Executive Summary:
This document initiates a New Shipper Review to determine individual dumping margins for PT. Energi Sejahtera Mas Producer and Sinarmas Cepsa Pte Ltd regarding anti-dumping duties on Saturated Fatty Alcohols from Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Saudi Arabia. The review period is from January 1, 2018, to December 31, 2018. Interested parties must submit relevant information within forty days of the initiation date (January 15, 2019).
Key Points / Main Content:
Initiation of New Shipper Review:
* A New Shipper Review is initiated under Rule 22 of the Antidumping Rules.
* The review aims to determine individual dumping margins for PT. Energi Sejahtera Mas Producer and Sinarmas Cepsa Pte Ltd.
* The review concerns anti-dumping duties on Saturated Fatty Alcohols originating in or exported from Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Saudi Arabia.
Legal Basis and Petitioners:
* The review is based on an application by PT. Energi Sejahtera Mas Producer and Sinarmas Cepsa Pte Ltd.
* The application complies with the Customs Tariff Act, 1975, and the Anti-Dumping Rules, 1995.
Provisional Assessment:
* Provisional assessment is recommended on all exports of subject goods by the Petitioners until the review is completed.
Period of Investigation:
* The period of investigation for the review is from January 1, 2018, to December 31, 2018.
Information Submission:
* Known interested parties are being informed separately to submit relevant information.
* Other interested parties may also submit information in the prescribed form and manner.
* All information must be submitted within forty days from the date of initiation.
* If information is incomplete or not received, the Authority may base findings on available facts.
Confidentiality:
* Confidential information must be submitted in two sets: one marked "Confidential" and another "Non-Confidential."
* All information must be marked as either confidential or non-confidential.
* A "good cause statement" must be provided for confidentiality claims, explaining why disclosure or summarization is not possible.
* The non-confidential version should be a replica of the confidential version, with confidential information indexed, blanked out, or summarized.
* The Authority may accept or reject confidentiality requests.
Public File and Access to Information:
* Interested parties can inspect the non-confidential version of evidence in the public file.
* The Authority may base findings on available facts if necessary information is not provided.
Impact Analysis:
Interested Parties (Exporters, Producers, Importers):
* Impact: Must provide relevant information to the Designated Authority within the specified timeframe to influence the determination of dumping margins and potential duties.
* Action Required: Submit information in the prescribed format, adhering to confidentiality guidelines, within forty days of the initiation date.
Designated Authority (Directorate General of Trade Remedies):
* Impact: Responsible for conducting the New Shipper Review, determining individual dumping margins, and making recommendations.
* Action Required: Review submitted information, conduct investigations as necessary, and issue findings based on available facts.
Central Government:
* Impact: May levy anti-dumping duties based on the findings of the review.
* Action Required: Consider the recommendations of the Designated Authority and implement appropriate duties, if warranted.
Key Entities Referenced
Directorate General of Trade Remedies: An organization under the Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, responsible for trade remedy investigations.
New Delhi: The location of the Designated Authority, Directorate General of Trade Remedies, Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India.
Customs Tariff Act, 1975: The legal Act under which the application for review was filed.
Customs Tariff Identification, Assessment and Collection of Anti Dumping Duty on Dumped Articles and for Determination of Injury Rules, 1995: Rules governing antidumping duty.
PT. Energi Sejahtera Mas Producer, Indonesia: An Indonesian producer and one of the petitioners seeking a new shipper review.
Sinarmas Cepsa Pte Ltd, Singapore: A Singaporean exporter and one of the petitioners seeking a new shipper review.
Saturated Fatty Alcohols: The product subject to the antidumping duty and the New Shipper Review.
Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Saudi Arabia: Countries from which Saturated Fatty Alcohols are originating or being exported, and subject to antidumping duties.
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ििििशशशशपपपपरररर ससससममममीीीी(cid:30)(cid:30)(cid:30)(cid:30)ाााा कककक8888 शशशश(cid:22)(cid:22)ुु(cid:22)(cid:22)ुु आआआआतततत ।।।।
सससस..ंं..ंं 7777/33338888/2222000011118888----डडडडीीीीजजजजीीीीटटटटीीीीआआआआरररर....————पीटी. एनज(cid:11) सेजहतेरा मास (उ(cid:21) पादक), इंडोनिे शया और मै. िसनरमासस े सा
पीटीई िल. ((((िनया!तक/#ापारी)))),,,, $संगापरु ((((िज’ह ( आगे "यािचकाकता"! कहा गया ह)ै ने समय-समय पर यथासशं ोिधत
सीमाशु(cid:1)क टै+रफ अिधिनयम,,,, 1975 ((((िजसे आगे अिधिनयम भी कहा गया ह))ै)) और समय-समय पर यथासंशोिधत सीमाशु(cid:1)क
टै+रफ ((((पा+टत व.तु/ क0 पहचान,,,, उन पर पाटनरोधी शु(cid:1)क का आकलन और सं1हण तथा 3ितिनधार! ण)))) िनयमावली,,,, 1995
((((िजसे आगे िनयमावली कहा गया ह)ै के अनसु ार िन5द7! 8ािधकारी ((((िज’ह ( आगे 8ािधकारी भी कहा गया ह))ै)) के सम3 एक
आवेदन 8.त ुत 9कया ह ै िजसम ( इंडोनेिशया, मलिे शया, थाइल;ड और सउदी अरब के मलू के अथवा वहा ंस ेिनया!ितत "सेचुरेटेड
फैटी अ(cid:1)कोहल" के आयात? पर लगाए गए पाटनरोधी शु(cid:1)क के मामल े म( उनके िलए अलग पाटन मा@ज!न के िनधार! ण को
अनुरोध 9कया गया ह।ै उBत श(cid:1)ु क क0 िसफा+रश अंितम जाँच प+रणाम अिधसूचना सं 14/51/2016-डीजीएडी 9दनाकं 23
अ8ैल, 2018 Cारा क0 गई थी और सीमाशु(cid:1)क अिध सूचना सं. 28////2018-सीमाशु(cid:1)क (एडीडी) 9दनाकं 25 मई, 2018 Cारा
320 GI/2019 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART I—SEC. 1]
लगाया गया और सीमाशु(cid:1)क अिधस ूचना स.ं 48/2018-सीमाशु(cid:1) क (एडीडी) 9दनाकं 25 िसतDबर, 2018 Cारा बाद म (
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((((िनयात! क/#ापारी)))),,,, $संगापुर Cारा "सेचरु ेटेड फैटी अ(cid:1)कोहल"""" ((((अिं तम जाँच प+रणाम अिधसचू ना स ं 14/51/2016-डीजीएडी
9दनाकं 23 अ8ैल, 2018 म ( िवचाराधीन उ(cid:21)पाद के अधीन यथा-व@ण!त)))) के 8.तािवत िनया!त? से संबिं धत ह।ै 8ािधकारी के
सम3 यािचकाकता/! Cारा 8.त ुत आवेदन अिधिनयम और पाटनरोधी िनयमावली के अनुसार ह।ै
ननननयययय ेे ेेउउउउ3333पपपप ााााददददकककक////ििििननननययययाााातततत)))) कककक ककककेेेे ससससबबंंबबंं धधंंधधंं मममम ....ससससममममीीीी(cid:30)(cid:30)(cid:30)(cid:30)ाााा कककक8888 शशशश(cid:22)(cid:22)(cid:22)(cid:22)ुुुु आआआआतततत
2. पाटनरोधी िनयमावली के िनयम 22 म (िनD नानसु ार उ(cid:1) लखे ह ै:
22222222.... ऐऐऐऐसससस ेेेेििििननननययययाााातततत(cid:9)(cid:9)(cid:9)(cid:9) कककक(cid:12)(cid:12)(cid:12)(cid:12) ककककेेेे ििििललललएएएए पपपपााााटटटटनननन ममममाााा(cid:18)(cid:18)(cid:18)(cid:18)जजजजनन(cid:9)(cid:9)नन(cid:9)(cid:9) ििििजजजजननननकककक(cid:20)(cid:20)(cid:20)(cid:20) ममममललललूूूू (cid:22)(cid:22)(cid:22)(cid:22)पपपप ससससे े े े जजजज(cid:23)(cid:23)(cid:23)(cid:23)चचचच ननननहहहह(cid:26)(cid:26)(cid:26)(cid:26) कककक(cid:20)(cid:20)(cid:20)(cid:20) गगगगईईईई थथथथीीीी ----(1) य(cid:2)द (cid:2)कसी उ(cid:9)पाद पर
पाटनरोधी श(cid:19)ु क लगाया जाता ह,ै तो िन(cid:27)द(cid:29)(cid:28) (cid:30)ािधकारी संबंिधत िनयात(cid:28) क दशे के (cid:2)कसी भी िनया(cid:28)तक अथवा
उ(cid:9)पादक, िजसने जांच क’ अविध के दौरान भारत को उस उ(cid:9)पाद का िनया(cid:28)त नह) (cid:2)कया ह,ै के िलए अलग-
अलग पाटन मा+जन(cid:28) के िनधार(cid:28) ण के (cid:30)योजनाथ(cid:28) आविधक समी.ा कर/गे, बशत0 ये िनया(cid:28)तक अथवा उ(cid:9)पादक यह
िस1 करते ह 2 (cid:2)क वे िनया(cid:28)तक दशे के (cid:2)कसी िनया(cid:28)तक अथवा उ(cid:9)पादक से स3ब1 नह) ह,2 िजन पर उस उ(cid:9)पाद
हते ु पाटनरोधी शु(cid:19)क लगाया गया है ।
(2) के56ीय सरकार इस िनयम के उप-िनयम (1) म/ यथा-संद+भ(cid:28)त िनया(cid:28)तक8 अथवा उ(cid:9)पादक8 से (cid:2)कए गए आयात8
पर जांच अविध के दौरान अिधिनयम क’ धारा 9क क’ उप-धारा (1) के अंतग(cid:28)त पाटनरोधी शु(cid:19)क का
अिधरोपण नह) करेगी :
बशत0 (cid:2)क के56ीय सरकार अनिं तम आकलन करे और य(cid:2)द िन(cid:27)द(cid:29)(cid:28) (cid:30)ािधकारी ऐसी सं<तुित करत ेह8 तो आयातक
से गारंटी (cid:30)ा= करे और य(cid:2)द ऐसी समी.ा क’ प>रणित ऐस े उ(cid:9)पाद8 अथवा िनयात(cid:28) क8 के संबंध म / पाटन के
िनधार(cid:28) ण म / होती हो, तो ऐस े मामल8 म/ वह समी.ा क’ श?ु आत क’ तारीख स,े भूतल.ी (cid:30)भाव से शु(cid:19)क
अिधरोिपत करेगी।"
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अलग मा@जन! िनधा+! रत करन े के 8योजनाथ ! समी3ा क0 शHु आत करना अपिे 3त ह ै िजसन े पूव!वत(cid:11) जGच अविध के दौरान
भारत को संबK व.त ु का िनया!त नहL 9कया ह ै और यह 9क यािचकाकता! िनयात! क दशे म ( ऐस े 9कसी भी िनया!तक अथवा
उ(cid:21)प ादक से संबंिधत नहL ह,; िजनके सबं ंिधत उ(cid:21) पाद पर पाटन-रोधी शु(cid:1) क लगता ह।ै
यािचकाकता/! ने पाटनरोधी िनयमावली के िनयम 22 के अधीन यथा-अपेि3त आवN यक सूचना उपलOध कराई ह।ै
8ािधकारी, 8थम दQृ ट या इस बात स ेसतं ुQट होत ेRए 9क पाटनरोधी िनयमावली के िनयम 22 के अधीन यथा-िविहत शतT पूरी
होती ह,; एतदCारा अिं तम जाँच प+रणाम अिधसूचना सं 14/51/2016-डीजीएडी 9दनाकं 23 अ8ैल, 2018 Cारा क0 गई
िसफा+रश और सीमाशु(cid:1)क अिधस चू ना सं. 28/2018-सीमाशु(cid:1)क (एडीडी) 9दनाकं 25 मई, 2018 Cारा लगाय े गए और
सीमाशु(cid:1)क अिधस ूचना सं. 48/2018-सीमाशु(cid:1) क (एडीडी) 9दनाकं 25 िसतDबर, 2018 Cारा बाद म ( संशोिधत 9कए गए के
अनसु रण म ( इंडोनिे शया, मलिे शया, और थाइल;ड के मूल के अथवा वहा ंस ेिनया!ितत "सेचुरेटेड फैटी अ(cid:1)कोहल" के आयात? पर
लगाय े गए पाटनरोधी शु(cid:1)क के संबंध म ( उनके अलग पाटन मा@जन! के िनधार! ण के िलए ’ य ू िशपर समी3ा जांच क0 शुHआत
करते ह।;
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(एडीडी) 9दनाकं 25 मई, 2018 और बाद म ( सीमाश(cid:1)ु क अिध सूचना सं. 48/2018-सीमाशु(cid:1)क (एडीडी) 9दनाकं 25¹Hkkx Iµ[k.M 1º Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k 3
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इस समी3ा के पूरे होने तक अनंितम आकलन करने क0 िसफा+रश करते ह।;
जजजज<<<<चचचच अअअअववववििििधधधध
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11. 8.तुत सूचना के .वHप क0 जांच करन ेके बाद 8ािधकारी गोपनीयता के अनुरोध को .वीकार या अ.वीकार कर सकत ेह।ै
य9द 8ािधकारी इस बात स े संतु7 ह ; 9क गोपनीयता का अनुरोध अपिे 3त नहL ह ै अथवा सूचना 8दाता उl सूचना को4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART I—SEC. 1]
साव!जिनक करन े या सामा’य Hप म ( अथवा सारांश Hप म( उसके 8कटन को 8ािधकृत करने का अिनmछुक ह ै तो वह ऐसी
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सुनील कुमार, अपर सिचव एव ंिन5द7! 8ािधकारी
MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
(Department of Commerce)
(Directorate General of Trade Remedies)
INITIATION NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 15th January, 2019
Case No. NSR-07/2018
(New Shipper Review)
Subject:—Initiation of New Shipper Review under Rule 22 of the Anti-dumping Rules for determination of
individual dumping margin for PT. Energi Sejahtera Mas (Producer) and Sinarmas Cepsa Pte Ltd.
(Exporter) in the case of Anti-dumping duty imposed on “Saturated Fatty Alcohols” originating in or
exported from Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Saudi Arabia.
No. 7/38/2018-DGTR.—PT. Energi Sejahtera Mas (Producer), Indonesia and M/s. Sinarmas Cepsa Pte Ltd.
(Exporter/Trader), Singapore (hereinafter referred to as the “Petitioners”), have filed an application in accordance with
the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (hereinafter referred to as the “Act”) as amended from time to time and 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 referred to as the “AD Rules”) before the Designated Authority
(hereinafter referred to as the “Authority”) requesting for determination of their individual dumping margin in the matter
of anti-dumping duties levied on imports of “Saturated Fatty Alcohols” originating in or exported from Indonesia,
Malaysia, Thailand and Saudi Arabia. The said duties were recommended vide Final Findings Notification No.
14/51/2016-DGAD dated 23 April, 2018 and levied vide Customs Notification No. 28/2018-Customs (ADD) dated 25
May, 2018 and amended later through Customs Notification No. 48/2018-Customs (ADD) dated 25th September, 2018.
PRODUCER/EXPORTER INVOLVED
1. The present investigation relates to proposed exports by PT. Energi Sejahtera Mas (Producer), Indonesia and
M/s. Sinarmas Cepsa Pte Ltd (Exporter/Trader), Singapore (hereinafter referred to as the “Petitioners”) of “Saturated
Fatty Alcohols” (as described under Product Under Consideration in Final Findings No. 14/51/2016-DGAD dated
23 April, 2018). The application filed by the petitioners before the Authority is in accordance with the Act and the
AD Rules.
INITIATION OF REVIEW IN RESPECT OF NEW PRODUCER / EXPORTER
2. Rule 22 of Anti-Dumping Rules states as under:¹Hkkx Iµ[k.M 1º Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k 5
22. Margin of Dumping, for exporters not originally investigated - (1)“If a product is subject to anti-dumping duties,
the designated authority shall carry out a periodical review for the purpose of determining individual margins of
dumping for any exporters or producers in the exporting country in question who have not exported the product to India
during the period of investigation, provided that these exporters or producers show that they are not related to any of the
exporters or producers in the exporting country who are subject to the anti-dumping duties on the product.”
(2) The Central Government shall not levy anti-dumping duties under sub-section (1) of section 9A of the Act on imports
from such exporters or producers during the period of review as referred to in sub-rule (1) of this rule:
Provided that the Central Government may resort to provisional assessment and may ask a guarantee from the importer
if the designated authority so recommends and if such a review results in a determination of dumping in respect of such
products or exporters, it may levy duty in such cases retrospectively from the date of the initiation of the review.”
These AD Rules require the Authority to initiate a review for the purpose of determining individual margin of dumping
for any exporter or producer in the exporting subject country in question who has not exported the subject goods to India
during the period of investigation of the earlier investigation in case the petitioner/s is/are not related to any of the
exporters and producers in the exporting country who are subjected to the anti-dumping duty.
The Petitioners have provided necessary information as required under Rule 22 of AD Rules. The Authority, having been
prima facie satisfied that the conditions as prescribed under Rule 22 of AD Rules are met with, hereby initiates a New
Shipper Review investigation for determination of the individual dumping margin in relation to the anti-dumping duties
levied on dumped imports of “Saturated Fatty Alcohols” originating in or exported from Indonesia, Malaysia and
Thailand in pursuance of the recommendations made by the Authority vide No. 14/51/2016-DGAD dated 23 April,
2018 and levied vide Customs Notification No. 28/2018-Customs (ADD) dated 25 May,2018 and amended later through
Customs Notification No. 48/2018-Customs (ADD) dated 25 September, 2018.
3. The Authority also recommends provisional assessment on all exports of the subject goods made by the
Petitioners till this review is completed, in accordance with Rule 22 of the AD Rules and having regard to Customs
Notification No. 28/2018 dated 25 May, 2018 (ADD) and amended later through Customs Notifications No. 48/2018
(ADD) dated 25 September, 2018.
PERIOD OF INVESTIGATION:
4. The period of investigation for the purpose of the present review is 1st January, 2018 to 31 December, 2018.
SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION:
5. The known interested parties are being informed separately to enable them to submit relevant information in the
form and manner prescribed and to make their views known to the
Designated Authority,
Directorate General of Trade Remedies,
Department of Commerce,
Ministry of Commerce and Industry,
Government of India,
4th Floor, Jeevan Tara Building, Parliament Street, New Delhi -110001.
Any other interested party may also make its submissions relevant to the investigation to the above Authority in the
prescribed form and manner within the time limit set out below.
TIME LIMIT:
6. All information relating to this review should be sent in writing so as to reach the Authority at the above address
not later than forty days from the date of initiation. If no information is received within the prescribed time limit or the
information received is incomplete, the Authority may record its findings on the basis of the facts available before the
Authority in accordance with the AD Rules.
SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION ON CONFIDENTIAL BASIS.
7. In case confidentiality is claimed on any part of the questionnaire’s response/submissions, the same must be submitted
in two separate sets (a) marked as Confidential (with title, index, number of pages, etc.) and (b) other set marked as Non-
Confidential (with title, index, number of pages, etc.). All the information supplied must be clearly marked as either
“confidential” or “non-confidential” at the top of each page.6 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART I—SEC. 1]
8. Information supplied without any mark shall be treated as non-confidential and the Authority shall be at liberty
to allow the other interested parties to inspect any such non-confidential information. Two (2) copies each of the
confidential version and the non- confidential version must be submitted.
9. For information claimed as confidential; the supplier of the information is required to provide a good cause
statement along with the supplied information as to why such information cannot be disclosed and/or why summarization
of such information is not possible.
10. The non-confidential version is required to be a replica of the confidential version with the confidential
information preferably indexed or blanked out / summarized depending upon the information on which confidentiality is
claimed. The non-confidential summary must be in sufficient detail to permit a reasonable understanding of the substance
of the information furnished on confidential basis. However, in exceptional circumstances, party submitting the
confidential information may indicate that such information is not susceptible of summary, a statement of reasons why
summarization is not possible, must be provided to the satisfaction of the Designated Authority.
11. The Authority may accept or reject the request for confidentiality on examination of the nature of the information
submitted. If the Designated Authority is satisfied that the request for confidentiality is not warranted or the supplier of
the information is either unwilling to make the information public or to authorize its disclosure in generalized or
summary form, it may disregard such information.
12. Any submission made without a meaningful non-confidential version thereof or without a good cause statement
on the confidentiality claim may not be taken on record by the Designated Authority. The Designated Authority on being
satisfied and accepting the need for confidentiality of the information provided; shall not disclose it to any party without
specific authorization of the party providing such information.
INSPECTION OF PUBLIC FILE:
13. In terms of Rule 6(7) of Anti-Dumping Rules, any interested party may inspect the public file containing non-
confidential version of the evidence submitted by other interested parties.
14. In case where an interested party refuses access to, or otherwise does not provide necessary information within a
reasonable period, or significantly impedes the investigation, the Authority may record its findings on the basis of the
facts available to it and such recommendations to the Central Government as deemed fit.
SUNIL KUMAR, Addl. Secy. & Director General
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