DGTR initiates Anti Dumping Investigation against Import of ETP originating in or from China [Read Notification]

Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) has initiated an anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of “Easy open ends of tin plate, including electrolytic tin plate (ETP), measuring 401 Diameter (99MM) and 300 Diameter (73MM) in dimension” originating in or exported from China PR, according to the Gazette initiation notification released by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.

M/s-Easy Open-ends India Private Limited, the applicant had filed an application before the Designated Authority on behalf of the domestic industry, in accordance with the Customs Tariff Act, 1975, and the Customs Tariff (Identification, Assessment and Collection of Anti-dumping duty on Dumped Articles for Determination of Injury) Rules, 1995, for initiation of an anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of ETP originating in or exported from China PR.

The applicant has alleged that material injury is being caused to the domestic industry due to dumped imports of the subject goods originating in or exported from the subject country and has requested for the imposition of anti-dumping duty on the import of the subject goods originating in or exported. As per the information provided, the applicant has not imported the subject goods from China PR during the Period of Investigation and injury period.

The applicant claimed that there is no known difference in the subject goods produced by the domestic industry and the subject goods imported from the subject country. Both the goods are comparable in terms of physical and chemical characteristics, functions and uses, pricing, distribution and marketing, and tariff classification of the goods.

The applicant submitted that in terms of Article 15(a)(i) of China's Accession Protocol, the normal value of producers of China PR may be determined based on the cost or domestic selling price prevailing in China PR only if the responding producers from China PR demonstrate that their cost and price information are based on market driven principles and allow for fair comparison.

The Designated Authority noted that “In accordance with Section 9A of the Act read with Rule 5 of the AD Rules, the Authority, hereby, initiates an investigation to determine the existence, degree and effect of any alleged dumping in respect of the subject goods originating in or exported from the subject country andto recommend the amount of anti-dumping duty, which if levied, would be adequate to remove the injury to the domestic industry.”

The Authority made it clear that that any information relating to the present investigation should be sent to the Designated Authority via email within thirty days from the date of receipt of the notice as per Rule 6(4) of the Rules and where any party to the present investigation makes confidential submissions, it is required to simultaneously submit a non-confidential version of such information in terms of Rule 7(2) of the AD Rules.

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