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FOREIGN PRODUCERS’/EXPORTERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
LARGE DIAMETER WELDED PIPE (LDWP) FROM CANADA, CHINA, GREECE, INDIA,
KOREA, AND TURKEY
This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by September 28, 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 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 (Final)).
The information requested in the questionnaire is requested under the authority of the Tariff Act of 1930, title VII.
Name of firm
Address
Website
Has your firm produced or exported 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 questionnaire to the Commission)
YES
(Complete all parts of the questionnaire, and return the entire questionnaire to the Commission)
Data reported in this questionnaire relate to (Check one):
CANADA
CHINA
GREECE
INDIA
KOREA
TURKEY
Return questionnaire via the 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 response to this questionnaire is complete and correct to the best of my
knowledge and belief and understand that the information submitted is subject to audit and verification by the Commission. By
means of this certification I also grant consent for the Commission, and its employees and contract personnel, to use the
information provided in this questionnaire and throughout this proceeding in any other import‐injury proceedings conducted by
the Commission on the same or similar merchandise.
I, the undersigned, acknowledge that information submitted in response to this request for information and throughout this
proceeding or other proceedings may be disclosed to and used: (i) by the Commission, its employees and Offices, and contract
personnel (a) for developing or maintaining the records of this or a related proceeding, or (b) in internal investigations, audits,
reviews, and evaluations relating to the programs, personnel, and operations of the Commission including under 5 U.S.C.
Appendix 3; or (ii) by U.S. government employees and contract personnel, solely for cybersecurity purposes. I understand that all
contract personnel will sign appropriate nondisclosure agreements.
Name of Authorized Official Title of Authorized Official
Date
Phone:
Signature
Fax:
Email address
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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/final.htm.
Large diameter welded pipe (LDWP) covered by these investigations is welded carbon and alloy steel
pipe (including stainless steel pipe), more than 406.4 mm (16 inches) in nominal outside 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, slurry, steam, or other fluids,
liquids, or gases. It may also be used for structural purposes, including, but not limited to, 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, or other relevant
domestic specifications, grades and/or standards. Large diameter welded pipe can be produced to
comparable foreign specifications, grades and/or standards or to proprietary specifications, grades
and/or standards, or can be non‐graded material. All pipe meeting the physical description set forth
above is covered by the scope of this investigation, 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.
Excluded from the countervailing duty investigation against Turkey are any products covered by the
existing countervailing duty order on welded line pipe from the Republic of Turkey. See Welded Line
Pipe from the Republic of Turkey: Countervailing Duty Order, 80 FR 75054 (December 1, 2015).
Excluded from the antidumping duty investigations against Korea and Turkey are any products covered
by the existing antidumping duty orders on welded line pipe from Korea and Turkey, respectively. See
Welded Line Pipe from the Republic of Korea and the Republic of Turkey: Antidumping Duty Orders, 80
FR 75056 (December 1, 2015). Also excluded from the antidumping duty investigation against Korea are
any products covered by the existing antidumping order on welded ASTM A‐312 stainless steel pipe
from Korea. See Welded ASTM A‐312 Stainless Steel Pipe from South Korea: Antidumping Duty Order,
57 FR 62300 (December 30, 1992).
The large diameter welded pipe that is subject to this proceeding is currently classifiable in the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) under statistical reporting numbers
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, 7305.31.6010, 7305.31.6090, 7305.39.1000 and
7305.39.5000. While the HTSUS statistical reporting numbers are provided for convenience and customs
purposes, the written description of the scope of this proceeding is dispositive.
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LDW line pipe.‐‐Large diameter welded pipe of a kind used for oil and gas pipelines and normally
produced to the API specification 5L. Large diameter welded line pipe can also be produced to
comparable domestic or foreign specifications or to proprietary grades.
LDW structural pipe.‐‐Large diameter welded pipe normally produced to ASTM standards A500, A252,
or A53. Large diameter welded structural pipe can also be produced to comparable domestic or foreign
specifications or to proprietary grades, or be non‐graded material.
Reporting of information.‐‐If information is not readily available from your records, provide carefully
prepared estimates. If your firm is completing more than one questionnaire (i.e., a producer, importer,
purchaser and/or foreign producer questionnaire), you need not respond to duplicated questions.
Confidentiality.‐‐The commercial and financial data furnished in response to this questionnaire that
reveal the individual operations of your firm will be treated as confidential by the Commission to the
extent that such data are not otherwise available to the public and will not be disclosed except as may
be required by law (see 19 U.S.C. §1677f). Such confidential information will not be published in a
manner that will reveal the individual operations of your firm; however, general characterizations of
numerical business proprietary information (such as discussion of trends) will be treated as confidential
business information only at the request of the submitter for good cause shown.
Verification.‐‐The information submitted in this questionnaire is subject to audit and verification by the
Commission. To facilitate possible verification of data, please keep all files, worksheets, and supporting
documents used in the preparation of the questionnaire response. Please also retain a copy of the final
document that you submit.
Release of information.‐‐The information provided by your firm in response to this questionnaire, as
well as any other business proprietary information submitted by your firm to the Commission in
connection with this proceeding, may become subject to, and released under, the administrative
protective order provisions of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. § 1677f) and section 207.7 of the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR § 207.7). This means that certain lawyers and
other authorized individuals may temporarily be given access to the information for use in connection
with this proceeding or other import‐injury proceedings conducted by the Commission on the same or
similar merchandise; those individuals would be subject to severe penalties if the information were
divulged to unauthorized individuals.
Valid number error messages.‐‐If you are completing this form in a country that uses periods (“.”) to
delineate multiples of 1000 (e.g., one million would appear as $1.000.000 rather than $1,000,000), you
may be unable to enter in numbers greater than 999 in numeric form fields. The solution to this data
entry issue is to temporarily change your operating system’s number formatting to be consistent with
the U.S. number formatting system while you complete this form. Detailed instructions on how to
resolve this issue is provided at the end of this questionnaire and is available upon request from Abu B.
Kanu (202‐205‐2597, abu.kanu@usitc.gov).
Special Korea instruction.‐‐Korean producers Husteel and Hyundai are asked to submit their response to
this questionnaire in two separate filings. One submission for their LDWP operations relating to
merchandise less equal to or less than 24” OD, and a second submission for their LDWP operations
relating to merchandise greater than 24” OD merchandise.
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I‐1.
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OMB statistics.‐‐Please report below the actual number of hours required and the cost to your
firm of completing this questionnaire
Hours
Dollars
The questions in this questionnaire have been reviewed with market participants to ensure that
issues of concern are adequately addressed and that data requests are sufficient, meaningful,
and as limited as possible. Public reporting burden for this questionnaire is estimated to average
20 hours per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, gathering data, and
completing and reviewing the questionnaire.
We welcome comments regarding the accuracy of this burden estimate, suggestions for
reducing the burden, and any suggestions for improving this questionnaire. Please attach such
comments to your response or send to the Office of Investigations, USITC, 500 E St. SW,
Washington, DC 20436.
I‐2.
Establishments covered.‐‐Provide the name and address of establishment(s) covered by this
questionnaire. If your firm is publicly traded, please specify the stock exchange and trading
symbol.
“Establishment”‐‐ Each facility of a firm in Canada, China, Greece, India, Korea, and Turkey
involved in the production or export of LDWP, including auxiliary facilities operated in
conjunction with (whether or not physically separate from) such facilities. Firms operating more
than one establishment in Canada, China, Greece, India, Korea, and Turkey should combine the
data for all establishments into a single report.
I‐3.
Related producers.‐‐Does your firm or any related firm produce, have the capability to produce,
or have any plans to produce LDWP in the United States or other countries?
No
Yes‐‐Please name the firm(s) and country (ies) below and, if U.S. producer(s),
ensure that they complete the Commission’s producer questionnaire.
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Related U.S. importers.‐‐Does your firm or any related firm import or have any plans to import
LDWP into the United States?
No
Yes‐‐Please name the firm(s) below and ensure that they complete the
Commission’s importer questionnaire.
I‐5.
U.S. importers.‐‐Please provide the names, street addresses (not P.O. boxes), contacts,
telephone numbers, and e‐mail addresses of the FIVE largest U.S. importers of your firm’s LDWP
in 2017.
Importer’s name
Contact person
Email
Telephone
Share of your
firm’s 2017 U.S.
exports (%)
1
2
3
4
5
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PART II.‐‐TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Abu B. Kanu (202‐205‐2597,
abu.kanu@usitc.gov). Supply all data requested on a calendar‐year basis.
II‐1. Contact information.‐‐Please identify the responsible individual and the manner by which
Commission staff may contact that individual regarding the confidential information submitted
in part II.
Name
Title
Email
Telephone
Fax
II‐2. Changes in operations.‐‐Please indicate whether your firm has experienced any of the following
changes in relation to the production of LDWP since January 1, 2015.
(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. Anticipated changes in operations.‐‐Does your firm anticipate any changes in the character of
its operations or organization (as noted above) relating to the production of LDWP in the future?
No
Yes–Supply details as to the time, nature, and significance of such changes
and provide underlying assumptions, along with relevant portions of
business plans or other supporting documentation that address this
issue. Include in the response a specific projection of your firm’s
capacity to produce LDWP (short tons) for 2018 and 2019.
II‐3b. Facility Detail.‐‐ Please describe the type of mill used to produce LDWP and the type of pipe(s)
produced in that facility.
II‐4a. Production using same machinery.‐‐ Please report your firm’s production of products made on
the same equipment and machinery used to produce LDWP, 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 Canada, China, Greece, India, Korea,
and Turkey, including production consumed internally within your firm.
“Line pipe”‐‐Large diameter welded pipe used to transport oil, gas, or natural gas liquids is
normally produced to the API specification 5L.
“Structural pipe”‐‐Large diameter welded produced to ASTM standards A500, A252, or A53.
Large diameter welded pipe can be produced to comparable foreign specifications or to
proprietary grades, or non‐graded material.
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Quantity (in short tons)
Calendar years
Item
2015
2016
January to June
2017
2017
2018
LDW line pipe
Overall production
capacity
Production of:
LDW line pipe1
LDW structural pipe
2
Other products
Total
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
LDW structural pipe
Overall production
capacity
Production of:
LDW structural pipe3
LDW line pipe
4
Other products
Total
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Data entered for production of LDW line pipe will populate here once reported in question II‐9, row C.
Please identify these products: .
3
Data entered for production of LDW structural pipe will populate here once reported in question II‐11, row C.
4
Please identify these products: .
2
Note.‐‐All LDW line pipe production data reported for Turkey should exclude circular welded line pipe with an
outside diameter of 24" or less. Imports of circular welded line pipe from Turkey not more than 24” in nominal
outside diameter are currently subject to an antidumping duty order and a countervailing duty order. Such data,
however, should be included in the production of “other products.”
II‐4b. Operating parameters.‐‐The production capacity reported in II‐4a is based on operating hours
per week, weeks per year.
II‐4c. Capacity calculation.‐‐Please describe the methodology used to calculate overall production
capacity reported in II‐4a, and explain any changes in reported capacity.
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II‐4d. Production constraints.‐‐Please describe the constraint(s) that set the limit(s) on your firm’s
production capacity.
II‐4e. Product shifting.—
(i).
Is your firm able to switch production (capacity) between LDWP 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‐5.
Share of sales.‐‐What percentage of your firm’s total sales in its most recent fiscal year was
represented by sales of LDWP? percent.
II‐6.
II‐7.
Firm's estimated share of production in Canada, China, Greece, India, Korea, and Turkey.‐‐Please
estimate the percentage of total production of LDWP in the country specified on the certification
page accounted for by your firm’s production in 2017. percent.
Firm's estimated share of country's exports.‐‐Please estimate the percentage of total exports to
the United States of LDWP from the country specified on the certification page accounted for by
your firm’s exports in 2017. percent.
II‐8.
Third country trade actions.‐‐Is the LDWP exported by your firm subject to
antidumping/countervailing duty/safeguard findings, remedies, or proceedings?
No
Yes‐‐List the products(s), countries affected, and the date of such
findings/remedies/proceedings.
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Trade data instructions and definitions.—Report your firm’s production capacity, production,
shipments, and inventories related to the production of LDW line pipe, breaking out line pipe
and structural pipe production, in your establishment(s) in Canada, China, Greece, India, Korea,
and/or Turkey during the specified periods. Do not include resales of LDWP 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‐10.
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 Canada, China, Greece, India, Korea,
and Turkey, including production consumed internally within your firm.
“Shipments”‐‐Shipments of products produced in your establishment(s) in Canada, China,
Greece, India, Korea, and Turkey. Quantities reported should be net of returns.
“Home market commercial shipments”‐‐Shipments, other than internal consumption and
transfers to related firms, within Canada, China, Greece, India, Korea, and Turkey.
“Home market internal consumption/transfers to related firms”‐‐Shipments made to
related firms in Canada, China, Greece, India, Korea, and Turkey, including product consumed
internally by your firm.
“Export shipments”‐‐Shipments to destinations outstide of the country indicacted on page 1
(Canada, China, Greece, India, Korea, and Turkey), including shipments to related firms.
“Inventories”‐‐Finished goods inventory, not raw materials or work‐in‐progress.
Note: As requested in Part I of this questionnaire, please keep all supporting documents/records
used in the preparation of the trade data, as Commission staff may contact your firm regarding
questions on the trade data. The Commission may also request that your company submit copies
of the supporting documents/records (such as production and sales schedules, inventory records,
etc.) used to compile these data.
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Trade data for LDW line pipe.‐‐Continued
LDW line pipe
Quantity (in short tons)
Actual experience
Calendar year
Item
2015
2016
Projections1
January‐June
2017
2017
Calendar year
2018
2018
2019
Average production capacity2 (A)
Beginning‐of‐period inventories (B)
Production (C)
Home market shipments:
Internal consumption/ transfers
(D)
Exports to the United States (F)
Exports to all other markets3 (G)
Total exports (H)
(should equal F+G)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total shipments (I)
(should equal D+E+F+G)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Commercial shipments (E)
End‐of‐period inventories (J)
1
Please explain the basis for your firm’s projections. .
The production capacity reported is based on operating hours per week, weeks per year. Please describe
the methodology used to calculate production capacity, and explain any changes in reported capacity. .
3
Identify principal other export markets. .
2
Note.‐‐Korean producers Husteel and Hyundai are asked to submit their response to this questionnaire
in two separate filings. One submission for their LDW line pipe operations relating to merchandise less
equal to or less than 24” OD, and a second submission for their LDW line pipe operations relating to
merchandise greater than 24” OD merchandise.
Note.‐‐All data reported for Turkey should exclude circular welded line pipe with an outside diameter of
24" or less. Imports of circular welded line pipe from Turkey not more than 24” in nominal outside
diameter are currently subject to an antidumping duty order and a countervailing duty order.
Note.‐‐All producers are requested to report their stainless steel LDW line pipe in a separate foreign
producers' questionnaire submission from their non‐stainless steel LDW line pipe (i.e., two separate
submissions/filings). Please also then indicate whether the data submitted in this document relates to
stainless steel LDW line pipe or other than stainless steel LDW line pipe below:
Stainless steel
Other than stainless steel
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Trade data for LDW line pipe.—Continued.
RECONCILIATION OF SHIPMENTS, PRODUCTION, AND INVENTORY.‐‐Generally, the data reported
for the end‐of‐period inventories (i.e., line J) should be equal to the beginning‐of‐period
inventories (i.e., line B), plus production (i.e., line C), less total shipments (i.e., lines D, E, F, and
G). Please ensure that any differences are not due to data entry errors in completing this form,
but rather actually reflect your firm’s records; and also provide any likely explanations for any
differences (e.g., theft, loss, damage, record systems issues, etc.) if they exist.
Actual experience
Projections
Calendar year
Item
2015
2016
January‐June
2017
2017
Calendar year
2018
2018
2019
B + C – D – E – F –G – J = should
equal zero ("0") or provide an
explanation.1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Explanation if the calculated fields above are returning values other than zero (i.e., “0”) but are nonetheless
accurate.
II‐10. LDW line pipe: Exports to the United States not produced by your firm.‐‐Report your firm’s
exports to the United States of LDW line pipe that was produced in Canada, China, Greece,
India, Korea, and Turkey but not by your firm during the specified periods. Note these data
should not be included in question II‐9.
0
LDW line pipe
Quantity (in short tons)
Actual experience
Calendar year
Item
Exports of LDW line pipe to the
United States not produced by your
firm1 (short tons)
1
List the producer(s).
2015
2016
Projections
January‐June
2017
2017
2018
Calendar year
2018
2019
.
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II‐11. Trade data for LDW structural pipe.
LDW structural pipe
Quantity (in short tons)
Actual experience
Calendar year
Item
2015
2
2016
Projections1
January‐June
2017
2017
Calendar year
2018
2018
2019
Average production capacity (A)
Beginning‐of‐period inventories (B)
Production (C)
Home market shipments:
Internal consumption/ transfers
(D)
Total exports (H)
(should equal F+G)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total shipments (I)
(should equal D+E+F+G)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Commercial shipments (E)
Exports to the United States (F)
3
Exports to all other markets (G)
End‐of‐period inventories (J)
1
Please explain the basis for your firm’s projections. .
The production capacity reported is based on operating hours per week, weeks per year. Please describe
the methodology used to calculate production capacity, and explain any changes in reported capacity. .
3
Identify principal other export markets. .
2
Note.‐‐All producers are requested to report their stainless steel LDW structural pipe in a separate
foreign producers' questionnaire submission from their non‐stainless steel LDW structural pipe (i.e., two
separate submissions/filings). Please also then indicate whether the data submitted in this document
relates to stainless steel LDW structural pipe or other than stainless steel LDW structural pipe below:
Stainless steel
Other than stainless steel
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II‐11. Trade data for LDW structural pipe.—Continued.
RECONCILIATION OF SHIPMENTS, PRODUCTION, AND INVENTORY.‐‐Generally, the data reported
for the end‐of‐period inventories (i.e., line J) should be equal to the beginning‐of‐period
inventories (i.e., line B), plus production (i.e., line C), less total shipments (i.e., lines D, E, F, and
G). Please ensure that any differences are not due to data entry errors in completing this form,
but rather actually reflect your firm’s records; and also provide any likely explanations for any
differences (e.g., theft, loss, damage, record systems issues, etc.) if they exist.
Actual experience
Projections
Calendar year
Item
2015
2016
January‐June
2017
2017
Calendar year
2018
2018
2019
B + C – D – E – F –G – J = should
equal zero ("0") or provide an
explanation.1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Explanation if the calculated fields above are returning values other than zero (i.e., “0”) but are nonetheless
accurate.
II‐12. LDW structural pipe: Exports to the United States not produced by your firm.‐‐Report your
firm’s exports to the United States of LDW structural pipe that was produced in Canada, China,
Greece, India, Korea, and Turkey but not by your firm during the specified periods. Note these
data should not be included in questions II‐11.
0
LDW structural pipe
Quantity (in short tons)
Actual experience
Calendar year
Item
Exports of LDW structural pipe to
the United States not produced by
your firm1 (short tons)
1
List the producer(s).
2015
2016
Projections
January‐June
2017
2017
2018
Calendar year
2018
2019
.
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II‐13. Other explanations.‐‐If your firm would like to further explain a response to a question in Part II
that did not provide a narrative box, please note the question number and the explanation in
the space provided below. Please also use this space to highlight any issues your firm had in
providing the data in this section, including but not limited to technical issues with the MS Word
questionnaire.
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Correcting Valid number error messages.‐‐If you are completing a Commission questionnaire in a
country that uses periods (“.”) to delineate multiples of 1000 (e.g., one million would appear as
$1.000.000 instead of as $1,000,000), you may be unable to enter in numbers greater than 999 in
numeric form fields. This issues stem from your computer number formatting setting (e.g., not the MS
Word document itself, but the computer from which you are opening up the document). In the United
States commas (,) delineate multiples of 1000 and periods (.) delineate fractions less than one. Many EU
countries use the reverse where multiples of 1000 are delineated with periods (.) and fractions less than
one are delineated with commas (,). The US International Trade Commission’s questionnaires are set‐up
in the United States with the U.S. number formatting. When this formatting interacts with a computer
set to EU number formatting, we believe this may cause this issue.
The solution to this data entry issue is to temporarily change your operating system’s number
formatting to be consistent with the U.S. number formatting system while you complete the
questionnaire.
To temporarily change your computer’s number settings to U.S. settings, please do the following (for
Microsoft Windows Operating system):
START
Control Panel
Region and Language (under Clock, Language, and Region category)
Format tab
Change the Format from your existing one (e.g. “Italian (Italy)”) to “English (United States)” (see
screen shots below)
When you do this the number “twelve million dollars and thirty five cents” would change from
$12.000.000,35 (Italy format) to $12,000,000.35 (U.S. format), and then there will be no conflict with
the USITC foreign producer questionnaire form. When you finish reporting the data then you can close
the questionnaire and switch back to Italy settings.
Contains Business Proprietary Information
Foreign Producers’ Questionnaire – Large Diameter Welded Pipe (F)
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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/701731/2018/large_diameter_pipe_canada_china_gr
eece_india/final.htm.
Please do not attempt to modify the format or permissions of the questionnaire
document. Please submit the completed questionnaire using one of the methods noted
below. If your firm is unable to complete the MS Word questionnaire or cannot use one
of the electronic methods of submission, please contact the Commission for further
instructions.
• Upload via Secure Drop Box.—Upload the MS Word questionnaire along with a scanned copy of the
signed certification page (page 1) through the Commission’s secure upload facility:
Web address: https://dropbox.usitc.gov/oinv/
Pin: PIPE
• E‐mail.—E‐mail your questionnaire to abu.kanu@usitc.gov; include a scanned copy of the signed
certification page (page 1). Submitters are strongly encouraged to encrypt nonpublic documents that are
electronically transmitted to the Commission to protect your sensitive information from unauthorized
disclosure. The USITC secure drop‐box system and the Electronic Document Information System (EDIS)
use Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) 140‐2 cryptographic algorithms to encrypt data in
transit. Submitting your nonpublic documents by a means that does not use these encryption algorithms
(such as by email) may subject your firm’s nonpublic information to unauthorized disclosure during
transmission. If you choose a non‐encrypted method of electronic transmission, the Commission warns
you that the risk of such possible unauthorized disclosure is assumed by you and not by the Commission.
If your firm did not produce or export this product, please fill out page 1, print, sign, and submit a
scanned copy to the Commission.
Parties to this proceeding.—If your firm is a party to this proceeding, you are required to serve a copy of
the completed questionnaire on parties to the proceeding that are subject to administrative protective
order (see 19 CFR § 207.7). A list of such parties may be obtained from the Commission’s Secretary (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.
File Type | application/pdf |
File Title | Microsoft Word - Foreign producers--LDWP (F) |
Author | lawrence.jones |
File Modified | 2018-08-31 |
File Created | 2018-08-31 |