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U.S. PROCESSORS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
FROZEN WARMWATER SHRIMP FROM
BRAZIL, CHINA, INDIA, THAILAND, AND VIETNAM
This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by December 28, 2016
See last page for filing instructions.
The information called for in this questionnaire is for use by the United States International Trade Commission in
connection with its reviews of the antidumping duty orders concerning frozen warmwater shrimp from Brazil, China,
India, Thailand, and Vietnam (Inv. Nos. 731‐TA‐1063, 1064, 1066‐1068 (Second 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 processed frozen warmwater shrimp (as defined on the next page) at any time since January 1,
2013?
NO
(Sign the certification below and promptly return only this page of the questionnaire to the Commission)
YES
(Complete all parts of the questionnaire, and return the entire questionnaire to the Commission)
Return questionnaire via the Commission Drop Box by clicking on the following link:
https://dropbox.usitc.gov/oinv/ (PIN: SHRIMP)
CERTIFICATION
I certify that the information herein supplied in response to this questionnaire is complete and correct to the best of my
knowledge and belief and understand that the information submitted is subject to audit and verification by the Commission. By
means of this certification I also grant consent for the Commission, and its employees and contract personnel, to use the
information provided in this questionnaire and throughout this proceeding in any other import‐injury proceedings or reviews
conducted by the Commission on the same or similar merchandise.
I, the undersigned, acknowledge that information submitted in response to this request for information and throughout this
investigation or other proceeding may be disclosed to and used: (i) by the Commission, its employees and Offices, and contract
personnel (a) for developing or maintaining the records of this or a related proceeding, or (b) in internal investigations, audits,
reviews, and evaluations relating to the programs, personnel, and operations of the Commission including under 5 U.S.C.
Appendix 3; or (ii) by U.S. government employees and contract personnel, solely for cybersecurity purposes. I understand that all
contract personnel will sign appropriate nondisclosure agreements.
Name of Authorized Official Title of Authorized Official
Date
Phone:
Signature
Fax:
Email address
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PART I.—GENERAL INFORMATION
Background.‐‐ On February 1, 2005, the Department of Commerce (‘‘Commerce’’) issued antidumping
duty orders on imports of frozen warmwater shrimp from Brazil, China, India, Thailand, and Vietnam (70
FR 5143–5156). Following the five‐year reviews by Commerce and the Commission, effective April 29,
2011, Commerce issued a continuation of the antidumping duty orders on imports of frozen warmwater
shrimp from Brazil, China, India, Thailand, and Vietnam (76 FR 23972). The Commission is now
conducting second reviews pursuant to section 751(c) of the Act, as amended (19 USC 1675(c)), 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, Commerce will revoke the orders.
Questionnaires and other information pertinent to this proceeding are available at
https://www.usitc.gov/investigations/701731/2016/frozen_warmwater_shrimp_brazil_china_india/sec
ond_review_full.htm.
Frozen warmwater shrimp covered by these investigations include certain frozen warmwater shrimp
and prawns whether wild‐caught (ocean harvested) or farm‐raised (produced by aquaculture), head‐on
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or head‐off, shell‐on or peeled, tail‐on or tail‐off, deveined or not deveined, cooked or raw, or
otherwise processed in frozen form.
The frozen warmwater shrimp and prawn products included in the Orders, regardless of
definitions in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), are products which are
processed from warmwater shrimp and prawns through freezing and which are sold in any count size.
The products described above may be processed from any species of warmwater shrimp and
prawns. Warmwater shrimp and prawns are generally classified in, but are not limited to, the Penaeidae
family. Some examples of the farmed and wild‐caught warmwater species include, but are not limited
to, whiteleg shrimp (Penaeus vannemei), banana prawn (Penaeus merguiensis), fleshy prawn (Penaeus
chinensis), giant river prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii), giant tiger prawn (Penaeus monodon),
redspotted shrimp (Penaeus brasiliensis), southern brown shrimp (Penaeus subtilis), southern pink
shrimp (Penaeus notialis), southern rough shrimp (Trachypenaeus curvirostris), southern
white shrimp (Penaeus schmitti), blue shrimp (Penaeus stylirostris), western white shrimp (Penaeus
occidentalis), and Indian white prawn (Penaeus indicus).
Frozen shrimp and prawns that are packed with marinade, spices or sauce are included in the
scope of the Orders. In addition, food preparations, which are not “prepared meals,” that contain more
than 20 percent by weight of shrimp or prawn are also included in the scope of the orders. Excluded
from the Orders are: (1) Breaded shrimp and prawns (HTSUS subheading 1605.20.10.20); (2) shrimp and
prawns generally classified in the Pandalidae family and commonly referred to as coldwater shrimp, in
any state of processing; (3) fresh shrimp and prawns whether shell‐on or peeled (HTSUS subheadings
0306.23.00.20 and 0306.23.00.40); (4) shrimp and prawns in prepared meals (HTSUS subheading
1605.20.05.10); (5) dried shrimp and prawns; (6) canned warmwater shrimp and prawns (HTSUS
subheading 1605.20.10.40); and (7) certain battered shrimp. Battered shrimp is a shrimp‐based product:
(1) That is produced from fresh (or thawed‐from‐frozen) and peeled shrimp; (2) to which a ‘‘dusting’’
layer of rice or wheat flour of at least 95 percent purity has been applied; (3) with the entire surface of
the shrimp flesh thoroughly and evenly coated with the flour; (4) with the non‐shrimp content of the
end product constituting between four and 10 percent of the product’s total weight after being dusted,
but prior to being frozen; and (5) that is subjected to individually quick frozen (“IQF”) freezing
immediately after application of the dusting layer. When dusted in accordance with the definition of
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‘‘Tails’’ in this context means the tail fan, which includes the telson and the uropods.
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dusting above, the battered shrimp product is also coated with a wet viscous layer containing egg
and/or milk, and par‐fried.
The products covered by the Orders are currently classified under the following HTSUS
subheadings: 0306.17.00.03, 0306.17.00.06, 0306.17.00.09, 0306.17.00.12, 0306.17.00.15,
0306.17.00.18, 0306.17.00.21, 0306.17.00.24, 0306.17.00.27, 0306.17.00.40, 1605.21.10.30, and
1605.29.10.10. These HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and for customs purposes
only and are not dispositive, but rather the written description of the scope of the orders is dispositive.
Processor.—Any firm or entity engaging in shrimp processing activities such as deheading, grading,
machine peeling, deveining, and cooking, but not repackaging, marinating, or skewering.
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.
I‐2.
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.
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 frozen warmwater shrimp,
including auxiliary facilities operated in conjunction with (whether or not physically separate
from) such facilities.
Establishments
Covered1
City, State
Zip (5 digit)
Description
1
2
3
4
5
1
Additional discussion on establishments consolidated in this questionnaire:
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Position regarding continuation of order.‐‐Does your firm support or oppose continuation of
the antidumping duty orders currently in place for frozen warmwater shrimp from the following
countries?
Country
I‐4.
I‐5.
Oppose
Take no position
Brazil
China
India
Thailand
Vietnam
Ownership.‐‐Is your firm owned, in whole or in part, by any other firm?
No
Yes‐‐List the following information.
Firm name
Address
Extent of
ownership
(percent)
Related importers/exporters.‐‐Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or
foreign, that are engaged in importing frozen warmwater shrimp into the United States or that
are engaged in exporting frozen warmwater shrimp to the United States?
No
Yes‐‐List the following information.
Support
Firm name
Country
Affiliation
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Related producers.‐‐Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or foreign, that are
engaged in the production of frozen warmwater shrimp?
No
Yes‐‐List the following information.
Firm name
Country
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 frozen warmwater
shrimp?
No
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 Keysha Martinez (202‐205‐
2136, keysha.martinez@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 frozen warmwater shrimp since January 1, 2013.
Check as many as appropriate.
If checked, please describe; leave blank if not
applicable.
Plant openings
Plant closings
Relocations
Expansions
Acquisitions
Consolidations
Prolonged shutdowns or
production curtailments
Revised labor agreements
Other (e.g., technology)
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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 in question II‐2) relating to the production of
frozen warmwater shrimp 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 frozen warmwater shrimp (in 1,000 pounds) 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 in
question II‐2) relating to the production of frozen warmwater shrimp in the future if the
antidumping duty order on frozen warmwater shrimp from Brazil, China, India, Thailand, and/or
Vietnam were to be revoked?
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 frozen warmwater shrimp (in 1,000 pounds) for
2016 and 2017 if the order is revoked.
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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 frozen warmwater shrimp, and the
combined production capacity on this shared equipment and machinery in the periods
indicated.
“Overall production capacity” or “capacity” – The level of production that your
establishment(s) could reasonably have expected to attain during the specified periods. Assume
normal operating conditions (i.e., using equipment and machinery in place and ready to
operate; normal operating levels (hours per week/weeks per year) and time for downtime,
maintenance, repair, and cleanup).
“Production” – All production in your U.S. establishment(s), including production consumed
internally within your firm and production for another firm under a toll agreement.
Quantity (in 1,000 pounds)
Calendar year
Item
2013
2014
January‐September
2015
2015
2016
Total Block freezing capacity
Total IQF freezing capacity
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Overall production capacity
Production of:
Frozen warmwater shrimp1
2
Other products
Total
1
2
Data entered for production of frozen warmwater shrimp 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 hours
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.
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II‐5d. Production constraints.‐‐Please list, in order of their importance, the main factors set limit(s) on
your firm’s production capacity (i.e., freezing capacity, live shrimp supply, storage capacity, et
cetera).
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Please list any other constraints that are very important:
II‐5e. Product shifting.‐‐Is your firm able to switch production (capacity) between frozen warmwater
shrimp and other products using the same equipment and/or labor?
No
Yes‐‐ (i.e., have produced other products or are able to produce other
products). Please identify other actual or potential products: .
II‐5f. Product shifting factors.‐‐Please describe the factors that affect your firm’s ability to shift
production capacity between products (e.g., time, cost, relative price change, etc.), and the degree
to which these factors enhance or constrain such shifts.
II‐5g.
Gulf oil spill.—Since January 1, 2013, has the Gulf oil spill and/or other weather‐related events
affected your supply of warmwater shrimp?
No
Yes—Please describe.
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Production, shipment, and inventory data.‐‐Report your firm’s production capacity, production,
shipments, and inventories related to the production of frozen warmwater shrimp in its U.S.
establishment(s) during the specified periods.
“Average production capacity” or “capacity” – The level of production that your
establishment(s) could reasonably have expected to attain during the specified periods. Assume
normal operating conditions (i.e., using equipment and machinery in place and ready to
operate; normal operating levels (hours per week/weeks per year) and time for downtime,
maintenance, repair, and cleanup; and a typical or representative product mix).
“Production” – All production in your U.S. establishment(s), including production consumed
internally within your firm and production for another firm under a toll agreement.
“U.S. commercial shipments” –Shipments made within the United States as a result of an arm’s
length commercial transaction in the ordinary course of business. Report net values (i.e., gross
sales values less all discounts, allowances, rebates, prepaid freight, and the value of returned
goods) in U.S. dollars, f.o.b. your point of shipment.
“Internal consumption” – Product consumed internally by your firm.
“Transfers to related firms” –Shipments made to related domestic firms. Such transactions
are valued at fair market value.
“Related firm” –A firm that your firm solely or jointly owns, manages, or otherwise controls.
Such transactions are valued at fair market value.
“Export shipments” –Shipments to destinations outside the United States, including shipments
to related firms.
“Inventories”— Finished goods inventory, not raw materials or work‐in‐progress.
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. ‐‐Continued
Quantity (in 1,000 pounds) and value (in $1,000)
Calendar year
Item
2013
1
2014
January‐September
2015
2015
2016
Average production capacity (quantity) (A)
Beginning‐of‐period inventories (quantity)
(B)
Production (quantity).—
Using wild‐caught shrimp (C)
Using farm‐raised shrimp (D)
0
0
0
0
0
End‐of‐period inventories (quantity) (N)
Channels of distribution:
Commercial U.S. shipments
to distributors (quantity) (O)
Total production (E)
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
quantity (F)
value (G)
2
Internal consumption:
quantity (H)
value (I)
2
Transfers to related firms:
quantity (J)
value (K)
3
Export shipments:
quantity (L)
value (M)
to end users, including restaurants
(quantity) (P)
4
to retailers (quantity) (Q)
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: .
4
Retailers are entities that purchase and resell to end users (i.e., supermarket and other retailers that sell to
customers).
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II‐6. 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 N) should be equal to the beginning‐of‐period inventories (i.e., line B),
plus production (i.e., lines C and D), less total shipments (i.e., lines F, H, J, and L). 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
2013
B + C + D – F – H – J – L– N = should equal
zero ("0") or provide an explanation.1
2014
0
0
January‐September
2015
2015
0
2016
0
0
1
Explanation if the calculated fields above are returning values other than zero (i.e., “0”) but are
nonetheless accurate: .
RECONCILIATION OF CHANNELS.‐‐Please ensure that the quantities reported for channels of distribution
(i.e., lines O, P, and Q) in each time period equal the quantity reported for commercial U.S. commercial
shipments (i.e., line F) 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
O + P + Q – F = zero ("0"), if not revise.
II‐7.
2014
0
0
2015
2015
0
0
2016
0
Transfers to related firms.‐‐If your firm reported transfers to related firms in question II‐6,
please indicate the nature of the relationship between your firm and the related firms (e.g., joint
venture, wholly owned subsidiary), whether the transfers were priced at market value or by a
non‐market formula, whether your firm retained marketing rights to all transfers, and whether
the related firms also processed inputs from sources other than your firm.
2013
January‐September
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U.S. shipments by type of freezing.‐‐Report your firm’s U.S. shipments (i.e., commercial U.S.
shipments, internal consumption, and transfers to related firms in the United States) by type of
freezing.
Quantity (in 1,000 pounds) and value (in $1,000)
Product type
U.S. shipments 2015
U.S. shipments.‐‐
Block frozen.‐‐
Quantity (R)
Value (S)
IQF.‐‐
Quantity (T)
Value (U)
1
Other.‐‐
Quantity (V)
Value (W)
1 Please describe
Reconciliation
U.S. shipments 2015
Quantity reconcile: R + T+ U – F – H – J = zero ("0"),
if not revise.
0
Value reconcile: S + U + W – G – I – K = zero ("0"), if
not revise.
0
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Employment data.‐‐Report your firm’s employment data related to the production of frozen
warmwater shrimp 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 September periods, calculate similarly and divide by 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)
2013
2014
January‐September
2015
2015
2016
Hours worked by PRWs (1,000
hours)
Wages paid to PRWs ($1,000)
Explanation of trends:
II‐10. Purchases.‐‐Other than direct imports, has your firm otherwise purchased frozen warmwater
shrimp since January 1, 2013?
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 supplier where your firm is the importer of
record or consignee.
II‐10. Purchases.—Continued
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Reason for purchases:
Quantity (in 1,000 pounds)
Calendar years
Item
Purchases from U.S. importers1 of
frozen warmwater shrimp from‐‐
Brazil
2013
2014
January‐September
2015
China (subject)2
2015
2016
India (subject) 3
4
5
Vietnam (subject)
All other sources
Thailand (subject)
Purchases from domestic
producers6
Purchases from all other sources,
including nonsubject merchandise
from China, India, Thailand, and
Vietnam
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
Purchases of U.S. imports subject to the antidumping duty order from China, which exclude purchases of
imports from Allied Pacific Group, Shantou Red Garden Foodstuff Co., Ltd., Yelin Enterprise Co. Hong Kong,
Zhanjiang Guolian Aquatic Products Co., Ltd., and Zhanjiang Regal Integrated Marine Resources Co., Ltd.
3
Purchases of U.S. imports subject to the antidumping duty order from India, which exclude purchases of
imports from Devi Sea Foods Limited.
4
Purchases of U.S. imports subject to the antidumping duty order from Thailand, which exclude purchases of
imports from Thai I‐Mei Frozen Foods Co., Ltd., Marine Gold Products Limited, and the Rubicon Group (which
includes Andaman Seafood Co., Ltd., Chanthaburi Frozen Food Co., Ltd., Chanthaburi Seafoods Co., Ltd., Intersia
Foods Co., Ltd., Phattana Frozen Food Co., Ltd., Phatthana Seafood Co., Ltd., S.C.C. Frozen Seafood Co., Ltd., Sea
Wealth Frozen Food Co., Ltd., Thailand Fishery Cold Storage Public Co., Ltd., Thai International Seafoods Co., Ltd.,
and Wales Co. Universe Limited).
5
Purchases of U.S. imports subject to the antidumping duty order from Vietnam, which exclude purchases of
imports from Minh Phu Group, which includes Minh Phu Seafood Export Import Corporation (and affiliates Minh
Qui Seafood Co., Ltd. and Minh Phat Seafood Co., Ltd.), Minh Phu Seafood Corp., Minh Phu Seafood Corporation,
Minh Phu Seafood Pte, Minh Qui Seafood, Minh Qui Seafood Co., Ltd., Minh Qui, Minh Phat Seafood Co., Ltd.,
Minh Phat, Minh Phat Seafood, Minh Phat Seafood Corp., Minh Phu Hau Giang Seafood Joint Stock Company,
Minh Phu Hau Giang Seafood Co., Ltd., Minh Phu Hau Giang Seafood Corp., Minh Phu Hau Giang Seafood
Processing Co., Ltd.
6
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‐11. Foreign trade zones.‐‐
(a)
Firm's FTZ operations.‐‐Does your firm produce frozen warmwater shrimp in and/or
admit frozen warmwater shrimp 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
Yes‐‐Describe the nature of your firms operations in FTZs and
identify the specific FTZ site(s).
(b)
Other firms' FTZ operations.‐‐To your knowledge, do any firms in the United States
import frozen warmwater shrimp into a foreign trade zone (FTZ) for use in distribution
of frozen warmwater shrimp and/or the production of downstream articles?
No/Don’t know
Yes‐‐Identify the firms and the FTZs.
II‐12. Importer of record.‐‐Since January 1, 2013, has your firm imported frozen warmwater shrimp?
“Importer” – The person or firm primarily liable for the payment of any duties on the
merchandise, or an authorized agent acting on his behalf. The importer may be the consignee,
or the importer of record.
No
Yes‐‐COMPLETE AND RETURN A U.S. IMPORTERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
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For questions II‐13 and II‐14, if your response differs for particular orders, please indicate and explain
the particular effect of imposition and/or revocation of specific orders.
II‐13. Effect of order.‐‐Describe the significance of the existing antidumping duty order covering
imports of frozen warmwater shrimp from Brazil, China, India, Thailand, and/or Vietnam 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.
II‐14. 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 frozen warmwater shrimp in the future if the antidumping duty
order on frozen warmwater shrimp from Brazil, China, India, Thailand, and/or Vietnam were to
be revoked?
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 for any trends or
projections you may provide.
II‐15. Other explanations:‐‐If your firm would like to further explain a response to a question in Part II
that did not provide a narrative box, please note the question number and the explanation in
the space provided below. Please also use this space to highlight any issues your firm had in
providing the data in this section, including but not limited to technical issues with the MS Word
questionnaire.
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PART III.‐‐FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Address questions on this part of the questionnaire to Mary Klir (202‐205‐3247, mary.klir@usitc.gov).
III‐1. 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 frozen warmwater shrimp:
2. Does your firm prepare profit/loss statements for frozen warmwater shrimp:
Yes
No
3. How often did your firm (or parent company) prepare financial statements (including
annual reports, 10Ks)? Please check relevant items below.
Audited, unaudited, annual reports, 10Ks, Monthly,
quarterly, semi‐annually, annually
4. Accounting basis: GAAP, cash, tax, or other comprehensive basis of
accounting (specify)
Note: As requested in Part I of this questionnaire, please keep all supporting documents/records
used in the preparation of the financial data, as Commission staff may contact your firm
regarding questions on the financial data. The Commission may also request that your company
submit copies of the supporting documents/records (financial statements, including internal
profit‐and‐loss statements for the division or product group that includes frozen warmwater
shrimp, as well as specific statements and worksheets) used to compile these data.
III‐3.
Cost accounting system.‐‐Briefly describe your firm’s cost accounting system (e.g., standard
cost, job order cost, etc.).
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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
frozen warmwater shrimp, and provide the share of net sales accounted for by these products in
your firm’s most recent fiscal year.
Products
Share of sales
Frozen warmwater shrimp
%
%
%
%
%
III‐6.
Does your firm purchase inputs (raw materials, labor, energy, or any services) used in the
production of frozen warmwater shrimp from any related suppliers (e.g., inclusive of
transactions between related firms, divisions and/or other components within the same
company)?
Yes‐‐Continue to question III‐7.
III‐7.
No‐‐Continue to question III‐9a.
Inputs from related suppliers.‐‐Please identify the inputs used in the production of frozen
warmwater shrimp 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
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Inputs from related suppliers at cost.‐‐Please confirm that the inputs purchased from related
suppliers, as identified in III‐7, were reported in III‐9a (financial results on frozen warmwater
shrimp) in a manner consistent with the firm’s accounting books and records.
Yes
No‐‐In the space below, please report the valuation basis of inputs purchased from related
suppliers as reported in table III‐9a.
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III‐9a. Operations on frozen warmwater shrimp.‐‐Report the revenue and related cost information
requested below on the frozen warmwater shrimp 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 the identified calendar‐year periods (or your firm’s three most
recently completed fiscal years), and for the specified interim periods.
Quantity (in 1,000 pounds) and value (in $1,000)
Calendar year
Item
2013
2014
January‐September
2015
2015
2016
2
Net sales quantities:
Commercial sales
Internal consumption
Transfers to related firms
0
0
0
0
0
Total net sales quantities
2
Net sales values:
Commercial sales
Internal consumption
Transfers to related firms
0
0
0
0
0
Total net sales values
Cost of goods sold (COGS):3
Raw materials:
Shrimp and prawns
All other raw materials
Total raw materials
0
0
0
0
0
Total COGS
0
0
0
0
0
Gross profit or (loss)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
All other COGS
Selling, general, and
administrative (SG&A) expenses:
Corporation officers’ and
partners’ salaries/bonuses
All other SG&A 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
0
0
0
0
0
Depreciation/amortization
included above
1
Include only sales (whether domestic or export) and costs related to your U.S. manufacturing operations.
2
Less discounts, returns, allowances, and prepaid freight. The quantities and values should approximate the corresponding shipment quantities
and values reported in Part II of this questionnaire.
3
COGS (whether for domestic or export sales) should include costs associated with commercial sales, internal consumption, and transfers.
Note ‐‐ The table above contains calculations that will appear when you have entered data in the MS
Word form fields.
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III‐9b. Financial data reconciliation.‐‐The calculable line items from question III‐9a (i.e., total net sales
quantities and values, total COGS, gross profit (or loss), operating income (or losse), 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.
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III‐10a. Nonrecurring items (charges and gains) included in the subject product financial results.‐‐ For
each annual and interim period for which financial results are reported in question III‐9a, please
provide data for the requested line items, and all other material (significant) nonrecurring
items (charges and gains) in the schedule below, the specific table III‐9a lines where the
nonrecurring items are included, a brief description of the relevant nonrecurring items, and the
associated values (in $1,000), as reflected in table III‐9a; i.e., if an aggregate nonrecurring item
has been allocated to table III‐9a, only the allocated value amount included in table III‐9a should
be reported in the schedule below. Note: The Commission’s objective here is to gather
information on the requested line items and other material (significant) nonrecurring items
which impacted the reported financial results of the subject product in table III‐9a.
January‐September
Calendar year
2013
Nonrecurring item: In addition to the items specifically
identified below, please identify all other relevant
nonrecurring items and indicate the specific line item in
table III‐9a where the nonrecurring item is classified (e.g.,
SG&A expense, all other income).
2014
2015
2015
2016
Nonrecurring item: In these columns please report the amount of the relevant
nonrecurring item reported in table III‐9a.
Value ($1,000)
1. CDSOA receipts1, classified as
2. Gulf oil spill compensation from BP,
classified as
3. Payments received for oil spill cleanup services (net),2
classified as
4. , classified as
5. , classified as
6. , classified as
7. , classified as
1
Payments received pursuant to the Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act (CDSOA) of 2000.
2
Payments received for oil spill cleanup services should be net of relevant expenses not already included in table III‐9a operating expenses.
III‐10b. 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‐10a 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‐10a identify where these items
are reported in table III‐9a.
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III‐11. Prospective BP settlement disbursements and CDSOA receipts.—Does your firm anticipate
receiving BP settlement disbursements and/or CDSOA receipts in the future?
No
Yes—Please separately quantify the relevant amounts of BP settlement
disbursements and/or CDSOA receipts which your firm anticipates receiving
in the future, when they are expected to be received, and the general
circumstances surrounding their expected receipt.
III‐12. Asset values.‐‐Report the total assets (i.e., both current and long‐term assets) associated with
the production, warehousing, and sale of frozen warmwater shrimp. If your firm does not
maintain some or all of the specific asset information necessary to calculate total assets for
frozen warmwater shrimp 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 for the identified calendar‐year periods (or your firm’s
three 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)
Calendar year
Item
1
Total assets (net)
1
Describe
2013
2014
2015
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III‐13. Capital expenditures and research and development expenses.‐‐Report your firm’s capital
expenditures and research and development expenses for frozen warmwater shrimp. Provide
data for the identified calendar‐year periods (or your firm’s three most recently completed fiscal
years), and for the specified interim periods.
Value (in $1,000)
Calendar year
Item
2013
2014
January‐September
2015
2015
2016
Capital expenditures
Research and development
expenses
1
Please describe the nature, focus, and significance of your firm’s capital expenditures on the subject
product.
2
Please describe the nature, focus, and significance of your firm’s R&D expenses related to subject product.
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III‐14. Data consistency and reconciliation.‐‐Please indicate whether your firm’s financial data for
questions III‐9a, 12, and 13 are based on a calendar year or on your firm’s fiscal year:
Calendar year
Fiscal year Specify fiscal year
Please note the quantities and values reported in question III‐9a should reconcile with the data
reported in question II‐6 (including export shipments) as long as they are reported on the same
calendar year basis.
RECONCILIATION OF TRADE VS FINANCIAL DATA.‐‐Please ensure that the quantities and values reported
for total shipments in part II equal the quantities and values reported total net sales in part III of this
questionnaire in each time period unless the financial data from part III are reported on a fiscal year
basis, in which case only the interim periods must reconcile. If the calculated fields below return values
other than zero (i.e., “0”) and both are being reported on a calendar year basis, please explain the
discrepancy below.
Calendar year
Reconciliation
2013
Quantity: Trade data from part II
less financial data from part III, = zero
("0") except as noted above.
2014
2015
2016
0
0
Value: Trade data from part II less
financial data from part III, = zero
("0") except as noted above.
0
0
0
Do these data in question III‐9a reconcile with data in question II‐6?
0
0
No
0
2015
0
Yes
0
January‐September
If no, please explain.
III‐15. Other explanations.‐‐If your firm would like to further explain a response to a question in Part III
that did not provide a narrative box, please note the question number and the explanation in
the space provided below. Please also use this space to highlight any issues your firm had in
providing the data in this section, including but not limited to technical issues with the MS Word
questionnaire.
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PART IV.‐‐PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Amelia Preece (202‐205‐
3250, 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.‐‐ Frozen, raw warmwater shrimp or prawns, all species, 71 to 90 count, headless,
peeled, deveined, tail‐off, block frozen (cut or not cut).
Product 2.‐‐ Frozen, raw warmwater shrimp or prawns, all species, 71 to 90 count, headless,
peeled, not deveined, tail‐off, block frozen (cut or not cut).
Product 3.‐‐ Frozen, raw warmwater shrimp or prawns, all species, 41 to 50 count, P&D
(peeled and deveined), tail‐off, block frozen (cut or not cut).
Product 4.‐‐ Frozen, raw warmwater shrimp or prawns, all species, 31 to 40 count, headless,
shell‐on, block frozen.
Product 5.— Frozen, raw warmwater shrimp or prawns, all species, 26 to 30 count, headless,
shell‐on, block frozen.
Product 6.— Frozen, cooked warmwater shrimp or prawns, all species, 26 to 30 count, P&D
(peeled and deveined), headless, tail‐on or‐tail off, individually quick frozen
(IQF).
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).
(a) During January 2013 ‐ September 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 pounds and actual dollars (not 1,000s).
(Quantity in pounds, value in dollars)
Product 1
Product 2
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value
Product 3
Period of shipment
Quantity
Value
2013:
January‐March
April‐June
July‐September
October‐
December
2014:
January‐March
April‐June
July‐September
October‐
December
2015:
January‐March
April‐June
July‐September
October‐
December
2016:
January‐March
April‐June
July‐September
1
Net values (i.e., gross sales values less all discounts, allowances, rebates, prepaid freight, and the value of returned
goods), f.o.b. your firm’s U.S. point of shipment.
2 Pricing product definitions are provided on the first page of Part IV.
Note.‐‐If your firm’s product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified product,
provide a description of the product. Also, please explain any anomalies in your firm’s reported pricing data.
Product 1:
Product 2:
Product 3:
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IV‐2(b). Price data.—Continued
Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 produced and sold by your firm.
Report data in actual POUNDS and actual dollars (not 1,000s).
(Quantity in pounds, value in dollars)
Product 4
Product 5
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value
Product 6
Period of shipment
Quantity
Value
2013:
January‐March
April‐June
July‐September
October‐
December
2014:
January‐March
April‐June
July‐September
October‐
December
2015:
January‐March
April‐June
July‐September
October‐
December
2016:
January‐March
April‐June
July‐September
1
Net values (i.e., gross sales values less all discounts, allowances, rebates, prepaid freight, and the value of returned
goods), f.o.b. your firm’s U.S. point of shipment.
2 Pricing product definitions are provided on the first page of Part IV.
Note.‐‐If your firm’s product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified product,
provide a description of the product. Also, please explain any anomalies in your firm’s reported pricing data.
Product 4:
Product 5:
Product 6:
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IV‐2(c). Pricing data methodology.‐‐ Please describe the method and the kinds of documents/records
that were used to compile your price data.
Note: As requested in Part I of this questionnaire, please keep all supporting documents/records
used in the preparation of the price data, as Commission staff may contact your firm regarding
questions on the price data. The Commission may also request that your company submit copies
of the supporting documents/records (such as sales journal, invoices, etc.) used to compile these
data.
IV‐3.
Price setting.‐‐ How does your firm determine the prices that it charges for sales of frozen
warmwater shrimp (check all that apply)? If your firm issues price lists, please submit sample
pages of a recent list.
Transaction
by
transaction
Contracts
IV‐4.
Set
price
lists
Other
If other, describe
Discount policy.‐‐ Please indicate and describe your firm’s discount policies (check all that
apply).
Annual
total
volume
discounts
Quantity
discounts
IV‐5.
No
discount
policy
Other
Describe
Pricing terms.‐‐
(a)
What are your firm’s typical sales terms for its U.S.‐produced frozen warmwater
shrimp?
Net 30
days
Net 60
days
(b)
2/10 net
30 days
Other
Other (specify)
On what basis are your firm’s prices of domestic frozen warmwater shrimp 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
frozen warmwater shrimp in 2015 was on a (1) long‐term contract basis, (2) annual contract
basis, (3) short‐term contract basis, and (4) spot sales basis?
Long‐term
contracts
(multiple
deliveries for
more than 12
months)
Share of 2015
sales
IV‐7.
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 frozen warmwater shrimp (or check “not applicable” if your firm does not sell on
a long‐term, short‐term and/or annual contract basis).
Annual contracts
(multiple
deliveries for 12
months)
Long‐term contracts
(multiple deliveries for
more than 12 months)
365
Typical sales
contract provisions
Item
Short‐term contracts
(multiple deliveries
for less than 12
months)
Average contract
duration
No. of
days
Price renegotiation
(during contract
period)
Yes
No
Quantity
Price
Both
Yes
No
Fixed quantity
and/or price
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 frozen warmwater shrimp?
Lead time (average
Source
Share of 2015 sales
number of days)
From inventory
%
Produced to order
%
Total (should sum to 100.0%)
0.0 %
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Shipping information.‐‐
(a)
(b)
(c)
What is the approximate percentage of the total delivered cost of U.S.‐produced frozen
warmwater shrimp that is accounted for by U.S. inland transportation costs? %
Who generally arranges the transportation to your firm’s customers’ locations?
Your firm Purchaser (check one)
Indicate the approximate percentage of your firm’s sales of frozen warmwater shrimp
that are delivered the following distances from your firm’s processing facility.
Distance from production facility
Share
Within 100 miles
%
101 to 250 miles
%
251 to 500 miles
%
Over 500 miles
%
Total (should sum to 100.0%)
0.0 %
IV‐10. Geographical shipments.‐‐Indicate the share of your firm's commercial U.S. shipments of frozen
warmwater shrimp shipped the following geographic areas in 2015.
Geographic area
Gulf Coast/South Atlantic.–AL, FL, GA, LA, MS, NC, SC, and TX.
%
Central Southeast.–DE, DC, KY, MD, TN, VA, and WV.
%
Midwest.–AR, IL, IN, IA, KS, MI, MN, MO, NE, ND, OH, SD, and WI.
%
Northeast.–CT, ME, MA, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, and VT.
%
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.
Total (should sum to 100.0 percent)
Share of commercial U.S
shipments in 2015
(percent)
%
0.0 %
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IV‐11. Substitutes.‐‐
(a)
Can other products be substituted for frozen warmwater shrimp?
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 frozen warmwater
shrimp?
No Yes
Explanation
1.
2.
3.
(b)
Have there been any changes in the number or types of products that can be
substituted for frozen warmwater shrimp since January 1, 2013? Do you anticipate any
future changes?
Changes in
substitutes
No Yes
Explain
Changes since
January 1, 2013
Anticipated
changes
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IV‐12. Availability of supply.‐‐Has the availability of frozen warmwater shrimp in the U.S. market
changed since January 1, 2013? Do you anticipate any future changes?
Availability in the U.S.
Please explain, noting the countries and reasons for the
market
No Yes changes.
Changes since January 1, 2013:
U.S.‐produced product
Subject imports
Nonsubject imports
U.S.‐produced product
Subject imports
Nonsubject imports
Anticipated changes:
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IV‐13. Demand trends.‐‐ Indicate how demand within the United States and outside of the United
States (if known) for frozen warmwater shrimp has changed since January 1, 2013, 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
Fluctuate
Overall
No
Overall
with no
increase change decrease clear trend
Explanation and factors
Demand since January 1, 2013
Within the
United
States
Outside
the United
States
Anticipated future demand
Within the
United
States
Outside
the United
States
IV‐14. Product changes.‐‐ Have there been any significant changes in the product range, product mix,
or marketing of frozen warmwater shrimp since January 1, 2013? Do you anticipate any future
changes?
Changes in
product range,
product mix, or
marketing
No Yes
Changes since
January 1, 2013
Anticipated
changes
Explain
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IV‐15. Conditions of competition.‐‐
(a) Is the frozen warmwater shrimp market subject to business cycles (other than general
economy‐wide conditions) and/or other conditions of competition distinctive to frozen
warmwater shrimp?
Check all that apply.
Please describe.
No
Skip to question IV‐16.
Yes‐Business cycles (e.g.
seasonal business)
Yes‐Other distinctive
conditions of competition
(b) If yes, have there been any changes in the business cycles or conditions of competition for
frozen warmwater shrimp since January 1, 2013?
No
Yes
If yes, describe.
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IV‐16. Supply constraints.—
(a) Has your firm refused, declined, or been unable to supply frozen warmwater shrimp since
January 1, 2013 (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.
(b) Please describe the effect that regulations (e.g. USDA, etc.) have on your ability to supply
frozen warmwater shrimp.
(c) Do imported frozen warmwater shrimp have to meet the regulations you reported in 16 b?
No
Yes
(d) Do any regulations in other countries affect the U.S. market for frozen warmwater shrimp?
No
Yes
Please describe these regulations.
(e) Please describe any natural disasters, diseases or other events (e.g. oil spills) that affect the
U.S. market for frozen warmwater shrimp since 2013.
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IV‐17. Raw materials.‐‐ Indicate how frozen warmwater shrimp raw material prices have changed
since January 1, 2013, and how you expect they will change in the future.
Fluctuate
with no
clear
Overall
No
Overall
trend
increase change decrease
Raw
materials
prices
Explain, noting how raw material
price changes have affected your
firm’s selling prices for frozen
warmwater shrimp.
Changes since
January 1,
2013
Anticipated
changes
IV‐18. Price comparisons.‐‐Please compare market prices of frozen warmwater shrimp in U.S. and non‐
U.S. markets, if known. Provide specific information as to time periods and regions for any price
comparisons.
IV‐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 frozen warmwater shrimp
supply (including production capacity and capacity utilization) and demand in (1) the United
States, (2) each of the other major producing/consuming countries, including Brazil, China, India,
Thailand, and Vietnam, and (3) the world as a whole. Of particular interest is such data from
2013 to the present and forecasts for the future.
IV‐20. Export constraints.‐‐Describe how easily your firm can shift its sales of frozen warmwater
shrimp 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’s ability to shift frozen warmwater shrimp between the U.S. and alternative
country markets within a 12‐month period.
IV‐21. Barriers to trade.‐‐Are your firm’s exports of frozen warmwater shrimp subject to any tariff or
non‐tariff barriers to trade in other countries?
No
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,
2013, or that are expected to occur in the future.
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IV‐22. Interchangeability.‐‐Is frozen warmwater shrimp 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
Brazil
China
Subject
India
Subject
Thailand
Subject
Vietnam
Subject
All
nonsubject
sources1
Country‐pair
United States
Brazil
China subject
India subject
Thailand subject
Vietnam subject
For any country‐pair producing frozen warmwater shrimp that is sometimes or never interchangeable, identify
the country‐pair and explain the factors that limit or preclude interchangeable use:
1
Nonsubject sources include both nonsubject firms in subject countries and all sources in countries not subject
to these reviews.
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IV‐23. Factors other than price.‐‐Are differences other than price (e.g., quality, availability,
transportation network, product range, technical support, etc.) between frozen warmwater
shrimp 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
United States
Vietnam
Subject
All
nonsubject
sources1
Brazil
China
Subject
India
Subject
Thailand
Subject
Brazil
China subject
India subject
Thailand subject
Vietnam subject
For any country‐pair for which factors other than price always or frequently are a significant factor in your
firm’s sales of frozen warmwater shrimp, identify the country‐pair and report the advantages or disadvantages
imparted by such factors:
1
Nonsubject sources include both nonsubject firms in subject countries and all sources in countries not subject
to these reviews.
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IV‐24. Other explanations.‐‐If your firm would like to further explain a response to a question in Part IV
that did not provide a narrative response box, please note the question number and the
explanation in the space provided below. Please also use this space to highlight any issues your
firm had in providing the data in this section, including but not limited to technical issues with the
MS Word questionnaire.
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HOW TO FILE YOUR QUESTIONNAIRE RESPONSE
This questionnaire is available as a “fillable” form in MS Word format on the
Commission’s website at:
https://www.usitc.gov/investigations/701731/2016/frozen_warmwater_shrimp_brazil_
china_india/second_review_full.htm
Please do not attempt to modify the format or permissions of the questionnaire
document. Please submit the completed questionnaire using one of the methods noted
below. If your firm is unable to complete the MS Word questionnaire or cannot use one
of the electronic methods of submission, please contact the Commission for further
instructions.
• Upload via Secure Drop Box.—Upload the MS Word questionnaire along with a scanned copy of the
signed certification page (page 1) through the Commission’s secure upload facility:
Web address: https://dropbox.usitc.gov/oinv/
Pin: SHRIMP
• E‐mail.—E‐mail the MS Word questionnaire to keysha.martinez@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 (202‐
205‐1803). A certificate of service must accompany the completed questionnaire you submit (see 19 CFR
§ 207.7). Service of the questionnaire must be made in paper form.
| File Type | application/pdf |
| File Title | Microsoft Word - US processor--Shrimp (R2) |
| Author | keysha.martinez |
| File Modified | 2016-11-15 |
| File Created | 2016-11-15 |