17-2-3746 US importers' questionnaire

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U.S. Importer Questionnaire

Cut-to-Length Carbon-Quality Steel Plate from India, Indonesia, and Korea (701-TA-388, 389, and 391 and 731-TA-817, 818, and 821)

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U.S. IMPORTERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
CUT-TO-LENGTH CARBON STEEL PLATE (“CTL PLATE”) FROM
INDIA, INDONESIA, AND KOREA
This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by October 30, 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 duty and antidumping duty orders concerning cut-to-length carbon steel
plate (“CTL plate”) from India, Indonesia, and Korea (Inv. Nos. 701-TA-388, 389, and 391 and 731-TA-817, 818, and 821
(Third 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 imported CTL plate (as defined on the next page) from any country at any time since
January 1, 2011?

(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: CTLP)
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 investigations 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 February 10, 2000, the Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) issued an
antidumping order on imports of CTL plate from Japan as well as countervailing and antidumping duty
orders on imports of CTL plate from France, India, Indonesia, Italy, and Korea (65 FR 6585 and 65 FR
6587). Following first five-year reviews by Commerce and the U.S. International Trade Commission
(“Commission”), effective December 6, 2005, Commerce issued continuations of the countervailing and
antidumping duty orders on CTL plate from India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, and Korea (70 FR 72607).
Following second five-year reviews by Commerce and the Commission, effective January 4, 2012,
Commerce issued a second continuation of the countervailing and antidumping duty orders on CTL plate
from India, Indonesia, and Korea (77 FR 264). On December 1, 2016, 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 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
affirmative determinations, the orders will remain in place. If either the Commission or Commerce
makes a negative determination, Commerce will revoke the orders. Questionnaires and other
information pertinent to this proceeding are available at
https://www.usitc.gov/investigations/701731/2016/cut_to_length_carbon_quality_steel_plate_india/th
ird_review_full.htm.
CTL plate covered by these reviews is certain hot-rolled carbon-quality steel: (1) Universal mill plates
(i.e., flat-rolled products rolled on four faces or in a closed box pass, of a width exceeding 150 mm but
not exceeding 1250 mm, and of a nominal or actual thickness of not less than 4 mm, which are cut-tolength (not in coils) and without patterns in relief), of iron or non-alloy-quality steel; and (2) flat-rolled
products, hot-rolled, of a nominal or actual thickness of 4.75 mm or more and of a width which exceeds
150 mm and measures at least twice the thickness, and which are cut-to-length (not in coils).
Steel products to be included in the scope are of rectangular, square, circular or other shape and of
rectangular or non-rectangular cross-section where such non-rectangular cross-section is achieved
subsequent to the rolling process (i.e., products which have been ‘‘worked after rolling’’)—for example,
products which have been beveled or rounded at the edges. Steel products that meet the noted physical
characteristics that are painted, varnished or coated with plastic or other non-metallic substances are
included within the scope. Also, specifically included in the scope are high strength, low alloy (‘‘HSLA’’)
steels. HSLA steels are recognized as steels with microalloying levels of elements such as chromium,
copper, niobium, titanium, vanadium, and molybdenum.
Steel products to be included in the scope, regardless of Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
States (‘‘HTSUS’’) definitions, are products in which: (1) Iron predominates, by weight, over each of the
other contained elements, (2) the carbon content is two percent or less, by weight, and (3) none of the
elements listed below is equal to or exceeds the quantity, by weight, respectively indicated: 1.80
percent of manganese, or 1.50 percent of silicon, or 1.00 percent of copper, or 0.50 percent of
aluminum, or 1.25 percent of chromium, or 0.30 percent of cobalt, or 0.40 percent of lead, or 1.25
percent of nickel, or 0.30 percent of tungsten, or 0.10 percent of molybdenum, or 0.10 percent of
niobium, or 0.41 percent of titanium or 0.15 percent of vanadium, or 0.15 percent zirconium. All
products that meet the written physical description, and in which the chemistry quantities do not equal
or exceed any one of the levels listed above, are within the scope unless otherwise specifically excluded.
The following products are specifically excluded from the orders:

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(1) Products clad, plated, or coated with metal, whether or not painted, varnished or
coated with plastic or other non-metallic substances;
(2) SAE grades (formerly AISI grades) of series 2300 and above;
(3) products made to ASTM A710 and A736 or their proprietary equivalents;
(4) abrasion-resistant steels (i.e., USS AR 400, USS AR 500);
(5) products made to ASTM A202, A225, A514 grade S, A517 grade S, or their
proprietary equivalents;
(6) ball bearing steels;
(7) tool steels; and
(8) silicon manganese steel or silicon electric steel.
CTL plate is currently classifiable in the HTSUS under statistical reporting numbers: 7208.40.3030,
7208.40.3060, 7208.51.0030, 7208.51.0045, 7208.51.0060, 7208.52.0000, 7208.53.0000, 7208.90.0000,
7210.70.3000, 7210.90.9000, 7211.13.0000, 7211.14.0030, 7211.14.0045, 7211.90.0000, 7212.40.1000,
7212.40.5000, 7212.50.0000, 7225.40.3050, 7225.40.7000, 7225.50.6000, 7225.99.0090, 7226.91.5000,
7226.91.7000, 7226.91.8000, and 7226.99.0000.The HTSUS provisions are for convenience and customs
purposes; the written description of the scope is dispositive.
Primary HTS numbers.--For the purposes of this questionnaire the primary HTS numbers for in-scope
CTL plate are 7208.40.3030, 7208.40.3060, 7208.51.0030, 7208.51.0045, 7208.51.0060, 7208.52.0000,
7208.53.0000, 7208.90.0000, 7210.70.3000, 7210.90.9000, 7211.13.0000, 7211.14.0030, 7211.14.0045,
7211.90.0000, 7212.40.1000, 7212.40.5000, and 7212.50.0000.
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
manner that will reveal the individual operations of your firm; however, general characterizations of
numerical business proprietary information (such as discussion of trends) will be treated as confidential
business information only at the request of the submitter for good cause shown.
Verification.--The information submitted in this questionnaire is subject to audit and verification by the
Commission. To facilitate possible verification of data, please keep all files, worksheets, and supporting
documents used in the preparation of the questionnaire response. Please also retain a copy of the final
document that you submit.
Release of information.--The information provided by your firm in response to this questionnaire, as
well as any other business proprietary information submitted by your firm to the Commission in
connection with this proceeding, may become subject to, and released under, the administrative
protective order provisions of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. § 1677f) and section 207.7 of the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR § 207.7). This means that certain lawyers and
other authorized individuals may temporarily be given access to the information for use in connection
with this proceeding or other import-injury proceedings conducted by the Commission on the same or
similar merchandise; those individuals would be subject to severe penalties if the information were
divulged to unauthorized individuals.

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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 Carolyn
Carlson (202-205-3002, Carolyn.Carlson@usitc.gov).
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
40 hours per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, gathering data, and
completing and reviewing the questionnaire.
We welcome comments regarding the accuracy of this burden estimate, suggestions for
reducing the burden, and any suggestions for improving this questionnaire. Please attach such
comments to your response or send to the Office of Investigations, USITC, 500 E St. SW,
Washington, DC 20436.
I-2.

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 involved in the importation of CTL plate, including
auxiliary facilities operated in conjunction with (whether or not physically separate from) such
facilities.

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Ownership.--Is your firm owned, in whole or in part, by any other firm?
No

Firm name

I-4.

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 CTL plate into the United States or that are engaged in
exporting CTL plate to the United States?
No
Firm name

I-5.

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Yes--List the following information.
Country

Affiliation

Related producers.--Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or foreign, that are
engaged in the production of CTL plate?
No
Firm name

Yes--List the following information.
Country

Affiliation

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Importing operations.--Please indicate the nature of your firm’s importing operations on CTL
plate. More than one answer may be applicable.
Importer of record

I-7.

Takes title to the
imported product(s)

Consignee of the
imported products(s)

Customs broker or
freight forwarder

Consignees.--If your firm is an importer of record of CTL plate but is not the consignee, please
list the consignees below (firm name, address, telephone number, and individual to contact).
Firm name

I-8.

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Contact person and
phone number

Address

FTZ, TIB, or bonded warehouses.--Please indicate whether your firm enters CTL plate into, or
withdraws such merchandise from, foreign trade zones or bonded warehouses. Also indicate
whether your firm imports CTL plate under the TIB (temporary importation under bond)
program.
“Foreign trade zone” – a designated location in the United States where firms utilize special
procedures that allow delayed or reduced customs duty payments on foreign merchandise, as
well as other savings. A foreign trade zone must be designed as such pursuant to the rules and
procedures set forth in the Foreign-Trade Zones Act.
“Bonded warehouse” – a secured facility supervised by U.S. customs, where dutiable landed
imports are stored pending their re-export, or release after payment of import duties, taxes, and
other charges. A bonded warehouse must be designed as such pursuant to the rules and
procedures set forth in 19 U.S.C. § 1555.
“Temporary Importation under Bond (“TIB”) program” – a procedure whereby, imported
merchandise may be entered under certain conditions for a limited time into the United States
free of duty. Under the program, an importer posts a bond for twice the amount of duty, taxes,
etc. that would otherwise be owed on the importation and agrees to export or destroy the
merchandise within a specified time or pay liquidated damages. This program is restricted to
certain categories of merchandise listed in subheadings 9813.00.05 through 9813.00.75 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS).
No
Foreign trade zones
Bonded warehouses
Temporary importation under bond

Yes

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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 market conditions for CTL plate?
No

I-10.

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Yes--Please provide the requested documents. If you are not providing the
requested documents, please explain why not.

Other trade actions.--To your knowledge, have the products subject to this proceeding been the
subject of any other import relief proceedings in the United States or in any other countries?
No

Yes--Please specify.

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Carolyn Carlson (202-2053002, Carolyn.Carlson@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 importation of CTL plate since January 1, 2011.
Check as many as appropriate.
Office/warehouse openings
Office/warehouse closings
Relocations
Expansions
Acquisitions
Consolidations
Prolonged shutdowns or
importation curtailments
Revised labor agreements
Other (e.g., technology)

If checked, please describe; leave blank if not applicable.

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Arranged imports.--Has your firm imported or arranged for the importation of CTL plate for
delivery after September 30, 2017?
“Arranged imports” – imports for which your firm has placed an order with a foreign supplier
for subject merchandise, but delivery of those imports is not scheduled to occur until after the
date listed above.
No

Yes--Fill out the table below.
Quantity (in short tons)

Period/Source

Oct-Dec 2017

Jan-Mar 2018

Apr-Jun 2018

Jul-Sept 2018

India
Indonesia
Korea (other than
POSCO)
Korea POSCO
Other sources
II-4.

Reasons for importing if producer.--If your firm also produces CTL plate in the United States,
please indicate the reasons for importing this product. If your firm’s reasons differ by source,
please elaborate.

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Definitions
“Imports” – Those products identified for Customs purposes as imports for consumption for
which your firm was the importer of record (i.e., was responsible for paying any import duty) or
consignee (i.e., to which the merchandise was first delivered).
“Micro-alloy steel CTL plate” – CTL plate having one or more of the following elements is
present in the quantity, by weight, as indicated:
1.65-1.80 percent of manganese, or
0.06-1.50 percent of silicon, or
0.40-1.00 percent of copper, or
0.30-0.50 percent of aluminum, or
0.03-1.25 percent of chromium, or
0.10-0.15 percent of vanadium, or

0.30-1.25 percent of nickel, or
0.08-0.10 percent of molybdenum, or
0.06-0.10 percent of niobium, or
0.05-0.41 percent of titanium, or
0.05-0.15 percent zirconium

“Import quantities” – Quantities reported should be net of returns.
“Import values” – Values reported should be landed, duty-paid values at the U.S. port of entry,
including ocean freight and insurance costs, brokerage charges, and import duties (i.e., all
charges except inland freight in the United States).
“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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Imports from India.--Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments and inventories of
CTL plate imported from India during the specified periods.

INDIA
Quantity (in short tons), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item

2014

2015

January to September
2016

2016

2017

Beginning-of-period inventories (quantity) (A)
Imports:1
Under primary HTS numbers:2
Quantity (B)
Value (C)
Under other HTS numbers (including
micro-alloy steel CTL plate)3
Quantity (D)
Value (E)
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity (F)
Value (G)
Internal consumption/ company transfers:
Quantity (H)
Value4 (I)
Export shipments:5
Quantity (J)
Value (K)
End-of-period inventories (quantity) (L)
Channels of distribution:
U.S. shipments:
To distributors (quantity) (M)
To end users (quantity)
Construction (N)
Other (O)
1

Please identify the foreign producers, if known:
.
Primary HTS numbers: 7208.40.3030, 7208.40.3060, 7208.51.0030, 7208.51.0045, 7208.51.0060, 7208.52.0000,
7208.53.0000, 7208.90.0000, 7210.70.3000, 7210.90.9000, 7211.13.0000, 7211.14.0030, 7211.14.0045, 7211.90.0000,
7212.40.1000, 7212.40.5000, and 7212.50.0000.
3
Please identify the other statistical reporting numbers under which your firm classified its imports of CTL plate:
.
4
Sales to related firms (including internal consumption) must be valued at fair market value. In the event that your firm
uses a different basis for valuing these sales within your company, please specify that basis (e.g., cost, cost plus, etc.) and
provide value data using that basis for each of the periods noted above:
.
5
Identify your firm’s principal export markets:
.
2

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Imports from India.--Continued

RECONCILIATION OF SHIPMENTS, IMPORTS, AND INVENTORIES.--Generally, the data reported for the
end-of-period inventories (i.e., line L) should be equal to the beginning-of-period inventories (i.e., line A),
plus imports (i.e., lines B and D), less total shipments (i.e., lines F, H, and J). 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 years
Reconciliation

2014

A + B + D – F – H – J – L = should equal zero
("0") or provide an explanation.1

2015
0

January to September
2016

2016
0

2017
0

Explanation if the calculated fields above are returning values other than zero (i.e., “0”) but are nonetheless
accurate:
.
RECONCILIATION OF CHANNELS.--Please ensure that the quantities reported for channels of distribution
(i.e., lines M and N) in each time period equal the quantity reported for U.S. shipments (i.e., lines F and H)
in each time period. If the calculated fields below return values other than zero (i.e., “0”), the data
reported must be revised prior to submission to the Commission.
Calendar years
Reconciliation item
M + N + O – F – H = zero ("0"), if not revise.

2014

2016
0

January to September
2016

2016
0

2017
0

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Imports from Indonesia.--Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments and inventories
of CTL plate imported from Indonesia during the specified periods.

INDONESIA
Quantity (in short tons), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item

2014

2015

January to September
2016

2016

2017

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Imports from Indonesia.--Continued

2014

A + B + D – F – H – J – L = should equal zero
("0") or provide an explanation.1

2015
0

January to September
2016

2016
0

2017
0

2014

2016
0

January to September
2016

2016
0

2017
0

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Imports from Korea (excluding POSCO).--Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments
and inventories of CTL plate imported from Korea (excluding POSCO) during the specified
periods.

KOREA (EXCLUDING POSCO)
Quantity (in short tons), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years

Item

2014

2015

January to September
2016

2016

2017

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Imports from Korea (excluding POSCO).--Continued

2014

A + B + D – F – H – J – L = should equal zero
("0") or provide an explanation.1

2015
0

January to September
2016

2016
0

2017
0

2014

2016
0

January to September
2016

2016
0

2017
0

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Imports from Korea (POSCO).--Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments and
inventories of CTL plate imported from Korea (POSCO) during the specified periods.

KOREA (POSCO)
Quantity (in short tons), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item

2014

2015

January to September
2016

2016

2017

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Imports from Korea (POSCO).--Continued

2014

A + B + D – F – H – J – L = should equal zero
("0") or provide an explanation.1

2015
0

January to September
2016

2016
0

2017
0

2014

2016
0

January to September
2016

2016
0

2017
0

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Imports from all other sources.--Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments and
inventories of CTL plate imported from all other sources combined during the specified periods.

(list sources:

ALL OTHER SOURCES COMBINED
)
Quantity (in short tons), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years

Item

2014

2015

January to September
2016

2016

2017

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Imports from all other sources.--Continued

2014

A + B + D – F – H – J – L = should equal zero
("0") or provide an explanation.1

2015
0

January to September
2016

2016
0

2017
0

2014

2016
0

January to September
2016

2016
0

2017
0

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Product type.--Please indicate the type of CTL plate your firm imported in 2016. (Check all that
are applicable to your firm).

Type of CTL plate

India

Indonesia

Korea
(excluding
POSCO)

Carbon/micro-alloy
pressure vessel plate
Oil-drilling platform plate
Shipbuilding plate
X-70 (or higher) plate for
line pipe having a width not
exceeding 120 inches
X-70 (or higher) plate for
line pipe having a width
greater than 120 inches1
Carbon/micro-alloy plate
for line pipe other than X70
Carbon/micro-alloy plate
for sour service
Ultra high strength steel
(UHSS) or advanced high
strength steel (AHSS)
carbon/micro-alloy plate
1

Please report the maximum thickness of X-70 grade CTL plate your firm produced in 2016.

Korea
(POSCO)

Other

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For questions II-11 and II-12, if your firm’s response differs for particular orders, please indicate and
explain the particular effect of imposition and/or revocation of specific orders.
II-11.

Effect of orders.--Describe the significance of the existing countervailing duty and antidumping
duty orders covering imports of CTL plate from India, Indonesia, and/or Korea in terms of its
effect on your firm’s imports, U.S. shipments of imports, and inventories. You may wish to
compare your firm’s operations before and after the imposition of the order.

II-12.

Anticipated changes in operations.--Would your firm anticipate any changes in in the character
of its operations or organization, including its imports, U.S. shipments of imports, or inventories
of CTL plate in the future? Please consider both anticipated changes if the countervailing duty
and antidumping duty orders on CTL plate from India, Indonesia, and Korea were to remain in
place and if the orders were to be revoked. Please also note that imports from Korean firm
POSCO are not subject to the orders and should not be considered as a part of your response if
the orders were revoked.

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.

If orders
remain in place
If orders are
revoked
II-13.

Other explanations.--If your firm would like to further explain a response to a question in Part II
that did not provide a narrative response box, please note the question number and the
explanation in the space provided below. Please also use this space to highlight any issues your
firm had in providing the data in this section, including but not limited to technical issues with
the MS Word questionnaire.

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PART III.--PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Fernando Gracia (202-2052747, Fernando.Gracia@usitc.gov).
III-1.

PRICE DATA
III-2.

This question requests quarterly quantity and value data for your firm’s commercial shipments
to unrelated U.S. customers of the following products your firm imported from India, Indonesia,
and/or Korea:
Product 1.—Hot-rolled carbon steel plate, ASTM A-36 or equivalent as rolled, mill edge, not
heat treated, not cleaned or oiled, in cut lengths, 72” through 96” in width,
0.250” thick.
Product 2.—Hot-rolled carbon steel plate, ASTM A-36 or equivalent as rolled, mill edge, not
heat treated, not cleaned or oiled, in cut lengths, 72” through 96” in width,
0.3125” thick.
Product 3.—Hot-rolled carbon steel plate, ASTM A-36 or equivalent as rolled, mill edge, not
heat treated, not cleaned or oiled, in cut lengths, 72” through 120” in width,
0.375” through 3.00” in thickness.
Product 4.—Hot-rolled carbon steel plate, high strength low allow (HSLA), ASTM A-572, Grade
50, mill edge, not cleaned or oiled, in cut lengths, 72” through 120” in width,
0.5” through 1.5” in thickness.

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Please note that values should be f.o.b., U.S. point of shipment and should not include U.S.-inland
transportation costs. Values should reflect the final net amount paid to your firm (i.e., should be net
of all deductions for discounts or rebates).
(a) During January 2014 - September 2017, did your firm import from India, Indonesia, and/or
Korea (excluding POSCO) 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 III-3.

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III-2(b). Price data (India).--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported from
India and sold by your firm.

INDIA
Report data in short tons and actual dollars (not 1,000s).
(Quantity in short tons, value in dollars)
Product 1
Product 2
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value

Product 3
Period of shipment
Quantity
Value
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
July-September
1
Net values (i.e., gross sales values less all discounts, allowances, rebates, prepaid freight, and the value of returned
goods), f.o.b. your firm’s U.S. point of shipment.
2
Pricing product definitions are provided on the first page of Part III.
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:

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III-2(b). Price data (India).--Continued

INDIA
Report data in short tons and actual dollars (not 1,000s).
(Quantity in short tons, value in dollars)
Product 4
Quantity
Value

Product 5
Period of shipment
Quantity
Value
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
July-September
1
Net values (i.e., gross sales values less all discounts, allowances, rebates, prepaid freight, and the value of returned
goods), f.o.b. your firm’s U.S. point of shipment.
2
Pricing product definitions are provided on the first page of Part III.
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 4:
Product 5:

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III-2(c). Price data (Indonesia).--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported
from Indonesia and sold by your firm.

INDONESIA
Report data in short tons and actual dollars (not 1,000s).
(Quantity in short tons, value in dollars)
Product 1
Product 2
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value

Product 3
Quantity
Value

Period of shipment
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
July-September
1
Net values (i.e., gross sales values less all discounts, allowances, rebates, prepaid freight, and the value of returned
goods), f.o.b. your firm’s U.S. point of shipment.
2
Pricing product definitions are provided on the first page of Part III.

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:

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III-2(c). Price data (Indonesia)--Continued

INDONESIA
Report data in short tons and actual dollars (not 1,000s).
(Quantity in short tons, value in dollars)
Product 4
Quantity
Value

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III-2(d).Price data (Korea, excluding POSCO).--Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing
products2 imported from India and sold by your firm.

KOREA (EXCLUDING POSCO)
Report data in short tons and actual dollars (not 1,000s).
(Quantity in short tons, value in dollars)
Product 1
Product 2
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value

Product 3
Quantity

Period of shipment
Value
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
July-September
1
Net values (i.e., gross sales values less all discounts, allowances, rebates, prepaid freight, and the value of returned
goods), f.o.b. your firm’s U.S. point of shipment.
2
Pricing product definitions are provided on the first page of Part III.
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:

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III-2(d). Price data (Korea, excluding POSCO).—Continued

KOREA (EXCLUDING POSCO)

Report data in short tons and actual dollars (not 1,000s).
(Quantity in short tons, value in dollars)
Product 4
Quantity
Value

Product 5

Period of shipment
Quantity
Value
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
July-September
1
Net values (i.e., gross sales values less all discounts, allowances, rebates, prepaid freight, and the value of returned
goods), f.o.b. your firm’s U.S. point of shipment.
2
Pricing product definitions are provided on the first page of Part III.
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 4:
Product 5:

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III-2 (e). Price data checklist.--Please check that the pricing data in question III-2(b) has been correctly
reported.
Is the price data reported above:

√ if Yes

In actual dollars (not $1,000)?
F.o.b. U.S. point of shipment (i.e., does not include U.S. transport costs)?
Net of all discounts and rebates?
Have returns credited to the quarter in which the sale occurred?
Less than reported commercial shipments in question II-7 – II-9 in each year?

III-2(f). Pricing data methodology.--Please describe the method and the kinds of documents/records
that were used to compile your price data.
Note: As requested in Part I of this questionnaire, please keep all supporting documents/records
used in the preparation of the price data, as Commission staff may contact your firm regarding
questions on the price data. The Commission may also request that your company submit copies
of the supporting documents/records (such as sales journal, invoices, etc.) used to compile these
data.

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III-3.

Price setting.--How does your firm determine the prices that it charges for sales of CTL plate
(check all that apply)? If your firm issues price lists, please submit sample pages of a recent list.
Transaction
by
transaction

III-4.

Contracts

Set
price
lists

Other

If other, describe

Discount policy.--Please indicate and describe your firm’s discount policies (check all that apply).

Quantity
discounts

III-5.

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Annual
total
volume
discounts

No
discount
policy

Other

Describe

Pricing terms.-(a)

What are your firm’s typical sales terms for CTL plate imported from India, Indonesia,
and/or Korea (excluding POSCO)?
Net 30
days

(b)

Net 60
days

2/10 net
30 days

Other

Other (specify)

On what basis are your firm’s prices of imported CTL plate from India, Indonesia, and/or
Korea (excluding POSCO) usually quoted? (check one)
Delivered

F.o.b.

If f.o.b., specify point

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Contract versus spot.--Approximately what share of your firm’s sales of CTL plate imported from
India, Indonesia, and/or Korea (excluding POSCO) 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 your
2016 sales
III-7.

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Long-term
contracts
(multiple
deliveries for
more than 12
months)
%

Type of sale
Annual
contracts
(multiple
deliveries for 12
months)

Short-term
contracts
(multiple
deliveries for less
than 12 months)

Spot sales
(for a single
delivery)
%

Total
(should
sum to
100.0%)
0.0

Contract provisions.--Please fill out the table regarding your firm’s typical sales contracts for CTL
plate from India, Indonesia, and/or Korea (excluding POSCO) (or check “not applicable” if your
firm does not sell on a long-term, short-term, and/or contract basis).

Typical sales
contract provisions

Item

Average contract
duration

No. of
days

Price renegotiation
(during contract
period)

Yes

Fixed quantity
and/or price
Meet or release
provision
Not applicable

No
Quantity
Price
Both
Yes
No

Short-term contracts
(multiple deliveries
for less than 12
months)

Annual contracts
(multiple
deliveries for 12
months)
365

Long-term contracts
(multiple deliveries for
more than 12 months)

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Lead times.--What is your firm’s share of sales of CTL plate imported from India, Indonesia,
and/or Korea (excluding POSCO) 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 CTL plate?

Source

Share of 2016 sales

From inventory

From foreign manufacturers’ inventory

Produced to order

Total (should sum to 100.0%)
III-9.

Lead time (average
number of days)

0.0 %

Shipping information.-(a) What is the approximate percentage of the cost of CTL plate imported from India, Indonesia,
and/or Korea (excluding POSCO) 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) When your firm sells CTL plate imported from India, Indonesia, and/or Korea (excluding
POSCO), from where is it shipped?
Point of importation

Storage facility (check one)

(d) Indicate the approximate percentage of your sales of CTL plate imported from India,
Indonesia, and/or Korea (excluding POSCO) that are delivered the following distances from
your firm’s U.S. point of shipment.
Distance from your firm’s U.S. point of shipment

Within 100 miles

101 to 1,000 miles

Over 1,000 miles

Total (should sum to 100.0%)

0.0

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III-10. Geographical shipments.--In which U.S. geographic market area(s) has your firm sold CTL plate
imported from subject sources since January 1, 2011 (check all that apply)?
Geographic area

India

Indonesia

Korea

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.
III-11. End uses.-(a)

List the end uses of the CTL plate that your firm imports. For each end-use product,
what percentage of the total cost is accounted for by CTL plate and other inputs?
Share of total cost of end-use product
accounted for by
End use product

(b)

CTL plate

Other inputs

Total
(should sum to
100.0% across)

0.0 %

Have there been any changes in the end uses of CTL plate since January 1, 2011? Do you
anticipate any future changes?

Changes in end
uses
Changes since
January 1, 2011
Anticipated
changes

Yes

Explain

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III-12. Substitutes.-(a)

Can other products be substituted for CTL plate?
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 CTL plate?
No Yes

Explanation

1.
2.
3.
(b)

Have there been any changes in the number or types of products that can be
substituted for CTL plate since January 1, 2011? Do you anticipate any future changes?
Changes in
substitutes

Changes since
January 1, 2011
Anticipated
changes

Yes

Explain

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III-13. Availability of supply.--Has the availability of CTL plate 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 India,
Indonesia, and/or Korea
(Excluding POSCO)
Imports from all other
countries
Anticipated changes:
U.S.-produced product
Imports from India,
Indonesia, and/or Korea
(Excluding POSCO)
Imports from all other
countries

Please explain, noting the countries and reasons for
Yes the changes.

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III-14. Demand trends.-(a)

Indicate how demand within the United States and outside of the United States (if
known) for CTL plate has changed since January 1, 2011. Explain any trends and describe
the principal factors that have affected these changes in demand. If not known for a
particular sector, please leave that row blank.
January 1, 2011-December 31, 2013

Market

Overall
increase

Within the United States
Within the United States
for the following sectors:
Agricultural and
electrical equipment
Automotive
Construction
Machinery, tools &
industrial equipment
Oil and gas industry
Rail transportation
Shipbuilding and
marine equipment
Wind towers
Other1
Outside the United
States
1

Please describe the "other" sectors:

No change

Overall
decrease

Since January 1, 2014
Overall
increase

No change

Overall
decrease

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III-14. Demand trends.--Continued
(b)

Have any changes in raw material costs affected your firm’s price negotiations and/or
selling prices (including surcharges) since January 1, 2011? If there are relevant
surcharges, please identify them specifically.
No

(c)

Yes

Please explain.

Are your firm’s sales of CTL plate indexed to raw material costs?

Yes

Please explain, identifying the particular raw materials index or indices,
and how frequently prices are adjusted based on the index or indices.

III-15. Product changes.--Have there been any significant changes in the product range, product mix,
or marketing of CTL plate since January 1, 2011? Do you anticipate any future changes?
Changes in product
range, product mix,
or marketing
Changes since
January 1, 2011
Anticipated changes

Yes

Explain

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III-16. Conditions of competition.-(a) Is the CTL plate market subject to business cycles (other than general economy-wide
conditions) and/or other conditions of competition distinctive to CTL plate?
Check all that apply.

Please describe.

Skip to question III-17.

Yes-Business cycles (e.g.
seasonal business)
Yes-Other distinctive
conditions of competition
(b) If yes, have there been any changes in the business cycles or conditions of competition for
CTL plate since January 1, 2011?
No

Yes

If yes, describe.

III-17. Supply constraints.--Has your firm refused, declined, or been unable to supply CTL plate 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, being unable to meet timely shipment commitments, etc.)?
No

Yes

If yes, please describe.

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III-18. Raw materials.--Indicate how CTL plate 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 CTL plate.

Changes since
January 1,
2011
Anticipated
changes

III-19. Price comparisons.--Please compare market prices of CTL plate in U.S. and non-U.S. markets if
known. Provide information as to time periods and regions for any price comparisons.

III-20. 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 CTL plate supply (including
production capacity and capacity utilization) and demand in (1) the United States, (2) each of
the other major producing/consuming countries, including India, Indonesia, and/or Korea, 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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III-21. Interchangeability.--Is CTL plate produced in the United States and in other countries
interchangeable (i.e., can they physically be used in the same applications)?
Please indicate A, F, S, N, or 0 in the table below:
A = the products from a specified country-pair are always interchangeable
F = the products are frequently interchangeable
S = the products are sometimes interchangeable
N = the products are never interchangeable
0 = no familiarity with products from a specified country-pair
Country-pair

India

Indonesia

Korea1

Other countries1

United States
India
Indonesia
Korea1
For any country-pair producing CTL plate that is sometimes or never interchangeable, identify
the country-pair and explain the factors that limit or preclude interchangeable use:

“Korea” includes CTL plate from all producers in Korea other than POSCO; “Other countries”
includes CTL plate from POSCO.

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III-22. Factors other than price.--Are differences other than price (e.g., quality, availability,
transportation network, product range, technical support, etc.) between CTL plate produced in
the United States and in other countries a significant factor in your firm’s sales of the products?
Please indicate A, F, S, N, or 0 in the table below:
A = such differences are always significant
F = such differences are frequently significant
S = such differences are sometimes significant
N = such differences are never significant
0 = no familiarity with products from a specified country-pair
Country-pair

India

Indonesia

Korea1

Other countries1

United States
India
Indonesia
Korea1
For any country-pair for which factors other than price always or frequently are a significant
factor in your firm’s sales of CTL plate, identify the country-pair and report the advantages or
disadvantages imparted by such factors:

“Korea” includes CTL plate from all producers in Korea other than POSCO; “Other countries”
includes CTL plate from POSCO.

III-23. 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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Correcting Valid number error messages.--If you are completing a Commission

questionnaire in a country that uses periods (“.”) to delineate multiples of 1000 (e.g., one million would
appear as $1.000.000 instead of as $1,000,000), you may be unable to enter in numbers greater than
999 in numeric form fields. This issues stem from your computer number formatting setting (e.g., not
the MS Word document itself, but the computer from which you are opening up the document). In the
United States commas (,) delineate multiples of 1000 and periods (.) delineate fractions less than one.
Many EU countries use the reverse where multiples of 1000 are delineated with periods (.) and
fractions less than one are delineated with commas (,). The US International Trade Commission’s
questionnaires are set-up in the United States with the U.S. number formatting. When this formatting
interacts with a computer set to EU number formatting, we believe this may cause this issue.
The solution to this data entry issue is to temporarily change your operating system’s number
formatting to be consistent with the U.S. number formatting system while you complete the
questionnaire.
To temporarily change your computer’s number settings to U.S. settings, please do the following (for
Microsoft Windows Operating system):
•
•
•
•
•

START
Control Panel
Region and Language (under Clock, Language, and Region category)
Format tab
Change the Format from your existing one (e.g. “Italian (Italy)”) to “English (United States)” (see
screen shots below)

When you do this the number “twelve million dollars and thirty five cents” would change from
$12.000.000,35 (Italy format) to $12,000,000.35 (U.S. format), and then there will be no conflict with
the questionnaire. When you finish reporting the data then you can close the questionnaire and switch
back to Italy settings.

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HOW TO FILE YOUR QUESTIONNAIRE RESPONSE
This questionnaire is available as a “fillable” form in MS Word format on the
Commission’s website at:
https://www.usitc.gov/investigations/701731/2016/cut_to_length_carbon_quality_stee
l_plate_india/third_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: CTLP

• E-mail.--E-mail the MS Word questionnaire to Carolyn.Carlson@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 import 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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