On January 24th, 2022, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry of
India (Directorate General of Trade Remedies) has issued initiation of
anti-dumping investigation of imports of “Vinyl Tiles other than in roll or
sheet form” originating in or exported from China PR, Taiwan and Vietnam (Case
No. AD (OI) -16/2021). Ministry of Commerce and Industry received the
allegations that the dumping of the product under consideration from the
mentioned countries above is materially retarding the establishment of the domestic
industry in India.
India To Investigate Anti-dumping
of Vinyl Tiles from Vietnam
According to the Initiation notification, the product under
consideration for the present investigation is “Vinyl Tiles, other than in roll
or sheet form” under the following HS codes: 39181090, 39181010, 39189010,
39189020 and 39189090. However, is only indicative and not binding on the scope
of the product under consideration in the present investigation. The period of
investigation will be applied for the duration from October 1st,
2020 to September 30th, 2021.
According to the affirmation, imported products originating in or
exported from the mentioned countries has no significant differences in the
products produced by the domestic industry. As per the practice of the
authority, the PCN methodology would be decided post initiation after inviting
comments from all the interested parties. The interested parties may provide
their comments/suggestions for the finalization of PCNs for the purpose of this
investigation within 15 days from the date of the initiation of this
investigation.
Accordingly, on the basis of proving that the conditions about
dumping of the product under consideration originating in or exported from the
mentioned countries and prove the damages cause from the causality alleged
dumping in accordance with regulations. The Authority initiates an
investigation to determine the existence, degree and effect of any alleged
dumping in respect of the product under consideration originating in or
exported from the mentioned countries and to recommend the amount of anti-dumping
duty.
Besides, the relevant parties can send the submission within
“confidential” or “non-confidential” and make a mark at the top of each page.
The Authority may accept or reject the request for confidentiality on
examination of the nature of the information submitted. If the Authority is
satisfied that the request for confidentiality is not warranted or if the
supplier of the information is either unwilling to public, it may disregard
such information.
Therefore, the relevant parties should submit the investigate
information to Designated Authority in India 30 days from the date of receipt
of the notice as per Rule 6(4) of the Anti-Dumping Rules.
The relevant parties could consult with international trade dispute lawyers in Vietnam whom work
with Indian counterparts for assistance in responding to India authorities.
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for legal advice or potential dispute regarding trade remedies measures
including, anti-dumping, countervailing duty and safeguard measures or
international trade dispute matters, our competition, anti-dumping, and countervailing
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