Anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of “Phenol” from Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Taiwa

F. No. 6/12/2026 -DGTR Government of India Department of Commerce Ministry of Commerce & Industry (Directorate General of Trade Remedies) 4th Floor, Jeevan Tara Building 5, Parliament Street, New Delhi – 110001

Date: 17.04.2026
To,
All interested parties

Subject: PUC/PCN methodology in the anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of

“Phenol” from Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and United States of America.

1. Attention of all interested parties is invited to the above-mentioned investigation initiated vide Notification No. 6/12/2026-DGTR dated 19th March 2026. The non-confidential version of the application filed by the domestic industry was intimated to all interested parties vide Letter/Email dated 20th March 2026.

2. Whereby, the interested parties were granted an opportunity to present their comments on the scope of the product under consideration (PUC), and product control number (PCN) methodology, within a period of 15 days from the date of intimation, which ended on 4th April 2026.

3. The product under consideration (hereinafter referred to as “PUC”) was defined as under:

“The product under consideration is Phenol. Phenol is an aromatic compound. The chemical formula of this organic compound is C6H6O. Phenol is also known as Carbolic acid. It is a volatile, white, crystalline solid with a distinct sweet, tar-like odor.”

4. No PCN methodology was proposed in the initiation notification.

5. No comments in regard to the scope of PUC and PCN have been received from any interested party and therefore the authority adopts the same scope of product under consideration as notified in the initiation Notification No.6/12/2026-DGTR dated 19th March 2026 without any changes and no PCN methodology is adopted in this case.

ame scope of product under consideration as notified in the initiation Notification No.6/12/2026-DGTR dated 19th March 2026 without any changes and no PCN methodology is adopted in this case.

6. Further, all interested parties are directed to file their questionnaire response based on the above product under consideration within 37 days from the date of intimation of E-mail dated 20th March 2026 i.e. by 26th April 2026.

7. This communication is limited to clarifying the scope of the product under consideration for which the present investigation is being conducted. This does not preclude interested parties from providing relevant information and evidence to substantiate their requests for exclusion for any particular product. The Authority shall decide the scope of the product under consideration for any measures recommended, after considering relevant

information and evidence furnished by all interested parties during the course of the investigation.

Sd./- (Brindha Boopathy) Deputy Secretary
Email: ds2-dgtr@gov.in