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Date: 21-Apr-2023 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

Termination of ADD investigayion imports of Sulphur Black from China PR.

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

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What it means

  • The gazette notification announces the termination of the anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of 'Sulphur Black' originating in or exported from China PR. The investigation was initiated based on a petition filed by M/s Atul Ltd., representing the domestic industry.

Key Changes

  • The anti-dumping investigation against imports of 'Sulphur Black' from China PR, initiated on September 30, 2022, has been terminated.
  • The termination is a direct result of M/s Atul Ltd. withdrawing its petition for the investigation.
  • The Designated Authority has ceased consideration of issues raised by interested parties due to the petition's withdrawal.
  • M/s Atul Ltd. requested the termination citing a significant increase in imports after the investigation period, along with increased price undercutting, dumping margin, and injury margin, rendering the potential ADD inadequate.

Impact Analysis

Domestic Industry (M/s Atul Ltd.)

  • Action Items: The company may need to explore alternative strategies to address the impact of dumped imports, such as filing a new petition with updated data or seeking other forms of trade remedies or government support.

Chinese Exporters of Sulphur Black

  • Action Items: Chinese exporters can continue exporting Sulphur Black to India without the burden of anti-dumping duties, but should remain aware of the possibility of future investigations if the domestic industry files a new petition.

Indian Importers/Users of Sulphur Black

  • Action Items: Importers should monitor the market for any changes in pricing or supply dynamics and be aware of the possibility of future anti-dumping investigations.

Designated Authority (DGTR)

  • Action Items: The DGTR should maintain records of the investigation and be prepared to address any future petitions related to Sulphur Black imports from China PR.

Key Entities Referenced

M/s Atul Ltd.: The applicant company and representative of the domestic industry that initiated the anti-dumping investigation. China PR: The country of origin/export of the Sulphur Black under investigation. Sulphur Black: The product under consideration in the anti-dumping investigation. Customs Tariff Act, 1975: The primary legislation governing customs tariffs 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 outline the procedures for anti-dumping investigations and duty imposition. Notification F. No. 06/09/2022-DGTR dated 30th September 2022: The notification that initiated the anti-dumping investigation, which is now terminated. Rule 14(a) of the Rules: The rule that allows the Designated Authority to terminate an investigation if the domestic industry requests it in writing. Designated Authority: The authority responsible for conducting anti-dumping investigations and recommending duties (Directorate General of Trade Remedies).
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-21042023-245321 xxxGIDHxxx CG-DL-E-21042023-245321 xxxGIDExxx असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग I—खण्ड 1 PART I—Section 1 प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 104] िई ददल्ली, िुक्रवार, अप्रलै 21, 2023/विै ाख 1, 1945 No. 104] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, APRIL 21, 2023/VAISAKHA 1, 1945 वाजणज्य एव ंउद्योग मत्रं ालय वाजणज्य जवभाग (व्यापार उपचार महाजिदेिालय) िाचं समाजि अजधसचू िा िई ददल् ली, 21 अप्रलै , 2023 मामला सखं यााः एडी (ओआई) -09/2022 जवषय: चीि िि.गण. के मलू के अथवा वहा ं स े जियाजा तत “सल्फर ब्लकै ” के आयातों स े संबजं धत पाटिरोधी िाचं की समाजि। फा. सखं या 6/09/2022-डीिीटीआर.— क. प्रस्ट्त ाविा 1. समय समय पर यथा-संिोजधत सीमा िल्ु क टैररफ सीमा िुल्क टैररफ अजधजियम, 1975 (जिस आग े ‘अजधजियम’ भी कहा गया ह)ै और सीमािल्ु क टैररफ (पारटत वस्ट्तओंु की पहचाि, उि पर पाटिरोधी िल्ु क का आकलि और संग्रहण तथा क्षजत का जिधाारण) जियमावली, 1995 (जिसे आग े“जियमावली” भी कहा गया ह)ै के अिुसार म.ैअतलु जलजमटेड (जिस े आगे ‘‘आवेदक’’ या ‘‘आवेदक कंपिी’’ भी कहा गया ह)ै ि े घरेलू उद्योग की ओर स े जिर्दष्ा ट प्राजधकारी (जिन् ह ें आग े ‘’प्राजधकारी’’ भी कहा गया ह)ै के समक्ष एक आवेदि दायर दकया ह ै जिसम ें चीि िि.गण. (जिसे आगे ‘’संबद्ध दिे ’’ भी कहा 2634 GI/2023 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART I—SEC.1] गया ह)ै के मलू के अथवा वहा ं स े जियााजतत ‘’सल् फर ब्ल ैक’’ (जिसे आग े ‘’जवचाराधीि उत् पाद ‘’अथवा ‘’संबद्ध वस्ट् त’ु’ भी कहा गया ह)ै के आयातों स े संबजं धत पाटिरोधी िांच िरूु करिे का अिुरोध दकया गया ह ै। 2. प्राजधकारी िे आवेदक द्वारा प्रस्ट्त ुत प्रथम दष्ृ ट या साक्ष्य के आधार पर जियममावली के जियम 5 के साथ परित धारा 9क के अिुसार संबद्ध िाचं की िुरूआत करत े हुए भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, म ें प्रकाजित ददिांक 30 जसतंबर, 2022 की अजधसूचिा स.ं 06/09/2022-डीिीटीआर द्वारा एक सावािजिक सूचिा िारी की तादक संबद्ध संबद्ध दिे के मलू के अथवा वहा ं स े जियााजतत जवचाराधीि उत् पाद के संबंध म ें दकसी कजथत पाटि की मौिूदगी, मात्रा और प्रभाव का जिधाारण दकया िा सके और पाटिरोधी िुल् क की ऐसी राजि की जसफाररि की िा सके जिसे यदद लगाया िाए तो वह घरेलू उद्योग को हुई क्षजत को समाप् त करि े के जलए पयााप् त होगी । ख. प्रदक्रया 3. प्राजधकारी िे जियमावली के जियम 6(2) के अिुसार िांच की िुरूआत करि े स े पहले वतामाि पाटिरोधी आवेदि की प्राजि के बारे म ेंभारत म ें सबं द्ध दिे के दतू ावास को सूजचत दकया । 4. प्राजधकारी िे संबद्ध वस्ट् त ु के आयात स े संबंजधत पाटिरोधी िांच की िुरूआत करत े हुए भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण म ें प्रकाजित ददिांक 30 जसतंबर, 2022 की अजधसूचिा सं. 06/09/2022-डीिीटीआर द्वारा एक सावािजिक सूचिा िारी की । 5. प्राजधकारी िे भारत म ें संबद्ध दिे के दतू ावास, ज्ञात उत् पादकों/जियाातकों, ज्ञात आयातकों/प्रयोक्त ाओं, घरलू उद्योग तथा आवेदक द्वारा उपलब् ध कराए गए पतों के अिुसार भारत म ें घरेल ू उत् पादकों को िांच िुरूआत अजधसूचिा की एक एक प्रजत भेिी और उिस े जवजहत समय सीमा के भीतर जलजखत म ेंअपि े जवचारों स े अवगत करािे का अिुरोध दकया । 6. प्राजधकारी िे जियम 6(3) के अिुसार ज्ञात उत् पादकों/जियाातकों तथा भारत म ें संबद्ध दिे के दतू ावास को आवेदि के अगोपिीय अंि की एक प्रजत उपलब् ध कराई थी । 7. भारत म ें संबद्ध दिे के दतू ावास स े उिके दिे म ें जियाातकों/उत् पादकों को जवजहत समय सीमा के भीतर प्रश् िावली का उत् तर दिे े की सलाह देि े का अिरु ोध दकया गया था । उत् पादकों/जियाातकों को भेि े गए पत्र और प्रश् िावली की एक प्रजत संबद्ध दिे के ज्ञात उत प ादकों/ जियाातकों के िाम और पतों के साथ संबद्ध दिे के दतू ावास को भी भेिी गई थी । 8. प्राजधकारी िे जियम 6(6) के अिुसार जहतबद्ध पक्षकारों को मौजखक रूप स े यह सूचिा प्रस्ट् ततु करिे का अवसर दिे े के जलए ददिांक 23 फरवरी, 2023 को एक मौजखक सुिवाई आयोजित की थी । ग. घरेल ूउद्योग स ेप्राप्त अिरु ोध 9. आवेदक िे ददिांक 15 अप्रैल, 2023 के एक ई-मेल के माध् यम स े याजचका को वापस ले ली और जिम्ि जलजखत कारण बतात ेहुए िांच समाप् त करिे का अिरु ोध दकया ह:ै ‘‘ -----वतामाि िांच की अवजध के बाद आयातों म ें भारी वृजद्ध हुई ह ै । इस े अलावा, बाद की अवजध म ें कीमत कटौती, पाटि मार्िाि और क्षजत मार्िाि म ें भारी वृजद्ध हुई ह।ै वतामाि िांच अवजध के जलए पाटि मार्िाि और क्षजत मार्िाि के आधार पर जिधााररत की िािे वाली एडीडी की राजि पाटि तथा घरेलू उद्योग को पररणामी क्षजत का समाधाि करि े के जलए जबल्क ुल अपयााप् त होगी ।’’ घ. प्राजधकारी द्वारा िाचं 10. घरेलू उद्योग द्वारा दकए गए उक्त अिरु ोध की िांच की गई ह ै । प्राजधकारी िोट करत े ह ै दक जियमावली के जियम 14(क) म ें उल् लेख ह ै दक जिर्दष्ा ट प्राजधकारी ऐसी जस्ट्थजत म ें एक सावािजिक सूचिा िारी करके दकसी िांच को तत्क ाल समाप् त कर देंगे यदद ‘’उन् ह ें उस घरेल ू उद्योग या उसकी ओर स े जलजखत म ें ऐसा करिे का अिुरोध प्राप् त होता ह,ै जिसके अिुरोध पर िांच िुरू की गई थी ।’’ 11. घरेलू उद्योग द्वारा याजचका वापस लेिे और िांच समाप् त करिे के उसके अिरु ोध के मद्देििर प्राजधकारी जवजभन् ि जहतबद्ध पक्षकारों द्वारा उिाए गए जवजभन् ि मुद्दों पर जवचार करिा उजचत िहीं समझत े ह ैं और एतद्द्वारा इस िांच को समाप् त करते ह ैं।[भाग I—खण् ड 1] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3 ड. जिष्क ष ा 12. घरेल उद्योग अथाता मैसस ा अतलु जलजमटेड द्वारा दायर की गई याजचका को वापस जलए िाि े तथा जियमावली के जियम 14(क) को ध् याि म ें रखते हुए प्राजधकारी चीि िि.गण. के मूल के अथवा वहा ं स े जियााजतत “सल्फर ब्लैक” के आयातों के जवरूद्ध ददिांक 30 जसतंबर, 2022 की अजधसूचिा स.ं 06/09/2022-डीिीटीआर द्वारा िुरू की गई िांच को एतद्द्वारा समाप् त करते ह ैं। अिन् त स्ट् वरूप, संयुक् त सजचव एव ं जिर्दष्ा ट प्राजधकारी MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (Department of Commerce) (DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF TRADE REMEDIES) TERMINATION NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 21st April, 2023 Case No. AD (OI) – 09/2022 Subject:Termination of Anti-Dumping investigation concerning imports of “Sulphur Black” originating in or exported from China PR. F. No. 06/09/2022-DGTR.— A. Introduction 1. As per the Custom Tariff Act, 1975 as amended from time to time (hereinafter also referred as the ‘Act’) and the Custom Tariff (Identification, Assessment and Collection of Anti-Dumping Duty on Dumped Articles and for Determination of Injury) Rules,1995 (hereinafter also referred as the ‘Rules’), thereof, M/s Atul Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as the ‘applicant’ or ‘applicant company’) has filed an application before the Designated Authority (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Authority’) on behalf of the domestic industry for initiation of an anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of ‘Sulphur Black’ (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Product Under Consideration’ or ‘Subject Goods’) originating in or exported from China PR (hereinafter referred to as ‘the subject country’). 2. The Authority, based on prima facie evidence submitted by the applicant, issued a public notice vide Notification F. No. 06/09/2022-DGTR dated 30th September 2022, published in the Gazette of India – Extraordinary, initiating the subject investigation in accordance with Section 9A of the Act read with Rule 5 of the Rules, to determine the existence, degree and effect of any alleged dumping in respect of the product under consideration originating in or exported from the subject country and to recommend the amount of anti- dumping duty, which if levied, would be adequate to remove the injury to the domestic industry. B. Procedure 3. 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 as per Rule 6(2) of the Rules. 4. The Authority issued a public notice vide Notification F. No. 06/09/2022-DGTR dated 30th September 2022, published in the Gazette of India – Extraordinary, initiating the anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of the subject goods. 5. The Authority sent a copy of the initiation notification to the embassy of the subject country in India, the known producers/exporters, the known importers/users, the domestic industry as well as the domestic producers of the subject goods in India as per the address 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). 7. The embassy of the subject country in India was requested to advise the exporters/ producers from its country to respond to the questionnaire within the prescribed time limit. A copy of the letter and questionnaire sent to the producers/exporters was also sent to the embassy of the subject country along with the names and address of the known producers/exporters from the subject country. 8. The Authority held an oral hearing dated 23rd February, 2023 to provide an opportunity to the interested parties to present the relevant information orally in accordance with the Rule 6(6)4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART I—SEC.1] C. Request Received from the domestic industry 9. The applicant, through an email dated 15th April 2023, has withdrawn its petition and has requested for termination of the investigation citing the following reasons: “…There is significant increase in the imports after the current investigation period. Further, price undercutting, dumping margin and injury margin has significantly increased in the subsequent period. The quantum of ADD that shall be decided based on the dumping margin and injury margin for the current investigation period would be grossly inadequate to address the dumping and consequent injury to the domestic industry.” D. Examination by the Authority 10. The said request made by the domestic industry, has been examined. The Authority notes that Rule 14(a) of the Rules provides that the Designated 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.” 11. In view of the withdrawal of the petition by the domestic industry and its request for termination of the investigation, the Authority does not consider it appropriate to deal with the various issues raised by several interested parties, and hereby terminates this investigation. E. Conclusion 12. In view of the aforesaid withdrawal of the petition made by the domestic industry, i.e. M/s Atul Ltd. and Rule 14(a) of the Rules, the Authority hereby terminates the investigation initiated vide Notification F. No 06/09/2022- DGTR dated 30th September 2022 against the imports of “Sulphur Black” originating in or exported from China PR. ANANT SWARUP, Jt. 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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