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LOST SALES AND LOST REVENUE SURVEY
CERTAIN BIAXIAL INTEGRAL GEOGRID PRODUCTS FROM CHINA
This survey must be received by the Commission by January 27, 2016
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 and antidumping duty investigations concerning certain biaxial integral geogrid
products (“biaxial integral geogrids”) from China (Inv. Nos. 701‐TA‐554 and 731‐TA‐1309 (Preliminary)). The information
requested in the survey is requested under the authority of the Tariff Act of 1930, title VII. This report is mandatory and
failure to reply as directed can result in a subpoena or other order to compel the submission of records or information in
your possession (19 U.S.C. § 1333(a)). Further information on this survey can be obtained from Cindy Cohen (202‐205‐
3230, cindy.cohen@usitc.gov).
Name of firm
Address
City
State
Zip Code
Website
Has your firm purchased biaxial integral geogrids (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 survey to the Commission)
YES
(Complete all parts of the survey, and return the entire survey to the Commission)
Return survey via the U.S. International Trade Commission Drop Box by clicking on the following
link: https://dropbox.usitc.gov/oinv/. (PIN: GRID)
CERTIFICATION
I certify that the information herein supplied in this survey is complete and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief and
understand that the information submitted is subject to audit and verification by the Commission.
By submitting this certification I also grant consent for the Commission, and its employees and contract personnel, to use the
information provided in this survey and throughout this proceeding in any other import‐injury proceedings conducted by the
Commission on the same or similar merchandise.
I, the undersigned, acknowledge that information submitted in response to this request for information and throughout this
investigation or other proceeding may be disclosed to and used:
(i) by the Commission, its employees and Offices, and contract personnel (a) for developing or maintaining the records of this or a
related proceeding, or (b) in internal investigations, audits, reviews, and evaluations relating to the programs, personnel, and
operations of the Commission including under 5 U.S.C. Appendix 3; or
(ii) by U.S. government employees and contract personnel, solely for cybersecurity purposes. I understand that all contract
personnel will sign appropriate nondisclosure agreements.
Name of Authorized Official Title of Authorized Official
Date
Signature
Phone
Email address
Business Proprietary
Lost Sales and Lost Revenue Survey‐ Biaxial integral geogrid
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GENERAL INFORMATION
Background.‐‐ This proceeding was instituted in response to a petition filed on January 13, 2016, by
Tensar Corporation, Morrow, Georgia. Countervailing and 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
https://www.usitc.gov/investigations/701731/2016/biaxial_integrated_geogrids/preliminary.htm.
U.S. producers of biaxial integral geogrid have provided the USITC with allegations about sales or
revenue that they have lost due to competition from imports of biaxial integral geogrid from China. One
or more domestic producer(s) have named your firm in such an allegation.
Biaxial integral geogrid covered by these investigations are a polymer grid or mesh material (whether or
not finished, slit, cut‐to‐length, attached to woven or non‐woven fabric or sheet material, or packaged)
in which four‐sided openings in the form of squares, rectangles, rhomboids, diamonds, or other four‐
sided figures predominate. The products covered have strands (which generally have at least some
degree of molecular orientation) that constitute the sides of the openings and integral junctions where
the strands intersect. The products covered have a tensile strength of greater than 5 kilonewtons per
meter (“kN/m”) as measured by American Society for Testing and Materials (“ASTM”) Standard
D6637/D6637M in any direction and average overall flexural stiffness of more than 100,000 milligram‐
centimeter as measured under the ASTM D7748/D7748M Standard Test Method for Flexural Rigidity of
Geogrids, Geotextiles and Related Products.
Subject merchandise includes material matching the above description that has been finished,
packaged, or otherwise further processed in a third country, including by trimming, slitting, coating,
cutting, attaching to woven or non‐woven fabric or sheet material, or any other finishing, packaging, or
other further processing that would not otherwise remove the merchandise from the scope of the
investigations if performed in the country of manufacture of the biaxial integral geogrid.
All products that meet the written physical description are within the scope of these investigations
unless specifically excluded. The following products are outside of and/or specifically excluded from the
scope of these investigations:
(i) grid or mesh materials comprised of strands (including strands consisting of bundled, coated, or
sheathed fibers or filaments) that are:
(a) woven, knitted, or stitched together;
(b) mechanically joined (such as through tying, stapling, or use of rings);
(c) joined together by calendaring, heating, lasers, or welding in such a way as to lack a
homogenous or integral junction, such as where strands running in different directions remain
mostly in two planes; or
(d) bonded together with adhesives or other materials; and
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(ii) grid or mesh materials wholly comprised of materials other than polypropylene or high density
polyethylene.
The products subject to the scope are currently classified in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of
the United States (“HTSUS”) under the following provisions: 3926.90.99.95. Subject
merchandise may also enter under provisions 3920.20.00.55 and 3925.90.00.00. The HTSUS
subheadings set forth above are provided for convenience and U.S. Customs purposes only. The
written description of the scope is dispositive.
Reporting of information.‐‐ If information is not readily available from your records, provide carefully
prepared estimates.
Confidentiality.‐‐The data furnished in response to this survey 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.
Release of information.‐‐The information provided by your firm in response to this survey, 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. Please also retain a copy of the final document that you submit.
Contact information.‐‐Please identify the responsible individual and the manner by which Commission
staff may contact that individual regarding the confidential information submitted in this survey. This
may or may not be the person whose signature is at the bottom of page 1.
Name
Title
Email
Telephone
Business Proprietary
Lost Sales and Lost Revenue Survey‐ Biaxial integral geogrids
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PURCHASE INFORMATION
1. Purchases.—Report your firm’s total U.S. purchases of biaxial integral geogrid. Estimates are
acceptable.
Item
2012
2013
2014
Purchases of biaxial integral geogrid
produced in‐‐
Quantity (in pounds)
United States
All other countries:
Sources unknown
China
1
1
Please identify these countries:
2. Changes in purchasing patterns.— Please indicate how the shares of your firm’s purchases of biaxial
integral geogrid from different sources have changed since January 1, 2012.
Source of
purchases
Did not
purchase Decreased Increased
Constant Fluctuated
Explanation for trend
United
States
China
All other
countries
Sources
unknown
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3. Major purchasing factors.‐‐Please list, in order of their importance, the main factors your firm
considers in deciding from whom to purchase biaxial integral geogrid.
1.
2.
3.
Please list any other factors that are very important in your purchase decisions:
4. Switching to imports.—
(a)
Since January 1, 2012, did your firm switch any of its purchases from U.S.‐produced
biaxial integral geogrid to imports of biaxial integral geogrid from China?
Yes
No
Source
(also respond to parts (b) and (c))
(If “No”, skip to next question)
China
(b)
If you responded “Yes” to part (a), was the imported product priced lower than the
domestic product?
Source
Yes
No
China
(c)
If you responded “Yes” to part (a), was price a primary reason for the shift?
Source
Yes
If Yes, estimate the quantity
of purchases that your firm
shifted to imports since
January 1, 2012 because of
price
(in pounds)
China
No
If No, please indicate the
reason for the shift
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5.
U.S. producers and import competition.—
(a)
Since January 1, 2012, in connection with a sale or offer to sell biaxial integral geogrid to
your firm, did U.S. producers reduce their prices of domestically produced biaxial
integral geogrid in order to compete with lower‐priced imports of biaxial integral
geogrid from China?
Yes (also respond to
No (If “No”, skip to next
Source
question part (b))
question)
Don’t know
China
(b)
If your firm responded “yes” to any of the above countries, please provide an estimate
of the reduction in U.S. producers’ prices, and any additional explanations, such as
timing (e.g., months/years), frequency of price reductions, or other market/competitive
factors.
Source
China
Estimated
reduction in U.S.
prices
(percent)
%
Additional explanation, including such information as
timing (e.g., months/years), frequency of price
reductions, or other market/competitive factors
6. Other explanations‐‐Please provide any additional comments in this box.
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OMB INFORMATION
7. OMB statistics.‐‐Please report the actual number of hours required and the cost to your firm of
completing this survey.
Hours
Dollars
The questions in this survey 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 survey is estimated to average 4 hours per response,
including the time for reviewing instructions, gathering data, and completing and reviewing the
survey.
We welcome comments regarding the accuracy of this burden estimate, suggestions for reducing
the burden, and any suggestions for improving this survey. Please attach such comments to your
response or send to the Office of Investigations, USITC, 500 E St. SW, Washington, DC 20436.
HOW TO FILE YOUR SURVEY RESPONSE
Please do not attempt to modify the format or permissions of the survey document.
Please submit the completed survey using one of the methods noted below. If your firm
is unable to complete the MS Word survey 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 survey 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: GRID
• E‐mail.—E‐mail the MS Word survey to cindy.cohen@usitc.gov; include a scanned copy of the signed
certification page (page 1). Submitters are strongly encouraged to encrypt nonpublic documents that are
electronically transmitted to the Commission to protect your sensitive information from unauthorized
disclosure. The USITC secure drop‐box system and the Electronic Document Information System (EDIS)
use Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) 140‐2 cryptographic algorithms to encrypt data in
transit. Submitting your nonpublic documents by a means that does not use these encryption algorithms
(such as by email) may subject your firm’s nonpublic information to unauthorized disclosure during
transmission. If you choose a non‐encrypted method of electronic transmission, the Commission warns
you that the risk of such possible unauthorized disclosure is assumed by you and not by the Commission.
If your firm did not purchase this product, please fill out page 1, print, sign, and submit a scanned copy
to the Commission.
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File Title | Microsoft Word - LSLR survey Biaxial Geogrid |
Author | amy.sherman |
File Modified | 2016-01-15 |
File Created | 2016-01-15 |