The Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) on October 03, 2023, issued a notification regarding the Initiation of a sunset review investigation concerning imports of anti-dumping duties concerning imports of “Digital Offset Printing Plates” (DOPP) originating in or exported from China PR, Japan, Korea RP, Vietnam, and Taiwan.
The following has been stated: -
•The product under consideration in the present investigation is Digital Offset Printing Plates (“product under consideration” or “PUC” or “subject goods” or “Digital Plates” or “Digital Offset Printing Plates”).
•The parties to the present investigation may provide their comments on the PUC and propose PCNs, if any, within 15 days of circulation of the non-confidential version of the application filed before the Authority as indicated in paragraph 29 of this initiation notification.
•The period of investigation (POI) for the present sunset review investigation is from April 2022 to March 2023 (12 months). The injury examination period is from April 01, 2019 - March 31, 2020, April 01, 2020 - March 31, 2021, April 01, 2021 - March 31, 2022, and the POI.
•The consistent practice of the Authority has been to treat China PR as a non-market economy, unless the producers from China PR demonstrate that market economy conditions prevail in the industry with regard to the production and sales of the subject goods in accordance with Para 7 of Annexure-I to the Anti-dumping Rules, 1995.
•The Authority, for the purpose of initiation, has prima facie determined the normal values for Japan, Korea, Vietnam, and Taiwan on the basis of the cost of production of the applicant duly adjusted for selling, general and administrative expenses, and reasonable profits.
•The Authority has considered the CIF price of the subject goods for the determination of Net Export Price (NEP). The Authority has thereafter made necessary adjustments to these prices to arrive at the ex-factory price.
•All the interested parties are hereby advised to intimate their interest (including the nature of interest) in the instant matter and file their questionnaire responses within 30 days as stipulated in this notification.
The detailed notification is given in the document attached below.
[Notification No. F. No. 7/20/2023-DGTR.]
