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LOST SALES AND LOST REVENUE SURVEY
ALUMINUM FOIL FROM CHINA
This survey must be received by the Commission by March 23, 2017
See last page for filing instructions.
The information called for in this survey is for use by the United States International Trade Commission in connection
with its countervailing and antidumping investigations concerning aluminum foil from China (inv. No. 701‐TA‐570 and
731‐TA‐1346 (Preliminary)). The information requested in the survey 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 possession (19 U.S.C. § 1333(a)). Further information on this survey can
be obtained from Aimee Larsen (202‐205‐3179, aimee.larsen@usitc.gov).
Name of firm
Address
City
State
Zip Code
Website
Has your firm purchased aluminum foil (as defined on next page) at any time since January 1, 2014?
NO
(Sign the certification below and promptly return only this page of the survey to the Commission)
YES
(Complete all parts of the survey, and return the entire survey to the Commission)
Return questionnaire via the U.S. International Trade Commission Drop Box by clicking on the
following link: https://dropbox.usitc.gov/oinv/. (PIN: FOIL)
CERTIFICATION
I certify that the information herein supplied in this survey is complete and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief and
understand that the information submitted is subject to audit and verification by the Commission. By submitting this certification
I also grant consent for the Commission, and its employees and contract personnel, to use the information provided in this survey
and throughout this proceeding in any other import‐injury proceedings conducted by the Commission on the same or similar
merchandise.
I, the undersigned, acknowledge that information submitted in response to this request for information and throughout this
investigation or other proceeding may be disclosed to and used: (i) by the Commission, its employees and Offices, and contract
personnel (a) for developing or maintaining the records of this or a related proceeding, or (b) in internal investigations, audits,
reviews, and evaluations relating to the programs, personnel, and operations of the Commission including under 5 U.S.C.
Appendix 3; or (ii) by U.S. government employees and contract personnel, solely for cybersecurity purposes. I understand that all
contract personnel will sign appropriate nondisclosure agreements.
Name of Authorized Official Title of Authorized Official
Date
Signature
Phone
Email address
Business Proprietary
Lost Sales and Lost Revenue Survey‐ Aluminum Foil
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GENERAL INFORMATION
Background. ‐‐This proceeding was instituted in response to a petition filed on March 9, 2017 by The
Aluminum Association Trade Enforcement Working Group and its individual members. Countervailing
and/or antidumping duties may be assessed on the subject imports as a result of these proceedings if
the Commission makes an affirmative determination of injury, threat, or material retardation, and if the
U.S. Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) makes an affirmative determination of subsidization
and/or dumping. Questionnaires and other information pertinent to this proceeding are available at
https://usitc.gov/investigations/title_7/2017/aluminum_foil_china/preliminary.htm.
Aluminum foil.—The merchandise covered by these investigations is aluminum foil having a thickness of
0.2 mm (0.00787 inches) or less, in reels exceeding 25 pounds, that is not backed, etched for use in
capacitors, or cut to shape. Where the nominal and actual measurements vary, a product is within the
scope if application of either the nominal or actual measurement would place it within the scope based
on the definitions set forth above.
Aluminum foil is currently imported under statistical reporting numbers 7607.11.3000, 7607.11.6000,
7607.11.9030, 7607.11.9060, 7607.11.9090, and 7607.19.6000 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTSUS). The HTSUS provisions are for convenience and customs purposes; the written
description of the scope is dispositive.
Reporting of information.‐‐ If information is not readily available from your records, provide carefully
prepared estimates.
Confidentiality.‐‐The data furnished in response to this survey that reveal the individual operations of
your firm will be treated as confidential by the Commission to the extent that such data are not
otherwise available to the public and will not be disclosed except as may be required by law (see 19
U.S.C. 1677f). Such confidential information will not be published in a manner that will reveal the
individual operations of your firm; however, general characterizations of numerical business proprietary
information (such as discussion of trends) will be treated as confidential business information only at the
request of the submitter for good cause shown.
Release of information.‐‐The information provided by your firm in response to this survey, as well as
any other business proprietary information submitted by your firm to the Commission in connection
with this proceeding, may become subject to, and released under, the administrative protective order
provisions of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. § 1677f) and section 207.7 of the Commission’s Rules of
Practice and Procedure (19 CFR § 207.7). This means that certain lawyers and other authorized
individuals may temporarily be given access to the information for use in connection with this
proceeding or other import‐injury proceedings conducted by the Commission on the same or similar
merchandise; those individuals would be subject to severe penalties if the information were divulged to
unauthorized individuals. Please also retain a copy of the final document that you submit.
Business Proprietary
Lost Sales and Lost Revenue Survey‐ Aluminum Foil
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Contact information.‐‐Please identify the responsible individual and the manner by which Commission
staff may contact that individual regarding the confidential information submitted in this survey. This
may or may not be the person whose signature is at the bottom of page 1.
Name
Title
Email
Telephone
PURCHASE INFORMATION
1. Purchases.—Report your firm’s total U.S. purchases of aluminum foil. Estimates are acceptable.
2014
2015
2016
Item
Quantity (in pounds)
Purchases of aluminum foil
produced in‐‐
United States
All other countries:
Sources unknown
China
1
Total purchases
0
0
0
1
Please identify these countries:
2. Changes in purchasing patterns.—Please indicate how the shares of your firm’s purchases of
aluminum foil from different sources have changed since January 1, 2014.
Did not
Source of purchases purchase Decreased Increased Constant Fluctuated
Explanation for trend
United States
China
All other countries
Sources unknown
Business Proprietary
Lost Sales and Lost Revenue Survey‐ Aluminum Foil
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3. Major purchasing factors.‐‐Please list, in order of their importance, the main factors your firm
considers in deciding from whom to purchase aluminum foil.
1.
2.
3.
Please list any other factors that are very important in your purchase decisions:
4. Purchasing subject imports rather than domestic products.—
(a)
Since January 2014, did your firm purchase imports of aluminum foil from China instead
of U.S.‐produced aluminum foil?
Yes
No
(also respond to parts (b) and (c))
(If “No”, skip to next question)
(b)
If you responded “Yes” to part (a), was the imported product from China priced lower
than the domestic product?
Yes
No
(c)
If you responded “Yes” to part (a), was price a primary reason for purchasing subject
imports rather than domestic product?
Yes
If Yes, estimate the quantity
of imports purchased
instead of domestic product
since January 2014
(in pounds)
No
If No, please indicate the reason your
firm purchased imports instead of
domestic product
Business Proprietary
Lost Sales and Lost Revenue Survey‐ Aluminum Foil
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5.
U.S. producers and import competition.—
(a)
Since January 1, 2014, in connection with a sale or offer to sell aluminum foil to your
firm, did U.S. producers reduce their prices of domestically produced aluminum foil in
order to compete with lower‐priced imports of aluminum foil from China?
Yes
No
Don’t
(also respond to question part (b)) (If “No”, skip to next question)
know
(b)
If your firm responded “yes” above, please provide an estimate of the reduction in U.S.
producers’ prices, and any additional explanations, such as timing (e.g., months/years),
frequency of price reductions, or other market/competitive factors.
Estimated
reduction in U.S.
prices
(percent)
%
Additional explanation, including such information as timing
(e.g., months/years), frequency of price reductions, or other
market/competitive factors
6. Method of purchase‐‐Please provide a general description of your firm’s method(s) of purchase
(e.g., individual purchase, contract, bids, Internet purchases, etc.) for aluminum foil.
7. Other explanations‐‐Please provide any additional comments in this box.
Business Proprietary
Lost Sales and Lost Revenue Survey‐ Aluminum Foil
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OMB INFORMATION
8. OMB statistics.‐‐Please report the actual number of hours required and the cost to your firm of
completing this survey.
Hours
Dollars
The questions in this survey have been reviewed with market participants to ensure that issues of
concern are adequately addressed and that data requests are sufficient, meaningful, and as limited
as possible. Public reporting burden for this survey is estimated to average 4 hours per response,
including the time for reviewing instructions, gathering data, and completing and reviewing the
survey.
We welcome comments regarding the accuracy of this burden estimate, suggestions for reducing
the burden, and any suggestions for improving this survey. Please attach such comments to your
response or send to the Office of Investigations, USITC, 500 E St. SW, Washington, DC 20436.
HOW TO FILE YOUR SURVEY RESPONSE
Please do not attempt to modify the format or permissions of the survey document.
Please submit the completed survey using one of the methods noted below. If your firm
is unable to complete the MS Word survey or cannot use one of the electronic methods
of submission, please contact the Commission for further instructions.
• Upload via Secure Drop Box.—Upload the MS Word survey along with a scanned copy of the signed
certification page (page 1) through the Commission’s secure upload facility:
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Web address: https://dropbox.usitc.gov/oinv/
Enter Investigation: Select “Aluminum Foil” in the drop down menu
Pin: FOIL
• E‐mail.—E‐mail the MS Word survey to aimee.larsen@usitc.gov; include a scanned copy of the signed
certification page (page 1). Submitters are strongly encouraged to encrypt nonpublic documents that are
electronically transmitted to the Commission to protect your sensitive information from unauthorized
disclosure. The USITC secure drop‐box system and the Electronic Document Information System (EDIS)
use Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) 140‐2 cryptographic algorithms to encrypt data in
transit. Submitting your nonpublic documents by a means that does not use these encryption algorithms
(such as by email) may subject your firm’s nonpublic information to unauthorized disclosure during
transmission. If you choose a non‐encrypted method of electronic transmission, the Commission warns
you that the risk of such possible unauthorized disclosure is assumed by you and not by the Commission.
If your firm did not purchase this product, please fill out page 1, print, sign, and submit a scanned copy
to the Commission.
| File Type | application/pdf |
| File Title | Microsoft Word - LSLR survey--AI Foil |
| Author | justin.enck |
| File Modified | 2017-03-10 |
| File Created | 2017-03-10 |