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Date: 17-Dec-2024 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

Termination of ADD imports of Saccharin exported from China PR

Issued by Ministry of Commerce and Industry · DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF TRADE REMEDIES

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Executive Summary & Key Takeaways

What it means

  • This gazette notification announces the termination of an anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of 'Saccharin' originating in or exported from China PR.
  • The investigation was initiated based on an application by M/s Swati Petro Products Ltd. and M/s Blue Jet Healthcare Ltd.
  • The investigation is terminated due to a written request from the domestic industry (the aforementioned companies) to withdraw their petition.

Key Changes

  • The anti-dumping investigation initiated on March 26, 2024, vide notification no. 6/02/2024-DGTR, is terminated.
  • The termination is based on a request from the domestic industry (M/s Swati Petro Products Ltd. and M/s Blue Jet Healthcare Ltd.) who originally filed the application for the investigation.
  • The domestic industry requested withdrawal of their petition on December 10, 2024, with the liberty to resubmit it with a new investigation period, citing the continuation of existing countervailing duties on Saccharin imports from China PR.
  • Rule 14(a) of the Customs Tariff (identification, Assessment and Collection of Anti-Dumping Duty on Dumped Articles and for Determination of Injury) Rules, 1995, allows for termination of an investigation upon a written request from the domestic industry that initiated it.

Impact Analysis

Domestic Saccharin Producers (M/s Swati Petro Products Ltd. and M/s Blue Jet Healthcare Ltd.)

  • They will need to reassess their strategy for addressing the issue of dumped imports of Saccharin from China, considering the existing countervailing duties.

Chinese Saccharin Exporters/Producers

  • They should monitor future developments as the domestic industry has the option to resubmit their petition.

Indian Saccharin Importers/Users

  • They should monitor any future actions by the domestic industry that may lead to new investigations.

Government Authorities (Directorate General of Trade Remedies)

  • They will need to be prepared to handle any new application from the domestic industry for a similar investigation.

Key Entities Referenced

Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR): The government body responsible for conducting trade remedy investigations, including anti-dumping and countervailing duty investigations. M/s Swati Petro Products Ltd. and M/s Blue Jet Healthcare Ltd.: The domestic companies that initiated the anti-dumping investigation and subsequently requested its termination. They are the domestic industry affected by the imports. China PR: The country of origin or export for the Saccharin that was subject to the anti-dumping investigation. Customs Tariff Act, 1975: The primary legislation governing customs duties in India. Customs Tariff (identification, Assessment and Collection of Anti-Dumping Duty on Dumped Articles and for Determination of Injury) Rules, 1995: The rules that provide the framework for conducting anti-dumping investigations and imposing anti-dumping duties. Rule 14(a) of the Customs Tariff Rules, 1995: The specific rule that allows the Designated Authority to terminate an investigation upon a written request from the domestic industry that initiated it. Anti-subsidy investigation concerning imports of Saccharin originating in the China PR (Case No. CVD 05/2018): The existing countervailing duty investigation and duties on Saccharin imports from China PR, which influenced the domestic industry's decision to withdraw their anti-dumping petition.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-17122024-259478 xxxGIDHxxx CG-DL-E-17122024-259478 xxxGIDExxx असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग I—खण्ड 1 PART I—Section 1 प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 333] िई ददल्ली, मगं लवार, ददसम्ब र 17, 2024/अग्रहायण 26, 1946 No. 333] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2024/AGRAHAYAN 26, 1946 वाजणज्य एव ं उद्योग मत्रं ालय (वाजणज्य जवभाग) ( व्यापार उपचार महाजिदेिालय) िाचं समाजि अधिसचू ना िई ददल् ली, 17 ददसम् बर, 2024 मामला स.ं एडी(ओआई)-02/2024 जवषय: चीि िि.गण. के मलू के अथवा वहा ंस े जियाजा तत “सदै िि” के आयातों स ेसबं जं धत पाटिरोधी िाचं की समाजि। फा. स.ं 6/02/2024-डीिीटीआर.–––क. प्रस्ट्ताविा 1. समय-समय पर यथासंिोजधत सीमा िुल्क टैररफ अजधजियम, 1975 (इसके बाद इसे “अजधजियम” कहा गया ह)ै और समय समय पर यथा-संिोजधत सीमा िल्ु क टैररफ (पारटत वस्ट्तओंु की पहचाि उि पर पाटिरोधी िल्ु क का आकलि और संग्रहण तथा क्षजत का जिधाारण) जियमावली, 1995 (जिसे आग े “जियमावली” कहा गया ह)ै को ध्याि म ें रखत े हुए मैससा स्ट्वाजत पैरो प्रोडक्ट्स जलजमटेड और मैससा ब्ल ू िेट हल्ै थकेयर जलजमटेड ( जिन्ह ें यहां “आवेदक” कहा गया ह)ै ि े जिर्दाष्ट प्राजधकारी (जिन्ह ें आग े “प्राजधाकरी” भी कहा गया ह)ै के समक्ष एक आवदे ि दायर दकया था जिसम ें चीि िि.गण. (जिस े आग े “संबद्ध देि” कहा गया 8153 GI/2024 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART I—SEC.1] ह)ै के मलू की अथवा वहां जियााजतत “सैदिि” (जिसे आगे “संबद्ध वस्ट्त”ु या “जवचाराधीि उत्पाद” कहा गया ह)ै के आयातों स ेसंबंजधत पाटिरोधी िांच की िरुु आत करिे का अिरु ोध दकया गया था। 2. प्राजधकारी िे संबद्ध देि स े संबद्ध वस्ट्तु के पाटि, घरेलू उद्योग को क्षजत और पाटि तथा क्षजत के बीच कारणात्मक संबंध के आवेदकों द्वारा प्रस्ट्ततु प्रथमदष्टृ या साक्ष्य के आधार पर जियमावली के जियम 5 के अिुसार कजथत पाटि और घरेलू उद्योग को पररणामी क्षजत के संबंध में पाटिरोधी िांच िुरु की। 3. तद्िुसार, प्राजधकारी ि े चीि िि.गण.के मलू की अथवा वहां से जियााजतत “सैदिि” के आयातों से संबंजधत संबद्ध िांच की िरुु आत करत े हुए भारत के रािपत्र में प्रकाजित अजधसूचिा स.ं 6/02/2024-डीिीटीआर ददिांक 26 माचा, 2024 के द्वारा एक सावािजिक सूचिा िारी की। ख. प्रदिया 4. प्राजधकारी िे जियमावली के जियम 5(5) के अिुसार िांच की िुरुआत करिे स े पहल े वतमा ाि पाटिरोधी आवेदि की प्राजि के बारे में भारत म ेंसंगत देि के दतू ावास को सूजचत दकया। 5. प्राजधकारी िे ददिांक 26 माचा, 2024 की िांच िुरुआत सबं ंधी अजधसूचिा की एक प्रजत संबद्ध देि के दतू ावास, संबद्ध देि स े ज्ञात उत्पादकों/जियाातकों, ज्ञात आयातकों/प्रयोक्ताओं तथा घरेल ू उद्योग और आवेदक द्वारा उपलब्ध कराए गए पतों के अिुसार अन्य घरेलू उत्पादकों को भेिी थी और उिसे जवजहत समय सीमा के भीतर जलजखत में अपिे जवचारों से अवगत करािे का अिुरोध दकया। 6. प्राजधकारी िे जियमावली के जियम 6(3) के अिुसार ज्ञात उत्पादकों/जियाातकों और भारत में संबद्ध देि के दतू ावास को आवेदि के अगोपिीय अंि की एक प्रजत उपलब्ध कराई। 7. भारत में संबद्ध देि के दतू ावास से उिके देि के जियाातकों/उत्पादकों को जवजहत समय सीमा के भीतर प्रश्नावली का उत्तर देि े की सलाह देि ेका अिरु ोध भी दकया गया था। 8. िांच िुरुआत अजधसूचिा और सूचिा के उत्तर म ें संबद्ध देि के जियाातकों/उत्पादकों और आयातकों/ प्रयोक्ताओं िे प्रश्नावली के उत्तर प्रस्ट्तुत करके प्राजधकारी को िवाब ददया। ग. घरेल ूउद्योग स ेप्राि अिरु ोध 9. आवेदक ि े ददिांक 10 ददसंबर, 2024 के अपि े पत्र द्वारा अपिी याजचका को यह बतात े हुए िई िांच अवजध में उसे पिु : प्रस्ट्तुत करिे की स्ट्वतंत्रता के साथ वापस लिे े का अिुरोध दकया दक जिर्दाष्ट प्राजधकारी ि े “चीि िि.गण. के मलू के सदै िि के आयातों स े संबंजधत सजब्सडीरोधी िांच (मामला सं. सीवीडी 05/2018)" म ेंमौिूदा प्रजतसंतलु िकारी िुल्क को िारी रखिे की जसफाररि की ह।ै घ. प्राजधकारी द्वारा िाचं 10. घरेलू उद्योग मैससा स्ट्वाजत पैरो प्रोडक्ट्स और मैससा ब्लू िेट हल्े थकेयर जलजमटेड द्वारा उिके ददिांक 10 ददसंबर, 2024 के ईमले के माध्यम से दकए गए अिुरोध की िाचं की गई ह।ै प्राजधकारी िोट करत े ह ैंदक जियमावली के जियम 14(क) का पाठ जिम्नािुसार है: िाचं की समाजि – जिर्दाष्ट प्राजधकारी एक सावािजिक सूचिा िारी करके िांच को तत्काल समाि कर देंगे यदद – (क) उन्ह ेंप्रभाजवत घरेलू उद्योग जिसके कहिे पर िांच िुरु की गई थी, स ेया उसकी ओर से ऐसा करि े का जलजखत अिुरोध प्राि होता ह।ै 11. यह िोट दकया िाता ह ै दक जियम 14 ऐसी पररजस्ट्थजतयों में िांच समाजि का प्रावधाि करता ह ै जिसमें घरेलू उद्योग द्वारा आवेदि वापस ल े जलया िाए। जियमावली के जियम 14(क) में प्रावधाि ह ैदक प्राजधकारी एक सावािजिक सूचिा िारी करके िांच को तत्काल समाि कर देंग े यदद उन्ह ें प्रभाजवत घरेलू उद्योग जिसके कहिे पर िांच िरुु की गई थी, से या उसकी ओर से ऐसा करिे का जलजखत अिुरोध प्राि होता ह।ै[भाग I—खण् ड 1] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3 12. वतामाि िांच घरेल ू उद्योग बिािे वाल े मैससा स्ट्वाजत पैरो प्रोडक्ट्स जलजमटेड और मैससा ब्ल ू िेट हल्ै थकेयर जलजमटेड द्वारा प्रस्ट्तुत आवेदि के आधार पर िरुु की गई थी। प्राजधकारी िोट करत े ह ैं दक जियमावली के जियम 14(क) म ें प्राजधकारी के जलए ऐसी जस्ट्थजत में िांच समाि करिा अपेजक्षत ह,ै यदद घरेल ू उद्योग, जिसके कहिे पर िांच िरुु की गई थी, िांच को समाि करिे का जलजखत अिुरोध प्रस्ट्तुत करता ह।ै ड. जिष्कष ा 13. घरेलू उद्योग मैसस ा स्ट्वाजत पैरो प्रोडक्ट्स और मैससा ब्ल ू िेट हल्े थकेयर जलजमटेड द्वारा दकए गए पूवोक्त अिुरोध के मद्देििर और जियमावली के जियम 14(क) के प्रावधािों के अन्तगात प्राजधकारी एतदद्वारा चीि िि.गण. के मलू की अथवा वहां से जियााजतत ‘सैदिि’ के आयातों से संबंजधत अजधसूचिा सं. 6/24/2023- डीिीटीआर ददिांक 26 माचा 2024 के माध्यम से िरुु की गई िांच को समाि करत े ह।ैं दपाण ििै , जिर्दाष्ट प्राजधकारी MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (Department of Commerce) (Directorate General of Trade Remedies) TERMINATION NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 17th December, 2024 Case No.- AD(OI) – 02/2024 Subject: Termination of Anti-Dumping Investigation concerning imports of “Saccharin” originating in or exported from China PR. F. No. 6/02/2024-DGTR.—A. Introduction 1. 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 (hereinafter referred as the "Rules"), thereof, M/s Swati Petro Products Ltd. and M/s Blue Jet Healthcare Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as the "applicants"), filed an application before the Designated Authority (hereinafter referred to as the "Authority'') for initiation of anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of “Saccharin” (hereinafter referred to as the “subject goods” or the “product under consideration”) originating in or exported from China PR (hereinafter referred to as the “subject country”). 2. The Authority, based on prima facie evidence of dumping of subject goods from the subject country, injury to the domestic industry and causal link between the dumping and injury submitted by the applicants, initiated an anti-dumping investigation into the alleged dumping, and consequential injury to the domestic industry in terms of Rule 5 of the Rules. 3. The Authority accordingly issued a public notice vide notification no.-6/02/2024-DGTR dated 26 March 2024 published in the Gazette of India, initiating the subject investigation concerning imports of “Saccharin” originating in or exported from China PR. B. Procedure 4. The Authority notified the embassy of the subject country in India about the receipt of the present anti- dumping application before proceeding to initiate the investigation in accordance with Rule 5(5) of the Rules. 5. The Authority sent a copy of the initiation notification dated 26 March 2024 to the embassy of the subject country, known producers/exporters from the subject country, known importers/users, and the domestic industry as well as other domestic producers as per the addresses made available by the applicant and requested them to make their views known in writing within the prescribed time limit. 6. The Authority provided a copy 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.4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART I—SEC.1] 7. The embassy of the subject country in India was also requested to advise the exporters/producers from their country to respond to the questionnaire within the prescribed time limit. 8. In response to the initiation notification and intimation, exporters/ producers from the subject country and importers/ users responded to the Authority by filing Questionnaire Responses. C. Request Received from the Domestic Industry 9. The applicants vide their communication dated 10 December 2024, have sought withdrawal of their petition with the liberty to resubmit the same with a new investigation period stating that the Designated Authority has recommended continuation of existing countervailing duties in the “Anti-subsidy investigation concerning imports of Saccharin originating in the China PR (Case No. CVD 05/2018)”. D. Examination by the Authority 10. The request made by the domestic industry, M/s Swati Petro Products Ltd. and M/s Blue Jet Healthcare Ltd vide its email dated 10 December 2024 has been examined. The Authority notes that Rule 14(a) of the Rules reads as under: “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.” 11. It is noted that Rule 14 provides for termination of investigations including circumstances wherein the application is withdrawn by the domestic industry. Rule 14(a) of Rules provides that the Authority shall, by issue of a public notice terminate an investigation immediately if 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. 12. The present investigation was initiated based on an application filed by M/s Swati Petro Products Ltd. and M/s Blue Jet Healthcare Ltd constituting the domestic industry. The Authority notes that Rule 14 (a) of the Rules requires the Authority to terminate the investigation, once the domestic industry, at whose instance the investigation was initiated files a written request for termination of the investigation. E. Conclusion 13. In view of the aforesaid request made by the domestic industry, M/s Swati Petro Products Ltd. and M/s Blue Jet Healthcare Ltd and under the provisions of Rule 14 (a) of the Rules, the Authority hereby terminates the investigation initiated vide notification no. 6/24/2023-DGTR on 26 March 2024 concerning the imports of ‘Saccharin’ originating in or exported from China PR. DARPAN JAIN, 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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