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U.S. IMPORTERS’ 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 imported cold-rolled steel (as defined on next page) from any country at any time since January 1,
2013?
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: 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
For purposes of this questionnaire:
Primary HTS statistical reporting numbers: 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, and 7212.40.5000.
Certain alloy cold-rolled steel products (“Alloy cold-rolled steel”or “Alloy within scope cold-rolled
steel”).--Alloy cold-rolled steel, a subset of cold-rolled steel, in which: (1) iron predominates by weight,
over each of the other contained elements; (2) the carbon content is 2 percent or less, by weight; and
(3) one or more of the elements listed below is present in the quantity, by weight, respectively
indicated:
• 0.30 - 1.50 percent of aluminum
• 0.0008 – unlimited percent of boron
• 0.40 – 1.50 percent of copper
• 0.30 - 1.25 percent of chromium
• 1.65 – 2.50 percent of manganese
• 0.08 – 0.80 percent of molybdenum
• 0.30 - 2.00 percent of nickel
• 0.06 – 0.10 percent of niobium (also called columbium)
• 0.60 – 3.30 percent of silicon
• 0.05 – unlimited percent of titanium
• 0.10 – 0.30 percent of vanadium
• 0.05 – 0.30 percent of zirconium
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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Importer.--Any person or firm engaged, either directly or through a parent company or subsidiary,
in importing cold-rolled steel (as defined above) into the United States from a foreign manufacturer or
through its selling agent.
Reporting of information.-- If information is not readily available from your records, provide carefully
prepared estimates. If your firm is completing more than one questionnaire (i.e., a producer, importer,
and/or purchaser questionnaire), you need not respond to duplicated questions.
Confidentiality.--The commercial and financial data furnished in response to this questionnaire that
reveal the individual operations of your firm will be treated as confidential by the Commission to the
extent that such data are not otherwise available to the public and will not be disclosed except as may
be required by law (see 19 U.S.C. § 1677f). Such confidential information will not be published in a
manner that will reveal the individual operations of your firm; however, general characterizations of
numerical business proprietary information (such as discussion of trends) will be treated as confidential
business information only at the request of the submitter for good cause shown.
Verification.-- The information submitted in this questionnaire is subject to audit and verification by the
Commission. To facilitate possible verification of data, please keep all files, worksheets, and supporting
documents used in the preparation of the questionnaire response. Please also retain a copy of the final
document that you submit.
Release of information.--The information provided by your firm in response to this questionnaire, as
well as any other business proprietary information submitted by your firm to the Commission in
connection with this proceeding, may become subject to, and released under, the administrative
protective order provisions of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. § 1677f) and section 207.7 of the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR § 207.7). This means that certain lawyers and
other authorized individuals may temporarily be given access to the information for use in connection
with this proceeding or other import-injury proceedings conducted by the Commission on the same or
similar merchandise; those individuals would be subject to severe penalties if the information were
divulged to unauthorized individuals.
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OMB statistics.--Please report below the actual number of hours required and the cost to your
firm of completing this questionnaire.
Hours
Dollars
The questions in this questionnaire have been reviewed with market participants to ensure that
issues of concern are adequately addressed and that data requests are sufficient, meaningful,
and as limited as possible. Public reporting burden for this questionnaire is estimated to average
40 hours per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, gathering data, and
completing and reviewing the questionnaire.
We welcome comments regarding the accuracy of this burden estimate, suggestions for
reducing the burden, and any suggestions for improving this questionnaire. Please attach such
comments to your response or send to the Office of Investigations, USITC, 500 E St. SW,
Washington, DC 20436.
I-2.
Establishments covered.--Provide the name and address of establishment(s) covered by this
questionnaire. If your firm is publicly traded, please specify the stock exchange and trading
symbol.
“Establishment”--Each facility of a firm involved in the importation of cold-rolled steel, including
auxiliary facilities operated in conjunction with (whether or not physically separate from) such
facilities.
I-3.
Ownership.--Is your firm owned, in whole or in part, by any other firm?
No
Firm name
Yes--List the following information
Address
Extent of
ownership
(percent)
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Related importers/exporters.--Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or
foreign, that are engaged in importing cold-rolled steel from Brazil, China, India, Japan, Korea,
Russia, and the United Kingdom into the United States or that are engaged in exporting coldrolled steel from Brazil, China, India, Japan, Korea, Russia, and the United Kingdom to the United
States?
No
Yes--List the following information.
Firm name
I-5.
Address
Yes--List the following information.
Firm name
Address
Affiliation
Importing operations.--Please indicate the nature of your firm’s importing operations on coldrolled steel. More than one answer may be applicable.
Importer of record
I-7.
Affiliation
Related producers.--Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or foreign, that are
engaged in the production of cold-rolled steel?
No
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Takes title to the
imported product(s)
Consignee of the
imported products(s)
Customs broker or
freight forwarder
Consignee.--If your firm is an importer of record of cold-rolled steel but is not the consignee,
please list the consignees below (firm name, address, telephone number, and individual to
contact).
Firm name
Address
Contact person
and phone
number
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FTZ, TIB, or bonded warehouses.--Please indicate whether your firm enters cold-rolled steel
into, or withdraws such merchandise from, foreign trade zones or bonded warehouses. Also
indicate whether your firm imports cold-rolled steel under the TIB (temporary importation
under bond) program.
“Foreign trade zone” is a designated location in the United States where firms utilize special
procedures that allow delayed or reduced customs duty payments on foreign merchandise, as
well as other savings. A foreign trade zone must be designed as such pursuant to the rules and
procedures set forth in the Foreign-Trade Zones Act.
“Bonded warehouse” is a secured facility supervised by U.S. customs, where dutiable landed
imports are stored pending their re-export, or release after payment of import duties, taxes, and
other charges. A bonded warehouse must be designed as such pursuant to the rules and
procedures set forth in 19 U.S.C. § 1555.
“Temporary Importation under Bond (“TIB”) program” is a procedure whereby imported
merchandise may be entered under certain conditions for a limited time into the United States
free of duty. Under the program, an importer posts a bond for twice the amount of duty, taxes,
etc. that would otherwise be owed on the importation and agrees to export or destroy the
merchandise within a specified time or pay liquidated damages. This program is restricted to
certain categories of merchandise listed in subheadings 9813.00.05 through 9813.00.75 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States(HTS).
No
Yes
Foreign trade zones
Bonded warehouses
Temporary importation under bond
I-9.
Third-country trade activities.--To your knowledge, have the products subject to this
proceeding been the subject of any other import relief proceedings in the United States or in
any other countries?
No
Yes–Please specify.
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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Nathanael Comly
(nathanael.comly@usitc.gov; 202-205-3174). Supply all data requested on a calendar-year basis.
II-1.
Contact information.-- Please identify the responsible individual and the manner by which
Commission staff may contact that individual regarding the confidential information submitted
in part II.
Name
Title
Email
Telephone
Fax
II-2.
Changes in operations.--Please indicate whether your firm has experienced any of the following
changes in relation to the importation of cold-rolled steel since January 1, 2013.
(check as many as appropriate)
Office/warehouse openings
Office/warehouse closings
Relocations
Expansions
Acquisitions
Consolidations
Prolonged shutdowns or
importation curtailments
Revised labor agreements
Other (e.g., technology)
(please describe, including the time period and volume
affected)
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Arranged imports.--Has your firm imported or arranged for the importation of cold-rolled steel
for delivery on or after December 31, 2015?
“Arranged imports” are imports for which your firm has placed an order, but delivery of those
imports is not scheduled to occur until after the date listed above.
No
Yes–Fill out the table below.
Quantity (in short tons)
Period/source
Jan-Mar 2016
Apr-Jun 2016
Jul-Sept 2016
Oct-Dec 2016
Brazil
China
India
Japan
Korea
Russia
United Kingdom
Canada (nonsubject)
Other sources1
1
II-4.
Identify your other sources:
.
Reasons for importing if producer.--If your firm also produces cold-rolled steel in the United
States, please indicate the reasons for importing this product. If your firm’s reasons differ by
source, please elaborate.
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Definitions
“Imports” –Those products identified for Customs purposes as imports for consumption for
which your firm was the importer of record (i.e., was responsible for paying any import duty) or
consignee (i.e., to which the merchandise was first delivered).
“Import quantities” –Quantities reported should be net of returns.
“Import values”—Values reported should be landed, duty-paid values at the U.S. port of entry,
including ocean freight and insurance costs, brokerage charges, and import duties (i.e., all
charges except inland freight in the United States).
“U.S. commercial shipments”— Shipments made within the United States as a result of an arm’s
length commercial transaction in the ordinary course of business. Report net values (i.e., gross
sales values less all discounts, allowances, rebates, prepaid freight, and the value of returned
goods) in U.S. dollars, f.o.b. your point of shipment.
“Internal consumption” –Product consumed internally by your firm.
“Transfers to related firms” –Shipments made to related domestic firms. Such transactions are
valued at fair market value.
“Related firm” –A firm that your firm solely or jointly owns, manages, or otherwise controls.
Such transactions are valued at fair market value.
“Export shipments”— Shipments to destinations outside the United States, including shipments
to related firms.
“Inventories” --Finished goods inventory, not raw materials or work in progress.
Note: As discussed above on page 3, 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.
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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IMPORTS FROM BRAZIL.–Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments and inventories
of cold-rolled steel imported from Brazil by your firm during the specified periods
BRAZIL
Quantity (in short tons), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item
2013
2014
2015
Beginning-of-period inventories (quantity) (A)
Imports:1 2
Quantity (B)
Value (C)
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity3 4 (D)
Value (E)
Internal consumption/ company transfers:
Quantity (F)
Value5 (G)
Export shipments:6
Quantity (H)
Value (I)
End-of-period inventories (quantity) (J)
1
Please identify the foreign producers, if known:
.
Please identify the HTS numbers other than those listed on page 4 underwhich you imported cold-rolled steel:
.
3
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.
4
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.
5
Sales to related firms (including internal consumption) must be valued at fair market value. In the event that your firm
uses a different basis for valuing these sales within your company, please specify that basis (e.g., cost, cost plus, etc.) and
provide value data using that basis for each of the periods noted above:
.
6
Identify your firm’s principal export markets:
.
2
RECONCILIATION OF SHIPMENTS, IMPORTS, AND INVENTORIES.--Generally, the data reported for the
end-of-period inventories (i.e., line J) should be equal to the beginning-of-period inventories (i.e., line A),
plus imports (i.e., line B), less total shipments (i.e., lines D, F, and H). Please ensure that any differences
are not due to data entry errors in completing this form, but rather actually reflect your firm’s records;
and also provide any likely explanations for any differences (e.g., theft, loss, damage, record systems
issues, etc.) if they exist.
Calendar years
Reconciliation
A + B – D – F – H – J = should equal zero
("0") or provide an explanation.1
1
2013
2014
0
2015
0
0
Explanation if the calculated fields above are returning values other than zero (i.e., “0”) but are nonetheless
accurate:
.
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Channels of distribution (BRAZIL).–Report your firm’s commercial U.S. shipments of U.S.
imports from Brazil, by channel of distribution, during the specified periods.
BRAZIL
Quantity (in short tons)
Calendar years
Item
2013
2014
2015
Channels of distribution:
Commercial U.S. shipments:
To steel service centers and distributors (K)1
To end users (L)2
1
Please estimate the share of your firm’s U.S. commercial shipments to service centers and/or distributors in 2015 that
were for the following end-use applications:
Share of total in
Distributor/service center end use
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:
0.0
.
2
Please estimate the share of your firm’s U.S. commercial shipments to end users in 2015 that were for the following enduse applications:
Share of total in
End user end use
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:
0.0
.
RECONCILIATION OF COMMERCIAL SHIPMENTS.—The sum of the end use data (lines K and L) should equal the
commercial U.S. shipment quantity reported in question II-5a (line D) in each period. Revise if the reconciliation
below is not returning zeroes.
Calendar years
Reconciliation
K + L – D = zero ("0"), if not revise.
2013
2014
0
2015
0
0
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Imports of cold-rolled steel products outside primary HTS numbers (Brazil).–Report your firm’s
U.S. imports of cold-rolled steel from Brazil under other than the “Primary HTS statistical
reporting numbers” (see page 4 for definition) during the specified periods for:
(1) Alloy cold-rolled steel (see page 4 for definition of alloy cold-rolled steel). Do not include long
products included in (2);
(2) Long products (e.g. flat bar and wire) that meet the physical description of cold-rolled steel
provided on page 2;
(3) Other cold-rolled steel not elsewhere specified or included in (1) or (2).
BRAZIL
Quantity (in short tons), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item
2013
2014
2015
Imports:
Alloy within scope cold-rolled steel:
Quantity (M)
Value (N)
Bar or wire within scope cold-rolled
steel:
Quantity (O)
Value (P)
Other within scope cold-rolled steel
not reported within the primary HTS
numbers: 1 2
Quantity (Q)
Value (R)
1
2
Please identity the specific HTS statistical reporting numbers (10-digit):
Please identity the specific products:
.
.
Note:-- the quantity and value of imports reported in this table are subsets of the data reported in lines B and C in the first
data grid for this country (e.g., M+O+Q <= B, and N+P+R <=C). For most firms, the data reported in this question should not
be exactly equal to (e.g., it should be less than) the data reported in overall imports of cold-rolled steel products.
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Imports for specific periods pre- and post-filing of the petitions (Brazil).–Report your firm’s U.S.
imports from Brazil during the specified periods pre- and post-filing of the petitions of:
(1) All subject cold-rolled steel products;
(2) Alloy cold-rolled steel product (a subset of the first item) (see page 4 for definition of alloy
cold-rolled steel). Do not include long products included in (3);
(3) Long products (e.g. flat bar and wire) that meet the physical description of cold-rolled steel
provided on page 2 (a subset of (1));
(4) Other cold-rolled steel not elsewhere specified or included in (1) or (2) (a subset of (1))
BRAZIL
Quantity (in short tons)
Specific periods
Item
February 1, 2015 –
July 31, 2015
(six months)
August 1, 2015 –
January 31, 2016
(six months)
July 1, 2014 –June 30, 2015
(twelve months)
Imports:
All cold-rolled steel products
Alloy within scope coldrolled steel (a subset of the
first item)
Bar or wire within scope
cold-rolled steel (a subset of
the first item)
Other within scope coldrolled steel not reported
within the primary HTS
numbers: 1 2 (a subset of the
first item)
1
2
Please identity the specific HTS statistical reporting numbers (10-digit):
Please identity the specific products:
.
.
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IMPORTS FROM CHINA.–Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments and inventories
of cold-rolled steel imported from China by your firm during the specified periods.
CHINA
Quantity (in short tons), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item
2013
2014
2015
Beginning-of-period inventories (quantity) (A)
Imports:1 2
Quantity (B)
Value (C)
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity3 4 (D)
Value (E)
Internal consumption/ company transfers:
Quantity (F)
Value5 (G)
Export shipments:6
Quantity (H)
Value (I)
End-of-period inventories (quantity) (J)
1
Please identify the foreign producers, if known:
.
Please identify the HTS numbers other than those listed on page 4 underwhich you imported cold-rolled steel:
.
3
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.
4
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.
5
Sales to related firms (including internal consumption) must be valued at fair market value. In the event that your firm
uses a different basis for valuing these sales within your company, please specify that basis (e.g., cost, cost plus, etc.) and
provide value data using that basis for each of the periods noted above:
.
6
Identify your firm’s principal export markets:
.
2
RECONCILIATION OF SHIPMENTS, IMPORTS, AND INVENTORIES.--Generally, the data reported for the
end-of-period inventories (i.e., line J) should be equal to the beginning-of-period inventories (i.e., line A),
plus imports (i.e., line B), less total shipments (i.e., lines D, F, and H). Please ensure that any differences
are not due to data entry errors in completing this form, but rather actually reflect your firm’s records;
and also provide any likely explanations for any differences (e.g., theft, loss, damage, record systems
issues, etc.) if they exist.
Calendar years
Reconciliation
A + B – D – F – H – J = should equal zero
("0") or provide an explanation.1
1
2013
2014
0
2015
0
0
Explanation if the calculated fields above are returning values other than zero (i.e., “0”) but are nonetheless
accurate:
.
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Channels of distribution (CHINA).–Report your firm’s commercial U.S. shipments of U.S. imports
from China, by channel of distribution, during the specified periods.
CHINA
Quantity (in short tons)
Calendar years
Item
2013
2014
2015
Channels of distribution:
Commercial U.S. shipments:
To steel service centers and distributors (K)1
To end users (L)2
1
Please estimate the share of your firm’s U.S. commercial shipments to service centers and/or distributors in 2015 that
were for the following end-use applications:
Share of total in
Distributor/service center end use
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:
0.0
.
2
Please estimate the share of your firm’s U.S. commercial shipments to end users in 2015 that were for the following enduse applications:
Share of total in
End user end use
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:
0.0
.
RECONCILIATION OF COMMERCIAL SHIPMENTS.—The sum of the end use data (lines K and L) should equal the
commercial U.S. shipment quantity reported in question II-6a (line D) in each period. Revise if the reconciliation
below is not returning zeroes.
Calendar years
Reconciliation
K + L – D = zero ("0"), if not revise.
2013
2014
0
2015
0
0
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Imports of cold-rolled steel products outside primary HTS numbers (China).–Report your firm’s
U.S. imports of cold-rolled steel from China under other than the “Primary HTS statistical
reporting numbers” (see page 4 for definition) during the specified periods for:
(1) Alloy cold-rolled steel (see page 4 for definition of alloy cold-rolled steel). Do not include long
products included in (2);
(2) Long products (e.g. flat bar and wire) that meet the physical description of cold-rolled steel
provided on page 2;
(3) Other cold-rolled steel not elsewhere specified or included in (1) or (2).
CHINA
Quantity (in short tons), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item
2013
2014
2015
Imports:
Alloy within scope cold-rolled steel:
Quantity (M)
Value (N)
Bar or wire within scope cold-rolled
steel:
Quantity (O)
Value (P)
Other within scope cold-rolled steel
not reported within the primary HTS
numbers: 1 2
Quantity (Q)
Value (R)
1
2
Please identity the specific HTS statistical reporting numbers (10-digit):
Please identity the specific products:
.
.
Note:-- the quantity and value of imports reported in this table are subsets of the data reported in lines B and C in the first
data grid for this country (e.g., M+O+Q <= B, and N+P+R <=C). For most firms, the data reported in this question should not
be exactly equal to (e.g., it should be less than) the data reported in overall imports of cold-rolled steel products.
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Imports for specific periods pre- and post-filing of the petitions (China).–Report your firm’s
imports from China during the specified periods pre- and post-filing of the petitions of:
(1) All subject cold-rolled steel products;
(2) Alloy cold-rolled steel product (a subset of the first item) (see page 4 for definition of alloy
cold-rolled steel). Do not include long products included in (3);
(3) Long products (e.g. flat bar and wire) that meet the physical description of cold-rolled steel
provided on page 2 (a subset of (1));
(4) Other cold-rolled steel not elsewhere specified or included in (1) or (2) (a subset of (1))
CHINA
Quantity (in short tons)
Specific periods
Item
February 1, 2015 –
July 31, 2015
(six months)
August 1, 2015 –
January 31, 2016
(six months)
Imports from Angang Group Hong Kong
Co., Ltd., Benxi Iron and Steel (Group)
Special Steel Co., Ltd., and Qian’an Golden
Point Trading Co., Ltd:
All cold-rolled steel products
Alloy within scope cold-rolled steel (a
subset of the first item)
Bar or wire within scope cold-rolled
steel (a subset of the first item)
Other within scope cold-rolled steel not
reported within the primary HTS
numbers: 1 2 (a subset of the first item)
Imports from all other Chinese exporters:
All cold-rolled steel products
Alloy within scope cold-rolled steel (a
subset of the first item)
Bar or wire within scope cold-rolled
steel (a subset of the first item)
Other within scope cold-rolled steel not
reported within the primary HTS
numbers: 1 2 (a subset of the first item)
1
2
Please identity the specific HTS statistical reporting numbers (10-digit):
Please identity the specific products:
.
.
July 1, 2014 –
June 30, 2015
(twelve months)
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IMPORTS FROM INDIA.–Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments and inventories
of cold-rolled steel imported from India by your firm during the specified periods.
INDIA
Quantity (in short tons), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item
2013
2014
2015
Beginning-of-period inventories (quantity) (A)
Imports:1 2
Quantity (B)
Value (C)
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity3 4 (D)
Value (E)
Internal consumption/ company transfers:
Quantity (F)
Value5 (G)
Export shipments:6
Quantity (H)
Value (I)
End-of-period inventories (quantity) (J)
1
Please identify the foreign producers, if known:
.
Please identify the HTS numbers other than those listed on page 4 underwhich you imported cold-rolled steel:
.
3
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.
4
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.
5
Sales to related firms (including internal consumption) must be valued at fair market value. In the event that your firm
uses a different basis for valuing these sales within your company, please specify that basis (e.g., cost, cost plus, etc.) and
provide value data using that basis for each of the periods noted above:
.
6
Identify your firm’s principal export markets:
.
2
RECONCILIATION OF SHIPMENTS, IMPORTS, AND INVENTORIES.--Generally, the data reported for the
end-of-period inventories (i.e., line J) should be equal to the beginning-of-period inventories (i.e., line A),
plus imports (i.e., line B), less total shipments (i.e., lines D, F, and H). Please ensure that any differences
are not due to data entry errors in completing this form, but rather actually reflect your firm’s records;
and also provide any likely explanations for any differences (e.g., theft, loss, damage, record systems
issues, etc.) if they exist.
Calendar years
Reconciliation
A + B – D – F – H – J = should equal zero
("0") or provide an explanation.1
1
2013
2014
0
2015
0
0
Explanation if the calculated fields above are returning values other than zero (i.e., “0”) but are nonetheless
accurate:
.
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Channels of distribution (India).–Report your firm’s commercial U.S. shipments of U.S. imports
from India, by channel of distribution, during the specified periods.
INDIA
Quantity (in short tons)
Calendar years
Item
2013
2014
2015
Channels of distribution:
Commercial U.S. shipments:
To steel service centers and distributors (K)1
To end users (L)2
1
Please estimate the share of your firm’s U.S. commercial shipments to service centers and/or distributors in 2015 that
were for the following end-use applications:
Share of total in
Distributor/service center end use
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:
0.0
.
2
Please estimate the share of your firm’s U.S. commercial shipments to end users in 2015 that were for the following enduse applications:
Share of total in
End user end use
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:
0.0
.
RECONCILIATION OF COMMERCIAL SHIPMENTS.—The sum of the end use data (lines K and L) should equal the
commercial U.S. shipment quantity reported in question II-7a (line D) in each period. Revise if the reconciliation
below is not returning zeroes.
Calendar years
Reconciliation
K + L – D = zero ("0"), if not revise.
2013
2014
0
2015
0
0
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Imports of cold-rolled steel products outside primary HTS numbers (India).–Report your firm’s
U.S. imports of cold-rolled steel from India under other than the “Primary HTS statistical
reporting numbers” (see page 4 for definition) during the specified periods for:
(1) Alloy cold-rolled steel (see page 4 for definition of alloy cold-rolled steel). Do not include long
products included in (2);
(2) Long products (e.g. flat bar and wire) that meet the physical description of cold-rolled steel
provided on page 2;
(3) Other cold-rolled steel not elsewhere specified or included in (1) or (2).
INDIA
Quantity (in short tons), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item
2013
2014
2015
Imports:
Alloy within scope cold-rolled steel:
Quantity (M)
Value (N)
Bar or wire within scope cold-rolled
steel:
Quantity (O)
Value (P)
Other within scope cold-rolled steel
not reported within the primary HTS
numbers: 1 2
Quantity (Q)
Value (R)
1
2
Please identity the specific HTS statistical reporting numbers (10-digit):
Please identity the specific products:
.
.
Note:-- the quantity and value of imports reported in this table are subsets of the data reported in lines B and C in the first
data grid for this country (e.g., M+O+Q <= B, and N+P+R <=C). For most firms, the data reported in this question should not
be exactly equal to (e.g., it should be less than) the data reported in overall imports of cold-rolled steel products.
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Imports for specific periods pre- and post-filing of the petitions (India).– Report your firm’s U.S.
imports from India during the specified periods pre- and post-filing of the petitions of:
(1) All subject cold-rolled steel products;
(2) Alloy cold-rolled steel product (a subset of the first item) (see page 4 for definition of alloy
cold-rolled steel). Do not include long products included in (3);
(3) Long products (e.g. flat bar and wire) that meet the physical description of cold-rolled steel
provided on page 2 (a subset of (1));
(4) Other cold-rolled steel not elsewhere specified or included in (1) or (2) (a subset of (1))
INDIA
Quantity (in short tons)
Specific periods
Item
February 1, 2015 –
July 31, 2015
(six months)
August 1, 2015 –
January 31, 2016
(six months)
July 1, 2014 –June 30, 2015
(twelve months)
Imports:
All cold-rolled steel products
Alloy within scope coldrolled steel (a subset of the
first item)
Bar or wire within scope
cold-rolled steel (a subset of
the first item)
Other within scope coldrolled steel not reported
within the primary HTS
numbers: 1 2 (a subset of the
first item)
1
2
Please identity the specific HTS statistical reporting numbers (10-digit):
Please identity the specific products:
.
.
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IMPORTS FROM JAPAN.–Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments and inventories
of cold-rolled steel imported from Japan by your firm during the specified periods
JAPAN
Quantity (in short tons), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item
2013
2014
2015
Beginning-of-period inventories (quantity) (A)
Imports:1 2
Quantity (B)
Value (C)
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity3 4 (D)
Value (E)
Internal consumption/ company transfers:
Quantity (F)
Value5 (G)
Export shipments:6
Quantity (H)
Value (I)
End-of-period inventories (quantity) (J)
1
Please identify the foreign producers, if known:
.
Please identify the HTS numbers other than those listed on page 4 underwhich you imported cold-rolled steel:
.
3
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.
4
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.
5
Sales to related firms (including internal consumption) must be valued at fair market value. In the event that your firm
uses a different basis for valuing these sales within your company, please specify that basis (e.g., cost, cost plus, etc.) and
provide value data using that basis for each of the periods noted above:
.
6
Identify your firm’s principal export markets:
.
2
RECONCILIATION OF SHIPMENTS, IMPORTS, AND INVENTORIES.--Generally, the data reported for the
end-of-period inventories (i.e., line J) should be equal to the beginning-of-period inventories (i.e., line A),
plus imports (i.e., line B), less total shipments (i.e., lines D, F, and H). Please ensure that any differences
are not due to data entry errors in completing this form, but rather actually reflect your firm’s records;
and also provide any likely explanations for any differences (e.g., theft, loss, damage, record systems
issues, etc.) if they exist.
Calendar years
Reconciliation
A + B – D – F – H – J = should equal zero
("0") or provide an explanation.1
1
2013
2014
0
2015
0
0
Explanation if the calculated fields above are returning values other than zero (i.e., “0”) but are nonetheless
accurate:
.
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Channels of distribution (JAPAN).–Report your firm’s commercial U.S. shipments of U.S. imports
from Japan, by channel of distribution, during the specified periods.
JAPAN
Quantity (in short tons)
Calendar years
Item
2013
2014
2015
Channels of distribution:
Commercial U.S. shipments:
To steel service centers and distributors (K)1
To end users (L)2
1
Please estimate the share of your firm’s U.S. commercial shipments to service centers and/or distributors in 2015 that
were for the following end-use applications:
Share of total in
Distributor/service center end use
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:
0.0
.
2
Please estimate the share of your firm’s U.S. commercial shipments to end users in 2015 that were for the following enduse applications:
Share of total in
End user end use
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:
0.0
.
RECONCILIATION OF COMMERCIAL SHIPMENTS.—The sum of the end use data (lines K and L) should equal the
commercial U.S. shipment quantity reported in question II-8a (line D) in each period. Revise if the reconciliation
below is not returning zeroes.
Calendar years
Reconciliation
K + L – D = zero ("0"), if not revise.
2013
2014
0
2015
0
0
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Imports of cold-rolled steel products outside primary HTS numbers (Japan).–Report your firm’s
U.S. imports of cold-rolled steel from Japan under other than the “Primary HTS statistical
reporting numbers” (see page 4 for definition) during the specified periods for:
(1) Alloy cold-rolled steel (see page 4 for definition of alloy cold-rolled steel). Do not include long
products included in (2);
(2) Long products (e.g. flat bar and wire) that meet the physical description of cold-rolled steel
provided on page 2;
(3) Other cold-rolled steel not elsewhere specified or included in (1) or (2).
JAPAN
Quantity (in short tons), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item
2013
2014
2015
Imports:
Alloy within scope cold-rolled steel:
Quantity (M)
Value (N)
Bar or wire within scope cold-rolled
steel:
Quantity (O)
Value (P)
Other within scope cold-rolled steel
not reported within the primary HTS
numbers: 1 2
Quantity (Q)
Value (R)
1
2
Please identity the specific HTS statistical reporting numbers (10-digit):
Please identity the specific products:
.
.
Note:-- the quantity and value of imports reported in this table are subsets of the data reported in lines B and C in the first
data grid for this country (e.g., M+O+Q <= B, and N+P+R <=C). For most firms, the data reported in this question should not
be exactly equal to (e.g., it should be less than) the data reported in overall imports of cold-rolled steel products.
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Imports for specific periods pre- and post-filing of the petitions (JAPAN).–Report your firm’s
imports from Japan during the specified periods pre- and post-filing of the petitions of:
(1) All subject cold-rolled steel products;
(2) Alloy cold-rolled steel product (a subset of the first item) (see page 4 for definition of alloy
cold-rolled steel). Do not include long products included in (3);
(3) Long products (e.g. flat bar and wire) that meet the physical description of cold-rolled steel
provided on page 2 (a subset of (1));
(4) Other cold-rolled steel not elsewhere specified or included in (1) or (2) (a subset of (1))
JAPAN
Quantity (in short tons)
Specific periods
Item
February 1, 2015 –
July 31, 2015
(six months)
August 1, 2015 –
January 31, 2016
(six months)
July 1, 2014 –June 30, 2015
(twelve months)
Imports from JFE Steel and
Nippon Steel & Sumitomo
Metal:
All cold-rolled steel products
Alloy within scope coldrolled steel (a subset of the
first item)
Bar or wire within scope
cold-rolled steel (a subset of
the first item)
Other within scope coldrolled steel not reported
within the primary HTS
numbers: 1 2 (a subset of the
first item)
Imports from all other
Japanese exporters:
All cold-rolled steel products
Alloy within scope coldrolled steel (a subset of the
first item)
Bar or wire within scope
cold-rolled steel (a subset of
the first item)
Other within scope coldrolled steel not reported
within the primary HTS
numbers: 1 2 (a subset of the
first item)
1
2
Please identity the specific HTS statistical reporting numbers (10-digit):
Please identity the specific products:
.
.
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IMPORTS FROM KOREA.–Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments and inventories
of cold-rolled steel imported from Korea produced by /imported from Hyundai by your firm
during the specified periods.
KOREA - HYUNDAI
Quantity (in short tons), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item
2013
2014
2015
Beginning-of-period inventories (quantity) (A)
Imports:1 2
Quantity (B)
Value (C)
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity3 4 (D)
Value (E)
Internal consumption/ company transfers:
Quantity (F)
Value5 (G)
Export shipments:6
Quantity (H)
Value (I)
End-of-period inventories (quantity) (J)
1
Please identify the foreign producers, if known:
.
Please identify the HTS numbers other than those listed on page 4 underwhich you imported cold-rolled steel:
.
3
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.
4
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.
5
Sales to related firms (including internal consumption) must be valued at fair market value. In the event that your firm
uses a different basis for valuing these sales within your company, please specify that basis (e.g., cost, cost plus, etc.) and
provide value data using that basis for each of the periods noted above:
.
6
Identify your firm’s principal export markets:
.
2
RECONCILIATION OF SHIPMENTS, IMPORTS, AND INVENTORIES.--Generally, the data reported for the
end-of-period inventories (i.e., line J) should be equal to the beginning-of-period inventories (i.e., line A),
plus imports (i.e., line B), less total shipments (i.e., lines D, F, and H). Please ensure that any differences
are not due to data entry errors in completing this form, but rather actually reflect your firm’s records;
and also provide any likely explanations for any differences (e.g., theft, loss, damage, record systems
issues, etc.) if they exist.
Calendar years
Reconciliation
A + B – D – F – H – J = should equal zero
("0") or provide an explanation.1
1
2013
2014
0
2015
0
0
Explanation if the calculated fields above are returning values other than zero (i.e., “0”) but are nonetheless
accurate:
.
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Channels of distribution (KOREA).–Report your firm’s commercial U.S. shipments of U.S.
imports from Korea produced by /imported from Hyundai, by channel of distribution, during the
specified periods.
KOREA - HYUNDAI
Quantity (in short tons)
Calendar years
Item
2013
2014
2015
Channels of distribution:
Commercial U.S. shipments:
To steel service centers and distributors (K)1
To end users (L)2
1
Please estimate the share of your firm’s U.S. commercial shipments to service centers and/or distributors in 2015 that
were for the following end-use applications:
Share of total in
Distributor/service center end use
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:
0.0
.
2
Please estimate the share of your firm’s U.S. commercial shipments to end users in 2015 that were for the following enduse applications:
Share of total in
End user end use
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:
0.0
.
RECONCILIATION OF COMMERCIAL SHIPMENTS.—The sum of the end use data (lines K and L) should equal the
commercial U.S. shipment quantity reported in question II-9a (line D) in each period. Revise if the reconciliation
below is not returning zeroes.
Calendar years
Reconciliation
K + L – D = zero ("0"), if not revise.
2013
2014
0
2015
0
0
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Imports of cold-rolled steel products outside primary HTS numbers (Korea - Hyundai).–Report
U.S. imports of cold-rolled steel from Korea produced by /imported from Hyundai under other
than the “Primary HTS statistical reporting numbers” (see page 4 for definition) during the
specified periods for:
(1) Alloy cold-rolled steel (see page 4 for definition of alloy cold-rolled steel). Do not include long
products included in (2);
(2) Long products (e.g. flat bar and wire) that meet the physical description of cold-rolled steel
provided on page 2;
(3) Other cold-rolled steel not elsewhere specified or included in (1) or (2).
KOREA - HYUNDAI
Quantity (in short tons), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item
2013
2014
2015
Imports:
Alloy within scope cold-rolled steel:
Quantity (M)
Value (N)
Bar or wire within scope cold-rolled
steel:
Quantity (O)
Value (P)
Other within scope cold-rolled steel
not reported within the primary HTS
numbers: 1 2
Quantity (Q)
Value (R)
1
2
Please identity the specific HTS statistical reporting numbers (10-digit):
Please identity the specific products:
.
.
Note:-- the quantity and value of imports reported in this table are subsets of the data reported in lines B and C in the first
data grid for this country (e.g., M+O+Q <= B, and N+P+R <=C). For most firms, the data reported in this question should not
be exactly equal to (e.g., it should be less than) the data reported in overall imports of cold-rolled steel products.
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Imports for specific periods pre- and post-filing of the petitions (Korea).–Report your firm’s
U.S. imports from Korea produced by /imported from Hyundai during the specified periods preand post-filing of the petitions of:
(1) All subject cold-rolled steel products;
(2) Alloy cold-rolled steel product (a subset of the first item) (see page 4 for definition of alloy
cold-rolled steel). Do not include long products included in (3);
(3) Long products (e.g. flat bar and wire) that meet the physical description of cold-rolled steel
provided on page 2 (a subset of (1));
(4) Other cold-rolled steel not elsewhere specified or included in (1) or (2) (a subset of (1))
KOREA - HYUNDAI
Quantity (in short tons)
Specific periods
Item
February 1, 2015 –
July 31, 2015
(six months)
August 1, 2015 –
January 31, 2016
(six months)
July 1, 2014 –June 30, 2015
(twelve months)
Imports:
All cold-rolled steel products
Alloy within scope coldrolled steel (a subset of the
first item)
Bar or wire within scope
cold-rolled steel (a subset of
the first item)
Other within scope coldrolled steel not reported
within the primary HTS
numbers: 1 2 (a subset of the
first item)
1
2
Please identity the specific HTS statistical reporting numbers (10-digit):
Please identity the specific products:
.
.
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II-10a. IMPORTS FROM KOREA-OTHER THAN HYUNDAI.–Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s
shipments and inventories of cold-rolled steel imported from Korea produced by /imported
from other than Hyundai by your firm during the specified periods.
KOREA –OTHER THAN HYUNDAI
Quantity (in short tons), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item
2013
2014
2015
Beginning-of-period inventories (quantity) (A)
Imports:1 2
Quantity (B)
Value (C)
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity3 4 (D)
Value (E)
Internal consumption/ company transfers:
Quantity (F)
Value5 (G)
Export shipments:6
Quantity (H)
Value (I)
End-of-period inventories (quantity) (J)
1
Please identify the foreign producers, if known:
.
Please identify the HTS numbers other than those listed on page 4 underwhich you imported cold-rolled steel:
.
3
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.
4
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.
5
Sales to related firms (including internal consumption) must be valued at fair market value. In the event that your firm
uses a different basis for valuing these sales within your company, please specify that basis (e.g., cost, cost plus, etc.) and
provide value data using that basis for each of the periods noted above:
.
6
Identify your firm’s principal export markets:
.
2
RECONCILIATION OF SHIPMENTS, IMPORTS, AND INVENTORIES.--Generally, the data reported for the
end-of-period inventories (i.e., line J) should be equal to the beginning-of-period inventories (i.e., line A),
plus imports (i.e., line B), less total shipments (i.e., lines D, F, and H). Please ensure that any differences
are not due to data entry errors in completing this form, but rather actually reflect your firm’s records;
and also provide any likely explanations for any differences (e.g., theft, loss, damage, record systems
issues, etc.) if they exist.
Calendar years
Reconciliation
A + B – D – F – H – J = should equal zero
("0") or provide an explanation.1
1
2013
2014
0
2015
0
0
Explanation if the calculated fields above are returning values other than zero (i.e., “0”) but are nonetheless
accurate:
.
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II-10b. Channels of distribution (KOREA- OTHER THAN HYUNDAI).–Report your firm’s commercial U.S.
shipments of U.S. imports from Korea produced by /imported from other than Hyundai, by
channel of distribution, during the specified periods.
KOREA–OTHER THAN HYUNDAI
Quantity (in short tons)
Calendar years
Item
2013
2014
2015
Channels of distribution:
Commercial U.S. shipments:
To steel service centers and distributors (K)1
To end users (L)2
1
Please estimate the share of your firm’s U.S. commercial shipments to service centers and/or distributors in 2015 that
were for the following end-use applications:
Share of total in
Distributor/service center end use
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:
0.0
.
2
Please estimate the share of your firm’s U.S. commercial shipments to end users in 2015 that were for the following enduse applications:
Share of total in
End user end use
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:
0.0
.
RECONCILIATION OF COMMERCIAL SHIPMENTS.—The sum of the end use data (lines K and L) should equal the
commercial U.S. shipment quantity reported in question II-10a (line D) in each period. Revise if the
reconciliation below is not returning zeroes.
Calendar years
Reconciliation
K + L – D = zero ("0"), if not revise.
2013
2014
0
2015
0
0
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II-10c. Imports of cold-rolled steel products outside primary HTS numbers (Korea – Other than
Hyundai).–Report your firm’s U.S. imports of cold-rolled steel from Korea produced by
/imported from other than Hyundai under other than the “Primary HTS statistical reporting
numbers” (see page 4 for definition) during the specified periods for:
(1) Alloy cold-rolled steel (see page 4 for definition of alloy cold-rolled steel). Do not include long
products included in (2);
(2) Long products (e.g. flat bar and wire) that meet the physical description of cold-rolled steel
provided on page 2;
(3) Other cold-rolled steel not elsewhere specified or included in (1) or (2).
KOREA–OTHER THAN HYUNDAI
Quantity (in short tons), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item
2013
2014
2015
Imports:
Alloy within scope cold-rolled steel:
Quantity (M)
Value (N)
Bar or wire within scope cold-rolled
steel:
Quantity (O)
Value (P)
Other within scope cold-rolled steel
not reported within the primary HTS
numbers: 1 2
Quantity (Q)
Value (R)
1
2
Please identity the specific HTS statistical reporting numbers (10-digit):
Please identity the specific products:
.
.
Note:-- the quantity and value of imports reported in this table are subsets of the data reported in lines B and C in the first
data grid for this country (e.g., M+O+Q <= B, and N+P+R <=C). For most firms, the data reported in this question should not
be exactly equal to (e.g., it should be less than) the data reported in overall imports of cold-rolled steel products.
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II-10d. Imports for specific periods pre- and post-filing of the petitions (Korea-Other than Hyundai).–
Report your firm’s U.S. imports from Korea produced by /imported from other than Hyundai
during the specified periods pre- and post-filing of the petitions of:
(1) All subject cold-rolled steel products;
(2) Alloy cold-rolled steel product (a subset of the first item) (see page 4 for definition of alloy
cold-rolled steel). Do not include long products included in (3);
(3) Long products (e.g. flat bar and wire) that meet the physical description of cold-rolled steel
provided on page 2 (a subset of (1));
(4) Other cold-rolled steel not elsewhere specified or included in (1) or (2) (a subset of (1))
KOREA–OTHER THAN HYUNDAI
Quantity (in short tons)
Specific periods
Item
February 1, 2015 –
July 31, 2015
(six months)
August 1, 2015 –
January 31, 2016
(six months)
July 1, 2014 –June 30, 2015
(twelve months)
Imports:
All cold-rolled steel products
Alloy within scope coldrolled steel (a subset of the
first item)
Bar or wire within scope
cold-rolled steel (a subset of
the first item)
Other within scope coldrolled steel not reported
within the primary HTS
numbers: 1 2 (a subset of the
first item)
1
2
Please identity the specific HTS statistical reporting numbers (10-digit):
Please identity the specific products:
.
.
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II-11a. IMPORTS FROM RUSSIA SEVERSTAL.–Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments and
inventories of cold-rolled steel produced by /imported from PAO Severstal, Severstal Export
GmbH, JSC Karelsky Okatysh, AO OLKON, AO Vorkutaugol, and JSC Vtorchermet (collectively, the
Severstal Companies) in Russia by your firm during the specified periods.
RUSSIA - SEVERSTAL
Quantity (in short tons), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item
2013
2014
2015
Beginning-of-period inventories (quantity) (A)
Imports:1 2
Quantity (B)
Value (C)
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity3 4 (D)
Value (E)
Internal consumption/ company transfers:
Quantity (F)
Value5 (G)
Export shipments:6
Quantity (H)
Value (I)
End-of-period inventories (quantity) (J)
1
Please identify the foreign producers, if known:
.
Please identify the HTS numbers other than those listed on page 4 underwhich you imported cold-rolled steel:
.
3
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.
4
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.
5
Sales to related firms (including internal consumption) must be valued at fair market value. In the event that your firm
uses a different basis for valuing these sales within your company, please specify that basis (e.g., cost, cost plus, etc.) and
provide value data using that basis for each of the periods noted above:
.
6
Identify your firm’s principal export markets:
.
2
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RECONCILIATION OF SHIPMENTS, IMPORTS, AND INVENTORIES.--Generally, the data reported for the
end-of-period inventories (i.e., line J) should be equal to the beginning-of-period inventories (i.e., line A),
plus imports (i.e., line B), less total shipments (i.e., lines D, F, and H). Please ensure that any differences
are not due to data entry errors in completing this form, but rather actually reflect your firm’s records;
and also provide any likely explanations for any differences (e.g., theft, loss, damage, record systems
issues, etc.) if they exist.
Calendar years
Reconciliation
A + B – D – F – H – J = should equal zero
("0") or provide an explanation.1
1
2013
2014
0
2015
0
0
Explanation if the calculated fields above are returning values other than zero (i.e., “0”) but are nonetheless
accurate:
.
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II-11b. Channels of distribution (RUSSIA SEVERSTAL).–Report your firm’s commercial U.S. shipments of
U.S. imports from PAO Severstal, Severstal Export GmbH, JSC Karelsky Okatysh, AO OLKON, AO
Vorkutaugol, and JSC Vtorchermet (collectively, the Severstal Companies) in Russia, by channel
of distribution, during the specified periods.
RUSSIA - SEVERSTAL
Quantity (in short tons)
Calendar years
Item
2013
2014
2015
Channels of distribution:
Commercial U.S. shipments:
To steel service centers and distributors (K)1
To end users (L)2
1
Please estimate the share of your firm’s U.S. commercial shipments to service centers and/or distributors in 2015 that
were for the following end-use applications:
Share of total in
Distributor/service center end use
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:
0.0
.
2
Please estimate the share of your firm’s U.S. commercial shipments to end users in 2015 that were for the following enduse applications:
Share of total in
End user end use
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:
0.0
.
RECONCILIATION OF COMMERCIAL SHIPMENTS.—The sum of the end use data (lines K and L) should equal the
commercial U.S. shipment quantity reported in question II-11a (line D) in each period. Revise if the
reconciliation below is not returning zeroes.
Calendar years
Reconciliation
K + L – D = zero ("0"), if not revise.
2013
2014
0
2015
0
0
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II-11c. Imports of cold-rolled steel products outside primary HTS numbers (Russia - Severstal).–
Report your firm’s U.S. imports of cold-rolled steel from Russia - Severstal under other than the
“Primary HTS statistical reporting numbers” (see page 4 for definition) during the specified
periods for:
(1) Alloy cold-rolled steel (see page 4 for definition of alloy cold-rolled steel). Do not include long
products included in (2);
(2) Long products (e.g. flat bar and wire) that meet the physical description of cold-rolled steel
provided on page 2;
(3) Other cold-rolled steel not elsewhere specified or included in (1) or (2).
RUSSIA - SEVERSTAL
Quantity (in short tons), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item
2013
2014
2015
Imports:
Alloy within scope cold-rolled steel:
Quantity (M)
Value (N)
Bar or wire within scope cold-rolled
steel:
Quantity (O)
Value (P)
Other within scope cold-rolled steel
not reported within the primary HTS
numbers: 1 2
Quantity (Q)
Value (R)
1
2
Please identity the specific HTS statistical reporting numbers (10-digit):
Please identity the specific products:
.
.
Note:-- the quantity and value of imports reported in this table are subsets of the data reported in lines B and C in the first
data grid for this country (e.g., M+O+Q <= B, and N+P+R <=C). For most firms, the data reported in this question should not
be exactly equal to (e.g., it should be less than) the data reported in overall imports of cold-rolled steel products.
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II-11d. Imports for specific periods pre- and post-filing of the petitions (Russia Severstal).–Report your
firm’s U.S. imports from PAO Severstal, Severstal Export GmbH, JSC Karelsky Okatysh, AO
OLKON, AO Vorkutaugol, and JSC Vtorchermet (collectively, the Severstal Companies) in Russia
during the specified periods pre- and post-filing of the petitions of:
(1) All subject cold-rolled steel products;
(2) Alloy cold-rolled steel product (a subset of the first item) (see page 4 for definition of alloy
cold-rolled steel). Do not include long products included in (3);
(3) Long products (e.g. flat bar and wire) that meet the physical description of cold-rolled steel
provided on page 2 (a subset of (1));
(4) Other cold-rolled steel not elsewhere specified or included in (1) or (2) (a subset of (1))
RUSSIA - SEVERSTAL
Quantity (in short tons)
Specific periods
Item
February 1, 2015 –
July 31, 2015
(six months)
August 1, 2015 –
January 31, 2016
(six months)
July 1, 2014 –June 30, 2015
(twelve months)
Imports:
All cold-rolled steel products
Alloy within scope coldrolled steel (a subset of the
first item)
Bar or wire within scope
cold-rolled steel (a subset of
the first item)
Other within scope coldrolled steel not reported
within the primary HTS
numbers: 1 2 (a subset of the
first item)
1
2
Please identity the specific HTS statistical reporting numbers (10-digit):
Please identity the specific products:
.
.
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II-12a. IMPORTS FROM RUSSIA ALL OTHERS.–Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments
and inventories of cold-rolled steel imported from all firms except the Severstal Companies
reported in II-11 in Russia by your firm during the specified periods.
RUSSIA –OTHER THAN SEVERSTAL
Quantity (in short tons), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item
2013
2014
2015
Beginning-of-period inventories (quantity) (A)
Imports:1 2
Quantity (B)
Value (C)
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity3 4 (D)
Value (E)
Internal consumption/ company transfers:
Quantity (F)
Value5 (G)
Export shipments:6
Quantity (H)
Value (I)
End-of-period inventories (quantity) (J)
1
Please identify the foreign producers, if known:
.
Please identify the HTS numbers other than those listed on page 4 underwhich you imported cold-rolled steel:
.
3
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.
4
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.
5
Sales to related firms (including internal consumption) must be valued at fair market value. In the event that your firm
uses a different basis for valuing these sales within your company, please specify that basis (e.g., cost, cost plus, etc.) and
provide value data using that basis for each of the periods noted above:
.
6
Identify your firm’s principal export markets:
.
2
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RECONCILIATION OF SHIPMENTS, IMPORTS, AND INVENTORIES.--Generally, the data reported for the
end-of-period inventories (i.e., line J) should be equal to the beginning-of-period inventories (i.e., line A),
plus imports (i.e., line B), less total shipments (i.e., lines D, F, and H). Please ensure that any differences
are not due to data entry errors in completing this form, but rather actually reflect your firm’s records;
and also provide any likely explanations for any differences (e.g., theft, loss, damage, record systems
issues, etc.) if they exist.
Calendar years
Reconciliation
A + B – D – F – H – J = should equal zero
("0") or provide an explanation.1
1
2013
2014
0
2015
0
0
Explanation if the calculated fields above are returning values other than zero (i.e., “0”) but are nonetheless
accurate:
.
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II-12b. Channels of distribution (RUSSIA ALL OTHERS).–Report your firm’s commercial U.S. shipments
of U.S. imports from all firms except the Severstal Companies reported in II-11 in Russia, by
channel of distribution, during the specified periods.
RUSSIA –OTHER THAN SEVERSTAL
Quantity (in short tons)
Calendar years
Item
2013
2014
2015
Channels of distribution:
Commercial U.S. shipments:
To steel service centers and distributors (K)1
To end users (L)2
1
Please estimate the share of your firm’s U.S. commercial shipments to service centers and/or distributors in 2015 that
were for the following end-use applications:
Share of total in
Distributor/service center end use
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:
0.0
.
2
Please estimate the share of your firm’s U.S. commercial shipments to end users in 2015 that were for the following enduse applications:
Share of total in
End user end use
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:
0.0
.
RECONCILIATION OF COMMERCIAL SHIPMENTS.—The sum of the end use data (lines K and L) should equal the
commercial U.S. shipment quantity reported in question II-12a (line D) in each period. Revise if the
reconciliation below is not returning zeroes.
Calendar years
Reconciliation
K + L – D = zero ("0"), if not revise.
2013
2014
0
2015
0
0
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II-12c. Imports of cold-rolled steel products outside primary HTS numbers (Russia – Other than
Severstal).–Report your firm’s U.S. imports of cold-rolled steel from Russia – Other than
Severstal under other than the “Primary HTS statistical reporting numbers” (see page 4 for
definition) during the specified periods for:
(1) Alloy cold-rolled steel (see page 4 for definition of alloy cold-rolled steel). Do not include long
products included in (2);
(2) Long products (e.g. flat bar and wire) that meet the physical description of cold-rolled steel
provided on page 2;
(3) Other cold-rolled steel not elsewhere specified or included in (1) or (2).
RUSSIA –OTHER THAN SEVERSTAL
Quantity (in short tons), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item
2013
2014
2015
Imports:
Alloy within scope cold-rolled steel:
Quantity (M)
Value (N)
Bar or wire within scope cold-rolled
steel:
Quantity (O)
Value (P)
Other within scope cold-rolled steel
not reported within the primary HTS
numbers: 1 2
Quantity (Q)
Value (R)
1
2
Please identity the specific HTS statistical reporting numbers (10-digit):
Please identity the specific products:
.
.
Note:-- the quantity and value of imports reported in this table are subsets of the data reported in lines B and C in the first
data grid for this country (e.g., M+O+Q <= B, and N+P+R <=C). For most firms, the data reported in this question should not
be exactly equal to (e.g., it should be less than) the data reported in overall imports of cold-rolled steel products.
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II-12d. Imports for specific periods pre- and post-filing of the petitions (Russia all others).–Report
your firm’s U.S. imports from all firms except the Severstal Companies reported in II-11 in Russia
during the specified periods pre- and post-filing of the petitions of:
(1) All subject cold-rolled steel products;
(2) Alloy cold-rolled steel product (a subset of the first item) (see page 4 for definition of alloy
cold-rolled steel). Do not include long products included in (3);
(3) Long products (e.g. flat bar and wire) that meet the physical description of cold-rolled steel
provided on page 2 (a subset of (1));
(4) Other cold-rolled steel not elsewhere specified or included in (1) or (2) (a subset of (1)).
RUSSIA –OTHER THAN SEVERSTAL
Quantity (in short tons)
Specific periods
Item
February 1, 2015 –
July 31, 2015
(six months)
August 1, 2015 –
January 31, 2016
(six months)
July 1, 2014 –June 30, 2015
(twelve months)
Imports:
All cold-rolled steel products
Alloy within scope coldrolled steel (a subset of the
first item)
Bar or wire within scope
cold-rolled steel (a subset of
the first item)
Other within scope coldrolled steel not reported
within the primary HTS
numbers: 1 2 (a subset of the
first item)
1
2
Please identity the specific HTS statistical reporting numbers (10-digit):
Please identity the specific products:
.
.
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II-13a. IMPORTS FROM UNITED KINGDOM.–Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments and
inventories of cold-rolled steel imported from the United Kingdom by your firm during the
specified periods.
UNITED KINGDOM
Quantity (in short tons), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item
2013
2014
2015
Beginning-of-period inventories (quantity) (A)
Imports:1 2
Quantity (B)
Value (C)
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity3 4 (D)
Value (E)
Internal consumption/ company transfers:
Quantity (F)
Value5 (G)
Export shipments:6
Quantity (H)
Value (I)
End-of-period inventories (quantity) (J)
1
Please identify the foreign producers, if known:
.
Please identify the HTS numbers other than those listed on page 4 underwhich you imported cold-rolled steel:
.
3
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.
4
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.
5
Sales to related firms (including internal consumption) must be valued at fair market value. In the event that your firm
uses a different basis for valuing these sales within your company, please specify that basis (e.g., cost, cost plus, etc.) and
provide value data using that basis for each of the periods noted above:
.
6
Identify your firm’s principal export markets:
.
2
RECONCILIATION OF SHIPMENTS, IMPORTS, AND INVENTORIES.--Generally, the data reported for the
end-of-period inventories (i.e., line J) should be equal to the beginning-of-period inventories (i.e., line A),
plus imports (i.e., line B), less total shipments (i.e., lines D, F, and H). Please ensure that any differences
are not due to data entry errors in completing this form, but rather actually reflect your firm’s records;
and also provide any likely explanations for any differences (e.g., theft, loss, damage, record systems
issues, etc.) if they exist.
Calendar years
Reconciliation
A + B – D – F – H – J = should equal zero
("0") or provide an explanation.1
1
2013
2014
0
2015
0
0
Explanation if the calculated fields above are returning values other than zero (i.e., “0”) but are nonetheless
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II-13b. Channels of distribution (UNITED KINGDOM).–Report your firm’s commercial U.S. shipments of
U.S. imports from United Kingdom, by channel of distribution, during the specified periods.
UNITED KINGDOM
Quantity (in short tons)
Calendar years
Item
2013
2014
2015
Channels of distribution:
Commercial U.S. shipments:
To steel service centers and distributors (K)1
To end users (L)2
1
Please estimate the share of your firm’s U.S. commercial shipments to service centers and/or distributors in 2015 that
were for the following end-use applications:
Share of total in
Distributor/service center end use
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:
0.0
.
2
Please estimate the share of your firm’s U.S. commercial shipments to end users in 2015 that were for the following enduse applications:
Share of total in
End user end use
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:
0.0
.
RECONCILIATION OF COMMERCIAL SHIPMENTS.—The sum of the end use data (lines K and L) should equal the
commercial U.S. shipment quantity reported in question II-13a (line D) in each period. Revise if the
reconciliation below is not returning zeroes.
Calendar years
Reconciliation
K + L – D = zero ("0"), if not revise.
2013
2014
0
2015
0
0
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II-13c. Imports of cold-rolled steel products outside primary HTS numbers (United Kingdom).–Report
your firm’s U.S. imports of cold-rolled steel from United Kingdom under other than the “Primary
HTS statistical reporting numbers” (see page 4 for definition) during the specified periods for:
(1) Alloy cold-rolled steel (see page 4 for definition of alloy cold-rolled steel). Do not include long
products included in (2);
(2) Long products (e.g. flat bar and wire) that meet the physical description of cold-rolled steel
provided on page 2;
(3) Other cold-rolled steel not elsewhere specified or included in (1) or (2).
UNITED KINGDOM
Quantity (in short tons), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item
2013
2014
2015
Imports:
Alloy within scope cold-rolled steel:
Quantity (M)
Value (N)
Bar or wire within scope cold-rolled
steel:
Quantity (O)
Value (P)
Other within scope cold-rolled steel
not reported within the primary HTS
numbers: 1 2
Quantity (Q)
Value (R)
1
2
Please identity the specific HTS statistical reporting numbers (10-digit):
Please identity the specific products:
.
.
Note:-- the quantity and value of imports reported in this table are subsets of the data reported in lines B and C in the first
data grid for this country (e.g., M+O+Q <= B, and N+P+R <=C). For most firms, the data reported in this question should not
be exactly equal to (e.g., it should be less than) the data reported in overall imports of cold-rolled steel products.
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II-13d. Imports for specific periods pre- and post-filing of the petitions (United Kingdom).–Report
your firm’s U.S. imports from United Kingdom during the specified periods pre- and post-filing of
the petitions of:
(1) All subject cold-rolled steel products;
(2) Alloy cold-rolled steel product (a subset of the first item) (see page 4 for definition of alloy
cold-rolled steel). Do not include long products included in (3);
(3) Long products (e.g. flat bar and wire) that meet the physical description of cold-rolled steel
provided on page 2 (a subset of (1));
(4) Other cold-rolled steel not elsewhere specified or included in (1) or (2) (a subset of (1)).
UNITED KINGDOM
Quantity (in short tons)
Specific periods
Item
February 1, 2015 –
July 31, 2015
(six months)
August 1, 2015 –
January 31, 2016
(six months)
July 1, 2014 –June 30, 2015
(twelve months)
Imports:
All cold-rolled steel products
Alloy within scope coldrolled steel (a subset of the
first item)
Bar or wire within scope
cold-rolled steel (a subset of
the first item)
Other within scope coldrolled steel not reported
within the primary HTS
numbers: 1 2 (a subset of the
first item)
1
2
Please identity the specific HTS statistical reporting numbers (10-digit):
Please identity the specific products:
.
.
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II-14a. IMPORTS FROM CANADA.–Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments and
inventories of cold-rolled steel imported from Canada (a nonsubject source) by your firm during
the specified periods.
CANADA
Quantity (in short tons), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item
2013
2014
2015
Beginning-of-period inventories (quantity) (A)
Imports:1 2
Quantity (B)
Value (C)
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity3 4 (D)
Value (E)
Internal consumption/ company transfers:
Quantity (F)
Value5 (G)
Export shipments:6
Quantity (H)
Value (I)
End-of-period inventories (quantity) (J)
1
Please identify the foreign producers, if known:
.
Please identify the HTS numbers other than those listed on page 4 underwhich you imported cold-rolled steel:
.
3
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.
4
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.
5
Sales to related firms (including internal consumption) must be valued at fair market value. In the event that your firm
uses a different basis for valuing these sales within your company, please specify that basis (e.g., cost, cost plus, etc.) and
provide value data using that basis for each of the periods noted above:
.
6
Identify your firm’s principal export markets:
.
2
RECONCILIATION OF SHIPMENTS, IMPORTS, AND INVENTORIES.--Generally, the data reported for the
end-of-period inventories (i.e., line J) should be equal to the beginning-of-period inventories (i.e., line A),
plus imports (i.e., line B), less total shipments (i.e., lines D, F, and H). Please ensure that any differences
are not due to data entry errors in completing this form, but rather actually reflect your firm’s records;
and also provide any likely explanations for any differences (e.g., theft, loss, damage, record systems
issues, etc.) if they exist.
Calendar years
Reconciliation
A + B – D – F – H – J = should equal zero
("0") or provide an explanation.1
1
2013
2014
0
2015
0
0
Explanation if the calculated fields above are returning values other than zero (i.e., “0”) but are nonetheless
accurate:
.
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II-14b. Channels of distribution (CANADA).–Report your firm’s commercial U.S. shipments of U.S.
imports from Canada, by channel of distribution, during the specified periods.
CANADA
Quantity (in short tons)
Calendar years
Item
2013
2014
2015
Channels of distribution:
Commercial U.S. shipments:
To steel service centers and distributors (K)1
To end users (L)2
1
Please estimate the share of your firm’s U.S. commercial shipments to service centers and/or distributors in 2015 that
were for the following end-use applications:
Share of total in
Distributor/service center end use
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:
0.0
.
2
Please estimate the share of your firm’s U.S. commercial shipments to end users in 2015 that were for the following enduse applications:
Share of total in
End user end use
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:
0.0
.
RECONCILIATION OF COMMERCIAL SHIPMENTS.—The sum of the end use data (lines K and L) should equal the
commercial U.S. shipment quantity reported in question II-14a (line D) in each period. Revise if the
reconciliation below is not returning zeroes.
Calendar years
Reconciliation
K + L – D = zero ("0"), if not revise.
2013
2014
0
2015
0
0
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II-14c. Imports of cold-rolled steel products outside primary HTS numbers (Canada).–Report your
firm’s U.S. imports of cold-rolled steel from Canada under other than the “Primary HTS
statistical reporting numbers” (see page 4 for definition) during the specified periods for:
(1) Alloy cold-rolled steel (see page 4 for definition of alloy cold-rolled steel). Do not include long
products included in (2);
(2) Long products (e.g. flat bar and wire) that meet the physical description of cold-rolled steel
provided on page 2;
(3) Other cold-rolled steel not elsewhere specified or included in (1) or (2).
CANADA
Quantity (in short tons), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item
2013
2014
2015
Imports:
Alloy within scope cold-rolled steel:
Quantity (M)
Value (N)
Bar or wire within scope cold-rolled
steel:
Quantity (O)
Value (P)
Other within scope cold-rolled steel
not reported within the primary HTS
numbers: 1 2
Quantity (Q)
Value (R)
1
2
Please identity the specific HTS statistical reporting numbers (10-digit):
Please identity the specific products:
.
.
Note:-- the quantity and value of imports reported in this table are subsets of the data reported in lines B and C in the first
data grid for this country (e.g., M+O+Q <= B, and N+P+R <=C). For most firms, the data reported in this question should not
be exactly equal to (e.g., it should be less than) the data reported in overall imports of cold-rolled steel products.
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II-14d. Imports for specific periods pre- and post-filing of the petitions (CANADA).–Report your firm’s
U.S. imports from Canada during the specified periods pre- and post-filing of the petitions of:
(1) All subject cold-rolled steel products;
(2) Alloy cold-rolled steel product (a subset of the first item) (see page 4 for definition of alloy
cold-rolled steel). Do not include long products included in (3);
(3) Long products (e.g. flat bar and wire) that meet the physical description of cold-rolled steel
provided on page 2 (a subset of (1));
(4) Other cold-rolled steel not elsewhere specified or included in (1) or (2) (a subset of (1)).
CANADA
Quantity (in short tons)
Specific periods
Item
February 1, 2015 –
July 31, 2015
(six months)
August 1, 2015 –
January 31, 2016
(six months)
July 1, 2014 –June 30, 2015
(twelve months)
Imports:
All cold-rolled steel products
Alloy within scope coldrolled steel (a subset of the
first item)
Bar or wire within scope
cold-rolled steel (a subset of
the first item)
Other within scope coldrolled steel not reported
within the primary HTS
numbers: 1 2 (a subset of the
first item)
1
2
Please identity the specific HTS statistical reporting numbers (10-digit):
Please identity the specific products:
.
.
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II-15a. IMPORTS FROM ALL OTHER SOURCES.–Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments
and inventories of cold-rolled steel imported from all other sources combined by your firm
during the specified periods.
(list sources:
ALL OTHER SOURCES
)
Quantity (in short tons), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item
2013
2014
2015
Beginning-of-period inventories (quantity) (A)
Imports:1 2
Quantity (B)
Value (C)
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity3 4 (D)
Value (E)
Internal consumption/ company transfers:
Quantity (F)
Value5 (G)
Export shipments:6
Quantity (H)
Value (I)
End-of-period inventories (quantity) (J)
1
Please identify the foreign producers, if known:
.
Please identify the HTS numbers other than those listed on page 4 underwhich you imported cold-rolled steel:
.
3
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.
4
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.
5
Sales to related firms (including internal consumption) must be valued at fair market value. In the event that your firm
uses a different basis for valuing these sales within your company, please specify that basis (e.g., cost, cost plus, etc.) and
provide value data using that basis for each of the periods noted above:
.
6
Identify your firm’s principal export markets:
.
2
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RECONCILIATION OF SHIPMENTS, IMPORTS, AND INVENTORIES.--Generally, the data reported for the
end-of-period inventories (i.e., line J) should be equal to the beginning-of-period inventories (i.e., line A),
plus imports (i.e., line B), less total shipments (i.e., lines D, F, and H). Please ensure that any differences
are not due to data entry errors in completing this form, but rather actually reflect your firm’s records;
and also provide any likely explanations for any differences (e.g., theft, loss, damage, record systems
issues, etc.) if they exist.
Calendar years
Reconciliation
A + B – D – F – H – J = should equal zero
("0") or provide an explanation.1
1
2013
2014
0
2015
0
0
Explanation if the calculated fields above are returning values other than zero (i.e., “0”) but are nonetheless
accurate:
.
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II-15b. Channels of distribution (ALL OTHER SOURCES).–Report your firm’s commercial U.S. shipments
of U.S. imports from All other sources combined, by channel of distribution, during the specified
periods.
ALL OTHER SOURCES
Quantity (in short tons)
Calendar years
Item
2013
2014
2015
Channels of distribution:
Commercial U.S. shipments:
To steel service centers and distributors (K)1
To end users (L)2
1
Please estimate the share of your firm’s U.S. commercial shipments to service centers and/or distributors in 2015 that
were for the following end-use applications:
Share of total in
Distributor/service center end use
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:
0.0
.
2
Please estimate the share of your firm’s U.S. commercial shipments to end users in 2015 that were for the following enduse applications:
Share of total in
End user end use
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:
0.0
.
RECONCILIATION OF COMMERCIAL SHIPMENTS.—The sum of the end use data (lines K and L) should equal the
commercial U.S. shipment quantity reported in question II-15a (line D) in each period. Revise if the
reconciliation below is not returning zeroes.
Calendar years
Reconciliation
K + L – D = zero ("0"), if not revise.
2013
2014
0
2015
0
0
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II-15c. Imports of cold-rolled steel products outside primary HTS numbers (All other sources).–Report
your firm’s U.S. imports of cold-rolled steel from All other sources combined under other than
the “Primary HTS statistical reporting numbers” (see page 4 for definition) during the specified
periods for:
(1) Alloy cold-rolled steel (see page 4 for definition of alloy cold-rolled steel). Do not include long
products included in (2);
(2) Long products (e.g. flat bar and wire) that meet the physical description of cold-rolled steel
provided on page 2;
(3) Other cold-rolled steel not elsewhere specified or included in (1) or (2).
ALL OTHER SOURCES
Quantity (in short tons), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item
2013
2014
2015
Imports:
Alloy within scope cold-rolled steel:
Quantity (M)
Value (N)
Bar or wire within scope cold-rolled
steel:
Quantity (O)
Value (P)
Other within scope cold-rolled steel
not reported within the primary HTS
numbers: 1 2
Quantity (Q)
Value (R)
1
2
Please identity the specific HTS statistical reporting numbers (10-digit):
Please identity the specific products:
.
.
Note:-- the quantity and value of imports reported in this table are subsets of the data reported in lines B and C in the first
data grid for this country (e.g., M+O+Q <= B, and N+P+R <=C). For most firms, the data reported in this question should not
be exactly equal to (e.g., it should be less than) the data reported in overall imports of cold-rolled steel products.
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II-15d. Imports for specific periods pre- and post-filing of the petitions (ALL OTHER SOURCES
COMBINED).–Report your firm’s U.S. imports from All other sources combined during the
specified periods pre- and post-filing of the petitions of:
(1) All subject cold-rolled steel products;
(2) Alloy cold-rolled steel product (a subset of the first item) (see page 4 for definition of alloy
cold-rolled steel). Do not include long products included in (3);
(3) Long products (e.g. flat bar and wire) that meet the physical description of cold-rolled steel
provided on page 2 (a subset of (1));
(4) Other cold-rolled steel not elsewhere specified or included in (1) or (2) (a subset of (1)).
ALL OTHER SOURCES
Quantity (in short tons)
Specific periods
Item
February 1, 2015 –
July 31, 2015
(six months)
August 1, 2015 –
January 31, 2016
(six months)
July 1, 2014 –June 30, 2015
(twelve months)
Imports:
All cold-rolled steel products
Alloy within scope coldrolled steel (a subset of the
first item)
Bar or wire within scope
cold-rolled steel (a subset of
the first item)
Other within scope coldrolled steel not reported
within the primary HTS
numbers: 1 2 (a subset of the
first item)
1
2
Please identity the specific HTS statistical reporting numbers (10-digit):
Please identity the specific products:
.
II-16.
.
Other explanations.--If your firm would like to further explain a response to a question in Part II
that did not provide a narrative response box, please note the question number and the
explanation in the space provided below. Please also use this space to highlight any issues your
firm had in providing the data in this section, including but not limited to technical issues with
the MS Word questionnaire.
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PART III.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Cindy Cohen (202-205-3230,
cindy.cohen@usitc.gov).
III-1.
Contact information.-- Please identify the responsible individual and the manner by which
Commission staff may contact that individual regarding the confidential information submitted
in part III.
Name
Title
Email
Telephone
Fax
PRICE DATA
III-2.
This question requests quarterly quantity and value data for your firm’s commercial shipments
to unrelated U.S. customers since January 1, 2013 of the following products your firm imported
from subject countries and/or nonsubject country Canada:
Product 1.-- Cold-rolled carbon steel sheet, in coils, commercial quality (ASTM A-1008), not
interstitial free, not painted, box annealed and temper rolled, 24” to 48” in width,
0.0120” to 0.0219” in thickness. 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 import from Brazil, China, India, Japan,
Korea, Russia, the United Kingdom and/or nonsubject country Canada and sell to unrelated U.S.
customers any of the above listed products (or any products that were competitive with these
products)?
Yes.--Please complete the following pricing data tables as appropriate.
No.--Skip to question III-3.
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III-2a. Price data.--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported from Brazil
and sold by your firm.
Brazil
Report data in actual short tons and actual dollars (not 1,000s).
Product 1
Quantity
Value
(Quantity in short tons, value in dollars)
Product 2
Product 3
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value
Product 4
Period of shipment
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 III.
Note.--If your firm’s product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified product, provide a description
of your firm’s product. Also, please explain any anomalies in your firm’s reported pricing data.
Product 1:
Product 2:
Product 3:
Product 4:
Business Proprietary
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III-2a. Price data.--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported from Brazil
and sold by your firm.
Brazil
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 III.
Note.--If your firm’s product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified product,
provide a description of your firm’s product. Also, please explain any anomalies in your firm’s reported pricing data.
Product 5:
Product 6:
Product 7:
Business Proprietary
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III-2b. Price data.--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported from China
and sold by your firm.
China
Report data in actual short tons and actual dollars (not 1,000s).
(Quantity in short tons, value in dollars)
Product 2
Product 3
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value
Product 1
Product 4
Period of shipment
Quantity
Value
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 III.
Note.--If your firm’s product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified product, provide a description
of your firm’s product. Also, please explain any anomalies in your firm’s reported pricing data.
Product 1:
Product 2:
Product 3:
Product 4:
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III-2b. Price data.--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported from China
and sold by your firm.
China
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 III.
Note.--If your firm’s product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified product,
provide a description of your firm’s product. Also, please explain any anomalies in your firm’s reported pricing data.
Product 5:
Product 6:
Product 7:
Business Proprietary
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III-2c. Price data.--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported from India
and sold by your firm.
India
Report data in actual short tons and actual dollars (not 1,000s).
Product 1
Quantity
Value
(Quantity in short tons, value in dollars)
Product 2
Product 3
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value
Product 4
Period of shipment
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 III.
Note.--If your firm’s product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified product, provide a description
of your firm’s product. Also, please explain any anomalies in your firm’s reported pricing data.
Product 1:
Product 2:
Product 3:
Product 4:
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Price data.--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported from India
and sold by your firm.
India
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 III.
Note.--If your firm’s product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified product,
provide a description of your firm’s product. Also, please explain any anomalies in your firm’s reported pricing data.
Product 5:
Product 6:
Product 7:
Business Proprietary
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III-2d. Price data.--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported from Japan
and sold by your firm.
Japan
Report data in actual short tons and actual dollars (not 1,000s).
(Quantity in short tons, value in dollars)
Product 2
Product 3
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value
Product 1
Product 4
Period of shipment
Quantity
Value
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 III.
Note.--If your firm’s product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified product, provide a description
of your firm’s product. Also, please explain any anomalies in your firm’s reported pricing data.
Product 1:
Product 2:
Product 3:
Product 4:
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III-2d. Price data.--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported from Japan
and sold by your firm.
Japan
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 III.
Note.--If your firm’s product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified product,
provide a description of your firm’s product. Also, please explain any anomalies in your firm’s reported pricing data.
Product 5:
Product 6:
Product 7:
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III-2e. Price data.--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported from Hyundai
in Korea and sold by your firm.
Korea - Hyundai
Report data in actual short tons and actual dollars (not 1,000s).
(Quantity in short tons, value in dollars)
Product 2
Product 3
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value
Product 1
Product 4
Period of shipment
Quantity
Value
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 III.
Note.--If your firm’s product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified product, provide a description
of your firm’s product. Also, please explain any anomalies in your firm’s reported pricing data.
Product 1:
Product 2:
Product 3:
Product 4:
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III-2e. Price data.--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported from Hyundai
in Korea and sold by your firm.
Korea - Hyundai
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 III.
Note.--If your firm’s product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified product,
provide a description of your firm’s product. Also, please explain any anomalies in your firm’s reported pricing data.
Product 5:
Product 6:
Product 7:
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Price data.--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported from all other
firms in Korea and sold by your firm.
Korea – Other than Hyundai
Report data in actual short tons and actual dollars (not 1,000s).
(Quantity in short tons, value in dollars)
Product 2
Product 3
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value
Product 1
Product 4
Period of shipment
Quantity
Value
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 III.
Note.--If your firm’s product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified product, provide a description
of your firm’s product. Also, please explain any anomalies in your firm’s reported pricing data.
Product 1:
Product 2:
Product 3:
Product 4:
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Price data.--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported from all other
firms in Korea and sold by your firm.
Korea – Other than Hyundai
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 III.
Note.--If your firm’s product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified product,
provide a description of your firm’s product. Also, please explain any anomalies in your firm’s reported pricing data.
Product 5:
Product 6:
Product 7:
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III-2g. Price data.--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported from PAO
Severstal, Severstal Export GmbH, JSC Karelsky Okatysh, AO OLKON, AO Vorkutaugol, and JSC
Vtorchermet (collectively, the Severstal Companies) in Russia and sold by your firm.
Russia-Severstal
Report data in actual short tons and actual dollars (not 1,000s).
Product 1
Quantity
Value
(Quantity in short tons, value in dollars)
Product 2
Product 3
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value
Product 4
Period of shipment
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 III.
Note.--If your firm’s product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified product, provide a description
of your firm’s product. Also, please explain any anomalies in your firm’s reported pricing data.
Product 1:
Product 2:
Product 3:
Product 4:
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III-2g. Price data.--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported from PAO
Severstal, Severstal Export GmbH, JSC Karelsky Okatysh, AO OLKON, AO Vorkutaugol, and JSC
Vtorchermet (collectively, the Severstal Companies) in Russia and sold by your firm.
Russia-Severstal
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 III.
Note.--If your firm’s product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified product,
provide a description of your firm’s product. Also, please explain any anomalies in your firm’s reported pricing data.
Product 5:
Product 6:
Product 7:
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III-2h. Price data.--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported from all other
firms in Russia except the Severstal companies and sold by your firm.
Russia-Other than Severstal
Report data in actual short tons and actual dollars (not 1,000s).
(Quantity in short tons, value in dollars)
Product 2
Product 3
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value
Product 1
Product 4
Period of shipment
Quantity
Value
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 III.
Note.--If your firm’s product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified product, provide a description
of your firm’s product. Also, please explain any anomalies in your firm’s reported pricing data.
Product 1:
Product 2:
Product 3:
Product 4:
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III-2h. Price data.--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported from all other
firms in Russia except the Severstal companies and sold by your firm.
Russia- Other than Severstal
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 III.
Note.--If your firm’s product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified product,
provide a description of your firm’s product. Also, please explain any anomalies in your firm’s reported pricing data.
Product 5:
Product 6:
Product 7:
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Price data.--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported from United
Kingdom and sold by your firm.
United Kingdom
Report data in actual short tons and actual dollars (not 1,000s).
(Quantity in short tons, value in dollars)
Product 2
Product 3
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value
Product 1
Product 4
Period of shipment
Quantity
Value
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 III.
Note.--If your firm’s product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified product, provide a description
of your firm’s product. Also, please explain any anomalies in your firm’s reported pricing data.
Product 1:
Product 2:
Product 3:
Product 4:
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Price data.--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported from United
Kingdom and sold by your firm.
United Kingdom
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 III.
Note.--If your firm’s product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified product,
provide a description of your firm’s product. Also, please explain any anomalies in your firm’s reported pricing data.
Product 5:
Product 6:
Product 7:
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Price data.--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported from Canada
and sold by your firm.
Canada
Report data in actual short tons and actual dollars (not 1,000s).
(Quantity in short tons, value in dollars)
Product 2
Product 3
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value
Product 1
Product 4
Period of shipment
Quantity
Value
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 III.
Note.--If your firm’s product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified product, provide a description
of your firm’s product. Also, please explain any anomalies in your firm’s reported pricing data.
Product 1:
Product 2:
Product 3:
Product 4:
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Price data.--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported from Canada
and sold by your firm.
Canada
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 III.
Note.--If your firm’s product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified product,
provide a description of your firm’s product. Also, please explain any anomalies in your firm’s reported pricing data.
Product 5:
Product 6:
Product 7:
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Pricing data methodology.—Please describe the method and the kinds of documents/records
that were used to compile your price data.
Note: As requested in Part I of this questionnaire, please keep all supporting documents/records used in
the preparation of the price data, as Commission staff may contact your firm regarding questions on the
price data. The Commission may also request that your company submit copies of the supporting
documents/records (such as sales journal, invoices, etc.) used to compile these data.
III-3.
Price setting.-- How does your firm determine the prices that it charges for sales of cold-rolled
steel (check all that apply)? If your firm issues price lists, please submit sample pages of a
recent list.
Customer type
Transaction
by
transaction
Contracts
Set
price
lists
Other
If other, describe
Automotive end users
Other end users
Steel service centers
and distributors
III-4.
Discount policy.-- Please indicate and describe your firm’s discount policies (check all that
apply).
Customer type
Automotive end
users
Other end users
Steel service centers
and distributors
Quantity
discounts
Annual
total
volume
discounts
No
discount
policy
Other
Describe
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III-5.
Pricing terms.-(a)
What are your firm’s typical sales terms for cold-rolled steel imported from subject
countries?
Net 30
days
(b)
Net 60
days
2/10 net 30
days
Other
Other (specify)
On what basis are your firm’s prices of cold-rolled steel imported from subject countries
usually quoted (check one)?
Delivered
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F.o.b.
If f.o.b., specify point
Contract versus spot.--Approximately what share of your firm’s sales of cold-rolled steel
imported from subject countries in 2015 was on a (1) long-term contract basis, (2) annual
contract basis, (3) short-term contract basis, and (4) spot sales basis?
Type of sale
Share of 2015 sales
Long-term
contracts
(multiple
deliveries for
more than 12
months)
Annual
contracts
(multiple
deliveries for
12 months)
Short-term
contracts
(multiple
deliveries for
less than 12
months)
Spot sales
(for a single
delivery)
Total
(should
sum to
100.0%)
Automotive end users
%
%
%
%
0.0
%
Other end users
%
%
%
%
0.0
%
Steel service centers and
distributors
%
%
%
%
0.0
%
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Contract provisions.— Please fill out the table regarding your firm’s typical sales contracts for
cold-rolled steel imported from subject countries (or check “not applicable” if your firm does
not sell on a long-term, short-term and/or annual contract basis).
Typical sales
contract provisions
Item
Average contract
duration
No. of
days
Price renegotiation
(during contract
period)
Yes
Fixed quantity
and/or price
Meet or release
provision
Short-term
contracts
(multiple deliveries
for less than 12
months)
Annual contracts
(multiple deliveries
for 12 months)
Long-term contracts
(multiple deliveries for
more than 12 months)
365
No
Quantity
Price
Both
Yes
No
Not applicable
III-8.
Lead times.--What is your firm’s share of sales of cold-rolled steel imported from subject
countries from inventory and produced to order and what is the typical lead time between a
customer’s order and the date of delivery for your firm’s sales of cold-rolled steel?
Source
Share of
2015 sales
From your firm’s U.S. inventory
%
From foreign manufacturers’ inventory
%
Produced to order
%
Total (should sum to 100.0%)
0.0 %
Lead time
(average
number of
days)
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Shipping information.—
(a)
What is the approximate percentage of the total delivered cost of cold-rolled steel
imported from subject countries that is accounted for by U.S. inland transportation
costs?
percent.
(b)
Who generally arranges the transportation to your firm’s customers’ locations?
Your firm
Purchaser (check one)
(c)
When your firm sells cold-rolled imported from subject countries, from where is it
shipped?
Point of importation
Storage facility (check one)
(d)
Indicate the approximate percentage of your firm’s sales of cold-rolled steel imported
from subject countries that are delivered the following distances from your firm’s U.S.
point of shipment.
Distance from your firm’s U.S. point of shipment
Share
Within 100 miles
%
101 to 1,000 miles
%
Over 1,000 miles
%
Total (should sum to 100.0%)
0.0
%
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III-10. Geographical shipments.--In which U.S. geographic market area(s) has your firm sold cold-rolled
steel imported from subject countries since January 1, 2013 (check all that apply)?
United
Brazil China India Japan Korea Russia Kingdom
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.
III-11. End uses.--List the end uses of the cold-rolled steel that your firm imports from subject
countries. For each end-use product, what percentage of the total cost is accounted for by coldrolled steel and other inputs?
Share of total cost of end-use product
accounted for by
End use product
Cold-rolled steel
Other inputs
Total
(should sum to
100.0% across)
%
%
0.0 %
%
%
0.0 %
%
%
0.0 %
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III-12. Substitutes.-- Can other products be substituted for cold-rolled steel?
No
Yes--Please fill out the table.
End use in which this
substitute is used
Substitute
Have changes in the price of this substitute
affected the price for cold-rolled steel?
No Yes
Explanation
1.
2.
3.
III-13. Demand trends.-- Indicate how demand within the United States and outside of the United
States (if known) for cold-rolled steel has changed since January 1, 2013. Explain any trends and
describe the principal factors that have affected these changes in demand.
Market
Overall
increase
No
Overall Fluctuate with
change decrease no clear trend
Explanation and factors
Within
the United
States
Outside
the United
States
III-14. Product changes.--Have there been any significant changes in the product range, product mix or
marketing of cold-rolled steel since January 1, 2013?
No
Yes
If yes, please describe.
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III-15. Conditions of competition.—
(a) Is the cold-rolled steel market subject to business cycles (other than general economy-wide
conditions) and/or other conditions of competition distinctive to cold-rolled steel?
Check all that apply.
Please describe.
No
Skip to question III-16.
Yes-Business cycles (e.g.
seasonal business)
Yes-Other distinctive
conditions of competition
(b) If yes, have there been any changes in the business cycles or conditions of competition for
cold-rolled steel since January 1, 2013?
No
Yes
If yes, describe.
III-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.
III-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
clear
Overall
No
Overall
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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III-18. Interchangeability.--Is cold-rolled steel produced in the United States and in other countries
interchangeable (i.e., can they physically be used in the same applications)?
Please indicate A, F, S, N, or 0 in the table below:
A = the products from a specified country-pair are always interchangeable
F = the products are frequently interchangeable
S = the products are sometimes interchangeable
N = the products are never interchangeable
0 = no familiarity with products from a specified country-pair
Country-pair Brazil China India
Japan
Korea
Russia
UK
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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III-19. Factors other than price.--Are differences other than price (e.g., quality, availability,
transportation network, product range, technical support, etc.) between cold-rolled steel
produced in the United States and in other countries a significant factor in your firm’s sales of
the products?
Please indicate A, F, S, N, or 0 in the table below:
A = such differences are always significant
F = such differences are frequently significant
S = such differences are sometimes significant
N = such differences are never significant
0 = no familiarity with products from a specified country-pair
Country-pair Brazil China India
Japan
Korea
Russia
UK
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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III-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
State
Share of 2015 sales
(%)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
III-21. Other explanations.--If your firm would like to further explain a response to a question in Part III
that did not provide a narrative response box, please note the question number and the
explanation in the space provided below. Please also use this space to highlight any issues your
firm had in providing the data in this section, including but not limited to technical issues with
the MS Word questionnaire.
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HOW TO FILE YOUR QUESTIONNAIRE RESPONSE
This questionnaire is available as a “fillable” form in MS Word format on the Commission’s website at:
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/
Pin: COLD
• 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 did not import this product, please fill out page 1, print, sign, and submit a scanned copy to
the Commission.
Parties to this proceeding.—If your firm is a party to this proceeding, it is required to serve a copy of the
completed questionnaire on parties to the proceeding that are subject to administrative protective
order (see 19 CFR § 207.7). A list of such parties may be obtained from the Commission’s Secretary (202205-1803). A certificate of service must accompany the completed questionnaire you submit (see 19 CFR
§ 207.7). Service of the questionnaire must be made in paper form.
| File Type | application/pdf |
| File Title | USITCQUESTIONNAIRE |
| Subject | Title 7 investigations |
| Author | Nate Comly |
| File Modified | 2016-03-24 |
| File Created | 2016-03-24 |