Timelines revised for sunset review of anti-dumping duty

As per DGTR's trade notice issued in December 2017, the prescribed minimum time for filing the SSR application is 270 days prior to the expiry of the anti-dumping measure in force, which could be relaxed till 240 days with justification of delay.

"It has been observed that the prescription of time limit for filing the SSR application, i.e. either 270 days prior to expiry of measure or 240 days prior to expiry of measure with justification of delay, has brought a reasonable degree of discipline and has resulted in the SSR application being filed well before the expiry of the measure. However, representations are often received from the domestic industry that on account of unavoidable circumstances, they are unable to adhere to the prescribed timeline of minimum 240 days prior to expiry of measure, in certain situations," DGTR said in its Trade Notice No. 02/2020.

The new Trade Notice provides relaxation of the said time limit up to 180 days prior to the date of expiry of the measure for filing the SSR application, on account of genuine difficulty faced by the domestic industry in meeting the deadline of 270 days. The designated authority may further relax the timeline up to 120 days prior to the expiry of the measure, in exceptional circumstances, it said.

ALCHEMPro News Desk (RKS)