19-3-4019 US purchasers' questionnaire

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LOST SALES AND LOST REVENUE SURVEY
WOODEN CABINETS AND VANITIES FROM CHINA
This survey must be received by the Commission by March 20, 2019
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 investigations concerning wooden cabinets and vanities from China (Inv. Nos.
701-TA-620 and 731-TA-1445 (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 Tana von Kessler (202-205-2389, tana.vonkessler@usitc.gov).
Name of firm
Address
City

State

Zip Code

Website
Has your firm purchased or imported for own use or retail sale wooden cabinets and vanities (as defined on
next page) at any time since January 1, 2016?

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: CABN)
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 March 6, 2019, by the
American Kitchen Cabinet Alliance. 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/701731/2019/wooden_cabinets_and_vanities_china/preliminary.
htm.
Wooden cabinets and vanities covered by these investigations are wooden cabinets and vanities that
are designed for permanent installation (including floor mounted, wall mounted, ceiling hung or by
attachment of plumbing), and wooden components thereof. Wooden cabinets and vanities and wooden
components are made substantially of wood products, including solid wood and engineered wood
products (including those made from wood particles, fibers, or other wooden materials such as
plywood, strand board, block board, particle board, or fiberboard), or bamboo. Wooden cabinets and
vanities consist of a cabinet box (which typically includes a top, bottom, sides, back, base blockers,
ends/end panels, stretcher rails, toe kicks, and/or shelves) and may or may not include a frame, door,
drawers and/or shelves. Subject merchandise includes wooden cabinets and vanities with or without
wood veneers, wood, paper or other overlays, or laminates, with or without non-wood components or
trim such as metal, marble, glass, plastic, or other resins, whether or not surface finished or unfinished,
and whether or not assembled or completed.
Wooden cabinets and vanities are covered by the investigation whether or not they are imported
attached to, or in conjunction with, faucets, metal plumbing, sinks and/or sink bowls, or countertops. If
wooden cabinets or vanities are imported attached to, or in conjunction with, such merchandise, only
the wooden cabinet or vanity is covered by the scope.
Subject merchandise includes the following wooden component parts of cabinets and vanities: (1)
wooden cabinet and vanity frames (2) wooden cabinet and vanity boxes (which typically include a top,
bottom, sides, back, base blockers, ends/end panels, stretcher rails, toe kicks, and/or shelves), (3)
wooden cabinet or vanity doors, (4) wooden cabinet or vanity drawers and drawer components (which
typically include sides, backs, bottoms, and faces), (5) back panels and end panels, ( 6) and desks,
shelves, and tables that are attached to or incorporated in the subject merchandise.
Subject merchandise includes all unassembled, assembled and/or "ready to assemble" (RTA) wooden
cabinets and vanities, also commonly known as "flat packs," except to the extent such merchandise is
already covered by the scope of antidumping and countervailing duty orders on Hardwood Plywood
from the People's Republic of China. See Certain Hardwood Plywood Products from the People's Republic
of China, 83 Fed. Reg. 504 (Dep't Commerce Jan. 4, 2018) (amended final deter. of sales at less than fair
value, & antidumping duty order); Certain Hardwood Plywood Products from the People's Republic of
China, 83 Fed. Reg. 513 (Dep't Commerce Jan. 4, 2018) (countervailing duty order). RTA wooden
cabinets and vanities are defined as cabinets or vanities packaged so that at the time of importation
they may include: (1) wooden components required to assemble a cabinet or vanity (including drawer
faces and doors); and (2) parts (e.g., screws, washers, dowels, nails, handles, knobs, adhesive glues)
required to assemble a cabinet or vanity. RTAs may enter the United States in one or in multiple
packages.

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Subject merchandise also includes wooden cabinets and vanities and in-scope components that have
been further processed in a third country, including but not limited to one or more of the following:
trimming, cutting, notching, punching, drilling, painting, staining, finishing, assembly, 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 product.
Excluded from the scope of these investigations, if entered separate from a wooden cabinet or vanity
are:
(1) Aftermarket accessory items which may be added to or installed into an interior of a cabinet and
which are not considered a structural or core component of a wooden cabinet or vanity.
Aftermarket accessory items may be made of wood, metal, plastic, composite material, or a
combination thereof that can be inserted into a cabinet and which are utilized in the function of
organization/accessibility on the interior of a cabinet; and include:
• Inserts or dividers which are placed into drawer boxes with the purpose of organizing or
dividing the internal portion of the drawer into multiple areas for the purpose of
containing smaller items such as cutlery, utensils, bathroom essentials, etc.
• Round or oblong inserts that rotate internally in a cabinet for the purpose of
accessibility to foodstuffs, dishware, general supplies, etc.
(2) Carved wooden accessories including corbels and rosettes, which serve the primary purpose of
decoration and personalization.
(3) Non-wooden cabinet hardware components including metal hinges, brackets, catches, locks,
drawer slides, fasteners (nails, screws, tacks, staples), handles, and knobs.
Also excluded from the scope of these investigations are:
(1) All products covered by the scope of the antidumping duty order on Wooden Bedroom Furniture
from the People’s Republic of China (Inv. No. A-570-890). See Wooden Bedroom Furniture From
the People’s Republic of China, 70 Fed. Reg. 329 (Dep’t Commerce Jan 4, 2005) (notice of
amended final deter. of sales at less than fair value & antidumping duty order).
(2) All products covered by the scope of the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on
Hardwood Plywood from the People’s Republic of China (Inv. No. A-570-051 and Inv. No. C-570052 See Certain Hardwood Plywood Products from the People's Republic of China, 83 Fed. Reg.
504 (Dep't Commerce Jan. 4, 2018) (amended final deter. of sales at less than fair value, &
antidumping duty order) (Certain Hardwood Plywood Products from the People's Republic of
China, 83 Fed. Reg. 513 (Dep't Commerce Jan. 4, 2018) (countervailing duty order).
Wooden cabinets and vanities are currently imported under statistical reporting numbers 9403.40.9060
and 9403.60.8081 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). They may also be
imported under HTSUS statistical reporting number 9403.90.7080. The HTSUS provisions are for
convenience and customs purposes; the written description of the scope of these investigations is
dispositive.
Full units are (1) fully assembled wooden cabinets and vanities and/or (2) RTA "flat packs" of wooden
cabinets and vanities containing all the necessary components for a fully assembled wooden cabinets or
vanities.

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Components are specifically the parts of cabinets and vanities such as: wooden cabinet and vanity
frames; the cabinet box; wooden cabinet or vanity doors; and wooden cabinet or vanity drawer and
drawer components.
Reporting of information.-- If information is not readily available from your records, provide carefully
prepared estimates.
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.
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
1.

Purchases and imports.— Report separately your firm’s domestic purchases and imports of
wooden cabinets and vanities.
“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.
2016

2017

Item

2018

Value (in $1,000)

Purchases of wooden cabinets and
vanities produced in—
United States
China
All other countries1
Sources unknown
Total purchases

0

0

0

0

0

0

Imports of wooden cabinets and
vanities from—
China
All other countries1
Total imports2

Please identify these countries:
.
If your firm imported wooden cabinets and vanities at any time since January 1, 2016, please
also complete and return a U.S. importers' questionnaire in this proceeding.
1

2

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2. Changes in purchasing patterns.—Please indicate how the shares of your firm’s purchases of
wooden cabinets and vanities from different sources have changed since January 1, 2016.
Source of
purchases

Did not
purchase

Decreased Increased

Constant

Fluctuated

Explanation for trend

United States

China

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 wooden cabinets and vanities.
1.
2.
3.
Please list any other factors that are very important in your purchase decisions:

.

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

Since January 2016, did your firm import and/or purchase imports of wooden cabinets
and vanities from China instead of purchasing U.S.-produced wooden cabinets and
vanities?
Source

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

No
(If “No” skip to next question)

China
(b)

If you responded “Yes” to part (a), was the imported product priced lower than the
domestic product?
Source

Yes

No

China
(c)

If you responded “Yes” to part (a), was price a primary reason for importing and/or
purchasing subject imports rather than domestic product?

Source

China

Yes

If Yes, estimate the quantity
of imports purchased and/or
imported instead of domestic
product since January 2016
(in $1,000)

No

If No, please indicate the
reason your firm imported
and/or purchased imports
instead of domestic product

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

Since January 1, 2016, in connection with a sale or offer to sell wooden cabinets and
vanities to your firm, did U.S. producers reduce their prices of domestically produced
wooden cabinets and vanities in order to compete with lower-priced imports of wooden
cabinets and vanities from the subject countries?
Source

Yes (also respond to
question part (b))

No (If “No”, skip to next
question)

Don’t know

China
(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.

Source
China

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

%

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

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OMB INFORMATION
7. 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:
Web address: https://dropbox.usitc.gov/oinv/

Pin: CABN

• E-mail.—E-mail the MS Word survey to tana.vonkessler@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.