PLASTIC ANIMAL IDENTIFICATION TAGS

FROM NEW ZEALAND

Determination of a Reasonable

Indication of Material Injury,

or Threat of Material Injury,

in Investigation No. 303-TA-14

(Preliminary) Under Section 303(b)

of the Tariff Act of 1930,

Together With the Information

Obtained in the Investigation

USITC PUBLICATION 1094

SEPTEMBER 1980

United States International Trade Commission / Washington, D.C. 20436

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Kenneth R. Mas ission

Bill Alberger, Chairman

Michael J. Calhoun, Vice Chairman

George M. Moore

Catherine Bedell

Paula Stern

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rovided by

*.l.iik. 9 fice of Investigations 4. , 4'.'N4, Office of Economics

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Schec er ner, 4q

estigator ty Analyst

Viand Dani

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stone, Supervisory Investigator

UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

COMMISSIONERS

Address all communications to

Office of the Secretary

United States International Trade Commission

Washington, D.C. 20436

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UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION Washington, D.C.

303-TA-14 (Preliminary) Animal Identification Tags from Nevi Zealand

Notice of Institution of Preliminary Countervailing Duty Investigation and Scheduling of Conference

Investigation instituted. Following receipt,of a petition August 1,

1980, filed by Y-Tex:Corporaion, 094, Wyoming, a domestI

plastic animal identification tags, the United St Trade

Commission on August 5, 1980, instituted a prelimina coun countervailing duty

investigation under section 303 of the Tar as amended by

section 103 of the Trade Agreements A whether there is

a reasonable indication that,an industr the United e s materially

injured, or. isthreatened with lishment of an

industry,in,the United States 1., reason of allegedly

subsidized importsJromNe 1 identification tags

provided for in i les of the United States.

This investigatio ovisions.of Part 207 of the

Commissio 11 ,‘ . 11 -dure (19 CFR 207, 44 F.R. 76457) ancl,. r

particula ,,Affective January 1, 1980.

V 4 person may submit to the Commission on or N0‘

27, 19 ritten statement of information pertinent to the

ter of .the= investigation., signed original and nineteen copies of

suc tatements must be submitted.

Any business information which a submitter desires the Commission to

treat as confidential shall be submitted separately and each sheet must be

clearly marked at the top "Confidential Business Data." Confidential

submissions must conform with the requirements of section 201.6 of the

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Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR 201.6). All the written

submissions, except for confidential business data, will be available for

public inspection.

' Conference. The Director of Operations of the Commission h scheduled a

conference in connection with the investigation for August 22 the

U.S. International Trade Commission Building, 701 E. gton,

D.C. Parties wishing to participate in the confer ho co ct the

staff investigator, Mr. William Schechter (202- 3-0300). anticipated

that parties in support of the petition for c

opposed to- such petition will each be col

which to make an oral presentation at t

concerning the conduct of the confe

Inspection of petition. Th

public inspection at the Off

Commission, and at

Commission located

)4k nneth R. Mason

Secretary

iling , duties and parties

our within

etails

Mr. Schechter.

C> s case is available for

International Trade

U.S. International Trade

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lected fina" ial data for Allflex Holdings Ltd

Tables

CONTENTS

Page

Determination of the Commission 1 Statement of reasons of Chairman Bill Alberger and Commissioner Paula

Stern 3 Statement of reasons for the affirmative determination of Commissioners

George M. Moore and Catherine Bedell 17 Opinion of Vice Chairman Michael J. Calhoun 22 Information obtained in the investigation:

Introduction A-1 The product:

Description and uses -- U.S. tariff treatment A-2

Nature and extent of the alleged bounties or

bestowed A-3

U.S. market A-4

U.S. producers A-5

Foreign producers A-7

U.S. importers A-8

Consideration of material injury or A-9

U.S. capacity, production, and A-10

U.S. producers' domestic s ipm A-10

U.S. imports A-13

U.S. producers' inventories A-15

Employment and wages A-15

U.S. exports A-17

Financial experienc A-19 Consideration of the allegedly subsidized

imports and t 1 Market pen zed imports A-21

Prices--- A-22

Lost ales A-29 Appendix A. tigation and conference and list

of witn ce A-31 Appendix B. 1 Advice Ruling No. 00247 A-35

Appen nvestigation and transmittal letter to

th A-39 A of A t Assistance for Fearing Manufacturing

A-43 A-45

1. Animal identification tags: Apparent U.S. consumption for the two-piece, one-piece, and total tag markets, 1977-79, January-June 1979, and January-June 1980 A- 4

2. Animal identification tags: Domestic New Zealand tag sales and export tag sales by Delta Plastics, 1971-79 A- 7

3. Animal identification tags: U.S. production, capacity, and capacity utilization, by firms and by types, 1977-79, January-June 1979, and January-June 1980 A-11

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CONTENTS

Tables

4. Animal identification tags: U.S. producers' domestic shipments, by firms and by types,1977-79, January-June 1979, and January-June 1980

5. Animal identification tags: U.S. imports for consumption m New Zealand, 1977-79, January-June 1979, and January-June 198

6. Animal identification tags: U.S. producers' end-of-perio tories, by firms, Dec. 31 of 1977-79 and June 30 o#497

7. Average number of employees, total and production and workers, in U.S. establishments producing ani tags and average hourly wages for the latte June 1979, and January-June 1980

8. Animal identification tags: U.S. exports by firms 97 9, January-June 1979, and January-June 1

9. Profit-and-loss experience of U.S. produ tion tags, 1977-79

10. Animal identification tags: U.S. p consumption, and apparent consumpt apparent consumption of one- an June 1979 and January-June

11. Animal identification tags: U 1977-79, January-June 1979

12. Animal identification tags: blank, 2-piece, maxis .

by quarters, 1977-79 1980

13. Animal identi blank, 2-pi ducers, by

ents ece

lar sizes ag rters•7-79

ship n by firms,

11.4.4r— g 'utors for the ri98

1 - wt,„,.• mestic producers, ,f NiZOand on Sept. 1, 414\

. distributors for the ers and domestic pro-

uary-June 1980, and on

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January- A-22

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198 entific 2- ece, me

quarters, 980

'cat' med i

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vices to distributor's for the *of importers and domestic pro-and January-June 1980, and on

Prices to distributors for the maxi, k, 1-piece tags of Ritchey Manufacturing wring Co., and Y-Tex Corp., by quarters,

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Note.--Information which would disclose confidential operations of individual concerns may not be published and therefore has been deleted from this report. These deletions are marked by asterisks.

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