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U.S. PRODUCERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
PRESTRESSED CONCRETE STEEL WIRE STRAND (“PC STRAND”) FROM
ARGENTINA, COLOMBIA, EGYPT, INDONESIA, ITALY, MALAYSIA, NETHERLANDS,
SAUDI ARABIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SPAIN, TAIWAN, TUNISIA, TURKEY, UKRAINE,
AND UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by April 30, 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 countervailing duty investigation concerning imports of PC strand from Turkey and the antidumping
duty investigations concerning PC strand from Argentina, Colombia, Egypt, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Netherlands, Saudi
Arabia, South Africa, Spain, Taiwan, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, and United Arab Emirates (“UAE”); (Inv. Nos. 701-TA-646
and 731-TA-1502-1516 (Preliminary)). The information requested in the questionnaire is requested under the authority
of the Tariff Act of 1930, title VII. This report is mandatory and failure to reply as directed can result in a subpoena or
other order to compel the submission of records or information in your firm’s possession (19 U.S.C. § 1333(a)).
Name of firm
Address
City
State
Zip Code
Website
Has your firm produced PC strand (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: PCST)
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.--These proceedings were instituted in response to petitions filed on April 16, 2020, by
Insteel Wire Products Company, Mount Airy, North Carolina, Sumiden Wire Products Corporation,
Dickson, Tennessee, and Wire Mesh Corp., Houston Texas. 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(s) of injury, threat, or material retardation, and if the U.S. Department of
Commerce (“Commerce”) makes an affirmative determination(s) of subsidization and/or dumping.
Questionnaires and other information pertinent to this proceeding are available at
https://www.usitc.gov/investigations/701731/2020/prestressed_concrete_steel_wire_strand_argentina
/preliminary.htm
PC strand covered by these investigations is prestressed concrete steel wire strand (“PC strand”),
produced from wire of non-stainless, non-galvanized steel, which is suitable for use in prestressed
concrete (both pretensioned and post-tensioned) applications. The product definition encompasses
covered and uncovered strand and all types, grades, and diameters of PC strand. PC strand is normally
sold in the United States in sizes ranging from 0.25 inches to 0.70 inches in diameter. PC strand made
from galvanized wire is only excluded from the scope if the zinc and/or zinc oxide coating meets or
exceeds the 0.40 oz./ft2 standard set forth in ASTM-A-475.
The PC strand subject to this order is currently classifiable under subheadings 7312.10.3010 and
7312.10.3012 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (“HTSUS”). Although the HTSUS
subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the scope
of this order is dispositive.
Reporting of information.--If information is not readily available from your records, provide carefully
prepared estimates. If your firm is completing more than one questionnaire (i.e., a producer, importer,
and/or purchaser questionnaire), you need not respond to duplicated questions.
Confidentiality.--The commercial and financial data furnished in response to this questionnaire that
reveal the individual operations of your firm will be treated as confidential by the Commission to the
extent that such data are not otherwise available to the public and will not be disclosed except as may
be required by law (see 19 U.S.C. § 1677f). Such confidential information will not be published in a
manner that will reveal the individual operations of your firm; however, general characterizations of
numerical business proprietary information (such as discussion of trends) will be treated as confidential
business information only at the request of the submitter for good cause shown.
Verification.--The information submitted in this questionnaire is subject to audit and verification by the
Commission. To facilitate possible verification of data, please keep all files, worksheets, and supporting
documents used in the preparation of the questionnaire response. Please also retain a copy of the final
document that you submit.
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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. In addition, if your firm is a U.S. producer, the information you
provide on your production and imports of PC strand and your responses to the questions in Part I of the
producer questionnaire will be provided to the U.S. Department of Commerce, upon its request, for use
in connection with (and only in connection with) its requirement pursuant to section 702(c)(4)/732(c)(4)
of the Act (19 U.S.C. § 1671a(c)(4)/1673a(c)(4)) to make a determination concerning the extent of
industry support for the petition requesting this proceeding. Any information provided to Commerce
will be transmitted under the confidentiality and release guidelines set forth above. Your response to
these questions constitutes your consent that such information be provided to Commerce under the
conditions described above.
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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I-1a.
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OMB statistics.--Please report below the actual number of hours required and the cost to your
firm of completing this questionnaire.
Hours
Dollars
The questions in this questionnaire have been reviewed with market participants to ensure that
issues of concern are adequately addressed and that data requests are sufficient, meaningful,
and as limited as possible. Public reporting burden for this questionnaire is estimated to average
50 hours per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, gathering data, and
completing and reviewing the questionnaire.
We welcome comments regarding the accuracy of this burden estimate, suggestions for
reducing the burden, and any suggestions for improving this questionnaire. Please attach such
comments to your response or send to the Office of Investigations, USITC, 500 E St. SW,
Washington, DC 20436.
I-1b.
TAA information release.--In the event that the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC)
makes an affirmative final determination in this proceeding, do you consent to the USITC's
release of your contact information (company name, address, contact person, contact person’s
title, telephone number, email address) appearing on the front page of this questionnaire to the
Departments of Commerce, Labor, and Agriculture, as applicable, so that your firm and its
workers can be made eligible for benefits under the Trade Adjustment Assistance program?
Yes
No
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Establishments covered.--Provide the city, state, zip code, and brief description of each
establishment covered by this questionnaire. Firms operating more than one establishment
should combine the data for all establishments into a single report.
“Establishment”--Each facility of a firm involved in the production of PC strand, including
auxiliary facilities operated in conjunction with (whether or not physically separate from) such
facilities.
Establishments
covered1
City, State
Zip (5 digit)
Description
1
2
3
4
5
6
1
Additional discussion on 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):
I-3.
Petitioner status.--Is your firm a petitioner in this proceeding or a member firm of the
petitioning entity?
No
Yes
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I-4.
Petition support.--Does your firm support or oppose the petition?
Argentina
Inv. Type
(AD/CVD)
AD
Colombia
AD
Egypt
AD
Indonesia
AD
Italy
AD
Malaysia
AD
Netherlands
AD
Saudi Arabia
AD
South Africa
AD
Spain
AD
Taiwan
AD
Tunisia
AD
Turkey
AD
Turkey
CVD
Ukraine
AD
UAE
AD
Country
I-5.
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Support
Oppose
Take no position
Ownership.--Is your firm owned, in whole or in part, by any other firm?
No
Firm name
Yes--List the following information, relating to the ultimate parent/owner.
Country
Extent of
ownership
(percent)
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I-6.
Related importers/exporters.--Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or
foreign, that are engaged in importing PC strand from Argentina, Colombia, Egypt, Indonesia,
Italy, Malaysia, Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, Spain, South Africa, Taiwan, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine,
and/or UAE into the United States or that are engaged in exporting PC strand from Argentina,
Colombia, Egypt, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, Spain, South Africa,
Taiwan, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, and/or UAE to the United States?
No
Firm name
I-7.
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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 PC strand?
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 Lawrence Jones (202-2053358, lawrence.jones@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 production of PC strand 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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Production using same machinery.--Please report your firm’s production of products using the
same equipment, machinery, or employees as used to produce PC strand, and the combined
production capacity on this shared equipment, machinery, or employees in the periods
indicated.
“Overall 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).
Note.--If your firm does not produce any out-of-scope merchandise on the same machinery and
equipment as scope merchandise then the "overall production capacity" numbers reported in
this question should be exactly equal to the "average production capacity" numbers reported in
question II-7. If, however, your firm does produce out-of-scope merchandise using the same
machinery and equipment as scope merchandise, then the "average production capacity"
reported in question II-7 should exclude the portion of "overall production capacity" that was
used to produce this out-of-scope merchandise.
“Production” – All production in your U.S. establishment(s), including production consumed
internally within your firm and production for another firm under a toll agreement.
Quantity (in 1,000 pounds)
Calendar years
Item
Overall production capacity
2017
Production of:
PC strand2
Other products
2018
2019
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
Total production using same machinery or
workers
1
Data reported for capacity (first line) should be greater than data reported for total production (last line).
Data entered for production of PC strand will populate here once reported in question II-7.
3
Please identify these products:
.
2
II-3b.
Operating parameters.--The production capacity reported in II-3a is based on the following
operating paramaters:
Hours per week
Weeks per year
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II-3c.
Capacity calculation.--Please describe the methodology used to calculate overall production
capacity reported in II-3a, and explain any changes in reported capacity.
II-3d.
Production constraints.--Please describe the constraint(s) that set the limit(s) on your firm’s
production capacity.
II-4.
Product shifting.—
(a)
Is your firm able to switch production (capacity) between PC strand and other products
using the same equipment and/or labor?
No
(b)
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.
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Toll production.—
“Toll agreement”--Agreement between two firms whereby the first firm (“Tollee”) furnishes the
raw materials and the second firm (“Toller”) uses the raw materials to produce a product that it
then returns to the first firm with a charge for processing costs, overhead, etc.
(a)
Since January 1, 2017, has your firm been involved in a toll agreement regarding the
production of PC strand?
No—skip to next question.
Yes—For all such agreements entered into by your firm, please indicate whether your firm
was the toller or tollee.
Your firm
Other firm(s)
Toller
Please identify the tollee(s):
Tollee1
Please identify the toller(s):
1
Identify the raw material input(s) that your firm provided the toller(s):
(b)
Was the quantity of your firm’s U.S. shipments of toll-produced PC strand more than
five percent of your total U.S. shipments in 2019?
No
Yes
If yes--Please estimate the percent of toll agreement as a share of your
2019 U.S. shipments.
percent
(c)
Please specify your toll agreement(s) in some detail (e.g., the nature of the agreement,
whether it is on a contract basis, what materials are transferred between the tollee and
the toller, what services are provided by toller).
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Foreign trade zones.-(a)
Firm's FTZ operations.--Does your firm produce PC strand in and/or admit PC strand
into a foreign trade zone (FTZ)?
“Foreign trade zone” is a designated location in the United States where firms utilize
special procedures that allow delayed or reduced customs duty payments on foreign
merchandise. A foreign trade zone must be designated as such pursuant to the rules and
procedures set forth in the Foreign-Trade Zones Act.
No
(b)
Yes
If yes--Describe the nature of your firms operations in FTZs and identify
the specific FTZ site(s).
Other firms' FTZ operations.--To your knowledge, do any firms in the United States
import PC strand into a foreign trade zone (FTZ) for use in distribution of PC strand
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 PC strand in its U.S. establishment(s)
during the specified periods.
“Average production capacity” or “capacity” – The level of production that your
establishment(s) could reasonably have expected to attain during the specified periods. Assume
normal operating conditions (i.e., using equipment and machinery in place and ready to
operate; normal operating levels (hours per week/weeks per year) and time for downtime,
maintenance, repair, and cleanup; and a typical or representative product mix).
“Production” – All production in your U.S. establishment(s), including production consumed
internally within your firm and production for another firm under a toll agreement.
“Commercial U.S. shipments” –Shipments made within the United States as a result of an arm’s
length commercial transaction in the ordinary course of business. Report net values (i.e., gross
sales values less all discounts, allowances, rebates, prepaid freight, and the value of returned
goods) in U.S. dollars, f.o.b. your point of shipment.
“Internal consumption” – Product consumed internally by your firm. Such transactions are
valued at fair market value.
“Transfers to related firms” –Shipments made to related firms. Such transactions are valued at
fair market value.
“Related firm” –A firm that your firm solely or jointly owned, managed, or otherwise controlled;
a firm that solely or jointly owned, managed, or otherwise controlled your firm; and/or a firm
that was solely or jointly owned, managed, or otherwise controlled by a firm that also solely or
jointly owned, managed, or otherwise controlled your firm.
“Export shipments” –Shipments to destinations outside the United States, including shipments
to related firms.
“Inventories”— Finished goods inventory, not raw materials or work-in-progress.
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 1,000 pounds) and value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item
2017
2018
2019
1
Average production capacity (quantity) (A)
Beginning-of-period inventories (quantity) (B)
Production (quantity) (C)
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity (D)
Value (E)
Internal consumption:2
Quantity (F)
Value2 (G)
Transfers to related firms:2
Quantity (H)
Value2 (I)
Export shipments:3
Quantity (J)
Value (K)
End-of-period inventories (quantity) (L)
1
The production capacity reported is based on operating
hours per week,
weeks per year. Please
describe the methodology used to calculate production capacity, and explain any changes in reported capacity
.
2
Internal consumption and transfers to related firms must be valued at fair market value. If your firm uses a different
basis for valuing these transactions in your records, please specify that basis (e.g., cost, cost plus, etc.):
. However,
the data provided above in this table should be based on fair market value.
3
Identify your firm’s principal export markets:
.
RECONCILIATION OF SHIPMENTS, PRODUCTION, AND INVENTORY.--Generally, the data reported for the endof-period inventories (i.e., line L) should be equal to the beginning-of-period inventories (i.e., line B), plus
production (i.e., line C), less total shipments (i.e., lines D, F, H, and J). Please ensure that any differences are
not due to data entry errors in completing this form, but rather reflect your firm’s actual records; and, also
provide explanations for any differences (e.g., theft, loss, damage, record systems issues, etc.) if they exist.
Calendar years
Reconciliation
B + C – D – F – H – J – L = should equal zero
("0") or provide an explanation.1
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 (i.e., inclusive of commercial U.S.
shipments, internal consumption, and transfers to related firms) by channel of distribution in
the specified periods.
Quantity (in 1,000 pounds)
Calendar years
Item
2017
2018
2019
Channels of distribution:
U.S. shipments:
To distributors (M)
To end users (N)
RECONCILIATION OF CHANNELS.--Please ensure that the quantities reported for channels of
distribution (i.e., lines M and N) in each time period equal the quantity reported for U.S. shipments
(i.e., line D, F, H) in each time period. If the calculated fields below return values other than zero
(i.e., “0”), the data reported must be revised prior to submission to the Commission.
Calendar years
Reconciliation
M + N – D – F – H = zero ("0"), if not
revise.
2017
2018
0
2019
0
0
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U.S. shipments by product type-- Provide the quantities and values of your firm’s U.S.
shipments (i.e. inclusive of commercial U.S. shipments, internal consumption, and transfers to
related firms) by product type in the specified periods.
Quantity (in 1,000 pounds) and value (in $1,000)
Calendar year
Item
2017
2018
2019
U.S. shipments:
Pre-tension
Quantity (O)
Value (P)
Post-tension
Quantity (Q)
Value (R)
RECONCILIATION OF US SHIPMENTS.--Please ensure that the quantities and values reported for U.S.
shipments by product type (i.e., lines O through R) equal the quantities and values reported for U.S.
shipments (i.e., lines D through I) as reported above for 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: O + Q – D – F – H = zero
("0"), if not revise.
0
0
0
Value: P + R – E – G – I = zero ("0"),
if not revise.
0
0
0
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Employment data.--Report your firm’s employment-related data related to the production of PC
strand and provide an explanation for any trends in these data.
“Production and Related Workers” (PRWs) includes working supervisors and all nonsupervisory
workers (including group leaders and trainees) engaged in fabricating, processing, assembling,
inspecting, receiving, storage, handling, packing, warehousing, shipping, trucking, hauling,
maintenance, repair, janitorial and guard services, product development, auxiliary production
for plant’s own use (e.g., power plant), recordkeeping, and other services closely associated with
the above production operations. Average number employed may be computed by adding the
number of employees, both full time and part time, for the 12 pay periods ending closest to the
15th of the month and divide that total by 12.
“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 (1,000 hours)
Wages paid to PRWs ($1,000)
Explanation of trends:
II-11.
Related firms.--If your firm reported transfers to related firms in question II-7, please identify
the firm(s) and indicate the nature of the relationship between your firm and the related firms
(e.g., joint venture, wholly owned subsidiary), whether the transfers were priced at market
value or by a non-market formula, whether your firm retained marketing rights to all transfers,
and whether the related firms also processed inputs from sources other than your firm.
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Purchases.--Has your firm purchased PC strand 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.
Note: If your firm served as the importer of record for any purchases from foreign suppliers,
either for your own account or as a service for another entity, those purchases are to be
considered "imports" not "purchases" and should not be included in the table below
(Quantity in 1,000 pounds)
Calendar years
Item
2017
2018
2019
1
Purchases from U.S. importers of PC strand
from—
Argentina
Colombia
Egypt
Indonesia
Italy
Malaysia
Netherlands
Saudi Arabia
South Africa
Spain
Taiwan
Tunisia
Turkey
Ukraine
UAE
All other sources
Purchases from domestic producers2
Purchases from other sources3
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 U.S. producer(s) from which your firm purchased this product:
.
3
Please list the name of the firm(s) from which your firm purchased this product:
.
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Imports.--Since January 1, 2017, has your firm imported PC strand?
No
Yes
If yes--COMPLETE AND RETURN A U.S. IMPORTERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
II-14.
Other explanations.--If your firm would like to further explain a response to a question in Part II
for which a narrative box was not provided, please note the question number and the
explanation in the space provided below. Please also use this space to highlight any issues your
firm had in providing the data in this section, including but not limited to technical issues with
the MS Word questionnaire.
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PART III.--FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Address questions on this part of the questionnaire to Joanna Lo (202-205-1888, joanna.lo@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.—Please provide the following information on your firm’s financial
accounting system.
A.
When does your firm’s fiscal year end (month and day)?
If your firm’s fiscal year changed during the data-collection period, explain
below:
Note.--Please note that we are requesting that your firm report financial data on a
calendar year basis.
B.1.
Describe the lowest level of operations (e.g., plant, division, company-wide) for
which financial statements are prepared that include PC strand:
2.
Does your firm prepare profit/loss statements for PC strand:
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,
10 Qs,
Monthly,
quarterly,
semi-annually,
annually
Accounting basis:
U.S. GAAP,
IFRS,
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 PC strand, as well as
specific statements and worksheets) used to compile these data.
III-3.
Cost accounting system.--Briefly describe your firm’s cost accounting system (e.g., standard
cost, job order cost, etc.). If your firm uses standard cost, how often does your firm review
variances from standard cost (e.g. monthly, yearly)?
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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. Please also describe the method and types of
documents/records used to compile your financial data.
III-5.
Product listing.--Please list the products your firm produced in the facilities in which your firm
produced PC strand and provide the share of net sales accounted for by these products in 2019.
Products
PC strand
Share of sales in 2019
%
%
%
%
%
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III-6.
Inputs from related suppliers.--Does your firm purchase inputs (raw materials, labor, energy, or
any services) used in the production of PC strand 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—Skip to question III-9a.
Inputs from related suppliers detailed.--Please identify the inputs used in the production of PC
strand 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 in 2019. 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 in 2019
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, are reported in III-9a (financial results on PC strand) 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 of PC strand.--Report the revenue and related cost information requested below on
the PC strand operations of your firm’s U.S. establishment(s).1 Do not report resales of PC
strand. 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 2017, 2018, and 2019.
If your firm was involved in tolling operations (either as the toller or as the tollee), please
contact Joanna Lo at (202) 205-1888 or Joanna.lo@usitc.gov before completing this section of
the questionnaire.
Quantity (in 1,000 pounds) and value (in $1,000)
Calendar year
Item
2017
2018
2019
2
Net sales quantities:
Commercial sales (“CS”) (A)
Internal consumption (“IC”) (B)
Transfers to related firms (“Transfers”) (C)
Total net sales quantities (D)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Net sales values:2
Commercial sales (E)
Internal consumption (F)
Transfers to related firms (G)
Total net sales values (H)
3
Cost of goods sold (COGS):
Raw materials (I)
Direct labor (J)
Other factory costs (K)
Total COGS (L)
Gross profit or (loss) (M)
Selling, general, and administrative (SG&A)
expenses:
Selling expenses (N)
General and administrative expenses (O)
Total SG&A expenses (P)
Operating income (loss) (Q)
Other expenses and income:
Interest expense (R)
All other expense items (S)
All other income items (T)
Net income or (loss) (U)
Depreciation/amortization included above (V)
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.
Note --The table above contains calculations that will appear when you have entered data in the MS Word form fields.
1
2
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III-9b. Financial data checklist.--Please check that the financial data in question III-9a have been
correctly reported.
Confirm the following regarding your financial data in question III-9a:
√ if Yes
In $1,000 dollars (not actual dollars)?
Include only the in-scope PC strand?
Did not include any resales of PC strand?
IC and transfers to related firms are reported at fair market value?
Net Sales (CS, IC, and Transfers) exclude discounts, returns, allowances,
prepaid freight, and all freight out to customers?
COGS excludes finished goods freight to customers?
SG&A excludes finished goods freight to customers?
All costs exclude finished goods freight to customers?
If you did not √ Yes in any of the boxes above, go back to III-9a and revise your responses.
III-9c.
Financial data reconciliation.--The calculable line items from question III-9a (i.e., total net sales
quantities (row D) and values (row H), total COGS (row M), gross profit (or loss) (row N), total
SG&A (Q), operating income (or loss) (row R), and net income (or loss) (row V)) 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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III-9d. Raw materials.--Please report the share of total raw material costs in 2019 (reported in III-9a,
row I) for the following raw material inputs:
Procurement method
Input
Share of total raw
material costs in
2019 (percent)
Primarily
produced by
your firm
Primarily
purchased by
your firm
Wire rod
Other material inputs1
Total (should sum to 100 percent)
0.0
1
Please indicate any other notable "other" raw materials not expressly identified above and provide
the share of the total raw material costs accounted for by each of these “other” raw materials:
.
III-9e. Raw materials checklist.--Please check that the raw materials information in question III-9d has
been correctly reported.
Confirm the following regarding your responses in question III-9d:
√ if Yes
Include only raw materials used for PC strand?
Reflect the raw materials reported in question III-9a (row I)?
Inputs “produced by your firm” are from the facilities listed in question I-2
and not other legal entities with common ownership or other affiliation?
Inputs from affiliated companies are purchases listed in question III-7?
“Other” raw materials, if any, are specified and listed in question III-9d, footnote 1?
Total sums to 100 percent in question III-9d?
If you did not √ Yes in any of the boxes above, go back to V-9d and revise your responses.
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III-10. Nonrecurring items (charges and gains) included in the subject product financial results.--For
each annual period 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 $1,000), as reflected in question III9a; 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.
Calendar year
2017
Item
2018
2019
Value ($1,000)
Nonrecurring item 1
Nonrecurring item 2
Nonrecurring item 3
Nonrecurring item 4
Nonrecurring item 5
Nonrecurring item 6
Nonrecurring item 7
Nonrecurring item: In this table please provide a brief description of each nonrecurring item reported
above and indicate the specific row letter in table III-9a where the nonrecurring item is classified.
Description 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
Income statement
classification of the
nonrecurring item (row
letter in III-9a)
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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 question 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 question III-10 identify where these items
are reported in question III-9a.
III-12. Asset values.--Report the total assets (i.e., both current and long-term assets) associated with
the production, warehousing, and sale of PC strand. If your firm does not maintain some or all of
the specific asset information necessary to calculate total assets for PC strand 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
for calendar years 2017, 2018, and 2019.
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 $1,000)
Calendar year
Item
Total assets (net)
1
2
2017
2018
12
List the top assets (e.g. accounts receivables, inventories, PP&E, intangibles):
Describe substantial changes in asset values:
2019
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Capital expenditures and research and development expenses.--Report your firm’s capital
expenditures and research and development (“R&D”) expenses for PC strand. Provide data for
calendar years 2017, 2018, and 2019.
Value (in $1,000)
Calendar year
Item
Capital expenditures
2017
2018
2019
1
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:
III-14. Assets, capital expenditures, and R&D checklist.--Please check that the assets, capital
expenditures, and R&D information in questions III-12 and III-13 are complete.
Confirm the following regarding your responses in questions III-12 and III-13:
√ if Yes
Top assets are listed in question III-12, footnote 1?
Substantial changes in assets are described in question III-12, footnote 2?
Capital expenses are described in question III-13, footnote 1, if applicable?
R&D are described in question III-13, footnote 2, if applicable?
Provided explanations if your firm did not have capital expenditures or R&D?
If you did not √ Yes in any of the boxes above, go back to III-12 and/or III-13 and revise your
responses.
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III-15. Data consistency, reconciliation, and completeness.-- For the data provided in “PART II: TRADE
DATA” and “PART III: FINANCIAL DATA”, please check that all responses, if relevant, were
entered and that the data provided are consistent and reconcile.
Confirm the following to ensure that your responses are complete for
PART II and PART III:
√ if Yes
All periods requested have been accounted for (no blank columns or
rows) unless your firm was not a U.S. producer for that period?
All footnotes, if relevant, have been filled out?
Please note the quantities and values reported in question III-9a should reconcile with the data
reported in question II-7 (including export shipments) since both sets of data should be 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, in which case only the interim periods must reconcile. If the calculated fields below return values
other than zero (i.e., “0”) and both are being reported on a calendar basis, please explain the discrepancy
below.
Calendar year
Reconciliation
2017
2018
2019
Quantity: Trade data from question II-7 (rows D,
F, H, and J) less financial total net sales quantity
data from question III-9a, = zero ("0").
0
0
0
Value: Trade data from question II-7 (rows E, G,
I, and K) less financial total net sales value data
from question III-9a, = zero ("0").
0
0
0
Do the 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-16. 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 PC strand from Argentina, Colombia, Egypt, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Netherlands,
Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Spain, Taiwan, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, and/or UAE?
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-17. 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 PC strand from Argentina, Colombia, Egypt,
Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Spain, Taiwan, Tunisia,
Turkey, Ukraine, and/or UAE?
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-18. Anticipated effects of imports.--Does your firm anticipate any negative effects due to imports of
PC strand from Argentina, Colombia, Egypt, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Netherlands, Saudi
Arabia, South Africa, Spain, Taiwan, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, and/or UAE?
No
Yes
If yes, my firm anticipates negative effects as follows.
III-19. Other explanations.--If your firm would like to further explain a response to a question in Part III
for which a narrative box was not provided, please note the question number and the
explanation in the space provided below. Please also use this space to highlight any issues your
firm had in providing the data in this section, including but not limited to technical issues with
the MS Word questionnaire.
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PART IV.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Amelia Preece (202-2053250, amelia.preece@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.-- 1/2-inch, grade 270 (270,000 PSI), low-relaxation, uncovered prestressed concrete
stand.
Product 2.-- 1/2-inch, grade 270 (270,000 PSI), low-relaxation, covered prestressed concrete
stand that is greased and covered in a polyethylene wrap.
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).
IV-2a. 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)?
Yes.--Please complete the following pricing data table(s) as appropriate.
No.--Skip to question IV-3.
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IV-2b. Price data.--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 produced and sold by
your firm.
Report data in pounds and actual dollars (not 1,000s).
Period of shipment
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
(Quantity in pounds, value in dollars)
Product 1
Product 2
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value
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.
1
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:
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Price data checklist.--Please check that the pricing data in question IV-2(b) has been correctly
reported.
Are 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 question II-7 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 PC strand
(check all that apply)? If your firm issues price lists, please submit sample pages of a recent list.
Transaction
by
transaction
IV-4.
Contracts
Annual
total
volume
discounts
Other
If other, describe
No
discount
policy
Other
Describe
Pricing terms.--On what basis are your firm’s prices of domestic PC strand 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
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F.o.b.
If f.o.b., specify point
Contract versus spot.--Approximately what share of your firm’s sales of its U.S.-produced PC
strand 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
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
U.S.-produced PC strand (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)
Annual contracts
(multiple
deliveries for 12
months)
Long-term contracts
(multiple deliveries
for more than 12
months)
365
No
Quantity
Indexed to raw
material costs1
Price
Both
Yes
No
Not applicable
1
Please identify the indexes used:
IV-8.
.
Lead times.--What share of your firm’s sales 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 PC strand?
Source
Lead time (Average
Share of 2019 sales number of days)
From inventory
%
Produced to order
%
Total (should sum to 100.0%)
0.0
%
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Shipping information.-(a)
Who generally arranges the transportation to your firm’s customers’ locations?
Your firm
Purchaser (check one)
(b)
Indicate the approximate percentage of your firm’s sales of PC strand 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-10. Geographical shipments.--In which U.S. geographic market area(s) has your firm sold its U.S.produced PC strand since January 1, 2017 (check all that apply)?
Geographic area
√ if applicable
Northeast.–CT, ME, MA, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, and VT.
Midwest.–IL, IN, IA, KS, MI, MN, MO, NE, ND, OH, SD, and WI.
Southeast.–AL, DE, DC, FL, GA, KY, MD, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, and WV.
Central Southwest.–AR, LA, OK, and TX.
Mountains.–AZ, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, UT, and WY.
Pacific Coast.–CA, OR, and WA.
Other.–All other markets in the United States not previously listed,
including AK, HI, PR, and VI.
IV-11. Inland transportation costs.—What is the approximate percentage of the cost of U.S.-produced
PC strand that is accounted for by U.S. inland transportation costs?
percent
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IV-12. End uses.--List the end uses of the PC strand that your firm manufactures. For each end-use
product, what percentage of the total cost is accounted for by PC strand and other inputs?
Share of total cost of end use product
accounted for by
End-use product
PC strand
Total
(should sum to
100.0% across)
Other inputs
%
%
0.0 %
%
%
0.0 %
%
%
0.0 %
IV-13. Substitutes.--Can other products be substituted for PC strand?
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 PC strand?
No Yes
Explanation
1.
2.
3.
IV-14. Demand trends.--Indicate how demand within the United States and outside of the United
States (if known) for PC strand 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. Product changes.--Have there been any significant changes in the product range, product mix,
or marketing of PC strand since January 1, 2017?
No
Yes
If yes, please describe and quantify if possible.
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IV-16. Conditions of competition.-(a) Is the PC strand market subject to business cycles (other than general economy-wide
conditions) and/or other conditions of competition distinctive to PC strand? If yes,
describe.
Check all that apply.
Please describe.
No
Skip to question IV-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
PC strand since January 1, 2017?
No
Yes
If yes, describe.
IV-17. Supply constraints.--Has your firm refused, declined, or been unable to supply PC strand 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.
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IV-18. Raw materials.—
(a) How have PC strand raw material costs changed since January 1, 2017?
Factor
Overall
increase
No
change
Overall
decrease
Explain, noting how raw
Fluctuate
material price changes have
with no clear affected your firm’s selling
trend
prices for PC strand.
Cost of raw materials
(b) How did the imposition of tariffs under section 232 on imported steel products impact raw
material costs for PC strand?
Factor
Overall increase
No change
Overall decrease
Fluctuate with
no clear trend
Cost of raw materials after
section 232 tariffs imposed
(c) How did the imposition of tariffs under section 232 on imported steel products impact your
firm’s sales price for PC strand?
Factor
Prices for PC strand
Overall
Increase
No change
Fluctuate
Overall
with no
Decrease clear trend
Explanation
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IV-19. Interchangeability.--Is PC strand 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
Other countries
UAE
Ukraine
Turkey
Tunisia
Taiwan
Spain
South Africa
Saudi Arabia
Netherlands
Malaysia
Italy
Indonesia
Egypt
Colombia
Argentina
Country-pair
United States
Argentina
Colombia
Egypt
Indonesia
Italy
Malaysia
Netherlands
Saudi Arabia
South Africa
Spain
Taiwan
Tunisia
Turkey
Ukraine
UAE
For any country-pair producing PC strand that is sometimes or never interchangeable, identify the countrypair and explain the factors that limit or preclude interchangeable use:
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IV-20. Factors other than price.--Are differences other than price (e.g., quality, availability,
transportation network, product range, technical support, etc.) between PC strand 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
Other countries
UAE
Ukraine
Turkey
Tunisia
Taiwan
Spain
South Africa
Saudi Arabia
Netherlands
Malaysia
Italy
Indonesia
Egypt
Colombia
Argentina
Country-pair
United States
Argentina
Colombia
Egypt
Indonesia
Italy
Malaysia
Netherlands
Saudi Arabia
South Africa
Spain
Taiwan
Tunisia
Turkey
Ukraine
UAE
For any country-pair for which factors other than price always or frequently are a significant factor in your
firm’s sales of PC strand, identify the country-pair and report the advantages or disadvantages imparted by
such factors:
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IV-21. Customer identification.--List the names and contact information for your firm’s 10 largest U.S.
customers for PC strand since January 1, 2017. Indicate the share of the quantity of your firm’s
total shipments of PC strand that each of these customers accounted for in 2019.
Customer’s name
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Contact person
Email
Telephone
City
State
Share
of
2019
sales
(%)
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IV-22. Competition from imports.-(a)
Lost revenue.--Since January 1, 2017: To avoid losing sales to competitors selling PC
strand from Argentina, Colombia, Egypt, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Netherlands, Saudi
Arabia, South Africa, Spain, Taiwan, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, and/or UAE, 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 PC strand to imports of this
product from Argentina, Colombia, Egypt, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Netherlands, Saudi
Arabia, South Africa, Spain, Taiwan, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, and/or UAE?
No
(c)
Yes
The submission of lost sales/lost revenue allegations is to be completed only by NONPETITIONERS.
If your firm indicated “yes” to any of the above, your firm can provide the Commission
with additional information by downloading and completing the lost sales/lost revenues
worksheet at http://usitc.gov/trade_remedy/question.htm. Note that the Commission
may contact the firms named to verify the allegations reported.
Is your firm submitting the lost sales/lost revenues worksheet?
No—Please explain.
Yes—Please complete the worksheet and submit via the Commission dropbox.
https://dropbox.usitc.gov/oinv/. (PIN: PCST)
IV-23. Other explanations.--If your firm would like to further explain a response to a question in Part
IV 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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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/701731/2020/prestressed_concrete_steel_wire_strand_argentina
/preliminary.htm
Please do not attempt to modify the format or permissions of the questionnaire
document. Please submit the completed questionnaire using one of the methods noted
below. If your firm is unable to complete the MS Word questionnaire or cannot use one
of the electronic methods of submission, please contact the Commission for further
instructions.
• Upload via Secure Drop Box.—Upload the MS Word questionnaire along with a scanned copy of the
signed certification page (page 1) through the Commission’s secure upload facility:
Web address: https://dropbox.usitc.gov/oinv/
Pin: PCST
• E-mail.—E-mail the MS Word questionnaire to lawrence.jones@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.
| File Type | application/pdf |
| File Title | Microsoft Word - US producer--PC Strand |
| Author | lawrence.jones |
| File Modified | 2020-04-20 |
| File Created | 2020-04-20 |