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LOST SALES AND LOST REVENUE SURVEY
ALUMINUM WIRE AND CABLE FROM CHINA
This survey must be received by the Commission by October 5, 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 and antidumping duty investigations concerning aluminum wire and cable (“AWC”)
from China (Inv. Nos. 701‐TA‐611 and 731‐TA‐1428 (Preliminary)). The information requested in the questionnaire is
requested under the authority of the Tariff Act of 1930, title VII. This report is mandatory and failure to reply as directed
can result in a subpoena or other order to compel the submission of records or information in your firm’s possession (19
U.S.C. § 1333(a)). Further information on this survey can be obtained from Amelia Preece (202‐205‐3250,
Amelia.Preece@usitc.gov).
Name of firm
Address
City
State
Zip Code
Website
Has your firm purchased AWC (as defined on next page) at any time since January 1, 2015?
NO
(Sign the certification below and promptly return only this page of the survey to the Commission)
YES
(Complete all parts of the survey, and return the entire survey to the Commission)
Return questionnaire via the U.S. International Trade Commission Drop Box by clicking on the
following link: https://dropbox.usitc.gov/oinv/. (PIN: WIRE)
CERTIFICATION
I certify that the information herein supplied in this survey is complete and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief and
understand that the information submitted is subject to audit and verification by the Commission. By submitting this certification I
also grant consent for the Commission, and its employees and contract personnel, to use the information provided in this survey
and throughout this proceeding in any other import‐injury proceedings conducted by the Commission on the same or similar
merchandise.
I, the undersigned, acknowledge that information submitted in response to this request for information and throughout this
investigation or other proceeding may be disclosed to and used: (i) by the Commission, its employees and Offices, and contract
personnel (a) for developing or maintaining the records of this or a related proceeding, or (b) in internal investigations, audits,
reviews, and evaluations relating to the programs, personnel, and operations of the Commission including under 5 U.S.C.
Appendix 3; or (ii) by U.S. government employees and contract personnel, solely for cybersecurity purposes. I understand that all
contract personnel will sign appropriate nondisclosure agreements.
Name of Authorized Official Title of Authorized Official
Date
Signature
Phone
Email address
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GENERAL INFORMATION
Background.‐‐This proceeding was instituted in response to petitions filed on September 21, 2018, by
Encore Wire Corporation, McKinney, Texas, and Southwire Company, LLC, Carrollton, Georgia.
Countervailing and antidumping duties may be assessed on the subject imports as a result of these
proceedings if the Commission makes an affirmative determination of injury, threat, or material
retardation, and if the U.S. Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) makes an affirmative
determination of subsidization and/or dumping. Questionnaires and other information pertinent to this
proceeding are available at
https://www.usitc.gov/investigations/701731/2018/aluminum_wire_and_cable_china/preliminary.htm.
Aluminum wire and cable (AWC) covered by these investigations is an assembly of one or more
electrical conductors made from 8000 Series Aluminum Alloys,1 Aluminum Alloy 1350,2 and/or
Aluminum Alloy 6201,3 provided that: (1) at least one of the electrical conductors is insulated; (2) each
insulated electrical conductor has a voltage rating greater than 80 volts and not exceeding 1000 volts;
and (3) at least one electrical conductor is stranded and has a size not less than 16.5 kcmil and not
greater than 1000 kcmil. The assembly may or may not: (1) include a grounding or neutral conductor; (2)
be clad with aluminum, steel, or other base metal; or (3) include a steel support center wire, one or
more connectors, a tape shield, a jacket or other covering, and/or filler materials. Most AWC products
conform to National Electrical Code ("NEC") types THHN, THWN, THWN‐2, XHHW‐2, USE, USE‐2, RHH,
RHW, or RHW‐2, and also conform to Underwriters Laboratories ("UL") standards UL‐44, UL‐83, UL‐758,
UL‐854, UL‐1063, UL‐1277, UL‐1569, UL‐1581, or UL‐4703, but such conformity is not required for the
merchandise to be included within the scope.
The scope specifically excludes conductors that are included in equipment already assembled at the
time of importation. Also excluded are aluminum wire and cable products in lengths less than six feet.
AWC is currently imported under statistical reporting number 8544.49.9000 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). It may also be imported under HTSUS statistical reporting
number 8544.42.9090. The HTSUS provisions are for convenience and customs purposes; the written
description of the scope is dispositive.
Reporting of information.‐‐ If information is not readily available from your records, provide carefully
prepared estimates.
Confidentiality.‐‐The data furnished in response to this survey that reveal the individual operations of
your firm will be treated as confidential by the Commission to the extent that such data are not
otherwise available to the public and will not be disclosed except as may be required by law (see 19
U.S.C. 1677f). Such confidential information will not be published in a manner that will reveal the
individual operations of your firm; however, general characterizations of numerical business proprietary
information (such as discussion of trends) will be treated as confidential business information only at the
request of the submitter for good cause shown.
1
8000 Series Aluminum Alloys is defined in accordance with American Society for Testing and
Materials ("ASTM") B800.
2
Aluminum Alloy 1350 is defined in accordance with ASTM B230/B230M or B609/B609M
3
Aluminum Alloy 6201 is defined in accordance with ASTM B398/B398M
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Release of information.‐‐The information provided by your firm in response to this survey, as well as
any other business proprietary information submitted by your firm to the Commission in connection
with this proceeding, may become subject to, and released under, the administrative protective order
provisions of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. § 1677f) and section 207.7 of the Commission’s Rules of
Practice and Procedure (19 CFR § 207.7). This means that certain lawyers and other authorized
individuals may temporarily be given access to the information for use in connection with this
proceeding or other import‐injury proceedings conducted by the Commission on the same or similar
merchandise; those individuals would be subject to severe penalties if the information were divulged to
unauthorized individuals. Please also retain a copy of the final document that you submit.
Contact information.‐‐Please identify the responsible individual and the manner by which Commission
staff may contact that individual regarding the confidential information submitted in this survey. This
may or may not be the person whose signature is at the bottom of page 1.
Name
Title
Email
Telephone
Firms operating more than one establishment should combine the data for all establishments into a
single response.
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PURCHASE INFORMATION
1.
Purchases and imports.— Report separately your firm’s domestic purchases and imports of
AWC.
“Purchase” – Purchase from a U.S. entity such as a U.S. producer, a U.S. importer, or other U.S.
firm.
“Import” – Purchase directly from a foreign supplier and your firm is the importer of record.
January‐June
2015
2016
2017
2018
Item
Purchases of AWC produced in—
United States
Quantity (in pounds, gross weight)
All other countries
Sources unknown
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
China
1
Total purchases
Imports of AWC from—
China
1
All other countries
Total imports
1
Please identify these countries:
2
If your frim imported AWS any time since January 1, 2015, please also complete and
return a U.S. importers' questionnaire in this proceeding.
0
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2.
Changes in purchasing patterns.—Please indicate how the shares of your firm’s purchases of
AWC from different sources have changed since January 1, 2015.
Source of
purchases
Did not
purchase Decreased Increased
Constant Fluctuated
Explanation for trend
United States
China
All other
countries
Sources
unknown
4. Major purchasing factors.‐‐Please list, in order of their importance, the main factors your firm
considers in deciding from whom to purchase AWC.
1.
2.
3.
Please list any other factors that are very important in your purchase decisions:
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5. Purchasing subject imports rather than domestic products.—
(a)
Since January 2015, did your firm purchase imports of AWC from China instead of U.S.‐
produced AWC?
Yes
No
Source
(also respond to parts (b) and (c))
(If “No” skip to next question)
China
(b)
If you responded “Yes” to part (a), was the imported product priced lower than the
domestic product?
Source
Yes
No
China
(c)
If you responded “Yes” to part (a), was price a primary reason for purchasing subject
imports rather than domestic product?
Source
Yes
If Yes, estimate the quantity
of imports purchased instead
of domestic product since
January 2015
(in pounds, gross weight)
China
No
If No, please indicate the
reason your firm purchased
imports instead of domestic
product
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6.
U.S. producers and import competition.—
(a)
Since January 1, 2015, in connection with a sale or offer to sell AWC to your firm, did
U.S. producers reduce their prices of domestically produced AWC in order to compete
with lower‐priced imports of AWC from China?
Yes (also respond to
No (If “No”, skip to next
Source
question part (b))
question)
Don’t know
China
(b)
If your firm responded “yes”, please provide an estimate of the reduction in U.S.
producers’ prices, and any additional explanations, such as timing (e.g., months/years),
frequency of price reductions, or other market/competitive factors.
Source
Estimated
reduction in U.S.
prices
(percent)
China
%
Additional explanation, including such information as
timing (e.g., months/years), frequency of price
reductions, or other market/competitive factors
7. Method of purchase‐‐Please provide a general description of your firm’s method(s) of purchase
(e.g., individual purchase, contract, bids, Internet purchases, etc.) for AWC.
8. Suppliers' raw material costs.—
(a)
To what extent do the raw materials costs of your firm's suppliers of aluminum wire and
cable impact the negotiations you have with those suppliers over the prices for
aluminum wire and cable?
Always
Usually
Sometimes
Rarely or never
(b)
Please describe the role of the raw materials prices of aluminum wire and cable in your
firms' price negotiations and/or contracts.
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9. Other explanations‐‐Please provide any additional comments in this box.
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OMB INFORMATION
9. OMB statistics.‐‐Please report the actual number of hours required and the cost to your firm of
completing this survey.
Hours
Dollars
The questions in this survey have been reviewed with market participants to ensure that issues of
concern are adequately addressed and that data requests are sufficient, meaningful, and as limited
as possible. Public reporting burden for this survey is estimated to average 4 hours per response,
including the time for reviewing instructions, gathering data, and completing and reviewing the
survey.
We welcome comments regarding the accuracy of this burden estimate, suggestions for reducing
the burden, and any suggestions for improving this survey. Please attach such comments to your
response or send to the Office of Investigations, USITC, 500 E St. SW, Washington, DC 20436.
HOW TO FILE YOUR SURVEY RESPONSE
Please do not attempt to modify the format or permissions of the survey document.
Please submit the completed survey using one of the methods noted below. If your firm
is unable to complete the MS Word survey or cannot use one of the electronic methods
of submission, please contact the Commission for further instructions.
• Upload via Secure Drop Box.—Upload the MS Word survey along with a scanned copy of the signed
certification page (page 1) through the Commission’s secure upload facility:
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Web address: https://dropbox.usitc.gov/oinv/
Enter Investigation: Select “Aluminum Wire and Cable from China” in the drop down menu
Pin: WIRE
• E‐mail.—E‐mail the MS Word survey to amelia.preece@usitc.gov; include a scanned copy of the signed
certification page (page 1). Submitters are strongly encouraged to encrypt nonpublic documents that are
electronically transmitted to the Commission to protect your sensitive information from unauthorized
disclosure. The USITC secure drop‐box system and the Electronic Document Information System (EDIS)
use Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) 140‐2 cryptographic algorithms to encrypt data in
transit. Submitting your nonpublic documents by a means that does not use these encryption algorithms
(such as by email) may subject your firm’s nonpublic information to unauthorized disclosure during
transmission. If you choose a non‐encrypted method of electronic transmission, the Commission warns
you that the risk of such possible unauthorized disclosure is assumed by you and not by the Commission.
If your firm did not purchase this product, please fill out page 1, print, sign, and submit a scanned copy
to the Commission.
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File Title | Microsoft Word - LSLR questionnaire_AWS prelim |
Author | keysha.martinez |
File Modified | 2018-09-24 |
File Created | 2018-09-24 |