Investigation Details

Authority: Designated Authority, Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR), Ministry of Commerce and Industry (Department of Commerce), Government of India

Notification Reference: Initiation Notification F. No. 6/48/2026-DGTR dated 30 September 2026, published in the Gazette of India (Extraordinary), Part I – Section 1, No. 309 on 7 October 2026

Case Number: CVD/OI/008/2026

Type of Proceedings: Countervailing duty (anti-subsidy) investigation

Applicant: OCCL Limited, acting as the sole producer of the subject goods in India and constituting the domestic industry within the meaning of Rule 2(b) of the CVD Rules, 1995

Product Under Investigation: Insoluble Sulphur, classifiable under tariff items 2802 00 10 and 3812 39 30 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975, and also imported under tariff item 3824 99 00

Subject Country: China PR

Investigation Period: 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026 (12 months)

Injury Investigation Period: FY 2022-23, FY 2023-24, FY 2024-25 and the period of investigation

Legal Basis: Section 9 of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 read with Rule 6 of the Customs Tariff (Identification, Assessment and Collection of Countervailing Duty on Subsidised Articles and for Determination of Injury) Rules, 1995

Investigation Scope

The investigation covers 79 alleged subsidy programmes of the Government of China PR. The Designated Authority, based on prima facie evidence submitted by OCCL Limited, is satisfied regarding subsidisation of the subject goods, material injury to the domestic industry, and a causal link between such subsidisation and injury.

Existing Trade Measures

  • Anti-dumping duty on imports of the subject goods from China PR and Japan, imposed for five years vide Notification No. 13/2025-Customs (ADD) dated 6 June 2025
  • Anti-absorption investigation concluded vide Final Findings F. No. 7/03/2026-DGTR dated 18 September 2026, recommending modification of duty quantum to Ministry of Finance

Financial Impact

The financial impact is not quantifiable at this stage and will depend on the final findings of the DGTR and the decision of the Ministry of Finance, Government of India.

Additional Information

The company will keep stock exchanges informed of material developments. This intimation is available on the company's website at www.occlindia.com.

Filed by: Pranab Kumar Maity, Company Secretary & SGM Legal (Membership No.: A20606)