G/SG/N/6/IND/32  
 
1 May 2013  
(13-2322)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Safeguards  Original: English  
 
 NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 12.1(A) OF THE AGREEMENT ON  
SAFEGUARDS ON INITIATION OF AN INVESTIGATION AND  
THE REASONS FOR IT 
INDIA 
(Seamless pipes, Tubes and Hollow profiles of iron or non – alloy steel  
(other than cast iron and stainless steel)) 
The following communication, dated 29 April 2013, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of India.  
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1. Date of initiation of Investigation  
22 April 2013. 
 2. Product subject to Investigation and the Precise description of the product 
involved 
 The product involved is “Tubes, Pipes and Hollow Profiles, Seamless of iron, alloy or non alloy steel (other than cast iron and stainless steel) whether hot finished or cold drawn or cold rolled, of 
external  diameter not exceeding 273.1 mm (O.D)”, classified under Customs sub-heading 
No. 73041910; 73041920; 73041990; 73042310; 73042390; 73042910; 73042990; 73043111 ; 73043119; 73043121; 73043129; 73043131; 73043139; 73043911; 73043919; 73043921; 
73043929; 73043931: 73043939; 73045110; 73045120; 73045130; 73045910; 73045920; 
73045930; 73049000 under the Customs Tariff Act, 1975.  
3. Evidence of  Serious Injury and thre at thereof caused by increased import 
 The increased imports of Seamless pipes, Tubes and Hollow profiles of iron or non –alloy steel (other than cast iron and stainless steel) have caused and are threatening to cause serious injury 
to the domestic producers of Seamless pipes, Tube s and Hollow profiles of iron or non –alloy steel 
as indicated by the following factors:  
a) The production has shown a downward trend in the recent period (2012-13). The production 
of domestic industry has declined to  261003 MT(annualized) in 2012-13 from 318968MT 
in 2011-12. 
b) Capacity utilization of the Domestic Industry  has fallen to 38% in 2012-13 from 60% in the 
year 2009-10. 
c) The share of domestic industry in domestic consumption of Seamless pipes, Tubes 
and Hollow profiles of iron or non –alloy steel has fallen to 23% in 2012-13 from 26% in 
2009-10. It has slightly increased to 27% in 2010-11, but thereafter it has decreased to 
25% in year 2011-12 and further decreased to 23% in year 2012-13.  
d) The inventories have increased to 14170 MT in December 2012-13 from 5691 MT in year 
2009-10. 
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  4. Information on whether there is an absol ute increase in import or increase in 
import relative to domestic production 
 Seamless pipes, Tubes and Hollow profiles of iron or non –alloy steel (other than cast iron and 
stainless steel) is imported into India from a number of countries, and primarily from China and 
Italy. The imports of these products have shown an  increasing trend in absolute terms as well as 
compared to the domestic production. The imports and domestic production of the said products 
during 2009-10 to 2012-13 (Annualized) are as under: 
 
Financial Year Total Imports 
(MT) All India 
Production (MT) % of Increase in 
import with respect to production 
2009-10 307581 422820 73 
2010-11 344829 538554 64 
2011-12 425194 
 583780 73 
2012-13 
(Annualised) 373777 417511 90 
 
It would be evident that the Imports have in creased from 307581 MT in 2009-10 to 373777 MT in 
2012-13 (Annualized). The import with respect to total production was 73% in 2009-10 and 
increased to 90% in 2012-13 (Annualized). 
 5. Precise description of the product involved  
The product involved is “Tubes, Pipes and Hollow Profiles, Seamless of iron, alloy or non alloy 
steel(other than cast iron and stainless steel) whether hot finished or cold drawn or cold rolled, of external  diameter not exceeding 273.1 mm (O .D)”, classified under Customs sub-heading 
No. 73041910; 73041920; 73041990; 73042310; 73042390; 73042910; 73042990; 73043111; 
73043119; 73043121; 73043129; 73043131; 73043139; 73043911; 73043919; 73043921; 73043929; 73043931; 73043939; 73045110; 73045120; 73045130; 73045910; 73045920; 
73045930; 73049000 under the Customs Tariff Act, 1975. 
 6. Further information  
 
The notice of initiation of safeguard investigation was published in gazette of India on 
22 April 2013.  
7. All interested parties may make their views known within a period of 30 days from the date 
of the notice of initiation to:   
 
The Directorate General (Safeguards) 
Bhai Vir Singh Sahitya Sadan: 2nd Floor, Bhai Vir Singh Marg, Gole Market,New Delhi -110001, INDIA 
Telefax: 011-23741542 
e-mail: dgsafeuards@nic.in  
 
8. All known interested parties are also being addressed separately. 
 9. Any other party to the investigation who wishes to be considered as an interested party may 
submit its request so as to reach the Director General (Safeguards) on the aforesaid address 
within 21 days from the date of the notice of initiation.   
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