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FOREIGN PRODUCERS’/EXPORTERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
TAPERED ROLLER BEARINGS FROM CHINA
This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by May 24, 2018
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 review of the antidumping duty order concerning tapered roller bearings (TRBs) from China (Inv. No.
731‐TA‐344 (Fourth Review)). The information requested in the questionnaire is requested under the authority of the
Tariff Act of 1930, title VII.
Name of firm
Address
Website
Has your firm produced or exported TRBs (as defined on next page) at any time since January 1, 2015?
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 Commission Drop Box by clicking on the following link:
https://dropbox.usitc.gov/oinv/. (PIN: TRB4)
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 or reviews
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 proceeding may be disclosed to and used: (i) by the Commission, its employees and Offices, and contract
personnel (a) for developing or maintaining the records of this or a related proceeding, or (b) in internal investigations, audits,
reviews, and evaluations relating to the programs, personnel, and operations of the Commission including under 5 U.S.C.
Appendix 3; or (ii) by U.S. government employees and contract personnel, solely for cybersecurity purposes. I understand that all
contract personnel will sign appropriate nondisclosure agreements.
Name of Authorized Official Title of Authorized Official
Date
Signature
Phone:
Fax:
Email address
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PART I.‐‐GENERAL INFORMATION
Background.‐‐On June 15, 1987, the Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) issued an antidumping
duty order on imports of TRBs from China. On July 3, 2017, the Commission instituted a review pursuant
to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. § 1675(c)) (the Act) to determine whether
revocation of the order would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury to the
domestic industry within a reasonably foreseeable time. If both the Commission and Commerce make
an affirmative determination, the order will remain in place. If either the Commission or Commerce
makes a negative determination, Commerce will revoke the order. Questionnaires and other
information pertinent to this proceeding are available at
https://www.usitc.gov/investigations/701731/2017/tapered_roller_bearings_china/fourth_review_full.
htm.
TRBs covered by this investigation are tapered roller bearings and parts thereof, finished and unfinished;
flange, take up cartridge, and hanger units incorporating tapered roller bearings; and tapered roller
housings (except pillow blocks) incorporating tapered rollers, with or without spindles, whether or not
for automotive use.
TRBs are currently imported under statistical reporting numbers 8482.20.00, 8482.91.00.50, 8482.99.15,
8482.99.45, 8483.20.40, 8483.20.80, 8483.30.80, 8483.90.20, 8483.90.30, 8483.90.80, 8708.70.6060,
8708.99.2300, 8708.99.4850, 8708.99.6890, 8708.99.8115, and 8708.99.8180 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). The HTSUS provisions are for convenience and customs
purposes; the written description of the scope is dispositive.
This questionnaire requests information on the following sub products of TRBs. Unless otherwise
specified, all questions in this questionnaire relating to TRBs include all of these sub products.
(1) Small‐diameter TRBs—TRBs as described above (excluding wheel hub assemblies), with an
outside cup diameter of eight inches or less.
(2) Large‐diameter TRBs—TRBs as described above (excluding wheel hub assemblies), with an
outside cup diameter over 8 inches.
(3) Parts only—Finished and unfinished parts of TRBs that cannot be converted into "bearing
equivalents" (e.g., parts other than assemblies and cups).
(4) Wheel hub assemblies‐‐A wheel hub assembly is a type of tapered roller bearing covered by this
investigation that is finished and has one or more tapered rollers, with or without an outer
flange and, in many cases, an inner flange with a mounting face and studs onto which a vehicle
wheel and a brake rotor or disc brake is mounted. A wheel hub assembly may be splined or
non‐splined and with or without ABS elements. Wheel hub assemblies are also often referred to
as wheel hub units.
TRBs = Small‐diameter TRBs + Large‐diameter TRBs + Parts only + Wheel hub assemblies
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,
purchaser and/or foreign producer 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
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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.
Valid number error messages.‐‐If you are completing this form in a country that uses periods (“.”) to
delineate multiples of 1000 (e.g., one million would appear as $1.000.000 rather than $1,000,000), you
may be unable to enter in numbers greater than 999 in numeric form fields. The solution to this data
entry issue is to temporarily change your operating system’s number formatting to be consistent with
the U.S. number formatting system while you complete this form. Detailed instructions on how to
resolve this issue is provided at the end of this questionnaire and is available upon request from Keysha
Martinez (202‐205‐2136, keysha.martinez@usitc.gov).
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I‐2.
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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
30 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.
Establishments covered.‐‐ Provide the name and address of establishment(s) covered by this
questionnaire. If your firm is publicly traded, please specify the stock exchange and trading
symbol.
“Establishment”‐‐ Each facility of a firm in China involved in the production or export of TRBs,
including auxiliary facilities operated in conjunction with (whether or not physically separate
from) such facilities. Firms operating more than one establishment in China should combine the
data for all establishments into a single report.
I‐3.
U.S. importers.‐‐Please provide the names, contacts, email addresses, and telephone numbers
of the FIVE largest U.S. importers of your firm’s TRBs in 2017.
No. Importer’s name
Contact person
Email address
Share of
Area code
your firm’s
and
2017 U.S.
telephone
exports
number
(%)
1
2
3
4
5
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U.S. or other country production.‐‐Does your firm or any related firm produce, have the
capability to produce, or have any plans to produce TRBs in the United States or other
countries?
No
Yes‐‐Please name the firm(s) and country(ies) below and, if U.S. producer(s),
ensure that they complete the Commission’s producer questionnaire.
I‐5.
U.S. importation.‐‐Does your firm or any related firm import or have any plans to import TRBs
into the United States?
No
Yes‐‐Please name the firm(s) below and ensure that they complete the
Commission’s importer questionnaire.
I‐6.
Business plan.‐‐In Parts II and III of this questionnaire we request a copy of your company’s
business plan. Does your company or any related firm have a business plan or any internal
documents that describe, discuss, or analyze expected future market conditions for TRBs?
No
Yes‐‐Please provide the requested documents. If you are not providing the
requested documents, please explain why not.
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PART II.‐‐TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Keysha Martinez (202‐205‐
2136, keysha.martinez@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
Fax
II‐2. Changes in operations.‐‐Please indicate whether your firm has experienced any of the following
changes in relation to the production of TRBs since January 1, 2015.
Check as many as appropriate.
If checked, please describe; leave blank if not
applicable.
Plant openings
Plant closings
Relocations
Expansions
Acquisitions
Consolidations
Prolonged shutdowns or
production curtailments
Revised labor agreements
Other (e.g., technology)
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Anticipated changes in operations.—Does your firm anticipate any changes in in the character
of its operations or organization relating to the production of TRBs in the future?
No
Yes
If yes, supply details as to the time, nature, and significance of
such changes and provide underlying assumptions, along with
relevant portions of business plans or other supporting
documentations that address this issue. Include in your
response a specific projection of your firm’s capacity to
produce TRBs (in complete bearings or bearing equivalents) for
2018 and 2019.
II‐3a. Production using same machinery.—Does your firm produce other products on the same
equipment and machinery used to produce TRBs?
No
Yes
If yes‐‐ Please describe the other products:
II‐3b. Production constraints.‐‐Please describe the constraint(s) that set the limit(s) on your firm’s
production capacity.
II‐3c.
Product shifting.
(i).
Is your firm able to switch production (capacity) between TRBs and other products using the
same equipment and/or labor?
No
Yes‐‐ (i.e., have produced other products or are able to produce other
products). Please identify other actual or potential products.
(ii).
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.
II‐4.
Share of sales.‐‐What percentage of your firm’s total sales in its most recent fiscal year was
represented by sales of TRBs? percent.
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Firm's estimated share of production in country.‐‐Please estimate the percentage of total
production of TRBs in the country specified on the certification page accounted for by your firm’s
production in 2017. percent.
Firm's estimated share of country's exports.‐‐Please estimate the percentage of total exports to
the United States of TRBs from the country specified on the certification page accounted for by
your firm’s exports in 2017. percent.
II‐7.
Inventories in the United States.‐‐Has your firm, since January 1, 2015, maintained any
inventories of TRBs in the United States (not including inventories held by firms identified in
question I‐3)?
“Inventories”‐‐Finished goods inventory, not raw materials or work in progress.
No
Yes‐‐Report the quantity of such end‐of‐period inventories below.
Quantity (in complete bearings or bearing equivalents)
Calendar year
Item
Inventory
2015
2016
2017
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Third country trade actions.‐‐Are the TRBs exported by your firm subject to
antidumping/countervailing duty/safeguard findings, remedies, or proceedings?
No
Yes‐‐List the products(s), countries affected, and the date of such
findings/remedies/proceedings.
II‐9.
Other export markets.‐‐Identify export markets (other than the United States) that your firm
has developed or where it has increased its sales of TRBs since 2015. Please identify and discuss
below.
II‐10. Significance of antidumping duty order.‐‐Describe the significance of the existing antidumping
duty order covering imports of TRBs from China in terms of its effect on your firm’s production
capacity, production, home market shipments, exports to the United States and other markets,
and inventories. You may wish to compare your firm’s operations before and after the
imposition of the order.
II‐11. Likely impact of revocation.‐‐Would your firm anticipate any changes in the character of its
operations or organization, including its production capacity, production, U.S. shipments,
inventories, purchases, employment, revenues, costs, profits, cash flow, capital expenditures,
research and development expenditures, or asset values relating to the production of TRBs in
the future if the antidumping duty order on TRBs from China were to be revoked?
No
Yes
If yes, supply details as to the time, nature, and significance of
such changes and provide underlying assumptions, along with
relevant portions of business plans or other supporting
documentations that address this issue. Include in your
response a specific projection of your firm’s capacity to
produce TRBs (in complete bearings or bearing equivalents) for
2018 and 2019.
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Definitions
Trade data.‐‐Report your firm’s production capacity, production, shipments, and inventories
related to the production of TRBs in your establishment(s) in China during the specified periods.
Do not include resales of TRBs that your firm did not produce in this question; those data to the
degree they are exported to the United States should only be reported in question II‐13.
Do not submit data by manufacturing facility if they are in the same country. If your firm has
multiple manufacturing establishments within one country, you are required to combine data
for those establishments within one foreign producer questionnaire response.
Do not submit data on multiple countries combined. The establishments reported here should
all be located in the country of the firm’s address reported on the certification page.
Multinational companies with production in multiple subject countries should submit separate
foreign producer questionnaire responses for each subject country.
“Average production capacity” or “capacity” –The level of production that your
establishment(s) could reasonably have expected to attain during the specified periods for all
products manufactured in that establishment using the same manufacturing equipment.
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 establishment(s) in China, including production consumed
internally within your firm.
“Shipments”‐‐Shipments of products produced in your establishment(s) in China. Quantities
reported should be net of returns. 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 in China.
“Home market commercial shipments”‐‐Shipments, other than internal consumption and
transfers to related firms, within China.
“Home market internal consumption/transfers to related firms”‐‐Shipments made to
related firms in China, including product consumed internally by your firm.
“Export shipments”‐‐Shipments to destinations outside China, 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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II‐12a. Trade data (Small‐diameter TRBs).—
Include only parts and subassemblies essentially equivalent to a complete bearing, such as sets
consisting of cups and cone assemblies or, if cups and cone assemblies are sold separately, the
equivalent of sets.
Small‐diameter TRBs
(8” or less outside cup diameter)
Quantity (in complete bearings or bearing equivalents) and Value (in 1,000 dollars)
Calendar year
Item
2015
1
2016
2017
Average production capacity (A)
Beginning‐of‐period inventories (B)
Production (C)
Home market shipments:
Internal consumption/ transfers
quantity (D)
value (G)
Export shipments:
to the United States:
quantity (H)
Total exports (quantity) (P)
0
0
0
Total shipments (quantity) (Q)
0
0
0
value (E)
Commercial shipments
quantity (F)
value (I)
2
to the European Union:
quantity (J)
value (K)
3
to Asia:
quantity (L)
value (M)
4
to all other markets:
quantity (N)
value (O)
End‐of‐period inventories (R)
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
Identify your firm’s principal European Union export markets: .
3
Identify your firm’s principal Asian export markets: .
4
Identify your firm’s principal other export markets: .
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II‐12a. Trade data (Small‐diameter TRBs).—Continued.
RECONCILIATION OF SHIPMENTS, PRODUCTION, AND INVENTORY.‐‐Generally, the data reported
for the end‐of‐period inventories (i.e., line R) 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, J, L,
and N). Please ensure that any differences are not due to data entry errors in completing this
form, but rather actually reflect your firm’s records; and also provide any likely explanations for
any differences (e.g., theft, loss, damage, record systems issues, etc.) if they exist.
Calendar year
Item
2015
B + C – D – F – H –J – L – N – R= should
equal zero ("0") or provide an
explanation.1
2016
0
2017
0
0
1
Explanation if the calculated fields above are returning values other than zero (i.e., “0”) but are
nonetheless accurate: .
II‐12b. Exports to the United States not produced by your firm.‐‐Report your firm’s exports to the
United States of TRBs that was produced in China but not by your firm during the specified
periods. Note these data should not be included in question II‐12.
Small‐diameter TRBs
(8” or less outside cup diameter)
Quantity (in complete bearings or bearing equivalents) and Value (in 1,000 dollars)
Calendar year
Item
2015
Exports of TRBs to the United States not
produced by your firm1.—
Quantity 1
Value
1
List the producer(s).
2016
2017
.
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II‐13a. Trade data (Large‐diameter TRBs).—
Include only parts and subassemblies essentially equivalent to a complete bearing, such as sets
consisting of cups and cone assemblies or, if cups and cone assemblies are sold separately, the
equivalent of sets.
Large‐diameter TRBs
(over 8” outside cup diameter)
Quantity (in complete bearings or bearing equivalents) and Value (in 1,000 dollars)
Calendar year
Item
2015
1
2016
2017
Average production capacity (A)
Beginning‐of‐period inventories (B)
Production (C)
Home market shipments:
Internal consumption/ transfers
quantity (D)
value (G)
Export shipments:
to the United States:
quantity (H)
Total exports (quantity) (P)
0
0
0
Total shipments (quantity) (Q)
0
0
0
value (E)
Commercial shipments
quantity (F)
value (I)
2
to the European Union:
quantity (J)
value (K)
3
to Asia:
quantity (L)
value (M)
4
to all other markets:
quantity (N)
value (O)
End‐of‐period inventories (R)
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
Identify your firm’s principal European Union export markets: .
3
Identify your firm’s principal Asian export markets: .
4
Identify your firm’s principal other export markets: .
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II‐13a. Trade data (Large‐diameter TRBs).—Continued.
RECONCILIATION OF SHIPMENTS, PRODUCTION, AND INVENTORY.‐‐Generally, the data reported
for the end‐of‐period inventories (i.e., line R) 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, J, L,
and N). Please ensure that any differences are not due to data entry errors in completing this
form, but rather actually reflect your firm’s records; and also provide any likely explanations for
any differences (e.g., theft, loss, damage, record systems issues, etc.) if they exist.
Calendar year
Item
2015
B + C – D – F – H –J – L – N – R= should
equal zero ("0") or provide an
explanation.1
2016
0
2017
0
0
1
Explanation if the calculated fields above are returning values other than zero (i.e., “0”) but are
nonetheless accurate: .
II‐13b. Exports to the United States not produced by your firm.‐‐Report your firm’s exports to the
United States of TRBs that was produced in China but not by your firm during the specified
periods. Note these data should not be included in question II‐12.
Large‐diameter TRBs
(over 8” outside cup diameter)
Quantity (in complete bearings or bearing equivalents) and Value (in 1,000 dollars)
Calendar year
Item
2015
Exports of TRBs to the United States not
produced by your firm1.—
Quantity 1
Value
1
List the producer(s).
2016
2017
.
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II‐14a. Trade data (Wheel hub assemblies).—
Include only parts and subassemblies essentially equivalent to a complete bearing, such as sets
consisting of cups and cone assemblies or, if cups and cone assemblies are sold separately, the
equivalent of sets.
Wheel hub assemblies
Quantity (in complete bearings or bearing equivalents) and Value (in 1,000 dollars)
Calendar year
Item
2015
1
2016
2017
Average production capacity (A)
Beginning‐of‐period inventories (B)
Production (C)
Home market shipments:
Internal consumption/ transfers
quantity (D)
value (G)
Export shipments:
to the United States:
quantity (H)
Total exports (quantity) (P)
0
0
0
Total shipments (quantity) (Q)
0
0
0
value (E)
Commercial shipments
quantity (F)
value (I)
2
to the European Union:
quantity (J)
value (K)
3
to Asia:
quantity (L)
value (M)
4
to all other markets:
quantity (N)
value (O)
End‐of‐period inventories (R)
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
Identify your firm’s principal European Union export markets: .
3
Identify your firm’s principal Asian export markets: .
4
Identify your firm’s principal other export markets: .
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II‐14a. Trade data (Wheel hub assemblies).—Continued.
RECONCILIATION OF SHIPMENTS, PRODUCTION, AND INVENTORY.‐‐Generally, the data reported
for the end‐of‐period inventories (i.e., line R) 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, J, L,
and N). Please ensure that any differences are not due to data entry errors in completing this
form, but rather actually reflect your firm’s records; and also provide any likely explanations for
any differences (e.g., theft, loss, damage, record systems issues, etc.) if they exist.
Calendar year
Item
2015
B + C – D – F – H –J – L – N – R= should
equal zero ("0") or provide an
explanation.1
2016
0
2017
0
0
1
Explanation if the calculated fields above are returning values other than zero (i.e., “0”) but are
nonetheless accurate: .
II‐14b. Exports to the United States not produced by your firm.‐‐Report your firm’s exports to the
United States of TRBs that was produced in China but not by your firm during the specified
periods. Note these data should not be included in question II‐12.
Wheel hub assemblies
Quantity (in complete bearings or bearing equivalents) and Value (in 1,000 dollars)
Calendar year
Item
Exports of TRBs to the United States not
produced by your firm1.—
Quantity 1
Value
2015
2016
2017
1
List the producer(s).
II‐15. 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.‐‐MARKET FACTORS
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Tan von Kessler (202‐205‐
2389, tana.vonkessler@usitc.gov).
III‐1. Contact information.‐‐ Please identify the responsible individual and how Commission staff may
contact the individual regarding the confidential information submitted in part III.
Name
Title
Email
Telephone
Fax
III‐2. Contract versus spot.‐‐Approximately what share of your firm’s sales of TRBs to U.S. customers
in 2017 was on a (1) long‐term contract basis, (2) annual contract basis, (3) short‐term contract
basis, and (4) spot sales basis?
Type of sale
Short‐term
Long‐term
Annual
Total
contracts
contracts
Spot sales
contracts
(should
(multiple
(multiple
(for a single
(multiple
sum to
deliveries for
deliveries for
delivery)
deliveries for 12
100.0%)
less than 12
more than 12
months)
months)
months)
Share of your
%
%
%
% 0.0 %
2017 sales
III‐3. Contract provisions.— Please fill out the table regarding your firm’s typical sales contracts with
U.S. customers for TRBs (or check “not applicable” if your firm does not sell on a long‐term,
short‐term and/or annual contract basis).
Short‐term contracts Annual contracts
Long‐term contracts
(multiple
(multiple deliveries
Typical sales
(multiple deliveries for
Item
deliveries for 12
for less than 12
contract provisions
more than 12 months)
months)
months)
Average contract
duration
No. of
days
Price renegotiation
(during contract
period)
Yes
No
Quantity
Price
Both
Yes
No
Fixed quantity
and/or price
Meet or release
provision
Not applicable
365
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Lead times.— What is your firm’s share of sales from inventory and produced to order and what
is the typical lead time between a customer’s order and the date of delivery for your firm’s sales
of TRBs?
Source
Share of 2017 sales
From inventory
%
Produced to order
%
0.0
%
Total (should sum to 100.0%)
III‐5.
Raw materials.‐‐ Indicate how TRBs raw materials prices have changed since January 1, 2015,
and how you expect they will change in the future.
Fluctuate
with no
clear
Overall
No
Overall
increase change decrease trend
Raw
materials
prices
III‐6.
III‐7.
Lead time (days)
Explain, noting how raw material
price changes have affected your
firm’s selling prices for TRBs.
Changes since
January 1,
2015
Anticipated
changes
Changes in factors affecting supply.‐‐Have any changes occurred in any other factors affecting
supply (e.g., changes in availability or prices of energy or labor; transportation conditions;
production capacity and/or methods of production; technology; export markets; or alternative
production opportunities) that affected the availability of China‐produced TRBs in the U.S.
market since January 1, 2015?
No
Yes
If yes, please describe.
Availability of SUBJECT import supply.‐‐ Do you anticipate any changes in terms of the
availability of China‐produced TRBs in the U.S. market in the future?
If you anticipate changes in supply, please identify the changes,
including the time period and the impact of such changes on
No
Increase change Decrease shipment volumes and prices.
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Product shifting.‐‐Describe how easily your firm can shift its sales of TRBs between the U.S.
market and alternative country markets. In your discussion, please describe any contracts,
other sales arrangements, or other constraints (including any third‐country trade barriers such
as tariffs, quotas, or other non‐tariff barriers) that would prevent or retard your firm from
shifting TRBs between the U.S. and alternative country markets within a 12‐month period.
III‐9.
Product range.‐‐Is the product range, product mix, or marketing of TRBs in your firm’s home
market different from that of TRBs for export to the United States or to third‐country markets?
No
Yes
If yes, please explain.
III‐10. Product changes.‐‐Have there been any significant changes in the product range, product mix,
or marketing of TRBs in your firm’s home market, for export to the United States, or for export
to third‐country markets since January 1, 2015? Do you anticipate any future changes?
Changes in
product range,
product mix, or
marketing
No Yes
Changes since
January 1, 2015
Anticipated
changes
Explain
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III‐11. Substitutes. ‐‐
(a)
Can other products be substituted for TRBs?
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 TRBs?
No Yes
Explanation
1.
2.
3.
Have there been any changes in the number or types of products that can be
substituted for TRBs since January 1, 2015? Do you anticipate any future changes?
(b)
Changes in
substitutes
No Yes
Explain
Changes since
January 1, 2015
Anticipated
changes
III‐12. Interchangeability.‐‐Is the TRBs produced by your firm and sold in its home market
interchangeable (i.e., can be used in the same applications) with your firm’s TRBs sold to the
United States and/or to third‐country markets?
Yes
No
If no, identify the market(s) and any differences in the products.
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III‐13. End uses.—
(a)
Describe the end uses of the TRBs that your firm manufactures and sell to your firm’s
home market. If these end uses differ from those of the TRBs your firm sells to the U.S.
market or to third‐country markets, explain.
(b)
Have there been any changes in the end uses of TRBs since January 1, 2015? Do you
anticipate any future changes?
Changes in end
uses
No
Yes
Explain
Changes since
January 1, 2015
Anticipated
changes
III‐14. Demand trends.‐‐Indicate how demand in the following markets for TRBs has changed since
January 1, 2015, and how you anticipate demand will change in the future. Explain any trends
and describe the principal factors that have affected, and that you anticipate will affect, these
changes in demand.
Fluctuate
with no
Your firm’s Overall
No
Overall
market increase change decrease clear trend
Explanation and factors
Demand since January 1, 2015
Home
market
United
States
Other
markets
Anticipated future demand
Home
market
United
States
Other
markets
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III‐15. Price differences.‐‐Please compare market prices of TRBs in your firm’s home market, the
United States, and third‐country markets.
III‐16. Description of home market.‐‐Describe briefly your firm’s home market for TRBs, including the
number of, and competition between, producers.
III‐17. Import competition.‐‐Does your firm face competition from imports of TRBs in your firm’s home
market?
No
Yes
If yes, please identify the country sources of these imports.
III‐18. Market studies.‐‐Please provide as a separate attachment to this request any studies, surveys,
etc. that you are aware of that quantify and/or otherwise discuss TRBs supply (including
production capacity and capacity utilization) and demand in (1) the United States, (2) each of
the other major producing/consuming countries, including China, and (3) the world as a whole.
Of particular interest is such data from 2015 to the present and forecasts for the future.
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III‐19. Other explanations.‐‐If your firm would like to further explain a response to a question in Part III
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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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/701731/2017/tapered_roller_bearings_china/fou
rth_review_full.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: TRB4
• E‐mail.—E‐mail the MS Word questionnaire to keysha.martinez@usitc.gov; include a scanned copy of
the signed certification page (page 1). Submitters are strongly encouraged to encrypt nonpublic
documents that are electronically transmitted to the Commission to protect your sensitive information
from unauthorized disclosure. The USITC secure drop‐box system and the Electronic Document
Information System (EDIS) use Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) 140‐2 cryptographic
algorithms to encrypt data in transit. Submitting your nonpublic documents by a means that does not
use these encryption algorithms (such as by email) may subject your firm’s nonpublic information to
unauthorized disclosure during transmission. If you choose a non‐encrypted method of electronic
transmission, the Commission warns you that the risk of such possible unauthorized disclosure is
assumed by you and not by the Commission.
If your firm did not produce or export this product, please fill out page 1, print, sign, and submit a
scanned copy to the Commission.
Parties to this proceeding.—If your firm is a party to this proceeding, it is required to serve a copy of the
completed questionnaire on parties to the proceeding that are subject to administrative protective
order (see 19 CFR § 207.7). A list of such parties may be obtained from the Commission’s Secretary (202‐
205‐1803). A certificate of service must accompany the completed questionnaire you submit (see 19 CFR
§ 207.7). Service of the questionnaire must be made in paper form.
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| Author | keysha.martinez |
| File Modified | 2018-03-12 |
| File Created | 2018-03-12 |