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U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security
Section 232 Investigation on the Effect of Imports of
Laminations for Stacked Cores for Incorporation into Transformers,
Stacked Cores for Incorporation into Transformers,
Wound Cores for Incorporation into Transformers,
Electrical transformers, and Transformer Regulators on the National Security

The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Office of Technology Evaluation (OTE), is conducting a
survey of the U.S. electrical steel and transformer products industry. The resulting data will be used to
support an ongoing electrical steel and transformer products import investigation under Section 232 of
the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, as amended. The investigation was initiated by the U.S. Department
of Commerce.
The principal goal of this survey is to assist BIS in determining whether electrical steel and transformer
products are being imported into the United States in such quantities or under such circumstances as to
threaten to impair the national security. The survey will also assist in determining the overall health and
competitiveness of the electrical steel industry in the United States. Information collected will include
facility information, production & inventory, suppliers and customers, financial information, national
defense and critical infrastructure support, competition and trade, and COVID-19 impacts. The
resulting data will provide BIS with information that is otherwise not available and needed to conduct
its investigation.
Your organization has been identified as part of the electrical steel sector or as a select downstream
consumer with one or more facilities in the United States. Your participation in this survey is vital to
ensure a comprehensive dataset for the assessment. BIS has worked in successful partnership with
other U.S. industry sectors and we anticipate similar cooperation from your organization on this effort.
To begin, download the Microsoft Excel-formatted survey and corresponding instructions by clicking on
the hyperlinked documents below:
Electrical Steel Products Survey (Excel)*† │ Electrical Steel Products Survey (PDF)†
Complete and submit the Excel version via email to BIS at ESproducts232@bis.doc.gov. BIS will only
accept Excel-formatted survey submissions. The PDF version is only a reference document for your
organization's internal use and cannot be submitted in place of a completed Excel survey.
*Note 1: Save a copy of the Excel survey to your computer before you make any inputs to the questionnaire.
†Note 2: If, when clicking on the above links, your computer does not ask if you want to download the
file to your computer, right click on the link and select "Save As."
If you have any questions regarding the survey, e-mail ESproducts232@bis.doc.gov, or contact BIS
survey support staff at (202) 482-4952. E-mail is the preferred method of contact and will allow for a
detailed response to your organization’s questions.
All information submitted to BIS is protected as Business Confidential under provisions of the Defense
Production Act (DPA) of 1950, as amended, and will not be published or disclosed, other than in
aggregate form. At no time will such reporting identify your specific organization. Such information is
also protected from disclosure from Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests.
Also note that your organization is required by federal law (50 U.S.C. Sec. 4555) to complete the
survey. Your organization has 30 days from receipt of the postal-mailed letter to respond.
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