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U.S. PRODUCERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
MULTILAYERED WOOD FLOORING FROM CHINA
This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by August 17, 2017
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 countervailing and antidumping duty orders concerning multilayered wood flooring from China (Inv. Nos. 701-TA-476
and 731-TA-1179 (Review)). 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 multilayered wood flooring (as defined on the next page) at any time since January 1,
2011?
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: MLWF)
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 proceedings may be disclosed to and used: (i) by the Commission, its employees and Offices, and contract
personnel (a) for developing or maintaining the records of this or a related proceeding, or (b) in internal investigations, audits,
reviews, and evaluations relating to the programs, personnel, and operations of the Commission including under 5 U.S.C.
Appendix 3; or (ii) by U.S. government employees and contract personnel, solely for cybersecurity purposes. I understand that all
contract personnel will sign appropriate nondisclosure agreements.
Name of Authorized Official
Title of Authorized Official
Date
Phone:
Signature
Fax:
Email address
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PART I.—GENERAL INFORMATION
Background.--On December 8, 2011, the Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) issued a
countervailing duty order and an antidumping duty order on imports of multilayered wood flooring from
China. On November 1, 2016, the Commission instituted reviews 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 orders 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 orders
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/701731/2016/multilayered_wood_flooring_china/first_review_ful
l.htm
Multilayered wood flooring covered by these reviews is composed of an assembly of two or more layers
or plies of wood veneer(s) 1 in combination with a core. 2 The several layers, along with the core, are
glued or otherwise bonded together to form a final assembled product. Multilayered wood flooring is
often referred to by other terms, e.g., “engineered wood flooring” or “plywood flooring.” Regardless of
the particular terminology, all products that meet the description set forth herein are intended for
inclusion within the definition of subject merchandise.
All multilayered wood flooring is included within the definition of subject merchandise, without regard
to: dimension (overall thickness, thickness of face ply, thickness of back ply, thickness of core, and
thickness of inner plies; width; and length); wood species used for the face, back and inner veneers; core
composition; and face grade. Multilayered wood flooring included within the definition of subject
merchandise may be unfinished (i.e., without a finally finished surface to protect the face veneer from
wear and tear) or “prefinished” (i.e., a coating applied to the face veneer, including, but not exclusively,
oil or oil-modified or water-based polyurethanes, ultra-violet light cured polyurethanes, wax, epoxyester finishes, moisture-cured urethanes and acid-curing formaldehyde finishes.) The veneers may be
also soaked in an acrylicimpregnated finish. All multilayered wood flooring is included within the
definition of subject merchandise regardless of whether the face (or back) of the product is smooth,
wire brushed, distressed by any method or multiple methods, or hand-scraped. In addition, all
multilayered wood flooring is included within the definition of subject merchandise regardless of
whether or not it is manufactured with any interlocking or connecting mechanism (for example, tongueand-groove construction or locking joints). All multilayered wood flooring is included within the
definition of the subject merchandise regardless of whether the product meets a particular industry or
similar standard.
The core of multilayered wood flooring may be composed of a range of materials, including but not
limited to hardwood or softwood veneer, particleboard, medium-density fiberboard (MDF), high-density
fiberboard (HDF), stone and/or plastic composite, or strips of lumber placed edge-to-edge.
Multilayered wood flooring products generally, but not exclusively, may be in the form of a strip, plank,
or other geometrical patterns (e.g., circular, hexagonal). All multilayered wood flooring products are
included within this definition regardless of the actual or nominal dimensions or form of the product.
1
A “veneer” is a thin slice of wood, rotary cut, sliced, or sawed from a log, bolt, or flitch. Veneer is referred to as a
ply when assembled.
2
Commerce interprets this language to refer to wood flooring products with a minimum of three layers.
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Specifically excluded from the scope are cork flooring and bamboo flooring, regardless of whether any
of the sub-surface layers of either flooring are made from wood. Also excluded is laminate flooring.
Laminate flooring consists of a top wear layer sheet not made of wood, a decorative paper layer, a corelayer of high-density fiberboard, and a stabilizing bottom layer.
Imports of the subject merchandise are provided for under the following statistical reporting numbers of
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (“HTSUS”):
4412.31.0520; 4412.31.0540; 4412.31.0560; 4412.31.2510; 4412.31.2520; 4412.31.4040; 4412.31.4050;
4412.31.4060; 4412.31.4070; 4412.31.5125; 4412.31.5135; 4412.31.5155; 4412.31.5165; 4412.31.3175;
4412.31.6000; 4412.31.9100; 4412.32.0520; 4412.32.0540; 4412.32.0560; 4412.32.2510; 4412.32.2520;
4412.32.3125; 4412.32.3135; 4412.32.3155; 4412.32.3165; 4412.32.3175; 4412.32.3185; 4412.32.5600;
4412.39.1000; 4412.39.3000; 4412.39.4011; 4412.39.4012; 4412.39.4019; 4412.39.4031; 4412.39.4032;
4412.39.4039; 4412.39.4051; 4412.39.4052; 4412.39.4059; 4412.39.4061; 4412.39.4062; 4412.39.4069;
4412.39.5010; 4412.39.5030; 4412.39.5050; 4412.94.1030; 4412.94.1050; 4412.94.3105; 4412.94.3111;
4412.94.3121; 4412.94.3131; 4412.94.3141; 4412.94.3160; 4412.94.3171; 4412.94.4100; 4412.94.5100;
4412.94.6000; 4412.94.7000; 4412.94.8000; 4412.94.9000; 4412.94.9500; 4412.99.0600; 4412.99.1020;
4412.99.1030; 4412.99.1040; 4412.99.3110; 4412.99.3120; 4412.99.3130; 4412.99.3140; 4412.99.3150;
4412.99.3160; 4412.99.3170; 4412.99.4100; 4412.99.5100; 4412.99.5710; 4412.99.6000; 4412.99.7000;
4412.99.8000; 4412.99.9000; 4412.99.9500; 4418.71.2000; 4418.71.9000; 4418.72.2000; and
4418.72.9500.
The HTSUS provisions are for convenience and customs purposes; the written description of the scope is
dispositive.
Reporting of information.-- If information is not readily available from your records in exactly the form
requested, furnish carefully prepared estimates. If your firm is completing more than one questionnaire
in connection with this proceeding (i.e., a producer, importer, and/or purchaser questionnaire), you
need not respond to duplicated questions in the questionnaires.
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 of your 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.
I-1.
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.
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Establishments covered.--Provide the city, state, zip code, and brief description of each
establishment covered by this questionnaire. If your firm is publicly traded, please specify the
stock exchange and trading symbol in the footnote to the table. 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 multilayered wood
flooring, 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
I-3.
Additional discussion on establishments consolidated in this questionnaire:
Position regarding continuation of order.--Does your firm support or oppose continuation of
the following antidumping and countervailing duty orders currently in place for multilayered
wood flooring?
Country
China CVD
China AD
Support
Oppose
Take no position
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Ownership.--Is your firm owned, in whole or in part, by any other firm?
No
Firm name
I-5.
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Yes--List the following information.
Address
Extent of
ownership
(percent)
Related importers/exporters.--Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or
foreign, that are engaged in importing multilayered wood flooring into the United States or that
are engaged in exporting multilayered wood flooring to the United States?
No
Firm name
Yes--List the following information.
Country
Affiliation
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Related producers.--Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or foreign, that are
engaged in the production of multilayered wood flooring?
No
Yes--List the following information.
Firm name
I-7.
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Country
Affiliation
Business plan.--In Parts II and IV 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 market conditions for multilayered wood
flooring?
No
Yes
If 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 Joanna Lo (202-205-1888,
joanna.lo@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 multilayered wood flooring since January 1, 2011.
Check as many as appropriate.
Plant openings
Plant closings
Relocations
Expansions
Acquisitions
Consolidations
Prolonged shutdowns or
production curtailments
Revised labor agreements
Other (e.g., technology)
If checked, please describe; leave blank if not
applicable.
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II-3.
Anticipated changes in operations.--Does your firm anticipate any changes in the character of
operations or organization (as noted above) relating to the production of multilayered wood
flooring in the future?
No
II-4a.
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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 documentation that address this
issue. Include in your response a specific projection of your firm’s
capacity to produce multilayered wood flooring (in 1,000 square feet)
for 2017 and 2018.
Production using same machinery.--Please report your firm’s production of products made on
the same equipment and machinery used to produce multilayered wood flooring, and the
combined production capacity on this shared equipment and machinery 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).
“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 square feet)
Calendar year
Item
2011
2012
2013
January-June
2014
2015
2016
2016
2017
Overall production capacity
Production of:
Multilayered wood flooring1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Other flooring (i.e. bamboo or
cork flooring)
Hardwood plywood
Other products2
Total
1
2
Data entered for production of multilayered wood flooring will populate here once reported in question II-5.
Please identify these products:
.
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II-4b.
Operating parameters.--The production capacity reported in II-5a is based on operating
per week,
weeks per year.
II-4c.
Capacity calculation.--Please describe the methodology used to calculate overall production
capacity reported in II-5a, and explain any changes in reported capacity.
II-4d.
Production constraints.--Please describe the constraint(s) that set the limit(s) on your firm’s
production capacity.
II-4e.
Product shifting.--Is your firm able to switch production (capacity) between multilayered wood
flooring and other products using the same equipment and/or labor?
No
II-4f.
Yes-- (i.e., have produced other products or are able to produce other
products). Please identify other actual or potential products:
hours
.
Product shifting factors.--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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Production, shipment, and inventory data.--Report your firm’s production capacity, production,
shipments, and inventories related to the production of multilayered wood flooring 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.
“U.S. commercial shipments” –Shipments made within the United States as a result of an arm’s
length commercial transaction in the ordinary course of business. Report net values (i.e., gross
sales values less all discounts, allowances, rebates, prepaid freight, and the value of returned
goods) in U.S. dollars, f.o.b. your point of shipment.
“Internal consumption” – Product consumed internally by your firm. Such transactions are
valued at fair market value.
“Transfers to related firms” –Shipments made to related domestic firms. Such transactions
are valued at fair market value.
“Related firm” –A firm that your firm solely or jointly owns, manages, or otherwise controls.
“Export shipments” –Shipments to destinations outside the United States, including shipments
to related firms.
“Inventories”— Finished goods inventory, 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 square feet) and value (in $1,000)
Calendar year
Item
2011
2012
2013
January-June
2014
2015
2016
2016
2017
Average production
capacity1 (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)
value (G)
Transfers to related
firms:2
quantity (H)
value (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 (use additional pages as necessary).
.
2
Internal consumption and transfers to related firms should be valued at fair market value. In the event that your firm uses a
different basis for valuing these transactions, please specify that basis (e.g., cost, cost plus, etc.) and provide value data using that basis
for each of the periods noted above:
.
3
Identify your firm’s principal export markets:
.
RECONCILIATION OF SHIPMENTS, PRODUCTION, AND INVENTORY.--Generally, the data reported for the end-ofperiod 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 year
Item
B+C–D–F–H–J–L=
should equal zero ("0") or
1
provide an explanation.
1
2011
2012
0
2013
0
January-June
2014
0
2015
0
2016
0
2016
0
2017
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 commercial U.S. shipments by channel of
distribution.
Quantity (in 1,000 square feet)
Calendar year
Item
2011
2012
2013
January-June
2014
2015
2016
2016
2017
Channels of distribution:
U.S. shipments—
to distributors (M)
to big box retailers/retail home
centers (N)
to other retailers (O)
to builders (P)
to other end users (Q)
RECONCILIATION OF CHANNELS.--Please ensure that the quantities reported for channels of distribution
(i.e., lines M, N, O, P, and Q) in each time period equal the quantity reported for commercial U.S.
shipments (i.e., line D) 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 year
Reconciliation item
M + N + O + P + Q – D = zero ("0"), if
not revise.
2011
2012
0
2013
0
January-June
2014
0
2015
0
2016
0
2016
0
2017
0
0
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Commercial U.S. shipments, by attribute.--Report the quantity (in 1,000 square feet) of your
firm’s commercial U.S. shipments of multilayered wood flooring, by species, finish, width, and
face thickness, during calendar year 2016.
Calendar year 2016
Species and finish
<= 5" width and <= 5" width and
<=2" face
>2" face
thickness
thickness
>5" width and
any face
thickness
All widths and
face thicknesses
Commercial U.S. shipments.-Red oak.-Smooth finish (R)
0
Distressed finish (S)
0
White oak.-Smooth finish (T)
0
Distressed finish (U)
0
Hickory, maple or walnut.-Smooth finish (V)
0
Distressed finish (W)
0
All other species.-Smooth finish (X)
0
Distressed finish (Y)
0
All species.-Smooth finish (Z)
Distressed finish (AA)
Total commercial U.S. shipments
(AB)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
RECONCILIATION OF COMMERCIAL U.S. SHIPMENTS.--Please ensure that the quantities reported for 2016
commercial U.S. shipments by attribute (i.e., line AB in the last column) equal the quantity reported for
commercial U.S. shipments (i.e., line D) in that same year. If the calculated fields below return values
other than zero (i.e., “0”), the data reported must be revised prior to submission to the Commission.
Reconciliation
R + S + T + U + V + W + X + Y (all columns) - D (for 2016) = should
equal zero ("0"), if not revise.
Calendar year
2016
0
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Employment data.--Report your firm’s employment-related data related to the production of
multilayered wood flooring 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. For the January to June periods, calculate similarly and divide by 6.
“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 year
Item
2011
2012
2013
2014
January-June
2015
2016
2016
2017
Employment data:
Average number of
PRWs (number) (AB)
Hours worked by PRWs
(1,000 hours) (AC)
Wages paid to PRWs
($1,000) (AD)
Explanation of trends:
II-9.
Transfers to related firms.--If your firm reported transfers to related firms in question II-5,
please indicate the nature of the relationship between your firm and the related firms (e.g., joint
venture, wholly owned subsidiary), whether the transfers were priced at market value or by a
non-market formula, whether your firm retained marketing rights to all transfers, and whether
the related firms also processed inputs from sources other than your firm.
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Purchases.--Other than direct imports, has your firm otherwise purchased multilayered wood
flooring since January 1, 2011?
No
Yes-- Please indicate the reasons for your firm’s purchases (if your firms’
reasons differ by source, please elaborate) and report the quantity and
value of such purchases below for the specified periods.
“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.
“Direct import” –A transaction to buy from a foreign supplier where your firm is the importer of
record or consignee.
“China – subject” –Imports from firms in China that are subject to the antidumping and/or
countervailing duty orders. Subject imports from China should not include imports from
Zhejiang Yuhua Timber Co., Ltd. (“Yuhua Timber”) and Zhejiang Layo Wood Industry Co., Ltd
(“Layo Wood”), as they are not subject to either order.
“China – nonsubject” –Imports from Chinese firms Yuhua Timber and Layo Wood only, both of
which are subject to neither the antidumping nor countervailing duty orders.
Reason for purchases:
Quantity (in 1,000 square feet)
Calendar years
Item
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
January-June
2016
2016
2017
Purchases from U.S.
importers1 of
multilayered wood
flooring from—
China-subject
China-nonsubject
All other sources
Purchases from
domestic producers2
Purchases from other
sources2
1
Please list the name of the importer(s) from which your firm purchased this product. If your firm’s import
suppliers differ by source, please identify the source for each listed supplier:
.
2
Please list the name of the producer(s) or U.S. distributor(s) from which your firm purchased this product:
.
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Toll production.--Since January 1, 2011, has your firm been involved in a toll agreement
regarding the production of multilayered wood flooring?
“Toll agreement”--Agreement between two firms whereby the first firm furnishes the raw
materials and the second firm uses the raw materials to produce a product that it then returns
to the first firm with a charge for processing costs, overhead, etc.
No
II-12.
Yes
If yes-- Please describe the toll arrangement(s) and name the firm(s)
involved.
Foreign trade zones.-Firm's FTZ operations.--Does your firm produce multilayered wood flooring in and/or
admit multilayered wood flooring into a foreign trade zone (FTZ)?
(a)
“Foreign trade zone” is a designated location in the United States where firms utilize
special procedures that allow delayed or reduced customs duty payments on foreign
merchandise. A foreign trade zone must be designed as such pursuant to the rules and
procedures set forth in the Foreign-Trade Zones Act.
No
Other firms' FTZ operations.--To your knowledge, do any firms in the United States
import multilayered wood flooring into a foreign trade zone (FTZ) for use in distribution
of multilayered wood flooring and/or the production of downstream articles?
(b)
No
II-13.
Yes
If yes-- Describe the nature of your firms operations in FTZs and identify
the specific FTZ site(s).
Yes
If yes--Identify the firms and the FTZs.
Direct imports.--Since January 1, 2011, has your firm imported multilayered wood flooring?
“Importer” – The person or firm primarily liable for the payment of any duties on the
merchandise, or an authorized agent acting on his behalf. The importer may be the consignee,
or the importer of record.
No
Yes
If yes-- COMPLETE AND RETURN A U.S. IMPORTERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
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For questions II-14 and II-15, if your response differs for particular orders, please indicate and explain
the particular effect of imposition, continuation, and revocation of specific orders.
II-14.
Effect of orders.--Describe the significance of the existing countervailing and antidumping duty
orders covering imports of multilayered wood flooring from China in terms of its effect on your
firm’s production capacity, production, U.S. shipments, inventories, purchases, employment,
revenues, costs, profits, cash flow, capital expenditures, research and development
expenditures, and asset values. You may wish to compare your firm’s operations before and
after the imposition of the orders.
II-15.
Anticipated changes in operations.--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
multilayered wood flooring in the future? Please consider both anticipated changes if the
countervailing and antidumping duty orders were to remain in place, and anticipated changes if
the orders on multilayered wood flooring from China were to be revoked. Please also note that
imports from Chinese firms Zhejiang Yuhua Timber Co., Ltd. (“Yuhua Timber”) and Zhejiang Layo
Wood Industry Co., Ltd (“Layo Wood”) are not subject to the orders and should not be
considered as a part of your response for if the orders were 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
documentation that address this issue. Include in your
response a specific projection of your firm’s capacity to
produce multilayered wood flooring (in 1,000 square feet)
for 2017 and 2018.
If orders
remain in place
If orders are
revoked
II-16.
Other explanations:--If your firm would like to explain further a response to a question in Part II
that did not provide a narrative box, please note the question number and the explanation in
the space provided below. Please also use this space to highlight any issues your firm had in
providing the data in this section, including but not limited to technical issues with the MS Word
questionnaire.
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PART III.--FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Address questions on this part of the questionnaire to David Boyland (202-708-4725,
david.boyland@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
Fax
III-2.
Accounting system.--Briefly describe your firm’s financial accounting system.
A.
When does your firm’s fiscal year end (month and day)?
If your firm’s fiscal year changed during the data-collection period, explain below:
B.1.
Describe the lowest level of operations (e.g., plant, division, company-wide) for which
financial statements are prepared that include multilayered wood flooring:
2.
3.
4.
Does your firm prepare profit/loss statements for multilayered wood flooring:
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:
GAAP,
cash,
tax, or
other comprehensive basis of
accounting (specify)
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 multilayered wood
flooring, 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.).
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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.
III-5.
Product listing.--Please list the products your firm produces in the facilities in which it produces
multilayered wood flooring, and provide the share of net sales accounted for by these products
in your firm’s most recent fiscal year.
Products
Share of sales
multilayered wood flooring
%
%
%
%
%
III-6.
Does your firm purchase inputs (raw materials, labor, energy, or any services) used in the
production of multilayered wood flooring 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.
No--Continue to question III-9a.
Inputs from related suppliers.--Please identify the inputs used in the production of multilayered
wood flooring that your firm purchases from related suppliers and that are reflected in question
III-9a. For “Share of total COGS” please report this information by relevant input on the basis of
your most recently completed fiscal year. For “Input valuation” please describe the basis, as
recorded in the company’s own accounting system, of the purchase cost from the related
supplier; e.g., the related supplier’s actual cost, cost plus, negotiated transfer price to
approximate fair market value.
Input
Related supplier
Share of total COGS
Input valuation as recorded in the firm’s accounting books and records
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Inputs from related suppliers at cost.--Please confirm that the inputs purchased from related
suppliers, as identified in III-7, were reported in III-9a (financial results on multilayered wood
flooring) in a manner consistent with the firm’s accounting books and records.
Yes
No--In the space below, please report the valuation basis of inputs purchased from related
suppliers as reported in question III-9a.
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III-9a. Operations on multilayered wood flooring.--Report the revenue and related cost information
requested below on the multilayered wood flooring operations of your firm’s U.S.
establishment(s).1 Do not report resales of products. Note that internal consumption and
transfers to related firms must be valued at fair market value. Input purchases from related
suppliers should be consistent with and based on information in the firm’s accounting books and
records. Provide data for your firm’s six most recently completed fiscal years, and for the
specified interim periods. If your firm was involved in tolling operations (either as the toller or
as the tollee), please contact David Boyland at (202) 708-4725 before completing this section of
the questionnaire.
Quantity (in 1,000 square feet) and value (in $1,000)
Fiscal years ended--
2011
Item
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2
Net sales quantities:
Commercial sales (“CS”)
Internal consumption (“IC”)
Transfers to related firms
(“Transfers”)
Total net sales quantities
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total COGS
0
0
0
0
0
0
Gross profit or (loss)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Net sales values:
Commercial sales
Internal consumption
Transfers to related firms
Total net sales values
Cost of goods sold (COGS):
Raw materials
3
Direct labor
Other factory costs
Selling, general, and administrative
(SG&A) expenses:
Selling expenses
General and administrative
expenses
Total SG&A expenses
Operating income (loss)
Other expenses and income:
Interest expense
All other expense items
All other income items
Net income or (loss) before income
taxes
Depreciation/amortization
included above
1
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.
2
Note -- The table above contains calculations that will appear when you have entered data in the MS
Word form fields.
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III-9a. Operations on multilayered wood flooring.--Continued
Quantity (in 1,000 square feet) and value (in $1,000)
Item
January-June 2016
January-June 2017
3
Net sales quantities:
Commercial sales (“CS”)
Internal consumption (“IC”)
Transfers to related firms (“Transfers”)
0
0
0
0
Total COGS
0
0
Gross profit or (loss)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total net sales quantities
3
Net sales values:
Commercial sales
Internal consumption
Transfers to related firms
Total net sales values
Cost of goods sold (COGS):
Raw materials
4
Direct labor
Other factory costs
Selling, general, and administrative (SG&A)
expenses:
Selling expenses
General and administrative expenses
Total SG&A expenses
Operating income (loss)
Other expenses and income:
Interest expense
All other expense items
All other income items
Net income or (loss) before income taxes
Depreciation/amortization included above
1
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.
2
Note -- The table above contains calculations that will appear when you have entered data in the MS
Word form fields.
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III-9b. Financial data reconciliation.--The calculable line items from question III-9a (i.e., total net sales
quantities and values, total COGS, gross profit (or loss), total SG&A, and net income (or loss))
have been calculated from the data submitted in the other line items. Do the calculated fields
return the correct data according to your firm's financial records ignoring non-material
differences that may arise due to rounding?
Yes
No--If 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.
III-10. Nonrecurring items (charges and gains) included in the subject product financial results.--For
each annual and interim 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 III-9a; i.e., if an aggregate nonrecurring item has been allocated to question
III-9a, only the allocated value amount included in question III-9a should be reported in the
schedule below. Note: The Commission’s objective here is to gather information only on
material (significant) nonrecurring items which impacted the reported financial results of the
subject product in question III-9a.
Fiscal years ended--
2011
Nonrecurring item: In this column please
provide a brief description of each
nonrecurring item and indicate the specific line
item in question III-9a where the nonrecurring
item is classified.
1.
, classified as
2.
, classified as
3.
, classified as
4.
, classified as
5.
, classified as
6.
, classified as
7.
, classified as
2012
2013
2014
January-June
2015
2016
2016
2017
Nonrecurring item: In these columns please report the amount of the relevant nonrecurring item
reported in question III-9a.
Value ($1,000)
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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 multilayered wood flooring. If your firm does not
maintain some or all of the specific asset information necessary to calculate total assets for
multilayered wood flooring in the normal course of business, please estimate this information
based upon a method (such as production, sales, or costs) that is consistent with relevant cost
allocations in question III-9a. Provide data as of the end of your firm’s six most recently
completed fiscal years.
Note: Total assets should reflect net assets after any accumulated depreciation and allowances
deducted.
Total assets should be allocated to the subject products if these assets are also related to other
products. Please provide a brief explanation if there are any substantial changes in total asset
value during the period; e.g., due to asset write-offs, revaluation, and major purchases.
Value (in $1,000)
Fiscal years ended-Item
Total assets (net)
1
Describe
2011
1
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
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III-13. Capital expenditures and research and development expenses.--Report your firm’s capital
expenditures and research and development expenses for multilayered wood flooring. Provide
data for your firm’s six most recently completed fiscal years, and for the specified interim
periods.
Value (in $1,000)
Fiscal years ended-Item
2011
Capital expenditures
2012
2013
2014
January-June
2015
2016
2016
2017
1
Research and
development
expenses2
1
2
Please describe the nature, focus, and significance of your firm’s capital expenditures on the subject product.
Please describe the nature, focus, and significance of your firm’s R&D expenses related to subject product.
III-14. Data consistency and reconciliation.--Please indicate whether your firm’s financial data for
questions III-9a, 12, and 13 are based on a calendar year or your firm’s fiscal year:
Calendar year
Fiscal year
Specify fiscal year
Please note the quantities and values reported in question III-9a should reconcile with the data
reported in question II-5 (including export shipments) as long as they are reported on the same
calendar year basis.
RECONCILIATION OF TRADE VS FINANCIAL DATA.--Please ensure that the quantities and values reported
for total shipments in part II equal the quantities and values reported 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.
Partial year
periods
Full year data
Reconciliation
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2016
2017
Quantity: Trade data from part II
less financial data from part III, =
zero ("0") except as noted above.
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Value: Trade data from part II
less financial data from part III, =
zero ("0") except as noted above.
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Do these data in question III-9a reconcile with data in question II-5?
Yes
No
If no, please explain.
III-15. Other explanations.--If your firm would like to further explain a response to a question in Part III
that did not provide a narrative box, please note the question number and the explanation in
the space provided below. Please also use this space to highlight any issues your firm had in
providing the data in this section, including but not limited to technical issues with the MS Word
questionnaire.
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PART IV.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Craig Thomsen
(202-205-3226, craig.thomsen@usitc.gov).
IV-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 IV.
Name
Title
Email
Telephone
Fax
PRICE DATA
IV-2.
This question requests quarterly quantity and value data for your firm’s commercial shipments
to unrelated U.S. customers of the following products produced by your firm.
Product 1.--Multilayered wood flooring, non-click, 12.5 mm (½ inch) thick, red oak-face
product, prefinished (veneer core), "Select" or "Clear" grade, smooth finish, 125
mm (4 ¾ to 5 ½ inches) width, with a face thickness of 2 mm
Product 2.--Multilayered wood flooring, non-click, 9.5 mm (3/8 inch) thick, red oak-face
product, smooth finish, prefinished (veneer core), 76 mm (2 ¾ to 3 ½ inches)
width, with a face thickness of 1.6 to 2 mm
Product 3.--Multilayered wood flooring, non-click, 9.5 mm (3/8 inch) thick, red oak-face
product, prefinished (veneer core), hand-scraped, distressed, or wire-brushed
finish, 76 mm (4 ¾ to 5 ½ inches) width, with a face thickness of 1.6 to 2mm
Product 4.--Multilayered wood flooring, non-click, 9.5 mm (3/8 inch) thick, maple-face
product, smooth finish, prefinished (veneer core), "Select" or "Clear" grade, 125
mm (4 ¾ to 5 ½ inches) width, with a face thickness of 2mm
Product 5.--Multilayered wood flooring, interlocking/click installation, 9.5 mm (3/8 inch) thick,
red-oak face product, smooth finish, prefinished (MDF, HDF or similar core), 125
mm (4 ¾ to 5 ½ inches) width, with a face thickness of 1.6 to 2 mm, 121.92 cm to
182.88 cm
Product 6.--Multilayered wood flooring, non-click, 12.5 mm (½ inch) thick, rotary/sliced,
hickory-face, hand-scraped, distressed, or wire-brushed finish, prefinished,
"Rustic" or "Country" grade, (veneer core), 125 mm (4 ¾ to 5 ½ inches) width,
with a face thickness of 2 mm
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Product 7.-- Multilayered wood flooring, non-click, 12.5 mm (½ inch) thick, birch face product,
prefinished, smooth finish, veneer core, 125 mm (4 ¾ to 5 ½ inches) width, with a
face thickness of 1.6 to 2 mm
Product 8.--Multilayered wood flooring, non-click, 12.5 mm (½ inch) thick, birch face product,
prefinished, hand-scraped, distressed, or wire-brushed finish, veneer core, 125
mm (4 ¾ to 5 ½ inches) width, with a face thickness of 1.6 to 2 mm.
(a) During January 2011 -June 2017, 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 tables as appropriate.
No.--Skip to question IV-3.
Please report values as follows:
Total dollar values should be f.o.b. your point of shipment to first arm’s length customer (e.g.,
f.o.b. distribution center and should not include U.S.-inland transportation costs to those
customers. Reported values should be net of direct and indirect discounts and rebates (i.e., all
discounts, incentives, allowances, rebates, or promotional support, including free samples).
Direct discounts are tied to sales of the specific multilayered wood flooring for which pricing
data are requested, whether or not such discounts are given on the sales price to the customer
or are in the form of a post-sale discount, rebate, or other type of sales support after the
customer resells the product to its customer.
Indirect discounts, rebates, or other incentives, while not specifically tied to the multilayered
wood flooring pricing products, are properly allocable to sales of such products because sales of
such products were part of the basis on which the discount, incentive, allowance, etc. was given.
In each case, the basis for the allocation of these allocated discounts, rebates, etc. should be the
value of sales of the pricing product at issue as a percentage of the value of all the products sold
by your firm to a customer that also qualified for the same discount, rebate, etc. Thus, for
example, the value of a discount given to a customer because it reached a specific target would
be allocated to the relevant multilayered wood flooring pricing product values.
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IV-2(b). Price data.--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 produced and sold by
your firm.
Report data in actual square feet (not 1,000s) and actual dollars (not 1,000s)
Product 1
Product 2
Product 3
Product 4
Period of shipment
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value
2011:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2012:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2013:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2014:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2015:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2016:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2017:
January-March
April-June
11
Net values (i.e., gross sales values less all discounts, incentives, allowances, rebates, or promotional support, including free samples, prepaid
freight, and the value of returned goods), f.o.b. your firm’s U.S. point of shipment.
2
Pricing product definitions are provided on the first page of Part IV.
Note.--If your firm’s product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified product, provide a description of the
product. Also, please explain any anomalies in your firm’s reported pricing data.
Product 1:
Product 2:
Product 3:
Product 4:
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IV-2(b). Price data.--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 produced and sold by
your firm.
Report data in actual square feet (not 1,000s) and actual dollars (not 1,000s)
Product 5
Quantity
Value
Product 6
Quantity
Value
Product 7
Quantity
Value
Product 8
Quantity
Value
Period of shipment
2011:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2012:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2013:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2014:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2015:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2016:
January-March
April-June
July-September
October-December
2017:
January-March
April-June
1
Net values (i.e., gross sales values less all discounts, incentives, allowances, rebates, or promotional support, including free samples, prepaid
freight, and the value of returned goods), f.o.b. your firm’s U.S. point of shipment.
2
Pricing product definitions are provided on the first page of Part IV.
Note.--If your firm’s product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified product, provide a description of the
product. Also, please explain any anomalies in your firm’s reported pricing data.
Product 5:
Product 6:
Product 7:
Product 8:
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IV-2(c). Pricing data methodology.-- Please describe the method and the kinds of documents/records
that were used to compile your price data, including how rebates and other adjustments were
allocated.
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.
IV-3.
Price setting.--How does your firm determine the prices that it charges for sales of multilayered
wood flooring (check all that apply)? If your firm issues price lists, please submit sample pages
of a recent list.
Transaction
by
transaction
IV-4.
Contracts
Set
price
lists
Other
If other, describe
Discount policy.—
(a)
Please indicate and describe your firm’s discount policies for multilayered wood flooring
(check all that apply).
Discount policies
No
Yes
If yes, describe
Direct discounts1
Indirect discounts1
Direct rebates 1
Indirect rebates1
Consumer rebates2
Promotional support
Sales incentives
Cooperative advertising allowances
No discount policy
Other
1
2
See page 29 for more information regarding direct and indirect discounts and rebates
Rebates to end-user consumers, and reimbursed to retailer or paid to consumer
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Discount policy.—
(b)
Do you have written agreements with any of your customers describing terms for
discounts, rebates, or any other incentive program?
No
Yes
If yes, please provide those agreements as an attachment to this questionnaire for your five largest
customers in 2016 with such agreements.
IV-5.
Pricing terms.-(a)
What are your firm’s typical sales terms for its U.S.-produced multilayered wood
flooring?
Net 30
days
(b)
2/10 net
30 days
Other
Other (specify)
On what basis are your firm’s prices of domestic multilayered wood flooring usually
quoted (check one)?
Delivered
IV-6.
Net 60
days
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
multilayered wood flooring in 2016 was on a (1) long-term contract basis, (2) annual contract
basis, (3) short-term contract basis, and (4) spot sales basis?
Item
Share of 2016
sales
Long-term
contracts
(multiple
deliveries for
more than 12
months)
%
Type of sale
Short-term
Annual
contracts
contracts
(multiple
(multiple
deliveries for
deliveries for 12
less than 12
months)
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 multilayered wood flooring (or check “not applicable” if your firm does not sell on
a long-term, short-term and/or annual contract basis).
Typical sales
contract provisions
Item
Average contract
duration
No. of
days
Price renegotiation
(during contract
period)
Yes
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
Fixed quantity
and/or price
Price
Both
Yes
Meet or release
provision
No
Not applicable
IV-8.
Lead times.--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 multilayered wood flooring?
Source
Share of 2016 Lead time (average
sales
number of days)
From inventory
%
Produced to order
%
Total (should sum to 100.0%)
0.0 %
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Shipping information.-(a)
What is the approximate percentage of the cost of U.S.-produced multilayered wood
flooring that is accounted for by U.S. inland transportation costs?
%
(b)
Who generally arranges the transportation to your firm’s customers’ locations?
Your firm
Purchaser (check one)
(c)
Indicate the approximate percentage of your firm’s sales of multilayered wood flooring
that are delivered the following distances from your firm’s 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 multilayered wood flooring since January 1, 2011 (check all that apply)?
Geographic area
Northeast.–CT, ME, MA, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, and VT.
Midwest.–IL, IN, IA, KS, MI, MN, MO, NE, ND, OH, SD, and WI.
Southeast.–AL, DE, DC, FL, GA, KY, MD, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, and WV.
Central Southwest.–AR, LA, OK, and TX.
Mountains.–AZ, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, UT, and WY.
Pacific Coast.–CA, OR, and WA.
Other.–All other markets in the United States not previously listed,
including AK, HI, PR, and VI.
√ if applicable
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IV-11. End uses.-(a)
List the end uses of the multilayered wood flooring that your firm manufactures. For
each end-use product, what percentage of the total cost is accounted for by
multilayered wood flooring and other inputs?
Share of total cost of end use product
accounted for by
End use product
Multilayered wood
flooring
Total
(should sum to
100.0% across)
Other inputs
New home construction
%
%
0.0 %
Installation for
remodeling
%
%
0.0 %
%
%
0.0 %
%
%
0.0 %
%
%
0.0 %
(b)
Have there been any changes in the end uses of multilayered wood flooring since
January 1, 2011? Do you anticipate any future changes?
Changes in end
uses
Changes since
January 1, 2011
Anticipated
changes
No
Yes
Explain
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IV-12. Substitutes.-(a)
Can other products be substituted for multilayered wood flooring?
No
Substitute
Yes--Please fill out the table.
End use in which this
substitute is used
Have changes in the price of this substitute
affected the price for multilayered wood
flooring?
No Yes
Explanation
1.
2.
3.
(b)
Have there been any changes in the number or types of products that can be
substituted for multilayered wood flooring since January 1, 2011? Do you anticipate any
future changes?
Changes in
substitutes
No Yes
Explain
Changes since
January 1, 2011
Anticipated
changes
(c)
Since January 1, 2011, have there been any changes in the popularity/market
acceptance of, or manufacturing improvements to, products that can be substituted for
multilayered wood flooring? If so, please explain where competition from these
substitutes has been more intense. Note the reason(s) for the change(s), along with
estimations of annual growth in those products.
Substitute popularity
Changes in popularity/market
acceptance since January 1, 2011
Changes in manufacturing of
substitutes since January 1, 2011
No
Yes
Explain
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IV-13. Availability of supply.--Has the availability of multilayered wood flooring in the U.S. market
changed since January 1, 2011? Do you anticipate any future changes?
Availability in the U.S. market
Changes since January 1, 2011:
U.S.-produced product
Imports from subject sources in China
Imports from nonsubject sources in China
Imports from all other sources
Anticipated changes:
U.S.-produced product
Imports from subject sources in China
Imports from nonsubject sources in China
Imports from all other sources
No
Please explain, noting the countries and reasons
Yes for the changes.
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IV-14. Demand trends.-- Indicate how demand within the United States and outside of the United
States (if known) for multilayered wood flooring has changed since January 1, 2011, 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.
Market
Overall
increase
No
change
Fluctuate
Overall
with no
decrease clear trend
Demand since January 1, 2011
Within the United States:
overall
for use in:
New construction
Renovation/replacement
Outside the United States:
overall
for use in:
New construction
Renovation/replacement
Anticipated future demand
Within the United States:
overall
for use in:
New construction
Renovation/replacement
Outside the United States:
overall
for use in:
New construction
Renovation/replacement
Explanation and factors
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IV-15. Product changes.--Have there been any significant changes in the product range, product mix,
or marketing of multilayered wood flooring since January 1, 2011? Do you anticipate any future
changes?
Changes in
product range,
product mix, or
marketing
No Yes
Explain
Changes since
January 1, 2011
Anticipated
changes
IV-16.
Conditions of competition.-(a) Is the multilayered wood flooring market subject to business cycles (other than general
economy-wide conditions), regulations, and/or other conditions of competition distinctive
to multilayered wood flooring?
Check all distinctive conditions that
apply.
No
Please describe.
Skip to question IV-17.
Yes-Business cycles (e.g.
seasonal business)
Yes-Regulations
Yes-Other distinctive
conditions of competition
(b) If yes, have there been any changes in the business cycles or conditions of competition for
multilayered wood flooring since January 1, 2011?
No
Yes
If yes, describe.
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IV-17. Supply constraints.--Has your firm refused, declined, or been unable to supply multilayered
wood flooring since January 1, 2011 (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, been unable to meet timely shipment commitments,
etc.)?
No
Yes
If yes, please describe.
IV-18. Raw materials.--Indicate how multilayered wood flooring raw material prices have changed
since January 1, 2011, and how you expect they will change in the future.
Raw
materials
prices
Fluctuate
with no
clear
Overall
No
Overall
increase change decrease trend
Explain, noting how raw material
price changes have affected your
firm’s selling prices for multilayered
wood flooring.
Changes since
January 1,
2011
Anticipated
changes
IV-19. Lacey Act procedures.--Please describe any procedures your firm has implemented to ensure
compliance with the Lacey Act.
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IV-20. Chain of custody certification and forest certification claim.
(a)
Do you have a chain of custody certification (ex. FSC, PEFC, SFI, etc.) for the hardwood
plywood that your firm produces?
No
(b)
Yes
If yes, please list the certification you use and describe what it entails.
Please fill out the table below, estimating the percentage of your firm’s U.S. commercial
shipments of hardwood plywood that required forest content certifications (e.g., FSC,
PEFC, SFI, etc.).
Sales that did not require any certification
Sales that were required by law or regulation to be certified (specify
type of certification:
)
Sales that were not required by law or regulation, but were required
by your customers to be certified (specify type of certification:
)
Sales that were required to be certified for other reasons (explain and
specify type of certification:
)
Total (should sum to 100.0%)
Estimated percentage of
your firm’s commercial
U.S. shipments of
hardwood plywood in
2016
%
%
%
%
0.0 %
IV-21. Price comparisons.--Please compare market prices of multilayered wood flooring in U.S. and
non-U.S. markets, if known. Provide specific information as to time periods and regions for any
price comparisons.
IV-22. 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 multilayered wood flooring
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 2011 to the present and forecasts for
the future.
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IV-23. Export constraints.--Describe how easily your firm can shift its sales of multilayered wood
flooring between the U.S. market and alternative country markets. In your discussion, please
describe any contracts, other sales arrangements, or other constraints that would prevent or
retard your firm from shifting multilayered wood flooring between the U.S. and alternative
country markets within a 12-month period.
IV-24. Barriers to trade.--Are your firm’s exports of multilayered wood flooring subject to any tariff or
non-tariff barriers to trade in other countries?
No
Yes
If yes, please list the countries and describe any such barriers and any
significant changes in such barriers that have occurred since January 1,
2011, or that are expected to occur in the future.
IV-25. Interchangeability.--Is multilayered wood flooring produced in the United States and in other
countries interchangeable (i.e., can they physically be used in the same applications)?
Please indicate A, F, S, N, or 0 in the table below:
A = the products from a specified country-pair are always interchangeable
F = the products are frequently interchangeable
S = the products are sometimes interchangeable
N = the products are never interchangeable
0 = no familiarity with products from a specified country-pair
Country-pair
China-subject
China-nonsubject
Other countries
United States
China-subject
China-nonsubject
For any country-pair producing multilayered wood flooring that is sometimes or never
interchangeable, identify the country-pair and explain the factors that limit or preclude
interchangeable use:
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IV-26. Factors other than price.--Are differences other than price (e.g., quality, availability,
transportation network, product range, technical support, etc.) between multilayered wood
flooring produced in the United States and in other countries a significant factor in your firm’s
sales of the products?
Please indicate A, F, S, N, or 0 in the table below:
A = such differences are always significant
F = such differences are frequently significant
S = such differences are sometimes significant
N = such differences are never significant
0 = no familiarity with products from a specified country-pair
Country-pair
China-subject
China-nonsubject
Other countries
United States
China-subject
China-nonsubject
For any country-pair for which factors other than price always or frequently are a significant
factor in your firm’s sales of multilayered wood flooring, identify the country-pair and report
the advantages or disadvantages imparted by such factors:
IV-27. Other explanations.--If your firm would like to further explain a response to a question in Part
IV that did not provide a narrative response box, please note the question number and the
explanation in the space provided below. Please also use this space to highlight any issues your
firm had in providing the data in this section, including but not limited to technical issues with
the MS Word questionnaire.
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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/701731/2016/multilayered_wood_flooring_china
/first_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: MLWF
• E-mail.—E-mail the MS Word questionnaire to joanna.lo@usitc.gov; include a scanned copy of the
signed certification page (page 1). Submitters are strongly encouraged to encrypt nonpublic documents
that are electronically transmitted to the Commission to protect your sensitive information from
unauthorized disclosure. The USITC secure drop-box system and the Electronic Document Information
System (EDIS) use Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) 140-2 cryptographic algorithms to
encrypt data in transit. Submitting your nonpublic documents by a means that does not use these
encryption algorithms (such as by email) may subject your firm’s nonpublic information to unauthorized
disclosure during transmission. If you choose a non-encrypted method of electronic transmission, the
Commission warns you that the risk of such possible unauthorized disclosure is assumed by you and not
by the Commission.
If your firm does not produce this product, please fill out page 1, print, sign, and submit a scanned copy
to the Commission.
Parties to this proceeding.—If your firm is a party to this proceeding, it is required to serve a copy of the
completed questionnaire on parties to the proceeding that are subject to administrative protective
order (see 19 CFR § 207.7). A list of such parties may be obtained from the Commission’s Secretary (202205-1803). A certificate of service must accompany the completed questionnaire you submit (see 19 CFR
§ 207.7). Service of the questionnaire must be made in paper form.
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| File Modified | 2017-07-06 |
| File Created | 2017-07-06 |