Form 15-1-3412 U.S. Producer Questionnaire

OMB No. 3117-0016/USITC No. 15-1-3412; Expiration Date: 6/30/2017
(No response is required if currently valid OMB control number is not displayed)

U.S. PRODUCERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
CIRCULAR WELDED CARBON-QUALITY STEEL PIPE FROM OMAN, PAKISTAN, THE PHILIPPINES, THE
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, AND VIETNAM

This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by November 12, 2015
See last page for filing instructions.
The information called for in this questionnaire is for use by the United States International Trade Commission in
connection with its countervailing duty and antidumping investigations concerning circular welded carbon-quality steel
pipe (“circular welded pipe”) from Oman, Pakistan, the Philippines, the United Arab Emirates, and Vietnam (Inv. Nos.
701-TA-549 and 731-TA-1299-1303 (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 produced circular welded pipe (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: CWP)
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 October 28, 2015, by Bull
Moose Tube Company, Chesterfield, MO; EXLTUBE, Kansas City, MO; Wheatland Tube, Chicago, IL; and
Western Tube & Conduit, Long Beach, CA. 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/circular_welded_carbon_quality_steel_pipe_oma
n/preliminary.htm.
Circular Welded Pipe covered by these investigations is . . . welded carbon-quality steel pipes and tube,
of circular cross-section, with an outside diameter (“O.D.”) not more than 16 inches (406.4mm),
regardless of wall thickness, surface finish (e.g., black, galvanized, or painted), end finish (plain end,
beveled end, grooved, threaded, or threaded and coupled), or industry specification (e.g. American
Society for Testing and Materials International (“ASTM”), proprietary, or other) generally known as
standard pipe, fence pipe and tube, sprinkler pipe, and structural pipe (although subject product may
also be referred to as mechanical tubing). Specifically, the term, “carbon quality” includes products in
which: (a) iron predominates, by weight, over each of the other contained elements; (b) the carbon
content is 2 percent or less, by weight; and (c) none of the elements listed below exceeds the quantity,
by weight, as indicated:
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(v)
(vi)
(vii)
(viii)
(ix)
(x)
(xi)
(xii)
(xiii)
(xiv)

1.80 percent of manganese;
2.25 percent of silicon;
1.00 percent of copper;
0.50 percent of aluminum;
1.25 percent of chromium;
0.30 percent of cobalt;
0.40 percent of lead;
1.25 percent of nickel;
0.30 percent of tungsten;
0.15 percent of molybdenum;
0.10 percent of niobium;
0.41 percent of titanium;
0.15 percent of vanadium;
0.15 percent of zirconium.

Subject pipe is ordinarily made to ASTM specifications A53, A135, and A795, but can also be
made to other specifications. Structural pipe is made primarily to ASTM specifications A252 and A500.
Standard and structural pipe may also be produced to proprietary specifications rather than to industry
specifications. Fence tubing is included in the scope regardless of certification to a specification listed in
the exclusions below, and can also be made to the ASTM A513 specification. Sprinkler pipe is designed
for sprinkler fire suppression systems and may be made to industry specifications such as ASTM A53 or
to proprietary specifications. These products are generally made to standard O.D. and wall thickness
combinations. Pipe multi-stenciled to a standard and/or structural specification and to other
specifications, such as American Petroleum Institute (“API”) API-5L specification, is also covered by the
scope of these investigations when it meets the physical description set forth above, and also has one or
more of the following characteristics: is 32 feet in length or less; is less than 2.0 inches (50mm) in
outside diameter; has a galvanized and/or painted (e.g. polyester coated) surface finish; or has a
threaded and/or coupled end finish.

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The scope of these investigations does not include: (a) pipe suitable for use in boilers,
superheaters, heat exchangers, refining furnaces and feedwater heaters, whether or not cold drawn; (b)
finished electrical conduit; (c) finished scaffolding; (d) tube and pipe hollows for redrawing; (e) oil
country tubular goods produced to API specifications; (f) line pipe produced to only API specifications;
and (g) mechanical tubing, whether or not cold-drawn. However, products certified to ASTM
mechanical tubing specifications are not excluded as mechanical tubing if they otherwise meet the
standard sizes (e.g., outside diameter and wall thickness) of standard, structural, fence and sprinkler
pipe. Also, products made to the following outside diameter and wall thickness combinations, which are
recognized by the industry as typical for fence tubing, would not be excluded from the scope based
solely on their being certified to ASTM mechanical tubing specifications:
1.315 inch O.D. and 0.035 inch wall thickness (gauge 20);
1.315 inch O.D. and 0.047 inch wall thickness (gauge 18);
1.315 inch O.D. and 0.055 inch wall thickness (gauge 17);
1.315 inch O.D. and 0.065 inch wall thickness (gauge 16);
1.315 inch O.D. and 0.072 inch wall thickness (gauge 15);
1.315 inch O.D. and 0.083 inch wall thickness (gauge 14);
1.315 inch O.D. and 0.095 inch wall thickness (gauge 13);
1.660 inch O.D. and 0.047 inch wall thickness (gauge 18);
1.660 inch O.D. and 0.055 inch wall thickness (gauge 17);
1.660 inch O.D. and 0.065 inch wall thickness (gauge 16);
1.660 inch O.D. and 0.072 inch wall thickness (gauge 15);
1.660 inch O.D. and 0.083 inch wall thickness (gauge 14);
1.660 inch O.D. and 0.095 inch wall thickness (gauge 13);
1.660 inch O.D. and 0.109 inch wall thickness (gauge 12);
1.900 inch O.D. and 0.047 inch wall thickness (gauge 18);
1.900 inch O.D. and 0.055 inch wall thickness (gauge 17);
1.900 inch O.D. and 0.065 inch wall thickness (gauge 16);
1.900 inch O.D. and 0.072 inch wall thickness (gauge 15);
1.900 inch O.D. and 0.095 inch wall thickness (gauge 13);
1.900 inch O.D. and 0.109 inch wall thickness (gauge 12);
2.375 inch O.D. and 0.047 inch wall thickness (gauge 18);
2.375 inch O.D. and 0.055 inch wall thickness (gauge 17);
2.375 inch O.D. and 0.065 inch wall thickness (gauge 16);
2.375 inch O.D. and 0.072 inch wall thickness (gauge 15);
2.375 inch O.D. and 0.095 inch wall thickness (gauge 13);
2.375 inch O.D. and 0.109 inch wall thickness (gauge 12);
2.375 inch O.D. and 0.120 inch wall thickness (gauge 11);
2.875 inch O.D. and 0.109 inch wall thickness (gauge 12);
2.875 inch O.D. and 0.134 inch wall thickness (gauge 10);
2.875 inch O.D. and 0.165 inch wall thickness (gauge 8);
3.500 inch O.D. and 0.109 inch wall thickness (gauge 12);
3.500 inch O.D. and 0.148 inch wall thickness (gauge 9);
3.500 inch O.D. and 0.165 inch wall thickness (gauge 8);
4.000 inch O.D. and 0.148 inch wall thickness (gauge 9);
4.000 inch O.D. and 0.165 inch wall thickness (gauge 8);
4.500 inch O.D. and 0.203 inch wall thickness (gauge 7).

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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. In addition, if your firm is a U.S. producer, the information you
provide on your production and imports of circular welded pipe and your responses to the questions in
Part I of the producer questionnaire will be provided to the U.S. Department of Commerce, upon its
request, for use in connection with (and only in connection with) its requirement pursuant to section
702(c)(4)/732(c)(4) of the Act (19 U.S.C. § 1671a(c)(4)/1673a(c)(4)) to make a determination concerning
the extent of industry support for the petition requesting this proceeding. Any information provided to
Commerce will be transmitted under the confidentiality and release guidelines set forth above. Your
response to these questions constitutes your consent that such information be provided to Commerce
under the conditions described above.

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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 circular welded pipe,
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

Oman
Pakistan
the Philippines
UAE
Vietnam

I-4.

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

Firm name

I-5.

Yes--List the following information.

Address

Extent of
ownership
(percent)

Related importers/exporters.--Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or
foreign, that are engaged in importing circular welded pipe from Oman, Pakistan, the
Philippines, UAE, or Vietnam into the United States or that are engaged in exporting circular
welded pipe from Oman, Pakistan, the Philippines, UAE, or Vietnam to the United States?
No
Firm name

Yes--List the following information.
Address

Affiliation

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Related producers.--Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or foreign, that are
engaged in the production of circular welded pipe?
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 Justin Enck (202-205-3363,
justin.enck@usitc.gov). 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 production of circular welded pipe since January 1, 2012.
(check as many as appropriate)
plant openings
plant closings
relocations
expansions
acquisitions
consolidations
prolonged shutdowns or
production curtailments
revised labor agreements
other (e.g., technology)

(please describe)

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Production using same machinery.-- Please report your firm’s production of products made on
the same equipment and machinery used to produce circular welded pipe, and the combined
production capacity on this shared equipment and machinery in the periods indicated.
“Overall production 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 production capacity
Production of:
Circular welded pipe2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Line pipe (up to 16” O.D.)
Line pipe (above 16” O.D.)
Mechanical tubing3
OCTG
Other products4
Total
1

Indicate the approximately share of capacity and production reported here that relates to
merchandise produced using electric resistance weld ("ERW") production methods (
percent ERW)
and what share using continuous weld ("CW") production method (
percent CW).
2
Data entered for production of circular welded pipe will populate here once reported in question II-7.
3
These data should exclude any mechanical tubing that otherwise matches the definition of circular
welded pipe provided on pages 2-3. Any product, regardless of whether it is called mechanical tubing by
actors in the industry, that meets the definition of circular welded pipe must be reported as circular
welded pipe in question II-7.
4
Please identify these products:
.

II-3b.

Operating parameters.--The production capacity reported in II-3a is based on operating
per week,
weeks per year.

II-3c.

Capacity calculation.--Please describe the methodology used to calculate overall production
capacity reported in II-3a, and explain any changes in reported capacity.

hours

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II-3d.

Production constraints.--Please describe the constraint(s) that set the limit(s) on your firm’s
production capacity.

II-3e.

Product shifting.—
(i)

Is your firm able to switch production (capacity) between circular welded pipe and other
products using the same equipment and/or labor?
No

(ii)

II-4.

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.

Tolling.--Since January 1, 2012, has your firm been involved in a toll agreement regarding the
production of circular welded pipe?
“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

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Foreign trade zones.-Firm's FTZ operations.--Does your firm produce circular welded pipe in and/or admit
circular welded pipe 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 circular welded pipe into a foreign trade zone (FTZ) for use in distribution of
circular welded pipe and/or the production of downstream articles?

(b)

No/Don’t know

II-6.

Yes--Identify the firms and the FTZs.

Importer.--Since January 1, 2012, has your firm imported circular welded pipe?
“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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Production, shipment and inventory data.--Report your firm’s production capacity, production,
shipments, and inventories related to the production of circular welded pipe in its U.S.
establishment(s) during the specified periods.
“Average production 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).
“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.--

II-7.

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

2012

2013

January-September
2014

2014

2015

1

Average production capacity (quantity) (A)
Beginning-of-period inventories (quantity)
(B)
Production (quantity) (C)
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity (D)
Value (E)
Internal consumption:
Quantity (F)
2

Value (G)
Transfers to related firms:
Quantity (H)
2

Value (I)
Export shipments:
Quantity (J)

3

Value (K)
4

End-of-period inventories (quantity) (L)
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
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:
.
3
Identify your firm’s principal export markets:
.

RECONCILIATION OF SHIPMENTS, PRODUCTION, AND INVENTORY.--Generally, the data reported for the end-ofperiod inventories (i.e., line L) should be equal to the beginning-of-period inventories (i.e., line B), plus
production (i.e., line C), less total shipments (i.e., lines D, F, H, and J). 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
B + C – D – F – H – J – L = should equal
zero ("0") or provide an explanation.1
1

2012

2013

0

January-September
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:

0
.

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Channels of distribution.-- Report your firm’s commercial U.S. shipments by channel of
distribution.
Quantity (in short tons) and value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item

2012

2013

January-September
2014

2014

2015

Channels of distribution:
Commercial U.S. shipments:
To distributors (quantity) (M)
To end users (quantity) (N)
Calendar years
Reconciliation

2012

M + N – D = zero ("0"), if not revise.
II-9.

2013
0

January-September
2014

0

2014
0

2015
0

Production by standard.--Please report the share of your firm's U.S. production of circular
welded pipe in 2014 that were produced to the following specified certifications/standards.
2014

Item

Share of
production
(percent)

Share of U.S. production produced to.-ASTM A53
ASTM A135 or A795
Other standards, proprietary or otherwise1
No standards
Total (should sum to 100.0 percent)

0.0

0

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Employment data.--Report your firm’s employment-related data related to the production of
circular welded pipe 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

2012

2013

January-September
2014

2014

2015

Average number of PRWs
(number)
Hours worked by PRWs
(1,000 hours)
Wages paid to PRWs ($1,000)
Explanation of trends:

II-11.

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.

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Purchases.--Other than direct imports, has your firm otherwise purchased circular welded pipe
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 or consignee.
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

1

Purchases of U.S. imports of
circular welded pipe from—
Oman
Pakistan
the Philippines
UAE
Vietnam
Other sources
Purchases of domestically
produced circular welded
pipe2
Purchases from other
sources/ origin unknown2
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 U.S. producer(s) or distributor(s) from which your firm purchased this product:
.

II-13.

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 Mary Klir (202-205-3247, mary.klir@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 circular welded pipe:

2.

Does your firm prepare profit/loss statements for circular welded pipe:
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 circular welded pipe, 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 circular welded pipe, 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

Line pipe (up to 16” O.D.)

%

Line pipe (above 16” O.D.)

%

Mechanical tubing

%

OCTG

%
%

III-6.

Does your firm purchase inputs (raw materials, labor, energy, or any services) used in the
production of circular welded pipe 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-9a.

Inputs from related suppliers.--Please identify the inputs used in the production of circular
welded pipe that your firm purchases from related suppliers and that are reflected in table III9a. 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-7, were reported in III-9a (financial results on circular
welded pipe) 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-9a.

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III-9a. Operations on circular welded pipe.--Report the revenue and related cost information requested
below on the circular welded pipe operations of your firm’s U.S. establishment(s).1 Do not
report resales of products. 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.
Quantity (in short tons) and value (in $1,000)
Fiscal years ended-Item

2012

2013

January-September
2014

2014

2015

2

Net sales quantities:
Commercial sales (“CS”)
Internal consumption (“IC”)
Transfers to related firms (“Transfers”)
Total net sales quantities

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Total COGS

0

0

0

0

0

Gross profit or (loss)

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

Net sales values:
Commercial sales
Internal consumption
Transfers to related firms
Total net sales values
Cost of goods sold (COGS):
Raw materials

3

Direct labor
Other factory costs

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
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-9b. Financial data reconciliation.--The calculable line items from question III-9a (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-10. 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-9a, please
specify all material (significant) nonrecurring items (charges and gains) in the schedule below,
the specific table III-9a 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-9a; i.e., if an aggregate nonrecurring item has been allocated to table III-9a, only the allocated
value amount included in table III-9a 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-9a.
Fiscal years ended-2012

2013

January-September
2014

2014

2015

Nonrecurring item: In this column please provide a brief
Nonrecurring item: In these columns please report the amount of the relevant
description of each nonrecurring item and indicate the
nonrecurring item reported in table III-9a.
specific line item in table III-9a where the nonrecurring item is
classified.
Value ($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-11. 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-10 above, please
identify where your company recorded these items in your accounting books and records in the
normal course of business; i.e., III-10 information designates where these items are reported in
table III-9a.

III-12. Asset values.--Report the total assets (i.e., both current and long-term assets) associated with
the production, warehousing, and sale of circular welded pipe. If your firm does not maintain
some or all of the specific asset information necessary to calculate total assets for circular
welded pipe 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
Total assets (net)
1

III-13.

2012

2013

2014

1

Describe

Capital expenditures and research and development expenses.--Report your firm’s capital
expenditures and research and development expenses for circular welded pipe. 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

Capital expenditures
Research and development expenses
1

Please indicate the nature, focus, and significance of your firm’s capital expenditures on the subject product.

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III-14. Data consistency and reconciliation.--Please indicate whether your firm’s financial data for
questions III-9a, 12, and 13a 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-9a should reconcile with the data
reported in question II-7 (including export shipments) as long as they are reported on the same
calendar year basis.
Do these data in question III-9a reconcile with data in question II-7?
Yes

No

If no, please explain.

III-15a. Effects of imports on investment.--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 circular welded pipe from Oman, Pakistan, the Philippines, the United Arab Emirates,
or Vietnam?
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

III-15b. Does your firm’s response differ by country?
No

Yes

If yes, indicate which country and why:

(please describe)

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III-16a. Effects of imports on growth and development.--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 circular welded pipe from Oman, Pakistan, the
Philippines, the United Arab Emirates, or Vietnam?
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

III-16b. Does your firm’s response differ by country?
No

Yes

If yes, indicate which country and why:

(please describe)

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III-17a. Anticipated effects of imports.--Does your firm anticipate any negative effects due to imports of
circular welded pipe from Oman, Pakistan, the Philippines, the United Arab Emirates, or
Vietnam?
No

Yes

If yes, my firm anticipates negative effects as follows:

III-17b. Does your firm’s response differ by country?
No

Yes

If yes, indicate which country and why:

III-18. 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 Michele Breaux (202-2052781, Michele.breaux@usitc.gov) and Tana Farrington (202-205-2389, Tana.Farrington@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.—ASTM A-53 schedule 40 black plain-end, with nominal outside diameter of 2-4
inches inclusive;
Product 2.—ASTM A-53 schedule 40 galvanized plain-end, with nominal outside diameter of 2-4
inches inclusive;
Product 3.-- ASTM A-53 schedule 40 black plain-end, with nominal outside diameter of 6-8
inches inclusive; and
Product 4.-- Galvanized fence tube, with nominal outside diameter of 1-3/8 – 2-3/8 inches
inclusive, and wall thickness of 0.055-0.075 inch.

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-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(s) as appropriate.
No.--Skip to question IV-3.

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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
Product 3
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value

Product 4
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, 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 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:
Product 4:

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
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-3.

Price setting.-- How does your firm determine the prices that it charges for sales of circular
welded pipe (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.-- Please indicate and describe your firm’s discount policies (check all that
apply).

Quantity
discounts

IV-5.

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Annual
total
volume
discounts

No
discount
policy

Other

Describe

Pricing terms.-(a)

What are your firm’s typical sales terms for its U.S.-produced circular welded pipe?
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 circular welded pipe usually quoted
(check one)?
Delivered

F.o.b.

If f.o.b., specify point

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IV-6.

Contract versus spot.--Approximately what share of your firm’s sales of its U.S.-produced
circular welded pipe 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 circular welded pipe (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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IV-8.

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 circular welded pipe?

Source

Share of 2014
sales

From 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 U.S.-produced circular
welded pipe 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 circular welded pipe 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-10. Geographical shipments.-- In which U.S. geographic market area(s) has your firm sold its U.S.produced circular welded pipe 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-11. End uses.--List the end uses of the circular welded pipe that your firm manufactures. For each
end-use product, what percentage of the total cost is accounted for by circular welded pipe and
other inputs?
Share of total cost of end use product
accounted for by
End use product

Circular Welded Pipe

Total
(should sum to
100.0% across)

Other inputs

%

%

0.0 %

%

%

0.0 %

%

%

0.0 %

IV-12. Substitutes.-- Can other products be substituted for circular welded pipe?
No

Substitute
1.
2.
3.

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 circular welded pipe?
No Yes

Explanation

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IV-13. Demand trends.-- Indicate how demand within the United States and outside of the United
States (if known) for circular welded pipe has changed since January 1, 2012. Explain any trends
and describe the principal factors that have affected these changes in demand.

Market

Overall
increase

Fluctuate
No
Overall
with no
change decrease clear trend

Explanation and factors

Within
the United
States
Outside
the United
States

IV-14. Product changes.--Have there been any significant changes in the product range, product mix,
or marketing of circular welded pipe since January 1, 2012?
No

Yes

If yes, please describe and quantify if possible.

IV-15. Conditions of competition.-(a) Is the circular welded pipe market subject to business cycles (other than general
economy-wide conditions) and/or other conditions of competition distinctive to circular
welded pipe? 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
circular welded pipe since January 1, 2012?
No

Yes

If yes, describe.

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IV-16. Supply constraints.--Has your firm refused, declined, or been unable to supply circular welded
pipe 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.

IV-17. Raw materials.--How have circular welded pipe 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 circular
increase change decrease clear trend
welded pipe.

IV-18. Interchangeability.--Is circular welded pipe 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

Oman

Pakistan

Philippines

UAE

Vietnam

Other countries

United States
Oman
Pakistan
Philippines
UAE
Vietnam
For any country-pair producing circular welded pipe that is sometimes or never interchangeable, identify
the country-pair and explain the factors that limit or preclude interchangeable use:

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IV-19. Factors other than price.--Are differences other than price (e.g., quality, availability,
transportation network, product range, technical support, etc.) between circular welded pipe
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

Oman

Pakistan

Philippines

UAE

Vietnam

Other countries

United States
Oman
Pakistan
Philippines
UAE
Vietnam
For any country-pair for which factors other than price always or frequently are a significant factor in your
firm’s sales of circular welded pipe, identify the country-pair and report the advantages or disadvantages
imparted by such factors:

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

Customer’s name

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

Contact person

Email

Telephone

City

State

Share
of
2014
sales
(%)

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IV-21. Competition from imports
(a)

Lost revenue.--Since January 1, 2012: To avoid losing sales to competitors selling
circular welded pipe from Oman, Pakistan, the Philippines, the United Arab Emirates, or
Vietnam, 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 circular welded pipe to
imports of this product from Oman, Pakistan, the Philippines, the United Arab Emirates,
or Vietnam?
No

(c)

Yes

The submission of lost sales/lost revenue allegations is to be completed only by NONPETITIONERS.
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: CWP)

IV-22. 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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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/circular_welded_carbon_quality_
steel_pipe_oman/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/

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• E-mail.—E-mail the MS Word questionnaire to Justin.enck@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.