Form 18-1-3956 US producers' questionnaire

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U.S. PRODUCERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
LARGE RESIDENTIAL WASHERS FROM KOREA AND MEXICO
This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by November 8, 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 review of the countervailing and antidumping duty orders concerning large residential washers from
Korea and Mexico (Inv. Nos. 701-TA-488 and 731-TA-1199-1200 (Review)). The information requested in the
questionnaire is requested under the authority of the Tariff Act of 1930, title VII. This report is mandatory and failure to
reply as directed can result in a subpoena or other order to compel the submission of records or information in your
firm’s possession (19 U.S.C. § 1333(a)).

Name of firm
Address
City

State

Zip Code

Website
Has your firm produced large residential washers and/or out-of-scope top-load washers (as defined on pages 23) at any time since January 1, 2012, or does it plan to commence production of such washers in the imminent
future?

NO

(Sign the certification below and promptly return only this page of the questionnaire to the Commission)

YES

(Complete all parts of the questionnaire, and return the entire questionnaire to the Commission)

Return questionnaire via the Commission Drop Box by clicking on the following link:
https://dropbox.usitc.gov/oinv/ (PIN: WASH)
CERTIFICATION
I certify that the information herein supplied in response to this questionnaire is complete and correct to the best of my
knowledge and belief and understand that the information submitted is subject to audit and verification by the Commission. By
means of this certification I also grant consent for the Commission, and its employees and contract personnel, to use the
information provided in this questionnaire and throughout this proceeding in any other import-injury proceedings or reviews
conducted by the Commission on the same or similar merchandise.
I, the undersigned, acknowledge that information submitted in response to this request for information and throughout this
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.--On February 15, 2013, the Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) issued a
countervailing duty order on imports of large residential washers from Korea and antidumping duty
orders on imports of large residential washers from Korea and Mexico. On January 2, 2018, the
Commission instituted reviews pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. § 1675(c))
(the Act) to determine whether revocation of the orders would be likely to lead to continuation or
recurrence of material injury to the domestic industry within a reasonably foreseeable time. If both the
Commission and Commerce make affirmative determinations, the orders will remain in place. If either
the Commission or Commerce makes negative determinations, Commerce will revoke the orders.
Questionnaires and other information pertinent to this proceeding are available at
https://www.usitc.gov/investigations/701731/2018/large_residential_washers_korea_and_mexico/first
_review_full.htm.
Large residential washers covered by these reviews are all automatic clothes washing machines,
regardless of the orientation of the rotational axis, except as noted below, with a cabinet width
(measured from its widest point) of at least 24.5 inches (62.23 cm) and no more than 32.0 inches (81.28
cm).
Also covered are certain subassemblies used in large residential washers, namely: (1) all assembled
cabinets designed for use in large residential washers which incorporate, at a minimum: (a) at least
three of the six cabinet surfaces; and (b) a bracket; (2) all assembled tubs 1 designed for use in large
residential washers which incorporate, at a minimum: (a) a tub; and (b) a seal; (3) all assembled baskets 2
designed for use in large residential washers which incorporate, at a minimum: (a) a side wrapper; 3 (b) a
base; and (c) a drive hub; 4 and (4) any combination of the foregoing subassemblies.
Excluded from the scope are stacked washer-dryers and commercial washers. The term “stacked
washer-dryers” denotes distinct washing and drying machines that are built on a unitary frame and
share a common console that controls both the washer and the dryer. The term “commercial washer”
denotes an automatic clothes washing machine designed for the “pay per use” market meeting either of
the following two definitions:
(1) (a) it contains payment system electronics; 5 (b) it is configured with an externally mounted
steel frame at least six inches high that is designed to house a coin/token operated payment
system (whether or not the actual coin/token operated payment system is installed at the
time of importation); (c) it contains a push button user interface with a maximum of six
manually selectable wash cycle settings, with no ability of the end user to otherwise modify
water temperature, water level, or spin speed for a selected wash cycle setting; and (d) the

A “tub” is the part of the washer designed to hold water.
A “basket” (sometimes referred to as a “drum”) is the part of the washer designed to hold clothing or other
fabrics.
3
A “side wrapper” is the cylindrical part of the basket that actually holds the clothing or other fabrics.
4
A “drive hub” is the hub at the center of the base that bears the load from the motor.
5
“Payment system electronics” denotes a circuit board designed to receive signals from a payment acceptance
device and to display payment amount, selected settings, and cycle status. Such electronics also capture cycles and
payment history and provide for transmission to a reader.
1
2

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console containing the user interface is made of steel and is assembled with security
fasteners; 6 or
(2) (a) it contains payment system electronics; (b) the payment system electronics are enabled
(whether or not the payment acceptance device has been installed at the time of importation)
such that, in normal operation, 7 the unit cannot begin a wash cycle without first receiving a
signal from a bona fide payment acceptance device such as an electronic credit card reader;
(c) it contains a push button user interface with a maximum of six manually selectable wash
cycle settings, with no ability of the end user to otherwise modify water temperature, water
level, or spin speed for a selected wash cycle setting; and (d) the console containing the user
interface is made of steel and is assembled with security fasteners.
Also excluded from the scope are automatic clothes washing machines with a vertical rotational axis and
a rated capacity of less than 3.7 cubic feet, as certified to the U.S. Department of Energy pursuant to 10
CFR 429.12 and 10 CFR 429.20, and in accordance with the test procedures established in 10 CFR Part
430.
Large residential washers are currently imported under statistical reporting numbers 8450.20.0040 and
8450.20.0080 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). They may also be
imported under HTSUS subheadings 8450.11.0040, 8450.11.0080, 8450.90.2000, and 8450.90.6000. The
HTSUS provisions are for convenience and customs purposes; the written description of the scope is
dispositive.
Out-of-scope top-load washers.--Automatic clothes washing machines with a vertical rotational axis and
a rated capacity of less than 3.7 cubic feet, as certified to the U.S. Department of Energy pursuant to 10
CFR 429.12 and 10 CFR 429.20, and in accordance with the test procedures established in 10 CFR Part
430.
Top-load washers with PCS/belt/clutch.--Automatic clothes washing machines that meet all of the
following conditions: (1) have a vertical rotational axis; (2) are top loading; 8 (3) have a drive train
consisting, inter alia, of (a) a permanent split capacitor (PSC) motor, 9 (b) a belt drive, 10 and (c) a flat wrap
spring clutch.
Front-load washers with CIM/belt.--Automatic clothes washing machines that meet all of the following
conditions: (1) have a horizontal rotational axis; (2) are front loading; 11 and (3) have a drive train
consisting, inter alia, of (a) a controlled induction motor (CIM), 12 and (b) a belt drive.

A “security fastener” is a screw with a non-standard head that requires a non-standard driver. Examples include
those with a pin in the center of the head as a “center pin reject” feature to prevent standard Allen wrenches or
Torx drivers from working.
7
“Normal operation” refers to the operating mode(s) available to end users (i.e., not a mode designed for testing
or repair by a technician).
8
“Top loading” means that access to the basket is from the top of the washer.
9
A “PSC motor” is an asynchronous, alternating current (AC), single phase induction motor that employs split
phase capacitor technology.
10
A “belt drive” refers to a drive system that includes a belt and pulleys.
11
“Front loading” means that access to the basket is from the front of the washer.
12
A “controlled induction motor” is an asynchronous, alternating current (AC), polyphase induction motor.
6

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Direct drive washers.--Automatic clothes washing machines matching the scope definition but not
possessing the drive train elements as defined for top-load washers with PCS/belt/clutch or front-load
washers with CIM/belt
When reporting U.S. producers’ data—
For the purpose of reporting data for large residential washers in this U.S. producers’ questionnaire,
unless otherwise indicated, please provide data for all residential washers (including all scope
merchandise (i.e., large residential washers and covered subassemblies) as well as out-of-scope topload washers) as defined on pages 2-3 of this document.
Reporting of information.--If information is not readily available from your records in exactly the form
requested, furnish carefully prepared estimates. If your firm is completing more than one questionnaire
in connection with this proceeding (i.e., a producer, importer, and/or purchaser questionnaire), you
need not respond to duplicated questions in the questionnaires.
Confidentiality.--The commercial and financial data furnished in response to this questionnaire that
reveal the individual operations of your firm will be treated as confidential by the Commission to the
extent that such data are not otherwise available to the public and will not be disclosed except as may
be required by law (see 19 U.S.C. § 1677f). Such confidential information will not be published in a
manner that will reveal the individual operations of your firm; however, general characterizations of
numerical business proprietary information (such as discussion of trends) will be treated as confidential
business information only at the request of the submitter for good cause shown.
Verification.--The information submitted in this questionnaire is subject to audit and verification by the
Commission. To facilitate possible verification of data, please keep all of your files, worksheets, and
supporting documents used in the preparation of the questionnaire response. Please also retain a copy
of the final document that you submit.
Release of information.--The information provided by your firm in response to this questionnaire, as
well as any other business proprietary information submitted by your firm to the Commission in
connection with this proceeding, may become subject to, and released under, the administrative
protective order provisions of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. § 1677f) and section 207.7 of the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR § 207.7). This means that certain lawyers and
other authorized individuals may temporarily be given access to the information for use in connection
with this proceeding or other import-injury proceedings conducted by the Commission on the same or
similar merchandise; those individuals would be subject to severe penalties if the information were
divulged to unauthorized individuals.
D-GRIDS tool.--The Commission has a tool that firms can use to move data from their own MS Excel
compilation files into self-contained data tables within this MS Word questionnaire, thereby reducing
the amount of cell-by-cell data entry that would be required to complete this form. This tool is a macroenabled MS Excel file available for download from the Commission's generic questionnaires webpage
(https://www.usitc.gov/trade_remedy/question.htm) called the "D-GRIDs tool." Use of this tool to help
your firm complete this questionnaire is optional. Firms opting to use the D-GRIDs tool to populate their
data into this questionnaire will need the D-GRIDs specification sheet PDF file specific to this proceeding
(available on the case page which is linked under the "Background" above) which includes the necessary
references relating to this questionnaire, as well as the macro-enable MS Excel D-GRIDs tool itself from
the generic questionnaires page. More detailed instructions on how to use the D-GRIDs tool are
available within the D-GRIDs tool itself.

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OMB statistics.--Please report below the actual number of hours required and the cost to your
firm of completing this questionnaire.
Hours

Dollars

The questions in this questionnaire have been reviewed with market participants to ensure that
issues of concern are adequately addressed and that data requests are sufficient, meaningful,
and as limited as possible. Public reporting burden for this questionnaire is estimated to average
50 hours per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, gathering data, and
completing and reviewing the questionnaire.
We welcome comments regarding the accuracy of this burden estimate, suggestions for
reducing the burden, and any suggestions for improving this questionnaire. Please attach such
comments to your response or send to the Office of Investigations, USITC, 500 E St. SW,
Washington, DC 20436.
I-2.

Establishments covered.--Provide the city, state, zip code, and brief description of each
establishment covered by this questionnaire. If your firm is publicly traded, please specify the
stock exchange and trading symbol in the footnote to the table. Firms operating more than one
establishment should combine the data for all establishments into a single report.
“Establishment”--Each facility of a firm involved in the production of large residential washers,
including auxiliary facilities operated in conjunction with (whether or not physically separate
from) such facilities.
Establishments
Covered1

City, State

Zip (5 digit)

1
2
3
4
5
6
1

Additional discussion on establishments consolidated in this questionnaire:

Description

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Position regarding continuation of orders.--Does your firm support or oppose continuation of
the following antidumping duty and countervailing duty orders currently in place for large
residential washers?
Country

Support

Oppose

Take no position

Korea (CVD)
Korea (AD)
Mexico (AD)
I-4.

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

Firm name

I-5.

Yes--List the following information.

Address

Extent of
ownership
(percent)

Related importers/exporters.--Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or
foreign, that are engaged in importing large residential washers into the United States or that
are engaged in exporting large residential washers to the United States?
No
Firm name

Yes--List the following information.
Country

Affiliation

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Related producers.--Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or foreign, that are
engaged in the production of large residential washers?
No

Yes--List the following information.

Firm name

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Country

Affiliation

Business plan.--In Parts II and IV of this questionnaire we request a copy of your company’s
business plan. Does your company or any related firm have a business plan or any internal
documents that describe, discuss, or analyze expected market conditions for large residential
washers?

No

Yes

If yes, please provide the requested documents. If you are not providing the
requested documents, please explain why not.

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from 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

II-2a.

Changes in operations.--Please indicate whether your firm has experienced any of the following
changes in relation to the production of large residential washers since January 1, 2012.

Check as many as appropriate.
Plant openings
Plant closings
Relocations
Expansions
Acquisitions
Consolidations
Prolonged shutdowns or
production curtailments
Revised labor agreements
Other (e.g., technology)

If checked, please describe; leave blank if not
applicable.

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Anticipated changes in operations.--Does your firm anticipate any changes in the character of
its operations or organization relating to the production of large residential washers in the
future?

No

II-2c.

Yes

If yes, supply details as to the time, nature, and significance of such
changes and provide underlying assumptions, along with relevant
portions of business plans or other supporting documentations that
address this issue. Include in your response a specific projection of your
firm’s capacity to produce large residential washers (in units) for 2018
and 2019.

Recent or future commencement of commercial operations.--Did your firm recently commence
commercial operations related to the production of large residential washers in the United
States, or does it plan to in the near future?

No

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Yes

If yes, please describe the investments made in this facility to date, indicate
the past or future start date for commercial operations, and project the
total capacity and production the facility will likely achieve in 2018 and
2019.

Production using same machinery.--Please report your firm’s production of products made on
the same equipment, machinery, or employees as used to produce large residential washers,
and the combined production capacity on this shared equipment, machinery, or employees in
the periods indicated.
“Overall production capacity” or “capacity” – The level of production that your
establishment(s) could reasonably have expected to attain during the specified periods. Assume
normal operating conditions (i.e., using equipment and machinery in place and ready to
operate; normal operating levels (hours per week/weeks per year) and time for downtime,
maintenance, repair, and cleanup).
Note.--If your firm does not produce any out-of-scope merchandise on the same machinery and
equipment as scope merchandise then the "overall production capacity" numbers reported in
this question should be exactly equal to the "average production capacity" numbers reported in
question II-4. If, however, your firm does produce out-of-scope merchandise using the same
machinery and equipment as scope mercandhise, then the "average production capacity"
reported in question II-4 should exclude the portion of "overall production capacity" that was
used to produce this out-of-scope merchandise.
“Production” – All production in your U.S. establishment(s), including production consumed
internally within your firm and production for another firm under a toll agreement.

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Production using same machinery.—Continued
Quantity (in units)
Calendar years
Item

2012

2013

2014

January-September

2015

2016

2017

2017

2018

Overall production
capacity1
Production of:
Large residential
washers2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Out-of-scope
production.-Commercial washers
Stacked washer-dryers
Other products3
Subtotal, out-ofscope production
Total production
using same
machinery or
workers

Data reported for capacity (first line) should be greater than data reported for total production (last line).
Data entered for production of large residential washers will populate here once reported in question II-4.
3
Please identify these products:
.
1
2

II-3b.

Operating parameters.--The production capacity reported in II-3a is based on the following
operating paramaters:
Hours per week

II-3c.

Weeks per year

Capacity calculation.--Please describe the methodology used to calculate overall production
capacity reported in II-3a, and explain any changes in reported capacity.

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II-3d.

Production constraints.--Please describe the constraint(s) that set the limit(s) on your firm’s
production capacity.

II-3e.

Product shifting.—
(i)

Is your firm able to switch production (capacity) between large residential washers and
other products using the same equipment and/or labor?

No

(ii)

II-3f.

Yes

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

Please describe the factors that affect your firm’s ability to shift production capacity
between products (e.g., time, cost, relative price change, etc.), and the degree to which
these factors enhance or constrain such shifts.

Production shifts.—
Have the number of production shifts by your firm increased, decreased, or stayed the same since
the countervailing duty order on large residential washers from Korea and the antidumping duty
orders on large residential washers from Korea and Mexico went into effect?

Increased

Decreased

Stayed the
same
Please explain:

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Production, shipment, and inventory data.--Report your firm’s production capacity, production,
shipments, and inventories related to the production of large residential washers in its U.S.
establishment(s) during the specified periods.
“Average production capacity” or “capacity” – The level of production that your
establishment(s) could reasonably have expected to attain during the specified periods. Assume
normal operating conditions (i.e., using equipment and machinery in place and ready to
operate; normal operating levels (hours per week/weeks per year) and time for downtime,
maintenance, repair, and cleanup; and a typical or representative product mix).
“Production” – All production in your U.S. establishment(s), including production consumed
internally within your firm and production for another firm under a toll agreement.
“U.S. commercial shipments” –Shipments made within the United States as a result of an arm’s
length commercial transaction in the ordinary course of business. Report net values (i.e., gross
sales values less all discounts, allowances, rebates, prepaid freight, and the value of returned
goods) in U.S. dollars, f.o.b. your point of shipment.
“Internal consumption” – Product consumed internally by your firm. 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.
“Retailers”--Firms that sells large residential washers to the public for use in personal
consumption rather than for resale.
“Distributors”--Firms that purchase large residential washers for the purpose of reselling them
to other firms.
“Buying Groups”--Firms that negotiate prices on behalf of multiple retailers.
“Homebuilders/contractors”--Firms whose business is in the construction of residential
dwellings.
“End users/consumers”—Entities who purchase large residential washers for their own personal
consumption.
Note: As requested in Part I of this questionnaire, please keep all supporting documents/records
used in the preparation of the trade data, as Commission staff may contact your firm regarding
questions on the trade data. The Commission may also request that your company submit copies
of the supporting documents/records (such as production and sales schedules, inventory records,
etc.) used to compile these data.

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Production, shipment, and inventory data. --Continued
REPORT DATA FOR ALL LARGE RESIDENTIAL WASHERS, INCLUDING PRODUCTS COVERED BY
THE SCOPE AND OUT-OF-SCOPE TOP-LOAD WASHERS.
Quantity (in units) and value (in $1,000)
Calendar year

Item

2012

2013

2014

2015

January-September
2016

2017

2017

2018

Average production capacity
(quantity) (A)

1

Beginning-of-period inventories
(quantity) (B)
Production (quantity) (C)
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity (D)
Value (E)
Internal consumption:2
Quantity (F)
Value (G)
Transfers to related firms:2
Quantity (H)
Value (I)
Export shipments:3
Quantity (J)
Value (K)
End-of-period inventories
(quantity) (L)
The production capacity reported is based on operating
hours per week,
weeks per year. Please describe the
methodology used to calculate production capacity, and explain any changes in reported capacity (use additional pages as necessary).
.
2
Internal consumption and transfers to related firms must be valued at fair market value. Does your firm use a different basis for
valuing these transactions, please specify that basis (e.g., cost, cost plus, etc.):
(however, provide the data above at fair
market value).
3
Identify your firm’s principal export markets:
.
1

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Production, shipment, and inventory data.--Continued

RECONCILIATION OF SHIPMENTS, PRODUCTION, AND INVENTORY.--Generally, the data reported for the
end-of-period inventories (i.e., line L) should be equal to the beginning-of-period inventories (i.e., line B),
plus production (i.e., line C), less total shipments (i.e., lines D, F, H, and J). Please ensure that any
differences are not due to data entry errors in completing this form, but rather reflect your firm’s actual
records; and, also provide explanations for any differences (e.g., theft, loss, damage, record systems
issues, etc.) if they exist.
Calendar year
Item
B+C–D–F–H–J–L
= should equal zero
("0") or provide an
explanation.1

2012

2013

0

2014

0

January-September

2015

0

2016

0

2017

0

2017

0

2018

0

Explanation if the calculated fields above are returning values other than zero (i.e., “0”) but are
nonetheless accurate:
.
1

0

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Channels of distribution.--Report your firm’s U.S. shipments (i.e., inclusive of commercial U.S.
shipments, internal consumption, and transfers to related firms) by channel of distribution.
REPORT DATA FOR ALL LARGE RESIDENTIAL WASHERS, INCLUDING PRODUCTS COVERED BY
THE SCOPE AND OUT-OF-SCOPE TOP-LOAD WASHERS.
Quantity (in units)
Calendar year

Item

2012

2013

2014

January-September

2015

2016

2017

2017

2018

Channels of distribution:
U.S. shipments—
to Retailers (M)
to Distributors (N)
to Buying groups (O)
to Home builders/
contractors (P)
to End users/
consumers (Q)
RECONCILIATION OF CHANNELS.--Please ensure that the quantities reported for channels of distribution
(i.e., lines M, N, O, P , and Q) in each time period equal the quantity reported for U.S. shipments (i.e.,
lines D, F, and H) in each time period. If the calculated fields below return values other than zero (i.e.,
“0”), the data reported must be revised prior to submission to the Commission.
Calendar year
Reconciliation item
M+N+O+P+Q–D–
F – H = zero ("0"), if not
revise.

2012

2013

0

2014

0

January-September

2015

0

2016

0

2017

0

2017

0

2018

0

0

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U.S. shipments by type and efficiency rating.--Report your firm’s U.S. shipments (i.e., inclusive
of commercial U.S. shipments, internal consumption, and transfers to related firms) of large
residential washers by type and efficiency rating.
Quantity (in units) and value (in $1,000)
Calendar year
Item

2012

U.S. shipments:
Covered front-load LRWs.-Energy Star rated.-Quantity (R)
Value (S)
Non-Energy Star rated.-Quantity (T)
Value (U)
Covered top-load LRWs.-With agitator.-Energy Star rated.-Quantity (V)
Value (W)
Non-Energy Star
rated.-Quantity (X)
Value (Y)
Without agitator.—
Energy Star rated.-Quantity (Z)
Value (AA)
Non-Energy Star
rated.-Quantity (AB)
Value (AC)
Table continued on the next page.

2013

2014

2015

January-September
2016

2017

2017

2018

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U.S. shipments by type and efficiency rating.—Continued
Quantity (in units) and value (in $1,000)
Calendar year
Item

2012

2013

2014

January-September

2015

2016

2017

2017

2018

Out-of-scope top-load
washers.-With agitator.-Energy Star rated.-Quantity (AD)
Value (AE)
Non-Energy Star
rated.-Quantity (AF)
Value (AG)
Without agitator.—
Energy Star rated.-Quantity (AH)
Value (AI)
Non-Energy Star
rated.-Quantity (AJ)
Value (AK)
Covered subassemblies.-Quantity (AL)
Value (AM)
U.S. shipments.-Quantity
Value

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Note: A product is Energy Star rated if it met Energy Star standards at the time of its commercial shipment.

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U.S. shipments by type and efficiency rating.—Continued

RECONCILIATION OF U.S. SHIPMENTS.--Please ensure that the quantities and values reported for U.S. shipments by
type and efficiency (i.e., lines R through AM) in each time period equal the quantity and value reported for U.S.
shipments (i.e., lines D through I) in question II-4 in each time period. If the calculated fields below return values
other than zero (i.e., “0”), the data reported must be revised prior to submission to the Commission.

Calendar year
Reconciliation item

2012

2013

2014

January-September

2015

2016

2017

2017

2018

Quantity: R + T +V + X + Z
+ AB + AD + AF + AH + AJ +
AL – D – F – H = zero ("0"),
if not revise.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Value: S + U + W + Y + AA
+ AC + AE + AG + AI + AK +
AM – E – G – I = zero ("0"),
if not revise.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

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U.S. shipments by technology and efficiency rating.--Report your firm’s U.S. shipments (i.e.,
inclusive of commercial U.S. shipments, internal consumption, and transfers to related firms) of
large residential washers by technology (i.e. drive type) and efficiency rating.
Quantity (in units) and value (in $1,000)
Calendar year
Item

2012

2013

2014

January-September

2015

2016

2017

2017

2018

U.S. shipments:
Top-load washers with
PCS/belt/clutch.-Energy Star rated.-Quantity (AN)
Value (AO)
Non-Energy Star rated.-Quantity (AP)
Value (AQ)
Front-load washers with
CIM/belt.-Energy Star rated.-Quantity (AR)
Value (AS)
Non-Energy Star rated.-Quantity (AT)
Value (AU)
Direct drive washers.-Energy Star rated.-Quantity (AV)
Value (AW)
Non-Energy Star rated.-Quantity (AX)
Value (AY)
U.S. shipments.-Quantity
Value

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

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U.S. shipments by technology and efficiency rating.--Continued

RECONCILIATION OF U.S. SHIPMENTS.--Please ensure that the quantities and values reported for U.S. shipments by
type and efficiency (i.e., lines AN through AY) in each time period equal the quantity and value reported for U.S.
shipments (i.e., lines D through I) in question II-4 in each time period. If the calculated fields below return values
other than zero (i.e., “0”), the data reported must be revised prior to submission to the Commission.

Calendar year
Reconciliation item

2012

2013

2014

January-September

2015

2016

2017

2017

2018

Quantity: AN + AP +AR +
AT + AV + AX – D – F – H =
zero ("0"), if not revise.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Value: AO + AQ + AS + AU
+ AW + AY – E – G – I =
zero ("0"), if not revise.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

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Employment data.--Report your firm’s employment-related data related to the production of
large residential washers and provide an explanation for any trends in these data.
“Production and Related Workers” (PRWs) includes working supervisors and all nonsupervisory
workers (including group leaders and trainees) engaged in fabricating, processing, assembling,
inspecting, receiving, storage, handling, packing, warehousing, shipping, trucking, hauling,
maintenance, repair, janitorial and guard services, product development, auxiliary production
for plant’s own use (e.g., power plant), recordkeeping, and other services closely associated with
the above production operations.
Average number employed may be computed by adding the number of employees, both full
time and part time, for the 12 pay periods ending closest to the 15th of the month and divide
that total by 12. For the January to September periods, calculate similarly and divide by 9.
If your firm had the same number of PRWs in all calendar years and had not experienced
any changes in PRWs in the most recent interim period, you would have the same
number of PRWs for the interim periods, regardless of whether the interim periods are
Jan-Mar (Q1), Jan-June (Q1+Q2), or Jan-Sept (Q1+Q2+Q3).
“Hours worked” includes time paid for sick leave, holidays, and vacation time. Include overtime
hours actually worked; do not convert overtime pay to its equivalent in straight time hours.
“Wages paid” –Total wages paid before deductions of any kind (e.g., withholding taxes, old-age
and unemployment insurance, group insurance, union dues, bonds, etc.). Include wages paid
directly by your firm for overtime, holidays, vacations, and sick leave.
JanuarySeptember

Calendar year
Item

2012

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

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2017

2018

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II-9.

Transfers to related firms.--If your firm reported transfers to related firms in question II-4,
please indicate the nature of the relationship between your firm and the related firms (e.g., joint
venture, wholly owned subsidiary), whether the transfers were priced at market value or by a
non-market formula, whether your firm retained marketing rights to all transfers, and whether
the related firms also processed inputs from sources other than your firm.

II-10.

Purchases.--Has your firm purchased large residential washers produced in the United States or
in other countries since January 1, 2012? (Do not include imports for which your firm was the
importer of record. These should be reported in an importer questionnaire).
“Purchase” – A transaction to buy product from a U.S. corporate entity such as another U.S.
producer, a U.S. distributor, or a U.S. firm that has directly imported the product.
“Import” –A transaction to buy from a foreign supplier where your firm is the importer of
record.

No

Yes

If yes-- Report such purchases in the table below and explain the reasons
for your firms' purchases:

Note: If your firm served as the importer of record for any purchases from foreign suppliers,
either for your own account or as a service for another entity, those purchases are to be
considered "imports" not "purchases" and should not be included in the table below.

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Purchases.--Continued
Quantity (in units)
JanuarySeptember

Calendar years
Item

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2017

2018

Purchases from U.S.
importers1 of covered
large residential washers
from—
Korea
Mexico
All other sources
Purchases from U.S.
importers2 of out-ofscope top-load washers
from—
All sources
Purchases from domestic
producers3
Purchases from other
sources3
Please list the name of the importer(s) from which your firm purchased these large residential washers. If your
firm’s import suppliers differ by source, please identify the source for each listed supplier:
.
2
Please list the name of the importer(s) from which your firm purchased these out-of-scope top-load washers.
If your firm’s import suppliers differ by source, please identify the source for each listed supplier:
.
3
Please list the name of the producer(s) or U.S. distributor(s) from which your firm purchased this product:
.
1

II-12.

Toll production.--Since January 1, 2012, has your firm been involved in a toll agreement
regarding the production of large residential washers?
“Toll agreement”--Agreement between two firms whereby the first firm furnishes the raw
materials and the second firm uses the raw materials to produce a product that it then returns
to the first firm with a charge for processing costs, overhead, etc.

No

Yes

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

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Foreign trade zones.-Firm's FTZ operations.--Does your firm produce large residential washers in and/or
admit large residential washers into a foreign trade zone (FTZ)?

(a)

“Foreign trade zone” is a designated location in the United States where firms utilize
special procedures that allow delayed or reduced customs duty payments on foreign
merchandise. A foreign trade zone must be designed as such pursuant to the rules and
procedures set forth in the Foreign-Trade Zones Act.

No

Yes

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

Other firms' FTZ operations.--To your knowledge, do any firms in the United States
import large residential washers into a foreign trade zone (FTZ) for use in distribution of
large residential washers and/or the production of downstream articles?

(b)

No

(c)

Yes

If yes--Identify the firms and the FTZs.

FTZ admissions subsequently reported as imports of large residential washers.—
Report the value of your firm’s admissions into FTZs of any parts for large residential
washers (covered parts as defined on pages 2-3 or any other parts used in the
production of large residential washers) and subsequently reported as an import for
consumption of large residential washers after being used in the production of
domestically-produced large residential washers.
Value (in 1,000 dollars)
JanuarySeptember

Calendar year
Item

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2017

2018

Covered parts
Other parts1
1

Please list the parts:

.

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Direct imports.--Since January 1, 2012, has your firm imported large residential washers?
“Importer” – The person or firm primarily liable for the payment of any duties on the
merchandise, or an authorized agent acting on his behalf. The importer may be the consignee,
or the importer of record.
No

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

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

Effect of order.--Describe the significance of the existing countervailing and antidumping duty
orders covering imports of large residential washers from Korea and Mexico in terms of its
effect on your firm’s production capacity, production, U.S. shipments, inventories, purchases,
employment, revenues, costs, profits, cash flow, capital expenditures, research and
development expenditures, and asset values. You may wish to compare your firm’s operations
before and after the imposition of the order.

II-16.

Likely impact of revocation.--Would your firm anticipate any changes in in the character of its
operations or organization, including its production capacity, production, U.S. shipments,
inventories, purchases, employment, revenues, costs, profits, cash flow, capital expenditures,
research and development expenditures, or asset values relating to the production of large
residential washers in the future if the countervailing and antidumping duty orders on large
residential washers from Korea and Mexico were to be revoked? Please include how the section
201 safeguard measure would impact the effect of any revocation.

No

Yes

If yes, supply details as to the time, nature, and significance of
such changes and provide underlying assumptions, along with
relevant portions of business plans or other supporting
documentations that address this issue. Include in your
response a specific projection of your firm’s capacity to
produce large residential washers (in units) for 2018 and 2019.

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

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PART III.--FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Address questions on this part of the questionnaire to Emily Kim (202-205-1800, emily.kim@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

III-2.

Accounting system.--Briefly describe your firm’s financial accounting system.
A.

When does your firm’s fiscal year end (month and day)?
If your firm’s fiscal year changed during the data-collection period, explain below:

B.1.

Describe the lowest level of operations (e.g., plant, division, company-wide) for which
financial statements are prepared that include large residential washers:

2.
3.

4.

Does your firm prepare profit/loss statements for large residential washers:
Yes
No
How often did your firm (or parent company) prepare financial statements (including
annual reports, 10Ks)? Please check relevant items below.
Audited,
unaudited,
annual reports,
10Ks,
10 Qs,
Monthly,
quarterly,
semi-annually,
annually
Accounting basis:
GAAP,
cash,
tax, or
other comprehensive basis of
accounting (specify)
Note: As requested in Part I of this questionnaire, please keep all supporting documents/records
used in the preparation of the financial data, as Commission staff may contact your firm
regarding questions on the financial data. The Commission may also request that your company
submit copies of the supporting documents/records (financial statements, including internal
profit-and-loss statements for the division or product group that includes large residential
washers, as well as specific statements and worksheets) used to compile these data.

III-3.

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

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III-4.

Allocation basis.--Briefly describe your firm’s allocation basis, if any, for COGS, SG&A, and
interest expense and other income and expenses.

III-5.

Product listing.--Please list the products your firm produces in the facilities in which it produces
large residential washers, and provide the share of net sales accounted for by these products in
your firm’s most recent fiscal year.
Products

Share of sales

Large residential washers

%
%
%
%
%

III-6.

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

III-7.

No--Continue to question III-9a.

Inputs from related suppliers.--Please identify the inputs used in the production of large
residential washers that your firm purchases from related suppliers and that are reflected in
question III-9a. For “Share of total COGS” please report this information by relevant input on
the basis of your most recently completed fiscal year. For “Input valuation” please describe the
basis, as recorded in the company’s own accounting system, of the purchase cost from the
related supplier; e.g., the related supplier’s actual cost, cost plus, negotiated transfer price to
approximate fair market value.
Input

Related supplier

Share of total COGS

Input valuation as recorded in the firm’s accounting books and records

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Inputs from related suppliers at cost.--Please confirm that the inputs purchased from related
suppliers, as identified in III-7, were reported in III-9a (financial results on large residential
washers) in a manner consistent with the firm’s accounting books and records.

Yes

No

If no--In the space below, please report the valuation basis of inputs
purchased from related suppliers as reported in question III-9a.:

III-9a. Operations on large residential washers.--Report the revenue and related cost information
requested below on the large residential washers operations of your firm’s U.S.
establishment(s).1 Do not report resales of products. Note that internal consumption and
transfers to related firms must be valued at fair market value. Input purchases from related
suppliers should be consistent with and based on information in the firm’s accounting books and
records. Do not report cost data for any period that does not also include net sales data (i.e., if
your firm has incurred start-up costs, do not report those costs until the period in which your
firm reported net sales). Provide data for your firm’s six most recently completed fiscal years,
and for the specified interim periods. If your firm was involved in tolling operations (either as
the toller or as the tollee), please contact Emily Kim at (202) 205-1800 before completing this
section of the questionnaire.

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REPORT DATA FOR ALL LARGE RESIDENTIAL WASHERS, INCLUDING PRODUCTS COVERED BY
THE SCOPE AND OUT-OF-SCOPE TOP-LOAD WASHERS.
Quantity (in units) and value (in $1,000)
Fiscal years ended-Item

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

Net sales quantities:2
Commercial sales (“CS”)
Internal consumption (“IC”)
Transfers to related firms
(“Transfers”)
Total net sales quantities

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Total COGS

0

0

0

0

0

0

Gross profit or (loss)

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

values:2

Net sales
Commercial sales
Internal consumption
Transfers to related firms
Total net sales values
Cost of goods sold (COGS):3
Raw materials
Direct labor
Other factory costs

Selling, general, and administrative
(SG&A) expenses:
Selling expenses
General and administrative
expenses
Total SG&A expenses
Operating income (loss)
Other expenses and income:
Interest expense
All other expense items
All other income items
Net income or (loss) before income
taxes
Depreciation/amortization
included above
Include only sales (whether domestic or export) and costs related to your U.S. manufacturing operations.
Less discounts, returns, allowances, and prepaid freight. The quantities and values should approximate the corresponding shipment quantities
and values reported in Part II of this questionnaire.
3 COGS (whether for domestic or export sales) should include costs associated with CS, IC, and Transfers.
1

2

Note -- The table above contains calculations that will appear when you have entered data in the MS
Word form fields.

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III-9a. Operations on large residential washers.--Continued
Quantity (in units) and value (in $1,000)
Item

January-September 2017

January-September 2018

quantities:2

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

0

0

0

0

Total COGS

0

0

Gross profit or (loss)

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Total net sales quantities
Net sales values:2
Commercial sales
Internal consumption
Transfers to related firms
Total net sales values
Cost of goods sold
Raw materials

(COGS):3

Direct labor
Other factory costs

Selling, general, and administrative (SG&A)
expenses:
Selling expenses
General and administrative expenses
Total SG&A expenses
Operating income (loss)
Other expenses and income:
Interest expense
All other expense items
All other income items
Net income or (loss) before income taxes
Depreciation/amortization included above
Include only sales (whether domestic or export) and costs related to your U.S. manufacturing operations.
Less discounts, returns, allowances, and prepaid freight. The quantities and values should approximate the corresponding shipment quantities
and values reported in Part II of this questionnaire.
3 COGS (whether for domestic or export sales) should include costs associated with CS, IC, and Transfers.
1

2

Note -- The table above contains calculations that will appear when you have entered data in the MS
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III-9b. Financial data reconciliation.--The calculable line items from question III-9a (i.e., total net sales
quantities and values, total COGS, gross profit (or loss), total SG&A, and net income (or loss))
have been calculated from the data submitted in the other line items. Do the calculated fields
return the correct data according to your firm's financial records ignoring non-material
differences that may arise due to rounding?
Yes

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

III-9c.

Raw materials.--Please report the share of total raw material costs in 2017 (reported in III-9a)
for the following raw material inputs:
Procurement method

Input

Share of total raw
material costs
(percent)

Primarily
produced by
your firm

Primarily
purchased by
your firm

Steel
Plastic
Computer and electrical components
Other material inputs1
Total (should sum to 100 percent)

0.0

Please indicate any other notable "other" raw materials not expressly identified above and provide
the share of the total raw material costs that they account for:
1

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III-9d. Large residential washers variable and fixed costs.--For the total COGS and total SG&A
expenses reported for the most recently completed annual period in table III-9a please estimate
the share of variable and fixed costs for each category, with the sum adding to 100 percent. The
specified variable and fixed cost shares should be representative of the relevant range of
production that the company could achieve under current capacity constraints.
Item

Share of costs that are.-Variable
Fixed
Total (should sum to 100.0%)

Share of 2017:
COGS (percent)

0.0

Share of 2017:
SG&A (percent)

%
%
%

0.0

%
%
%

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III-10. Expenses associated with new large residential washers platforms, upgrades of existing
platforms, and/or other nonrecurring items (charges and gains) included in the subject
product financial results.--For each annual and interim period for which financial results are
reported in question III-9a, please specify all material (significant) expenses associated with new
platforms and/or upgrades of existing platforms and other nonrecurring items (charges and
gains) in the schedule below, the specific question III-9a line item where the items are included,
a brief description of the relevant items, and the associated values (in $1,000), as reflected in
question III-9a; i.e., if an aggregate item has been allocated to question III-9a, only the allocated
value amount included in question III-9a should be reported in the schedule below. Note: The
Commission’s objective here is to gather information only on material (significant) items which
impacted the reported financial results of large residential washers in question III-9a.
January-September

Fiscal years ended--

2012

2013

2014

2015

Item

2016

2017

2017

2018

Value ($1,000)

Item 1
Item 2
Item 3
Item 4
Item 5
Item 6
Item 7

Expense associated with new large residential washers platforms, upgrades of existing platforms, and/or other
nonrecurring item: In this table please provide a brief description of each nonrecurring item reported above and
indicate the specific line item in table III-9a where the nonrecurring item is classified.
Description of the item
Item 1
Item 2
Item 3
Item 4
Item 5
Item 6
Item 7

Income statement classification of the item

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III-11. Classification of identified expenses associated with new large residential washers platforms,
upgrades of existing platforms, and/or other nonrecurring items (charges and gains) in the
accounting books and records of the company.--If reported in question III-10 above, please
identify where your company recorded these items in your accounting books and records in the
normal course of business; i.e., just as responses to question III-10 identify where these items
are reported in question III-9a.

III-12. Asset values.--Report the total assets (i.e., both current and long-term assets) associated with
the production, warehousing, and sale of large residential washers. If your firm does not
maintain some or all of the specific asset information necessary to calculate total assets for large
residential washers in the normal course of business, please estimate this information based
upon a method (such as production, sales, or costs) that is consistent with relevant cost
allocations in question III-9a. Provide data as of the end of your firm’s six most recently
completed fiscal years.
Note: Total assets should reflect net assets after any accumulated depreciation and allowances
deducted.
Total assets should be allocated to the subject products if these assets are also related to other
products. Please provide a brief explanation if there are any substantial changes in total asset
value during the period; e.g., due to asset write-offs, revaluation, and major purchases.
REPORT DATA FOR ALL LARGE RESIDENTIAL WASHERS, INCLUDING PRODUCTS COVERED BY
THE SCOPE AND OUT-OF-SCOPE TOP-LOAD WASHERS.
Value (in $1,000)
Fiscal years ended-Item
Total assets (net)
1

Describe

2012
1

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

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III-13. Capital expenditures and research and development (R&D) expenses.--Report your firm’s
capital expenditures and R&D expenses for large residential washers. Provide data for your
firm’s six most recently completed fiscal years, and for the specified interim periods.
REPORT DATA FOR ALL LARGE RESIDENTIAL WASHERS, INCLUDING PRODUCTS COVERED BY
THE SCOPE AND OUT-OF-SCOPE TOP-LOAD WASHERS.
Value (in $1,000)
Fiscal years ended-Item

2012

Capital expenditures

2013

2014

2015

January-September
2016

2017

2017

1

R&D expenses2
1
2

Please describe the nature, focus, and significance of your firm’s capital expenditures on the subject product.
Please describe the nature, focus, and significance of your firm’s R&D expenses related to subject product.

III-14. Data consistency and reconciliation.--Please indicate whether your firm’s financial data for
questions III-9a, 12, and 13 are based on a calendar year or your firm’s fiscal year:
Calendar year

Fiscal year

Specify fiscal year

Please note the quantities and values reported in question III-9a should reconcile with the data
reported in question II-4 (including export shipments) as long as they are reported on the same
calendar year basis.

2018

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RECONCILIATION OF TRADE VS FINANCIAL DATA.--Please ensure that the quantities and values reported
for total shipments in part II equal the quantities and values reported for total net sales in part III of this
questionnaire in each time period unless the financial data from part III are reported on a fiscal year
basis, in which case only the interim periods must reconcile. If the calculated fields below return values
other than zero (i.e., “0”) and both are being reported on a calendar basis, please explain the discrepancy
below.
JanuarySeptember

Fiscal years ended-Reconciliation

2012

2013

2015

2014

2016

2017

2017

2018

Quantity: Trade data from
question II-4 (lines D, F, H, and J)
less financial total net sales
quantity data from question III-9a,
= zero ("0").

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Value: Trade data from question
II-4 (lines E, G, I, and K) less
financial total net sales value data
from question III-9a, = zero ("0").

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Do these data in question III-9a reconcile with data in question II-4?
Yes

No

If no, please explain.

III-15. Other explanations.--If your firm would like to further explain a response to a question in Part III
that did not provide a narrative box, please note the question number and the explanation in
the space provided below. Please also use this space to highlight any issues your firm had in
providing the data in this section, including but not limited to technical issues with the MS Word
questionnaire.

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PART IV.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Tana von Kessler (202-2052389, tana.vonkessler@usitc.gov).
IV-1.

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

PRICE DATA
IV-2.

This question requests quarterly quantity and value data for your firm’s commercial shipments
to unrelated U.S. customers of the following products produced by your firm.
Product 1.-- Top loading, Energy Star rated washer; impeller; rated DOE capacity greater than or
equal to 5.7 cubic feet; water heater included, steam cycle included; lid includes
clear or tinted window; electronic controls, non-white finish.
Product 2.--Top loading, Energy Star rated washer; impeller; rated DOE capacity greater than or
equal to 4.7 cubic feet but less than 5.2 cubic feet; no water heater included; no
steam cycle included; lid includes clear or tinted window; white finish.
Product 3.--Front loading, Energy Star rated washer; rated DOE capacity greater than or equal to
4.2 cubic feet but less than 4.7 cubic feet; water heater included; steam cycle(s)
included; no LCD/LED display; white finish.
Product 4.--Front loading, Energy Star rated washer; rated DOE capacity greater than or equal to
3.7 cubic feet but less than 4.2 cubic feet; no water heater included; no steam
cycle(s) included; no LCD/LED display; white finish.
Product 5.-- Front loading, Energy Star rated washer; rated DOE capacity greater than or equal
to 4.8 cubic feet but less than 5.3 cubic feet; water heater included, steam cycle(s)
included; no LCD/LED display; non-white finish.
Product 6.-- Top loading, Energy Star rated washer; impeller; rated DOE capacity greater than or
equal to 3.7 cubic feet but less than 4.2 cubic feet; no water heater included; no
steam cycle included; lid includes clear or tinted window; white finish.
Report data for all SKUs/model numbers/product codes that fall under each above definition.
If the DOE rated capacity for a particular SKU/model number/product code changed during the
period, classify the SKU/model number/product code consistent with the capacity being
advertised at the time of sale. Classify a washer as Energy Star if it was being advertised as
Energy Star at the time of sale.

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Please report values as follows:
Total dollar values should be f.o.b. plant and should not include U.S.-inland transportation
costs. Report the U.S. f.o.b. sales value and quantity on an invoice basis (i.e., the quantityweighted total of the prices indicated on the invoice for the product in question), and net of
direct and indirect discounts (i.e., all discounts, incentives, allowances, rebates, promotional
amount, cash incentives for retail sales personnel (SPIFFs) or other sales support, and/or any
other form of payment or allowance to a retailer). Exclude any additional equipment
provided, (e.g. cold/hot water connection hoses) that may be included in the invoice price.
Direct discounts are tied to sales of the specific large residential washer(s) for which pricing data
are requested, whether or not such discounts are given on the sales price to the customer or are
in the form of a post-sale discount, rebate or other type of sales support after the customer
resells the product to its customer.
Indirect discounts, while not specifically tied to the products in question, are properly allocable
to sales of such products because sales of such products were part of the basis on which the
discount, incentive, allowance, etc. was given. In each case, the basis for the allocation of these
allocated discounts, rebates, etc. should be the value of sales of the pricing product at issue as a
percentage of the value of all the products sold by your firm to a customer that also qualified for
the same discount, rebate, etc. Thus, for example, the value of a discount given to a customer
because it reached an annual large residential washer sales target would be allocated over large
residential washer sales to that customer.
(a) During January 2012 –September 2018, did your firm produce and sell to unrelated U.S.
customers any of the above listed products (or any products that were competitive with
these products)?
Yes.--Please complete the following pricing data table as appropriate.
No.--Skip to question IV-3.

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IV-2b. Price data.--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 produced and sold by
your firm.
Report data in actual units and 1,000 dollars.

(Quantity in units, value in 1,000 dollars)
Product 1
Product 2
Quantity
Value1
Quantity
Value1

Product 3
Period of shipment
Quantity
Value1
2012:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2013:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2014:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2015:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2016:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2017:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2018:
January-March
April-June
July-September
1 Net values (i.e., gross sales values less all discounts, allowances, rebates, prepaid freight, and the value of returned goods), f.o.b.
your firm’s U.S. point of shipment.
2 Pricing product definitions are provided on the first page of Part 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 the product. Also, please explain any anomalies in your firm’s reported pricing data.
Product 1:
Product 2:
Product 3:

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IV-2b. Price data.--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 produced and sold by
your firm.
Report data in actual units and 1,000 dollars.

(Quantity in units, value in 1,000 dollars)
Product 4
Product 5
Quantity
Value1
Quantity
Value1

Product 6
Period of shipment
Quantity
Value1
2012:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2013:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2014:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2015:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2016:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2017:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2018:
January-March
April-June
July-September
1 Net values (i.e., gross sales values less all discounts, allowances, rebates, prepaid freight, and the value of returned goods), f.o.b.
your firm’s U.S. point of shipment.
2 Pricing product definitions are provided on the first page of Part 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 the product. Also, please explain any anomalies in your firm’s reported pricing data.
Product 4:
Product 5:
Product 6:

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Price data checklist.--Please check that the pricing data in question IV-2(a) has been correctly
reported.
√ if Yes

Is the price data reported above:
In $1,000 (not actual dollars)?
F.o.b. plant (i.e., does not include U.S. transport costs)?
Net of all discounts and rebates?
Have returns credited to the quarter in which the sale occurred?
Less than or equal to reported U.S. commercial shipments in question II-4 in
each year?

IV-2e. Pricing product SKUs.--Identify each SKU/model number/ product code for which you have
reported data and identify the SKU/model number/product code that accounts for the highest
volume of your pricing data by product.
Pricing product All included SKU/model number/ product
codes1

Highest volume SKU/model
number/product code

Product 1
Product 2
Product 3
Product 4
Product 5
Product 6
Provide a specification sheet for each that allows the Commission to determine that each
SKU/model number/ product code contains each of the characteristics identified in the
product’s definition.
1

IV-2f.

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 large
residential washers (check all that apply)? If your firm issues price lists, please submit sample
pages of a recent list.
Transaction
by
transaction

IV-4.

Annual
total
volume
discounts

Other

If other, describe

Sales
Promotional
incentives
discounts

Cooperative
advertising
allowances

Comarketing
funds

Otherdescribe

Pricing terms.--On what basis are your firm’s prices of domestic large residential washers
usually quoted (check one)?
Delivered

IV-6.

Contracts

Set
price
lists

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

Quantity
discounts

IV-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 its U.S.-produced large
residential washers in 2017 was on a (1) short-term contract basis, (2) annual contract basis, (3)
long-term contract basis, and (4) spot sales basis?

Share of 2017
sales

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

Type of sale
Long-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
U.S.-produced large residential washers (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

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

Meet or release
provision

Yes

Indexed to raw
material costs1

Yes

No
No

Not applicable
1

Please identify the indexes used:

IV-8.

Lead times.--What is your firm’s share of sales 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 its U.S.-produced large residential washers?
Source

Share of 2017 Lead time (Average
sales
number of days)

From inventory

%

Produced to order

%

Total (should sum to 100.0%)

0.0 %

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Shipping information.-(a)

What is the approximate percentage of the cost of U.S.-produced large residential
washers that is accounted for by U.S. inland transportation costs?
%

(b)

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

(c)

Indicate the approximate percentage of your firm’s sales of large residential washers
that are delivered the following distances from your firm’s production facility.
Distance from production facility

Share

Within 100 miles

%

101 to 1,000 miles

%

Over 1,000 miles

%

Total (should sum to 100.0%)

0.0

%

IV-10. Geographical shipments.--In which U.S. geographic market area(s) has your firm sold its U.S.produced large residential washers since January 1, 2012 (check all that apply)?
Geographic area

√ if applicable

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.
IV-11. Substitutes.--Have there been any changes in the number or types of products that can be
substituted for large residential washers since January 1, 2012? Do you anticipate any future
changes?
Changes in
substitutes
Changes since
January 1, 2012
Anticipated
changes

No Yes

Explain

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IV-12. Availability of supply.--Has the availability of large residential washers in the U.S. market
changed since January 1, 2012? Do you anticipate any future changes?
Availability in the U.S.
market

Please explain, noting the countries and reasons for the
No Yes changes.

Changes since January 1, 2012:
U.S.-produced product
Imports from Korea
Imports from Mexico
Imports from all other
countries
Anticipated changes:
U.S.-produced product
Imports from Korea
Imports from Mexico
Imports from all other
countries

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IV-13. Demand trends.-- Indicate how demand within the United States and outside of the United
States (if known) for large residential washers has changed since January 1, 2012, and how you
anticipate demand will change in the future. Explain any trends and describe the principal
factors that have affected, and that you anticipate will affect, these changes in demand.

Market

Overall
increase

No
change

Fluctuate
Overall
with no
decrease clear trend

Explanation and factors

Demand since January 1, 2012
Within the United States
Outside the United States
Anticipated future demand
Within the United States
Outside the United States
IV-14. Product changes.--Have there been any significant changes in the product range, product mix,
or marketing of large residential washers since January 1, 2012? Do you anticipate any future
changes?
Changes in
product range,
product mix, or
marketing
No Yes
Changes since
January 1, 2012
Anticipated
changes

Explain

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

Please describe.

No

Skip to question IV-16.

Yes-Business cycles (e.g.
seasonal business)
Yes-Other distinctive
conditions of competition
(b) If yes, have there been any changes in the business cycles or conditions of competition for
large residential washers since January 1, 2012?
No

Yes

If yes, describe.

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IV-16. Impact of the section 201 safeguard measure on firm and market.—
(a) Did the announcement on January 22, 2018 and subsequent implementation of the section
201 safeguard measure on imports of large residential washers have any discernible impact
on your firm's large residential washers operations and/or the market as a whole? If the
impact on your firm and/or the overall market was different based on the different tariffrate quotas provided for fully assembled washers versus covered washer parts, please
describe this difference as appropriate in your firm's narrative response below.
No

Yes--Please specify.
Item

Response

Impact on firm1
Impact on overall market2
Please identify the magnitude and timing of any effects, and compare your firm's operations before
and after the announcement of the safeguard measures on January 22, 2018.
2
Please identify the magnitude and timing of any effects, and compare the overall market before and
after the announcement of the safeguard measures on January 22, 2018.
1

(b) Assessment of specific effects of the section 201 safeguard measure.--Please indicate the
effects that your firm has observed with regards to the announcement on January 22, 2018
and subsequent implementation of the section 201 safeguard measure on imports of large
residential washers.

Item
Overall demand for
large residential
washers in the U.S.
market
Prices for large
residential washers
in the U.S. market
Impact on your
firm's large
residential washers
operations in the
United States

Overall
No
improve change

Overall
worsen

Fluctuate
with no
clear trend

Explanation and factors

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(c) Changes to forward looking outlook due to the section 201 safeguard measure.--What
impact did the announcement on January 22, 2018 and subsequent implementation of the
section 201 safeguard measure on imports of large residential washers have on your firm's
forward-looking outlook?
Item

Strongly
worsened

Somewhat
worsened

No change

Somewhat
improved

Strongly
improved

Firm's forward
looking outlook
Please explain:

IV-17. Supply constraints.--Has your firm refused, declined, or been unable to supply large residential
washers since January 1, 2012 (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.

IV-18. Raw materials.--Indicate how large residential washers raw material prices have changed since
January 1, 2012, and how you expect they will change in the future.

Raw
materials
prices
Changes since
January 1,
2012
Anticipated
changes

Fluctuate
with no
clear
Overall
No
Overall
increase change decrease trend

Explain, noting how raw material
price changes have affected your
firm’s selling prices for large
residential washers.

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IV-19. Effect of 232 investigations of steel and aluminum on raw materials.--Did the announcement of
the 232 investigations in April 2017 or the subsequent imposition of tariffs on imported steel and
aluminum products beginning in March 2018 impact the raw material prices for LRWs?
No

Yes

Don’t know If yes, describe impact.

Announcement of the 232
investigations in April 2017
Imposition of tariffs on imported
steel and aluminum products
beginning in March 2018
IV-20. Price comparisons.--Please compare market prices of large residential washers in U.S. and nonU.S. markets, if known. Provide specific information as to time periods and regions for any price
comparisons.

IV-21. Market studies.--Please provide as a separate attachment to this request any studies, surveys,
etc. that you are aware of that quantify and/or otherwise discuss large residential washers
supply (including production capacity and capacity utilization) and demand in (1) the United
States, (2) each of the other major producing/consuming countries, including Korea and Mexico,
and (3) the world as a whole. Of particular interest is such data from 2012 to the present and
forecasts for the future.
IV-22. Export constraints.--Describe how easily your firm can shift its sales of large residential washers
between the U.S. market and alternative country markets. In your discussion, please describe
any contracts, other sales arrangements, or other constraints that would prevent or retard your
firm from shifting large residential washers between the U.S. and alternative country markets
within a 12-month period.

IV-23. Barriers to trade.--Are your firm’s exports of large residential washers subject to any tariff or
non-tariff barriers to trade in other countries?

No

Yes

If yes, please list the countries and describe any such barriers and any
significant changes in such barriers that have occurred since January 1,
2012, or that are expected to occur in the future.

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IV-24. Product feature innovation.—Please list the product features that were developed by your firm
and were either: (1) first made available on large residential washers sold by your firm in the
retail market after January 1, 2012 (“market firsts”); or (2) available on large residential washers
sold by your firm in the retail market but not available on any of your competitors’ large
residential washers since January 1, 2012 (“market exclusives”).

Name of
product
feature

Description of product feature

Date that
product feature
Do competitors
entered retail Model number of
offer this
market
feature
first model to
(month/year)
have feature
(yes/no)

IV-25. Interchangeability.--Are large residential washers 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

Korea

Mexico

Other countries

United States
Korea
Mexico
For any country-pair producing large residential washers that is sometimes or never
interchangeable, identify the country-pair and explain the factors that limit or preclude
interchangeable use:

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IV-26. Factors other than price.--Are differences other than price (e.g., quality, availability,
transportation network, product range, technical support, etc.) between large residential
washers 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

Korea

Mexico

Other countries

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

IV-27. Other explanations.--If your firm would like to further explain a response to a question in Part
IV that did not provide a narrative response box, please note the question number and the
explanation in the space provided below. Please also use this space to highlight any issues your
firm had in providing the data in this section, including but not limited to technical issues with
the MS Word questionnaire.

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HOW TO FILE YOUR QUESTIONNAIRE RESPONSE
This questionnaire is available as a “fillable” form in MS Word format on the
Commission’s website at:
https://www.usitc.gov/investigations/701731/2018/large_residential_washers_korea_a
nd_mexico/first_review_full.htm.
Please do not attempt to modify the format or permissions of the questionnaire
document. Please submit the completed questionnaire using one of the methods noted
below. If your firm is unable to complete the MS Word questionnaire or cannot use one
of the electronic methods of submission, please contact the Commission for further
instructions.
• Upload via Secure Drop Box.—Upload the MS Word questionnaire along with a scanned copy of the
signed certification page (page 1) through the Commission’s secure upload facility:
Web address: https://dropbox.usitc.gov/oinv/

Pin: WASH

• 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 does not produce this product, please fill out page 1, print, sign, and submit a scanned copy
to the Commission.
Parties to this proceeding.—If your firm is a party to this proceeding, it is required to serve a copy of the
completed questionnaire on parties to the proceeding that are subject to administrative protective
order (see 19 CFR § 207.7). A list of such parties may be obtained from the Commission’s Secretary (202205-1803). A certificate of service must accompany the completed questionnaire you submit (see 19 CFR
§ 207.7). Service of the questionnaire must be made in paper form.