Anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of “Ethyl Chloroformates (ECF) in any concentration” originating in or exp

F. No. 6/03/2026-DGTR
Government of India Department of Commerce Ministry of Commerce & Industry (Directorate General of Trade Remedies) 4th Floor, Jeevan Tara Building
Parliament Street, New Delhi – 110001 Date: 22.04.2026

Case No. AD(OI) - 03/2026

SETU Case ID – AD/OI/ 004/2026 To,

All interested parties

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

“Ethyl Chloroformates (ECF)” originating in or exported from China PR.

1. Attention of all interested parties is invited to the above-mentioned investigation initiated vide Notification No. 6/03/2026-DGTR dated 17th March 2026. The non-confidential version of the application filed by the domestic industry was intimated to all interested parties vide Letter/Email dated 18th 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 2nd April 2026.
3. The product under consideration (hereinafter referred to as “PUC”) was defined as under: “The product under consideration is “Ethyl Chloroformate (ECF) in any concentration.” ECF is an organic chemical compound. It is a colourless, volatile liquid with a pungent odour. Ethyl Chloroformate is widely used as an intermediate in organic chemical intermediate in the pharmaceutical and agrochemical industries. It belongs to the class of chloroformates and contains both an ester and a chloro functional group, making it highly reactive. Due to its corrosive and toxic nature, ethyl chloroformate is classified as hazardous, posing risks through inhalation, ingestion, and skin contact.”
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.6/03/2026-DGTR dated 17th March 2026 without any changes and no PCN methodology is adopted in this case.
6. 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./- (Y Jaya Priyadarshini ) Director
   Email: dir13-dgtr@gov.in