17-2-3674 U.S. Importers' Questionnaire

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U.S. IMPORTERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
TOOL CHESTS AND CABINETS FROM CHINA AND VIETNAM
This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by April 25, 2017
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 countervailing and antidumping investigations concerning tool chests and cabinets from China and
Vietnam (Inv. Nos. 701-TA-575 and 731-TA-1360-1361 (Preliminary)). 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 imported tool chests and cabinets (as defined on next page) from any country at any time since
January 1, 2014?

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 U.S. International Trade Commission Drop Box by clicking on the
following link: https://dropbox.usitc.gov/oinv/. (PIN: TOOL)
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 conducted by
the Commission on the same or similar merchandise.
I, the undersigned, acknowledge that information submitted in response to this request for information and throughout this
proceeding or other proceedings 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.-- This proceeding was instituted in response to a petition filed on April 11, 2017, by
Waterloo Industries Inc., Sedalia, Missouri. 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://www.usitc.gov/investigations/701731/2017/tool_chests_and_cabinets_china_and_vietnam/prel
iminary.htm
Tool chests and cabinets covered by these investigations are all metal tool chests and cabinets,
including top chests, intermediate chests, tool cabinets and side cabinets, storage units, mobile work
benches, and work stations and that have the following physical characteristics:
(1) a body made of carbon, alloy, or stainless steel and/or other metals;
(2) two or more drawers for storage in each individual unit;
(3) a width (side to side) exceeding 21 inches but not exceeding 60 inches;
(4) a drawer depth (front to back) exceeding 10 inches but not exceeding 24 inches; and
(5) prepackaged for retail sale.
Prepackaged for retail sale means the units are packaged in a cardboard box or other container suitable
for retail display and sale. Subject tool chests and cabinets are covered whether imported in assembled
or unassembled form. Subject merchandise includes tool chests and cabinets produced in China or
Vietnam but assembled, prepackaged for sale, or subject to other minor processing in a third country
prior to importation into the United States. Similarly, it would include tool chests and cabinets produced
in China or Vietnam that are later found to be assembled, prepackaged for sale, or subject to other
minor processing after importation into the United States.
Subject tool chests and cabinets may also have doors and shelves in addition to drawers, may have
handles (typically mounted on the sides), and may have a work surface on the top. Subject tool chests
and cabinets may be uncoated (e.g., stainless steel), painted, powder coated, galvanized, or otherwise
coated for corrosion protection or aesthetic appearance.
Subject tool chests and cabinets may be shipped, packaged or sold as individual units or in sets. When
sold in sets, they typically include a cabinet with one or more chests that stack on top of the cabinet.
Tool cabinets act as a base tool storage unit and typically have rollers, casters, or wheels to permit them
to be moved more easily when loaded with tools. Work stations are tool cabinets with a work surface on
the top that may be made of rubber, plastic, metal, or wood.
Top chests are designed to be used with a tool cabinet to form a tool storage unit. The top chests may
be mounted on top of the base tool cabinet or onto an intermediate chest. They are often sold as a set
with tool cabinets or intermediate chests, but may also be sold separately. They may be sold with
mounting hardware (e.g., bolts) and instructions for assembling them onto the base tool cabinet or onto
an intermediate tool chest which rests on the base tool cabinet. Smaller top chests typically have
handles on the sides, for purposes of lifting the chest out of the package onto the cabinet, while the
larger top chests typically lack handles. Intermediate tool chests are designed to fit on top of the floor
standing tool cabinet and to be used underneath the top tool chest. Although they may be imported,
sold or used separately from the tool cabinet, intermediate chests are designed to be used in
conjunction with tool cabinets. The intermediate chests typically do not contain handles. The
intermediate and top chests have the capability of being bolted together.

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Side cabinets are designed to be bolted or otherwise attached to the side of the base storage cabinet to
expand the storage capacity of the base tool cabinet.
Subject tool chests and cabinets also may be shipped, packaged or sold with a tool set included, and
when this occurs the tools are part of the subject merchandise.
Excluded from the scope of these investigations are tool boxes, chests and cabinets with bodies made of
plastic, carbon fiber, wood, or other non-metallic substances. Also excluded from the scope of these
investigations are portable tool boxes. Portable-tool boxes have each of the following characteristics:
(1) fewer than three drawers;
(2) a handle on the top that allows the tool box to be carried by hand; and
(3) a width that is 21 inches or less; and depth (front to back) not exceeding 10 inches.
Also excluded from the scope of these investigations are industrial grade steel tool chests and cabinets.
The excluded industrial grade steel tool chests and cabinets are those:
(1) having a body that is over 60 inches wide; or
(2) having each of the following physical characteristics:
(a) a body made of steel that is 0.055" or more in thickness;
(b) all drawers over 21" deep;
(c) all drawer slides rated for 200 lbs. or more; and
(d) not prepackaged for retail sale.
Also excluded from the scope of these investigations are work benches with fewer than two drawers.
Excluded work benches have a solid top working surface, have fewer than two drawers, are supported
by legs and have no solid front, side, or back panels enclosing the body of the unit.
Also excluded from the scope of these investigations are metal filing cabinets that are configured to hold
hanging file folders and are properly entered into United States through Harmonized Tariff Schedule of
the United States ("HTSUS") category 9403.10.0020.
Tool chests and cabinets are currently imported under statistical reporting number 9403.20.0030 and
7326.90.8688 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). They may also be
imported under HTSUS statistical reporting numbers 9403.20.0026 and 7326.90.3500. The HTSUS
provisions are for convenience and customs purposes; the written description of the scope is dispositive.
Importer.--Any person or firm engaged, either directly or through a parent company or subsidiary, in
importing tool chests and cabinets (as defined above) into the United States from a foreign
manufacturer or through its selling agent.
Reporting of information.-- If information is not readily available from your records, provide carefully
prepared estimates. If your firm is completing more than one questionnaire (i.e., a producer, importer,
and/or purchaser questionnaire), you need not respond to duplicated questions.
Confidentiality.--The commercial and financial data furnished in response to this questionnaire that
reveal the individual operations of your firm will be treated as confidential by the Commission to the
extent that such data are not otherwise available to the public and will not be disclosed except as may
be required by law (see 19 U.S.C. § 1677f). Such confidential information will not be published in a
manner that will reveal the individual operations of your firm; however, general characterizations of

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numerical business proprietary information (such as discussion of trends) will be treated as confidential
business information only at the request of the submitter for good cause shown.
Verification.-- The information submitted in this questionnaire is subject to audit and verification by the
Commission. To facilitate possible verification of data, please keep all files, worksheets, and supporting
documents used in the preparation of the questionnaire response. Please also retain a copy of the final
document that you submit.
Release of information.--The information provided by your firm in response to this questionnaire, as
well as any other business proprietary information submitted by your firm to the Commission in
connection with this proceeding, may become subject to, and released under, the administrative
protective order provisions of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. § 1677f) and section 207.7 of the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR § 207.7). This means that certain lawyers and
other authorized individuals may temporarily be given access to the information for use in connection
with this proceeding or other import-injury proceedings conducted by the Commission on the same or
similar merchandise; those individuals would be subject to severe penalties if the information were
divulged to unauthorized individuals.
Valid number error messages.--If you are completing this form in a country that uses periods (“.”) to
delineate multiples of 1000 (e.g., one million would appear as $1.000.000 rather than $1,000,000), you
may be unable to enter in numbers greater than 999 in numeric form fields. The solution to this data
entry issue is to temporarily change your operating system’s number formatting to be consistent with
the U.S. number formatting system while you complete this form. Detailed instructions on how to
resolve this issue is provided at the end of this questionnaire and is available upon request from Drew
Dushkes (202-205-3229, drew.dushkes@usitc.gov).

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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
40 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 name and address of establishment(s) covered by this
questionnaire. If your firm is publicly traded, please specify the stock exchange and trading
symbol.
“Establishment”--Each facility of a firm involved in the importation of tool chests and cabinets,
including auxiliary facilities operated in conjunction with (whether or not physically separate
from) such facilities.

I-3.

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

Firm name

Yes--List the following information

Address

Extent of
ownership
(percent)

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Related importers/exporters.--Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or
foreign, that are engaged in importing tool chests and cabinets from China and Vietnam into the
United States or that are engaged in exporting tool chests and cabinets from China and Vietnam
to the United States?
No

Yes--List the following information.

Firm name

I-5.

Country

Affiliation

Related producers.--Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or foreign, that are
engaged in the production of tool chests and cabinets?
No

Yes--List the following information.

Firm name

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Country

Affiliation

Importing operations.--Please indicate the nature of your firm’s importing operations on tool
chests and cabinets. More than one answer may be applicable.
Importer of record

Takes title to the
imported product(s)

Consignee of the
imported products(s)

Customs broker or
freight forwarder

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Consignee.--If your firm is an importer of record of tool chests and cabinets but is not the
consignee, please list the consignees below (firm name, address, telephone number, and
individual to contact).

Firm name

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Contact person
and phone
number

Address

FTZ, TIB, or bonded warehouses.--Please indicate whether your firm enters tool chests and
cabinets into, or withdraws such merchandise from, foreign trade zones or bonded warehouses.
Also indicate whether your firm imports tool chests and cabinets under the TIB (temporary
importation under bond) program.
“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, as
well as other savings. A foreign trade zone must be designed as such pursuant to the rules and
procedures set forth in the Foreign-Trade Zones Act.
“Bonded warehouse” is a secured facility supervised by U.S. customs, where dutiable landed
imports are stored pending their re-export, or release after payment of import duties, taxes, and
other charges. A bonded warehouse must be designed as such pursuant to the rules and
procedures set forth in 19 U.S.C. § 1555.
“Temporary Importation under Bond (“TIB”) program” is a procedure whereby imported
merchandise may be entered under certain conditions for a limited time into the United States
free of duty. Under the program, an importer posts a bond for twice the amount of duty, taxes,
etc. that would otherwise be owed on the importation and agrees to export or destroy the
merchandise within a specified time or pay liquidated damages. This program is restricted to
certain categories of merchandise listed in subheadings 9813.00.05 through 9813.00.75 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS).
No

Yes

Foreign trade zones
Bonded warehouses
Temporary importation under bond

I-9.

Other trade actions.--To your knowledge, have the products subject to this proceeding been the
subject of any other import relief proceedings in the United States or in any other countries?
No

Yes–Please specify.

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Drew Dushkes (202-2053229, drew.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 importation of tool chests and cabinets since January 1, 2014.
(check as many as appropriate)
Office/warehouse openings
Office/warehouse closings
Relocations
Expansions
Acquisitions
Consolidations
Prolonged shutdowns or
importation curtailments
Revised labor agreements
Other (e.g., technology)

(If checked, please describe; leave blank if not applicable)

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Arranged imports.--Has your firm imported or arranged for the importation of tool chests and
cabinets for delivery after December 31, 2016?
“Arranged imports” are imports for which your firm has placed an order with a foreign supplier
for subject merchandise, but delivery of those imports is not scheduled to occur until after the
date listed above.
No

Yes–Fill out the table below.
Quantity (in units)

Period/Source

Jan-Mar 2017

Apr-Jun 2017

Jul-Sept 2017

Oct-Dec 2017

China
Vietnam
Other sources1
1

II-4.

Identify your other sources:

.

Reasons for importing if producer.--If your firm also produces tool chests and cabinets in the
United States, please indicate the reasons for importing this product. If your firm’s reasons differ
by source, please elaborate.

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Definitions
“Imports” –Those products identified for Customs purposes as imports for consumption for
which your firm was the importer of record (i.e., was responsible for paying any import duty) or
consignee (i.e., to which the merchandise was first delivered).
“Import quantities” –Quantities reported should be net of returns.
“Import values”—Values reported should be landed, duty-paid values at the U.S. port of entry,
including ocean freight and insurance costs, brokerage charges, and import duties (i.e., all
charges except inland freight in the United States).
“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. This line should not include shipments that
were sold by your firm at the retail level.
“Shipments destined for retail sale by your firm” –Tool chests and cabinets that were directly
imported by your firm for the purpose of sale to end users using your firm’s own retail
establishments. Report the shipment of these imports to their initial location for retail sale with
the shipments valued at fair market value.
“Internal consumption” –Product consumed internally by your firm. Such transactions are
valued at fair market value.
“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.
“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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Imports from China.–Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments and inventories of
tool chests and cabinets imported from China by your firm during the specified periods.

CHINA
Quantity (in units), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item

2014

2015

2016

Beginning-of-period inventories
(quantity) (A)
Imports:1
Quantity (B)
Value (C)
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity (D)
Value (E)
Shipments destined for retail
sale by your firm:2
Quantity (F)
Value2 (G)
Internal consumption/
company transfers:2
Quantity (H)
Value2 (I)
Export shipments:3
Quantity (J)
Value (K)
End-of-period inventories
(quantity) (L)
1

Please identify the foreign producers, if known:
.
Shipments destined for retail sale by your firm, sales to related firms, and internal consumption must be valued at fair
market value. In the event that your firm uses a different basis for valuing these sales within your company, 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:
.
2

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Imports from China.–Continued

RECONCILIATION OF SHIPMENTS, IMPORTS, AND INVENTORIES.--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
A), plus imports (i.e., line B), 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 actually reflect your
firm’s records; and also provide any likely explanations for any differences (e.g., theft, loss, damage,
record systems issues, etc.) if they exist.
Calendar years
Reconciliation
A + B – D – F – H – J – L = should equal
zero ("0") or provide an explanation.1
1

2014

2015
0

2016
0

0

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

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Channels of distribution: China. -- Report the channels of distribution for your firm’s non-retail
commercial U.S. shipments of imports from China.

CHINA
Quantity (in units), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item

2014

2015

2016

Channels of distribution:
Commercial U.S. shipments, nonretail:
To distributors:
Quantity (M)
Value (N)
To end users:
Quantity (O)
Value (P)
To unrelated retailers:
Quantity (Q)
Value (R)
RECONCILIATION OF CHANNELS.--Please ensure that the quantities and values reported for channels of
distribution (i.e., lines M, N, O and N, P, R) in each time period equal the quantity and value reported for U.S.
shipments in question II-5 (i.e., lines D and E) 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 years
Reconciliation

2014

2015

2016

Quantity: M + O + Q – D = zero ("0"),
if not revise.

0

0

0

Value: N + P + R – E = zero ("0"), if
not revise.

0

0

0

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U.S. shipments by product type: China.-- Report your firm’s U.S. shipments (i.e. inclusive of
commercial U.S. shipments, shipments consumed for retail, internal consumption, and transfers
to related firms) of imports from China by type of product.

CHINA
Quantity (in units), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item

2014

2015

2016

U.S. shipments:
Prepackaged sets:
Quantity (S)
Value (T)
Top chests:
Quantity (U)
Value (V)
Intermediate chests:
Quantity (W)
Value (X)
Tool cabinets:
Quantity (Y)
Value (Z)
Side cabinets:
Quantity (AA)
Value (AB)
All other in-scope products:1
Quantity (AC)
Value (AD)
1

E.g. mobile work benches, work stations, and metal storage units with two or more drawers.

RECONCILIATION OF U.S. SHIPMENTS.--Please ensure that the quantities and values reported for U.S. shipments
by product type (i.e., lines S, U, W, Y, AA, AC and T, V, X, Z, AB, AD) in each time period equal the quantities and
values reported for U.S. shipments in question II-5 (i.e., lines D, F, H and E, G, I) 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 years
Reconciliation

2014

2015

2016

Quantity: S + U + W + Y + AA + AC –
D – F– H = zero ("0"), if not revise.

0

0

0

Value: T + V + X + Z + AB + AD – E –
G– I = zero ("0"), if not revise.

0

0

0

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Monthly U.S. imports: China.-- Report your firm’s monthly U.S. imports from China from
January 2016 through February 2017.

CHINA
U.S. imports

Year and month

Quantity
(units)

Value
(1,000 dollars)

2016.-January (AE)
February (AF)
March (AG)
April (AH)
May (AI)
June (AJ)
July (AK)
August (AL)
September (AM)
October (AN)
November (AO)
December (AP)
2017.-January (AQ)
February (AR)
RECONCILIATION OF U.S. SHIPMENTS.--Please ensure that the quantities and values reported for 2016
monthly imports (i.e., lines AE, AF, AG, AH, AI, AJ, AK, AL, AM, AN, AO, and AP) equal the quantity and
value reported for U.S. imports in question II-5 (i.e., line B or C) in that same year. 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.
Reconciliation
AE +AF ++AG + AH + AI +AJ + AK + AL + AM + AN +
AO + AP – B/C = zero ("0"), if not revise.

Quantity
(units)

Value
(1,000 dollars)

0

0

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Imports from Vietnam.–Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments and inventories of
tool chests and cabinets imported from Vietnam by your firm during the specified periods.

VIETNAM
Quantity (in units), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item

2014

2015

2016

Beginning-of-period inventories
(quantity) (A)
Imports:1
Quantity (B)
Value (C)
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity (D)
Value (E)
Shipments destined for retail
sale by your firm:2
Quantity (F)
Value2 (G)
Internal consumption/
company transfers:2
Quantity (H)
Value2 (I)
Export shipments:3
Quantity (J)
Value (K)
End-of-period inventories
(quantity) (L)
1

Please identify the foreign producers, if known:
.
Shipments destined for retail sale by your firm, sales to related firms, and internal consumption must be valued at fair
market value. In the event that your firm uses a different basis for valuing these sales within your company, 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:
.
2

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Imports from Vietnam.–Continued

RECONCILIATION OF SHIPMENTS, IMPORTS, AND INVENTORIES.--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
A), plus imports (i.e., line B), 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 actually reflect your
firm’s records; and also provide any likely explanations for any differences (e.g., theft, loss, damage,
record systems issues, etc.) if they exist.
Calendar years
Reconciliation
A + B – D – F – H – J – L = should equal
zero ("0") or provide an explanation.1
1

2014

2015
0

2016
0

0

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

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II-10. Channels of distribution: Vietnam. -- Report the channels of distribution for your firm’s nonretail commercial U.S. shipments of imports from Vietnam.

VIETNAM
Quantity (in units), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item

2014

2015

2016

Channels of distribution:
Commercial U.S. shipments, nonretail:
To distributors:
Quantity (M)
Value (N)
To end users:
Quantity (O)
Value (P)
To unrelated retailers:
Quantity (Q)
Value (R)
RECONCILIATION OF CHANNELS.--Please ensure that the quantities and values reported for channels of
distribution (i.e., lines M, N, O and N, P, R) in each time period equal the quantity and value reported for U.S.
shipments in question II-9 (i.e., lines D and E) 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 years
Reconciliation

2014

2015

2016

Quantity: M + O + Q – D = zero ("0"),
if not revise.

0

0

0

Value: N + P + R – E = zero ("0"), if
not revise.

0

0

0

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U.S. shipments by product type: Vietnam.-- Report your firm’s U.S. shipments (i.e. inclusive of
commercial U.S. shipments, shipments consumed for retail, internal consumption, and transfers
to related firms) of imports from Vietnam by type of product.

VIETNAM
Quantity (in units), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item

2014

2015

2016

U.S. shipments:
Prepackaged sets:
Quantity (S)
Value (T)
Top chests:
Quantity (U)
Value (V)
Intermediate chests:
Quantity (W)
Value (X)
Tool cabinets:
Quantity (Y)
Value (Z)
Side cabinets:
Quantity (AA)
Value (AB)
All other in-scope products:1
Quantity (AC)
Value (AD)
1

E.g. mobile work benches, work stations, and metal storage units with two or more drawers.

RECONCILIATION OF U.S. SHIPMENTS.--Please ensure that the quantities and values reported for U.S. shipments
by product type (i.e., lines S, U, W, Y, AA, AC and T, V, X, Z, AB, AD) in each time period equal the quantities and
values reported for U.S. shipments in question II-9 (i.e., lines D, F, H and E, G, I) 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 years
Reconciliation

2014

2015

2016

Quantity: S + U + W + Y + AA + AC –
D – F– H = zero ("0"), if not revise.

0

0

0

Value: T + V + X + Z + AB + AD – E –
G– I = zero ("0"), if not revise.

0

0

0

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Monthly U.S. imports: Vietnam.-- Report your firm’s monthly U.S. imports from Vietnam from
January 2016 through February 2017.

VIETNAM
U.S. imports

Year and month

Quantity
(units)

Value
(1,000 dollars)

2016.-January (AE)
February (AF)
March (AG)
April (AH)
May (AI)
June (AJ)
July (AK)
August (AL)
September (AM)
October (AN)
November (AO)
December (AP)
2017.-January (AQ)
February (AR)
RECONCILIATION OF U.S. SHIPMENTS.--Please ensure that the quantities and values reported for 2016
monthly imports (i.e., lines AE, AF, AG, AH, AI, AJ, AK, AL, AM, AN, AO, and AP) equal the quantity and
value reported for U.S. imports in question II-9 (i.e., line B or C) in that same year. 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.
Reconciliation
AE +AF ++AG + AH + AI +AJ + AK + AL + AM + AN +
AO + AP – B/C = zero ("0"), if not revise.

Quantity
(units)

Value
(1,000 dollars)

0

0

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Imports from Mexico.–Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments and inventories of
tool chests and cabinets imported from Mexico by your firm during the specified periods.

MEXICO
Quantity (in units), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item

2014

2015

2016

Beginning-of-period inventories
(quantity) (A)
Imports:1
Quantity (B)
Value (C)
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity (D)
Value (E)
Shipments destined for retail
sale by your firm:2
Quantity (F)
Value2 (G)
Internal consumption/
company transfers:2
Quantity (H)
Value2 (I)
Export shipments:3
Quantity (J)
Value (K)
End-of-period inventories
(quantity) (L)
1

Please identify the foreign producers, if known:
.
Shipments destined for retail sale by your firm, sales to related firms, and internal consumption must be valued at fair
market value. In the event that your firm uses a different basis for valuing these sales within your company, 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:
.
2

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Imports from Mexico.–Continued

RECONCILIATION OF SHIPMENTS, IMPORTS, AND INVENTORIES.--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
A), plus imports (i.e., line B), 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 actually reflect your
firm’s records; and also provide any likely explanations for any differences (e.g., theft, loss, damage,
record systems issues, etc.) if they exist.
Calendar years
Reconciliation
A + B – D – F – H – J – L = should equal
zero ("0") or provide an explanation.1
1

2014

2015
0

2016
0

0

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

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Channels of distribution: Mexico. -- Report the channels of distribution for your firm’s nonretail commercial U.S. shipments of imports from Mexico.

MEXICO
Quantity (in units), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item

2014

2015

2016

Channels of distribution:
Commercial U.S. shipments, nonretail:
To distributors:
Quantity (M)
Value (N)
To end users:
Quantity (O)
Value (P)
To unrelated retailers:
Quantity (Q)
Value (R)
RECONCILIATION OF CHANNELS.--Please ensure that the quantities and values reported for channels of
distribution (i.e., lines M, N, O and N, P, R) in each time period equal the quantity and value reported for U.S.
shipments in question II-13 (i.e., lines D and E) 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 years
Reconciliation

2014

2015

2016

Quantity: M + O + Q – D = zero ("0"),
if not revise.

0

0

0

Value: N + P + R – E = zero ("0"), if
not revise.

0

0

0

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U.S. shipments by product type: Mexico.-- Report your firm’s U.S. shipments (i.e. inclusive of
commercial U.S. shipments, shipments consumed for retail, internal consumption, and transfers
to related firms) of imports from Mexico by type of product.

MEXICO
Quantity (in units), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item

2014

2015

2016

U.S. shipments:
Prepackaged sets:
Quantity (S)
Value (T)
Top chests:
Quantity (U)
Value (V)
Intermediate chests:
Quantity (W)
Value (X)
Tool cabinets:
Quantity (Y)
Value (Z)
Side cabinets:
Quantity (AA)
Value (AB)
All other in-scope products:1
Quantity (AC)
Value (AD)
1

E.g. mobile work benches, work stations, and metal storage units with two or more drawers.

RECONCILIATION OF U.S. SHIPMENTS.--Please ensure that the quantities and values reported for U.S. shipments
by product type (i.e., lines S, U, W, Y, AA, AC and T, V, X, Z, AB, AD) in each time period equal the quantities and
values reported for U.S. shipments in question II-13 (i.e., lines D, F, H and E, G, I) 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 years
Reconciliation

2014

2015

2016

Quantity: S + U + W + Y + AA + AC –
D – F– H = zero ("0"), if not revise.

0

0

0

Value: T + V + X + Z + AB + AD – E –
G– I = zero ("0"), if not revise.

0

0

0

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Monthly U.S. imports: Mexico.--Report your firm’s monthly U.S. imports from Mexico from
January 2016 through February 2017.

MEXICO
U.S. imports

Year and month

Quantity
(units)

Value
(1,000 dollars)

2016.-January (AE)
February (AF)
March (AG)
April (AH)
May (AI)
June (AJ)
July (AK)
August (AL)
September (AM)
October (AN)
November (AO)
December (AP)
2017.-January (AQ)
February (AR)
RECONCILIATION OF U.S. SHIPMENTS.--Please ensure that the quantities and values reported for 2016
monthly imports (i.e., lines AE, AF, AG, AH, AI, AJ, AK, AL, AM, AN, AO, and AP) equal the quantity and
value reported for U.S. imports in question II-13 (i.e., line B or C) in that same year. 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.
Reconciliation
AE +AF ++AG + AH + AI +AJ + AK + AL + AM + AN +
AO + AP – B/C = zero ("0"), if not revise.

Quantity
(units)

Value
(1,000 dollars)

0

0

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Imports from all other sources.–Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments and
inventories of tool chests and cabinets imported from all other sources by your firm during the
specified periods.

ALL OTHER SOURCES
Quantity (in units), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item

2014

2015

2016

Beginning-of-period inventories
(quantity) (A)
Imports:1
Quantity (B)
Value (C)
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity (D)
Value (E)
Shipments destined for retail
sale by your firm:2
Quantity (F)
Value2 (G)
Internal consumption/
company transfers:2
Quantity (H)
Value2 (I)
Export shipments:3
Quantity (J)
Value (K)
End-of-period inventories
(quantity) (L)
1

Please identify the foreign producers, if known:
.
Shipments destined for retail sale by your firm, sales to related firms, and internal consumption must be valued at fair
market value. In the event that your firm uses a different basis for valuing these sales within your company, 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:
.
2

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Imports from all other sources.–Continued

RECONCILIATION OF SHIPMENTS, IMPORTS, AND INVENTORIES.--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
A), plus imports (i.e., line B), 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 actually reflect your
firm’s records; and also provide any likely explanations for any differences (e.g., theft, loss, damage,
record systems issues, etc.) if they exist.
Calendar years
Reconciliation
A + B – D – F – H – J – L = should equal
zero ("0") or provide an explanation.1
1

2014

2015
0

2016
0

0

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

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Channels of distribution: All other sources. -- Report the channels of distribution for your firm’s
non-retail commercial U.S. shipments of imports from all other sources.

ALL OTHER SOURCES
Quantity (in units), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item

2014

2015

2016

Channels of distribution:
Commercial U.S. shipments, nonretail:
To distributors:
Quantity (M)
Value (N)
To end users:
Quantity (O)
Value (P)
To unrelated retailers:
Quantity (Q)
Value (R)
RECONCILIATION OF CHANNELS.--Please ensure that the quantities and values reported for channels of
distribution (i.e., lines M, N, O and N, P, R) in each time period equal the quantity and value reported for U.S.
shipments in question II-17 (i.e., lines D and E) 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 years
Reconciliation

2014

2015

2016

Quantity: M + O + Q – D = zero ("0"),
if not revise.

0

0

0

Value: N + P + R – E = zero ("0"), if
not revise.

0

0

0

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U.S. shipments by product type: All other sources.-- Report your firm’s U.S. shipments (i.e.
inclusive of commercial U.S. shipments, shipments consumed for retail, internal consumption,
and transfers to related firms) of imports from all other sources by type of product.

ALL OTHER SOURCES
Quantity (in units), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item

2014

2015

2016

U.S. shipments:
Prepackaged sets:
Quantity (S)
Value (T)
Top chests:
Quantity (U)
Value (V)
Intermediate chests:
Quantity (W)
Value (X)
Tool cabinets:
Quantity (Y)
Value (Z)
Side cabinets:
Quantity (AA)
Value (AB)
All other in-scope products:1
Quantity (AC)
Value (AD)
1

E.g. mobile work benches, work stations, and metal storage units with two or more drawers.

RECONCILIATION OF U.S. SHIPMENTS.--Please ensure that the quantities and values reported for U.S. shipments
by product type (i.e., lines S, U, W, Y, AA, AC and T, V, X, Z, AB, AD) in each time period equal the quantities and
values reported for U.S. shipments in question II-17 (i.e., lines D, F, H and E, G, I) 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 years
Reconciliation

2014

2015

2016

Quantity: S + U + W + Y + AA + AC –
D – F– H = zero ("0"), if not revise.

0

0

0

Value: T + V + X + Z + AB + AD – E –
G– I = zero ("0"), if not revise.

0

0

0

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Monthly U.S. imports: All other sources.--Report your firm’s monthly U.S. imports from all
other sources from January 2016 through February 2017.

ALL OTHER SOURCES
U.S. imports

Year and month

Quantity
(units)

Value
(1,000 dollars)

2016.-January (AE)
February (AF)
March (AG)
April (AH)
May (AI)
June (AJ)
July (AK)
August (AL)
September (AM)
October (AN)
November (AO)
December (AP)
2017.-January (AQ)
February (AR)
RECONCILIATION OF U.S. SHIPMENTS.--Please ensure that the quantities and values reported for 2016
monthly imports (i.e., lines AE, AF, AG, AH, AI, AJ, AK, AL, AM, AN, AO, and AP) equal the quantity and
value reported for U.S. imports in question II-17 (i.e., line B or C) in that same year. 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.
Reconciliation
AE +AF ++AG + AH + AI +AJ + AK + AL + AM + AN +
AO + AP – B/C = zero ("0"), if not revise.

Quantity
(units)

Value
(1,000 dollars)

0

0

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Other explanations.--If your firm would like to further explain a response to a question in Part II
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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PART III.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Amelia Preece (202-2053250, Amelia.Preece@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

PRICE DATA
III-2.

This question requests quarterly quantity and value data for your firm’s commercial shipments
to unrelated U.S. customers since January 1, 2014 of the following products your firm imported
from China and Vietnam:

Product 1.--26-27 inch wide top chest sold in combination with a 26-27 inch wide rolling cabinet, each
with a body of cold-rolled carbon steel, having 9 to 10 total drawers (across both units) with ball
bearing drawer slides, a minimum chest depth (front to back) of 15 inches, a minimum cabinet
depth of 18 inches and a combined unit weight (not shipping weight) of 150 to 180 lbs.
Product 2.--40-46 inch wide top chest sold in combination with a 40-46 inch wide rolling cabinet, each
with a body of cold-rolled carbon steel, having 16 to 21 drawers (across both units) with ball
bearing slides, a chest depth of and cabinet depth of 16 to 19 inches; and combined unit weight
(not shipping weight) of less than 420 lbs.
Product 3.--52-54 inch wide top chest sold in combination with a 52-54 inch wide rolling cabinet, each
with a body of cold-rolled carbon steel, having 15 to 18 drawers (across both units) with ball
bearing slides, a chest depth of and cabinet depth of 16 to 21 inches; and combined unit weight
(not shipping weight) of less than 420 lbs.
Product 4.--45 to 56 inch wide workstation or mobile workbench, with a body of cold-rolled carbon
steel, having 8 to 11 drawers or doors with ball bearing slides, a top work surface, a unit depth
of 17-24 inches, and a unit weight (not shipping weight) of less than 175 lbs. This category
specifically excludes work stations or mobile workbenches in which the body is made of stainless
steel but includes tool chests and cabinets in which the drawers or door fronts are made of
stainless steel.
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).

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During January 2014-December 2016, did your firm import from China, Vietnam, and/or Mexico
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(s) as appropriate.
No.--Skip to question III-2e.

III-2a. Price data.--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported from China
and sold by your firm.

China

Report data in actual units and actual dollars (not 1,000s).
Product 1
Quantity
Value

(Quantity in units, value in dollars)
Product 2
Product 3
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value

Product 4
Period of shipment
Quantity
Value
2014:
January-March
April-June
July-September
OctoberDecember
2015:
January-March
April-June
July-September
OctoberDecember
2016:
January-March
April-June
July-September
OctoberDecember
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 III.
Note.--If your firm’s product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified product, provide a
description of your firm’s 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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III-2b. Price data.--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported from Vietnam
and sold by your firm.

Vietnam

Report data in actual units and actual dollars (not 1,000s).
Product 1
Quantity
Value

(Quantity in units, value in dollars)
Product 2
Product 3
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value

Product 4
Period of shipment
Quantity
Value
2014:
January-March
April-June
July-September
OctoberDecember
2015:
January-March
April-June
July-September
OctoberDecember
2016:
January-March
April-June
July-September
OctoberDecember
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 III.
Note.--If your firm’s product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified product, provide a
description of your firm’s 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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Price data.--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported from Mexico
and sold by your firm.

Mexico

Report data in actual units and actual dollars (not 1,000s).
Product 1
Quantity
Value

(Quantity in units, value in dollars)
Product 2
Product 3
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value

Product 4
Period of shipment
Quantity
Value
2014:
January-March
April-June
July-September
OctoberDecember
2015:
January-March
April-June
July-September
OctoberDecember
2016:
January-March
April-June
July-September
OctoberDecember
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 III.
Note.--If your firm’s product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified product, provide a
description of your firm’s product. Also, please explain any anomalies in your firm’s reported pricing data.
Product 1:
Product 2:
Product 3:
Product 4:

III-2d. 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.

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III-2e. Imports for retail/own use. –During January 2014-December 2016, did your firm import any of
the products listed at III-2 from China, Vietnam, and/or Mexico for retail/own use.
Yes.--Please complete the following pricing data table(s) as appropriate.
No.--Skip to question III-3.

III-2f.

Imports for retail/own use.--Report below the import data1 for pricing products2 imported from
China and used for sales in your firm’s retail locations or internally consumed.

China

Report data in actual units and actual dollars (not 1,000s).
Product 1
Quantity
LDP Value

(Quantity in units, value in dollars)
Product 2
Product 3
Quantity
LDP Value
Quantity
LDP Value

Product 4
Quantity
LDP Value

Period of shipment
2014:
January-March
April-June
July-September
OctoberDecember
2015:
January-March
April-June
July-September
OctoberDecember
2016:
January-March
April-June
July-September
OctoberDecember
1
LDP value (i.e., landed duty-paid values) represents the cost paid to foreign supplier(s) plus any freight and insurance costs paid for
international transportation as well as all Customs duties and fees. LDP value represents the f.o.b. value of your firm’s imports at the U.S. port
of entry after clearing Customs.
2
Pricing product definitions are provided on the first page of Part III.
Note.--If your firm’s product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified product, provide a
description of your firm’s 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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III-2g. Imports for retail/own use.--Report below the import data1 for pricing products2 imported from
Vietnam and used for sales in your firm’s retail locations or internally consumed.

Vietnam

Report data in actual units and actual dollars (not 1,000s).
Product 1
Quantity
LDP Value

(Quantity in units, value in dollars)
Product 2
Product 3
Quantity
LDP Value
Quantity
LDP Value

Product 4
Period of shipment
Quantity
LDP Value
2014:
January-March
April-June
July-September
OctoberDecember
2015:
January-March
April-June
July-September
OctoberDecember
2016:
January-March
April-June
July-September
OctoberDecember
1
LDP value (i.e., landed duty-paid values) represents the cost paid to foreign supplier(s) plus any freight and insurance costs paid for
international transportation as well as all Customs duties and fees. LDP value represents the f.o.b. value of your firm’s imports at the U.S. port
of entry after clearing Customs.
2
Pricing product definitions are provided on the first page of Part III.
Note.--If your firm’s product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified product, provide a
description of your firm’s 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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III-2h. Imports for retail/own use.--Report below the import data1 for pricing products2 imported from
Mexico and used for sales in your firm’s retail locations or internally consumed.

Mexico

Report data in actual units and actual dollars (not 1,000s).
Product 1
Quantity
LDP Value

(Quantity in units, value in dollars)
Product 2
Product 3
Quantity
LDP Value
Quantity
LDP Value

Product 4
Period of shipment
Quantity
LDP Value
2014:
January-March
April-June
July-September
OctoberDecember
2015:
January-March
April-June
July-September
OctoberDecember
2016:
January-March
April-June
July-September
OctoberDecember
1
LDP value (i.e., landed duty-paid values) represents the cost paid to foreign supplier(s) plus any freight and insurance costs paid for
international transportation as well as all Customs duties and fees. LDP value represents the f.o.b. value of your firm’s imports at the U.S. port
of entry after clearing Customs.
2
Pricing product definitions are provided on the first page of Part III.
Note.--If your firm’s product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified product, provide a
description of your firm’s 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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Additional costs for your direct imports of tool chests and cabinets for your firm’s retail/own
use.

(i) If your firm reported direct import purchase costs (questions III-2f, 2g, and/or 2h), please
identify the factors that add to your cost of importing directly since January 1, 2014, estimate
the share of the cost of the landed duty paid value, and explain the specific costs associated
with each category.

Factors
Logistical or supply chain costs
Warehousing costs
Currency conversion costs
Other

Estimated share of landed
duty paid value
(percent)

Explanation

(ii) To which source does your firm compare costs in determining your additional transaction costs
to directly import?
U.S. importers

U.S. producers

Both

Neither

(iii) (A) If your firm reported data above (question III-2f, 2g, and/or 2h), briefly identify the benefits
of directly importing tool chests and cabinets instead of purchasing tool chests and cabinets
from a U.S. importer or from a U.S. producer.

(B) Please provide the estimated margin saved by having directly imported tool chests and
cabinets instead of purchasing from a U.S. importer.
percent of landed duty-paid
value.
(C) Explain any variation in the margin saved since January 1, 2014.

(iv) What is the approximate percentage of the total cost of tool chests and cabinets you directly
imported from China and Vietnam that is accounted for by U.S. inland transportation or
other logistics costs from the port of importation to your distribution network or retail
store?
Country

Percent

China

%

Vietnam

%

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III-3.

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

III-4.

Contracts

Other

If other, describe

Annual
total
volume
discounts

No
discount
policy

Other

Describe

Pricing terms.-(a)

What are your firm’s typical sales terms for tool chests and cabinets imported from
China and Vietnam?
Net 30
days

(b)

Net 60
days

2/10 net 30
days

Other

Other (specify)

On what basis are your firm’s prices of imported tool chests and cabinets from China
and Vietnam usually quoted (check one)?
Delivered

III-6.

Set
price
lists

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

Quantity
discounts

III-5.

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F.o.b.

If f.o.b., specify point

Contract versus spot.--Approximately what share of your firm’s sales of tool chests and cabinets
imported from China and Vietnam in 2016 was on a (1) long-term contract basis, (2) annual
contract basis, (3) short-term contract basis, and (4) spot sales basis?

Share of 2016
sales

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

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

Total
(should
sum to
100.0%)

Spot sales
(for a single
delivery)
%

%

0.0

%

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Contract provisions.—Please fill out the table regarding your firm’s typical sales contracts for
tool chests and cabinets from China and Vietnam (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

Fixed quantity
and/or price
Meet or release
provision

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
Price
Both
Yes
No

Not applicable

III-8.

Lead times.--What is your firm’s share of sales of tool chests and cabinets imported from China
and Vietnam from inventory and produced to order and what is the typical lead time between a
customer’s order and the date of delivery for your firm’s sales of tool chests and cabinets?

Source

Share of 2016
sales

From your firm’s U.S. inventory

%

From foreign manufacturers’ inventory

%

Produced to order

%

Total (should sum to 100.0%)

0.0 %

Lead time
(average number
of days)

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Shipping information.—
(a)

What is the approximate percentage of the total delivered cost of tool chests and
cabinets imported from China and Vietnam that is accounted for by U.S. inland
transportation costs?
percent.

(b)

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

(c)

When your firm sells tool chests and cabinets imported from China and Vietnam, from
where is it shipped?
Point of importation
Storage facility (check one)

(d)

Indicate the approximate percentage of your firm’s sales of tool chests and cabinets
imported from China and Vietnam that are delivered the following distances from your
firm’s U.S. point of shipment.
Distance from your firm’s U.S. point of shipment

Share

Within 100 miles

%

101 to 1,000 miles

%

Over 1,000 miles

%

Total (should sum to 100.0%)

0.0

%

III-10. Geographical shipments.--In which U.S. geographic market area(s) has your firm sold tool chests
and cabinets imported from subject countries since January 1, 2014 (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.

China

Vietnam

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III-11. End uses.--List the end uses (office copier/printers, commercial printers, etc.) of the tool chests
and cabinets that your firm imports from China and Vietnam.
End uses for tool chests and cabinets
1
2
3

III-12. Substitutes.--Can other products be substituted for tool chests and cabinets?
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 tool chests and
cabinets?
No Yes

Explanation

1.
2.
3.

III-13. Demand trends.--Indicate how demand within the United States and outside of the United
States (if known) for tool chests and cabinets has changed since January 1, 2014. Explain any
trends and describe the principal factors that have affected these changes in demand.

Market
Within the United States
Outside the United States

Overall
increase

No
Overall Fluctuate with
change decrease no clear trend

Explanation and factors

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III-14. Product changes.--Have there been any significant changes in the product range, product mix or
marketing of tool chests and cabinets since January 1, 2014?
No

Yes

If yes, please describe.

III-15. Conditions of competition.—
(a) Is the tool chests and cabinets market subject to business cycles (other than general
economy-wide conditions) and/or other conditions of competition distinctive to tool chests
and cabinets?
Check all that apply.

Please describe.

No

Skip to question III-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
tool chests and cabinets since January 1, 2014?
No

Yes

If yes, describe.

III-16. Supply constraints.--Has your firm refused, declined, or been unable to supply tool chests and
cabinets since January 1, 2014 (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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III-17. Raw materials.--How have tool chests and cabinets raw material prices changed since January 1,
2014?
Fluctuate
Overall
No
Overall
with no
increase change decrease clear trend

Explain, noting how raw material price changes
have affected your firm’s selling prices for tool
chests and cabinets.

III-18. Interchangeability.--Is tool chests and cabinets 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

Vietnam

Mexico

Other countries

United States
China
Vietnam
Mexico
For any country-pair producing tool chests and cabinets that is sometimes or never
interchangeable, identify the country-pair and explain the factors that limit or preclude
interchangeable use:

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III-19. Factors other than price.--Are differences other than price (e.g., quality, availability,
transportation network, product range, technical support, etc.) between tool chests and
cabinets 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

Vietnam

Mexico

Other countries

United States
China
Vietnam
Mexico
For any country-pair for which factors other than price always or frequently are a significant
factor in your firm’s sales of tool chests and cabinets, identify the country-pair and report the
advantages or disadvantages imparted by such factors:

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III-20. Customer identification.--List the names and contact information for your firm’s 10 largest U.S.
customers for tool chests and cabinets since January 1, 2014. Indicate the share of the quantity
of your firm’s total shipments of tool chests and cabinets that each of these customers
accounted for in 2016.

Customer’s name

Contact person

Email

Telephone

City

State

Share
of
2016
sales
(%)

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

III-21. Other explanations.--If your firm would like to further explain a response to a question in Part III
that did not provide a narrative response box, please note the question number and the
explanation in the space provided below. Please also use this space to highlight any issues your
firm had in providing the data in this section, including but not limited to technical issues with
the MS Word questionnaire.

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Correcting Valid number error messages.--If you are completing a Commission

questionnaire in a country that uses periods (“.”) to delineate multiples of 1000 (e.g., one million would
appear as $1.000.000 instead of as $1,000,000), you may be unable to enter in numbers greater than
999 in numeric form fields. This issues stem from your computer number formatting setting (e.g., not
the MS Word document itself, but the computer from which you are opening up the document). In the
United States commas (,) delineate multiples of 1000 and periods (.) delineate fractions less than one.
Many EU countries use the reverse where multiples of 1000 are delineated with periods (.) and
fractions less than one are delineated with commas (,). The US International Trade Commission’s
questionnaires are set-up in the United States with the U.S. number formatting. When this formatting
interacts with a computer set to EU number formatting, we believe this may cause this issue.
The solution to this data entry issue is to temporarily change your operating system’s number
formatting to be consistent with the U.S. number formatting system while you complete the
questionnaire.
To temporarily change your computer’s number settings to U.S. settings, please do the following (for
Microsoft Windows Operating system):
•
•
•
•
•

START
Control Panel
Region and Language (under Clock, Language, and Region category)
Format tab
Change the Format from your existing one (e.g. “Italian (Italy)”) to “English (United States)” (see
screen shots below)

When you do this the number “twelve million dollars and thirty five cents” would change from
$12.000.000,35 (Italy format) to $12,000,000.35 (U.S. format), and then there will be no conflict with
the questionnaire. When you finish reporting the data then you can close the questionnaire and switch
back to Italy settings.

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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/701731/2017/tool_chests_and_cabinets_china_a
nd_vietnam/preliminary.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: TOOL

• E-mail.—E-mail the MS Word questionnaire to drew.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 did not import 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.