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THE COOEPRATION COUNCIL FOR THE ARAB STATES OF THE GULF
SECRETARIAT GENERAL
TECHNICAL SECRETARIAT FOR ANTI-INJURIOUS PRACTICES IN INTERNATIONAL TRADE
SAFEGUARD QUESTIONNAIRE
Intended for GCC Importer
Product under investigation :
Country(ies) concerned :
Period from the year xxxx to xxxxPeriod of Investigation :
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS QUESTIONNAIRE HAS TO BE COMPLETED AND PROVIDED IN FOUR COPIES:
TWO AS CONFIDENTIAL VERSION
AND TWO AS PUBLIC VERSION
INDEX
INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................................................... 3
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS........................................................................................................ 4
1. GCC IMPORTER IDENTITY..............................................................................................6
1. IDENTITY OF THE COMPANY:……………………………………………………………………..62. COMPANY REPRESENTATIVE/S:…………………………………………………………………..63. LEGAL ENTITY:…………………………………………………………………………………..74. ACTIVITIES:……………………………………………………………………………………...7
2. THE PRODUCT UNDER INVESTIGATION.......................................................................9
3. PURCHASHES.................................................................................................................... 10
4. SALES................................................................................................................................. 12
5. INVENTORY....................................................................................................................... 14
6. FINANCIAL STATEMENT AND ACCOUNTING SYSTEM............................................14
7. ATTACHMENTS................................................................................................................ 14
ANNEX 1: CERTIFICATE………………………………………………………………26ANNEX 2: GLOSSARY…………………………………………………………………..27ANNEX 3: GUIDELINES FOR COMPLETING THE NON-LIMITED DATA…..30
IntroductionWith 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 from the importers to carry out the antidumping investigation of the Public Notice of
the Official Gazette for the GCC-Bureau of the Technical Secretariat of Anti-Injurious Practices
in International Trade (TSAIP) due to the complaint presented by the GCC domestic Industry of
the product “…………………………………………………………………………….”classified
in HS Code (------------------------). 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 notes
therein. All documents attached to this questionnaire should be signed and stamped by or on
behalf of your company.
If you have any problems completing the questionnaire, please contact the TSAIP officials
in charge of the proceedings who will provide you with any explanation on any question
contained in this questionnaire.
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
1. Before completing the questionnaire you are requested to read and review
carefully all instructions therein.
2. This questionnaire is intended for the GCC importers of the product under
investigation, which falls under the following HS codes :
………………………………………………………………………………
3. Period of the serious injury investigation for which data are required according to this
questionnaire is the years of xxxx–xxxx–xxxx-xxxx-xxxx.
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 English or
Arabic, and on the official paper of your company. Moreover, Please put
your answers in the order presented in this questionnaire. In order to do
this, rewrite the question to which you are responding in your narrative
submission and put your answer directly below it , with a clearly numbered
index of the contents of the attachments and numbered for reference.
6. The responses to the questionnaire must be based on sufficient evidence
supporting the data contained therein, which requires identifying sources
of data submitted.
7. Please respect the deadline specified for replying this questionnaire. Any
interested party may request, upon proper justification, an extension of
the deadline before the ending of the initial deadline.
8. In case you are unable to provide any part of the data as required, please
contact the investigation authority.
9. The TSAIP may carry out on-spot visits to examine the records of your
company and to verify the information provided in this questionnaire. For
this reason, all worksheets, documents and records used in answering this
questionnaire must be retained.
10. The confidentiali ty will be fully respected in the proceeding.
Therefore, where appropriate, certain information and supporting evidence
may be given on a confidential basis. Any information or document
provided as confidential must be labelled as ‘’confidential’’. These
limited data will not be made available to any other interested party.
11. The public fi le shall be available to all interested parties upon request by
the investigating authority, so a non-confidential version of the data shall
be provided where confidential data are summarized in such a way as to
reasonably understand the substance of the confidential data provided.
Data for which the request for confidential treatment is not received or
does not bear a confidential stamp or the reasons for the request for
confidential treatment have not been clarified shall be treated publicly.
12. The questionnaire with its tables and attachments should be submitted in
(confidential and non-confidential copies) in hard copy and soft copy
(using WORD or PDF for text and EXCEL for data).
13. Identify clearly all units of measurement and currencies used in all
submitted data.
14. 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 Box: 7153
Code: 11462
Tel: 00966112551388 Fax: +966112810093 Email: [email protected]
1.GCC IMPORTER IDENTITY
1. Identity of the company:
Legal entity:Company’s Name:
Date of the Establishment of the Company:
Commercial Registration No.:
Activity Location:Date of beginning of activity:
Address:Capital:
Website/Email:Tel/Fax:
2. Company representative/s:
Please complete the following statement of the person responsible for this questionnaire:
Name of representative : …………………… Job Title: ………………………………
Tel: ………………………………... Fax: ………………………….
Email: ……………………………. Website:……………………………….
- If you have appointed a legal representative to represent you, please provide the original power of attorney in Attachment (1-1) with the following details:
Name of legal representative:
Nature of the legal representative work:
Address: ………………………… Fax: ………………………………
Tel: ………………………………... Website: ………………………….
Email: …………………………….
Official in charge:
(Name and responsibility)…………. Tel: ……………………………….
Email: …………………………… Fax: ………………………………
3. Legal entity:
State the legal form of your company:
Individual/private company□Limited company□
Limited partnership by shares□Limited partnership□
Other (specify) ……………□partnership□
corporation□
With providing the following attachments:
Articles of Association and all related documents to be attached in Attachment (1-
2). Provide details regarding changes in these Articles of Association since the
original establishment.
Business License in Attachment (1-3).
4. Activities:
Please indicate the activities of your company:
Producer□Importer□
Exporter□Retailer□
Wholesaler□Distributor□
Other (if any)□
5. Please attach any catalogues or brochures issued by your company in Attachment (1-4).
6. If your company is a producer, please indicate the products that produced by your company
and indicate the relationship with the product under investigation.
7. Supply a diagram outlining the overall organizational structure of your company in
Attachment (1-5).
8. If you company is related to any of the GCC producers of the like product, or to any of
the importers and exporters of the product under investigation, or to any of the
suppliers of the raw materials to the GCC producers, or to any of the customers
purchasing this product in the GCC member states, please complete the Attachment
(1-6).
9. Complete the Attachment (1-7) concerning the shareholders of your company who own
individually more than 5% of the shares in the capital and provide details regarding any
changes in these shares during the period of investigation.
2.THE PRODUCT UNDER INVESTIGATION1. Determine whether the product under investigation is used by your company in the
production of other products. If yes, specify the name of these products and the
percentage of utilization of the product under investigation in its production as raw
material.
2. Provide in Attachment (2-1) all documents related to the product under investigation
such as catalogues and brochures, and describe the product under investigation you are
importing in terms of:
Technical characteristics of the product.
End-uses.
HS Code when importing/exporting.
Distribution channels in GCC market.
Periods in which the production and sales of the product under investigation are
increased.
Unit of measurement.
Other.
3. Provide in Attachment (2-2) a list of the different types/models of the product under
investigation imported by your company.
4. Indicate if the product under investigation is subject to any duties or restrictions.
5. Complete the Attachment (2-3) relating to the differences, if applicable, between the
product under investigation and the GCC like product.
3.PURCHASHES1. Provide a list of foreign exporters and suppliers of the product under investigation that
you are importing from in Attachment (3-1), and indicate whether these exporters are the
producers of the product under investigation. In case these exporters are not the
producers, please indicate the names and addresses of the producers and indicate the
details of any contracts or purchase agreements during the POI.
2. Provide copies of 10 import invoices of the product under investigation from different
countries during the last year of the investigation period for more than one country, and
submit all related import documents in Attachment (3-2).
3. Provide complete lists of the import prices of the product during the last year of the
investigation period indicating the level of trade (FOB, CIF, CFR) and the discounts
given (if any) up to the net delivery price of the unit as an Attachment (3-3). With
providing a separate attachment of each exporting country to the product under
investigation.
4. Please provide the total quantity and value of your imports in Attachment (3-4).
5. Please provide detailed statement of your imports’ transactions of the product under
investigation during the last year of the period of investigation as an Attachment (3-5).
6.
4.SALES1. Complete the table in Attachment (4-1) concerning total sales during the period of
investigation.
2. Complete the table in Attachment (4-2) concerning studies related to the product under
investigation.
3. Explain how the selling prices are set (pricing methods) for the product under
investigation in the domestic market by providing all the information relating to the terms
and conditions of sale in terms of:
Delivery Terms: Wholesaler, Retailer, .....
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 (if any)
4. If the pricing basis of the product under investigation have been changed during the
period of investigation, please indicate.
5. Please provide the approved price lists from the company during the last year of the
investigation period with stating the level of trade (into-store price, wholesale, retail) and
the discounts given (if any) up to the net selling price of the unit in Attachment (4-3).
6. Complete the Attachment (4-4) related to your total sales of the product under
investigation during the period of investigation, and provide a sample of local sales
invoices during the last year of the product under investigation within the GCC market
(including your country).
7. Please provide details of all costs / expenses incurred by your company up to the sale
phase in the GCC countries to the first independent buyer for all imported shipments
during the last year.
8. Indicate the movement of the product under investigation from the moment it leaves the
warehouse until it reaches the customer in the GCC market (distribution channels). With
an illustration diagram to all the details in Attachment (4-5).
9. Indicate the movement of the documents of the product under investigation from
receiving the receipt of the purchase order from the customer until the arrival of the
product to the GCC customer. The illustration diagram should provide all details in
Attachment (4-6).
10. In case a change has occurred in the movement of the product or the movement of the
documents described above during the investigation period, please indicate.
11. Indicate whether your company is buying the GCC like product and sell it in the GCC
market.
12. Indicate any differences in pricing bases, terms of sale or distribution methods between
the product under investigation and the GCC like product.
13. Can the GCC like product be substitutable to the product under investigation? If no,
please indicate which factors do not allow this substitution.
14. Describe the status of demand of the product in the GCC market and global market
during the investigation period. Also, please describe expectations for the next two
upcoming years.
15. indicate the factors that may affect the position of the product under investigation in the
GCC market in terms of:
• End-use of the product;
• Company's competitiveness with other local and foreign sources of the product under investigation;
• Demand for the product under investigation;
• Selling prices of the product under investigation.
5.INVENTORYPlease fi ll out the inventory table during the period of injury
investigating in Attachment (5-1) .
6.PUBLIC INTERESTPlease explain how the proposed measures are in the public interest
within the framework of the GCC economy both in terms of the GCC
industry or consumers or the other economic sectors using the products
concerned.
Furthermore, explain how the GCC industry of the GCC like product is
able to supply the GCC market (consumers, end-users) with this product
at fair prices in case proposed measures are applied.
7.Financial Statement And Accounting System1. Identify your company’s Accounting year. If any changes have occurred regarding this
accounting year during the period of investigation, please explain these changes in detail
and the reasons beyond.
2. Attach copies of the audited financial statements for the last three years along with
clarifications and the auditors' report in Attachment (6-1).
8.AttachmentsAttachment N0. Description Remark
1-1 Company's representative1-2 Establishment contract1-3 Business license1-4 Catalogues or brochures about your company1-5 Overall organizational structure of your company1-6 Affiliated companies Table is attached1-7 Shareholders of your company Table is attached
2-1Catalogues or brochures for the product under investigation
2-2 Types of the product under investigation Table is attached
2-3Comparison between the product under investigation and the GCC like products
Table is attached
3-1 List of foreign exporters and importers Table is attached
3-2Samples of 10 import invoices and related documents for the product under investigation
3-3Lists of importing prices for the product under investigation from the countries under investigation during the last year
3-4 A statement of the total quantity and value of imports Table is attached
5-3Imports’ details for the product under investigation from the concerned countries during the last year of the injury investigation period
Table is attached
4-1 Sales during the injury investigation period Table is attached4-2 Studies related to the product under investigation
4-3Selling price lists for the product under investigation in the GCC market during the last year
4-4Sales statement of the product under investigation in the GCC market
Table is attached
4-5 Flow chart of the movement of the product under investigation (distribution channels)
4-6Flow chart of the documents movement of the product under investigation
5-1 Inventory statement of the product under investigation Table is attached
6-1The Company's financial statements for the previous three years
Attachment (1-6)
Affiliated companies
Company's Name
Address Activity of the
Company & Relation
Type
ownership percentage
Tel Fax E-mail Website
Attachment (1-7)
Shareholders of your Company during the Investigation period
website
EmailFaxTel
ownership
percentage
Job title
Address
NameNo.
Attachment (2-2)
Types/Models/Sizes of the product under investigation
RemarksPCNImport
sales code
Domestic sales code
Type/Model/SizeNo.
Attachment (2-3)
Differences between the product under investigation and the GCC like product
RemarksLike product
(Type/Model/Size)
Product under investigation
(Type/Model/Size)
Difference
Attachment (3-1)
Importers / Exporters
Producer/Exporter
Website
E-mai
l
Fax
TelAddres
s
Level of
Trade
Country
Company's Name
Attachment (3-4)
Total imports during the investigation period
xxxxxxxxxxxxxdata
Net Delivery Price (In
Thousand)
Total Value
Quantity / XXX
Net Delivery Price (In
Thousand)
Total Value
Quantity / XXX
Net Delivery Price (In
Thousand)
Total Value
Quantity / XXX
The volume of purchases of the
GCC like product from GCC market
The volume of imports of the product under investigation from outside GCC market
- Kindly provide this table for each size / model / .... - This table should also be designed for all shipments that your company imported during the investigation period. - Kindly indicate prices in Saudi Riyal and indicate exchange rate source.- Please specify the unit of measurement.- Kindly provide above table in Excel.
Net delivery price: the cost of the item including the total import costs, such as custom duties, brokerage fees (Nylon, handling, insurance) until is delivered to your warehouses; (please indicate these costs)
Attachment (3-5)
Detailed statement of imports of the product under investigation during the last year of the investigation period
Sale
s Cod
e
Prod
uct
Com
mer
cial
Nam
e
Mod
el /
Size
Prod
uct D
escr
iptio
n
Invo
ice
No.
PCN
Invo
ice
date
Quantity
Invo
ice
Val
ue
Dis
coun
ts
Del
iver
y te
rms
Paym
ent T
erm
s
Exp
orte
r N
ame
Exp
orte
r C
ode
Cou
ntry
of O
rigi
n Delivery Costs paid by your Company
Net
Del
iver
y Pr
ice
xxx
Inla
nd
frei
ght
Han
dlin
g
Insu
ranc
e
Oth
er
- Kindly provide this table in Excel.- Please specify the unit of measurement.- Kindly attach a sample of import invoices along with all relevant import documents during the last year (at least 5 shipments).- Kindly provide the price in Saudi Riyals along with the exchange rate statement.- Kindly provide one completed table includes the data of each country from which the concerned product was imported.- Net delivery price: is the product value including the total import costs, such as custom duties, brokerage fees (Nylon,
handling, insurance) until it is delivered to your warehouses; (please provide clarification to all these costs).- In case your company didn’t bear the delivery costs, kindly estimate those costs
Attachment (4-1)
Sales during the investigation period
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxStatement
Quantity / xxx
ValueQuantity / xxx
ValueQuantity / xxx
Value
-Total sales volume
-Sales value (as shown in the statement of income)
Sales of the imported product
under investigation in
the GCC market
Sales of the like GCC product
within the GCC market
- Kindly provide this table in Excel.- Please specify the unit of measurement.- Kindly provide the price in Saudi Riyals along with the exchange rate statement.
Attachment (4-4)
Detailed table showing all the sales of the product under investigation in the GCC during the last year of the investigation period
Sale
s Cod
e
Prod
uct C
omm
erci
al
Nam
e
Mod
el /
Size
of t
he
prod
uct u
nder
PCN
Prod
uct D
escr
iptio
n
Invo
ice
No.
Invo
ice
date
Ori
gin
Cou
ntry
Cus
tom
er N
ame
Qua
ntity
Val
ue
Del
iver
y te
rms
Paym
ent T
erm
s
tran
spor
t
Han
dlin
g
Loa
ding
Pack
ing
Gua
rant
ee
Com
mis
sion
s
Cre
dit
Other
(specify)
Net
selli
ng p
rice
per
un
it
XXX
- Kindly provide a sample of all sales documents of some shipments of the product under investigation (5 shipments) during the last year.
- Kindly provide this table in Excel.- Kindly specify the unit of measurement and the price in Saudi Riyals along with the exchange rate statement.
Attachment (5-1)
The inventory table during the POI
Year Inventory of the Product Under Investigation
Inventory of the GCC Like Product
Quantity / XXX Value Quantity / XXX
Value
XXXX
XXXX
XXXX
XXXX
xxxxxx
- Kindly provide this table in Excel.- Please specify the unit of measurement.- Kindly provide the price in Saudi Riyals along with the exchange rate statement.
8. Annex
ANNEX 1: CERTIFICATE
The undersigned on behalf of (name of company/ Commission) certifies that all
information mentioned in this questionnaire is correct and complete according to the records of
the company, and no data has been concealed or any false data provided.
And in case of differences between the information / data or claims submitted and those recorded
in your company, the TSAIP has the right to disregard this information,
And understand 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
ANNEX 2: GUIDELINES FOR COMPLETING THE NON-LIMITED DATA
To protect confidential information, the following instructions show you how to complete the non-limited data:
In case of confidential words: Replace words that is considered confidential and which reflect confidential information with symbols.Example of limited information:We sell our products according to FOB DubaiExample of non-limited information:We sell our products according to (*****)
When the information concerns numbers for various years you can use indices.Example of limited information:
2014 2015 201630000 60000 80000
The non-limited version could be as follows:2014 2015 2016100 200 267
