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U.S. PRODUCERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
CERTAIN UNCOATED PAPER FROM AUSTRALIA, BRAZIL, CHINA,
INDONESIA, AND PORTUGAL
This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by November 6, 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 certain uncoated paper from
Australia, Brazil, China Indonesia, and Portugal (Inv. Nos. 701-TA-528-529 and 731-TA-1264-1268 (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 firm’s possession (19 U.S.C. § 1333(a)).
Name of firm
Address
City
State
Zip Code
Website
Has your firm produced (including sheeting/converting only operations) certain uncoated paper (as defined on
next page) 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: PAPER)
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. These proceedings were instituted in response to a petition filed on January 21, 2015, by
United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers
International Union, Pittsburg, PA; Domtar Corporation, Ft. Mill, SC; Finch Paper LLC, Glen Falls, NY; P.H.
Glatfelter Company, York, PA; and Packaging Corporation of America, Lake Forest, IL. 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 these proceedings are available at:
http://www.usitc.gov/investigations/701731/2015/certain_uncoated_paper_australia_brazil_china/final.htm
Certain uncoated paper covered by these investigations is uncoated paper in sheet form; weighing at
least 40 grams per square meter but not more than 150 grams per square meter; that either is a white
paper with a GE brightness level1 of 85 or higher or is a colored paper; whether or not surfacedecorated, printed (except as described below), embossed, perforated, or punched; irrespective of the
smoothness of the surface; and irrespective of dimensions (Certain Uncoated Paper).
Certain Uncoated Paper includes (a) uncoated free sheet paper that meets this scope definition; (b)
uncoated groundwood paper produced from bleached chemi-thermo-mechanical pulp (BCTMP) that
meets this scope definition; and (c) any other uncoated paper that meets this scope definition
regardless of the type of pulp used to produce the paper.
Specifically excluded from the scope are: (1) paper printed with final content of printed text or graphics
and (2) lined paper products, typically school supplies, composed of paper that incorporates straight
horizontal and/or vertical lines that would make the paper unsuitable for copying or printing purposes.
Imports of the subject merchandise are provided for under Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
States (HTSUS) categories 4802.56.1000, 4802.56.2000, 4802.56.3000, 4802.56.4000, 4802.56.6000,
4802.56.7020, 4802.56.7040, 4802.57.1000, 4802.57.2000, 4802.57.3000, and 4802.57.4000. Some
imports of subject merchandise may also be classified under 4802.62.1000, 4802.62.2000,
4802.62.3000, 4802.62.5000, 4802.62.6020, 4802.62.6040, 4802.69.1000, 4802.69.2000, 4802.69.3000,
4811.90.8050 and 4811.90.9080.
While HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written description
of the scope of the investigation is dispositive.
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.
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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
50 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-1b.
TAA information release.--In the event that the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC)
makes an affirmative final determination in this proceeding, do you consent to the USITC's
release of your contact information (company name, address, contact person, telephone
number, email address) appearing on the front page of this questionnaire to the Departments of
Commerce, Labor, and Agriculture, as applicable, so that your firm and its workers can be made
eligible for benefits under the Trade Adjustment Assistance program?
Yes
I-2.
No
Establishments covered.--Provide the city, state, zip code, and brief description of each
establishment covered by this questionnaire. If your firm is publicly traded, please specify the
stock exchange and trading symbol in the footnote to the table. 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 production of certain uncoated paper,
including auxiliary facilities operated in conjunction with (whether or not physically separate
from) such facilities.
Establishments
covered1
City, State
Zip (5 digit)
Description
1
2
3
4
5
6
1
Additional discussion on establishments consolidated in this questionnaire:
.
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Petition support.--Does your firm support or oppose the petition?
Country
Support
Oppose
Take no position
Australia
Brazil
China
Indonesia
Portugal
I-4.
Ownership.--Is your firm owned, in whole or in part, by any other firm?
No
Firm name
I-5.
Address
Extent of
ownership
(percent)
Related importers/exporters.--Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or
foreign, that are engaged in importing certain uncoated paper from Australia, Brazil, China,
Indonesia, or Portugal into the United States or that are engaged in exporting certain uncoated
paper from Australia, Brazil, China, Indonesia, or Portugal to the United States?
No
Firm name
I-6.
Yes--List the following information.
Yes--List the following information.
Address
Affiliation
Related producers.--Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or foreign, that are
engaged in the production of certain uncoated paper?
No
Firm name
Yes--List the following information.
Address
Affiliation
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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-2a.
Changes in operations.--Please indicate whether your firm has experienced any of the following
changes in relation to the production of certain uncoated paper since January 1, 2012.
(check as many as appropriate)
plant openings
plant closings/repurposing
relocations
Expansions – overall paper
making capacity
Expansions – sheeter capacity
acquisitions
consolidations
prolonged shutdowns or
production curtailments
revised labor agreements
other (e.g., technology)
(please describe)
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Anticipated changes in operations.--Does your firm anticipate any changes in the character of
its operations or organization (as noted above) relating to the production of certain uncoated
paper in the future?
No
II-3a.
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Yes–Supply details as to the time, nature, and significance of such changes and
provide underlying assumptions, along with relevant portions of business
plans or other supporting documentation that address this issue. Include
in the response a specific projection of your firm’s capacity to produce
certain uncoated paper (in short tons) for 2015 and 2016.
Upstream paper making capacity and production.--Please report your firm’s production of
products on the equipment and machinery (e.g., paper making equipment) used to manufacture
the sheeter rolls that can be made into certain uncoated paper, and the combined production
capacity on this upstream equipment and machinery in the periods indicated.
“Overall paper making capacity” or “capacity” – The level of production that your
establishment(s) could reasonably have expected to attain during the specified periods. Assume
normal operating conditions (i.e., using equipment and machinery in place and ready to
operate; normal operating levels (hours per week/weeks per year) and time for downtime,
maintenance, repair, and cleanup).
“Production” – All production in your U.S. establishment(s), including production consumed
internally within your firm and production for another firm under a toll agreement.
Quantity (in short tons)
Calendar years
Item
2012
2013
January-September
2014
2014
2015
1
Overall paper making capacity
Production of:
Sheeter rolls – which your
firm will use to produce
certain uncoated paper
Sheeter rolls – which your
firm will sell for others that
could be used to produce
certain uncoated paper
Sheeter rolls over 150 gsm
Coated paper products
Thermal paper products
Web rolls
Other products2
Total
1
0
The overall paper making capacity reported is based on operating
weeks per year.
2
0
0
0
hours per week,
Please identify the other types of paper products your firm can produce on the your paper making
machinery:
.
0
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Production using same (sheeting) machinery.--Please report your firm’s production of products
made on the same equipment and machinery (e.g., sheeting equipment) used to produce
certain uncoated paper, and the combined production capacity on this shared equipment and
machinery in the periods indicated.
“Overall sheeting capacity” or “capacity” – The level of production that your establishment(s)
could reasonably have expected to attain during the specified periods. Assume normal
operating conditions (i.e., using equipment and machinery in place and ready to operate;
normal operating levels (hours per week/weeks per year) and time for downtime, maintenance,
repair, and cleanup).
“Production” – All production in your U.S. establishment(s), including production consumed
internally within your firm and production for another firm under a toll agreement.
Product Shifting – Sheeter Machinery
Quantity (in short tons)
Calendar years
Item
2012
2013
January-September
2014
2014
2015
1
Overall sheeting capacity
Production of:
Certain uncoated paper2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sheets over 150 gsm but
otherwise matching the
definition of certain
uncoated paper
Coated paper
Other products3
Total
1
The overall sheeter capacity reported is based on operating
year.
2
II-8.
3
hours per week,
weeks per
Data entered for production of certain uncoated paper will populate here once reported in question
Please identify the paper products your firm can produce on the sheeter equipment:
.
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II-3c.
Capacity calculation.--Please describe the methodology used to calculate overall capacity reported
in II-3a and II-3b, and explain any changes in reported capacity.
Paper making equipment (II-3a)
II-3d.
Sheeter equipment (II-3b)
Product shifting.—
(i)
Is your firm able to switch production (capacity) between certain uncoated paper and other
products using the same equipment and/or labor?
No
(ii)
Yes-- (i.e., have produced other products or are able to produce other
products). Please identify other actual or potential products:
.
Please describe the factors that affect your firm’s ability to shift production capacity
between products (e.g., time, cost, relative price change, etc.), and the degree to which
these factors enhance or constrain such shifts.
Paper making equipment (II-3a)
II-4.
Sheeter equipment (II-3b)
Production constraints.--Please describe the constraint(s) that set the limit(s) on your firm’s
capacity.
Paper making equipment (II-3a)
II-3e.
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Sheeter equipment (II-3b)
Conversion operations.—Does your firm primarily convert purchased sheeter rolls to certain
uncoated paper (as reflected in questions II-8)?
No
Yes--Please provide descriptions of the following
(a)
Source and extent of firm’s capital and investment.
(b)
Quantity and type of inputs sourced in the United States.
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Conversion operations.—Continued
(c)
Describe the nature of your production-related activities in the United States to produce
certain uncoated paper.
(d)
Technical expertise involved in U.S. production activity.
(e)
Any other costs and activities in the United States directly leading to the production of
certain uncoated paper.
Tolling.--Since January 1, 2012, has your firm been involved in a toll agreement regarding the
production of certain uncoated paper?
“Toll agreement”--Agreement between two firms whereby the first firm furnishes the raw
materials and the second firm uses the raw materials to produce a product that it then returns
to the first firm with a charge for processing costs, overhead, etc.
No
Yes--Please describe the toll arrangement(s) and name the firm(s) involved
If your firm has produced uncoated paper as part of a tolling arrange, please fill out part V at
the end of this questionnaire.
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Foreign trade zones.-Firm's FTZ operations.--Does your firm produce certain uncoated paper in and/or admit
certain uncoated paper into a foreign trade zone (FTZ)?
(a)
“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. A foreign trade zone must be designed as such pursuant to the rules and
procedures set forth in the Foreign-Trade Zones Act.
No
Yes--Describe the nature of your firms operations in FTZs and
identify the specific FTZ site(s).
Other firms' FTZ operations.--To your knowledge, do any firms in the United States
import certain uncoated paper into a foreign trade zone (FTZ) for use in distribution of
certain uncoated paper and/or the production of downstream articles?
(b)
No/Don’t know
II-7.
Yes--Identify the firms and the FTZs.
Importer.--Since January 1, 2012, has your firm imported certain uncoated paper?
“Importer” – The person or firm primarily liable for the payment of any duties on the
merchandise, or an authorized agent acting on his behalf. The importer may be the consignee,
or the importer of record.
No
Yes--COMPLETE AND RETURN A U.S. IMPORTERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
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Definitions
“Average sheeter capacity” or “capacity” – The level of production that your establishment(s)
could reasonably have expected to attain during the specified periods. Assume normal
operating conditions (i.e., using equipment and machinery in place and ready to operate;
normal operating levels (hours per week/weeks per year) and time for downtime, maintenance,
repair, and cleanup; and a typical or representative product mix (data on product mix is
requested in question II-3a)).
“Production” – All production in your U.S. establishment(s), including production consumed
internally within your firm and production for another firm under a toll agreement.
“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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Production, shipment and inventory data.--Report your firm’s production capacity, production,
shipments, and inventories related to the production of certain uncoated paper in its U.S.
establishment(s) during the specified periods.
II-8.
Quantity (in short tons) and value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item
2012
2013
January-September
2014
2014
2015
1
Average sheeter capacity (quantity) (A)
Beginning-of-period inventories (quantity)
(B)
2
Production (quantity).-Using internally produced rolls (C)
Using purchases of domestic rolls (D)
3
Using purchases of imported rolls (E)
Total production of uncoated paper(F)
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity (G)
Value (H)
Internal consumption:
Quantity (I)
3
Value (J)
Transfers to related firms:
Quantity (K)
3
Value (L)
Export shipments:
Quantity (M)
4
Value (N)
End-of-period inventories (quantity) (O)
1
The production capacity reported is based on operating
hours per week,
weeks per year. Please describe the
methodology used to calculate production capacity, and explain any changes in reported capacity
.
2
Of the production reported in 2014, please estimate the share of the reported total that were produced under the
each of the specified certification regimes:
percent Forest Stewardship Council Certification ("FSC certification").
percent Sustainable Forestry Initiative Certification ("SFI certification").
percent Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification ("PEFC certification").
If this share has changed since 2012, please describe the change and reasons:
.
3
Identify the source(s) of your firm's imports of and/or purchases of imported rolls:
.
4
Internal consumption and transfers to related firms must be valued at fair market value. In the event that your firm
uses a different basis for valuing these transactions, please specify that basis (e.g., cost, cost plus, etc.) and provide value
.
data using that basis for each of the periods noted above:
5
Identify your firm’s principal export markets:
.
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Production, shipment and inventory data.--Continued
RECONCILIATION OF SHIPMENTS, PRODUCTION, AND INVENTORY.--Generally, the data reported for the
end-of-period inventories (i.e., line O) should be equal to the beginning-of-period inventories (i.e., line B),
plus total production (i.e., line F), less total shipments (i.e., lines G, I, K, and M). 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
B + F – G – I – K– M – O = should equal
zero ("0") or provide an explanation.1
1
2013
0
January-March
2014
0
2014
0
2015
0
Explanation if the calculated fields above are returning values other than zero (i.e., “0”) but are nonetheless accurate:
II-9.
0
.
Reported change in capacity.--Based data submitted in question II-8, please explain your firm's
reported change in capacity (if any).
2012 to 2014
Item
short tons
Reported change in capacity
Explanation for reported changed in capacity from 2012 to 2014:
0
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Channels of distribution.--Report your firm’s commercial U.S. shipments of certain uncoated
paper by channel of distribution.
Quantity (in short tons)
Calendar years
Item
2012
2013
January-September
2014
2014
2015
Channels of distribution:
Commercial U.S. shipments:
To paper merchants/
distributors (short tons) (P)
To retailers (short tons) (Q)
To end users (short tons) (R)
Calendar years
Reconciliation
P + Q + R – G = zero ("0"), if not
revise.
2012
2013
0
January-March
2014
0
2014
0
2015
0
0
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Commercial U.S. shipments by brand.--Report your firm’s commercial U.S. shipments by type of
branding.
Manufacturer/Mill branded.--Certain uncoated paper sold with the manufacturer's (e.g., your
firm's) own brand name(s).
Retailer branded (private label).--Certain uncoated paper sold under the brand name(s) of
entities other than those of the manufacturer (e.g., the purchasers' brand name(s)).
Unbranded (white box).--Certain uncoated paper sold with no brand name.
Quantity (in short tons); Value ($1,000)
Calendar years
Item
2012
2013
January-September
2014
2014
2015
Commercial U.S. shipments:
Manufacturer/Mill branded
Quantity (S)
Value (T)
Retailer branded (private label)
Quantity (U)
Value (V)
Unbranded (white box)
Quantity (X)
Value (Y)
Calendar years
Reconciliation
2012
2013
January-September
2014
2014
2015
Quantity.-- S + U + X – G should
equal zero ("0"), revise if not.
0
0
0
0
0
Value.-- T + V + Y – H should equal
zero ("0"), revise if not.
0
0
0
0
0
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Commercial U.S. shipments by product type.--Report your firm’s commercial U.S. shipments of
certain uncoated paper by product type.
Product
classifications
Alterations
Term
Plain
Altered
Coloration
Dimensions
White
Tinted/
colored
8.5" x 11"
Other
dimensions
Definition
Certain uncoated paper that is NOT surface-decorated, printed,
embossed, perforated, hole-punched, or watermarked.
Certain uncoated paper that is surface-decorated, printed,
embossed, perforated, hole-punched, and/or watermarked.
Certain uncoated paper with a GE brightness greater than 90
Certain uncoated paper with a GE brightness less than or equal
to 90
Certain uncoated paper cut to U.S. standard paper size of 8.5
inches by 11 inches.
Certain uncoated paper cut to sizes other than U.S. standard
paper size of 8.5 inches by 11 inches. (includes legal size paper
and all other sizes of certain uncoated paper).
Quantity (in short tons); Value ($1,000)
Calendar years
Item
Commercial U.S. shipments:
Plain, white, 8.5 x 11 inches
Quantity (Z)
Value (AA)
Plain, white, other dimensions
Quantity (AB)
Value (AC)
Plain, tinted/colored, 8.5 x 11 inches
Quantity (AD)
Value (AE)
Plain, tinted/colored, other
dimensions
Quantity (AF)
Value (AG)
Altered, any color, 8.5 x 11 inches
Quantity (AH)
Value (AI)
Altered, any color, other dimensions
Quantity (AJ)
Value (AL)
2012
2013
January-September
2014
2014
2015
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Commercial U.S. shipments by product type.—Continued
Calendar years
Reconciliation
2012
2013
January-September
2014
2014
2015
Quantity.-- Z + AB + AD + AF + AH +
AJ– G should equal zero ("0"), revise
if not.
0
0
0
0
0
Value.-- AA + AC + AE + AG + AI + AL
– H should equal zero ("0"), revise if
not.
0
0
0
0
0
II-13.
Employment data.--Report your firm’s employment-related data related to the production of
certain uncoated paper and provide any explanation for any trends in these data.
“Production Related Workers” (PRWs) includes working supervisors and all nonsupervisory
workers (including group leaders and trainees) engaged in fabricating, processing, assembling,
inspecting, receiving, storage, handling, packing, warehousing, shipping, trucking, hauling,
maintenance, repair, janitorial and guard services, product development, auxiliary production
for plant’s own use (e.g., power plant), recordkeeping, and other services closely associated with
the above production operations. Average number employed may be computed by adding the
number of employees, both full time and part time, for the 12 pay periods ending closest to the
15th of the month and divide that total by 12. For the January to September periods, calculate
similarly and divide by 9.
“Hours worked” includes time paid for sick leave, holidays, and vacation time. Include overtime
hours actually worked; do not convert overtime pay to its equivalent in straight time hours.
“Wages paid” –Total wages paid before deductions of any kind (e.g., withholding taxes, old-age
and unemployment insurance, group insurance, union dues, bonds, etc.). Include wages paid
directly by your firm for overtime, holidays, vacations, and sick leave.
Calendar years
Item
Average number of PRWs
(number)
Hours worked by PRWs
(1,000 hours)
Wages paid to PRWs ($1,000)
Explanation of trends:
2012
2013
January-September
2014
2014
2015
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II-14.
Related firms.--If your firm reported transfers to related firms in question II-8, please indicate
the nature of the relationship between your firm and the related firms (e.g., joint venture,
wholly owned subsidiary), whether the transfers were priced at market value or by a nonmarket formula, whether your firm retained marketing rights to all transfers, and whether the
related firms also processed inputs from sources other than your firm.
II-15.
Purchases.--Other than direct imports, has your firm otherwise purchased certain uncoated
paper since January 1, 2012?
“Purchase” – A transaction to buy product from a U.S. corporate entity such as another U.S.
producer, a U.S. distributor, or a U.S. firm that has directly imported the product.
“Direct import” –A transaction to buy from a foreign producer where your firm is the importer
of record. Direct imports should not be reported here, but rather in a U.S. importers'
questionnaire.
No
Yes--Report such purchases below and explain the reasons for your firms'
purchases:
(Quantity in short tons)
Calendar years
Item
2012
2013
January-September
2014
2014
2015
Purchases from U.S.
importers1 of certain
uncoated paper from—
Australia:
Brazil:
China
Indonesia
Portugal
All other import sources
Purchases from domestic
producers2
Purchases from other
sources2
1
Please list the name of the importer(s) from which your firm purchased this product. If your firm’s import
suppliers differ by source, please identify the source for each listed supplier:
.
2
Please list the name of the producer(s) or U.S. distributor(s) from which your firm purchased this product:
.
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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 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.--FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Address questions on this part of the questionnaire to Charles Yost ((202)-205-3432,
charles.yost@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
III-2.
Accounting system.--Briefly describe your firm’s financial accounting system.
A.
When does your firm’s fiscal year end (month and day)?
If your firm’s fiscal year changed during the data-collection period, explain
below:
B.1.
Describe the lowest level of operations (e.g., plant, division, company-wide) for
which financial statements are prepared that include certain uncoated paper:
2.
Does your firm prepare profit/loss statements for certain uncoated paper:
Yes
No
How often did your firm (or parent company) prepare financial statements
(including annual reports, 10Ks)? Please check relevant items below.
Audited,
unaudited,
annual reports,
10Ks,
10 Qs,
Monthly,
quarterly,
semi-annually,
annually
Accounting basis:
GAAP,
cash,
tax, or
other comprehensive
basis of accounting (specify)
3.
4.
Note: As requested in Part I of this questionnaire, please keep all supporting documents/records
used in the preparation of the financial data, as Commission staff may contact your firm
regarding questions on the financial data. The Commission may also request that your company
submit copies of the supporting documents/records (financial statements, including internal
profit-and-loss statements for the division or product group that includes certain uncoated paper,
as well as specific statements and worksheets) used to compile these data.
III-3.
Cost accounting system.--Briefly describe your firm’s cost accounting system (e.g., standard
cost, job order cost, etc.).
III-4.
Allocation basis.--Briefly describe your firm’s allocation basis, if any, for COGS, SG&A, and
interest expense and other income and expenses.
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Other products.--Please list the products your firm produced in the facilities in which your firm
produced certain uncoated paper, and provide the share of net sales accounted for by these
other products in your firm’s most recent fiscal year.
Products
Share of sales
Certain uncoated paper
%
%
%
%
%
III-6.
Does your firm purchase inputs (raw materials, labor, energy, or any services) used in the
production of certain uncoated paper from any related suppliers (e.g., inclusive of transactions
between related firms, divisions and/or other components within the same company)?
Yes--Continue to question III-7.
III-7.
No--Continue to question III-9.
Inputs from related suppliers.--Please identify the inputs used in the production of certain
uncoated paper that your firm purchases from related suppliers and that are reflected in table
III-9. For “Share of total COGS” please report this information by relevant input on the basis of
your most recently completed fiscal year. For “Input valuation” please describe the basis, as
recorded in your company’s own accounting system, of the purchase cost from the related
supplier; e.g., the related supplier’s actual cost, cost plus, negotiated transfer price to
approximate fair market value.
Input
Related supplier
Share of total COGS
Input valuation as recorded in the firm’s accounting books and records
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Inputs purchased from related suppliers.--Please confirm that the inputs purchased from
related suppliers, as identified in III-8, were reported in III-9 (financial results on certain
uncoated paper) in a manner consistent with your firm’s accounting books and records.
Yes
No--In the space below, please report the valuation basis of inputs purchased from related
suppliers as reported in table III-9.
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Operations on certain uncoated paper.--Report the revenue and related cost information
requested below on the certain uncoated paper operations of your firm’s U.S. establishment(s).1
Do not report resales of certain uncoated papers. Note that internal consumption and transfers
to related firms must be valued at fair market value. Input purchases from related suppliers
should be consistent with and based on information in the firm’s accounting books and records.
Provide data for your firm’s three most recently completed fiscal years, and for the specified
interim periods. If your firm was involved in tolling operations (either as the toller or as the
tollee), please fill out Part V of this questionnaire.
Quantity (in short tons) and value (in $1,000)
Fiscal years ended--
Item
2
Net sales quantities:
Commercial sales (“CS”)
Internal consumption (“IC”)
Transfers to related firms
Total net sales quantities
2
Net sales values:
Commercial sales
Internal consumption
Transfers to related firms
Total net sales values
3
Cost of goods sold (COGS):
Raw materials
Direct labor
Other factory costs
Total COGS
Gross profit or (loss)
Selling, general, and
administrative (SG&A) expenses:
Selling expenses
General and administrative
expenses
Total SG&A expenses
Operating income (loss)
Other expenses and income:
Interest expense
All other expense items
All other income items
Net income or (loss) before
income taxes
Depreciation/amortization
included above
2012
2013
January-September
2014
2014
2015
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Include only sales (whether domestic or export) and costs related to your U.S. manufacturing operations.
Less discounts, returns, allowances, and prepaid freight. The quantities and values should approximate the
corresponding shipment quantities and values reported in Part II of this questionnaire.
3
COGS (whether for domestic or export sales) should include costs associated with CS, IC, and Transfers.
2
Note -- The table above contains calculations that will appear when you have entered data in the MS
Word form fields.
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III-10. Financial data reconciliation.--The calculable line items from question III-10 (i.e., total net sales
quantities and values, total COGS, gross profit (or loss), total SG&A, and net income (or loss))
have been calculated from the data submitted in the other line items. Do the calculated fields
return the correct data according to your firm's financial records ignoring non-material
differences that may arise due to rounding?
Yes
No--If the calculated fields do not show the correct data, please double check the
feeder data for data entry errors and revise.
Also, check signs accorded to the post operating income line items; the two
expense line items should report positive numbers (i.e., expenses are
positive and incomes or reversals are negative--instances of the latter
should be rare in those lines) while the income line item also in most
instances should have its value be a positive number (i.e., income is positive,
expenses or reversals are negative).
If after reviewing and potentially revising the feeder data your firm has
provided, the differences between your records and the calculated fields
persist please identify and discuss the differences in the space below.
III-11. Nonrecurring items (charges and gains) included in the subject product financial results.--For
each annual and interim period for which financial results are reported in question III-9, please
specify all material (significant) nonrecurring items (charges and gains) in the schedule below,
the specific table III-9 line item where the nonrecurring items are included, a brief description of
the relevant nonrecurring items, and the associated values (in $1,000), as reflected in table III-9;
i.e., if an aggregate nonrecurring item has been allocated to table III-9, only the allocated value
amount included in table III-9 should be reported in the schedule below. Note: The
Commission’s objective here is to gather information only on material (significant) nonrecurring
items which impacted the reported financial results of the subject product in table III-9.
Nonrecurring items may include the additional costs associated with plant shutdowns or other
one-time interruption in operations on certain uncoated paper.
Fiscal years ended-2012
2013
January-September
2014
2014
2015
Nonrecurring item: In this column please provide a
Nonrecurring item: In these columns please report the amount of the
brief description of each nonrecurring item and indicate relevant nonrecurring item reported in table III-9.
the specific line item in table III-9 where the
nonrecurring item is classified.
Value (in $1,000)
1.
, classified as
2.
, classified as
3.
, classified as
4.
, classified as
5.
, classified as
6.
, classified as
7.
, classified as
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III-12. Classification of identified nonrecurring items (charges and gains) in the accounting books and
records of the company.--If non-recurring items were reported in table III-12 above, please
identify where your company recorded these items in your accounting books and records in the
normal course of business; i.e., III-11 information designates where these items are reported in
table III-9.
III-13. Asset values.--Report the total assets (i.e., both current and long-term assets) associated with
the production, warehousing, and sale of certain uncoated paper. If your firm does not maintain
some or all of the specific asset information necessary to calculate total assets for certain
uncoated paper in the normal course of business, please estimate this information based upon a
method (such as production, sales, or costs) that is consistent with your firm’s cost allocations in
the previous question. Provide data as of the end of your firm’s three most recently completed
fiscal years.
Note: Total assets should reflect net assets after any accumulated depreciation and allowances
deducted.
Total assets should be allocated to the subject products if these assets are also related to other
products. Please provide a brief explanation if there are any substantial changes in total asset
value during the period; e.g., due to asset write-offs, revaluation, and major purchases.
Value (in $1,000)
Fiscal years ended-Item
2012
2013
1
Total assets, net
1
State whether total asset values have been affected by re-purposing
Also, provide a brief explanation of there are any substantial changes
2014
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Capital expenditures and research and development expenses.--Report your firm’s capital
expenditures and research and development expenses for certain uncoated paper. Provide
data for your firm’s three most recently completed fiscal years, and for the specified interim
periods.
Value (in $1,000)
Fiscal years ended-Item
2012
2013
January-September
2014
2014
2015
Total capital expenditures
Total R&D expenses
1
Please indicate the nature, focus, and significance of your firm’s capital expenditures on the subject
product.
III-15. Data consistency and reconciliation.--Please indicate whether your firm’s financial data for
questions III-9, III-13, and III-14 are based on a calendar year or on your firm’s fiscal year:
Calendar year
Fiscal year
Specify fiscal year
Please note the quantities and values reported in question III-9 should reconcile with the data
reported in question II-8 (including export shipments) as long as they are reported on the same
calendar year basis.
Do these data in question III-9 reconcile with data in question II-8?
Yes
No
If no, please explain.
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III-16. Effects of imports on investment.—
(a)
Since January 1, 2012, has your firm experienced any actual negative effects on its
return on investment or the scale of capital investments as a result of imports of certain
uncoated paper from Australia, Brazil, China, Indonesia, and Portugal?
No
Yes--My firm has experienced actual negative effects as follows:
(check as many as appropriate)
Cancellation, postponement,
or rejection of expansion
projects
Denial or rejection of
investment proposal
Reduction in the size of
capital investments
Return on specific
investments negatively
impacted
Other
(b)
Does your firm’s response differ by country?
No
Yes
If yes, indicate which country and why:
(please describe)
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III-17. Effects of imports on growth and development.—
(a)
Since January 1, 2012, has your firm experienced any actual negative effects on its
growth, ability to raise capital, or existing development and production efforts
(including efforts to develop a derivative or more advanced version of the product) as a
result of imports of certain uncoated paper from Australia, Brazil, China, Indonesia, and
Portugal?
No
Yes--My firm has experienced actual negative effects as follows:
(check as many as appropriate)
Rejection of bank loans
Lowering of credit rating
Problem related to the issue
of stocks or bonds
Ability to service debt
Other
(b)
No
Does your firm’s response differ by country?
Yes
If yes, indicate which country and why:
(please describe)
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III-18. Anticipated effects of imports.—
(a)
Does your firm anticipate any negative effects due to imports of certain uncoated paper
from Australia, Brazil, China, Indonesia, and Portugal?
No
(b)
Yes
If yes, my firm anticipates negative effects as follows:
Does your firm’s response differ by country?
No
Yes
If yes, indicate which country and why:
III-19. Other explanations.--If your firm would like to further explain a response to a question in Part III
that did not provide a narrative 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 IV.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Amelia Preece (202-2053250, amelia.preece@usitc.gov).
IV-1.
Contact information.--Please identify the individual that Commission staff may contact
regarding the confidential information submitted in part IV.
Name
Title
Email
Telephone
Fax
PRICE DATA
IV-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 produced by your
firm.
Product 1.-- Uncoated paper, weighing 20 lb. (75 gsm), with dimensions of 8 1/2 x 11 inches, and
with GE brightness greater than 90 white and plain (i.e., not altered through
processes such as surface-decorating, printing, embossing, perforating, punching, or
watermarking)
Product 2.-- Uncoated paper, weighing 20 lb. (75 gsm), with dimensions of 8 1/2 x 14 inches, and
with GE brightness greater than 90 white and plain (i.e., not altered through
processes such as surface-decorating, printing, embossing, perforating, punching, or
watermarking)
Product 3.-- Uncoated paper, weighing 50-60 lb. (74-89 gsm), with dimensions of 23 x 35 inches,
and with GE brightness greater than 96 white and plain (i.e., not altered through
processes such as surface-decorating, printing, embossing, perforating, punching, or
watermarking) sold with a matching cover.
Please note that values should be delivered to your U.S. customer and should 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, including those after the sale occurred).
During January 2012-September 2015, did your firm produce 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 table as appropriate.
No.--Skip to question IV-3.
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IV-2-a. Price data.--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 produced and sold by
your firm.
Report data in actual short tons and actual dollars (not 1,000s).
(Quantity in short tons, value in dollars)
Product 1
Product 2
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value
Product 3
Period of shipment
Quantity
Value
2012:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2013:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2014:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2015:
January-March
April-June
July-September
1
Net values (i.e., gross sales values less all discounts, allowances, rebates, and the value of returned goods), delivered to
your U.S. customers.
2
Pricing product definitions are provided on the first page of Part IV.
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:
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.
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IV-2-b. Average brightness of pricing products.—Please list the average brightness for each of the
pricing products you reported in tables III-2-a.
Product 1
Product 2
Product 3
Average brightness (GE level)
Explanation:
IV-3.
Price setting.--How does your firm determine the prices that it charges for sales of certain
uncoated paper (check all that apply)? If your firm issues price lists, please submit sample pages
of a recent list.
Transaction
by
transaction
IV-4.
Contracts
Set
price
lists
Other
If other, describe
Discount policy.—
(a)
Please indicate and describe your firm’s discount/rebate policies regarding certain
uncoated paper (check all that apply).
Quantity
discounts
(b)
Annual
total
volume
discounts
No
discount
policy
Rebates
Other
Describe
Does your company provide rebates to customers who were not the company that
issued the purchase order and to whom you issued the invoice?
No
Yes
If f.o.b., specify point
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Discount policy.—Continued
(c)
In what form(s) are rebates provided to your customers?
Account/
credit
Cash
Other
Describe
(d)
How are the rebates calculated?
(e)
Which/what types of customers receive rebates?
(f)
What was the average rebate granted from invoice price (per short ton) in the specified
periods?
Average (dollars per short ton)
Calendar years
Item
2012
2013
2014
Average rebate
(g)
Where are these rebated accounted for in your books and records?
(h)
How have you accounted for these rebates in the quarterly pricing data in question IV-2
above?
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Pricing terms.--
IV-5.
(a)
What are your firm’s typical sales terms for its U.S.-produced certain uncoated paper?
Net 30
days
(b)
Net 60
days
2/10 net
30 days
Other
Other (specify)
On what basis are your firm’s prices of domestic certain uncoated paper usually quoted
(check one)?
Delivered
F.o.b.
If f.o.b., specify point
Pricing factors.—Since January 2012, please rate the impact of the following factors on your
firm's ability to price certain uncoated paper.
IV-6.
Rating of the factor on prices certain uncoated paper
Factor
Long-term decline
in demand for
paper products
Competition from
substitute
products
Competition
among U.S.
producers
Competition from
subject imports
Reductions in U.S.
capacity
U.S. Producers’
mill/paper
machine closures
Other:
Substantially
lowered
prices
Moderately
lowered
prices
No
ModSubimpact erately stantially
on
increased increased
prices
prices
prices
Explanation
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Contract versus spot.--Approximately what share of your firm’s sales of its U.S.-produced
certain uncoated paper in 2014 was on a (1) long-term contract basis, (2) annual contract basis,
(3) short-term contract basis, and (4) spot sales basis?
Share of 2014
sales
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Long-term
contracts
(multiple
deliveries for
more than 12
months)
%
Type of sale
Short-term
Annual
contracts
contracts
(multiple
(multiple
deliveries for
deliveries for 12
less than 12
months)
months)
%
Total
(should
sum to
100.0%)
Spot sales
(for a single
delivery)
%
%
0.0
%
Contract provisions.--Please fill out the table regarding your firm’s typical sales contracts for
U.S.-produced certain uncoated paper (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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Lead times.--What is your firm’s share of sales 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 its U.S.-produced certain uncoated paper?
Source
Lead time
(average
number of
days)
Share of 2014
sales
From inventory
%
Produced to order
%
Total (should sum to 100.0%)
0.0 %
IV-10. Shipping information.-(a)
What is the approximate percentage of the total delivered cost of U.S.-produced certain
uncoated paper 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)
Indicate the approximate percentage of your firm’s sales of certain uncoated paper that
are delivered the following distances from its production facility.
Distance from production facility
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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IV-11. Geographical shipments.-- In which U.S. geographic market area(s) has your firm sold its U.S.produced certain uncoated paper since January 1, 2012 (check all that apply)?
Geographic area
√ if applicable
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.
IV-12. End uses.--List the end uses (office copier/printers, commercial printers, etc.) of the certain
uncoated paper that your firm manufactures.
End uses for certain uncoated paper
1
2
3
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IV-13. Substitutes.-- Can other products be substituted for certain uncoated paper?
No
Substitute
Yes--Please fill out the table.
End use in which this
substitute is used
Have changes in the price of this substitute
affected the price for certain uncoated paper?
No Yes
Explanation
1.
2.
3.
IV-14. Demand trends.-- Indicate how demand within the United States and outside of the United
States (if known) for certain uncoated paper has changed since January 1, 2012. Explain any
trends and describe the principal factors that have affected these changes in demand.
Market
Within
the United
States
Outside
the United
States
Overall
increase
Fluctuate
No
Overall
with no
change decrease clear trend
Explanation and factors
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IV-15. Product changes.--Have there been any significant changes in the product range, product mix,
or marketing of certain uncoated paper since January 1, 2012?
No
Yes
If yes, please describe and quantify if possible.
IV-16. Conditions of competition.-(a) Is the certain uncoated paper market subject to business cycles (other than general
economy-wide conditions) and/or other conditions of competition distinctive to certain
uncoated paper? If yes, describe.
Check all that apply.
Please describe.
No
Skip to question IV-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
certain uncoated paper since January 1, 2012?
No
Yes
If yes, describe.
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IV-17. Supply constraints.—
a) Has your firm refused, declined, or been unable to supply certain uncoated paper 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.
b) Has your firm, since January 1, 2012, denied supply, offered restricted volumes, or offered
volumes on long delivery schedules to any customers or potential customers for 20 lb. (75 gsm)
plain white 8.5 inches x 11 inches certain uncoated paper?
No
Yes
If yes, please describe.
IV-18. Raw materials.--How have certain uncoated paper raw materials prices changed since January
1, 2012?
Fluctuate
Explain, noting how raw material price changes
Overall
No
Overall
with no
have affected your firm’s selling prices for certain
increase change decrease clear trend
uncoated paper.
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IV-19. Interchangeability.--Is certain uncoated paper produced in the United States and in other
countries interchangeable (i.e., can they physically be used in the same applications)? If
uncoated paper of certain product specifications e.g., stiffness, opacity, and shade is only or
primarily available from one source, please explain in the space provided in the bottom of the
table.
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
Countrypair
Australia
Brazil
China
Indonesia
Portugal
Canada
Other
countries
United
States
Australia
Brazil
China
Indonesia
Portugal
Canada
For any country-pair producing certain uncoated paper that is sometimes or never
interchangeable, identify the country-pair and explain the factors that limit or preclude
interchangeable use:
Differences in product specifications:
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III-20. Factors other than price.--Are differences other than price (e.g., quality, availability,
transportation network, product range, technical support, etc.) between certain uncoated paper
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
Countrypair
Australia
Brazil
China
Indonesia
Portugal
Canada
Other
countries
United
States
Australia
Brazil
China
Indonesia
Portugal
Canada
For any country-pair for which factors other than price always or frequently are a significant
factor in your firm’s sales of certain uncoated paper, identify the country-pair and report the
advantages or disadvantages imparted by such factors:
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IV-21. Customer identification.--List the names and contact information for your firm’s 10 largest U.S.
customers for certain uncoated paper since January 1, 2012. Indicate the share of the quantity
of your firm’s total shipments of certain uncoated paper that each of these customers
accounted for in 2014.
Customer’s name
City
State
Share of 2014 sales (%)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
IV-22. Environmental certification.—Do you sell paper with these environmentally certifications?
Type of certification
No
Yes
If yes, share of your
sales in 2014
Forest Stewardship Council Certification
(“FSC Certification”)
%
Sustainable Forestry Initiative Certification
(“SFI Certification”)
%
Program for the Endorsement of Forest
Certification (“PEFC Certification”)
%
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IV-23. Competition from imports
(a)
Lost revenue.--Since January 1, 2012: To avoid losing sales to competitors selling
certain uncoated paper from Australia, Brazil, China, Indonesia, and Portugal, did your
firm:
No
Yes
Reduce prices
Roll back announced price increases
(b)
Lost sales.--Since January 1, 2012: Did your firm lose sales of certain uncoated paper to
imports of this product from Australia, Brazil, China, Indonesia, and Portugal?
No
(c)
Yes
The submission of lost sales/lost revenue allegations is to be completed only by NONPETITIONERS. (Note: petitioners may provide allegations involving quotes made
AFTER the filing of the petition.) Please do not resubmit allegations provided
previously.
If your firm indicated “yes” to any of the above, your firm can provide the Commission
with additional information by downloading and completing the lost sales/lost revenues
worksheet at http://usitc.gov/trade_remedy/question.htm. Note that the Commission
may contact the firms named to verify the allegations reported.
Is your firm submitting the lost sales/lost revenues worksheet?
No—Please explain.
Yes—Please complete the worksheet and submit via the Commission dropbox.
https://dropbox.usitc.gov/oinv/. (PIN: PAPER)
IV-24. Other explanations.--If your firm would like to further explain a response to a question in Part
IV 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 V.—TOLLING OPERATIONS.
V-1.
Contact information.--Please identify the responsible individual and the manner by which
Commission staff may contact that individual regarding the confidential information submitted.
Name
Title
Email
Telephone
Fax
V-2.
Establishments covered.-- Provide the name, city, state, zip code, and brief description of the
operation performed at each establishment covered by this supplemental questionnaire.
Establishments
covered1
City, State
Zip (5 digit)
Description
1
2
3
V-3.
Since January 1, 2012, has your firm been involved in a toll agreement regarding the production
of certain uncoated paper?
“Toll agreement”--Agreement between two firms whereby the first firm (the “tollee”) furnishes
the raw materials (sheeter rolls) and the second firm (the “toller”) uses the raw materials to
produce sheets of uncoated paper that it then returns to the first firm with a charge for
processing costs, overhead, etc.
No
V-4.
Yes--Please complete questions V-4 and V-5.
Toll processors: Toll production of uncoated paper.–For the tolling operations of your U.S.
establishment(s), report the information requested below.
Quantity (in short tons) and value (i.e., fee for services) (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item
2012
2013
January-September
2014
2014
2015
Average production capacity (quantity)
Production (quantity)
Shipments to tollee:1 2
Quantity
Value
Average number of PRWs
Hours worked by PRWs (1,000 hours)
Wages paid to PRWs (value)
1
Report your firm’s shipments/net sales of uncoated paper which it converted under a toll agreement with another
firm. Quantity refers to the amount of uncoated paper converted, and value refers to your firm’s fee for its services.
2
Less discounts, returns, allowances, and prepaid freight.
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Tolling operations.–Report the revenue and related cost information requested below on the
tolling of uncoated paper operations of your U.S. establishment(s).1 Provide data for your three
most recently completed fiscal years and the specified interim periods in chronological order
from left to right. Report for all tollees together, identifying the firms below.
Fiscal years ended-Item
2012
2013
January-September
2014
2013
2014
Quantity (short tons)
Tolling operations
Net quantity tolled
Value or cost ($1,000)
Tolling operations
Net tolling revenue
Cost of tolling services
Raw materials not supplied by tollee
Direct labor
Other factory costs
Total cost of tolling services
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total SG&A expenses
0
0
0
0
0
Operating income or (loss)
0
0
0
0
0
Gross profit or (loss)
Selling, general, and administrative (SG&A) expenses
Selling expenses
General and administrative expenses
Capital expenditures
R & D expenditures
1
Include only tolling revenue (whether domestic or exports) and costs related to your U.S. manufacturing
operations.
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Tolling operations.—Report the data requested below, breaking out your tolling operations by
name of tollee and tonnage tolled by period.
Fiscal years ended-Item
2012
2013
January-September
2014
2014
2015
Quantity (short tons)
Quantity tolled on behalf of.-Name:
Name:
Name:
Name:
Name:
Name:
Name:
Name:
Name:
All others
Total quantity tolled
0
0
0
Calendar years
Reconciliation
Total quantity tolled here should
equal to total toll production in IV-4.
Revise if not returning zero ("0").
2012
2013
0
0
January-March
2014
0
0
2014
0
2015
0
0
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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/certain_uncoated_paper_australia_brazil_china/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: PAPER
• 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 does not produce 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.
| File Type | application/pdf |
| File Title | US producer questionnaire |
| Subject | Title 7 investigations |
| Author | Brinckhaus, Jennifer |
| File Modified | 2015-09-30 |
| File Created | 2015-09-30 |