India launches anti-subsidy investigation on calcium carbonate filler masterbatch

India launches anti-subsidy investigation on calcium carbonate filler masterbatch originating or imported from Vietnam.

Information from the Department of Trade Remedies, Ministry of Industry and Trade , on December 27, 2024, the Directorate General of Trade Remedies of India (DGTR) issued a notice initiating an anti-subsidy investigation (CTC) on calcium carbonate filler masterbatch originating or imported from Vietnam.

Accordingly, the case was initiated on the basis of a request from the Indian domestic manufacturing industry, represented by the Indian Compound and Masterbatch Manufacturers Association and the Indian Masterbatch Manufacturers Association.

Previously, on September 30, 2024, the Directorate General of Trade Remedies of India issued a notice initiating an anti-dumping investigation (CBPG) on the above calcium carbonate filler masterbatch originating or imported from Vietnam.

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Product under investigation: Calcium Carbonate Filler Masterbatch under HS code: 38249900 (HS code is for reference only, please see detailed product description in the attached notice below).

The petitioner alleges that the subject products imported into India originate from or are exported from Vietnam in substantial quantities, are subsidized, and are causing or threatening to cause material injury to the domestic industry in India.

Investigation period: subsidies: April 1, 2023 - June 30, 2024; damages: April 1, 2020 - March 31, 2021; April 1, 2021 - March 31, 2022; April 1, 2022 - March 31, 2023 and subsidy investigation period.

The Trade Remedies Authority said that the plaintiff proposed product classification codes (PCNs) similar to the PCN codes currently applied in the anti-dumping investigation case on the same product mentioned above.

The Directorate General of Trade Remedies of India has also recommended that interested parties send comments, arguments, and PCN proposals within 30 days from the date of initiation of the investigation. The PCN code is the basis for classifying products into groups in the process of calculating dumping margins. At the same time, interested parties are requested to send comments and answers to the investigation questions in accordance with the prescribed form, format, and deadline to the email addresses: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] within 30 days from the date of sending the notice of initiation by DGTR (ie from December 27, 2024) unless extended. In case of not receiving information, the Directorate General of Trade Remedies of India will use available data for investigation.

To promptly respond to the case, the Department of Trade Defense recommends that associations and enterprises producing and exporting products proposed for investigation do the following: Carefully study the notice of initiation, the public version of the complaint, and send comments on the case (if any). Arrange resources to handle the case (consider hiring a consulting lawyer if necessary); research, review products and send comments on the PCN code used during the investigation, and comment on the plaintiff's PCN proposals (if any).

Fully and comprehensively cooperate with the investigating agency throughout the case process, including: sending the investigation questionnaire to the producer/exporter on time and in the required format, participating in the on-site inspection process, hearings, submitting comments on the case... to avoid being concluded as non-cooperative (often leading to very high tax rates); requesting the investigating agency to provide full information related to the enterprise (investigation questionnaire, investigation conclusions, methods for calculating subsidy margins). Closely coordinate with the Department of Trade Defense and Government agencies to respond to the Anti-subsidy Investigation Questionnaires and to receive timely support.

Source: https://congthuong.vn/an-do-dieu-tra-chong-tro-cap-voi-calcium-carbonate-filler-masterbatch-367119.html