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U.S. IMPORTERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
FLUID END BLOCKS FROM CHINA, GERMANY, INDIA, AND ITALY
This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by January 2, 2020
See last page for filing instructions.
The information called for in this questionnaire is for use by the United States International Trade Commission in
connection with its countervailing duty and antidumping investigations concerning fluid end blocks from China,
Germany, India, and Italy (Inv. Nos. 701‐TA‐632‐635 and 731‐TA‐1466‐1468 (Preliminary)). 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 fluid end blocks (as defined on next page) from any country at any time since January 1,
2016?
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 U.S. International Trade Commission Drop Box by clicking on the
following link: https://dropbox.usitc.gov/oinv/. (PIN: FEBS)
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 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
Signature
Phone
Email address
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PART I.—GENERAL INFORMATION
Background.‐‐ This proceeding was instituted in response to petitions filed on December 19, 2019, by
Ellwood City Forge Company, Ellwood Quality Steels Company, and Ellwood National Steel Company
(collectively the “Ellwood Group”), Ellwood City, Pennsylvania; A. Finkl & Sons (“Finkl Steel”), Chicago,
Illinois; and FEB Fair Trade Coalition (an ad hoc coalition whose members include the Forging Industry
Association, the Ellwood Group, and Finkl Steel), Cleveland, Ohio. Countervailing and 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 or dumping.
Questionnaires and other information pertinent to this proceeding are available at
https://usitc.gov/investigations/701731/2019/fluid_end_blocks_china_germany_india_and_italy/prelim
inary.htm
Fluid end blocks covered by these investigations are forged steel fluid end blocks ("FEBs"), whether
unfinished, semi‐finished, or finished, and which are typically used in the manufacture or service of
hydraulic pumps.
The term "forged" is an industry term used to describe the grain texture of steel resulting from the
application of localized compressive force. Illustrative forging standards include, but are not limited to,
American Society for Testing and Materials ("ASTM") specifications A668 and A788.
For purposes of these petitions, the term "steel" denotes metal containing the following chemical
elements, by weight: (i) iron greater than or equal to 60 percent; (ii) nickel less than or equal to 8.5
percent; (iii) copper less than or equal to 6 percent; (iv) chromium greater than or equal to 0.4 percent,
but less than or equal to 20 percent; and (v) molybdenum greater than or equal to 0.15 percent, but less
than or equal to 3 percent. Illustrative steel standards include, but are not limited to, American Iron and
Steel Institute ("AISI") or Society of Automotive Engineers ("SAE") grades 4130, 4135, 4140, 4320, 4330,
4340, 8630, 15‐5, 17‐4, F6NM, F22, F60, and XM25, as well as modified varieties of these grades.
The products covered by these petitions are either (1) cut‐to‐length FEBs with a height (measured from
its highest point) of 8 inches (203.2 mm) to 40 inches (1,016.0 mm), a width (measured from its widest
point) of 8 inches (203.2 mm) to 40 inches (1,016.0 mm), and a length (measured from its longest point)
of 11 inches (279.4 mm) to 75 inches (1,905.0 mm), or (2) strings of FEBs with a height (measured from
its highest point) of 8 inches (203.2 mm) to 40 inches (1,016.0 mm), a width (measured from its widest
point) of 8 inches (203.2 mm) to 40 inches (1,016.0 mm), and a length (measured from its longest point)
up to 360 inches (9,144.0 mm).
The products included in the scope of these petitions have a tensile strength of at least 70 KSI
(measured in accordance with ASTM A370) and a hardness of at least 140 HBW (measured in
accordance with ASTM E10).
FEBs may be unfinished or have undergone one or more of the following finishing operations: (1) milling
one or more flat surfaces; (2) contour machining to custom shapes or dimensions; (3) drilling or boring
holes; (4) heat treating; (5) painting, varnishing, or coating; (6) threading; and/or (7) the attachment of
flanges, valves, seals, or connectors.
Fluid end blocks are currently imported under statistical reporting numbers 7218.91.0030,
7218.99.0030, 7224.90.0015, 7224.90.0045, 7326.19.0010, 7326.90.8688, or 8413.91.9055 of the
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Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). The HTSUS provisions are for convenience and
customs purposes; the written description of the scope is dispositive.
Importer.‐‐Any person or firm engaged, either directly or through a parent company or subsidiary, in
importing fluid end blocks (as defined above) into the United States from a foreign manufacturer or
through its selling agent.
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,
and/or purchaser 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.
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 Kristina
Lara (202‐205‐3386, kristina.lara@usitc.gov).
D‐GRIDS tool.‐‐The Commission has a tool that firms can use to move data from their own MS Excel
compilation files into self‐contained data tables within this MS Word questionnaire, thereby reducing
the amount of cell‐by‐cell data entry that would be required to complete this form. This tool is a macro‐
enabled MS Excel file available for download from the Commission's generic questionnaires webpage
(https://www.usitc.gov/trade_remedy/question.htm) called the "D‐GRIDs tool." Use of this tool to help
your firm complete this questionnaire is optional. Firms opting to use the D‐GRIDs tool to populate their
data into this questionnaire will need the D‐GRIDs specification sheet PDF file specific to this proceeding
(available on the case page which is linked under the "Background" above) which includes the necessary
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references relating to this questionnaire, as well as the macro‐enable MS Excel D‐GRIDs tool itself from
the generic questionnaires page. More detailed instructions on how to use the D‐GRIDs tool are
available within the D‐GRIDs tool itself.
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
I‐2a.
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.
Establishments covered.‐‐Provide the name and address of establishment(s) covered by this
questionnaire.
“Establishment”‐‐Each facility of a firm involved in the importation of fluid end blocks, including
auxiliary facilities operated in conjunction with (whether or not physically separate from) such
facilities.
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Stock symbol information.‐‐ If your firm or parent firm is publicly traded, please specify the
stock exchange and trading symbol: .
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).
I‐3.
I‐4.
Law firm:
Lead attorney(s):
Ownership.‐‐Is your firm owned, in whole or in part, by any other firm?
No
Yes‐‐List the following information, relating to the ultimate parent/owner.
Firm name
Country
Extent of
ownership
(percent)
Related importers/exporters.‐‐Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or
foreign, that are engaged in importing fluid end blocks from China, Germany, India, or Italy into
the United States or that are engaged in exporting fluid end blocks from China, Germany, India,
or Italy to the United States?
No
Yes‐‐List the following information.
Firm name
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 fluid end blocks?
No
Yes‐‐List the following information.
Firm name
Country
Affiliation
Importing operations.‐‐Please indicate the nature of your firm’s importing operations on fluid
end blocks. 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
Consignee.‐‐If your firm is an importer of record of fluid end blocks but is not the consignee,
please list the consignees below (firm name, address, telephone number, and individual to
contact).
Firm name
Address
Contact person
and phone
number
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FTZ, TIB, or bonded warehouses.‐‐Please indicate whether your firm enters fluid end blocks
into, or withdraws such merchandise from, foreign trade zones or bonded warehouses. Also
indicate whether your firm imports fluid end blocks under the TIB (temporary importation under
bond) program.
“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, as
well as other savings. A foreign trade zone must be designated as such pursuant to the rules
and procedures set forth in the Foreign‐Trade Zones Act.
“Bonded warehouse” is 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” is 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 of the United States (HTS).
Item
I‐9.
No
Yes
Foreign trade zones
Bonded warehouses
Temporary importation under bond
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
If yes, Please specify.
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I‐10a. Finishing of imported fluid end blocks.—Please check any of the finishing operations performed
in the U.S. on the fluid end blocks that your firm imports:
Finishing operations
Milling of one or more flat surfaces
Contour machining to custom shapes or dimensions
Drilling or boring holes
Heat treating
Painting, varnishing, or coating
Threading
Attachment of flanges, valves, seals, or connectors
Other (please describe): .
I‐10b. Tolling of finishing operations: Does your firm contract with a machine shop to provide finishing
operations on the fluid end blocks your firm imports, prior to final delivery to your customers, or
for your own end use?
No
Yes
If yes, please complete the table below.
Share (percent, by quantity), of
your firm’s U.S. shipments, that
was sent to firm for further
Finishing firm’s contact finishing, from January 2016 to
Finishing firm’s name Finishing firm’s contact name
e‐mail
September 2019
%
%
%
%
%
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PART II.‐‐TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Kristina Lara (202‐205‐3386,
kristina.lara@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
II‐2. Changes in operations.‐‐Please indicate whether your firm has experienced any of the following
changes in relation to the importation of fluid end blocks since January 1, 2016.
(check as many as appropriate)
(If checked, please describe; leave blank if not applicable)
Office/warehouse openings
Office/warehouse closings
Relocations
Expansions
Acquisitions
Consolidations
Prolonged shutdowns or
importation curtailments
Revised labor agreements
Other (e.g., technology)
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II‐3a. Arranged imports.‐‐Has your firm imported or arranged for the importation of fluid end blocks
for delivery after September 30, 2019?
“Arranged imports” are 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
If yes, fill out the table below.
Period
Source
Oct‐Dec 2019
II‐4.
Jan‐Mar 2020
Apr‐Jun 2020
Jul‐Sept 2020
Quantity (in units)
China
Germany
India
Italy
All other sources
Reasons for importing if producer.‐‐If your firm also produces fluid end blocks 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).
“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).
“Commercial U.S. 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 firms. Such transactions are valued at
fair market value.
“Related firm” –A firm that your firm solely or jointly owned, managed, or otherwise controlled;
a firm that solely or jointly owned, managed, or otherwise controlled your firm; and/or a firm
that was solely or jointly owned, managed, or otherwise controlled by a firm that also solely or
jointly owned, managed, or otherwise controlled your firm.
“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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II‐5a. U.S. imports from China.–Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments and inventories
of fluid end blocks imported from China by your firm during the specified periods.
China
Quantity (in units), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item
2016
Beginning‐of‐period inventories
(quantity) (A)
2017
January‐September
2018
2018
2019
Imports:
Quantity (B)
Value (C)
1
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity (D)
Value (E)
2
Internal consumption:
Quantity (F)
2
Value (G)
Transfers to related firms:
Quantity (H)
Value2 (I)
2
3
Export shipments:
Quantity (J)
Value (K)
End‐of‐period inventories
(quantity) (L)
1
Please identify the foreign producers, if known: .
Internal consumption and transfers to related firms must be valued at fair market value. If your firm uses a different
basis for valuing these transactions in your records, please specify that basis (e.g., cost, cost plus, etc.): . However,
the data provided above in this table should be based on fair market value.
3
Identify your firm’s principal export markets: .
2
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II‐5a. U.S. imports from China.–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., line B), 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 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
2016
A + B – D – F – H – J ‐L = should equal
zero ("0") or provide an explanation.1
2017
0
January‐September
2018
0
2018
0
2019
0
0
1
Explanation if the calculated fields above are returning values other than zero (i.e., “0”) but are nonetheless
accurate: .
II‐5b. Channels of distribution: China.‐‐Report your firm’s U.S. shipments (i.e., inclusive of commercial
U.S. shipments, internal consumption, and transfers to related firms) by channel of distribution.
China
Calendar years
Item
2016
2017
January‐September
2018
2018
2019
Quantity (in units)
Channels of distribution:
U.S. shipments:
To distributors (M)
To OEMs / end users (N)
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., line D, F, 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
January‐September
Reconciliation item
M + N – D ‐ F ‐ H = zero ("0"), if not
revise.
2016
2017
0
2018
0
2018
0
0
2019
0
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II‐5c. U.S. imports by level of processing: China.‐‐Report your firm’s U.S. imports from China by level
of processing during the specified periods.
“Unfinished” – A fluid end block that has not advanced beyond forging, heat treating, and rough
machining.
“Semi‐finished” – A fluid end block that has been subject to some machining operations (e.g.,
milling a surface to make it smooth, drilling, or countour machining).
“Finished” – A fluid end block that is ready for incorporation into a pump fluid end assembly
without further manufacturing operations.
China
U.S. imports
Unfinished:
Quantity (O)
Value (P)
Semi‐finished:
Quantity (Q)
Value (R)
Finished:
Quantity (S)
Value (T)
Quantity (in units) and value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
2016
2017
2018
January‐September
2018
2019
1
Please identify the physical characteristics, functions, and markets for unfinished, semi‐finished, and finished fluid
end blocks, respectively. .
RECONCILATION OF IMPORTS BY LEVEL OF PROCESSING.—Please ensure that the quantities
reported for U.S. imports in this question (i.e., lines O, Q, and S) in each time period equal the
quantity reported for U.S. imports in previous question II‐5a (i.e., line B) 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
2016
2017
January‐September
2018
2018
2019
Quantity: O + Q + S – B = zero (“0”), if
not revise
0
0
0
0
0
Value: P + R + T – C = zero, (“0”), if not
revise.
0
0
0
0
0
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II‐5d. U.S. imports by steel type: China.‐‐Report your firm’s U.S. imports by steel type during the
specified periods.
“Stainless steel” – Alloy steels containing, by weight 1.2 percent or less of carbon and 10.5
percent or more of chromium, with or without other elements.
China
Quantity (in units) and value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
2016
2017
2018
January‐September
2018
2019
U.S. imports
Stainless steel:
Quantity (U)
Value (V)
Non‐stainless steel:
Quantity (W)
Value (X)
RECONCILATION OF IMPORTS BY STEEL TYPE.—Please ensure that the quantities reported for
U.S. imports in this question (i.e., lines U and W) in each time period equal the quantity reported
for U.S. imports in previous question II‐5a (i.e., line B) 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
2016
2017
January‐September
2018
2018
2019
Quantity: U + W – B = zero (“0”), if not
revise
0
0
0
0
0
Value: V + X ‐C = zero, (“0”), if not revise.
0
0
0
0
0
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II‐5e. Monthly U.S. imports: China.–Report your firm’s monthly U.S. imports of fluid end blocks from
China by month.
China
Quantity (in units)
Month
2018.‐‐
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
2019.‐‐
January
All suppliers in China
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
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RECONCILIATION OF MONTHLY IMPORTS.‐‐ Please ensure that the total imports reported for full year
2018, and for the partial periods (e.g., January to September 2018, and January to September 2019)
reported in part "a" of this question matches the monthly data reported here. 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
Full year 2018
Jan‐Sept 2018
Jan‐Sept 2019
U.S. imports here (II‐5e) minus
U.S. imports above (II‐5a), revise
if not returning zero ("0")
0
0
0
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II‐6a. U.S. imports from Germany.–Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments and
inventories of fluid end blocks imported from Germany by your firm during the specified
periods.
Germany
Quantity (in units), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item
2016
2017
January‐September
2018
2018
2019
Beginning‐of‐period inventories
(quantity) (A)
Imports:1
Quantity (B)
Value (C)
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity (D)
Value (E)
Internal consumption:2
Quantity (F)
2
Value (G)
Transfers to related firms:
Quantity (H)
2
Value (I)
2
3
Export shipments:
Quantity (J)
Value (K)
End‐of‐period inventories
(quantity) (L)
1
Please identify the foreign producers, if known: .
Internal consumption and transfers to related firms must be valued at fair market value. If your firm uses a different
basis for valuing these transactions in your records, please specify that basis (e.g., cost, cost plus, etc.): . However,
the data provided above in this table should be based on fair market value.
3
Identify your firm’s principal export markets: .
2
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II‐6a. U.S. imports from Germany.–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., line B), 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 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
2016
A + B – D – F – H – J ‐L = should equal
zero ("0") or provide an explanation.1
2017
0
January‐September
2018
0
2018
0
2019
0
0
1
Explanation if the calculated fields above are returning values other than zero (i.e., “0”) but are nonetheless
accurate: .
II‐6b. Channels of distribution: Germany.‐‐Report your firm’s U.S. shipments (i.e., inclusive of
commercial U.S. shipments, internal consumption, and transfers to related firms) by channel of
distribution.
Germany
Calendar years
Item
2016
2017
January‐September
2018
2018
2019
Quantity (in units)
Channels of distribution:
U.S. shipments:
To distributors (M)
To OEMs / end users (N)
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., line D, F, 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
January‐September
Reconciliation item
M + N – D ‐ F ‐ H = zero ("0"), if not
revise.
2016
2017
0
2018
0
2018
0
0
2019
0
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II‐6c. U.S. imports by level of processing: Germany.‐‐Report your firm’s U.S. imports from Germany
by level of processing during the specified periods.
“Unfinished” – A fluid end block that has not advanced beyond forging, heat treating, and rough
machining.
“Semi‐finished” – A fluid end block that has been subject to some machining operations (e.g.,
milling a surface to make it smooth, drilling, or countour machining).
“Finished” – A fluid end block that is ready for incorporation into a pump fluid end assembly
without further manufacturing operations.
Germany
U.S. imports
Unfinished:
Quantity (O)
Value (P)
Semi‐finished:
Quantity (Q)
Value (R)
Finished:
Quantity (S)
Value (T)
Quantity (in units) and value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
2016
2017
2018
January‐September
2018
2019
1
Please identify the physical characteristics, functions, and markets for unfinished, semi‐finished, and finished fluid
end blocks, respectively. .
RECONCILATION OF IMPORTS BY LEVEL OF PROCESSING.—Please ensure that the quantities
reported for U.S. imports in this question (i.e., lines O, Q, and S) in each time period equal the
quantity reported for U.S. imports in previous question II‐6a (i.e., line B) 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
2016
2017
January‐September
2018
2018
2019
Quantity: O + Q + S – B = zero (“0”), if
not revise
0
0
0
0
0
Value: P + R + T – C = zero, (“0”), if not
revise.
0
0
0
0
0
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II‐6d. U.S. imports by steel type: Germany.‐‐Report your firm’s U.S. imports by steel type during the
specified periods.
“Stainless steel” – Alloy steels containing, by weight 1.2 percent or less of carbon and 10.5
percent or more of chromium, with or without other elements.
Germany
Quantity (in units) and value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
2016
2017
2018
January‐September
2018
2019
U.S. imports
Stainless steel:
Quantity (U)
Value (V)
Non‐stainless steel:
Quantity (W)
Value (X)
RECONCILATION OF IMPORTS BY STEEL TYPE.—Please ensure that the quantities reported for
U.S. imports in this question (i.e., lines U and W) in each time period equal the quantity reported
for U.S. imports in previous question II‐6a (i.e., line B) 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
2016
2017
January‐September
2018
2018
2019
Quantity: U + W – B = zero (“0”), if not
revise
0
0
0
0
0
Value: V + X ‐C = zero, (“0”), if not revise.
0
0
0
0
0
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II‐6e. Monthly U.S. imports: Germany.–Report your firm’s monthly U.S. imports of fluid end blocks
from Germany by month.
Germany
Quantity (in units)
Month
2018.‐‐
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
2019.‐‐
January
All suppliers in Germany
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
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RECONCILIATION OF MONTHLY IMPORTS.‐‐ Please ensure that the total imports reported for full year
2018, and for the partial periods (e.g., January to September 2018, and January to September 2019)
reported in part "a" of this question matches the monthly data reported here. 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
Full year 2018
Jan‐Sept 2018
Jan‐Sept 2019
U.S. imports here (II‐6e) minus
U.S. imports above (II‐6a), revise
if not returning zero ("0")
0
0
0
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II‐7a. U.S. imports from India.–Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments and inventories
of fluid end blocks imported from India by your firm during the specified periods.
India
Quantity (in units), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item
2016
Beginning‐of‐period inventories
(quantity) (A)
2017
January‐September
2018
2018
2019
Imports:
Quantity (B)
Value (C)
1
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity (D)
Value (E)
2
Internal consumption:
Quantity (F)
2
Value (G)
Transfers to related firms:
Quantity (H)
Value2 (I)
2
3
Export shipments:
Quantity (J)
Value (K)
End‐of‐period inventories
(quantity) (L)
1
Please identify the foreign producers, if known: .
Internal consumption and transfers to related firms must be valued at fair market value. If your firm uses a different
basis for valuing these transactions in your records, please specify that basis (e.g., cost, cost plus, etc.): . However,
the data provided above in this table should be based on fair market value.
3
Identify your firm’s principal export markets: .
2
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II‐7a. U.S. 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., line B), 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 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
2016
A + B – D – F – H – J ‐L = should equal
zero ("0") or provide an explanation.1
2017
0
January‐September
2018
0
2018
0
2019
0
0
1
Explanation if the calculated fields above are returning values other than zero (i.e., “0”) but are nonetheless
accurate: .
II‐7b. Channels of distribution: India.‐‐Report your firm’s U.S. shipments (i.e., inclusive of commercial
U.S. shipments, internal consumption, and transfers to related firms) by channel of distribution.
India
Calendar years
Item
2016
2017
January‐September
2018
2018
2019
Quantity (in units)
Channels of distribution:
U.S. shipments:
To distributors (M)
To OEMs / end users (N)
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., line D, F, 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
January‐September
Reconciliation item
M + N – D ‐ F ‐ H = zero ("0"), if not
revise.
2016
2017
0
2018
0
2018
0
0
2019
0
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II‐7c. U.S. imports by level of processing: India.‐‐Report your firm’s U.S. imports from India by level of
processing during the specified periods.
“Unfinished” – A fluid end block that has not advanced beyond forging, heat treating, and rough
machining.
“Semi‐finished” – A fluid end block that has been subject to some machining operations (e.g.,
milling a surface to make it smooth, drilling, or countour machining).
“Finished” – A fluid end block that is ready for incorporation into a pump fluid end assembly
without further manufacturing operations.
India
U.S. imports
Unfinished:
Quantity (O)
Value (P)
Semi‐finished:
Quantity (Q)
Value (R)
Finished:
Quantity (S)
Value (T)
Quantity (in units) and value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
2016
2017
2018
January‐September
2018
2019
1
Please identify the physical characteristics, functions, and markets for unfinished, semi‐finished, and finished fluid
end blocks, respectively. .
RECONCILATION OF IMPORTS BY LEVEL OF PROCESSING.—Please ensure that the quantities
reported for U.S. imports in this question (i.e., lines O, Q, and S) in each time period equal the
quantity reported for U.S. imports in previous question II‐7a (i.e., line B) 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
2016
2017
January‐September
2018
2018
2019
Quantity: O + Q + S – B = zero (“0”), if
not revise
0
0
0
0
0
Value: P + R + T – C = zero, (“0”), if not
revise.
0
0
0
0
0
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II‐7d. U.S. imports by steel type: India.‐‐Report your firm’s U.S. imports by steel type during the
specified periods.
“Stainless steel” – Alloy steels containing, by weight 1.2 percent or less of carbon and 10.5
percent or more of chromium, with or without other elements.
India
Quantity (in units) and value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
2016
2017
2018
January‐September
2018
2019
U.S. imports
Stainless steel:
Quantity (U)
Value (V)
Non‐stainless steel:
Quantity (W)
Value (X)
RECONCILATION OF IMPORTS BY STEEL TYPE.—Please ensure that the quantities reported for
U.S. imports in this question (i.e., lines U and W) in each time period equal the quantity reported
for U.S. imports in previous question II‐7a (i.e., line B) 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
2016
2017
January‐September
2018
2018
2019
Quantity: U + W – B = zero (“0”), if not
revise
0
0
0
0
0
Value: V + X ‐C = zero, (“0”), if not revise.
0
0
0
0
0
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II‐7e. Monthly U.S. imports: India.–Report your firm’s monthly U.S. imports of fluid end blocks from
India by month.
India
Quantity (in units)
Month
2018.‐‐
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
2019.‐‐
January
All suppliers in India
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
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RECONCILIATION OF MONTHLY IMPORTS.‐‐ Please ensure that the total imports reported for full year
2018, and for the partial periods (e.g., January to September 2018, and January to September 2019)
reported in part "a" of this question matches the monthly data reported here. 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
Full year 2018
Jan‐Sept 2018
Jan‐Sept 2019
U.S. imports here (II‐7e) minus
U.S. imports above (II‐7a), revise
if not returning zero ("0")
0
0
0
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II‐8a. U.S. imports from Italy.–Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments and inventories
of fluid end blocks imported from Italy by your firm during the specified periods.
Italy
Quantity (in units), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item
2016
Beginning‐of‐period inventories
(quantity) (A)
2017
January‐September
2018
2018
2019
Imports:
Quantity (B)
Value (C)
1
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity (D)
Value (E)
2
Internal consumption:
Quantity (F)
2
Value (G)
Transfers to related firms:
Quantity (H)
Value2 (I)
2
3
Export shipments:
Quantity (J)
Value (K)
End‐of‐period inventories
(quantity) (L)
1
Please identify the foreign producers, if known: .
Internal consumption and transfers to related firms must be valued at fair market value. If your firm uses a different
basis for valuing these transactions in your records, please specify that basis (e.g., cost, cost plus, etc.): . However,
the data provided above in this table should be based on fair market value.
3
Identify your firm’s principal export markets: .
2
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II‐8a. U.S. imports from Italy.–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., line B), 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 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
2016
A + B – D – F – H – J ‐L = should equal
zero ("0") or provide an explanation.1
2017
0
January‐September
2018
0
2018
0
2019
0
0
1
Explanation if the calculated fields above are returning values other than zero (i.e., “0”) but are nonetheless
accurate: .
II‐8b. Channels of distribution: Italy.‐‐Report your firm’s U.S. shipments (i.e., inclusive of commercial
U.S. shipments, internal consumption, and transfers to related firms) by channel of distribution.
Italy
Calendar years
Item
2016
2017
January‐September
2018
2018
2019
Quantity (in units)
Channels of distribution:
U.S. shipments:
To distributors (M)
To OEMs / end users (N)
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., line D, F, 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
January‐September
Reconciliation item
M + N – D ‐ F ‐ H = zero ("0"), if not
revise.
2016
2017
0
2018
0
2018
0
0
2019
0
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II‐8c. U.S. imports by level of processing: Italy.‐‐Report your firm’s U.S. imports from Italy by level of
processing during the specified periods.
“Unfinished” – A fluid end block that has not advanced beyond forging, heat treating, and rough
machining.
“Semi‐finished” – A fluid end block that has been subject to some machining operations (e.g.,
milling a surface to make it smooth, drilling, or countour machining).
“Finished” – A fluid end block that is ready for incorporation into a pump fluid end assembly
without further manufacturing operations.
Italy
U.S. imports
Unfinished:
Quantity (O)
Value (P)
Semi‐finished:
Quantity (Q)
Value (R)
Finished:
Quantity (S)
Value (T)
Quantity (in units) and value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
2016
2017
2018
January‐September
2018
2019
1
Please identify the physical characteristics, functions, and markets for unfinished, semi‐finished, and finished fluid
end blocks, respectively. .
RECONCILATION OF IMPORTS BY LEVEL OF PROCESSING.—Please ensure that the quantities
reported for U.S. imports in this question (i.e., lines O, Q, and S) in each time period equal the
quantity reported for U.S. imports in previous question II‐8a (i.e., line B) 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
2016
2017
January‐September
2018
2018
2019
Quantity: O + Q + S – B = zero (“0”), if
not revise
0
0
0
0
0
Value: P + R + T – C = zero, (“0”), if not
revise.
0
0
0
0
0
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II‐8d. U.S. imports by steel type: Italy.‐‐Report your firm’s U.S. imports by steel type during the
specified periods.
“Stainless steel” – Alloy steels containing, by weight 1.2 percent or less of carbon and 10.5
percent or more of chromium, with or without other elements.
Italy
Quantity (in units) and value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
2016
2017
2018
January‐September
2018
2019
U.S. imports
Stainless steel:
Quantity (U)
Value (V)
Non‐stainless steel:
Quantity (W)
Value (X)
RECONCILATION OF IMPORTS BY STEEL TYPE.—Please ensure that the quantities reported for
U.S. imports in this question (i.e., lines U and W) in each time period equal the quantity reported
for U.S. imports in previous question II‐8a (i.e., line B) 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
2016
2017
January‐September
2018
2018
2019
Quantity: U + W – B = zero (“0”), if not
revise
0
0
0
0
0
Value: V + X ‐C = zero, (“0”), if not revise.
0
0
0
0
0
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II‐8e. Monthly U.S. imports: Italy.–Report your firm’s monthly U.S. imports of fluid end blocks from
Italy by month.
Italy
Quantity (in units)
Month
2018.‐‐
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
2019.‐‐
January
All suppliers in Italy
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
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RECONCILIATION OF MONTHLY IMPORTS.‐‐ Please ensure that the total imports reported for full year
2018, and for the partial periods (e.g., January to September 2018, and January to September 2019)
reported in part "a" of this question matches the monthly data reported here. 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
Full year 2018
Jan‐Sept 2018
Jan‐Sept 2019
U.S. imports here (II‐8e) minus
U.S. imports above (II‐8a), revise
if not returning zero ("0")
0
0
0
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II‐9a. U.S. imports from all other sources.–Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments and
inventories of fluid end blocks imported from all other sources by your firm during the specified
periods.
All other sources
Quantity (in units), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item
2016
2017
January‐September
2018
2018
2019
Beginning‐of‐period inventories
(quantity) (A)
Imports:1
Quantity (B)
Value (C)
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity (D)
Value (E)
Internal consumption:2
Quantity (F)
2
Value (G)
Transfers to related firms:
Quantity (H)
2
Value (I)
2
3
Export shipments:
Quantity (J)
Value (K)
End‐of‐period inventories
(quantity) (L)
1
Please identify the foreign producers, if known: .
Internal consumption and transfers to related firms must be valued at fair market value. If your firm uses a different
basis for valuing these transactions in your records, please specify that basis (e.g., cost, cost plus, etc.): . However,
the data provided above in this table should be based on fair market value.
3
Identify your firm’s principal export markets: .
2
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II‐9a. U.S. imports from all other sources.–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., line B), 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 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
2016
A + B – D – F – H – J ‐L = should equal
zero ("0") or provide an explanation.1
2017
0
January‐September
2018
0
2018
0
2019
0
0
1
Explanation if the calculated fields above are returning values other than zero (i.e., “0”) but are nonetheless
accurate: .
II‐9b. Channels of distribution: All other sources.‐‐Report your firm’s U.S. shipments by channel of
distribution (i.e., inclusive of commercial U.S. shipments, internal consumption, and transfers to
related firms).
All other sources
Calendar years
Item
2016
2017
January‐September
2018
2018
2019
Quantity (in units)
Channels of distribution:
U.S. shipments:
To distributors (M)
To OEMs / end users (N)
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., line D, F, 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
January‐September
Reconciliation item
M + N – D ‐ F ‐ H = zero ("0"), if not
revise.
2016
2017
0
2018
0
2018
0
0
2019
0
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II‐9c. U.S. imports by level of processing: All other sources.‐‐Report your firm’s U.S. imports from all
other sources by level of processing during the specified periods.
“Unfinished” – A fluid end block that has not advanced beyond forging, heat treating, and rough
machining.
“Semi‐finished” – A fluid end block that has been subject to some machining operations (e.g.,
milling a surface to make it smooth, drilling, or countour machining).
“Finished” – A fluid end block that is ready for incorporation into a pump fluid end assembly
without further manufacturing operations.
All other sources
U.S. imports
Unfinished:
Quantity (O)
Value (P)
Semi‐finished:
Quantity (Q)
Value (R)
Finished:
Quantity (S)
Value (T)
Quantity (in units) and value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
2016
2017
2018
January‐September
2018
2019
1
Please identify the physical characteristics, functions, and markets for unfinished, semi‐finished, and finished fluid
end blocks, respectively. .
RECONCILATION OF IMPORTS BY LEVEL OF PROCESSING.—Please ensure that the quantities
reported for U.S. imports in this question (i.e., lines O, Q, and S) in each time period equal the
quantity reported for U.S. imports in previous question II‐9a (i.e., line B) 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
2016
2017
January‐September
2018
2018
2019
Quantity: O + Q + S – B = zero (“0”), if
not revise
0
0
0
0
0
Value: P + R + T – C = zero, (“0”), if not
revise.
0
0
0
0
0
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II‐9d. U.S. imports by steel type: All other sources.‐‐Report your firm’s U.S. imports by steel type
during the specified periods.
“Stainless steel” – Alloy steels containing, by weight 1.2 percent or less of carbon and 10.5
percent or more of chromium, with or without other elements.
All other sources
Quantity (in units) and value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
2016
2017
2018
January‐September
2018
2019
U.S. imports
Stainless steel:
Quantity (U)
Value (V)
Non‐stainless steel:
Quantity (W)
Value (X)
RECONCILATION OF IMPORTS BY STEEL TYPE.—Please ensure that the quantities reported for
U.S. imports in this question (i.e., lines U and W) in each time period equal the quantity reported
for U.S. imports in previous question II‐9a (i.e., line B) 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
2016
2017
January‐September
2018
2018
2019
Quantity: U + W – B = zero (“0”), if not
revise
0
0
0
0
0
Value: V + X ‐ C = zero, (“0”), if not
revise.
0
0
0
0
0
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II‐9e. Monthly U.S. imports: All other sources.–Report your firm’s monthly U.S. imports of fluid end
blocks from all other sources by month.
All other sources
Quantity (in units)
Month
2018.‐‐
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
2019.‐‐
January
All suppliers in all other sources
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
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RECONCILIATION OF MONTHLY IMPORTS.‐‐ Please ensure that the total imports reported for full year
2018, and for the partial periods (e.g., January to September 2018, and January to September 2019)
reported in part "a" of this question matches the monthly data reported here. 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
Full year 2018
Jan‐Sept 2018
Jan‐Sept 2019
U.S. imports here (II‐9e) minus
U.S. imports above (II‐9a), revise
if not returning zero ("0")
0
0
0
II‐7.
Transfers to related firms.‐‐If your firm reported transfers to related firms in any of the data
tables in part II, please identify the firm(s) and indicate the nature of the relationship between
your firm and the related firms (e.g., joint venture, wholly owned subsidiary) and whether the
transfers were priced at market value or by a non‐market formula.
II‐8.
Other explanations.‐‐If your firm would like to further explain a response to a question in Part II
for which a narrative response box was not provided, 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 Pamela Davis (202‐205‐
2218, Pamela.Davis@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
PRICE DATA
III‐2. This question requests quarterly quantity and value data for your firm’s commercial shipments
to unrelated U.S. customers since January 1, 2016 of the following products your firm imported
from China, Germany, India, and/or Italy:
Product 1.‐‐4330mod Drilled Quint. Quintuplex fluid end block that has been drilled
and rough machined, made of forged alloy steel, with a chromium content between
1.30% and 1.65%, a nickel content between 2.90% and 3.60%, and a net weight
between 7,300 and 7,550 lbs.
Product 2.‐‐17‐4 Solid Quint. Quintuplex fluid end block that has been rough
machined but not drilled, made of forged stainless steel, with a chromium content
between 14.50% and 18.00%, a nickel content between 2.90% and 5.10%, and a net
weight between 8,900 and 9,300 lbs.
Product 3.‐‐15‐5 Drilled Quint. Quintuplex fluid end block that has been drilled and
rough machined, made of forged stainless steel, with a chromium content between
13.50% and 16.50%, a nickel content between 3.90% and 6.10%, and a net weight
between 6,950 and 7,250 lbs.
Product 4.‐‐4330mod Drilled Mud Pump Block. Fluid end block that has been drilled
with no more than one hole per face, rough machined, made of forged alloy steel,
with a chromium content between 0.65% and 1.00%, a nickel content between
1.60% and 2.05%, and a net weight between 3,100 and 3,300 lbs.
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).
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During January 2016‐September 2019, did your firm import from China, Germany, India, and/or
Italy 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.
III‐2a. Price data.‐‐Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported from China
and sold by your firm.
China
Report data in units and actual dollars (not 1,000s).
Product 1
Quantity
Value
(Quantity in units, value in dollars)
Product 2
Product 3
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value
Product 4
Period of shipment
Quantity
Value
2016:
January‐March
April‐June
July‐September
October‐December
2017:
January‐March
April‐June
July‐September
October‐December
2018:
January‐March
April‐June
July‐September
October‐December
2019:
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 your firm’s 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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III‐2b. Price data.‐‐Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported from
Germany and sold by your firm.
Germany
Report data in units and actual dollars (not 1,000s).
Product 1
Quantity
Value
(Quantity in units, value in dollars)
Product 2
Product 3
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value
Product 4
Period of shipment
Quantity
Value
2016:
January‐March
April‐June
July‐September
October‐December
2017:
January‐March
April‐June
July‐September
October‐December
2018:
January‐March
April‐June
July‐September
October‐December
2019:
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 your firm’s 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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III‐2c. Price data.‐‐Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported from India
and sold by your firm.
India
Report data in units and actual dollars (not 1,000s).
Product 1
Quantity
Value
(Quantity in units, value in dollars)
Product 2
Product 3
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value
Product 4
Period of shipment
Quantity
Value
2016:
January‐March
April‐June
July‐September
October‐December
2017:
January‐March
April‐June
July‐September
October‐December
2018:
January‐March
April‐June
July‐September
October‐December
2019:
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 your firm’s 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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III‐2d. Price data.‐‐Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported from Italy and
sold by your firm.
Italy
Report data in units and actual dollars (not 1,000s).
Product 1
Quantity
Value
(Quantity in units, value in dollars)
Product 2
Product 3
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value
Product 4
Period of shipment
Quantity
Value
2016:
January‐March
April‐June
July‐September
October‐December
2017:
January‐March
April‐June
July‐September
October‐December
2018:
January‐March
April‐June
July‐September
October‐December
2019:
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 your firm’s 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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III‐2e. Price data checklist.‐‐Please check that the pricing data in question III‐2(a) has been correctly
reported.
Are the price data reported above:
√ if Yes
In actual dollars (not $1,000) and units?
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 part II in each year?
III‐2f. 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‐3a. Imports for internal use.‐‐ Did your firm import fluid end blocks for internal consumption since
January 1, 2016?
Yes.‐‐Please complete the following table as appropriate.
No.‐‐Skip to question III‐4.
Report below the import data1 for pricing product 3 imported from China, Germany, India, and/or Italy
and used by your own firm. These are imports that your firm does not resell as fluid end blocks.
Please note that values should be landed, duty‐paid and should not include U.S.‐inland transportation
costs. Values should reflect the final net amount paid by your firm (i.e., should be net of all returns,
discounts, allowances, and rebates).
Product 3
Report data in units and actual dollars (not 1,000s).
China
Quantity
Value
(Quantity in units, value in dollars)
Germany
India
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value
Italy
Period of shipment
Quantity
Value
2016:
January‐March
April‐June
July‐September
October‐December
2017:
January‐March
April‐June
July‐September
October‐December
2018:
January‐March
April‐June
July‐September
October‐December
2019:
January‐March
April‐June
July‐September
1 LDP value (i.e., landed duty‐paid 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). See “Import
values” definition in Part II (Trade and Related Information – Definitions).
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 your firm’s product. Also, please explain any anomalies in your firm’s reported pricing data.
China:
Germany:
India:
Italy:
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III‐3b. Inland transportation costs for your firm’s direct imports of fluid end blocks for internal use.‐‐
If your firm reported import purchases costs above (question III‐3a), what is the approximate
percentage of the total cost of fluid end blocks that you directly imported from China, Germany,
India, and/or Italy that is accounted for by U.S. inland transportation costs from the port of
importation to your distribution network, retail store(s), or manufacturing plant(s)?
Country
Percent
China
%
Germany
%
India
%
Italy
%
III‐3c. Additional costs for your firm’s imports of fluid end blocks for your firm’s internal use.
(i)
If your firm reported import purchase costs above (question III‐3a), please identify the
factors (other than U.S. inland transportation costs or costs already included in landed
duty paid values) that add to your cost of importing directly since January 1, 2016.
Estimate the share of the cost of the landed duty‐paid value, and explain the specific
costs associated with each category.
Estimated share
of landed duty‐
paid value
(percent)
Explanation
Factors
Logistical or supply chain management
costs (not already included in LDP
value)
Warehousing/inventory carrying costs
(not already included in LDP value)
Insurance costs (not already included in
LDP value)
Other1, please identify ( )
Other2, please identify ( )
Other3, please identify ( )
(ii)
To which source(s) does your firm compare costs in determining your additional
transaction costs to directly import?
U.S. importers U.S. producers
Both
Neither
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(a) Briefly identify the benefits of directly importing fluid end blocks instead of
purchasing fluid end blocks from a U.S. importer or from a U.S. producer.
(b) Please provide the estimated margin saved by having directly imported fluid end
blocks instead of purchasing from a U.S. importer. percent of landed duty‐paid
value.
(c) Explain any variation in the margin saved since January 1, 2016.
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Price setting.‐‐How does your firm determine the prices that it charges for sales of fluid end
blocks (check all that apply)? If your firm issues price lists, please submit sample pages of a
recent list.
Transaction
by
transaction
Contracts
III‐5.
Set
price
lists
Other
If other, describe
Discount policy.‐‐Please indicate and describe your firm’s discount policies (check all that apply).
Quantity
discounts
Annual
total
volume
discounts
III‐6.
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No
discount
policy
Other
Describe
Pricing terms.‐‐On what basis are your firm’s prices of imported fluid end blocks from China,
Germany, India, and/or Italy usually quoted (check one)?
Delivered
F.o.b.
III‐7.
If f.o.b., specify point
Contract versus spot.‐‐Approximately what share of your firm’s sales of fluid end blocks
imported from China, Germany, India, and/or Italy in 2018 was on a (1) short‐term contract
basis, (2) annual contract basis, (3) long‐term contract basis, and (4) spot sales basis?
Item
Share of 2018
sales
Short‐term
contracts
(multiple
deliveries for
less than 12
months)
%
Type of sale
Long‐term
Annual
contracts
contracts
(multiple
(multiple
deliveries for
deliveries for 12
more than 12
months)
months)
%
%
Spot sales
(for a single
delivery)
%
Total
(should
sum to
100.0%)
0.0
%
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Contract provisions.‐‐Please fill out the table regarding your firm’s typical sales contracts for
fluid end blocks imported from China, Germany, India, and/or Italy (or check “not applicable” if
your firm does not sell on a short‐term, annual and/or long‐term contract basis).
Short‐term contracts Annual contracts
(multiple
(multiple deliveries
deliveries for 12
for less than 12
months)
months)
Long‐term contracts
(multiple deliveries
for more than 12
months)
Typical sales
contract provisions
Item
Average contract
duration
No. of
days
Price renegotiation
(during contract
period)
Yes
No
Quantity
Price
Both
Yes
No
Fixed quantity
and/or price
Indexed to raw
material costs1
Not applicable
365
1
Please identify the indexes used:
III‐9.
Lead times.‐‐What is your firm’s share of sales of fluid end blocks imported from China,
Germany, India, and/or Italy 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 fluid end
blocks?
Lead time
(Average number
of days)
Source
Share of 2018 sales
From your firm’s U.S. inventory
%
From foreign manufacturers’ inventory
%
Produced to order
%
Total (should sum to 100.0%)
0.0 %
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III‐10. Shipping information.—
(a)
What is the approximate percentage of the cost of fluid end blocks imported from
China, Germany, India, and/or Italy that is accounted for by U.S. inland transportation
costs? percent.
(b)
Who generally arranges the transportation to your firm’s customers’ locations?
Your firm Purchaser (check one)
(c)
When your firm sells fluid end blocks imported from China, Germany, India, and/or Italy,
from where is it shipped?
Point of importation Storage facility (check one)
(d)
Indicate the approximate percentage of your firm’s sales of fluid end blocks imported
from China, Germany, India, and/or Italy 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
Share
Within 100 miles
%
101 to 1,000 miles
%
Over 1,000 miles
%
Total (should sum to 100.0%)
0.0 %
III‐11. Geographical shipments.‐‐In which U.S. geographic market area(s) has your firm sold fluid end
blocks imported from subject countries since January 1, 2016 (check all that apply)?
Geographic area
China
Germany
India
Italy
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.
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III‐12. End uses.‐‐List the end uses of the fluid end blocks that your firm imports. For each end‐use
product, what percentage of the total cost is accounted for by fluid end blocks and other inputs?
Share of total cost of end‐use product
accounted for by
Total
(should sum to
100.0% across)
Fluid end blocks
Other inputs
End‐use product
%
%
0.0 %
%
%
0.0 %
%
%
0.0 %
III‐13. Substitutes.‐‐Can other products be substituted for fluid end blocks?
No
Yes‐‐Please fill out the table.
End use in which this
substitute is used
Substitute
Have changes in the price of this substitute
affected the price for fluid end blocks?
No Yes
Explanation
1.
2.
3.
III‐14. Demand trends.‐‐Indicate how demand within the United States and outside of the United
States (if known) for fluid end blocks has changed since January 1, 2016. Explain any trends and
describe the principal factors that have affected these changes in demand.
Overall
No
Overall Fluctuate with
increase change decrease no clear trend
Market
Explanation and factors
Within the United States
Outside the United States
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III‐15. Product changes.‐‐Have there been any significant changes in the product range, product mix or
marketing of fluid end blocks since January 1, 2016?
No
Yes
If yes, please describe.
III‐16. Conditions of competition.—
(a) Is the fluid end blocks market subject to business cycles (other than general economy‐wide
conditions) and/or other conditions of competition distinctive to fluid end blocks?
Check all that apply.
Please describe.
No
Skip to question III‐16.
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
fluid end blocks since January 1, 2016?
No
Yes
If yes, describe.
III‐17. Supply constraints.‐‐Has your firm refused, declined, or been unable to supply fluid end blocks
since January 1, 2016 (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.—
(a) How have fluid end blocks raw material costs changed since January 1, 2016?
Factor
Overall
increase
Cost of raw materials
No
change
Explain, noting how raw
Fluctuate material price changes have
Overall with no clear affected your firm’s selling
prices for fluid end blocks.
trend
decrease
(b) How did the imposition of tariffs under section 232 on imported steel/aluminum products
impact raw material costs for fluid end blocks?
Factor
Overall increase
Cost of raw materials after
section 232 tariffs imposed
No change
Fluctuate with
Overall decrease no clear trend
(c) How did the imposition of tariffs under section 232 on imported steel/aluminum products
impact your firm’s sales price for fluid end blocks?
Factor
Prices for fluid end
blocks
Overall
No change Increase
Fluctuate
Overall
with no
Decrease clear trend
Explanation
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III‐19. Impact of section 301 tariffs.‐‐ Did the imposition of tariffs on Chinese‐origin products under
section 301 have an impact on the fluid end blocks market in the United States?
Yes— Please indicate the
impact in the table below.
No
Don’t know
Factor
Fluctuate Explain, noting how the imposition
with no of tariffs under section 301 affected
each factor of the fluid end blocks
clear
Overall
No
Overall
market in the United States.
trend
increase change decrease
Supply of U.S.‐
produced fluid end
blocks
Supply of fluid end
blocks imported from
China
Supply of fluid end
blocks imported from
other countries
Prices for fluid end
blocks
Overall U.S. demand
for fluid end blocks
Raw material costs for
fluid end blocks
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III‐20. Interchangeability.‐‐Are fluid end blocks 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
United States
China
Germany
India
Italy
Other countries
China
Germany
India
Italy
For any country‐pair producing fluid end blocks that is sometimes or never interchangeable,
identify the country‐pair and explain the factors that limit or preclude interchangeable use:
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III‐21. Factors other than price.‐‐Are differences other than price (e.g., quality, availability,
transportation network, product range, technical support, etc.) between fluid end blocks
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
United States
China
Germany
India
Italy
Other countries
China
Germany
India
Italy
For any country‐pair for which factors other than price always or frequently are a significant factor
in your firm’s sales of fluid end blocks, identify the country‐pair and report the advantages or
disadvantages imparted by such factors:
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III‐22. Customer identification.‐‐List the names and contact information for your firm’s 10 largest U.S.
customers for fluid end blocks since January 1, 2016. Indicate the share of the quantity of your
firm’s total shipments of fluid end blocks that each of these customers accounted for in 2018.
Customer’s name
Contact person
Email
Telephone
City
State
Share
of
2018
sales
(%)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
III‐23. Other explanations.‐‐If your firm would like to further explain a response to a question in Part III
for which a narrative response box was not provided, 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 U.S. 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://usitc.gov/investigations/701731/2019/fluid_end_blocks_china_germany_in
dia_and_italy/preliminary.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: FEBS
• E‐mail.—E‐mail the MS Word questionnaire to kristina.lara@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 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 (202‐
205‐1803). A certificate of service must accompany the completed questionnaire you submit (see 19 CFR
§ 207.7). Service of the questionnaire must be made in paper form.
| File Type | application/pdf |
| File Title | Microsoft Word - U.S. importers questionnaire |
| Author | kristina.lara |
| File Modified | 2019-12-23 |
| File Created | 2019-12-23 |