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FOREIGN PRODUCERS’/EXPORTERS’ 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.
Name of firm
Address
Website
Has your firm produced or exported TCCSS (as defined on 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 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:
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, 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
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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 Robert
Casanova (202‐708‐2719, Robert.casanova@usitc.gov).
I‐1.
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
30 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 Japan involved in the production or export of TCCSS,
including auxiliary facilities operated in conjunction with (whether or not physically separate
from) such facilities. Firms operating more than one establishment in Japan should combine the
data for all establishments into a single report.
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U.S. importers.‐‐Please provide the names, contacts, email addresses, and telephone numbers
of the FIVE largest U.S. importers of your firm’s TCCSS in 2016.
No. Importer’s name
I‐4.
Contact person
Email address
Share of
Area code
your firm’s
and
2016 U.S.
telephone
exports
number
(%)
1
2
3
4
5
U.S. or other country production.‐‐Does your firm or any related firm produce, have the
capability to produce, or have any plans to produce TCCSS in the United States or other
countries?
No
Yes‐‐Please name the firm(s) and country below and, if U.S. producer(s),
ensure that they complete the Commission’s producer questionnaire.
I‐5.
U.S. importation.‐‐Does your firm or any related firm import or have any plans to import TCCSS
into the United States?
No
Yes‐‐Please name the firm(s) below and ensure that they complete the
Commission’s importer questionnaire.
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Business plan.‐‐In Parts II and III of this questionnaire we request a copy of your company’s
business plan. Does your company or any related firm have a business plan or any internal
documents that describe, discuss, or analyze expected future market conditions for TCCSS?
No
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.
“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 Japan, including production consumed
internally within your firm.
Quantity (in short tons)
Calendar year
Item
2014
2015
January‐September
2016
2016
Overall production capacity
Production of:
TCCSS1
0
0
0
Excluded TCCSS Products
Other products
Total
2
0
0
2
1
2017
0
0
0
0
0
Data entered for production of TCCSS will populate here once reported in question II‐12.
Please identify these products: .
II‐3b. Operating parameters.‐‐The production capacity reported in II‐5a 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‐5a, 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.
(i).
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).
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.
Share of sales.‐‐What percentage of your firm’s total sales in its most recent fiscal year was
represented by sales of TCCSS? percent.
II‐5.
II‐6.
Firm's estimated share of production in country.‐‐Please estimate the percentage of total
production of TCCSS in the country specified on the certification page accounted for by your firm’s
production in 2016. percent.
Firm's estimated share of country's exports.‐‐Please estimate the percentage of total exports to
the United States of TCCSS from the country specified on the certification page accounted for by
your firm’s exports in 2016. percent.
II‐7.
Inventories in the United States.‐‐Has your firm, since 2014, maintained any inventories of
TCCSS 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 short tons)
Calendar year
Item
Inventory
2014
2015
January‐September
2016
2016
2017
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Third country trade actions.‐‐Is the TCCSS 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.
II‐9.
Other export markets.‐‐Identify export markets (other than the United States) that your firm
has developed or where it has increased its sales of TCCSS since 2012. Please identify and
discuss below.
II‐10. Significance of antidumping duty 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, home market shipments, exports to the United States and other markets,
and inventories. You may wish to compare your firm’s operations before and after the
imposition of the order.
II‐11. Anticipated changes in operations.‐‐Would your firm anticipate any changes in in the character
of its operations or organization, including its production capacity, production, home market
shipments, exports to the United States or other markets, or inventories 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 remain in place and if the orders 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
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II‐12. Trade data.‐‐Report your firm’s production capacity, production, shipments, and inventories
related to the production of TCCSS in your establishment(s) in Japan during the specified
periods. Do not include resales of TCCSS 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‐
13.
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 Japan, including production consumed
internally within your firm.
“Shipments”‐‐Shipments of products produced in your establishment(s) in Japan. Quantities
reported should be net of returns. 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 in Japan.
“Home market commercial shipments”‐‐Shipments, other than internal consumption and
transfers to related firms, within Japan.
“Home market internal consumption/transfers to related firms”‐‐Shipments made to
related firms in Japan, including product consumed internally by your firm.
“Export shipments”‐‐Shipments to destinations outside Japan, 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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II‐12. Trade data.‐‐Continued.
Quantity (in short tons) and Value (in 1,000 dollars)
Calendar year
Item
2014
2015
January‐September
2016
2016
2017
1
Average production capacity
(A)
Beginning‐of‐period
inventories (B)
Production (C)
Home market shipments:
Internal consumption/
transfers
Quantity (D)
Value (E)
Commercial shipments
Quantity (F)
Value (G)
Value (I)
Value (K)
to the European Union:2
Quantity (J)
Export shipments:
to the United States:
Quantity (H)
3
to Asia:
Quantity (L)
Value (M)
4
to all other markets:
Quantity (N)
Value (O)
Total exports (quantity) (P)
0
0
0
0
0
Total shipments (quantity) (Q)
0
0
0
0
0
End‐of‐period inventories (R)
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: .
2
Identify your firm’s principal European Union export markets: .
3
Identify your firm’s principal Asian export markets: .
4
Identify your firm’s principal other export markets: .
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II‐12. Trade data.—Continued.
RECONCILIATION OF SHIPMENTS, PRODUCTION, AND INVENTORY.‐‐Generally, the data reported
for the end‐of‐period inventories (i.e., line R) 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, J, L,
and N). Please ensure that any differences are not due to data entry errors in completing this
form, but rather actually reflect your firm’s records; and also provide any likely explanations for
any differences (e.g., theft, loss, damage, record systems issues, etc.) if they exist.
Calendar year
Item
2014
B + C – D – F – H –J – L – N –
R= should equal zero ("0")
or provide an explanation.1
2015
January‐September
2016
0
2016
0
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‐13. Exports to the United States not produced by your firm.‐‐Report your firm’s exports to the
United States of TCCSS that was produced in Japan but not by your firm during the specified
periods. Note these data should not be included in question II‐12.
Quantity (in short tons and Value (in 1,000 dollars)
Calendar year
Item
2014
Exports of TCCSS to the
United States not produced
by your firm1.—
Quantity 1
Value
1
2015
January‐September
2016
2016
2017
List the producer(s).
II‐14. 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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PART III.‐‐MARKET FACTORS
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Cindy E. Cohen (202‐205‐
3230, cindy.cohene@usitc.gov).
III‐1. Contact information.‐‐Please identify the responsible individual and how Commission staff may
contact the individual regarding the confidential information submitted in part III.
Name
Title
Email
Telephone
Fax
III‐2. Contract versus spot.‐‐Approximately what share of your firm’s sales of TCCSS to U.S. customers
in 2016 was on a (1) long‐term contract basis, (2) annual contract basis, (3) short‐term contract
basis, and (4) spot sales basis?
Type of sale
Short‐term
Long‐term
Annual
Total
contracts
contracts
Spot sales
contracts
(should
(multiple
(multiple
(for a single
(multiple
sum to
deliveries for
deliveries for
delivery)
deliveries for 12
100.0%)
less than 12
more than 12
months)
months)
months)
Share of your
%
%
%
% 0.0 %
2016 sales
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Contract provisions.‐‐Please fill out the table regarding your firm’s typical sales contracts with
U.S. customers for 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
III‐4.
Lead times.‐‐What is your firm’s share of sales from inventory and produced to order and what
is the typical lead time between a customer’s order and the date of delivery for your firm’s sales
of TCCSS?
Source
Share of 2016 sales
From inventory
%
Produced to order
%
Total (should sum to 100.0%)
Lead time (Average
number of days)
0.0 %
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Raw materials.‐‐Indicate how TCCSS raw materials prices have changed since January 1, 2012,
and how you expect they will change in the future.
Fluctuate
with no
clear
Overall
No
Overall
trend
increase change decrease
Raw
materials
prices
III‐6.
III‐7.
Explain, noting how raw material
price changes have affected your
firm’s selling prices for TCCSS.
Changes since
January 1,
2012
Anticipated
changes
Changes in factors affecting supply.‐‐Have any changes occurred in any other factors affecting
supply (e.g., changes in availability or prices of energy or labor; transportation conditions;
production capacity and/or methods of production; technology; export markets; or alternative
production opportunities) that affected the availability of Japanese‐produced TCCSS in the U.S.
market since January 1, 2012?
No
Yes
If yes, please describe.
Availability of subject import supply.‐‐Do you anticipate any changes in terms of the availability
of Japanese‐produced TCCSS in the U.S. market in the future?
If you anticipate changes in supply, please identify the changes,
including the time period and the impact of such changes on
No
Increase change Decrease shipment volumes and prices.
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Product shifting.‐‐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 (including any third‐country trade barriers such
as tariffs, quotas, or other non‐tariff barriers) that would prevent or retard your firm from
shifting TCCSS between the U.S. and alternative country markets within a 12‐month period.
III‐9.
Product range.‐‐Is the product range, product mix, or marketing of TCCSS in your firm’s home
market different from that of TCCSS for export to the United States or to third‐country markets?
No
Yes
If yes, please explain.
III‐10. Product changes.‐‐Have there been any significant changes in the product range, product mix,
or marketing of TCCSS in your firm’s home market, for export to the United States, or for export
to third‐country markets 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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III‐11. 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.
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?
(b)
Changes in
substitutes
No Yes
Explain
Changes since
January 1, 2012
Anticipated
changes
III‐12. Interchangeability.‐‐Is the TCCSS produced by your firm and sold in its home market
interchangeable (i.e., can be used in the same applications) with your firm’s TCCSS sold to the
United States and/or to third‐country markets?
Yes
No
If no, identify the market(s) and any differences in the products.
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III‐13. End uses.—
(a)
Describe the end uses of the TCCSS that your firm manufactures and sell to your firm’s
home market. If these end uses differ from those of the TCCSS your firm sells to the U.S.
market or to third‐country markets, explain.
(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
III‐14. Demand trends.‐‐Indicate how demand in the following markets 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.
Your firm’s market
Fluctuate
with no
Overall
No
Overall
increase change decrease clear trend
Explanation and factors
Demand since January 1, 2012
Home market
United States
Other markets
Anticipated future demand
Home market
United States
Other markets
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III‐15. Price differences.‐‐Please compare market prices of TCCSS in your firm’s home market, the
United States, and third‐country markets.
III‐16. Description of home market.‐‐Describe briefly your firm’s home market for TCCSS, including the
number of, and competition between, producers.
III‐17. Import competition.‐‐Does your firm face competition from imports of TCCSS in your firm’s
home market?
No
Yes
If yes, please identify the country sources of these imports.
III‐18. 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.
III‐19. Other explanations.‐‐If your firm would like to further explain a response to a question in Part III
that did not provide a narrative response box, please note the question number and the
explanation in the space provided below. Please also use this space to highlight any issues your
firm had in providing the data in this section, including but not limited to technical issues with
the MS Word questionnaire.
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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 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, 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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