The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) vide Case No. AD(OI) –09/2023 issued on 3rd October 2023 has notified the initiation of anti-dumping investigation on Imports of Isopropyl Alcohol originating in or exported from China PR.
The applicant, M/s Deepak Fertilisers and Petrochemicals Corporation Limited has alleged that material injury is being caused to the domestic industry due to the alleged dumped imports, originating in or exported from the subject country and has requested for the imposition of antidumping duties on the imports of the subject goods from the subject country.
Product under Consideration
The product under consideration is isopropyl alcohol. The product under consideration is classified under Chapter 29 of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 under the HS Code 2905 12 20 of the Customs Tariff Classification. The customs classification is indicative only and not binding on the scope of the product under consideration for the proposed investigation.
Period of Investigation
While the applicant has proposed the period of investigation (POI) from January 2022 to December 2022, the Authority has adopted the POI from April 2022 to March 2023 (12 months) for the subject investigation. The injury period proposed to be examined is 1st April 2019 to 31st March 2020, 1st April 2020 to 31st March 2021, 1st April 2021 to 31st March 2022 and the POI.
Based on the applicant’s substantiated written request and prima facie evidence regarding dumping of the product from the subject country, consequential harm to the domestic industry, and the link between injury and dumped imports, the Authority initiates an anti-dumping investigation.
This inquiry will assess the extent and impact of dumping on the concerned product and recommend an appropriate anti-dumping duty to mitigate harm to the domestic industry, in accordance with Section 9A of the Act and Rule 5 of the AD Rules.
Submission of Information
All communication should be sent to the Designated Authority via email at email addresses dd11-dgtr@gov.in and ddl6-dgtr@gov.in with a copy to adg14-dgtr@gov.in and adv13-dgtr@gov.in. It must be ensured that the narrative part of the submission is in searchable PDF/MS-Word format and data files are in MS-Excel format within 30 days.
Producers/exporters, the subject countries’ governments via their Embassy in India, and Indian importers/users linked to the subject goods are notified individually to provide necessary information within specified timeframes. This data should be submitted following the guidelines outlined in this initiation notification, the Rules, and relevant trade notices issued by the Authority.
If any involved party denies access or fails to furnish essential information within a reasonable time or as specified by the Authority in this initiation notice, or if they obstruct the investigation significantly, the Authority reserves the right to label such a party as uncooperative. In such circumstances, the Authority may base its conclusions on available facts and provide recommendations to the Central Government as it deems appropriate.
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