India Initiated Anti-Dumping Investigation on Opal Glassware from China

On September 1, 2010, the Economic and Commercial Counsellor's Office of the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the Republic of India learned from the website of the anti-dumping authority of the Ministry of Commerce & Industry of India that on August 26, 2010, the anti-dumping authority launched an anti-dumping investigation into the opal glassware originating in China and the United Arab Emirates, making it the 8th anti-dumping investigation of India against China this year.

The applicant of the investigation is La Opala Rg Company of India, and the Indian HS Code of products in question is 7013.

The anti-dumping investigation period shall be from April 1, 2009 till March 31, 2010, and the injury investigation period shall be from April 1, 2006 till March 31, 2010.

According to statistics from the Ministry of Commerce & Industry of India, from April 2009 till March 2010, India imported such products with a value of about USD 48.11 million.

As per the anti-dumping authority, each stakeholder shall submit relevant evidences and materials within 40 days from the date of proclamation.

According to the applicant, since China is a non-market-economy country, the anti-dumping authority shall adopt constructed prices (based on Indian statistics) to calculate the normal value of Chinese products.