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LOST SALES AND LOST REVENUE SURVEY
SODIUM GLUCONATE, GLUCONIC ACID, AND DERIVATIVE PRODUCTS FROM
CHINA AND FRANCE
This survey must be received by the Commission by December 14, 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 duty and antidumping investigations concerning sodium gluconate, gluconic acid, and
derivative products (“GNA products”) from China and France (Inv. Nos. 701‐TA‐590 and 731‐TA‐1397‐1398
(Preliminary)). 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)). Further information on this
survey can be obtained from Caroline Peters (202‐708‐1443, caroline.peters@usitc.gov) or Cindy Cohen (202‐205‐3230,
cindy.cohen@usitc.gov).
Name of firm
Address
City
State
Zip Code
Website
Has your firm purchased sodium gluconate (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 survey to the Commission)
YES
(Complete all parts of the survey, and return the entire survey to the Commission)
Return questionnaire via the U.S. International Trade Commission Drop Box by clicking on the
following link: https://dropbox.usitc.gov/oinv/. (PIN: GNAP)
CERTIFICATION
I certify that the information herein supplied in this survey is complete and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief and
understand that the information submitted is subject to audit and verification by the Commission. By submitting this certification
I also grant consent for the Commission, and its employees and contract personnel, to use the information provided in this survey
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
investigation or other proceeding may be disclosed to and used: (i) by the Commission, its employees and Offices, and contract
personnel (a) for developing or maintaining the records of this or a related proceeding, or (b) in internal investigations, audits,
reviews, and evaluations relating to the programs, personnel, and operations of the Commission including under 5 U.S.C.
Appendix 3; or (ii) by U.S. government employees and contract personnel, solely for cybersecurity purposes. I understand that all
contract personnel will sign appropriate nondisclosure agreements.
Name of Authorized Official Title of Authorized Official
Date
Signature
Phone
Email address
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GENERAL INFORMATION
Background.‐‐This proceeding was instituted in response to a petition filed on November 30, 2017, by
PMP Fermentation Products, Inc., Peoria, Illinois. Countervailing/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/dumping. U.S. producers of GNA
products have provided the USITC with allegations about sales or revenue that they have lost due to
competition from imports of GNA products from France and China. One or more domestic producer(s)
have named your firm in such an allegation.
GNA products covered by these investigations are defined as “all grades of sodium gluconate, liquid
gluconate, and gluconic acid, regardless of physical form (including, but not limited to substrates;
solutions; dry granular form or powders, regardless of particle size; or as a slurry). The scope also
includes sodium gluconate, liquid gluconate, and gluconic acid that has been blended or is in solution
with other product(s) where the resulting mix contains 35 percent or more of sodium gluconate, liquid
gluconate, and/or gluconic acid (including glucono delta lactone, in essence dry gluconic acid, commonly
referred to as GDL) by dry weight. Sodium gluconate has a molecular formula of NaC6H11O7; gluconic
acid has a molecular formula of C6H12O7; liquid gluconate is a blend of gluconic acid and sodium
gluconate in an aqueous solution; and GDL has a molecular formula of C6H10O6. Sodium gluconate has a
Chemical Abstract Service (CAS) registry number of 527‐07‐1, and can also be called "sodium salt of
gluconic acid" and/or sodium 2, 3, 4, 5, 6‐pentahydroxy‐hexanoate. Liquid gluconate has CAS registry
numbers of 527‐07‐1, 526‐95‐4, and 7732‐18‐5, and can also be called 2, 3, 4, 5, 6‐Pentahydroxycaproic
acid‐hexanoate. Gluconic acid has a CAS registry number of 526‐95‐4, and can also be called 2, 3, 4, 5, 6‐
Pentahydroxycaproic Acid. GDL has a CAS registry number of 90‐80‐2, and can also be called D‐Glucono‐
1,5‐lactone. The merchandise covered by the scope of this investigation is currently classified in the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) at subheadings 2918.16.1000,
2918.16.5010, and 2932.20.5020. Although the HTSUS subheadings and CAS registry numbers are
provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the merchandise is
dispositive.
GNA products are currently imported under statistical reporting numbers 2918.16.10 and 2918.16.50 of
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). 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.
Confidentiality.‐‐The data furnished in response to this survey 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.
Release of information.‐‐The information provided by your firm in response to this survey, as well as
any other business proprietary information submitted by your firm to the Commission in connection
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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. Please also retain a copy of the final document that you submit.
Contact information.‐‐Please identify the responsible individual and the manner by which Commission
staff may contact that individual regarding the confidential information submitted in this survey. This
may or may not be the person whose signature is at the bottom of page 1.
Name
Title
Email
Telephone
Firms operating more than one establishment should combine the data for all establishments into a
single response.
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Lost Sales and Lost Revenue Survey‐ GNA products
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PURCHASE INFORMATION
1.
Purchases and imports.‐‐Report separately your firm’s domestic purchases and imports of GNA
products.
“Purchase” – Purchase from a U.S. entity such as a U.S. producer, a U.S. importer, or other U.S.
firm.
“Import” – Purchase directly from a foreign supplier and your firm is the importer of record.
2014
2015
2016
Jan‐Sept 2017
Item
Quantity (in 1,000 dry pounds)
Purchases of GNA products
produced in—
United States
All other countries:
Sources unknown
China
France
1
Total purchases
0
Imports of GNA products from—
China
France
1
All other countries:
Total imports
1
Please identify these countries:
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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2. Changes in purchasing patterns.‐‐Please indicate how the shares of your firm’s purchases of GNA
products from different sources have changed since January 1, 2014.
Source of
purchases
Did not
purchase Decreased Increased
Constant Fluctuated
Explanation for trend
United States
China
France
All other
countries
Sources
unknown
3. Major purchasing factors.‐‐Please list, in order of their importance, the main factors your firm
considers in deciding from whom to purchase GNA products.
1.
2.
3.
Please list any other factors that are very important in your purchase decisions:
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4. Purchasing subject imports rather than domestic products.—
(a)
Since January 2014, did your firm purchase imports of GNA products from China and
France instead of U.S.‐produced GNA products? Respond for each subject country.
No
Yes
(If “No” for all countries, skip to next
Source
(also respond to parts (b) and (c))
question)
China
France
(b)
If you responded “Yes” to part (a), was the imported product priced lower than the
domestic product?
Source
Yes
No
China
France
(c)
If you responded “Yes” to part (a), was price a primary reason for purchasing subject
imports rather than domestic product?
If Yes, estimate the quantity
of imports purchased instead
of domestic product since
January 2014
(in 1,000 dry pounds)
No
If No, please indicate the
reason your firm purchased
imports instead of domestic
product
Source
Yes
China
France
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5.
U.S. producers and import competition.—
(a)
Since January 1, 2014, in connection with a sale or offer to sell GNA products to your
firm, did U.S. producers reduce their prices of domestically produced GNA products in
order to compete with lower‐priced imports of GNA products from the subject
countries? Respond for each subject country.
Yes (also respond to
No (If “No” for all countries,
Source
question part (b))
skip to next question)
Don’t know
(b)
China
France
If your firm responded “yes” to any of the above countries, please provide an estimate
of the reduction in U.S. producers’ prices, and any additional explanations, such as
timing (e.g., months/years), frequency of price reductions, or other market/competitive
factors.
Source
Estimated
reduction in U.S.
prices
(percent)
Additional explanation, including such information as
timing (e.g., months/years), frequency of price
reductions, or other market/competitive factors
China
%
France
%
6. Method of purchase‐‐Please provide a general description of your firm’s method(s) of purchase
(e.g., individual purchase, contract, bids, Internet purchases, etc.) for GNA products.
7. Other explanations‐‐Please provide any additional comments in this box.
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OMB INFORMATION
8. OMB statistics.‐‐Please report the actual number of hours required and the cost to your firm of
completing this survey.
Hours
Dollars
The questions in this survey 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 survey is estimated to average 4 hours per response,
including the time for reviewing instructions, gathering data, and completing and reviewing the
survey.
We welcome comments regarding the accuracy of this burden estimate, suggestions for reducing
the burden, and any suggestions for improving this survey. Please attach such comments to your
response or send to the Office of Investigations, USITC, 500 E St. SW, Washington, DC 20436.
HOW TO FILE YOUR SURVEY RESPONSE
Please do not attempt to modify the format or permissions of the survey document.
Please submit the completed survey using one of the methods noted below. If your firm
is unable to complete the MS Word survey 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 survey along with a scanned copy of the signed
certification page (page 1) through the Commission’s secure upload facility:
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Web address: https://dropbox.usitc.gov/oinv/
Enter Investigation: Select “INVESTIGATION‐SPECIFIC MENU ITEM” in the drop down menu
Pin: GNAP
• E‐mail.—E‐mail the MS Word survey to caroline.peters@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 purchase this product, please fill out page 1, print, sign, and submit a scanned copy
to the Commission.
File Type | application/pdf |
File Title | Microsoft Word - LSLR survey--GNA products (P) |
Author | robert.casanova |
File Modified | 2017-12-04 |
File Created | 2017-12-04 |