THE COOEPRATION COUNCIL FOR THE ARAB STATES OF THE GULF
SECRETARIAT GENERAL
TECHNICAL SECRETARIAT FOR ANTI-INJURIOUS PRACTICES IN INTERNATIONAL TRADE
ANTIDUMPING QUESTIONNAIRE
Intended for GCC producers
Product under investigation :
Country(ies) concerned :
Calendar/Financial years From xxxx until xxxxInjury Investigation period :
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS QUESTIONNAIRE HAS TO BE COMPLETED AND PROVIDED FOUR COPIES:
TWO AS CONFIDENTIAL VERSIONS AND TWO AS NON-CONFIDENTIAL VERSIONS
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INDEX
INTRODUCTION...................................................................................................................................3
GENERAL NOTES.................................................................................................................................4
SECTION 1-GENERAL DATA.............................................................................................................7
SECTION 2-THE GCC LIKE PROUCT AND THE PRODUCT UNDER INVESTIGATION...10
SECTION 3-FINANCIAL STATEMENT AND ACCOUNTING SYSTEM..................................12
SECTION 4-SALES..............................................................................................................................14
TURNOVER..........................................................................................................................................14DOMESTIC SALES OF THE GCC LIKE PRODUCT IN GCC MARKET.....................................................14EXPORT SALES OF THE LIKE PRODUCT OUTSIDE GCC COUNTRIES................................................15
SECTION 5-PURCHASES AND STOCKS........................................................................................16
PURCHASES..........................................................................................................................................16STOCKS................................................................................................................................................17
SECTION 6-PRODUCTION AND COST OF PRODUCTION.......................................................17
PRODUCTION.......................................................................................................................................17COST OF PRODUCTION........................................................................................................................17
SECTION 7-LABOR AND WAGES...................................................................................................18
SECTION 8-PRODUCTIVITY............................................................................................................18
SECTION 9-OTHER FACTORS.........................................................................................................18
SECTION 10-ATTACHMENTS..........................................................................................................19
SECTION 11-ANNEXS.........................................................................................................................37
ANNEX 1: CERTIFICATE......................................................................................................................38ANNEX 2: GLOSSARY...........................................................................................................................39ANNEX 3: GUIDELINES FOR COMPLETING THE NON-CONFIDENTIAL DATA............................41
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INTRODUCTION
With reference to the GCC Common Law on Antidumping, Countervailing and Safeguard Measures and its Rules of Implementation, this questionnaire aims to obtain the necessary information to carry out the antidumping investigation subject of the Public Notice in the Official Gazette of the Bureau of the Technical Secretariat for Anti-Injurious Practices in International Trade (TSAIP) and initiated upon the complaint presented by the GCC domestic Industry of the product “---------------------” (hereinafter referred to as the “product under investigation"). It is in your own interest to reply to this questionnaire as accurately and completely as possible and to attach all supporting documents.
It is imperative for the continuation of the proceeding to reply to all questions in the formats requested and within the time limits specified by the TSAIP as indicated in the general instructions hereby. All documents attached to this questionnaire shall be signed and stamped by or on behalf of your company.
If you have any difficulties completing the questionnaire, please contact the TSAIP officials in charge of the proceedings who will provide you with the required explanations about any question contained in this questionnaire.
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GENERAL NOTES
1. Before completing the questionnaire you are requested to read
and review carefully all instructions hereby and the glossary of
dumping terminology attached as Annex2.
2. This questionnaire is intended for the GCC producers of the GCC
like product classified within the following HS
codes:------------------- .
3. The material Injury investigation period for the GCC industry,
upon which information in this questionnaire is requested (xxxx),
(xxxx), (xxxx)] taking into consideration that the last year is the
dumping investigation period (POI).
4. The purpose of this questionnaire is to permit the TSAIP to
obtain the necessary information to carry out the investigation
and on the basis of which preliminary and final determinations
will be made with reference to the GCC common Law and its
Rules of Implementation.
5. The response to this questionnaire must be completed in Arabic
or English on the official paper of your company with the official
stamp. Please rewrite each question along with its answers in the
exact order presented in this questionnaire. Furthermore, a table
of attachments shall be provided indicating their numbers.
6. The responses to the questionnaire must be based on sufficient
evidence supporting the data contained therein, which requires
identifying the sources of the data submitted.
7. Please respect the deadline specified to reply to this
questionnaire within 40 days of dispatching the questionnaire.
However, before the end of the init ial deadline, any interested
party upon a proper justification may request an extension of 10
days.
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8. If you encounter difficulties with answering questions within the
requested format, you should contact the TSAIP officials in
charge.
9. The TSAIP may carry out on-the-spot verification visits to
examine the records of your company and to verify all
information provided in this questionnaire. In such case, you will
be informed when it is decided to conduct such a visit . For this
reason, all worksheets, documents and records used in answering
this questionnaire must be retained.
10. When confidential treatment is required, please specify all
the information and documents, for which such treatment is
required and the reasons for that. Any information or document
provided as confidential must be labelled as ‘’confidential’’.
These confidential data will not be made available to any other
interested party unless with your permission.
11. The TSAIP will make all the non-confidential information in the
public file available for all interested parties whenever i t is
required. Therefore, any party providing such ‘’confidential’’
information is required to provide a non-confidential summary
thereof. Such summaries shall be in sufficient detail to permit a
reasonable understanding of the data submitted as ‘’
confidential’’. All the documents and data submitted without
“confidential stamps”, a request for confidential treatment, or
have no reasons for such treatment will be treated as non-
confidential.
12. The questionnaire with its attachments should be submitted
(confidential and non-confidential) in hard copy and soft copy
(using WORD for text and EXCEL for data).
13. Identify clearly all units of measurements and currencies used
in all submitted data.
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14. Address of the TSAIP
All correspondence must be sent by mail service or presented personally to the following address:
Bureau of Technical Secretariat For
Anti-Injurious Practices in International Trade
Riyadh – The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
P.O: 7153
Postal Code: 11462
Tel: 00966112551388
Fax : 00966112810093
Email: [email protected]
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SECTION 1- GENERAL DATA
1. Identity of the company:
Legal entityName
Date of
establishment
Number of
commercial register
Place of ProductionDate of beginning of
production
AddressCapital
Email/WebsiteTel/Fax
2. Representative:
- Please provide the following details related to the official in charge of the case in
your company:
Name of the official in charge: ………………………. Job Title………………………….
Tel: ………………………………... Fax: ………………………………
Email: ……………………………. Website: ……………………….
- If you have appointed a legal representative to represent you, please provide the
original power of attorney as Attachment (1-1) with the following details:
Name of legal representative:………………..
Job Nature of the legal representative:………………………
Address: …………………………
Tel: ………………………………... Fax: ………………………………
Email: ……………………………. Website: ……………………….
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Name of the official in charge: ………………………. Job Title………………………….
Tel: ………………………………. Fax: ………………………………
Email: ……………………………
3. Legal entity:
State the legal form of your company:
Individual/private company□Limited liability company LLC□
Company Limited by shares□Limited partnership□
Partnership□Corporation□
Branch of a foreign/international firm□Other (specify) ……………□
Provide copies of Articles of Association and all related documents to be
attached as Attachment (1-2). Provide details regarding changes in these
Articles of Association within the Injury investigation period.
4. Activities:
Please indicate the activities of your company:
Producer□Operating on behalf of other company□
Exporter□Importer□
Wholesaler□Retailer□
Distributor□Other (specify)□
5. Please indicate the products which are produced by your company and provide
copy of Business License as Attachment (1-3):
- GCC like Products concerned by the investigation
- Other products (determine its production volume as percentage of total
production of your company)
6. Indicate the date of establishment of your company. Please attach any catalogues or
brochures issued by your company as Attachment (1-4).
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7. Provide a diagram outlining the overall organizational structure of your company
as Attachment (1-5). Show all units involved in any way with the production of
the GCC Like Product.
8. Identify the parent company/ies of your company if any. Provide details including
the name, the address, and the shareholding percentage.
9. Complete the Attachment (1-6) concerning the affiliated (subsidiaries) companies
of your company which are involved in any way with the production of the GCC
like Product and/or the product under investigation.
10. Complete the Attachment (1-7) concerning the shareholders of your company who
owned individually more than 5% of the shares in the company’s capital and
provide details regarding any changes in such shares during the injury investigation
period.
11. Kindly determine the main raw materials used in the production of the GCC like
product and the percentage of utilization of each main raw material in the
production process. Provide details about the imports or purchases of the main raw
materials by origin (inside and outside GCC).
1.
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SECTION 2- THE GCC LIKE PROUCT AND THE PRODUCT UNDER
INVESTIGATION
THE GCC LIKE PRODUCT PRODUCED BY YOUR
COMPANY
1. Describe the GCC like product produced by your company and attach in
Attachment (2-1) all documents related to the GCC like product such as
catalogues and brochures clarifying the detailed description of the product in
terms of:
Physical characteristics of the product (and provide standards and
specifications if any);
End-uses;
HS Code when exporting;
Summary of the main stages of the production process and the raw
materials used in production (Arabic and English);
Distribution channels;
Annual periods in which the product sale process is active;
Product measurement unit;
Other.
2. For the purpose of fair comparison between the prices of the product under
investigation and the GCC like product, a classification to the product has to
be made by (Model/Type/Size) by using a “Product Control Number” (PCN)
for each model/type/size. Such PCN has to be as detailed as possible (i.e.
specify the type, weight, grade, concentration, color, dimensions, capacity,
any other specifications that best describe the product…..etc) with
clarification on how the PCN can be read. It is worth mentioning that this PCN
will be used all over the response to this questionnaire and it will also be used
for the purpose of fair comparison between the prices of the product under
investigation and the prices of the GCC Like Product. Moreover, in case that
your company is using certain coding system for production and sales,
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describe in detail your company’s product coding system with regard to each
type/model/size of the GCC Like Product in correlation with the PCN in
Attachment (2-2).
3. In case substantial changes had been made by your company (i.e. increasing
the production capacity, factory development, marketing improvement….etc.),
please explain such changes indicating the type of the change, date, and
reasons for that.
4. Provide details about the end-uses of the GCC like product as raw material to
produce other products. What is the percentage of the utilization of the GCC
like product as raw material in the production of these products?
THE PRODUCT UNDER INVESTIGATION
1. Complete the Attachment (2-3) relating to the differences, if applicable,
between the product under investigation and the GCC like product indicating
the differences in the manufacturing process, characteristics, marketing
methods, and distribution channels between the product under investigation
and the GCC like product.
2. If there are any differences between the Like product produced by your
company and the product under investigation, please indicate whether or not
such differences substantially affect your company’s sales of the GCC like
product.
3. Are the product under investigation and the GCC like product substitutable? If
yes, please indicate what are the factors or characteristics by which both
products can be substituted for each other.
4. List the names and addresses of importers and exporters / foreign producers of
the product under investigation.
5. Provide any studies or publications about the current situation of the
international market for the product under investigation.
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SECTION 3- FINANCIAL STATEMENT AND ACCOUNTING
SYSTEM1. Identify your company’s accounting year. If any changes have occurred
regarding this accounting year during the Injury investigation period, please
explain these changes.
2. Please provide a copy of your chart of accounts including the accounts’ names
and numbers as Attachment (3-1).
3. Provide detailed description for your company’s accounting system indicating
the following:
a. How revenues and expenses are recorded (on cash or on accrual basis)
b. Recording Inventory and its valuation methods
c. Recording depreciation and its methods
d. Assets revaluation methods, inflation, profits from currency exchange
and its effect on cost.
4. If your company uses accounting software, provide the name of the software
and its beginning date of usage.
5. Attach copies of the audited financial statements of your company including
all auditors’ reports, notes and opinion in Attachment (3-2) for the years
(from xxxx to xxxx).
6. Provide in Attachment (3-3) the income statement related to the GCC like
product for the injury investigation period and indicate the allocation methods
used for the costs’ allocation.
7. Provide in Attachment (3-4) the cash flows related to the GCC like product
for the injury investigation period.
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8. Provide in Attachment (3-5) the investments of the company related to the
GCC like product along with the return on investment during the injury
investigation period. Explain the calculation method of the investment.
9. Please indicate what are the products (other than the GCC like product) that
can be produced by using the same machines used in producing the GCC like
product.
10. Please provide any information on the company’s ability or inability to grow
or to increase its capital during the injury investigation period by indicating for
example (cancelation or refusing of some projects, rejection of investments’
proposals, decreasing of investment or capital, rejection of bank loans,
decrease of credit rating, or any other problems related to shares or bonds…
etc.)
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SECTION 4- SALES
TURNOVER
1. Complete the Attachment (4-1) related to total sales during the Injury
investigation period.
2. Complete the Attachment (4-2) related to the selling price of the GCC like
product during the Injury investigation period.
3. Explain in details the impact of the imports on the ability of your company to
raise the selling prices of the GCC like product.
4. Provide any studies about the GCC like product in the Attachment (4-3).
DOMESTIC SALES OF THE GCC LIKE PRODUCT IN GCC MARKET
5. Explain the domestic selling process for the GCC like product in the GCC
market starting from the receipt of the purchase order up to the selling of the
GCC like product and indicate the bases upon which your company determine
the selling price of the GCC like product in the GCC market by providing the
following information:
- Delivery Terms: Wholesaler, Retailer .....
- Payment: In advance, upon delivery, Credit, ......
- Policy of granting discounts and rebates: quantity discount,
value/cash discount, .....
- After-sales: Warranty, Maintenance contract, ....
- Other (if any)
6. Please provide price lists for domestic sales covering all (types/sizes/…etc.) of
the GCC like product during the injury investigation period as Attachment (4-
4) and indicate the level of trade (Exw, Wholesaler, retailer) and the discounts
given (if any) reaching the net delivered price per unit.
7. Please provide all details for 5 transactions of your domestic sales during the
last year along with all their relevant documents (i.e. purchase orders,
proforma and commercial invoices, discounts, notes payable or receivable,
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long-term or short-term contracts, freight contracts, and bank receipts proving
the payment).
8. Have you lost any of your GCC customers, Please explain.
9. Describe the GCC market during the period of investigation regarding the
GCC like product in terms of:
- Nature of the industry (labor intensity size / capital)
- Existence of standards / technical specifications
- Production cycle (Days) - Ability to store the product- Periods of active sales - Terms and conditions of sale- Market segments (for each product type or geographic)
- Sales and distribution channels (Give example)
- Government facilities on the production, sale or distribution
- Any other factors affecting the market.
10. Provide in Attachment (4-5) a list of your customers who sell the GCC like
product during the injury investigation period in the GCC market and explain
your company’s relationship with them.
11. How long your company normally takes to accomplish the purchase order and
what is the actual period for delivering the finished goods?
EXPORT SALES OF THE LIKE PRODUCT OUTSIDE GCC COUNTRIES
12. Explain the export sales process for the GCC like product outside the GCC
market starting from the receipt of purchase order up to exporting the GCC
like product and indicate the bases upon which your company determine the
export prices of the GCC like product to the international market by providing
the following information:
- Delivery Terms: CIF, FOB, .....
- Payment: In advance, upon delivery, Credit, ......
- Policy of granting discounts and rebates: quantity discount,
value/cash discount, .....
- After-sales: Warranty, Maintenance contract, ....
- Other (if any)
13. Please provide price lists for export sales covering all (Types/Sizes/…etc.) of
the GCC like product during the injury investigation period as Attachment (4-
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6) and indicate the level of trade (ExW, FOB, CIF, CFR) and the discounts
given (if any) reaching the net export price per unit.
14. Have you lost any of your international customers, Please explain.
15. Provide in Attachment (4-7) a list of your customers who export the GCC like
product during the injury investigation period outside the GCC market and
explain your company’s relationship with them.
SECTION 5- PURCHASES AND STOCKS
PURCHASES
1. In case your company imported the product under investigation during the period of investigation, please clarify the reasons for these imports.
2. In case you import the product under investigation from outside the GCC, complete the Attachment (5-1).
3. In case your company purchased the product under investigation or the GCC like product during the Injury investigation period, please indicate in Attachment (5-2) the names of the suppliers and the reasons for these purchases and complete the Attachment (5-3).
4. Describe the process of purchasing the product under investigation or the GCC like product in terms of: Delivery Terms: FOB, X-Factory, .....
Payment: In advance, upon delivery, Credit (specify no. of days).
Policy of granting discounts and rebates: quantity discount, value/cash
discount, .....
After-sales: Warranty, Maintenance contract, ....
Other (specify)
5. In case your company purchased raw materials or energy or other services
related to manufacturing from related companies or from companies in which
capital you contribute, please provide a list of the names of those companies
with a description of the nature of the relationship between your company and
its associated companies included all inter-companies transactions, with
surrounding how purchase prices of raw materials from these companies are
affected.
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STOCKS
6. Provide a description for the stock of the GCC like product during the injury
investigation period in Attachment (5-4).
7. Describe the method used for evaluating the stock mentioned above and
specify whether there was a change in the evaluation method during the Injury
investigation period.
SECTION 6- PRODUCTION AND COST OF PRODUCTION
PRODUCTION
1. Complete the Attachment (6-1) related to the actual production and
production capacity for the GCC like product during the Injury Investigation
period. Please complete this table separately for all the affiliated companies
that produce the GCC like product.
2. Explain how the actual and maximum production capacities are set and
provide evidence about your production capacity installed.
3. Clarify whether the equipment used for the production of the GCC like
product are used to produce another products.
4. If your company produces the GCC like product in more than one factory,
please provide required data for each factory.
5. Indicate if the production of the GCC like product is subject to any restrictions
during the Injury Investigation period.
6. Clarify what are the obstacles to reach the maximum production capacity
level?
COST OF PRODUCTION
7. Describe your company's cost accounting system and provide a list for cost
centers (direct and indirect costs) that have been identified in the cost
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accounting system of your company, and describe the activities that occur in
each cost center.
8. Explain how the different costs are allocated between the cost centers.
9. Explain how to load the profits on sales as well as how to load SG&A
expenses on the cost of production.
10. Provide a copy of the detailed manufacturing cost statement for the GCC like
product for the Injury Investigation period in Attachment (6-2).
SECTION 7- LABOR AND WAGESThe aim of this information is to evaluate the impact of the dumped imports on
employment and wages in your company.
1. Complete the Attachment (7-1) related to employment and wages.
2. Explain, if there were any changes in number of workers or working hours.
Describe if the number of workers producing the GCC like product were
affected by the dumped imports during period of investigation.
3. Explain the impact of the dumped imports on wages for the labor related to the
GCC like product.
SECTION 8- PRODUCTIVITYThe aim of this information is to evaluate the impact of the dumped imports on the
economic indicators of your company.
1. Provide in Attachment (8-1) information about the productivity for the GCC
like product.
SECTION 9- OTHER FACTORS1. Causal link: provide information about any known factors other than dumped
imports which may cause material injury to the GCC industry such as:
- Volume and prices of non-dumped imports:
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Explain whether or not the non-dumped imports caused the material injury suffered by your company.
- Contraction in demand and changes in patterns of consumption;- Was there any change in the demand (due to seasonal
fluctuations and technical development)?- Was there a decrease in the demand for the GCC like product
within the GCC market, and if the answer is 'No', to what extent your company is willing to increase its production of the GCC like product if it was possible in the GCC market to absorb more production?
- Trade restrictive practices;Is there any governmental restriction on the production, sales, or distribution of the GCC like product?
- Competition between the foreign and GCC producers;Explain how the competition between the foreign and GCC producers is affecting the GCC market?
- Developments in technology;Is there any new development in the technology used in the production of the GCC like product during the period of investigation, and if yes, what is the impact of technological change (on the production on the one hand, or on the end-uses of the GCC like product on the other hand) and on the ability of your company to compete with local or importing sources of the products under investigation?
- Export performance;According to the export sales of your company for the like product that has been referred to in your response to this questionnaire, please clarify whether the export performance of the company has contributed to the occurrence of material injury.
- Productivity of the GCC industry;Clarify whether the production conditions in the GCC countries may be considered as one of the factors that contributed to the material injury suffered by your company.
2. Any other factor which may be relevant in this respect.
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SECTION 10- ATTACHMENTS
Table N0. Description Remark
1-1 Legal representative
1-2 Articles of Association and related documents
1-3 Business license
1-4 Catalogues or brochures about your company
1-5 Overall organizational structure of your company
1-6 Related companies of your company
1-7 Shareholders of your company Table is Attached
2-1 Catalogues or brochures for the product under investigation
2-2 Types of the GCC like product Table is Attached
2-3 Differences between the product under investigation and the GCC like products
Table is Attached
3-1 Chart of Accounts
3-2 Audited Financial statements for the years (xxxx to xxxx).
3-3 Income statement for the GCC like product during the POI
3-4 Cash Flow related to the GCC like Product Table is Attached
3-5 Investments, and profits related to the GCC like Product Table is Attached
4-1 Total sales during the period of investigation Table is Attached
4-2 Selling price of the GCC like product Table is Attached
4-3 Studies about the product under investigation
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4-4 Price lists for sales in GCC Countries.
4-5 List of customers who sell the GCC like product in GCC market
Table is Attached
4-6 Price lists for export sales
4-7 Exporters for the GCC like product outside GCC Table is Attached
5-1 Company’s Imports of the product under investigation Table is Attached
5-2 Suppliers for purchase of the product under investigation or the like product
Table is Attached
5-3 Statement of Invoices for the purchases of the product under investigation or the like product
Table is Attached
5-4 Stock of the GCC like product Table is Attached
6-1 Production and production capacity of the GCC like product Table is Attached
6-2 Manufacturing Cost statement for the GCC like product Table is Attached
7-1 Labor and wages related to the GCC like product. Table is Attached
8-1 Productivity Table is Attached
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Attachment 1-6
Affiliated companies
websiteEmailFaxTelShareholding
%Activity and
nature of relationship
AddressCompany Name
Attachment 1-7
Shareholders of your company
websiteEmailFaxTelShareholding %
Job TitleAddressName
Attachment 2-2
Types/Sizes of the GCC like product
Remark
s
PCNExpor
t code
Domestic
sales code
Production
codeTypes/Size
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Attachment 2-3
Differences between the product under investigation and the GCC like product
RemarksGCC Like
product
Product under
investigationDifference
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Attachment (3-3)
Detailed Income Statement for the GCC like Product
Unit (xxx), Value (Saudi Riyal)
Other productsGCC Like ProductAll
Products
Statement
Export Sales outside GCC
Market
Domestic Sales inside
GCC Market
Export Sales
outside GCC
Market
Domestic Sales inside GCC
MarketSales Volume
Sales Revenue (as shown in the Income
statement)Sales returns,
Allowances, DiscountsNet Sales Revenue
Stock at first+ Cost of production- Stock at end
Cost of Goods SoldSelling Exp.Inland freight
InsuranceAdvertisement
Others (Specify)
General ExpensesAdministrative
ExpensesTotal Cost
Net Profit/Loss before Taxes
TaxesNet Profit/Loss
Profit margin/unit1
- Please prepare this table for the years xxxx, xxxx, xxxx.
- Please use the currency of Saudi Riyal and indicate the exchange rate source.
- Please indicate the unit of measurement.
1 In case of loss or decrease of profit, please provide the normal/standard average profit margin per unit.
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- Please provide detailed statement for the items of the direct and indirect
manufacturing costs including the SG&A and the financing expenses.
- Specify the bases of costs allocation used by your company and indicate whether
or not any changes had been made on such bases of allocation in comparison with
previous years.
- Please provide the above mentioned table in Excel.
Attachment (3-4)
Cash Flow of the GCC Like Product during the Injury period
POIxxxxxxxxCash Flow from operating activities
Cash Flow from financing activities
Cash Flow from investing activities
Cash at end
- Please use the currency of Saudi Riyal and indicate the exchange rate source.
- Please provide the above mentioned table in Excel.
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Attachment (3-5)
Investments and the Profits of the GCC Like Product during the injury period
POIxxxxxxxxTotal Investment (Buildings, Machineries,…..etc.)
(related to the GCC like product)
Net Profit (related to the GCC like product)
Return on Investment (%) -ROI
- Please use the currency of Saudi Riyal and indicate the exchange rate source.
- Kindly explain how to calculate the total investment.
- Please provide the above mentioned table in Excel.
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Attachment (4-1)
Total sales during the Injury investigation period.
POIxxxxxxxxvalueVolumevalueVolumevalueVolume
Turnover (as in income statements)
GCC Domestic sales for all products
Export sales for all products
Domestic sales for the GCC like product inside the GCC Market
Export sales of the GCC like product outside the GCC
Please use the currency of Saudi Riyal and indicate the exchange
rate source.
Please indicate the unit of measurement.
Please provide the above mentioned table in Excel.
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Attachment (4-2)
Selling prices for the GCC Like Product during the Injury investigation period.
POIxxxxxxxxNet
Delivered Price *
VolumeNet
Delivered Price *
VolumeNet
Delivered Price *
Volume
Domestic sales for the GCC like
product inside the GCC Market
Export sales of the GCC like product outside the GCC
Please provide this table for each Type/Size/…etc Please use the currency of Saudi Riyal and indicate the exchange
rate source. Please indicate the unit of measurement. Please provide the above mentioned table in Excel.* The net delivery price is the ex-factory price after deducting the cash
discounts, the deferred discounts, allowances and taxes. Furthermore, if the selling price includes all delivery costs paid by your company, please provide the proportion of these delivery costs as a percentage of the net delivery price.
* If these delivery costs are paid by the buyer, please construct the delivery cost as a percentage of net delivery price.
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Table 4-5
Domestic customers who sale the like product in GCC market
Site
web
Nature of relationship with
your company
Specify currency
Table 4-7
Exporters for the GCC like product outside GCC during the POI
Site
web
Fax
Tel
Address
Value of annual
transactions for
the GCC like
product
Nature of relationship with
your company
Country
Activity
Company
Name
Specify currency
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Attachment (5-1)
Company’s imports of the product under investigation during the injury investigation period
POIxxxxxxxxValue*VolumeValue*VolumeValue*Volume
Type/Size/ (1)
Type/Size/ (2)
Type/Size/ (3)
……………………..
* Please use the currency of Saudi Riyal and indicate the exchange rate source.
Please indicate the unit of measurement. Please provide the above mentioned table in Excel.
Attachment (5-2)
Suppliers of the GCC like product or the product under investigation in GCC countries
Site
web
Fax
Tel
Address
Value
Volume (VOLUM
E)
Reasons for
purchase
Country
Company
Name
Please use the currency of Saudi Riyal and indicate the exchange rate source. Please provide the above mentioned table in Excel for all Injury investigation
period
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Attachment (5-3)
Invoices statement for the purchases of the product under investigation or
the like product
Country of origin
Vendor code
Vendor name
Payment terms
Delivery termsValueVolumeInvoice
dateInvoice
No.Product name
Sales code
Attach sample copies of purchase invoices
Please specify the currency
Please indicate the unit of measurement.
Please provide the above mentioned table in Excel.
Attachment (5-4)
Stocks related to the GCC like product
POIxxxxxxxxData
Beginning Inventory of finished goods
Ending Inventory of finished goods
Please indicate the unit of measurement.
Please provide the above mentioned table in Excel
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Attachment (6-1)
Production and production capacity during Injury Period
POIxxxxxxxxDataProduction capacity
Actual production
Capacity utilization (%)
Please indicate the unit of measurement.
Please provide the above mentioned table in Excel.
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Attachment (6-2)
Manufacturing cost for the GCC like product during the Injury investigation period (quantity / value thousands SAR)
POIxxxxxxxxData
Export
Sales
GCC
sales
Export
Sales
GCC
sales
Export
Sales
GCC
sales
Total productionTotal salesDirect MaterialDirect LaborDirect Manufacturing CostsIndirect Manufacturing CostsManufacturing CostAdd: Opening Stock of Work-in-ProcessMinus: Ending Stock of Work-in-ProcessCost of ProductionAdd: Opening Stock of Finished GoodsMinus: Closing Stock of Finished GoodsCost of Goods SoldAdd: SG&ATotal costUnit cost
Please provide the above mentioned table in Excel.
Please indicate the unit of measurement.
The above table has to be separately made for the GCC like product sold
domestically ( GCC sales ) and exported outside the GCC ( export sales ) .
Please provide detailed statements on the beginning and ending inventory of
the (work-in-process goods & Raw Materials)
Please indicate how the value of scraps and remnants are handled and indicate
whether or not such values affect the value of raw materials.
Please indicate the bases of cost allocation used in the above mentioned table,
and explain whether or not there is any change had been made on these bases
of allocation in comparison with previous years.
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Attachment (7-1)
Labor and Wages
POIxxxxxxxxData
No.
of
Em
ploy
ees
wor
king
H
ours
Wag
es
No.
of
Em
ploy
ees
wor
king
H
ours
Wag
es
No.
of
Em
ploy
ees
wor
king
H
ours
Wag
es
Direct Labor
Indirect Labor
Total
Please use the currency of Saudi Riyal and indicate the exchange rate source.
Please provide the above mentioned table in Excel.
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Attachment (8-1)
Productivity for the GCC like product
POIxxxxxxxxDataActual production
(for the GCC like product)
No. of Employees
(for the GCC like product)
Productivity (%)
Please indicate the unit of measurement.
Please provide the above mentioned table in Excel
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ANNEX 1: CERTIFICATE
The undersigned on behalf of (name of company) certifies that all information
supplied in this questionnaire is correct and complete accordingly to records of the
company,
And in case of differences between the information submitted and those recorded in
you company, the TSAIP has the right to disregard this information,
And understands that the information submitted in this questionnaire or any
information submitted during the investigation proceeding may be subject to audit and
verification by the TSAIP.
Date signature of authorized official
Company stamp name and title of authorized official
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ANNEX 2: GLOSSARY
WTO Agreement on Implementation of Article VI of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994
Antidumping agreement
The GCC Common Law on Anti-Dumping, Countervailing and safeguard measures
The GCC Common Law
Exporting a product to GCC Member States at less than its normal value in the ordinary course of trade for the like product in the exporting country.
Dumping:
Injury shall mean material injury to a GCC industry, threat of material injury to a GCC industry or material retardation of the establishment of such an industry.
Injury
Causal relationship between the dumped imports and the injury to the GCC industry. It should be determined on the basis of examination of all relevant evidence. The investigation authority will take actions only against the dumped imports which cause injury to the GCC industry. The injury caused by other factors must not be attributed to dumped imports.
Causal link
The price paid or payable for the product under investigation when sold for export from the exporting country to the GCC market
Export price:
The price paid or payable, for the like product in the ordinary course of trade when destined for consumption in the exporting country
Normal value:
The difference between the normal value and the export price during the period of investigation
Dumping amount:
Percentage of dumping amount relatively to the export price
Dumping margin
A fair comparison has to be made between the export price and the normal value. Due allowances have to be made in each case, on its merits, for differences which affect price comparability, including discounts, rebates and quantities, transport, insurance, handling, loading and ancillary costs, packing, credit, after-sales costs, commissions.
Adjustments
It shall be considered to be de minimis if the dumping margin is less than two percent (2), expressed as a percentage of the export price. In this case the investigation shall be terminated
De minimis
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The imported product as described in the notice of initiation of the investigation.
Product under investigation:
GCC products which are identical or alike in all respects to the product under investigation, or in the absence of such a product, another product which, although not alike in all respects, has characteristics closely resembling those of the product under investigation
GCC Like products:
GCC Industry: Member States’ producers as a whole of the like products or those of them whose collective output of the products constitutes a major proportion of the total domestic production of those products. For the purpose of safeguard investigations, the term GCC industry shall mean total Member States producers as a whole of the like or directly competitive products operating within the territory of Member states, or those whose collective output of the like or directly competitive products constitutes a major proportion of the total domestic production of those products.
GCC Industry:
Bureau of the Technical Secretariat for Anti-injurious Practices in International Trade
GCC Competent authority
Combined markets of the GCC Member States.
Under relevant trade laws, transactions between affiliated companies are subject to particular scrutiny. Affiliated persons (affiliates) include (1) members of a family, (2) an officer or director of an organization and that organization, (3) partners, (4) employers and their employees, and (5) any person or organization directly or indirectly owning, controlling, or holding with power to vote, five percent or more of the outstanding voting stock or shares of any organization and the organization. In addition, affiliates include (6) any person who controls any other person and the other person, and (7) any two or more persons who directly control, are controlled by, or are under common control with, any person. “Control” exists where one person or organization is legally or operationally in a position to exercise restraint or direction over the other person or organization.
GCC market:
Affiliated Companies
Buyer(s) without association, and without a commercial or production partnership with the importer in the importing country or with the exporter or producer in the exporting country, and without any relationship with them, or where both of them are not controlled by a third party directly or indirectly and where neither of them are members of same family
Independent buyer(s):
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Period of investigation during which should be determined the existence of dumping, injury and causal link between them.
POI
The TSAIP may carry out on-spot visits to examine the records of the company and to verify the information provided in this questionnaire
On-spot visit
The commitment given by the interested party that information submitted in the questionnaire are correct and complete
Certificate
ANNEX 3: GUIDELINES FOR COMPLETING THE NON-LIMITED DATA
To protect confidential information, the following instructions show you how to complete the non-limited data:
When the information concerns numbers for various years you can use indices.Example of limited information:
2014 2015 2016Production (Volume) 30000 60000 80000
The non-limited version could be as follows:2014 2015 2016
Production (Volume) 100 200 267
When the limited information concerns text you can either summarize it or eliminate the names of parties by indicating their function.
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