PUBLIC VERSION
investigations on QSP from India and Turkey, the Commission found a“ moderate‐to‐high degree of substitutability between subject imports from India and Turkey and the domestic like product.” 150 A large majority of purchasers reported that price was“ very important” in their purchasing decisions, and most purchasers reported that differences other than price“ were sometimes or never important.” 151 These conditions of competition have not changed since these prior two investigations. Thus, the U. S. market remains characterized by a moderate-to-high degree of substitutability between imports and domestically produced QSP, and price remains a primary consideration when choosing between the two sources.
C.
Imports Are a Substantial Cause of Serious Injury and Threat of Serious Injury to Domestic Producers
As demonstrated above, the evidence related to all relevant economic factors examined by the Commission in a safeguard investigation shows that the domestic industry is seriously injured and threatened with further serious injury. As demonstrated below, there can be no doubt that imports were a substantial cause of this serious injury and that they threaten to cause additional serious injury if left unaddressed. The declining performance of the domestic industry between 2020 and 2024 corresponded with a surge in low-priced imports, which undersold the domestic product at margins that exceeded roughly [
] over the entire period and captured significant market share from the domestic industry.
150 QSP from India & Turkey Inv Final, USITC Pub. 5061 at 25.
151 Id. at 25 – 26.
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