Anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of Titanium Dioxide originating in or exported from China PR-regd

F. No. 6/03/2024-DGTR Government of India
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Department of Commerce
Directorate of General of Trade Remedies
4th Floor, Jeevan Tara Building,
5, Parliament Street, New Delhi – 110001

Dated:17th October, 2025

Case No. AD (OI)-03/2024

NOTIFICATION

Subject: Remand Proceeding in the anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of

“Titanium Dioxide” originating in or exported from China PR

1. The Hon’ble High Court of Calcutta in its judgment dated 22nd September 2025 in the matter of India Paint Association v. The Union of India and Ors. (WPO 148 of 2025) concerning anti-dumping duty relating to imports of “Titanium Dioxide” originating in or exported from China PR has quashed the Final Findings dated 12th February 2025 with Notification No. 6/03/2024-DGTR as well as Customs Notification dated 10th May 2025 with Notification No. 12/2025-Customs (ADD) and has remanded the matter back to the Designated Authority for reconsideration of issues relating to Confidentiality in terms of Rule 7 from the stage of the response of the Petitioner in the above quoted matter.

2. Since the matter has been remanded back to the Designated Authority for reconsideration of the confidentiality issue, from the stage of the response filed by the writ petitioner for the purpose of considering the same in accordance with the observations made by the Hon’ble Court and the scope and object of Rule 7(2) of the said Rules, the Designated Authority has taken up the proceedings in the present matter accordingly. The domestic industry has been directed to disclose information or provide sufficient justification in terms of Rule 7 regarding the names of the paint companies with whom the domestic industry had transacted for the sales of Rutile Sulphate grade. The domestic industry has been informed that if the Authority is satisfied that the request for confidentiality is not warranted or the applicant is either unwilling to make the information public or to authorise its disclosure in a generalised or summary form, the Authority may disregard such information.

3. Interested parties may offer their comments, if any, in the form of soft copy, latest by 24.10.2025, through email to adv13-dgtr@gov.in, consultant-dgtr@govcontractor.in, dd16- dgtr@gov.in, and dd12-dgtr@gov.in.

4. This issues with the approval of the Designated Authority.

(Shivam Singh) Deputy Director