Anti-dumping duty

MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY

(Department of Commerce)

(DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF TRADE REMEDIES)

FINAL FINDINGS

New Delhi, the 5th May 2023

Case No. A.D (OI)-01/2022

 

Subject: Anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of "Dispersion Unshifted Single-mode Optical Fiber" (SMOF") originating in or exported from China, Indonesia and Korea RP.

 Below is an excerpt:

221.The Authority notes that the investigation was initiated and notified to all interested parties and adequate opportunity was provided to the domestic industry, other domestic producers, Embassies of the subject countries, producers/exporters of the subject goods from the subject countries, importers, users, and other interested parties to provide information with regards to dumping, injury, and causal link. Having initiated under Rule 5(3) of the AD Rules, 1995 and conducted investigation in accordance with Rule 6 of the AD Rules, 1995 regarding dumping, injury and causal link as required under Rule 17 (1) (a) of the AD Rules, 1994 and established material injury to the domestic industry due to subject imports from the subject countries, the Authority recommends imposition of anti – dumping duties on the subject imports from the subject countries
222.Further, having regard to the lesser duty rule as enunciated in Rule 17 (1)(b) of the AD Rules, 1995, the Authority recommends imposition of definitive anti – dumping duties equal to the lesser of margin of dumping or margin of injury, from the date of notification to be issued in this regard by the Central Government, so as to remove the injury to the domestic industry. Accordingly, definitive anti – dumping duties equal to the amount indicated in Col. (7) of the ‘duty table’ below is recommended to be imposed on all subject imports from the subject countries originating or exported from the subject countries.

DUTY TABLE

SN	CTH Heading	Description of Goods	Country of Origin	Country of Export	Producer	Duty*** (USD/KFKM)
Col. (1)	Col. (2)	Col. (3)	Col. (4)	Col. (5)	Col. (6)	Col. (7)
1.	9001 10 00	Single – Mode Optical Fiber**	China PR	Any country including China PR	Jiangsu Sterlite Fiber Technology Co., Ltd.	122.41
2.	-do-	-do-	China PR	Any country including China PR	Jiangsu Fasten Photonics Co., Ltd.	254.91
					Hangzhou
				Any country	Futong
3.	-do-	-do-	China PR	including	Communication	464.08
				China PR	Technology Co.,
					Ltd.
4.	-do-	-do-	China PR	Any country including China PR	Any producer other than S.No. 1 to 3 above	537.30
5.	-do-	-do-	Any country other than subject countries	China PR	Any producer	537.30
6.	-do-	-do-	Korea RP	Any country including Korea RP	Any producer	807.88
7.	-do-	-do-	Any country other than subject countries	Korea RP	Any producer	807.88
8.	-do-	-do-	Indonesia	Any country including Indonesia	Any producer	857.23
			Any country
9.	-do-	-do-	other than subject	Indonesia	Any producer	857.23
			countries

** The product under consideration is "Dispersion Unshifted Single – Mode Optical Fiber" ("SMOF"). The product scope covers Dispersion Unshifted Fiber (G.652) and Bend insensitive single mode Fiber (G.657). Dispersion Shifted Fiber (G.653), Cut-off shifted single mode optical Fiber (G.654), and Non-Zero Dispersion Shifted Fiber (G.655 & G.656) are specifically excluded from the scope of the PUC.

*** The trading of this commodity occurs in FKM (fibre kilometre)/KFKM (1KFKM = 1000 FKM). The recommended ADD should be collected in this unit. Accordingly, steps may be taken to ensure the same.