18-3-3994 US purchasers' questionnaire

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U.S. PURCHASERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
GLYCINE FROM CHINA, INDIA, JAPAN, AND THAILAND
This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by January 7, 2019
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 countervailing duty investigations concerning glycine and certain precursor products from China, India
and Thailand and in connection with antidumping investigations concerning glycine and certain precursor products from
India, Japan and Thailand (Inv. Nos. 701-TA-603-605 and 731-TA-1413-1415 (Final)). The information requested in the
questionnaire is requested under the authority of the Tariff Act of 1930, title VII. This report is mandatory and failure to
reply as directed can result in a subpoena or other order to compel the submission of records or information in your
possession (19 U.S.C. § 1333(a)). Further information on this questionnaire can be obtained from Nabil Abbyad (202708-1446, Nabil.Abbyad@usitc.gov).

Name of firm
Address
City

State

Zip Code

Website
Has your firm purchased glycine and/or certain precursor products (as defined on next page) from any source
(domestic or foreign) at any time since January 1, 2015?

NO

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

YES

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

Return questionnaire via the U.S. International Trade Commission Drop Box by clicking on the
following link: https://dropbox.usitc.gov/oinv/. (PIN: GLYC)
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
submitting this certification I also grant consent for the Commission, and its employees and contract personnel, to use the
information provided in this questionnaire and throughout this proceeding in any other import-injury proceedings conducted by
the Commission on the same or similar merchandise.
I, the undersigned, acknowledge that information submitted in response to this request for information and throughout this
proceeding or other proceedings may be disclosed to and used: (i) by the Commission, its employees and Offices, and contract
personnel (a) for developing or maintaining the records of this or a related proceeding, or (b) in internal investigations, audits,
reviews, and evaluations relating to the programs, personnel, and operations of the Commission including under 5 U.S.C.
Appendix 3; or (ii) by U.S. government employees and contract personnel, solely for cybersecurity purposes. I understand that all
contract personnel will sign appropriate nondisclosure agreements.
Name of Authorized Official

Title of Authorized Official

Date

Phone:
Signature

Email address

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PART I.—GENERAL INFORMATION
Background.-- This proceeding was instituted in response to a petition filed on March 28, 2018, by GEO
Specialty Chemical, Lafayette, Indiana and Chattem Chemicals, Inc., Chattanooga, Tennessee.
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 dumping. Questionnaires and other information pertinent to this
proceeding are available at: https://www.usitc.gov/investigations/701731/2018/glycine_china_india_
japan_and_thailand/final.htm.
Glycine covered by these investigations is glycine at any purity level or grade. This includes glycine of all
purity levels, which covers all forms of crude or technical glycine including but not limited to sodium
glycinate, glycine slurry and any other forms of amino acetic acid or glycine. Subject merchandise also
includes glycine and precursors of dried crystalline glycine that are processed in a third country,
including, but not limited to, refining or any other processing that would not otherwise remove the
merchandise from the scope of the investigations if performed in the country of manufacture of the inscope glycine or precursors of dried crystalline glycine.
Glycine has the Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) registry number of 56-40-6. Glycine and glycine slurry
are classified under Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) subheading 2922.49.43.00.
Sodium glycinate is classified in the HTSUS under 2922.49.80.00. While the HTSUS subheadings and CAS
registry number are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the
scope of these investigations is dispositive.
Purchaser.--Any firm engaged, either directly or through a parent company or subsidiary, in purchasing
glycine from another firm that produces, imports, or otherwise distributes glycine.
Reporting of information.-- If information is not readily available from your records, provide carefully
prepared estimates. If your firm is completing more than one questionnaire (i.e., a producer, importer,
and/or purchaser questionnaire), you need not respond to duplicated questions.
Confidentiality.--The commercial and financial data furnished in response to this questionnaire that
reveal the individual operations of your firm will be treated as confidential by the Commission to the
extent that such data are not otherwise available to the public and will not be disclosed except as may
be required by law (see 19 U.S.C. 1677f). Such confidential information will not be published in a manner
that will reveal the individual operations of your firm; however, general characterizations of numerical
business proprietary information (such as discussion of trends) will be treated as confidential business
information only at the request of the submitter for good cause shown.
Verification.-- The information submitted in this questionnaire is subject to audit and verification by the
Commission. To facilitate possible verification of data, please keep all files, worksheets, and supporting
documents used in the preparation of the questionnaire response. Please also retain a copy of the final
document that you submit.

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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.
I-1.

Establishments covered.-- Provide the name and address of your U.S. establishment(s) covered
by this questionnaire, if different from that listed on the cover page. Firms operating more than
one establishment should combine the data for all establishments into a single response.
“Establishment”--Each facility of a firm involved in the purchase of glycine, including auxiliary
facilities operated in conjunction with (whether or not physically separate from) such facilities.

I-2.

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

Yes--List the following information.
Address

Extent of ownership
(percent)

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I-3.

Related importers/exporters.--Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or
foreign, which import glycine into the United States or which export glycine to the United
States?
No
Firm name

I-4.

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Yes--List the following information.
Country

Affiliation

Related producers.--Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or foreign, which
produce glycine?
No
Firm name

Yes--List the following information.
Country

Affiliation

PART II.--PURCHASES
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 questionnaire.
Name
Title
Email
Telephone

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Purchases.—
(a) Report separately your firm’s total U.S. purchases and U.S. imports of glycine. Please report
purchases and/or imports based on country-of-origin of initial glycine slurry manufacture
regardless of country of final processing (if different).
“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.
Quantity (in 1,000 pounds)
Calendar years
Item

2015

2016

January –September
2017

2017

2018

Purchases of glycine produced in—
United States
China
India
Japan
Thailand
All other countries1
Sources unknown
Total purchases

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

Imports of glycine from—
China
India
Japan
Thailand
All other countries1
Total imports
1

Please identify these countries:
If your firm imported glycine at any time since January 1, 2015, please also complete and return a U.S.
importers' questionnaire in this proceeding.
2

(b) Report your firm’s total U.S. purchases and/or imports of injectable glycine (a subset of the data
reported in part "a").
Calendar years
Item

2015

2016

January –September
2017

Injectable glycine1
1

Please identify the countries of these purchases and/or imports:

.

2017

2018

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Changes in purchasing patterns.--Please indicate how the shares of your firm’s purchases of
glycine 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
India
Japan
Thailand
All other countries
Sources unknown
II-3.

Country knowledge.--Please indicate the countries of origin with which your firm has
experience or information in the glycine market.

United
States

II-4.

China

India

Japan

Thailand

Other
countries

Other countries (specify)

Supplier identification.--Please list your firm’s FIVE largest suppliers for glycine since January 1,
2015. Also, provide the share of the quantity of your firm’s total purchases of glycine that each
of these suppliers accounted for in 2017.

No.

Supplier’s name

City and state

Share of quantity of
2017 purchases

1

%

2

%

3

%

4

%

5

%

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PART III.--MARKET CHARACTERISTICS AND PURCHASING PRACTICES
III-1.

Firm type.--Which of the following best describes your firm as a purchaser of glycine (check all
that apply)?
End user
(pharmaceutical)

End user
(food
products)

End user
End user
(personal
(industrial)
hygiene)

Distributor

Other

Describe other

If your firm is a distributor of glycine, please answer questions III-2 and III-3.
III-2.

Competition for sales.--Does your firm compete for sales to customers with the manufacturers
or importers from which your firm purchases glycine?
No

III-3.

Yes

If yes, please describe.

Types of customers.--What are the major types of consumers to which your firm sells glycine?

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If your firm is an end user of glycine, please answer questions III-4 and III-5.
III-4.

End uses.--List the top 3 products your firm makes using glycine and estimate the percent of
your total production cost that is accounted for by glycine and by other inputs (such as labor,
energy, and other raw materials).
Share of total cost in each of the product(s) your
firm produces accounted for by
Product(s) your firm
produces

III-5.

Glycine

Total
(should
sum to
100.0%
across)

Other inputs
% +

%

=

0.0 %

% +

%

=

0.0 %

% +

%

=

0.0 %

Demand for end use products.-(a)

Has the demand for your firm’s final products incorporating glycine changed since
January 1, 2015?
Increased

(b)

No change

Decreased

Fluctuated

Has this had any effect on your firm’s demand for glycine?
No

Yes

Explain

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Substitutes.--Can other products be substituted for glycine?
No

Yes--Please fill out the table.

End use in which this
substitute is used

Substitute

Have changes in the price of this substitute
affected the price for glycine?
No Yes

Explanation

1.
2.
3.
III-7.

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

Overall
increase

Market

No
change

Fluctuate
Overall
with no
decrease clear trend

Explanation and factors

Within the United States
Outside the United States
III-8.

Country preferences.--Do you or your customers ever specifically order glycine from one
country in particular over other possible sources of supply?
No

Yes

If yes, identify the countries and explain.

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Importance of purchasing domestic product.--Please fill out the table below, estimating the
percentage of your firm’s total 2017 purchases of glycine that required glycine produced in the
United States.

Purchases that did not require domestic product
Purchases that were required by law or regulation to be domestic product
(e.g., government purchases under “Buy American” provisions)
Purchases that were not required by law or regulation, but were required by
your customers to be domestic product
Purchases that were required to be domestic product for other reasons
(explain:
)
Total (should sum to 100.0%)

Estimated percentage of
your firm’s total 2017
purchases of glycine
%

III-10. Conditions of competition.-(a)

Is the glycine market subject to business cycles (other than general economy-wide
conditions) and/or other conditions of competition distinctive to glycine?

Check all that apply.

Please describe.

No

Skip to question III-11.

Yes-Business cycles (e.g.
seasonal business)
Yes-Other distinctive
conditions of competition
(b)

Have there been any changes in the business cycles or conditions of competition for
glycine since January 1, 2015?
No

Yes

If yes, describe.

%
%
%
0.0 %

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III-11. Decisions based on producer and country-of-origin.--How often does your firm, and if known,
do your customers, make purchasing decisions involving glycine based on its producer or
country of origin?
Item

Always

Usually

Sometimes

Never

If at least sometimes, explain.

Decision based on producer
Your firm
Your
customers
Decision based on country of origin
Your firm
Your
customers
III-12. Availability of supply.--Has the availability of glycine in the U.S. market changed since January 1,
2015?
Availability in the U.S.
Please explain, noting the countries and reasons for the
market
No Yes changes.
U.S.-produced product
Subject imports
Nonsubject imports
III-13. Supply constraints.--Has any firm refused, declined, or been unable to supply your firm with
glycine since January 1, 2015 (examples include placing customers on allocation or “controlled
order entry,” declining to accept new customers or renew existing customers, delivering less
than the quantity promised, being unable to meet timely shipment commitments, etc.)?
No

Yes

If yes, please describe.

III-14. Availability of specific product types.--Are certain grades/types/sizes of glycine only available
from certain country sources?
No

Yes

If yes, please identify the countries and the grade/type/size.

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III-15. Purchasing frequency.-(a)

How frequently does your firm make purchases of glycine (check one)?
Daily

(b)

Weekly

Monthly

Quarterly

Annually

Other

If other, specify

Has this purchasing frequency changed since January 1, 2015?
No

Yes

If yes, please describe.

III-16. Raw material prices.—
(a)

Is your firm familiar with the prices for raw materials used in the production of glycine?
No

(b)

Yes – please answer (b)

Has information on raw material prices affected your firm’s negotiations or contracts to
purchase glycine since 2015?
No

Yes Explain

III-17. Number of suppliers contacted.--How many suppliers does your firm generally contact before
making a purchase? Between
and
firms
III-18. Supplier negotiations.--Do your firm’s purchases of glycine usually involve negotiations
between supplier and purchaser?

No

Yes

If yes, explain the factors your firm generally negotiates and note
whether your firm quotes competing prices during negotiations.

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III-19. Change in suppliers.--Has your firm changed suppliers since January 1, 2015?

No

Yes

If yes, please list the supplier(s), whether the firm was added or
dropped, and the reasons for the change.

III-20. New suppliers.--Are you aware of any new suppliers, either foreign or domestic, that have
entered the market since January 1, 2015?
No

Yes

If yes, please identify the firms.

III-21. Supplier qualification.--Do you require your suppliers to be or to become certified or qualified
to sell glycine to your firm?
If yes, provide the following information.
 The number of days to qualify a new supplier.
 A general description of the certification or qualification process. Also, a brief
description of the factors that you consider when qualifying a new supplier (e.g., quality
of product, reliability of supplier, etc.).

No

Yes

Number
of days Process and factors

III-22. Failure to certify.--Since January 1, 2015, have any domestic or foreign producers failed in their
attempts to certify or qualify their glycine with your firm or have any producers lost their
approved status?

No

Yes

If yes, please identify these firms, the countries where they are located,
and the reasons why they failed the certification/qualification.

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III-23. Major purchasing factors.--Please list, in order of their importance, the main factors your firm
considers in deciding from whom to purchase glycine (examples include availability, extension of
credit, contracts, price, quality, range of supplier’s product line, traditional supplier, etc.).
1.
2.
3.
Please list any other factors that are very important in your purchase decisions:
III-24. Purchasing factors.--Please rate the importance of the following factors in your firm’s
purchasing decisions for glycine.

Factor
Antidumping duty orders (prior)
Availability
Certification (FDA)
Certification (EDQM)
Delivery terms
Delivery time
Discounts offered
Extension of credit
Injectability
Minimum quantity requirements
Packaging
Price
Product consistency
Product range
Purity
Qualification as USP grade
Qualification(s) beyond USP grade
Reliability of supply
Technical support/service
U.S. transportation costs

Very
important

Somewhat
important

Not
important

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III-25. Quality characteristics.--What characteristics does your firm consider when determining the
quality of glycine?

III-26. Minimum quality.--How often does glycine from the following countries meet minimum quality
specifications for your uses or your customers’ uses?

Source

Always

Usually

Sometimes

Rarely or
never

Don’t
know

United States
China
India
Japan
Thailand
Other
III-27. Frequency of decisions based on price.--How often does your firm purchase the glycine that is
offered at the lowest price?
Always

Usually

Sometimes

Never

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III-28. Price leaders.--A price leader is defined as (1) one or more firms that initiate a price change,
either upward or downward, that is followed by other firms, or (2) one or more firms that have a
significant impact on prices. A price leader is not necessarily the lowest-priced supplier.
Please list the names of any firms you considered price leaders in the glycine market since
January 1, 2015.
Firm(s)

Describe how the firm(s) exhibited price leadership

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III-29. Purchasing subject imports rather than domestic products.—
(a)

Since January 2015, did your firm purchase imports of glycine from China, India, Japan,
and/or Thailand instead of U.S.-produced glycine? Respond for each subject country.

Source

Yes
(also respond to parts (b) and (c))

No
(If “No” for all countries, skip to next
question)

China
India
Japan
Thailand
(b)

If you responded “Yes” to part (a), was the imported product priced lower than the
domestic product?
Source

Yes

No

China
India
Japan
Thailand
(c)

If you responded “Yes” to part (a), was price a primary reason for purchasing subject
imports rather than domestic product?

Source

China
India
Japan
Thailand

Yes

If Yes, estimate the quantity
of imports purchased instead
of domestic product since
January 2015
(in 1,000 pounds)

No

If No, please indicate the
reason your firm purchased
imports instead of domestic
product. If your firm's
response differs by country,
indicate so in the narrative.

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III-30. U.S. producers and import competition.—
(a)

Since January 1, 2015, in connection with a sale or offer to sell glycine to your firm, did
U.S. producers reduce their prices of domestically produced glycine in order to compete
with lower-priced imports of glycine from the subject countries? Respond for each
subject country.
Source

Yes (also respond to
question part (b))

No (If “No” for all countries,
skip to next question)

Don’t know

China
India
Japan
Thailand
(b)

If your firm responded “yes” to any of the above countries, 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

%

India

%

Japan

%

Thailand

%

Additional explanation, including such information as
timing (e.g., months/years), frequency of price
reductions, or other market/competitive factors. If your
firm's response differs by country, indicate so in the
narrative.

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PART IV.—PRODUCT COMPARISONS
IV-1.

Interchangeability.--Is glycine produced in the United States and in other countries
interchangeable (i.e., can they physically be used in the same applications)?
Please indicate A, F, S, N, or 0 in the table below:
A = the products from a specified country-pair are always interchangeable
F = the products are frequently interchangeable
S = the products are sometimes interchangeable
N = the products are never interchangeable
0 = no familiarity with products from a specified country-pair
Country-pair

China

India

Japan

Thailand

Other countries

United
States
China
India
Japan
Thailand
For any country-pair producing glycine which is sometimes or never interchangeable, please
identify the country-pair and explain the factors that limit or preclude interchangeable use:

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Factors other than price.--Are differences other than price (e.g., quality, availability,
transportation network, product range, technical support, etc.) between glycine produced in the
United States and in other countries a significant factor in your firm’s purchases of the
products?
Please indicate A, F, S, N, or 0 in the table below:
A = such differences are always significant
F = such differences are frequently significant
S = such differences are sometimes significant
N = such differences are never significant
0 = no familiarity with products from a specified country-pair
Country-pair

China

India

Japan

Thailand

Other countries

United
States
China
India
Japan
Thailand
For any country-pair for which factors other than price always or frequently are a significant
factor in your firm’s purchases of glycine, identify the country-pair and report the advantages
or disadvantages imparted by such factors:

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Factor country comparisons.--For the factors listed below, please rate how glycine produced in
each country you identified in your response to the first question in Part IV compares with
glycine produced in each of the other countries you identified.

If you are unfamiliar with the product from a particular country, please leave the boxes for those
country comparisons blank.

Antidumping duty orders (prior)
Availability
Certification (FDA)
Certification (EDQM)
Delivery terms
Delivery time
Discounts offered
Extension of credit
Injectability
Minimum quantity requirements
Packaging
Price1
Product consistency
Product range
Purity
Qualification as USP grade
Qualification(s) beyond USP grade
Reliability of supply
Technical support/service
U.S. transportation costs1

Inferior

Comparable

Product from
United States
compared to
product from
Japan

Superior

Inferior

Comparable

Product from
United States
compared to
product from
India

Superior

Inferior

Comparable

Factor

Superior

Product from
United States
compared to
product from
China

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A rating of superior on price and U.S. transportation costs indicates that the first country generally has lower
prices/U.S. transportation costs than the second country.

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Continued.

If you are unfamiliar with the product from a particular country, please leave the boxes for those
country comparisons blank.

Antidumping duty orders (prior)
Availability
Certification (FDA)
Certification (EDQM)
Delivery terms
Delivery time
Discounts offered
Extension of credit
Injectability
Minimum quantity requirements
Packaging
Price1
Product consistency
Product range
Purity
Qualification as USP grade
Qualification(s) beyond USP grade
Reliability of supply
Technical support/service
U.S. transportation costs1
1

A rating of superior on price and U.S. transportation costs indicates that the first country generally has lower
prices/U.S. transportation costs than the second country.

Inferior

Comparable

Product from
China
compared to
product from
India

Superior

Inferior

Comparable

Product from
United States
compared to
product from
all other sources

Superior

Inferior

Comparable

Factor

Superior

Product from
United States
compared to
product from
Thailand

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Continued.

If you are unfamiliar with the product from a particular country, please leave the boxes for those
country comparisons blank.

Antidumping duty orders (prior)
Availability
Certification (FDA)
Certification (EDQM)
Delivery terms
Delivery time
Discounts offered
Extension of credit
Injectability
Minimum quantity requirements
Packaging
Price1
Product consistency
Product range
Purity
Qualification as USP grade
Qualification(s) beyond USP grade
Reliability of supply
Technical support/service
U.S. transportation costs1
1

A rating of superior on price and U.S. transportation costs indicates that the first country generally has lower
prices/U.S. transportation costs than the second country.

Inferior

Comparable

Product from
China
compared to
product from
all other sources

Superior

Inferior

Comparable

Product from
China
compared to
product from
Thailand

Superior

Inferior

Comparable

Factor

Superior

Product from
China
compared to
product from
Japan

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Continued.

If you are unfamiliar with the product from a particular country, please leave the boxes for those
country comparisons blank.

Antidumping duty orders (prior)
Availability
Certification (FDA)
Certification (EDQM)
Delivery terms
Delivery time
Discounts offered
Extension of credit
Injectability
Minimum quantity requirements
Packaging
Price1
Product consistency
Product range
Purity
Qualification as USP grade
Qualification(s) beyond USP grade
Reliability of supply
Technical support/service
U.S. transportation costs1
1

A rating of superior on price and U.S. transportation costs indicates that the first country generally has lower
prices/U.S. transportation costs than the second country.

Inferior

Comparable

Product from
India
compared to
product from
all other sources

Superior

Inferior

Comparable

Product from
India
compared to
product from
Thailand

Superior

Inferior

Comparable

Factor

Superior

Product from
India
compared to
product from
Japan

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Continued.

If you are unfamiliar with the product from a particular country, please leave the boxes for those
country comparisons blank.

Antidumping duty orders (prior)
Availability
Certification (FDA)
Certification (EDQM)
Delivery terms
Delivery time
Discounts offered
Extension of credit
Injectability
Minimum quantity requirements
Packaging
Price1
Product consistency
Product range
Purity
Qualification as USP grade
Qualification(s) beyond USP grade
Reliability of supply
Technical support/service
U.S. transportation costs1
1

A rating of superior on price and U.S. transportation costs indicates that the first country generally has lower
prices/U.S. transportation costs than the second country.

Inferior

Comparable

Product from
Thailand
compared to
product from
all other sources

Superior

Inferior

Comparable

Product from
Japan
compared to
product from
all other sources

Superior

Inferior

Comparable

Factor

Superior

Product from
Japan
compared to
product from
Thailand

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PART V.—ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
V-1.

Other explanations.--If your firm would like to further explain a response to any question that
did not provide a narrative response box, please note the question number and the explanation
in the space provided below.

V-2.

OMB statistics.--Please report 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
25 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.

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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/
glycine_china_india_japan_and_thailand/final.htm.
Please do not attempt to modify the format or permissions of the questionnaire
document. Please submit the completed questionnaire using one of the methods noted
below. If your firm is unable to complete the MS Word questionnaire or cannot use one
of the electronic methods of submission, please contact the Commission for further
instructions.
• Upload via Secure Drop Box.—Upload the MS Word questionnaire along with a scanned copy of the
signed certification page (page 1) through the Commission’s secure upload facility:
Web address: https://dropbox.usitc.gov/oinv/

Pin: GLYC

• E-mail.—E-mail the MS Word questionnaire to nabil.abbyad@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 purchase 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 your firm submits (see
19 CFR § 207.7). Service of the questionnaire must be made in paper form.