NITYA Insight | Issue 150 | Anti-Dumping Investigation Update | May 21, 2020 – June 30, 2020

by | Jul 2, 2020 | Insight

Through the instant update, we wish to apprise you of the Anti-Dumping Investigations initiated by the Directorate General of Trade Remedies (‘DGTR’) under the Customs Tariff (Identification, Assessment And Collection Of Antidumping Duty On Dumped Articles And For Determination Of Injury) Rules, 1995 (‘AD Rules’) formed under the provisions of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (‘Customs Tariff Act’). This update covers investigations initiated from May 21, 2020 till June 30, 2020.

Specifics of Anti-Dumping Investigations

For ease of reference, the details pertaining to the scope of these Anti-Dumping Investigations initiated by DGTR, have been tabulated hereunder:

S. No.

Initiation Notification

Product Under Consideration (‘PUC’)

Subject Goods / Details of PUC

Country of Export (Subject Countries)

Period of Investigation

Applicants Involved

Time Limit for Submissions

1)    

Case No. ADD–OI–17/2020 issued vide File No. 6/20/2020–DGTR, dated May 27, 2020

Rubber Chemical PX-13

PUC is Rubber Chemicals PX-13 (‘PX-13’). PUC is also known as 6PPD, Antioxidant 6PPD, Kumanox 13, Santoflex 6PPD, Sirantox 6PPD, Vulkanox 4020, Antioxidant 4020, Dussantox 6PPD, Antage 6C, N-1,3-Dimethylbutyl)-N’-Phenyl-P-Phenylenediamine, etc.

 

PUC is an alkyl-aryl-PPD anti-degradant most widely used in the tyre and non-tyre sector of the rubber industry.

 

PUC resists rubber vulcanizates against degradative forces such as ozone (static as well as dynamic), flexcracking and fatigue, oxidative heat ageing, metal-ion catalyzed oxidative ageing, UV light and weathering.

 

PUC is used as antioxidants in treating natural rubber, synthetic rubber (SBR, Butadiene Rubber, Nitrile Rubber, Carboxylated Rubber) and other synthetic rubber-based compounds used for manufacture of various rubber products to achieve the desired life cycle of the rubber product.

 

PUC is manufactured by reductive alkylation of 4ADPA and MIBK.

 

PUC is classifiable under Chapter 38 of the Customs Tariff Act and more particularly under tariff heading 3812. It may also be classifiable under Chapter 29 of Customs Tariff Act.

China PR, Korea RP and USA

1st April 2019 to 31st March 2020 (12 months)

NOCIL Limited

30 days from the date of receipt of Initiation Notification, which is deemed to be served within one week of being sent.

 

Further extended to July 24, 2020.

2)    

Case No. ADD-OI-18/2020 issued vide File no.06/21/2020 – DGTR dated June 20, 2020

Aluminium Foil 80 micron and below

PUC is Aluminium Foil whether or not printed or backed with paper, paper board, plastics or similar packing materials of a thickness of 80 micron and below (with permissible tolerances) excluding the following:

 

·      Aluminium foil of thickness ranging from 5.5 micron to 80 micro originating in China

·      Alu Alu laminate

·      Ultra-light gauge converted

·      Aluminium foil composite

·      Aluminium foil for capacitors width below 500 mm

·      Etched or formed Aluminium Foils

·      Aluminium composite panel

·      Clad with compatible non clad Aluminium Foil

·      Aluminium Foil for beer bottle

·     Aluminium- Manganese- Silicon based and/ or clad Aluminium- Manganese- Silicon based alloys, whether clad or unclad

 

PUC is classified under subheading 7607 of the Customs Tariff Act 760711, 76071110 76071190, 760719, 76071910, 760719 91, 760719 92, 760719 93, 760719 94, 760719 95, 760719 99, 760720, 76072010 and 76072010.

China

PR, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand

1st April 2019 to 31st

March 2020 (12 Months)

·      M/s Hindalco Industries Ltd.

·      M/s Raviraj Foils Ltd.

·      M/s Jindal India Ltd

30 days from the date of receipt of Initiation Notification, which is deemed to be served within one week of being sent.

 

Therefore, July 20 2020.

 

These Anti-Dumping Investigations have been initiated basis the petitions filed by the respective Applicants, alleging that the imports of respective PUC from the respective Subject Countries, is being dumped into India and consequently causing injury to the Indian domestic industry.

Through the course of each of these Anti-Dumping Investigations, DGTR shall determine the existence, degree and effect of the alleged dumping and shall accordingly recommend the levy of an anti-dumping duty on the import of PUC from the respective Subject Countries, in order to remedy the injury caused to the Indian domestic industry.  

NITYA Comments: 

We request the reader to kindly peruse the details of each of the Anti-Dumping Investigations as provided hereinabove in detail. Accordingly, it may be ascertained whether your Company utilizes or may utilize in future, any of the PUC in the course of regular business. 

In case the said investigation affects your Company or your exporter Company, we must endeavour to get ourselves registered as an ‘interested party’ to the relevant said Anti-Dumping Investigation. Thereafter, the Company will be eligible to obtain a copy of the petition filed by the relevant Applicants to prepare responses on legal basis. Further, it is to be noted that the Company shall be required to file the appropriate Questionnaire responses in the prescribed format within the deadlines mentioned above. 

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