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U.S. PRODUCERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
TIN‐ AND CHROMIUM‐COATED STEEL SHEET FROM JAPAN
This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by January 8, 2018
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 antidumping duty order concerning Tin‐ and Chromium‐Coated Steel Sheet (“TCCSS”)
from Japan (Inv. No. 731‐TA‐860 (Third 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 produced TCCSS (as defined on the next page) at any time since January 1, 2012?
NO
(Sign the certification below and promptly return only this page of the questionnaire to the Commission)
YES
(Complete all parts of the questionnaire, and return the entire questionnaire to the Commission)
Return questionnaire via the Commission Drop Box by clicking on the following link:
https://dropbox.usitc.gov/oinv/ (PIN: TCCSS)
CERTIFICATION
I certify that the information herein supplied in response to this questionnaire is complete and correct to the best of my
knowledge and belief and understand that the information submitted is subject to audit and verification by the Commission. By
means of this certification I also grant consent for the Commission, and its employees and contract personnel, to use the
information provided in this questionnaire and throughout this proceeding in any other import‐injury proceedings or reviews
conducted by the Commission on the same or similar merchandise.
I, the undersigned, acknowledge that information submitted in response to this request for information and throughout this
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 August 28, 2000, the Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) issued an antidumping
duty order on imports of TCCSS from Japan. On May 1, 2017, the Commission instituted a review
pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. § 1675(c)) (the Act) to determine whether
revocation of the order would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury to the
domestic industry within a reasonably foreseeable time. If both the Commission and Commerce make
an affirmative determination, the order 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/701731/2017/tin_and_chromium_coated_steel_sheet_japan
/third_review_full.htm.
TCCSS covered by these investigations is tin mill flat‐rolled products that are coated or plated with tin,
chromium or chromium oxides. Flat‐rolled steel products coated with tin are known as tin plate. Flat‐
rolled steel products coated with chromium or chromium oxides are known as tin‐free steel or
electrolytic chromium‐coated steel. The scope includes all the noted tin mill products regardless of
thickness, width, form (in coils or cut sheets), coating type (electrolytic or otherwise), edge (trimmed,
untrimmed or further processed, such and scroll cut), coating thickness, surface finish, temper, coating
metal (tin, chromium, chromium oxide), reduction (single‐ or double‐reduced), and whether or not
coated with a plastic material. All products that meet the written physical description are within the
scope of this investigation unless specifically excluded.
TCCSS is currently imported under statistical reporting numbers 7210.11.00, 7210.12.00, 7210.50.00,
7212.10.00, and 7212.50.00 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). It may also
be imported under HTSUS statistical reporting number 7225.99.00 and 7226.99.01. The HTSUS
provisions are for convenience and customs purposes; the written description of the scope is dispositive.
Excluded TCCSS Products ‐‐Single reduced electrolytically chromium coated steel with a thickness 0.238
mm (85 pound base box) (± 10%) or 0.251 mm (90 pound base box) (± 10%) or 0.255 mm (± 10%) with
770 mm (minimum width) (± 1.588 mm) by 900 mm (maximum length if sheared) sheet size or 30.6875
inches (minimum width) (± 1/16 inch) and 35.4 inches (maximum length if sheared) sheet size; with type
MR or higher (per ASTM) A623 steel chemistry; batch annealed at T2 1/2 anneal temper, with a yield
strength of 31 to 42 kpsi (214 to 290 Mpa); with a tensile strength of 43 to 58 kpsi (296 to 400 Mpa);
with a chrome coating restricted to 32 to 150 mg/m 2; with a chrome oxide coating restricted to 6 to 25
mg/m 2 with a modified 7B ground roll finish or blasted roll finish; with roughness average (Ra) 0.10 to
0.35 micrometers, measured with a stylus instrument with a stylus radius of 2 to 5 microns, a trace
length of 5.6 mm, and a cut‐off of 0.8 mm, and the measurement traces shall be made perpendicular to
the rolling direction; with an oil level of 0.17 to 0.37 grams/base box as type BSO, or 2.5 to 5.5 mg/m 2as
type DOS, or 3.5 to 6.5 mg/m 2 as type ATBC; with electrical conductivity of static probe voltage drop of
0.46 volts drop maximum, and with electrical conductivity degradation to 0.70 volts drop maximum
after stoving (heating to 400 degrees F for 100 minutes followed by a cool to room temperature).
Single reduced electrolytically chromium‐or tin‐coated steel in the gauges of 0.0040 inch nominal,
0.0045 inch nominal, 0.0050 inch nominal, 0.0061 inch nominal (55 pound base box weight), 0.0066 inch
nominal (60 pound base box weight), and 0.0072 inch nominal (65 pound base box weight), regardless
of width, temper, finish, coating or other properties. Single reduced electrolytically chromium coated
steel in the gauge of 0.024 inch, with widths of 27.0 inches or 31.5 inches, and with T‐1 temper
properties. Single reduced electrolytically chromium coated steel, with a chemical composition of
0.005% max carbon, 0.030% max silicon, 0.25% max manganese, 0.025% max phosphorous, 0.025% max
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sulfur, 0.070% max aluminum, and the balance iron, with a metallic chromium layer of 70‐130 mg/m 2,
with a chromium oxide layer of 5‐30 mg/m 2, with a tensile strength of 260‐440 N/mm 2, with an
elongation of 28‐48%, with a hardness (HR‐30T) of 40‐58, with a surface roughness of 0.5‐1.5 microns
Ra, with magnetic properties of Bm (KG) 10.0 minimum, Br (KG) 8.0 minimum, Hc (Oe) 2.5‐3.8, and MU
1400 minimum, as measured with a Riken Denshi DC magnetic characteristic measuring machine, Model
BHU‐60. Bright finish tin‐coated sheet with a thickness equal to or exceeding 0.0299 inch, coated to
thickness of 3/4 pound (0.000045 inch) and 1 pound (0.00006 inch).
Electrolytically chromium coated steel having ultra‐flat shape defined as oil can maximum depth of 5/64
inch (2.0 mm) and edge wave maximum of 5/64 inch (2.0 mm) and no wave to penetrate more than 2.0
inches (51.0 mm) from the strip edge and coilset or curling requirements of average maximum of 5/64
inch (2.0 mm) (based on six readings, three across each cut edge of a 24 inches (61 cm) long sample with
no single reading exceeding 4/32 inch (3.2 mm) and no more than two readings at 4/32 inch (3.2 mm))
and (for 85 pound base box item only: cross buckle maximums of 0.001 inch (0.0025 mm) average
having no reading above 0.005 inch (0.127 mm)), with a camber maximum of 1/4 inch (6.3 mm) per 20
feet (6.1 meters), capable of being bent 120 degrees on a 0.002 inch radius without cracking, with a
chromium coating weight of metallic chromium at 100 mg/m2 and chromium oxide of 10 mg/m 2, with a
chemistry of 0.13% maximum carbon, 0.60% maximum manganese, 0.15% maximum silicon, 0.20%
maximum copper, 0.04% maximum phosphorous, 0.05% maximum sulfur, and 0.20% maximum
aluminum, with a surface finish of Stone Finish 7C, with a DOS‐A oil at an aim level of 2 mg/square
meter, with not more than 15 inclusions/foreign matter in 15 feet (4.6 meters) (with inclusions not to
exceed 1/32 inch (0.8 mm) in width and 3/64 inch (1.2 mm) in length), with thickness/temper
combinations of either 60 pound base box (0.0066 inch) double reduced CADR8 temper in widths of
25.00 inches, 27.00 inches, 27.50 inches, 28.00 inches, 28.25 inches, 28.50 inches, 29.50 inches, 29.75
inches, 30.25 inches, 31.00 inches, 32.75 inches, 33.75 inches, 35.75 inches, 36.25 inches, 39.00 inches,
or 43.00 inches, or 85 pound base box (0.0094 inch) single reduced CAT4 temper in widths of 25.00
inches, 27.00 inches, 28.00 inches, 30.00 inches, 33.00 inches, 33.75 inches, 35.75 inches, 36.25 inches,
or 43.00 inches, with width tolerance of #1/8 inch, with a thickness tolerance of #0.0005 inch, with a
maximum coil weight of 20,000 pounds (9071.0 kg), with a minimum coil weight of 18,000 pounds
(8164.8 kg) with a coil inside diameter of 16 inches (40.64 cm) with a steel core, with a coil maximum
outside diameter of 59.5 inches (151.13 cm), with a maximum of one weld (identified with a paper flag)
per coil, with a surface free of scratches, holes, and rust.
Electrolytically tin coated steel having differential coating with 1.00 pound/base box equivalent on the
heavy side, with varied coating equivalents in the lighter side (detailed below), with a continuous cast
steel chemistry of type MR, with a surface finish of type 7B or 7C, with a surface passivation of 0.7
mg/square foot of chromium applied as a cathodic dichromate treatment, with coil form having
restricted oil film weights of 0.3‐0.4 grams/base box of type DOS‐A oil, coil inside diameter ranging from
15.5 to 17 inches, coil outside diameter of a maximum 64 inches, with a maximum coil weight of 25,000
pounds, and with temper/coating/dimension combinations of: (1) CAT 4 temper, 1.00/.050 pound/base
box coating, 70 pound/base box (0.0077 inch) thickness, and 33.1875 inch ordered width; or (2) CAT5
temper, 1.00/0.50 pound/base box coating, 75 pound/base box (0.0082 inch) thickness, and 34.9375
inch or 34.1875 inch ordered width; or (3) CAT5 temper, 1.00/0.50 pound/base box coating, 107
pound/base box (0.0118 inch) thickness, and 30.5625 inch or 35.5625 inch ordered width; or (4) CADR8
temper, 1.00/0.50 pound/base box coating, 85 pound/base box (0.0093 inch) thickness, and 35.5625
inch ordered width; or (5) CADR8 temper, 1.00/0.25 pound/base box coating, 60 pound/base box
(0.0066 inch) thickness, and 35.9375 inch ordered width; or (6) CADR8 temper, 1.00/0.25 pound/base
box coating, 70 pound/base box (0.0077 inch) thickness, and 32.9375 inch, 33.125 inch, or 35.1875 inch
ordered width.
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Electrolytically tin coated steel having differential coating with 1.00 pound/base box equivalent on the
heavy side, with varied coating equivalents on the lighter side (detailed below), with a continuous cast
steel chemistry of type MR, with a surface finish of type 7B or 7C, with a surface passivation of 0.5
mg/square foot of chromium applied as a cathodic dichromate treatment, with ultra‐flat scroll cut sheet
form, with CAT 5 temper with 1.00/0.10 pound/base box coating, with alithograph logo printed in a
uniform pattern on the 0.10 pound coating side with a clear protective coat, with both sides waxed to a
level of 15‐20 mg/216 sq. in., with ordered dimension combinations of (1) 75 pound/base box (0.0082
inch) thickness and 34.9375 inch x 31.748 inch scroll cut dimensions; or (2) 75 pound/base box (0.0082
inch) thickness and 34.1875 inch x 29.076 inch scroll cut dimensions; or (3) 107 pound/base box (0.0118
inch) thickness and 30.5625 inch x 34.125 inch scroll cut dimension.
Tin‐free steel coated with a metallic chromium layer between 100‐200 mg/m2and a chromium oxide
layer between 5‐30 mg/m2; chemical composition of 0.05% maximum carbon, 0.03% maximum silicon,
0.60% maximum manganese, 0.02% maximum phosphorous, and 0.02% maximum sulfur; magnetic flux
density (“Br”) of 10 kg minimum and a coercive force (“Hc”) of 3.8 Oe minimum.
Tin‐free steel laminated on one or both sides of the surface with a polyester film, consisting of two
layers (an amorphous layer and an outer crystal layer), that contains no more than the indicated
amounts of the following environmental hormones: 1 mg/kg BADGE (BisPhenol—A Di‐glycidyl Ether), 1
mg/kg BFDGE (BisPhenol—F Di‐glycidyl Ether), and 3 mg/kg BPA (BisPhenol—A).
Reporting of information.‐‐ If information is not readily available from your records in exactly the form
requested, furnish carefully prepared estimates. If your firm is completing more than one questionnaire
in connection with this proceeding (i.e., a producer, importer, and/or purchaser questionnaire), you
need not respond to duplicated questions in the questionnaires.
Confidentiality.‐‐The commercial and financial data furnished in response to this questionnaire that
reveal the individual operations of your firm will be treated as confidential by the Commission to the
extent that such data are not otherwise available to the public and will not be disclosed except as may
be required by law (see 19 U.S.C. § 1677f). Such confidential information will not be published in a
manner that will reveal the individual operations of your firm; however, general characterizations of
numerical business proprietary information (such as discussion of trends) will be treated as confidential
business information only at the request of the submitter for good cause shown.
Verification.‐‐The information submitted in this questionnaire is subject to audit and verification by the
Commission. To facilitate possible verification of data, please keep all of your files, worksheets, and
supporting documents used in the preparation of the questionnaire response. Please also retain a copy
of the final document that you submit.
Release of information.‐‐The information provided by your firm in response to this questionnaire, as
well as any other business proprietary information submitted by your firm to the Commission in
connection with this proceeding, may become subject to, and released under, the administrative
protective order provisions of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. § 1677f) and section 207.7 of the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR § 207.7). This means that certain lawyers and
other authorized individuals may temporarily be given access to the information for use in connection
with this proceeding or other import‐injury proceedings conducted by the Commission on the same or
similar merchandise; those individuals would be subject to severe penalties if the information were
divulged to unauthorized individuals.
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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
50 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 city, state, zip code, and brief description of each
establishment covered by this questionnaire. If your firm is publicly traded, please specify the
stock exchange and trading symbol in the footnote to the table. Firms operating more than one
establishment should combine the data for all establishments into a single report.
“Establishment”‐‐Each facility of a firm involved in the production of TCCSS, including auxiliary
facilities operated in conjunction with (whether or not physically separate from) such facilities.
Establishments
Covered1
City, State
Zip (5 digit)
Description
1
2
3
4
5
6
1
Additional discussion on establishments consolidated in this questionnaire:
I‐3.
Position regarding continuation of order.‐‐Does your firm support or oppose continuation of
the following antidumping duty order currently in place for TCCSS?
Country
Japan
Support
Oppose
Take no position
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Ownership.‐‐Is your firm owned, in whole or in part, by any other firm?
No
Yes‐‐List the following information.
Firm name
Extent of
ownership
(percent)
Address
I‐5.
Related importers/exporters.‐‐Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or
foreign, that are engaged in importing TCCSS into the United States or that are engaged in
exporting TCCSS to the United States?
No
Yes‐‐List the following information.
Firm name
Country
Affiliation
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I‐6.
Related producers.‐‐Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or foreign, that are
engaged in the production of TCCSS?
No
Yes‐‐List the following information.
Firm name
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Country
Affiliation
Business plan.‐‐In Parts II and IV 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 TCCSS?
No
Yes
If yes, please provide the requested documents. If you are not providing the
requested documents, please explain why not.
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PART II.‐‐TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Robert Casanova (202‐708‐
2719, Robert.casanova@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 TCCSS since January 1, 2012.
Check as many as appropriate.
If checked, please describe; leave blank if not
applicable.
Plant openings
Plant closings
Relocations
Expansions
Acquisitions
Consolidations
Prolonged shutdowns or
production curtailments
Revised labor agreements
Other (e.g., technology)
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II‐3a. Production using same machinery.‐‐Please report your firm’s production of products made on
the same equipment and machinery used to produce TCCSS, and the combined production
capacity on this shared equipment and machinery in the periods indicated.
“Overall production capacity” or “capacity” – The level of production that your
establishment(s) could reasonably have expected to attain during the specified periods. 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 U.S. establishment(s), including production consumed
internally within your firm and production for another firm under a toll agreement.
Quantity (in short tons)
Calendar year
Item
Overall production capacity
Production of:
TCCSS1
Excluded TCCSS products
2
Other products
Total
1
2
2014
2015
January‐September
2016
2016
2017
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Data entered for production of TCCSS will populate here once reported in question II‐4.
Please identify these products: .
II‐3b. Operating parameters.‐‐The production capacity reported in II‐3a is based on operating hours
per week, weeks per year.
II‐3c. Capacity calculation.‐‐Please describe the methodology used to calculate overall production
capacity reported in II‐3a, and explain any changes in reported capacity.
II‐3d. Production constraints.‐‐Please describe the constraint(s) that set the limit(s) on your firm’s
production capacity.
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II‐3e. Product shifting.‐‐Is your firm able to switch production (capacity) between TCCSS and other
products using the same equipment and/or labor?
No
Yes‐‐ (i.e., have produced other products or are able to produce other
products). Please identify other actual or potential products: .
II‐3f. Product shifting factors.‐‐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‐4.
Production, shipment, and inventory data.‐‐Report your firm’s production capacity, production,
shipments, and inventories related to the production of TCCSS in its U.S. establishment(s) during
the specified periods.
“Average production capacity” or “capacity” – The level of production that your
establishment(s) could reasonably have expected to attain during the specified periods. 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 U.S. establishment(s), including production consumed
internally within your firm and production for another firm under a toll agreement.
“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.
“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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Production, shipment, and inventory data. ‐‐Continued
Quantity (in short tons) and value (in $1,000)
Calendar year
Item
2014
2015
January‐September
2016
2016
2017
1
Average production capacity
(quantity) (A)
Beginning‐of‐period inventories
(quantity) (B)
Production (quantity) (C)
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
quantity (D)
value (E)
2
Internal consumption:
quantity (F)
value (G)
2
Transfers to related firms:
quantity (H)
value (I)
3
Export shipments:
quantity (J)
value (K)
End‐of‐period inventories
(quantity) (L)
1
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 (use additional pages as necessary).
.
2
Internal consumption and transfers to related firms should be valued at fair market value. In the event that your firm uses a
different basis for valuing these transactions, please specify that basis (e.g., cost, cost plus, etc.) and provide value data using that basis
for each of the periods noted above: .
3
Identify your firm’s principal export markets: .
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II‐4. Production, shipment, and inventory data.‐‐Continued
RECONCILIATION OF SHIPMENTS, PRODUCTION, AND INVENTORY.‐‐Generally, the data reported for the
end‐of‐period inventories (i.e., line L) 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, F, H, and J). Please ensure that any
differences are not due to data entry errors in completing this form, but rather reflect your firm’s actual
records; and, also provide explanations for any differences (e.g., theft, loss, damage, record systems
issues, etc.) if they exist.
Calendar year
Item
2014
B + C – D – F – H – J – L
= should equal zero
("0") or provide an
explanation.1
January‐September
2015
0
2016
0
2016
0
2017
0
0
1
Explanation if the calculated fields above are returning values other than zero (i.e., “0”) but are
nonetheless accurate: .
II‐5. Channels of distribution.‐‐Report your firm’s commercial U.S. shipments by channel of
distribution.
Quantity (in short tons)
Calendar year
Item
2014
Channels of distribution:
Commercial U.S. shipments—
to Distributors (M)
2015
January‐September
2016
2016
2017
to Canning end users (N)
to All other end users (O)
RECONCILIATION OF CHANNELS.‐‐Please ensure that the quantities reported for channels of distribution
(i.e., lines M through 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 item
M + N + O – D = zero
("0"), if not revise.
2014
2015
0
January‐September
2016
0
2016
0
2017
0
0
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Employment data.‐‐Report your firm’s employment‐related data related to the production of
TCCSS and provide an explanation for any trends in these data.
“Production and Related Workers” (PRWs) includes working supervisors and all nonsupervisory
workers (including group leaders and trainees) engaged in fabricating, processing, assembling,
inspecting, receiving, storage, handling, packing, warehousing, shipping, trucking, hauling,
maintenance, repair, janitorial and guard services, product development, auxiliary production
for plant’s own use (e.g., power plant), recordkeeping, and other services closely associated with
the above production operations.
Average number employed may be computed by adding the number of employees, both full
time and part time, for the 12 pay periods ending closest to the 15th of the month and divide
that total by 12. For the January to September periods, calculate similarly and divide by 9.
“Hours worked” includes time paid for sick leave, holidays, and vacation time. Include overtime
hours actually worked; do not convert overtime pay to its equivalent in straight time hours.
“Wages paid” –Total wages paid before deductions of any kind (e.g., withholding taxes, old‐age
and unemployment insurance, group insurance, union dues, bonds, etc.). Include wages paid
directly by your firm for overtime, holidays, vacations, and sick leave.
Calendar year
Item
2014
Employment data:
Average number of
PRWs (number)
2015
January‐September
2016
2016
2017
Hours worked by PRWs
(1,000 hours)
Wages paid to PRWs
($1,000)
Explanation of trends:
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Historical U.S. Shipments‐‐Report your firm’s U.S. shipments of TCCSS (i.e., inclusive of
commercial U.S. shipments, internal consumption, and transfers to related firms) during the
periods specified.
Quantity (in short tons) and value (in $1,000)
Calendar year
Item
2012
U.S. shipments:
Quantity
Value
II‐8.
Transfers to related firms.‐‐If your firm reported transfers to related firms in question II‐4,
please indicate the nature of the relationship between your firm and the related firms (e.g., joint
venture, wholly owned subsidiary), whether the transfers were priced at market value or by a
non‐market formula, whether your firm retained marketing rights to all transfers, and whether
the related firms also processed inputs from sources other than your firm.
2013
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Purchases.‐‐Other than direct imports, has your firm otherwise purchased TCCSS since January
1, 2012?
No
Yes‐‐ Please indicate the reasons for your firm’s purchases (if your firms’
reasons differ by source, please elaborate) and report the quantity and
value of such purchases below for the specified periods.
“Purchase” – A transaction to buy product from a U.S. corporate entity such as another U.S.
producer, a U.S. distributor, or a U.S. firm that has directly imported the product.
“Direct import” –A transaction to buy from a foreign supplier where your firm is the importer of
record or consignee.
Reason for purchases:
Quantity (in short tons)
Calendar years
Item
Purchases from U.S.
importers1 of TCCSS from‐‐
Japan
2014
2015
January‐September
2016
2016
2017
Purchases from domestic
producers2
Purchases from other
sources2
All other sources
1
Please list the name of the importer(s) from which your firm purchased this product. If your firm’s import
suppliers differ by source, please identify the source for each listed supplier: .
2
Please list the name of the producer(s) or U.S. distributor(s) from which your firm purchased this product:
.
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II‐10. Toll production.‐‐Since January 1, 2012, has your firm been involved in a toll agreement
regarding the production of TCCSS?
“Toll agreement”‐‐Agreement between two firms whereby the first firm furnishes the raw
materials and the second firm uses the raw materials to produce a product that it then returns
to the first firm with a charge for processing costs, overhead, etc.
No
Yes
If yes‐‐ Please describe the toll arrangement(s) and name the firm(s)
involved.
II‐11. Foreign trade zones.‐‐
(a)
Firm's FTZ operations.‐‐Does your firm produce TCCSS in and/or admit TCCSS into a
foreign trade zone (FTZ)?
“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. A foreign trade zone must be designed as such pursuant to the rules and
procedures set forth in the Foreign‐Trade Zones Act.
No
Yes
If yes‐‐ Describe the nature of your firms operations in FTZs and identify
the specific FTZ site(s).
(b)
Other firms' FTZ operations.‐‐To your knowledge, do any firms in the United States
import TCCSS into a foreign trade zone (FTZ) for use in distribution of TCCSS and/or the
production of downstream articles?
No
Yes
If yes‐‐Identify the firms and the FTZs.
II‐11. Direct imports.‐‐Since January 1, 2012, has your firm imported TCCSS?
“Importer” – The person or firm primarily liable for the payment of any duties on the
merchandise, or an authorized agent acting on his behalf. The importer may be the consignee,
or the importer of record.
No
Yes
If yes‐‐ COMPLETE AND RETURN A U.S. IMPORTERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
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II‐12. Effect of order.‐‐Describe the significance of the existing antidumping duty order covering
imports of TCCSS from Japan in terms of its effect on your firm’s production capacity,
production, U.S. shipments, inventories, purchases, employment, revenues, costs, profits, cash
flow, capital expenditures, research and development expenditures, and asset values. You may
wish to compare your firm’s operations before and after the imposition of the order.
II‐13. Anticipated changes in operations.‐‐Would your firm anticipate any changes in in the character
of its operations or organization, including its production capacity, production, U.S. shipments,
inventories, purchases, employment, revenues, costs, profits, cash flow, capital expenditures,
research and development expenditures, or asset values relating to the production of TCCSS in
the future? Please consider both anticipated changes if the antidumping duty orders on TCCSS
from Japan were to be revoked.
Item
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
documentations that address this issue. Include in your
response a specific projection of your firm’s capacity to
produce TCCSS (in short tons) for 2017 and 2018.
No
Yes
If orders
remain in place
If orders are
revoked
II‐14. Other explanations:‐‐If your firm would like to explain further 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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PART III.‐‐FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Address questions on this part of the questionnaire to Charles Yost (202‐205‐3432,
Charles.yost@usitc.gov).
III‐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 III.
Name
Title
Email
Telephone
Fax
III‐2. Accounting system.‐‐Briefly describe your firm’s financial accounting system.
A.
When does your firm’s fiscal year end (month and day)?
If your firm’s fiscal year changed during the data‐collection period, explain below:
B.1. Describe the lowest level of operations (e.g., plant, division, company‐wide) for which
financial statements are prepared that include TCCSS:
2. Does your firm prepare profit/loss statements for TCCSS:
Yes
No
3. How often did your firm (or parent company) prepare financial statements (including
annual reports, 10Ks)? Please check relevant items below.
Audited, unaudited, annual reports, 10Ks, 10 Qs,
Monthly, quarterly, semi‐annually, annually
4. Accounting basis: GAAP, cash, tax, or other comprehensive basis of
accounting (specify)
Note: As requested in Part I of this questionnaire, please keep all supporting documents/records
used in the preparation of the financial data, as Commission staff may contact your firm
regarding questions on the financial data. The Commission may also request that your company
submit copies of the supporting documents/records (financial statements, including internal
profit‐and‐loss statements for the division or product group that includes TCCSS, as well as
specific statements and worksheets) used to compile these data.
III‐3.
Cost accounting system.‐‐Briefly describe your firm’s cost accounting system (e.g., standard
cost, job order cost, etc.).
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Allocation basis.‐‐Briefly describe your firm’s allocation basis, if any, for COGS, SG&A, and
interest expense and other income and expenses.
III‐5.
Product listing.‐‐Please list the products your firm produces in the facilities in which it produces
TCCSS, and provide the share of net sales accounted for by these products in your firm’s most
recent fiscal year.
Products
Share of sales
TCCSS
%
%
%
%
%
III‐6.
Does your firm purchase inputs (raw materials, labor, energy, or any services) used in the
production of TCCSS from any related suppliers (e.g., inclusive of transactions between related
firms, divisions and/or other components within the same company)?
Yes‐‐Continue to question III‐7.
III‐7.
No‐‐Continue to question III‐9a.
Inputs from related suppliers.‐‐Please identify the inputs used in the production of TCCSS that
your firm purchases from related suppliers and that are reflected in question III‐9a. For “Share
of total COGS” please report this information by relevant input on the basis of your most
recently completed fiscal year. For “Input valuation” please describe the basis, as recorded in
the company’s own accounting system, of the purchase cost from the related supplier; e.g., the
related supplier’s actual cost, cost plus, negotiated transfer price to approximate fair market
value.
Input
Related supplier
Share of total COGS
Input valuation as recorded in the firm’s accounting books and records
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Inputs from related suppliers at cost.‐‐Please confirm that the inputs purchased from related
suppliers, as identified in III‐7, were reported in III‐9a (financial results on TCCSS) in a manner
consistent with the firm’s accounting books and records.
Yes
No‐‐In the space below, please report the valuation basis of inputs purchased from related
suppliers as reported in question III‐9a.
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III‐9a. Operations on TCCSS.‐‐Report the revenue and related cost information requested below on the
TCCSS operations of your firm’s U.S. establishment(s).1 Do not report resales of products. Note
that internal consumption and transfers to related firms must be valued at fair market value.
Input purchases from related suppliers should be consistent with and based on information in
the firm’s accounting books and records. Provide data for your firm’s three most recently
completed fiscal years, and for the specified interim periods. If your firm was involved in tolling
operations (either as the toller or as the tollee), please contact Charles Yost at (202) 205‐3432
before completing this section of the questionnaire.
Item
Quantity (in short tons) and value (in $1,000)
Fiscal years ended‐‐
2014
2015
January‐September
2016
2016
2017
2
Net sales quantities:
Commercial sales (“CS”)
Internal consumption (“IC”)
Transfers to related firms (“Transfers”)
0
0
0
0
0
Total net sales quantities
2
Net sales values:
Commercial sales
Internal consumption
Transfers to related firms
0
0
0
0
0
Total net sales values
Cost of goods sold (COGS):3
Raw materials
Direct labor
Other factory costs
Total COGS
0
0
0
0
0
Gross profit or (loss)
0
0
0
0
0
Selling, general, and administrative (SG&A)
expenses:
Selling expenses
General and administrative expenses
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
All other expense items
All other income items
0
0
0
0
0
Total SG&A expenses
Operating income (loss)
Other expenses and income:
Interest expense
Net income or (loss) before income taxes
Depreciation/amortization included above
1
Include only sales (whether domestic or export) and costs related to your U.S. manufacturing operations.
2
Less discounts, returns, allowances, and prepaid freight. The quantities and values should approximate the corresponding shipment quantities and values
reported in Part II of this questionnaire.
3
COGS (whether for domestic or export sales) should include costs associated with CS, IC, and Transfers.
Note ‐‐ The table above contains calculations that will appear when you have entered data in the MS
Word form fields.
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III‐9b. Financial data reconciliation.‐‐The calculable line items from question III‐9a (i.e., total net sales
quantities and values, total COGS, gross profit (or loss), total SG&A, and net income (or loss))
have been calculated from the data submitted in the other line items. Do the calculated fields
return the correct data according to your firm's financial records ignoring non‐material
differences that may arise due to rounding?
Yes No‐‐If the calculated fields do not show the correct data, please double check the
feeder data for data entry errors and revise.
Also, check signs accorded to the post operating income line items; the two
expense line items should report positive numbers (i.e., expenses are
positive and incomes or reversals are negative‐‐instances of the latter
should be rare in those lines) while the income line item also in most
instances should have its value be a positive number (i.e., income is positive,
expenses or reversals are negative).
If after reviewing and potentially revising the feeder data your firm has
provided, the differences between your records and the calculated fields
persist please identify and discuss the differences in the space below.
III‐10. Nonrecurring items (charges and gains) included in the subject product financial results.‐‐For
each annual and interim period for which financial results are reported in question III‐9a, please
specify all material (significant) nonrecurring items (charges and gains) in the schedule below,
the specific question III‐9a line item where the nonrecurring items are included, a brief
description of the relevant nonrecurring items, and the associated values (in $1,000), as
reflected in question III‐9a; i.e., if an aggregate nonrecurring item has been allocated to question
III‐9a, only the allocated value amount included in question III‐9a should be reported in the
schedule below. Note: The Commission’s objective here is to gather information only on
material (significant) nonrecurring items which impacted the reported financial results of the
subject product in question III‐9a.
Fiscal years ended‐‐
2014
2015
January‐September
2016
2016
2017
Nonrecurring item: In this column please provide a
brief description of each nonrecurring item and
indicate the specific line item in question III‐9a
where the nonrecurring item is classified.
Nonrecurring item: In these columns please report the amount of the relevant nonrecurring
item reported in question III‐9a.
Value ($1,000)
1. , classified as
2. , classified as
3. , classified as
4. , classified as
5. , classified as
6. , classified as
7. , classified as
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III‐11. Classification of identified nonrecurring items (charges and gains) in the accounting books and
records of the company.‐‐If non‐recurring items were reported in question III‐10 above, please
identify where your company recorded these items in your accounting books and records in the
normal course of business; i.e., just as responses to question III‐10 identify where these items
are reported in question III‐9a.
III‐12. Asset values.‐‐Report the total assets (i.e., both current and long‐term assets) associated with
the production, warehousing, and sale of TCCSS. If your firm does not maintain some or all of
the specific asset information necessary to calculate total assets for TCCSS in the normal course
of business, please estimate this information based upon a method (such as production, sales,
or costs) that is consistent with relevant cost allocations in question III‐9a. Provide data as of
the end of your firm’s three most recently completed fiscal years.
Note: Total assets should reflect net assets after any accumulated depreciation and allowances
deducted.
Total assets should be allocated to the subject products if these assets are also related to other
products. Please provide a brief explanation if there are any substantial changes in total asset
value during the period; e.g., due to asset write‐offs, revaluation, and major purchases.
Value (in $1,000)
Fiscal years ended‐‐
Item
2014
1
Total assets (net)
1
Describe
2015
2016
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III‐13. Capital expenditures and research and development expenses.‐‐Report your firm’s capital
expenditures and research and development expenses for TCCSS. Provide data for your firm’s
three most recently completed fiscal years, and for the specified interim periods.
Value (in $1,000)
Fiscal years ended‐‐
Item
Capital expenditures
2014
1
Research and development
expenses2
1
2
2015
January‐September
2016
2016
2017
Please describe the nature, focus, and significance of your firm’s capital expenditures on the subject product.
Please describe the nature, focus, and significance of your firm’s R&D expenses related to subject product.
III‐14. Data consistency and reconciliation.‐‐Please indicate whether your firm’s financial data for
questions III‐9a, 12, and 13 are based on a calendar year or your firm’s fiscal year:
Calendar year
Fiscal year Specify fiscal year
Please note the quantities and values reported in question III‐9a should reconcile with the data
reported in question II‐4 (including export shipments) as long as they are reported on the same
calendar year basis.
RECONCILIATION OF TRADE VS FINANCIAL DATA.‐‐Please ensure that the quantities and values reported
for total shipments in part II equal the quantities and values reported for total net sales in part III of this
questionnaire in each time period unless the financial data from part III are reported on a fiscal year
basis, in which case only the interim periods must reconcile. If the calculated fields below return values
other than zero (i.e., “0”) and both are being reported on a calendar basis, please explain the discrepancy
below.
Full year data
Reconciliation
Quantity: Trade data from question
II‐4 (lines D, F, H, and J) less financial
total net sales quantity data from
question III‐9a, = zero ("0").
Value: Trade data from question II‐4
(lines E, G, I, and K) less financial
total net sales value data from
question III‐9a, = zero ("0").
2014
2015
Partial year periods
2016
2016
2017
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Do these data in question III‐9a reconcile with data in question II‐4?
Yes
No
If no, please explain.
III‐15. Other explanations.‐‐If your firm would like to further explain a response to a question in Part III
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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PART IV.‐‐PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Cindy Cohen (202‐205‐3230,
cindy.cohen@usitc.gov).
IV‐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 IV.
Name
Title
Email
Telephone
PRICE DATA
IV‐2. This question requests quarterly quantity and value data for your firm’s commercial shipments
to unrelated U.S. customers of the following products produced by your firm.
Product 1.‐‐Single reduced, electrolytic tin plate with base box weights of 75 lbs.‐95 lbs.
inclusive, in coils.
Product 2.‐‐Double reduced, electrolytic tin plate with base box weights of 50 lbs.‐60 lbs.
inclusive, in coils.
Product 3.‐‐Single reduced, electrolytic chromium‐coated steel with base box weights of 65 lbs.‐
80 lbs. inclusive, in coils.
Product 4.‐‐Double reduced, electrolytic chromium‐coated steel with base box weights of 55
lbs.‐65 lbs. inclusive, in coils.
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 2014‐September 2017, did your firm produce 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 table(s) as appropriate.
No.‐‐Skip to question IV‐3.
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IV‐2(b). Price data.‐‐Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 produced and sold by
your firm.
Report data in actual short tons and actual dollars (not 1,000s).
Product 1
Quantity
Value
(Quantity in short tons, value in dollars)
Product 2
Product 3
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value
Product 4
Period of shipment
Quantity
Value
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
July‐September
1
Net values (i.e., gross sales values less all discounts, allowances, rebates, 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 IV.
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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IV‐2 (c). Price data checklist.‐‐Please check that the pricing data in question IV‐2(a) have been correctly
reported.
Are the price data reported above:
√ if Yes
In actual dollars (not $1,000)
F.o.b. U.S. point of shipment (i.e., does not include U.S. transport costs)?
Net of all discounts and rebates?
Have returns credited to the quarter in which the sale occurred?
Less than reported commercial shipments in question II‐5 in each year?
IV‐2(d). Pricing data methodology.‐‐Please describe the method and the kinds of documents/records
that were used to compile your firm’s 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.
IV‐3.
Price setting.‐‐How does your firm determine the prices that it charges for sales of TCCSS (check
all that apply)? If your firm issues price lists, please submit sample pages of a recent list.
Transaction
by
transaction
Contracts
IV‐4.
Other
If other, describe
Discount policy.‐‐Please indicate and describe your firm’s discount policies (check all that apply).
Quantity
discounts
Annual
total
volume
discounts
No
discount
policy
Set
price
lists
Other
Describe
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Pricing terms.‐‐
(a)
What are your firm’s typical sales terms for its U.S.‐produced TCCSS?
Net 30
days
Net 60
days
(b)
2/10 net
30 days
Other
Other (specify)
On what basis are your firm’s prices of domestic TCCSS usually quoted (check one)?
Delivered
F.o.b.
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If f.o.b., specify point
Contract versus spot.‐‐Approximately what share of your firm’s sales of its U.S.‐produced TCCSS
in 2016 was on a (1) long‐term contract basis, (2) annual contract basis, (3) short‐term contract
basis, and (4) spot sales basis?
Long‐term
contracts
(multiple
deliveries for
more than 12
months)
Share of 2016
sales
%
Type of sale
Short‐term
Annual
contracts
contracts
(multiple
(multiple
deliveries for
deliveries for 12
less than 12
months)
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
U.S.‐produced TCCSS (or check “not applicable” if your firm does not sell on a long‐term, short‐
term and/or annual contract basis).
Item
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)
Average contract
duration
No. of
days
365
Price renegotiation
(during contract
period)
Yes
No
Quantity
Price
Both
Yes
No
Typical sales
contract provisions
Fixed quantity
and/or price
Meet or release
provision
Not applicable
IV‐8.
Lead times.‐‐What is the typical lead time between a customer’s order and the date of delivery
for your firm’s sales of its U.S.‐produced TCCSS?
Lead time
Share of 2016 (Average number
of days)
Source
sales
From inventory
%
Produced to order
%
Total (should sum to 100.0%)
0.0 %
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Shipping information.‐‐
(a)
(b)
(c)
What is the approximate percentage of the cost of U.S.‐produced TCCSS that is
accounted for by U.S. inland transportation costs? %
Who generally arranges the transportation to your firm’s customers’ locations?
Your firm Purchaser (check one)
Indicate the approximate percentage of your firm’s sales of TCCSS that are delivered the
following distances from your firm’s production facility.
Distance from production facility
Share
Within 100 miles
%
101 to 1,000 miles
%
Over 1,000 miles
%
Total (should sum to 100.0%)
0.0 %
IV‐10. Geographical shipments.‐‐In which U.S. geographic market area(s) has your firm sold its U.S.‐
produced TCCSS since January 1, 2012 (check all that apply)?
Geographic area
√ if applicable
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.
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IV‐11. End uses.‐‐
(a)
List the end uses of the TCCSS that your firm manufactures. For each end‐use product,
what percentage of the total cost is accounted for by TCCSS and other inputs?
Share of total cost of end use product
accounted for by
Total
(should sum to
100.0% across)
TCCSS
Other inputs
End use product
%
%
0.0 %
%
%
0.0 %
%
%
0.0 %
(b)
Have there been any changes in the end uses of TCCSS since January 1, 2012? Do you
anticipate any future changes?
Changes in end
uses
No
Yes
Explain
Changes since
January 1, 2012
Anticipated
changes
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IV‐12. Substitutes.‐‐
(a)
Can other products be substituted for TCCSS?
No
Yes‐‐Please fill out the table.
End use in which this
substitute is used
Substitute
Have changes in the price of this substitute
affected the price for TCCSS?
No Yes
Explanation
1.
2.
3.
(b)
Have there been any changes in the number or types of products that can be
substituted for TCCSS since January 1, 2012? Do you anticipate any future changes?
Changes in
substitutes
No Yes
Explain
Changes since
January 1, 2012
Anticipated
changes
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IV‐13. Availability of supply.‐‐Has the availability of TCCSS in the U.S. market changed since January 1,
2012? Do you anticipate any future changes?
Availability in the U.S.
Please explain, noting the countries and reasons for the
market
No Yes changes.
Changes since January 1, 2012:
U.S.‐produced product
Imports from Japan
Imports from all other
countries
U.S.‐produced product
Imports from Japan
Imports from all other
countries
Anticipated changes:
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IV‐14. Demand trends.‐‐ Indicate how demand within the United States and outside of the United
States (if known) for TCCSS has changed since January 1, 2012, and how you anticipate demand
will change in the future. Explain any trends and describe the principal factors that have
affected, and that you anticipate will affect, these changes in demand.
Market
Fluctuate
Overall
No
Overall
with no
increase change decrease clear trend
Explanation and factors
Demand since January 1, 2012
Within the United States
Outside the United States
Anticipated future demand
Within the United States
Outside the United States
IV‐15. Product changes.‐‐Have there been any significant changes in the product range, product mix,
or marketing of TCCSS since January 1, 2012? Do you anticipate any future changes?
Changes in
product range,
product mix, or
marketing
No Yes
Changes since
January 1, 2012
Anticipated
changes
Explain
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IV‐16. Conditions of competition.‐‐
(a) Is the TCCSS market subject to business cycles (other than general economy‐wide
conditions) and/or other conditions of competition distinctive to TCCSS?
Check all that apply.
Please describe.
No
Skip to question IV‐17.
Yes‐Business cycles (e.g.
seasonal business)
Yes‐Other distinctive
conditions of competition
(b) If yes, have there been any changes in the business cycles or conditions of competition for
TCCSS since January 1, 2012?
No
Yes
If yes, describe.
IV‐17. Supply constraints.‐‐Has your firm refused, declined, or been unable to supply TCCSS since
January 1, 2012 (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, being unable to meet timely shipment commitments, etc.)?
No
Yes
If yes, please describe.
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IV‐18. Raw materials.‐‐Indicate how TCCSS raw material prices have changed since January 1, 2012,
and how you expect they will change in the future.
Raw
materials
prices
Fluctuate
with no
clear
Overall
No
Overall
trend
increase change decrease
Explain, noting how raw material
price changes have affected your
firm’s selling prices for TCCSS.
Changes since
January 1,
2012
Anticipated
changes
IV‐19. Price comparisons.‐‐Please compare market prices of TCCSS in U.S. and non‐U.S. markets, if
known. Provide specific information as to time periods and regions for any price comparisons.
IV‐20. 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 TCCSS supply (including
production capacity and capacity utilization) and demand in (1) the United States, (2) each of
the other major producing/consuming countries, including Japan, and (3) the world as a whole.
Of particular interest is such data from 2012 to the present and forecasts for the future.
IV‐21. Export constraints.‐‐Describe how easily your firm can shift its sales of TCCSS between the U.S.
market and alternative country markets. In your discussion, please describe any contracts,
other sales arrangements, or other constraints that would prevent or retard your firm from
shifting TCCSS between the U.S. and alternative country markets within a 12‐month period.
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IV‐22. Barriers to trade.‐‐Are your firm’s exports of TCCSS subject to any tariff or non‐tariff barriers to
trade in other countries?
No
Yes
If yes, please list the countries and describe any such barriers and any
significant changes in such barriers that have occurred since January 1,
2012, or that are expected to occur in the future.
IV‐23. Interchangeability.‐‐Is TCCSS 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
United States
Japan
Japan
Other countries
For any country‐pair producing TCCSS that is sometimes or never interchangeable, identify the
country‐pair and explain the factors that limit or preclude interchangeable use:
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IV‐24. Factors other than price.‐‐Are differences other than price (e.g., quality, availability,
transportation network, product range, technical support, etc.) between TCCSS 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
United States
Japan
Japan
Other countries
For any country‐pair for which factors other than price always or frequently are a significant
factor in your firm’s sales of TCCSS, identify the country‐pair and report the advantages or
disadvantages imparted by such factors:
IV‐25. Other explanations.‐‐If your firm would like to further explain a response to a question in Part
IV 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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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/tin_and_chromium_coated_ste
el_sheet_japan/third_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: TCCSS
• E‐mail.—E‐mail the MS Word questionnaire to Robert.casanova@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 produce this product, please fill out page 1, print, sign, and submit a scanned copy
to the Commission.
Parties to this proceeding.—If your firm is a party to this proceeding, it is required to serve a copy of the
completed questionnaire on parties to the proceeding that are subject to administrative protective
order (see 19 CFR § 207.7). A list of such parties may be obtained from the Commission’s Secretary (202‐
205‐1803). A certificate of service must accompany the completed questionnaire you submit (see 19 CFR
§ 207.7). Service of the questionnaire must be made in paper form.
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File Title | Microsoft Word - US Producer questionnaire (Draft) |
Author | robert.casanova |
File Modified | 2017-11-17 |
File Created | 2017-11-17 |