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NEW DELHI, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2025/ ASVINA 7, 1947
MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
(Department of Commerce)
(Directorate General of Trade Remedies)
INITIATION NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 29th September, 2025
CASE No. AD (OI) – 35/2025
Subject: Initiation of anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of Melamine from China PR.
1. F. No. No. 6/40/2025-DGTR: Having regards to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 as amended from time
to time (hereinafter referred as the 'Act') and the Customs Tariff (Identification, Assessment, and
Collection of Anti-Dumping Duty on Dumped Articles and for Determination of Injury) Rules, 1995,
as amended from time to time (hereinafter referred to as the 'Rules'), Gujrat State Fertilisers and
Chemicals Limited (hereinafter referred to as the 'applicant') has filed an application before the
Designated Authority (hereinafter referred to as the 'Authority'), for initiation of an anti-dumping
investigation on imports of “Melamine” (hereinafter referred to as the 'product under consideration'
or 'subject goods' or 'PUC') originating in or exported from China PR.
2. The applicant has alleged that material injury is being caused due to the dumped imports of the
subject goods from the subject country and has requested for the imposition of the anti-dumping
duties on the imports of the subject goods, originating in or exported from the subject country.
A. Product under consideration.
3. The product under consideration in the present investigation is “Melamine”.
4. Melamine formaldehyde resins produced using melamine and used for laminates offer good
hardness, resistance to scratch, stain, water and heat. Laminates used in some industrial electrical
applications possess high mechanical strength, good heat resistance and good electrical insulating
properties.
5. The unit of measurement considered in the present investigation for the product under consideration
is Metric Tons (MT).
6. Melamine is classified under Chapter 29 of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 under sub-heading 2933 61
00. The customs classification is indicative only and is not binding on the scope of the product under
consideration.
7. The applicant has not proposed any PCN methodology. The interested parties are advised to furnish
their comments/suggestions on the scope of product under consideration and PCN methodology
within 15 days from the date of initiation of this investigation.
B. Like article.
8. The applicant has claimed that there is no known difference between the subject goods exported from
the subject country and that produced by the applicant. Subject goods produced by the applicant and
imported from the subject country are comparable in terms of essential product characteristics such
as physical & chemical characteristics, manufacturing process & technology, functions & uses,
product specifications, pricing, distribution & marketing and tariff classification of the goods.
Consumers use the two interchangeably. The applicant has further claimed that the two are
technically and commercially substitutable and, hence, should be treated as like article under the
Rules. Therefore, for the purpose of the present investigation, the product produced by the applicant
is being treated as like article to the product under consideration imported from the subject country.
C. Domestic industry & standing.
9. The application has been filed by Gujrat State Fertilisers and Chemicals Limited. The applicant has
claimed that they are the sole producer of the subject goods in India. The applicant has further
certified that they have not imported the subject goods nor related to any exporters from the subject
country or importers in India.
10. In view of the same, and after examination, the Authority is satisfied that the application has been
made by the domestic industry and satisfy the requirements of standing in terms of Rule 5(3) of the
Rules and the applicant constitutes domestic industry within the meaning of Rule 2(b).
D. Subject country.
11. The subject country in the present investigation is China PR.
E. Period of investigation.
12. The period of investigation (POI) for the investigation is from 1st April 2024 – 31st March 2025 (12
months). The injury examination period is April 2021– March 2022, April 2022 – March 2023, April
2023 - March 2024 and the period of investigation.
F. Basis of alleged dumping.
i. Normal value
13. The applicant has cited and relied upon Article 15(a) (i) of China's Accession Protocol and has
claimed that China PR should be treated as a non-market economy and that producers from China PR
should be directed to demonstrate that market economy conditions prevail in the industry with regard
to the production and sales of the product under consideration. Unless the producers from China PR
show that such market economy conditions prevail, their normal value should be determined in
accordance with Para 7 and 8 of Annexure-I to the Anti-Dumping Rules, 1995.
14. The applicant has submitted that data relating to cost and price in market economy third country is
not available. The applicant has determined normal value for product under consideration based on
cost of production in India, adjusted to include a reasonable profit margin.
15. For the purpose of initiation, the normal value for the product under consideration has been
determined based on cost of production in India, duly adjusted for addition of selling, general and
administrative expenses and reasonable profits.
ii. Export price.
16. The export price of the product under consideration has been determined by considering the CIF
price of the product under consideration as reported in DG System Transaction wise import data.
Adjustments have been claimed for ocean freight, marine insurance, commission, bank charges, port
expenses and credit costs.
iii. Dumping margin.
17. The normal value and the export price have been compared at the ex-factory level, which prima facie
establishes that the dumping margin with respect to the product under consideration imported from
the subject country is not only above the de minimis level but is also significant. Thus, there is
sufficient prima facie evidence that the product under consideration is being dumped in the domestic
market of India by the exporters from the subject country.
G. Evidence of injury and causal link.
18. The applicant has provided prima facie evidence with respect to the injury suffered by the applicant
because of dumped imports. The volume of the subject imports from the subject country has
increased in absolute terms as well as relative term. The imports from subject country have increased
over and above the increase in demand. The price undercutting from the subject country is positive.
The price depression caused by the dumped imports have prevented the applicant from increasing its
prices to recover the full cost and achieve a reasonable rate of return. The applicant is suffering from
financial losses, negative cash profit and negative PBIT. There is sufficient prima facie evidence of
material injury being caused to the applicant due to dumped imports from the subject country to
justify the initiation of the anti-dumping investigation.
H. Initiation of anti-dumping investigation.
19. On the basis of the duly substantiated written application submitted by the applicant and having
reached satisfaction based on the prima facie evidence submitted by the applicant concerning the
dumping of the product under consideration originating in or exported from the subject country, the
consequential injury to the domestic industry as a result of the alleged dumping of the product under
consideration and the causal link between such injury and the dumped imports, and in accordance
with Section 9A of the Act read with Rule 5 of the AD Rules, the Authority, hereby, initiates an anti-
dumping investigation to determine the existence, degree, and effect of the dumping with respect to
the product under consideration originating in or exported from subject country and to recommend
the appropriate amount of anti-dumping duty, which if levied, would be adequate to remove the
injury to the domestic industry.
I. Procedure.
20. The provisions stipulated in Rule 6 of the Anti-Dumping Rules shall be followed in this
investigation.
J. Submission of information.
21. All communication should be sent to the Designated Authority via email at email addresses dir16-
dgtr@gov.in and ad13-dgtr@gov.in with a copy to adv13-dgtr@gov.in and consultant-dgtr@nic.in.
It must be ensured that the narrative part of the submission is in searchable PDF/MS-Word format
and data files are in MS-Excel format.
22. The known producers/exporters in subject country, the government of subject country through its
Embassy in India, and the importers and users in India who are known to be associated with the
product under consideration are being informed separately to enable them to file all the relevant
information within the time limits mentioned in this initiation notification. All such information must
be filed in the form and manner as prescribed by this initiation notification, the Rules, and the
applicable trade notices issued by the Authority.
23. Any other interested party may also make a submission relevant to the present investigation in the
form and manner as prescribed by this initiation notification, the Rules, and the applicable trade
notices issued by the Authority within the time limits mentioned in this initiation notification.
24. Any party making any confidential submission before the Authority is required to make a non-
confidential version of the same available to the other interested parties.
25. Interested parties are further directed to regularly visit the official website of the Directorate General
of Trade Remedies (https://www.dgtr.gov.in/) to stay updated and apprised with the information as
well as further processes related to the investigation.
K. Time limit.
26. Any information relating to the present investigation should be sent to the Designated Authority via
email at the following email addresses dir16-dgtr@gov.in and ad13-dgtr@gov.in with a copy to
adv13-dgtr@gov.in and consultant-dgtr@nic.in. within 30 days from the date on which the non-
confidential version of the documents filed by the applicant would be circulated by the Designated
Authority or transmitted to the appropriate diplomatic representative of the exporting country as per
Rule 6(4) of the Rules. If no information is received within the stipulated time limit or the
information received is incomplete, the Authority may record its findings based on the facts available
on record and in accordance with the Rules.
27. 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 the above time limit as stipulated in
this notification.
28. Where an interested party seeks additional time for filing of submissions, it must demonstrate
sufficient cause for such extension in terms of Rule 6(4) of the AD Rules, 1995 and such request
must come within the time stipulated in this notification.
L. Submission of information on confidential basis.
29. Where any party to the present investigation makes confidential submissions or provides information
on a confidential basis before the Authority, such party is required to simultaneously submit a non-
confidential version of such information in terms of Rule 7(2) of the Rules and in accordance with
the relevant trade notices issued by the Authority in this regard.
30. Such submissions must be clearly marked as 'confidential' or 'non-confidential' at the top of each
page. Any submission that has been made to the Authority without such markings shall be treated as
'non-confidential' information by the Authority, and the Authority shall be at liberty to allow other
interested parties to inspect such submissions.
31. The confidential version shall contain all information which is, by nature, confidential, and/or other
information, which the supplier of such information claims as confidential. For the information
which is claimed to be confidential by nature, or the information on which confidentiality is claimed
because of other reasons, the supplier of the information is required to provide a good cause
statement along with the supplied information as to why such information cannot be disclosed.
32. The non-confidential version of the information filed by the interested parties should be a replica of
the confidential version with the confidential information preferably indexed or blanked out (where
indexation is not possible) and such information must be appropriately and adequately summarized
depending on the information on which confidentiality is claimed.
33. The non-confidential summary must be in sufficient detail to permit a reasonable understanding of
the substance of the information furnished on a confidential basis. However, in exceptional
circumstances, the party submitting the confidential information may indicate that such information
is not susceptible to summary, and a statement of reasons containing a sufficient and adequate
explanation in terms of Rule 7 of the Rules, 1995, and appropriate trade notices issued by the
Authority, as to why such summarization is not possible, must be provided to the satisfaction of the
Authority.
34. The interested parties can offer their comments on the issues of confidentiality within 7 days from
the date of circulation of the non-confidential version of the documents.
35. Any submission made without a meaningful non-confidential version thereof or a sufficient and
adequate cause statement in terms of Rule 7 of the Rules, and appropriate trade notices issued by the
Authority, on the confidentiality claim shall not be taken on record by the Authority.
36. 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 make the information public or
to authorize its disclosure in generalized or summary form, it may disregard such information.
37. The Authority on being satisfied and accepting the need for confidentiality of the information
provided, shall not disclose it to any party without specific authorisation of the party providing such
information.
M. Inspection of public file.
38. A list of registered interested parties will be uploaded on the DGTR's website along with the request
therein to all of them to email the non-confidential version of their submissions to all other interested
parties.
Ν. Non-cooperation.
39. In case any interested party refuses access to and otherwise does not provide necessary information
within a reasonable period or within the time stipulated by the Authority in this initiation notification,
or significantly impedes the investigation, the Authority may declare such interested party as non-
cooperative and record its findings based on the facts available and make such recommendations to
the Central Government as it deems fit.
SIDDHARTH MAHAJAN, Designated Authority
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GORAKHA NATH YADAVA Digitally signed by GORAKHA NATH YADAVA
Date: 2025.10.03 12:27:51 +05'30'