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US Importers--Cabinets (Final)

Wooden cabinets and vanities from China (Inv. nos. 701-TA-620 and 731-TA-1445) Final

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U.S. IMPORTERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
WOODEN CABINETS AND VANITIES FROM CHINA
This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by December 2, 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 wooden cabinets and vanities from
China (Inv. Nos. 701-TA-620 and 731-TA-1445 (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 firm’s possession (19 U.S.C. §
1333(a)).

Name of firm
Address
City

State

Zip Code

Website
Has your firm imported wooden cabinets and vanities (as defined on next page) from any country at any time
since January 1, 2016?

(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: CABN)
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

Signature

Title of Authorized Official

Phone

Date

Email address

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PART I.—GENERAL INFORMATION
Background.--This proceeding was instituted in response to a petition filed on March 6, 2019, by the
American Kitchen Cabinet Alliance. Countervailing and/or antidumping duties may be assessed on the
subject imports as a result of these proceedings if the Commission makes an affirmative determination
of injury, threat, or material retardation, and if the U.S. Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) makes
an affirmative determination of subsidization and/or dumping. Questionnaires and other information
pertinent to this proceeding are available at
https://www.usitc.gov/investigations/701731/2019/wooden_cabinets_and_vanities_china/final.htm.
Wooden cabinets and vanities covered by these investigations are wooden cabinets and vanities that
are for permanent installation (including floor mounted, wall mounted, ceiling hung or by attachment of
plumbing), and wooden components thereof. Wooden cabinets and vanities and wooden components
are made substantially of wood products, including solid wood and engineered wood products
(including those made from wood particles, fibers, or other wooden materials such as plywood, strand
board, block board, particle board, or fiberboard), or bamboo. Wooden cabinets and vanities consist of a
cabinet box (which typically includes a top, bottom, sides, back, base blockers, ends/end panels,
stretcher rails, toe kicks, and/or shelves) and may or may not include a frame, door, drawers and/or
shelves. Subject merchandise includes wooden cabinets and vanities with or without wood veneers,
wood, paper or other overlays, or laminates, with or without non-wood components or trim such as
metal, marble, glass, plastic, or other resins, whether or not surface finished or unfinished, and whether
or not completed.
Wooden cabinets and vanities are covered by the investigation whether or not they are imported
attached to, or in conjunction with, faucets, metal plumbing, sinks and/or sink bowls, or countertops. If
wooden cabinets or vanities are imported attached to, or in conjunction with, such merchandise, only
the wooden cabinet or vanity is covered by the scope.
Subject merchandise includes the following wooden component parts of cabinets and vanities: (1)
wooden cabinet and vanity frames (2) wooden cabinet and vanity boxes (which typically include a top,
bottom, sides, back, base blockers, ends/end panels, stretcher rails, toe kicks, and/or shelves), (3)
wooden cabinet or vanity doors, (4) wooden cabinet or vanity drawers and drawer components (which
typically include sides, backs, bottoms, and faces), (5) back panels and end panels, (6) and desks,
shelves, and tables that are attached to or incorporated in the subject merchandise.
Subject merchandise includes all unassembled, assembled and/or “ready to assemble” (RTA) wooden
cabinets and vanities, also commonly known as “flat packs,” except to the extent such merchandise is
already covered by the scope of antidumping and countervailing duty orders on Hardwood Plywood
from the People's Republic of China. See Certain Hardwood Plywood Products from the People's Republic
of China: Amended Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, and Antidumping Duty Order, 83
FR 504 (January 4, 2018); Certain Hardwood Plywood Products from the People's Republic of China:
Countervailing Duty Order, 83 FR 513 (January 4, 2018). RTA wooden cabinets and vanities are defined
as cabinets or vanities packaged so that at the time of importation they may include: (1) wooden
components required to assemble a cabinet or vanity (including drawer faces and doors); and (2) parts
(e.g., screws, washers, dowels, nails, handles, knobs, adhesive glues) required to assemble a cabinet or
vanity. RTAs may enter the United States in one or in multiple packages.
Subject merchandise also includes wooden cabinets and vanities and in-scope components that have
been further processed in a third country, including but not limited to one or more of the following:
trimming, cutting, notching, punching, drilling, painting, staining, finishing, assembly, or any other

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processing that would not otherwise remove the merchandise from the scope of the investigation if
performed in the country of manufacture of the in-scope product.
Excluded from the scope of this investigation, if entered separate from a wooden cabinet or vanity are:
(1) Aftermarket accessory items which may be added to or installed into an interior of a cabinet
and which are not considered a structural or core component of a wooden cabinet or vanity.
Aftermarket accessory items may be made of wood, metal, plastic, composite material, or a
combination thereof that can be inserted into a cabinet and which are utilized in the function of
organization/accessibility on the interior of a cabinet; and include:
• Inserts or dividers which are placed into drawer boxes with the purpose of organizing or dividing
the internal portion of the drawer into multiple areas for the purpose of containing smaller
items such as cutlery, utensils, bathroom essentials, etc.
• Round or oblong inserts that rotate internally in a cabinet for the purpose of accessibility to
foodstuffs, dishware, general supplies, etc.
(2) Solid wooden accessories including corbels and rosettes, which serve the primary purpose of
decoration and personalization.
(3) Non-wooden cabinet hardware components including metal hinges, brackets, catches, locks, drawer
slides, fasteners (nails, screws, tacks, staples), handles, and knobs.
(4) Medicine cabinets that meet all of the following five criteria are excluded from the scope: (1) wall
mounted; (2) assembled at the time of entry into the United States; (3) contain one or more mirrors; (4)
be packaged for retail sale at time of entry; and (5) have a maximum depth of seven inches.
Also excluded from the scope of this investigation are:
(1) All products covered by the scope of the antidumping duty order on Wooden Bedroom Furniture
from the People’s Republic of China. See Notice of Amended Final Determination of Sales at Less Than
Fair Value and Antidumping Duty Order: Wooden Bedroom Furniture from the People’s Republic of
China, 70 FR 329 (January 4, 2005).
(2) All products covered by the scope of the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on Hardwood
Plywood from the People's Republic of China. See Certain Hardwood Plywood Products from the People’s
Republic of China: Amended Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, and Antidumping Duty
Order, 83 FR 504 (January 4, 2018); Certain Hardwood Plywood Products from the People’s Republic of
China: Countervailing Duty Order, 83 FR. 513 (January 4, 2018).
Imports of subject merchandise are classified under Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTSUS) statistical numbers 9403.40.9060 and 9403.60.8081. The subject component parts of wooden
cabinets and vanities may be entered into the United States under HTSUS statistical number
9403.90.7080. Although the HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes,
the written description of the scope of this investigation is dispositive.
Full units are (1) fully assembled wooden cabinets and vanities and/or (2) RTA "flat packs" of wooden
cabinets and vanities containing all the necessary components for fully assembled wooden cabinet or
vanity.

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Components are specifically the parts of cabinets and vanities such as: wooden cabinet and vanity
frames; the cabinet box; wooden cabinet or vanity doors; and wooden cabinet or vanity drawer and
drawer components. This does not include any accessories that are excluded from the scope of these
investigations (e.g., moldings and carven wooden accessories).
Cabinets consist of a cabinet box (which typically includes a top, bottom, sides, back, base blockers,
ends/end panels, stretcher rails, toe kicks, and/or shelves) and may or may not include a frame, door,
drawers and/or shelves that are usually found in the kitchen.
Vanities consist of a cabinet box (which typically includes a top, bottom, sides, back, base blockers,
ends/end panels, stretcher rails, toe kicks, and/or shelves) and may or may not include a frame, door,
drawers and/or shelves that are usually found in the bathroom.
Furniture style are fully assembled, packaged for retail sale finished units that 1) include an integrated
countertop and sink, 2) include at least one of the following: doors, drawers or shelves 3) do not include
a toe kick and that are usually found in the bathroom. FSVs are sold as a final product and are not
customizable by the consumer. Reported data should exclude the value of the out-of-scope
merchandise included in the retail package (i.e. countertops and sinks).
Hospitality style consists of permanently affixed articles meeting the definitions of cabinets and vanities
above, but intended for installation and use in hotels.
Importer.--Any person or firm engaged, either directly or through a parent company or subsidiary, in
importing wooden cabinets and vanities (as defined above) into the United States from a foreign
manufacturer or through its selling agent.
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.

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Release of information.--The information provided by your firm in response to this questionnaire, as
well as any other business proprietary information submitted by your firm to the Commission in
connection with this proceeding, may become subject to, and released under, the administrative
protective order provisions of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. § 1677f) and section 207.7 of the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR § 207.7). This means that certain lawyers and
other authorized individuals may temporarily be given access to the information for use in connection
with this proceeding or other import-injury proceedings conducted by the Commission on the same or
similar merchandise; those individuals would be subject to severe penalties if the information were
divulged to unauthorized individuals.
Valid number error messages.--If you are completing this form in a country that uses periods (“.”) to
delineate multiples of 1000 (e.g., one million would appear as $1.000.000 rather than $1,000,000), you
may be unable to enter in numbers greater than 999 in numeric form fields. The solution to this data
entry issue is to temporarily change your operating system’s number formatting to be consistent with
the U.S. number formatting system while you complete this form. Detailed instructions on how to
resolve this issue is provided at the end of this questionnaire and is available upon request from Calvin
Chang (202-205-3062, calvin.chang@usitc.gov).
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 macroenabled 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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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
40 hours per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, gathering data, and
completing and reviewing the questionnaire.
We welcome comments regarding the accuracy of this burden estimate, suggestions for
reducing the burden, and any suggestions for improving this questionnaire. Please attach such
comments to your response or send to the Office of Investigations, USITC, 500 E St. SW,
Washington, DC 20436.
I-2.

Establishments covered.--Provide the name and address of establishment(s) covered by this
questionnaire. If your firm is publicly traded, please specify the stock exchange and trading
symbol.
“Establishment”--Each facility of a firm involved in the importation of wooden cabinets and
vanities, including auxiliary facilities operated in conjunction with (whether or not physically
separate from) such facilities.

I-2b.

Stock symbol information.-- If your firm or parent firm is publicly traded, please specify the
stock exchange and trading symbol:
.

I-2c.

External counsel.-- If your firm or parent firm 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):

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Ownership.--Is your firm owned, in whole or in part, by any other firm?
No

Firm name

I-4.

Yes--List the following information

Address

Extent of
ownership
(percent)

Related importers/exporters.--Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or
foreign, that are engaged in importing wooden cabinets and vanities from China into the United
States or that are engaged in exporting wooden cabinets and vanities from China to the United
States?
No
Firm name

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Yes--List the following information.
Country

Affiliation

Related producers.-- Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or foreign, that are
engaged in the production of wooden cabinets and vanities?
No
Firm name

Yes--List the following information.
Country

Affiliation

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Importing operations.--Please indicate the nature of your firm’s importing operations on
wooden cabinets and vanities. More than one answer may be applicable.
Takes title to the
imported product(s)

Importer of record

I-7.

Consignee of the
imported products(s)

Customs broker or
freight forwarder

Consignee.--If your firm is an importer of record of wooden cabinets and vanities but is not the
consignee, please list the consignees below (firm name, address, telephone number, and
individual to contact).

Firm name

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Contact person
and phone
number

Address

FTZ, TIB, or bonded warehouses.--Please indicate whether your firm enters wooden cabinets
and vanities into, or withdraws such merchandise from, foreign trade zones or bonded
warehouses. Also indicate whether your firm imports wooden cabinets and vanities under the
TIB (temporary importation under bond) program.
“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, as
well as other savings. A foreign trade zone must be designated as such pursuant to the rules
and procedures set forth in the Foreign-Trade Zones Act.
“Bonded warehouse” is a secured facility supervised by U.S. customs, where dutiable landed
imports are stored pending their re-export, or release after payment of import duties, taxes, and
other charges. A bonded warehouse must be designated as such pursuant to the rules and
procedures set forth in 19 U.S.C. § 1555.
“Temporary Importation under Bond (“TIB”) program” is a procedure whereby imported
merchandise may be entered under certain conditions for a limited time into the United States
free of duty. Under the program, an importer posts a bond for twice the amount of duty, taxes,
etc. that would otherwise be owed on the importation and agrees to export or destroy the
merchandise within a specified time or pay liquidated damages. This program is restricted to
certain categories of merchandise listed in subheadings 9813.00.05 through 9813.00.75 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS).
Item
Foreign trade zones
Bonded warehouses
Temporary importation under bond

Yes

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Other trade actions.--To your knowledge, have the products subject to this proceeding been the
subject of any other import relief proceedings in the United States or in any other countries?
No

Yes

If yes, please specify.

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Calvin Chang (202-205-3062,
calvin.chang@usitc.gov). Supply all data requested on a calendar-year basis.
II-1.

Contact information.--Please identify the responsible individual and the manner by which
Commission staff may contact that individual regarding the confidential information submitted
in part II.
Name
Title
Email
Telephone

II-2.

Changes in operations.--Please indicate whether your firm has experienced any of the following
changes in relation to the importation of wooden cabinets and vanities since January 1, 2016.
(check as many as appropriate)
Office/warehouse/showroom
openings
Office/warehouse/showroom
closings
Relocations
Expansions
Acquisitions
Consolidations
Prolonged shutdowns or
importation curtailments
Revised labor agreements
Other (e.g., technology)

(If checked, please describe; leave blank if not applicable)

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Arranged imports.--Has your firm imported or arranged for the importation of wooden cabinets
and vanities (either full units or the components thereof) for delivery after September 30, 2019?
“Arranged imports” are imports for which your firm has placed an order with a foreign supplier
for subject merchandise, but delivery of those imports is not scheduled to occur until after the
date listed above.
No

Yes

If yes, fill out the table below.

Full Units
Period
Source

Oct-Dec 2019

Jan-Mar 2020

Apr-Jun 2020

Jul-Sep 2020

Quantity (in number of units) and value (in $1,000)
China:
Quantity
Value
All other sources:
Quantity
Value

Components
Period
Source

Oct-Dec 2019

Jan-Mar 2020

Apr-Jun 2020

Value ($1,000)
China:
All other sources:

Jul-Sep 2020

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Imports in the 12-month period preceding the petition.--Has your firm imported cabinets and
vanities (either full units or the components thereof) from any source between March 1, 2018
and February 28, 2019? (i.e., the last ten months in 2018 and the first two months in 2019
combined).
No

Yes

If yes, report the value of such import below by source.

Full Units
Quantity (in number of units) and value (in $1,000)
Source

March 2018 through February 2019

China:
Quantity
Value
All other sources:
Quantity
Value

Components
Value (in $1,000)
Source

March 2018 through February 2019

China
All other sources
II-5.

Reasons for importing if producer.--If your firm also produces wooden cabinets and vanities in
the United States, please indicate the reasons for importing this product. If your firm’s reasons
differ by source, please elaborate.

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Definitions
“Imports” –Those products identified for Customs purposes as imports for consumption for
which your firm was the importer of record (i.e., was responsible for paying any import duty) or
consignee (i.e., to which the merchandise was first delivered).
“Import quantities” –Quantities reported should be net of returns.
“Import values”—Values reported should be landed, duty-paid values at the U.S. port of entry,
including ocean freight and insurance costs, brokerage charges, and import duties (i.e., all
charges except inland freight in the United States).
“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 excluding retail sales.
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 / including for own firm’s retail sales” – Product consumed internally by
your firm, which includes (a) using wooden cabinets or vanities in the production of a
downstream to further process the final product, (b) installing wooden cabinets or vanities in a
building in transactions in which your firm mixes the cost of wooden cabinets or vanities with
services (i.e., installation, design work), and (c) merchandise that your firm transferred to your
own firm's retail locations. These transactions should be valued at fair market wholesale value
of the wooden cabinets or vanities used, i.e., not the total value of final downstream processed
merchandise (in the case of internal consumption), nor the total value of any installation/design
services (in case your firm provides installation or design services), nor the retail sale value (in
the case of your firm owning and operating its own retail locations).
“Transfers to related firms” –Shipments made to related domestic 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 sole 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.
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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U.S. imports from China.– Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments and inventories
of cabinets and vanities imported from China by your firm during the specified periods.

China -- Full Units
Quantity (in number of units) and value (in $1,000)
Calendar years

Item

2016

2017

January-September
2018

2018

2019

Beginning-of-period inventories:
Quantity (A)
Value (B)
Imports:1
Quantity (C)
Value (D)
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity (E)
Value (F)
Internal consumption/ including
for own firm’s retail sales:2
Quantity (G)
Value2 (H)
Transfers to related firms:2
Quantity (I)
Value2 (J)
Export shipments:3
Quantity (K)
Value (L)
End-of-period inventories:
Quantity (M)
Value (N)
Please identify the foreign producers, if known:
.
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:
.
1
2

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U.S. imports from China.–Continued

RECONCILIATION OF SHIPMENTS, IMPORTS, AND INVENTORIES.--Generally, the data reported for the
end-of-period inventories (i.e., line M) should be equal to the beginning-of-period inventories (i.e., line
A), plus imports (i.e., line C), less total shipments (i.e., lines E, G, I, and K). Please ensure that any
differences are not due to data entry errors in completing this form, but rather actually reflect your
firm’s records; and also provide any likely explanations for any differences (e.g., theft, loss, damage,
record systems issues, etc.) if they exist.
Calendar years
Reconciliation
A + C – E – G – I – K – M = should
equal zero ("0") or provide an
explanation.1

2016

2017

January-September
2018

2018

2019

Explanation if the calculated fields above are returning values other than zero (i.e., “0”) but are
nonetheless accurate:
.
1

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U.S. imports of components: China.-- Report your firm’s U.S. imports of components of
cabinets from China in the specified periods. Inventories (lines O and AB) should reflect
products maintained "as imported" and not downstream U.S.-manufactured cabinets, or any
WIP for domestic manufacturing. The lines for commercial U.S. shipments and export shipped
(X and AA) should reflect components sold or exported "as imported" and components
processed into downstream U.S.-manufactured cabinets sales. If your firm is an end user of the
components (i.e., either manufactures downstream full cabinets from imported components or
uses the imported components are part of own firm's retail level operations), those shipments
should be reported (in line Y) at the fair value of the components in the form the form they were
imported in.

China – Components
Value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item

2016

2017

January-September
2018

2018

2019

Beginning-of-period inventories (O)
U.S. imports.1-Component: Frames (P)
Component: Boxes (Q)
Component: Doors (R)
Component: Drawers (S)
Component: Back and end panels (T)
Component: Other (U)
All in-scope components (V)

U.S. shipments.-Commercial shipments (W)
Internal consumption/ including for
own firm’s retail sales (X)2 3
Transfers to related firms (Y)2
Export shipments (Z)4
End-of-period inventories(AA)
Please identify the foreign producers, if known:
.
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:
.
1
2

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Channels of distribution: China.--Report your firm’s U.S. shipments (i.e., inclusive of commercial
U.S. shipments, internal consumption, and transfers to related firms) of imports of cabinets and
vanities from China by channel of distribution. If your firm reported data in the lines for internal
consumption in parts "a" and "b" of this question (i.e., lines H or Y), consider your own firm type
as the appropriate channel. For example, if your firm is a designer/dealer, and you import
cabinets for your own firm's designing and installation services, report 100 percent of your
shipments as "to Designer/dealers" (line AD).

China -- Full Units
Quantity (in number of units)and value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Channels of distribution

2016

2017

January-September
2018

2018

2019

U.S. shipments: Full units
to Distributors:
Quantity (AB)
Value (AC)
to Designers/dealers:
Quantity (AD)
Value (AE)
to Retailers:
Quantity (AF)
Value (AG)
to End users:
Quantity (AH)
Value (AI)

China -- Components
Value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Channels of distribution
U.S. shipments: Components
to Distributors (AJ)
to Designers/dealers (AK)
to Retailers (AL)
to End users (AM)

2016

2017

January-September
2018

2018

2019

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Channels of distribution: China.--Continued

RECONCILIATION OF CHANNELS.--Please ensure that the quantity and values of full cabinet units
reported for channels of distribution (i.e., lines AB through AI) in each time period equal the sum of the
quantity and values reported for U.S. shipments of full cabinet units (i.e., lines E through J). Furthermore,
please ensure that the value of components reported for channels of distribution (lines AJ through AM) in
each time period equal the sum of the values reported for U.S. shipments of components (lines W
through Y). 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

Reconciliation for full units: quantity
AB + AD + AF + AH – E – G – I = zero
("0"), if not revise.

Reconciliation for full units: value
AC + AE + AG + AI – F – H – J = zero
("0"), if not revise.

Reconciliation for components:
value
AJ + AK + AL + AM – W – X – Y = zero
("0"), if not revise.

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U.S. shipments by assembly: China.-- Report your firm’s U.S. shipments (i.e., inclusive of
commercial U.S. shipments, internal consumption, and transfers to related firms) of imports of
cabinets and vanities from China by assembly, i.e., fully assembled vs ready-to-assemble (RTA)
flat pack.

China -- Full Units
Quantity (in number of units) and value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item

2016

2017

January-September
2018

2018

2019

U.S. shipments.-Fully assembled
Quantity (AN)
Value (AO)
RTA flat pack
Quantity (AP)
Value (AQ)
RECONCILIATION OF SHIPMENT BY ASSEMBLY.--Please ensure that the quantities and values reported for
U.S. shipments by product type (i.e., lines AN through AQ) in each time period equal the quantity
reported for U.S. shipments (i.e., lines E through J) in part "a" of this question. 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: AN + AP - E - G - I
= zero ("0"), if not revise.

Value: AO + AQ - F - H - J =
zero ("0"), if not revise.

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U.S. shipments by broad category: China. --Report your firm’s U.S. shipments (i.e., inclusive of
commercial U.S. shipments, internal consumption, and transfers to related firms) of imports
from China by broad category (i.e., vanities vs cabinets).

China -- Full Units
Item
U.S. shipments.-Vanities
Quantity (AR)
Value (AS)
Cabinets
Quantity (AT)
Value (AU)

Quantity (in number of units) and value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
January-September
2016
2017
2018
2018
2019

RECONCILIATION OF SHIPMENTS.--Please ensure that the quantities and values U.S. shipments by broad
category (i.e., lines AR through AU) in each period in this question are equal to the quantities and values
reported for U.S. shipments (i.e., lines D though I) in each period from question II-6a. 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.

Reconciliation
Quantity: AR + AT – E –
G – I = zero ("0"). If not,
revise.
Value: AS + AU – F – H
– J = zero ("0"). If not,
revise.

Calendar years
2016

2016

January-September
2018
2019

2018

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U.S. shipments of furniture style vanities: China. --Report your firm’s U.S. shipments (i.e.,
inclusive of commercial U.S. shipments, internal consumption, and transfers to related firms) of
furniture style vanities imported from China.

China -- Full Units
Quantity (in number of units)and value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
January-September
2016
2017
2018
2018
2019

Item
U.S. shipments.-Furniture style
vanities
Quantity (AV)
Value (AW)
All other products1
Quantity
0
0
0
0
0
Value
0
0
0
0
0
1
Please ensure that that quantities and values reported for lines AV and AW do not exceed quantities
and values U.S. shipments reported in lines E through J in question II-6a. If the calculated fields for “all
other products” above are returning negative values, please revise your data prior to submission to the
Commission.
II-6g.

U.S. shipments of hotel style vanities and cabinets: China. --Report your firm’s U.S. shipments
(i.e., inclusive of commercial U.S. shipments, internal consumption, and transfers to related
firms) of hotel style vanities and cabinets imported from China.

China -- Full Units
Quantity (in number of units) and value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
January-September
2016
2017
2018
2018
2019

Item
U.S. shipments.-Hotel style vanities
and cabinets
Quantity (AX)
Value (AY)
All other products1
Quantity
0
0
0
0
0
Value
0
0
0
0
0
1
Please ensure that that quantities and values reported for lines AX and AY do not exceed quantities
and values U.S. shipments reported in lines E through J in question II-6a. If the calculated fields for “all
other products” above are returning negative values, please revise your data prior to submission to the
Commission.

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U.S. imports from all other sources.– Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments and
inventories of cabinets and vanities imported from all other sources by your firm during the
specified periods.

All other sources -- Full Units
Quantity (in number of units) and value (in $1,000)
Calendar years

Item

2016

2017

January-September
2018

2018

2019

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U.S. imports from all other sources.–Continued

2016

2017

January-September
2018

2018

2019

Explanation if the calculated fields above are returning values other than zero (i.e., “0”) but are
nonetheless accurate:
.
1

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U.S. imports of components: All other sources.-- Report your firm’s U.S. imports of
components of cabinets and vanities from all other sources in the specified periods. Inventories
(lines O and AB) should reflect products maintained "as imported" and not downstream U.S.manufactured cabinets, or any WIP for domestic manufacturing. The lines for commercial U.S.
shipments and export shipped (X and AA) should reflect components sold or exported "as
imported" and components processed into downstream U.S.-manufactured cabinets sales. If
your firm is an end user of the components (i.e., either manufactures downstream full cabinets
from imported components or uses the imported components are part of own firm's retail level
operations), those shipments should be reported (in line Y) at the fair value of the components
in the form the form they were imported in.

Components
Value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item

2016

2017

January-September
2018

2018

2019

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Channels of distribution: All other sources.-- Report your firm’s U.S. shipments (i.e., inclusive of
commercial U.S. shipments, internal consumption, and transfers to related firms) of imports of
cabinets and vanities from all other sources by channel of distribution. If your firm reported
data in the lines for internal consumption in parts "a" and "b" of this question (i.e., lines H or Y),
consider your own firm type as the appropriate channel. For example, if your firm is a
designer/dealer, and you import cabinets for your own firm's designing and installation services,
report 100 percent of your shipments as "to Designer/dealers" (line AE).

All other sources -- Full Units
Quantity (in number of units) and value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Channels of distribution

2016

2017

January-September
2018

2018

2019

U.S. shipments: Full units
to Distributors:
Quantity (AB)
Value (AC)
to Designers/dealers:
Quantity (AD)
Value (AE)
to Retailers:
Quantity (AF)
Value (AG)
to End users:
Quantity (AH)
Value (AI)

All other sources -- Components
Value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Channels of distribution
U.S. shipments: Components
to Distributors (AJ)
to Designers/dealers (AK)
to Retailers (AL)
to End users (AM)

2016

2017

January-September
2018

2018

2019

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Channels of distribution: All other sources.--Continued

2016

2017

January-September
2018

2018

2019

Reconciliation for full units: quantity
AB + AD + AF + AH – E – G – I = zero
("0"), if not revise.

Reconciliation for full units: value
AC + AE + AG + AI – F – H – J = zero
("0"), if not revise.

Reconciliation for components:
value
AJ + AK + AL + AM – W – X – Y = zero
("0"), if not revise.

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U.S. shipments by assembly: All other sources.-- Report your firm’s U.S. shipments (i.e.,
inclusive of commercial U.S. shipments, internal consumption, and transfers to related firms) of
imports of cabinets and vanities from all other sources by type, i.e., fully assembled vs ready-toassemble (RTA) flat pack.

All other sources -- Full Units
Quantity (in number of units) and value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item

2016

2017

January-September
2018

2018

2019

U.S. shipments.-Fully assembled
Quantity (AN)
Value (AO)
RTA flat pack
Quantity (AP)
Value (AQ)
RECONCILIATION OF SHIPMENT BY ASSEMBLY.--Please ensure that the quantities and values reported for
U.S. shipments by product type (i.e., lines AP through AR) in each time period equal the quantity reported
for U.S. shipments (i.e., lines E through J) in part "a" of this question. 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: AN + AP - E - G - I
= zero ("0"), if not revise.

Value: AO + AQ - F - H - J =
zero ("0"), if not revise.

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U.S. shipments by broad category: All other sources. --Report your firm’s U.S. shipments (i.e.,
inclusive of commercial U.S. shipments, internal consumption, and transfers to related firms) of
imports from all other sources by broad category (i.e., vanities vs cabinets).

All other sources -- Full Units
Item
U.S. shipments.-Vanities
Quantity (AR)
Value (AS)
Cabinets
Quantity (AT)
Value (AU)

Quantity (in number of units) and value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
January-September
2016
2017
2018
2018
2019

RECONCILIATION OF SHIPMENTS.--Please ensure that the quantities and values U.S. shipments by broad
category (i.e., lines AR through AU) in each period in this question are equal to the quantities and values
reported for U.S. shipments (i.e., lines D though I) in each period from question II-7a. 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.

Reconciliation
Quantity: AR + AT – E –
G – I = zero ("0"). If not,
revise.
Value: AS + AU – F – H
– J = zero ("0"). If not,
revise.

Calendar years
2016

2016

January-September
2018
2019

2018

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U.S. shipments of furniture style vanities: All other sources. --Report your firm’s U.S. shipments
(i.e., inclusive of commercial U.S. shipments, internal consumption, and transfers to related
firms) of furniture style vanities imported from all other sources.

All other sources -- Full Units
Quantity (in number of units) and value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
January-September
2016
2017
2018
2018
2019

Item
U.S. shipments.-Furniture style
vanities
Quantity (AV)
Value (AW)
All other products1
Quantity
0
0
0
0
0
Value
0
0
0
0
0
1
Please ensure that that quantities and values reported for lines AR and AS do not exceed quantities
and values U.S. shipments reported in lines E through J in question II-7a. If the calculated fields for “all
other products” above are returning negative values, please revise your data prior to submission to the
Commission.
II-7g.

U.S. shipments of hotel style vanities and cabinets: All other sources. --Report your firm’s U.S.
shipments (i.e., inclusive of commercial U.S. shipments, internal consumption, and transfers to
related firms) of hotel style vanities and cabinets imported from all other sources.

All other sources -- Full Units
Quantity (in number of units) and value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
January-September
2016
2017
2018
2018
2019

Item
U.S. shipments.-Hotel style vanities
and cabinets
Quantity (AX)
Value (AY)
All other products1
Quantity
0
0
0
0
0
Value
0
0
0
0
0
1
Please ensure that that quantities and values reported for lines AX and AY do not exceed quantities
and values U.S. shipments reported in lines E through J in question II-7a. If the calculated fields for “all
other products” above are returning negative values, please revise your data prior to submission to the
Commission.

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II-8.

Transfers to related firms.-- If your firm reported transfers to related firms in any of the data
tables in part II, 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) and whether the
transfers were priced at market value or by a non-market formula.

II-9.

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 III.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Craig Thomsen (202-2053226, craig.thomsen@usitc.gov).
III-1.

PRICE DATA
III-2.

This question requests quarterly quantity and value data for your firm’s commercial shipments
to unrelated U.S. customers since January 1, 2016 of the following products your firm imported
from China:
Product 1.-- Assembled 30" width x 24" depth x 34-35" height base cabinet with three or four
drawers, painted, plywood box construction, shaker style or flush face doors
Product 2.-- Assembled 30" width x 12" depth x 30" height wall cabinet with two doors, painted,
plywood box construction, shaker style or flush face doors
Product 3.-- Assembled 36" width x 24" depth x 34-35" height sink base with two doors and one
or two faux drawer faces, painted, plywood box construction, shaker style or flush
face doors
Product 4.-- Assembled 36" width x 36" depth x 34-35" height corner cabinet with Lazy Susan,
painted, plywood box construction, shaker style or flush face doors
Product 5a.-- Assembled 18" width x 24" depth x 34-35" height base cabinet with one door and
one drawer, painted, plywood box construction, shaker style or flush face doors
Product 5b.-- RTA 18" width x 24" depth x 34-35" height base cabinet with one door and one
drawer, painted, plywood box construction, shaker style or flush face doors
Product 6a.-- Assembled 24" width x 21" depth x 34-35" height vanity base with two doors and
faux drawer face, no attached countertop or sink, painted, plywood box
construction, shaker style or flush face doors
Product 6b.-- RTA 24" width x 21" depth x 34-35" height vanity base with two doors and faux
drawer face, no attached countertop or sink, painted, plywood box construction,
shaker style or flush face doors

Please note that values should be f.o.b., U.S. point of shipment and should not include U.S.-inland
transportation costs. Values should reflect the final net amount paid to your firm (i.e., should be net
of all deductions for discounts or rebates).

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III-2a. During January 2016-September 2019, did your firm import from China and sell to unrelated U.S.
customers any of the above listed products (or any products that were competitive with these
products)?
Yes.--Please complete the following pricing data tables as appropriate.
No.--Skip to question III-3.
III-2b. Price data.--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported from China
and sold by your firm.

China

Report data in number of cabinets and actual dollars (not 1,000s).
Product 1
Quantity
(number of
Value
cabinets)
(dollars)

Product 2
Quantity
(number of
Value
cabinets)
(dollars)

Product 3
Quantity
(number of
Value
cabinets)
(dollars)

Product 4
Quantity
(number of
Value
cabinets)
(dollars)

Period of
shipment
2016:
Jan-Mar
Apr-June
July-Sep
Oct-Dec
2017:
Jan-Mar
Apr-June
July-Sep
Oct-Dec
2018:
Jan-Mar
Apr-June
July-Sep
Oct-Dec
2019:
Jan-Mar
Apr-June
July-Sep
1 Net values (i.e., gross sales values less all discounts, allowances, rebates, prepaid freight, and the value of returned goods), f.o.b. your
firm’s U.S. point of shipment.
2 Pricing product definitions are provided on the first page of Part III.

Note.--If your firm’s product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified product, provide a description
of your firm’s product. Also, please explain any anomalies in your firm’s reported pricing data.
Product 1:
Product 2:
Product 3:
Product 4:

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China

Report data in number of cabinets and actual dollars (not 1,000s).
Product 5a
Quantity
(number of
Value
cabinets)
(dollars)

Product 5b
Quantity
(number of
Value
cabinets)
(dollars)

Product 6a
Quantity
(number of
Value
cabinets)
(dollars)

Product 6b
Quantity
(number of
Value
cabinets)
(dollars)

Period of
shipment
2016:
Jan-Mar
Apr-June
July-Sep
Oct-Dec
2017:
Jan-Mar
Apr-June
July-Sep
Oct-Dec
2018:
Jan-Mar
Apr-June
July-Sep
Oct-Dec
2019:
Jan-Mar
Apr-June
July-Sep
1 Net values (i.e., gross sales values less all discounts, allowances, rebates, prepaid freight, and the value of returned goods), f.o.b. your
firm’s U.S. point of shipment.
2 Pricing product definitions are provided on the first page of Part III.

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Price data checklist.--Please check that the pricing data in question III-2b has been correctly
reported.
Is the price data reported above:

√ if Yes

In actual dollars (not $1,000)?
F.o.b. U.S. point of shipment (i.e., does not include U.S. transport costs)?
Net of all discounts and rebates?
Have returns credited to the quarter in which the sale occurred?
Less than reported commercial shipments in part II in each year?
III-2d. Pricing data methodology.--Please describe the method and the kinds of documents/records
that were used to compile your price data.

Note: As requested in Part I of this questionnaire, please keep all supporting documents/records used in
the preparation of the price data, as Commission staff may contact your firm regarding questions on the
price data. The Commission may also request that your company submit copies of the supporting
documents/records (such as sales journal, invoices, etc.) used to compile these data.
III-3a. Imports for internal use, repackaging, or retail sale.-- Did your firm import wooden cabinets
and vanities for internal consumption, repackaging, or use for sales in your firm’s retail
locations since January 1, 2016?
Yes.--Please complete the following table as appropriate.
No.--Skip to question III-4.

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III-3b. Import purchase cost data.--Report below the import data1 for pricing products2 imported from
China and used by your own firm or sold at retail.
Please note that values should be landed, duty-paid and should not include U.S.-inland transportation
costs. Values should reflect the final net amount paid by your firm (i.e., should be net of all returns,
discounts, allowances, and rebates). Do not include your firm’s purchase costs for any of the products
reported as arms-length, non-retail transactions in III-2b.

China
Report data in number of cabinets and actual dollars (not 1,000s).
Product 1
Landed,
Quantity
duty-paid
(LDP) value1
(number of
cabinets)
(dollars)

Product 2
Landed,
Quantity
duty-paid
(LDP) value1
(number of
cabinets)
(dollars)

Product 3
Landed,
Quantity
duty-paid
(LDP) value1
(number of
cabinets)
(dollars)

Product 4
Landed, dutyQuantity
paid (LDP)
(number of
value1
cabinets)
(dollars)

Period of
shipment
2016:
Jan-Mar
Apr-June
July-Sep
Oct-Dec
2017:
Jan-Mar
Apr-June
July-Sep
Oct-Dec
2018:
Jan-Mar
Apr-June
July-Sep
Oct-Dec
2019:
Jan-Mar
Apr-June
July-Sep
1 LDP value (i.e., landed duty-paid values): Values reported should be landed, duty-paid values at the U.S. port of entry, including ocean
freight and insurance costs, brokerage charges, and import duties (i.e., all charges except inland freight in the United States). See “Import values”
definition in Part II (Trade and Related Information – Definitions).
2 Pricing product definitions are provided on the first page of Part III.

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III-3b. Import purchase cost data.—Continued.

China
Report data in number of cabinets and actual dollars (not 1,000s).
Product 5a
Landed,
Quantity
duty-paid
(LDP) value1
(number of
cabinets)
(dollars)

Product 5b
Landed,
Quantity
duty-paid
(LDP) value1
(number of
cabinets)
(dollars)

Product 6a
Landed,
Quantity
duty-paid
(LDP) value1
(number of
cabinets)
(dollars)

Product 6b
Landed, dutyQuantity
paid (LDP)
(number of
value1
cabinets)
(dollars)

Period of
shipment
2016:
Jan-Mar
Apr-June
July-Sep
Oct-Dec
2017:
Jan-Mar
Apr-June
July-Sep
Oct-Dec
2018:
Jan-Mar
Apr-June
July-Sep
Oct-Dec
2019:
Jan-Mar
Apr-June
July-Sep
1 LDP value (i.e., landed duty-paid values): Values reported should be landed, duty-paid values at the U.S. port of entry, including ocean
freight and insurance costs, brokerage charges, and import duties (i.e., all charges except inland freight in the United States). See “Import values”
definition in Part II (Trade and Related Information – Definitions).
2 Pricing product definitions are provided on the first page of Part III.

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Inland transportation costs for your firm’s direct imports of wooden cabinets and vanities for
internal use or retail sale.-If your firm reported import purchases costs above (question III-3b), what is the approximate
percentage of the total cost wooden cabinets and vanities that you directly imported from China
that is accounted for by U.S. inland transportation costs from the port of importation to your
distribution network, retail store(s), or manufacturing plant(s)?
Country

Percent
%

China

III-3d. Additional costs for your firm’s direct imports of wooden cabinets and vanities for your firm’s
internal use or retail sale.
(i)

If your firm reported direct import purchase costs above (question III-3b), please
identify the factors (other than U.S. inland transportation costs or costs already
included in landed duty paid values) that add to your cost of importing directly since
January 1, 2016. Estimate the ratio of the additional costs identified as a ratio to the
landed duty-paid value, and explain the specific costs associated with the category.

Factors
Logistical or supply chain management
costs (not already included in LDP
value)
Warehousing/inventory carrying costs
(not already included in LDP value)
Insurance costs (not already included in
LDP value)
Other, please identify (
)
(ii)

Estimated ratio
to the landed
duty- paid value
(percent)

Explanation

To which source(s) does your firm compare costs in determining your additional
transaction costs to directly import?
U.S. importers

U.S. producers

Both

Neither

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III-3d.—Continued.
(iii)

(a) Briefly identify the benefits of directly importing wooden cabinets and vanities
instead of purchasing wooden cabinets and vanities from a U.S. importer or from a U.S.
producer.

(b) Please provide the estimated margin saved by having directly imported wooden
cabinets and vanities instead of purchasing from a U.S. importer.
percent of
landed duty-paid value.
(c) Explain any variation in the margin saved since January 1, 2016.

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Please note that the remaining questions in Part IV of this questionnaire refer to all kitchen cabinets
and bathroom vanities. If the answers to the questions in this section differs by product type (as
defined on pages 3-4) then indicate the difference the most appropriate narrative field; if a question
does not contain an available narrative field for such an explanation, indicate the difference in the in
question III-23.
III-4.

Price setting.--How does your firm determine the prices that it charges for sales of wooden
cabinets and vanities (check all that apply)? If your firm issues price lists, please submit sample
pages of a recent list.
Transaction
by
transaction

III-5.

Annual
total
volume
discounts

If other, describe

No
discount
policy

Other

Describe

Pricing terms.--On what basis are your firm’s prices of imported wooden cabinets and vanities
from China usually quoted (check one)?
Delivered

III-7.

Other

Discount policy.--Please indicate and describe your firm’s discount policies (check all that apply).

Quantity
discounts

III-6.

Contracts

Set
price
lists

F.o.b.

If f.o.b., specify point

Contract versus spot.--Approximately what share of your firm’s sales of wooden cabinets and
vanities imported from China in 2018 was on a (1) short-term contract basis, (2) annual contract
basis, (3) long-term contract basis, and (4) spot sales basis?

Item
Share of 2018
sales

Type of sale
Long-term
Annual
contracts
contracts
(multiple
(multiple
deliveries for
deliveries for 12
more than 12
months)
months)

Short-term
contracts
(multiple
deliveries for
less than 12
months)
%

Total
(should
sum to
100.0%)

Spot sales
(for a single
delivery)
%

0.0

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Contract provisions.--Please fill out the table regarding your firm’s typical sales contracts for
wooden cabinets and vanities imported from China (or check “not applicable” if your firm does
not sell on a short-term, annual and/or long-term contract basis).

Typical sales
contract provisions

Item

Average contract
duration

No. of
days

Price renegotiation
(during contract
period)

Yes

Fixed quantity
and/or price

Short-term contracts
(multiple deliveries
for less than 12
months)

Quantity
Price
Both
Yes
No

Not applicable
Please identify the indexes used:

Annual contracts
(multiple
deliveries for 12
months)
365

Indexed to raw
material costs1

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Long-term contracts
(multiple deliveries
for more than 12
months)

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Lead times.--What is your firm’s share of sales of wooden cabinets and vanities imported from
China from inventory and produced to order and what is the typical lead time in business days
between a customer’s order and the date of delivery for your firm’s sales of wooden cabinets
and vanities?
Source

Share of 2018 sales

From your firm’s U.S. inventory
Fully assembled

RTA Flat pack

Components

From foreign manufacturers’ inventory
Fully assembled

RTA Flat pack

Components

Produced to order
Fully assembled

RTA flat pack

Components

Total (should sum to 100.0%)

Lead time
(range of days)

0.0 %

III-10. Shipping information.—
(a)

What is the approximate percentage of the cost of wooden cabinets and vanities
imported from China that is accounted for by U.S. inland transportation costs?
percent.

(b)

Who generally arranges the transportation to your firm’s customers’ locations?
Your firm
Purchaser (check one)

(c)

When your firm sells wooden cabinets and vanities imported from China, from where is
it shipped?
Point of importation
Storage facility (check one)

(d)

Indicate the approximate percentage of your firm’s sales of wooden cabinets and
vanities imported from China that are delivered the following distances from your firm’s
U.S. point of shipment.
Distance from your firm’s U.S. point of shipment

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-11. Geographical shipments (cabinets).--In which U.S. geographic market area(s) has your firm sold
cabinets imported from subject countries since January 1, 2016 (check all that apply)?
Geographic area

China

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-12. Sales representative agreements.—
(a) Did your firm have contracts with independent sales representatives since January 1, 2016?
No

Yes--Please answer part (b).

(b) Did these contracts allow representation of product lines from different suppliers (whether
domestic or imported)?

Yes

If no, please describe the restrictions placed on independent sales
representatives in these contracts.

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III-13. Substitutes.--Can other products be substituted for wooden cabinets and vanities?
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 wooden cabinets and
vanities?
No Yes

Explanation

1.
2.
3.
III-14. Demand trends.--Indicate how demand within the United States and outside of the United
States (if known) for wooden cabinets and vanities 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
Overall Fluctuate with
change decrease no clear trend

Explanation and factors

Within the United States
Outside the United States
III-15. Product changes.--Have there been any significant changes in the product range, product mix or
marketing of wooden cabinets and vanities since January 1, 2016?
No

Yes

If yes, please describe.

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III-16. Conditions of competition.—
(a) Is the wooden cabinets and vanities market subject to business cycles (other than general
economy-wide conditions) and/or other conditions of competition distinctive to wooden
cabinets and vanities?
Check all that apply.

Please describe.

Skip to question III-17.

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
wooden cabinets and vanities since January 1, 2016?
No

Yes

If yes, describe.

III-17. Supply constraints.--Has your firm refused, declined, or been unable to supply wooden cabinets
and vanities since January 1, 2016 (examples include placing customers on allocation or
“controlled order entry,” declining to accept new customers or renew existing customers,
delivering less than the quantity promised, being unable to meet timely shipment commitments,
etc.)?
No

Yes

If yes, please describe.

III-18. Raw materials.--How have wooden cabinets and vanities raw material prices changed since
January 1, 2016?
Fluctuate
Overall
No
Overall
with no
increase change decrease clear trend

Explain, noting how raw material price changes
have affected your firm’s selling prices for
wooden cabinets and vanities.

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III-19. Impact of section 301 tariffs.-- Did the imposition of tariffs on Chinese-origin products

under to section 301 have an impact on the wooden cabinet and vanity market in the
United States?
Yes— Please indicate the
impact in the table below.

Factor
Supply of U.S.produced wooden
cabinets and vanities
containers
Supply of wooden
cabinets and vanities
imported from China
Supply of wooden
cabinets and vanities
imported from other
countries
Prices for wooden
cabinets and vanities
Overall U.S. demand
for wooden cabinets
and vanities
Raw material costs
for wooden cabinets
and vanities

Don’t know

Explain, noting how the
Fluctuate imposition of tariffs under section
with no
301 affected each factor of the
clear
wooden cabinet and vanity
Overall
No
Overall
increase change decrease trend
market in the United States.

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III-20. Interchangeability.--Is wooden cabinets and vanities 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

China

Other countries

United States
China
For any country-pair producing wooden cabinets and vanities that is sometimes or never
interchangeable, identify the country-pair and explain the factors that limit or preclude
interchangeable use:

III-21. Factors other than price.--Are differences other than price (e.g., quality, availability,
transportation network, product range, technical support, etc.) between wooden cabinets and
vanities 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

China

Other countries

United States
China
For any country-pair for which factors other than price always or frequently are a significant factor
in your firm’s sales of wooden cabinets and vanities, identify the country-pair and report the
advantages or disadvantages imparted by such factors:

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III-22. Customer identification.--List the names and contact information for your firm’s 10 largest U.S.
customers for wooden cabinets and vanities since January 1, 2016. Indicate the share of the
quantity of your firm’s total shipments of wooden cabinets and vanities that each of these
customers accounted for in 2018.
Customer’s name

City

State

Share of 2018
sales (%)

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

III-23. Other explanations.--If your firm would like to further explain a response to a question in Part III
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.--ALTERNATIVE PRODUCT INFORMATION
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Calvin Chang (202-205-3062,
calvin.chang@usitc.gov).
IV-1.

Comparability of various products.--For each of the following indicate whether cabinets and
vanities are: fully comparable or the same, i.e., have no differentiation between them; mostly
comparable or similar; somewhat comparable or similar; never or not-at-all comparable or
similar; or no familiarity with products.
F: fully comparable or the same, i.e., have no differentiation between them;
M: mostly comparable or similar;
S: somewhat comparable or similar;
N: never or not-at-all comparable or similar; or
0: no familiarity with products.
(a) Physical Characteristics and End Uses.--The differences and similarities in the physical
characteristics and end uses.

Product-pair

Comparison

Please provide a narrative discussion for the
comparability ratings you provided in terms of their
physical characteristics and uses:

Cabinets vs vanities
Furniture style vanities vs all other
cabinets and vanities
Hotel style cabinets and vanities
vs all other cabinets and vanities
(b) Interchangeability.--The ability to substitute the products in the same application.

Product-pair
Cabinets vs vanities
Furniture style vanities vs all other
cabinets and vanities
Hotel style cabinets and vanities
vs all other cabinets and vanities

Comparison

Please provide a narrative discussion for the
comparability ratings you provided in terms of their
interchangeability:

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Comparability of various products.--Continued
F: fully comparable or the same, i.e., have no differentiation between them;
M: mostly comparable or similar;
S: somewhat comparable or similar;
N: never or not-at-all comparable or similar; or
0: no familiarity with products.
(c) Channels of distribution.--Channels of distribution/market situation through which the
products are sold (i.e., sold direct to end users, through wholesaler/distributors, etc.).

Product-pair

Comparison

Please provide a narrative discussion for the
comparability ratings you provided in terms of their
channels of distribution:

Cabinets vs vanities
Furniture style vanities vs all other
cabinets and vanities
Hotel style cabinets and vanities
vs all other cabinets and vanities
(d) Manufacturing facilities, production processes, and production employees.--Whether
manufactured in the same facilities, from the same inputs, on the same machinery and
equipment, and using the same employees.

Product-pair
Cabinets vs vanities
Furniture style vanities vs all other
cabinets and vanities
Hotel style cabinets and vanities
vs all other cabinets and vanities

Comparison

Please provide a narrative discussion for the
comparability ratings you provided in terms of their
manufacturing facilities, production processes, and
production employees:

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Comparability of various products.--Continued
F: fully comparable or the same, i.e., have no differentiation between them;
M: mostly comparable or similar;
S: somewhat comparable or similar;
N: never or not-at-all comparable or similar; or
0: no familiarity with products.
(e) Customer and producer perceptions.--Perceptions as to the differences and/or
similarities in the market (e.g., sales/marketing practices).

Product-pair

Comparison

Please provide a narrative discussion for the
comparability ratings you provided in terms of their
customer and product perceptions:

Cabinets vs vanities
Furniture style vanities vs all other
cabinets and vanities
Hotel style cabinets and vanities
vs all other cabinets and vanities
(f) Price.--Whether prices are comparable or differ between the products.

Product-pair
Cabinets vs vanities
Furniture style vanities vs all other
cabinets and vanities
Hotel style cabinets and vanities
vs all other cabinets and vanities

Comparison

Please provide a narrative discussion for the
comparability ratings you provided in terms of their
price:

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Correcting Valid number error messages.--If you are completing a Commission

questionnaire in a country that uses periods (“.”) to delineate multiples of 1000 (e.g., one million would
appear as $1.000.000 instead of as $1,000,000), you may be unable to enter in numbers greater than
999 in numeric form fields. This issues stem from your computer number formatting setting (e.g., not
the MS Word document itself, but the computer from which you are opening up the document). In the
United States commas (,) delineate multiples of 1000 and periods (.) delineate fractions less than one.
Many EU countries use the reverse where multiples of 1000 are delineated with periods (.) and
fractions less than one are delineated with commas (,). The US International Trade Commission’s
questionnaires are set-up in the United States with the U.S. number formatting. When this formatting
interacts with a computer set to EU number formatting, we believe this may cause this issue.
The solution to this data entry issue is to temporarily change your operating system’s number
formatting to be consistent with the U.S. number formatting system while you complete the
questionnaire.
To temporarily change your computer’s number settings to U.S. settings, please do the following (for
Microsoft Windows Operating system):
•
•
•
•
•

START
Control Panel
Region and Language (under Clock, Language, and Region category)
Format tab
Change the Format from your existing one (e.g. “Italian (Italy)”) to “English (United States)” (see
screen shots below)

When you do this the number “twelve million dollars and thirty five cents” would change from
$12.000.000,35 (Italy format) to $12,000,000.35 (U.S. format), and then there will be no conflict with
the questionnaire. When you finish reporting the data then you can close the questionnaire and switch
back to Italy settings.

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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/wooden_cabinets_and_vanities_chi
na/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: CABN

• E-mail.—E-mail the MS Word questionnaire to calvin.chang@usitc.gov; include a scanned copy of the
signed certification page (page 1). Submitters are strongly encouraged to encrypt nonpublic documents
that are electronically transmitted to the Commission to protect your sensitive information from
unauthorized disclosure. The USITC secure drop-box system and the Electronic Document Information
System (EDIS) use Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) 140-2 cryptographic algorithms to
encrypt data in transit. Submitting your nonpublic documents by a means that does not use these
encryption algorithms (such as by email) may subject your firm’s nonpublic information to unauthorized
disclosure during transmission. If you choose a non-encrypted method of electronic transmission, the
Commission warns you that the risk of such possible unauthorized disclosure is assumed by you and not
by the Commission.
If your firm did not import this product, please fill out page 1, print, sign, and submit a scanned copy to
the Commission.
Parties to this proceeding.—If your firm is a party to this proceeding, it is required to serve a copy of the
completed questionnaire on parties to the proceeding that are subject to administrative protective
order (see 19 CFR § 207.7). A list of such parties may be obtained from the Commission’s Secretary (202205-1803). A certificate of service must accompany the completed questionnaire you submit (see 19 CFR
§ 207.7). Service of the questionnaire must be made in paper form.

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