliation below is not returning zeroes.
Calendar years
Reconciliation

2012

M + N + O + P – D = zero ("0"), if not
revise.

2013
0

January-June
2014

0

2014
0

2015
0

0

II-13c. Alloy cold-rolled steel (Canada).–Report your firm’s U.S. imports of subject alloy cold-rolled
steel from all other sources during the specified periods. See page 4 for definition of alloy coldrolled steel.
Quantity (in short tons), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item

2012

2013

January-June
2014

2014

2015

Imports of subject alloy cold-rolled
steel:1
Quantity (Q)
Value (R)
1

Note that the quantity and value of imports reported in this table for alloy cold-rolled steel are subsets of the data
reported in lines B and C in the first data grid for this country (e.g., Q <= B, and R <=C). For most firms, the data reported in
this question should not be exactly equal to (e.g., it should be less than) the data reported in overall imports of cold-rolled
steel products.

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II-14a. IMPORTS FROM ALL OTHER SOURCES.–Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments
and inventories of cold-rolled steel imported from all other sources combined by your firm
during the specified periods.

(list sources:

ALL OTHER SOURCES COMBINED
)
Quantity (in short tons), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years

Item

2012

2013

January-June
2014

2014

2015

Beginning-of-period inventories
(quantity) (A)
Imports:1
Quantity (B)
Value (C)
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity (D)
Value (E)
Internal consumption/
company transfers:
Quantity (F)
Value2 (G)
Export shipments:3
Quantity (H)
Value (I)
End-of-period inventories
(quantity) (J)
Channels of distribution:
Commercial U.S. shipments:
To steel service centers and
distributors (quantity) (K)
To end users (quantity) (L)
1

Please identify the foreign producers, if known:
.
Sales to related firms (including internal consumption) must be valued at fair market value. In the event that your firm
uses a different basis for valuing these sales within your company, please specify that basis (e.g., cost, cost plus, etc.) and
provide value data using that basis for each of the periods noted above:
.
3
Identify your firm’s principal export markets:
.
2

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II-14a. IMPORTS FROM ALL OTHER SOURCES.–Continued
RECONCILIATION OF SHIPMENTS, IMPORTS, AND INVENTORIES.--Generally, the data reported for the
end-of-period inventories (i.e., line J) should be equal to the beginning-of-period inventories (i.e., line A),
plus imports (i.e., line B), less total shipments (i.e., lines D, F, and H). Please ensure that any differences
are not due to data entry errors in completing this form, but rather actually reflect your firm’s records;
and also provide any likely explanations for any differences (e.g., theft, loss, damage, record systems
issues, etc.) if they exist.
Calendar years
Reconciliation

2012

2013

A + B – D – F – H – J = should equal zero
("0") or provide an explanation.1

0

January-June
2014

0

2014
0

2015
0

0

1

Explanation if the calculated fields above are returning values other than zero (i.e., “0”) but are nonetheless
accurate:
.
RECONCILIATION OF CHANNELS.--Please ensure that the quantities reported for channels of distribution
(i.e., lines K and L) in each time period equal the quantity reported for commercial U.S. commercial
shipments (i.e., line D) in each time period. If the calculated fields below return values other than zero
(i.e., “0”), the data reported must be revised prior to submission to the Commission.
Calendar years
Reconciliation item
K + L – D = zero ("0"), if not revise.

2012

2013
0

January-June
2014

0

2014
0

2015
0

0

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II-14b. End uses (ALL OTHER SOURCES).–Report your firm’s commercial U.S. shipments of U.S. imports
from all other sources, by end use, during the specified periods.
Quantity (in short tons)
Calendar years
2012
2013

Item
End uses:
Commercial U.S. shipments:
Automotive (quantity) (M)

January-June
2014
2015

2014

Containers (quantity) (N)
Appliances (quantity) (O)
Other end uses (quantity) (P)1
1
Identify the other end uses:

.

RECONCILIATION OF COMMERCIAL SHIPMENTS.—The sum of the end use data (lines M, N, O, and P) should
equal the commercial U.S. shipment quantity reported in the first grid for this country (line D) in each period.
Revise if the reconciliation below is not returning zeroes.
Calendar years
Reconciliation

2012

M + N + O + P – D = zero ("0"), if not
revise.

2013
0

January-June
2014

0

2014
0

2015
0

0

II-14c. Alloy cold-rolled steel (all other sources).–Report your firm’s U.S. imports of subject alloy coldrolled steel from all other sources during the specified periods. See page 4 for definition of alloy
cold-rolled steel.
Quantity (in short tons), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item

2012

2013

January-June
2014

2014

2015

Imports of subject alloy cold-rolled
steel:1
Quantity (Q)
Value (R)
1

Note that the quantity and value of imports reported in this table for alloy cold-rolled steel are subsets of the data
reported in lines B and C in the first data grid for this country (e.g., Q <= B, and R <=C). For most firms, the data reported in
this question should not be exactly equal to (e.g., it should be less than) the data reported in overall imports of cold-rolled
steel products.

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Other explanations.--If your firm would like to further explain a response to a question in Part II
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.

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PART III.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Andrew Knipe (202-2052390, andrew.knipe@usitc.gov).
III-1.

Contact information.-- Please identify the responsible individual and the manner by which
Commission staff may contact that individual regarding the confidential information submitted
in part III.
Name
Title
Email
Telephone
Fax

PRICE DATA
III-2.

This question requests quarterly quantity and value data for your firm’s commercial shipments
to unrelated U.S. customers since January 1, 2012 of the following products your firm imported
from Brazil, China, India, Japan, Korea, Netherlands, Russia, United Kingdom, and/or Canada:
Product 1.-- Cold-rolled carbon steel sheet, in coils, commercial quality (ASTM A-1008), not
interstitial free, not painted, box annealed and temper rolled, 24” to 48” in width,
0.0120” to 0.0219” in thickness. Non-contract sales (i.e. sales not pursuant to annual
or longer-term contracts).
Product 2.-- Cold-rolled carbon steel sheet, in coils, commercial quality (ASTM A-1008), not
interstitial free, not painted, box annealed and temper rolled, 34” to 72” in width,
0.0220” to 0.0849” in thickness. Non-contract sales (i.e. sales not pursuant to annual
or longer-term contracts).
Product 3.-- Cold-rolled carbon steel sheet, in coils, commercial quality (ASTM A-1008), not
interstitial free, not painted, box annealed and temper rolled, 34” to 72” in width,
0.0220” to 0.0849” in thickness. Contract sales (i.e. sales pursuant to annual or
longer-term contracts).
Product 4.-- Cold-rolled carbon steel sheet, in coils, commercial quality (ASTM A-1008), not
interstitial free, not painted, box annealed and temper rolled, 34” to 72” in width,
0.0850” to 0.1350” in thickness. Non-contract sales (i.e. sales not pursuant to annual
or longer-term contracts).

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Please note that values should be f.o.b., U.S. point of shipment and should not include U.S.-inland
transportation costs. Values should reflect the final net amount paid to your firm (i.e., should be net
of all deductions for discounts or rebates).
During January 2012-June 2015, did your firm import from Brazil, China, India, Japan, Korea,
Netherlands, Russia, United Kingdom, and/or Canada and sell to unrelated U.S. customers any of
the above listed products (or any products that were competitive with these products)?
Yes.--Please complete the following pricing data tables as appropriate.
No.--Skip to question III-3.

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III-2a. Price data.--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported from Brazil
and sold by your firm.

BRAZIL
Report data in actual short tons and actual dollars (not 1,000s).
(Quantity in short tons, value in dollars)
Product 1Product 2Product 3non-contract sales
non-contract sales
contract sales
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value

Product 4non-contract sales
Quantity
Value

Period of shipment
2012:
January-March
April-June
July-September
OctoberDecember
2013:
January-March
April-June
July-September
OctoberDecember
2014:
January-March
April-June
July-September
OctoberDecember
2015:
January-March
April-June
1
Net values (i.e., gross sales values less all discounts, allowances, rebates, prepaid freight, and the value of returned goods), f.o.b. your
firm’s U.S. point of shipment.
2
Pricing product definitions are provided on the first page of Part III.
Note.--If your firm’s product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified product, provide a
description of your firm’s product. Also, please explain any anomalies in your firm’s reported pricing data.
Product 1:
Product 2:
Product 3:
Product 4:

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III-2b. Price data.--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported from China
and sold by your firm.

CHINA
Report data in actual short tons and actual dollars (not 1,000s).
Product 1non-contract sales
Quantity
Value

(Quantity in short tons, value in dollars)
Product 2Product 3non-contract sales
contract sales
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value

Product 4non-contract sales
Quantity
Value

Period of shipment
2012:
January-March
April-June
July-September
OctoberDecember
2013:
January-March
April-June
July-September
OctoberDecember
2014:
January-March
April-June
July-September
OctoberDecember
2015:
January-March
April-June
1
Net values (i.e., gross sales values less all discounts, allowances, rebates, prepaid freight, and the value of returned goods), f.o.b. your
firm’s U.S. point of shipment.
2
Pricing product definitions are provided on the first page of Part III.
Note.--If your firm’s product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified product, provide a
description of your firm’s product. Also, please explain any anomalies in your firm’s reported pricing data.
Product 1:
Product 2:
Product 3:
Product 4:

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Price data.--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported from India
and sold by your firm.

INDIA
Report data in actual short tons and actual dollars (not 1,000s).
Product 1non-contract sales
Quantity
Value

(Quantity in short tons, value in dollars)
Product 2Product 3non-contract sales
contract sales
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value

Product 4non-contract sales
Quantity
Value

Period of shipment
2012:
January-March
April-June
July-September
OctoberDecember
2013:
January-March
April-June
July-September
OctoberDecember
2014:
January-March
April-June
July-September
OctoberDecember
2015:
January-March
April-June
1
Net values (i.e., gross sales values less all discounts, allowances, rebates, prepaid freight, and the value of returned goods), f.o.b. your
firm’s U.S. point of shipment.
2
Pricing product definitions are provided on the first page of Part III.
Note.--If your firm’s product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified product, provide a
description of your firm’s product. Also, please explain any anomalies in your firm’s reported pricing data.
Product 1:
Product 2:
Product 3:
Product 4:

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III-2d. Price data.--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported from Japan
and sold by your firm.

JAPAN
Report data in actual short tons and actual dollars (not 1,000s).
Product 1non-contract sales
Quantity
Value

(Quantity in short tons, value in dollars)
Product 2Product 3non-contract sales
contract sales
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value

Product 4non-contract sales
Quantity
Value

Period of shipment
2012:
January-March
April-June
July-September
OctoberDecember
2013:
January-March
April-June
July-September
OctoberDecember
2014:
January-March
April-June
July-September
OctoberDecember
2015:
January-March
April-June
1
Net values (i.e., gross sales values less all discounts, allowances, rebates, prepaid freight, and the value of returned goods), f.o.b. your firm’s
U.S. point of shipment.
2
Pricing product definitions are provided on the first page of Part III.
Note.--If your firm’s product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified product, provide a description
of your firm’s product. Also, please explain any anomalies in your firm’s reported pricing data.
Product 1:
Product 2:
Product 3:
Product 4:

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III-2e. Price data.--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported from Korea
and sold by your firm.

KOREA
Report data in actual short tons and actual dollars (not 1,000s).
Product 1non-contract sales
Quantity
Value

(Quantity in short tons, value in dollars)
Product 2Product 3non-contract sales
contract sales
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value

Product 4non-contract sales
Quantity
Value

Period of shipment
2012:
January-March
April-June
July-September
OctoberDecember
2013:
January-March
April-June
July-September
OctoberDecember
2014:
January-March
April-June
July-September
OctoberDecember
2015:
January-March
April-June
1
Net values (i.e., gross sales values less all discounts, allowances, rebates, prepaid freight, and the value of returned goods), f.o.b. your firm’s
U.S. point of shipment.
2
Pricing product definitions are provided on the first page of Part III.
Note.--If your firm’s product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified product, provide a description
of your firm’s product. Also, please explain any anomalies in your firm’s reported pricing data.
Product 1:
Product 2:
Product 3:
Product 4:

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Price data.--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported from
Netherlands and sold by your firm.

NETHERLANDS
Report data in actual short tons and actual dollars (not 1,000s).
Product 1non-contract sales
Quantity
Value

(Quantity in short tons, value in dollars)
Product 2Product 3non-contract sales
contract sales
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value

Product 4non-contract sales
Quantity
Value

Period of shipment
2012:
January-March
April-June
July-September
OctoberDecember
2013:
January-March
April-June
July-September
OctoberDecember
2014:
January-March
April-June
July-September
OctoberDecember
2015:
January-March
April-June
1
Net values (i.e., gross sales values less all discounts, allowances, rebates, prepaid freight, and the value of returned goods), f.o.b. your firm’s
U.S. point of shipment.
2
Pricing product definitions are provided on the first page of Part III.
Note.--If your firm’s product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified product, provide a description
of your firm’s product. Also, please explain any anomalies in your firm’s reported pricing data.
Product 1:
Product 2:
Product 3:
Product 4:

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III-2g. Price data.--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported from Russia
and sold by your firm.

RUSSIA
Report data in actual short tons and actual dollars (not 1,000s).
Product 1non-contract sales
Quantity
Value

(Quantity in short tons, value in dollars)
Product 2Product 3non-contract sales
contract sales
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value

Product 4non-contract sales
Quantity
Value

Period of shipment
2012:
January-March
April-June
July-September
OctoberDecember
2013:
January-March
April-June
July-September
OctoberDecember
2014:
January-March
April-June
July-September
OctoberDecember
2015:
January-March
April-June
1
Net values (i.e., gross sales values less all discounts, allowances, rebates, prepaid freight, and the value of returned goods), f.o.b. your firm’s
U.S. point of shipment.
2
Pricing product definitions are provided on the first page of Part III.
Note.--If your firm’s product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified product, provide a description
of your firm’s product. Also, please explain any anomalies in your firm’s reported pricing data.
Product 1:
Product 2:
Product 3:
Product 4:

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III-2h. Price data.--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported from United
Kingdom and sold by your firm.

UNITED KINGDOM
Report data in actual short tons and actual dollars (not 1,000s).
Product 1non-contract sales
Quantity
Value

(Quantity in short tons, value in dollars)
Product 2Product 3non-contract sales
contract sales
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value

Product 4non-contract sales
Quantity
Value

Period of shipment
2012:
January-March
April-June
July-September
OctoberDecember
2013:
January-March
April-June
July-September
OctoberDecember
2014:
January-March
April-June
July-September
OctoberDecember
2015:
January-March
April-June
1
Net values (i.e., gross sales values less all discounts, allowances, rebates, prepaid freight, and the value of returned goods), f.o.b. your
firm’s U.S. point of shipment.
2
Pricing product definitions are provided on the first page of Part III.
Note.--If your firm’s product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified product, provide a
description of your firm’s product. Also, please explain any anomalies in your firm’s reported pricing data.
Product 1:
Product 2:
Product 3:
Product 4:

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Price data.--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported from Canada
and sold by your firm. Report data only for your firm’s non-contract sales (i.e., sales not
pursuant to annual or longer-term contracts).

CANADA
Report data in actual short tons and actual dollars (not 1,000s).
Product 1non-contract sales
Quantity
Value

(Quantity in short tons, value in dollars)
Product 2Product 3non-contract sales
contract sales
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value

Product 4non-contract sales
Quantity
Value

Period of shipment
2012:
January-March
April-June
July-September
OctoberDecember
2013:
January-March
April-June
July-September
OctoberDecember
2014:
January-March
April-June
July-September
OctoberDecember
2015:
January-March
April-June
1
Net values (i.e., gross sales values less all discounts, allowances, rebates, prepaid freight, and the value of returned goods), f.o.b. your firm’s
U.S. point of shipment.
2
Pricing product definitions are provided on the first page of Part III.
Note.--If your firm’s product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified product, provide a description of
your firm’s product. Also, please explain any anomalies in your firm’s reported pricing data.
Product 1:
Product 2:
Product 3:
Product 4:

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Pricing data methodology.—Please describe the method and the kinds of documents/records
that were used to compile your price data.

Note: As requested in Part I of this questionnaire, please keep all supporting documents/records used in
the preparation of the price data, as Commission staff may contact your firm regarding questions on the
price data. The Commission may also request that your company submit copies of the supporting
documents/records (such as sales journal, invoices, etc.) used to compile these data.
III-3.

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

Customer type

Transaction
by
transaction

Contracts

Set
price
lists

Other

If other, describe

Automotive end users
Other end users
Steel service centers
and distributors
III-4.

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

Customer type
Automotive end
users
Other end users
Steel service centers
and distributors

Quantity
discounts

Annual
total
volume
discounts

No
discount
policy

Other

Describe

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Pricing terms.-(a)

What are your firm’s typical sales terms for cold-rolled steel imported from subject
countries?
Net 30
days

(b)

Net 60
days

2/10 net 30
days

Other

Other (specify)

On what basis are your firm’s prices of imported cold-rolled steel from subject countries
usually quoted (check one)?
Delivered

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F.o.b.

If f.o.b., specify point

Contract versus spot.--Approximately what share of your firm’s sales of cold-rolled steel
imported from subject countries in 2014 was on a (1) long-term contract basis, (2) annual
contract basis, (3) short-term contract basis, and (4) spot sales basis?
Type of sale

Share of 2014 sales

Long-term
contracts
(multiple
deliveries for
more than 12
months)

Annual
contracts
(multiple
deliveries for
12 months)

Short-term
contracts
(multiple
deliveries for
less than 12
months)

Spot sales
(for a single
delivery)

Total
(should
sum to
100.0%)

Automotive end users

%

%

%

%

0.0

%

Other end users

%

%

%

%

0.0

%

Steel service centers and
distributors

%

%

%

%

0.0

%

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Contract provisions.— Please fill out the table regarding your firm’s typical sales contracts for
cold-rolled steel from subject countries (or check “not applicable” if your firm does not sell on a
long-term, short-term and/or annual contract basis).

Typical sales
contract provisions

Item

Average contract
duration

# of days

Price renegotiation
(during contract
period)
Fixed quantity
and/or price
Meet or release
provision
Not applicable

Yes
No
Quantity
Price
Both
Yes
No

Short-term
contracts
(multiple deliveries
for less than 12
months)

Annual contracts
(multiple deliveries
for 12 months)
365

Long-term contracts
(multiple deliveries for
more than 12 months)

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III-8.

Lead times.--What is your firm’s share of sales of cold-rolled steel imported from subject
countries from inventory and produced to order and what is the typical lead time between a
customer’s order and the date of delivery for your firm’s sales of cold-rolled steel?

Source

Share of
2014 sales

From your firm’s U.S. inventory

%

From foreign manufacturers’ inventory

%

Produced to order

%

Total (should sum to 100.0%)
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Lead time
(days)

0.0 %

Shipping information.—
(a)

What is the approximate percentage of the total delivered cost of cold-rolled steel
imported from subject countries that is accounted for by U.S. inland transportation
costs?
percent.

(b)

Who generally arranges the transportation to your firm’s customers’ locations?
Your firm
Purchaser (check one)

(c)

When your firm sells cold-rolled steel imported from subject countries, from where is it
shipped?
Point of importation
Storage facility (check one)

(d)

Indicate the approximate percentage of your firm’s sales of cold-rolled steel imported
from subject countries that are delivered the following distances from your firm’s U.S.
point of shipment.
Distance from your firm’s U.S. point of shipment

Share

Within 100 miles

%

101 to 1,000 miles

%

Over 1,000 miles

%

Total (should sum to 100.0%)

0.0

%

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III-10. Geographical shipments.--In which U.S. geographic market area(s) has your firm sold cold-rolled
steel imported from subject countries since January 1, 2012 (check all that apply)?
Geographic area

Brazil China India Japan

Korea

Netherlands

Russia

United
Kingdom

Northeast.–CT, ME, MA, NH, NJ, NY,
PA, RI, and VT.
Midwest.–IL, IN, IA, KS, MI, MN, MO,
NE, ND, OH, SD, and WI.
Southeast.–AL, DE, DC, FL, GA, KY,
MD, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, and WV.
Central Southwest.–AR, LA, OK, and
TX.
Mountains.–AZ, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM,
UT, and WY.
Pacific Coast.–CA, OR, and WA.
Other.–All other markets in the United
States not previously listed, including
AK, HI, PR, and VI.

III-11. End uses.--List the end uses of the cold-rolled steel that your firm imports from subject
countries. For each end-use product, what percentage of the total cost is accounted for by coldrolled steel and other inputs?
Share of total cost of end-use product
accounted for by
End use product

Cold-rolled steel

Other inputs

Total
(should sum to
100.0% across)

%

%

0.0 %

%

%

0.0 %

%

%

0.0 %

III-12. Substitutes.-- Can other products be substituted for cold-rolled steel?
No

Substitute
1.
2.

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 cold-rolled steel?
No Yes

Explanation

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End use in which this
substitute is used

Substitute

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Have changes in the price of this substitute
affected the price for cold-rolled steel?
No Yes

Explanation

3.
III-13. Demand trends.-- Indicate how demand within the United States and outside of the United
States (if known) for cold-rolled steel has changed since January 1, 2012. Explain any trends and
describe the principal factors that have affected these changes in demand.
Overall
increase

Market

No
Overall Fluctuate with
change decrease no clear trend

Explanation and factors

Within
the United
States
Outside
the United
States

III-14. Product changes.--Have there been any significant changes in the product range, product mix or
marketing of cold-rolled steel since January 1, 2012?
No

Yes

If yes, please describe.

III-15. Conditions of competition.—
(a) Is the cold-rolled steel market subject to business cycles (other than general economy-wide
conditions) and/or other conditions of competition distinctive to cold-rolled steel?
Check all that apply.
No

Please describe.
Skip to question III-16.

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
cold-rolled steel since January 1, 2012?

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No

Yes

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If yes, describe.

III-16. Supply constraints.--Has your firm refused, declined, or been unable to supply cold-rolled steel
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, been unable to meet timely shipment commitments, etc.)?
No

Yes

If yes, please describe.

III-17. Raw materials.-- How have cold-rolled steel raw materials prices changed since January 1,
2012?
Fluctuate
Overall
No
Overall
with no
increase change decrease clear trend

Explain, noting how raw material price changes
have affected your firm’s selling prices for coldrolled steel.

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III-18. Interchangeability.--Is cold-rolled steel produced in the United States and in other countries
interchangeable (i.e., can they physically be used in the same applications)?
Please indicate A, F, S, N, or 0 in the table below:
A = the products from a specified country-pair are always interchangeable
F = the products are frequently interchangeable
S = the products are sometimes interchangeable
N = the products are never interchangeable
0 = no familiarity with products from a specified country-pair

Country-pair Brazil China India

Japan

Korea

Netherlands

Russia

UK

Other
countries

U.S.
Brazil
China
India
Japan
Korea
Netherlands
Russia
UK
For any country-pair producing cold-rolled steel that is sometimes or never interchangeable,
identify the country-pair and explain the factors that limit or preclude interchangeable use:

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III-19. Factors other than price.--Are differences other than price (e.g., quality, availability,
transportation network, product range, technical support, etc.) between cold-rolled steel
produced in the United States and in other countries a significant factor in your firm’s sales of
the products?
Please indicate A, F, S, N, or 0 in the table below:
A = such differences are always significant
F = such differences are frequently significant
S = such differences are sometimes significant
N = such differences are never significant
0 = no familiarity with products from a specified country-pair

Country-pair Brazil China India

Japan

Korea

Netherlands

Russia

UK

Other
countries

U.S.
Brazil
China
India
Japan
Korea
Netherlands
Russia
UK
For any country-pair for which factors other than price always or frequently are a significant
factor in your firm’s sales of cold-rolled steel, identify the country-pair and report the
advantages or disadvantages imparted by such factors:

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III-20. Customer identification.--List the names and contact information for your firm’s 10 largest U.S.
customers for cold-rolled steel since January 1, 2012. Indicate the share of the quantity of your
firm’s total shipments of cold-rolled steel that each of these customers accounted for in 2014.

Customer’s name

Contact person

Email

Telephone

City

State

Share
of
2014
sales
(%)

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

III-21. Other explanations.--If your firm would like to further explain a response to a question in Part III
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.

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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/cold_rolled_steel_products_brazil_china_india/preliminary.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: STEEL

• E-mail.—E-mail the MS Word questionnaire to nathanael.comly@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 did not import 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 (202205-1803). 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.