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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
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SETU case ID- AD/OI/020/2026
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AMITABH KUMAR, Designated Authority
MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
(Directorate General of Trade Remedies)
INITIATION NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 30th June, 2026
SETU Case ID- AD/OI/020/2026
Subject: Anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of “Electric Tractors in 6x4 and 4x2 axle
configuration in any form” originating in or exported from China PR.
1. | F. No. 6/20/2026-DGTR:- Having regard to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 as amended from time to time
(hereinafter referred to 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" or the "Anti-dumping Rules"), M/s. IPLTech Electric Private
Limited (hereinafter also 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 concerning
imports of "Electric Tractors in 6x4 and 4x2 axle configuration in any form” (hereinafter referred to as the
"subject goods" or "product under consideration” or “PUC"), originating in or exported from China PR
(hereinafter referred to as the "subject country").
2. | The Applicant has alleged that dumped imports of the subject goods from the subject country are causing
material injury to the domestic industry and has requested the imposition of anti-dumping duty on imports of
the subject goods from the subject country.
A. | PRODUCT UNDER CONSIDERATION (PUC)
3. | The product under consideration in the present application is "Electric Tractors in 6x4 and 4x2 axle
configuration in any form". The scope of the product under consideration covers imports of the PUC in all
forms, including, inter alia, completely built-up units (CBUs), completely knocked down units (CKDs) and
semi-knocked down units (SKDs). However, the scope of the PUC does not cover parts of the PUC imported
on a standalone basis.
4. | The PUC is intended for use in logistics and goods transportation operations. These vehicles are designed and
deployed for lawful carriage of goods and materials for industrial, commercial and distribution purposes,
including transportation of cement, steel, fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG), packaged commodities,
construction materials and allied cargo.
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5. | The PUC is primarily operated by fleet operators, logistics service providers, manufacturers, distributors or
their authorised contractors for point-to-point movement of goods between manufacturing facilities,
warehouses, distribution centres, ports, terminals and customer delivery locations, in accordance with
applicable motor vehicle laws, transport regulations and safety standards.
6. | The product under consideration is classified under Section XVII and Chapter 87 of the First Schedule to the
Customs Tariff Act, 1975. During the injury investigation period and the POI, the PUC has been imported into
India under HS Codes 87012400 and 87049012. However, the product may also be imported under other tariff
headings and, therefore, the customs classification is indicative only and not binding on the scope of the
product under consideration.
7. | The Applicant has proposed the following product control number (PCN) methodology:
Sl. No. | Parameters | Value | PCN
1. | Axle Configuration | 6x4 | A
| | 4x2 | B
2. | Power Transmission | E-axle | P
| | Gear Box | Q
3. | Battery Capacity | 282 V | 1
| | 302V | 2
| | 376 V | 3
Specimen Code:
AP1: It shows the axle configuration of 6x4 along with power transmission based on E-axle and
battery capacity of 282 V.
BQ3: It shows the axle configuration of 4x2 along with power transmission of gear box and battery
capacity of 376 V.
8. | The parties to the present investigation may provide their comments on the scope of the PUC and the proposed
PCN methodology within 15 days of receipt of intimation of initiation of the investigation.
B. | LIKE ARTICLE
9. | There is no known difference between the subject goods produced by the domestic industry and the product
under consideration imported from the subject country. The subject goods produced by the domestic industry
are comparable to the product under consideration imported from the subject country in all terms, including
physical characteristics, manufacturing process and technology, functions and uses, product specifications,
pricing, distribution and marketing, and tariff classification. Both products are technically and commercially
substitutable and the consumers use them interchangeably. Therefore, for the purpose of the present
investigation, the subject goods produced by the Applicant are being treated as “like article" to the subject
goods imported from the subject country.
C. | SUBJECT COUNTRY
10. | The subject country in the present investigation is China PR.
D. | PERIOD OF INVESTIGATION (POI)
11. | The Applicant has proposed 1st January 2025 to 31st December 2025 (12 months) as the period of
investigation. The Authority has considered the same as the POI. The injury investigation period shall cover
the periods 1st April 2023 – 31st March 2024, 1st April 2024 – 31st March 2025 and the POI.
E. | DOMESTIC INDUSTRY AND STANDING
12. | The application has been filed by M/s. IPLTech Electric Private Limited. The Applicant has submitted that it
has not imported the subject goods from the subject country and is not related to any producer or exporter of
the subject goods from the subject country or any importer in India. The Applicant has submitted that it is the
major domestic producer of the subject goods in India. As per the data available on record, the Applicant
accounts for a major proportion of the total Indian production of the like article during the period of
investigation.
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13. | The Authority notes that the Applicant satisfies the standing requirement and constitutes domestic industry
within the meaning of Rule 2(b) of the Anti-dumping Rules, 1995 and the application satisfies the requirements
of Rule 5(3) of the Rules.
F. | BASIS OF ALLEGED DUMPING
a.Normal Value for China PR
14. | The Applicant has claimed that China PR should be treated as a non-market economy and the normal value
should be determined in terms of Paragraph 7 of Annexure I to the Rules. The Applicant has cited Article
15(a)(i) of China's Accession Protocol and has submitted that the Chinese producers should be directed to
demonstrate that market economy conditions prevail in the industry producing the subject goods with regard to
production and sale of the product under consideration. Unless the Chinese producers demonstrate that market
economy conditions prevail, their normal value should be determined in accordance with Paragraph 7 and 8 of
Annexure I to the Rules.
15. | The Applicant has submitted that efforts were made to determine normal value on the basis of price lists,
commercial or sales invoices, trade journals and other publicly available price information. However, reliable
information regarding prices or cost in China PR or a market economy third country could not be obtained. The
Applicant has further submitted that the product under consideration does not have a dedicated HS code and is
imported and exported under various HS codes, which also cover products other than the product under
consideration. Therefore, prices under such HS codes would not provide a reliable basis for determination of
normal value. The Applicant has, accordingly, claimed normal value on the basis of cost of production of the
domestic industry, along with selling, general and administrative expenses and reasonable profit. There is
enough evidence for the normal value claimed by the applicant.
b. | 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 Systems data. Adjustments have been made for ocean freight,
inland freight, insurance, clearing charges, port charges, dealer's commission, bank charges and credit cost.
c. | Dumping Margin
17. | The normal value and the export price have been compared at the ex-factory level, which prima facie shows
that the dumping margin is above the de minimis level and is significant with respect to the product under
consideration exported from the subject country. Thus, there is prima facie evidence that the product under
consideration from the subject country is being dumped in the Indian market by exporters from the subject
country.
G. | INJURY AND CAUSAL LINK
18. | The Applicant has provided prima facie evidence with respect to the injury suffered by the domestic industry
due to the dumped imports. The volume of subject imports from the subject country has increased in both
absolute as well as relative terms over the injury period. There is evidence of price suppression due to subject
imports. The subject imports have had an adverse impact on the operating performance of the domestic
industry.
19. | From the foregoing, the Authority prima facie finds sufficient evidence of dumping of the subject goods
originating in or exported from the subject country, injury to the domestic industry and causal link between the
alleged dumping and injury exist to justify initiation of an anti-dumping investigation in terms of Rule 5 of the
Rules, to determine the existence, degree, and effect of alleged dumping and to recommend the amount of anti-
dumping duty, which if levied, would be adequate to remove injury to the domestic industry.
H. | INITIATION OF ANTI-DUMPING INVESTIGATION
20. | 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 dumping of the product
under consideration originating in or exported from the subject country, 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 dumped imports, and in accordance with Section 9A of the Act read with Rule 5 of the Rules, the
Authority hereby initiates an anti-dumping investigation to determine the existence, degree and effect of
alleged dumping with respect to the product under consideration originating in or exported from the 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.
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I. | PROCEDURE
21. | The provisions stipulated in Rule 6 of the Anti-dumping Rules shall be followed in this investigation.
J. | SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION
22. | All information, questionnaires and submissions for this investigation must be filed through the SETU Portal
only within the deadlines specified in this notification. The Authority may not consider submissions sent
through email or any other mode.
23. | In order to participate in the investigation, all interested parties are required to register themselves on the SETU
Portal (https://setudgtr.gov.in). In case of any difficulty in registering as an interested party, the DGTR SETU
Helpdesk may be contacted through the details provided at https://setu.dgtr.gov.in/help-desk. All
communications and submissions from the interested parties must be filed through the SETU Portal under their
registered name and the corresponding SETU ID AD/OI/020/2026. Interested parties are required to ensure that
the narrative part of their submissions is filed in searchable PDF/MS Word format, while data files must be
submitted in MS Excel format with properly linked calculations.
24. | The known producers/exporters in the subject country, the Government of the subject country through its
Embassy in India, and the importers and users in India known to be concerned with the subject goods are being
informed separately to enable them to file all relevant information in the form and manner prescribed within
the time limits set out below. All such information must be filed in the form and manner prescribed by this
initiation notification, the Rules and the applicable trade notices issued by the Authority.
25. | Parties interested in the investigation are hereby advised to intimate their interest, including the nature of
interest, in the present investigation and file their questionnaire responses/submissions within the time limits
mentioned in this initiation notification.
26. | Any interested party may make submissions relevant to the present investigation in the form and manner
prescribed within the time limits specified in this notification. Any party making any confidential submission
before the Authority is required to simultaneously file a non-confidential version of the same. The non-
confidential version should be a replica of the confidential version.
27. | Interested parties are further directed to regularly visit the official website of the Directorate General of Trade
Remedies (https://www.dgtr.gov.in/) and the SETU Portal (https://setu.dgtr.gov.in) for updated information
with respect to this investigation. Interested parties are also directed to remain informed regarding notices that
may be issued from time to time concerning questionnaire formats, PCN methodology, PCN
discussions/meeting schedule, notice for oral hearing, disclosure, corrigendum, amendment notifications, final
findings and other such information.
K. | TIME LIMIT
28. | The confidential version (CV) and non-confidential version (NCV) must be uploaded in the respective
designated sections of the SETU Portal within 37 days from the date on which the non-confidential version of
the application filed by the domestic industry is circulated by the Authority or transmitted to the appropriate
diplomatic representative of the exporting country as per Rule 6(4) of the Rules, 1995. If no information is
received within the prescribed time limit or the information received is incomplete, the Authority may record
its findings on the basis of facts available on record in accordance with the Rules.
29. | Any party wishing to register as an interested party in the present investigation must register through the SETU
Portal and file its questionnaire response and submissions strictly within the time limits mentioned above in
this initiation notification.
30. | The 15-day period to file comments on the scope of the PUC/PCN methodology shall run concurrently with the
time limit mentioned above in this initiation notification.
31. | Extension due to modification of PUC/PCN: An extension of time by 15 days shall be granted if the Authority,
through a subsequent notice, modifies the PUC or PCN methodology in a manner not previously proposed or
different from the initiation notification. This extension shall be available from the date of notification of the
modified PUC and prescription of PCN. The extension is not applicable where there is no change in the PUC
or PCN methodology after initiation of the investigation. Requests for further extension beyond 15 days, if
granted, will ordinarily not be considered except in exceptional circumstances, in line with Rule 6(4) of the
Anti-dumping Rules.
32. | Any request for extension must be submitted by the concerned party through the SETU Portal at least three
days before the original deadline. Requests submitted after this time will not be considered.
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L. | SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION ON CONFIDENTIAL BASIS
33. | Where any party to the present investigation makes confidential submissions or provides information on a
confidential basis before the Authority, it is required to simultaneously submit a non-confidential version of
such information in terms of Rule 7(2) of the Anti-dumping Rules, 1995 and in accordance with the relevant
trade notices issued by the Authority in this regard.
34. | Such submissions must be clearly marked as “confidential” or “non-confidential” at the top of each page. Any
submission 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.
35. | The non-confidential version of the information filed by the interested parties should essentially be a replica of
the confidential version, with the confidential information preferably indexed or blanked out where indexation
is not possible. Such information must be appropriately and adequately summarised depending upon the
information on which confidentiality is claimed.
36. | 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 information claimed to be confidential by
nature or for any other reason, the supplier is required to provide a good cause statement along with the
supplied information explaining why such information cannot be disclosed.
37. | 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 confidentiality is not warranted or if the supplier of the
information is unwilling to make the information public or authorise disclosure in generalised or summary
form, the Authority may disregard such information.
38. | The non-confidential summary must be in sufficient detail to permit a reasonable understanding of the
substance of the information furnished on confidential basis. However, in exceptional circumstances, the party
submitting confidential information may indicate that such information is not susceptible to summary and must
provide a statement of reasons containing sufficient and adequate explanation in terms of Rule 7 of the Anti-
dumping Rules, 1995 and the appropriate trade notices issued by the Authority.
39. | The interested parties may offer their comments on the issues of confidentiality claimed by the domestic
industry within seven days of receipt of the non-confidential version of the application.
40. | Any submission made without a meaningful non-confidential version thereof or without a sufficient and
adequate cause statement in terms of Rule 7 of the Anti-dumping Rules, 1995 and the appropriate trade notices
issued by the Authority shall not be taken on record by the Authority.
M. | INSPECTION OF PUBLIC FILE
41. | All non-confidential versions of the submissions made by any interested party will be accessible to other
interested parties through their respective login on the SETU Portal.
N. | NON-COOPERATION
42. | In case any interested party refuses access to, or 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 party as non-cooperative and record its findings on
the basis of facts available on record and make such recommendations to the Central Government as it deems
fit.
AMITABH KUMAR, Designated Authority
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