The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) vide Case No. AD(OI) –22/2023 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, Covestro (India) Pvt Ltd has alleged that injury and threat of injury is being caused to the domestic industry due to the dumped imports, originating in or exported from the subject country and has requested for the imposition of anti-dumping duty on the imports of the subject goods from the subject country.
Product under Consideration
The product under consideration is “Thermoplastic Polyurethane” (“TPU”) originating in or exported from China PR. The product under investigation is being imported under Custom Tariff Heading 39095000 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975. However, it is possible that the subject goods may also be imported under other headings and therefore, the Customs tariff heading is indicative only and is not binding on scope of the product.
Period of Investigation
The period of investigation (POI) adopted by the Authority for the present investigation is 1st April, 2022 to 31st March, 2023. The injury investigation period covers the periods 1st April, 2019 – 31st March, 2020, 1st April, 2020 – 31st March, 2021, 1st April,2021 – 31st March,2022 and the POI.
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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