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U.S. PRODUCERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
QUARTZ SURFACE PRODUCTS FROM INDIA AND TURKEY
This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by February 7, 2020
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 antidumping and countervailing duty investigations concerning quartz surface products from India
and Turkey (Inv. Nos. 701-TA-624-625 and 731-TA-1450-1451 (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 produced quartz surface products (as defined on next page) at any time since January 1, 2017?
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: QUAR)
CERTIFICATION
I certify that the information herein supplied in response to this questionnaire is complete and correct to the best of my
knowledge and belief and understand that the information submitted is subject to audit and verification by the Commission. By
means of this certification I also grant consent for the Commission, and its employees and contract personnel, to use the
information provided in this questionnaire and throughout this proceeding in any other import-injury proceedings conducted by
the Commission on the same or similar merchandise.
I, the undersigned, acknowledge that information submitted in response to this request for information and throughout this
proceeding or other proceedings may be disclosed to and used: (i) by the Commission, its employees and Offices, and contract
personnel (a) for developing or maintaining the records of this or a related proceeding, or (b) in internal investigations, audits,
reviews, and evaluations relating to the programs, personnel, and operations of the Commission including under 5 U.S.C.
Appendix 3; or (ii) by U.S. government employees and contract personnel, solely for cybersecurity purposes. I understand that all
contract personnel will sign appropriate nondisclosure agreements
Name of Authorized Official
Title of Authorized Official
Date
Phone:
Signature
Email address
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PART I.--GENERAL INFORMATION
Background.--This proceeding was instituted in response to a petition filed on May 8, 2019 by Cambria
Company LLC, Eden Prairie, Minnesota. Antidumping and countervailing duties may be assessed on the
subject imports as a result of these proceedings if the Commission makes an affirmative determination
of injury, threat, or material retardation, and if the U.S. Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) makes
an affirmative determination of subsidization and/or dumping. Questionnaires and other information
pertinent to this proceeding are available at:
https://www.usitc.gov/investigations/701731/2018/quartz_surface_products_India and
Turkey/final.htm.
Quartz surface products covered by these investigations consist of slabs and other surfaces created
from a mixture of materials that includes predominately silica (e.g., quartz, quartz powder,
cristobalite, glass powder) as well as a resin binder (e.g., an unsaturated polyester). The
incorporation of other materials, including, but not limited to, pigments, cement, or other
additives does not remove the merchandise from the scope of the investigation. However, the
scope of the investigation only includes products where the silica content is greater than any
other single material, by actual weight. Quartz surface products are typically sold as rectangular
slabs with a total surface area of approximately 45 to 60 square feet and a nominal thickness of
one, two, or three centimeters. However, the scope of the investigation includes surface
products of all other sizes, thicknesses, and shapes. In addition to slabs, the scope of the
investigation includes, but is not limited to, other surfaces such as countertops, backsplashes,
vanity tops, bar tops, work tops, tabletops, flooring, wall facing, shower surrounds, fire place
surrounds, mantels, and tiles. Certain quartz surface products are covered by the investigation
whether polished or unpolished, cut or uncut, fabricated or not fabricated, cured or uncured,
edged or not edged, finished or unfinished, thermoformed or not thermoformed, packaged or
unpackaged, and regardless of the type of surface finish. In addition, quartz surface products
are covered by the investigation whether or not they are imported attached to, or in
conjunction with, non-subject merchandise such as sinks, sink bowls, vanities, cabinets, and
furniture. If quartz surface products are imported attached to, or in conjunction with, such nonsubject merchandise, only the quartz surface product is covered by the scope.
Subject merchandise includes material matching the above description that has been
finished, packaged, or otherwise fabricated in a third country, including by cutting, polishing,
curing, edging, thermoforming, attaching to, or packaging with another product, or any other
finishing, packaging, or fabrication that would not otherwise remove the merchandise from the
scope of the investigation if performed in the country of manufacture of the quartz surface
products. The scope of the investigation does not cover quarried stone surface products, such
as granite, marble, soapstone, or quartzite. Specifically excluded from the scope of the
investigation are crushed glass surface products. Crushed glass surface products must meet
each of the following criteria to qualify for this exclusion: (1) The crushed glass content is
greater than any other single material, by actual weight; (2) there are pieces of crushed glass
visible across the surface of the product; (3) at least some of the individual pieces of crushed
glass that are visible across the surface are larger than 1 centimeter wide as measured at their
widest cross-section (Glass Pieces); and (4) the distance between any single Glass Piece and the
closest separate Glass Piece does not exceed three inches.
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The products subject to the scope are currently classified in the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) under the following subheading: 6810.99.0010.
Subject merchandise may also enter under subheadings 6810.11.0010, 6810.11.0070,
6810.19.1200, 6810.19.1400, 6810.19.5000, 6810.91.0000, 6810.99.0080, 6815.99.4070,
2506.10.0010, 2506.10.0050, 2506.20.0010, 2506.20.0080, and 7016.90.1050. The HTSUS
subheadings set forth above are provided for convenience and U.S. Customs purposes only. The
written description of the scope is dispositive.
Not fabricated slabs ("Slabs") are defined as quartz surface products that have not been fabricated or
finished in any way (i.e. cutting to a specific size, edging, attaching to another product, or any other
fabrication or finishing, etc.). Slabs require further fabrication to be ready for installation. Synonyms:
Slabs, unfabricated quartz surface products, unfabricated QSP, not fabricated quartz surface products,
not fabricated QSP, unfabricated slabs, quartz slabs.
Fabricated quartz surface products ("Fabs") are defined as quartz products that have been fabricated or
finished to any degree (i.e. cutting to a specific size, edging, attaching to another product, or any other
fabrication or finishing, etc.). Fabs may be ready for installation or may require some additional
fabrication prior to installation. Synonyms: Fabs, fabricated quartz surface products, fabricated QSP,
fabricated products. Note.--Fabricated QSP can contain merchandise that is only partially fabricated
(i.e., requires additional fabrications prior to installation or final sale) as well as fully fabricated and
finished merchandise that is ready for installation.
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.
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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.
Note.-- unless otherwise indicated fabricators must respond to all questions throughout the
questionnaire
I-1a.
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, 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 or fabrication of quartz
surface products, including auxiliary facilities operated in conjunction with (whether or not
physically separate from) such facilities.
Production
establishments
covered1
City, State
Zip (5 digit)
Description
Slab
production
Fabrication
operations
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
1
Additional discussion on production establishments consolidated in this questionnaire:
.
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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I-3.
Petitioner status.--Is your firm the petitioner in this proceeding or a member firm of the
petitioning entity?
No
I-4.
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Yes
Petition support.--Does your firm support or oppose the petition?
Country
Support
Oppose
Take no position
India (AD)
India (CVD)
Turkey (AD)
Turkey (CVD)
I-5.
Ownership.--Is your firm owned, in whole or in part, by any other firm?
No
Firm name
Yes--List the following information.
Address
Extent of
ownership
(percent)
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Related importers/exporters.--Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or
foreign, that are engaged in importing quartz surface products from India and Turkey into the
United States or that are engaged in exporting quartz surface products from India and Turkey to
the United States?
No
Firm name
Yes--List the following information.
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 quartz surface products?
No
Firm name
Yes--List the following information.
Country
Affiliation
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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Julie Duffy (202-708-2579,
julie.duffy@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-2a.
Changes in operations.--Please indicate whether your firm has experienced any of the following
changes in relation to the production or fabrication of quartz surface products since January 1,
2017.
(check as many as appropriate)
plant openings
plant closings
relocations
expansions
acquisitions
consolidations
prolonged shutdowns or
production curtailments
revised labor agreements
other (e.g., technology)
(If checked, please describe; leave blank if not applicable)
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II-2b.
Anticipated changes in operations.--Does your firm anticipate any changes in the character of
its operations or organization (as noted above) relating to the production of quartz surface
products in the future?
No
II-2c.
Yes
Fabrication
operations
Both slab production and fabrication
Product shifting for slabs.-(i)
Is your firm able to switch production (capacity) between the production of quartz slabs and
other products using the same equipment and/or labor?
No
(ii)
II-3b.
If yes, supply details as to the time, nature, and significance of such
changes and provide underlying assumptions.
Nature of operation.--Please report on the nature of your firm’s operations.
Slab production
II-3a.
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Yes
If yes (i.e., have produced other products or are able to
produce other products)--Please identify other actual or
potential products:
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.
Production constraints for slab production.--Please describe the constraint(s) that set the limit(s) on
your firm’s production capacity of quartz slabs.
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Shared capacity on fabrication machinery.--Please report your firm’s production (i.e,
fabrication) of products using the same equipment, machinery, or employees as used to
fabricate quartz surface products, and the combined capacity on this shared equipment,
machinery, or employees in the periods indicated.
“Overall fabrication capacity” or “capacity” -- The level of fabrication 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).
“Fabrication” -- All activity that transforms slabs into fabricated quartz surface products in your
U.S. establishment(s), including fabrication consumed internally within your firm and fabrication
for another firm under a toll agreement.
Quantity (in square feet)
Calendar years
Item
2017
2018
2019
Overall fabrication capacity1 2 3
Fabrication of:
Quartz surface products4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Out-of-scope fabrication.-Granite
Marble
Other products5
Subtotal, out-of-scope
fabrication
Total fabrication using same
machinery or workers
1
0
The overall fabrication capacity is based on operating
hours per week,
weeks per year.
Please describe the constraints(s) that set the limit(s) on your firm’s fabrication capacity.
.
3
Please describe the methodology used to calculate overall fabrication capacity, and explain any changes in reported
capacity.
.
4
Data entered for production of quartz surface products will populate here once reported in question II-7.
5
Please identify these products:
.
2
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Operating parameters for fabrication machinery.--The fabrication capacity reported in II-4a is
based on the following operating paramaters:
Hours per week
Weeks per year
II-4c.
Capacity for fabrication.--Please describe the methodology used to calculate overall fabrication
capacity reported in II-5a, and explain any changes in reported capacity.
II-4d.
Production constraints for fab production.--Please describe the constraint(s) that set the limit(s) on
your firm’s fabrication capacity.
II-4e.
Product shifting for fabs.—
(i)
Is your firm able to switch production (capacity) between fabricating quartz surface
products and fabricating other products using the same equipment and/or labor?
No
(ii)
Yes
If yes—(i.e., have fabricated other products or are able to fabricated other
products) Please identify other actual or potential products:
Please describe the factors that affect your firm’s ability to shift fabrication 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, 2017, has your firm been involved in a toll agreement regarding the
production or fabrication of quartz surface products?
“Toll agreement”--Agreement between two firms whereby the first firm furnishes the raw
materials and the second firm 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
II-6.
Yes
If yes-- Please describe the toll arrangement(s) and name the firm(s)
involved.
Foreign trade zones.-(a)
Firm's FTZ operations.--Does your firm produce or fabricate quartz surface products in
and/or admit quartz surface products 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 designed as such pursuant to the rules and
procedures set forth in the Foreign-Trade Zones Act.
No
(b)
If yes--Describe the nature of your firms operations in FTZs and identify
Yes the specific FTZ site(s).
Other firms' FTZ operations.--To your knowledge, do any firms in the United States
import quartz surface products into a foreign trade zone (FTZ) for use in distribution of
quartz surface products 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 quartz surface products (i.e., in slab or
fabricated form) 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 domestic firms. Such transactions are
valued at fair market value.
“Related firm” --A firm that your firm solely or jointly owns, manages, or otherwise controls.
“Export shipments” --Shipments to destinations outside the United States, including shipments
to related firms.
“Inventories”-- Finished goods inventory of not fabricated slabs, not raw materials or work-inprogress. Do not include inventories any fabricated quartz surface products.
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 square feet) and value (in dollars)
Calendar years
Item
2017
2018
2019
1
Average production capacity (quantity) (A)
Beginning-of-period inventories (quantity)
(B)
Production (quantity)
Slabs:
Internally produced slabs (C)
Fabs from:
Purchased domestic slab (D)
Subject slabs (i.e., India or Turkey) (E)
Nonsubject slabs (i.e., China or other) (F)
0
Total production (quantity) (G)
0
0
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity (H)
Value (I)
Internal consumption:2
Quantity (J)
Value2 (K)
Transfers to related firms:2
Quantity (L)
Value2 (M)
Export shipments:3
Quantity (N)
Value (O)
End-of-period inventories (quantity) (P)
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:
.
1
RECONCILIATION OF SHIPMENTS, PRODUCTION, AND INVENTORY.--Generally, the data reported for the end-ofperiod inventories (i.e., line P) should be equal to the beginning-of-period inventories (i.e., line B), plus
production (i.e., line G), less total shipments (i.e., lines H, J, L, and N). 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 + G – H – J – L – N – P = should equal
zero ("0") or provide an explanation.1
1
2017
2018
0
2019
0
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 of quartz surface products (i.e.,
inclusive of commercial U.S. shipments, internal consumption, and transfers to related firms) by
channel of distribution.
Quantity (in square feet) and value (in dollars)
Calendar years
U.S. shipments
2017
Slab form QSP:
To distributors
Quantity (Q)
Value (R)
To fabricators and retailers
Quantity (S)
Value (T)
To contractors and builders
Quantity (U)
Value (V)
To other end users1
Quantity (W)
Value (X)
Fabricated form QSP:
To distributors
Quantity (Y)
Value (Z)
To fabricators and retailers
Quantity (AA)
Value (AB)
To contractors and builders
Quantity (AC)
Value (AD)
To other end users
Quantity (AE)
Value (AF)
1
Please describe other end users:
.
2018
2019
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Channels of distribution.—Continued.
RECONCILIATION OF CHANNELS.--Please ensure that the quantities reported for channels of distribution (i.e.,
lines Q through AF) in each time period equal the quantity reported for U.S. shipments (i.e., lines H through M)
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
2017
2018
2019
Quantity: Q + S + U + W + Y + AA + AC
+ AE – H – J – L = zero ("0"), if not
revise.
0
0
0
Value: R + T + V + X + Z + AB + AD + AF
– I – K – M = zero ("0"), if not revise.
0
0
0
II- 9.
Projected capacity and production.--Report your firm’s projected capacity and production of
quartz slabs in the United States for the specified time periods.
Quantity (in square feet)
Projections
Item
2020
1
Projected capacity (quantity)
Projected production1 (quantity)
1
Please explain the basis for your firm’s projections.
.
2021
2022
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Quartz attributes.--Report your firm’s U.S. shipments (i.e., inclusive of commercial U.S.
shipments, internal consumption, and transfers to related firms) of quartz surface products in
2019 by specified attribute.
Quantity (in square feet), value (in dollars)
Thickness
Item
1 cm
2 cm
3 cm
Quartz attributes:
U.S. shipments in 2019:
Designed to look like granite
Quantity (AG)
Value (AH)
Designed to look like marble
Short veining/movement:
Quantity (AI)
Value (AJ)
Long veining/movement:
Quantity (AK)
Value (AL)
Designed with uniform composite
White:
Quantity (AM)
Value (AN)
Neutral and light colors:
Quantity (AO)
Value (AP)
Dark colors and black:
Quantity (AQ)
Value (AR)
Crushed glass surface products not
expressly excluded from the scope1
Quantity (AS)
Value (AT)
Other products2
Quantity (AU)
Value (AV)
U.S. shipments
Quantity (AW)
0
0
0
Value (AX)
0
0
0
1
These are products defined as part of quartz surface products (on page 2) produced with crush glass or glass
powder, but which do qualify as excluded crush glass surface products based on the scope's four exclusion
categories.
2
Please describe other designs:
.
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Quartz attributes.—Continued.
RECONCILIATION OF 2019 US SHIPMENTS BY Attributes.--Please ensure that the total quantities and
values reported by attribute (i.e., lines AG through AV) in this question across all columns equal the
quantities and values reported for U.S. shipments (i.e., lines H though M) in question II-7 in 2019. 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
2019
Quantity: AG + AI + AK + AM + AO + AQ + AS + AU – H – J – L = zero ("0"), if not
revise.
0
Value: AH + AJ + AL + AN + AP + AR + AT + AV – I – K – M = zero ("0"), if not revise.
0
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Employment data.--Report your firm’s employment-related data related to the production of
quartz surface products 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 producing, 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.
“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.
Calendar years
Item
2017
2018
2019
Average number of PRWs (number)
Hours worked by PRWs (hours).-Relating to slab production
Relating to fabrication
Total hours worked
Wages paid to PRWs (dollars)
Explanation of trends:
0
0
0
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II-12.
Related firms.--If your firm reported transfers to related firms, please 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.
II-13.
Purchases.-- Has your firm purchased quartz surface products (either unfabricated quartz slabs
or fabricated quartz surface products) produced in the United States or in other countries since
January 1, 2017? (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:
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Purchases.--Continued
Quantity (in square feet), value (in dollars)
Calendar years
Item
2017
2018
2019
Purchases from U.S. importers1 of quartz slabs from-India
Quantity
Value
Turkey
Quantity
Value
All other sources
Quantity
Value
Purchases of domestictally produced quartz slabs2
Quantity
Value
Purchases from other sources of quartz slabs3
Quantity
Value
Purchases from U.S. importers1 of fabricated quartz
surface products from-India
Quantity
Value
Turkey
Quantity
Value
All other sources
Quantity
Value
Purchases of domestictally produced fabricated
quartz surface products2
Quantity
Value
Purchases from other sources of fabricated quartz
surface products3
Quantity
Value
1
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) from which your firm purchased this product:
.
3
Please list the name of the U.S. distributor(s) from which your firm purchased this product:
.
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Importer.--Since January 1, 2017, has your firm imported quartz surface products?
No
Yes
If yes-- COMPLETE AND RETURN A U.S. IMPORTERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
II-15a. Fabrication only activities.--Since January 1, 2017, has your firm purchased (not produced)
unfabricated quartz slabs (either domestic or imported) and further processed those purchases
into products that still match the definition of quartz surface products?
No
Yes
If yes--Please describe the nature and extent of the following items in
relation to your firm’s fabrication operations in the United States.
Capital investments
Technical expertise
Value added
Employment
Quantity, type, and
source of parts
Costs and activities
II-15b.
Fabrication only processing operations’ complexity and importance.--On a scale of 1 to 5,
please provide your firm’s subjective opinion as to the complexity, intensity, and importance of
fabricaton only activities, with 1 being minimilly complex, intesnse, or important and 5 being
extremely complex, intense, and important.
1:
2
3
4
Minimally
complex,
intense, and
important
5:
Extremely
complex,
intense, and
important
Please describe the reason for your rating.
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Other explanations.--If your firm would like to further explain a response to a question in Part II
that did not provide a narrative box, please note the question number and the explanation in
the space provided below. Please also use this space to highlight any issues your firm had in
providing the data in this section, including but not limited to technical issues with the MS Word
questionnaire.
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PART III.--FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Address questions on this part of the questionnaire to Emily Kim (202-205-1800, Emily.Kim@usitc.gov).
III-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 III.
Name
Title
Email
Telephone
III-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:
B.1.
Describe the lowest level of operations (e.g., plant, division, company-wide) for
which financial statements are prepared that include quartz surface products:
2.
Does your firm prepare profit/loss statements for quartz surface products:
Yes
No
How often did your firm (or parent company) prepare financial statements
(including annual reports, 10Ks)? Please check relevant items below.
Audited,
unaudited,
annual reports,
10Ks,
10Qs,
Monthly,
quarterly,
semi-annually,
annually
Accounting basis:
GAAP,
cash,
tax, or
other comprehensive
basis of accounting (specify)
3.
4.
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 quartz surface products,
as well as specific statements and worksheets) used to compile these data.
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III-3.
Cost accounting system.--Briefly describe your firm’s cost accounting system (e.g., standard
cost, job order cost, etc.).
III-4.
Allocation basis.--Briefly describe your firm’s allocation basis, if any, for COGS, SG&A, and
interest expense and other income and expenses.
III-5.
Product listing.--Please list the products your firm produced in the facilities in which your firm
produced quartz surface products, and provide the share of net sales accounted for by these
products in your firm’s most recent fiscal year.
Products
Quartz surface products
Share of sales
%
%
%
%
%
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Inputs from related suppliers.--Does your firm purchase inputs (raw materials, labor, energy, or
any services) used in the production of quartz surface products 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 III-7
III-7.
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No--Continue to question III-9
Inputs from related suppliers detailed.--Please identify the inputs used in the production of
quartz surface products that your firm purchases from related suppliers and that are reflected in
question III-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.
Input
Related supplier
Share of total COGS
Input valuation as recorded in the firm’s accounting books and records
III-8.
Inputs purchased from related suppliers.--Please confirm that the inputs purchased from
related suppliers, as identified in III-7, were reported in III-9a (financial results on quartz surface
products) 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 III-9a
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III-9a. Operations on quartz surface products—Integrated producers and independent fabricators.-Report the revenue and related cost information requested below on the quartz surface
products of your firm’s U.S. establishment(s).1
Do not report resales of products. Note that internal consumption and transfers to related firms
must be valued at fair market value. Input purchases from related suppliers should be
consistent with and based on information in the firm’s accounting books and records. Provide
data for your firm’s three most recently completed fiscal years. If your firm was involved in
tolling operations (either as the toller or as the tollee), please contact Emily Kim at (202) 2051800 before completing this section of the questionnaire.
If your firm provides both the fabrication services and installation services for quartz surface
products, please report the value exclusive of the value added of your firm’s installation and
design services (i.e. the reported data should be limited to the fabrication activities of your
firm).
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III-9a. Operations on quartz surface products—Integrated producers and independent fabricators.-Continued.
Quantity (in square feet) and value (in dollars)
Fiscal years ended-Item
2017
2018
2019
Net sales quantities:2
Commercial sales (“CS”)
Internal consumption (“IC”)
Transfers to related firms (“Transfers”)
Total net sales quantities
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total COGS
0
0
0
Gross profit or (loss)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Net sales values:2
Commercial sales
Internal consumption
Transfers to related firms
Total net sales values
(COGS):3
Cost of goods sold
Raw materials4
Direct labor
Other factory costs
Selling, general, and administrative (SG&A)
expenses:
Selling expenses
General and administrative expenses
Total SG&A expenses
Operating income (loss)
Other expenses and income:
Interest expense
All other expense items
All other income items
Net income or (loss) before income taxes
Depreciation/amortization included above
Include only sales (whether domestic or export) and costs related to your U.S. manufacturing operations.
Less discounts, returns, allowances, and prepaid freight. 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.
4 Raw materials will populate into this question once reported in question III-9b.
1
2
Note -- The table above contains calculations that will appear when you have entered data in the MS
Word form fields.
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III-9b. Raw materials—Integrated producers and independent fabricators.--Please report your firm's
raw material costs in the specified periods.
Quantity (in square feet) and value (in dollars)
Fiscal years ended-Raw material costs
2017
2018
2019
Internally produced slabs.-Silica (e.g., quartz, quartz powder)
Resin binder
Pigments
Other material inputs1
Raw material costs of internally produced slabs
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Externally procured slabs.-Domestic slab
Subject slab (i.e., India or Turkey)
Nonsubject slab (i.e., China and other)
Raw material costs for externally sourced slabs
All other raw material costs
2
Total raw material costs
1
Please indicate any other notable "other" raw materials of internally produced slabs not expressly identified
above and provide the share of the total raw material costs that they account for:
.
2
Please indicate any other notable "other" raw materials not expressly identified above and provide the share of
the total raw material costs that they account for:
.
III-9c.
Distribution costs—Integrated producers and independent fabricators.— For each annual for
which financial results are reported in question III-9a, please specify distribution costs (i.e.,
logistics, shipping, and insurance costs), in the schedule below and indicate the specific line item
in table III-9a where the distribution costs are classified.
Fiscal years ended-2017
Item
2018
Value (in dollars)
2019
Income statement
classification of the
distribution costs
Distribution costs
III-9d. Data exclude installation services—Integrated producers and independent fabricators.--For
firms that fabricate quartz surface products, do the data reported in question III-9a exclude
revenues and costs associated with post-fabrication related activities (installation, design
services, et cetera)?
Yes
No
If no, please revise these data to exclude the post-fabrication related revenues and costs prior
to submission to the Commission. If you have questions, please contact Emily Kim at (202) 2051800.
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III-9e. Financial data reconciliation.--The calculable line items from questions III-9a (i.e., total net sales
quantities and values, total COGS, gross profit (or loss), total SG&A, and net income (or loss))
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-- If the calculated fields do not show the correct data, please double
check the feeder data for data entry errors and revise. Also, check signs
accorded to the post operating income line items; the two expense line
items should report positive numbers (i.e., expenses are positive and
incomes or reversals are negative--instances of the latter should be rare in
those lines) while the income line item also in most instances should have
its value be a positive number (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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Explanation of selling expenses—Integrated producers and independent fabricators.--Please
identify and quantify the top five selling expenses items reported over the January 2017 through
December 2019 period in the line for "Selling expenses" in question III-9a.
Value (in dollars)
Fiscal years ended-List of selling expenses
2017
2018
2019
Selling expenses item 1
Selling expenses item 2
Selling expenses item 3
Selling expenses item 4
Selling expenses item 5
All other selling expenses1
0
0
1
Please ensure the calculation for all other selling expense items has not resulted in a negative
value which would indicate an error (i.e., that the top five listed expenses items above exceed the
aggregated amount reported in III-9a.)
List of selling expenses
Selling expenses item 1
Selling expenses item 2
Selling expenses item 3
Selling expenses item 4
Selling expenses item 5
Description of the item
0
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III-9g. Explanation of general and administrative expenses—Integrated producers and independent
fabricators.--Please identify the top five general and adminstrative (“G&A”) expense items
reported over the January 2017 through December 2019 period in the line for "General and
administrative expenses" in question III-9a.
Value (in dollars)
List of top general and
administrative expenses
Fiscal years ended-2017
2018
2019
G&A expenses item 1
G&A expenses item 2
G&A expenses item 3
G&A expenses item 4
G&A expenses item 5
All other G&A expenses1
0
0
1
Please ensure the calculation for all other general and administrative expense items has not
resulted in a negative value which would indicate an error (i.e., that the top five listed expenses items
above exceed the aggregated amount reported in III-9a.).
List of top general and
administrative expenses
G&A expenses item 1
G&A expenses item 2
G&A expenses item 3
G&A expenses item 4
G&A expenses item 5
Description of the item
0
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III-10. Nonrecurring items (charges and gains) included in the subject product financial results—
Integrated producers and independent fabricators.--For each annual for which financial results
are reported in question III-9a, please specify all material (significant) nonrecurring items
(charges and gains) in the schedule below, the specific question III-9a line item where the
nonrecurring items are included, a brief description of the relevant nonrecurring items, and the
associated values (in dollars), as reflected in question III-9a; i.e., if an aggregate nonrecurring
item has been allocated to question III-9a, only the allocated value amount included in question
III-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 III-9a.
Fiscal years ended-2017
Item
2018
2019
Value (in dollars)
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 line item in table III-9a where the nonrecurring item is classified.
Description of the nonrecurring item
Income statement
classification of the
nonrecurring item
Nonrecurring item 1
Nonrecurring item 2
Nonrecurring item 3
Nonrecurring item 4
Nonrecurring item 5
Nonrecurring item 6
Nonrecurring item 7
III-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 questions III-10 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 questions III-10 identify where these items
are reported in questions III-9a.
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III-12. Asset values—Integrated producers and independent fabricators.--Report the total assets (i.e.,
both current and long-term assets) associated with the production, warehousing, and sale of
quartz surface products. If your firm does not maintain some or all of the specific asset
information necessary to calculate total assets for quartz surface products 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 III-9a. Provide data as of
the end of your firm’s three most recently completed fiscal years.
Note: Total assets should reflect net assets after any accumulated depreciation and allowances
deducted.
Total assets should be allocated to the subject products if these assets are also related to other
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 dollars)
Fiscal years ended-Item
2017
2018
2019
Net assets1
1
Describe
.
III-13. Capital expenditures and research and development expenses—Integrated producers and
independent fabricators.--Report your firm’s capital expenditures and research and
development (“R&D”) expenses for quartz surface products. Provide data for your firm’s three
most recently completed fiscal years.
Value (in dollars)
Fiscal years ended-Item
2017
2018
2019
Capital expenditures1
R&D expenses2
1
Please describe the nature, focus, and significance of your firm’s capital expenditures on the subject product.
.
2
Please describe the nature, focus, and significance of your firm’s R&D expenses related to subject product.
.
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III-14. Data consistency and reconciliation.--Please indicate whether your firm’s financial data for
questions III-9, 12, and 13 are based on a calendar year or on your firm’s fiscal year:
Calendar year
Fiscal year
Specify fiscal year
Please note the quantities and values reported in question III-9a should reconcile with the data
reported in question II-7 (including export shipments) as long as they are reported on the same
calendar year basis.
RECONCILIATION OF TRADE VS FINANCIAL DATA.--Please ensure that the quantities and values reported
for total shipments in part II equal the quantities and values reported for total net sales in part III of this
questionnaire in each time period unless the financial data from part III are reported on a fiscal year
basis. 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.
Fiscal years ended-Reconciliation
2017
2018
2019
Quantity: Trade data from question II-7 (lines H, J, L,
and N) less financial total net sales quantity data from
question III-9a, = zero ("0").
0
0
0
Value: Trade data from question II-7 (lines I, K, M,
and O) less financial total net sales value data from
question III-9a, = zero ("0").
0
0
0
Do these data in question III-9a reconcile with data in question II-7?
Yes
No
If no, please explain.
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If your responses to any of the items in questions III-15, III-16, and III-17 differ by country, please
describe these differences and, as applicable, indicate which country or countries your response refers
to in the relevant form fields.
III-15. Effects of imports on investment.--Since January 1, 2017, 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 quartz surface products from India and Turkey?
No
Yes
If yes, my firm has experienced actual negative effects as follows.
(check as many as appropriate)
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
(please describe)
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III-16. Effects of imports on growth and development.--Since January 1, 2017, 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 quartz surface products from India and Turkey?
No
Yes
If yes, my firm has experienced actual negative effects as follows.
(check as many as appropriate)
Rejection of bank loans
Lowering of credit rating
Problem related to the
issue of stocks or bonds
Ability to service debt
Other
(please describe)
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III-17. Anticipated effects of imports.--Does your firm anticipate any negative effects due to imports of
quartz surface products from India and Turkey?
No
Yes
If yes, my firm anticipates negative effects as follows:
III-18. Other explanations.--If your firm would like to further explain a response to a question in Part III
that did not provide a narrative box, please note the question number and the explanation in
the space provided below. Please also use this space to highlight any issues your firm had in
providing the data in this section, including but not limited to technical issues with the MS Word
questionnaire.
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PART IV.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Natalia King (202-205-2049,
Natalia.King@usitc.gov).
IV-1.
Contact information.--Please identify the individual that Commission staff may contact
regarding the confidential information submitted in part IV.
Name
Title
Email
Telephone
PRICE DATA
IV-2.
This question requests quarterly quantity and value data for your firm’s commercial shipments
to unrelated U.S. customers since January 1, 2017 of the following products produced by your
firm:
Product 1.--Plain white quartz surface products in slab form, with a nominal thickness of 2 cm,
no veining or movement, and with minimal to no visible particulates, specks, chips,
or crystals that are sold to firms other than distributors.
Product 2.-- Plain white quartz surface products in slab form, with a nominal thickness of 3 cm,
no veining or movement, and with minimal to no visible particulates, specks, chips,
or crystals that are sold to firms other than distributors.
Product 3.--White quartz surface products with a “marble look” in slab form, a nominal
thickness of 2 cm, with veining or movement, and with minimal to no visible
particulates, specks, chips, or crystals that are sold to firms other than distributors.
Product 4.-- White quartz surface products with a “marble look” in slab form, a nominal
thickness of 3 cm, with veining or movement, and with minimal to no visible
particulates, specks, chips, or crystals that are sold to firms other than distributors.
Product 5.-- Neutral colored quartz surface products with a “natural stone look” in slab form, a
nominal thickness of 2 cm, with movement and visible particulates, specks, chips, or
crystals that are sold to firms other than distributors.
Product 6.-- Neutral colored quartz surface products with a “natural stone look” in slab form, a
nominal thickness of 3 cm, with movement and visible particulates, specks, chips, or
crystals that are sold to firms other than distributors.
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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IV-2a. Price data.—Continued.
During January 2017-December 2019, did your firm produce and sell to unrelated U.S. customers any of
the above listed products (or any products that were competitive with these products)? Do not include
internal consumption or any sales that also involved total turnkey installation services..
Yes.--Please complete the following pricing data table(s) as appropriate.
No.--Skip to question IV-3.
IV-2b.
Price data.--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 produced and sold as
unfabricated quartz slabs by your firm. Do not include data for slabs that your firm internally
consumed or further fabricated prior to sale.
Report data in square feet and actual dollars.
(Quantity in square feet, value in dollars)
Product 1
Product 2
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value
Product 3
Period of shipment
Quantity
Value
2017:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2018:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2019:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
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 IV.
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:
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IV-2b. Price data.—Continued.
Report data in square feet and actual dollars.
(Quantity in square feet, value in dollars)
Product 4
Product 5
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value
Product 6
Period of shipment
Quantity
Value
2017:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2018:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2019:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
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 IV.
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 4:
Product 5:
Product 6:
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IV-2c . Price data checklist.--Please check that the pricing data in questions IV-2a and IV-2b has been
correctly reported.
Is the price data reported above:
√ if Yes
Value data are reported in actual dollars?
Quantity data are reported in square feet?
Excludes all fabricated quartz surface products?
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 questions II-8 through II-12 in
each year?
IV-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.
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IV-3.
Price setting.--How does your firm determine the prices that it charges for sales of quartz
surface products (check all that apply)? If your firm issues price lists, please submit sample
pages of a recent list.
Transaction
by
transaction
IV-4.
Contracts
Other
If other, describe
Annual
total
volume
discounts
No
discount
policy
Other
Describe
Pricing terms.-- On what basis are your firm’s prices of domestic quartz surface products usually
quoted (check one)?
Delivered
IV-6.
Set
price
lists
Discount policy.--Please indicate and describe your firm’s discount policies (check all that apply).
Quantity
discounts
IV-5.
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F.o.b.
If f.o.b., specify point
Exclusivity agreements.--Please indicate whether your firm has an exclusivity agreement with
any retailers or distributors, including the firms, terms, and duration of these exclusivity
agreements.
No
Yes, have an
exclusivity exclusivity If yes, please describe the terms, duration, and list the firm(s) in the
agreement agreement exclusivity agreement.
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IV-7.
Contract versus spot.--Approximately what share of your firm’s sales of its U.S.-produced quartz
surface products in 2019 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 2019
sales
IV-8.
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
Contract provisions.--Please fill out the table regarding your firm’s typical sales contracts for
U.S.-produced quartz surface products (or check “not applicable” if your firm does not sell on a
long-term, short-term and/or annual 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
No
Indexed to raw
material costs1
1
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.
Long-term contracts
(multiple deliveries
for more than 12
months)
%
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Lead times.--What share of your firm’s sales of quartz surface products is 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 quartz surface products?
Source
Lead time
(Average number of
Share of 2019 sales
days) 1
From inventory
%
Produced to order
%
Total (should sum to 100.0%)
1
0.0
%
Lead time is the average number of days between customer’s order and
delivery date
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IV-10. Shipping information.-(a)
What is the approximate percentage of the cost of U.S.-produced quartz surface
products that is accounted for by U.S. inland transportation costs?
percent of cost
(b)
Who generally arranges the transportation to your firm’s customers’ locations?
Your firm
Purchaser (check one)
(c)
Indicate the approximate percentage of your firm’s sales of quartz surface products 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
%
IV-11. Geographical shipments.-- In which U.S. geographic market area(s) has your firm sold its U.S.produced quartz surface products since January 1, 2017 (check all that apply)?
Geographic area
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.
√ if applicable
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IV-12. End uses.--List the end uses of the quartz surface products that your firm manufactures. For
each end-use product (e.g., kitchen countertop), what percentage of the total cost is accounted
for by quartz surface products and by other inputs?
Share of total cost of end-use product
accounted for by
End-use product
1
Quartz surface
products
Total
(should sum to
100.0% across)
Other inputs1
%
%
0.0 %
%
%
0.0 %
%
%
0.0 %
Including installation costs and any other post fabrication value added.
IV-13. Substitutes.—
(a)
Specific substitutes.--Are these specific products considered as substitutes for quartz
surface products in the same end use(s)?
Specific substitutes
Are these
considered
Have changes in the price of this
substitutes in the
substitute affected the price for quartz
End use(s) in which
market?
surface products?
this substitute is
No
Yes
used
No
Yes
Explanation
Marble
Granite
Quartzite
(b)
Other substitutes.--Can other products not already listed in part "a" of this question be
substituted for quartz surface products?
No
Other substitutes
1.
2.
3.
4.
Yes--Please fill out the table.
End use in which this
substitute is used
Have changes in the price of this substitute
affected the price for quartz surface products?
No Yes
Explanation
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IV-14. Demand trends.--Indicate how demand within the United States and outside of the United
States (if known) for quartz surface products has changed since January 1, 2017. Explain any
trends and describe the principal factors that have affected these changes in demand.
Overall
increase
Market
Fluctuate
No
Overall
with no
change decrease clear trend
Explanation and factors
Within the United States
Outside the United States
IV-15. Impact of AD/CVD orders on quartz surface product from China.--Describe any changes in the
U.S. quartz surface product market since the imposition of the antidumping and countervailing
duties on quartz surface products from China.
IV-16. Product changes.--Have there been any significant changes in the product range, product mix,
or marketing of quartz surface products since January 1, 2017?
No
Yes
If yes, please describe and quantify if possible.
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IV-17. Conditions of competition.-(a) Is the quartz surface products market subject to business cycles (other than general
economy-wide conditions) and/or other conditions of competition distinctive to quartz
surface products? If yes, describe.
Check all that apply.
Please describe.
No
Skip to question IV-18.
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
quartz surface products since January 1, 2017?
No
Yes
If yes, describe.
IV-18. Supply constraints.--Has your firm refused, declined, or been unable to supply quartz surface
products since January 1, 2017 (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.
IV-19. Raw materials.--How have quartz surface product raw material prices changed since January 1,
2017?
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 quartz
surface products.
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IV-20. Interchangeability.--Are quartz surface products 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
India
Turkey
Other countries
United States
India
Turkey
For any country-pair producing quartz surface products which is sometimes or never
interchangeable, please identify the country-pair and explain the factors that limit or preclude
interchangeable use:
For any “other country” pair comparisons, please indicate if your firm is comparing product to
product from China, Spain, and/or other nonsubject source:
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IV-21. Factors other than price.--Are differences other than price (e.g., color, design, look, quality,
availability, transportation network, product range, technical support, etc.) between quartz
surface products 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
India
Turkey
Other countries
United States
India
Turkey
For any country-pair for which factors other than price always or frequently are a significant
factor in your firm’s purchases of quartz surface products, identify the country-pair and report
the advantages or disadvantages imparted by such factors:
For any “other country” pair comparisons, please indicate if your firm is comparing product to
product from China, Spain, and/or other nonsubject source:
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IV-22. Competition from imports
(a)
Lost revenue.--Since January 1, 2017: to avoid losing sales to competitors selling quartz
surface products from India and Turkey, did your firm:
Item
No
Yes
Reduce prices
Roll back announced price increases
(b)
Lost sales.--Since January 1, 2017: did your firm lose sales of quartz surface products to
imports of this product from India and Turkey?
No
Yes
IV-23. Other explanations.--If your firm would like to further explain a response to a question in Part
IV that did not provide a narrative response box, please note the question number and the
explanation in the space provided below. Please also use this space to highlight any issues your
firm had in providing the data in this section, including but not limited to technical issues with
the MS Word questionnaire.
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PART V.--ALTERNATIVE PRODUCT INFORMATION
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Julie Duffy (202-708-2579,
julie.duffy@usitc.gov).
V-1.
Comparability of types of quartz surface products.--For each of the following indicate whether
listed products 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:
In-scope crushed glass quartz
surface products vs in-scope all
other quartz surface products
(b) Interchangeability.--The ability to substitute the products in the same application.
Product-pair
In-scope crushed glass quartz
surface products vs in-scope all
other quartz surface products
Comparison
Please provide a narrative discussion for the
comparability ratings you provided in terms of their
interchangeability:
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Comparability of types of quartz surface 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) 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
Comparison
Please provide a narrative discussion for the
comparability ratings you provided in terms of their
manufacturing facilities, production processes, and
production employees:
In-scope crushed glass quartz
surface products vs in-scope all
other quartz surface products
(d) 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
In-scope crushed glass quartz
surface products vs in-scope all
other quartz surface products
Comparison
Please provide a narrative discussion for the
comparability ratings you provided in terms of their
channels of distribution:
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Comparability of types of quartz glass surface 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:
In-scope crushed glass quartz
surface products vs in-scope all
other quartz surface products
(f) Price.--Whether prices are comparable or differ between the products.
Product-pair
In-scope crushed glass quartz
surface products vs in-scope all
other quartz surface products
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/701731/2018/quartz_surface_products_india and
Turkey/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: QUAR
• E-mail.--E-mail the MS Word questionnaire to julie.duffy@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 (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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| File Created | 2019-12-23 |