Product description – ‘Monoisopropylamine’, also known as ‘MIPA’

HS Code – 2921 11 90, 2921 19 90 and 2921 19 20

Countries involved – China PR

Applicant – Alkyl Amines Chemicals Limited

Period of investigation (POI) – 1^st July 2023 to 30^th June 2024 (12 months)

Injury investigation period – April 2020 to March 2021, April 2021 to March 2022, April 2022 to June 2023 and POI.

Margins and recommended duties –

Key findings –

1. The product under consideration in the present investigation is ‘Monoisopropylamine’, also known as ‘MIPA’.
2. Applicant was the sole producer of the like article in India as on the period of investigation.
3. Consideration of a fifteen-month period as the immediately preceding period to the POI did not cause any prejudice or adverse impact on the outcome of the investigation or on bona fide interests of any set of interested parties. Selecting the present injury period is in line with the consistent laid practice of the Authority.
4. None of the producers/exporters from China PR have participated in this investigation to rebut this presumption as mentioned in para 8 of Annexure-I of the Rules.
5. The normal value for China PR has been determined on the basis of price payable in India calculated as per cost of production in India, duly adjusted for selling, general & administrative expenses and reasonable profits.
6. The volume of imports has increased sharply in the period of investigation.
7. The imports increased sharply in absolute and relative terms.
8. The domestic industry has suffered both price suppression and depression in the period of investigation as compared to preceding year.
9. The production, capacity utilisation and domestic sales of the domestic industry declined steeply in the period of investigation.
10. The inventory with the domestic industry has increased over the injury period.
11. The profitability of the domestic industry has declined steeply in the period of investigation.
12. The market share of the subject imports has increased whereas that of the domestic industry has declined over the injury period.
13. The domestic industry has recorded a significant negative growth in a number of the economic parameters.
14. The anti-dumping rules do not prohibit the Authority from excluding a country with a market share exceeding 3% from the scope of the subject countries, where circumstances so warrant. Imports from the USA are neither consistent nor significant in volume and have shown a steep decline over the injury period.
15. Landed price of imports is materially below the non-injurious price of the domestic industry. The injury margin is in the range of 10-20%.
16. Capacity with the applicant is sufficient to cater the entire demand in India.
17. Another producer, M/s Balaji Amines Limited has commenced production post POI/
18. The impact of anti-dumping duties on the eventual end consumers is insignificant.