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PUBLIC/NON‐CONFIDENTIAL HOT‐ROLLED STEEL SHEET

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IMPORTERS' QUESTIONNAIRE

INTRODUCTION

The information requested in this questionnaire is for use by the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (the Tribunal) in connection

with its expiry review respecting the dumping of certain flat hot‐rolled carbon and alloy steel sheet and strip originating in or

exported from Brazil, the People's Republic of China (China) and Ukraine, and the subsidizing of such products originating or

exported from India.

For the detailed definition of the goods subject to this expiry review, please refer to the yellow "Case Information" tab.

For ease of reference in the questionnaire, the goods subject to this expiry review, whether produced in Canada, originating in or

exported from Brazil, China, India or Ukraine (the subject countries) or originating in or exported from any other country (the non‐

subject countries), will be referred to as "hot‐rolled steel sheet".

If your firm is an importer/end‐user of hot‐rolled steel sheet, it is required to reply to public/non‐confidential Questions P1, P3 to

P13 and P17, complete the relevant sections of public/non‐confidential Schedules 1 and 1 A), reply to confidential questions C1 i),

C2 and C3, and complete confidential Schedules 2 and 4 (imports only).

If your firm is an importer/reseller of hot‐rolled steel sheet, it is required to reply to public/non‐confidential Questions P1 to P17,

complete public/non‐confidential Schedules 1 and 1 A), reply to all confidential questions except C1 i), and complete confidential

Schedules 2, 3 and 4.

As an importer of hot‐rolled steel sheet, you are required to complete this questionnaire and return the completed questionnaire

using one of the following methods, no later than Thursday, April 28, 2016:

1. by secure e‐filing service (please visit: https://apps.citt‐tcce.gc.ca/sftapp/CITT/html/transfer_e.html);

2. digital media (e.g. CD or DVD or USB key) sent to the Registrar, Canadian International Trade Tribunal, 333 Laurier Ave W,

15th Floor, Ottawa Ontario K1A 0G7;

3. by electronic mail to citt‐[email protected]. If you use this method, you must accept the associated risks, and the

information you file must belong to your firm only; or,

4. in hard copy sent to the Registrar, Canadian International Trade Tribunal, 333 Laurier Ave W, 15th Floor, Ottawa Ontario

K1A 0G7.

It is preferable to file an electronic version of your completed questionnaire rather than a paper copy. Only one copy, either

electronic or paper is required.

In conducting this expiry review, the Tribunal is required to gather the best possible evidence. It is in your interest to ensure that

your responses to this questionnaire are accurate, complete and returned to the Tribunal by the due date specified above.

Information that is confidential in nature will be treated in accordance with sections 43 to 49 of the Canadian International Trade

Tribunal Act , which require that it shall not be made public in such a manner as to be available for the use of any business

competitor or rival of the reporting person, firm or corporation.

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PARTS OF THE QUESTIONNAIRE

TABS DESCRIPTION

Introduction Instructions on how to return the completed questionnaire.

Index References to, and explanation of, different tabs in the questionnaire.

General Instructions Instructions regarding the composition of the questionnaire and guidelines for completion.

Case Information Information specific to this review including product information, tariff classification, period of review, due date for the

completed questionnaire and contact information for trade remedies investigations officers assigned to this case.

Glossary Definition of terms used in this questionnaire.

Part I ‐ Public/Non‐confidential Information (Blue Tabs)

Certification Sign off sheet indicating your firm's activities during the Tribunal's period of review. This sheet, once completed, forms part

of your firm's questionnaire response.

Public Information Public/non‐confidential information to be provided by your firm.

Firm's Activities Schedules related to your firm's activities:Schedule 1 ‐ Firm's Activities During the Tribunal's Period of Review ‐ Public Information.

Schedule 1 A) ‐ Firm's Activities During the Tribunal's Period of Review ‐ Public Comments. (Optional)

Public Info.

Comments

Sheet for your firm to provide any additional public comments related to Part I or Part II of the questionnaire. (Optional)

Part II ‐ Confidential Information (Green Tabs)

Confidential

Information

Confidential Information to be provided by your firm.

Imports and Sales

Forecasts Schedule 4 ‐ Speculative Forecasts for Domestic Sales Volume, Import Volume and Pricing.

Confidential Info.

Comments

Sheet for your firm to provide any additional confidential comments related to Part I or Part II of the questionnaire.

(Optional)

General Information (Yellow Tabs)

Schedules related to imports and sales of imports:

Schedule 2 ‐ Inventories, Imports and Sales of Imports of Hot‐rolled Steel Sheet.

Schedule 3 ‐ Regional Distribution of Domestic Sales Volume of Imported Hot‐rolled Steel Sheet.

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1. This questionnaire is divided into two parts:

PART I ‐ deals with information that is public or non‐confidential in nature. Requests to treat any of this information as

confidential must be fully justified in writing and accompanied by a redacted public or non‐confidential version. PART I deals

with general firm and industry data, and product‐specific information.

PART II ‐ deals with information that is confidential in nature.

2. If your firm is an importer/end‐user of hot‐rolled steel sheet, it is required to reply to public/non‐confidential Questions

P1, P3 to P13 and P17, complete the relevant sections of public/non‐confidential Schedules 1 and 1 A), reply to

confidential questions C1 i), C2 and C3, and complete confidential Schedules 2 and 4 (imports only).

3. If your firm is an importer/reseller of hot‐rolled steel sheet, it is required to reply to public/non‐confidential Questions P1

to P17, complete public/non‐confidential Schedules 1 and 1 A), reply to all confidential questions except C1 i), and

complete confidential Schedules 2, 3 and 4.

4. If your firm has more than one location, facility or outlet, please ensure that you submit to the Tribunal a consolidated reply

to the questionnaire.

5. If the answer to any question is “none,” “not applicable” or “not available,” please indicate which of these situations applies

rather than leave the space blank.

6. All information is requested on a calendar‐year basis. Where adjustments are required to comply with the Tribunal’s request,

please identify the adjustments and give a full explanation of how they were made.

7. If the information requested is not readily available from your records in exactly the form requested, please furnish prepared

estimates, with a full explanation of the methodology used to prepare these estimates.

8. Should your firm wish to include comments with any of its responses, it should use the appropriate tabs. There are separate

tabs for comments that are public/non‐confidential (blue "Public Info. Comments" tab) and for comments that are

confidential (green "Confidential Info. Comments" tab). Your firm must indicate the question or schedule number that

corresponds to its comments.

9. Certain questions include pull down menus. These answer cells will have an arrow in the bottom right hand corner when they

are activated.

10. To maintain the formatting of the questionnaire when copying and pasting a response, please double click in the starting cell,

highlight and copy the text that it contains, then double click in the ending cell and paste the text.

11. Each cell contains a maximum of 1,000 characters. Should you need more space for a particular response, you may use the

corresponding comments tab.

12. All volumes should be reported as metric tonnes (mt).

13. All values should be reported as Canadian dollars (CAN$).

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

General Instructions


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CASE INFORMATION

PRODUCT DEFINITION

The detailed definition of the hot‐rolled steel sheet subject to this expiry review is:

flat hot‐rolled carbon and alloy steel sheet and strip, including secondary or non‑prime material, in various widths from 0.75 in. (19

mm) and wider, and (a) for product in coil form, in thicknesses from 0.054 in. to 0.625 in. (1.37 mm to 15.875 mm) inclusive, and (b)

for product that is cut to length, in thicknesses from 0.054 in. up to but not including 0.187 in. (1.37 mm up to but not including

4.75 mm), excluding (i) flat‐rolled stainless steel sheet and strip and (ii) flat hot‐rolled, cut‑to‑length alloy steel products containing no

less than 11.5 percent manganese, in thicknesses from 0.12 in. to 0.19 in. (3 mm to 4.75 mm), originating in or exported from Brazil,

the People’s Republic of China and Ukraine, and the subsidizing of such products originating in or exported from India.

ADDITIONAL PRODUCT INFORMATION

Hot‐rolled steel sheet includes strip and sheet, but does not include floor plate. Strip is usually produced in widths of up to 12 in. (305

mm). Sheet is usually produced in widths greater than 12 in. (305 mm).

Hot‐rolled steel sheet is normally produced to a specification of the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) standard, to

some other international standard or to proprietary specifications. ASTM specifications for hot‐rolled steel sheet include, but are not

limited to, A505, A506, A507, A568, A569, A570, A606, A607, A621, A622, A635, A659, A715, A749, A907, A935 and A936. Hot‐rolled

steel sheet is usually classified as either carbon‐manganese or high‐strength low alloy steel and is available in several qualities and

grades, which are usually reflected in the ASTM or equivalent specification or standards.

TARIFF CLASSIFICATION

As a result of the amendments to the 2012 Customs Tariff , imports into Canada of hot‐rolled steel sheet on or after January 1, 2012,

are normally, but not exclusively, classified under the following HS classification numbers:

7208.25.00.10 7208.25.00.20 7208.25.00.30 7208.25.00.40

7208.26.00.10 7208.26.00.20 7208.26.00.30 7208.26.00.40

7208.27.00.10 7208.27.00.20 7208.27.00.30 7208.27.00.40

7208.36.00.10 7208.36.00.20 7208.36.00.30 7208.36.00.40

7208.37.00.10 7208.37.00.20 7208.37.00.30 7208.37.00.40

7208.38.00.10 7208.38.00.20 7208.38.00.30 7208.38.00.40

7208.39.00.10 7208.39.00.20 7208.39.00.30 7208.39.00.40

7208.53.00.10 7208.53.00.20 7208.53.00.30 7208.53.00.40

7208.54.00.10 7208.54.00.20 7208.54.00.30 7208.54.00.40

7208.90.00.00 7211.13.00.00 7211.14.00.90 7211.19.00.10

7211.19.00.90 7211.90.00.90 7225.30.00.00 7225.40.00.11

7225.40.00.19 7225.40.00.21 7225.40.00.91 7225.40.00.92

7225.40.00.93 7225.40.00.94 7225.99.00.00 7226.20.00.00

7226.91.00.10 7226.91.00.90 7226.99.00.90

These HS classification numbers may include hot‐rolled steel sheet that is both subject and non‐subject to this expiry review.

The listing of these HS classification numbers is for convenience or reference only. Please refer to the product definition for

authoritative details regarding hot‐rolled steel sheet subject to this expiry review.

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PERIOD OF REVIEW

January 1, 2013, to December 31, 2015.

DUE DATE

As an importer/end‐user or importer/reseller of hot‐rolled steel sheet, you are required to complete this questionnaire and return

the completed questionnaire to the Tribunal no later than Thursday, April 28, 2016.

TRADE REMEDIES INVESTIGATIONS OFFICERS ASSIGNED TO THIS CASE

Any questions relating to this questionnaire should be directed to:

Rhonda Heintzman at 613‐998‐8614 ([email protected]);

Julie Charlebois at 613‐998‐8563 ([email protected]);

Mylène Lanthier at 613‐998‐8507 ([email protected]); or

Thy Dao at 613‐998‐8587 ([email protected]).

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Associated Firms: Firms that are related to each other in any manner other than through an arm’s length (independent)

customer/supplier relationship. For example, firms are associated or related if an officer or director of one firm

is an officer or director of the other, if a firm directly or indirectly owns, holds or controls shares of the other

firm, or if a firm is the exclusive distributor for another firm.

Delivery Costs: The average delivery costs (freight, handling and insurance) from the point of direct shipment in Canada to

your customers, whether included in the selling value or incurred separately by your customers, expressed as a

percentage of the net delivered purchase or selling value. If the goods are sold on an FOB basis (ex‐factory),

please provide your best estimate of the delivery costs incurred by your customers.

Net Delivered

Purchase Value:

The net delivered purchase value is the laid‐in cost net of all cash, quantity or deferred discounts, allowances,

taxes, rebates and incentives, whether or not shown on the invoice. However, it includes delivery costs

(freight, handling and insurance) to your Canadian warehouse and, where applicable, all import costs such as

customs and other duties, brokerage fees and surcharges.

Net Delivered

Selling Value:

The net delivered selling value includes sales to a third party or an affiliate. It is net of all cash, quantity or

deferred discounts, allowances and taxes whether or not shown on the invoice. These discounts, allowances

and taxes include, but are not limited to, discounts and cash discounts, rebates and incentives. However, it

includes all delivery costs (freight, handling and insurance) incurred by your firm from the point of direct

shipment in Canada and included in the selling price or an estimate of such delivery costs if incurred by your

customers.

Period of Review: This review covers the period from January 1, 2013, to December 31, 2015.

Primary Goods: Refers to primary hot‐rolled steel sheet whose quality is superior to seconds quality and would be recognized

and sold as the industry standard.

Seconds: Refers to secondary or non‐primary hot‐rolled steel sheet whose quality is not superior.

Units of Volume: All responses to volume questions should be expressed in metric tonnes (mt).

Please note that: 1 metric tonne (mt) = 1 tonne = 1,000 kilograms = 1.102311 tons.

Values: All responses to value questions should be expressed in Canadian dollars (CAN$).

GLOSSARY

Glossary


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Firm Name: (in English and French, if applicable)

Firm Address:

Telephone Number:

Fax Number:

E‐mail Address:

Web Site Address:

Signature of Authorized Official

Name of Authorized Official

Title of Authorized Official

E‐mail Address Web Site Address

CERTIFICATION

Did your firm import from any sources (i.e. Brazil, China, India,

Ukraine or any other country) hot‐rolled steel sheet during the

period of review (January 1, 2013, to December 31, 2015)? (Please

select response from pull down menu.)

The undersigned certifies that the information herein supplied is complete and correct to the best of his/her knowledge and belief.

Date

Telephone

Fax

If yes (i.e. imported from Brazil, China, India, Ukraine or any other country), please complete this page and all relevant parts of this

questionnaire.

If no (i.e. did not import from Brazil, China, India, Ukraine or any other country), please return only this completed page as per the directives

provided in the yellow "Introduction" tab.

Certification


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P1. Please provide the names and addresses of any other

locations, facilities and outlets in Canada on behalf of

which your firm is responding to this questionnaire.

P2. i)

Distributor

Automotive

Pipe and Tube Producers

Other End User

Other Please specify

ii)

Distributor/Service Centre

Automotive


Other End Users


P3. Please indicate, by checking the appropriate boxes, your

firm's activities respecting hot‐rolled steel sheet for

each of the periods specified.

Please answer this question by completing Schedule 1 in the

blue "Firm's Activities" tab.

P4.

i) Firm Name:

Firm Address:

Percent Share of Ownership:

ii) Firm Name:

Firm Address:


iii) Firm Name:

Firm Address:


Please indicate the trade level of your firm.

PART I ‐ PUBLIC INFORMATION

Information requested in this part is public or non‐confidential. If the response to any question would divulge confidential

business information, please provide a redacted version for the public/non‐confidential record and a complete version that will

be placed on the confidential record.

If your firm is an importer/end‐user of hot‐rolled steel sheet, it is required to reply to public/non‐confidential Questions P1, P3

to P13 and P17, complete the relevant sections of public/non‐confidential Schedules 1 and 1 A), reply to confidential questions

C1 i), C2 and C3, and complete confidential Schedules 2 and 4 (imports only).

If your firm is an importer/reseller of hot‐rolled steel sheet, it is required to reply to public/non‐confidential Questions P1 to

P17, complete public/non‐confidential Schedules 1 and 1 A), reply to all confidential questions except C1 i), and complete

confidential Schedules 2, 3 and 4.

Please indicate at which trade levels your firm sells hot‐rolled steel sheet in Canada.

If your firm is wholly or partly owned by other firms involved in any manner with hot‐rolled steel sheet, whether upstream or

downstream, please provide their names, addresses, and indicate the percent share of ownership or interest that they hold.

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P5.

i) Firm Name:

Firm Address:


ii) Firm Name:

Firm Address:


iii) Firm Name:

Firm Address:


P6.

i) Firm Name:

Firm Address:

Nature of Association:

Role in the Industry :

ii) Firm Name:

Firm Address:



iii) Firm Name:

Firm Address:



P7. Please provide details of any change in the majority

ownership structure of your firm from January 1, 2013,

to December 31, 2015.

P8. Please provide a brief history of your firm, with

particular emphasis on the importation, marketing and

distribution (if your firm is an importer/reseller) of hot‐

rolled steel sheet in Canada. The history, among other

things, should cover the date of incorporation,

corporate structure and the date that hot‐rolled steel

sheet was first imported and from which countries.

If your firm wholly or partly owns other firms involved in any manner with hot‐rolled steel sheet, whether upstream or

downstream, please list their names and addresses, and indicate the extent of your firm’s ownership or interest in those firms.

If your firm is associated in any manner with domestic producers, service centres, importers, foreign producers, exporters or

distributors of hot‐rolled steel sheet, suppliers of raw materials used to manufacture hot‐rolled steel sheet, or customers that buy

hot‐rolled steel sheet, either in Canada or elsewhere in the world, please list those associated firms and their addresses, and

indicate the nature of the association and their role in the industry. Please refer to the definition of "Associated Firms" in the

yellow "Glossary" tab.

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P9.

Agricultural Equipment

Automotive Industry

Construction

Heavy Machinery

Pipe and Tube




P10. Has your firm changed the product mix of the goods

that it has imported since January 1, 2013 (e.g. types,

qualities, widths, thicknesses, lengths)?

If so, please specify with respect to:

Types of hot‐rolled steel sheet imported: e.g. coil, cut‐

to‐length or others

Width dimensions (minimum and maximum) Please specify

Thickness dimensions (minimum and maximum) Please specify

Length dimensions (minimum and maximum) Please specify

Other products produced Please specify

P11. i) Has your firm purchased hot‐rolled steel sheet

manufactured by domestic producers or service centres

since January 1, 2013?

ii) If so, please provide the names of the domestic

producers and/or services centres, as well as the

specifications of hot‐rolled steel sheet purchased from

these firms (i.e. size, grade, etc).

iii) If not, please give the reasons for not sourcing from

domestic producers or service centres.

P12. Please describe the current state and forecasts of the

Canadian, Brazilian, Chinese, Indian and Ukranian and

world markets for hot‐rolled steel sheet. Also, please

provide any documents, or the names of any

documents, such as studies or articles in trade journals

that support your firm's statements.

Please indicate all uses for which your firm sells hot‐rolled steel sheet.

Public Information


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P13. i)

Distributors/Service CentresAutomotivePipe and Tube ProducersOther End UsersOther Please specifyOther Please specify

ii) If, as an importer/reseller, your firm's channels of

distribution or their relative importance have changed

since January 1, 2013, please explain.

P14. If your firm is an importer/reseller of hot‐rolled steel

sheet, how does it price these goods in the Canadian

market? Please explain any firm‐specific terms used.

P15. If your firm is an importer/reseller of hot‐rolled steel

sheet, please describe its methods of market promotion

(i.e. how it encourages sales) for hot‐rolled steel sheet.

If these methods have changed since January 1, 2013,

please explain.

If your firm's response varies according to product

category/line, please explain.

P16. i) If your firm is an importer/reseller of hot‐rolled steel

sheet, has it sold imported hot‐rolled steel sheet to

domestic producers and/or service centres since January

1, 2013? (Your reply should only include those imports

for which your firm was the importer of record for

customs purposes.)

ii) If so, please provide details regarding the types,

qualities, widths, thicknesses and lengths of hot‐rolled

steel plate and the countries of origin of the goods sold

to domestic producers and/or service centres.

P17. Does you firm publish an annual report to its

shareholders?

If so, please provide either:

a) a photocopy‐ready copy or

b) an electronic copy of its annual reports since 2013.

If your firm is an importer/reseller of hot‐rolled steel sheet, please indicate at which trade levels your firm sells hot‐rolled steel

sheet in Canada.

Public Information


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Schedule 1 (Question P3) ‐ Firm's Activities During the Tribunal's Period of Review ‐ Public Information

NOTE: Please refer to the yellow "Glossary" tab and "Case Information" tab for definitions of certain products listed below.

Domestic Mills 2013 2014 2015

ArcelorMittal Dofasco Inc.

Essar Steel Algoma Inc.

EVRAZ Inc. NA Canada

U.S. Steel Canada Inc

Please provide full name of firm




Imports of Coil

From the Subject Countries: 2013 2014 2015

Brazil

China

India

Ukraine

From Non‐subject Countries:

United States

Other Countries:

Please list applicable countries for each period

Country

Country

Country

Country

Country

Country

Purchases of Domestically Produced Hot‐rolled Steel Sheet from the following Domestic Producers:

Purchases from Other Domestic Suppliers (Importers, including Producers and/or Service Centres that Imported) who were Considered

Importers of Record:

Imports of Hot‐rolled Steel Sheet (for which your firm was the importer of record)

Firm's Activities


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Schedule 1 (Question P3) ‐ Firm's Activities During the Period of Review ‐ Public Information (cont.)

Imports of Cut‐to‐length


Brazil

China

India

Ukraine


United States

Other Countries:


Country

Country

Country

Country

Country

Country

Distributors / Service Centres 2013 2014 2015

From the Subject Countries:

Brazil

China

India

Ukraine


United States

Other Countries:


Country

Country

Country

Country

Country

Country

Domestic Sales for Imports of Coil (for which your firm was the importer of record) to:

Firm's Activities


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Automotive 2013 2014 2015


Brazil

China

India

Ukraine


United States

Other Countries:


Country

Country

Country

Country

Country

Country

Pipe and Tube Producers 2013 2014 2015


Brazil

China

India

Ukraine


United States

Other Countries:


Country

Country

Country

Country

Country

Country




Firm's Activities


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Other End Users 2013 2014 2015


Brazil

China

India

Ukraine


United States

Other Countries:


Country

Country

Country

Country

Country

Country


Country

Country

Country

Country

Country

Country

Exports of Imports Coil to:



Firm's Activities


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Schedule 1 (Question P3) ‐ Firm's Activities During the Tribunal's Period of Review ‐ Public Information (cont.)

Distributors / Service Centres 2013 2014 2015


Brazil

China

India

Ukraine


United States

Other Countries:


Country

Country

Country

Country

Country

Country

Automotive 2013 2014 2015


Brazil

China

India

Ukraine


United States

Other Countries:


Country

Country

Country

Country

Country

Country

Domestic Sales for Imports of Cut‐to‐length sheet (for which your firm was the importer of record) to:

Firm's Activities


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Pipe and Tube Producers 2013 2014 2015


Brazil

China

India

Ukraine


United States

Other Countries:


Country

Country

Country

Country

Country

Country

Other End Users


Brazil

China

India

Ukraine


United States

Other Countries:


Country

Country

Country

Country

Country

Country


Country

Country

Country

Country

Country

Country

Exports of Imports of Cut‐to‐length sheet to:



Firm's Activities


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Schedule 1 A) ‐ Firm's Activities During the Tribunal's Period of Review ‐ Public Comments (Optional)

Should your firm wish to add any public comments related to its activities, it may do so here.

Should your firm wish to add any comments related to its activities, you may do so below:

Should your firm wish to add any public comments related to its activities, it may do so here.

Firm's Activities


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Question No.: or

Question No.: or

Question No.: or

Question No.: or

Should your firm wish to provide additional public/non‐confidential comments related to its reply to any question or schedule, it may do so here.


Schedule No.:


Schedule No.:


Schedule No.:

Schedule No.:

PUBLIC INFORMATION COMMENTS (OPTIONAL)

Information included in this part is public/non‐confidential. If certain comments to any question or schedule would divulge

confidential business information, use the green "Confidential Info. Comments" tab to provide your firm's confidential

comments.

Should your firm wish to provide additional public comments related to its reply to any question or schedule, it may do so

below. Please be sure to indicate the question or schedule no. being commented on.

Public Info. Comments

CONFIDENTIAL HOT‐ROLLED STEEL SHEET

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IMPORTS AND SALES

C1. i) If your firm is an importer/end user of hot‐rolled steel sheet,

please provide its imports only. Please ensure that you include

all transactions made at market prices with any associated

foreign firms that you reported in response to questions P4 to

P6.

Please answer this question by completing

Schedule 2 in the green "Imports and Sales" tab.

ii) If your firm is an importer/reseller of hot‐rolled steel sheet,

please provide the following with respect to your imports:

beginning inventory, domestic and export sales, and ending

inventory. Please report separately your firm's domestic sales

to distributors/service centres, to automotive, to pipe and

tube producers and to other end users. Please ensure that

you include all transactions made at market prices to any

associated Canadian and foreign firms that you reported in

response to questions P4 to P6.



C2. Please describe the method used to determine the value of

your transfers to associated firms, in Canada or outside

Canada.

C3. What is the potential for increasing your firm's volume of

imports of hot‐rolled steel sheet in full year 2016, 2017 and

2018?

C4. i) Does the average volume of inventories of imported hot‐

rolled steel sheet normally carried by your firm vary according

to:

the time of the year?

the country of origin?

ii) If the typical volume of inventory that your firm maintains has

changed significantly during the period from January 1, 2013,

to December 31, 2015, please indicate by how much it has

changed and the reasons for this change. Has this, in any way,

affected your firm's ability to supply its customers?

C5. Please describe the method used to value the inventories

reported in Schedule 2 in the green "Imports and Sales" tab.

Were there any changes in the method of valuation over the

period from January 1, 2013, to December 31, 2015? Please

provide details of any major write downs of inventory over

the period.

C6. Please provide the regional distribution of your firm's

domestic sales volume of imported hot‐rolled steel sheet. Please answer this question by completing


SUPPLY AND DISPOSITION OF HOT‐ROLLED STEEL SHEET

PART II ‐ CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION

Information required in this part is considered to be confidential in nature and will be treated as such, in accordance with

sections 43 to 49 of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal Act .

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PRICING

C7. i) With regard to your firm's price lists covering hot‐rolled steel

sheet, for the period from January 1, 2013, to the present,

please provide details relating to terms, discounts,

allowances, rebates and incentives or other considerations

which had the effect of reducing the cost of the goods to the

purchaser. If your firm uses a discount list to sell hot‐rolled

steel sheet, please provide a copy of any lists that were in

effect for the period mentioned above.

ii) How frequently are price lists updated?

If other than daily, weekly, monthly or quarterly, please

specify.

iii) Do significant price variations exist between list prices and

realized selling prices in the Canadian market, beyond normal

competitive price pressure?

If so, please elaborate.

iv) If your firm did not prepare price lists, explain the mechanism

for establishing the price of hot‐rolled steel sheet to its

customers. How frequently are price adjustments made (daily,

weekly, monthly, quarterly)?

v) Does your firm charge a premium for specific characteristics

or services for the hot‐rolled steel sheet (e.g. normalizing,

"chemical composition")?

vi) Have your firm's pricing practices changed since January 1,

2013?

If so, please elaborate.



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FORECASTS

C8. Please provide forecasts for your firm's sales volumes, import

volumes and pricing, base on whether the order is continued

or rescinded.


Schedule 4 in the green "Forecasts" tab.

C9. Please provide any documents, plans, forecasts, market

analyses or other information setting out your firm’s

strategies and objectives, for the years 2016, 2017 and 2018,

concerning hot‐rolled steel sheet it imports.

Note: These specific plans and forecasts may already be in the form of “business plans” or equivalent used by your firm. If

these types of documents are readily available, you may submit them in lieu of the above. However, if no formal forecast

documents exist, provide your firm’s best estimates with regard to the above‐mentioned factors.

You are not required to provide your firm’s plans and forecasts dealing with products or activities other than hot‐rolled

steel sheet.

Please provide the rationale and assumptions underlying any plans and forecasts, and indicate whether the plans and

forecast were prepared internally or by an outside consultant.



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Schedule 2 (Question C1) ‐ Inventories, Imports and Sales of Imports of Hot‐rolled Steel Sheet

2013 2014 2015

Beginning Inventory of Imports

CoilVolume (mt) ‐ ‐

Value (CAN$)

Average Unit Value (CAN$/mt) ‐ ‐ ‐

Cut‐to‐length

Volume (mt) ‐ ‐

Value (CAN$)


Imports of Coil from:

I. Subject Countries

A. Brazil 2013 2014 2015

Volume (mt)

Net Delivered Purchase Value (CAN$)


Actual or Estimated Delivery Cost (%)

B. China

Volume (mt)




NOTES:

Report only imports for which your firm was the importer of record for customs purposes, that originated from the specified countries and

entered Canada, and were cleared by the Canada Border Services Agency.

Please ensure that you include all sales (transactions made at market prices) to Canadian and foreign associated firms.

Sales data are to be reported on the date of shipment to the customer or the customer’s warehouse.

Imports and Sales


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Schedule 2 (Question C1) ‐ Inventories, Imports and Sales of Imports of Hot‐rolled Steel Sheet



C. India 2013 2014 2015

Volume (mt)




D. Ukraine

Volume (mt)




Subtotal ‐ Imports of Coil from Subject Countries

Volume (mt) ‐ ‐ ‐

Net Delivered Purchase Value (CAN$) ‐ ‐ ‐



E. United States 2013 2014 2015

Volume (mt)



Actual or Estimated Delivery Cost (%)F. All Other Countries

Please specify country

Volume (mt)





Volume (mt)





Volume (mt)




II. Non‐subject Countries (for which your firm was the importer of record)

Imports and Sales


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Schedule 2 (Question C1) ‐ Inventories, Imports and Sales of Imports of Hot‐rolled Steel Sheet (cont.)

2013 2014 2015




Imports of Cut‐to‐length sheet from:


A. Brazil 2013 2014 2015

Volume (mt)




B. China

Volume (mt)




C. India

Volume (mt)




D. Ukraine

Volume (mt)




Subtotal ‐ Imports of Coil from Total Non‐subject Countries

Imports and Sales


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2013 2014 2015




Imports of Cut‐to‐length sheet from:


Volume (mt)




F. All Other Countries


Volume (mt)





Volume (mt)





Volume (mt)







Subtotal ‐ Imports of Cut‐to‐length sheet from Subject Countries

Subtotal ‐ Imports of Cut‐to‐length sheet from Total Non‐subject Countries


Imports and Sales


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Distributor/Service Centres


A. Brazil 2013 2014 2015

Volume (mt)

Net Delivered Selling Value (CAN$)



B. China

Volume (mt)




C. India

Volume (mt)




D. Ukraine

Volume (mt)





Net Delivered Selling Value (CAN$) ‐ ‐ ‐


Subtotal ‐ Domestic Sales for Imports of Coil from Subject Countries to Distributors / Service Centres


Imports and Sales


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Volume (mt)






Volume (mt)





Volume (mt)





Volume (mt)








Subtotal ‐ Domestic Sales for Imports of Coil from Non‐subject Countries to Distributors / Service Centres


Imports and Sales


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Automotive


A. Brazil 2013 2014 2015

Volume (mt)




B. China

Volume (mt)




C. India

Volume (mt)




D. Ukraine

Volume (mt)







Subtotal ‐ Domestic Sales for Imports of Coil from Subject Countries to Automotive


Imports and Sales


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Automotive


Volume (mt)






Volume (mt)





Volume (mt)





Volume (mt)








II. Other Non‐subject Countries (for which your firm was the importer of record)

Subtotal ‐ Domestic Sales for Imports of Coil from Non‐subject Countries to Automotive

Imports and Sales


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A. Brazil 2013 2014 2015

Volume (mt)




B. China

Volume (mt)




C. India

Volume (mt)




D. Ukraine

Volume (mt)







Subtotal ‐ Domestic Sales for Imports of Coil from Subject Countries to Pipe and Tube Producers


Imports and Sales


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Volume (mt)






Volume (mt)





Volume (mt)





Volume (mt)








Subtotal ‐ Domestic Sales for Imports of Coil from Non‐subject Countries to Pipe and Tube Producers


Imports and Sales


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Other End Users


A. Brazil 2013 2014 2015

Volume (mt)




B. China

Volume (mt)




C. India

Volume (mt)




D. Ukraine

Volume (mt)







Subtotal ‐ Domestic Sales for Imports of Coil from Subject Countries to Other End Users


Imports and Sales


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Other End Users


Volume (mt)






Volume (mt)





Volume (mt)





Volume (mt)








Subtotal ‐ Domestic Sales for Imports of Coil from Non‐subject Countries to Other End Users


Imports and Sales


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2013 2014 2015










Export Sales of Coil Imports

Please specify countries 2013 2014 2015

Volume (mt)




Ending Inventory of Coil Imports

Volume (mt)

Value (CAN$)Average Unit Value (CAN$/mt) ‐ ‐ ‐

Calculated Ending Inventory Volume (mt) ‐ ‐ ‐

Difference ‐ ‐ ‐

If your firm's actual ending inventories that you

provided above differ from the calculated ending

inventories using the formula (ending inventory =

beginning inventory + total imports ‐ total domestic

sales of imports ‐ export sales), please explain the

reasons for the difference between your firm's actual

ending inventories and the ones calculated with the

formula.

Please provide explanation here

All Countries Combined (subject and non‐subject)

Total ‐ Domestic Sales for Imports of Coil from All Countries (subject and non‐subject)

Subtotal ‐ Domestic Sales for Imports of Coil from Subject Countries

Subtotal ‐ Domestic Sales for Imports of Coil from Non‐subject Countries

Imports and Sales


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A. Brazil 2013 2014 2015

Volume (mt)




B. China

Volume (mt)




C. India

Volume (mt)




D. Ukraine

Volume (mt)








Subtotal ‐ Domestic Sales for Imports of Cut‐to‐length sheet from Subject Countries to Distributors / Service Centres

Imports and Sales


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Volume (mt)






Volume (mt)





Volume (mt)





Volume (mt)








Subtotal ‐ Domestic Sales for Imports of Cut‐to‐length sheet from Non‐subject Countries to Distributors / Service Centres


Imports and Sales


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Automotive


A. Brazil 2013 2014 2015

Volume (mt)




B. China

Volume (mt)




C. India

Volume (mt)




D. Ukraine

Volume (mt)








Subtotal ‐ Domestic Sales for Imports of Cut‐to‐length sheet from Subject Countries to Automotive

Imports and Sales


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Automotive


Volume (mt)






Volume (mt)





Volume (mt)





Volume (mt)







Domestic Sales for Imports of Cut‐to‐length sheet for Imports (for which your firm was the importer of record) to:


Subtotal ‐ Domestic Sales for Imports of Cut‐to‐length sheet from Non‐subject Countries to Automotive

Imports and Sales


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A. Brazil 2013 2014 2015

Volume (mt)




B. China

Volume (mt)




C. India

Volume (mt)




D. Ukraine

Volume (mt)








Subtotal ‐ Domestic Sales for Imports of Cut‐to‐length sheet from Subject Countries to Pipe and Tube Producers

Imports and Sales


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Volume (mt)






Volume (mt)





Volume (mt)





Volume (mt)







Subtotal ‐ Domestic Sales for Imports of Cut‐to‐length sheet from Non‐subject Countries to Pipe and Tube Producers

Domestic Sales for Imports of Cut‐to‐length sheet for Imports (for which your firm was the importer of record) to:


Imports and Sales


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Other End Users


A. Brazil 2013 2014 2015

Volume (mt)




B. China

Volume (mt)




C. India

Volume (mt)




D. Ukraine

Volume (mt)







Subtotal ‐ Domestic Sales for Imports of Cut‐to‐length sheet from Subject Countries to Other End Users


Imports and Sales


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Other End Users


Volume (mt)






Volume (mt)





Volume (mt)





Volume (mt)









Subtotal ‐ Domestic Sales for Imports of Cut‐to‐length sheet from Non‐subject Countries to Other End Users

Imports and Sales


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2013 2014 2015










Export Sales of Cut‐to‐length Imports

Please specify countries 2013 2014 2015

Volume (mt)




Ending Inventory of Cut‐to‐length Imports

Volume (mt)

Value (CAN$)


Calculated Ending Inventory Volume (mt) ‐ ‐ ‐

Difference ‐ ‐ ‐

All Countries Combined (subject and non‐subject)

If your firm's actual ending inventories that you

provided above differ from the calculated ending

inventories using the formula (ending inventory =

beginning inventory + total imports ‐ total domestic

sales of imports ‐ export sales), please explain the

reasons for the difference between your firm's actual

ending inventories and the ones calculated with the

formula.


Subtotal ‐ Domestic Sales for Imports of Cut‐to‐length sheet from Subject Countries

Subtotal ‐ Domestic Sales for Imports of Cut‐to‐length sheet from Non‐subject Countries

Total ‐ Domestic Sales for Imports of Cut‐to‐length sheet from All Countries (subject and non‐subject)

Imports and Sales


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2013 2014 2015

Atlantic Provinces

Quebec and Ontario

Manitoba and Saskatchewan

Alberta and British Columbia

Nunavut, Yukon and Northwest Territories

TOTAL REGIONAL PERCENTAGE 0% 0% 0%

Sales Volume Unaccounted For: 100% 100% 100%

If you are unable to provide a breakdown of your

firm's regional distribution of domestic sales volume

of imported hot‐rolled steel sheet, please explain

why.

2013 2014 2015

Total Domestic Sales Volume

Atlantic Provinces 0 0 0

Quebec and Ontario 0 0 0

Manitoba and Saskatchewan 0 0 0

Alberta and British Columbia 0 0 0

Nunavut, Yukon and Northwest Territories 0 0 0

TOTAL 0 0 0

Sales Volume Unaccounted For: 0 0 0

Calculated Sales Volume Based on Percentage Reported Above and Imported Sales Volumes Reported in Schedule 2


Percentage of Total Domestic Sales Volume

The percentage of domestic sales volume should be calculated on the total volume reported for total domestic sales of imports of hot‐rolled steel

sheet in Schedule 2 above.

Schedule 3 (Question C6) ‐ Regional Distribution of Domestic Sales Volume of Imported Hot‐rolled Steel Sheet

Imports and Sales


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Schedule 4 (Question C8) ‐ Speculative Forecasts for Sales Volume, Import Volume and Pricing

ORDER CONTINUED

A) Sales Volumes

B) Import Volumes

C) Pricing

ORDER RESCINDED

A) Sales Volumes

B) Import Volumes

C) Pricing

i) If the order was continued, how would this affect your firm's sales volumes?

ii) Please provide a forecast, in terms of percentage, of how your firm's sales volumes would be affected,

if the order was continued.

i) If the order was rescinded, how would this affect your firm's sales volumes?

ii) Please provide a forecast, in terms of percentage, of how your firm's pricing would be affected, if the

order was continued.

i) If the order was continued, how would this affect your firm's import volumes?

ii) Please provide a forecast, in terms of percentage, of how your firm's import volumes would be

affected, if the order was continued.

i) If the order was continued, how would this affect your firm's pricing?

i) If the order was rescinded, how would this affect your firm's pricing?

ii) Please provide a forecast, in terms of percentage, of how your firm's pricing would be affected, if the

order was rescinded.

ii) Please provide a forecast, in terms of percentage, of how your firm's sales volumes would be affected,

if the order was rescinded.

i) If the order was rescinded, how would this affect your firm's import volume?

ii) Please provide a forecast, in terms of percentage, of how your firm's import volumes would be

affected, if the order was rescinded.

Forecasts


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