17-2-3726 U.S. Importers Questionnaire

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Multilayered Wood Fooring from China, Inv. No. 701-476 (Review)

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U.S. IMPORTERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
MULTILAYERED WOOD FLOORING FROM CHINA
This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by August 17, 2017
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 multilayered wood flooring from China (Inv. Nos. 701-TA-476
and 731-TA-1179 (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 imported multilayered wood flooring (as defined on the next page) from any country at
any time since January 1, 2011?

(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: MLWF)
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 investigations 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

Fax:

Email address

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PART I.—GENERAL INFORMATION
Background.--On December 8, 2011, the Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) issued a
countervailing duty order and an antidumping duty order on imports of multilayered wood flooring from
China. On November 1, 2016, 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 an affirmative determination, the orders
will remain in place. If either the Commission or Commerce makes a negative determination,
Commerce will revoke the order. Questionnaires and other information pertinent to this proceeding are
available at
https://www.usitc.gov/investigations/701731/2016/multilayered_wood_flooring_china/first_review_ful
l.htm
Multilayered wood flooring covered by these reviews is composed of an assembly of two or more layers
or plies of wood veneer(s) 1 in combination with a core. 2 The several layers, along with the core, are
glued or otherwise bonded together to form a final assembled product. Multilayered wood flooring is
often referred to by other terms, e.g., “engineered wood flooring” or “plywood flooring.” Regardless of
the particular terminology, all products that meet the description set forth herein are intended for
inclusion within the definition of subject merchandise.
All multilayered wood flooring is included within the definition of subject merchandise, without regard
to: dimension (overall thickness, thickness of face ply, thickness of back ply, thickness of core, and
thickness of inner plies; width; and length); wood species used for the face, back and inner veneers; core
composition; and face grade. Multilayered wood flooring included within the definition of subject
merchandise may be unfinished (i.e., without a finally finished surface to protect the face veneer from
wear and tear) or “prefinished” (i.e., a coating applied to the face veneer, including, but not exclusively,
oil or oil-modified or water-based polyurethanes, ultra-violet light cured polyurethanes, wax, epoxyester finishes, moisture-cured urethanes and acid-curing formaldehyde finishes.) The veneers may be
also soaked in an acrylic impregnated finish. All multilayered wood flooring is included within the
definition of subject merchandise regardless of whether the face (or back) of the product is smooth,
wire brushed, distressed by any method or multiple methods, or hand-scraped. In addition, all
multilayered wood flooring is included within the definition of subject merchandise regardless of
whether or not it is manufactured with any interlocking or connecting mechanism (for example, tongueand-groove construction or locking joints). All multilayered wood flooring is included within the
definition of the subject merchandise regardless of whether the product meets a particular industry or
similar standard.
The core of multilayered wood flooring may be composed of a range of materials, including but not
limited to hardwood or softwood veneer, particleboard, medium-density fiberboard (MDF), high-density
fiberboard (HDF), stone and/or plastic composite, or strips of lumber placed edge-to-edge.
Multilayered wood flooring products generally, but not exclusively, may be in the form of a strip, plank,
or other geometrical patterns (e.g., circular, hexagonal). All multilayered wood flooring products are
included within this definition regardless of the actual or nominal dimensions or form of the product.

A “veneer” is a thin slice of wood, rotary cut, sliced, or sawed from a log, bolt, or flitch. Veneer is referred to as a
ply when assembled.
2
Commerce interprets this language to refer to wood flooring products with a minimum of three layers.

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Specifically excluded from the scope are cork flooring and bamboo flooring, regardless of whether any
of the sub-surface layers of either flooring are made from wood. Also excluded is laminate flooring.
Laminate flooring consists of a top wear layer sheet not made of wood, a decorative paper layer, a corelayer of high-density fiberboard, and a stabilizing bottom layer.
Imports of the subject merchandise are provided for under the following statistical reporting numbers of
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (“HTSUS”):
4412.31.0520; 4412.31.0540; 4412.31.0560; 4412.31.2510; 4412.31.2520; 4412.31.4040; 4412.31.4050;
4412.31.4060; 4412.31.4070; 4412.31.5125; 4412.31.5135; 4412.31.5155; 4412.31.5165; 4412.31.3175;
4412.31.6000; 4412.31.9100; 4412.32.0520; 4412.32.0540; 4412.32.0560; 4412.32.2510; 4412.32.2520;
4412.32.3125; 4412.32.3135; 4412.32.3155; 4412.32.3165; 4412.32.3175; 4412.32.3185; 4412.32.5600;
4412.39.1000; 4412.39.3000; 4412.39.4011; 4412.39.4012; 4412.39.4019; 4412.39.4031; 4412.39.4032;
4412.39.4039; 4412.39.4051; 4412.39.4052; 4412.39.4059; 4412.39.4061; 4412.39.4062; 4412.39.4069;
4412.39.5010; 4412.39.5030; 4412.39.5050; 4412.94.1030; 4412.94.1050; 4412.94.3105; 4412.94.3111;
4412.94.3121; 4412.94.3131; 4412.94.3141; 4412.94.3160; 4412.94.3171; 4412.94.4100; 4412.94.5100;
4412.94.6000; 4412.94.7000; 4412.94.8000; 4412.94.9000; 4412.94.9500; 4412.99.0600; 4412.99.1020;
4412.99.1030; 4412.99.1040; 4412.99.3110; 4412.99.3120; 4412.99.3130; 4412.99.3140; 4412.99.3150;
4412.99.3160; 4412.99.3170; 4412.99.4100; 4412.99.5100; 4412.99.5710; 4412.99.6000; 4412.99.7000;
4412.99.8000; 4412.99.9000; 4412.99.9500; 4418.71.2000; 4418.71.9000; 4418.72.2000; and
4418.72.9500.
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. If your firm is completing more than one questionnaire (i.e., a producer, importer,
purchaser and/or foreign producer 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.
Valid number error messages.--If you are completing this form in a country that uses periods (“.”) to
delineate multiples of 1000 (e.g., one million would appear as $1.000.000 rather than $1,000,000), you
may be unable to enter in numbers greater than 999 in numeric form fields. The solution to this data
entry issue is to temporarily change your operating system’s number formatting to be consistent with
the U.S. number formatting system while you complete this form. Detailed instructions on how to
resolve this issue is provided at the end of this questionnaire and is available upon request from Drew
Dushkes (202-205-3229, drew.dushkes@usitc.gov).

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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
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.
I-2.

Establishments covered.--Provide the name and address of establishment(s) covered by this
questionnaire. If your firm is publicly traded, please specify the stock exchange and trading
symbol.
“Establishment”--Each facility of a firm involved in the importation of multilayered wood
flooring, 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

Firm name

Yes--List the following information.

Address

Extent of
ownership
(percent)

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Related importers/exporters.--Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or
foreign, that are engaged in importing multilayered wood flooring into the United States or that
are engaged in exporting multilayered wood flooring to the United States?
No

Yes--List the following information.

Firm name

I-5.

Country

Affiliation

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

Yes--List the following information.

Firm name

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Country

Affiliation

Importing operations.--Please indicate the nature of your firm’s importing operations on
multilayered wood flooring. More than one answer may be applicable.
Importer of record

Takes title to the
imported product(s)

Consignee of the
imported products(s)

Customs broker or
freight forwarder

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Consignees.--If your firm is an importer of record of multilayered wood flooring but is not the
consignee, please list the consignees below (firm name, address, telephone number, and
individual to contact).
Firm name

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Contact person and
phone number

Address

FTZ, TIB, or bonded warehouses.--Please indicate whether your firm enters multilayered wood
flooring into, or withdraws such merchandise from, foreign trade zones or bonded warehouses.
Also indicate whether your firm imports multilayered wood flooring under the TIB (temporary
importation under bond) program.
“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, as
well as other savings. A foreign trade zone must be designed as such pursuant to the rules and
procedures set forth in the Foreign-Trade Zones Act.
“Bonded warehouse” is a secured facility supervised by U.S. customs, where dutiable landed
imports are stored pending their re-export, or release after payment of import duties, taxes, and
other charges. A bonded warehouse must be designed as such pursuant to the rules and
procedures set forth in 19 U.S.C. § 1555.
“Temporary Importation under Bond (“TIB”) program” is a procedure whereby, imported
merchandise may be entered under certain conditions for a limited time into the United States
free of duty. Under the program, an importer posts a bond for twice the amount of duty, taxes,
etc. that would otherwise be owed on the importation and agrees to export or destroy the
merchandise within a specified time or pay liquidated damages. This program is restricted to
certain categories of merchandise listed in subheadings 9813.00.05 through 9813.00.75 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS).
No
Foreign trade zones
Bonded warehouses
Temporary importation under bond

Yes

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Business plan.--In Parts II and III 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 multilayered wood
flooring?
No

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Yes–Please provide the requested documents. If you are not providing the
requested documents, please explain why not.

Other trade actions.--To your knowledge, have the products subject to this proceeding been the
subject of any other import relief proceedings in the United States or in any other countries?
No

Yes–Please specify.

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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
Fax

II-2.

Changes in operations.--Please indicate whether your firm has experienced any of the following
changes in relation to the importation of multilayered wood flooring since January 1, 2011.
Check as many as appropriate.
Office/warehouse openings
Office/warehouse closings
Relocations
Expansions
Acquisitions
Consolidations
Prolonged shutdowns or
importation curtailments
Revised labor agreements
Other (e.g., technology)

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

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For question II-4, if your firm’s response differs for particular orders, please indicate and explain the
particular effect of revocation of specific orders.
II-3.

Arranged imports.--Has your firm imported or arranged for the importation of multilayered
wood flooring for delivery after June 30, 2017?
“Arranged imports” are imports for which your firm has placed an order with a foreign supplier
for subject merchandise, but delivery of those imports is not scheduled to occur until after the
date listed above.
No

Yes–Fill out the table below.
Quantity (in 1,000 square feet)

Period/Source
China—subject

Jul-Sep 2017

Oct-Dec 2017

Jan-Mar 2018

Apr-Jun 2018

China—nonsubject2
Other sources
1

China—subject imports do not include imports from Chinese firms (“Yuhua Timber”) and Zhejiang Layo
Wood Industry Co., Ltd (“Layo Wood”) because they are not subject to the antidumping and countervailing
duty orders. Imports from these two producers are considered nonsubject and should be excluded from this
line of the table.
2
China—nonsubject imports include only imports from Chinese firms Yuhua Timber and Layo Wood.

II-4.

Reasons for importing if producer.--If your firm also produces multilayered wood flooring in the
United States, please indicate the reasons for importing this product. If your firm’s reasons differ
by source, please elaborate.

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Definitions
“Imports” –Those products identified for Customs purposes as imports for consumption for
which your firm was the importer of record (i.e., was responsible for paying any import duty) or
consignee (i.e., to which the merchandise was first delivered).
“China – subject” –Imports from firms in China that are subject to the antidumping and/or
countervailing duty orders. Subject imports from China should not include imports from
Zhejiang Yuhua Timber Co., Ltd. (“Yuhua Timber”) and Zhejiang Layo Wood Industry Co., Ltd
(“Layo Wood”), as they are not subject to either order.
“China – nonsubject” –Imports from Chinese firms Yuhua Timber and Layo Wood only, both of
which are subject to neither the antidumping nor countervailing duty orders.
“Import quantities” –Quantities reported should be net of returns.
“Import values”—Values reported should be landed, duty-paid values at the U.S. port of entry,
including ocean freight and insurance costs, brokerage charges, and import duties (i.e., all
charges except inland freight in the United States).
“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. Shipments made to retail outlets owned by
your firm should be recorded as transfers to related firms.
“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.
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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Imports from CHINA subject to the AD or CVD order.--Report your firm’s imports and your
firm’s shipments and inventories of multilayered wood flooring imported from subject
producers/exporters in CHINA during the specified periods. Please exclude all imports of
multilayered wood flooring from Zhejiang Yuhua Timber Co., Ltd. (“Yuhua Timber”) and
Zhejiang Layo Wood Industry Co., Ltd (“Layo Wood”). These two producers/exporters in CHINA
are not subject to the AD or CVD duty order and must be excluded from this table.

II-5.

CHINA—SUBJECT ONLY
Quantity (in 1,000 square feet), value (in $1,000)
Calendar year
Item

2011

2012

2013

2014

January-June
2015

2016

2017

Beginning-of-period
inventories (quantity) (A)
Imports:1
Quantity (B)
Value (C)
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity (D)
Value (E)
Internal consumption/
company transfers:2
Quantity (F)
Value2 (G)
Export shipments:3
Quantity (H)
Value (I)
End-of-period inventories
(quantity) (J)
1

Please identify the foreign producers, if known:
.
Sales to related firms (including internal consumption) must be valued at fair market value. In the event that your firm uses a
different basis for valuing these sales within your company, please specify that basis (e.g., cost, cost plus, etc.) and provide value data
using that basis for each period identified above:
.
3
Identify your firm’s principal export markets:
.
2

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Imports from CHINA subject to the AD or CVD order.—Continued

CHINA—SUBJECT ONLY
Quantity (in 1,000 square feet)
Calendar year
Item

2011

2012

2013

January-June

2014

2015

2016

2017

Channels of distribution:
Commercial U.S.
shipments-to distributors (K)
to big box retailers/
home centers (L)
to other retailers (M)
to builders (N)
to other end users (O)
RECONCILIATION OF SHIPMENTS, IMPORTS, AND INVENTORIES.--Generally, the data reported for the
end-of-period inventories (i.e., line J) should be equal to the beginning-of-period inventories (i.e., line A),
plus imports (i.e., line B), less total shipments (i.e., lines D, F, and H). Please ensure that any differences
are not due to data entry errors in completing this form, but rather actually reflect your firm’s records;
and also provide any likely explanations for any differences (e.g., theft, loss, damage, record systems
issues, etc.) if they exist.
Calendar year
Reconciliation

2011

A + B – D – F – H – J = should
equal zero ("0") or provide
an explanation.1
1

2012

2013

January-June

2014

2015

2016

2017

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

RECONCILIATION OF CHANNELS.--Please ensure that the quantities reported for channels of distribution
(i.e., lines K, L, M, N, and O) in each time period equal the quantity reported for commercial U.S.
commercial shipments (i.e., line D) 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
K + L + M + N + O – D = zero
("0"), if not revise.

2011

2012
0

2013
0

January-June

2014
0

2015
0

2016
0

2017
0

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Commercial U.S. shipments of imports from CHINA subject to the AD or CVD order, by
attribute.--Report your firm’s commercial U.S. shipments of multilayered wood flooring
imported from subject producers/exporters in CHINA, by species, finish, width, and face
thickness, during calendar year 2016. Please exclude all shipments of imports of multilayered
wood flooring from Yuhua Timber and Layo Wood. These two producers/exporters in CHINA
are not subject to the AD or CVD duty order and must be excluded from this table.

CHINA—SUBJECT ONLY
Quantity (in 1,000 square feet)
Calendar year 2016
<= 5" width and <= 5" width and
<=2" face
>2" face
thickness
thickness

Species and finish

>5" width and
any face
thickness

All widths and
face thicknesses

Commercial U.S. shipments.-Red oak.-Smooth finish (P)

Distressed finished (Q)

White oak.-Smooth finish (R)

Distressed finished (S)

Hickory, maple or walnut.-Smooth finish (T)

Distressed finished (U)

All other species.-Smooth finish (V)

Distressed finished (W)

All species.-Smooth finish (X)
Distressed finished (Y)
Total commercial U.S. shipments (Z)

RECONCILIATION OF COMMERCIAL U.S. SHIPMENTS.--Please ensure that the quantities reported for 2016
commercial U.S. shipments by attribute (i.e., line Z in the last column equal the quantity reported for
commercial U.S. shipments of imports from subject producers in (i.e., line D) in that same year. 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.

Reconciliation
P + Q + R + S + T + U + V + W (all columns) - D (for 2016) = should
equal zero ("0"), if not revise.

Calendar year
2016
0

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Imports from CHINA from Yuhua Timber and Layo Wood (nonsubject).--Report your firm’s
imports and your firm’s shipments and inventories of multilayered wood flooring imported from
nonsubject producers/exporters Layo Wood and/or Yuhua Timber in CHINA during the
specified periods. If your firm imported from both Layo Wood and Yuhua Timber, please report
your total imports from both nonsubject producers/exporters in China combined.

II-7.

CHINA—NONSUBJECT ONLY
Quantity (in 1,000 square feet), value (in $1,000)
Calendar year
Item

2011

2012

2013

2014

January-June
2015

2016

2017

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Imports from CHINA from Yuhua Timber and Layo Wood (nonsubject).--Continued

CHINA—NONSUBJECT ONLY
Quantity (in 1,000 square feet)
Calendar year
Item

2011

2012

2013

January-June

2014

2015

2016

2017

2011

A + B – D – F – H – J = should
equal zero ("0") or provide
an explanation.1
1

2012

2013

January-June

2014

2015

2016

2017

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

RECONCILIATION OF CHANNELS.--Please ensure that the quantities reported for channels of distribution
(i.e., lines K, L, M, N, and O) in each time period equal the quantity reported for commercial U.S.
shipments (i.e., line D) 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
K + L + M + N + O – D = zero
("0"), if not revise.

2011

2012
0

2013
0

January-June

2014
0

2015
0

2016
0

2017
0

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Commercial U.S. shipments of imports from CHINA from Yuhua Timber and Layo Wood
(nonsubject), by attribute.--Report your firm’s commercial U.S. shipments of multilayered wood
flooring imported from nonsubject producers/exporters Layo Wood and/or Yuhua Timber in
CHINA, by species, finish, width, and face thickness, during calendar year 2016.

CHINA—NONSUBJECT ONLY
Quantity (in 1,000 square feet)
Calendar year 2016
<= 5" width and <= 5" width and
<=2" face
>2" face
thickness
thickness

Species and finish

>5" width and
any face
thickness

All widths and
face thicknesses

Commercial U.S. shipments.-Red oak.-Smooth finish (P)

Distressed finished (Q)

White oak.-Smooth finish (R)

Distressed finished (S)

Hickory, maple or walnut.-Smooth finish (T)

Distressed finished (U)

All other species.-Smooth finish (V)

Distressed finished (W)

All species.-Smooth finish (X)
Distressed finished (Y)
Total commercial U.S. shipments (Z)

Reconciliation
P + Q + R + S + T + U + V + W (all columns) - D (for 2016) = should
equal zero ("0"), if not revise.

Calendar year
2016
0

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Imports from ALL OTHER SOURCES.--Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments and
inventories of multilayered wood flooring imported from all other sources combined during the
specified periods.

II-9.

ALL OTHER SOURCES

(list sources:

)
Quantity (in 1,000 square feet), value (in $1,000)
Calendar year

Item

2011

2012

2013

2014

January-June
2015

2016

2017

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Imports from ALL OTHER SOURCES.–Continued

ALL OTHER SOURCES
Quantity (in 1,000 square feet)
Calendar year
Item

2011

2012

2013

January-June

2014

2015

2016

2017

2011

A + B – D – F – H – J = should
equal zero ("0") or provide
an explanation.1
1

2012

2013

January-June

2014

2015

2016

2017

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

RECONCILIATION OF CHANNELS.--Please ensure that the quantities reported for channels of distribution
(i.e., lines K, L, M, N, and O) in each time period equal the quantity reported for commercial U.S.
shipments (i.e., line D) 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
K + L + M + N + O – D = zero
("0"), if not revise.

2011

2012
0

2013
0

January-June

2014
0

2015
0

2016
0

2017
0

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Commercial U.S. shipments of imports from all other sources, by attribute.--Report your firm’s
commercial U.S. shipments of multilayered wood flooring imported from all other sources, by
species, finish, width, and face thickness, during calendar year 2016.

ALL OTHER SOURCES COMBINED
Quantity (in 1,000 square feet)
Calendar year 2016
<= 5" width and <= 5" width and
<=2" face
>2" face
thickness
thickness

Species and finish

>5" width and
any face
thickness

All widths and
face thicknesses

Commercial U.S. shipments.-Red oak.-Smooth finish (P)

Distressed finished (Q)

White oak.-Smooth finish (R)

Distressed finished (S)

Hickory, maple or walnut.-Smooth finish (T)

Distressed finished (U)

All other species.-Smooth finish (V)

Distressed finished (W)

All species.-Smooth finish (X)
Distressed finished (Y)
Total commercial U.S. shipments (Z)

Reconciliation
P + Q + R + S + T + U + V + W (all columns) - D (for 2016) = should
equal zero ("0"), if not revise.

Calendar year
2016
0

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For questions II-11 and II-12, if your firm’s response differs for particular orders, please indicate and
explain the particular effect of imposition, continuation, and revocation of specific orders.
II-11.

Effect of orders.--Describe the significance of the existing countervailing and antidumping duty
orders covering imports of multilayered wood flooring from China in terms of its effect on your
firm’s imports, U.S. shipments of imports, and inventories. You may wish to compare your firm’s
operations before and after the imposition of the orders.

II-12.

Anticipated changes in operations.--Would your firm anticipate any changes in the character of
its operations or organization, including its imports, U.S. shipments of imports, or inventories of
multilayered wood flooring, in the future? Please consider both anticipated changes if the
countervailing and antidumping duty orders were to remain in place, and anticipated changes if
the orders on multilayered wood flooring from China were to be revoked. Please also note that
imports from Chinese firms Yuhua Timber and Layo Wood are not subject to the orders and
should not be considered as a part of your response for if the orders were revoked.

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
documentation that address this issue.

If orders
remain in place
If orders are
revoked
II-13.

Other explanations.--If your firm would like to further explain a response to a question in Part II
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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PART III.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Craig Thomsen
(202-205-3226, craig.thomsen@usitc.gov).
III-1.

PRICE DATA
III-2.

This question requests quarterly quantity and value data for your firm’s commercial shipments
to unrelated U.S. customers of the following products your firm imported from China, excluding
multilayered wood flooring imports which are not subject to the order, i.e. that were produced
and/or exported by nonsubject producers/exporters Layo Wood and/or Yuhua Timber:
Product 1.--Multilayered wood flooring, non-click, 12.5 mm (½ inch) thick, red oak-face
product, prefinished (veneer core), "Select" or "Clear" grade, smooth finish, 125
mm (4 ¾ to 5 ½ inches) width, with a face thickness of 2 mm
Product 2.--Multilayered wood flooring, non-click, 9.5 mm (3/8 inch) thick, red oak-face
product, smooth finish, prefinished (veneer core), 76 mm (2 ¾ to 3 ½ inches)
width, with a face thickness of 1.6 to 2 mm
Product 3.--Multilayered wood flooring, non-click, 9.5 mm (3/8 inch) thick, red oak-face
product, prefinished (veneer core), hand-scraped, distressed, or wire-brushed
finish, 76 mm (4 ¾ to 5 ½ inches) width, with a face thickness of 1.6 to 2mm
Product 4.--Multilayered wood flooring, non-click, 9.5 mm (3/8 inch) thick, maple-face
product, smooth finish, prefinished (veneer core), "Select" or "Clear" grade, 125
mm (4 ¾ to 5 ½ inches) width, with a face thickness of 2mm
Product 5.--Multilayered wood flooring, interlocking/click installation, 9.5 mm (3/8 inch) thick,
red-oak face product, smooth finish, prefinished (MDF, HDF or similar core), 125
mm (4 ¾ to 5 ½ inches) width, with a face thickness of 1.6 to 2 mm, 121.92 cm to
182.88 cm
Product 6.--Multilayered wood flooring, non-click, 12.5 mm (½ inch) thick, rotary/sliced,
hickory-face, hand-scraped, distressed, or wire-brushed finish, prefinished,
"Rustic" or "Country" grade, (veneer core), 125 mm (4 ¾ to 5 ½ inches) width,
with a face thickness of 2 mm

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Product 7.-- Multilayered wood flooring, non-click, 12.5 mm (½ inch) thick, birch face product,
prefinished, smooth finish, veneer core, 125 mm (4 ¾ to 5 ½ inches) width, with a
face thickness of 1.6 to 2 mm
Product 8.--Multilayered wood flooring, non-click, 12.5 mm (½ inch) thick, birch face product,
prefinished, hand-scraped, distressed, or wire-brushed finish, veneer core, 125
mm (4 ¾ to 5 ½ inches) width, with a face thickness of 1.6 to 2 mm.

Please note that values should be f.o.b., U.S. point of shipment and should not include U.S.-inland
transportation costs. Values should reflect the final net amount paid to your firm (i.e., should be net
of all deductions for discounts or rebates).
(a) During January 2011-June 2017, did your firm import from China 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 tables as appropriate.
No.--Skip to question III-3.

Please report values as follows:
Total dollar values should be f.o.b. your point of shipment to first arm’s length customer (e.g.,
f.o.b. distribution center and should not include U.S.-inland transportation costs to those
customers. Reported values should be net of direct and indirect discounts and rebates (i.e., all
discounts, incentives, allowances, rebates, or promotional support, including free samples).
Direct discounts are tied to sales of the specific multilayered wood flooring 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, rebates, or other incentives, while not specifically tied to the multilayered
wood flooring pricing products, 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 a specific target would
be allocated to the relevant multilayered wood flooring pricing product values.

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III-2(b). Price data (China).--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported from
China and sold by your firm. Exclude data for imported from Layo Wood and Yuhua Timber.

CHINA—SUBJECT ONLY

Report data in actual square feet (not 1,000s) and actual dollars (not 1,000s)
Product 1
Product 2
Product 3
Product 4
Period of shipment
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value
2011:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
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
1
Net values (i.e., gross sales values less all discounts, incentives, allowances, rebates, or promotional support, including free samples, 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:
Product 4:

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III-2(b). Price data (China).--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported from
China and sold by your firm. Exclude data for imported from Layo Wood and Yuhua Timber.

CHINA—SUBJECT ONLY

Report data in actual square feet (not 1,000s) and actual dollars (not 1,000s)
Product 5
Product 6
Product 7
Product 8
Period of shipment
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value
2011:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
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
1
Net values (i.e., gross sales values less all discounts, incentives, allowances, rebates, or promotional support, including free samples, 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 5:
Product 6:
Product 7:
Product 8:

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III-2(c). 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.

III-3.

Price setting.-- How does your firm determine the prices that it charges for sales of multilayered
wood flooring (check all that apply)? If your firm issues price lists, please submit sample pages
of a recent list.
Transaction
by
transaction

III-4.

Contracts

Set
price
lists

Other

If other, describe

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

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

Yes

If yes, describe

Discounts1
Direct rebates
Indirect rebates
Consumer rebates2
Promotional support
Sales incentives
Cooperative advertising allowances
No discount policy
Other
1
2

Direct or indirect
Rebates to end-user consumers, and reimbursed to retailer or paid to consumer

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Discount policy.—
(b)

Do you have written agreements with any of your customers describing terms for
discounts, rebates, or any other incentive program?
No

Yes

If yes, please provide those agreements as an attachment to this questionnaire for your five largest
customers in 2016 with such agreements.

III-5.

Pricing terms.-(a)

What are your firm’s typical sales terms for multilayered wood flooring imported from
subject sources in China?
Net 30
days

(b)

2/10 net
30 days

Other

Other (specify)

On what basis are your firm’s prices of imported multilayered wood flooring from China
usually quoted? (check one)
Delivered

III-6.

Net 60
days

F.o.b.

If f.o.b., specify point

Contract versus spot.-- Approximately what share of your firm’s sales of multilayered wood
flooring imported from subject sources in China in 2016 was on a (1) long-term contract basis,
(2) annual contract basis, (3) short-term contract basis, and (4) spot sales basis?

Item
Share of your
2016 sales

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

Type of sale
Annual
contracts
(multiple
deliveries for 12
months)

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

Spot sales
(for a single
delivery)
%

Total
(should
sum to
100.0%)
0.0

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Contract provisions.--Please fill out the table regarding your firm’s typical sales contracts for
multilayered wood flooring from subject sources in China (or check “not applicable” if your firm
does not sell on a long-term, short-term, and/or 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

Meet or release
provision

Price
Both
Yes
No

Not applicable
III-8.

Lead times.--What is your firm’s share of sales of multilayered wood flooring imported from
subject sources in China 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 multilayered wood
flooring?

Source

Share of 2016
sales

From inventory

From foreign manufacturers’ inventory

Produced to order

Total (should sum to 100.0%)

0.0 %

Lead time (average
number of days)

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Shipping information.-(a)

What is the approximate percentage of the cost of multilayered wood flooring imported
from subject sources in China 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)

When your firm sells multilayered wood flooring imported from subject sources in
China, from where is it shipped?
Point of importation
Storage facility (check one)

(d)

Indicate the approximate percentage of your sales of multilayered wood flooring
imported from subject sources in China that are delivered the following distances from
your firm’s U.S. point of shipment.
Distance from your firm’s U.S. point of shipment

Within 100 miles

101 to 1,000 miles

Over 1,000 miles

Total (should sum to 100.0%)

0.0

III-10. Geographical shipments.--In which U.S. geographic market area(s) has your firm sold
multilayered wood flooring imported from subject sources in China since January 1, 2011 (check
all that apply)?
Geographic area
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.

China

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III-11. End uses.-(a)
List the end uses of the multilayered wood flooring that your firm imports. For each
end-use product, what percentage of the total cost is accounted for by multilayered wood
flooring and other inputs?
Share of total cost of end-use product
accounted for by
Multilayered wood
flooring

End use product

Total
(should sum to
100.0% across)

Other inputs

New home
construction

0.0 %

Installation for
remodeling

0.0 %

(b)
Have there been any changes in the end uses of multilayered wood flooring since
January 1, 2011? Do you anticipate any future changes?
Changes in end
uses
Changes since
January 1, 2011
Anticipated
changes

Yes

Explain

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III-12. Substitutes.-(a)

Can other products be substituted for multilayered wood flooring?
No

Substitute

Yes--Please fill out the table.

End use in which this
substitute is used

Have changes in the price of this substitute
affected the price for multilayered wood
flooring?
No Yes

Explanation

1.
2.
3.

(b)

Have there been any changes in the number or types of products that can be substituted for
multilayered wood flooring since January 1, 2011? Do you anticipate any future
changes?
Changes in
substitutes

No Yes

Explain

Changes since
January 1, 2011
Anticipated
changes
(c)

Since January 1, 2011, have there been any changes in the popularity/market
acceptance of, or manufacturing improvements to, products that can be substituted for
multilayered wood flooring? If so, please explain where competition from these
substitutes has been more intense. Note the reason(s) for the change(s), along with
estimations of annual growth in those products.
Substitute popularity

Changes in popularity/market
acceptance since January 1, 2011
Changes in manufacturing of
substitutes since January 1, 2011

Yes

Explain

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III-13. Availability of supply.--Has the availability of multilayered wood flooring in the U.S. market
changed since January 1, 2011? Do you anticipate any future changes?

Availability in the U.S. market

Please explain, noting the countries and reasons
Yes for the changes.

Changes since January 1, 2011:
U.S.-produced product
Imports from subject sources in China
Imports from nonsubject sources in China
Imports from all other sources
Anticipated changes:
U.S.-produced product
Imports from subject sources in China
Imports from nonsubject sources in China
Imports from all other sources

III-14. Supplier qualification.--Do you require your suppliers (other importers and/or foreign sources
of supply) to be or to become certified or qualified to sell multilayered wood flooring 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.
• A brief description of the factors that you consider when qualifying a new supplier (e.g.,
quality of product, regulatory compliance risk, reliability of supplier, other switching
costs, etc.).

Yes

Number
of days

Process

Factors

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III-15. Traceability requirements.--Has your firm rejected any shipments of multilayered wood flooring
due to concerns regarding the traceability of the wood inputs for reasons having to do with the
Lacey Act or other similar government regulations?
No

Yes

If yes, please describe.

III-16. Demand trends.-- Indicate how demand within the United States and outside of the United
States (if known) for multilayered wood flooring has changed since January 1, 2011, 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
No
increase change

Overall
decrease

Fluctuate
with no
clear trend

Demand since January 1, 2011
Within the United States:
overall
for use in:
New construction
Renovation/replacement
Outside the United States:
overall
for use in:
New construction
Renovation/replacement
Anticipated future demand
Within the United States:
overall
for use in:
New construction
Renovation/replacement
Outside the United States:
overall
for use in:
New construction
Renovation/replacement

Explanation and factors

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III-17. Product changes.--Have there been any significant changes in the product range, product mix,
or marketing of multilayered wood flooring since January 1, 2011? Do you anticipate any future
changes?
Changes in
product range,
product mix, or
marketing
No Yes

Explain

Changes since
January 1, 2011
Anticipated
changes
III-18. Conditions of competition.-(a) Is the multilayered wood flooring market subject to business cycles (other than general
economy-wide conditions), regulations, and/or other conditions of competition distinctive
to multilayered wood flooring?
Check all distinctive conditions that
apply.
No

Please describe.
Skip to question III-19.

Yes-Business cycles (e.g.
seasonal business)
Yes-Regulations
Yes-Other distinctive
conditions of competition
(b) If yes, have there been any changes in the business cycles or conditions of competition for
multilayered wood flooring since January 1, 2011?
No

Yes

If yes, describe.

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III-19. Supply constraints.--Has your firm refused, declined, or been unable to supply multilayered
wood flooring since January 1, 2011 (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-20. Raw materials.--Indicate how multilayered wood flooring raw material prices have changed
since January 1, 2011, and how you expect they will change in the future.

Raw
materials
prices

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 multilayered
wood flooring.

Changes since
January 1,
2011
Anticipated
changes
III-21. Lacey Act procedures.-- Please describe any procedures your firm has implemented to ensure
compliance with the Lacey Act.

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III-22. Chain of custody certification and forest certification claim.
(a)

Do you have a chain of custody certification (ex. FSC, PEFC, SFI, etc.) for the hardwood
plywood that you import from China?
No

Yes

If yes, please describe.

III-22. Chain of custody certification and forest certification claim.
(b)

Please fill out the table below, estimating the percentage of your firm’s U.S. commercial
shipments of hardwood plywood that required forest content certifications (e.g., FSC,
PEFC, SFI, etc.).

Sales that did not require any certification
Sales that were required by law or regulation to be certified (specify type of
certification:
)
Sales that were not required by law or regulation, but were required by your
customers to be certified (specify type of certification:
)
Sales that were required to be certified for other reasons (explain and specify
type of certification:
)
Total (should sum to 100.0%)

Estimated percentage of
your firm’s U.S.
commercial shipments of
hardwood plywood in
2016
%
%
%
%
0.0 %

III-23. Price comparisons.--Please compare market prices of multilayered wood flooring in U.S. and
non-U.S. markets if known. Provide information as to time periods and regions for any price
comparisons.

III-24. 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 multilayered wood flooring
supply (including production capacity and capacity utilization) and demand in (1) the United
States, (2) each of the other major producing/consuming countries, including China, and (3) the
world as a whole. Of particular interest is such data from 2011 to the present and forecasts for
the future.

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III-25. Interchangeability.--Is multilayered wood flooring 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-subject

China-nonsubject

Other countries

United States
China-subject
China-nonsubject
For any country-pair producing multilayered wood flooring that is sometimes or never
interchangeable, identify the country-pair and explain the factors that limit or preclude
interchangeable use:

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III-26. Factors other than price.--Are differences other than price (e.g., quality, availability,
transportation network, product range, technical support, etc.) between multilayered wood
flooring 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

China-subject

China-nonsubject

Other countries

United States
China-subject
China-nonsubject
For any country-pair for which factors other than price always or frequently are a significant
factor in your firm’s sales of multilayered wood flooring, identify the country-pair and report
the advantages or disadvantages imparted by such factors:

III-27. Other explanations.--If your firm would like to further explain a response to a question in Part III
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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Correcting Valid number error messages.--If you are completing a Commission

questionnaire in a country that uses periods (“.”) to delineate multiples of 1000 (e.g., one million would
appear as $1.000.000 instead of as $1,000,000), you may be unable to enter in numbers greater than
999 in numeric form fields. This issues stem from your computer number formatting setting (e.g., not
the MS Word document itself, but the computer from which you are opening up the document). In the
United States commas (,) delineate multiples of 1000 and periods (.) delineate fractions less than
one. Many EU countries use the reverse where multiples of 1000 are delineated with periods (.) and
fractions less than one are delineated with commas (,). The US International Trade Commission’s
questionnaires are set-up in the United States with the U.S. number formatting. When this formatting
interacts with a computer set to EU number formatting, we believe this may cause this issue.
The solution to this data entry issue is to temporarily change your operating system’s number
formatting to be consistent with the U.S. number formatting system while you complete the
questionnaire.
To temporarily change your computer’s number settings to U.S. settings, please do the following (for
Microsoft Windows Operating system):
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START
Control Panel
Region and Language (under Clock, Language, and Region category)
Format tab
Change the Format from your existing one (e.g. “Italian (Italy)”) to “English (United States)” (see
screen shots below)

When you do this the number “twelve million dollars and thirty five cents” would change from
$12.000.000,35 (Italy format) to $12,000,000.35 (U.S. format), and then there will be no conflict with
the questionnaire. When you finish reporting the data then you can close the questionnaire and switch
back to Italy settings.

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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/701731/2016/multilayered_wood_flooring_china
/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: MLWF

• 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 import 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.

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