Central Government Initiates Sunset Review for Countervailing Duty on Imports of Welded Stainless-Steel Pipes and Tube from China and Vietnam [Read Notification]
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Central Government – Countervailing Duty on Imports – Countervailing Duty – Welded Stainless-Steel Pipes and Tube from China and Vietnam – Welded Stainless-Steel Pipes – taxscan
The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) vide Case No. CVD/SSR-09/2023 issued on 4th October 2023 has notified the initiation of Sunset Review (SSR) for countervailing duty on imports of welded stainless-steel pipes and tubes originating in or exported from China and Vietnam.
In terms of Section 9 (6) of the Act and Rule 24 (3) of the CVD Rules, the countervailing duties imposed shall, unless revoked earlier, cease to have effect on expiry of five years from the date of such imposition and the Authority is required to review whether the expiry of the said countervailing duty is likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of subsidisation and injury to the domestic industry.
In accordance with the same, the Authority is required to review, on the basis of duly substantiated request made by or on behalf of the domestic industry as to whether there is a need for the continued imposition of the countervailing duty, and whether the expiry of the duty is likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of subsidisation and injury.
Product under consideration
The product under consideration is the same as in the original investigation i.e., “welded stainless steel pipes and tubes”. The product under consideration is classified under Chapter 73 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 and further, classified under subheadings 7306 40 00, 7306 61 00 and 7306 69 00. The product under consideration is also being imported under the HS Codes under 7304 11 10, 7304 11 90, 7304 41 00, 7304 51 10, 7304 90 00, 7305 11 29, 7305 90 99, 7306 11 00, 7306 21 00, 7306 29 19, 7306 30 90, 7306 50 00, 7306 90 11, 7306 90 19 and 7306 90 90. The customs classification is only indicative and is not binding on the scope of the present investigation.
Period of investigation
The period of investigation for the purpose of the present investigation is 1st April 2022 to 31st March 2023 (12 months). The injury analysis period covers the period of investigation and the three preceding financial years, i.e. 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22.
Submission of Documents
All communication should be sent to the Authority via email at the email addresses adg14-dgtr@gov.in , adv13-dgtr@gov.in , dd11-dgtr@gov.in and dd16-dgtr@gov.in. It should be ensured that the narrative part of the submission is in searchable PDF/MS Work format and data files are in MS Excel format
The known producers/exporters form the subject countries, their governments through their respective embassies in India, the importers and users in India known to be concerned with the subject goods and the domestic producers are being informed separately to enable them to file all the relevant information in the form and manner prescribed within the time-limit of 30 days.
If an interested party declines access to, fails to provide required information within a reasonable timeframe, or substantially obstructs the investigation, the Authority has the discretion to base its conclusions on the information at its disposal. Subsequently, it may submit suitable recommendations to the Central Government as it deems appropriate.
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