20-3-4163 U.S. purchasers' questionnaire

OMB No. 3117-0016/USITC No. 20-3-4163; Expiration Date: 6/30/2020
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LOST SALES AND LOST REVENUE SURVEY
WOOD MOULDINGS AND MILLWORK PRODUCTS FROM BRAZIL AND CHINA
This survey must be received by the Commission by January 22, 2020
See last page for filing instructions.
The information called for in this survey is for use by the United States International Trade Commission in connection
with its countervailing duty and antidumping investigations concerning wood mouldings and millwork products from
Brazil and China (Inv. Nos. 701-TA-636 and 731-TA-1469-1470 (Preliminary)). The information requested in the survey is
requested under the authority of the Tariff Act of 1930, title VII. This report is mandatory and failure to reply as directed
can result in a subpoena or other order to compel the submission of records or information in your possession (19 U.S.C.
§ 1333(a)). Further information on this survey can be obtained from John Benedetto (202-205-3270,
john.benedetto@usitc.gov).
Name of firm
Address
City

State

Zip Code

Website
Has your firm purchased, or imported for its own use or retail sale, wood mouldings and millwork products (as
defined on next page) at any time since January 1, 2016?

NO

(Sign the certification below and promptly return only this page of the survey to the Commission)

YES

(Complete all parts of the survey, and return the entire survey to the Commission)

Return questionnaire via the U.S. International Trade Commission Drop Box by clicking on the
following link: https://dropbox.usitc.gov/oinv/. (PIN: WOOD)
CERTIFICATION
I certify that the information herein supplied in this survey is complete and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief and
understand that the information submitted is subject to audit and verification by the Commission. By submitting this certification I
also grant consent for the Commission, and its employees and contract personnel, to use the information provided in this survey
and throughout this proceeding in any other import-injury proceedings conducted by the Commission on the same or similar
merchandise.
I, the undersigned, acknowledge that information submitted in response to this request for information and throughout this
investigation or other proceeding may be disclosed to and used: (i) by the Commission, its employees and Offices, and contract
personnel (a) for developing or maintaining the records of this or a related proceeding, or (b) in internal investigations, audits,
reviews, and evaluations relating to the programs, personnel, and operations of the Commission including under 5 U.S.C.
Appendix 3; or (ii) by U.S. government employees and contract personnel, solely for cybersecurity purposes. I understand that all
contract personnel will sign appropriate nondisclosure agreements.
Name of Authorized Official

Title of Authorized Official

Date

Signature

Phone

Email address

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GENERAL INFORMATION
Background.--This proceeding was instituted in response to petitions filed on January 8, 2020, by the
Coalition of American Millwork Producers. Countervailing and/or antidumping duties may be assessed
on the subject imports as a result of these proceedings if the Commission makes an affirmative
determination of injury, threat, or material retardation, and if the U.S. Department of Commerce
(“Commerce”) makes an affirmative determination of subsidization and/or dumping. Questionnaires
and other information pertinent to this proceeding are available at
https://www.usitc.gov/investigations/701731/2020/wood_mouldings_and_millwork_products_brazil_a
nd/preliminary.htm.
Wood mouldings and millwork products covered by these investigations are made of wood (regardless
of wood species), laminated veneer lumber (LVL), or of wood and composite materials (where the
composite materials make up less than 50 percent of the total merchandise), and which are woodwork
or building materials that are produced in a mill or otherwise undergo remanufacturing.
The covered products include, but are not limited to, the following: interior and exterior door frames or
jambs (including split, flat, stop applied, single- or double-rabbeted), frame or jamb kits, packaged door
frame trim or casing sets, mullions, mull posts, mouldings ( crowns, beds, coves, quarter rounds, half
rounds, base shoes, astragals, shelf edge/screen moulds, glass bead mouldings, base caps, brickmould,
panel mouldings, drip caps, comer guards, shingle/panel mouldings, battens, closet rod, hand rails,
rounds, squares, screen/"surfaced on 4 sides" (S4S) and/or "surface 1 side, 2 edges" (S1S2E) stock (also
called boards) that are finger jointed and/or coated with any surface coating (including primed), lattice,
dowels, picture moulding, wainscot/ply cap, back bands, chair rails, stops, sashes, base mouldings,
casing, trim, panel strips, shelf cleats, chamfer strips, inside comers, window stools (flat/rabbeted), sills,
door stiles, thresholds/saddles, decorative wood mouldings (embossed, dentil, carved rope moulding),
rosettes, plinth blocks, interior siding, including nickel gap or shiplap, that is LVL or finger jointed and/or
coated with any surface coating (including primed), and finger-jointed or edge-glued moulding or
millwork blanks (whether or not resawn).
The covered products may be solid wood, laminated, finger-jointed, edge-glued, or otherwise joined in
the production or remanufacturing process and are covered by the scope whether imported raw, coated
(e.g., gesso, polymer, or plastic), primed, painted, stained, wrapped (paper or vinyl overlay), any
combination of the aforementioned surface coatings, treated, or which incorporate rot-resistant
elements (whether wood or composite). The covered products are covered by the scope whether or not
any surface coating(s) or covers obscures the grain, textures, or markings of the wood, whether or not
they are ready for use or require final machining (e.g. endwork/dado, hinge/strike machining,
weatherstrip or application thereof, mitre) or packaging.
All wood mouldings and millwork products are included within the scope even if they are trimmed; cutto-size; notched; punched; drilled; or have undergone other forms of minor processing. Subject
merchandise also includes wood mouldings and millwork products that have been further processed in a
third country, including but not limited to trimming, cutting, notching, punching, drilling, coating, or any
other processing that would not otherwise remove the merchandise from the scope of the
investigations if performed in the country of manufacture of the in-scope product.
Excluded from the scope of these investigations are exterior fencing, exterior decking and exterior siding
products, finished and unfinished doors, flooring, and parts of stair steps.

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Excluded from the scope of these investigations are all products covered by the scope of the
antidumping and countervailing duty orders on Hardwood Plywood from the People's Republic of China.
See Certain Hardwood Plywood Products from the People's Republic of China: Amended Final
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, and Antidumping Duty Order, 83 FR 504 (January 4,
2018); Certain Hardwood Plywood Products from the People's Republic of China: Countervailing Duty
Order, 83 FR 513 (January 4, 2018).
Excluded from the scope of these investigations are all products covered by the scope of the
antidumping and countervailing duty orders on Multilayered Wood Flooring from the People's Republic
of China. Multilayered Wood Flooring From the People's Republic of China: Amended Final Determination
of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Antidumping Duty Order, 76 FR 76690 (December 8, 2011);
Multilayered Wood Flooring from the People's Republic of China: Countervailing Duty Order, 76 FR 76693
(December 8, 2011).
Wood mouldings and millwork products are currently imported under statistical reporting numbers
4409.10.4010, 4409.10.4090, 4409.10.4500, 4409.10.5000, 4409.22.4000, 4409.22.5000, 4409.29.4000,
4409.29.4100, 4409.29.5000, and 4409.29.5100 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTSUS). They may also be imported under HTSUS statistical reporting numbers 4409.10.6000,
4409.10.6500, 4409.22.6000, 4409.22.6500, 4409.29.6100, 4409.29.6600, 4418.99.9095 and
4421.99.9780. 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, provide carefully
prepared estimates.
Confidentiality.--The data furnished in response to this survey that reveal the individual operations of
your firm will be treated as confidential by the Commission to the extent that such data are not
otherwise available to the public and will not be disclosed except as may be required by law (see 19
U.S.C. 1677f). Such confidential information will not be published in a manner that will reveal the
individual operations of your firm; however, general characterizations of numerical business proprietary
information (such as discussion of trends) will be treated as confidential business information only at the
request of the submitter for good cause shown.
Release of information.--The information provided by your firm in response to this survey, as well as
any other business proprietary information submitted by your firm to the Commission in connection
with this proceeding, may become subject to, and released under, the administrative protective order
provisions of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. § 1677f) and section 207.7 of the Commission’s Rules of
Practice and Procedure (19 CFR § 207.7). This means that certain lawyers and other authorized
individuals may temporarily be given access to the information for use in connection with this
proceeding or other import-injury proceedings conducted by the Commission on the same or similar
merchandise; those individuals would be subject to severe penalties if the information were divulged to
unauthorized individuals. Please also retain a copy of the final document that you submit.

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Contact information.--Please identify the responsible individual and the manner by which Commission
staff may contact that individual regarding the confidential information submitted in this survey. This
may or may not be the person whose signature is at the bottom of page 1.
Name
Title
Email
Telephone
Firms operating more than one establishment should combine the data for all establishments into a
single survey response.

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PURCHASE INFORMATION
1. Purchases and imports.— Report separately your firm’s domestic purchases and imports of wood
mouldings and millwork products.
“Purchase” – Purchase from a U.S. entity such as a U.S. producer, a U.S. importer, or other U.S.
firm.
“Import” – Purchase directly from a foreign supplier and your firm is the importer of record.
2016
Item

2017

2018

Quantity (in board feet)

Purchases of wood mouldings
and millwork products
produced in—
United States
Brazil
China
All other countries1
Sources unknown2
Total purchases

0

0

0

0

0

0

Imports of wood mouldings
and millwork products from—
Brazil
China
All other countries1
Total imports3

Please identify these countries:
Please indicate the firm(s) from which you purchased this merchandise:
3
If your firm imported wood mouldings and millwork products at any time since January 1,
2016, please also complete and return a U.S. importers' questionnaire in this proceeding.
1
2

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2. Changes in purchasing patterns.—Please indicate how the shares of your firm’s purchases of wood
mouldings and millwork products from different sources have changed since January 1, 2016.
Source of
purchases

Did not
purchase

Decreased Increased

Constant

Fluctuated

Explanation for trend

United States

Brazil

China

All other
countries
Sources
unknown

3. Major purchasing factors.--Please list, in order of their importance, the main factors your firm
considers in deciding from whom to purchase wood mouldings and millwork products.
1.
2.
3.
Please list any other factors that are very important in your purchase decisions:

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4. Purchasing subject imports rather than domestic products.—
(a)

Since January 1, 2016, did your firm import and/or purchase imports of wood mouldings
and millwork products from Brazil and China instead of purchasing U.S.-produced wood
mouldings and millwork products? Respond for each subject country.

Source

Yes
(also respond to parts (b) and (c))

No
(If “No” for all countries, skip to next
question)

Brazil
China
(b)

If you responded “Yes” to part (a), was the imported product priced lower than the
domestic product?
Source

Yes

No

Brazil
China
(c)

If you responded “Yes” to part (a), was price a primary reason for importing and/or
purchasing subject imports rather than domestic product?

Source

Brazil
China

Yes

If Yes, estimate the quantity
of imports purchased and/or
imported instead of domestic
product since January 1, 2016
(in board feet)

No

If No, please indicate the
reason your firm imported
and/or purchased imports
instead of domestic product

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5. U.S. producers and import competition.—
(a)

Since January 1, 2016, in connection with a sale or offer to sell wood mouldings and
millwork products to your firm, did U.S. producers reduce their prices of domestically
produced wood mouldings and millwork products in order to compete with lowerpriced imports of wood mouldings and millwork products from Brazil and China?
Respond for each subject country.
Source

Yes (also respond to
question part (b))

No (If “No” for all countries,
skip to next question)

Don’t know

Brazil
China
(b)

If your firm responded “yes” to any of the above countries, please provide an estimate
of the reduction in U.S. producers’ prices, and any additional explanations, such as
timing (e.g., months/years), frequency of price reductions, or other market/competitive
factors.

Source

Estimated
reduction in U.S.
prices
(percent)

Brazil

%

China

%

Additional explanation, including such information as
timing (e.g., months/years), frequency of price
reductions, or other market/competitive factors

6. Other explanations--Please provide any additional comments in this box.

7. Stock symbol information.-- If your firm or parent firm is publicly traded, please specify the stock
exchange and trading symbol:
.
8. External counsel.-- If your firm or parent firm is represented by external counsel in relation to this
proceeding, please specify the name of the law firm and the lead attorney(s).
Law firm:
Lead attorney(s):

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OMB INFORMATION
9. OMB statistics.--Please report the actual number of hours required and the cost to your firm of
completing this survey.
Hours

Dollars

The questions in this survey have been reviewed with market participants to ensure that issues of
concern are adequately addressed and that data requests are sufficient, meaningful, and as limited
as possible. Public reporting burden for this survey is estimated to average 4 hours per response,
including the time for reviewing instructions, gathering data, and completing and reviewing the
survey.
We welcome comments regarding the accuracy of this burden estimate, suggestions for reducing
the burden, and any suggestions for improving this survey. Please attach such comments to your
response or send to the Office of Investigations, USITC, 500 E St. SW, Washington, DC 20436.

HOW TO FILE YOUR SURVEY RESPONSE
Please do not attempt to modify the format or permissions of the survey document.
Please submit the completed survey using one of the methods noted below. If your firm
is unable to complete the MS Word survey or cannot use one of the electronic methods
of submission, please contact the Commission for further instructions.
• Upload via Secure Drop Box.—Upload the MS Word survey 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: WOOD

• E-mail.—E-mail the MS Word survey to john.benedetto@usitc.gov; include a scanned copy of the
signed certification page (page 1). Submitters are strongly encouraged to encrypt nonpublic documents
that are electronically transmitted to the Commission to protect your sensitive information from
unauthorized disclosure. The USITC secure drop-box system and the Electronic Document Information
System (EDIS) use Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) 140-2 cryptographic algorithms to
encrypt data in transit. Submitting your nonpublic documents by a means that does not use these
encryption algorithms (such as by email) may subject your firm’s nonpublic information to unauthorized
disclosure during transmission. If you choose a non-encrypted method of electronic transmission, the
Commission warns you that the risk of such possible unauthorized disclosure is assumed by you and not
by the Commission.
If your firm did not purchase this product, please fill out page 1, print, sign, and submit a scanned copy
to the Commission.