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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
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EXTRAORDINARY
PART I-Section 1
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 249]
NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2025/BHADRA 27, 1947s
MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY
(DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE)
(Directorate General of Trade Remedies)
INITIATION NOTIFICATION
Case No. AD (ΟΙ) 39/2025
New Delhi, the 18th September, 2025
Subject: Initiation of Anti-dumping Investigation concerning imports of "Copper Data Cables"
originating in or exported from the People's Republic of China.
F.No. 6/44/2025 DGTR.–1. Having regards to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975, as amended from
time to time (hereinafter also 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 also referred to as the "AD Rules, 1995"), Birla
Cable Limited and Sterlite Technologies Limited (hereinafter referred to as the "Applicants"), has filed an
application before the Designated Authority (hereinafter referred to as the "Authority") seeking
initiation of anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of "Copper Data Cables" (hereinafter
also referred to as "Subject Goods"), from the People's Republic of China.
2. The applicants have alleged that subject good originating in or exported from the People's Republic of
China has caused material injury to the domestic industry. Accordingly, the Applicants have
requested for the imposition of anti-dumping duties on the imports of subject goods from the
aforementioned country.
A. PRODUCT UNDER CONSIDERATION
3. The product under consideration (hereinafter referred to as "PUC") in the present investigation is “all
structured Copper Data Cables including CAT 5e, CAT 6, CAT 6A, CAT 7, CAT 7A and patch cords
(hereinafter also referred to as "subject goods"). Copper Data Cable usually comprise of twisted pairs of copper
conductors, insulated with polyethylene or other sheathing material, with or without the inclusion of braiding,
drain wire, individual and/or overall foil shield, and a separator, used for the transmission of data and signals
over local area networks (“LAN”). It includes both shielded and unshielded data cables, which are further
categorized based on their performance such as CAT 5e, CAT 6, CAT 6A, CAT 7, CAT 7A and Patch Cord.
Copper Data Cables are primarily used as LAN cables for high-speed data transmission, telecommunications,
networking, audio-video transmission, etc.
4. The subject goods are classified under Chapter 85 titled " Electrical machinery and equipment and
parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers,
and parts and accessories of such articles" under HS Codes 854449. The customs heading is indicative
only and is not binding upon the scope of the PUC.
5. The parties to the present investigation may provide their comments on the scope of the PUC and
propose PCNs, if any, within 15 days of the initiation of this investigation.
B. LIKE ARTICLE
6. The applicants have claimed that there are no known differences in the subject goods manufactured by
applicants and the subject goods imported from the People's Republic of China. The subject goods are
comparable in terms of physical and chemical characteristics, functions and uses, and distribution and
marketing. The subject goods are technically and commercially substitutable. Consumers have used and are
using the goods interchangeably. Thus, for the purpose of the present investigation, the subject goods
produced by the applicants and the subject goods imported from the People's Republic of China are being
treated as 'like article' to each other.
C. DOMESTIC INDUSTRY AND STANDING
7. The present application has been filed by Birla Cable Limited (hereinafter referred to as "BCL") and
Sterlite Technologies Limited (hereinafter referred to as "STL"), hereinafter collectively referred to as
the "applicant producers". The applicant producers have not imported subject goods from the subject
country during the POI.
8. On the basis of the information available on record, the Authority has satisfied itself that the applicant
producers constitute domestic industry in terms of Rule 2(b) of AD Rules, 1995. Further, the application
also satisfies the requirements of standing in terms of Rule 5(3) of AD Rules, 1995.
D. SUBJECT COUNTRY
9. The subject country in the present investigation is the People's Republic of China (hereinafter referred to
as "China PR").
E. PERIOD OF INVESTIGATION ("POI")
10. The POI for the present investigation is 1st April 2024 to 31st March 2025 (12 months). The injury period
for the investigation will cover the periods FY 2021-22, FY 2022-23, FY 2023-2024 and the POI.
F. BASIS OF DUMPING
i. Normal value
11. The applicants have submitted 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 subject goods. Unless the producers from
China PR show that such market economy conditions prevail, their normal value should be determined
in accordance with Para 7 of Annexure-I to the Anti-Dumping Rules, 1995.
12. The applicants have stated that subject goods do not have dedicated HS code and therefore, they could
not rely on third country export prices for determination of normal value. Therefore, for the purpose of
initiation of this investigation, the normal value has been constructed based on the estimates of the cost
of production of the applicants duly adjusted with selling, general and administrative expenses, along
with a reasonable profit margin.
ii. Export Price
13. The applicants have claimed CIF export price based on market intelligence. The Authority has considered
import price based on DG Systems data. Adjustments on account of freight, insurance, commission, port
expenses and bank charges were made to arrive at ex-factory export price.
iii. Dumping margin
14. Upon comparison of normal value and the export price at ex-factory level it is prima facie noted that the
dumping margin is above de minimis level and is also significant. There is prima facie evidence that the
product under consideration is being dumped into the Indian market by the exporters from the subject
country.
G. Injury and Causal link
15. Information furnished by the applicants, with regard to various parameters, has been considered for
assessment of injury to the domestic industry. The applicants have provided prima facie information
with respect to the injury suffered by the domestic industry because of dumped imports. There has been
a significant increase in imports from the subject country in absolute and relative terms. The applicants
have claimed that the imports have suppressed and depressed the prices of the domestic industry. The
subject imports have entered at prices below the cost of sales and selling price of the domestic industry.
This has adversely impacted the performance of the domestic industry in respect of profitability. The
cash profits of the domestic industry has declined over the injury period and it has earned a low return
on capital employed. The market share of the subject imports has increased and that of the domestic
industry has declined. Based on the above, the Authority notes that there is sufficient prima facie
evidence of material injury being caused to the domestic industry by the dumped imports from the
subject country, justifying initiation of an anti-dumping investigation.
H. INITIATION OF ANTI-DUMPING INVESTIGATION
16. The subject country was intimated prior to the initiation of the investigation in terms of Rule 5(5) of AD
Rules, 1995.
17. On the basis of the duly substantiated written application submitted by the applicants, and having
reached satisfaction based on prima facie evidence submitted by the applicants concerning dumping of
the PUC originating in or exported from the subject country, the consequential injury to the domestic
industry and 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, 1995 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 the anti-dumping duty, which if levied, would be adequate to remove the injury
to the domestic industry.
I. PROCEDURE
18. The provisions of Rules 6 of the AD Rules, 1995 shall be followed in this investigation.
J. SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION
19. All communication should be sent to the Designated Authority via email at email addresses dd17-
dgtr@gov.in and dd16-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.
20. The known producers/exporters in the subject country, the Government of the subject country through
its Embassy in India, the importers and users in India who are known to be associated with the subject
goods 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 in this initiation notification, the AD Rules, 1995 and the applicable trade notices
issued by the Authority.
21. Any other interested party may also make submission relevant to the present investigation in the form
and manner as prescribed in this initiation notification, the AD Rules, 1995 and the applicable trade
notices issued by the Authority within the time limits mentioned in this initiation notification.
22. 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.
23. 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
the further process related to the investigation.
K. TIME LIMIT
24. Any information relating to the present investigation should be sent to the Authority via email at email
address dd17-dgtr@gov.in and dd16-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 application filed
by the domestic industry would be circulated by the Authority or transmitted to the appropriate
diplomatic representative of the exporting countries as per Rule 6(4) of the AD Rules, 1995. 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 AD
Rules, 1995.
25. All the interested parties are hereby advised to communicate their interest (including the nature of
interest) in the instant matter and file their questionnaire responses within the time limit as stipulated in
this notification.
26. Where an interested party seeks additional time for filing of submissions, it must mention 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 initiation notification.
L. SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION ON CONFIDENTIAL BASIS
27. 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.
28. 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.
29. 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.
30. 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 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.
31. 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.
32. 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.
33. 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.
34. 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, on the confidentiality claim shall not be taken on record by the Authority.
M. INSPECTION OF PUBLIC FILE
35. 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. Failure to circulate non-confidential version of submissions/response/ information might lead to
consideration of an interested party as non-cooperative.
N. NON-COOPERATION
36. 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 deemed fit.
SIDDHARTH MAHAJAN, Designated Authority