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LOST SALES AND LOST REVENUE SURVEY
HEDP FROM CHINA
This survey must be received by the Commission by April 14, 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 1‐hydroxyethylidene‐1,
1‐diphosphonic acid (“HEDP”) from China (Inv. No. 701‐TA‐558 and 731‐TA‐1316 (Preliminary)). The information
requested in the questionnaire is requested under the authority of the Tariff Act of 1930, title VII. This report is
mandatory and failure to reply as directed can result in a subpoena or other order to compel the submission of records
or information in your firm’s possession (19 U.S.C. § 1333(a)). Further information on this survey can be obtained from
Amelia Preece (202‐205‐3250, amelia.preece@usitc.gov).
Name of firm
Address
City
State
Zip Code
Website
Has your firm purchased HEDP (as defined on next page) at any time since January 1, 2013?
NO
(Sign the certification below and promptly return only this page of the survey to the Commission)
YES
(Complete all parts of the survey, and return the entire survey to the Commission)
Return survey via the U.S. International Trade Commission Drop Box by clicking on the following
link: https://dropbox.usitc.gov/oinv/. Select
“http://www.usitc.gov/investigations/701731/2016/1_hydroxyethylidene_1_1_diphosphonic_acid_ch
ina/preliminary.htm” in the drop down menu. (PIN: HEDP)
CERTIFICATION
I certify that the information herein supplied in this survey is complete and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief and
understand that the information submitted is subject to audit and verification by the Commission.
By submitting this certification I also grant consent for the Commission, and its employees and contract personnel, to use the
information provided in this survey and throughout this proceeding in any other import‐injury proceedings conducted by the
Commission on the same or similar merchandise.
I, the undersigned, acknowledge that information submitted in response to this request for information and throughout this
investigation or other proceeding may be disclosed to and used:
(i) by the Commission, its employees and Offices, and contract personnel (a) for developing or maintaining the records of this or a
related proceeding, or (b) in internal investigations, audits, reviews, and evaluations relating to the programs, personnel, and
operations of the Commission including under 5 U.S.C. Appendix 3; or
(ii) by U.S. government employees and contract personnel, solely for cybersecurity purposes. I understand that all contract
personnel will sign appropriate nondisclosure agreements.
Name of Authorized Official Title of Authorized Official
Date
Signature
Phone
Email address
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Lost Sales and Lost Revenue Survey‐ HEDP
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GENERAL INFORMATION
Background.‐‐ This proceeding was instituted in response to a petition filed on March 31, 2016, by
Compass Chemical International LLC, Smyrna, GA. Countervailing and antidumping duties may be
assessed on the subject imports as a result of these proceedings if the Commission makes an affirmative
determination of injury, threat, or material retardation, and if the U.S. Department of Commerce makes
an affirmative determination of subsidization and dumping. U.S. producers of HEDP have provided the
USITC with allegations about sales or revenue that they have lost due to competition from imports of
HEDP from China. One or more domestic producer(s) have named your firm in such an allegation.
HEDP covered by these investigations include all grades of aqueous, acidic (non–neutralized)
concentrations of 1–hydroxyethylidene–1, 1–diphosphonic acid (“HEDP”), also referred to as
hydroxethlylidenendiphosphonic acid, hydroxyethanediphosphonic acid, acetodiphosphonic acid, and
etidronic acid. The CAS (Chemical Abstract Service) registry number for HEDP is 2809–21–4.
The merchandise subject to this investigation is currently classified in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of
the United States (HTSUS) at subheading 2931.90.9043. It may also enter under other HTSUS
subheadings, including but not limited to subheadings 2811.19.6090 and 2931.90.9041. While HTSUS
subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes only, the written description of the
scope of this investigation is dispositive.
Reporting of information.‐‐ If information is not readily available from your records, provide carefully
prepared estimates.
Confidentiality.‐‐The data furnished in response to this survey that reveal the individual operations of
your firm will be treated as confidential by the Commission to the extent that such data are not
otherwise available to the public and will not be disclosed except as may be required by law (see 19
U.S.C. 1677f). Such confidential information will not be published in a manner that will reveal the
individual operations of your firm; however, general characterizations of numerical business proprietary
information (such as discussion of trends) will be treated as confidential business information only at the
request of the submitter for good cause shown.
Release of information.‐‐The information provided by your firm in response to this survey, as well as
any other business proprietary information submitted by your firm to the Commission in connection
with this proceeding, may become subject to, and released under, the administrative protective order
provisions of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. § 1677f) and section 207.7 of the Commission’s Rules of
Practice and Procedure (19 CFR § 207.7). This means that certain lawyers and other authorized
individuals may temporarily be given access to the information for use in connection with this
proceeding or other import‐injury proceedings conducted by the Commission on the same or similar
merchandise; those individuals would be subject to severe penalties if the information were divulged to
unauthorized individuals. Please also retain a copy of the final document that you submit.
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Lost Sales and Lost Revenue Survey‐ HEDP
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Contact information.‐‐Please identify the responsible individual and the manner by which Commission
staff may contact that individual regarding the confidential information submitted in this survey. This
may or may not be the person whose signature is at the bottom of page 1.
Name
Title
Email
Telephone
PURCHASE INFORMATION
1. Purchases.—Report your firm’s total U.S. purchases of HEDP. Estimates are acceptable.
Item
2013
2014
2015
Purchases of HEDP produced in‐‐
Quantity (in pounds)
United States
All other countries:
Sources unknown
China
1
1
Please identify these countries:
2. Changes in purchasing patterns.— Please indicate how the shares of your firm’s purchases of HEDP
from different sources have changed since January 1, 2013.
Source of
purchases
Did not
purchase Decreased Increased
Constant Fluctuated
Explanation for trend
United
States
China
All other
countries
Sources
unknown
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3. Major purchasing factors.‐‐Please list, in order of their importance, the main factors your firm
considers in deciding from whom to purchase HEDP.
1.
2.
3.
Please list any other factors that are very important in your purchase decisions:
4. Purchasing subject imports rather than domestic products.—
(a)
Since January 2013, did your firm purchase imports of HEDP from China instead of U.S.‐
produced HEDP?
Yes
No
(also respond to parts (b) and (c))
(If “No” skip to next question)
(b)
If you responded “Yes” to part (a), was the imported product priced lower than the
domestic product?
Yes
No
(c)
If you responded “Yes” to part (a), was price a primary reason for the shift?
Yes
If Yes, estimate the quantity of purchases
that your firm shifted to imports since
January 2013 because of price
(in pounds)
No
If No, please indicate the
reason for the shift
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Lost Sales and Lost Revenue Survey‐ HEDP
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5.
U.S. producers and import competition.—
(a)
Since January 1, 2013, in connection with a sale or offer to sell HEDP to your firm, did
U.S. producers reduce their prices of domestically produced HEDP in order to compete
with lower‐priced imports of HEDP from subject countries?
Yes
No
(also respond to question part (b)) (If “No” skip to next question)
Don’t know
(b)
If your firm responded “yes” to any of the above countries, please provide an estimate
of the reduction in U.S. producers’ prices, and any additional explanations, such as
timing (e.g., months/years), frequency of price reductions, or other market/competitive
factors.
Estimated reduction
in U.S. prices
(percent)
%
Additional explanation, including such information as timing (e.g.,
months/years), frequency of price reductions, or other
market/competitive factors
6. Other explanations‐‐Please provide any additional comments in this box.
OMB INFORMATION
7. OMB statistics.‐‐Please report the actual number of hours required and the cost to your firm of
completing this survey.
Hours
Dollars
The questions in this survey have been reviewed with market participants to ensure that issues of
concern are adequately addressed and that data requests are sufficient, meaningful, and as limited
as possible. Public reporting burden for this survey is estimated to average 4 hours per response,
including the time for reviewing instructions, gathering data, and completing and reviewing the
survey.
We welcome comments regarding the accuracy of this burden estimate, suggestions for reducing
the burden, and any suggestions for improving this survey. Please attach such comments to your
response or send to the Office of Investigations, USITC, 500 E St. SW, Washington, DC 20436.
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HOW TO FILE YOUR SURVEY RESPONSE
Please do not attempt to modify the format or permissions of the survey document.
Please submit the completed survey using one of the methods noted below. If your firm
is unable to complete the MS Word survey or cannot use one of the electronic methods
of submission, please contact the Commission for further instructions.
• Upload via Secure Drop Box.—Upload the MS Word survey along with a scanned copy of the signed
certification page (page 1) through the Commission’s secure upload facility:
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Web address: https://dropbox.usitc.gov/oinv/
Enter Investigation: Select
“http://www.usitc.gov/investigations/701731/2016/1_hydroxyethylidene_1_1_diphosphonic_a
cid_china/preliminary.htm” in the drop down menu
Pin: HEDP
• E‐mail.—E‐mail the MS Word survey to amelia.preece@usitc.gov; include a scanned copy of the signed
certification page (page 1). Submitters are strongly encouraged to encrypt nonpublic documents that are
electronically transmitted to the Commission to protect your sensitive information from unauthorized
disclosure. The USITC secure drop‐box system and the Electronic Document Information System (EDIS)
use Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) 140‐2 cryptographic algorithms to encrypt data in
transit. Submitting your nonpublic documents by a means that does not use these encryption algorithms
(such as by email) may subject your firm’s nonpublic information to unauthorized disclosure during
transmission. If you choose a non‐encrypted method of electronic transmission, the Commission warns
you that the risk of such possible unauthorized disclosure is assumed by you and not by the Commission.
If your firm did not purchase this product, please fill out page 1, print, sign, and submit a scanned copy
to the Commission.
| File Type | application/pdf |
| File Title | Microsoft Word - US purchaser questionnaire |
| Author | fred.ruggles |
| File Modified | 2016-03-31 |
| File Created | 2016-03-31 |