On September 10, 2018, the General Service of Chamber of Commerce (DGTR) - under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry of India announced the initiation of the anti-subsidy investigation on Continuous Cast Copper Wire Rods imported from Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam.
 

Relevant information:

  

1. Goods under investigation: Copper tubes and pipes – HS Code: 7411.21.00; 7411.22.00; 7411.29.00. 

 

2. Petitioner: Hindalco Industries, Vedanta Industries.

 

3. Investigation Period: About Subsidy: 04/2017 – 03/2018 (12 months); about damage: 2014-2015, 2015-2016, 2016-2017 and anti-subsidy investigation period.

 

4. Petitioner’s allegation: The petitioner alleges that Vietnam's manufacturers/exporters under investigation have received countervailing subsidies (tax incentives, tax breaks, loan incentives, export assistance ... ) from the Government and management agencies of Vietnam, causing significant damage to the domestic industry of India.

 

5. Defendant: DGTR announced to conduct sampling at a reasonable level due to the large number of enterprises involved in this case. However, now DGTR has not accurately informed the selected enterprises, so it is recommended that all exporting enterprises actively prepare documents/data to answer the questionnaire. (unless the enterprise decides not to participate in the case).

 

6. Final Conclusion:

 

On 29 June 2024, the Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) of India conducted the final review of the anti-subsidy duty

 

Case calendar:

 

Date (D/M/Y)	Timeline
10/09/2018	DGTR initiates investigation
05/11/2019	DGTR announces final conclusion
29/06/2024	DGTR conduct final review of anti-subsidy duties
08/07/2024	DGTR initiate sunset review

 

The case file is attached below:

Tải tài liệu
extention time for filing questionnaire
further extension time
initiation notification
Initiation sunset review