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FOREIGN PRODUCERS’/EXPORTERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
OIL COUNTRY TUBULAR GOODS FROM
INDIA, KOREA, TURKEY, UKRAINE, AND VIETNAM
This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by March 20, 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 review of the countervailing duty and antidumping duty orders concerning oil country tubular goods
from India, Korea, Turkey, Ukraine, and Vietnam (Inv. Nos. 701‐TA‐499‐500 and 731‐TA‐1215‐1216, 1221‐1223
(Review)). The information requested in the questionnaire is requested under the authority of the Tariff Act of 1930,
title VII.
Name of firm
Address
Website
Has your firm produced or exported oil country tubular goods (as defined on next page) at any time since
January 1, 2014?
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)
Data reported in this questionnaire relate to (Check one):
India
Korea
Turkey
Ukraine
Vietnam
Return questionnaire via the Commission Drop Box by clicking on the following link:
https://dropbox.usitc.gov/oinv/. (PIN: OCTG)
CERTIFICATION
I certify that the information herein supplied in response to this questionnaire is complete and correct to the best of my knowledge and
belief and understand that the information submitted is subject to audit and verification by the Commission. By means of this
certification I also grant consent for the Commission, and its employees and contract personnel, to use the information provided in this
questionnaire and throughout this proceeding in any other import‐injury proceedings or reviews conducted by the Commission on the
same or similar merchandise.
I, the undersigned, acknowledge that information submitted in response to this request for information and throughout this proceeding
or other 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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PART I.‐‐GENERAL INFORMATION
Background.‐‐ On July 10, 2014, the Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) suspended its
antidumping investigation on imports of oil country tubular goods from Ukraine. On September 10,
2014, Commerce issued countervailing duty orders on imports of oil country tubular goods from India
and Korea and antidumping duty orders on imports of oil country tubular goods from India, Korea,
Turkey, and Vietnam. On June 3, 2019, the Commission instituted a review pursuant to section 751(c) of
the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. § 1675(c)) (the Act) to determine whether revocation of the orders
would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury to the domestic industry within a
reasonably foreseeable time. On July 10, 2019, Commerce terminated the suspension agreement on
imports of oil country tubular goods from Ukraine and issued an antidumping duty order. If both the
Commission and Commerce make an affirmative determination, the orders will remain in place. If either
the Commission or Commerce makes a negative determination, Commerce will revoke the orders.
Questionnaires and other information pertinent to this proceeding are available at:
https://www.usitc.gov/investigations/701731/2019/oil_country_tubular_goods_india_korea_turkey/first_review_
full.htm
Oil country tubular goods covered by these reviews are hollow steel products of circular cross‐section,
including oil well casing and tubing, of iron (other than cast iron) or steel (both carbon and alloy),
whether seamless or welded, regardless of end finish (e.g., whether or not plain end, threaded, or
threaded and coupled) whether or not conforming to American Petroleum Institute (API) or non‐API
specifications, whether finished (including limited service OCTG products) or unfinished (including green
tubes and limited service OCTG products), whether or not thread protectors are attached. The scope of
the order also covers OCTG coupling stock.
Excluded from the scope of the order are: casing or tubing containing 10.5 percent or more by weight of
chromium; drill pipe; unattached couplings; and unattached thread protectors.
Oil country tubular goods are currently imported under statistical reporting numbers 7304.29.10.10,
7304.29.10.20, 7304.29.10.30, 7304.29.10.40, 7304.29.10.50, 7304.29.10.60, 7304.29.10.80,
7304.29.20.10, 7304.29.20.20, 7304.29.20.30, 7304.29.20.40, 7304.29.20.50, 7304.29.20.60,
7304.29.20.80, 7304.29.31.10, 7304.29.31.20, 7304.29.31.30, 7304.29.31.40, 7304.29.31.50,
7304.29.31.60, 7304.29.31.80, 7304.29.41.10, 7304.29.41.20, 7304.29.41.30, 7304.29.41.40,
7304.29.41.50, 7304.29.41.60, 7304.29.41.80, 7304.29.50.15, 7304.29.50.30, 7304.29.50.45,
7304.29.50.60, 7304.29.50.75, 7304.29.61.15, 7304.29.61.30, 7304.29.61.45, 7304.29.61.60,
7304.29.61.75, 7305.20.20.00, 7305.20.40.00, 7305.20.60.00, 7305.20.80.00, 7306.29.10.30,
7306.29.10.90, 7306.29.20.00, 7306.29.31.00, 7306.29.41.00, 7306.29.60.10, 7306.29.60.50,
7306.29.81.10, and 7306.29.81.50 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS).
They may also be imported under HTSUS statistical reporting numbers 7304.39.00.24, 7304.39.00.28,
7304.39.00.32, 7304.39.00.36, 7304.39.00.40, 7304.39.00.44, 7304.39.00.48, 7304.39.00.52,
7304.39.00.56, 7304.39.00.62, 7304.39.00.68, 7304.39.00.72, 7304.39.00.76, 7304.39.00.80,
7304.59.60.00, 7304.59.80.15, 7304.59.80.20, 7304.59.80.25, 7304.59.80.30, 7304.59.80.35,
7304.59.80.40, 7304.59.80.45, 7304.59.80.50, 7304.59.80.55, 7304.59.80.60, 7304.59.80.65,
7304.59.80.70, 7304.59.80.80, 7305.31.40.00, 7305.31.60.90, 7306.30.50.55, 7306.30.50.90,
7306.50.50.50, and 7306.50.50.70. The HTSUS provisions are for convenience and customs purposes;
the written description of the scope is dispositive.
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Reporting of information.‐‐If information is not readily available from your records, provide carefully
prepared estimates. If your firm is completing more than one questionnaire (i.e., a producer, importer,
purchaser and/or foreign producer questionnaire), you need not respond to duplicated questions.
Confidentiality.‐‐The commercial and financial data furnished in response to this questionnaire that
reveal the individual operations of your firm will be treated as confidential by the Commission to the
extent that such data are not otherwise available to the public and will not be disclosed except as may
be required by law (see 19 U.S.C. § 1677f). Such confidential information will not be published in a
manner that will reveal the individual operations of your firm; however, general characterizations of
numerical business proprietary information (such as discussion of trends) will be treated as confidential
business information only at the request of the submitter for good cause shown.
Verification.‐‐The information submitted in this questionnaire is subject to audit and verification by the
Commission. To facilitate possible verification of data, please keep all files, worksheets, and supporting
documents used in the preparation of the questionnaire response. Please also retain a copy of the final
document that you submit.
Release of information.‐‐The information provided by your firm in response to this questionnaire, as
well as any other business proprietary information submitted by your firm to the Commission in
connection with this proceeding, may become subject to, and released under, the administrative
protective order provisions of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. § 1677f) and section 207.7 of the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR § 207.7). This means that certain lawyers and
other authorized individuals may temporarily be given access to the information for use in connection
with this proceeding or other import‐injury proceedings conducted by the Commission on the same or
similar merchandise; those individuals would be subject to severe penalties if the information were
divulged to unauthorized individuals.
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
Christopher Watson (202‐205‐2684, christopher.watson@usitc.gov).
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OMB statistics.‐‐Please report below the actual number of hours required and the cost to your
firm of completing this questionnaire.
Hours
Dollars
The questions in this questionnaire have been reviewed with market participants to ensure that
issues of concern are adequately addressed and that data requests are sufficient, meaningful,
and as limited as possible. Public reporting burden for this questionnaire is estimated to average
30 hours per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, gathering data, and
completing and reviewing the questionnaire.
We welcome comments regarding the accuracy of this burden estimate, suggestions for
reducing the burden, and any suggestions for improving this questionnaire. Please attach such
comments to your response or send to the Office of Investigations, USITC, 500 E St. SW,
Washington, DC 20436.
I‐2.
Establishments covered.‐‐Provide the name and address of establishment(s) covered by this
questionnaire.
“Establishment”‐‐ Each facility of a firm in India, Korea, Turkey, Ukraine, and Vietnam involved
in the production or export of oil country tubular goods, including auxiliary facilities operated in
conjunction with (whether or not physically separate from) such facilities. Firms operating more
than one establishment in India, Korea, Turkey, Ukraine, and Vietnam should combine the data
for all establishments into a single report.
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I‐4.
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Stock symbol information.‐‐ If your firm or any of the entities reported in question I‐2 are
publicly traded in the United States, please specify the stock exchange and trading symbol
(including American Depository Receipts, if applicable): .
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‐5.
Law firm:
Lead attorney(s):
U.S. importers.‐‐Please provide the names, contacts, email addresses, and telephone numbers
of the FIVE largest U.S. importers of your firm’s oil country tubular goods in 2019.
No. Importer’s name
Contact person
Email address
Share of
Area code
your firm’s
and
2019 U.S.
telephone
exports
number
(%)
1
2
3
4
5
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U.S. or other country production.‐‐Does your firm or any related firm produce, have the
capability to produce, or have any plans to produce oil country tubular goods in the United
States or other countries?
No
Yes
If yes‐‐Please name the firm(s) and country(ies) below and, if U.S.
producer(s), ensure that they complete the Commission’s producer
questionnaire.
U.S. importation.‐‐Does your firm or any related firm import or have any plans to import oil
country tubular goods into the United States?
I‐8.
No
Yes
If yes‐‐Please name the firm(s) below and ensure that they complete the
Commission’s importer questionnaire.
Business plan.‐‐In Parts II and III of this questionnaire we request a copy of your company’s
business plan. Does your company or any related firm have a business plan or any internal
documents that describe, discuss, or analyze expected future market conditions for oil country
tubular goods?
No
Yes
If yes‐‐Please provide the requested documents. If you are not providing
the requested documents, please explain why not.
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PART II.‐‐TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Christopher Watson (202‐
205‐2684, christopher.watson@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 production of oil country tubular goods since January 1, 2014.
Check as many as appropriate.
If checked, please describe; leave blank if not
applicable.
Plant openings
Plant closings
Relocations
Expansions
Acquisitions
Consolidations
Prolonged shutdowns or
production curtailments
Revised labor agreements
Other (e.g., technology)
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II‐2b. Anticipated changes in operations.‐‐Does your firm anticipate any changes in in the character of
its operations or organization relating to the production of oil country tubular goods in the
future?
II‐3.
No
Yes
If yes, supply details as to the time, nature, and significance of
such changes and provide underlying assumptions, along with
relevant portions of business plans or other supporting
documentations that address this issue.
Investments in equipment, machinery, and capacity.—Please describe your firm’s investments,
since January 1, 2014 in equipment and machinery for the purpose of producing OCTG. Please
indicate the reason(s) for the investment(s), and a description of the investment.
New mill
New
finishing
facility
Increase existing capacity
Pipe
forming
Heat
treating
Threading/
coupling
Replace/
upgrade
Description (location, type of equipment, dates and
impact on capacity) reason, and amount in $1,000 for
Other each type of investment
II‐4a. Production using same machinery.‐‐Please report your firm’s production of products made on
the same equipment, machinery, or employees as used to produce oil country tubular goods,
and the combined production capacity on this shared equipment, machinery, or employees in
the periods indicated.
“Overall production capacity” or “capacity” –The level of production that your
establishment(s) could reasonably have expected to attain during the specified periods for all
products manufactured in that establishment using the same manufacturing equipment.
Assume normal operating conditions (i.e., using equipment and machinery in place and ready to
operate; normal operating levels (hours per week/weeks per year) and time for downtime,
maintenance, repair, and cleanup).
Note.‐‐If your firm does not produce any out‐of‐scope merchandise on the same machinery and
equipment as scope merchandise then the "overall production capacity" numbers reported in
this question should be exactly equal to the "average production capacity" numbers reported in
question II‐12. If, however, your firm does produce out‐of‐scope merchandise using the same
machinery and equipment as scope merchandise, then the "average production capacity"
reported in question II‐12 should exclude the portion of "overall production capacity" that was
used to produce this out‐of‐scope merchandise.
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II‐4a.—Continued.
“Production” ‐‐All production in your establishment(s) in India, Korea, Turkey, Ukraine and
Vietnam, including production consumed internally within your firm.
Quantity (in short tons)
Calendar year
Item
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
1
Mills
Average welded pipe forming
capacity (A)
Average seamless pipe forming
capacity (B)
Production:
Welded pipe forming
OCTG: welded casing and
tubing (C)
Other welded products (D)
Seamless pipe forming
OCTG: seamless casing and
tubing (E)
OCTG: coupling stock (F)
Volume of casing, tubing, and
coupling stock processed (i.e.,
heat‐treated OCTG) (I)
Volume of other (non‐OCTG)
tubular products processed
(i.e., heat‐treated) (J)
Total production using same
machinery or workers
2
3
Other seamless products
(G)
Firms with heat treatment capabilities
Average heat treatment
capacity (H)
1
Data reported for capacity (first line) should be greater than or equal to data reported for total production
(last line).
2
Please identify the other welded products: .
3 Please identify the other seamless products: .
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II‐4b. Operating parameters.‐‐The production capacity reported in II‐4a is based on the following
operating paramaters:
Hours per week
II‐4c.
Weeks per year
Capacity calculation.‐‐Please describe the methodology used to calculate overall production
capacity reported in II‐4a, and explain any changes in reported capacity.
II‐4d. Production constraints.‐‐Please describe the constraint(s) that set the limit(s) on your firm’s
production capacity.
II‐4e. Product shifting.
(i).
Is your firm able to switch production (capacity) between oil country tubular goods and
other products using the same equipment and/or labor?
No
Yes
(ii).
If yes—(i.e., have produced other products or are able to produce other
products) Please identify other actual or potential products:
Please describe the factors that affect your firm’s ability to shift production capacity
between products (e.g., time, cost, relative price change, etc.), and the degree to which
these factors enhance or constrain such shifts.
II‐5.
II‐6.
II‐7.
Share of sales.‐‐What percentage of your firm’s total sales in its most recent fiscal year was
represented by sales of oil country tubular goods? percent.
Firm's estimated share of production in country.‐‐Please estimate the percentage of total
production of oil country tubular goods in the country specified on the certification page accounted
for by your firm’s production in 2019. percent.
Firm's estimated share of country's exports.‐‐Please estimate the percentage of total exports to
the United States of oil country tubular goods from the country specified on the certification
page accounted for by your firm’s exports in 2019. percent.
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Third country trade actions.—Are the oil country tubular goods exported by your firm subject to
antidumping/countervailing duty/safeguard findings, remedies, or proceedings?
No
Yes
If yes— List the products(s), countries affected, and the date of such
findings/remedies/proceedings
Other export markets.‐‐Identify export markets (other than the United States) that your firm
has developed or where it has increased its sales of oil country tubular goods since 2014. Please
identify and discuss below.
II‐10. Significance of countervailing duty and antidumping duty orders.‐‐Describe the significance of
the existing countervailing duty and antidumping duty orders covering imports of oil country
tubular goods from India, Korea, Turkey, Ukraine, and Vietnam in terms of its effect on your
firm’s production capacity, production, home market shipments, exports to the United States
and other markets, and inventories. You may wish to compare your firm’s operations before
and after the imposition of the order.
II‐11. Likely impact of revocation.‐‐Would your firm anticipate any changes in in the character of its
operations or organization, including its production capacity, production, U.S. shipments,
inventories, purchases, employment, revenues, costs, profits, cash flow, capital expenditures,
research and development expenditures, or asset values relating to the production of oil
country tubular goods in the future if the countervailing duty and antidumping duty orders on
oil country tubular goods from India, Korea, Turkey, Ukraine, and Vietnam were to be revoked?
No
Yes
If yes, supply details as to the time, nature, and significance of
such changes and provide underlying assumptions, along with
relevant portions of business plans or other supporting
documentations that address this issue. Include in your
response a specific projection of your firm’s capacity to
produce oil country tubular goods (in short tons) for 2020 and
2021.
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II‐12. Trade data.‐‐Report your firm’s production capacity, production, shipments, and inventories
related to the production of oil country tubular goods in your establishment(s) in India, Korea,
Turkey, Ukraine, and Vietnam during the specified periods. Do not include resales of oil country
tubular goods that your firm did not produce in this question; those data to the degree they are
exported to the United States should only be reported in question II‐13.
Do not submit data by manufacturing facility if they are in the same country. If your firm has
multiple manufacturing establishments within one country, you are required to combine data
for those establishments within one foreign producer questionnaire response.
Do not submit data on multiple countries combined. The establishments reported here should
all be located in the country of the firm’s address reported on the certification page.
Multinational companies with production in multiple subject countries should submit separate
foreign producer questionnaire responses for each subject country.
“Average production capacity” or “capacity” –The level of production that your
establishment(s) could reasonably have expected to attain during the specified periods for all
products manufactured in that establishment using the same manufacturing equipment.
Assume normal operating conditions (i.e., using equipment and machinery in place and ready to
operate; normal operating levels (hours per week/weeks per year) and time for downtime,
maintenance, repair, and cleanup; and a typical or representative product mix).
“Production” ‐‐All production in your establishment(s) in India, Korea, Turkey, Ukraine, and
Vietnam, including production consumed internally within your firm.
“Shipments”‐‐Shipments of products produced in your establishment(s) in India, Korea, Turkey,
Ukraine, and Vietnam. Quantities reported should be net of returns. 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 in India, Korea, Turkey, Ukraine,
and Vietnam.
“Home market commercial shipments”‐‐Shipments, other than internal consumption and
transfers to related firms, within India, Korea, Turkey, Ukraine, and Vietnam.
“Home market internal consumption/transfers to related firms”‐‐Shipments made to
related firms in India, Korea, Turkey, Ukraine, and Vietnam, including product consumed
internally by your firm.
“Export shipments”‐‐Shipments to destinations outside India, Korea, Turkey, Ukraine, and
Vietnam, 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‐12. Trade data.‐‐Continued.
Quantity (in short tons) and Value (in 1,000 dollars)
Calendar year
Item
2014
1
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
Average production capacity (A)
Beginning‐of‐period inventories (B)
Production (C)
Home market shipments:
Internal consumption/ transfers
Quantity (D)
Value (G)
Export shipments:
to the United States:
Quantity (H)
Total exports (Quantity) (P)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total shipments (Quantity) (Q)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Value (E)
Commercial shipments
Quantity (F)
Value (I)
2
to the European Union:
Quantity (J)
Value (K)
3
to Asia:
Quantity (L)
Value (M)
4
to all other markets:
Quantity (N)
Value (O)
End‐of‐period inventories (R)
1
The production capacity reported is based on operating hours per week, weeks per year. Please
describe the methodology used to calculate production capacity, and explain any changes in reported capacity: .
2
Identify your firm’s principal European Union export markets: .
3
Identify your firm’s principal Asian export markets: .
4
Identify your firm’s principal other export markets: .
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II‐12. Trade data.—Continued.
RECONCILIATION OF SHIPMENTS, PRODUCTION, AND INVENTORY.‐‐Generally, the data reported
for the end‐of‐period inventories (i.e., line R) should be equal to the beginning‐of‐period
inventories (i.e., line B), plus production (i.e., line C), less total shipments (i.e., lines D, F, H, J, L,
and N). 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 year
Item
2014
B + C – D – F – H –J – L – N – R=
should equal zero ("0") or provide
an explanation.1
0
2015
2016
0
2017
0
2018
0
0
2019
0
1
Explanation if the calculated fields above are returning values other than zero (i.e., “0”) but are nonetheless
accurate: .
II‐13. Exports to the United States not produced by your firm.‐‐Report your firm’s exports to the
United States of oil country tubular goods that was produced in India, Korea, Turkey, Ukraine,
and Vietnam but not by your firm during the specified periods. Note these data should not be
included in question II‐12.
Quantity (in short tons) and Value (in 1,000 dollars)
Calendar year
Item
Exports of oil country tubular goods to the United
States not produced by your firm1.—
Quantity 1
Value
1
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
List the producer(s).
II‐14. Other explanations.‐‐If your firm would like to further explain a response to a question in Part II
for which a narrative 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.‐‐MARKET FACTORS
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Lauren Gamache (202‐205‐
3489, lauren.gamache@usitc.gov).
III‐1. Contact information.‐‐Please identify the responsible individual and how Commission staff may
contact the individual regarding the confidential information submitted in part III.
Name
Title
Email
Telephone
III‐2. Contract versus spot.‐‐Approximately what share of your firm’s sales of oil country tubular
goods to U.S. customers in 2019 was on a (1) short‐term contract basis, (2) annual contract
basis, (3) long‐term contract basis, and (4) spot sales basis?
Type of sale
Long‐term
Short‐term
Annual
Total
contracts
contracts
Spot sales
contracts
(should
(multiple
(multiple
(for a single
(multiple
sum to
deliveries for
deliveries for
delivery)
deliveries for 12
100.0%)
more than 12
less than 12
months)
months)
months)
Share of your
%
%
%
% 0.0 %
2019 sales
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Contract provisions.— Please fill out the table regarding your firm’s typical sales contracts for
oil country tubular goods (or check “not applicable” if your firm does not sell on a short‐term,
annual and/or long‐term contract basis).
Short‐term contracts
(multiple deliveries
for less than 12
months)
Annual contracts
(multiple
deliveries for 12
months)
Long‐term contracts
(multiple deliveries for
more than 12 months)
365
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
1
Please identify the indexes used:
III‐4.
Lead times.‐‐What is your firm’s share of sales 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 oil country tubular goods?
Source
From inventory
%
Produced to order
%
0.0
%
Total (should sum to 100.0%)
Share of 2019 sales
Lead time (average
number of days)
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Raw materials.‐‐Indicate how oil country tubular goods raw materials prices have changed since
January 1, 2014, and how you expect they will change in the future.
Fluctuate
with no
clear
Overall
No
Overall
increase change decrease trend
Raw
materials
prices
III‐6.
III‐7.
Explain, noting how raw material
price changes have affected your
firm’s selling prices for oil country
tubular goods.
Changes since
January 1,
2014
Anticipated
changes
Changes in factors affecting supply.‐‐Have any changes occurred in any other factors affecting
supply (e.g., changes in availability or prices of energy or labor; transportation conditions;
production capacity and/or methods of production; technology; export markets; or alternative
production opportunities) that affected the availability of India, Korea, Turkey, Ukraine, and
Vietnam‐produced oil country tubular goods in the U.S. market since January 1, 2014?
No
Yes
If yes, please describe.
Availability of SUBJECT import supply.‐‐Do you anticipate any changes in terms of the
availability of India, Korea, Turkey, Ukraine, and Vietnam‐produced oil country tubular goods in
the U.S. market in the future?
If you anticipate changes in supply, please identify the changes,
No
including the time period and the impact of such changes on
Increase change Decrease shipment volumes and prices.
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Product shifting.‐‐Describe how easily your firm can shift its sales of oil country tubular goods
between the U.S. market and alternative country markets. In your discussion, please describe
any contracts, other sales arrangements, or other constraints (including any third‐country trade
barriers such as tariffs, quotas, or other non‐tariff barriers) that would prevent or retard your
firm from shifting oil country tubular goods between the U.S. and alternative country markets
within a 12‐month period.
III‐9.
Product range.‐‐Is the product range, product mix, or marketing of oil country tubular goods in
your firm’s home market different from that of oil country tubular goods for export to the
United States or to third‐country markets?
No
Yes
If yes, please explain.
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III‐10. Product changes.‐‐Have there been any significant changes in the product range, product mix,
or marketing of oil country tubular goods in your firm’s home market, for export to the United
States, or for export to third‐country markets since January 1, 2014? Do you anticipate any
future changes?
Changes in
product range,
product mix, or
marketing
No Yes
Explain
Changes since
January 1, 2014
Anticipated
changes
III‐11. Substitutes. ‐‐Have there been any changes in the number or types of products that can be
substituted for oil country tubular goods since January 1, 2014? Do you anticipate any future
changes?
Changes in
substitutes
No Yes
Changes since
January 1, 2014
Anticipated
changes
Explain
III‐12. Interchangeability.‐‐Is the oil country tubular goods produced by your firm and sold in its home
market interchangeable (i.e., can be used in the same applications) with your firm’s oil country
tubular goods sold to the United States and/or to third‐country markets?
Yes
No
If no, identify the market(s) and any differences in the products.
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III‐13. End uses.—
(a)
Describe the end uses of the oil country tubular goods that your firm manufactures and
sell to your firm’s home market. If these end uses differ from those of the oil country
tubular goods your firm sells to the U.S. market or to third‐country markets, explain.
(b)
Have there been any changes in the end uses of oil country tubular goods since January
1, 2014? Do you anticipate any future changes?
Changes in end
uses
No
Yes
Explain
Changes since
January 1, 2014
Anticipated
changes
III‐14. Demand trends.‐‐Indicate how demand in the following markets for oil country tubular goods
has changed since January 1, 2014, and how you anticipate demand will change in the future.
Explain any trends and describe the principal factors that have affected, and that you anticipate
will affect, these changes in demand.
Fluctuate
with no
Your firm’s Overall
No
Overall
market increase change decrease clear trend
Explanation and factors
Demand since January 1, 2014
Home
market
United
States
Other
markets
Anticipated future demand
Home
market
United
States
Other
markets
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III‐15. Price comparisons.‐‐Please compare market prices of oil country tubular goods in your firm’s
home market, the United States, and third‐country markets.
III‐16. Description of home market.‐‐Describe briefly your firm’s home market for oil country tubular
goods, including the number of, and competition between, producers.
III‐17. Import competition.‐‐Does your firm face competition from imports of oil country tubular goods
in your firm’s home market?
No
Yes
If yes, please identify the country sources of these imports.
III‐18. Market studies.‐‐Please provide as a separate attachment to this request any studies, surveys,
etc. that you are aware of that quantify and/or otherwise discuss oil country tubular goods
supply (including production capacity and capacity utilization) and demand in (1) the United
States, (2) each of the other major producing/consuming countries, including India, Korea,
Turkey, Ukraine, and Vietnam, and (3) the world as a whole. Of particular interest is such data
from 2014 to the present and forecasts for the future.
III‐19. Other explanations.‐‐If your firm would like to further explain a response to a question in Part III
for which a narrative 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 USITC foreign producer questionnaire form. When you finish reporting the data then you can close
the questionnaire and switch back to Italy settings.
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HOW TO FILE YOUR QUESTIONNAIRE RESPONSE
This questionnaire is available as a “fillable” form in MS Word format on the
Commission’s website at:
https://www.usitc.gov/investigations/701731/2019/oil_country_tubular_goods_india_korea_tur
key/first_review_full.htm
Please do not attempt to modify the format or permissions of the questionnaire
document. Please submit the completed questionnaire using one of the methods noted
below. If your firm is unable to complete the MS Word questionnaire or cannot use one
of the electronic methods of submission, please contact the Commission for further
instructions.
• Upload via Secure Drop Box.—Upload the MS Word questionnaire along with a scanned copy of the
signed certification page (page 1) through the Commission’s secure upload facility:
Web address: https://dropbox.usitc.gov/oinv/
Pin: OCTG
• E‐mail.—E‐mail the MS Word questionnaire to christopher.watson@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 produce or export 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.
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