THEIR PRICES ON THE AMERICAN MARKET IN THE PERIOD FROM 1 JANUARY TO 30 SEPTEMBER 1980 EXCLUDING SALES THROUGH COMPANY-OWNED RETAIL OUTLETS BECAUSE THESE SALES WERE NOT CONSIDERED TO BE AT THE SAME LEVEL OF TRADE AS EXPORT SALES TO EEC DISTRIBUTORS ;
WHEREAS FOR COLUMBIA NITROGEN CORPORATION HOWEVER , WHOSE DOMESTIC SALES OF THE PRODUCT IN QUESTION WERE FOUND TO HAVE BEEN MADE AT A LOSS DURING THE ABOVEMENTIONED INVESTIGATION PERIOD THE NORMAL VALUE WAS ESTABLISHED ON THE BASIS OF COSTS OF PRODUCTION INCLUDING A REASONABLE MARGIN FOR OVERHEADS AND PROFIT FOR THE THIRD QUARTER OF 1980 , THIS BEING THE PERIOD DURING WHICH THE COMPANY ' S ONLY 1980 EXPORT SALE WAS MADE AND WHEN ITS NEW PRODUCTION PLANT WAS OPERATING FOR THE FIRST TIME UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS ; WHEREAS , GIVEN THE PARTICULAR DEBT EQUITY RATIO OF THIS COMPANY , A PROFIT MARGIN OF ONLY 1 % WAS CONSIDERED REASONABLE ;
WHEREAS , IN THE CASE OF EXPORT SALES MADE BY BROKERS WHO NEITHER SELL THE PRODUCT ON THE UNITED STATES ' DOMESTIC MARKET NOR SELL IT IN ANY SIGNIFICANT QUANTITY TO THIRD COUNTRIES , NORMAL VALUE WAS ESTABLISHED ON THE BASIS OF THE PRICE AT WHICH THEY PURCHASED THE QUANTITIES DESTINED FOR EXPORT FROM THEIR SUPPLIERS ;
WHEREAS EXPORT PRICES WERE DETERMINED ON THE BASIS OF PRICES ACTUALLY PAID OR PAYABLE FOR THE PRODUCT CONCERNED SOLD FOR EXPORT TO THE COMMUNITY ;
WHEREAS , IN THE CASE OF IMPORTS MADE BY ESSOCHEM BELGIUM AND UKF THE EXPORT PRICE HAD TO BE CONSTRUCTED ON THE BASIS OF THE PRICE AT WHICH THE IMPORTED PRODUCT WAS FIRST RESOLD TO INDEPENDENT BUYERS BECAUSE BOTH IMPORTERS HAD ASSOCIATIONS WITH THEIR RESPECTIVE EXPORTERS ; WHEREAS , FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS CONSTRUCTION , ALLOWANCE WAS MADE FOR A REASONABLE MARGIN FOR OVERHEADS AND PROFIT , A 3 % MARGIN BEING CONSIDERED REASONABLE ;
WHEREAS THE COMPARISONS WERE MADE TRANSACTION BY TRANSACTION ON AN EX-FACTORY BASIS FOR ALL OF THE PRODUCERS VISITED ; WHEREAS FOR BCM INC ., A TRADER SELLING BOTH FOR EXPORT AND ON THE DOMESTIC MARKET , THE COMPARISON WAS MADE AT AN EX-SHIPPING POINT LEVEL , THIS BEING EITHER EX-FACTORY PRODUCER OR EX-TERMINAL ;
WHEREAS MOST OF THE COMPANIES VISITED CLAIMED THAT , FOR THE PURPOSE OF A FAIR COMPARISON , ACCOUNT SHOULD BE TAKEN OF DIFFERENCES IN DISTRIBUTION AND SELLING COSTS ON DOMESTIC AND EXPORT MARKETS AND DIFFERENCES IN PAYMENT TERMS ;
WHEREAS THE COMMISSION TOOK ACCOUNT OF THE DIFFERENCES AFFECTING PRICE COMPARABILITY WITH RESPECT TO VARIABLE DISTRIBUTION AND SELLING COSTS , SALESMEN ' S SALARIES AND PAYMENT CONDITIONS AND OF CASH DISCOUNTS WHERE CLAIMS IN THESE AREAS COULD BE SATISFACTORILY DEMONSTRATED ;
WHEREAS THIS EXAMINATION SHOWED THAT EXPORTS MADE BY AGRICO CHEMICAL COMPANY DURING THE INVESTIGATION PERIOD WERE NOT DUMPED ; WHEREAS FOR THE OTHER COMPANIES VISITED THE DUMPING MARGINS FOUND WERE FOR ALLIED CHEMICAL CORPORATION 6.5 % , FOR KAISER ALUMINUM DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL SALES CORPORATION 5.0 % , FOR COLUMBIA NITROGEN CORPORATION 10.0 %