Transaction wise Import Data will be Supplied by DGCIS in Anti-dumping and Safeguard Cases

[Ref: DGAD Trade Notice No. 01/2017 dated 8 December 2017]

REQUEST FOR TRANSACTION-WISE IMPORT DATA

Subject: Non-confidential Transaction-wise import data in Anti-dumping investigations.

1. The Designated Authority receives requests from various interested parties regarding access to Transaction-wise import data for the purpose of AD/CVD investigation being conducted by DGAD. This request could be from a domestic producer for filing a fresh application regarding levy of AD/CVD, or by any other Interested Party i.e. exporter/importer/user, who has registered as an interested party and intends to make submissions or by any of the above entities in case of different reviews viz MTR/SSR/NSR.

2. The Authority, on the basis of a written request of any of the above kinds would authorise the bonafide applicant to obtain the requested Transaction-wise import data from DGCIS as per the following terms and conditions:

(i} The information obtained from DGCI&S by the applicant shall be used only for the purpose of anti-dumping investigation.

(ii} The data obtained shall not be used for any other purpose- commercial or otherwise.

(iii) The data will not be shared by the applicant with any other 3rd party nor placed/published in the public domain.

(iv) The applicant will inform DGAD and DGCIS about the actual use of data.

For compliance with the above conditions, the applicant will give a declaration to DGAD and also to DGCIS.

3. Since Transaction-wise data is provided by DGCIS on an actual use basis to any interested party who requests for the same, based on the above procedure, the data obtained by any interested party and submitted to Designated Authority in an investigation will not be placed in public file maintained by DGAD. The only manner of obtaining the Transaction-wise data by any interested party will be as per procedure

F. No. 4/2/2017- DGAD