**Executive Summary**
This notification initiates a remand proceeding regarding the anti-dumping investigation of "Semi-Finished Ophthalmic Lens" imported from China PR, following a CESTAT order dated April 27, 2026. The Designated Authority is tasked with re-evaluating the Essilor Group’s status as a cooperative exporter to determine its specific dumping margin. Interested parties must register and submit relevant data via the SETU portal within the timelines prescribed by the Anti-Dumping Rules.
**Key Points / Main Content**
**Legal Context and Remand**
* The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) set aside previous Final Findings (dated September 29, 2022) specifically regarding the treatment of the Essilor Group as non-cooperative.
* The matter has been remanded to the Designated Authority for fresh consideration to determine individual dumping margins in accordance with law.
**Investigation Procedures**
* The Authority will conduct a fresh examination of relevant information on record and provide an opportunity for interested parties to make submissions.
* The investigation aims to determine the normal value, export price, and dumping margin for the Essilor Group by treating it as a cooperative exporter/producer.
**Submission and Digital Filing Requirements**
* All interested parties must register on the SETU Portal (https://setu.dgtr.gov.in) to participate.
* Narrative parts of submissions must be provided in searchable PDF or MS-Word format.
* Data files must be submitted in MS-Excel format.
* Any party filing confidential information is required to provide a non-confidential version of the same to other parties.
**Compliance and Monitoring**
* Interested parties are directed to regularly monitor the DGTR and SETU websites for updates and further developments.
* Failure to provide information, refusing access, or impeding the investigation may result in a party being declared "non-cooperative."
* In cases of non-cooperation, findings may be recorded based on available facts and recommendations made to the Central Government accordingly.
**Impact Analysis**
**Essilor Group (Essilorluxottica Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd.)**
**Impact**
The group’s status has been changed from non-cooperative to cooperative, which allows for the determination of an individual dumping margin rather than a generic rate.
**Action Required**
Participate in the fresh examination and provide the necessary data required by the Authority to determine normal value and export price.
**Other Interested Parties (Exporters and Importers)**
**Impact**
Parties are affected by the potential revision of dumping margins and the administrative requirements of the remand proceeding.
**Action Required**
Register on the SETU portal, ensure all submissions follow the specified digital formats, and provide non-confidential summaries of any protected data within the prescribed time limits.
**Designated Authority (Directorate General of Trade Remedies)**
**Impact**
The Authority is legally mandated to reopen the case and conduct a de novo examination of the Essilor Group’s specific data.
**Action Required**
Undertake fresh examination of records, facilitate party submissions via the SETU portal, and issue new findings to the Central Government.
Key Entities Referenced
Designated Authority: The primary regulatory official within the Directorate General of Trade Remedies responsible for conducting anti-dumping investigations and remand proceedings.
Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT): The judicial body that issued the final order setting aside previous findings and remanding the matter for fresh consideration regarding the Essilor Group.
Anti-Dumping Rules, 1995: The legal framework governing the procedures and determination of normal value, export price, and dumping margins in this investigation.
China PR: The target location for the anti-dumping investigation concerning the export of Semi-Finished Ophthalmic Lenses.
Essilorluxottica Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd.: The specific corporate entity (Essilor Group) whose status as a cooperative exporter and individual dumping margin are being re-examined.
रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
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असाधारण
EXTRAORDINARY
भाग I—खण्ड 1
PART I—Section 1
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 205] िई ददल्ली, मगं लवार, िुलाई 14, 2026/आषाढ 23, 1948
No. 205] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, JULY 14, 2026/ASHADHA 23, 1948
वाजणज्य एव ं उद्योग मत्रं ालय
(वाजणज्य जवभाग)
(जवदेि व्यापार महाजिदेिालय)
िाचं िरूु आत अजधसचू िा
िई ददल्ली, 14 िुलाई, 2026
मामला स:ं एडी/एए/001/2026
जवषय: चीि ििवादी गणराज्य म ेंउद्भतू या वहा ाँस ेजियाजा तत “अधा-जिर्मता ित्रे सबं धं ी लसें ” के आयात स ेसबं जं धत डंपपगं रोधी
िाचाँ म ेंप्रजतप्रषे ण कायवा ाही।
फा. स.ं 6/6/2021-डीिीटीआर.— 1. माििीय सीमा िल्ु क, उत्पाद िल्ु क एव ं सेवा कर अपीलीय न्यायाजधकरण
(सेस्ट्टैट) िे एजसलोरलक्सोटटका एजिया पैजसदफक प्राइवेट जलजमटेड बिाम िाजमत प्राजधकारी एव ंअन्य के मामले म,ें िो चीि
ििवादी गणराज्य म ें उद्भूत या वहा ाँ स े जियााजतत “अधा-जिर्मता िेत्र संबंधी लेंसों” के आयात स े संबंजधत डंपपंगरोधी िल्ु क स े
संबंजधत ह,ै अपिे ददिांक 27 अप्रैल 2026 के अंजतम आदेि स.ं 50783–50793/2026 के माध्यम स े ददिांक 29 जसतंबर
2022 के अंजतम जिष्कषों को उस सीमा तक अपास्ट्त कर ददया ह ै िहााँ तक एजसलोर समूह को असहयोगी मािा गया था।
माििीय न्यायाजधकरण ि े इस मामले को िए जसरे स े जवचार हते ु जिर्दाष् ट प्राजधकारी को इस जिदेि के साथ प्रजतप्रेजषत कर
5368 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART I—SEC.1]
ददया ह ै दक एजसलोर समूह के मामले की, उसे एक सहयोगी जियाातक/उत्पादक मािते हुए, िए जसरे स े िााँच की िाए तथा
जवजध के अिुसार उसके वैयजिक डंपपगं मार्िाि का जिधाारण दकया िाए।
2. चूाँदक एजसलोर समूह के संबंध म ेंडंपपंग मार्िाि के जिधाारण स ेसंबंजधत मुद्दों पर पुिर्वाचार हते ु यह मामला िाजमत
प्राजधकारी को प्रजतप्रेजषत कर ददया गया ह,ै अतः प्राजधकारी ि े माििीय न्यायाजधकरण द्वारा की गई टटप्पजणयों के
आलोक म ें उपयुि समझे गए प्रक्रम स े प्रजतप्रेषण कायावाही आरंभ कर दी ह।ै प्राजधकारी अजभलेख पर उपलब्ध
सुसंगत िािकारी की िए जसरे स े िााँच करेगा तथा डंपपंगरोधी जियमों के उपबंधों के अिुसार सभी जहतबद्ध पक्षों
को अपि े अभ्यावेदि प्रस्ट्तुत करि े का अवसर प्रदाि करेगा। प्राजधकारी एजसलोर समूह को सहयोगी
जियाातक/उत्पादक मािते हुए उसके सामान्य मूल्य, जियाात मल्ू य और डंपपगं मार्िाि का जिधारा ण करिे हते ु अग्रसर
होगा।
3. सभी जहतबद्ध पक्षों से अपेजक्षत ह ैदक वे सेतु पोटाल (https://setu.dgtr.gov.in) पर स्ट्वय ंको पंिीकृत करें। जहतबद्ध
पक्षों स े प्राप्त सभी संप्रेषण एव ं अभ्यावेदि उिके पंिीकृत िाम तथा सगं त मामला स:ं एडी/एए/001/2026
(AD/AA/001/2026) के अंतगात सेत ु पोटाल पर अपलोड दकए िाएाँगे। यह सुजिजित दकया िािा चाजहए दक
अभ्यावेदि का जववरणात्मक भाग खोििे-योग्य (सचेबल) पीडीएफ/एमएस-वड ा प्रारूप म ें तथा आाँकडा फाइल ें
एमएस-एक्सेल प्रारूप म ेंहों।
4. कोई अन्य जहतबद्ध पक्ष भी इस आरंभि अजधसूचिा, डंपपगं रोधी जियम, 1995 तथा प्राजधकारी द्वारा िारी लाग ू
व्यापार सूचिाओं म ें जवजहत प्रपत्र एव ं रीजत म,ें इस आरंभि अजधसूचिा म ें जवजहत समय-सीमा के भीतर, वतामाि
िााँच स े संबंजधत अभ्यावेदि प्रस्ट्तुत कर सकता ह।ै
5. प्राजधकारी के समक्ष कोई गोपिीय अभ्यावेदि प्रस्ट्ततु करिे वाले दकसी भी पक्ष स े अपेजक्षत ह ै दक वह उसका गैर-
गोपिीय संस्ट्करण अन्य पक्षों को उपलब्ध कराए।
6. जहतबद्ध पक्षों को यह भी सलाह दी िाती ह ै दक वे इस िााँच के संबंध म ें दकसी भी अद्यति िािकारी हते ु व्यापार
उपचार महाजिदेिालय की आजधकाटरक वेबसाइट (www.dgtr.gov.in) तथा सेतु पोटाल (https:// setu. dgtr.gov.in)
पर जियजमत रूप स े ििर रखें। जहतबद्ध पक्षों को जिदेि ददया िाता ह ै दक वे जवषयगत िााँच म ें आगे के घटिाक्रमों
स ेअवगत रहिे तथा समय-समय पर िारी की िािे वाली सूचिाओं के संबंध म ेंसूजचत बि ेरहिे के जलए डीिीटीआर
की वेबसाइट (https://www.dgtr.gov.in/) पर जियजमत रूप स े िाएाँ।
7. दकसी जहतबद्ध पक्ष द्वारा सूचिा तक पहुचाँ स ेइिकार दकए िाि ेअथवा अन्यथा दकसी युजियुि अवजध के भीतर या
इस िांच िुरूआत अजधसूचिा म ेंप्राजधकारी द्वारा जियत समय के भीतर आवश्यक सूचिा प्रदाि ि दकए िािे, अथवा
िााँच म ेंपयााप्त रूप से बाधा डाले िाि ेकी जस्ट्थजत म,ें प्राजधकारी ऐस ेजहतबद्ध पक्ष को असहयोगी घोजषत कर सकता
ह ै तथा उपलब्ध तथ्यों के आधार पर अपिे जिष्कषा अजभजलजखत कर सकता ह ै और केंद्र सरकार स े ऐसी जसफाटरि ें
कर सकता ह ैिो उपयुि समझी िाएाँ।
अजमताभ कुमार, जिर्दाष् ट प्राजधकारी[भाग I—खण् ड 1] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
(Department of Commerce)
(DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF FOREIGN TRADE)
INITIATION NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 14th July, 2026
Case ID: AD/AA/001/2026
Subject: Remand Proceeding in the anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of “Semi-Finished
Ophthalmic Lens” originating in or exported from China PR.
F. No. 6/6/2021-DGTR.— 1.The Hon’ble Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT),
vide Final Order Nos. 50783–50793/2026 dated 27th April 2026 in the matter of Essilorluxottica Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd.
v. Designated Authority & Ors., concerning anti-dumping duty relating to imports of “Semi-Finished Ophthalmic
Lenses” originating in or exported from China PR, has set aside the Final Findings dated 29th September 2022 to the
extent the Essilor Group was treated as non-cooperative. The Hon’ble Tribunal has remanded the matter back to the
Designated Authority for fresh consideration, with a direction to examine the case of the Essilor Group afresh by treating
it as a cooperative exporter/producer and to determine its individual dumping margin in accordance with law.
2. Since, the matter has been remanded back to the Designated Authority for reconsideration of the issues relating
to determination of dumping margin in respect of Essilor Group, the Authority has taken up the remand
proceedings from the stage considered appropriate in light of the observations made by the Hon’ble Tribunal.
The Authority shall undertake fresh examination of the relevant information on record and provide an
opportunity to all interested parties to present their submissions in accordance with the provisions of the Anti-
Dumping Rules. The Authority shall proceed to determine the normal value, export price and dumping margin
for the Essilor Group by treating it as a cooperative exporter/producer.
3. All the interested parties are required to register themselves on SETU Portal (https://setu.dgtr.gov.in). All
communications and submissions from the interested parties shall be uploaded on the SETU portal under their
registered name and corresponding case ID-AD/AA/001/2026. It should be ensured that the narrative part of
the submission is in searchable PDF/MS-Word format and data files are in MS-Excel format.
4. Any other interested party may also make submission relevant to the present investigation in the form and
manner as prescribed by this initiation notification, the AD Rules, 1995 and the applicable trade notices issued
by the Authority, within the time limits prescribed in this initiation notification.
5. Any party making any confidential submission before the Authority is required to make a non- confidential
version of the same available to the other parties.
6. The interested parties are further advised to keep a regular watch on the official website of the Directorate
General of Trade Remedies at (www.dgtr.gov.in) and SETU portal (https://setu.dgtr.gov.in) for any updated
information with respect to this investigation. Interested parties are directed to regularly visit the website of
the DGTR (https://www.dgtr.gov.in/) to stay apprised with the further developments in the subject
investigation and remain informed regarding notices that may be issued from time to time.
7. In case any interested party refuses access to and otherwise does not provide necessary information within a
reasonable period or within the time stipulated by the Authority in this initiation notification, or significantly
impedes the investigation, the Authority may declare such interested party as non-cooperative and record its
findings based on the facts available and make such recommendations to the Central Government as deemed
fit.
AMITABH KUMAR, Designated Authority
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