The Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) has issued notification dated 13/04/2020 regarding Preliminary Findings in the Anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of "1-Phenyl-3-Methyl-5-Pyrazolone" originating in or exported from China PR.
We understand from the notification that the applicant- M/s Prima Chemicals has filed an application before DGTR for Original investigation of Anti-dumping Duty concerning imports of "l-Phenyl-3- Methyl-5-Pyrazolone" ( "PIJC" or "Pyrazolone"), originating in or exported from China PR.
Subsequently, DGTR had issued Notification No.613212019 - DGTR dated 23 December, 2019 to initiate investigation to determine existence, degree and effect of the alleged dumping concerning imports of "l-Phenyl-3- Methyl-5-Pyrazolone" ( "PIJC" or "Pyrazolone"), originating in or exported from China PR and to recommend the amount of anti-dumping duty, which if levied, would be adequate to remove the lleged injury to the Domestic Industry.
CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS BY DGTR
After examining the submissions made and considering the facts available on record,it is noted that:
a) There is substantial increase in imports of subject goods from the subject country in absolute terms as well as in relation to its production & consumption in India, during the POI as compared to the previous year.
b) The product under consideration has been exported to India from the subject country below the normal value.
c) The Domestic Industry has suffered material injury.
d) Material injury has been caused by the dumped imports of subject goods from the subject country.
It is noted that the investigation was initiated and notified to all interested parties and adequate opportunity was given to the Domestic Industry, exporters, importers and other interested parties to provide positive information on the aspect of dumping, injury and causal link. Having initiated the investigation into dumping, injury and causal link in terms of the provisions laid down under the Rules, it is felt that imposition of provisional duty is required to offset dumping and injury, pending completion of the investigation. Therefore, imposition of provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of subject goods from the subject country is required to be considered.
For details, please refer to the table provided in the notification.
FURTHER PROCEDURE
The procedure as below would be followed subsequent to notifying the preliminary findings
i. Comments on these preliminary findings from all the interested parties will be invited and the same, if considered relevant, would be considered in the final
findings.
ii. Domestic Industry, exporters, importers and other interested parties known to be concerned will be addressed separately, who may make their views known, within thirty days from the date of the publication of these preliminary findings.
iii. Any other interested party may also make known its views within thirty days from the date of publication of these findings.
iv. Further verification would be conducted to the extent deemed necessary.
v. The essential facts, as per the Rules, would be disclosed before announcing the
final findings.
Members may take note of the same and interested parties may submit their comments, if any, within the stipulated time to DGTR.
The above-said notification with full details is available for reference using below link-
http://www.dgtr.gov.in/sites/default/files/NCV%20Signed%20English%20Pyrazolone%20PF%20Notification%2013-04-2020.pdf
Members can send their feed-back/ concerns, if any, to the Council on our e-mail id's: ed@chemexcil.gov.in, deepak.gupta@chemexcil.gov.in; rodelhi@chemexcil.gov.in, rokolkata@chemexcil.gov.in, roahmedabad@chemexcil.gov.in, & robengaluru@chemexcil.gov.in for records and taking it further, if required.
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