MINISTRY OF COMMERCE
(DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF ANTI-DUMPING AND ALLIED DUTIES)
INITIATION NOTIFICATION
NEW DELHI, THE 27th DECEMBER, 2000
Subject:- Initiation of Anti-dumping investigations concerning imports of Analgin from China PR and Taiwan.
No. 66/1/2000-DGAD. – The Directorate General of Anti-dumping and Allied Duties has received a petition for initiation of anti-dumping investigations against alleged dumping of Analgin imported from China PR and Taiwan. M/s. Vani Chemicals and Intermediates Ltd.,1-306 & 307, 3rd Floor, Divyashakti Complex, 7-1-58, Ameerpet, Hyderabad has filed a petition in accordance with Customs Tariff Act 1975 as amended in 1995 and Customs Tariff (Identification, Assessment and Collection of Anti-Dumping Duty on Dumped Articles and for Determination of Injury) Rules, 1995 before the Designated Authority (hereinafter referred to as the Authority) alleging dumping of Analgin from China PR and Taiwan (also hereinafter referred to as subject countries) and requested for initiation of anti-dumping investigation and levy of anti-dumping duty.
2. Domestic Industry:- The petition has been filed by M/s. Vani Chemicals and Intermediates, Hyderabad on behalf of the domestic industry. The petitioner has claimed that it accounts for almost 100% of the production during the period of investigation and, therefore, has the standing to file the petition on behalf of the aforesaid Rules. It has been alleged that all other supposed producers of Analgin have suspended/closed that production.
3. Product involved: The product involved in the petition is Analgin originating in or exported from China PR and Taiwan. The product is classified under Customs Tariff heading 2933.1907 as per International Trading classification. The classification is however, indicative only and in no way binding on present investigation. Analgin is a white crystalline powder with searcely perceptible yellowish tinge. It is an anti-inflammatory and anti-pyretic drug used in analgesic and anti-pyretic purpose. The petitioners have also stated that the product is known by various synonyms of Analgin Viz. Metamizol, Methampyrone etc.
4. Country Involved: The country involved in the present investigation is China PR and Taiwan.
5. Like Article:- The petitioner has claimed that goods produced by it are like articles to the goods produced, originating in or exported from the subject countries. Goods produced by the petitioner are being treated as like articles to the goods imported from the subject countries within the meaning of the Rules.
6. Normal Value:- The petitioner claims that it is difficult for them to obtain normal value prevailing in China PR and Taiwan in view of the market condition in those countries. The normal value has been constructed on the basis of estimates of cost of production of subject goods duly adjusted to include selling, general and administrative expanses and a reasonable profit margin.
7. Export Price: The petitioners have provided the export price as per Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics (DGCI&S), Calcutta (latest available) and import information received from the secondary source through M/s. International Publishing House, Mumbai for the year 1999 & 2000. Thus there is sufficient prime facie evidence with regard to prevailing export prices to India from the said countries.
8. Dumping Margin: There is sufficient prime facie evidence that export price to India from subject countries were lower than the normal value in the said countries. Thus, there is sufficient evidence that the product under consideration is being dumped into India from China PR and Taiwan.
9. Injury and Causal Link: The various parameters relating to injury such as quantum of imports, market share, import price from subject countries and various indicators affecting domestic industry such as production, capacity utilisation, price undercutting etc. collectively and cumulatively prime facie indicates that the domestic industry has suffered material injury on account of dumping.
10. Initiation of Anti Dumping Investigation: The Designated Authority, therefore, initiates anti dumping investigation into the existence, degree and effect of alleged dumping of Analgin originating in or exported from China PR & Taiwan.
11. Period of Investigation: The period of investigation for the purposes of present investigation is 1st April,1999 to 30th September, 2000(18 months).
12. Submission of Information: The exporters in the subject countries and importers in India known to be concerned are being addressed to submit relevant information in the form and manner prescribed and to import their views known to Shri L.V.Saptharishi, Designated Authority and Additional Secretary to Government of India, Ministry of Commerce, Udyog Bhavan, New Delhi-110011. Any other interested party may also make its submission relevant to the investigation in the prescribed form and manner within the time limit set out below.
13. Time Limit:- Any information relating to the present investigation may be sent in writing so as to reach the Designated Authority at the address mentioned above not later than 40 days from the date of publication of this notification. The known exporters and importers, who are being addressed separately, are however, required to submit the information within 40 days from the date of letter addressed to them separately.
14. Inspection of Public File:- In terms of Rule 6(7) any interested party may inspect the public file containing non-confidential versions of the evidence submitted by the other interested parties after the expiry of time limit thus set out.
15. In case where an interested party refuses access to, or otherwise does not provide necessary information within a reasonable period, or significantly impedes the investigation or the information is incomplete in any respect, the Authority may record its findings on the basis of the facts available to it and make such recommendations to the Central Government as deemed fit.
( L.V. SAPTHARISHI)
Designated Authority