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LOST SALES AND LOST REVENUE SURVEY
STEEL WHEELS FROM CHINA
This survey must be received by the Commission by April 10, 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 countervailing duty and antidumping duty investigations concerning steel wheels from China (Inv.
Nos. 701‐TA‐602 and 731‐TA‐1412 (Preliminary)). The information requested in the survey is requested under the
authority of the Tariff Act of 1930, title VII. This report is mandatory and failure to reply as directed can result in a
subpoena or other order to compel the submission of records or information in your possession (19 U.S.C. § 1333(a)).
Further information on this survey can be obtained from Cindy Cohen (202‐205‐3230, cindy.cohen@usitc.gov).
Name of firm
Address
City
State
Zip Code
Website
Has your firm purchased steel wheels (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 survey to the Commission)
YES
(Complete all parts of the survey, and return the entire survey 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: WHEEL)
CERTIFICATION
I certify that the information herein supplied in this survey 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 submitting this certification I
also grant consent for the Commission, and its employees and contract personnel, to use the information provided in this survey
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
investigation 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
Email address
Business Proprietary
Lost Sales and Lost Revenue Survey‐ Steel wheels
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GENERAL INFORMATION
Background.‐‐This proceeding was instituted in response to a petition filed on March 27, 2018, by
Accuride Corporation, Evansville, Indiana, and Maxion Wheels Akron LLC, Akron, Ohio. Countervailing
and/or antidumping duties may be assessed on the subject imports as a result of these proceedings if
the Commission makes an affirmative determination of injury, threat, or material retardation, and if the
U.S. Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) makes an affirmative determination of subsidization
and/or dumping. U.S. producers of steel wheels have provided the USITC with allegations about sales or
revenue that they have lost due to competition from imports of steel wheels from China. One or more
domestic producer(s) have named your firm in such an allegation.
Steel wheels covered by these investigations are certain on‐the‐road steel wheels for use with tubeless
tires with a wheel diameter of 22.5 inches and 24.5 inches. Certain on‐the‐road wheels with a wheel
diameter of 22.5 inches and 24.5 inches are generally designed, manufactured, and offered for sale for
use on road and highway surfaces by Class 6, 7, and 8 commercial vehicles, including tractors, semi‐
trailers, dump trucks, garbage trucks, concrete mixers, and buses, and are the current standard wheel
diameters for such applications. The standard widths of certain steel wheels are 7.5 inches, 8.25 inches,
and 9.0 inches, but all certain steel wheels, regardless of width, are covered by the scope. While 22.5
inches and 24.5 inches are standard wheel sizes used by Class 6, 7, and 8 commercial trucks, their
trailers, buses, and other commercial vehicles, and have been for several decades, these petitions are
intended to cover new sizes that may be adopted for use on Class 6, 7, and 8 commercial vehicles.
The scope includes “hub‐piloted” steel wheels and “stud‐piloted” steel wheels and includes rims and
discs for such wheels, whether imported as an assembly or separately. The scope includes wheels, discs,
and rims, of carbon and/or alloy composition, whether cladded or not cladded, whether finished or not
finished, and whether coated or uncoated. All on‐the‐road wheels sold in the United States are subject
to the requirements of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and bear markings, such as
the “DOT” symbol, indicating compliance with applicable motor vehicle standards. The scope includes
steel wheels imported with and without the required markings, which may be added after importation.
Steel wheels imported as an assembly with a tire mounted on the wheel or with a valve stem attached
are included. However, if the steel wheels are imported as an assembly with a tire mounted on the
wheel or with a valve stem attached, the tire or valve stem is not covered by the scope.
Excluded from the scope are steel wheels for use with tube‐type tires. Also excluded from the scope are
wheels where steel represents less than fifty percent of the product by weight (e.g., aluminum wheels).
Steel wheels manufactured and offered for sale primarily for off‐highway or off‐the‐road use are also
excluded from the scope. Such wheels are not required to meet the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration’s requirements. Steel wheels that meet the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration’s requirements, but can be used off‐road, are included in the scope.
Imports of the subject merchandise are provided for under the following categories of the Harmonized
Tariff Schedule of the United States ("HTSUS"): 8708.70.4530, 8708.70.4560, 8708.70.6030,
8708.70.6060, 8716.90.5045, and 8716.90.5059. Wheels meeting the scope description may also enter
under the following HTSUS subheadings: 4011.20.1015, 4011.20.5020, and 8708.99.4850. While HTSUS
subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the subject
merchandise is dispositive.
Business Proprietary
Lost Sales and Lost Revenue Survey‐ Steel wheels
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Reporting of information.‐‐If information is not readily available from your records, provide carefully
prepared estimates.
Confidentiality.‐‐The data furnished in response to this survey 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.
Release of information.‐‐The information provided by your firm in response to this survey, 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. Please also retain a copy of the final document that you submit.
Contact information.‐‐Please identify the responsible individual and the manner by which Commission
staff may contact that individual regarding the confidential information submitted in this survey. This
may or may not be the person whose signature is at the bottom of page 1.
Name
Title
Email
Telephone
Firms operating more than one establishment should combine the data for all establishments into a
single response.
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Lost Sales and Lost Revenue Survey‐ Steel wheels
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PURCHASE INFORMATION
II‐1. Purchases and imports.‐‐Report separately your firm’s domestic purchases and imports of steel
wheels.
“Purchase” – Purchase from a U.S. entity such as a U.S. producer, a U.S. importer, or other U.S.
firm.
“Import” – Purchase directly from a foreign supplier and your firm is the importer of record.
2015
2016
2017
Item
Purchases of steel wheels produced in‐‐
United States
China
Canada
All other countries
Sources unknown
0
0
0
0
0
0
Mexico
1
Total purchases
Imports of steel wheels from‐‐
China
Canada
Mexico
1
All other countries
Total imports
1
Please identify these countries:
Quantity (in number of wheels)
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2. Changes in purchasing patterns.‐‐Please indicate how the shares of your firm’s purchases of steel
wheels from different sources have changed since January 1, 2015.
Source of
purchases
Did not
purchase Decreased Increased
Constant Fluctuated
Explanation for trend
United States
China
Canada
Mexico
All other
countries
Sources
unknown
3. Major purchasing factors.‐‐Please list, in order of their importance, the main factors your firm
considers in deciding from whom to purchase steel wheels.
1.
2.
3.
Please list any other factors that are very important in your purchase decisions:
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4. Purchasing subject imports rather than domestic products.—
(a)
Since January 2015, did your firm purchase imports of steel wheels from China instead
of U.S.‐produced steel wheels?
Yes
No
Source
(also respond to parts (b) and (c))
(If “No”, skip to next question)
China
(b)
If you responded “Yes” to part (a), was the imported product from China priced lower
than the domestic product?
Source
Yes
No
China
(c)
If you responded “Yes” to part (a), was price a primary reason for purchasing imports
from China rather than domestic product?
Source
Yes
China
If Yes, estimate the quantity
of imports from China
purchased instead of
domestic product since
January 2015
(in number of wheels)
No
If No, please indicate the
reason your firm purchased
imports instead of domestic
product
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5.
U.S. producers and import competition.—
(a)
Since January 1, 2015, in connection with a sale or offer to sell steel wheels to your firm,
did U.S. producers reduce their prices of domestically produced steel wheels in order to
compete with lower‐priced imports of steel wheels from China?
Yes (also respond to
No (If “No”, skip to next
Source
question part (b))
question)
Don’t know
China
(b)
If your firm responded “yes” to any of the above countries, please provide an estimate
of the reduction in U.S. producers’ prices, and any additional explanations, such as
timing (e.g., months/years), frequency of price reductions, or other market/competitive
factors.
Source
China
Estimated
reduction in U.S.
prices
(percent)
%
Additional explanation, including such information as
timing (e.g., months/years), frequency of price
reductions, or other market/competitive factors
6. Method of purchase‐‐Please provide a general description of your firm’s method(s) of purchase
(e.g., individual purchase, contract, bids, Internet purchases, etc.) for steel wheels.
7. Other explanations‐‐Please provide any additional comments in this box.
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OMB INFORMATION
8. OMB statistics.‐‐Please report the actual number of hours required and the cost to your firm of
completing this survey.
Hours
Dollars
The questions in this survey 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 survey is estimated to average 4 hours per response,
including the time for reviewing instructions, gathering data, and completing and reviewing the
survey.
We welcome comments regarding the accuracy of this burden estimate, suggestions for reducing
the burden, and any suggestions for improving this survey. Please attach such comments to your
response or send to the Office of Investigations, USITC, 500 E St. SW, Washington, DC 20436.
HOW TO FILE YOUR SURVEY RESPONSE
Please do not attempt to modify the format or permissions of the survey document.
Please submit the completed survey using one of the methods noted below. If your firm
is unable to complete the MS Word survey 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: WHEEL
• E‐mail.—E‐mail the MS Word survey to cindy.cohen@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 purchase this product, please fill out page 1, print, sign, and submit a scanned copy
to the Commission.
| File Type | application/pdf |
| File Title | Microsoft Word - LSLR questionnaire--Steel wheels (P) |
| Author | jordan.harriman |
| File Modified | 2018-03-29 |
| File Created | 2018-03-29 |