Foreign - Producers-Plywood - P (Bhs Inggris)
Foreign - Producers-Plywood - P (Bhs Inggris)
The information called for in this questionnaire is for use by the United States International Trade Commission in
connection with its countervailing duty and antidumping investigations concerning hardwood and decorative plywood
from China, Indonesia, and Vietnam (Inv. Nos. 701-TA-764-766 and 731-TA-1747-1749 (Preliminary)). The information
requested in the questionnaire is requested under the authority of the Tariff Act of 1930, title VII.
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https://usitc.gov/qportal. PIN: PLYWOOD, Phase: Preliminary). See last page for detailed instructions.
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.
Background. This proceeding was instituted in response to petitions filed on May 22, 2025, by the
Coalition for Fair Trade in Hardwood Plywood, the members of which are Columbia Forest Products,
Greensboro, North Carolina; Commonwealth Plywood Co., Ltd., Whitehall, New York; Manthei Wood
Products, Petoskey, Michigan; States Industries LLC, Eugene, Oregon; and Timber Products Company,
Springfield, Oregon. Countervailing and/or antidumping duties may be assessed on the subject imports
as a result of these proceedings if the Commission makes an affirmative determination of injury, threat,
or material retardation, and if the U.S. Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) makes an affirmative
determination of subsidization and/or dumping. Pertinent information to this proceeding is available at:
Questionnaires: https://usitc.gov/reports/active_import_injury_questionnaires.
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Hardwood and decorative plywood covered by this proceeding is hardwood and decorative plywood,
and certain veneered panels as described below. For purposes of this proceeding, hardwood and
decorative plywood is defined as a generally flat, multilayered plywood or other veneered panel,
consisting of two or more layers or plies of wood veneers in combination with a core or without a core.
The veneers, along with the core, may be glued or otherwise bonded together. A hardwood and
decorative plywood panel must have at least either the face or back veneer composed of one or more
species of hardwood, softwood, or bamboo. Hardwood and decorative plywood may include products
that meet the American National Standard for Hardwood and Decorative Plywood, ANSI/HPVA HP-1-
2024 (including any revisions to that standard).
For purposes of the investigations a “veneer” is a slice of wood regardless of thickness which is cut,
sliced or sawed from a log, bolt, or flitch. The face and back veneers are the outermost veneer of wood
on either side of the core irrespective of additional surface coatings or covers as described below. The
core of hardwood and decorative plywood consists of the layer or layers of one or more material(s) that
are situated between the face and back veneers. The core may be composed of a range of materials,
including but not limited to hardwood, softwood, particleboard, or medium density fiberboard (MDF).
All hardwood and decorative plywood is included within the scope of the investigations regardless of
whether or not the face and/or back veneers are surface coated or covered and whether or not such
surface coating(s) or covers obscures the grain, textures, or markings of the wood. Examples of surface
coatings and covers include, but are not limited to: ultra violet light cured polyurethanes; oil or oil-
modified or water-based polyurethanes; wax; epoxy-ester finishes; moisture-cured urethanes; paints;
stains; paper; aluminum; high pressure laminate; MDF; medium density overlay (MDO); and phenolic
film. Additionally, the face veneer of hardwood and decorative plywood may be sanded; smoothed or
given a “distressed” appearance through such methods as hand-scraping or wire brushing.
All hardwood and decorative plywood is included within the scope even if it is trimmed; cut-to-size;
notched; punched; drilled; or has undergone other forms of minor processing. All hardwood and
decorative plywood is included within the scope of the investigation, without regard to dimension
(overall thickness, thickness of face veneer, thickness of back veneer, thickness of core, thickness of
inner veneers, width, or length). However, the most common panel sizes of hardwood and decorative
plywood are 1219 x 1829 mm (48 x 72 inches), 1219 x 2438 mm (48 x 96 inches), and 1219 x 3048 mm
(48 x 120 inches). Subject merchandise also includes hardwood and decorative plywood that has been
further processed in a third country, including but not limited to trimming, cutting, notching, punching,
drilling, or any other processing that would not otherwise remove the merchandise from the scope of
the investigations if performed in the country of manufacture of the in-scope product.
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The scope of the investigation excludes the following items: (1) structural plywood (also known as
“industrial plywood” or “industrial panels”) that (a) is certified, manufactured, and stamped to meet U.S.
Products Standard PS 1-09, PS 2-09, PS 1-22, or PS 2-10 for Structural Plywood (including any revisions to
that standard or any substantially equivalent international standard intended for structural plywood),
including, but not limited to, the “bond performance” requirements set forth at paragraph 5.8.6.4 of
that Standard and the performance criteria detailed at Tables 4 through 10 of that Standard, and (b) has
a core made entirely of one or more of the following wood species: Pseudotsuga menziesii (Douglas Fir),
Larix occidentalis (Western Larch), Tsuga heterophylla (Western Hemlock), Abies spp. (True Firs like
Grand Fir, Pacific Silver Fir), Picea spp. (White Spruce, Engelmann Spruce), Pinus spp. (Lodgepole Pine,
Jack Pine), Picea glauca (White Spruce), Pinus banksiana (Jack Pine), and Abies balsamea (Balsam Fir); (2)
products which have a face and back veneer of cork; (3) hardwood plywood subject to the antidumping
and countervailing duty orders on hardwood plywood from China. See Hardwood Plywood Products
from the People’s Republic of China, 83 Fed. Reg. 504 (Dep’t Commerce Jan. 4, 2018) (amended final
determination of sales at less than fair value (LTFV) and AD order); and Hardwood Plywood Products
from the People’s Republic of China, 83 FR 513 (Jan. 4, 2018) (CVD order); (4) multilayered wood
flooring, as described in the antidumping duty and countervailing duty orders on multilayered wood
flooring from China. See Multilayered Wood Flooring from the People’s Republic of China, 76 Fed. Reg.
76,690 (December 8, 2011) (amended final determination of sales at less than fair value (LTFV) and AD
order); and Multilayered Wood Flooring from the People’s Republic of China, 76 Fed. Reg. 76,693 (Dep’t
Commerce December 8, 2011) (countervailing duty order), as amended by Multilayered Wood Flooring
from the People’s Republic of China: Amended Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders, 77 Fed.
Reg. 5,484 (Dep’t Commerce February 3, 2012); (5) multilayered wood flooring with a face veneer of
bamboo or composed entirely of bamboo; (6) plywood which has a shape or design other than a flat
panel, with the exception of any minor processing described above; (7) products made entirely from
bamboo and adhesives (also known as “solid bamboo”); and (8) Phenolic Film Face Plyform (PFF), also
known as Phenolic Surface Film Plywood (PSF), defined as a panel with an “Exterior” or “Exposure 1”
bond classification as is defined by The Engineered Wood Association, having an opaque phenolic film
layer with a weight equal to or greater than 90g/m3 permanently bonded on both the face and back
veneers and an opaque, moisture resistant coating applied to the edges.
Also excluded from the scope of the investigations are wooden furniture goods that, at the time of
importation, are fully assembled and are ready for their intended uses. Also excluded from the scope of
the investigations is “ready to assemble” (RTA) furniture. RTA furniture is defined as (A) furniture
packaged for sale for ultimate purchase by an end-user that, at the time of importation, includes (1) all
wooden components (in finished form) required to assemble a finished unit of furniture, (2)
all accessory parts (e.g., screws, washers, dowels, nails, handles, knobs, adhesive glues) required to
assemble a finished unit of furniture, and (3) instructions providing guidance on the assembly of a
finished unit of furniture; (B) unassembled bathroom vanity cabinets, having a space for one or more
sinks, that are imported with all unassembled hardwood and hardwood plywood components that have
been cut-to-final dimensional component shape/size, painted or stained prior to importation, and
stacked within a singled shipping package, except for furniture feet which may be packed and shipped
separately; or (C) unassembled bathroom vanity linen closets that are imported with all unassembled
hardwood and hardwood plywood components that have been cut-to-final dimensional shape/size,
painted or stained prior to importation, and stacked within a single shipping package, except for
furniture feet which may be packed and shipped separately.
Also excluded from the scope of the investigations are kitchen cabinets that, at the time of importation,
are fully assembled and are ready for their intended uses. Also excluded from the scope of the
investigations are RTA kitchen cabinets. RTA kitchen cabinets are defined as kitchen cabinets packaged
for sale for ultimate purchase by an end-user that, at the time of importation, includes: (1) all wooden
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components (in finished form) required to assemble a finished unit of cabinetry; (2) all accessory parts
(e.g., screws, washers, dowels, nails, handles, knobs, hooks, adhesive glues) required to assemble a
finished unit of cabinetry; and (3) instructions providing guidance on the assembly of a finished unit of
cabinetry. Excluded from the scope of the investigations are finished table tops, which are table tops
imported in finished form with pre-cut or drilled openings to attach the underframe or legs. The table
tops are ready for use at the time of import and require no further finishing or processing. Excluded
from the scope of the investigations are finished countertops that are imported in finished form and
require no further finishing or manufacturing.
Hardwood and decorative plywood is currently imported under statistical reporting numbers
4412.10.0500, 4412.31.0520, 4412.31.0540, 4412.31.0560, 4413.31.0620, 4412.31.0640, 4412.31.0660,
4412.31.2510, 4412.31.2520, 4412.31.2610, 4412.31.2620, 4412.31.4040, 4412.31.4050, 4412.31.4060,
4412.31.4070, 4412.31.4080, 4412.31.4140, 4412.31.4150, 4412.31.4155, 4412.31.4160, 4412.31.4165,
4412.31.4180, 4412.31.4200, 4412.31.4500, 4412.31.4850, 4412.31.4860, 4412.31.4863, 4412.31.4865,
4412.31.4866, 4412.31.4869, 4412.31.4875, 4412.31.4880, 4412.31.5130, 4412.31.5135, 4412.31.5150,
4412.31.5155, 4412.31.5160, 4412.31.5165, 4412.31.5170, 4412.31.5175, 4412.31.5235, 4412.31.5255,
4412.31.5260, 4412.31.5262, 4412.31.5264, 4412.31.5265, 4412.31.5266, 4412.31.5268, 4412.31.5270,
4412.31.5275, 4412.31.6000, 4412.31.6100, 4412.31.9100, 4412.31.9200, 4412.32.0520, 4412.32.0540,
4412.32.0560, 4412.32.0570, 4412.32.0620, 4412.32.0640, 4412.32.0670, 4412.32.2510, 4412.32.2520,
4412.32.2530, 4412.32.2610, 4412.32.2630, 4412.32.3130, 4412.32.3135, 4412.32.3140, 4412.32.3150,
4412.32.3155, 4412.32.3160, 4412.32.3165, 4412.32.3170, 4412.32.3175, 4412.32.3185, 4412.32.3235,
4412.32.3255, 4412.32.3265, 4412.32.3275, 4412.32.3285, 4412.32.5600, 4412.32.5700, 4412.33.0620,
4412.33.0640, 4412.33.0670, 4412.33.2630, 4412.33.3235, 4412.33.3255, 4412.33.3265, 4412.33.3275,
4412.33.3285, 4412.33.5700, 4412.34.2600, 4412.34.3235, 4412.34.3255, 4412.34.3265, 4412.34.3275,
4412.34.3285, 4412.34.5700, 4412.39.4051, 4412.39.4052, 4412.39.4059, 4412.39.4061, 4412.39.4062,
4412.39.4069, 4412.39.5050, 4412.41.0000, 4412.42.0000, 4412.51.1030, 4412.51.1050, 4412.51.3111,
4412.51.3121, 4412.51.3141, 4412.51.3161, 4412.51.3175, 4412.51.4100, 4412.52.1030, 4412.52.1050,
4412.52.3121, 4412.52.3161, 4412.52.3175, 4412.52.4100, 4412.91.0600, 4412.91.1020, 4412.91.1030,
4412.91.1040, 4412.91.3110, 4412.91.3120, 4412.91.3130, 4412.91.3140, 4412.91.3150, 4412.91.3160,
4412.91.3170, 4412.91.4100, 4412.92.0700, 4412.92.1120, 4412.92.1130, 4412.92.1140, 4412.92.3120,
4412.92.3150, 4412.92.3160, 4412.92.3170, 4412.92.4200, 4412.94.1020, 4412.94.1030, 4412.94.1040,
4412.94.1050, 4412.94.3110, 4412.94.3111, 4412.94.3120, 4412.94.3121, 4412.94.3130, 4412.94.3131,
4412.94.3140, 4412.94.3141, 4412.94.3150, 4412.94.3160, 4412.94.3161, 4412.94.3170, 4412.94.3171,
4412.94.3175, 4412.94.4100, 4412.99.0600, 4412.99.1020, 4412.99.1030, 4412.99.1040, 4412.99.3110,
4412.99.3120, 4412.99.3130, 4412.99.3140, 4412.99.3150, 4412.99.3160, 4412.99.3170, 4412.99.4100,
4412.99.5100, 4412.99.5115, 4412.99.5701, and 4412.99.5710 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTSUS). It may also be imported under HTSUS statistical reporting numbers
4412.10.9000, 4412.94.5100, 4412.94.9500, 4412.99.6000, 4412.99.7000, 4412.99.8000, 4412.99.9000,
4412.99.9500, 9403.90.7005, 9403.90.7010, and 9403.90.7080. The HTSUS provisions are for
convenience and customs purposes; the written description of the scope is dispositive.
2-ply hardwood and decorative plywood. — Hardwood and decorative plywood products consisting of
two layers or plies of wood veneers without a core.
Hardwood decorative plywood.— A decorative plywood product in which at least either the face or
back veneer composed of one or more species of hardwood.
Other decorative plywood.— Decorative plywood products in which the face and the back veneer are
composed of either one or more species of softwood or bamboo.
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Reporting of information. If information is not readily available from your records, provide carefully
prepared estimates. If your firm is completing more than one questionnaire (i.e., a producer, importer,
purchaser and/or foreign producer questionnaire), you need not respond to duplicated questions.
Confidentiality. The commercial and financial data furnished in response to this questionnaire that
reveal the individual operations of your firm will be treated as confidential by the Commission to the
extent that such data are not otherwise available to the public and will not be disclosed except as may
be required by law (see 19 U.S.C. §1677f). Such confidential information will not be published in a
manner that will reveal the individual operations of your firm; however, general characterizations of
numerical business proprietary information (such as discussion of trends) will be treated as confidential
business information only at the request of the submitter for good cause shown.
Verification. The information submitted in this questionnaire is subject to audit and verification by the
Commission. To facilitate possible verification of data, please keep all files, worksheets, and supporting
documents used in the preparation of the questionnaire response. Please also retain a copy of the final
document that you submit.
Release of information. The information provided by your firm in response to this questionnaire, as well
as any other business proprietary information submitted by your firm to the Commission in connection
with this proceeding, may become subject to, and released under, the administrative protective order
provisions of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. § 1677f) and section 207.7 of the Commission’s Rules of
Practice and Procedure (19 CFR § 207.7). This means that certain lawyers and other authorized
individuals may temporarily be given access to the information for use in connection with this
proceeding or other import-injury proceedings conducted by the Commission on the same or similar
merchandise; those individuals would be subject to severe penalties if the information were divulged to
unauthorized individuals.
Valid number error messages. If you are completing this form in a country that uses periods (“.”) to
delineate multiples of 1000 (e.g., one million would appear as $1.000.000 rather than $1,000,000), you
may be unable to enter in numbers greater than 999 in numeric form fields. The solution to this data
entry issue is to temporarily change your operating system’s number formatting to be consistent with
the U.S. number formatting system while you complete this form. Detailed instructions on how to
resolve this issue are provided at the end of this questionnaire and are available upon request from
Calvin Chang (202-205-3062, [email protected]).
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I-1. Reporting requirements. Please report below the actual number of hours required and the cost
to your firm of completing this questionnaire for use by the Office of Management and Budget.
Hours Dollars
Public reporting burden for this questionnaire is estimated to average 30 hours per response,
including the time for reviewing instructions, gathering data, and completing and reviewing the
questionnaire.
We welcome comments regarding the accuracy of this burden estimate, suggestions for
reducing the burden, and any suggestions for improving this questionnaire. Please provide such
comments to the Office of Investigations, [email protected].
I-2. Establishments covered. Provide the name and address of establishment(s) covered by this
questionnaire.
“Establishment” —Each facility of a firm in China, Indonesia, and/or Vietnam involved in the
production or export of hardwood and decorative plywood, including auxiliary facilities
operated in conjunction with (whether or not physically separate from) such facilities. Firms
operating more than one establishment in China, Indonesia, and/or Vietnam should combine
the data for all establishments into a single report.
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“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.
I-3. Related producers. Does your firm or any related firm produce, have the capability to produce,
or have any plans to produce hardwood and decorative plywood in the United States or other
countries?
If yes, please name the firm(s) and country(ies) below and, if U.S.
producer(s), ensure that they complete the Commission’s U.S. producers’
No Yes questionnaire.
I-4. Related U.S. importers. Does your firm or any related firm import or have any plans to import
hardwood and decorative plywood into the United States?
If yes, please name the firm(s) below and ensure that they complete the
No Yes Commission’s importer questionnaire.
I-5. Stock symbol information. If your firm or any of the entities reported in questions I-2 through I-
4 are publicly traded in the United States, please specify the stock exchange and trading symbol
(including American Depository Receipts, if applicable): Tidak Ada.
I-6. External counsel. If your firm or parent firm is represented by external counsel in relation to this
proceeding, please specify the name of the law firm and the lead attorney(s).
Law firm:
Lead attorney(s):
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I-7. U.S. importers. Please provide the names, contacts, telephone numbers, and e-mail addresses
of the TEN largest U.S. importers of your firm’s hardwood and decorative plywood since January
1, 2022.
Share of your
Importer’s name Contact person Email Telephone firm’s 2024 U.S.
exports (%)
10
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Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Calvin Chang (202-205-3062,
[email protected]). 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-2a. Changes in operations. Please indicate whether your firm has experienced any of the following
changes in relation to the production of hardwood and decorative plywood since January 1,
2022.
Check as many as appropriate. If checked, please describe the nature, timing / duration, and impact
on operations of any such reported changes as well as the business
reasons for them; leave completely blank if not applicable
Plant openings
Plant closings
Prolonged shutdowns
Production curtailments
Relocations
Expansions
Acquisitions
Consolidations
II-2b. Anticipated changes in operations. 1Does your firm anticipate any changes in the character of
its operations or organization (as noted above) relating to the production of hardwood and
decorative plywood in the future?
II-3a. Production using same machinery. 111Please report your firm’s production of products using
the same equipment, machinery, or employees as used to produce hardwood and decorative
plywood, and the combined capacity (both installed and practical capacity) on this shared
equipment, machinery, or employees in the periods indicated.
“Installed overall capacity” —The level of production that your establishment(s) could have
attained, assuming your firm’s optimal product mix, and based solely on existing capital
investments, i.e., machinery and equipment that is in place and ready to operate. This capacity
measure does not take into account other constraints to production such as existing workforce
constraints, availability of raw materials, or downtime for maintenance, repair, and clean-up.
This capacity measure is sometimes referred to as "nameplate" or "theoretical" capacity.
“Practical overall capacity” —The level of production that your establishment(s) could
reasonably have expected to attain, taking into account your firm’s actual product mix over the
period. This capacity measure is based on not only existing capital investments, i.e., machinery
and equipment that is in place and ready to operate; but also non-capital investment
constraints, such as (1) normal operating conditions, including normal downtime for
maintenance, repair, and cleanup; (2) your firm's existing in place and readily available labor
force; (3) availability of material inputs; and (4) any other constraints that may have limited your
firm's ability to produce the reported products. Importantly, this capacity measure is the
maximum "practical" production your firm could have achieved without hiring new personnel or
expanding the number of shifts operated in the period.
“Practical hardwood and decorative plywood capacity” —The level of production of hardwood
and decorative plywood that your establishment(s) could reasonably have expected to attain.
The same assumptions apply to this capacity measure as for practical overall capacity, but only
includes the portion of practical overall capacity allocated to the production of hardwood and
decorative plywood based on the actual product mix experienced over the period.
Practical hardwood
Installed overall Practical overall and decorative
Takes into account capacity capacity plywood capacity
Existing capital investments Yes Yes Yes
Product mix Yes Yes Yes
Normal downtime, maintenance, No Yes Yes
repair and clean-up
Existing labor force No Yes Yes
Availability of material inputs No Yes Yes
Actual number of shifts and hours No Yes Yes
operated
Limited to hardwood and No No Yes
decorative plywood
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II-3b. Operating parameters. The practical overall capacity reported in II-3a is based on the following
operating parameters:
II-3c. Capacity calculations. Please describe the methodology used to calculate installed and practical
overall capacities reported in II-3a, and explain any changes in reported capacities.
II-3d. Practical overall capacity constraints. Please describe the constraint(s) that set the limit(s) on your
firm’s practical overall capacity over the period reported in question II-3a. If different constraints
were binding over different periods reported, please specify when each constraint was limiting your
reported practical overall capacity. If a constraint was not actually binding over the period reported,
but was still a constraint to achieving the installed capacity level, indicate at what level it would have
been binding.
Description
Constraint (If checked, please describe the details, timing, and duration
(check as many as appropriate) of the constraint; leave completely blank if not applicable)
Production bottlenecks
Fuel or energy
Storage capacity
Logistics/transportation
II-3e. Reaching installed overall capacity. Please describe and quantify the amount of time it would take
and the additional actions that would be needed (e.g., hiring new workers, expanding shifts,
procuring larger sources of raw material supply, etc.) for your firm to be able to fully utilize the
installed overall capacity reported in II-3a.
II-3f. Excess installed overall capacity. To the extent that your company is reporting excess installed
overall capacity, please report, with specificity: (1) which machines or equipment (or other elements
of production) would need to be brought back into production for your plant to operate at full
capacity, and (2) the specific dates on which such machines or equipment were last used by your
plant to produce hardwood and decorative plywood.
(a) Is your firm able to switch production (capacity) between hardwood and decorative
plywood and other products using the same equipment and/or labor?
If yes (i.e., have produced other products or are able to produce other
No Yes products), please identify other actual or potential products.
(b) Please describe the factors that affect your firm’s ability to shift capacity between products
(e.g., time, cost, relative price change, etc.), and the degree to which these factors enhance
or constrain such shifts.
(c) Is your firm able to switch production (capacity) between hardwood decorative plywood
and other decorative plywood (e.g., plywood with softwood face veneers) using the same
equipment and/or labor?
II-5. Capacity checklist. Please check that the capacity numbers reported in question II-3a follow the
Commission's relevant definitions for capacity.
Item √ if Yes
Are all three capacity measures reported based on currently installed machinery
and equipment (i.e., the reported capacity level would not require additional
capital investments in order to achieve)?
Are practical overall capacity and practical hardwood and decorative plywood
capacity measures reported based on existing labor force (i.e., the reported
capacity level would not require hiring additional production related workers or
adding shifts)?
Are practical overall capacity and practical hardwood and decorative plywood
capacity measures based on the actual availability of material inputs?
Do both practical overall capacity and practical hardwood and decorative
plywood capacity measures account for normal downtime, maintenance, repair
and clean-up activities?
Does the difference between practical overall capacity and practical hardwood
and decorative plywood capacity equal the portion of practical overall capacity
that is dedicated to the production of out-of-scope products?
Note: If your firm is not able to answer "yes" to any of the above criteria as it relates to your firm's
reported capacity levels, please revise your capacity numbers to be in conformance with the appropriate
definition prior to submission to the Commission.
II-6. Share of sales. What percentage of your firm’s total sales in its most recent fiscal year was
represented by sales of hardwood and decorative plywood? percent.
II-7a. Firm's estimated share of production in China, Indonesia, and Vietnam. Please estimate the
percentage of total production of hardwood and decorative plywood in the country specified on the
certification page accounted for by your firm’s production in 2024. percent.
II-7b. Firm's estimated share of exports from China, Indonesia, and Vietnam. Please estimate the
percentage of total exports to the United States of hardwood and decorative plywood from the
country specified on the certification page accounted for by your firm’s exports in 2024.
percent.
II-8. Third country trade actions. Is the hardwood and decorative plywood exported by your firm
subject to antidumping/countervailing duty/safeguard findings, remedies, or proceedings?
II-9. Trade data. Report your firm’s capacity, production, shipments, and inventories related to the
production of hardwood and decorative plywood in your establishment(s) in China, Indonesia,
and/or Vietnam during the specified periods. Do not include resales of hardwood and decorative
plywood that your firm did not produce in this question; those data to the degree they are
exported to the United States should only be reported in question II-10.
Do not submit data by manufacturing facility if they are in the same country. If your firm has
multiple manufacturing establishments within one country, you are required to combine data
for those establishments within one foreign producer questionnaire response.
Do not submit data on multiple countries combined. The establishments reported here should
all be located in the country of the firm’s address reported on the certification page.
Multinational companies with production in multiple subject countries should submit separate
foreign producer questionnaire responses for each subject country.
“Home market commercial shipments” —Shipments, other than internal consumption and
transfers to related firms, within China, Indonesia, and/or Vietnam.
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-10. Exports to the United States not produced by your firm. Report your firm’s exports to the
United States of hardwood and decorative plywood that was produced in China, Indonesia,
and/or Vietnam but not by your firm during the specified periods. Note these data should not be
included in question II-9.
II-11. Other explanations. If your firm would like to further explain a response to a question in Part II
for which a narrative box was not provided, please note the question number and the
explanation in the space provided below. Please also use this space to highlight any issues your
firm had in providing the data in this section, including but not limited to technical issues with
the MS Word questionnaire.
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Correcting Valid number error messages. If you are completing this 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 (,). This questionnaire is prepared in the United States with the U.S.
number formatting. When this formatting interacts with a computer set to EU number formatting, we
believe this may cause this issue.
The solution to this data entry issue is to temporarily change your operating system’s number formatting
to be consistent with the U.S. number formatting system while you complete the questionnaire.
To temporarily change your computer’s number settings to U.S. settings, please do the following (for
Microsoft Windows Operating system):
START
Control Panel
Region and Language (under Clock, Language, and Region category)
Format tab
Change the Format from your existing one (e.g., “Italian (Italy)”) to “English (United States)” (see
screen shots below)
When you do this the number “twelve million dollars and thirty five cents” would change from
$12.000.000,35 (Italy format) to $12,000,000.35 (U.S. format), and then there will be no conflict with
the USITC foreign producer questionnaire form. When you finish reporting the data then you can close
the questionnaire and switch back to your country settings.
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• Upload via Commission’s secure submission portal. The questionnaire must be uploaded in two
formats: (1) a Microsoft Word document; and (2) a PDF copy of the complete questionnaire with a
signature on the first page. Please include any attachments at the end of the PDF (e.g., APO certification,
additional comments, etc.).
• E-mail. E-mail the MS Word questionnaire to [email protected]; include a PDF copy of the
complete questionnaire with a signature on the first page. 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 submission portal and the
Electronic Document Information System (EDIS) use Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS)
140-2 cryptographic algorithms to encrypt data in transit. Submitting your nonpublic documents by a
means that does not use these encryption algorithms (such as by email) may subject your firm’s
nonpublic information to unauthorized disclosure during transmission. If you choose a non-encrypted
method of electronic transmission, the Commission warns you that the risk of such possible unauthorized
disclosure is assumed by you and not by the Commission.
If your firm did not produce or export this product, please fill out page 1, print, sign, and submit a
scanned PDF copy via the Commission’s secure submission portal or email.
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-
205-1802). 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.