16-1-3468 U.S. Producer Questionnaire

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Cold Rolled (F) - US producer questionnaire

Cold-Rolled Steel Flat Products from Brazil, China, India, Japan, Korea, Netherlands, Russia, and the United Kingdom (Split)

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U.S. PRODUCERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
CERTAIN COLD-ROLLED STEEL PRODUCTS
This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by April 7, 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 duty and antidumping investigations concerning cold-rolled steel from Brazil, China,
India, Japan, Korea, Russia, and the United Kingdom (Inv. Nos. 701-TA-540-544 and 731-TA-1283-1287 and 1289-1290
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 cold-rolled steel (as defined on next page) at any time since January 1, 2013?

(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: COLD)
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, the undersigned, acknowledge that information submitted in response to this request for information and throughout this
proceeding 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

Phone:
Signature

Fax:

Email address

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PART I.—GENERAL INFORMATION
Background. This proceeding was instituted in response to a petition filed on July 28, 2015, by AK Steel
Corporation (West Chester, OH), ArcelorMittal USA LLC (Chicago, IL), Nucor Corporation (Charlotte, NC), Steel
Dynamics, Inc. (Fort Wayne, IN), and United States Steel Corporation (Pittsburgh, PA). Countervailing and/or
antidumping duties may be assessed on the subject imports as a result of these proceedings if the Commission
makes an affirmative determination of injury, threat, or material retardation, and if the U.S. Department of
Commerce makes an affirmative determination of subsidization and/or dumping. Questionnaires and other
information pertinent to this proceeding are available at
https://www.usitc.gov/investigations/701731/2015/cold_rolled_steel_products_brazil_china_india/final.htm
Certain cold-rolled steel products (“cold-rolled steel”).-- The products covered by these investigations
are certain cold-rolled (cold-reduced), flat-rolled steel products, whether or not annealed, painted,
varnished, or coated with plastics or other non-metallic substances. The products covered do not
include those that are clad, plated, or coated with metal. The products covered include coils that have a
width or other lateral measurement (‘‘width’’) of 12.7 mm or greater, regardless of form of coil (e.g., in
successively superimposed layers, spirally oscillating, etc.). The products covered also include products
not in coils (e.g., in straight lengths) of a thickness less than 4.75 mm and a width that is 12.7 mm or
greater and that measures at least 10 times the thickness. The products covered also include products
not in coils (e.g., in straight lengths) of a thickness of 4.75 mm or more and a width exceeding 150 mm
and measuring at least twice the thickness. The products described above may be rectangular, square,
circular, or other shape and include products of either rectangular or non-rectangular cross-section
where such cross-section is achieved subsequent to the rolling process, i.e., products which have been
‘‘worked after rolling’’ (e.g., products which have been beveled or rounded at the edges). For purposes
of the width and thickness requirements referenced above:
(1) Where the nominal and actual measurements vary, a product is within the scope if application
of either the nominal or actual measurement would place it within the scope based on the
definitions set forth above, and
(2) Where the width and thickness vary for a specific product (e.g., the thickness of certain products
with non-rectangular cross-section, the width of certain products with non-rectangular shape,
etc.), the measurement at its greatest width or thickness applies.
Steel products included in the scope of this proceeding are products in which: (1) Iron predominates, by
weight, over each of the other contained elements; (2) the carbon content is 2 percent or less, by
weight; and (3) none of the elements listed below exceeds the quantity, by weight, respectively
indicated:
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•

2.50 percent of manganese, or
3.30 percent of silicon, or
1.50 percent of copper, or
1.50 percent of aluminum, or
1.25 percent of chromium, or
0.30 percent of cobalt, or
0.40 percent of lead, or
2.00 percent of nickel, or
0.30 percent of tungsten (also called wolfram), or
0.80 percent of molybdenum, or
0.10 percent of niobium (also called columbium), or
0.30 percent of vanadium, or
0.30 percent of zirconium.

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Unless specifically excluded, products are included in this scope regardless of levels of boron and
titanium.
For example, specifically included in this scope are vacuum degassed, fully stabilized (commonly
referred to as interstitial-free (IF)) steels, high strength low alloy (HSLA) steels, motor lamination steels,
Advanced High Strength Steels (AHSS), and Ultra High Strength Steels (UHSS). IF steels are recognized as
low carbon steels with micro-alloying levels of elements such as titanium and/or niobium added to
stabilize carbon and nitrogen elements. HSLA steels are recognized as steels with micro-alloying levels of
elements such as chromium, copper, niobium, titanium, vanadium, and molybdenum. Motor lamination
steels contain micro-alloying levels of elements such as silicon and aluminum. AHSS and UHSS are
considered high tensile strength and high elongation steels, although AHSS and UHSS are covered
whether or not they are high tensile strength or high elongation steels.
Subject merchandise includes cold-rolled steel that has been further processed in a third country,
including but not limited to annealing, tempering, painting, varnishing, trimming, cutting, punching,
and/or slitting, or any other processing that would not otherwise remove the merchandise from the
scope of the investigation if performed in the country of manufacture of the cold-rolled steel.
All products that meet the written physical description, and in which the chemistry quantities do not
exceed any one of the noted element levels listed above, are within the scope of this proceeding unless
specifically excluded. The following products are outside of and/or specifically excluded from the scope
of this proceeding:
• Ball bearing steels;1
• Tool steels;2
• Silico-manganese steel;3
• Grain-oriented electrical steels (GOES).4
• Non-Oriented Electrical Steels (NOES).5
1

Ball bearing steels are defined as steels which contain, in addition to iron, each of the following elements by
weight in the amount specified: (i) Not less than 0.95 nor more than 1.13 percent of carbon; (ii) not less than 0.22
nor more than 0.48 percent of manganese; (iii) none, or not more than 0.03 percent of sulfur; (iv) none, or not
more than 0.03 percent of phosphorus; (v) not less than 0.18 nor more than 0.37 percent of silicon; (vi) not less
than 1.25 nor more than 1.65 percent of chromium; (vii) none, or not more than 0.28 percent of nickel; (viii) none,
or not more than 0.38 percent of copper; and (ix) none, or not more than 0.09 percent of molybdenum.
2
Tool steels are defined as steels which contain the following combinations of elements in the quantity by weight
respectively indicated: (i) More than 1.2 percent carbon and more than 10.5 percent chromium; or (ii) not less
than 0.3 percent carbon and 1.25 percent or more but less than 10.5 percent chromium; or (iii) not less than 0.85
percent carbon and 1 percent to 1.8 percent, inclusive, manganese; or (iv) 0.9 percent to 1.2 percent, inclusive,
chromium and 0.9 percent to 1.4 percent, inclusive, molybdenum; or (v) not less than 0.5 percent carbon and not
less than 3.5 percent molybdenum; or (vi) not less than 0.5 percent carbon and not less than 5.5 percent tungsten.
3
Silico-manganese steel is defined as steels containing by weight: (i) Not more than 0.7 percent of carbon; (ii) 0.5
percent or more but not more than 1.9 percent of manganese, and (iii) 0.6 percent or more but not more than 2.3
percent of silicon.
4
As defined in the final determination of the U.S. Department of Commerce in Grain-Oriented Electrical Steel from
Germany, Japan, and Poland: Final Determinations of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Certain Final Affirmative
Determination of Critical Circumstances, 79 FR 42501, July 22, 2014. This determination defines grain-oriented
electrical steel as ‘‘a flat-rolled alloy steel product containing by weight at least 0.6 percent but not more than 6
percent of silicon, not more than 0.08 percent of carbon, not more than 1.0 percent of aluminum, and no other
element in an amount that would give the steel the characteristics of another alloy steel, in coils or in straight
lengths.’’
5
As defined in the antidumping orders issued by the U.S. Department of Commerce in Non-Oriented Electrical
Steel From the People’s Republic of China, Germany, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Sweden, and Taiwan:
Antidumping Duty Orders, 79 FR 71741, December 3, 2014. The orders define NOES as ‘‘cold-rolled, flat-rolled,

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The products subject to this proceeding are currently imported under the following Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) provisions: 7209.15.0000, 7209.16.0030, 7209.16.0060,
7209.16.0070, 7209.16.0091, 7209.17.0030, 7209.17.0060, 7209.17.0070, 7209.17.0091, 7209.18.1530,
7209.18.1560, 7209.18.2510, 7209.18.2520, 7209.18.2580, 7209.18.6020, 7209.18.6090, 7209.25.0000,
7209.26.0000, 7209.27.0000, 7209.28.0000, 7209.90.0000, 7210.70.3000, 7211.23.1500, 7211.23.2000,
7211.23.3000, 7211.23.4500, 7211.23.6030, 7211.23.6060, 7211.23.6075, 7211.23.6085, 7211.29.2030,
7211.29.2090, 7211.29.4500, 7211.29.6030, 7211.29.6080, 7211.90.0000, 7212.40.1000, 7212.40.5000,
7225.50.6000, 7225.50.8015, 7225.50.8085, 7225.99.0090, 7226.92.5000, 7226.92.7050, and
7226.92.8050.6
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.
alloy steel products, whether or not in coils, regardless of width, having an actual thickness of 0.20 mm or more, in
which the core loss is substantially equal in any direction of magnetization in the plane of the material. The term
‘substantially equal’ means that the cross grain direction of core loss is no more than 1.5 times the straight grain
direction (i.e., the rolling direction) of core loss. NOES has a magnetic permeability that does not exceed 1.65 Tesla
when tested at a field of 800 A/m (equivalent to 10 Oersteds) along (i.e., parallel to) the rolling direction of the
sheet (i.e., B800 value). NOES contains by weight more than 1.00 percent of silicon but less than 3.5 percent of
silicon, not more than 0.08 percent of carbon, and not more than 1.5 percent of aluminum. NOES has a surface
oxide coating, to which an insulation coating may be applied.’’
6
The products subject to this proceeding may also be imported under the following HTSUS provisions:
7210.90.9000, 7212.50.0000, 7215.10.0010, 7215.10.0080, 7215.50.0016, 7215.50.0018, 7215.50.0020,
7215.50.0061, 7215.50.0063, 7215.50.0065, 7215.50.0090, 7215.90.5000, 7217.10.1000, 7217.10.2000,
7217.10.3000, 7217.10.7000, 7217.90.1000, 7217.90.5030, 7217.90.5060, 7217.90.5090, 7225.19.0000,
7226.19.1000, 7226.19.9000, 7226.99.0180, 7228.50.5015, 7228.50.5040, 7228.50.5070, 7228.60.8000, and
7229.90.1000.
The HTSUS subheadings above are provided for convenience and U.S. Customs purposes only. The written
description of the scope of this proceeding is dispositive.

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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.

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 engaged in the production of cold-rolled steel, 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

Brazil - AD
Brazil - CVD
China - AD
China - CVD
India - AD
India - CVD
Japan - AD
Korea - AD
Korea - CVD
Russia - AD
Russia - CVD
United Kingdom - AD
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 cold-rolled steel from Brazil, China, India, Japan, Korea,
Russia, or the United Kingdom into the United States or that are engaged in exporting coldrolled steel from Brazil, China, India, Japan, Korea, Russia, or the United Kingdom 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 cold-rolled steel?
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-2.

Changes in operations.--Please indicate whether your firm has experienced any of the following
changes in relation to the production of cold-rolled steel since January 1, 2013.
(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, including the time period and volume
affected)

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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 cold-rolled steel, 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

2013

2014

2015

Overall production capacity
Production of:
Hot-rolled steel1
Cold-rolled steel 2
Other products
Total

Not further processed into cold-rolled steel.
Data entered for production of cold-rolled steel will populate here once reported in question II-7.
3
Please identify these products:
.
2

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.

II-3d.

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

hours

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Product shifting.—
(i)

Is your firm able to switch production (capacity) between cold-rolled steel and other
products using the same equipment and/or labor?
No

(ii)

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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, 2013, has your firm been involved in a toll agreement regarding the
production of cold-rolled steel?
“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

II-5.

Yes--Please describe the toll arrangement(s) and name the firm(s) involved

Foreign trade zones.-(a)

Firm's FTZ operations.--Does your firm produce cold-rolled steel in and/or admit coldrolled steel into a foreign trade zone (FTZ)?
“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

(b)

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 cold-rolled steel into a foreign trade zone (FTZ) for use in distribution of coldrolled steel and/or the production of downstream articles?
No/Don’t know

Yes--Identify the firms and the FTZs.

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Importer.--Since January 1, 2013, has your firm or a related firm imported cold-rolled steel?
“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

II-7.

Yes--COMPLETE AND RETURN A U.S. IMPORTERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE

Production, shipment and inventory data.--Report your firm’s production capacity, production,
shipments, and inventories related to the production of cold-rolled steel 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.-Quantity (in short tons) and value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item

2013

2014

2015

Average production capacity (quantity) (A)
Beginning-of-period inventories (quantity)
(B)
Production (quantity) (C)
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity2 3 (D)
Value (E)
Internal consumption:
Quantity (F)
Value4 (G)
Transfers to related firms:
Quantity (H)
Value4 (I)
Export shipments:5
Quantity (J)
Value (K)
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
Of your data reported for U.S. commercial shipments in 2015 above, please indicate the quantity your firm sold in
2015 that was continuously annealed:
short tons.
3
Of your data reported for U.S. commercial shipments in 2015 above, please indicate the quantity your firm sold in
2015 that was black plate:
short tons.
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:
.

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

2013

2014

2015

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)
Calendar years
Item

2013

2014

2015

Channels of distribution:
Commercial U.S. shipments:
To steel service centers and distributors (M)1
To end users (N)2
1

Please estimate the share of your firm’s quantity of U.S. commercial shipments to service centers and/or distributors in
2015 that were for the following end-use applications:
Distributor/service center end use

Share of total in
2015 (percent)

Automotive and other transportation equipment
manufacturers
Construction/structural end users
Containers
Appliance manufacturers
Tin mill products
Other applications/end uses/unknown
Total (should sum to 100.0 percent)
Identify the other end uses:
2

0.0
.

Please estimate the share of your firm’s quantity of U.S. commercial shipments to end users in 2015 that were for the
following end-use applications:
End user end use

Share of total in
2015 (percent)

0.0

Identify the other end uses:

RECONCILIATION OF COMMERCIAL SHIPMENTS.—The sum of the end use data (lines M and N) should equal
the commercial U.S. shipment quantity reported in question II-7 (line D) in each period. Revise if the
reconciliation below is not returning zeroes.
Reconciliation
M + N – D = zero ("0"), if not revise.

Calendar years
2014

2013
0

2015
0

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Employment data.--Report your firm’s employment-related data related to the production of
cold-rolled steel 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.
“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

2013

2014

2015

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

II-10.

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 cold-rolled steel since
January 1, 2013?
“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, exporter, or selling agent 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

2013

2014

2015

Purchases from U.S. importers
of cold-rolled steel from—
Brazil
China
India
Japan
Korea
Russia
United Kingdom
All other 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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Internal consumption/transfers to related firms.—In 2015, did your firm internally consume
and/or transfer to a related firm any portion of its cold-rolled steel production, as reported in
question II-7 (lines F and H)?
No-Do not complete question II-13.

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Yes

Captive production use.—Please report the share of your firm’s 2015 internal consumption
and/or transfers to related firms for the uses identified below. These data should reconcile
with the 2015 quantities reported in question II-7 (lines F and H).
Internal consumption
2015
(short tons)

Products
Sold as cold-rolled steel
Unusable/not further processed

Transfers to related firms
2015
(short tons)

N/A
1

Processed into coated steel
Processed into tin mill products
Processed into other products2
Total

Please describe these products:

Please identify these products:

RECONCILIATION OF INTERNAL CONSUMPTION AND TRANSFERS.—The sum of the data reported above
should be equal to the 2015 data reported for internal consumption or transfers. Please ensure that the
reconciliation checks below are returning zero ("0")

Reconciliation
Internal consumption (line F in II-7) reconcilation

2013

Calendar years
2014

2015

Transfers to related parties (line H in II-7)
reconcilation
II-14.

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.

0
0

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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.

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 cold-rolled steel:

Does your firm prepare profit/loss statements for cold-rolled steel:
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)

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 cold-rolled steel, 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.).

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III-4a. Allocation basis.--Briefly describe your firm’s allocation basis, if any, for COGS, SG&A, and
interest expense and other income and expenses.

III-4b. Allocation changes.—Please describe how changes in the production or sales of products other
than cold-rolled steel by your firm have impacted the allocations of fixed costs, such as other
factory costs, and SG&A expenses to cold-rolled steel. Please take into account products not
only from the facilities in which your firm produced cold-rolled steel, but also relevant firm-wide
production.

III-5.

Other products.--Please list the products your firm produced in the facilities in which your firm
produced cold-rolled steel, and provide the share of net sales accounted for by these products
in your firm’s most recent fiscal year.
Products
Cold-rolled steel

Hot-rolled steel

Coated (corrosion-resistant) steel

Tin mill products

Other: (

III-6.

Share of sales

)

Does your firm purchase inputs (raw materials, labor, energy, or any services) used in the
production of cold-rolled steel 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.

No--Continue to question III-9a.

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Inputs from related suppliers.--Please identify the inputs used in the production of cold-rolled
steel that your firm purchases from related suppliers and that are reflected in table III-9a. 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

III-8.

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 cold-rolled
steel) 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.

Complete III-9 (constructed fair market value) based on the instructions that follow.
III-9.

Operations on cold-rolled steel with internal consumption and transfers to related parties
valued based upon constructed fair market value Estimating the fair market valuation of
internal consumption and transfers to related firms: If there are no differences between the
cold-rolled steel sold commercially and the cold-rolled steel internally consumed or transferred
to related parties, the per-unit sales values of the internally consumed or transferred cold-rolled
steel should be estimated to be the same as the per unit sales value of the commercially sold
cold-rolled steel. If there are differences (such as from product mix, physical, or quality
differences) between the cold-rolled steel sold commercially and the cold-rolled steel either
internally consumed or transferred, the per-unit sales values of this internally consumed or
transferred cold-rolled steel should be adjusted to compensate for the differences. In either
case, the cost of producing the internally consumed or transferred product should reflect the
costs in your firm’s accounting records. SG&A expense should be allocated to internal
consumption and transfers using a reasonable estimation basis. For example, SG&A expenses
could be allocated to these combined commercial and transfer sales proportionally, i.e., using
the same per-unit expenses for internal consumption and related party transfers as for
commercial sales.

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III-10. Operations on cold-rolled steel with internal consumption and transfers to related parties
valued based upon constructed fair market value --Report the revenue and related cost
information requested below on the cold-rolled steel operations of your U.S. establishment(s).1
Include both domestic and export sales of the cold-rolled steel your firm produced, but do not
report the resale of purchased cold-rolled steel. Note that internal consumption and transfers
to related firms must be valued at fair market value and purchases from related firms must be at
cost.2 Provide data for your firm’s three fiscal years in chronological order from left to right. If
your firm was involved in tolling operations (either as the toller or as the tollee) please contact
Charles Yost at (202) 205-3432 before completing this section of the questionnaire.
Item

Fiscal years ended-2013

2014

2015

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

Total COGS

Gross profit or (loss)

Net sales values:
Commercial sales
Internal consumption
Transfers to related firms
Total net sales values
Cost of goods sold (COGS):3
Raw materials
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-11. Operations on cold-rolled steel -- U.S. commercial shipments and exports only (“open market
sales”) -- Report the revenue and related cost information requested below on the cold-rolled
steel operations of your U.S. establishment(s).1 Include both domestic and export commercial
sales of the cold-rolled steel your firm produced, but do not report the resale of purchased coldrolled steel. Provide data for your firm’s three fiscal years in chronological order from left to
right. If your firm was involved in tolling operations (either as the toller or as the tollee) please
contact Charles Yost at (202) 205-3432 before completing this section of the questionnaire.
Item

Fiscal years ended-2013

2014

2015

Net sales quantities:
Commercial sales (“CS”)
Total net sales quantities

Total COGS

Gross profit or (loss)

Net sales values:2
Commercial sales
Total net sales values
Cost of goods sold (COGS):3
Raw materials
Direct labor
Other factory costs

Note -- The table above contains calculations that will appear when you have entered data in the MS
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III-11. Financial data reconciliation.--The calculable line items from questions III-9 and 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-12a. 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 questions III-9 or III10, please specify all material (significant) nonrecurring items (charges and gains) in the
schedule below, the specific table III-9 or III-10 line item where the nonrecurring items are
included, a brief description of the relevant nonrecurring items, and the associated values (in
$1,000). If an aggregate nonrecurring item has been allocated to table III-9 or III-10, only the
allocated value amount included in the table 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.
Fiscal years ended-2013

2014

2015

Nonrecurring item: In this column please provide a brief
Nonrecurring item: In these columns please report the amount of
description of each nonrecurring item and indicate the
the relevant nonrecurring item reported in table III-9 or III-10.
specific line item in table III-9a where the nonrecurring item is
classified.
Value ($1,000)
1.

, classified as

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III-12b. 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-9 or III-10 above,
please identify where your company recorded these items in your accounting books and records
in the normal course of business.

III-13. Asset values.--Report the total assets associated with the production, warehousing, and sale of
cold-rolled steel. Total assets include short-term assets (cash, accounts receivable, inventories,
and other), property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation, and other
noncurrent assets. If your firm does not maintain some or all of the specific asset information
necessary to calculate total assets for cold-rolled steel in the normal course of business, please
estimate this information based upon a method (such as production, sales, or costs) that is
consistent with relevant cost allocations in table III-9. 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.
Value (in $1,000)
Fiscal years ended-Item
Total assets (net)

2013

2014

2015

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:
III-14.

Capital expenditures and research and development expenses.--Report your firm’s capital
expenditures and research and development expenses for cold-rolled steel. Provide data for
your firm’s three most recently completed fiscal years, and for the specified interim periods.
Value (in $1,000)
Item

Fiscal years ended-2013

Capital expenditures

2014

2015

Research and development expenses2
1

Please describe the nature, focus, and significance of your firm’s capital expenditures on the subject
product.
2
Please describe the nature, focus, and significance of your firm’s R&D expenses related to subject
product.

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III-15. Data consistency and reconciliation.--Please indicate whether your firm’s financial data for
questions III-9, III-10, III-11, III-14, and III-15 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-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

If no, please explain.

III-16a. Effects of imports on investment.--Since January 1, 2013, 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 cold-rolled steel from Brazil, China, India, Japan, Korea, Russia, or the United
Kingdom?
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-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. Effects of imports on growth and development.--Since January 1, 2013, 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 cold-rolled steel from Brazil, China, India, Japan,
Korea, Russia, or the United Kingdom?
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-17b. Does your firm’s response differ by country?
No

Yes

If yes, indicate which country and why:

(please describe)

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III-18a. Anticipated effects of imports.--Does your firm anticipate any negative effects due to imports of
cold-rolled steel from Brazil, China, India, Japan, Korea, Russia, or the United Kingdom?
No

Yes

If yes, my firm anticipates negative effects as follows:

III-18b. 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 Cindy Cohen (202-205-3230,
cindy.cohen@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, 2013 of the following products produced by your
firm.
Product 1.-- Cold-rolled carbon steel sheet, in coils, commercial quality (ASTM A-1008), not
interstitial free, not painted, box annealed and temper rolled, 24” to 48” in width,
0.0120” to 0.0219” in thickness. Sales not pursuant to annual or longer-term
contracts.
Product 2.-- Cold-rolled carbon steel sheet, in coils, commercial quality (ASTM A-1008), not
interstitial free, not painted, box annealed and temper rolled, 34” to 72” in width,
0.0220” to 0.0849” in thickness. Sales not pursuant to annual or longer-term
contracts.
Product 3.-- Cold-rolled carbon steel sheet, in coils, commercial quality (ASTM A-1008), not
interstitial free, not painted, box annealed and temper rolled, 34” to 72” in width,
0.0220” to 0.0849” in thickness. Annual and longer-term contract sales.
Product 4.-- Single reduced black plate, MR type/D Type, meeting ASTM A-623/625
specifications, bright finish 7 A BE bright, RMS 12 micro inch max, temper
classification of T-1, T-2 (49-57 hardness using the Rockwell 30 T scale), 24.5” to 39”
in width, 0.008” to 0.019” in thickness.
Product 5.-- Single reduced black plate, MR type, meeting ASTM A-623/625 specifications, bright
finish 7C, RMS 12-20 micro inch max, temper classification of T-2 (49-57 hardness
using the Rockwell 30 T scale), 24.5” to 39” in width, 0.008” to 0.019” in thickness.
Product 6.-- Cold-rolled steel sheet, in coil, with a tensile strength of 585 Mega Pascal or more,
used for automotive parts, 27” to 60” in width, 0.0315" to 0.0960" in thickness, sold
to end users.
Product 7.-- Cold-rolled carbon steel sheet, in coils, high strength steel (CR780T/420Y-DP),
continuous annealed and temper rolled, not interstitial free, not painted, 35.433” to
59.055” in width, 0.0314” to 0.07874” in thickness.

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Please note that values should be f.o.b., U.S. point of shipment and should not include U.S.-inland
transportation costs. Values should reflect the final net amount paid to your firm (i.e., should be net
of all deductions for discounts or rebates).
During January 2013-December 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 tables 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
Period of shipment

Quantity

Product 2
Value

Quantity

Value

Product 3
Quantity

Value

Product 4
Quantity

Value

2013:
January-March
April-June
July-September
OctoberDecember
2014:
January-March
April-June
July-September
OctoberDecember
2015:
January-March
April-June
July-September
OctoberDecember
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:

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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).
Product 5
Period of shipment

Quantity

Value

Product 6
Quantity

Product 7
Value

Quantity

Value

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
October-December
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 5:
Product 6:
Product 7:

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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Price setting.-- How does your firm determine the prices that it charges for sales of cold-rolled
steel (check all that apply)? If your firm issues price lists, please submit sample pages of a
recent list.
Transaction
Set
by
price
Customer type
Other
If other, describe
transaction Contracts
lists

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

Discount policy.-- Please indicate and describe your firm’s discount policies (check all that
apply).
Annual
total
No
volume
discount
Quantity
Customer type
discounts discounts
policy
Other
Describe

Automotive end
users
Other end users
Steel service centers
and distributors
IV-5.

Pricing terms.-(a)

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

F.o.b.

If f.o.b., specify point

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Contract versus spot.--Approximately what share of your firm’s sales of its U.S.-produced coldrolled steel in 2015 was on a (1) long-term contract basis, (2) annual contract basis, (3) shortterm contract basis, and (4) spot sales basis?
Type of sale
Long-term
contracts
(multiple
deliveries for
more than 12
months)

Share of 2015 sales

Annual
contracts
(multiple
deliveries for
12 months)

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

Spot sales
(for a single
delivery)

Total
(should
sum to
100.0%)

Automotive end users

0.0

Other end users

0.0

Steel service centers and
distributors

0.0

IV-7.

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

Typical sales
contract provisions

Item

Average contract
duration

No. of
days

Price renegotiation
(during contract
period)

Yes

Fixed quantity
and/or price
Meet or release
provision
Not applicable

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 cold-rolled steel?
Share of 2015 Lead time (average
sales
number of days)

Source
From inventory

Produced to order

Total (should sum to 100.0%)
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0.0 %

Shipping information.-(a)

What is the approximate percentage of the total delivered cost of U.S.-produced coldrolled steel 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 cold-rolled steel that are
delivered the following distances from its production facility.
Distance from production facility

Within 100 miles

101 to 1,000 miles

Over 1,000 miles

Total (should sum to 100.0%)

0.0

IV-10. Geographical shipments.-- In which U.S. geographic market area(s) has your firm sold its U.S.produced cold-rolled steel since January 1, 2013 (check all that apply)?
Geographic area
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.

√ if applicable

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IV-11. End uses.—
(a) List the end uses of the cold-rolled steel that your firm manufactures and sells commercially.
For each end-use product, what percentage of the total cost is accounted for by cold-rolled
steel and other inputs?
Share of total cost of end use product
accounted for by
Total
End use product
(should sum to
(commercial sales)
Cold-rolled steel
Other inputs
100.0% across)
%

0.0 %

(b) For the cold-rolled steel that your firm consumes internally or transfers to related firms,
what percentage of the total cost of end use products is accounted for by cold-rolled steel
and other inputs?
End use product
(internal consumption
or transfers to a
related firm)

Share of total cost of end use product
accounted for by
Cold-rolled steel

Other inputs

Total
(should sum to
100.0% across)

Coated products

0.0 %

Tin mill products

0.0 %

Other products

0.0 %

IV-12. Substitutes.-- Can other products be substituted for cold-rolled steel?
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 cold-rolled steel?
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 cold-rolled steel has changed since January 1, 2013. Explain any trends and
describe the principal factors that have affected these changes in demand.

Market

Overall
increase

No
Overall
change decrease

Fluctuate
with no
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 cold-rolled steel since January 1, 2013?
No

Yes

If yes, please describe and quantify if possible.

IV-15. Conditions of competition.-(a) Is the cold-rolled steel market subject to business cycles (other than general economywide conditions) and/or other conditions of competition distinctive to cold-rolled steel? If
yes, describe.
Check all that apply.

Please describe.

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
cold-rolled steel since January 1, 2013?
No

Yes

If yes, describe.

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IV-16. Supply constraints.--Has your firm refused, declined, or been unable to supply cold-rolled steel
since January 1, 2013 (please include any instances in which your firm placed customers on
allocation or “controlled order entry,” declined to accept new customers or renew existing
customers, delivered less than the quantity promised, was unable to meet timely shipment
commitments, had extended delivery lead times, and/or weather-related supply issues)?
No

Yes

If yes, please describe.

IV-17. Raw materials and energy.--How have cold-rolled steel raw materials prices and energy prices
changed since January 1, 2013? If prices fluctuated, please describe the changes in each year.

Prices
Raw
materials
Energy

Fluctuate
with no
Overall
No
Overall
clear
increase change decrease
trend

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

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

Country-pair Brazil

China

India

Japan

Korea

Russia

Canada

Other
countries

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

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

Country-pair Brazil

China

India

Japan

Korea

Russia

Canada

Other
countries

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

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IV-20. Customer identification.--List the names and locations for your firm’s 10 largest U.S. customers
for cold-rolled steel since January 1, 2013. Indicate the share of the quantity of your firm’s total
shipments of cold-rolled steel that each of these customers accounted for in 2015.
Customer’s name

City

Share of 2015 sales
(%)

State

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

IV-21. Competition from imports
(a)

Lost revenue.--Since January 1, 2013: To avoid losing sales to competitors selling coldrolled steel from Brazil, China, India, Japan, Korea, Russia, or the United Kingdom, did
your firm:
No

Yes

Reduce prices
Roll back announced price increases
(b)

Lost sales.--Since January 1, 2013: Did your firm lose sales of cold-rolled steel to
imports of this product from Brazil, China, India, Japan, Korea, Russia, or the United
Kingdom?
No

Yes

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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:
https://www.usitc.gov/investigations/701731/2015/cold_rolled_steel_products_brazil_china_india/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/

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• E-mail.—E-mail the MS Word questionnaire to nathanael.comly@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 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.

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