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Date: 2018-05-16 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

Having regard to the Customs Tariff Act 1975 as amended from time to

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Executive Summary: This document announces the termination of the antidumping investigation concerning imports of MetaPhenylene Diamene-4-Sulphonic Acid (MPDSA) originating in or exported from the People's Republic of China. The investigation, initiated on January 24, 2018, was terminated on May 16, 2018, following a written request from the domestic industry. The termination is in accordance with Rule 14a of the Anti-Dumping Rules. Key Points / Main Content: * **Initiation of Investigation:** An antidumping investigation was initiated following an application by Ms. Chamunda Industries, Ms. Matrushakti Industries, and Ms. Varahi Industries (the petitioners). * **Subject of Investigation:** The investigation concerned imports of MetaPhenylene Diamene-4-Sulphonic Acid (MPDSA) from China. * **Period of Investigation (POI):** The Authority considered April 2016 to June 2017 (15 months) as the POI. * **Information Gathering:** The Authority sought information from the Embassy of China, known producers/exporters, importers/users, and the domestic industry. * **Oral Hearing:** An oral hearing was scheduled for May 22, 2018, to allow interested parties to present their views. * **Termination Request:** The domestic industry requested termination of the investigation on May 7, 2018, citing concerns about customer relationships and the burden of compliance. * **Reason for Termination:** Rule 14a of the Anti-Dumping Rules mandates termination of an investigation upon written request from the domestic industry. * **Formal Termination:** The Authority terminated the investigation via Notification No. 6352017-DGAD, dated May 16, 2018. Impact Analysis: * **Domestic Industry (Ms. Chamunda Industries, Ms. Matrushakti Industries, and Ms. Varahi Industries)** * *Impact:* The domestic industry's request to terminate the investigation was granted, ending the pursuit of antidumping duties. * *Action Required:* No further action is required. * **Producers/Exporters from China** * *Impact:* The antidumping investigation has been terminated, and no antidumping duties will be imposed on MPDSA imports. * *Action Required:* No further action is required. * **Importers/Users of MPDSA** * *Impact:* The termination of the investigation means that imports of MPDSA from China will not be subject to antidumping duties. * *Action Required:* No further action is required. * **Designated Authority (DGAD)** * *Impact:* The Authority was required to terminate the investigation following the domestic industry's request, despite reservations about the merits of the reasons cited for termination. * *Action Required:* The Authority issued a public notice terminating the investigation.

Key Entities Referenced

MetaPhenylene Diamene4Sulphonic Acid MPDSA: The subject good under consideration in the antidumping investigation. Peoples Republic of China: The country of origin or export of the subject goods. Customs Tariff Act 1975: The governing Act, as amended, related to customs and tariffs. Customs Tariff Identification, Assessment and Collection of AntiDumping Duty on Dumped Articles and for Determination of Injury Rules, 1995: Rules related to the identification, assessment, and collection of antidumping duties. Ms Chamunda Industries: One of the petitioners who filed the antidumping application. Directorate General of Antidumping and Allied Duties: The Indian government authority responsible for conducting the antidumping investigation. New Delhi: Location of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Department of Commerce Sunil Kumar: Addl. Secy. Designated Authority
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(cid:22)ािधकारी ने उपयु2> िनयम 5 के उप िनयम (5) के अनसु ार, जांच क& शुBआत करने क& कार2वाई करने से पूव2 पाटनरोधी आवेदन क& (cid:22)ािL के संबंध म 7भारत म 7संबA दशे के दतू ावास को अिधसिू चत (cid:4)कया था। 3. (cid:22)ािधकारी ने यािचकाकता2 Nारा (cid:22)*त ुत (cid:22)थम दOृ टया साPय के आधार पर पाटनरोधी िनयमावली के िनयम 5 के अनसु ार तथाकिथत पाटन क& मौजूदगी, उसक& माRा और (cid:22)भाव का िनधा2रण करन ेऔर पाटनरोधी शु(cid:6) क क& ऐसी रािश क& िसफा’रश करने के िलए, िजसे य(cid:4)द लगाया जाए तो वह घरेल ू उDोग को 9ई 1ित को समाT त करन े के िलय े पया2T त होगी, संबA पाटनरोधी जांच क& शुBआत करते 9ए भारत के राजपR, असाधारण म7 (cid:22)कािश त (cid:4)दनाकं 24.01.2018 क& अिधसूचना सXं य ा 6/35/2017-डीजीएडी Nारा साव2जिनक सूचना जारी क& थी। 2693 GI/2018 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART I—SEC. 1] 4. (cid:22)ािधकारी न े िवZेषण करने के िलए अ(cid:22)ैल, 2016 स े जनू , 2017 (15 माह) को जांच क& अविध (पीओआई) के Bप म7 माना। 1ित िवZषे ण के संदभ2 म 7 (cid:22)वृि]यH क& जाँच के िलए अविधयH म7 अ(cid:22)लै , 2013 - माच2, 2014, अ(cid:22)ैल, 2014 - माच2, 2015, अ(cid:22)लै , 2015 - माच,2 2016 और जांच क& अविध को शािमल (cid:4)कया गया ह।ै 5. और यत: (cid:22)ािधकारी न े जाचं अविध तथा पूव2वत‘ वषa के िलए संबA व* तु क& माRा और मू(cid:6) य का िनधार2 ण करने हते ु डीजीसीआईएडं एस से (cid:22)ाTत सौद-े वार आयात आंकड़H पर िवcव ास (cid:4)कया ह।ै 6. (cid:22)ािधकारी न े जांच क& शdु आत के बाद भारत म 7 संबA दशे के दतू ावास, संबA दशे के eात उG पादकH/िनयात2 कH, eात आयातकH/(cid:22)योgत ा+ तथा यािचकाकता+2 Nारा उपलhध कराए गए पतH के अनसु ार घरेल ू उDोग को जांच क& शBु आत क& (cid:22)ितया ं भेजi और पाटनरोधी िनयमावली के िनयम 6(2) के अनसु ार जांच क& शुBआत क& अिधसूचना के 40 (cid:4)दनH के भीतर िलिखत म7 अपने िवचार (cid:22)*त ुत करने का अनुरोध (cid:4)कया। (cid:22)ािधकारी Nारा जहां भी आवcयकता थी, ऐसे अनरु ोध (cid:22)*त ुत करन े के िलए आवcयक समय िव*तार भी (cid:4)दया गया। 7. (cid:22)ािधकारी ने उपय>ु2 िनयमावली के िनयम 6(3) के अनुसार, भारत म 7 संबA दशे के दतू ावास को तथा eात उGपादकH/िनया2तकH को आवेदन के अगोपनीय dपातं र क& (cid:22)ितयां उपलhध कराk। अlय िहतबA प1कारH को भी, जहा ं अनुरोध (cid:4)कया गया था, आवेदन क& (cid:22)ित उपलhध कराई गई थी। भारत म 7 संबA दशे के दतू ावास स े यह भी अनुरोध (cid:4)कया गया था (cid:4)क वे अपने दशे के िनया2तकH/उGपादकH को सलाह द 7(cid:4)क वे िनधा’2 रत समय-सीमा के भीतर (cid:22)mावली का उ]र द।7 8. जांच क& शुBआत के बाद तथा 31.01.2018 को संबA व* त ुके सभी उGपादकH/िनया2तकH को यह सिू चत (cid:4)कया गया था (cid:4)क संगत सूचना िनया2तक/आयातक (cid:22)cन ावली म7 अलग-अलग दी जानी चािहए। (cid:22)ािधकारी ने पाटनरोधी िनयमावली के िनयम 6(4) के अनुसार संबA दशे के 3 eात उGप ादकH/िनया2तकH से संगत सूचना (cid:22)ाTत करने के िलए उl ह 7(cid:22)c नाविलयां भेजी थi। 9. अिधसूचना क& शुBआत और सूचना के उ]र म 7 संबA दशे के 9 िनया2तकH/उGपादकH ने िनया2तक (cid:22)mावली के उ]र (cid:22)* ततु करके (cid:22)ािधकारी को उ]र (cid:4)दए ह।n 10. आवcयक सूचना मंगात े 9ए भारत म7 संबA व* तु के 24 eात आयातकH/ (cid:22)यो>ा+ को भी (cid:22)mाविलया ं भेजी गई थi। 3 आयातकH/(cid:22)यो>ा+ ने आयातक (cid:22)mावली के उ]र दायर करते 9ए उ]र (cid:4)दया। 11. (cid:22)ािधकारी न े िहतबA प1कारH Nारा िनरी1ण के िलए खलु े म 7 रखी गई साव2जिनक फाइल के Bप म 7 िविभo िहतबA प1कारH Nारा (cid:22)*तुत साPयH के अगोपनीय dपांतर उपलhध कराए। 12. (cid:22)ािधकारी न े पाटनरोधी िनयमावली के िनयम 6(6) के अनुसार, सभी िहतबA प1कारH को मौिखक Bप स ेअपन े िवचार (cid:22)*तुत करने के अवसर (cid:22)दान करन े के िलए मौिखक सुनवाई क& तारीख भी िनधा2’रत क& थी जो (cid:4)क 22.05.2018 को आयोिजत क& जानी थी। 13. घरेलू उDोग ने नीचे (cid:4)दए गए कारणH का उ(cid:6) लेख करते 9ए अपने (cid:4)दनाकं 07.05.2018 के पR ((cid:4)दनाकं 11.05.2018 को (cid:22)ाप त् ) के ज’रए पाटनरोधी िनयमावली के िनयम 14(क) के तहत वतम2 ान जांच को रq करने का अनुरोध (cid:4)कया है: क. उनके .ाहक इस बात स े (cid:22)सlन नहi ह n (cid:4)क उl हHने पाटनरोधी शु(cid:6)क लगाए जाने हते ु अनरु ोध (cid:4)कया है और वे अपन े .ाहकH के साथ इस सीमा तक अपने संबंध खराब नहi करना चाहत े िजससे (cid:4)क उl ह 7 पाटनरोधी शु(cid:6)क अिधरोिपत करवान ेके अपने (cid:22)यासH के प’रणाम*व Bप अपन े.ाहकH को गंवाना पड़।े ख. वे एक लघु आकार वाली कंपनी ह nऔर सरकार क& r यापक अपे1ा+ को परू ा करने म7 उl ह 7क’ठनाई हो रही ह ैतथा यह पूरी (cid:22)(cid:4)tया उlह 7 समय गवं ाने वाली (cid:22)तीत हो रही ह।ै लगने वाले समय एवं (cid:22)(cid:4)tया को दखे ते 9ए उl ह 7 अपने .ाहकH को गंवा दने े का भय ह।ै 14. (cid:22)ािधकारी िनuिलिखत Bप म7 प’ठत पाटनरोधी िनयमावली के िनयम 14(क) को नोट करत ेह।n 14. जांच को र(cid:9) करना – िन(cid:12)द(cid:15)(cid:14) (cid:16)ािधकारी एक साव(cid:14)जिनक सूचना जारी करके त(cid:25)काल ही (cid:28)कसी जांच को र(cid:9) कर(cid:29)ग,े य(cid:28)द – (क) उ"ह (cid:29) (cid:16)भािवत घरेलू उ%ोग, िजसके कहने पर जांच क’ श*ु आत क’ गई थी, क’ ओर स े ऐसा करन े के िलए िलिखत म(cid:29) अनरु ोध (cid:16)ा3 होता ह।ै 15. तथािप, (cid:22)ािधकारी न े नोट (cid:4)कया ह ै (cid:4)क यािचका को रq करने के िलए घरेल ू उDोग Nारा (cid:4)दए गए कारण का कोई ठोस आधार नहi ह ै gय H(cid:4)क पाटनरोधी कार2वाई का उqेc य भारत म 7 उपभोg ता+ के िहतH को नकु सान प9चं ाना नहi ह।ै इसका उqेcय यह सिु निvत करना ह ै (cid:4)क ऐसा कोई अनुिचत r यापार न हो िजससे घरेल ू उDोग भारत के घरेलू बाजार म 7 लाभवंिचत रहन े क& ि*थ ि त म7 आ जाए। इसके अित’रgत , अनुपालन क& जाने वाली (cid:22)(cid:4)tयाए ं सरल ह n और उl ह 7 घरेल ू उDोग सिहत संबंिधत िहतबA प1कारH के िविभlन दावH स ेसंबिं धत तw यपरक िनO कष2 तक प9चं ने के िलए तैयार (cid:4)कया गया ह।ै¹Hkkx Iµ[k.M 1º Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k 3 16. जहां तक (cid:22)(cid:4)tया म 7िलए जाने वाले समय का संबंध ह,ै (cid:22)ािधकारी का (cid:22)यास सम. (cid:22)(cid:4)tया को (cid:4)कसी भी राO; ीय r यापार र1ा अिभकरण Nारा िलए जाने वाल े कम स े कम समय म7 पूरा करने का ह।ै इस िविशO ट मामल े म 7 (cid:22)ािधकारी न े इस बात को समझते 9ए (cid:4)क यािचकाकता2 लघु व*त ु–1ेR ह ै और इसिलए (cid:4)कसी अनिु चत r यापार से उस पर अिधक (cid:22)भाव पड़ने क& सभं ावना ह,ै जांच क& (cid:22)(cid:4)tया को तीxतर गित से पूरा करते 9ए उसे जांच क& शBु आत क& तारीख स े आठ माह के भीतर पूरा (cid:4)कया ह।ै (cid:22)ािधकारी नोट करत ेहn (cid:4)क यािचका को उस चरण पर वापस िलए जाने का अनरु ोध, जहा ं(cid:22)ािधकारी ने घरेल ूउDोग Nारा (cid:22)*त तु सचू ना/आकं ड़H के उनके फैgट री प’रसर म7 वा* तिवक सG यापन (cid:4)क ए जाने के (cid:22)योजनाथ 2 उनक& सुिवधानसु ार तारीख हते ु अनुरोध (cid:4)कया ह,ै से यह *प Oट नहi ह ै (cid:4)क (cid:22)ािधकारी Nारा ऐसे सG यापन को यािचकाकता2 Nारा दवु 2ह g यH माना गया ह।ै 17. तथािप , (cid:22)ािधकारी नोट करते ह n (cid:4)क पाटनरोधी िनयमावली के िनयम 14(क) म7 एक बार जांच क& समािL हेत ु घरेल ू उDोग Nारा िलिखत म7 अनुरोध (cid:22)*त तु (cid:4)कए जाने के बाद इस मामले म7 (cid:22)ािधकारी को कोई िववेकािधकार (cid:22)दान नहi (cid:4)कया गया ह।ै 18. तदनुसार, पाटनरोधी िनयमावली के िनयम 14(क) तथा तीनH यािचकाकता+2 के अनुरोध के मqने जर (cid:22)ािधकारी एतदNारा अिधसूचना संXया 6/35/2017-डीजीएडी के ज’र ए (cid:4)दनाकं 24.01.2018 को शुB क& गई चीन जन गण के मूल के अथवा वहा ं से िनयाि2 तत " मेटा-फेनाइलीन डायामीन 4-स(cid:6) फॉिनक एिसड (एमपीडीएसए)" के आयातH के संबंध म7 वतम2 ान पाटनरोधी जांच को रq करत ेह।n सुनील कुमार, अपर सिचव एव ंिनIदJ2 (cid:22)ािधकारी MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (Department of Commerce) (DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF ANTI-DUMPING AND ALLIED DUTIES) TERMINATION ORDER New Delhi, the 16th May, 2018 Case No. OI-40/2017 Subject : Anti-Dumping investigation on imports of “Meta-Phenylene Diamene-4-Sulphonic Acid (MPDSA)” originating in or exported from People’s Republic of China. No. 6/35/2017-DGAD.—Having regard to the Customs Tariff Act 1975 as amended from time to time (hereinafter also referred to as the Act) and the Customs Tariff (Identification, Assessment and Collection of Anti-Dumping Duty on Dumped Articles and for Determination of Injury) Rules, 1995, as amended from time to time (hereinafter also referred to as the Rules) thereof, M/s Chamunda Industries, M/s Matrushakti Industries and M/s Varahi Industries (hereinafter referred to as “the petitioners”) had filed an application before the Designated Authority (hereinafter also referred to as the Authority) in accordance with the Act and Rule supra for initiation of anti-dumping investigation and imposition of anti-dumping duties concerning imports of “Meta-Phenylene Diamene-4-Sulphonic Acid (MPDSA)” (hereinafter also referred to as the subject goods or product under consideration), originating in or exported from China PR, (hereinafter also referred to as the subject country) alleging dumping of subject goods from subject country and consequent injury to the domestic industry. 2. The Authority notified the Embassy of the subject country in India about the receipt of the anti- dumping application before proceeding to initiate the investigation in accordance with Sub-rule (5) of Rule 5 supra. 3. The Authority on the basis of prima facie evidence submitted by the petitioners, issued a public notice vide Notification No.6/35/2017-DGAD dated 24.01.2018, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, initiating the subject anti-dumping investigation in accordance with the Rule 5 of the AD Rules, to determine the existence, degree and effect of the alleged dumping and to recommend the amount of anti-dumping duty, which, if levied, would be adequate to remove the injury to the domestic industry.4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART I—SEC. 1] 4. The Authority considered April 2016 to June 2017 (15 months) as the POI (Period of Investigation) to undertake analysis. For the examination of trends, in the context of injury analysis, the periods covered included Apr’13-Mar’14, Apr’14-Mar’15, Apr’15-Mar’16 and the period of investigation. 5. And whereas, the Authority has relied upon the transaction wise import data obtained from DGCI&S, for determining the volume and value of import of subject goods for the POI and previous years. 6. The Authority post-initiation sent copies of the initiation notification to the Embassy of the subject country in India, known producers/exporters from the subject country, known importers/users and the domestic industry as per the addresses made available by the petitioners and requested them to make their views known in writing within 40 days of the initiation notification as per Rule 6(2) of the AD Rules. Necessary extensions to file such submissions wherever warranted was also granted by the Authority. 7. The Authority provided copies of the non-confidential version of the application to the known producers/ exporters and to the Embassy of the subject country in India in accordance with Rule 6(3) of the Rules supra. A copy of the application was also provided to other interested parties, wherever requested. The Embassy of the subject country in India was also requested to advise its domestic exporters/ producers to respond to the questionnaire within the prescribed time limit. 8. Subsequent to initiation and on 31.1.2018, it was communicated to all the producers/ exporters of the subject goods that the relevant information should be provided separately in exporters/ importer’s questionnaires. The Authority sent questionnaires to elicit relevant information to 3 known producers/ exporters in subject country in accordance with Rule 6(4) of the AD Rules; 9. In response to the initiation notification and intimation, 9 exporters/ producers from subject country responded to the Authority by filing Exporter’s Questionnaire Response. 10. Questionnaire links were also sent to 24 known importers/ users of subject goods in India calling for necessary information. 3 importers/ users responded by filing Importer Questionnaire responses. 11. The Authority made available non-confidential version of the evidences presented by various interested parties in the form of a public file kept open for inspection by the interested parties. 12. The Authority, in accordance with Rule 6(6) of the AD Rules, to provide opportunity to all interested parties to present their views orally, had also fixed a date of Oral hearing which was supposed to be held on 22.05.2018. 13. The request to terminate the present investigation has been made by the domestic industry under Rule 14(a) of the AD Rule vide its letter dated 07/05.2018 (delivered on 11/05/2018) citing the following reasons: a. Their customers are not happy with them and in fact are quite upset with their decision to seek anti-dumping duties and they do not wish to spoil relationships with their customers to such an extent where they might lose their customers in their effort to get duties imposed. b. They are quite a small sized company and are finding it difficult to meet the elaborate requirements of the government and find the entire process quite time consuming. In view of the time and process that was being taken, they are afraid of losing their customers. 14. The Authority notes that the Rule 14(a) of the Anti-Dumping Rules read as under: “Rule 14. Termination of investigation. - The designated authority shall, by issue of a public notice, terminate an investigation immediately if – (a) it receives a request in writing for doing so from or on behalf of the domestic industry affected, at whose instance the investigation was initiated;” 15. The Authority, however, notes that the reason cited by the domestic industry for termination of the petition appears to have little merit as the anti-dumping action does not seek to hurt the interests of the consumers in India. It only seeks to ensure that there is no unfair trade whereby the domestic industry is placed at a position of disadvantage in India’s domestic market. Further, the procedures followed are simple and designed to come to a factual conclusion relating to the various claims of the concerned interested parties, including the domestic industry.¹Hkkx Iµ[k.M 1º Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k 5 16. Regarding the time taken, the effort of the Authority is to complete investigations in the shortest period taken by any national trade defence agency. In this specific case, the Authority has only fast-tracked the investigation process to complete it within eight months from the date of initiation, recognising that the petitioners are from the small scale sector and therefore more susceptible to any possible unfair trade. The Authority notes that the petitioners have requested the withdrawal of their petition at a stage where the Authority sought its convenience for a physical verification of the information/ data submitted by it, at its factory premises, it is not clear to the Authority why such a verification should be considered onerous by the petitioners. 17. However, the Authority notes that Rule 14(a) of the Anti-Dumping Rules does not grant any discretion to the Authority in the matter of termination of investigation, once the domestic industry files a written request for termination of the investigation. 18. Accordingly, in view of the request of the three petitioners and the provision in Rule 14(a) of the Anti-Dumping Rules, the Authority hereby terminates the present anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of “Meta-Phenylene Diamene-4-Sulphonic Acid (MPDSA)” originating in or exported from People’s Republic of China initiated on 24/01/2018 vide Notification No.6/35/2017-DGAD. SUNIL KUMAR, Addl. Secy. & Designated Authority Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

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