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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-04072026-274146
EXTRAORDINARY
PART I—Section 1
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 191] | NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 2026/ ASHADHA 9, 1948
SETU case ID- AD/OI/032/2026
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MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
(Directorate General of Trade Remedies)
INITIATION NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 30th June, 2026
SETU Case ID- AD/OI/032/2026
Subject: Anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of “Carbon Raiser made of Anthracite Coal"
originating in or exported from China PR.
F. No. 6/31/2026-DGTR.— 1. 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 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. Carbon Resources 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 “Carbon Raiser made of Anthracite
Coal" (hereinafter referred to as "subject goods" or "product under consideration" or "PUC"), originating in or
exported from China PR (hereinafter referred to as "subject country").
2. The Applicant has alleged that dumped imports of the subject goods from the subject country are causing
material injury and has requested the imposition of anti-dumping duty on the imports of the subject goods from
the subject country. The Applicant has also sought provisional duties on the imports of subject goods from the
subject country.
A. PRODUCT UNDER CONSIDERATION (PUC)
3. The product under consideration in the present application is "Carbon Raiser made of Anthracite Coal".
4. The PUC is also known as Carbon Additive or Carburizer, Electrically Calcined Anthracite and Gas Calcined
Anthracite. The PUC is added to molten metal (typically steel, foundry, aluminium, and other metallurgical
industries) to increase the carbon content in the metal. It is also used in making cathode blocks and electrode
paste.
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5. The PUC covers all types, grades, and forms of Carbon Raiser made of Anthracite Coal, including but not
limited to lump, granule, powder, or briquetted forms, whether or not subjected to further processing such as
crushing, sizing, blending, or coating, and irrespective of particle size, fixed carbon content, ash content,
Sulphur content, or other physical/chemical specifications.
6. The product is measured in Metric Tons (MT) or Kilogram (Kg).
7. The product under consideration is classified under Chapter 27 of the Customs Tariff Act under the sub-
headings 27011100. However, the Applicant has alleged that the product under consideration is also imported
under the code 28030090, 38019000, 38021000 and 38249900. The customs classification is indicative only
and not binding on the scope of the product under consideration.
8. The Applicant has not proposed any product control numbers (PCN) methodology in its application. The
parties to the present investigation may provide their comments on the scope of PUC and propose product
control numbers (PCN) methodology, if any, 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,
characteristics such as physical & chemical characteristics, manufacturing process & technology, functions &
uses, product specifications, pricing, distribution & 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 domestic industry 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 applicants have proposed 1 st January 2025 to 31 st December 2025 (12 months) as the period of
investigation. The injury investigation period shall cover the period 1 st April 2022- 31 st March 2023, 1 st
April 2023-31 st March 2024, 1 st April 2024 – 31 st March 2025 and the POI.
E. DOMESTIC INDUSTRY AND STANDING
12. The application has been filed by M/s. Carbon Resources Private Limited. The Applicant has submitted that
they have not imported the subject goods from the subject country and are not related to producers and exporters
from the subject country. The Applicant has submitted that they are the major domestic producer of the subject
goods in India. The other producer, Sanvira Industries Limited has supported this application. Therefore, the
Applicant along with the supporter account for a major proportion of the total production of the like article in
India during the period of investigation.
13. Authority notes that the applicant prima facie satisfies the standing and constitutes domestic industry within
the meaning of Rule 2(b) of the ADD Rules, 1995 and the application satisfies the requirements of Rule 5(3) of
the AD Rules, 1995.
F. BASIS OF ALLEGED DUMPING
a) Normal Value for China
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 Rule- 7 of Annexure I of the Rules. The Applicant has cited Para 8(2) of
Annexure I of the Rules and has stated that the Chinese producers should be directed to demonstrate that
market economy conditions prevail in the industry producing the subject goods in terms of Para 8(3) of
Annexure I of the Rules. The Applicant has claimed that for China PR, normal value should be determined in
accordance with Para 7 and 8 of Annexure I of the Rules.
15. The Applicant has submitted that efforts were made to determine normal value on the basis of price or
constructed value in a market economy in a third country. However, the Applicant could not get reliable
information regarding the information on price or cost in market economy in a third country. Therefore,
Applicant has claimed the normal value based on price payable in India, based on cost of production, along
with selling, general and administrative expenses and reasonable profits. Thus, for the purpose of initiation, the
normal value for China PR has been determined based on the methodology proposed by the Applicant.
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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 System data. Adjustments have been made for ocean freight,
inland freight, insurance, clearing charges, port charges, dealers commission, bank charges and credit cost.
c) Dumping Margin
17. The normal value and the export price have been compared at 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 the 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 the subject imports from the subject country has increased in both
absolute as well as relative terms in the POI compared to the previous year. There is evidence of price
suppression and depression due to imports. The subject imports have had an adverse impact on the profitability
parameters 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 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 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.
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 via
email or any other method.
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's 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/032/2026. Interested parties are required to ensure
that the narrative part of the submissions is filed in searchable PDF/MS Word format, while the data files must
be submitted in MS Excel format with properly linked calculations.
24. The known producers/ exporters in the subject country, the governments of the subject country through their
embassies in India, the importers and users in India known to be concerned with the subject goods are being
informed separately to enable them to file all the 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 instant investigation and file their questionnaire response/submissions within the time limits
mentioned in this initiation notification.
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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 SETU portal (https://setu.dgtr.gov.in) for any updated information
with respect to this investigation. Interested parties are directed to regularly visit the website of DGTR to stay
apprised with the further developments in the subject investigation and remain informed regarding notices that
may be issued from time to time regarding questionnaire formats, PCN methodology, PCN discussions/meeting
schedule, notice for oral hearing, disclosure, corrigendum, amendment notifications, final finding and other
such information.
K. Time Limit
28. The confidential version (CV) and the non-confidential version (NCV) must be uploaded in the respective
designated sections of SETU portal within 37 days from the date on which the non-confidential version of the
application filed by the domestic industry would be 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 the 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 their questionnaire responses 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 limited 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 subsequent notice, modifies the PUC, and PCN that was previously proposed or is
different from the initiation notification. This extension of 15 days shall be granted from date of such
notification of modified PUC and prescription of PCN. Extension of time by 15 days stated in this paragraph is
not applicable in instances where there is no change in the PUC, and PCN methodology after initiation of
investigation. Requests for a further extension of time, beyond 15 days extension (if granted), will ordinarily
not be considered except in case of exceptional circumstances, in line with Rule 6(4) of the Anti-Dumping
Rules.
32. Any request for an extension must be submitted by the concerned parties through the SETU portal at least 3
days before the original deadline. Requests submitted after this time will not be considered.
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 AD 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 which 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.
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) and such information must be appropriately and adequately summarized 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 which is claimed to be
confidential by the 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.
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 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.
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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 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 AD 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.
39. The interested parties can offer their comments on the issues of confidentiality claimed by the domestic
industry within 7 days of the 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 AD Rules, 1995 and appropriate trade notices issued by the
Authority, the confidentiality claim 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 the facts available on record and make such recommendations to the Central Government as it
deems fit.
AMITABH KUMAR, Designated Authority
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