17-4-3760 Foreign producers' questionnaire

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FOREIGN PRODUCERS’/EXPORTERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
TOOL CHESTS AND CABINETS FROM CHINA AND VIETNAM
This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by October 16, 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 countervailing and antidumping investigations concerning tool chests and cabinets from
China and Vietnam (Inv. Nos. 701-TA-575 and 731-TA-1360-1361 (Final)). The information requested in the
questionnaire is requested under the authority of the Tariff Act of 1930, title VII.

Name of firm
Address
Website
Has your firm produced or exported tool chests and cabinets (as defined on next page) at any time since January
1, 2014?

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)

Data reported in this questionnaire relate to (Check one):
CHINA
VIETNAM
Return questionnaire via the Commission Drop Box by clicking on the following link:
https://dropbox.usitc.gov/oinv/. (PIN: TOOL)
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 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. -- This proceeding was instituted in response to a petition filed on April 11, 2017, by
Waterloo Industries Inc., Sedalia, Missouri. Countervailing and/or antidumping duties may be assessed
on the subject imports as a result of these proceedings if the Commission makes an affirmative
determination of injury, threat, or material retardation, and if the U.S. Department of Commerce
(“Commerce”) makes an affirmative determination of subsidization and/or dumping. Questionnaires
and other information pertinent to this proceeding are available at
https://www.usitc.gov/investigations/701731/2017/tool_chests_and_cabinets_china_and_vietnam/fina
l.htm.
Tool chests and cabinets All metal tool chests and cabinets, including top chests, intermediate chests,
tool cabinets and side cabinets, storage units, mobile work benches, and work stations and that have
the following physical characteristics:
(1) a body made of carbon, alloy, or stainless steel and/or other metals;
(2) two or more drawers for storage in each individual unit;
(3) a width (side to side) exceeding 15 inches for side cabinets and exceeding 21 inches for all
other individual units but not exceeding 60 inches;
(4) a depth (front to back) exceeding 10 inches but not exceeding 24 inches; and
(5) prepackaged for retail sale.
For purposes of this scope, the width parameter applies to each individual unit, i.e., each individual top
chest, intermediate top chest, tool cabinet, side cabinet, storage unit, mobile work bench, and work
station.
Prepackaged for retail sale means the units are packaged in a cardboard box or other container suitable
for retail display and sale. Subject tool chests and cabinets are covered whether imported in assembled
or unassembled form. Subject merchandise includes tool chests and cabinets produced in China or
Vietnam but assembled, prepackaged for sale, or subject to other minor processing in a third country
prior to importation into the United States. Similarly, it would include tool chests and cabinets produced
in China or Vietnam that are later found to be assembled, prepackaged for sale, or subject to other
minor processing after importation into the United States.
Subject tool chests and cabinets may also have doors and shelves in addition to drawers, may have
handles (typically mounted on the sides), and may have a work surface on the top. Subject tool chests
and cabinets may be uncoated (e.g., stainless steel), painted, powder coated, galvanized, or otherwise
coated for corrosion protection or aesthetic appearance.
Subject tool chests and cabinets may be packaged as individual units or in sets. When prepackaged in
sets, they typically include a cabinet with one or more chests that stack on top of the cabinet. Tool
cabinets act as a base tool storage unit and typically have rollers, casters, or wheels to permit them to
be moved more easily when loaded with tools. Work stations and work benches are tool cabinets with a
work surface on the top that may be made of rubber, plastic, metal, wood, or other materials.
Top chests are designed to be used with a tool cabinet to form a tool storage unit. The top chests may
be mounted on top of the base tool cabinet or onto an intermediate chest. They are often packaged as a
set with tool cabinets or intermediate chests, but may also be packaged separately. They may be
packaged with mounting hardware (e.g. bolts) and instructions for assembling them onto the base tool
cabinet or onto an intermediate tool chest which rests on the base tool cabinet. Smaller top chests
typically have handles on the sides, while the larger top chests typically lacks handles. Intermediate tool

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chests are designed to sit on top of the floor standing tool cabinet and to be used underneath the top
tool chest. Although they may be packaged or used separately from the tool cabinet, intermediate
chests are designed to be used in conjunction with tool cabinets. Intermediate chests typically do not
have handles, but the intermediate and top chests may have the capability of being bolted together.
Side cabinets are designed to be bolted or otherwise attached to the side of the base storage cabinet to
expand the storage capacity of the base tool cabinet.
Subject tool chests and cabinets also may be packaged with a tool set included. Packaging a subject tool
chest and cabinet with a tool set does not remove an otherwise covered subject tool chest and cabinet
from the scope. When this occurs the tools are not part of the subject merchandise.
All tool chests and cabinets that meet the above definition are included in the scope unless otherwise
specifically excluded.
Excluded from the scope of the investigations are tool boxes, chests, and cabinets with bodies made of
plastic, carbon fiber, wood, or other non-metallic substances. Also excluded from the scope of the
investigations are industrial grade steel tool chests and cabinets. The excluded industrial grade steel tool
chests and cabinets are those:
(1) having a body that is over 60 inches wide; or
(2) having each of the following physical characteristics:
(a) a body made of steel that is 0.047 inches or more in thickness;
(b) a body depth (front to back) exceeding 21 inches; and
(c) a unit weight that exceeds the maximum unit weight shown below for each width
range:
Weight to Width Ratio Tool Chests
Inches
Maximum Pounds
> 21 ≤25
90
> 25 ≤28
115
> 28 ≤30
120
> 30 ≤32
130
> 32 ≤34
140
> 34 ≤36
150
> 36 ≤38
160
> 38 ≤40
170
> 40 ≤42
180
> 42 ≤44
190
> 44 ≤46
200
> 46 ≤48
210
> 48 ≤50
220
> 50 ≤52
230
> 52 ≤54
240
> 54 ≤56
250
> 56 ≤58
260
> 58 ≤60
270

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Weight to Width Ratio Tool Cabinets
Inches
Maximum Pounds
> 21 ≤25
155
> 25 ≤28
170
> 28 ≤30
185
> 30 ≤32
200
> 32 ≤34
215
> 34 ≤36
230
> 36 ≤38
245
> 38 ≤40
260
> 40 ≤42
280
> 42 ≤44
290
> 44 ≤46
300
> 46 ≤48
310
> 48 ≤50
320
> 50 ≤52
330
> 52 ≤54
340
> 54 ≤56
350
> 56 ≤58
360
> 58 ≤60
370
Also excluded from the scope of the investigations are service carts. The excluded service carts have all
of the following characteristics:
(1) casters, wheels, or other similar devices which allow the service cart to be rolled from place
to place;
(2) a flat top or flat lid on top of the unit that opens;
(3) a space or gap between the casters, wheels, or other similar devices, and the bottom of
the enclosed storage space (e.g., drawers) of at least 10 inches; and
(4) a total unit height, including casters, of less than 48 inches.
Also excluded from the scope of the investigations are work benches having each of the following
characteristics:
(1) a solid top working surface;
(2) no drawers, one drawer, or two drawers in a side-by side configuration; and
(3) the unit is supported by legs and the unit has no solid front, side, or back panels enclosing
the body of the unit.
Also excluded from the scope of the investigations are metal filing cabinets that are configured to hold
hanging file folders and are classified in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) at
subheading 9403.10.0020.
Merchandise subject to the investigation is classified under HTSUS categories 9403.20.0021,
9403.20.0026, 9403.20.0030 and 7326.90.86881 but may also be classified under HTSUS category
7326.90.3500. While HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and Customs purposes, the
written description of the scope of this investigation is dispositive.

1

On January 1, 2017, HTSUS subheading 7326.90.85 was re-designated as HTSUS subheading 7326.90.86.

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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.
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 Abu B.
Kanu (202-205-2597, abu.kanu@usitc.gov).

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I-1.

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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
20 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 in China and Vietnam involved in the production or
export of tool chests and cabinets, including auxiliary facilities operated in conjunction with
(whether or not physically separate from) such facilities. Firms operating more than one
establishment in China and Vietnam should combine the data for all establishments into a single
report.

I-3.

Related producers.--Does your firm or any related firm produce, have the capability to produce,
or have any plans to produce tool chests and cabinets in the United States or other countries?
Please include any firms that produced tool chests and cabinets not packaged for retail sale or
industrial tool chests and cabinets (“other tool chests and cabinets”).
No

Yes--Please name the firm(s) and country(ies) below and, if U.S. producer(s),
ensure that they complete the Commission’s producer questionnaire.

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I-4.

Related U.S. importers.--Does your firm or any related firm import or have any plans to import
tool chests and cabinets into the United States? Please include any firms that produced tool
chests and other tool chests and cabinets.
No

I-5.

2
3
4
5

Yes--Please name the firm(s) below and ensure that they complete the
Commission’s importer questionnaire.

U.S. importers.--Please provide the names, street addresses (not P.O. boxes), contacts,
telephone numbers, and e-mail addresses of the FIVE largest U.S. importers of your firm’s tool
chests and cabinets in 2016.

Importer’s name
1

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Contact person

Email

Telephone

Share of your
firm’s 2016 U.S.
exports (%)

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Abu B. Kanu (202-205-2597,
abu.kanu@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 production of tool chests and cabinets since January 1, 2014.
(check as many as appropriate)
plant openings
plant closings
relocations
expansions
acquisitions
consolidations
prolonged shutdowns or
production curtailments
revised labor agreements
other (e.g., technology)

(If checked, please describe; leave blank if not applicable)

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Anticipated changes in operations.--Does your firm anticipate any changes in the character of
its operations or organization (as noted above) relating to the production of tool chests and
cabinets in the future?

II-3.

No

II-4a.

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. Include in the response a specific projection of your firm’s
capacity to produce tool chests and cabinets (in units) for 2017 and
2018.

Production using same machinery.-- Please report your firm’s production of products made on
the same equipment and machinery used to produce tool chests and cabinets, and the
combined production capacity on this shared equipment and machinery.
“Overall production capacity” or “capacity” –The level of production that your
establishment(s) could reasonably have expected to attain during the specified periods for all
products manufactured in that establishment using the same manufacturing equipment.
Assume normal operating conditions (i.e., using equipment and machinery in place and ready to
operate; normal operating levels (hours per week/weeks per year) and time for downtime,
maintenance, repair, and cleanup).
“Production” --All production in your establishment(s) in China and Vietnam, including
production consumed internally within your firm.
Quantity (in units)
Calendar years
Item

2014

2015

January-September
2016

2016

2017

Overall production capacity
Production of:
Tool chests and cabinets1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Other tool chests and cabinets
Other products2
Total
1
2

Data entered for production of tool chests and cabinets will populate here once reported in question II-10.
Please identify these products:
.

II-4b.

Operating parameters.--The production capacity reported in II-4a is based on operating
per week,
weeks per year.

hours

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II-4c.

Capacity calculation.--Please describe the methodology used to calculate overall production
capacity reported in II-4a, and explain any changes in reported capacity.

II-4d.

Production constraints.--Please describe the constraint(s) that set the limit(s) on your firm’s
production capacity.

II-4e.

Product shifting.—
(i).

Is your firm able to switch production (capacity) between tool chests and cabinets and other
products using the same equipment and/or labor?
No

(ii).

Yes--(i.e., have produced other products or are able to produce other
products). Please identify other actual or potential products:
.

Please describe the factors that affect your firm’s ability to shift production capacity
between products (e.g., time, cost, relative price change, etc.), and the degree to which
these factors enhance or constrain such shifts.

II-5.

Share of sales.--What percentage of your firm’s total sales in its most recent fiscal year was
represented by sales of tool chests and cabinets?
percent.

II-6.

Firm's estimated share of production in China and Vietnam.--Please estimate the percentage of
total production of tool chests and cabinets in the country specified on the certification page
accounted for by your firm’s production in 2016.
percent.

II-7.

Firm's estimated share of country's exports.--Please estimate the percentage of total exports to
the United States of tool chests and cabinets from the country specified on the certification
page accounted for by your firm’s exports in 2016.
percent.

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Inventories in the United States.--Has your firm, since 2014, maintained any inventories of tool
chests and cabinets in the United States (not including inventories held by firms identified in
question I-3)?
“Inventories”--Finished goods inventory, not raw materials or work in progress.
No

Yes--Report the quantity of such end-of-period inventories below.
Quantity (in units)
Calendar year
Item

2014

2015

2016

Inventory
II-9.

Third country trade actions.--Is the tool chests and cabinets exported by your firm subject to
antidumping/countervailing duty/safeguard findings, remedies, or proceedings?
No

Yes--List the products(s), countries affected, and the date of such
findings/remedies/proceedings.

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Trade data.--Report your firm’s production capacity, production, shipments, and inventories
related to the production of tool chests and cabinets in your establishment(s) in China and
Vietnam during the specified periods. Do not include resales of tool chests and cabinets that
your firm did not produce in this question; those data to the degree they are exported to the
United States should only be reported in question II-11.
Do not submit data by manufacturing facility if they are in the same country. If your firm has
multiple manufacturing establishments within one country, you are required to combine data
for those establishments within one foreign producer questionnaire response.
Do not submit data on multiple countries combined. The establishments reported here should
all be located in the country of the firm’s address reported on the certification page.
Multinational companies with production in multiple subject countries should submit separate
foreign producer questionnaire responses for each subject country.
“Average production capacity” or “capacity” –The level of production that your
establishment(s) could reasonably have expected to attain during the specified periods for all
products manufactured in that establishment using the same manufacturing equipment.
Assume normal operating conditions (i.e., using equipment and machinery in place and ready to
operate; normal operating levels (hours per week/weeks per year) and time for downtime,
maintenance, repair, and cleanup; and a typical or representative product mix).
“Production” --All production in your establishment(s) in China and Vietnam, including
production consumed internally within your firm.
“Shipments”--Shipments of products produced in your establishment(s) in China and Vietnam.
Quantities reported should be net of returns.
“Home market commercial shipments”--Shipments, other than internal consumption and
transfers to related firms, within China and Vietnam.
“Home market internal consumption/transfers to related firms”--Shipments made to
related firms in China and Vietnam, including product consumed internally by your firm.
“Export shipments”--Shipments to destinations outstide of the country indicacted on page 1
(China and Vietnam), 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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Trade data.--Continued.
Quantity (in units)
Projections1

Actual experience
Calendar year
Item

2014

2015

January-September
2016

2016

2017

Calendar year
2017

2018

2

Average production capacity (A)
Beginning-of-period inventories
(B)
Production (C)
Home market shipments:
Internal consumption/
transfers (D)
Commercial shipments (E)
Exports to the United States (F)
Exports to all other markets3 (G)
Total exports (H)
(should equal F+G)

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Total shipments (I)
(should equal D+E+F+G)

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

End-of-period inventories (J)
1

Please explain the basis for your firm’s projections.
.
The production capacity reported is based on operating
hours per week,
weeks per year. Please
describe the methodology used to calculate production capacity, and explain any changes in reported capacity.
.
3
Identify principal other export markets.
.
2

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Trade data.—Continued.
RECONCILIATION OF SHIPMENTS, PRODUCTION, AND INVENTORY.--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 B), plus production (i.e., line C), less total shipments (i.e., lines D, E, F, and
G). 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.
Actual experience
JanuarySeptember

Calendar year
Item

2014

2015

Projections

2016

2016

Calendar year

2017

2017

2018

B + C – D – E – F –G – J =
should equal zero ("0")
or provide an
explanation.1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Explanation if the calculated fields above are returning values other than zero (i.e., “0”) but are
nonetheless accurate.
II-11.

0

Exports to the United States not produced by your firm.--Report your firm’s exports to the
United States of tool chests and cabinets that was produced in China and Vietnam but not by
your firm during the specified periods. Note these data should not be included in question II-10.
Quantity (in units)
Actual experience
Calendar year
Item

2014

2015

Projections

January-September
2016

2016

2017

Calendar year
2017

2018

Exports of tool chests and
cabinets to the United States
not produced by your firm1
1

List the producer(s).

II-12.

Other explanations.--If your firm would like to further explain a response to a question in Part II
that did not provide a narrative 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):
•
•
•
•
•

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 USITC foreign producer questionnaire form. 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/701731/2017/tool_chests_and_cabinets_china_a
nd_vietnam/final.htm.
Please do not attempt to modify the format or permissions of the questionnaire
document. Please submit the completed questionnaire using one of the methods noted
below. If your firm is unable to complete the MS Word questionnaire or cannot use one
of the electronic methods of submission, please contact the Commission for further
instructions.
• Upload via Secure Drop Box.—Upload the MS Word questionnaire along with a scanned copy of the
signed certification page (page 1) through the Commission’s secure upload facility:
Web address: https://dropbox.usitc.gov/oinv/

Pin: TOOL

• E-mail.—E-mail your questionnaire to abu.kanu@usitc.gov; include a scanned copy of the signed
certification page (page 1). Submitters are strongly encouraged to encrypt nonpublic documents that are
electronically transmitted to the Commission to protect your sensitive information from unauthorized
disclosure. The USITC secure drop-box system and the Electronic Document Information System (EDIS)
use Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) 140-2 cryptographic algorithms to encrypt data in
transit. Submitting your nonpublic documents by a means that does not use these encryption algorithms
(such as by email) may subject your firm’s nonpublic information to unauthorized disclosure during
transmission. If you choose a non-encrypted method of electronic transmission, the Commission warns
you that the risk of such possible unauthorized disclosure is assumed by you and not by the Commission.
If your firm did not produce or export 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, you are 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.