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ORGANIZATION   
G/SG/N/16/IND/8/Suppl.1 
30 March 2012 
 (12-1699) 
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 
 
(Carbon Black) 
 
Supplement 
 
 
 The following communication, dated 29 March 2012, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of India.1   
 
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1. Market disruption and threat thereof 
 
 The import of the subject product has shown incr ease in the past.  The in crease is significantly 
sharp and sudden during the recent period.  The import has gone up in the relative terms also.  There 
has been sharp increase in imports in absolute terms.  The imports have increased from 12,971 MT in 
2008-09 to 69,960 MT in 2011-12 (Annualized).  The imports in relation to production and 
consumption have also increased rapidly.  Increased  imports have led to increase in market share of 
imports and reduction in market share of the dom estic industry. Decline in market share of the 
domestic industry has adversely impacted the production and capacity utilization of the domestic 
industry.  It would be seen that the market shar e of the domestic industry has declined during the 
injury period whereas that of the imports have increased.  
 
2. Information on whether there is an abso lute increase in imports or an increase in 
imports relative to domestic production 
  Increased Imports:   The imports of Carbon Black have shown an increasing trend in 
absolute terms as well as compared to the domestic production causing injury and serious threat of 
injury.  
 
                                                      
1 This notification is in continuation to document G/SG/N/16/IND/8. G/SG/N/16/IND/8/Suppl.1 
Page 2 
 
 
   The table below gives the quarterly import figures relating to Carbon Black: 
 
Financial Year Quarter Imports 
from 
China 
(MT) Total 
Imports 
(MT) % of Imports 
from 
China 
2008-09  12,971 39,187 33 
2009-10  17,722 63,244 28 
2010-11  16,724 61,185 27 
2011-12 Q1 5,789 14,828 39 
 Q2 25,686 32,465 79 
 OCT,11 9,335 11,489 81 
 Q3 (A) 28,005 34,467 81 
2011-12 (A)  69,960 100,769 69 
 
 The imports of Carbon Black from China are increasing rapidly in absolute terms.  The overall imports of Carbon Black have nearly doubled in first half of 2011-2012 in comparison with 
the total quantity of 16,724 MT imported in 2010-11.
 
 
3. Precise description of the product involved 
 
 The product involved is 'Carbon Black', classified under Customs subheading No. 28030010 
under the Customs Tariff Act, 1975. 
 
4. Precise description of the proposed measure 
 
 DG Safeguards, the competent authority, has recommended to impose provisional safeguard duty at the rate of 30% ad valorem  minus anti-dumping duty payable on Carbon Black on imports of 
Carbon Black from People's Republic of China.  
 
5. Further information 
  The Preliminary Findings were publishe d in Gazette of India on 16 March 2012. 
 6. Proposed date of imposition of provisional measure  
 The provisional safeguard measure will be appli cable from the date of issue of notification in 
this regard by the Department of Revenue, Mi nistry of Finance, Government of India. 
 7. Offer for consultations  
 India invites Government of China for consultations, if any, in this regard as per the provisions of the Protocol of Accession. 
  
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