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U.S. PURCHASERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
INVESTIGATION TITLE
This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by DATE
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 duty/antidumping duty order concerning #abbrproduct from #ctrysubs
(inv. No. 701/731‐TA‐xxx (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 possession (19 U.S.C. § 1333(a)). Further information
on this questionnaire can be obtained from ECONOMIST (202‐205‐xxxx, NAME@usitc.gov).
Name of firm
Address
City
State
Zip Code
Website
Has your firm purchased #abbrproduct (as defined on the next page) from any source (domestic or foreign) at
any time since January 1, #bopyear?
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: XXXX)
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
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
Phone:
Date
Signature
Email address
Fax
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PART I.—GENERAL INFORMATION
Background. On Date, the Department of Commerce/the Treasury issued a countervailing duty
order/an antidumping duty order/suspended an investigation on imports of #abbrproduct from
#ctrysubs. On Date, the Commission instituted a review 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 order/termination of the
suspended investigation 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
an affirmative determination, the order/suspension agreement will remain in place. If either the
Commission or Commerce makes a negative determination, the Department of Commerce will revoke
the order/terminate the suspension agreement. Questionnaires and other information pertinent to this
proceeding are available at LINK.
#abbrproduct covered by these investigations is . . . COMMERCE SCOPE LANGAUGE
Purchaser.‐‐Any firm engaged, either directly or through a parent company or subsidiary, in purchasing
#abbrproduct from another firm that produces, imports, or otherwise distributes #abbrproduct.
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 in connection with this
proceeding (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 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.
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I‐1.
I‐2.
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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
40 hours per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, gathering data, and
completing and reviewing the questionnaire.
We welcome comments regarding the accuracy of this burden estimate, suggestions for
reducing the burden, and any suggestions for improving this questionnaire. Please attach such
comments to your response or send to the Office of Investigations, USITC, 500 E St. SW,
Washington, DC 20436.
Establishments covered.‐‐Provide the name and address of 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 report.
“Establishment”‐‐Each facility of a firm involved in the purchase of #abbrproduct, including
auxiliary facilities operated in conjunction with (whether or not physically separate from) such
facilities.
I‐3.
Ownership.‐‐Is your firm owned, in whole or in part, by any other firm?
No
Yes‐‐List the following information.
Extent of ownership
Firm name
Address
(percent)
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I‐5.
I‐6.
I‐7.
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Related SUBJECT importers/exporters.‐‐Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic
or foreign, that import #abbrproduct from #ctrysubs into the United States or that export
#abbrproduct from #ctrysubs to the United States?
No
Yes‐‐List the following information.
Firm name
Address
Affiliation
Related NONSUBJECT importers/exporters.‐‐Does your firm have any related firms, either
domestic or foreign, that import #abbrproduct from countries other than #ctrysubs into the
United States or that export #abbrproduct from countries other than #ctrysubs to the United
States?
No
Yes‐‐List the following information.
Firm name and country
Address
Affiliation
Related producers.‐‐Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or foreign, that
produce #abbrproduct?
No
Yes‐‐List the following information.
Firm name and country
Address
Affiliation
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 #abbrproduct?
No
If yes, please provide these documents. If you are not providing the
Yes requested documents, please explain why not.
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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
Fax
II‐1. Purchases.—
(a)
Please estimate your firm’s total U.S. purchases of #abbrproduct in #termyear. (Do not
include imports for which your firm was the importer of record; such imports should be
reported in your U.S. importer’s questionnaire.)
Quantity (#units)
(b)
Estimate the percentage of the quantity of your firm’s purchases of #abbrproduct in
#termyear that were produced in each of the specified countries.
#abbrproduct produced in:
United States
%
#ctrysubA
%
#ctrysubB
%
#ctrysubC
%
All other countries:1
%
Total (should sum to 100.0%)
1
Please identify these countries:
Share of quantity of #termyear
purchases
0.0 %
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Purchases before and after order. (This q only for first reviews)‐‐
(a)
(b)
Did your firm purchase #abbrproduct from #ctrysubs before #bopyear?
No‐‐skip to (c)
Yes
If yes, has your pattern of purchasing #abbrproduct from #ctrysubs changed since
#bopyear?
No, our pattern of purchasing is essentially unchanged.
Yes, we discontinued purchases from #ctrysubs because of the order.
Yes, we reduced purchases from #ctrysubs because of the order.
Yes, but we changed the pattern of purchases from #ctrysubs for reasons other
than the order (please explain below).
(c)
Has your pattern of purchasing #abbrproduct from nonsubject foreign sources (i.e.,
countries other than #ctrysubs) changed since #bopyear?
We did not purchase from nonsubject foreign sources before or after the order.
No, our pattern of purchasing is essentially unchanged.
Yes, we increased purchases from nonsubject countries because of the order.
Yes, but we changed our pattern of purchases from nonsubject countries for
reasons other than the order (please explain below).
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II‐3.
Changes in purchasing patterns.‐‐Please indicate how the shares of your firm’s purchases of
#abbrproduct from different sources have changed since January 1, #bopyear.
Source of
purchases
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Did not Decreased Increased Constant Fluctuated
purchase
Explanation for
trend
United States
#ctrysubA
#ctrysubB
#ctrysubC
All other
countries
Purchases from one country only.‐‐If your firm has purchased #abbrproduct from only one
country, please explain the reasons for doing so.
II‐5.
Supplier identification.‐‐ Please list your firm’s FIVE largest suppliers for #abbrproduct since
January 1, #bopyear. Also, provide the share of the quantity of your firm’s total purchases of
#abbrproduct that each of these suppliers accounted for in #termyear.
No.
Supplier’s name
City and state
Share of quantity of
#termyear
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 #abbrproduct
(check all that apply)?
End user End user
Distributor
Other
Describe other
(type 1)
(type 2)
If your firm is a distributor of #abbrproduct, please answer questions III‐2 and III‐3.
III‐2. Competition for sales.‐‐Do you compete for sales to your customers with the manufacturers or
importers from which you purchase #abbrproduct?
No
Yes If yes, please describe.
III‐3.
Types of customers.‐‐What are the major types of consumers to which you sell #abbrproduct?
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If your firm is an end user of PRODUCT, please answer questions III‐4 and III‐5.
III‐4. End uses.—
(a) List the top 3 products you make using #abbrproduct and estimate the percent of your
total production cost that is accounted for by #abbrproduct and by other inputs (such as
labor, energy, and other raw materials).
Share of total cost in each of the product(s) your
Total
firm produces accounted for by
(should
sum to
Product(s) your firm
100.0%
produces
across)
#abbrproduct
Other inputs
%
+
% =
0.0 %
%
+
% =
0.0 %
%
+
% =
0.0 %
(b)
Have there been any changes in the end uses of #abbrproduct since January 1,
#bopyear? Do you anticipate any future changes?
Changes in end uses No
III‐5.
Yes
Changes since
January 1, #bopyear
Anticipated changes
Explain
Demand for end use products.‐‐
(a)
Has the demand for your firm’s final products incorporating #abbrproduct changed
since January 1, #bopyear?
Increased
No change
(b)
Decreased
Fluctuated
Has this had any effect on your firm’s demand for #abbrproduct?
No
Yes
Explain
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Substitutes.—
(a)
Can other products be substituted for #abbrproduct?
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 #abbrproduct?
No Yes
Explanation
1.
2.
3.
(b)
Have there been any changes in the number or types of products that can be
substituted for #abbrproduct since January 1, #bopyear? Do you anticipate any future
changes?
Changes in substitutes No Yes
Changes since January
1, #bopyear
Anticipated changes
Explain
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Demand trends.‐‐ Indicate how demand within the United States and outside of the United
States (if known) for #abbrproduct has changed since January 1, #bopyear, 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
Fluctuate
Overall
No
Overall
with no
increase change decrease clear trend
Explanation and factors
Demand since January 1, #bopyear
Within
the United
States
Outside
the United
States
Anticipated future demand
III‐8.
Within
the United
States
Outside
the United
States
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 #abbrproduct supply
(including production capacity and capacity utilization) and demand in (1) the United States, (2)
each of the other major producing/consuming countries, including #ctrysubs, and (3) the world
as a whole. Of particular interest is such data from #bopyear to the present and forecasts for
the future.
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Importance of purchasing domestic product.‐‐Please fill out the table below, estimating the
percentage of your firm’s total #termyear purchases of #abbrproduct that required
#abbrproduct 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
#termyear purchases of
#abbrproduct
%
%
%
%
0.0 %
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III‐10. Conditions of competition.‐‐
(a) Is the #abbrproduct market subject to business cycles (other than general economy‐wide
conditions) and/or other conditions of competition distinctive to #abbrproduct?
Check all that apply.
Please describe.
No
Skip to question III‐13.
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
#abbrproduct since January 1, #bopyear?
No
Yes
If yes, describe.
III‐11. Decisions based on producer and country‐of‐origin.‐‐How often does your firm, and if you
know, do your customers, make purchasing decisions involving #abbrproduct based on its
producer or country of origin?
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
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III‐12. Availability of supply.‐‐Has the availability of #abbrproduct in the U.S. market changed since
January 1, #bopyear? Do you anticipate any future changes?
Availability in the U.S.
Please explain, noting the countries and reasons for the
market
No Yes changes.
Changes since January 1, #bopyear:
U.S.‐produced product
Subject imports
Nonsubject imports
U.S.‐produced product
Subject imports
Nonsubject imports
Anticipated changes:
III‐13. Supply constraints.‐‐Has any firm refused, declined, or been unable to supply your firm with
#abbrproduct since January 1, #bopyear (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, been unable to meet timely shipment commitments,
etc.)?
No
Yes
If yes, please describe.
III‐14. Purchasing frequency.‐‐
(a)
How frequently do you make purchases of #abbrproduct (check one)?
Daily Weekly
(b)
Monthly
Quarterly Annually
Other If other, specify
Do you expect this purchasing frequency to change in the next two years?
No
Yes If yes, explain.
III‐15. Number of suppliers contacted.‐‐How many suppliers do you generally contact before making a
purchase? Between and firms.
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III‐16. Supplier negotiations.‐‐Do your purchases of #abbrproduct usually involve negotiations
between supplier and purchaser?
No
If yes, explain the factors you generally negotiate and note whether
Yes your firm quotes competing prices during negotiations.
III‐17. Change in suppliers.‐‐ Has your firm changed suppliers since January 1, #bopyear?
No
If yes, please list the supplier(s), whether the firm was added or
Yes dropped, and the reasons for the change.
III‐18. New suppliers.‐‐
(a)
Are you aware of any new suppliers, either foreign or domestic, that have entered the
market since January 1, #bopyear?
No
(b)
Do you expect new #abbrproduct suppliers to enter the U.S. market?
No
Yes If yes, please identify the firms.
Yes If yes, please explain.
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III‐19. Supplier qualification.‐‐Do you require your suppliers to be or to become certified or qualified
to sell #abbrproduct 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‐20. Failure to certify.‐‐Since January 1, #bopyear, have any domestic or foreign producers failed in
their attempts to certify or qualify their #abbrproduct 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.
III‐21. Major purchasing factors.‐‐ Please list, in order of their importance, the three major factors
your firm considers in deciding from whom to purchase #abbrproduct (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:
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III‐22. Purchasing factors.‐‐Please rate the importance of the following factors in your firm’s
purchasing decisions for #abbrproduct.
Very
important
Factor
Somewhat
important
Not
important
Availability
Delivery terms
Delivery time
Discounts offered
Extension of credit
Minimum quantity requirements
Packaging
Price
Product consistency
Product range
Quality exceeds industry standards
Quality meets industry standards
Reliability of supply
Technical support/service
U.S. transportation costs
III‐23. Quality characteristics.‐‐What characteristics does your firm consider when determining the
quality of #abbrproduct?
III‐24. Frequency of decisions based on price.‐‐How often does your firm purchase the #abbrproduct
that is offered at the lowest price?
Always
Usually
Sometimes
Never
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III‐25. 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 #abbrproduct market since
January 1, #bopyear.
Firm(s)
Describe how the firm(s) exhibited price leadership
III‐26. Changes in U.S. industry.‐‐
(a)
Please identify and discuss any improvements/changes in the U.S. #abbrproduct
industry since January 1, #bopyear and explain the factors, including the order(s) under
review, that were responsible for each improvement/change.
(b)
Please discuss any improvements/changes that you anticipate in the future in the U.S.
#abbrproduct industry. Identify the time period and causes for these
improvements/changes.
III‐27. Effect of revocation.‐‐What do you think will be the likely effects of any revocation of the
countervailing duty order/antidumping duty order for imports of #abbrproduct from #ctrysubs?
As appropriate, please discuss any potential effects of revocation of the countervailing duty
order/antidumping duty order on (1) the future activities of your firm and (2) the U.S. market as
a whole. Please note the future time period to which you are referring.
Activities of your firm
Entire U.S. market
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PART IV.‐‐ PRODUCT COMPARISIONS
IV‐1. Country knowledge.‐‐Please indicate the countries of origin for #abbrproduct for which your
firm has actual marketing/pricing knowledge.
United
States
#ctrysubA
#ctrysubB
#ctrysubC
Other
countries
Other countries (specify)
IV‐2.
Interchangeability.‐‐Is #abbrproduct 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
#ctrysubA
#ctrysubB
#ctrysubC
Other countries
United States
#ctrysubA
#ctrysubB
#ctrysubC
For any country‐pair producing #abbrproduct 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 #abbrproduct
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
#ctrysubA
#ctrysubB
#ctrysubC
Other countries
United States
#ctrysubA
#ctrysubB
#ctrysubC
For any country‐pair for which factors other than price always or frequently are a significant
factor in your firm’s purchases of #abbrproduct, identify the country‐pair and report the
advantages or disadvantages imparted by such factors:
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Country preferences.‐‐Do you or your customers ever specifically order #abbrproduct from one
country in particular over other possible sources of supply?
No
Yes
If yes, identify the countries and explain.
IV‐5.
IV‐6.
Availability of merchandise.‐‐Are certain grades/types/sizes of #abbrproduct only available
from certain country sources?
No
Yes
Choice of product not based on price.‐‐If you purchased #abbrproduct from one source
although a comparable product was available from another country source at a lower price,
please explain your reasons for doing so (please specify by country).
If yes, please identify the countries and the grade/type/size.
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Factor country comparisons.‐‐For the factors listed below, please rate how #abbrproduct
produced in each country you identified in your response to the first question in Part IV
compares with #abbrproduct produced in each of the other countries you identified. Duplicate
(copy and paste) this table to account for a reasonable number of country comparisons given
the number of countries subject to the review and delete this note.
Superior
Comparable
Inferior
Superior
Comparable
Inferior
Superior
Comparable
Inferior
If you are unfamiliar with the product from a particular country, please leave the boxes for those
country comparisons blank.
Product from
Product from
Product from
United States
United States
#ctrysubA
compared to
compared to
compared to
product from
product from
product from
#ctrysubA
#ctrysubB
#ctrysubB
Availability
Delivery terms
Delivery time
Discounts offered
Extension of credit
Minimum quantity requirements
Packaging
Price1
Product consistency
Product range
Quality exceeds industry standards
Quality meets industry standards
Reliability of supply
Factor
Technical support/service
1
U.S. transportation costs
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.
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Superior
Comparable
Inferior
Superior
Comparable
Inferior
Superior
Comparable
Inferior
IV‐7. Continued.
If you are unfamiliar with the product from a particular country, please leave the boxes for those
country comparisons blank.
Product from
Product from
Product from
United States
#ctrysubA
#ctrysubB
compared to
compared to
compared to
product from
product from
product from
Nonsubject
Nonsubject
Nonsubject
countries
countries
countries
Availability
Delivery terms
Delivery time
Discounts offered
Extension of credit
Minimum quantity requirements
Packaging
Price1
Product consistency
Product range
Quality exceeds industry standards
Quality meets industry standards
Reliability of supply
Factor
Technical support/service
1
U.S. transportation costs
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.
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Minimum quality.‐‐How often does #abbrproduct from the following countries meet minimum
quality specifications for your uses or your customers’ uses?
Source
IV‐9.
Always
Usually
Sometimes
Rarely or
never
Don’t
know
United States
#ctrysubA
#ctrysubB
#ctrysubC
NS Country
Other:
Change in price.‐‐
(a)
Since January 1, #bopyear, has there been a change in the price of #abbrproduct? If so,
has the price of U.S.‐produced #abbrproduct changed more or less than the price of
imported #abbrproduct from #ctrysubs?
No change in price.
Prices have changed by the same amount.
Price of U.S.‐produced #abbrproduct has changed relative to the price of
#abbrproduct from #ctrysubA.
Price of U.S.‐produced #abbrproduct has changed relative to the price of
#abbrproduct from #ctrysubB.
(b)
If the price of U.S.‐produced #abbrproduct has changed relative to the price of
#abbrproduct from #ctrysubs, the price of U.S.‐produced #abbrproduct is now relatively
Higher
Lower
than those from #ctrysubA.
than those from #ctrysubB.
IV‐10. Other explanations.‐‐If your firm would like to further explain a response to a question that did
not provide a narrative response box, please note the question number and the explanation in
the space provided below.
Business Proprietary
U.S. Purchasers’ Questionnaire ‐ #ABBRPRODUCT
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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: LINK
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: XXXX
• E‐mail.—E‐mail the MS Word questionnaire to NAME@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 (202‐
205‐1803). 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.
File Type | application/pdf |
File Title | Microsoft Word - Sunset US Purchaser Questionnaire.dot |
Author | nathanael.comly |
File Modified | 2015-12-16 |
File Created | 2015-12-16 |