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LOST SALES AND LOST REVENUE SURVEY
POLYESTER TEXTURED YARN FROM CHINA AND INDIA
This survey must be received by the Commission by November 1, 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 investigations concerning polyester textured yarn from China
and India (Inv. Nos. 701‐TA‐612‐613 and 731‐TA‐1429‐1430 (Preliminary)). The information requested in the
questionnaire is requested under the authority of the Tariff Act of 1930, title VII. This report is mandatory and failure to
reply as directed can result in a subpoena or other order to compel the submission of records or information in your
firm’s possession (19 U.S.C. § 1333(a)). Further information on this survey can be obtained from Gregory Taylor (202‐
205‐3100, gregory.taylor@usitc.gov).
Name of firm
Address
City
State
Zip Code
Website
Has your firm purchased polyester textured yarn (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: YARN)
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
Business Proprietary
Lost Sales and Lost Revenue Survey‐ Polyester Textured Yarn
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GENERAL INFORMATION
Background.‐‐This proceeding was instituted in response to a petition filed on October 17, 2018, by Nan
Ya Plastics Corp. America, Lake City, South Carolina; and Unifi Manufacturing, Inc., Greensboro, North
Carolina. 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://www.usitc.gov/investigations/701731/2018/polyester_textured_yarn_china_and_india/prelimin
ary.htm
Polyester textured yarn.—The merchandise covered by these petitions, polyester textured yarn, is
synthetic multifilament yarn that is manufactured from polyester (polyethylene terephthalate).
Polyester textured year is produced through a texturing process, which imparts special properties to the
filaments of the yarn, including stretch, bulk, strength, moisture absorption, insulation, and the
appearance of a natural fiber. This scope includes all forms of polyester textured yarn, regardless of
surface texture or appearance, yarn density and thickness (as measured in denier), number of filaments,
number of plies, finish (luster), cross section, color, dye method, texturing method, or packing method
(such as spindles, tubes, or beams), and regardless of end use.
Polyester textured yarn is currently imported under statistical reporting numbers 5402.33.3000 and
5402.33.6000 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). The HTSUS provisions
are for convenience and customs purposes; the written description of the scope is dispositive.
Reporting of information.‐‐If information is not readily available from your records, provide carefully
prepared estimates. 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 data furnished in response to this survey that reveal the individual operations of
your firm will be treated as confidential by the Commission to the extent that such data are not
otherwise available to the public and will not be disclosed except as may be required by law (see 19
U.S.C. 1677f). Such confidential information will not be published in a manner that will reveal the
individual operations of your firm; however, general characterizations of numerical business proprietary
information (such as discussion of trends) will be treated as confidential business information only at the
request of the submitter for good cause shown.
Release of information.‐‐The information provided by your firm in response to this survey, as well as
any other business proprietary information submitted by your firm to the Commission in connection
with this proceeding, may become subject to, and released under, the administrative protective order
provisions of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. § 1677f) and section 207.7 of the Commission’s Rules of
Practice and Procedure (19 CFR § 207.7). This means that certain lawyers and other authorized
individuals may temporarily be given access to the information for use in connection with this
proceeding or other import‐injury proceedings conducted by the Commission on the same or similar
merchandise; those individuals would be subject to severe penalties if the information were divulged to
unauthorized individuals. Please also retain a copy of the final document that you submit.
Business Proprietary
Lost Sales and Lost Revenue Survey‐ Polyester Textured Yarn (Preliminary)
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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.
PURCHASE INFORMATION
1.
Purchases and imports.— Report separately your firm’s domestic purchases and imports of
polyester textured yarn.
“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.
January‐
2015
2016
2017
September 2018
Quantity (in pounds)
Item
Purchases of polyester textured yarn
produced in—
United States
All other countries
Sources unknown
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
China
India
1
Total purchases
Imports of polyester textured yarn
from—
China
India
1
All other countries
2
Total imports
1
Please identify these countries:
If your firm imported polyester textured yarn at any time since January 1, 2015, please also complete and return
a U.S. importers' questionnaire in this proceeding.
2
Business Proprietary
Lost Sales and Lost Revenue Survey‐ Polyester Textured Yarn (Preliminary)
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2. Changes in purchasing patterns.‐‐Please indicate how the shares of your firm’s purchases of
polyester textured yarn from different sources have changed since January 1, 2015.
Source of
purchases
Did not
purchase Decreased Increased
Constant Fluctuated
Explanation for trend
United States
China
India
All other
countries
Sources
unknown
3. Major purchasing factors.‐‐Please list, in order of their importance, the main factors your firm
considers in deciding from whom to purchase polyester textured yarn.
1.
2.
3.
Please list any other factors that are very important in your purchase decisions:
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Lost Sales and Lost Revenue Survey‐ Polyester Textured Yarn (Preliminary)
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4. Purchasing subject imports rather than domestic products.—
(a)
Since January 2015, did your firm purchase imports of polyester textured yarn from
China or India instead of U.S.‐produced polyester textured yarn? Respond for each
subject country.
No
Yes
(If “No” for all countries, skip to next
Source
(also respond to parts (b) and (c))
question)
China
India
(b)
If you responded “Yes” to part (a), was the imported product priced lower than the
domestic product?
Source
Yes
No
China
India
(c)
If you responded “Yes” to part (a), was price a primary reason for purchasing subject
imports rather than domestic product?
Source
Yes
If Yes, estimate the quantity
of imports purchased instead
of domestic product since
January 2015
(in pounds)
China
India
No
If No, please indicate the
reason your firm purchased
imports instead of domestic
product
Business Proprietary
Lost Sales and Lost Revenue Survey‐ Polyester Textured Yarn (Preliminary)
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5.
U.S. producers and import competition.—
(a)
Since January 1, 2015, in connection with a sale or offer to sell polyester textured yarn
to your firm, did U.S. producers reduce their prices of domestically produced polyester
textured yarn in order to compete with lower‐priced imports of polyester textured yarn
from the subject countries? Respond for each subject country.
Yes (also respond to
No (If “No” for all countries,
Source
question part (b))
skip to next question)
Don’t know
(b)
China
India
If your firm responded “yes” to any of the above countries, please provide an estimate
of the reduction in U.S. producers’ prices, and any additional explanations, such as
timing (e.g., months/years), frequency of price reductions, or other market/competitive
factors.
Source
Estimated
reduction in U.S.
prices
(percent)
Additional explanation, including such information as
timing (e.g., months/years), frequency of price
reductions, or other market/competitive factors
China
%
India
%
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 polyester textured yarn.
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Lost Sales and Lost Revenue Survey‐ Polyester Textured Yarn (Preliminary)
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.
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HOW TO FILE YOUR SURVEY 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/polyester_textured_yarn_china_an
d_india/preliminary.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: YARN
• E‐mail.—E‐mail the MS Word questionnaire to gregory.taylor@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 import 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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