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U.S. IMPORTERS’/PURCHASERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
UTILITY SCALE WIND TOWERS FROM CANADA, INDONESIA, KOREA, AND
VIETNAM
This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by April 6, 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 and antidumping duty investigations concerning utility scale wind towers (“wind
towers”) from Canada, Indonesia, Korea, and Vietnam (Inv. Nos. 701‐TA‐627‐629 and 731‐TA‐1458‐1461 (Final)). 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 or purchased wind towers (as defined on next page) from any country into the United
States at any time since January 1, 2017?
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: WIND)
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 a petition filed on July 9, 2019, by the Wind
Tower Trade Coalition (Arcosa Wind Towers, Inc. (Dallas, TX) and Broadwind Towers, Inc. (Manitowoc,
WI)). 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 and/or dumping. Questionnaires and other information pertinent to this
proceeding are available at
https://www.usitc.gov/investigations/title_7/2020/utility_scale_wind_towers_canada_indonesia_korea
/final.htm.
Wind towers covered by these investigations are certain wind towers, whether or not tapered, and
sections thereof. Certain wind towers are designed to support the nacelle and rotor blades in a wind
turbine with a minimum rated electrical power generation capacity in excess of 100 kilowatts and with a
minimum height of 50 meters measured from the base of the tower to the bottom of the nacelle (i.e.,
where the top of the tower and nacelle are joined) when fully assembled.
A wind tower section consists of, at a minimum, multiple steel plates rolled into cylindrical or conical
shapes and welded together (or otherwise attached) to form a steel shell, regardless of coating, end‐
finish, painting, treatment, or method of manufacture, and with or without flanges, doors, or internal or
external components (e.g., flooring/decking, ladders, lifts, electrical buss boxes, electrical cabling,
conduit, cable harness for nacelle generator, interior lighting, tool and storage lockers) attached to the
wind tower section. Several wind tower sections are normally required to form a completed wind tower.
Wind towers and sections thereof are included within the scope whether or not they are joined with
nonsubject merchandise, such as nacelles or rotor blades, and whether or not they have internal or
external components attached to the subject merchandise.
Specifically excluded from the scope are nacelles and rotor blades, regardless of whether they are
attached to the wind tower. Also excluded are any internal or external components which are not
attached to the wind towers or sections thereof, unless those components are shipped with the tower
sections.
Further, excluded from the scope of the antidumping duty investigations are any products covered by
the existing antidumping duty order on utility scale wind towers from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
See Utility Scale Wind Towers from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Amended Final Determination of
Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Antidumping Duty Order, 78 FR 11150 (February 15, 2013).
Wind towers are currently imported under statistical reporting numbers 7308.20.00201 or
8502.31.00002 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). Wind towers of iron or
steel are classified under HTSUS 7308.20.0020 when imported separately as a tower or tower section(s).
Wind towers may be classified under HTSUS 8502.31.0000 when imported as combination goods with a
wind turbine (i.e., accompanying nacelles and/or rotor blades). The HTSUS provisions are for
convenience and customs purposes; the written description of the scope is dispositive.
1
Wind towers of iron or steel are classified under HTSUS 7308.20.0020 when imported separately as a tower or
tower section(s).
2
Wind towers may also be classified under HTSUS 8502.31.0000 when imported as combination of goods with a
wind turbine (i.e., accompanying nacelles and/or rotor blades).
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Unit.—A unit, unless otherwise stated, is a complete wind tower (whether or not consisting of multiple
sections) or wind tower equivalent (e.g., one section of a wind tower comprised of four sections would
be equal to ¼ or 0.25 wind towers).
Importer.‐‐Any person or firm engaged, either directly or through a parent company or subsidiary, in
importing wind towers (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 Ahdia
Bavari (202‐205‐3191, ahdia.bavari@usitc.gov).
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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
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 wind towers, including
auxiliary facilities operated in conjunction with (whether or not physically separate from) such
facilities.
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I‐2c.
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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.
Extent of
ownership
Firm name
Country
(percent)
Related importers/exporters.‐‐Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or
foreign, that are engaged in importing wind towers from Canada, Indonesia, Korea, and/or
Vietnam into the United States or that are engaged in exporting wind towers from Canada,
Indonesia, Korea, and/or Vietnam 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 wind towers?
No
Yes‐‐List the following information.
Firm name
Country
Affiliation
Importing operations.—
(a) Please indicate the nature of your firm’s importing operations on wind towers. More than
one answer may be applicable.
Importer of record
Takes title to the
imported product(s)
Consignee of the
imported products(s)
Customs broker or
freight forwarder
(b) Did your foreign supplier take over the formal importation of products for which your firm
had otherwise served as the importer of record during the period of investigation?
No
I‐7.
Yes
If yes, please indicate the foreign suppliers/importers of record
involved, and describe the timing and reasons for such change in your
firm’s role relating to importation of wind towers.
Consignee.‐‐If your firm is an importer of record of wind towers 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 wind towers into, or
withdraws such merchandise from, foreign trade zones or bonded warehouses. Also indicate
whether your firm imports wind towers 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
If yes‐‐Describe the nature of your firm’s operations
in FTZs and identify the specific FTZ site(s). Please
complete the table below.
No
Yes
Foreign trade zones
Bonded warehouses
Temporary importation
under bond
Please explain how your firm accounted for such imports in the questionnaire: .
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Inventories held in FTZs, laydown yards, or bonded warehouses.—Report your firm’s
inventories held outside the customs territory of the United States (e.g., foreign laydown yards,
FTZs, bonded warehouses, etc.).
Quantity (units)
Laydown yards
Item
Inventories of wind
towers produced in—
Canada
Other
Indonesia
Korea
Vietnam
1
All other countries
1
I‐9.
FTZs
Bonded
warehouses
Please identify these countries: .
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
Yes–Please specify.
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PART II.‐‐TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Ahdia Bavari (202‐205‐3191,
ahdia.bavari@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 wind towers since January 1, 2017.
(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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Arranged imports.‐‐Has your firm imported or arranged for the importation of wind towers for
delivery after December 31, 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
Jan‐Mar 2020
II‐4.
Jul‐Sept 2020
Oct‐Dec 2020
Quantity (in units)
Canada
Indonesia
Korea
Vietnam
All other sources
Reasons for importing if producer.‐‐If your firm also produces wind towers in the United States,
please indicate the reasons for importing this product. If your firm’s reasons differ by source,
please elaborate.
Apr‐Jun 2020
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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).
“Admissions into FTZs/bonded warehouses” ‐‐ Note that any firm that “admits” wind towers
into a Free Trade Zone (FTZ) or bonded warehouse, processes those imports of wind towers into
a downstream product, and then classifies those goods as the downstream product for purposes
of clearance through Customs (i.e., “imports for consumption”), should report its “admissions”
into its FTZ/bonded warehouse as imports in this questionnaire, and its use of those
admissions/imports as “internal consumption”.
“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 Canada.–Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments and
inventories of wind towers imported from Canada by your firm during the specified periods.
Canada
Quantity (in units), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item
2017
2018
2019
Beginning‐of‐period inventories
(quantity) (A)
Imports/admissions into
FTZs/bonded warehouses:1 2
Quantity (B)
Value (C)
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity (D)
Value (E)
Internal consumption:3
Quantity (F)
2
Value (G)
Transfers to related firms:
Quantity (H)
2
Value (I)
3
4
Export shipments:
Quantity (J)
Value (K)
End‐of‐period inventories
(quantity) (L)
1
Please identify the foreign producers, if known: .
Please confirm whether the information above is reported in wind tower equivalents, rather than complete towers.
Please identify the number of sections per complete tower for each period: .
3
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.
4
Identify your firm’s principal export markets: .
2
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II‐5a. U.S. imports from Canada.–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
A + B – D – F – H – J ‐L = should equal
zero ("0") or provide an explanation.1
1
2017
2018
0
2019
0
0
Explanation if the calculated fields above are returning values other than zero (i.e., “0”) but are nonetheless
accurate: .
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II‐5b. Monthly U.S. imports: Canada.–Report your firm’s monthly U.S. imports of wind towers from
Canada by month and supplier.
Quantity (in units)
Supplier
Month
2018.‐‐
January
Marmen Inc./
Marmen Ènergie Inc
All other firms
All suppliers
0
February
0
March
0
April
0
May
0
June
0
July
0
August
0
September
0
October
0
November
0
December
0
0
February
0
March
0
April
0
May
0
June
0
July
0
August
0
September
0
October
0
November
0
December
0
2019.‐‐
January
RECONCILIATION OF MONTHLY IMPORTS.‐‐ Please ensure that the total imports reported for full year
2018 and 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
Full year 2019
U.S. imports here (II‐5g) minus U.S.
imports above (II‐5a), revise if not
returning zero ("0")
0
0
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II‐5c. U.S. shipments of imports from Canada by height.— Report your firm’s U.S. shipments of wind
towers imported from Canada during 2019 in each specified size range, as measured from the
base of the tower to the hub (“hub height”).
Quantity (in units) and value ($1,000)
Size range
2017
2018
2019
Below 80 meters
Quantity (M)
Value (N)
80 ‐ 89.9 meters
Quantity (O)
Value (P)
90 ‐ 99.9 meters
Quantity (Q)
Value (R)
100 ‐ 109.9 meters
Quantity (S)
Value (T)
110 ‐ 119.9 meters
Quantity (U)
Value (V)
120 meters or more
Quantity (W)
Value (X)
RECONCILIATION OF SHIPMENTS. .—Please ensure that the quantities and values reported for shipments by
size (i.e., lines O, Q, S, U, W, Y and P, R, T, V, X, Z, respectively,) equal the quantity and value reported for U.S.
shipments (i.e., lines D, F, H and E, G, I, respectively,) for calendar year 2018. If the calculated fields below
return values other than zero (i.e., “0”), the data reported must be revised prior to submission to the
Commission.
Calendar year
Reconciliation
Quantity: M + O + Q + S + U +
W– D – F – H = zero ("0"), if not
revise.
2017
2018
0
2019
0
0
Value: N + P + R + T + V + X – E
– G – I = zero ("0"), if not revise.
0
0
0
II‐5d. U.S. shipments of wind towers without internal components.— Please report the share of your
firm’s U.S. shipments of wind towers reported in II‐9 that were shipped without any mechanical
and/or electrical fittings such as platforms, ladders, lighting, lifts (elevators), electrical‐cable
harnesses, storage lockers, and/or other accessories/internal components: %.
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II‐5e. U.S. shipments of wind tower sections.— Report your firm’s U.S. shipments of wind tower
sections from Canada for each year during the period specified.
Quantity (in units) and value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item
2017
2018
2019
U.S. shipments
of sections1 2 .—
Quantity (Y)
Value (Z)
1
Reminder, reported units are to be based on full wind tower equivalents as described in the
definitions on page 2.
2
Please describe the sections shipped, how the customer created or built a full tower (i.e., what
other source of supply), and where and how these data are reported in question II‐5a:
.
II‐5f.
II‐5g.
Sections sold for repowering.— Please report the share of wind tower sections from Canada
reported in the previous question that were used for the purpose of repowering:
%.
Offshore wind towers.‐‐Did your firm supply any wind towers from Canada to your U.S.
customers for any offshore applications in 2019?
No
Yes
If yes—Please report the information for these towers in the table below.
Quantity (in units) and value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item
2017
2018
2019
U.S. shipments of wind towers
for offshore
applications1 2 .—
Quantity (AA)
Value (AB)
1
Please provide the geographic locations of the offshore wind towers: .
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II‐6a. U.S. imports from Indonesia.–Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments and
inventories of wind towers imported from Indonesia by your firm during the specified periods.
Indonesia
Quantity (in units), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item
2017
2018
2019
Beginning‐of‐period inventories
(quantity) (A)
Imports/admissions into
FTZs/bonded warehouses:1 2
Quantity (B)
Value (C)
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity (D)
Value (E)
Internal consumption:
Quantity (F)
3
2
Value (G)
Transfers to related firms:
Quantity (H)
Value2 (I)
3
4
Export shipments:
Quantity (J)
Value (K)
End‐of‐period inventories
(quantity) (L)
1
Please identify the foreign producers, if known: .
Please confirm whether the information above is reported in wind tower equivalents, rather than complete towers.
Please identify the number of sections per complete tower for each period: .
3
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.
4
Identify your firm’s principal export markets: .
2
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II‐6a. U.S. imports from Indonesia.–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
A + B – D – F – H – J ‐L = should equal
zero ("0") or provide an explanation.1
1
2017
2018
0
2019
0
0
Explanation if the calculated fields above are returning values other than zero (i.e., “0”) but are nonetheless
accurate: .
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II‐6b. Monthly U.S. imports: Indonesia.–Report your firm’s monthly U.S. imports of wind towers from
Indonesia by month and supplier.
Quantity (in units)
Supplier
Month
2018.‐‐
January
Marmen Inc./
Marmen Ènergie Inc
All other firms
All suppliers
0
February
0
March
0
April
0
May
0
June
0
July
0
August
0
September
0
October
0
November
0
December
0
0
February
0
March
0
April
0
May
0
June
0
July
0
August
0
September
0
October
0
November
0
December
0
2019.‐‐
January
RECONCILIATION OF MONTHLY IMPORTS.‐‐ Please ensure that the total imports reported for full year
2018 and 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
Full year 2019
U.S. imports here (II‐6b) minus U.S.
imports above (II‐6a), revise if not
returning zero ("0")
0
0
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II‐6c. U.S. shipments of imports from Indonesia by height.— Report your firm’s U.S. shipments of
wind towers imported from Indonesia during 2019 in each specified size range, as measured
from the base of the tower to the hub (“hub height”).
Quantity (in units) and value ($1,000)
Size range
2017
2018
2019
Below 80 meters
Quantity (M)
Value (N)
80 ‐ 89.9 meters
Quantity (O)
Value (P)
90 ‐ 99.9 meters
Quantity (Q)
Value (R)
100 ‐ 109.9 meters
Quantity (S)
Value (T)
110 ‐ 119.9 meters
Quantity (U)
Value (V)
120 meters or more
Quantity (W)
Value (X)
RECONCILIATION OF SHIPMENTS. .—Please ensure that the quantities and values reported for shipments by
size (i.e., lines O, Q, S, U, W, Y and P, R, T, V, X, Z, respectively,) equal the quantity and value reported for U.S.
shipments (i.e., lines D, F, H and E, G, I, respectively,) for calendar year 2018. If the calculated fields below
return values other than zero (i.e., “0”), the data reported must be revised prior to submission to the
Commission.
Calendar year
Reconciliation
Quantity: M + O + Q + S + U +
W– D – F – H = zero ("0"), if not
revise.
2017
2018
0
2019
0
0
Value: N + P + R + T + V + X – E
– G – I = zero ("0"), if not revise.
0
0
0
II‐6d. U.S. shipments of wind towers without internal components.— Please report the share of your
firm’s U.S. shipments of wind towers reported in II‐9 that were shipped without any mechanical
and/or electrical fittings such as platforms, ladders, lighting, lifts (elevators), electrical‐cable
harnesses, storage lockers, and/or other accessories/internal components: %.
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II‐6e. U.S. shipments of wind tower sections.— Report your firm’s U.S. shipments of wind tower
sections from Indonesia for each year during the period specified.
Quantity (in units) and value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item
2017
2018
2019
U.S. shipments
of sections1 2 .—
Quantity (Y)
Value (Z)
1
Reminder, reported units are to be based on full wind tower equivalents as described in the
definitions on page 2.
2
Please describe the sections shipped, how the customer created or built a full tower (i.e., what
other source of supply), and where and how these data are reported in question II‐6a:
.
II‐6f.
II‐6g.
Sections sold for repowering.— Please report the share of wind tower sections from Indonesia
reported in the previous question that were used for the purpose of repowering:
%.
Offshore wind towers.‐‐Did your firm supply any wind towers from Indonesia to your U.S.
customers for any offshore applications in 2019?
No
Yes
If yes—Please report the information for these towers in the table below.
Quantity (in units) and value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item
2017
2018
2019
U.S. shipments of wind towers
for offshore
applications1 2 .—
Quantity (AA)
Value (AB)
1
Please provide the geographic locations of the offshore wind towers: .
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II‐7a. U.S. imports from Korea.–Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments and inventories
of wind towers imported from Korea by your firm during the specified periods.
Korea
Quantity (in units), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item
2017
2018
2019
Beginning‐of‐period inventories
(quantity) (A)
Imports/admissions into
FTZs/bonded warehouses:1 2
Quantity (B)
Value (C)
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity (D)
Value (E)
Internal consumption:3
Quantity (F)
2
Value (G)
Transfers to related firms:
Quantity (H)
2
Value (I)
3
4
Export shipments:
Quantity (J)
Value (K)
End‐of‐period inventories
(quantity) (L)
1
Please identify the foreign producers, if known: .
Please confirm whether the information above is reported in wind tower equivalents, rather than complete towers.
Please identify the number of sections per complete tower for each period: .
3
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.
4
Identify your firm’s principal export markets: .
2
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II‐7a. U.S. imports from Korea.–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
A + B – D – F – H – J ‐L = should equal
zero ("0") or provide an explanation.1
1
2017
2018
0
2019
0
0
Explanation if the calculated fields above are returning values other than zero (i.e., “0”) but are nonetheless
accurate: .
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II‐7b. Monthly U.S. imports: Korea.–Report your firm’s monthly U.S. imports of wind towers from
Korea by month and supplier.
Quantity (in units)
Supplier
Month
2018.‐‐
January
Dongkuk S&C Co., Ltd.
All other firms
All suppliers
0
February
0
March
0
April
0
May
0
June
0
July
0
August
0
September
0
October
0
November
0
December
0
0
February
0
March
0
April
0
May
0
June
0
July
0
August
0
September
0
October
0
November
0
December
0
2019.‐‐
January
RECONCILIATION OF MONTHLY IMPORTS.‐‐ Please ensure that the total imports reported for full year
2018 and 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
Full year 2019
U.S. imports here (II‐7b) minus U.S.
imports above (II‐7a), revise if not
returning zero ("0")
0
0
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II‐7c. U.S. shipments of imports from Korea by height.— Report your firm’s U.S. shipments of wind
towers imported from Korea during 2019 in each specified size range, as measured from the
base of the tower to the hub (“hub height”).
Quantity (in units) and value ($1,000)
Size range
2017
2018
2019
Below 80 meters
Quantity (M)
Value (N)
80 ‐ 89.9 meters
Quantity (O)
Value (P)
90 ‐ 99.9 meters
Quantity (Q)
Value (R)
100 ‐ 109.9 meters
Quantity (S)
Value (T)
110 ‐ 119.9 meters
Quantity (U)
Value (V)
120 meters or more
Quantity (W)
Value (X)
RECONCILIATION OF SHIPMENTS. .—Please ensure that the quantities and values reported for shipments by
size (i.e., lines O, Q, S, U, W, Y and P, R, T, V, X, Z, respectively,) equal the quantity and value reported for U.S.
shipments (i.e., lines D, F, H and E, G, I, respectively,) for calendar year 2018. If the calculated fields below
return values other than zero (i.e., “0”), the data reported must be revised prior to submission to the
Commission.
Calendar year
Reconciliation
Quantity: M + O + Q + S + U +
W– D – F – H = zero ("0"), if not
revise.
2017
2018
0
2019
0
0
Value: N + P + R + T + V + X – E
– G – I = zero ("0"), if not revise.
0
0
0
II‐7d. U.S. shipments of wind towers without internal components.— Please report the share of your
firm’s U.S. shipments of wind towers reported in II‐9 that were shipped without any mechanical
and/or electrical fittings such as platforms, ladders, lighting, lifts (elevators), electrical‐cable
harnesses, storage lockers, and/or other accessories/internal components: %.
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II‐7e. U.S. shipments of wind tower sections.— Report your firm’s U.S. shipments of wind tower
sections from Korea for each year during the period specified.
Quantity (in units) and value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item
2017
2018
2019
U.S. shipments
of sections1 2 .—
Quantity (Y)
Value (Z)
1
Reminder, reported units are to be based on full wind tower equivalents as described in the
definitions on page 2.
2
Please describe the sections shipped, how the customer created or built a full tower (i.e., what
other source of supply), and where and how these data are reported in question II‐7a:
.
II‐7f.
II‐7g.
Sections sold for repowering.— Please report the share of wind tower sections from Korea
reported in the previous question that were used for the purpose of repowering:
%.
Offshore wind towers.‐‐Did your firm supply any wind towers from Korea to your U.S.
customers for any offshore applications in 2019?
No
Yes
If yes—Please report the information for these towers in the table below.
Quantity (in units) and value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item
2017
2018
2019
U.S. shipments of wind towers
for offshore
applications1 2 .—
Quantity (AA)
Value (AB)
1
Please provide the geographic locations of the offshore wind towers: .
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II‐8a. U.S. imports from Vietnam.–Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments and
inventories of wind towers imported from Vietnam by your firm during the specified periods.
Vietnam
Quantity (in units), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item
2017
2018
2019
Beginning‐of‐period inventories
(quantity) (A)
Imports/admissions into
FTZs/bonded warehouses:1 2
Quantity (B)
Value (C)
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity (D)
Value (E)
Internal consumption:3
Quantity (F)
2
Value (G)
Transfers to related firms:
Quantity (H)
2
Value (I)
3
4
Export shipments:
Quantity (J)
Value (K)
End‐of‐period inventories
(quantity) (L)
1
Please identify the foreign producers, if known: .
Please confirm whether the information above is reported in wind tower equivalents, rather than complete towers.
Please identify the number of sections per complete tower for each period: .
3
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.
4
Identify your firm’s principal export markets: .
2
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II‐8a. U.S. imports from Vietnam.–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
A + B – D – F – H – J ‐L = should equal
zero ("0") or provide an explanation.1
1
2017
2018
0
2019
0
0
Explanation if the calculated fields above are returning values other than zero (i.e., “0”) but are nonetheless
accurate: .
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II‐8b. Monthly U.S. imports: Vietnam.–Report your firm’s monthly U.S. imports of wind towers from
Vietnam by month and supplier.
Quantity (in units)
Supplier
Month
2018.‐‐
January
CS Wind Vietnam Co.,
Ltd.
All other firms
All suppliers
0
February
0
March
0
April
0
May
0
June
0
July
0
August
0
September
0
October
0
November
0
December
0
0
February
0
March
0
April
0
May
0
June
0
July
0
August
0
September
0
October
0
November
0
December
0
2019.‐‐
January
RECONCILIATION OF MONTHLY IMPORTS.‐‐ Please ensure that the total imports reported for full year
2018 and 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
Full year 2019
U.S. imports here (II‐8b) minus U.S.
imports above (II‐8a), revise if not
returning zero ("0")
0
0
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II‐8c. U.S. shipments of imports from Vietnam by height.— Report your firm’s U.S. shipments of wind
towers imported from Vietnam during 2019 in each specified size range, as measured from the
base of the tower to the hub (“hub height”).
Quantity (in units) and value ($1,000)
Size range
2017
2018
2019
Below 80 meters
Quantity (M)
Value (N)
80 ‐ 89.9 meters
Quantity (O)
Value (P)
90 ‐ 99.9 meters
Quantity (Q)
Value (R)
100 ‐ 109.9 meters
Quantity (S)
Value (T)
110 ‐ 119.9 meters
Quantity (U)
Value (V)
120 meters or more
Quantity (W)
Value (X)
RECONCILIATION OF SHIPMENTS. .—Please ensure that the quantities and values reported for shipments by
size (i.e., lines O, Q, S, U, W, Y and P, R, T, V, X, Z, respectively,) equal the quantity and value reported for U.S.
shipments (i.e., lines D, F, H and E, G, I, respectively,) for calendar year 2018. If the calculated fields below
return values other than zero (i.e., “0”), the data reported must be revised prior to submission to the
Commission.
Calendar year
Reconciliation
Quantity: M + O + Q + S + U +
W– D – F – H = zero ("0"), if not
revise.
2017
2018
0
2019
0
0
Value: N + P + R + T + V + X – E
– G – I = zero ("0"), if not revise.
0
0
0
II‐8d. U.S. shipments of wind towers without internal components.— Please report the share of your
firm’s U.S. shipments of wind towers reported in II‐9 that were shipped without any mechanical
and/or electrical fittings such as platforms, ladders, lighting, lifts (elevators), electrical‐cable
harnesses, storage lockers, and/or other accessories/internal components: %.
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II‐8e. U.S. shipments of wind tower sections.— Report your firm’s U.S. shipments of wind tower
sections from Vietnam for each year during the period specified.
Quantity (in units) and value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item
2017
2018
2019
U.S. shipments
of sections1 2 .—
Quantity (Y)
Value (Z)
1
Reminder, reported units are to be based on full wind tower equivalents as described in the
definitions on page 2.
2
Please describe the sections shipped, how the customer created or built a full tower (i.e., what
other source of supply), and where and how these data are reported in question II‐8a:
.
II‐8f.
II‐8g.
Sections sold for repowering.— Please report the share of wind tower sections from Vietnam
reported in the previous question that were used for the purpose of repowering:
%.
Offshore wind towers.‐‐Did your firm supply any wind towers from Vietnam to your U.S.
customers for any offshore applications in 2019?
No
Yes
If yes—Please report the information for these towers in the table below.
Quantity (in units) and value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item
2017
2018
2019
U.S. shipments of wind towers
for offshore
applications1 2 .—
Quantity (AA)
Value (AB)
1
Please provide the geographic locations of the offshore wind towers: .
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II‐9a. Imports from all other sources.–Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments and
inventories of wind towers imported from all other sources by your firm during the specified
periods.
All other sources
(list sources:
)
Quantity (in units), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item
2017
2018
2019
Beginning‐of‐period inventories
(quantity) (A)
Imports/admissions into
FTZs/bonded warehouses:1 2
Quantity (B)
Value (C)
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity (D)
Value (E)
Internal consumption:
Quantity (F)
3
2
Value (G)
Transfers to related firms:3
Quantity (H)
2
Value (I)
4
Export shipments:
Quantity (J)
Value (K)
End‐of‐period inventories
(quantity) (L)
1
Please identify the foreign producers, if known: .
Please confirm whether the information above is reported in wind tower equivalents, rather than complete towers.
Please identify the number of sections per complete tower for each period: .
3
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.
4
Identify your firm’s principal export markets: .
2
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II‐9a. 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
A + B – D – F – H – J ‐L = should equal
zero ("0") or provide an explanation.1
1
2017
2018
0
2019
0
0
Explanation if the calculated fields above are returning values other than zero (i.e., “0”) but are nonetheless
accurate: .
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II‐9b. Monthly U.S. imports: All other sources.–Report your firm’s monthly U.S. imports of wind
towers from all other sources by month and supplier.
Quantity (in units)
Supplier
Month
2018.‐‐
January
All other sources
All suppliers
0
February
0
March
0
April
0
May
0
June
0
July
0
August
0
September
0
October
0
November
0
December
0
0
February
0
March
0
April
0
May
0
June
0
July
0
August
0
September
0
October
0
November
0
December
0
2019.‐‐
January
RECONCILIATION OF MONTHLY IMPORTS.‐‐ Please ensure that the total imports reported for full year
2018 and 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
Full year 2019
U.S. imports here (II‐9b) minus U.S.
imports above (II‐9a), revise if not
returning zero ("0")
0
0
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II‐9c. U.S. shipments of imports from all other sources by height.— Report your firm’s U.S. shipments
of wind towers from all other sources during 2019 in each specified size range, as measured
from the base of the tower to the hub (“hub height”).
Quantity (in units) and value ($1,000)
Size range
2017
2018
2019
Below 80 meters
Quantity (M)
Value (N)
80 ‐ 89.9 meters
Quantity (O)
Value (P)
90 ‐ 99.9 meters
Quantity (Q)
Value (R)
100 ‐ 109.9 meters
Quantity (S)
Value (T)
110 ‐ 119.9 meters
Quantity (U)
Value (V)
120 meters or more
Quantity (W)
Value (X)
RECONCILIATION OF SHIPMENTS. .—Please ensure that the quantities and values reported for shipments by
size (i.e., lines O, Q, S, U, W, Y and P, R, T, V, X, Z, respectively,) equal the quantity and value reported for U.S.
shipments (i.e., lines D, F, H and E, G, I, respectively,) for calendar year 2018. If the calculated fields below
return values other than zero (i.e., “0”), the data reported must be revised prior to submission to the
Commission.
Calendar year
Reconciliation
Quantity: M + O + Q + S + U +
W– D – F – H = zero ("0"), if not
revise.
2017
2018
0
2019
0
0
Value: N + P + R + T + V + X – E
– G – I = zero ("0"), if not revise.
0
0
0
II‐9d. U.S. shipments of wind towers without internal components.— Please report the share of your
firm’s U.S. shipments of wind towers reported in II‐9 that were shipped without any mechanical
and/or electrical fittings such as platforms, ladders, lighting, lifts (elevators), electrical‐cable
harnesses, storage lockers, and/or other accessories/internal components: %.
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II‐9e. U.S. shipments of wind tower sections.— Report your firm’s U.S. shipments of wind tower
sections from all other sources for each year during the period specified.
Quantity (in units) and value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item
2017
2018
2019
U.S. shipments
of sections1 2 .—
Quantity (Y)
Value (Z)
1
Reminder, reported units are to be based on full wind tower equivalents as described in the
definitions on page 2.
2
Please describe the sections shipped, how the customer created or built a full tower (i.e., what
other source of supply), and where and how these data are reported in question II‐9a:
.
II‐9f.
II‐9g.
Sections sold for repowering.— Please report the share of wind tower sections from all other
sources reported in the previous question that were used for the purpose of repowering:
%.
Offshore wind towers.‐‐Did your firm supply any wind towers from all other sources to your U.S.
customers for any offshore applications in 2019?
No
Yes
If yes—Please report the information for these towers in the table below.
Quantity (in units) and value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item
2017
2018
2019
U.S. shipments of wind towers
for offshore
applications1 2 .—
Quantity (AA)
Value (AB)
1
Please provide the geographic locations of the offshore wind towers: .
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II‐10. 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‐11. Purchases.‐‐Has your firm purchased wind towers produced in the United States or in other
countries since January 1, 2017? (Do not include imports for which your firm was the importer
of record. These should be reported in the above questions).
“Purchase” – A transaction to buy product from a U.S. corporate entity such as another U.S.
producer, a U.S. distributor, or a U.S. firm that has directly imported the product.
“Import” –A transaction to buy from a foreign supplier where your firm is the importer of
record.
No
Yes
If yes‐‐Report such purchases in the table below
Note: If your firm served as the importer of record for any purchases from foreign suppliers,
either for your own account or as a service for another entity, those purchases are to be
considered "imports" not "purchases" and should not be included in the table provided on the
next page.
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II‐12. Purchases.‐‐Continued
2017
Item
2018
Quantity (in complete towers)
Purchases of wind towers
produced in—
United States
Canada
Indonesia
Korea
Vietnam
0
0
0
All other countries1
2
Sources unknown
Total purchases
Value (in $1,000)
Purchases of wind towers
produced in—
United States
Canada
Indonesia
Korea
Vietnam
1
Sources unknown
0
0
0
All other countries
2
Total purchases
1
Please identify these countries: .
Please indicate the firm(s) from which you purchased this merchandise: .
2
2019
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II‐13. Changes in purchasing patterns.‐‐Please indicate how the shares of your firm’s purchases and
imports of wind towers from different sources have changed since January 1, 2017.
Source of
purchases
Did not
purchase Decreased Increased Constant Fluctuated
Explanation for trend
United States
Canada
Indonesia
Korea
Vietnam
All other countries
Sources unknown
II‐14. Country knowledge.‐‐Please indicate the countries of origin with which your firm has
experience or information in the wind towers market.
Other
United
countries
Other
States
Canada
Indonesia
Korea
(specify)
Vietnam
countries
II‐15. Supplier identification.‐‐Please list your firm’s FIVE largest suppliers for wind towers since
January 1, 2019. Also, provide the approximate share of the quantity of your firm’s total imports
and purchases of wind towers that each of these suppliers accounted for in 2018.
No.
Supplier’s name
City and state
Share of quantity of
2018 purchases
1
%
2
%
3
%
4
%
5
%
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II‐16. 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 John Benedetto (202‐205‐
3270, John.Benedetto@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
BID DATA
III‐2a. Process/project information—Please fill out the following table with respect to your firm’s bid
processes involving wind towers since January 1, 2017. A bid process can be a specific project,
but also other bid processes such as annual bids or bids for framework contracts if your firm
does not solicit bids on specific projects. Please note that the first row is not asking for a total of
all your firm’s bid processes, but instead asks how many bid processes involved bids received
from both U.S. producers and subject‐country suppliers.
Item
Bid processes
(count)
Total number of bid processes involving bids received from both (i) domestic
producers and (ii) suppliers of wind towers from at least one of these four
sources: Canada, Indonesia, Korea, or Vietnam
Number of bid processes involving bids from U.S. producers
Number of bid processes involving bids from suppliers of wind towers from
Canada
Number of bid processes involving bids from suppliers of wind towers from
Indonesia
Number of bid processes involving bids from suppliers of wind towers from
Korea
Number of bid processes involving bids from suppliers of wind towers from
Vietnam
Number of bid processes involving bids from suppliers of wind towers from
other countries
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Bid data.‐‐Please fill out the tables below for each of your firm’s five largest bid processes involving wind
towers since January 1, 2017 for which your firm received at least one bid from a supplier of domestic
wind towers and at least one bid from a supplier of wind towers produced in Canada, Indonesia, Korea,
or Vietnam.
Please list all bids received (including losing bids) for each bid process. The bid amounts reported below
should include amounts for any services, such as installation or training, included in the requests for
quotation (RFQs). The bid and contract sales values should be reported on an ex‐works or FOB mill basis
(i.e., the value should be net of freight and logistics). (Freight and logistics costs to the border and inland
are requested separately in the sixth‐eighth column of each bid table.)
Include bids from both domestic suppliers and foreign suppliers, but on separate lines. If a bidding
supplier offered wind towers from multiple sources in a single bid, please separate out their data by
country of origin (e.g., if a firm offered to supply 200 domestically‐manufactured and 50 Canadian‐
manufactured wind towers, report the 200 on one line and the 50 on a separate line in the tables
below).
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III‐2b. Bid data: 1st Largest purchase involving both U.S. and subject‐country suppliers.‐‐
Basic description
of bid requirements
Bid end date (month and year)
Bid process name/location/time period for
deliveries
Quantity(ies) (in units)
Tower type
Height of tower (meters)
Weight of tower (kgs)
Other
Bidding supplier
(firm name)
Country of Number of
origin of
towers bid
wind tower
on
Initial bid price
(per tower)
Narrative
Contracted
number of
towers (“0” if
bid was lost
completely)
Estimated
freight and
Estimated Estimated
Purchase price logistics costs to
inland
inland
(per tower, f.o.b
U.S. port
logistics
freight
works) (“n/a” if
(dollars per
costs
costs
Length of
bid was lost
tower) (“n/a” if (dollars per (dollars per contract
completely)
domestic bid)
tower)
tower)
(months)
Reason bid was accepted or
rejected
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III‐2c. Bid data: 2nd Largest purchase involving both U.S. and subject‐country suppliers.‐‐
Basic description
of bid requirements
Bid end date (month and year)
Bid process name/location/time period for
deliveries
Quantity(ies) (in units)
Tower type
Height of tower (meters)
Weight of tower (kgs)
Other
Bidding supplier
(firm name)
Country of Number of
origin of
towers bid
wind tower
on
Initial bid price
(per tower)
Narrative
Contracted
number of
towers (“0” if
bid was lost
completely)
Estimated
freight and
Estimated Estimated
Purchase price logistics costs to
inland
inland
(per tower, f.o.b
U.S. port
logistics
freight
works) (“n/a” if
(dollars per
costs
costs
Length of
bid was lost
tower) (“n/a” if (dollars per (dollars per contract
completely)
domestic bid)
tower)
tower)
(months)
Reason bid was accepted or
rejected
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III‐2d. Bid data: 3rd Largest purchase involving both U.S. and subject‐country suppliers.‐‐
Basic description
of bid requirements
Bid end date (month and year)
Bid process name/location/time period for
deliveries
Quantity(ies) (in units)
Tower type
Height of tower (meters)
Weight of tower (kgs)
Other
Bidding supplier
(firm name)
Country of Number of
origin of
towers bid
wind tower
on
Initial bid price
(per tower)
Narrative
Contracted
number of
towers (“0” if
bid was lost
completely)
Estimated
freight and
Estimated Estimated
Purchase price logistics costs to
inland
inland
(per tower, f.o.b
U.S. port
logistics
freight
works) (“n/a” if
(dollars per
costs
costs
Length of
bid was lost
tower) (“n/a” if (dollars per (dollars per contract
completely)
domestic bid)
tower)
tower)
(months)
Reason bid was accepted or
rejected
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III‐2e. Bid data: 4th Largest purchase involving both U.S. and subject‐country suppliers.‐‐
Basic description
of bid requirements
Bid end date (month and year)
Bid process name/location/time period for
deliveries
Quantity(ies) (in units)
Tower type
Height of tower (meters)
Weight of tower (kgs)
Other
Bidding supplier
(firm name)
Country of Number of
origin of
towers bid
wind tower
on
Initial bid price
(per tower)
Narrative
Contracted
number of
towers (“0” if
bid was lost
completely)
Estimated
freight and
Estimated Estimated
Purchase price logistics costs to
inland
inland
(per tower, f.o.b
U.S. port
logistics
freight
works) (“n/a” if
(dollars per
costs
costs
Length of
bid was lost
tower) (“n/a” if (dollars per (dollars per contract
completely)
domestic bid)
tower)
tower)
(months)
Reason bid was accepted or
rejected
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III‐2f. Bid data: 5th Largest purchase involving both U.S. and subject‐country suppliers.‐‐
Basic description
of bid requirements
Bid end date (month and year)
Bid process name/location/time period for
deliveries
Quantity(ies) (in units)
Tower type
Height of tower (meters)
Weight of tower (kgs)
Other
Bidding supplier
(firm name)
Country of Number of
origin of
towers bid
wind tower
on
Initial bid price
(per tower)
Narrative
Contracted
number of
towers (“0” if
bid was lost
completely)
Estimated
freight and
Estimated Estimated
Purchase price logistics costs to
inland
inland
(per tower, f.o.b
U.S. port
logistics
freight
works) (“n/a” if
(dollars per
costs
costs
Length of
bid was lost
tower) (“n/a” if (dollars per (dollars per contract
completely)
domestic bid)
tower)
tower)
(months)
Reason bid was accepted or
rejected
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III‐2g. Bid data methodology.‐‐Please describe the method and the kinds of documents/records that
were used to compile your bid 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.
Questions III‐3 to III‐7 are intended for firms that import and sell wind towers. If your firm imports
wind towers for its own use, please skip to question III‐8.
III‐3.
Price setting.‐‐How does your firm determine the prices that it charges for sales of wind towers
(check all that apply)? If your firm issues price lists, please submit sample pages of a recent list.
Transaction
by
transaction
Contracts
III‐4.
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‐5.
Set
price
lists
No
discount
policy
Other
Describe
Pricing terms.‐‐On what basis are your firm’s prices of imported wind towers from Canada,
Indonesia, Korea, and/or Vietnam usually quoted (check one)?
Delivered
F.o.b.
If f.o.b., specify point
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Contract versus spot.‐‐Approximately what share of your firm’s sales of wind towers imported
from Canada, Indonesia, Korea, and Vietnam 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
III‐7.
Type of sale
Long‐term
Annual
contracts
contracts
(multiple
(multiple
deliveries for
deliveries for 12
more than 12
months)
months)
Short‐term
contracts
(multiple
deliveries for
less than 12
months)
%
%
%
Total
(should
sum to
100.0%)
Spot sales
(for a single
delivery)
%
0.0
%
Contract provisions.—
(a) Please fill out the table regarding your firm’s typical sales contracts for wind towers
imported from Canada, Indonesia, Korea, and/or Vietnam (or check “not applicable” if your
firm does not sell on a short‐term, annual and/or long‐term contract basis).
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
1
Short‐term contracts Annual contracts
(multiple
(multiple deliveries
deliveries for 12
for less than 12
months)
months)
Please identify the indexes used:
365
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(b) Are any of your contracts with wind tower producers conversion price contracts? That is, did
the negotiated price include labor and mark‐up, but not major input costs, such as steel?
Yes—All contracts are conversion
price contracts. Please answer part
(c)
Yes—Some contracts are
conversion price contracts.
Please answer part (c)
No.
(c) List the top 5 wind tower suppliers with which you have or had conversion price
contracts since January 1, 2017, and complete the table below.
Inputs Not Included in Conversion Price
Supplier
Fixtures
(ladders,
elevators,
Steel doors, etc.) Paint Bus bars
Power
cables
Platforms
Other (please describe)
III‐8.
Lead times.‐‐What is your firm’s share of wind towers imported from Canada, Indonesia, Korea,
and/or Vietnam that are (1) obtained from inventory and (2) produced to order, and what is the
typical lead time between a your or your customer’s order and the date of delivery for your
firm’s sales or purchases of wind towers? (If your firm is an importer and re‐seller of wind
towers, please answer for your sales. If your firm is an importer and installer of wind towers,
please answer for the wind towers installed.)
Lead time
Share of 2019 sales (Average number
Source
or installations
of days)
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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Shipping information.—
(a)
(b)
(c)
What is the approximate percentage of the total delivered (i.e., landed) cost of wind
towers imported from Canada, Indonesia, Korea, and/or Vietnam that is accounted for
by U.S. inland transportation costs? percent.
Who generally arranges the transportation to your firm’s customers’ locations?
Your firm Purchaser (check one)
When your firm purchases or imports wind towers from Canada, Indonesia, Korea,
and/or Vietnam, from where is it shipped, i.e., where is the initial point of shipment in
the United States?
Point of importation Storage facility
one)
Additional explanation if needed:
(d)
Producers’ production facility (check
Indicate the approximate percentage of your firm’s sales or installations of wind towers
imported from Canada, Indonesia, Korea, and/or Vietnam that are delivered the
following distances from your firm’s U.S. point of shipment. (If your firm is an importer
and re‐seller of wind towers, please answer for your sales. If your firm is an importer
and installer of wind towers, please answer for the wind towers installed.)
Distance from your firm’s U.S. point of shipment
Within 100 miles
%
101 to 500 miles
%
501 to 1,000 miles
%
Over 1,000 miles
%
Total (should sum to 100.0%)
(e)
Share
0.0 %
Are your FOB prices that you pay for the same wind tower models consistent across all
shipping distances, or do they vary by shipping distances? Please explain.
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III‐10. Geographical shipments.—
(a) Report your firms’ imports and purchases of wind towers by the U.S. geographic market
area(s) in which the wind towers were installed, during 2017‐19. If exact data are not
readily available from your records, provide carefully prepared estimates.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THESE ANSWERS SHOULD SUM TO THE SAME NUMBERS PROVIDED IN YOUR
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS II‐5 THROUGH II‐9.
U.S.‐produced wind towers:
2017
2018
2019
Geographic area
Number of wind towers purchased
Northeast.–CT, ME, MA, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, and VT.
Upper Midwest.–MI, MN, NE, ND, SD, and WI.
Lower Midwest.–IL, IN, IA, KS, OH, and MO.
Upper Southeast.–DE, DC, MD, VA, and WV.
Lower Southeast.–AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, and TN.
Central Southwest.–AR, LA, OK, and TX.
Mountains.–AZ, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, UT, and WY.
Pacific Coast.–CA, OR, and WA.
2017
2018
2019
Other.–All other markets in the United States not
previously listed, including AK, HI, PR, and VI.
Canada‐produced wind towers:
Geographic area
Number of wind towers imported or purchased
Northeast.–CT, ME, MA, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, and VT.
Upper Midwest.–MI, MN, NE, ND, SD, and WI.
Lower Midwest.–IL, IN, IA, KS, OH, and MO.
Upper Southeast.–DE, DC, MD, VA, and WV.
Lower Southeast.–AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, and TN.
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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Indonesia‐produced wind towers:
2017
Geographic area
2018
2019
Number of wind towers purchased
Northeast.–CT, ME, MA, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, and VT.
Upper Midwest.–MI, MN, NE, ND, SD, and WI.
Lower Midwest.–IL, IN, IA, KS, OH, and MO.
Upper Southeast.–DE, DC, MD, VA, and WV.
Lower Southeast.–AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, and TN.
Central Southwest.–AR, LA, OK, and TX.
Mountains.–AZ, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, UT, and WY.
Pacific Coast.–CA, OR, and WA.
2017
2018
2019
Other.–All other markets in the United States not
previously listed, including AK, HI, PR, and VI.
Korea‐produced wind towers:
Geographic area
Number of wind towers imported or purchased
Northeast.–CT, ME, MA, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, and VT.
Upper Midwest.–MI, MN, NE, ND, SD, and WI.
Lower Midwest.–IL, IN, IA, KS, OH, and MO.
Upper Southeast.–DE, DC, MD, VA, and WV.
Lower Southeast.–AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, and TN.
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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Vietnam‐produced wind towers:
2017
Geographic area
2018
2019
Number of wind towers purchased
Northeast.–CT, ME, MA, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, and VT.
Upper Midwest.–MI, MN, NE, ND, SD, and WI.
Lower Midwest.–IL, IN, IA, KS, OH, and MO.
Upper Southeast.–DE, DC, MD, VA, and WV.
Lower Southeast.–AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, and TN.
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.
(b) Describe the importance, if any, of geographic location in your firm’s sales of wind towers.
III‐11. Demand trends.‐‐Indicate how demand within the United States and outside of the United
States (if known) for wind towers has changed since January 1, 2017. 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
III‐12. Product changes.‐‐Have there been any significant changes in the product range, product mix or
marketing of wind towers since January 1, 2017?
No
Yes
If yes, please describe.
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III‐13. Conditions of competition.—
(a) Is the wind towers market subject to business cycles (other than general economy‐wide
conditions) and/or other conditions of competition distinctive to wind towers?
Check all that apply.
Please describe.
No
Skip to question III‐14.
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
wind towers since January 1, 2017?
No
Yes
If yes, describe.
III‐14. Supply constraints.—
(a) Has your firm refused, declined, or been unable to supply wind towers since January 1, 2017
(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.
(b) Has any firm refused, declined, or been unable to supply your firm with wind towers since
January 1, 2017 (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‐15. Raw materials.—
(a) How have wind towers raw material prices changed since January 1, 2017?
Fluctuate
Overall
No
Overall
with no
increase change decrease clear trend
Explain, noting how raw material price changes
have affected your firm’s purchase or import
prices for wind towers.
(b) Has information on raw material prices affected your firm’s negotiations or contracts to
purchase or import wind towers since 2017?
No
Yes Explain
III‐16. Impact of the section 232 investigation.‐‐This question concerns the section 232 investigation
and subsequent tariffs imposed on imported steel products.
(a) Did the imposition of tariffs on imported steel products beginning in March 2018 have an
impact on the wind towers market?
Yes—Please answer part (b)
No
Don’t know
(b) Assessment of impact of the section 232 tariffs.‐‐ Please indicate the impact of the
imposition of 232 tariffs on imported steel products beginning in March 2018.
Item
Fluctuate
with no
clear
No
trend
Increase change Decrease
Explanation and factors
Prices for wind towers
in the U.S. market
Raw material costs for
wind towers in the
U.S. market
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III‐17. Impact of the CTL Plate AD/CVD orders.‐‐This question concerns the most recent antidumping
and countervailing duty orders on CTL (cut‐to‐length) plate.
(a) Did the issuance of antidumping and countervailing duty orders over the first half of 2017
have an impact on the market for wind towers?
Yes—Please answer part (b)
No
Don’t know
(b) Assessment of impact of the CTL Plate AD/CVD orders.‐‐ Please indicate the impact of the
issuance of antidumping and countervailing duty orders over the first half of 2017.
Fluctuate
with no
clear
No
trend
Increase change Decrease
Item
Explanation and factors
Prices for wind towers
in the U.S. market
Raw material costs for
wind towers in the
U.S. market
III‐18. Impact of the section 301 actions.—This question concerns the section 301 investigation and
subsequent announcement of additional tariffs that apply to wind towers, which were proposed
and implemented by the United States in response to Chinese trade practices. Has the
implementation of tariffs in the section 301 investigation impacted your firm or the U.S. wind
towers market?
No
Yes
If yes, describe.
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III‐19. Impact of the PTC expiration and wind‐down.—This question concerns the anticipated
expiration of the Federal wind energy production tax credit (PTC).
(a) Has the anticipated expiration of the PTC at the end of 2019 had an impact on the U.S.
market for wind towers?
Yes—Please answer part (b)
No
Don’t know
(b) Assessment of impact of the anticipated PTC expiration.‐‐ Please indicate the impact of the
anticipated expiration of the Federal wind energy PTC.
Item
Fluctuate
with no
clear
No
trend
Increase change Decrease
Explanation and factors
Acquisitions of wind
towers by your firm
Financial performance
of your firm
Demand for wind
towers in the U.S.
market
Prices for wind towers
in the U.S. market
Timing of U.S. wind
energy projects in the
development pipeline
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III‐20. Interchangeability.‐‐Are wind towers 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
Canada
Indonesia
Korea
Vietnam
Other countries
Canada
Indonesia
Korea
Vietnam
For any country‐pair producing wind towers 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 wind towers 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‐
Country‐pair
United States
Canada
Indonesia
Korea
Vietnam
Other countries
Canada
Indonesia
Korea
Vietnam
For any country‐pair for which factors other than price always or frequently are a significant factor in your
firm’s sales of wind towers, identify the country‐pair and report the advantages or disadvantages imparted by
such factors:
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III‐22. Importance of purchasing domestic product.‐‐Please fill out the table below, estimating the
percentage of your firm’s total 2019 purchases plus imports of wind towers that required wind towers
produced in the United States.
Estimated percentage of
your firm’s total 2019
purchases of wind towers
Purchases plus imports that did not require domestic product
%
Purchases plus imports that were required by law or regulation to be
domestic product (e.g., government purchases under “Buy American”
provisions)
%
Purchases plus imports that were not required by law or regulation, but were
required by your customers to be domestic product
%
Purchases plus imports that were required to be domestic product for other
reasons (explain: . )
%
Total (should sum to 100.0%)
0.0 %
III‐23. Decisions based on producer and country‐of‐origin.‐‐How often does your firm, and if known,
do your customers, make purchasing decisions involving wind towers based on its producer or
country of origin?
Item
Always
Usually
Sometimes
Never
If at least sometimes, explain.
Decision based on producer
Your firm
Your
customers
Decision based on country of origin
Your firm
Your
customers
III‐24. Availability of supply.‐‐Has the availability of wind towers in the U.S. market changed since
January 1, 2017?
Availability in the U.S.
Please explain, noting the countries and reasons for the
market
No Yes changes.
U.S.‐produced product
Subject imports
(Canada, Indonesia,
Korea, and Vietnam)
Nonsubject imports
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III‐25. Availability of specific product types.‐‐Are certain grades/types/sizes of wind towers only
available from certain country sources?
No
Yes
If yes, please identify the countries and the grade/type/size.
III‐26. Purchasing frequency.‐‐
(a)
How frequently does your firm make purchases/imports of wind towers (check one)?
Daily Weekly
Monthly
Quarterly Annually
Other If other, specify
(b)
Has this purchasing frequency changed since January 1, 2017?
No
Yes If yes, please describe.
III‐27. Number of suppliers contacted.‐‐How many suppliers does your firm generally contact before
making a purchase or import? Between and firms
III‐28. Supplier negotiations.‐‐Do your firm’s purchases or imports of wind towers usually involve
negotiations between supplier and purchaser?
No
Yes
If yes, explain the factors your firm generally negotiates and note whether
your firm quotes competing prices during negotiations.
III‐29. Change in suppliers.‐‐Has your firm changed suppliers since January 1, 2017?
No
Yes
If yes, please list the supplier(s), whether the firm was added or dropped,
and the reasons for the change.
III‐30. New suppliers.‐‐Are you aware of any new suppliers, either foreign or domestic, that have
entered the market since January 1, 2017?
No
Yes
If yes, please identify the firms.
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III‐31. Supplier qualification.‐‐Do you require your suppliers to be or to become certified or qualified
to sell wind towers to your firm?
If yes, provide the following information.
The number of days to qualify a new supplier.
A general description of the certification or qualification process. Also, a brief
description of the factors that you consider when qualifying a new supplier (e.g., quality
of product, reliability of supplier, etc.).
No
Yes
Number
of days Process and factors
III‐32. Failure to certify.‐‐Since January 1, 2017, have any domestic or foreign producers failed in their
attempts to certify or qualify their wind towers with your firm or have any producers lost their
approved status?
No
Yes
If yes, please identify these firms, the countries where they are located,
and the reasons why they failed the certification/qualification.
III‐33. Major purchasing factors.‐‐Please list, in order of their importance, the main factors your firm
considers in deciding from whom to purchase or import wind towers (examples include
availability, extension of credit, contracts, price, quality, range of supplier’s product line,
traditional supplier, etc.).
1.
2.
3.
Please list any other factors that are very important in your purchase decisions: .
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III‐34. Purchasing factors.‐‐Please rate the importance of the following factors in your firm’s
purchasing /importing decisions for wind towers.
Factor
Very
important
Somewhat
important
Not
important
Availability
Delivery terms
Delivery time
Design support (e.g., should‐cost
modeling, ongoing redesign support,
product testing, etc.)
Discounts offered
Minimum quantity requirements
Mode of transportation offered (e.g.,
rail, truck, vessel))
Packaging
Payment terms
Price
Product consistency
Product range
Quality meets industry standards
Quality exceeds industry standards
Reliability of supply
Technical support/service
U.S. transportation costs
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III‐35. Quality characteristics.‐‐What characteristics does your firm consider when determining the
quality of wind towers?
III‐36. Minimum quality.‐‐How often do wind towers from the following countries meet minimum
quality specifications for your uses or your customers’ uses?
Rarely or
Don’t
Source
Always
Usually
Sometimes
never
know
United States
Canada
Indonesia
Korea
Vietnam
Other:
III‐37. Frequency of decisions based on price.‐‐How often does your firm purchase (or import) the
wind towers that are offered at the lowest price?
Always
Usually
Sometimes
Never
III‐38. Price leaders.‐‐A price leader is defined as (1) one or more firms that initiate a price change,
either upward or downward, that is followed by other firms, or (2) one or more firms that have a
significant impact on prices. A price leader is not necessarily the lowest‐priced supplier.
Please list the names of any firms you considered price leaders in the wind towers market since
January 1, 2017.
Firm(s)
Describe how the firm(s) exhibited price leadership
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III‐39. Purchasing subject imports rather than domestic products.—
(a)
Since January 2017, did your firm import and/or purchase imports of wind towers from
Canada, Indonesia, Korea, and/or Vietnam instead of purchasing U.S.‐produced wind
towers? Respond for each subject country.
No
Yes
(If “No” for all countries, skip to next
Source
(also respond to parts (b) and (c))
question)
Canada
Indonesia
Korea
Vietnam
(b)
If you responded “Yes” to part (a), was the imported product priced lower than the
domestic product?
Source
Yes
No
Canada
Indonesia
Korea
Vietnam
(c)
If you responded “Yes” to part (a), was price a primary reason for importing and/or
purchasing subject imports rather than domestic product?
Source
Yes
If Yes, estimate the quantity
of imports purchased and/or
imported instead of domestic
product since January 2017
(in wind towers)
Canada
Indonesia
Korea
Vietnam
No
If No, please indicate the
reason your firm imported
and/or purchased imports
instead of domestic product
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III‐40. U.S. producers and import competition.—
(a)
Since January 1, 2017, in connection with a sale or offer to sell wind towers to your firm,
did U.S. producers reduce their prices of domestically produced wind towers in order to
compete with lower‐priced imports of wind towers from the subject countries?
Respond for each subject country.
Yes (also respond to
No (If “No” for all countries,
Source
question part (b))
skip to next question)
Don’t know
(b)
Canada
Indonesia
Korea
Vietnam
If your firm responded “yes” to any of the above countries, please provide an estimate
of the reduction in U.S. producers’ prices, and any additional explanations, such as
timing (e.g., months/years), frequency of price reductions, or other market/competitive
factors.
Source
Estimated
reduction in U.S.
prices
(percent)
Canada
%
Indonesia
%
Korea
%
Vietnam
%
Additional explanation, including such information as
timing (e.g., months/years), frequency of price
reductions, or other market/competitive factors
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Inferior
Superior
Comparable
Inferior
Superior
Comparable
Inferior
Delivery terms
Delivery time
Design support (e.g., should‐
cost modeling, ongoing redesign
support, product testing, etc.)
Discounts offered
Minimum quantity
requirements
Mode of transportation offered
(e.g., rail, truck, vessel)
Packaging
Payment terms
Price1
Product consistency
Comparable
Availability
Factor
Superior
III‐41. Factor country comparisons.‐‐For the factors listed below, please rate how wind towers
produced in the United States compare with wind towers produced in other countries.
If you are unfamiliar with the product from a particular country, please leave the boxes for those
country comparisons blank.
Product from
Product from
Product from
United States
United States
United States
compared to product
compared to
compared to
from
product from
product from
Canada
Indonesia
Korea
Product range
Quality meets industry
standards
Quality exceeds industry
standards
Reliability of supply
Technical support/service
U.S. transportation costs1
1
A rating of superior on price and U.S. transportation costs indicates that the first country generally has lower
prices/U.S. transportation costs than the second country.
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Inferior
Superior
Comparable
Inferior
Delivery terms
Delivery time
Design support (e.g., should‐
cost modeling, ongoing redesign
support, product testing, etc.)
Discounts offered
Minimum quantity
requirements
Mode of transportation offered
(e.g., rail, truck, vessel))
Packaging
Payment terms
Price1
Product consistency
Comparable
Availability
Factor
Superior
III‐41. Continued.
If you are unfamiliar with the product from a particular country, please leave the boxes for those
country comparisons blank.
Product from
Product from
United States
United States
compared to product
compared to
from
product from
Vietnam
All other countries
Product range
Quality meets industry
standards
Quality exceeds industry
standards
Reliability of supply
1
U.S. transportation costs
Technical support/service
1
A rating of superior on price and U.S. transportation costs indicates that the first country
generally has lower prices/U.S. transportation costs than the second country.
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III‐42. Largest projects.—If your firm uses wind towers in wind turbine projects, list the five largest
U.S. projects for which your firm used wind towers since January 1, 2017.
Project name
Location
Country of origin of the
wind towers
Type of wind towers provided (height,
weight, other identifying details)
Number of wind
towers provided
1
2
3
4
5
III‐43. Customer identification.—If your firm imports and re‐sells wind towers, list the names and
contact information for your firm’s 10 largest U.S. customers for wind towers since January 1,
2017. Indicate the share of the quantity of your firm’s total shipments of wind towers that each
of these customers accounted for in 2019.
Customer’s name
City
State
Share of 2019 sales (%)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
III‐44. 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 US International Trade Commission’s
questionnaires are set‐up in the United States with the U.S. number formatting. When this formatting
interacts with a computer set to EU number formatting, we believe this may cause this issue.
The solution to this data entry issue is to temporarily change your operating system’s number
formatting to be consistent with the U.S. number formatting system while you complete the
questionnaire.
To temporarily change your computer’s number settings to U.S. settings, please do the following (for
Microsoft Windows Operating system):
START
Control Panel
Region and Language (under Clock, Language, and Region category)
Format tab
Change the Format from your existing one (e.g. “Italian (Italy)”) to “English (United States)” (see
screen shots below)
When you do this the number “twelve million dollars and thirty five cents” would change from
$12.000.000,35 (Italy format) to $12,000,000.35 (U.S. format), and then there will be no conflict with
the questionnaire. When you finish reporting the data then you can close the questionnaire and switch
back to Italy settings.
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HOW TO FILE YOUR QUESTIONNAIRE RESPONSE
This questionnaire is available as a “fillable” form in MS Word format on the
Commission’s website at:
https://www.usitc.gov/investigations/title_7/2020/utility_scale_wind_towers_canada_i
ndonesia_korea/final.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: WIND
• E‐mail.—E‐mail the MS Word questionnaire to ahdia.bavari@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 - Importers-Purchasers Questionnaire--Wind Towers (F) |
| Author | ahdia.bavari |
| File Modified | 2020-02-25 |
| File Created | 2020-02-25 |