Anti-dumping Investigation of TDI Imports to India

Case No. ADD (O.I.) 34/2019- Anti-dumping investigation concerning the imports of Toluene Di-Isocyanate from European Union, Saudi Arabia, Chinese Taipei and United Arab Emirates.

MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY

(Department of Commerce)

(DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF TRADE REMEDIES)

NOTIFICATION

FINAL FINDINGS

New Delhi, the 28th January, 2021

Case No. ADD (O.I.) 34/2019

Subject : Anti-dumping investigation concerning the imports of Toluene Di-Isocyanate from European Union, Saudi Arabia, Chinese Taipei and United Arab Emirates.

F. No. 6/43/2019-DGTR.—

A. BACKGROUND OF THE CASE

1. M/s Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers & Chemicals Limited (hereinafter referred to as the “Applicant”) filed an application before the Designated Authority in accordance with Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (hereinafter also referred to as the “Act”) as amended from time to time and the Customs Tariff (Identification, Assessment and Collection of Antidumping Duty on Dumped Articles and for Determination of Injury) Rules, 1995 (hereinafter also referred to as the “Anti-Dumping Rules” or “Rules”) for initiation of anti-dumping investigation concerning the imports of Toluene Di-Isocyanate (hereinafter also referred to as the “product under consideration” or “PUC” or the “subject goods”) from European Union, Saudi Arabia, Chinese Taipei and United Arab Emirates (hereinafter also referred to as the “subject countries”).

2. The Authority on the basis of prima facie evidence submitted by the Applicant, issued a public notice vide Notification No. 6/43/2019-DGTR dated 31st January, 2020 in the Gazette of India Extraordinary initiating the investigation in accordance with Section 9A of the Act read with Rule 5 of the Rules to determine existence, degree and effect of the alleged dumping of the subject goods originating in or exported from the subject countries and to recommend the amount of anti-dumping duty (ADD), which if levied, would be adequate to remove the alleged injury to the Domestic Industry.

3. The Authority having regard to the Act and the Rules, considered it appropriate to recommend interim duties and issued Preliminary Findings vide Notification No. 6/43/2019-DGTR dated 4th September, 2020, recommending imposition of provisional ADD on the imports of the subject goods, originating in or exported from the subject countries. Accordingly, the Central Government vide Notification No.43/2020-Customs dated 2nd December, 2020 imposed provisional ADD on imports of the Toluene Di-Isocyanate from Chinese Taipei, European Union, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates for a period of 6 months.

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