. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/SG/N/16/IND/10 
6 July 2012 
 (12-3619) 
Committee on Safeguards Original:   English 
 
 
 
NOTIFICATION OF APPLICATION OF TRANSITIONAL PRODUCT-SPECIFIC 
SAFEGUARD MEASURE PURSUANT TO SECTION 16 OF PART I  
OF THE PROTOCOL ON THE ACCESSION OF  
THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA 
 
INDIA 
 
(Hot-Rolled Flat Products of Stainless Steel of 300 series) 
 
 
 The following communication, 4 July 2012, is being circulated at the request of the Delegation of India.   
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  1. Evidence of Market disruption or th reat thereof caused by increased import 
 
 Imports of Hot-Rolled Flat Products of Stainless Steel of 300 series from People's Republic of 
China into India have shown a sharp and significant increase in absolute terms as well as in relative 
terms, during the injury period.  The threat of market disruption is clearly visible from the data 
provided by the applicants for the period Apr il 2009 to March 2012.  The domestic production 
increased during the period.  The increase in imports  is greater than the increase in production in 
2011-12 over 2009-10.  Capacity utilization of the dom estic industry has declined significantly during 
the injury period, from 91% in 2009-10 to 58% in 2011-12. Domestic industry is suffering a decline in market share, sales and productivity as a result of  increased imports of the concerned product. 
 
2.  Information on whether there is an absolu te increase in import or an increase in import 
relative to domestic production 
 
 The imports of the product under investigation ha ve increased in absolute terms as well as in 
relative terms.  It is evident that imports of th e product under consideration have sharply increased 
during the injury period.  The imports from China PR have increased from 5,364 MT in 2009-10 to 
36,183 MT in 2011-12 which shows an increase of 674% .  Imports have also increased in relation to 
domestic production in India.  It is noticed that the import from China PR with respect to domestic 
production was 4% in 2009-10, which has increased significantly to 20% in 2011-12.  The data relating to imports and domestic  production of Hot-Rolled Flat Pr oducts of Stainless Steel of 300 
series from 2009-10 onwards (as per IBIS data) are as under: 
 
Figures in MT 
Financial Year Total Imports Imports from China  Imports from other 
countries Production  
2009-10 50,484 5,364 45,120 138,139 
2010-11 62,988 27,309 35,679 142,496 
2011-12 73,254 36,183 37,071 181,512 G/SG/N/16/IND/10 
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3.  Precise description of the product involved  
The product involved is 'Hot-Rolled Flat Products of Stainless Steel of 300 Series' , 
classified under Customs sub-heading nos. 7 21911, 721912, 721913, 721914, 721921, 721922, 
721923, 721924, 722011, 722012 of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975.  4.  Further information  
The notice of initiation of safeguard inv estigation was publishe d on 26 June 2012. 
 
5. All interested parties may make their views known within a period of 30 days from the date of 
this notice to: 
 
The Director General (Safeguards) 
Bhai Vir Singh Sahitya Sadan, 2nd Floor, 
Bhai Vir Singh Marg, 
Gole Market, New Delhi-110 001, INDIA. 
Telephone: 011- 23741537/ FAX: 011-23741542 
E-mail: dgsafeguards@nic.in  
 
6. All known interested parties are also being addressed separately. 
 7. 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 aforementioned address 
within 21 days from the date of the notice.  
 
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