18-3-3826 US purchasers' questionnaire

OMB No. 3117-0016/USITC No. 18-3-3826; Expiration Date: 6/30/2020
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LOST SALES AND LOST REVENUE SURVEY
LARGE DIAMETER WELDED PIPE (LDWP) FROM CANADA, CHINA, GREECE, INDIA,
KOREA, AND TURKEY
This survey must be received by the Commission by January 31, 2018
See last page for filing instructions.
The information called for in this survey is for use by the United States International Trade Commission in connection
with its countervailing duty and antidumping duty investigations concerning large diameter welded pipe (LDWP) from
Canada, China, Greece, India, Korea, and Turkey (Inv. Nos. 701-TA-593-596 and 731-TA-1401-1406 (Preliminary). The
information requested in the survey 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 possession (19 U.S.C. § 1333(a)). Further information on this survey can be obtained from Aimee
Larsen (202-205-3179, aimee.larsen@usitc.gov).

Name of firm
Address
City

State

Zip Code

Website
Has your firm purchased LDWP (as defined on next page) at any time since January 1, 2015?

NO

(Sign the certification below and promptly return only this page of the survey to the Commission)

YES

(Complete all parts of the survey, and return the entire survey to the Commission)

Return questionnaire via the U.S. International Trade Commission Drop Box by clicking on the
following link: https://dropbox.usitc.gov/oinv/. (PIN: PIPE)
CERTIFICATION
I certify that the information herein supplied in this survey is complete and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief and
understand that the information submitted is subject to audit and verification by the Commission. By submitting this certification
I also grant consent for the Commission, and its employees and contract personnel, to use the information provided in this survey
and throughout this proceeding in any other import-injury proceedings conducted by the Commission on the same or similar
merchandise.
I, the undersigned, acknowledge that information submitted in response to this request for information and throughout this
investigation or other proceeding may be disclosed to and used: (i) by the Commission, its employees and Offices, and contract
personnel (a) for developing or maintaining the records of this or a related proceeding, or (b) in internal investigations, audits,
reviews, and evaluations relating to the programs, personnel, and operations of the Commission including under 5 U.S.C.
Appendix 3; or (ii) by U.S. government employees and contract personnel, solely for cybersecurity purposes. I understand that all
contract personnel will sign appropriate nondisclosure agreements.
Name of Authorized Official

Title of Authorized Official

Date

Signature

Phone

Email address

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GENERAL INFORMATION
Background.-- This proceeding was instituted in response to a petition filed on January 17, 2018, by
American Cast Iron Pipe Company (Birmingham, Alabama), Berg Steel Pipe Corp. (Panama City, Florida),
Berg Spiral Pipe Corp. (Mobile, Alabama), Dura-Bond Industries, Inc. (Export, Pennsylvania), Skyline Steel
(Newington, Virginia), and Stupp Corporation (Baton Rouge, Louisiana). Countervailing and/or
antidumping duties may be assessed on the subject imports as a result of these proceedings if the
Commission makes an affirmative determination of injury, threat, or material retardation, and if the U.S.
Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) makes an affirmative determination of subsidization and/or
dumping. Questionnaires and other information pertinent to this proceeding are available at
https://usitc.gov/investigations/701731/2018/large_diameter_pipe_canada_china_greece_india/prelim
inary.htm.
LDWP covered by these investigations is welded carbon and alloy steel pipe, more than 406.4 mm (16
inches) in nominal diameter (large diameter welded pipe), regardless of wall thickness, length, surface
finish, grade, end finish, or stenciling. Large diameter welded pipe may be used to transport oil, gas,
steam, slurry, or other liquids. It may also be used for structural purposes, including piling. Specifically
not included is large diameter welded pipe produced only to specifications of the American Water
Works Association ("AWWA") for water and sewage pipe.
Large diameter welded pipe used to transport oil, gas, or natural gas liquids is normally produced to the
American Petroleum Institute (“API”) specification 5L. Large diameter welded pipe may also be
produced to American Society for Testing and Materials (“ASTM”) standards A500, A252, or A53. Large
diameter welded pipe can be produced to comparable foreign specifications or to proprietary grades, or
can be non-graded material. All pipe meeting the physical description set forth above is covered by the
scope of these investigations, whether or not produced according to a particular standard.
Subject merchandise also includes large diameter welded pipe that has been further processed in a third
country, including but not limited to coating, painting, notching, beveling, cutting, punching, welding, or
any other processing that would not otherwise remove the merchandise from the scope of the
investigation if performed in the country of manufacture of the in-scope large diameter welded pipe.
The large diameter welded pipe that is subject to these investigations is currently classifiable in the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) under subheadings 7305.11.1030,
7305.11.1060, 7305.11.5000, 7305.12.1030, 7305.12.1060, 7305.12.5000, 7305.19.1030, 7305.19.1060,
7305.19.5000, 7305.31.4000, 7305.31.6090, 7305.39.1000, and 7305.39.5000. While the HTSUS
subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the scope
of this investigation is dispositive.
Reporting of information.-- If information is not readily available from your records, provide carefully
prepared estimates. If your firm is completing more than one questionnaire (i.e., a producer, importer,
and/or purchaser 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

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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.
Contact information.--Please identify the responsible individual and the manner by which Commission
staff may contact that individual regarding the confidential information submitted in this survey. This
may or may not be the person whose signature is at the bottom of page 1.
Name
Title
Email
Telephone
Firms operating more than one establishment should combine the data for all establishments into a
single response.

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PURCHASE INFORMATION
Purchases and imports.--Report separately your firm’s domestic purchases and imports of
LDWP.

II-1.

“Purchase” – Purchase from a U.S. entity such as a U.S. producer, a U.S. importer, or other U.S.
firm.
“Import” – Purchase directly from a foreign supplier and your firm is the importer of record.
2015
Item

2016

2017

Quantity (in short tons)

Purchases of LDWP produced in—
United States
Canada
China
Greece
India
Korea
Turkey
All other countries1
Sources unknown
Total purchases

0

0

0

0

0

0

Imports of LDWP from—
Canada
China
Greece
India
Korea
Turkey
All other countries1
Total imports
1

Please identify these countries:

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2. Changes in purchasing patterns.--Please indicate how the shares of your firm’s purchases of LDWP
from different sources have changed since January 1, 2015.
Source of
purchases
United States

Canada

China

Greece

India

Korea

Turkey

All other
countries
Sources
unknown

Did not
purchase

Decreased Increased

Constant

Fluctuated

Explanation for trend

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3. Major purchasing factors.--Please list, in order of their importance, the main factors your firm
considers in deciding from whom to purchase LDWP.
1.
2.
3.
Please list any other factors that are very important in your purchase decisions:

4. Purchasing subject imports rather than domestic products.—
(a)

Since January 2015, did your firm purchase imports of LDWP from Canada, China,
Greece, India, Korea, or Turkey instead of U.S.-produced LDWP?

Source

Yes
(also respond to parts (b) and (c))

No
(If “No” for all countries, skip to next
question)

Canada
China
Greece
India
Korea
Turkey
(b)

If you responded “Yes” to part (a), was the imported product priced lower than the
domestic product?
Source
Canada
China
Greece
India
Korea
Turkey

Yes

No

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(c)

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If you responded “Yes” to part (a), was price a primary reason for purchasing subject
imports rather than domestic product? Please identify the country(ies) in your
explanation if it differs by source.

Source

Canada
China
Greece
India
Korea
Turkey

Yes

If Yes, estimate the quantity
of imports purchased instead
of domestic product since
January 2015
(in short tons)

No

If No, please indicate the
reason your firm purchased
imports instead of domestic
product

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5.

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U.S. producers and import competition.—
(a)

Since January 1, 2015, in connection with a sale or offer to sell LDWP to your firm, did
U.S. producers reduce their prices of domestically produced LDWP in order to compete
with lower-priced imports of LDWP from the subject countries? Respond for each
subject country.
Source

Yes (also respond to
question part (b))

No (If “No” for all countries,
skip to next question)

Don’t know

Canada
China
Greece
India
Korea
Turkey
(b)

If your firm responded “yes” to any of the above countries, please provide an estimate
of the reduction in U.S. producers’ prices, and any additional explanations, such as
timing (e.g., months/years), frequency of price reductions, or other market/competitive
factors. Please identify the country(ies) in your explanation if it differs by source.

Source

Estimated
reduction in U.S.
prices
(percent)

Canada

%

China

%

Greece

%

India

%

Korea

%

Turkey

%

Additional explanation, including such information as
timing (e.g., months/years), frequency of price
reductions, or other market/competitive factors

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6. Method of purchase--Please provide a general description of your firm’s method(s) of purchase
(e.g., individual purchase, contract, bids, Internet purchases, etc.) for LDWP.

7. Other explanations--Please provide any additional comments in this box.

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OMB INFORMATION
8. OMB statistics.--Please report the actual number of hours required and the cost to your firm of
completing this survey.
Hours

Dollars

The questions in this survey have been reviewed with market participants to ensure that issues of
concern are adequately addressed and that data requests are sufficient, meaningful, and as limited
as possible. Public reporting burden for this survey is estimated to average 4 hours per response,
including the time for reviewing instructions, gathering data, and completing and reviewing the
survey.
We welcome comments regarding the accuracy of this burden estimate, suggestions for reducing
the burden, and any suggestions for improving this survey. Please attach such comments to your
response or send to the Office of Investigations, USITC, 500 E St. SW, Washington, DC 20436.

HOW TO FILE YOUR SURVEY RESPONSE
Please do not attempt to modify the format or permissions of the survey document.
Please submit the completed survey using one of the methods noted below. If your firm
is unable to complete the MS Word survey or cannot use one of the electronic methods
of submission, please contact the Commission for further instructions.
• Upload via Secure Drop Box.—Upload the MS Word survey along with a scanned copy of the signed
certification page (page 1) through the Commission’s secure upload facility:
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Web address: https://dropbox.usitc.gov/oinv/
Enter Investigation: Select “Large Diameter Welded Pipe” in the drop down menu
Pin: PIPE

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