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U.S. PRODUCERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
FABRICATED STRUCTURAL STEEL FROM CANADA, CHINA, AND MEXICO
This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by November 8, 2019
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 fabricated structural steel
from Canada, China, and Mexico (Inv. Nos. 701‐TA‐615‐617 and 731‐TA‐1432‐1434 (Final)). 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 possession (19 U.S.C. § 1333(a)).
Name of firm
Address
City
State
Zip Code
Website
Has your firm produced fabricated structural steel (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 questionnaire to the Commission)
YES
(Complete all parts of the questionnaire, and return the entire questionnaire 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: FABS)
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
Signature
Phone
Email address
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PART I.—GENERAL INFORMATION
Background.‐‐This proceeding was instituted in response to a petition filed on February 4, 2019, by the
American Institute of Steel Construction LLC, Chicago, IL. 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/fabricated_structural_steel_canada_china_and/final.
htm.
Fabricated structural steel covered by these investigations is carbon and alloy fabricated structural steel.
Fabricated structural steel is made from steel in which: (1) iron predominates, by weight, over each of the
other contained elements; and (2) the carbon content is two percent or less by weight. Fabricated
structural steel products are steel products that have been fabricated for erection or assembly into
structures, including, but not limited to, buildings (commercial, office, institutional, and multi‐family
residential); industrial and utility projects; parking decks; arenas and convention centers; medical facilities;
and ports, transportation and infrastructure facilities. Fabricated structural steel is manufactured from
carbon and alloy (including stainless) steel products such as angles, columns, beams, girders, plates, flange
shapes (including manufactured structural shapes utilizing welded plates as a substitute for rolled wide
flange sections), channels, hollow structural section (HSS) shapes, base plates, and plate‐work
components. Fabrication includes, but is not limited to cutting, drilling, welding, joining, bolting, bending,
punching, pressure fitting, molding, grooving, adhesion, beveling, and riveting and may include items such
as fasteners, nuts, bolts, rivets, screws, hinges, or joints.
The inclusion, attachment, joining, or assembly of non‐steel components with fabricated structural steel
does not remove the fabricated structural steel from the scope.
Fabricated structural steel is covered by the scope of the investigation regardless of whether it is painted,
varnished, or coated with plastics or other metallic or non‐metallic substances and regardless of whether
it is assembled or partially assembled, such as into modules, modularized construction units, or sub‐
assemblies of fabricated structural steel.
Subject merchandise includes fabricated structural steel that has been assembled or further processed in
the subject country or a third country, including but not limited to painting, varnishing, trimming, cutting,
drilling, welding, joining, bolting, punching, bending, beveling, riveting, galvanizing, coating, and/or slitting
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 fabricated structural steel.
All products that meet the written physical description of the merchandise covered by the investigation
are within the scope of the investigation unless specifically excluded or covered by the scope of an existing
countervailing duty order.
Specifically excluded from the scope of the investigation are:
1. Fabricated steel concrete reinforcing bar (rebar) if: (i) it is a unitary piece of fabricated rebar, not
joined, welded, or otherwise connected with any other steel product or part; or (ii) it is joined, welded, or
otherwise connected only to other rebar.
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2. Fabricated structural steel for bridges and bridge sections that meets American Association of State and
Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) bridge construction requirements or any state or local
derivatives of the AASHTO bridge construction requirements.
3. Pre‐engineered metal building systems, which are defined as complete metal buildings that integrate
steel framing, roofing and walls to form one, pre‐engineered building system, that meet Metal Building
Manufacturers Association guide specifications. Pre‐engineered metal building systems are typically
limited in height to no more than 60 feet or two stories.
4. Steel roof and floor decking systems that meet Steel Deck Institute standards.
5. Open web steel bar joists and joist girders that meet Steel Joist Institute specifications.
6. Also excluded from the scope of the investigation is scaffolding, and parts and accessories thereof, that
comply with ANSI/ASSE A10.8—2011—Scaffolding Safety Requirements, and/or Occupational Safety and
Health Administration regulations at 29 CFR part 1926 subpart L—Scaffolds. The outside diameter of the
scaffold tubing covered by this exclusion ranges from 25mm to 150mm.
7. Excluded from the scope of the investigation are access flooring systems panels and accessories, where
such panels have a total thickness ranging from 0.75 inches to 1.75 inches and consist of concrete, wood,
other non‐steel materials, or hollow space permanently attached to a top and bottom layer of galvanized
or painted steel sheet or formed coil steel, the whole of which has been formed into a square or rectangle
having a measurement of 24 inches on each side +/‐ 0.1 inch; 24 inches by 30 inches +/‐ 0.1 inch; or 24 by
36 inches +/‐ 0.1 inch.
8. Excluded from the investigation are the following types of steel poles, segments of steel poles, and steel
components of those poles:
• Steel Electric Transmission Poles, or segments of such poles, that meet (1) the American Society of Civil
Engineers (ASCE) – Design of Steel Transmission Pole Structures, ASCE/SEI 48 or (2) the USDA RUS bulletin
1724E‐214 Guide specification for standard class Steel Transmission Poles. The exclusion for steel electric
transmission poles also encompasses the following components thereof: transmission arms which attach
to poles; pole bases; angles that do not exceed 8” x 8” x 0.75”; steel vangs, steel brackets, steel flanges,
and steel caps; safety climbing cables; ladders; and steel templates.
• Steel Electric Substation Poles, or segments of such poles, that meet the American Society of Civil
Engineers (ASCE) ‐ Manuals and Reports on Engineering Practice No. 113. The exclusion for steel electric
substation poles also encompasses the following components thereof: substation dead end poles;
substation bus stands; substation mast poles, arms, and cross‐arms; steel brackets, steel flanges, and steel
caps; pole bases; safety climbing cables; ladders; and steel templates.
• Steel Electric Distribution Poles, or segments of such poles, that meet (1) American Society of Civil
Engineers (ASCE) – Design of Steel Transmission Pole Structures, ASCE/SEI 48, (2) USDA RUS bulletin
1724E‐204 Guide specification for steel single pole and H‐frame structures, or (3) ANSI 05.1 height and
class requirements for steel poles. The exclusion for steel electric distribution poles also encompasses the
following components thereof: distribution arms and cross‐arms; pole bases; angles that do not exceed 8”
x 8” x 0.75”; steel vangs, steel brackets, steel flanges, and steel caps; safety climbing cables; ladders; and
steel templates.
• Steel Traffic Signal Poles, Steel Roadway Lighting Poles, Steel Parking Lot Lighting Poles, and Steel Sports
Lighting Poles, or segments of such poles, that meet (1) the American Association of State Highway and
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Transportation Officials (AASHTO) – Specifications for Structural Supports for Highway Signs, Luminaires,
and Traffic Signals, (2) any state or local derivatives of the AASHTO highway sign, luminaries, and traffic
signals requirements, or (3) American National Standard Institute (ANSI) C136 ‐ American National
Standard for Roadway and Area Lighting Equipment standards. The exclusion for steel traffic signal poles,
steel roadway lighting poles, steel parking lot lighting poles, and steel sports lighting poles also
encompasses the following components thereof: luminaire arms; hand hole rims; hand hole covers; base
plates that connect to either the shaft or the arms; mast arm clamps ; mast arm tie rods; transformer base
boxes; formed full base covers that hide anchor bolts; step lugs; internal cable guides; lighting cross arms;
lighting service platforms; angles that do not exceed 8” x 8” x 0.75”; stainless steel hand hole door hinges
and wind restraints; steel brackets, steel flanges, and steel caps; safety climbing cables; ladders; and steel
templates.
• Communication Poles, or segments of such poles, that meet (1) Telecommunications Industry
Association (TIA) ANSI/TIA‐222 Structural Standards for Steel Antenna Towers and Antenna Supporting
Structures, or (2) American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) –
Specifications for Structural Supports for Highway Signs, Luminaires, and Traffic Signals. The exclusion for
communication poles also encompasses the following components thereof: luminaire arms; hand hole
rims; hand hole covers; base plate that connects the pole to the foundation or arm to the pole; safety
climbing cables; ladders; service ground platforms; step lugs; pole steps; steel brackets, steel flanges, and
steel caps; angles that do not exceed 8” x 8” x 0.75”, coax, and safety brackets; subcomponent kits for
antenna mounts weighing 80 lbs. or less; service platforms; ice bridges; stainless steel hand hole door
hinges and wind restraints; and steel templates.
• OEM Round or Polygonal Tapered Steel Poles, segments or shaft components of such poles, that meet
the (1) ASCE 48 or AASHTO, (2) ANSI/TIA 222, (3) ANSI 05.1, (4) RUS bulletin 1724E‐204, or (5) RUS bulletin
1724E‐214. The exclusion for OEM round or polygonal tapered steel poles also encompasses the following
components thereof: subcomponent kits for antenna mounts weighing 80 lbs. or less; mounts and
platforms; steel brackets, steel flanges, and steel caps; angles that do not exceed 8” x 8” x 0.75”; bridge
kits; safety climbing cables; ladders; and steel templates.
The inclusion or attachment of one or more of the above‐referenced steel poles in a structure containing
fabricated structural steel (FSS) does not remove the FSS from the scope of the investigation. No language
included in this exclusion should be read or understood to have applicability to any other aspect of this
scope or to have applicability to or to exclude any product, part, or component other than those
specifically identified in the exclusion.
9. Also excluded from the scope of the investigation are Shuttering, Formworks, Propping and Shoring and
parts and accessories thereof that comply with ANSI/ASSE A10.9—Safety Requirements for Concrete and
Masonry Work and ACI‐347—Recommended Practice for Concrete Formwork. For Shoring and propping
made from tube, the outside diameter of the tubing covered by this exclusion ranges from 48mm to
250mm. For Shuttering and Formworks, the panel sizes covered by this exclusion range from 25mm x
600mm to 3000mm x 3000mm.
The products subject to the investigation are currently classified in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTSUS) under subheadings: 7308.90.3000, 7308.90.6000, and 7308.90.9590.
The products subject to the investigation may also enter under the following HTSUS subheadings:
7216.91.0010, 7216.91.0090, 7216.99.0010, 7216.99.0090, 7222.40.6000, 7228.70.6000, 7301.10.0000,
7301.20.1000, 7301.20.5000, 7308.40.0000, 7308.90.9530, and 9406.90.0030.
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The HTSUS subheadings above are provided for convenience and customs purposes only. The written
description of the scope of the 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 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.
D‐GRIDS tool.‐‐The Commission has a tool that firms can use to move data from their own MS Excel
compilation files into self‐contained data tables within this MS Word questionnaire, thereby reducing the
amount of cell‐by‐cell data entry that would be required to complete this form. This tool is a macro‐
enabled MS Excel file available for download from the Commission's generic questionnaires webpage
(https://www.usitc.gov/trade_remedy/question.htm) called the "D‐GRIDs tool." Use of this tool to help
your firm complete this questionnaire is optional. Firms opting to use the D‐GRIDs tool to populate their
data into this questionnaire will need the D‐GRIDs specification sheet PDF file specific to this proceeding
(available on the case page which is linked under the "Background" above) which includes the necessary
references relating to this questionnaire, as well as the macro‐enable MS Excel D‐GRIDs tool itself from
the generic questionnaires page. More detailed instructions on how to use the D‐GRIDs tool are available
within the D‐GRIDs tool itself.
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Special instruction.‐‐Has your firm produced less than 5,000 short tons of fabricated structural
steel (“FSS”) in the United States annually since 2016?
Response
Description
Category
Yes, our firm produced less than
5,000 short tons annually since
2016.
Small producer
No, our firm produced 5,000
short tons or more in 2016 or
2017 or 2018, or more than 3,750
short tons in Jan.‐Sept. 2019.
Medium to large producer
Small producers.‐‐If your firm produced less than 5,000 short tons of FSS annually since 2016, completion
of Parts I through III will be considered as a sufficient response to this questionnaire. (Completion of other
parts is not required, but will still be accepted.)
Medium to large producers.‐‐Firms with production levels of 5,000 short tons or more of FSS in 2016 or
2017 or 2018, or more than 3,750 short tons in Jan.‐Sept. 2019 should fill out all parts of the questionnaire
except part II.
Questionnaire Response Guide
Medium to large
producers
(5,000 short tons or
Small producers
more production in 2016
or 2017 or 2018, or more
(<5,000 short tons
than 3,750 short tons in
production annually
Section of this questionnaire
Jan.‐Sept. 2019)
since 2016)
Part I General
Part II ‐ Select trade and financial
information (abbreviated)
Part III ‐ Pricing and market factors
Part IV ‐ Trade and related
information
Part V ‐ Financial information
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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 50
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‐1b.
TAA information release.‐‐In the event that the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC)
makes an affirmative final determination in this proceeding, do you consent to the USITC's release
of your contact information (company name, address, contact person, contact person’s title,
telephone number, email address) appearing on the front page of this questionnaire to the
Departments of Commerce, Labor, and Agriculture, as applicable, so that your firm and its workers
can be made eligible for benefits under the Trade Adjustment Assistance program?
Yes
No
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Establishments covered.‐‐Provide the city, state, zip code, and brief description of each
establishment covered by this questionnaire. Firms operating more than one establishment
should combine the data for all establishments into a single report.
“Establishment”‐‐Each facility of a firm involved in the production of fabricated structural steel,
including auxiliary facilities operated in conjunction with (whether or not physically separate from)
such facilities.
Establishments
City, State
Zip (5 digit)
Description
covered1
1
I‐2b.
I‐2c.
I‐3.
1
2
3
4
5
6
Additional discussion on establishments consolidated in this questionnaire: .
Stock symbol information.‐‐ If your firm or parent firm is publicly traded, please specify the stock
exchange and trading symbol: .
External counsel.‐‐ If your firm or parent firm in its individual capacity is represented by external
counsel in relation to this proceeding, please specify the name of the law firm and the lead
attorney(s).
Law firm: .
Lead attorney(s): .
Petitioner status.‐‐Is your firm a member firm of the petitioning entity (i.e., a member firm of the
Full Member Subgroup of the American Institute of Steel Construction, LLC)?
No
Yes
I‐4.
Petition support.‐‐Does your firm support or oppose the petition?
Country
Support
Oppose
Take no position
Canada (AD)
Canada (CVD)
China (AD)
China (CVD)
Mexico (AD)
Mexico (CVD)
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I‐6.
Ownership.‐‐Is your firm owned, in whole or in part, by any other firm?
No
Yes‐‐List the following information, relating to the ultimate parent/owner.
Firm name
Country
Extent of
ownership
(percent)
Related importers/exporters.‐‐Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or foreign,
that are engaged in importing fabricated structural steel from Canada, China, and/or Mexico into
the United States or that are engaged in exporting fabricated structural steel from Canada, China,
and/or Mexico to the United States?
No
Yes‐‐List the following information.
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Firm name
Country
Affiliation
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Related producers.‐‐Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or foreign, that are
engaged in the production of fabricated structural steel?
No
Yes‐‐List the following information.
Firm name
Country
Affiliation
Small producer.‐‐Did your firm identify as a small producer in question I‐1?
Yes‐‐Continue to Part II
No‐‐Skip to Part III
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PART II.—SELECTED TRADE AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Jordan Harriman (202‐205‐
2610, Jordan.harriman@usitc.gov) and Joanna Lo (202‐205‐1888, Joanna.lo@usitc.gov).
Definitions
“Average production capacity” or “capacity” – The level of production that your establishment(s)
could reasonably have expected to attain during the specified periods. 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 U.S. establishment(s), including production consumed
internally within your firm and production for another firm under a toll agreement.
“U.S. shipments” – Shipments inclusive of commercial U.S. shipments, internal consumption, and
transfers to related firms.
“Related firm” –A firm that your firm solely or jointly owned, managed, or otherwise controlled; a
firm that solely or jointly owned, managed, or otherwise controlled your firm; and/or a firm that
was solely or jointly owned, managed, or otherwise controlled by a firm that also solely or jointly
owned, managed, or otherwise controlled your firm.
“Inventories”— Finished goods inventory, not raw materials or work‐in‐progress.
“Production and Related Workers” (PRWs) includes working supervisors and all nonsupervisory
workers (including group leaders and trainees) engaged in fabricating, processing, assembling,
inspecting, receiving, storage, handling, packing, warehousing, shipping, trucking, hauling,
maintenance, repair, janitorial and guard services, product development, auxiliary production for
plant’s own use (e.g., power plant), recordkeeping, and other services closely associated with the
above production operations.
Average number employed may be computed by adding the number of employees, both full time
and part time, for the 12 pay periods ending closest to the 15th of the month and divide that total
by 12. For the January to September periods, calculate similarly and divide by 9.
“Hours worked” includes time paid for sick leave, holidays, and vacation time. Include overtime
hours actually worked; do not convert overtime pay to its equivalent in straight time hours.
“Wages paid” –Total wages paid before deductions of any kind (e.g., withholding taxes, old‐age
and unemployment insurance, group insurance, union dues, bonds, etc.). Include wages paid
directly by your firm for overtime, holidays, vacations, and sick leave.
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Trade, financial, and employment information.‐‐Report your firm's production capacity,
production, shipments, financial, and employment data related to the production of fabricated
structural steel in its U.S. establishment(s) during the specified periods. Do not include data
related to the installation or erection of fabricated structural steel.
Quantity (in short tons) and value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item
2016
2017
January‐September
2018
2018
2019
Trade
1
Average production capacity (quantity)
Production (quantity)
2
U.S. shipments:
Quantity
Value
End‐of‐period inventories (quantity)
3
Financial
Net sales quantities (in short tons)
Net sales values (in $1,000)
Cost of goods sold (COGS) ($1,000)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Gross profit ($1,000)
Selling, general, and administrative (SG&A)
expenses ($1,000)
Operating income (loss) ($1,000)
Employment
Average number of production and related
workers (PRWs) (Number)
Hours worked by PRWs (1,000 hours)
Wages paid to PRWs ($1,000)
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
Inclusive of U.S. commercial shipments, internal consumption, and transfers to related firms. Internal consumption
and transfers to related firms must be valued at fair market value. If your firm uses a different basis for valuing these
transactions in your records, please specify that basis (e.g., cost, cost plus, etc.): . However, the data provided
above in this table should be based on fair market value.
3
Report all financial information from your firm’s income statement on a calendar year basis. If your firm’s fiscal year
does not end on December 31, please report when your firm’s fiscal year ends (month and day): .
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PART III.‐‐PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Lauren Gamache (202‐205‐
3489, lauren.gamache@usitc.gov).
III‐1. Contact information.‐‐Please identify the individual that Commission staff may contact regarding
the confidential information submitted in Part III.
Name
Title
Email
Telephone
III‐2. Price setting.‐‐How does your firm determine the prices that it charges for sales of fabricated
structural steel (check all that apply)? If your firm issues price lists, please submit sample pages of
a recent list.
Contracts
(other than
Competitive competitive
bid for a
Transaction bids for a
specific
specific
Set price
by
project
project)
lists
transaction
III‐3.
If other, describe
Discount policy.‐‐Please indicate and describe your firm’s discount policies (check all that apply).
Quantity
discounts
III‐4.
Other
Annual
total
volume
discounts
No
discount
policy
Other
Describe
Pricing terms.‐‐On what basis are your firm’s prices of domestic fabricated structural steel usually
quoted (check one)?
Delivered
F.o.b.
If f.o.b., specify point
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Sales type.‐‐
(a) What share of your firm’s sales of U.S.‐produced fabricated structural steel since January 2016
were through competitive bids for a specific project? percent
(b) If not all of your sales since January 2016 were through competitive bids, approximately what
share of your firm’s sales of U.S.‐produced fabricated structural steel in 2018 was on a (1) short‐
term contract basis, (2) annual contract basis, (3) long‐term contract basis, and (4) spot sales
basis?
Short‐term
contracts
(multiple deliveries
for less than 12
months)
Type of sale
Long‐term
contracts
Annual contracts
(multiple deliveries (multiple deliveries
for more than 12
for 12 months)
months)
Spot sales
(for a single
delivery)
Item
Share of sales
since January
%
%
%
%
2016
III‐6. Contract provisions (excluding competitive bids).‐‐Please fill out the table regarding your firm’s
typical sales contracts (excluding competitive bids) for U.S.‐produced fabricated structural steel
(or check “not applicable” if your firm does not sell on a short‐term, annual and/or long‐term
contract basis).
Short‐term contracts Annual contracts Long‐term contracts
(multiple deliveries
(multiple
Typical sales
(multiple deliveries
Item
for more than 12
deliveries for 12
contract provisions
for less than 12
months)
months)
months)
Average contract
duration
No. of
days
Price renegotiation
(during contract
period)
Yes
No
Quantity
Price
Both
Yes
No
Fixed quantity
and/or price
Indexed to raw
material costs1
Not applicable
1
Please identify the indexes used:
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III‐7. Bids.—
(a) Does your firm win contracts to produce fabricated structural steel through a bidding process? If
yes, please briefly describe the process. If no, please skip to Question III‐8.
No
(Please skip
to III‐8)
If yes, please briefly describe the bidding process
Yes
(b) Do purchasers discuss competing bids with your firm during the process? If yes, do purchasers
discuss the prices of competing bids?
If yes, do you discuss price specifically?
No
Yes
No
Yes
Please describe:
(c) Typically, how many rounds of bids occur for a project? (Please provide
Number of
rounds
Please describe.
(d) Once a purchaser sends out a request for proposal, how long does your firm have to submit its
initial bid? days
(e) Once a purchaser sends out a request for proposal, how long does your firm have to submit its
final bid? days
(f) Generally how many rounds of bids occur on a project? rounds
(g) Does your firm include erection and installation services in your contracts, in addition to its
fabricated product? If yes, please provide the share of bids your firm won since 2016 that included
these services and provide details describing your firm’s capabilities.
Share of bids including
How does your firm provide these services?
these services
since 2016
No Yes
Provide services directly
Subcontract out services
Please explain:
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Project timing.—
(a) How many projects did your firm complete in 2018? (This many include projects that were
started in earlier years.) projects
(b) 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
its U.S.‐produced fabricated structural steel?
Lead time (Average
Source
Share of 2018 sales number of days)
From inventory
%
Produced to order
%
Total (should sum to 100.0%)
0.0 %
(c) What is the average amount of time from the entry of an order to the completion of a
project?
Average time for
project completion Please provide further explanation, if needed
III‐9.
Shipping information.‐‐
(a)
(b)
(c)
What is the approximate percentage of the cost of U.S.‐produced fabricated structural
steel that is accounted for by U.S. inland transportation costs? percent
Who generally arranges the transportation to your firm’s customers’ locations?
Your firm Purchaser (check one)
Indicate the approximate percentage of your firm’s sales of fabricated structural steel that
are delivered the following distances from its production facility.
Distance from production facility
Share
Within 100 miles
%
101 to 1,000 miles
%
Over 1,000 miles
%
Total (should sum to 100.0%)
0.0 %
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III‐10. Geographical shipments.‐‐In which U.S. geographic market area(s) has your firm sold its U.S.‐
produced fabricated structural steel since January 1, 2016 (check all that apply)?
Geographic area
√ if applicable
Northeast.–CT, ME, MA, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, and VT.
Midwest.–IL, IN, IA, KS, MI, MN, MO, NE, ND, OH, SD, and WI.
Southeast.–AL, DE, DC, FL, GA, KY, MD, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, and WV.
Central Southwest.–AR, LA, OK, and TX.
Mountains.–AZ, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, UT, and WY.
Pacific Coast.–CA, OR, and WA.
Other.–All other markets in the United States not previously listed,
including AK, HI, PR, and VI.
III‐11. End uses.‐‐What percentage of the total cost of building construction is accounted for by
fabricated structural steel versus other inputs (such as labor, energy, and other raw materials)?
Share of total cost of end‐use product accounted for by
Types of building
construction
Fabricated
structural steel
Erection and
installation
services
Other inputs
Total
(should sum
to 100.0%
across)
%
%
%
0.0 %
%
%
%
0.0 %
%
%
%
0.0 %
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III‐12. Substitutes.‐‐Can other products be substituted for fabricated structural steel?
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 fabricated structural
steel?
No Yes
Explanation
1.
2.
3.
III‐13. Demand trends.—
(a) Indicate how demand within the United States and outside of the United States (if known) for
fabricated structural steel has changed since January 1, 2016. Explain any trends and describe the
principal factors that have affected these changes in demand.
Overall
increase
Market
No
change
Overall
decrease
Fluctuate with
no clear trend
Explanation and factors
Within the United
States
Outside the
United States
(b) Have demand trends varied by product type (e.g., solar steel beams, parts used in pre‐engineered
buildings, process plant modules), or by application (e.g., high‐rise construction, residential
construction, commercial and office construction, industrial construction, sports/entertainment
construction, etc.) of fabricated structural steel since January 1, 2016?
No
Yes
If yes, please describe.
III‐14. Product changes.‐‐Have there been any significant changes in the product range, product mix, or
marketing of fabricated structural steel since January 1, 2016?
No
Yes
If yes, please describe and quantify if possible.
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III‐15. Conditions of competition.‐‐
(a) Is the fabricated structural steel market subject to business cycles (other than general
economy‐wide conditions) and/or other conditions of competition distinctive to fabricated
structural steel? If yes, describe.
Check all that apply.
Please describe.
No
Skip to question III‐16.
Yes‐Business cycles (e.g.
seasonal business)
Yes‐Other distinctive
conditions of competition
(b) If yes, have there been any changes in the business cycles or conditions of competition for
fabricated structural steel since January 1, 2016?
No
Yes
If yes, describe.
III‐16. Supply constraints.‐‐Has your firm refused, declined, or been unable to supply fabricated
structural steel since January 1, 2016 (examples include placing customers on allocation or
“controlled order entry,” declining to accept new customers or renew existing customers,
refusing/declining to accept business under a tolling or subcontracting arrangement, delivering
less than the quantity promised, being unable to meet timely shipment commitments, etc.)?
No
Yes
If yes, please describe the reasons for these constraints (e.g. lack of
available equipment capacity, lack of available skilled labor, lack of
relevant project experience, etc.)
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III‐17. Raw materials.—
(a) How have fabricated structural steel raw material prices changed since January 1, 2016?
Item
Overall
increase
Cost of raw materials
No
change
Explain, noting how raw
material price changes have
affected your firm’s selling
Fluctuate
prices for fabricated
with no clear
structural steel.
trend
Overall
decrease
(b) Effect of 232 duties on raw material prices.‐‐Did the announcement of the 232 investigation in
April 2017 or the subsequent imposition of tariffs on imported steel products beginning in March
2018 have an impact on the raw material prices for fabricated structural steel?
Yes—Please indicate the
impact in the table below.
No
Don’t know
Item
Fluctuate
with no
No
Increase change Decrease clear trend
Explanation and factors
Raw material costs for
fabricated structural
steel in the U.S. market
Prices for fabricated
structural steel in the
U.S. market
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III‐18. Impact of section 301 duties.‐‐This question concerns the section 301 investigation and
subsequent announcement of additional tariffs that include fabricated structural steel proposed
and implemented by the United States in response to Chinese trade practices.
(a) Did the announcement of the 301 investigation in June 2018 or the subsequent imposition of
tariffs on Chinese‐origin products have an impact on the fabricated structural steel market?
Yes— Please indicate the
impact in the table below.
No
Don’t know
(b) Please indicate the impact of the announcements and subsequent imposition of duties under
the section 301 investigation.
Item
Fluctuate
with no
clear
Overall
No Overall
increase change decrease trend
Explanation and factors
Overall demand/anticipated
demand for fabricated structural
steel in the U.S. market
Supply/anticipated supply of
fabricated structural steel in the
U.S. market
Prices/anticipated prices for
fabricated structural steel in the
U.S. market
Raw material costs/anticipated
raw material costs for fabricated
structural steel in the U.S. market
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III‐19. Interchangeability.‐‐Is fabricated structural steel produced in the United States and in other
countries interchangeable (i.e., can they physically be used in the same applications)?
Please indicate A, F, S, N, or 0 in the table below:
A = the products from a specified country‐pair are always interchangeable
F = the products are frequently interchangeable
S = the products are sometimes interchangeable
N = the products are never interchangeable
0 = no familiarity with products from a specified country‐pair
Country‐pair
Canada
China
Mexico
Other countries
United States
Canada
China
Mexico
For any country‐pair producing fabricated structural steel that is sometimes or never
interchangeable, identify the country‐pair and explain the factors that limit or preclude
interchangeable use:
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III‐20. Factors other than price.‐‐Are differences other than price (e.g., quality, availability,
transportation network, product range, technical support, etc.) between fabricated structural
steel produced in the United States and in other countries a significant factor in your firm’s sales
of the products?
Please indicate A, F, S, N, or 0 in the table below:
A = such differences are always significant
F = such differences are frequently significant
S = such differences are sometimes significant
N = such differences are never significant
0 = no familiarity with products from a specified country‐pair
Country‐pair
Canada
China
Mexico
Other countries
United States
Canada
China
Mexico
For any country‐pair for which factors other than price always or frequently are a significant
factor in your firm’s sales of fabricated structural steel, identify the country‐pair and report
the advantages or disadvantages imparted by such factors:
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III‐21. Customer identification.‐‐List the names and contact information for your firm’s 10 largest U.S.
customers for fabricated structural steel since January 1, 2016. Indicate the share of the quantity
of your firm’s total shipments of fabricated structural steel that each of these customers
accounted for in 2018.
Customer’s name
City
Share of 2018 sales
(%)
State
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
III‐22. Competition from imports.‐‐
(a)
Lost revenue.‐‐Since January 1, 2016: To avoid losing sales to competitors selling
fabricated structural steel from Canada, China, or Mexico, did your firm:
Item
No
Yes
(b)
Reduce prices
Roll back announced price increases
Lost sales.‐‐Since January 1, 2016: Did your firm lose sales of fabricated structural steel to
imports of this product from Canada, China, or Mexico?
No
Yes
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III‐23. Other explanations.‐‐If your firm would like to further explain a response to a question in Part II
for which a narrative response box was not provided, 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 IV.‐‐TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Jordan Harriman (202‐205‐
2610, jordan.harriman@usitc.gov). Supply all data requested on a calendar‐year basis.
IV‐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 IV.
Name
Title
Email
Telephone
IV‐2. Changes in operations.‐‐Please indicate whether your firm has experienced any of the following
changes in relation to the production of fabricated structural steel since January 1, 2016.
(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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IV‐3a. Production using same machinery.‐‐Please report your firm’s production of products using the
same equipment, machinery, or employees as used to produce fabricated structural steel, and the
combined production capacity on this shared equipment, machinery, or employees in the periods
indicated.
“Overall production capacity” or “capacity” – The maximum level of production that your
establishment(s) could reasonably have expected to attain during the specified periods under
normal operating conditions. In estimating capacity, assume the following: (I) only machinery and
equipment in place and ready to operate at the time could be utilized (i.e., facilities or equipment
that would require extensive reconditioning before being made operable could not be utilized); (2)
normal levels of downtime for maintenance, repair, and cleanup; (3) number of shifts and hours of
plant operation not exceeding those attained in the past 5 years; (4) overtime pay, availability of
labor, materials, utilities, etc., are not limiting factors; (5) a product mix that was typical or
representative of production during the period; and (6) use of productive facilities outside the
plant for services (such as contracting out subassembly work) not exceeding normal levels that
occurred during the period examined.
Note.‐‐If your firm does not produce any out‐of‐scope merchandise on the same machinery and
equipment as scope merchandise then the "overall production capacity" numbers reported in this
question should be exactly equal to the "average production capacity" numbers reported in
question IV‐7. If, however, your firm does produce out‐of‐scope merchandise using the same
machinery and equipment as scope merchandise, then the "average production capacity"
reported in question IV‐7 should exclude the portion of "overall production capacity" that was
used to produce this out‐of‐scope merchandise.
“Production” – All production in your U.S. establishment(s), including production consumed
internally within your firm and production for another firm under a toll agreement.
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IV‐3a. Production using same machinery.‐‐Continued
Quantity (in short tons)
Calendar years
Item
2016
1
2017
January‐September
2018
2018
2019
Overall production capacity
Production of:
Fabricated structural steel
(“FSS”)2
0
0
0
0
0
Other specifically excluded FSS
products4
Other products5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Out‐of‐scope production.‐‐
Excluded FSS used for bridges
and bridge sections3
Subtotal, out‐of‐scope
production
Total production using
same machinery or workers
1
Data reported for overall production capacity should be greater than data reported for total production (last line).
Data entered for production of fabricated structural steel will populate here once reported in question IV‐7.
3
See definition of excluded FSS bridges and bridge sections on page 3.
4
Other specifically excluded FSS products are certain (1) fabricated steel concrete reinforcing bar; (2) pre‐engineered
metal building systems; (3) steel roof and floor decking systems; (4) open web steel bar joists and joist girders; (5)
certain scaffolding; (6) access flooring systems panels and accessories; (7) steel poles; and (8) certain shuttering,
formworks, propping and shoring. See complete definitions of these specifically excluded items on pages 2‐4.
5
Please identify these products: .
2
IV‐3b. Operating parameters.‐‐The production capacity reported in IV‐3a is based on the following operating
paramaters:
Hours per week
Weeks per year
IV‐3c. Capacity calculation.‐‐Please describe the methodology used to calculate overall production capacity
reported in IV‐3a, including any considerations made as to employment or productivity (e.g., hours
worked per ton, available shifts, etc.) Please also explain any changes in reported capacity.
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IV‐3d. Production constraints.‐‐Please indicate and describe any constraint(s) that set the limit(s) on your
firm’s production capacity.
(If checked, please describe in detail the constraint,
(Check if listed item was a
constraint at any time since January including when in the period the constraint occurred;
leave blank if not applicable)
1, 2016)
General labor availability
Skilled labor availability
Technology
Facility constraints (e.g.,
layout of facilities, lack of
space, etc.)
Market conditions
Natural causes (e.g., weather,
etc.)
All other constraints not
otherwise identified
IV‐4.
Product shifting.—
(a)
Is your firm able to switch production (capacity) between fabricated structural steel and other
products using the same equipment and/or labor?
No
Yes
If yes—(i.e., have produced other products or are able to produce other
products) Please identify other actual or potential products.
(b)
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.
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Tolling.‐‐Since January 1, 2016, has your firm been involved in a toll agreement regarding the
production of fabricated structural steel?
“Toll agreement”‐‐Agreement between two firms whereby the first firm (“TOLLEE”) furnishes the
raw materials and the second firm (“TOLLER”) uses the raw materials to produce a product that it
then returns to the first firm with a charge for processing costs, overhead, etc.
No‐‐skip to next question.
Yes‐‐For all such agreements entered into by your firm, please indicate whether your firm was
the toller or tollee.
Our firm
Other firm(s)
Toller
Please name the tollee(s):
Tollee1
Please name the toller(s):
1
Identify the raw material input(s) that your firm provided the toller(s):
IV‐6.
Foreign trade zones.‐‐
(a)
Firm's FTZ operations.‐‐Does your firm produce fabricated structural steel in and/or admit
fabricated structural steel into a foreign trade zone (FTZ)?
“Foreign trade zone” is a designated location in the United States where firms utilize
special procedures that allow delayed or reduced customs duty payments on foreign
merchandise. A foreign trade zone must be designated as such pursuant to the rules and
procedures set forth in the Foreign‐Trade Zones Act.
No
Yes
If yes‐‐Describe the nature of your firms operations in FTZs and identify
the specific FTZ site(s).
(b)
Other firms' FTZ operations.‐‐To your knowledge, do any firms in the United States import
fabricated structural steel into a foreign trade zone (FTZ) for use in distribution of
fabricated structural steel and/or the production of downstream articles?
No
Yes
If yes‐‐Identify the firms and the FTZs.
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Production, shipment, and inventory data.‐‐Report your firm’s production capacity, production,
shipments, and inventories related to the production of fabricated structural steel (“FSS”) in its
U.S. establishment(s) during the specified periods.
“Average production capacity” or “capacity” – The level of production that your establishment(s)
could reasonably have expected to attain during the specified periods. 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 U.S. establishment(s), including production consumed
internally within your firm and production for another firm under a toll agreement.
“Commercial U.S. shipments” –Shipments made within the United States as a result of an arm’s
length commercial transaction in the ordinary course of business. 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.
“Internal consumption” – Product consumed internally by your firm. Such transactions are valued
at fair market value.
“Transfers to related firms” –Shipments made to related firms. Such transactions are valued at
fair market value.
“Related firm” –A firm that your firm solely or jointly owned, managed, or otherwise controlled; a
firm that solely or jointly owned, managed, or otherwise controlled your firm; and/or a firm that
was solely or jointly owned, managed, or otherwise controlled by a firm that also solely or jointly
owned, managed, or otherwise controlled your firm.
“Export shipments” –Shipments to destinations outside the United States, including shipments to
related firms.
“Inventories”— Finished goods inventory, not raw materials or work‐in‐progress.
“Toll‐produced FSS”— FSS produced by a toller under a toll agreement.
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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Production, shipment, and inventory data.‐‐Continued
Quantity (in short tons) and value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item
2016
2017
January‐September
2018
2018
2019
1
Average production capacity (quantity)
(A)
Beginning‐of‐period inventories
(quantity) (B)
Production (quantity) (C)
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity (D)
Value (E)
2
Internal consumption:
Quantity (F)
2
Value (G)
Transfers to related firms:
Quantity (H)
2
2
Value (I)
3
Export shipments:
Quantity (J)
Value (K)
End‐of‐period inventories (quantity) (L)
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
Internal consumption and transfers to related firms must be valued at fair market value. If your firm uses a different
basis for valuing these transactions in your records, please specify that basis (e.g., cost, cost plus, etc.): . However,
the data provided above in this table should be based on fair market value.
3
Identify your firm’s principal export markets: .
RECONCILIATION OF SHIPMENTS, PRODUCTION, AND INVENTORY.‐‐Generally, the data reported for the end‐of‐
period inventories (i.e., line L) 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, and J). Please ensure that any differences are not
due to data entry errors in completing this form, but rather reflect your firm’s actual records; and, also provide
explanations for any differences (e.g., theft, loss, damage, record systems issues, etc.) if they exist.
Calendar years
Reconciliation
B + C – D – F – H – J – L = should equal
zero ("0") or provide an explanation.1
2016
2017
0
January‐September
2018
0
2018
0
2019
0
1 Explanation if the calculated fields above are returning values other than zero (i.e., “0”) but are nonetheless accurate:
0
.
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Channels of distribution.‐‐Report your firm’s U.S. shipments (i.e. inclusive of commercial U.S.
shipments, internal consumption, transfers to related firms) by channel of distribution.
Quantity (in short tons)
Item
Calendar years
2016
Channels of distribution:
U.S. shipments:
To distributors (M)
2017
January‐September
2018
2018
2019
To other FSS manufacturers (N)
To end users and/or job site (O)
1 2
1
Report data in this line if: (1) your firm is a toller of FSS for another firm and these shipments represent the toll‐
produced FSS returned to the tollee; (2) your firm is a subcontractor of FSS that ships its subcontracted FSS to the general
contractor or other FSS manufacturer for further processing prior to shipment to an end user and/or job site; or (3) your
firm ships or transfers FSS to another FSS producer (not directly to an end user and/or job site).
2
If your firm is a toller which furnished toll‐produced FSS for a tollee in 2018, please indicate what percentage of
shipments reported in row N for 2018 is toll‐produced FSS: .
RECONCILIATION OF CHANNELS.‐‐Please ensure that the quantities reported for channels of distribution (i.e.,
lines M through O) in each time period equal the quantity reported for U.S. shipments (i.e., line D, F, H) in each
time period. If the calculated fields below return values other than zero (i.e., “0”), the data reported must be
revised prior to submission to the Commission.
Calendar years
Reconciliation
M + N + O – D – F – H = zero ("0"), if not
revise.
2016
0
2017
January‐September
2018
0
2018
0
0
2019
0
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U.S. shipments by application.‐‐Report your firm’s U.S. shipments (i.e. inclusive of commercial
U.S. shipments, internal consumption, transfers to related firms) of fabricated structural steel by
application.
Quantity (in short tons) and value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item
2016
U.S. shipments:
Use in high‐rise construction:1
Quantity (P)
2017
January‐September
2018
2018
2019
Residential use:
Quantity (R)
Value (S)
Value (Q)
2
Commercial and office use:3
Quantity (T)
Value (U)
4
Industrial use:
Quantity (V)
Value (W)
5
Sports/Entertainment Use:
Quantity (X)
Value (Y)
6
All other uses:
Quantity (Z)
Value (AA)
1
High‐rise construction includes any projects, residential or commercial, of 20 stories or more.
2
Residential use includes the following: multi‐story residential, including mixed residential and commercial sites, of less
than 20 stories.
3
Commercial use includes the following: office sites, retail, medical, or other commercial sites of less than 20 stories.
4
Industrial use includes the following: oil and gas extraction, conveyance and processing; mining extraction,
conveyance, storage, and processing; industrial power generation facilities; petrochemical plants; cement plants; fertilizer
plants; and industrial metal smelters.
5
Sports/entertainment includes structures for stadiums, amusement parks and other sports or entertainment venues.
6
Please describe these other uses: .
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U.S. shipments by application.‐‐Continued
RECONCILIATION OF SHIPMENTS BY APPLICATION.‐‐Please ensure that the quantities and values reported for
shipments by application (i.e., lines P through AA) in each time period equal the quantities and values reported
for U.S. shipments (i.e., lines D through I) in each time period of question IV‐7. If the calculated fields below
return values other than zero (i.e., “0”), the data reported must be revised prior to submission to the
Commission.
Calendar years
Reconciliation
2016
2017
January‐September
2018
2018
2019
Quantity: P through Z – D – F – H =
zero ("0"), if not revise.
0
0
0
0
0
Value: Q through AA – E – G – I = zero
("0"), if not revise.
0
0
0
0
0
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IV‐10. U.S. shipments by product.‐‐Report your firm’s U.S. shipments (i.e. inclusive of commercial U.S.
shipments, internal consumption, transfers to related firms) of fabricated structural steel by
product.
Quantity (in short tons) and value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item
2016
U.S. shipments:
Process plant modules:1
Quantity (AB)
Value (AC)
2017
January‐September
2018
2018
2019
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Solar steel beams:
Quantity (AD)
Value (AE)
Parts used in pre‐engineered metal
building systems:3
Quantity (AF)
Value (AG)
4
All other in‐scope FSS products:
Quantity (AH)
Value (AI)
1
Process plant modules includes: (1) process plant modules containing pipes, cable trays and/or equipment for the
transmission and/or processing of gas, liquids or chemicals and/or petrochemicals; and (2) carbon or alloy steel pipes
which are cut, welded, punched or drilled for the purpose of transmitting or processing gas, liquids or chemicals and/or
petrochemicals. Please compare this product to other FSS products generally (i.e., not to other FSS products specified in
this question): .
2
Solar steel beams includes fabricated steel beams designed for the exclusive use of supporting solar panels and
related components. Please compare this product to other FSS products generally (i.e., not to other FSS products specified
in this question): .
3
This category includes in‐scope FSS parts which are used in pre‐engineered metal building systems. (See p. 3 for a
detailed definition of pre‐engineered metal building systems.) Please compare this product to other FSS products
generally (i.e., not to other FSS products specified in this question): .
4
Data will populate into these lines from data entered in question IV‐7 and will remove any of the specific products
reported above in this question.
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IV‐11. Employment data.‐‐Report your firm’s total employment‐related data (i.e., related to the
production of fabricated structural steel and any other product produced by your firm) and
provide an explanation for any trends in these data.
“Production and Related Workers” (PRWs) includes working supervisors and all nonsupervisory
workers (including group leaders and trainees) engaged in fabricating, processing, assembling,
inspecting, receiving, storage, handling, packing, warehousing, shipping, trucking, hauling,
maintenance, repair, janitorial and guard services, product development, auxiliary production for
plant’s own use (e.g., power plant), recordkeeping, and other services closely associated with the
above production operations.
Average number employed may be computed by adding the number of employees, both full time
and part time, for the 12 pay periods ending closest to the 15th of the month and divide that total
by 12. For the January to September periods, calculate similarly and divide by 9.
If your firm had the same number of PRWs in all calendar years and had not experienced
any changes in PRWs in the most recent interim period, you would have the same number
of PRWs for the interim periods, regardless of whether the interim periods are Jan‐Mar
(Q1), Jan‐June (Q1+Q2), or Jan‐Sept (Q1+Q2+Q3).
“Hours worked” includes time paid for sick leave, holidays, and vacation time. Include overtime
hours actually worked; do not convert overtime pay to its equivalent in straight time hours.
“Wages paid” –Total wages paid before deductions of any kind (e.g., withholding taxes, old‐age
and unemployment insurance, group insurance, union dues, bonds, etc.). Include wages paid
directly by your firm for overtime, holidays, vacations, and sick leave.
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IV‐11. Employment data.—Continued
Calendar years
Item
2016
2017
January‐September
2018
2018
2019
Average number of PRWs (number).‐‐
Involved in production of FSS
(Fabrication, welding, and other
floor‐based occupations)
Involved in production of FSS
(Design, clerical, sales, and other
office‐based occupations)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Hours worked by PRWs (1,000 hours).‐‐
Involved in production of FSS
(Fabrication, welding, and other
floor‐based occupations)
Involved in production of FSS
(Design, clerical, sales, and other
office‐based occupations)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Wages paid to PRWs ($1,000).‐‐
Involved in production of FSS
(Fabrication, welding, and other
floor‐based occupations)
Involved in production of FSS
(Design, clerical, sales, and other
office‐based occupations)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Involved in FSS production
Involved in all production other
than FSS
Total
Involved in FSS production
Involved in all production other
than FSS
Total
Involved in FSS production
Involved in all production other
than FSS
Total
Please explain trends in this data, including any issues related to general or skilled labor
availability:
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IV‐12. Related firms.‐‐If your firm reported transfers to related firms in question IV‐7, please identify the
firm(s) and indicate the nature of the relationship between your firm and the related firms (e.g., joint
venture, wholly owned subsidiary), whether the transfers were priced at market value or by a non‐
market formula, whether your firm retained marketing rights to all transfers, and whether the related
firms also processed inputs from sources other than your firm.
IV‐13. Purchases.‐‐Has your firm purchased fabricated structural steel produced in the United States or
in other countries since January 1, 2016? (Do not include imports for which your firm was the
importer of record. These should be reported in an importer questionnaire).
“Purchase” – A transaction to buy product from a U.S. corporate entity such as another U.S.
producer, a U.S. distributor, or a U.S. firm that has directly imported the product.
“Import” –A transaction to buy from a foreign supplier where your firm is the importer of record.
No
Yes
If yes‐‐Report such purchases in the table below and explain the reasons
for your firms' purchases.
Note: If your firm served as the importer of record for any purchases from foreign suppliers, either
for your own account or as a service for another entity, those purchases are to be considered
"imports" not "purchases" and should not be included in the table below
(Quantity in short tons)
Calendar years
Item
2016
Purchases from U.S. importers1 of
fabricated structural steel from—
Canada
2017
January‐September
2018
2018
2019
China
Mexico
All other sources
Purchases from domestic producers
2
Purchases from other sources
1
2
Please list the name of the importer(s) from which your firm purchased this product. If your firm’s import
suppliers differ by source, please identify the source for each listed supplier: .
2
Please list the name of the producer(s) or U.S. distributor(s) from which your firm purchased this product:
.
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IV‐14. Imports.‐‐Since January 1, 2016, has your firm imported fabricated structural steel?
No
Yes
If yes‐‐COMPLETE AND RETURN A U.S. IMPORTERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
IV‐15. Other explanations.‐‐If your firm would like to further explain a response to a question in Part IV
for which a narrative box was not provided, 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 V.‐‐FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Address questions on this part of the questionnaire to Joanna Lo (202‐205‐1888, joanna.lo@usitc.gov).
V‐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 V.
Name
Title
Email
Telephone
V‐2. Accounting system.‐‐Briefly describe your firm’s financial accounting system.
A.
When does your firm’s fiscal year end (month and day)?
If your firm’s fiscal year changed during the data‐collection period, explain below:
Note.‐‐Please note that we are requesting that your firm report financial data on a
calendar year basis.
B.1. Describe the lowest level of operations (e.g., plant, division, company‐wide) for
which financial statements are prepared that include fabricated structural steel:
2. Does your firm prepare profit/loss statements for the in‐scope fabricated
structural steel:
Yes
No
3. How often did your firm (or parent company) prepare financial statements
(including annual reports, 10Ks)? Please check relevant items below.
Audited, Unaudited, Annual reports, 10‐Ks, 10‐Qs,
Monthly, Quarterly, Semi‐annually, Annually
4. Accounting basis: GAAP, Cash, Tax, or Other comprehensive
basis of accounting (specify)
Note: As requested in Part I of this questionnaire, please keep all supporting documents/records
used in the preparation of the financial data, as Commission staff may contact your firm regarding
questions on the financial data. The Commission may also request that your company submit copies
of the supporting documents/records (financial statements, including internal profit‐and‐loss
statements for the division or product group that includes fabricated structural steel, as well as
specific statements and worksheets) used to compile these data.
V‐3.
Job order cost accounting system.‐‐Does your firm use job order cost accounting?
Yes
No
If no‐‐In the space below, please briefly describe your firm’s cost
accounting system (e.g., standard cost, batch, etc.).
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V‐4a. Allocation basis.‐‐Briefly describe your firm’s allocation basis, if any, for COGS, SG&A, and interest
expense and other income and expenses. If your firm provided services (e.g. design and engineering
and/or erection and installation), please provide details on your allocation basis related to those services
as they appear in your accounting books and records.
√ if item includes
√ if item includes
Allocated item
costs for
costs for
Explanation of allocation basis
design/engineering erection/installation
COGS
SG&A
Interest expense
Other income
Other expenses
Other:
V‐4b. Allocation methodology for removing out‐of‐scope products and/or services.‐‐Please describe the
methodology used to allocate revenues and costs, if any, related to the operations of in‐scope
fabricated structural steel to be reported in V‐9a, and explain how you removed the revenues and
costs associated with your operations of out‐of‐scope products and/or services. If possible, provide
the formulas you used to compile the in‐scope financial information (e.g. how you removed the
shared SG&A for out‐of‐scope products and/or services).
Note: As requested in Part I of this questionnaire, please keep all supporting documents/records used in the
preparation of the financial data, as Commission staff may contact your firm regarding questions on the
financial data. The Commission may also request that your company submit copies of the supporting
documents/records (e.g. income statements of business units, audited financial statements, general
ledgers, and source documents such as sales journal, invoices, etc.) used to compile these data.
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V‐5a. Product(s) listing.‐‐Did your firm produce out‐of‐scope product(s) in the same facilities in which
your firm produced in‐scope fabricated structural steel in 2018?
No
Yes‐‐Provide the share of net sales accounted for by these products in 2018.
Product
Out‐of‐scope products1
In‐scope Fabricated structural steel
Share of sales
in 2018
%
Certain rebar
%
Bridges and bridge sections
%
Pre‐engineered building systems
%
Roof and floor decking systems
%
Open web steel bar joists and joist girders
%
Scaffolding and parts
%
Access flooring system panels and accessories
%
Certain steel poles and components (e.g. traffic, communication,
OEM round or polygonal tapered poles, and etc.)
%
%
2
Other out‐of‐scope products: (list)
1
See definitions on pages 2‐4 for a complete list and details related to out‐of‐scope products.
2 Additional out‐of‐scope products may include machinery, specialty, ornamental steel fabrication,
certain stairs/ladders/rails/gates, and/or other items.
V‐5b. Design and engineering services.‐‐Since January 1, 2016, has your firm provided design and
engineering services as part of fabrication operations (e.g. designing fabricated pieces as part of
an order)? Do not include any design and/or engineering services provided by your firm not
directly related to the production of fabricated structural steel.
No
Yes
If yes‐‐Provide the share of sales in 2018 for these design and engineering
services: percent. Also describe the extent and capabilities of your
firm’s design and engineering services and indicate where in question V‐9a
these costs are reported (i.e. COGS or SG&A).
V‐5c. Installation and erection services (out‐of‐scope).‐‐Since January 1, 2016, has your firm provided
post‐production installation and erection services in addition to fabrication operations?
No
Yes
If yes‐‐Provide the share of sales in 2018 for these design and engineering
services: percent. Also describe the extent and capabilities of your
firm’s installation and erection services and indicate how (or whether) your
firm was able to remove any data relating these out‐of‐scope downstream
services from the reported revenue and cost data reported in question V‐9a.
Questions V‐6 to V‐19 pertain to the revised scope of this proceeding.
Do not include data on out‐of‐scope products or services in your responses.
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Inputs from related suppliers.‐‐Does your firm purchase inputs (raw materials, labor, energy, or
services) used in the production of fabricated structural steel from any related suppliers (e.g.,
inclusive of transactions between related firms, divisions and/or other components within the
same company)?
Yes‐‐Continue to question V‐7
V‐7.
No‐‐Continue to question V‐9a.
Inputs from related suppliers detailed.‐‐Please identify the inputs used in the production of
fabricated structural steel that your firm purchased from related suppliers and that are reflected
in question V‐9a. For “Share of total COGS” please report this information by relevant input on the
basis of your most recently completed fiscal year. For “Input valuation” please describe the basis,
as recorded in your company’s own accounting system, of the purchase cost from the related
supplier; e.g., the related supplier’s actual cost, cost plus, negotiated transfer price to
approximate fair market value.
Input1
Related supplier2
Share of total COGS in 2018
1
Input valuation as recorded in the firm’s accounting books and records:
2
Briefly explain how this supplier is related to your firm (e.g. same parent, part ownership):
V‐8.
Inputs purchased from related suppliers.‐‐Please confirm that the inputs purchased from related
suppliers, as identified in V‐7, will be reported in V‐9a (financial results on fabricated structural
steel) in a manner consistent with your firm’s accounting books and records.
Yes
No
If no‐‐In the space below, please report the valuation basis of inputs
purchased from related suppliers as reported in question V‐9a.
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V‐9a. Operations on fabricated structural steel.‐‐Report the revenue and related cost information
requested below on the fabricated structural steel operations of your firm’s U.S. establishment(s)
in the specified periods.1 If your firm was involved in tolling operations (either as the toller or as
the tollee), please contact Joanna Lo at (202) 205‐1888 or joanna.lo@usitc.gov before completing
this section of the questionnaire.
•
•
•
•
Report internal consumption and transfers to related firms at fair market value.
Do not report resales of fabricated structural steel.
Do not include any data for out‐of‐scope products.
Do not include any revenue or costs for out‐of‐scope erection and installation services.
Quantity (in short tons) and value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item
2016
2017
January‐September
2018
2018
2019
2
Net sales quantities:
Commercial sales (“CS”) (A)
Internal consumption (“IC”) (B)
Transfers to related firms (“Transfers”) (C)
0
0
0
0
0
Internal consumption (F)
Transfers to related firms (G)
Total net sales values (H)
0
0
0
0
0
Direct labor (J)
Other factory costs (K)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total net sales quantities (D)
2
Net sales values:
Commercial sales (E)
Cost of goods sold (COGS):3
Raw materials (I)
Total COGS (L)
Gross profit or (loss) (M)
Selling, general, and administrative (SG&A) expenses:
Selling expenses (N)
General & administrative expenses (O)
Total SG&A expenses (P)
Operating income (loss) (Q)
Other expenses and income:
Interest expense (R)
All other expense items (S)
All other income items (T)
0
0
0
0
0
Net income or (loss) before income taxes (U)
Depreciation/amortization included above (V)
1 Include only sales (whether domestic or export) and costs related to your U.S. manufacturing operations.
2 Less discounts, returns, allowances, and prepaid freight. If your sales are on a delivered basis, freight costs, if included, should be
included in selling expenses only (freight costs cannot be included as part of COGS). The quantities and values should approximate the
corresponding shipment quantities and values reported in Part II of this questionnaire.
3 COGS (whether for domestic or export sales) should include costs associated with CS, IC, and Transfers.
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V‐9b. Freight costs.‐‐Do the responses in question V‐9a include freight out to your customers as a selling
expense in row N? Note: freight out cannot be reported in COGS (rows I, J, K, and L).
Yes‐‐Continue to question V‐9c.
No‐‐Continue to question V‐9d.
V‐9c. Commercial sales sold on a delivered basis.‐‐Are your firm’s commercial sales of fabricated
structural steel reported in question V‐9a sold on a delivered basis and therefore include freight to
your customers?
Yes
No
Other
If other‐‐Please explain and provide a share of commercial sales
in 2018 that were sold on a delivered basis and included freight, if
applicable. Include explanation on whether your firm’s
commercial sales are sold to end users/job site or to other
channels (listed in question IV‐8).
V‐9d. Financial data checklist.‐‐Please check that the financial data in question V‐9a have been correctly
reported.
Confirm the following regarding your financial data in question V‐9a:
√ if Yes
In $1,000 dollars (not actual dollars)?
Include only the in‐scope fabricated structural steel?
Include design and engineering for in‐scope fabrication?
Exclude revenue and costs for post‐production out‐of‐scope erection/installation?
Net Sales (CS, IC, and Transfers) exclude discounts, returns,
allowances, and prepaid freight?
COGS excludes finished goods freight out to customers?
If you did not √ Yes in any of the boxes above, go back to V‐9a and revise your responses.
V‐9e.
Financial data reconciliation to your firm’s financial records.‐‐The calculable line items from
question V‐9a (i.e., total net sales quantities (row D) and values (row H), total COGS (row L),
gross profit (or loss) (row M), total SG&A (P), operating income (or loss) (row Q), and net income
(or loss) (row U)) have been calculated from the data submitted in the other line items. Do the
calculated fields return the correct data according to your firm's financial records ignoring non‐
material differences that may arise due to rounding?
Yes
No
If no‐‐For items reported after operating income (loss) in row Q, check the signs reported
(rows R, S, and T). The two expense items in rows R and S should report positive numbers
(i.e., expenses are positive and incomes or reversals are negative‐‐instances of the latter
should be rare in rows R and S) while the other income reported in row T should have
positives values in most instances (i.e., income is positive, expenses or reversals are
negative). If after reviewing and potentially revising the feeder data your firm has
provided, the differences between your records and the calculated fields persist please
identify and discuss the differences in the space below.
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Raw materials.‐‐Please report the share of total raw material costs in 2018 (reported in V‐9a,
row I) for the specified raw material inputs below. Exclude any raw materials for the production of
out‐of‐scope products listed on pages 2‐4.
Note.‐‐The term “your firm” should include only the facilities listed in question I‐2a and reported
in question III‐9a (row I). If you procured raw materials from related firms listed in question V‐7,
check “primarily purchased by your firm” below.
Procurement method
Input
Primarily
Share of total Primarily
raw material produced by purchased by
your firm
costs (percent) your firm
Steel plates (carbon & alloy, including stainless)
Structural steel shapes & other steel mill products1
Fabrication supplies
2
3
Other raw material inputs
Total (should sum to 100 percent)
0.0
1
Structural steel shapes (e.g. angles, beams, channels, columns, flange shapes, girders, HSS, sheet piling,
structural steel pipes and tubes, and tees).
2
Fabrication supplies are materials needed to cut, drill, weld, join, bolt, bend, punch, pressure fit, mold,
adhere, or other process (e.g. epoxy, bolts, weld wire).
3
Please list other notable "other" raw materials not expressly identified above (e.g. paint, oil/gas, other
components) and provide the share of the total raw material costs accounted for by these “other” raw
materials:
V‐9g. Raw materials checklist.‐‐Please check that the raw materials information in question V‐9f has
been correctly reported.
Confirm the following regarding your responses in question V‐9e:
√ if Yes
Include only raw materials used for in‐scope fabricated structural steel?
Reflect the raw materials reported in question V‐9a, row I?
Inputs from “your firm” are from the facilities listed in question I‐2a?
Inputs from affiliated companies are purchases listed in question V‐7?
“Other” raw materials, if any, are listed in footnote 3?
Total sums to 100 percent?
If you did not √ Yes in any of the boxes above, go back to V‐9e and revise your responses.
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V‐10a. Nonrecurring items (charges and gains) included in the subject product financial results.‐‐For
each annual and interim period for which financial results are reported in question V‐9a, please
specify all material (significant) nonrecurring items (charges and gains) in the schedule below, the
specific question V‐9a row number where the nonrecurring items are included, a brief description
of the relevant nonrecurring items, and the associated values (in $1,000), as reflected in question
V‐9a; i.e., if an aggregate nonrecurring item has been allocated to question V‐9a, only the
allocated value amount included in question V‐9a should be reported in the schedule below. Note:
The Commission’s objective here is to gather information only on material (significant)
nonrecurring items which impacted the reported financial results of the subject product in
question V‐9a.
Calendar years
January‐September
Item
2016
2017
2018
2018
2019
Value ($1,000)
Nonrecurring item 1
Nonrecurring item 2
Nonrecurring item 3
Nonrecurring item 4
Nonrecurring item 5
Nonrecurring item 6
Nonrecurring item 7
Nonrecurring item: In this table please provide a brief description of each nonrecurring item reported
above and indicate the specific row letter in table V‐9a where the nonrecurring item is classified.
Income statement
classification of the
specific nonrecurring item
(row letter in V‐9a)
Description of the nonrecurring item
Nonrecurring item 1
Row
Nonrecurring item 2
Row
Nonrecurring item 3
Row
Nonrecurring item 4
Row
Nonrecurring item 5
Row
Nonrecurring item 6
Row
Nonrecurring item 7
Row
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V‐10b. Summary of nonrecurring item in income statement.‐‐Please check where the nonrecurring
items reported in question V‐10a and the where these are reported in question V‐9a.
Summary of nonrecurring items in question V‐10a and where these items
appear in question V‐9a:
√ if applicable
Raw materials (row I)?
Direct labor (row J)?
Other factory costs (row K)?
Selling costs (row N)?
General & administrative (row O)?
Interest expense (row R)?
All other expense items (row S)?
All other income items (row T)?
V‐11. Classification of identified nonrecurring items (charges and gains) in the accounting books and
records of the company.‐‐If non‐recurring items were reported in question V‐10a above, please
identify where your company recorded these items in your accounting books and records in the
normal course of business; i.e., just as responses to question V‐10b identify where these items are
reported in question V‐9a.
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V‐12. Asset values.‐‐Report the total assets (i.e., both current and long‐term assets) associated with the
production, warehousing, and sale of fabricated structural steel. If your firm does not maintain
some or all of the specific asset information necessary to calculate total assets for fabricated
structural steel in the normal course of business, please estimate this information based upon a
method (such as production, sales, or costs) that is consistent with relevant cost allocations in
question V‐9a. Provide data for calendar years 2016, 2017, and 2018.
Note: Total assets should reflect net assets after any accumulated depreciation and allowances
deducted.
Total assets should be allocated to the in‐scope fabricated structural steel if these assets are also
related to out‐of‐scope products. Please provide a brief explanation if there are any substantial
changes in total asset value during the period; e.g., due to asset write‐offs, revaluation, and major
purchases.
Value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item
2016
1 2
Total assets (net)
2017
2018
1
List the top assets (e.g. accounts receivables, inventories, PP&E, intangibles)
Describe substantial changes in asset values
2
V‐13.
Capital expenditures and research and development expenses.‐‐Report your firm’s capital
expenditures and research and development (“R&D”) expenses for fabricated structural steel.
Provide data for calendar years 2016, 2017, 2018, and for the specified interim periods.
Value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item
Capital expenditures
R&D expenses2
2016
1
2017
January‐September
2018
2018
2019
1
Please describe the nature, focus, and significance of these capital expenditures:
Please describe the nature, focus, and significance of these R&D expenses:.
2
If your firm did not incur any capital expenditures and/or R&D expenses above, please explain:
V‐14. Assets, capital expenditures, and R&D checklist.‐‐Please check that the assets, capital
expenditures, and R&D information in question V‐12 and V‐13 are complete.
Confirm the following regarding your responses in questions V‐12 and V‐13:
√ if Yes
Top assets are listed in question V‐12, footnote 1?
Substantial changes in assets are described in question V‐12, footnote 2?
Capital expenses are described in question V‐13, footnote 1, if applicable?
R&D are described in question V‐13, footnote 2, if applicable?
Provided explanations if your firm did not have capital expenditures or R&D?
If you did not √ Yes in any of the boxes above, go back to V‐9e and revise your responses.
V‐15. Data completeness, consistency, and reconciliation.‐‐For the data provided in “PART IV: TRADE
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DATA” and “PART V: FINANCIAL DATA”, please check that all responses, if relevant, were entered
and that the data provided are consistent and reconcile.
Confirm the following to ensure that your responses are complete for
PART IV and PART V:
√ if Yes
All periods requested have been accounted for (no blank columns)
unless your firm was not a U.S. producer for that period?
All footnotes, if relevant, have been filled out?
RECONCILIATION OF TRADE VS FINANCIAL DATA.‐‐Please ensure that the quantities and values reported
for total shipments in part IV equal the quantities and values reported for total net sales in part V of this
questionnaire in each time period. If the calculated fields below return values other than zero (i.e., “0”) and
both are being reported on a calendar basis, please explain the discrepancy below.
Calendar years
Reconciliation
Quantity: Trade data from question IV-7
(rows D + F + H + J + L) less financial total
net sales quantity data from question V-9a
(row D) = zero ("0").
Value: Trade data from question IV-7 (rows
E + G + I + K + M) less financial total net
sales value data from question V-9a (row H) =
zero ("0").
2016
2017
January-September
2018
2018
2019
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Do these data in question V‐9a reconcile with data in question IV‐7?
Yes
No
If no, please explain.
Note.‐‐The quantities and values reported in question V‐9a should reconcile with the data
reported in question IV‐7 (including export shipments).
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V‐16. Effects of imports on investment.‐‐Since January 1, 2016, has your firm experienced any actual
negative effects on its return on investment or the scale of capital investments as a result of
imports of fabricated structural steel from Canada, China, and/or Mexico?
No
Yes
If yes, my firm has experienced actual negative effects as follows.
(check as many as appropriate)
(please describe, including specific dates where applicable)
Cancellation,
postponement, or rejection
of expansion projects
Denial or rejection of
investment proposal
Reduction in the size of
capital investments
Return on specific
investments negatively
impacted
Other
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V‐17. Effects of imports on growth and development.‐‐Since January 1, 2016, has your firm experienced
any actual negative effects on its growth, ability to raise capital, or existing development and
production efforts (including efforts to develop a derivative or more advanced version of the
product) as a result of imports of fabricated structural steel from Canada, China, and/or Mexico?
No
Yes
If yes, my firm has experienced actual negative effects as follows.
(check as many as appropriate)
(please describe, including specific dates where applicable)
Rejection of bank loans
Lowering of credit rating
Problem related to the issue
of stocks or bonds
Ability to service debt
Other
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V‐18. Anticipated effects of imports.‐‐Does your firm anticipate any negative effects due to imports of
fabricated structural steel from Canada, China, and/or Mexico?
No
Yes
If yes, my firm anticipates negative effects as follows.
V‐19. Other explanations.‐‐If your firm would like to further explain a response to a question in Part V
for which a narrative box was not provided, 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/701731/2019/fabricated_structural_steel_canada_c
hina_and/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: FABS
• E‐mail.—E‐mail the MS Word questionnaire to Jordan.harriman@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 does not produce 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.
| File Type | application/pdf |
| File Title | Microsoft Word - US producer questionnaire |
| Author | jordan.harriman |
| File Modified | 2019-09-19 |
| File Created | 2019-09-19 |