16-4-3522 Foreign Producers'/Exporters' Questionnaire

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SRC pipe and tube R1_Foreign producer questionnaire

Seamless Refined Copper Pipe and Tube from China and Mexico

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FOREIGN PRODUCERS’/EXPORTERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
SEAMLESS REFINED COPPER PIPE AND TUBE FROM CHINA AND MEXICO
This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by August 11, 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 review of the antidumping duty orders concerning seamless refined copper pipe and tube (“SRC pipe
and tube”) from China and Mexico (Inv. Nos. 731-TA-1174-1175 (Review)). The information requested in the
questionnaire is requested under the authority of the Tariff Act of 1930, title VII.

Name of firm
Address
Website
Has your firm produced or exported SRC pipe and tube (as defined on 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)

Data reported in this questionnaire relate to (Check one):
China

Mexico

Return questionnaire via the Commission Drop Box by clicking on the following link:
https://dropbox.usitc.gov/oinv/. (PIN: SRCP)
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
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 reviews, 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 November 22, 2010, the Department of Commerce issued antidumping duty orders on
imports of SRC pipe and tube from China and Mexico. On October 1, 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 would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury
to the 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(s), the Department of Commerce will revoke the order(s).
Questionnaires and other information pertinent to this proceeding are available at
https://usitc.gov/reviews/701731/2015/seamless_refined_copper_pipe_and_tube_china_and/first_revi
ew_full.htm.
SRC pipe and tube covered by these reviews is “all seamless circular refined copper pipes and tubes,
including redraw hollows, greater than or equal to 6 inches (152.4 mm) in length and measuring less
than 12.130 inches (308.102 mm) (actual) in outside diameter (“OD”), regardless of wall thickness, bore
(e.g., smooth, enhanced with inner grooves or ridges), manufacturing process (e.g., hot finished, colddrawn, annealed), outer surface (e.g., plain or enhanced with grooves, ridges, fins, gills), end finish (e.g.,
plain end, swaged end, flared end, expanded end, crimped end, threaded), coating (e.g., plastic, paint),
insulation, attachments (e.g., plain, capped, plugged, with compression or other fitting), or physical
configuration (e.g., straight, coiled, bent, wound on spools).
The scope of these reviews covers, but is not limited to, seamless refined copper pipe and tube
produced or comparable to the American Society for Testing and Materials (“ASTM”) ASTM-B42, ASTMB68, ASTM-B75, ASTM-B88, ASTM-B88M, ASTM-B188, ASTM-B251, ASTM-B251M, ASTM-B280, ASTMB302, ASTM-B306, ASTM-359, ASTM-B743, ASTM-B819, and ASTM-B903 specifications and meeting the
physical parameters described therein. Also included within the scope are all sets of covered products,
including “line sets” of seamless refined copper tubes (with or without fittings or insulation) suitable for
connecting an outdoor air conditioner or heat pump to an indoor evaporator unit. The phrase “all sets of
covered products” denotes any combination of items put up for sale that is comprised of merchandise
subject to the scope.
“Refined copper” is defined as: (1) metal containing at least 99.85 percent by weight of copper; or (2)
metal containing at least 97.5 percent by weight of copper, provided that the content by weight of any
other element does not exceed the following limits:
ELEMENT
Ag – Silver
As – Arsenic
Cd – Cadmium
Cr – Chromium
Mg – Magnesium
Pb – Lead
S – Sulfur
Sn – Tin
Te – Tellurium
Zn – Zinc
Zr – Zirconium
Other elements (each)

LIMITING CONTENT PERCENT BY WEIGHT
0.25
0.5
1.3
1.4
0.8
1.5
0.7
0.8
0.8
1.0
0.3
0.3

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Excluded from the scope of these orders are all seamless circular hollows of refined copper less than 12
inches in length whose OD (actual) exceeds its length. The products subject to these orders are currently
classifiable under subheadings 7411.10.1030 and 7411.10.1090 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (“HTSUS”). Products subject to these reviews may also enter under HTSUS subheadings
7407.10.1500, 7419.99.5050, 8415.90.8065, and 8415.90.8085. Although the HTSUS subheadings are
provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the scope of these orders is
dispositive”.
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,
purchaser and/or foreign producer 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
30 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 Reviews, 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 in China and/or Mexico involved in the production or
export of SRC pipe and tube, including auxiliary facilities operated in conjunction with (whether
or not physically separate from) such facilities. Firms operating more than one establishment in
China and Mexico should combine the data for all establishments into a single report.

I-3.

U.S. importers.--Please provide the names, contacts, email addresses, and telephone numbers
of the FIVE largest U.S. importers of your firm’s SRC pipe and tube in 2015.

No.

1
2
3
4
5

Importer’s name

Contact person

Email address

Share of
Area code
your firm’s
and
2015 U.S.
telephone
exports
number
(%)

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U.S. production.--Does your firm or any related firm produce, have the capability to produce, or
have any plans to produce SRC pipe and tube in the United States or other countries?
No

I-5.

Yes--Please name the firm(s) and country(ies) below and, if U.S. producer(s),
ensure that they complete the Commission’s producer questionnaire.

U.S. importation.--Does your firm or any related firm import or have any plans to import SRC
pipe and tube into the United States?
No

I-6.

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Yes--Please name the firm(s) below and ensure that they complete the
Commission’s importer questionnaire.

Business plan.--In Parts II and III of this questionnaire we request a copy of your company’s
business plan. Does your company or any related firm have a business plan or any internal
documents that describe, discuss, or analyze expected future market conditions for SRC pipe
and tube?
No

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 Lawrence Jones (202-2053358, lawrence.jones@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 SRC pipe and tube 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)

If checked, please describe; leave blank if not
applicable.

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II-3.
Anticipated changes in operations.--Does your firm anticipate any changes in the character of
its operations or organization (as noted above) relating to the production of SRC pipe and tube in the
future?
No

II-4.

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 SRC pipe and tube (in 1,000 pounds) for 2016
and 2017.

Anticipated changes in operations in the event the order is revoked.--Would your firm
anticipate any changes in the character of its operations or organization (as noted above)
relating to the production of SRC pipe and tube in the future if the antidumping duty orders on
SRC pipe and tube from China and/or Mexico were to be revoked?
No

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II-5a. Production using same machinery.-- Please report your firm’s production of products made on
the same equipment and machinery used to produce SRC pipe and tube, and the combined production
capacity on this shared equipment and machinery.
“Overall production capacity” or “capacity” –The level of production that your
establishment(s) could reasonably have expected to attain during the specified periods for all
products manufactured in that establishment using the same manufacturing equipment.
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 establishment(s) in China and Mexico, including
production consumed internally within your firm.
Quantity (in 1,000 pounds)
Calendar year
Item

2010

2011

2012

January-June

2013

2014

2015

2016

Overall production
capacity
Production of:
SRC pipe and
1
tube

Other products
Total
1
2

Data entered for production of SRC pipe and tube will populate here once reported in question II-6.
Please identify these products:
.

II-5b.

Operating parameters.--The production capacity reported in II-5a 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.
(i).

Is your firm able to switch production (capacity) between SRC pipe and tube and other
products using the same equipment and/or labor?
No

(ii).

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

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

II-6.

Share of sales.--What percentage of your firm’s total sales in its most recent fiscal year was
represented by sales of SRC pipe and tube?
percent.

II-7.

Firm's estimated share of production in country.--Please estimate the percentage of total
production of SRC pipe and tube in the country specified on the certification page accounted for by
your firm’s production in 2015.
percent.

II-8.

Firm's estimated share of country's exports.--Please estimate the percentage of total exports to
the United States of SRC pipe and tube from the country specified on the certification page
accounted for by your firm’s exports in 2015.
percent.

II-9.

Inventories in the United States.--Has your firm, since 2010, maintained any inventories of SRC
pipe and tube in the United States (not including inventories held by firms identified in question
I-3)?
“Inventories”--Finished goods inventory, not raw materials or work in progress.
No

Yes--Report the quantity of such end-of-period inventories below.
Quantity (in 1,000 pounds)
Calendar year

Item
Inventory

2010

2011

2012

2013

January-June
2014

2015

2016

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Third country trade actions.--Is the SRC pipe and tube exported by your firm subject to
antidumping/countervailing duty/safeguard findings, remedies, or proceedings?
No

Yes--List the products(s), countries affected, and the date of such
findings/remedies/proceedings.

II-11.

Other export markets.--Identify export markets (other than the United States) that your firm
has developed or where it has increased its sales of SRC pipe and tube since 2010. Please
identify and discuss below.

II-12.

Significance of antidumping duty orders.--Describe the significance of the existing antidumping
duty order(s) covering imports of SRC pipe and tube from China and Mexico in terms of its effect
on your firm’s production capacity, production, home market shipments, exports to the United
States and other markets, and inventories. You may wish to compare your firm’s operations
before and after the imposition of the order.

II-13.

Anticipated changes if order revoked.--Would your firm anticipate any changes in its
production capacity, production, home market shipments, exports to the United States and
other markets, or inventories relating to the production of SRC pipe and tube in the future if the
antidumping duty order(s) on SRC pipe and tube from China and/or Mexico were to be revoked?
No

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Trade data.--Report your firm’s production capacity, production, shipments, and inventories
related to the production of SRC pipe and tube in your establishment(s) in China and Mexico
during the specified periods.
Do not submit data by manufacturing facility if they are in the same country. If your firm has
multiple manufacturing establishments within one country, you are required to combine data
for those establishments within one foreign producer questionnaire response.
Do not submit data on multiple countries combined. The establishments reported here should
all be located in the country of the firm’s address reported on the certification page.
Multinational companies with production in multiple subject countries should submit separate
foreign producer questionnaire responses for each subject country.
Do not include resales of SRC pipe and tube that your firm did not produce; those data to the
degree they are exported to the United States should only be reported in question II-11.
“Average production capacity” or “capacity” –The level of production that your
establishment(s) could reasonably have expected to attain during the specified periods for all
products manufactured in that establishment using the same manufacturing equipment.
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 establishment(s) in China and Mexico, including
production consumed internally within your firm.
“Shipments”--Shipments of products produced in your establishment(s) in China and Mexico.
Quantities reported should be net of returns. 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 in China and Mexico.
“Home market commercial shipments”--Shipments, other than internal consumption and
transfers to related firms, within China and Mexico.
“Home market internal consumption/transfers to related firms”--Shipments made to
related firms in China and Mexico, including product consumed internally by your firm.
“Export shipments”--Shipments to destinations outside China and Mexico, including shipments
to related firms.
“Inventories”--Finished goods inventory, not raw materials or work-in-progress.
Note: As requested in Part I of this questionnaire, please keep all supporting documents/records
used in the preparation of the trade data, as Commission staff may contact your firm regarding
questions on the trade data. The Commission may also request that your company submit copies
of the supporting documents/records (such as production and sales schedules, inventory records,
etc.) used to compile these data.

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Trade data.--Continued.

II-14.

Quantity (in 1,000 pounds) and Value (in 1,000 dollars)
Calendar year
Item

2010

2011

2012

January-June

2013

2014

2015

2016

Average production capacity
(A)
Beginning-of-period
inventories (B)
Production (C)
Home market shipments:
Internal consumption/
transfers
quantity (D)
value (E)
Commercial shipments
quantity (F)
value (G)
Export shipments:
to the United States:
quantity (H)
value (I)
2

to the European Union:
quantity (J)
value (K)
3

to Asia:
quantity (L)
value (M)
to all other markets:
quantity (N)

value (O)
Total exports (quantity) (P)

Total shipments (quantity) (Q)

End-of-period inventories (R)
1

The production capacity reported is based on operating
hours per week,
weeks per year. Please
describe the methodology used to calculate production capacity, and explain any changes in reported capacity:
2
Identify your firm’s principal European Union export markets:
.
3
Identify your firm’s principal Asian export markets:
.
4
Identify your firm’s principal other export markets:
.

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Trade data.—Continued.
RECONCILIATION OF SHIPMENTS, PRODUCTION, AND INVENTORY.--Generally, the data reported
for the end-of-period inventories (i.e., line R) should be equal to the beginning-of-period
inventories (i.e., line B), plus production (i.e., line C), less total shipments (i.e., lines D, F, H, J, L,
and N). 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

2010

B + C – D – F – H –J – L – N –
R= should equal zero ("0")
or provide an explanation.1

2011

2012

January-June

2013

2014

2015

2016

Explanation if the calculated fields above are returning values other than zero (i.e., “0”) but are
nonetheless accurate:
.
II-15.

Exports to the United States not produced by your firm.--Report your firm’s exports to the
United States of SRC pipe and tube that was produced in China or Mexico but not by your firm
during the specified periods.
Quantity (in 1000 pounds)
Calendar year
Item

2010

2011

2012

2013

January-June
2014

2015

2016

Exports to the United
States not produced by
your firm1
1

List the producer(s)._______________________________________________________________________.

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 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.--MARKET FACTORS
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from John Giamalva (202-2053329, john.giamalva@usitc.gov).
III-1.

Contact information.-- Please identify the responsible individual and how Commission staff may
contact the individual regarding the confidential information submitted in part III.
Name
Title
Email
Telephone
Fax

III-2.

Contract versus spot.--Approximately what share of your firm’s sales of SRC pipe and tube to
U.S. customers in 2015 was on a (1) long-term contract basis, (2) annual contract basis, (3) shortterm contract basis, and (4) spot sales basis?

Share of your
2015 sales

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

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Contract provisions.— Please fill out the table regarding your firm’s typical sales contracts with
U.S. customers for SRC pipe and tube (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
III-4.

Lead times.— What is your firm’s share of sales from inventory and produced to order and what
is the typical lead time between a customer’s order and the date of delivery for your firm’s sales
of SRC pipe and tube?
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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Raw materials.-- Indicate how SRC pipe and tube raw materials prices have changed since
January 1, 2010, and how you expect they will change in the future.
Fluctuate
with no
clear
Raw materials Overall
No
Overall
prices
increase change decrease trend

Explain, noting how raw material
price changes have affected your
firm’s selling prices for seamless
refined copper pipe and tube.

Refined copper scrap prices
Changes since
January 1, 2010
Anticipated
changes
Copper cathode prices
Changes since
January 1, 2010
Anticipated
changes
III-6.

Changes in factors affecting supply.--Have any changes occurred in any other factors affecting
supply (e.g., changes in availability or prices of energy or labor; transportation conditions;
production capacity and/or methods of production; technology; export markets; or alternative
production opportunities) that affected the availability of China and Mexico-produced SRC pipe
and tube in the U.S. market since January 1, 2010?
No

III-7.

Yes

If yes, please describe.

Availability of SUBJECT import supply.-- Do you anticipate any changes in terms of the
availability of China and Mexico-produced SRC pipe and tube in the U.S. market in the future?
If you anticipate changes in supply, please identify the changes,
No
including the time period and the impact of such changes on
Increase change Decrease shipment volumes and prices.

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III-8.

Product shifting.--Describe how easily your firm can shift its sales of SRC pipe and tube between
the U.S. market and alternative country markets. In your discussion, please describe any
contracts, other sales arrangements, or other constraints (including any third-country trade
barriers such as tariffs, quotas, or other non-tariff barriers) that would prevent or retard your
firm from shifting SRC pipe and tube between the U.S. and alternative country markets within a
12-month period.

III-9.

Product range.--Is the product range, product mix, or marketing of SRC pipe and tube in your
firm’s home market different from that of SRC pipe and tube for export to the United States or
to third-country markets?
No

Yes

If yes, please explain.

III-10. Product changes.--Have there been any significant changes in the product range, product mix,
or marketing of SRC pipe and tube in your firm’s home market, for export to the United States,
or for export to third-country markets since January 1, 2010? Do you anticipate any future
changes?
Changes in
product range,
product mix, or
marketing
No Yes
Changes since
January 1, 2010
Anticipated
changes

Explain

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III-11. Substitutes. -(a)

Can other products be substituted for SRC pipe and tube?
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 SRC pipe and tube?
No Yes

Explanation

1.
2.
3.
(b)

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

No Yes

Explain

Changes since
January 1, 2010
Anticipated
changes
III-12. Interchangeability.--Is the SRC pipe and tube produced by your firm and sold in its home market
interchangeable (i.e., can be used in the same applications) with your firm’s SRC pipe and tube
sold to the United States and/or to third-country markets?
Yes

If no, identify the market(s) and any differences in the products.

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III-13. End uses.—
(a)

Describe the end uses of the SRC pipe and tube that your firm manufactures and sell to
your firm’s home market. If these end uses differ from those of the SRC pipe and tube
your firm sells to the U.S. market or to third-country markets, explain.

(b)

Have there been any changes in the end uses of SRC pipe and tube since January 1,
2010? Do you anticipate any future changes?

Changes in end
uses

Yes

Explain

Changes since
January 1, 2010
Anticipated
changes

III-14. Demand trends.--Indicate how demand in the following markets for SRC pipe and tube 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.

Your firm’s Overall
market
increase

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

Home
market
United
States
Other
markets
Anticipated future demand
Home
market
United
States
Other
markets

Explanation and factors

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III-15. Price differences.--Please compare market prices of SRC pipe and tube in your firm’s home
market, the United States, and third-country markets.

III-16. International transportation.—
(a)

Who typically arranges international transportation for your firm’s exports?
Exporter

(b)

Importer

If your firm typically arranges international transportation:
For 2015, report or estimate the average cost to ship typical
volumes of SRC pipe and tube from the China and Mexico to
the United States

dollars per
1,000 pounds

III-17. Description of home market.--Describe briefly your firm’s home market for SRC pipe and tube,
including the number of, and competition between, producers.

III-18. Import competition.--Does your firm face competition from imports of SRC pipe and tube in
your firm’s home market?
No

Yes

If yes, please identify the country sources of these imports.

III-19. 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 SRC pipe and tube 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 Mexico, and (3)
the world as a whole. Of particular interest is such data from 2013 to the present and forecasts
for the future.

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III-20. 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/secretary/fed_reg_notices/meetings/documents/sunset_foreign
_producer_questionnaire.pdf
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: SRCP

• E-mail.—E-mail the MS Word questionnaire to lawrence.jones@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 produce or export 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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