18-2-3869 US importers' questionnaire

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U.S. IMPORTERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
UNCOATED GROUNDWOOD PAPER FROM CANADA
This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by May 2, 2018
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 duty and antidumping investigations concerning uncoated groundwood paper (“UGW
paper”) from Canada (Inv. Nos. 701-TA-584 and 731-TA-1382 (Final)). 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 UGW paper (as defined on next page) from any country at any time since January 1,
2015?

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: UGWP)
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

Email address

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PART I.—GENERAL INFORMATION
Background.-- This proceeding was instituted in response to a petition filed on August 9, 2017, by North
Pacific Paper Company (“NORPAC”), Longview, Washington. 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/701731/2018/uncoated_groundwood_paper_canada/final.htm.
UGW paper covered by these investigations include certain paper that has not been coated on either
side and with 50 percent or more of the cellulose fiber content consisting of groundwood pulp, including
groundwood pulp made from recycled paper, weighing not more than 90 grams per square meter.
Groundwood pulp includes all forms of pulp produced from a mechanical pulping process, such as
thermo-mechanical process (TMP), chemi-thermo mechanical process (CTMP), bleached chemi-thermo
mechanical process (BCTMP), or any other mechanical pulping process. The scope includes paper
shipped in any form, including but not limited to both rolls and sheets.
Certain uncoated groundwood paper includes but is not limited to standard newsprint, high bright
newsprint, book publishing, and printing and writing papers. The scope includes paper that is white, offwhite, cream, or colored.
Specifically excluded from the scope are imports of certain uncoated groundwood paper printed with
final content of printed text or graphic. Also excluded are papers that otherwise meet this definition, but
which have undergone a supercalendering process. Additionally, excluded are papers that otherwise
meet this definition, but which have undergone a creping process over the entire surface area of the
paper.
Also excluded are uncoated groundwood construction paper and uncoated groundwood manila drawing
paper in sheet or roll format. Excluded uncoated groundwood construction paper and uncoated
groundwood manila drawing paper: (a) Have a weight greater than 61 grams per square meter; (b) have
a thickness greater than 6.1 caliper, i.e., greater than .0061” or 155 microns; (c) are produced using at
least 50 percent thermomechanical pulp; and (d) have a shade, as measured by CIELAB, as follows: L*
less than or 75.0 or b* greater than or equal to 25.0.
Also excluded is uncoated groundwood directory paper that: (a) Has a basis weight of 34 grams per
square meter or less; and (b) has a thickness of 2.6 caliper mils or 66 microns or less.
Certain uncoated groundwood paper is classifiable in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
States (HTSUS) in several subheadings, including 4801.00.0120, 4801.00.0140, 4802.61.1000,
4802.61.2000, 4802.61.3110, 4802.61.3191, 4802.61.6040, 4802.62.1000, 4802.62.2000, 4802.62.3000,
4802.62.6140, 4802.69.1000, 4802.69.2000, and 4802.69.3000. Subject merchandise may also be
imported under several additional subheadings including 4805.91.5000, 4805.91.7000, and
4805.91.9000.
Newsprint.—UGW paper designed exclusively for newspapers and similar publications commonly
disposed within a day. Standard newsprint has a weight typically ranging from 40 gsm to 48.8 gsm and
has brightness levels ranging from 56 to 62. It can also come in brightness levels ranging from 65 to 84.

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Directory paper.—Any paper that meets the definition of certain uncoated groundwood paper (defined
above) with basis weight of 36 grams per square meter or less and ISO brightness of 56 or less.
High bright paper. – Any paper that meets the definition of certain uncoated groundwood paper
(defined above) with ISA brightness of 65 or greater.
Importer.--Any person or firm engaged, either directly or through a parent company or subsidiary, in
importing UGW paper (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
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 Calvin
Chang (202-205-3062, hangyul.chang@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 UGW paper, 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 UGW paper from Canada into the United States or that
are engaged in exporting UGW paper from Canada 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 UGW paper?
No

Yes--List the following information.

Firm name

I-6.

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Country

Affiliation

Importing operations.--Please indicate the nature of your firm’s importing operations on UGW
paper. 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 UGW paper but is not the consignee, please
list the consignees below (firm name, address, telephone number, and individual to contact).

Firm name

I-8.

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Contact person
and phone
number

Address

FTZ, TIB, or bonded warehouses.--Please indicate whether your firm enters UGW paper into, or
withdraws such merchandise from, foreign trade zones or bonded warehouses. Also indicate
whether your firm imports UGW paper 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).
Item

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 Calvin Chang (202-2053062, hangyul.chang@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

II-2.

Changes in operations.--Please indicate whether your firm has experienced any of the following
changes in relation to the importation of UGW paper since January 1, 2015.
(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 UGW paper for
delivery after December 31, 2017?
“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 metric tons)

Period/Source

Jan-Mar 2018

Apr-Jun 2018

Jul-Sept 2018

Oct-Dec 2018

Canada – White Birch
Canada -- Resolute
Canada – All other firms
Other sources
II-3b.

Imports in the 12 month period preceding the petition.--Has your firm imported UGW paper
from any source between August 2016 and July 2017? (i.e., the last five months in 2016 and first
seven months in 2017 combined)
No

Yes-Report the quantity of such import below by source and supplier.
Quantity (in metric tons)
Source

August 2016 through July 2017

Canada – White Birch
Canada -- Resolute
Canada – All other firms
Other sources
II-4.

Reasons for importing if producer.--If your firm also produces UGW paper 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.
“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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U.S. imports from Canada (White Birch).–Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments
and inventories of UGW paper imported from White Birch.

CANADA -- WHITE BIRCH
Quantity (in metric tons), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item

2015

2016

2017

Beginning-of-period inventories (quantity)
(A)
Imports:1
Quantity (B)
Value (C)
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity (D)
Value (E)
Internal consumption/ company
transfers:2
Quantity (F)
Value2 (G)
Export shipments:3
Quantity (H)
Value (I)
End-of-period inventories (quantity) (J)
Channels of distribution:
Commercial U.S. shipments:
To national distributors (K)
To regional distributors (L)
To publishers/newspapers (M)
To other end users (N)
1

Please identify the foreign producers, if known:
.
Sales to related firms (including 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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U.S. imports from Canada (White Birch).–Continued

CANADA – WHITE BIRCH
RECONCILIATION OF SHIPMENTS, IMPORTS, AND INVENTORIES.--Generally, the data reported for the
end-of-period inventories (i.e., line J) 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, and H). 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

2015

2016

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

0

2017
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 K, L, M, and N) in each time period equal the quantity reported for commercial U.S. shipments
(i.e., line D) in each time period. If the calculated fields below return values other than zero (i.e., “0”), the
data reported must be revised prior to submission to the Commission.
Calendar years
Reconciliation item
K + L + M + N – D = zero ("0"), if not
revise.

2015

2016
0

2017
0

0

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Commercial U.S. shipments by product type (Canada White Birch).--Report your firm’s
commercial U.S. shipments of UGW paper imported from White Birch during the specified
periods.

CANADA – WHITE BIRCH
Quantity (in metric tons); Value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item

2015

2016

2017

Commercial U.S. shipments:
Newsprint
40 gsm or less
Quantity (O)
Value (P)
More than 40 gsm but less than
45 gsm
Quantity (Q)
Value (R)
45 gsm
Quantity (S)
Value (T)
More than 45 gsm
Quantity (U)
Value (V)
High Bright paper
Quantity (W)
Value (X)
Directory paper
Quantity (Y)
Value (Z)
Other UGW paper1
Quantity (AA)
Value (AB)
1

Please list the other UGW paper products:

Reconciliation
Quantity: O + Q + S + U + W + Y + AA
– D should equal zero ("0"), revise if
not.
Value: P + R + T + V + X + Z + AB – E
should equal zero ("0"), revise if not.

Calendar years
2016

2015

2017

0

0

0

0

0

0

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Commercial U.S. shipments by geographical region (Canada White Birch).--Report your firm’s
commercial U.S. shipments of UGW paper in imported from White Birch by geographical region
in 2017.

CANADA -- WHITE BIRCH
Quantity (in metric tons); Value (in $1,000)
Calendar year 2017
Item

Newsprint

Other than newsprint

All UGW paper

Northeast.–CT, ME, MA, NH, NJ,
NY, PA, RI, and VT.
Quantity (AC)

0

Value (AD)

0

Central.–IL, IN, IA, KS, MI, MN,
MO, NE, ND, OH, SD, and WI.
Quantity (AE)

0

Value (AF)

0

South.–AL, AR, DE, DC, FL, GA, KY,
LA, MD, MS, NC, OK, SC, TN, TX,
VA, and WV.
Quantity (AG)

0

Value (AH)

0

West.–AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM,
OR, UT, WA, and WY.
Quantity( AI)

0

Value (AJ)

0

Other.–All other markets in the
United States not previously listed,
including AK, HI, PR, and VI.
Quantity (AK)

0

Value (AL)

0

Entire US market
Quantity (AM)

0

0

0

Value (AN)

0

0

0

Reconciliation

Other UGW paper

Quantity: AM (in last column) – D (in 2017) = zero ("0"), if not revise.

0

Value: AN (in last column) – E (in 2017) = zero ("0"), if not revise.

0

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U.S. imports from Canada (Resolute).–Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments
and inventories of UGW paper imported from Resolute during the specified periods.

CANADA – RESOLUTE
Quantity (in metric tons), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item

2015

2016

2017

Beginning-of-period inventories
(quantity) (A)
Imports:1
Quantity (B)
Value (C)
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity (D)
Value (E)
Internal consumption/ company
transfers:2
Quantity (F)
Value2 (G)
Export shipments:3
Quantity (H)
Value (I)
End-of-period inventories (quantity)
(J)
Channels of distribution:
Commercial U.S. shipments:
To national distributors (K)
To regional distributors (L)
To publishers/newspapers (M)
To other end users (N)
1

Please identify the foreign producers, if known:
.
Sales to related firms (including 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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U.S. imports from Canada (Resolute).–Continued

CANADA -- RESOLUTE
RECONCILIATION OF SHIPMENTS, IMPORTS, AND INVENTORIES.--Generally, the data reported for the
end-of-period inventories (i.e., line J) 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, and H). 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

2015

2016

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

0

2017
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 K, L, M, and N) in each time period equal the quantity reported for commercial U.S. shipments
(i.e., line D) in each time period. If the calculated fields below return values other than zero (i.e., “0”), the
data reported must be revised prior to submission to the Commission.
Calendar years
Reconciliation item
K + L + M + N – D = zero ("0"), if not
revise.

2015

2016
0

2017
0

0

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Commercial U.S. shipments by product type (Canada Resolute).--Report your firm’s commercial
U.S. shipments of UGW paper imported from Resolute by product type.

CANADA -- RESOLUTE
Quantity (in metric tons); Value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item

2015

2016

2017

Commercial U.S. shipments:
Newsprint
40 gsm or less
Quantity (O)
Value (P)
More than 40 gsm but less than
45 gsm
Quantity (Q)
Value (R)
45 gsm
Quantity (S)
Value (T)
More than 45 gsm
Quantity (U)
Value (V)
High Bright paper
Quantity (W)
Value (X)
Directory paper
Quantity (Y)
Value (Z)
Other UGW paper1
Quantity (AA)
Value (AB)
1

Please list the other UGW paper products:

Reconciliation
Quantity: O + Q + S + U + W + Y + AA
– D should equal zero ("0"), revise if
not.
Value: P + R + T + V + X + Z + AB – E
should equal zero ("0"), revise if not.

Calendar years
2016

2015

2017

0

0

0

0

0

0

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Commercial U.S. shipments by geographical region (Canada Resolute).--Report your firm’s
commercial U.S. shipments of UGW paper imported from Resolute by geographical region in
2017.

CANADA -- RESOLUTE
Quantity (in metric tons); Value (in $1,000)
Calendar year 2017
Item

Newsprint

Other than newsprint

All UGW paper

Northeast.–CT, ME, MA, NH, NJ,
NY, PA, RI, and VT.
Quantity (AC)

0

Value (AD)

0

Central.–IL, IN, IA, KS, MI, MN,
MO, NE, ND, OH, SD, and WI.
Quantity (AE)

0

Value (AF)

0

South.–AL, AR, DE, DC, FL, GA, KY,
LA, MD, MS, NC, OK, SC, TN, TX,
VA, and WV.
Quantity (AG)

0

Value (AH)

0

West.–AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM,
OR, UT, WA, and WY.
Quantity( AI)

0

Value (AJ)

0

Other.–All other markets in the
United States not previously listed,
including AK, HI, PR, and VI.
Quantity (AK)

0

Value (AL)

0

Entire US market
Quantity (AM)

0

0

0

Value (AN)

0

0

0

Reconciliation

Other UGW paper

Quantity: AM (in last column) – D (in 2017) = zero ("0"), if not revise.

0

Value: AN (in last column) – E (in 2017) = zero ("0"), if not revise.

0

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U.S. imports from Canada (all other firms).–Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s
shipments and inventories of UGW paper imported from all other firms in Canada (i.e. from all
firms except White Birch and Resolute) during the specified periods.

CANADA – ALL OTHER FIRMS
Quantity (in metric tons), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item

2015

2016

2017

Beginning-of-period inventories
(quantity) (A)
Imports:1
Quantity (B)
Value (C)
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity (D)
Value (E)
Internal consumption/ company
transfers:2
Quantity (F)
Value2 (G)
Export shipments:3
Quantity (H)
Value (I)
End-of-period inventories (quantity)
(J)
Channels of distribution:
Commercial U.S. shipments:
To national distributors (K)
To regional distributors (L)
To publishers/newspapers (M)
To other end users (N)
1

Please identify the foreign producers, if known:
.
Sales to related firms (including 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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U.S. imports from Canada (all other firms).–Continued

CANADA – ALL OTHER FIRMS
RECONCILIATION OF SHIPMENTS, IMPORTS, AND INVENTORIES.--Generally, the data reported for the
end-of-period inventories (i.e., line J) 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, and H). 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

2015

2016

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

0

2017
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 K, L, M, and N) in each time period equal the quantity reported for commercial U.S. shipments
(i.e., line D) in each time period. If the calculated fields below return values other than zero (i.e., “0”), the
data reported must be revised prior to submission to the Commission.
Calendar years
Reconciliation item
K + L + M + N – D = zero ("0"), if not
revise.

2015

2016
0

2017
0

0

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Commercial U.S. shipments by product type (Canada all other firms).--Report your firm’s
commercial U.S. shipments of UGW paper imported from all other firms in Canada (i.e. from all
firms except White Birch and Resolute) by product type.

CANADA – ALL OTHER FIRMS
Quantity (in metric tons); Value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item

2015

2016

2017

Commercial U.S. shipments:
Newsprint
40 gsm or less
Quantity (O)
Value (P)
More than 40 gsm but less than
45 gsm
Quantity (Q)
Value (R)
45 gsm
Quantity (S)
Value (T)
More than 45 gsm
Quantity (U)
Value (V)
High Bright paper
Quantity (W)
Value (X)
Directory paper
Quantity (Y)
Value (Z)
Other UGW paper1
Quantity (AA)
Value (AB)
1

Please list the other UGW paper products:

Reconciliation
Quantity: O + Q + S + U + W + Y + AA
– D should equal zero ("0"), revise if
not.
Value: P + R + T + V + X + Z + AB – E
should equal zero ("0"), revise if not.

Calendar years
2016

2015

2017

0

0

0

0

0

0

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Commercial U.S. shipments by geographical region (Canada all other firms).--Report your
firm’s commercial U.S. shipments of UGW paper imported from all other firms (i.e., from all
firms except White Birch and Resolute) by geographical region in 2017.

CANADA – ALL OTHER FIRMS
Quantity (in metric tons); Value (in $1,000)
Calendar year 2017
Item

Newsprint

Other than newsprint

All UGW paper

Northeast.–CT, ME, MA, NH, NJ,
NY, PA, RI, and VT.
Quantity (AC)

0

Value (AD)

0

Central.–IL, IN, IA, KS, MI, MN,
MO, NE, ND, OH, SD, and WI.
Quantity (AE)

0

Value (AF)

0

South.–AL, AR, DE, DC, FL, GA, KY,
LA, MD, MS, NC, OK, SC, TN, TX,
VA, and WV.
Quantity (AG)

0

Value (AH)

0

West.–AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM,
OR, UT, WA, and WY.
Quantity( AI)

0

Value (AJ)

0

Other.–All other markets in the
United States not previously listed,
including AK, HI, PR, and VI.
Quantity (AK)

0

Value (AL)

0

Entire US market
Quantity (AM)

0

0

0

Value (AN)

0

0

0

Reconciliation

Other UGW paper

Quantity: AM (in last column) – D (in 2017) = zero ("0"), if not revise.

0

Value: AN (in last column) – E (in 2017) = zero ("0"), if not revise.

0

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U.S. imports from all other sources.–Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments and
inventories of UGW paper imported from all other sources by your firm during the specified
periods.

ALL OTHER SOURCES

(list sources:

)
Quantity (in metric tons), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years

Item

2015

2016

2017

Beginning-of-period inventories
(quantity) (A)
Imports:1
Quantity (B)
Value (C)
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity (D)
Value (E)
Internal consumption/ company
transfers:
Quantity (F)
Value2 (G)
Export shipments:3
Quantity (H)
Value (I)
End-of-period inventories (quantity)
(J)
Channels of distribution:
Commercial U.S. shipments:
To national distributors (K)
To regional distributors (L)
To publishers/newspapers (M)
To other end users (N)
1

Please identify the foreign producers, if known:
.
Sales to related firms (including 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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U.S. 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 J) 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, and H). 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

2015

2016

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

0

2017
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 K, L, M, and N) in each time period equal the quantity reported for commercial U.S. shipments
(i.e., line D) in each time period. If the calculated fields below return values other than zero (i.e., “0”), the
data reported must be revised prior to submission to the Commission.
Calendar years
Reconciliation item
K + L + M + N – D = zero ("0"), if not
revise.

2015

2016
0

2017
0

0

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Commercial U.S. shipments by product type (all other sources).--Report your firm’s commercial
U.S. shipments of UGW paper imports from all other sources by product type.

ALL OTHER SOURCES
Quantity (in metric tons); Value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item

2015

2016

2017

Commercial U.S. shipments:
Newsprint
40 gsm or less
Quantity (O)
Value (P)
More than 40 gsm but less than
45 gsm
Quantity (Q)
Value (R)
45 gsm
Quantity (S)
Value (T)
More than 45 gsm
Quantity (U)
Value (V)
High Bright paper
Quantity (W)
Value (X)
Directory paper
Quantity (Y)
Value (Z)
Other UGW paper1
Quantity (AA)
Value (AB)
1

Please list the other UGW paper products:

Reconciliation
Quantity: O + Q + S + U + W + Y + AA –
D should equal zero ("0"), revise if not.
Value: P + R + T + V + X + Z + AB – E
should equal zero ("0"), revise if not.

Calendar years
2016

2015

2017

0

0

0

0

0

0

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Commercial U.S. shipments by geographical region (all other sources).--Report your firm’s
commercial U.S. shipments of imports of UGW paper from all other sources by geographical
region in 2017.

ALL OTHER SOURCES
Quantity (in metric tons); Value (in $1,000)
Calendar year 2017
Item

Newsprint

Other than newsprint

All UGW paper

Northeast.–CT, ME, MA, NH, NJ,
NY, PA, RI, and VT.
Quantity (AC)

0

Value (AD)

0

Central.–IL, IN, IA, KS, MI, MN,
MO, NE, ND, OH, SD, and WI.
Quantity (AE)

0

Value (AF)

0

South.–AL, AR, DE, DC, FL, GA, KY,
LA, MD, MS, NC, OK, SC, TN, TX,
VA, and WV.
Quantity (AG)

0

Value (AH)

0

West.–AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM,
OR, UT, WA, and WY.
Quantity( AI)

0

Value (AJ)

0

Other.–All other markets in the
United States not previously listed,
including AK, HI, PR, and VI.
Quantity (AK)

0

Value (AL)

0

Entire US market
Quantity (AM)

0

0

0

Value (AN)

0

0

0

Reconciliation

Other UGW paper

Quantity: AM (in last column) – AA (in 2017) = zero ("0"), if not revise.

0

Value: AN (in last column) – AB (in 2017) = zero ("0"), if not revise.

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

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, 2015 of the following products your firm imported
from Canada:
Product 1.--Newsprint, 45.0 gsm (27.7 lb. newsprint weight), with ISO Brightness of 55-62, in rolls.
Sold in the Northeast (CT, ME, MA, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, and VT).
Product 2.--Newsprint, 45.0 gsm (27.7 lb. newsprint weight), with ISO Brightness of 55-62, in rolls.
Sold in the Central U.S. (IL, IN, IA, KS, MI, MN, MO, NE, ND, OH, SD, and WI).
Product 3.--Newsprint, 45.0 gsm (27.7 lb. newsprint weight), with ISO Brightness of 55-62, in rolls.
Sold in the South (AL, AR, DE, DC, FL, GA, KY, LA, MD, MS, NC, OK, SC, TN, TX, VA, and WV).
Product 4.--Newsprint, 45.0 gsm (27.7 lb. newsprint weight), with ISO Brightness of 55-62, in
rolls. Sold in the West (AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, OR, UT, WA, and WY).
Product 5.--65 Bright, 44.0-46.0 gsm (27-28 lb. newsprint weight) with ISO brightness of 65, in rolls.
Product 6.--80 Bright, 51.5-52.5 gsm (35.0 lb. book weight), with ISO brightness of 80, in rolls.
Product 7.--Directory, 34.0 gsm (20.9 lb. directory weight), with ISO brightness of 56 in rolls.

Please note that values should be delivered and should 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).
During January 2015- December 2017, did your firm import from Canada 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 tables as appropriate.
No.--Skip to question III-3.

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III-2(a). Price data (continued).--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported
from Canadian producer White Birch and sold by your firm.

Canada--White Birch
Report data in kilograms (not metric tons) and actual dollars (not 1,000s).
Product 1
Quantity
Value

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

Product 4
Period of shipment
Quantity
Value
2015:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2016:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2017:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
1
Net values (i.e., gross sales values less all discounts, allowances, rebates, and the value of returned goods), delivered.
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-2(a). Price data (continued).--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported
from Canadian producer White Birch and sold by your firm.

Canada--White Birch
Report data in kilograms (not metric tons) and actual dollars (not 1,000s).
(Quantity in kilograms, value in dollars)
Product 5
Product 6
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value

Product 7
Period of shipment
Quantity
Value
2015:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2016:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2017:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
1
Net values (i.e., gross sales values less all discounts, allowances, rebates, and the value of returned goods), delivered.
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 5:
Product 6:
Product 7:

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III-2(b). Price data.--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported from
Canadian producer Resolute and sold by your firm.

Canada--Resolute
Report data in kilograms (not metric tons) and actual dollars (not 1,000s).
Product 1
Quantity
Value

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

Product 4
Period of shipment
Quantity
Value
2015:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2016:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2017:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
1
Net values (i.e., gross sales values less all discounts, allowances, rebates, and the value of returned goods), delivered.
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-2(b). Price data (continued).--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported
from Canadian producer Resolute and sold by your firm.

Canada--Resolute
Report data in kilograms (not metric tons) and actual dollars (not 1,000s).
(Quantity in kilograms, value in dollars)
Product 5
Product 6
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value

Product 7
Period of shipment
Quantity
Value
2015:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2016:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2017:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
1
Net values (i.e., gross sales values less all discounts, allowances, rebates, and the value of returned goods), delivered.
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 5:
Product 6:
Product 7:

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III-2(c). Price data.--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported from
Canadian producers other than White Birch and Resolute, and sold by your firm.

Canada—All other firms
Report data in kilograms (not metric tons) and actual dollars (not 1,000s).
Product 1
Quantity
Value

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

Product 4
Period of shipment
Quantity
Value
2015:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2016:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2017:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
1
Net values (i.e., gross sales values less all discounts, allowances, rebates, and the value of returned goods), delivered.
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-2(c). Price data (continued).--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported
from Canadian producers other than White Birch and Resolute, and sold by your firm.

Canada—All other firms
Report data in kilograms (not metric tons) and actual dollars (not 1,000s).
(Quantity in kilograms, value in dollars)
Product 5
Product 6
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value

Product 7
Period of shipment
Quantity
Value
2015:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2016:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2017:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
1
Net values (i.e., gross sales values less all discounts, allowances, rebates, and the value of returned goods), delivered.
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 5:
Product 6:
Product 7:

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III-2(d). Price data checklist.--Please check that the pricing data in question III-2(a), III-2(b), and III-2(c)
have been correctly reported.
Is the price data reported above:

√ if Yes

In actual dollars (not $1,000)?
In kilograms (not metric tons)?
Delivered price (i.e., includes U.S. transport costs)?
Net of all discounts and rebates?
Have returns credited to the quarter in which the sale occurred?
Less than reported commercial shipments in question II-5, II-6, II-7, and II-8
in each year?
III-2(e). 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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Price setting.--How does your firm determine the prices that it charges for sales of UGW paper
(check all that apply)? If your firm issues price lists, please submit sample pages of a recent list.
Transaction
by
transaction

III-4.

Set
price
lists

Contracts

Other

If other, describe

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

Quantity
discounts

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Annual
total
volume
discounts

No
discount
policy

Other

Describe

Pricing terms.-(a)

What are your firm’s typical sales terms for UGW paper imported from Canada?
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 UGW paper from Canada usually
quoted (check one)?
Delivered

F.o.b.

If f.o.b., specify point

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Pricing factors.—
(a) Rate and describe the effect of the following factors on your firm’s ability to price UGW
paper.
Rating of the factor
No/minimal effect
Factor

1

Substantial effect

2

3

4

Not
applicable

5

The decline in print media
Other factors causing demand
for paper products to decline
Availability of substitute
products
Competition among U.S.
producers
Availability of subject imports
Please describe:
(b) Are there any internal benchmarks you use to determine prices of UGW paper, e.g., pricing
UGW paper at a certain percentage of another paper’s price? Please explain.
No

III-7.

Yes

Explain.

Contract versus spot.--Approximately what share of your firm’s sales of UGW paper imported
from Canada in 2017 was on a (1) long-term contract basis, (2) annual contract basis, (3) shortterm contract basis, and (4) spot sales basis?

Share of 2017
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
UGW paper from Canada (or check “not applicable” if your firm does not sell on a long-term,
short-term and/or annual contract basis).

Typical sales
contract provisions

Item

Average contract
duration

No. of
days

Price renegotiation
(during contract
period)

Yes

Short-term
contracts
(multiple deliveries
for less than 12
months)

Annual contracts
(multiple deliveries
for 12 months)

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

365

No
Quantity

Fixed quantity
and/or price

Price
Both
Yes

Meet or release
provision

No

Not applicable
III-9.

Lead times.--What is your firm’s share of sales of UGW paper imported from Canada 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 UGW paper?

Source

Lead time
(Average
number of
days)

Share of 2017
sales

Newsprint
From inventories

%

Produced to order

%

All other UGW paper
From inventory

%

Produced to order

%

Total (should sum to 100.0%)

0.0 %

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IV-10. Warehouses.--Does your firm hold inventories at warehouses located in the United States?
Where are these warehouses located? What products do you hold in these warehouses?

No

Yes

If yes, list the State(s) in which
these warehouse(s) is/are
located

Products held in these warehouses
Newsprint

High Directory
bright
paper

Other

III-11. Shipping information.—
(a)

What is the approximate percentage of the cost of UGW paper imported from Canada
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 UGW paper imported from Canada, from where is it shipped?
Point of importation
Storage facility (check one)

(d)

Indicate the approximate percentage of your firm’s sales of UGW paper imported from
Canada 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 500 miles

%

501 to 1,000 miles

%

1,001 to 1,500 miles

%

1,501 to 2,000 miles

%

Over 2,000 miles

%

Total (should sum to 100.0%)

0.0

%

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III-12. End uses.--List the end uses of the UGW paper that your firm imports. For each end-use product,
what percentage of the total cost is accounted for by UGW paper and other inputs? Other inputs
include: labor (salaries and benefits for printers, writers, editors, etc.); energy; other raw
materials; and overhead (depreciation, marketing, and finance).
Share of total cost of end-use product
accounted for by
End use product
Newspaper publication

UGW paper

Other inputs

Total
(should sum to
100.0% across)

%

%

0.0 %

%

%

0.0 %

%

%

0.0 %

III-13. Substitutes.--Can other products be substituted for UGW paper?
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 UGW paper?
No Yes

Explanation

1.
2.
3.
III-14. Demand trends.-(a)

Indicate how demand within the United States and outside of the United States (if
known) for UGW paper has changed since January 1, 2015. Explain any trends and
describe the principal factors that have affected these changes in demand.

Overall
increase

Market

Fluctuate
No
Overall
with no
change decrease clear trend

Explanation and factors

Within the United States
Outside the United States
(b)

Has demand for UGW paper been affected by purchasers shifting between different
types of paper?

No

Yes

If yes, specify the types of papers that have shifted and if this shift
has increased or reduced your overall demand for UGW paper

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III-15. Factors affecting UGW paper demand.--For each factor, rate how it has affected the overall
demand for UGW paper since January 1, 2015 and discuss the effect of each factor.
Impact on demand in the U.S. market for UGW paper products
Decreased demand in U.S. for
UGW paper

Factor

Substantial Moderate

Minimal

No
impact

Do not
Increased demand in U.S. for UGW
know/
paper
no
Minimal Moderate Substantial opinion

Demand shift
between UGW
paper and other
paper
Decline in demand
for print media/
periodical
Use of digital media
Shift to lighter
weight newsprint
Narrative discussion of each factor
Demand shift between
UGW paper and other
paper (please report
the type of other
paper)
Decline in demand for
print media/ periodical
Use of digital media
Shift to lighter weight
newsprint

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III-16. Substitutability by product type.--Please compare the substitutability of various UGW papers
with each other (i.e., can they be substituted for each other)?
Please indicate A, F, S, N, or 0 in the table below:
A = the products being compared are always substitutable with each other in the same
end uses
F = the products are frequently substitutable
S = the products are sometimes substitutable
N = the products are never substitutable
0 = no familiarity with products from a specified product-pair
Product-pair

Directory paper

High bright

Other

Newsprint
Directory paper
High bright
For any product comparison that is sometimes or never substitutable, identify the factors that limit or
preclude substitutability between those products.

III-17. Product changes.--Have there been any significant changes in the product range, product mix or
marketing of UGW paper since January 1, 2015?
No

Yes

If yes, please describe.

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III-18. Conditions of competition.—
(a) Is the UGW paper market (or any specific type of UGW paper) subject to business cycles
(other than general economy-wide conditions) and/or other conditions of competition
distinctive to UGW paper?
Check all that apply.

Please describe.

No

Skip to question III-9.

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
UGW paper since January 1, 2015?
No

Yes

If yes, describe.

III-19. Supply constraints.--Has your firm refused, declined, or been unable to supply UGW paper since
January 1, 2015 (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, being unable to meet timely shipment commitments, etc.)?
No

Yes

If yes, please describe.

III-20. Decision to cease or curtail production.—Have any of your firm’s foreign suppliers announced
plans, to eliminate or significantly reduce production of a particular weight of newsprint?
No

Yes

If yes, please describe product weights and timing.

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III-21. Raw materials.--How have UGW paper raw material prices changed since January 1, 2015?
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 UGW
paper.

III-22. Interchangeability.--Is UGW paper 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

Canada

Other countries

United States
Canada
For any country-pair producing UGW paper that is sometimes or never interchangeable,
identify the country-pair and explain the factors that limit or preclude interchangeable use:

If this differs between the types of UGW paper you purchase please report the products and
the interchangeability of each different product by country.

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III-23. Factors other than price.--Are differences other than price (e.g., quality, availability,
transportation network, product range, technical support, etc.) between UGW paper 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

Canada

Other countries

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

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III-24. Customer identification.--List the names and contact information for your firm’s 10 largest U.S.
customers for UGW paper since January 1, 2015. Indicate the share of the quantity of your
firm’s total shipments of UGW paper that each of these customers accounted for in 2017 and
check the types of UGW paper that you sell to each customer.

Other

Directory
paper

State

High bright

City

Newsprint

Customer’s name

Share
of 2017
sales
(%)

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

III-25. 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://usitc.gov/investigations/701731/2018/uncoated_groundwood_paper_canad
a/final.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: UGWP

• E-mail.—E-mail the MS Word questionnaire to hangyul.chang@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.