16-1-3539 U.S. Producers' Questionnaire

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Coated Paper Suitable for High-Quality Print Graphics using Sheet-Fed Presses from China and Indonesia

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U.S. PRODUCERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
CERTAIN COATED PAPER SUITABLE FOR HIGH-QUALITY PRINT GRAPHICS USING
SHEET-FED PRESSES FROM CHINA AND INDONESIA
This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by August 23, 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 and countervailing duty orders concerning certain coated paper suitable
for high-quality print graphics using sheet-fed presses (“certain coated paper and paperboard”) from China and
Indonesia (Inv. Nos. 701-TA-470-471 and 731-TA-1169-1170 (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 certain coated paper and paperboard (as defined on the next page) and/or sheeter rolls
for coated paper 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: XXXX)
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

Email address

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PART I.—GENERAL INFORMATION
Background. On November 17, 2010, the Department of Commerce issued antidumping and
countervailing duty orders on imports of certain coated paper and paperboard from China and
Indonesia. On October 1, 2015, the Commission instituted a review 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 negative determinations,
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/certain_coated_paper_suitable_high_quality_print/first_review_full.htm

IN-SCOPE MERCHANDISE
Certain coated paper and paperboard.—The paper products covered by these reviews are:
Certain coated paper and paperboard in sheets suitable for high quality print graphics using sheet-fed
presses; coated on one or both sides with kaolin (China or other clay), calcium carbonate, titanium
dioxide, and/or other inorganic substances; with or without a binder; having a GE brightness level of 80
or higher; weighing not more than 340 grams per square meter; whether gloss grade, satin grade, matte
grade, dull grade, or any other grade of finish; whether or not surface-colored, surface-decorated,
printed (except as described below), embossed, or perforated; and irrespective of dimensions.
Certain coated paper includes: (a) coated free sheet paper and paperboard that meets this scope
definition; (b) coated groundwood paper and paperboard produced from bleached chemi-thermomechanical pulp (“BCTMP”) that meets this scope definition; and (c) any other coated paper and
paperboard that meets this scope definition.
Coated Paper is typically (but not exclusively) used for printing multi-colored graphics for catalogues,
books, magazines, envelopes, labels and wraps, greeting cards, and other commercial printing
applications requiring high quality print graphics.
Specifically excluded from the scope are imports of paper and paperboard printed with final content
printed text or graphics.
U.S. imports of the subject merchandise are provided for under the following statistical categories of the
HTSUS: 4810.14.1100, 4810.14.1900, 4810.14.2010, 4810.14.2090, 4810.14.5000, 4810.14.6000,
4810.14.7000, 4810.19.1100, 4810.19.1900, 4810.19.2010, 4810.19.2090, 4810.22.1000, 4810.22.5000,
4810.22.6000, 4810.22.7000, 4810.29.1000, 4810.29.5000, 4810.29.6000, 4810.29.7000, 4810.32,
4810.39, and 4810.92.
While HTSUS subheadings/statistical reporting numbers are provided for convenience and customs
purposes, the written description of the scope of these reviews is dispositive.

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OUT-OF-SCOPE MERCHANDISE
Excluded coated paperboard.—Pursuant to a scope ruling at the U.S. Department of Commerce
(Decision Memorandum for Certain Coated Paper Suitable for High-Quality Print Graphics Using SheetFed Presses from the People’s Republic of China and Indonesia: Final Scope Rulings for Certain Playing
Card Products and Certain Packaging Paperboard Products, September 13, 2012), coated paperboard
with a thickness of 310 micrometers or more and a density of less than 0.70 g/cm3 are excluded from
the scope of the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on certain coated paper and paperboard
from China and Indonesia.
Sheeter rolls.--The intermediate paper product matching the physical characteristics of certain coated
paper and paperboard, but not yet cut into sheets.
GENERAL INFORMATION
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
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 certain coated paper and
paperboard, including auxiliary facilities operated in conjunction with (whether or not physically
separate from) such facilities.
Establishments
Covered1

City, State

Zip (5 digit)

1
2
3
4
5
6
1

Additional discussion on establishments consolidated in this questionnaire:

Description

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Position regarding continuation of order.--Does your firm support or oppose continuation of
the antidumping and/or countervailing duty orders currently in place for certain coated paper
and paperboard from the following countries?
Country

Support

Oppose

Take no position

China AD
China CVD
Indonesia AD
Indonesia CVD
I-4.

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

Firm name

I-5.

Yes--List the following information.

Address

Extent of
ownership
(percent)

Related SUBJECT importers/exporters.--Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic
or foreign, that are engaged in importing certain coated paper and paperboard from China or
Indonesia into the United States or that are engaged in exporting certain coated paper and
paperboard from China or Indonesia to the United States?
No
Firm name

Yes--List the following information.
Address

Affiliation

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Related NONSUBJECT importers/exporters.--Does your firm have any related firms, either
domestic or foreign, that are engaged in importing certain coated paper and paperboard from
countries other than China or Indonesia into the United States or that are engaged in exporting
certain coated paper and paperboard from countries other than China or Indonesia to the
United States?
No

Yes--List the following information.

Firm name and country

I-7.

Address

Affiliation

Related producers.--Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or foreign, that are
engaged in the production of certain coated paper and paperboard?
No

Yes--List the following information.

Firm name

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Address

Affiliation

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 or any internal
documents that describe, discuss, or analyze expected market conditions for certain coated
paper and paperboard?

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 Andrew (Drew) Dushkes
(202-205-3229, andrew.dushkes@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 certain coated paper and paperboard 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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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 certain
coated paper and paperboard 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 certain coated paper and paperboard (in short
tons) 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 certain coated paper and paperboard in the future if the
antidumping and/or countervailing duty orders on certain coated paper and paperboard from
China or Indonesia 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 certain coated paper and paperboard, and
the combined production capacity on this shared equipment and machinery in the periods
indicated.

II-5a.

“Overall production capacity” or “capacity” – The level of production that your
establishment(s) could reasonably have expected to attain during the specified periods. Assume
normal operating conditions (i.e., using equipment and machinery in place and ready to
operate; normal operating levels (hours per week/weeks per year) and time for downtime,
maintenance, repair, and cleanup).
“Production” – All production in your U.S. establishment(s), including production consumed
internally within your firm and production for another firm under a toll agreement.
Quantity (in short tons)
Calendar year
Item

2010

2011

2012

January-June

2013

2014

2015

2016

CERTAIN COATED PAPER AND PAPERBOARD MACHINERY
Overall production capacity
Production of:
Certain coated paper and
1
paperboard

Other coated paper
Uncoated paper
2

Other products
Total

SHEETER ROLL MACHINERY
Overall production capacity
Production of:
Sheeters rolls for certain coated
3
paper and paperboard

Sheeter rolls for other coated
paper
Sheeter rolls for uncoated paper
4

Other products
Total
1

Data entered for production of certain coated paper and paperboard will populate here once reported in question II-6a.
Please identify these products:
.
3
Data entered for production of certain coated paper and paperboard will populate here once reported in question II-7a.
4
Please identify these products:
.
2

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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

Type of producer.—Please indicate whether your firm is an integrated producer (i.e., produces
paper and cuts into sheets) or a converter of certain coated paper and paperboard (i.e., purchases
sheeter rolls and cuts into sheets only).
Integrated producer
Converter

II-5e.

Production constraints.--Please describe the constraint(s) that set the limit(s) on your firm’s
production capacity.
Conversion constraints
(certain coated paper and
paperboard machinery)
Paper-making constraints
(sheeter roll machinery)

II-5f.

Converter production-related information.—For firms with converter operations (i.e., cutting
sheeter rolls into certain coated paper and paperboard) but which are not integrated paper
manufacturers, please provide descriptions of the following:
Source and extent of firm’s
capital and investment
Quantity and type of parts
sourced in the United States
Describe your firm’s valueadded operations performed
in the United States
Technical expertise involved
in U.S. production activity
Any other costs or activities
in the United States directly
leading to the production of
certain coated paper and
paperboard

hours

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Investments required for machinery.—Please describe and quantify the costs associated with
investing in new paper-making capacity compared to those associated with investing in new
conversion capacity.
Certain coated paper and
paperboard machinery
Sheeter roll machinery

II-5h.

Product shifting.--Is your firm able to switch production (capacity) between certain coated paper
and paperboard and other products using the same equipment and/or labor?
No

II-5i.

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

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.

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Trade data definitions (primarily for questions II-6 through II-7).
“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. For the
purposes of the sheeter roll data (question II-7b), finished goods inventory relates to inventories
of sheeter rolls even though they may be considered as work-in-progress by your firm.
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: Report your firm’s production capacity, production,
shipments, and inventories related to the production of certain coated paper and paperboard in
your U.S. establishment(s) during the specified periods.

II-6a.

Certain Coated Paper and Paperboard
Quantity (in short tons) and value (in $1,000)
Calendar year
Item

2010

2011

2012

January-June

2013

2014

2015

2016

Average production
1
capacity (quantity) (A)
Beginning-of-period
inventories (quantity) (B)
Production.—
Using own production
of sheeter rolls
Using purchases of
domestically produced
sheeter rolls
Using purchases of
imported sheeter rolls
Production
(quantity) (C)

U.S. shipments:
Commercial
shipments:
2
Quantity (D)
value (E)
Internal
3
consumption:
quantity (F)
value (G)
Transfers to related
firms:
quantity (H)
value (I)
Export shipments:
quantity (J)

value (K)
End-of-period inventories
(quantity) (L)
1

The production capacity reported is based on operating
hours per week,
weeks per year. Please
describe the methodology used to calculate production capacity, and explain any changes in reported capacity (use
.
additional pages as necessary).
2
Please estimate the share of your firm’s U.S. commercial shipments with Forest Stewardship Council certification:
percent.
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:
.

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Production, shipment and inventory data.--Continued

RECONCILIATION OF SHIPMENTS, PRODUCTION, AND INVENTORY.--Generally, the data reported for the
end-of-period inventories (i.e., line L) should be equal to the beginning-of-period inventories (i.e., line B),
plus production (i.e., line C), less total shipments (i.e., lines D, F, H, and J). Please ensure that any
differences are not due to data entry errors in completing this form, but rather reflect your firm’s actual
records; and, also provide 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
= 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-6b.

Channels of distribution.-- Report your firm’s commercial U.S. shipments by channel of
distribution.
“Paper Directed Buy (PDB) Programs”—Sales of certain coated paper and paperboard where
the ultimate end-use customer (i.e., the purchaser of printed materials from the printer)
negotiates the paper source, specifications, and/or price directly with the paper distributor or
the paper mill. In these transactions, the printer for the ultimate end-user must use the
specified paper and at the specific price.

Certain Coated Paper and Paperboard
Quantity (in short tons)
Calendar year
Item

2010

2011

2012

January-June

2013

2014

2015

2016

Channels of distribution:
Commercial U.S.
shipments.-to distributors (quantity)
(M)
to end users (quantity) (N)
through PDB programs
(quantity) (O)

RECONCILIATION OF CHANNELS.--Please ensure that the quantities reported for channels of distribution
(i.e., lines M, N, and O) in each time period equal the quantity reported for commercial U.S. commercial
shipments (i.e., line D) in each time period. If the calculated fields below return values other than zero
(i.e., “0”), the data reported must be revised prior to submission to the Commission.
Calendar year
Reconciliation item
M + N + O– D = zero
("0"), if not revise.

2010

2011
0

2012
0

January-June

2013
0

2014
0

2015
0

2016
0

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Production, shipment and inventory data: Report your firm’s production capacity, production,
shipments, and inventories related to the production of sheeter rolls to be used to produce
certain coated paper and paperboard in your U.S. establishment(s) during the specified periods.

II-7a.

Sheeter Rolls
Quantity (in short tons) and value (in $1,000)
Calendar year
Item

2010

2011

2012

2013

January-June
2014

2015

2016

Average production
1
capacity (quantity) (P)
Beginning-of-period
inventories (quantity) (Q)
Production (quantity) (R)
U.S. shipments:
Commercial
shipments:
quantity (S)
value (T)
Internal
2
consumption:
quantity (U)
value (V)
Transfers to related
2
firms:
quantity (W)
value (X)
Export shipments:
quantity (Y)

value (Z)
End-of-period inventories
(quantity) (AA)
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
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:
3
Identify your firm’s principal export markets:
.

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Production, shipment and inventory data.--Continued

RECONCILIATION OF SHIPMENTS, PRODUCTION, AND INVENTORY.--Generally, the data reported for the
end-of-period inventories (i.e., line AA) should be equal to the beginning-of-period inventories (i.e., line
Q), plus production (i.e., line R), less total shipments (i.e., lines S, U, W, and Y). Please ensure that any
differences are not due to data entry errors in completing this form, but rather reflect your firm’s actual
records; and, also provide explanations for any differences (e.g., theft, loss, damage, record systems
issues, etc.) if they exist.
Calendar year
Item

2010

Q + R– S – U – W – Y–
AA = 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-7b.

Sheeter Rolls
Quantity (in short tons)
Calendar year
Item
Channels of distribution:
Commercial U.S.
shipments.-to distributors (quantity)
(AB)
to end users (quantity)
(AC)
through PDB programs
(quantity) (AD)
to converters (quantity)
(AE)

2010

2011

2012

2013

January-June
2014

2015

2016

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Channels of distribution.--Continued

RECONCILIATION OF CHANNELS.--Please ensure that the quantities reported for channels of distribution
(i.e., lines AB, AC, AD, and AE) in each time period equal the quantity reported for commercial U.S.
commercial shipments (i.e., line S) in each time period. If the calculated fields below return values other
than zero (i.e., “0”), the data reported must be revised prior to submission to the Commission.
Calendar year
Reconciliation item

2010

AB + AC + AD + AE – S =
zero ("0"), if not revise.
II-8.

2011
0

2012
0

January-June

2013
0

2014
0

2015
0

2016
0

Employment data.--Report your firm’s employment-related data related to the production of
certain coated paper and paperboard and sheeter rolls and provide an 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. For the January to June periods, calculate similarly and divide by 3/6/9.
“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

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

2010

2011

2012

2013

January-June
2014

2015

2016

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Employment data.--Continued
Explanation of trends:

II-9.

Transfers to related firms.--If your firm reported transfers to related firms in question II-8,
please indicate the nature of the relationship between your firm and the related firms (e.g., joint
venture, wholly owned subsidiary), whether the transfers were priced at market value or by a
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.

II-10a. Purchases.--Other than direct imports, has your firm otherwise purchased certain coated paper
and paperboard 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:

Certain Coated Paper and Paperboard
Quantity (in short tons)
Calendar years

Item

2010

Purchases from U.S. importers
of certain coated paper and
paperboard from—
China

2011

2012

2013

January-June
2014

2015

2016

Indonesia
All other sources
Purchases from domestic
2
producers
2

Purchases from other sources
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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II-10b. Purchases.--Other than direct imports, has your firm otherwise purchased sheeter rolls to be
used for the production of certain coated paper and paperboard since January 1, 2010?
No

Sheeter Rolls

Quantity (in short tons)
Calendar years
Item

2010

Purchases from U.S. importers
of sheeter rolls from—
China

2011

2012

2013

January-June
2014

2015

2016

Indonesia
All other sources
Purchases from domestic
2
producers
2

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Toll production.--Since January 1, 2010, has your firm been involved in a toll agreement
regarding the production of certain coated paper and paperboard?
“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-12.

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

Foreign trade zones.-(a)

Firm's FTZ operations.--Does your firm produce certain coated paper and paperboard in
and/or admit certain coated paper and paperboard into a foreign trade zone (FTZ)?
“Foreign trade zone” is a designated location in the United States where firms utilize
special procedures that allow delayed or reduced customs duty payments on foreign
merchandise. A foreign trade zone must be designed as such pursuant to the rules and
procedures set forth in the Foreign-Trade Zones Act.
No

(b)

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

Other firms' FTZ operations.--To your knowledge, do any firms in the United States
import certain coated paper and paperboard into a foreign trade zone (FTZ) for use in
distribution of certain coated paper and paperboard and/or the production of
downstream articles?
No/Don’t know

Yes--Identify the firms and the FTZs.

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

II-14.

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

Sheeter rolls.—Please report the requested data for your direct imports / purchases of imports
of sheeter rolls for use in domestic production of certain coated paper and paperboard.
Quantity (in short tons) and value (in $1,000)
Calendar year
Item

2010

2011

2012

January-June

2013

2014

2015

2016

Sheeter rolls imported or
purchased imports for
certain coated paper and
paperboard production:
Quantity
Value
1

Identify the quantity and value sold not for converting purposes:

For questions II-15 and II-16, if your response differs for particular orders, please indicate and explain
the particular effect of imposition and/or revocation of specific orders.
II-15.

Effect of order.--Describe the significance of the existing antidumping and/or countervailing
duty orders covering imports of certain coated paper and paperboard from China or Indonesia 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 order.

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Likely effect of revocation of order.--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 certain coated paper and paperboard in the future if the
antidumping and/or countervailing duty orders on certain coated paper and paperboard from
China or Indonesia were to be revoked?
No

II-17. 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 Charles Yost (202-205-3432,
Charles.yost@usitc.gov).
III-1.

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

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 certain coated paper and paperboard:

Does your firm prepare profit/loss statements for certain coated paper and paperboard
and sheeter rolls:
Yes

How often did your firm (or parent company) prepare financial statements (including
annual reports, 10Ks)? Please check relevant items below.
Audited,
Monthly,

unaudited,
quarterly,

Accounting basis:
accounting (specify)

GAAP,

annual reports,
semi-annually,
cash,

tax, or

10Ks,
annually

10 Qs,

other comprehensive basis of

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 certain coated paper
and paperboard, as well as specific statements and worksheets) used to compile these data.

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III-3. Cost accounting system.--Briefly describe your firm’s cost accounting system (e.g., standard
cost, job order cost, etc.).

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.

Product listing.--Please list the products your firm produces in the facilities in which it produces
certain coated paper and paperboard and sheeter rolls, and provide the share of net sales
accounted for by these products in your firm’s most recent fiscal year.
Products

Share of sales

Certain coated paper and paperboard and sheeter rolls

Excluded coated paperboard

%
%
%
%

III-6.

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

No--Continue to question III-9a.

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Inputs from related suppliers.--Please identify the inputs used in the production of certain
coated paper and paperboard and sheeter rolls that your firm purchases from related suppliers
and that are reflected in table III-9a. For “Share of total COGS” please report this information by
relevant input on the basis of your most recently completed fiscal year. For “Input valuation”
please describe the basis, as recorded in 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

III-8.

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 certain coated paper
and paperboard and sheeter rolls) 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.

III-9.

Description and origin of raw materials. –Please describe the primary raw material inputs
reported in question III-10a and indicate their origin.
Integrated producer
Converter only

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III-10. Operations on certain coated paper and paperboard and sheeter rolls.--Report the revenue
and related cost information requested below on the certain coated paper and paperboard and sheeter
roll 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, and
for the specified interim periods. If your firm was involved in tolling operations (either as the toller or as
the tollee), please contact Charles Yost at (202) 205-3432 before completing this section of the
questionnaire.
Quantity (in short tons) 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 net sales quantities

Total COGS

Gross profit or (loss)

Net sales values:
Commercial sales
Internal consumption
Transfers to related firms
Total net sales values
Cost of goods sold (COGS):
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 (question II-6a) 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-10. Operations on certain coated paper and paperboard and sheeter rolls.--Continued
Quantity (in short tons) and value (in $1,000)
Item

January-June 2015

January-June 2016

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

Total COGS

Gross profit or (loss)

Total net sales quantities
3

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

Note -- The table above contains calculations that will appear when you have entered data in the MS
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Financial data reconciliation.--The calculable line items from question III-10 (i.e., total net sales
quantities and values, total COGS, gross profit (or loss), total SG&A, and net income (or loss))
have been calculated from the data submitted in the other line items. Do the calculated fields
return the correct data according to your firm's financial records ignoring non-material
differences that may arise due to rounding?
Yes

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

III-12. 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 and III9b, please specify all material (significant) nonrecurring items (charges and gains) in the
schedule below, the specific table III-9a or III-9b 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 or III-9b; i.e., if an aggregate nonrecurring item has been
allocated to table III-9a or III-9b, only the allocated value amount included in table III-9a or III-9b
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 or III-9b.
Fiscal years ended-2010
Nonrecurring item: In this column please provide a
brief description of each nonrecurring item and
indicate the specific line item in table III-9a or III-9b
where the nonrecurring item is classified.
1.

, classified as

2011

2012

2013

January-June
2014

2015

2016

Nonrecurring item: In these columns please report the amount of the relevant nonrecurring
item reported in table III-9a or III-9b.
Value ($1,000)

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III-13. 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-11 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-11 identify where these items
are reported in table III-9a or III-9b.

III-14. Asset values.--Report the total assets (i.e., both current and long-term assets) associated with
the production, warehousing, and sale of certain coated paper and paperboard and sheeter
rolls. If your firm does not maintain some or all of the specific asset information necessary to
calculate total assets for certain coated paper and paperboard and sheeter rolls 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
1

Total assets (net)
1

Describe

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

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III-15. Capital expenditures and research and development (“R&D”) expenses.--Report your firm’s
capital expenditures and R&D expenses for certain coated paper and paperboard and sheeter
rolls. Provide data for your firm’s six most recently completed fiscal years, and for the specified
interim periods.
Value (in $1,000)
Fiscal years ended-Item

2010

2011

2012

2013

January-June
2014

2015

2016

Capital expenditures
R&D expenses2
1
2

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-16. Data consistency and reconciliation.--Please indicate whether your firm’s financial data for
questions III-10, III-13, and III-14 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-10 should reconcile with the data
reported for total shipments in question II-6a (ie, lines D,F,H, and J) and data reported for
commercial shipments and exports shipments in question II-7a (ie, lines S and Y) as long as they
are reported on the same calendar year basis.
Do these data in question III-10 reconcile with the sum of the relevant data lines in questions II6a and II-7b?
Yes

If no, please explain.

III-17. 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 Amelia Preece (202-2053250, amelia.preece@usitc.gov).
IV-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 IV.
Name
Title
Email
Telephone
Fax

PRICE DATA
IV-2.

This question requests quarterly quantity and value data for your firm’s commercial shipments
to unrelated U.S. customers of the following products produced by your firm.
Product 1.-- Coated paper, two-side coated sheets, 70-100 pounds text basis weights, GE
brightness levels equal to or above 86 but less than 90.
Product 2.-- Coated paper, two-side coated sheets, 70-100 pounds text basis weights, GE
brightness levels equal to or above 90.
Product 3.-- Coated paper, one-side coated sheets, 70-100 pounds text basis weights, GE
brightness levels equal to or greater than 83.
Product 4.-- Coated paper, two-side coated sheets, 80-100 pounds cover basis weights, GE
brightness levels equal to or greater than 86 but less than 90.

Please note that values should be f.o.b., U.S. point of shipment and should not include U.S.-inland
transportation costs. Values should reflect the final net amount paid to your firm (i.e., should be net
of all deductions for discounts or rebates). Please include in the values for 2016 estimated rebates
even if they are not determined until the end of the year.
(a) During January 2010 -June 2016, 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 table 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 short tons and actual dollars (not 1,000s).
Product 1
Quantity
Value

(Quantity in short tons, value in dollars)
Product 2
Product 3
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value

Product 4
Period of shipment
Quantity
Value
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
2016:
January-March
April-June
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:
Product 4:

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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 certain
coated paper and paperboard (check all that apply)? If your firm issues price lists, please submit
sample pages of a recent list.
Transaction
by
transaction

Contracts

Set
price
lists

Other

If other, describe

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Discount policy.—
(a) Please indicate and describe your firm’s discount policies (check all that apply).

Quantity
discounts

Annual
total
volume
discounts

No
discount
policy

Other

Describe

(b) Do your any of customers receive rebates? If yes report the types of customers receiving
rebates. If no please skip to question IV-5.
No

Yes

If yes, report the types of customers receiving rebates.

(d) What was the average rebate granted from invoice price (per short ton ) in the 2015?
Dollars per short ton
IV-5.

Pricing terms.-(a)

What are your firm’s typical sales terms for its U.S.-produced certain coated paper and
paperboard?
Net 30
days

(b)

Net 60
days

2/10 net
30 days

Other

Other (specify)

O
n what basis are your firm’s prices of domestic certain coated paper and paperboard 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
certain coated paper and paperboard 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 certain coated paper and paperboard (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 certain coated paper and paperboard?

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 certain
coated paper and paperboard 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 certain coated paper and
paperboard 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 certain coated paper and paperboard 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 certain coated paper and paperboard that your firm
manufactures. For each end-use product, what percentage of the total cost is accounted for by
certain coated paper and paperboard and other inputs?
Share of total cost of end use product
accounted for by
Certain coated paper
and paperboard

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 certain coated paper and paperboard
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 certain coated paper and paperboard?
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 certain coated paper
and paperboard?
No Yes

Explanation

1.
2.
3.
(b)

Have there been any changes in the number or types of products that can be
substituted for certain coated paper and paperboard 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 certain coated paper and paperboard 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 certain coated paper and paperboard 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 changes.-- Have there been any significant changes in the product range, product mix,
or marketing of certain coated paper and paperboard since January 1, 2010? Do you anticipate
any future changes?
Changes in
product range,
product mix, or
marketing
No Yes

Explain

Changes since
January 1, 2010
Anticipated
changes
IV-16.

Conditions of competition.-(a) Is the certain coated paper and paperboard market subject to business cycles (other than
general economy-wide conditions) and/or other conditions of competition distinctive to
certain coated paper and paperboard?
Check all that apply.

Please describe.

Skip to question IV-17.

Yes-Business cycles (e.g.
seasonal business)
Yes-Other distinctive
conditions of competition
(b) If yes, have there been any changes in the business cycles or conditions of competition for
certain coated paper and paperboard since January 1, 2010?
No

Yes

If yes, describe.

IV-17. Supply constraints.--Has your firm refused, declined, or been unable to supply certain coated
paper and paperboard since January 1, 2010 (examples 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,
etc.)?
No

Yes

If yes, please describe.

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IV-18. Raw materials.-- Indicate how certain coated paper and paperboard raw material 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 certain coated
Overall
No
Overall
increase change decrease trend
paper and paperboard.

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

IV-20. 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 certain coated paper and
paperboard supply (including production capacity and capacity utilization) and demand in (1)
the United States, (2) each of the other major producing/consuming countries, including
#ctrysubs, and (3) the world as a whole. Of particular interest is such data from 2010 to the
present and forecasts for the future.
IV-21. Export constraints.--Describe how easily your firm can shift its sales of certain coated paper and
paperboard 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 certain coated paper and paperboard between the U.S.
and alternative country markets within a 12-month period.

IV-22. Barriers to trade.--Are your firm’s exports of certain coated paper and paperboard subject to
any tariff or non-tariff 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.

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IV-23. Environmental certification.—
a) Is your firm’s certain coated paper and paperboard covered by Forest Stewardship Council
Certification or equivalent? If yes, when did you receive this certification? If no please skip
to question IV-24.

Yes

Year of certification.
(if you have multiple certifications
list year of first certification)

List type(s) of certification

b) How has the share of your sales that require and that prefer Forest Stewardship Council
certification or equivalent changed since 2010?
Overall
increase

No
change

Overall
decrease

Fluctuate with
no clear trend

Change in share requiring
certification
Change in share preferring
(but not requiring)
certification
c) Please list your largest customers requiring Forest Stewardship Council Certification or
equivalent.

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IV-24. Interchangeability.--Is certain coated paper and paperboard 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

Indonesia

Other countries

United States
China
Indonesia
For any country-pair producing certain coated paper and paperboard 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-25. Factors other than price.--Are differences other than price (e.g., quality, availability,
transportation network, product range, technical support, etc.) between certain coated paper
and paperboard 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

Indonesia

Other countries

United States
China
Indonesia
For any country-pair for which factors other than price always or frequently are a significant
factor in your firm’s sales of certain coated paper and paperboard, identify the country-pair
and report the advantages or disadvantages imparted by such factors:

IV-26. 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: LINK
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: XXXX

• E-mail.—E-mail the MS Word questionnaire to andrew.dushkes@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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