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Narrow Woven Ribbons WithWoven Selvedge from China and Taiwan, Inv. No. 701-467 (Review)

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U.S. PRODUCERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
NARROW WOVEN RIBBONS WITH WOVEN SELVEDGE FROM CHINA AND
TAIWAN
This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by May 6, 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 reviews of the countervailing duty order concerning narrow woven ribbons with woven selvedge
(“narrow woven ribbons”) imported from China and the antidumping duty orders concerning narrow woven ribbons
imported from China and Taiwan (Inv. Nos. 701-TA-467 and 731-TA-1164-1165 (Review)). The information requested in
the questionnaire is requested under the authority of the Tariff Act of 1930, title VII. This report is mandatory and failure
to reply as directed can result in a subpoena or other order to compel the submission of records or information in your
firm’s possession (19 U.S.C. § 1333(a)).
Name of firm
Address
City

State

Zip Code

Website
Has your firm produced narrow woven ribbons (as defined on the next page) at any time since January 1, 2010?

(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 Commission Drop Box by clicking on the following link:
https://dropbox.usitc.gov/oinv/ (PIN: RIBBON)
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 or reviews
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

Phone:
Signature

Fax:

Email address

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PART I.—GENERAL INFORMATION
Background. On September 1, 2010, the Department of Commerce issued a countervailing duty order
on imports of narrow woven ribbons from China and antidumping duty orders on imports of narrow
woven ribbons from China and Taiwan. On August 3, 2015, the Commission instituted reviews pursuant
to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. § 1675(c)) (the Act) to determine whether
revocation of the orders on narrow on narrow woven ribbons from China and Taiwan would likely lead
to the continuation or recurrence of material injury to a domestic industry within a reasonably
foreseeable time. If both the Commission and Commerce make affirmative determinations, the orders
will remain in place. If either the Commission or Commerce makes a negative determination, the
Department of Commerce will revoke the orders. Questionnaires and other information pertinent to this
proceeding are available at
https://www.usitc.gov/investigations/701731/2015/narrow_woven_ribbons_woven_selvedge_china_a
nd/first_review_full.htm
Narrow Woven Ribbons with Woven Selvedge. The merchandise subject to the reviews is narrow
woven ribbons with woven selvedge, in any length, but with a width (measured at the narrowest span of
the ribbon) less than or equal to 12 centimeters, composed of, in whole or in part, man-made fibers
(whether artificial or synthetic, including but not limited to nylon, polyester, rayon, polypropylene, and
polyethylene teraphthalate), metal threads and/or metalized yarns, or any combination thereof.
Narrow woven ribbons subject to these reviews may:
(1) Also include natural or other nonman-made fibers;
(2) Be of any color, style, pattern, or weave construction, including but not limited to single-faced
satin, doublefaced satin, grosgrain, sheer, taffeta, twill, jacquard, or a combination of two or more
colors, styles, patterns, and/or weave constructions;
(3) Have been subjected to, or composed of materials that have been subjected to, various
treatments, including but not limited to dyeing, printing, foil stamping, embossing, flocking,
coating, and/or sizing;
(4) Have embellishments, including but not limited to applique´, fringes, embroidery, buttons, glitter,
sequins, laminates, and/or adhesive backing;
(5) Have wire and/or monofilament in, on, or along the longitudinal edges of the ribbon;
(6) Have ends of any shape or dimension, including but not limited to straight ends that are
perpendicular to the longitudinal edges of the ribbon, tapered ends, flared ends or shaped ends,
and the ends of such woven ribbons may or may not be hemmed;
(7) Have longitudinal edges that are straight or of any shape, and the longitudinal edges of such woven
ribbon may or may not be parallel to each other;
(8) Consist of such ribbons affixed to like ribbon and/or cut-edge woven ribbon, a configuration also
known as an ‘‘ornamental trimming;’’
(9) Be wound on spools; attached to a card; hanked (i.e., coiled or bundled); packaged in boxes, trays
or bags; or configured as skeins, balls, bateaus or folds; and/or;
(10) Be included within a kit or set such as when packaged with other products, including but not
limited to gift bags, gift boxes and/or other types of ribbon.
Narrow woven ribbons subject to these reviews include all narrow woven fabrics, tapes, and labels that
fall within this written description of the scope of these reviews.
Excluded from the scope of these reviews are the following:

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(1) Formed bows composed of narrow woven ribbons with woven selvedge;
(2) “Pull-bows” (i.e., an assemblage of ribbons connected to one another, folded flat and equipped with
a means to form such ribbons into the shape of a bow by pulling on a length of material affixed to
such assemblage) composed of narrow woven ribbons;
(3) Narrow woven ribbons comprised at least 20 percent by weight of elastomeric yarn (i.e., filament
yarn, including monofilament, of synthetic textile material, other than textured yarn, which does not
break on being extended to three times its original length and which returns, after being extended
to twice its original length, within a period of five minutes, to a length not greater than one and a
half times its original length as defined in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(“HTSUS”), Section XI, Note 13) or rubber thread;
(4) Narrow woven ribbons of a kind used for the manufacture of typewriter or printer ribbons;
(5) Narrow woven labels and apparel tapes, cut-to-length or cut-to-shape, having a length (when
measured across the longest edge-to-edge span) not exceeding eight centimeters;
(6) Narrow woven ribbons with woven selvedge attached to and forming the handle of a gift bag;
(7) Cut-edge narrow woven ribbons formed by cutting broad woven fabric into strips of ribbon, with or
without treatments to prevent the longitudinal edges of the ribbon from fraying (such as by
merrowing, lamination, sonobonding, fusing, gumming or waxing), and with or without wire running
lengthwise along the longitudinal edges of the ribbon;
(8) Narrow woven ribbons comprised at least 85 percent by weight of threads having a denier of 225 or
higher;
(9) Narrow woven ribbons constructed from pile fabrics (i.e., fabrics with a surface effect formed by
tufts or loops of yarn that stand up from the body of the fabric);
(10) Narrow woven ribbon affixed (including by tying) as a decorative detail to non-subject merchandise,
such as a gift bag, gift box, gift tin, greeting card or plush toy, or affixed (including by tying) as a
decorative detail to packaging containing non-subject merchandise;
(11) Narrow woven ribbon that is (a) affixed to non-subject merchandise as a working component of
such non-subject merchandise, such as where narrow woven ribbon comprises an apparel trimming,
book marker, bag cinch, or part of an identity card holder, or (b) affixed (including by tying) to
nonsubject merchandise as a working component that holds or packages such non-subject
merchandise or attaches packaging or labeling to such nonsubject merchandise, such as a “belly
band” around a pair of pajamas, a pair of socks or a blanket;
(12) Narrow woven ribbon(s) comprising a belt attached to and imported with an item of wearing
apparel, whether or not such belt is removable from such item of wearing apparel; and
(13) Narrow woven ribbon(s) included with non-subject merchandise in kits, such as a holiday ornament
craft kit or a scrapbook kit, in which the individual lengths of narrow woven ribbon(s) included in the
kit are each no greater than eight inches, the aggregate amount of narrow woven ribbon(s) included
in the kit does not exceed 48 linear inches, none of the narrow woven ribbon(s) included in the kit is
on a spool, and the narrow woven ribbon(s) is only one of multiple items included in the kit.
The merchandise subject to these reviews is imported under HTSUS statistical reporting numbers
5806.32.1020; 5806.32.1030; 5806.32.1050 and 5806.32.1060. Subject merchandise also may be
imported under subheadings 5806.31.00; 5806.32.20; 5806.39.20; 5806.39.30; 5808.90.00; 5810.91.00;
5810.99.90; 5903.90.10; 5903.90.25; 5907.00.60; and 5907.00.80 and under statistical categories
5806.32.1080; 5810.92.9080; 5903.90.3090; and 6307.90.9889. The HTSUS categories and subheadings
are provided for convenience and customs purposes; however, the written description of the
merchandise under review is dispositive.
Reporting of information.-- If information is not readily available from your records in exactly the form
requested, furnish carefully prepared estimates. If your firm is completing more than one questionnaire

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in connection with this proceeding (i.e., a producer, importer, and/or purchaser questionnaire), you
need not respond to duplicated questions in the questionnaires.
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 of your 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
50 hours per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, gathering data, and
completing and reviewing the questionnaire.
We welcome comments regarding the accuracy of this burden estimate, suggestions for
reducing the burden, and any suggestions for improving this questionnaire. Please attach such
comments to your response or send to the Office of Investigations, USITC, 500 E St. SW,
Washington, DC 20436.
I-2.

Establishments covered.--Provide the city, state, zip code, and brief description of each
establishment covered by this questionnaire. If your firm is publicly traded, please specify the
stock exchange and trading symbol in the footnote to the table. Firms operating more than one
establishment should combine the data for all establishments into a single report.
“Establishment”--Each facility of a firm involved in the production of narrow woven ribbons,
including auxiliary facilities operated in conjunction with (whether or not physically separate
from) such facilities.
Establishments
Covered1

City, State

Zip (5 digit)

Description

1
2
3
4
5
6
1

I-3.

Additional discussion on establishments consolidated in this questionnaire:

Position regarding continuation of orders.--Does your firm support or oppose continuation of
the countervailing duty and antidumping duty orders currently in place for narrow woven
ribbons from the following countries?
Country
China
Taiwan

Support

Oppose

Take no position

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

Yes--List the following information.

Firm name

I-5.

Address

Extent of
ownership
(percent)

Related SUBJECT importers/exporters.--Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic
or foreign, that are engaged in importing narrow woven ribbons from China and/or Taiwan into
the United States or that are engaged in exporting narrow woven ribbons from China and/or
Taiwan to the United States?
No

Yes--List the following information.

Firm name

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Address

Affiliation

Related NONSUBJECT importers/exporters.--Does your firm have any related firms, either
domestic or foreign, that are engaged in importing narrow woven ribbons from countries other
than China or Taiwan into the United States or that are engaged in exporting narrow woven
ribbons from countries other than China or Taiwan to the United States?
No

Yes--List the following information.

Firm name and country

Address

Affiliation

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Related producers.--Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or foreign, that are
engaged in the production of narrow woven ribbons?
No
Firm name

Yes--List the following information.
Address

Affiliation

“Facilitation”--Any activity designed to, or having the effect of, helping to bring about either the
import of narrow woven ribbons from China or Taiwan into the United States or the export of
narrow woven ribbons from China or Taiwan to the United States. Such activities include, but
are not limited to, promoting, advertising, negotiating contracts, arranging sales, brokering
transactions, invoicing, financing, guaranteeing, collaborating, providing quality control or
performing other types of logistical or administrative support or assistance. (This definition also
applies to derivations of the term “facilitation”: (e.g., facilitate, facilitator, et cetera).
I-8.

Facilitator.--Is your firm or any related or unrelated business partner, either domestic or foreign,
engaged in importing or in facilitating the importation of narrow woven ribbons from China or
Taiwan into the United States?
No

I-9.

Yes— Please provide the name, address, and affiliation of establishment(s)
involved in importing or facilitating imports.

Role of Facilitator.—Please provide details regarding your firm’s role in importing or facilitating
imports of narrow woven ribbons from China and Taiwan since January 1, 2010. Please note any
changes that have occurred in this role since January 1, 2010.

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Facilitation of imports.—Please provide an estimate of the quantity and value of your firm’s
import facilitation activities (see definitions) in 2015.
Please note: These should NOT include imports for which your firm is the importer of record, as
such imports are to be reported in the U.S. Importers Questionnaire.

Quantity (in square yards), value (in $1,000)
Calendar year
Country

2015

China:
Quantity
Value
Taiwan (SUBJECT):1
Quantity
Value
Taiwan (NONSUBJECT):2
Quantity
Value
Other Sources:3
Quantity
Value
1

Imports from Taiwan and subject to the current antidumping duty order in place.
Imports from Taiwan and not subject to current antidumping duty order in place.
3
All other sources (imports from countries other than China and Taiwan).
2

I-10.

Business plan.--In Parts II and IV of this questionnaire we request a copy of your company’s
business plan. Does your company or any related firm have a business plan, market studies,
reports, or any internal documents that describe, discuss, or analyze expected market
conditions for narrow woven ribbons?

Yes

If yes, please provide the requested documents. If you are not providing the
requested documents, please explain why not.

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Edward Petronzio (202-2053176, edward.petronzio@usitc.gov). Supply all data requested on a calendar-year basis.
II-1.

Contact information.-- Please identify the responsible individual and the manner by which
Commission staff may contact that individual regarding the confidential information submitted
in part II.
Name
Title
Email
Telephone
Fax

II-2.

Changes in operations.--Please indicate whether your firm has experienced any of the following
changes in relation to the production of narrow woven ribbons since January 1, 2010.
Check as many as appropriate.
Plant openings
Plant closings
Relocations
Expansions
Acquisitions
Consolidations
Prolonged shutdowns or
production curtailments
Revised labor agreements
Other (e.g., technology)

Please describe.

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Anticipated changes in operations.--Does your firm anticipate any changes in the character of
your firm’s operations or organization (as noted above) relating to the production of narrow
woven ribbons in the future?
No

Yes--Supply details as to the time, nature, and significance of such changes
and provide underlying assumptions, along with relevant portions of
business plans or other supporting documentation that address this
issue. Include in your response a specific projection of your firm’s
capacity to produce narrow woven ribbons (in square yards) for
2016 and 2017.

For question II-4, if your firm’s response differs for particular orders, please indicate and explain the
particular effect of revocation of specific orders.
II-4.

Anticipated changes in operations in the event the order is revoked.--Would your firm
anticipate any changes in the character of your firm’s operations or organization (as noted
above) relating to the production of narrow woven ribbons in the future if the countervailing
duty and antidumping duty orders on narrow woven ribbons from China and Taiwan were to be
revoked?
No

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Production using same machinery.-- Please report your firm’s production of products made on
the same equipment and machinery used to produce narrow woven ribbons (including
embellishments), and the combined production capacity on this shared equipment and
machinery in the periods indicated.
“Overall production capacity” or “capacity” – The level of production that your
establishment(s) could reasonably have expected to attain during the specified periods. Assume
normal operating conditions (i.e., using equipment and machinery in place and ready to
operate; normal operating levels (hours per week/weeks per year) and time for downtime,
maintenance, repair, and cleanup).
“Production” – All production in your U.S. establishment(s), including production consumed
internally within your firm and production for another firm under a toll agreement.
Quantity (in square yards)
Calendar year
Item

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

Overall production
capacity
Production of:
Narrow woven
ribbons1

Other products
Total
1
2

Data entered for production of narrow woven ribbons (NWR) will populate here once reported in question II-8.
Please identify these products:
.

II-5b.

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

II-5c.

Capacity calculation.--Please describe the methodology used to calculate overall production
capacity reported in II-5a, and explain any changes in reported capacity.

II-5d.

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

hours

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Product shifting.--Is your firm able to switch production (capacity) between narrow woven ribbons
and other products using the same equipment and/or labor?
No

Yes-- (i.e., have produced other products or are able to produce other
products). Please identify other actual or potential products:
.

II-5f.

Product shifting factors.--Please describe the factors that affect your firm’s ability to shift
production capacity between products (e.g., time, cost, relative price change, etc.), and the degree
to which these factors enhance or constrain such shifts.

II-6.

Production-related activities outside the United States.— -Is your firm or any related or
unrelated business partner, either domestic or foreign, engaged in production-related activities
(e.g., spooling) outside the United States?
No

II-7.

Yes— Please provide details regarding the location, nature, and scope of
these activities and operations.

Spooling. Please report your firm’s average spooling capacity used for your firm’s U.S.
shipments of narrow woven ribbons reported in question II-8.
Calendar year 2015
Quantity (in square yards)

Item
Average spooling capacity
U.S.
Other countries1
Total
1

Please identify other countries:

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Production, shipment and inventory data.--Report your firm’s production capacity, production,
shipments, and inventories related to the production of narrow woven ribbons in its U.S.
establishment(s) during the specified periods.
“Average production capacity” or “capacity” – The level of production that your
establishment(s) could reasonably have expected to attain during the specified periods. Assume
normal operating conditions (i.e., using equipment and machinery in place and ready to
operate; normal operating levels (hours per week/weeks per year) and time for downtime,
maintenance, repair, and cleanup; and a typical or representative product mix).
“Production” – All production in your U.S. establishment(s), including production consumed
internally within your firm and production for another firm under a toll agreement.
“U.S. commercial shipments” –Shipments made within the United States as a result of an arm’s
length commercial transaction in the ordinary course of business. Report net values (i.e., gross
sales values less all discounts, allowances, rebates, prepaid freight, and the value of returned
goods) in U.S. dollars, f.o.b. your point of shipment.
“Internal consumption” – Product consumed internally by your firm.
“Transfers to related firms” –Shipments made to related domestic firms. Such transactions

are valued at fair market value.

“Related firm” –A firm that your firm solely or jointly owns, manages, or otherwise controls.
Such transactions are valued at fair market value.
“Export shipments” –Shipments to destinations outside the United States, including shipments
to related firms.
“Inventories”— Finished goods inventory, not raw materials or work-in-progress.
“Wholesaler/Distributor”--Firms that purchase finished product for the purpose of re-selling the
same finished product to either a retailer or an industrial user.
“Industrial end user”--Firms that purchase (or imported directly) finished product for the
purpose of consuming the finished product in the creation of a different finished product;
examples include retail florists and retail stores that use the finished product to embellish their
retail boxes.
“Retailer”--Firms that resell the finished product to individual consumers.
“Final consumer”--Customers purchasing from retail stores or internet sites.
Note: As requested in Part I of this questionnaire, please keep all supporting documents/records
used in the preparation of the trade data, as Commission staff may contact your firm regarding
questions on the trade data. The Commission may also request that your company submit copies
of the supporting documents/records (such as production and sales schedules, inventory records,
etc.) used to compile these data.

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Production, shipment and inventory data.-Quantity (in square yards) and value (in $1,000)
Calendar year

Item

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

Average production capacity
(quantity) (A)

Beginning-of-period inventories
(quantity) (B)
Production (quantity) (C)
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:2
quantity (D)
value (E)

Internal consumption:
quantity (F)
value (G)

Transfers to related firms:3
quantity (H)
value (I)
Export shipments:4
quantity (J)
value (K)
Spoilage (L)5
End-of-period inventories
(quantity) (M)
1

The production capacity reported is based on operating
hours per week,
weeks per year. Please describe the methodology
used to calculate production capacity, and explain any changes in reported capacity (use additional pages as necessary).
.
2
Data on commercial U.S. shipments will populate here based on data entered in question II-10.
3
Internal consumption and transfers to related firms should be valued at fair market value. In the event that your firm uses a different basis
for valuing these transactions, please specify that basis (e.g., cost, cost plus, etc.) and provide value data using that basis for each of the periods
noted above:
.
4
Identify your firm’s principal export markets:
.
5
Spoilage can account for any losses in inventory not accounted for by your firm’s production and shipment data (e.g., these could represent
product that were lost, stolen, destroyed, or just unaccounted for).

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

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

Explanation if the calculated fields above are returning values other than zero (i.e., “0”) but are nonetheless accurate:

2015

0
.

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Channels of distribution.--Report your firm’s commercial U.S. shipments by channel of
distribution.
Quantity (in square yards), value (in $1,000)
Calendar year
Item

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

Commercial U.S. shipments.-to Wholesalers/
distributors
Quantity (N)
Value (O)
to Industrial end users
Quantity (P)
Value (Q)
to Retailers
Quantity (R)
Value (S)
to Final consumers1
Quantity (T)
Value (U)
1

Please describe how your firm reaches final consumers (e.g., through internet sales, sales through firm's own retail
establishments, or other methods):

II-10. Type of narrow woven ribbons.—Please report your firm's U.S. shipments in 2015 of the
following types of narrow woven ribbons:
Calendar year 2015
Value ($1,000)

Item

U.S. shipments.-Containing > 50% Polyester (V)
Containing > 50% Nylon (W)
Containing > 50% Metallic (X)
Other fabrics1 (Y)
Total U.S. shipments (Z)
1
Please describe the other fabric(s):
.
Reconciliation item
Z - E – G – I = should equal zero ("0"), if not
revise.

0
Calendar year 2015
0

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Employment data.--Report your firm’s employment-related data related to the production of
narrow woven ribbons and provide any explanation for any trends in these data.
“Production Related Workers” (PRWs) includes working supervisors and all nonsupervisory
workers (including group leaders and trainees) engaged in fabricating, processing, assembling,
inspecting, receiving, storage, handling, packing, warehousing, shipping, trucking, hauling,
maintenance, repair, janitorial and guard services, product development, auxiliary production
for plant’s own use (e.g., power plant), recordkeeping, and other services closely associated with
the above production operations.
Average number employed may be computed by adding the number of employees, both full
time and part time, for the 12 pay periods ending closest to the 15th of the month and divide
that total by 12.
“Hours worked” includes time paid for sick leave, holidays, and vacation time. Include overtime
hours actually worked; do not convert overtime pay to its equivalent in straight time hours.
“Wages paid” –Total wages paid before deductions of any kind (e.g., withholding taxes, old-age
and unemployment insurance, group insurance, union dues, bonds, etc.). Include wages paid
directly by your firm for overtime, holidays, vacations, and sick leave.
Calendar year
Item

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

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

II-12.

Transfers to related firms.--If your firm reported transfers to related firms in question II-6,
please indicate the nature of the relationship between your firm and the related firms (e.g., joint
venture, wholly owned subsidiary), whether the transfers were priced at market value or by a
non-market formula, whether your firm retained marketing rights to all transfers, and whether
the related firms also processed inputs from sources other than your firm.

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II-13. Purchases.--Other than direct imports, has your firm otherwise purchased narrow woven
ribbons since January 1, 2010?
No

Yes-- Please indicate the reasons for your firm’s purchases (if your firms’
reasons differ by source, please elaborate) and report the quantity
and value of such purchases below for the specified periods.

“Purchase” – A transaction to buy product from a U.S. corporate entity such as another U.S.
producer, a U.S. distributor, or a U.S. firm that has directly imported the product.
“Direct import” –A transaction to buy from a foreign producer where your firm is the importer
of record or consignee.
Reason for purchases:

Quantity (in square yards)
Calendar years
Item

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

Purchases from U.S.
importers1 of narrow
woven ribbons from—
China
Taiwan
All other sources
Purchases from
domestic producers2
Purchases from other
sources2
1

Please list the name of the importer(s) from which your firm purchased this product. If your firm’s import
suppliers differ by source, please identify the source for each listed supplier:
.
2
Please list the name of the producer(s) or U.S. distributor(s) from which your firm purchased this product:

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Toll production.--Since January 1, 2010, has your firm been involved in a toll agreement
regarding the production of narrow woven ribbons?
“Toll agreement”--Agreement between two firms whereby the first firm furnishes the raw
materials and the second firm uses the raw materials to produce a product that it then returns
to the first firm with a charge for processing costs, overhead, etc.
No

II-15.

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

Foreign trade zones.-Firm's FTZ operations.--Does your firm produce narrow woven ribbons in and/or admit
narrow woven ribbons into a foreign trade zone (FTZ)?

(a)

“Foreign trade zone” is a designated location in the United States where firms utilize
special procedures that allow delayed or reduced customs duty payments on foreign
merchandise. A foreign trade zone must be designed as such pursuant to the rules and
procedures set forth in the Foreign-Trade Zones Act.
No

Yes--Describe the nature of your firms operations in FTZs and
identify the specific FTZ site(s).

Other firms' FTZ operations.--To your knowledge, do any firms in the United States
import narrow woven ribbons into a foreign trade zone (FTZ) for use in distribution of
narrow woven ribbons and/or the production of downstream articles?

(b)

No/Don’t know

II-16.

Yes--Identify the firms and the FTZs.

Direct imports.--Since January 1, 2010, has your firm imported narrow woven ribbons?
“Importer” – The person or firm primarily liable for the payment of any duties on the
merchandise, or an authorized agent acting on his behalf. The importer may be the consignee,
or the importer of record.
No

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

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For questions II-17 and II-18, if your response differs for particular orders, please indicate and explain
the particular effect of imposition and/or revocation of specific orders.
II-17.

Effect of orders.--Describe the significance of the existing countervailing duty and antidumping
duty orders covering imports of narrow woven ribbons from China and/or Taiwan in terms of its
effect on your firm’s production capacity, production, U.S. shipments, inventories, purchases,
employment, revenues, costs, profits, cash flow, capital expenditures, research and
development expenditures, and asset values. You may wish to compare your firm’s operations
before and after the imposition of the orders.

II-18.

Likely effect of revocation of orders.--Would your firm anticipate any changes in its production
capacity, production, U.S. shipments, inventories, purchases, employment, revenues, costs,
profits, cash flow, capital expenditures, research and development expenditures, or asset values
relating to the production of narrow woven ribbons in the future if the countervailing duty and
antidumping duty orders on narrow woven ribbons from China and/or Taiwan were to be
revoked?
No

II-19.

Other explanations:--If your firm would like to further explain a response to a question in Part II
that did not provide a narrative box, please note the question number and the explanation in
the space provided below. Please also use this space to highlight any issues your firm had in
providing the data in this section, including but not limited to technical issues with the MS Word
questionnaire.

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PART III.--FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Address questions on this part of the questionnaire to Mary Klir (202-205-3247, mary.klir@usitc.gov).
III-1.

III-2.

Accounting system.--Briefly describe your firm’s financial accounting system.
A.

When does your firm’s fiscal year end (month and day)?
If your firm’s fiscal year changed during the data-collection period, explain below:

B.1.

Describe the lowest level of operations (e.g., plant, division, company-wide) for which
financial statements are prepared that include narrow woven ribbons:

2.
3.

Does your firm prepare profit/loss statements for narrow woven ribbons:
Yes
No
How often did your firm (or parent company) prepare financial statements (including
annual reports, 10Ks)? Please check relevant items below.
Audited,
unaudited,
annual reports,
10Ks,
Monthly,
quarterly,
semi-annually,
annually
Accounting basis:
GAAP,
cash,
tax, or
other comprehensive basis of
accounting (specify)
Note: As requested in Part I of this questionnaire, please keep all supporting documents/records
used in the preparation of the financial data, as Commission staff may contact your firm
regarding questions on the financial data. The Commission may also request that your company
submit copies of the supporting documents/records (financial statements, including internal
profit-and-loss statements for the division or product group that includes narrow woven ribbons,
as well as specific statements and worksheets) used to compile these data.

III-3.

Cost accounting system.--Briefly describe your firm’s cost accounting system (e.g., standard
cost, job order cost, etc.).

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III-4.

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

III-5.

Other products.--Please list the products your firm produces in the facilities in which it produces
narrow woven ribbons, and provide the share of net sales accounted for by these products in
your firm’s most recent fiscal year.
Products

Share of sales

narrow woven ribbons

%
%
%
%
%

III-6.

Does your firm purchase inputs (raw materials, labor, energy, or any services) used in the
production of narrow woven ribbons from any related suppliers (e.g., inclusive of transactions
between related firms, divisions and/or other components within the same company)?
Yes--Continue to question III-7.

III-7.

No--Continue to question III-9a.

Inputs from related suppliers.--Please identify the inputs used in the production of narrow
woven ribbons that your firm purchases from related suppliers and that are reflected in table III9a. For “Share of total COGS” please report this information by relevant input on the basis of
your most recently completed fiscal year. For “Input valuation” please describe the basis, as
recorded in the company’s own accounting system, of the purchase cost from the related
supplier; e.g., the related supplier’s actual cost, cost plus, negotiated transfer price to
approximate fair market value.
Input

Related supplier

Share of total COGS

Input valuation as recorded in the firm’s accounting books and records

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Inputs from related suppliers at cost.--Please confirm that the inputs purchased from related
suppliers, as identified in III-7, were reported in III-9a (financial results on narrow woven
ribbons) in a manner consistent with the firm’s accounting books and records.
Yes
No--In the space below, please report the valuation basis of inputs purchased from related
suppliers as reported in table III-9a.

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III-9a. Operations on narrow woven ribbons.--Report the revenue and related cost information
requested below on the narrow woven ribbons operations of your firm’s U.S. establishment(s).1
Do not report resales of products. Note that internal consumption and transfers to related
firms must be valued at fair market value. Input purchases from related suppliers should be
consistent with and based on information in the firm’s accounting books and records. Provide
data for your firm’s six most recently completed fiscal years.
Quantity (in square yards) and value (in $1,000)
Fiscal years ended-Item

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

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

Total COGS

Gross profit or (loss)

Total net sales quantities
2

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

Direct labor
Other factory costs

Selling, general, and administrative
(SG&A) expenses:
Selling expenses
General and administrative
expenses
Total SG&A expenses
Operating income (loss)
Other expenses and income:
Interest expense
All other expense items
All other income items
Net income or (loss) before income
taxes
Depreciation/amortization
included above
1

Include only sales (whether domestic or export) and costs related to your U.S. manufacturing operations.
Less discounts, returns, allowances, and prepaid freight. The quantities and values should approximate the corresponding shipment quantities
and values reported in Part II of this questionnaire.
3
COGS (whether for domestic or export sales) should include costs associated with CS, IC, and Transfers.
2

Note -- The table above contains calculations that will appear when you have entered data in the MS
Word form fields.

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III-9b. Financial data reconciliation.--The calculable line items from question III-9a (i.e., total net sales
quantities and values, total COGS, gross profit (or loss), total SG&A, and net income (or loss))
have been calculated from the data submitted in the other line items. Do the calculated fields
return the correct data according to your firm's financial records ignoring non-material
differences that may arise due to rounding?
Yes

No--If the calculated fields do not show the correct data, please double check the
feeder data for data entry errors and revise.
Also, check signs accorded to the post operating income line items; the two
expense line items should report positive numbers (i.e., expenses are
positive and incomes or reversals are negative--instances of the latter
should be rare in those lines) while the income line item also in most
instances should have its value be a positive number (i.e., income is positive,
expenses or reversals are negative).
If after reviewing and potentially revising the feeder data your firm has
provided, the differences between your records and the calculated fields
persist please identify and discuss the differences in the space below.

III-10. Nonrecurring items (charges and gains) included in the subject product financial results.--For
each annual and interim period for which financial results are reported in question III-9a, please
specify all material (significant) nonrecurring items (charges and gains) in the schedule below,
the specific table III-9a line item where the nonrecurring items are included, a brief description
of the relevant nonrecurring items, and the associated values (in $1,000), as reflected in table
III-9a; i.e., if an aggregate nonrecurring item has been allocated to table III-9a, only the allocated
value amount included in table III-9a should be reported in the schedule below. Note: The
Commission’s objective here is to gather information only on material (significant) nonrecurring
items which impacted the reported financial results of the subject product in table III-9a.
Fiscal years ended-2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

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

, classified as

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III-11. Classification of identified nonrecurring items (charges and gains) in the accounting books and
records of the company.--If non-recurring items were reported in table III-10 above, please
identify where your company recorded these items in your accounting books and records in the
normal course of business; i.e., just as responses to question III-10 identify where these items
are reported in table III-9a.

III-12. Asset values.--Report the total assets (i.e., both current and long-term assets) associated with
the production, warehousing, and sale of narrow woven ribbons. If your firm does not maintain
some or all of the specific asset information necessary to calculate total assets for narrow
woven ribbons in the normal course of business, please estimate this information based upon a
method (such as production, sales, or costs) that is consistent with relevant cost allocations in
table III-9a. Provide data as of the end of your firm’s six most recently completed fiscal years.
Note: Total assets should reflect net assets after any accumulated depreciation and allowances
deducted.
Total assets should be allocated to the subject products if these assets are also related to other
products. Please provide a brief explanation if there are any substantial changes in total asset
value during the period; e.g., due to asset write-offs, revaluation, and major purchases.
Value (in $1,000)
Fiscal years ended-Item

2010
1

Total assets (net)
1

Describe

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

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III-13. Capital expenditures and research and development expenses.--Report your firm’s capital
expenditures and research and development (“R&D”) expenses for narrow woven ribbons.
Provide data for your firm’s six most recently completed fiscal years.
Value (in $1,000)
Item
Capital expenditures1
R&D expenses2
1
2

2010

2011

Fiscal years ended-2012
2013

2014

2015

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

III-14. Data consistency and reconciliation.--Please indicate whether your firm’s financial data for
questions III-9a, 12, and 13 are based on a calendar year or your firm’s fiscal year:
Calendar year

Fiscal year

Specify fiscal year

Please note the quantities and values reported in question III-9a should reconcile with the data
reported in question II-6 (including export shipments) as long as they are reported on the same
calendar year basis.
Do these data in question III-9a reconcile with data in question II-6?
Yes

If no, please explain.

III-15. Other explanations.--If your firm would like to further explain a response to a question in Part III
that did not provide a narrative box, please note the question number and the explanation in
the space provided below. Please also use this space to highlight any issues your firm had in
providing the data in this section, including but not limited to technical issues with the MS Word
questionnaire.

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PART IV.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Craig Thomsen (202-2053226, craig.thomsen@usitc.gov).
IV-1.

PRICE DATA
IV-2.

This question requests quarterly quantity and value data for your firm’s commercial shipments
between January 2010 and December 2015 to unrelated U.S. customers of the following
products produced by your firm.
Product 1.—Single faced satin of solid color, without woven or applied embellishments, 1 with a
woven selvedge with no wire, with a width of 3/8”.
Product 2.— Single faced satin of non-solid color, with or without woven or applied
embellishments, with a woven selvedge with no wire, with a width of 7/8”.
Product 3.—Double faced satin of solid color, without woven or applied embellishments, with a
woven selvedge with no wire, with a width of 3/8”.
Product 4.—Sheers of solid color, without woven or applied embellishments, with a woven
selvedge with wire, with a width of 1½”.
Product 5.—Sheers of non-solid color, with or without woven or applied embellishments, with a
woven selvedge, with wire, with a width of 7/8”.
Product 6.—Grosgrain of non-solid color, with or without applied embellishments, with a woven
selvedge, with no wire, with a width of 7/8”.

Woven or applied embellishments include, but are not limited to: woven embellishments using a jacquard
mechanism, narrow woven ribbon made from differently colored yarns (yarns dyed before weaving), screen printed
embellishments, flexography printed embellishments, transfer printed embellishments, and foil stamped
embellishments.

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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 allowances, discounts, rebates, etc.).
(a) During January 2010 – December 2015, did your firm produce and sell to unrelated U.S.
customers any of the above listed products (or any products that were competitive with
these products)?
Yes.--Please complete the following pricing data tables as appropriate.
No.--Skip to question IV-3.

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IV-2(b). Price data.--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 produced and sold by
your firm.
Report data in actual square yards and actual dollars (not 1,000s).
(Quantity in square yards, value in dollars)
Product 1
Product 2
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value

Product 3
Period of shipment
Quantity
Value
2010:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2011:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2012:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2013:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2014:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2015:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
1
Net values (i.e., gross sales values less all discounts, allowances, rebates, prepaid freight, and the value of returned
goods), f.o.b. your firm’s U.S. point of shipment.
2
Pricing product definitions are provided on the first page of Part IV.
Note.--If your firm’s product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified product,
provide a description of the product. Also, please explain any anomalies in your firm’s reported pricing data.
Product 1:
Product 2:
Product 3:

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IV-2(b).Price data (continued).--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 produced
and sold by your firm.
Report data in actual square yards and actual dollars (not 1,000s).
(Quantity in square yards, value in dollars)
Product 4
Product 5
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value

Product 6
Period of shipment
Quantity
Value
2010:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2011:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2012:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2013:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2014:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2015:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
1
Net values (i.e., gross sales values less all discounts, allowances, rebates, prepaid freight, and the value of returned
goods), f.o.b. your firm’s U.S. point of shipment.
2
Pricing product definitions are provided on the first page of Part IV.
Note.--If your firm’s product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified product,
provide a description of the product. Also, please explain any anomalies in your firm’s reported pricing data.
Product 4:
Product 5:
Product 6:

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IV-2(c). 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.

IV-3.

Price setting.-- How does your firm determine the prices that it charges for sales of narrow
woven ribbons (check all that apply)? If your firm issues price lists, please submit sample pages
of a recent list.
Transaction
by
transaction

IV-4.

Contracts

Other

If other, describe

Discount policy.-- Please indicate and describe your firm’s discount policies (check all that
apply).
Individual/
multiple order
quantity
discounts

IV-5.

Set
price
lists

Annual
total
volume
discounts

No
discount
policy

Other

Describe

Pricing terms.-(a)

What are your firm’s typical sales terms for its U.S.-produced narrow woven ribbons?
Net 30
days

(b)

Net 60
days

2/10 net
30 days

Other

Other (specify)

On what basis are your firm’s prices of domestic narrow woven ribbons usually quoted
(check one)?
Delivered

F.o.b.

If f.o.b., specify point

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Contract versus spot.-- Approximately what share of your firm’s sales of its U.S.-produced
narrow woven ribbons in 2015 was on a (1) long-term contract basis, (2) annual contract basis,
(3) short-term contract basis, and (4) spot sales basis?

Share of 2015
sales
IV-7.

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Long-term
contracts
(multiple
deliveries for
more than 12
months)

Type of sale
Short-term
Annual
contracts
contracts
(multiple
(multiple
deliveries for
deliveries for 12
less than 12
months)
months)

Total
(should
sum to
100.0%)

Spot sales
(for a single
delivery)
%

0.0

Contract provisions.— Please fill out the table regarding your firm’s typical sales contracts for
U.S.-produced narrow woven ribbons (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

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

Fixed quantity
and/or price

Price
Both
Yes

Meet or release
provision

Not applicable
IV-8.

Lead times.--What is the typical lead time between a customer’s order and the date of delivery
for your firm’s sales of its U.S.-produced narrow woven ribbons?

Source

Share of 2015
sales

From inventory

Produced to order

Total (should sum to 100.0%)

0.0 %

Lead time (days)

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Shipping information.-(a)

What is the approximate percentage of the total delivered cost of U.S.-produced narrow
woven ribbons that is accounted for by U.S. inland transportation costs?
%

(b)

Who generally arranges the transportation to your firm’s customers’ locations?
Your firm
Purchaser (check one)

(c)

Indicate the approximate percentage of your firm’s sales of narrow woven ribbons that
are delivered the following distances from your firm’s production facility.
Distance from production facility

Within 100 miles

101 to 1,000 miles

Over 1,000 miles

Total (should sum to 100.0%)

0.0

IV-10. Geographical shipments.-- In which U.S. geographic market area(s) has your firm sold its U.S.produced narrow woven ribbons since January 1, 2010 (check all that apply)?
Geographic area
Northeast.–CT, ME, MA, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, and VT.
Midwest.–IL, IN, IA, KS, MI, MN, MO, NE, ND, OH, SD, and WI.
Southeast.–AL, DE, DC, FL, GA, KY, MD, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, and WV.
Central Southwest.–AR, LA, OK, and TX.
Mountains.–AZ, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, UT, and WY.
Pacific Coast.–CA, OR, and WA.
Other.–All other markets in the United States not previously listed,
including AK, HI, PR, and VI.

√ if applicable

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IV-11. End uses.-(a)

List the end uses of the narrow woven ribbons that your firm manufactures. For each
end-useproduct, what percentage of the total cost is accounted for by narrow woven
ribbons and other inputs?
Share of total cost of end use product
accounted for by
Narrow woven
ribbons

End use product

(b)

Total
(should sum to
100.0% across)

Other inputs

0.0 %

Have there been any changes in the end uses of narrow woven ribbons since January 1,
2010? Do you anticipate any future changes?

Changes in end
uses
Changes since
January 1, 2010
Anticipated
changes

Yes

Explain

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IV-12. Substitutes.-(a)

Can other products be substituted for narrow woven ribbons?
No

Substitute

Yes--Please fill out the table.

End use in which this
substitute is used

Have changes in the price of this substitute
affected the price for narrow woven ribbons?
No Yes

Explanation

1.
2.
3.

(b)

Have there been any changes in the number or types of products that can be
substituted for narrow woven ribbons since January 1, 2010? Do you anticipate any
future changes?
Changes in
substitutes

Changes since
January 1, 2010
Anticipated
changes

No Yes

Explain

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IV-13. Availability of supply.--Has the availability of narrow woven ribbons in the U.S. market changed
since January 1, 2010? Do you anticipate any future changes?
Availability in the U.S.
market

Please explain, noting the countries and reasons for the
No Yes changes.

Changes since January 1, 2010:
U.S.-produced product
Subject imports
Nonsubject imports
Anticipated changes:
U.S.-produced product
Subject imports
Nonsubject imports
IV-14. Demand trends.-- Indicate how demand within the United States and outside of the United
States (if known) for narrow woven ribbons has changed since January 1, 2010, and how you
anticipate demand will change in the future. Explain any trends and describe the principal
factors that have affected, and that you anticipate will affect, these changes in demand.

Market

Overall
increase

No
change

Fluctuate
Overall
with no
decrease clear trend
Demand since January 1, 2010

Within
the United
States
Outside
the United
States
Anticipated future demand
Within
the United
States
Outside
the United
States

Explanation and factors

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IV-15. Product and marketing changes.—
(a)

Have there been any significant changes in the product range or product mix of narrow
woven ribbons since January 1, 2010? Do you anticipate any future changes?

Changes in
product range
or product mix

Yes

Explain

Changes since
January 1, 2010
Anticipated
changes
(b)

Have there been any significant changes in the prevalence of internet marketing of
narrow woven ribbons since January 1, 2010? Do you anticipate any future changes?
Internet
marketing

No
Increase change Decrease

Explain

Changes since
January 1,
2010
Anticipated
changes
(c)

Have there been any significant changes in other types of marketing of narrow woven
ribbons since January 1, 2010? Do you anticipate any future changes?

Changes in
product range
or product mix
Changes since
January 1, 2010
Anticipated
changes

Yes

Explain

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Conditions of competition.-(a)

Does the market for narrow woven ribbons experience seasonal increases and
decreases in demand throughout the year or other business cycles distinctive to narrow
woven ribbons?

No (skip to
Q. IV-16(d))

(b)

If yes, please describe the magnitude and timing of the variation.

Yes

If yes, describe.

Is the narrow woven ribbons market subject other conditions of competition distinctive
to narrow woven ribbons?

No (skip to
Q. IV-17)

(e)

Yes

Have there been any changes seasonal demand variations for narrow woven ribbons
since January 1, 2010?
No

(d)

If yes, please describe the magnitude and timing of the variation.

Are your firm’s sales of narrow woven ribbons affected by these seasonal variations?
No

(c)

Yes

If yes, please describe.

Have there been any changes in the business cycles or conditions of competition for
narrow woven ribbons since January 1, 2010?
No

Yes

If yes, describe.

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IV-16. Conditions of competition (continued).-(f)

How has the availability of counterfeit licensed NWR product changed since January 1,
2010?

Increased

(g)

No change

Decreased

Explain

How has the prevalence of internet auctions changed since January 1, 2010?

Increased

(h)

No change

Decreased

Explain

Have you participated in an internet auction to sell NWR since January 1, 2010?

Yes

Who are the purchasers that have held NWR internet auctions in
which you have participated?

IV-17. Supply constraints.--Has your firm refused, declined, or been unable to supply narrow woven
ribbons since January 1, 2010 (examples may include placing customers on allocation or
“controlled order entry,” declining to accept new customers or renew existing customers,
delivering less than the quantity promised, been unable to meet timely shipment commitments,
been otherwise delayed or experience difficulties in meeting shipment or delivery date
commitments as a result of any supply constraints or shortage in capacity, etc.)?
No

Yes

If yes, please describe.

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IV-18. Raw materials.-- Indicate how narrow woven ribbons’ raw materials prices have changed since
January 1, 2010, and how you expect they will change in the future.

Raw
materials
prices

Fluctuate
Explain, noting how raw material
with no
price changes have affected your
clear
firm’s selling prices for narrow woven
Overall
No
Overall
increase change decrease trend
ribbons.

Changes since
January 1,
2010
Anticipated
changes
IV-19. Price comparisons.--Please compare market prices of narrow woven ribbons in U.S. and nonU.S. markets, if known. Provide specific information as to time periods and regions for any price
comparisons.

IV-20. Sales practices.--Please describe the way your firm sells and packages narrow woven ribbons to
its customers. In your response, please address whether your firm (a) sells a random
assortment of U.S.-produced product types in a tray, (b) sells different product types or designs
separately, (c) sells an assortment based on customers’ specific requests for certain sizes or
designs, or (d) mixes products sourced domestically with products from subject sources and/or
from non-subject sources.

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IV-21. Market studies.--Please provide as a separate attachment to this request any studies, surveys,
etc. that you are aware of that quantify and/or otherwise discuss narrow woven ribbons supply
(including production capacity and capacity utilization) and demand in (1) the United States, (2)
each of the other major producing/consuming countries, including China and Taiwan, and (3)
the world as a whole. Of particular interest is such data from 2010 to the present and forecasts
for the future.
IV-22. Export constraints.--Describe how easily your firm can shift its sales of narrow woven ribbons
between the U.S. market and alternative country markets. In your discussion, please describe
any contracts, other sales arrangements, or other constraints that would prevent or retard your
firm from shifting narrow woven ribbons between the U.S. and alternative country markets
within a 12-month period.

IV-23. Barriers to trade.--Are your firm’s exports of narrow woven ribbons subject to any tariff or nontariff barriers to trade in other countries?

Yes

If yes, please list the countries and describe any such barriers and any
significant changes in such barriers that have occurred since January 1, 2010,
or that are expected to occur in the future.

IV-24. Distribution.—How many sales agents, distributors, wholesalers, and retailers sold your NWR in
the United States in 2015?
Sales agents

Distributors

Warehouses

Retailers

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IV-25. Interchangeability.--Are narrow woven ribbons 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

China

Taiwan
(subject)

Taiwan
(nonsubject)

Other countries

United States
China (subject)
Taiwan (subject)
Taiwan (nonsubject)
For any country-pair producing narrow woven ribbons that is sometimes or never
interchangeable, identify the country-pair and explain the factors that limit or preclude
interchangeable use:

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IV-26. Factors other than price.--Are differences other than price (e.g., quality, availability,
transportation network, product range, technical support, etc.) between narrow woven ribbons
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

China

Taiwan
(subject)

Taiwan
(nonsubject)

Other countries

United States
China (subject)
Taiwan (subject)
Taiwan (nonsubject)
For any country-pair for which factors other than price always or frequently are a significant
factor in your firm’s sales of narrow woven ribbons, identify the country-pair and report the
advantages or disadvantages imparted by such factors:

IV-27. Other explanations.--If your firm would like to further explain a response to a question in Part
IV that did not provide a narrative response box, please note the question number and the
explanation in the space provided below. Please also use this space to highlight any issues your
firm had in providing the data in this section, including but not limited to technical issues with
the MS Word questionnaire.

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HOW TO FILE YOUR QUESTIONNAIRE RESPONSE
This questionnaire is available as a “fillable” form in MS Word format on the Commission’s
website at:
https://www.usitc.gov/investigations/701731/2015/narrow_woven_ribbons_woven_selvedge_
china_and/first_review_full.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: RIBBON

• E-mail.—E-mail the MS Word questionnaire to edward.petronzio@usitc.gov; include a scanned copy of
the signed certification page (page 1). Submitters are strongly encouraged to encrypt nonpublic
documents that are electronically transmitted to the Commission to protect your sensitive information
from unauthorized disclosure. The USITC secure drop-box system and the Electronic Document
Information System (EDIS) use Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) 140-2 cryptographic
algorithms to encrypt data in transit. Submitting your nonpublic documents by a means that does not
use these encryption algorithms (such as by email) may subject your firm’s nonpublic information to
unauthorized disclosure during transmission. If you choose a non-encrypted method of electronic
transmission, the Commission warns you that the risk of such possible unauthorized disclosure is
assumed by you and not by the Commission.
If your firm does not produce this product, please fill out page 1, print, sign, and submit a scanned copy
to the Commission.
Parties to this proceeding.—If your firm is a party to this proceeding, it is required to serve a copy of the
completed questionnaire on parties to the proceeding that are subject to administrative protective
order (see 19 CFR § 207.7). A list of such parties may be obtained from the Commission’s Secretary (202205-1803). A certificate of service must accompany the completed questionnaire you submit (see 19 CFR
§ 207.7). Service of the questionnaire must be made in paper form.

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