Anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of Sublimation Paper originating in or exported from China PR and Korea RP

F. No. 6/41/2025 -DGTR Government of India Department of Commerce Ministry of Commerce & Industry Directorate General of Trade Remedies Jeevan Tara Building, 4th Floor, 5, Parliament Street, New Delhi-110001

Dated: 30 January 2026

Case No. AD (OI) – 36/2025

To, All interested parties

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

of Sublimation Paper originating in or exported from China PR and Korea RP

Attention of all interested parties is invited to the above-mentioned investigation initiated vide Notification F. No. 6/41/2025-DGTR, dated 29th September 2025. The non- confidential version of the application filed by the domestic industry was intimated to all interested parties.

Whereby the domestic industry had proposed the following PCN methodology, which was notified in the Initiation Notification.

SN PCN Parameter Code 1 GSM upto 34 A 2 GSM including and more than 34 but upto and including 40 B 3 GSM more than 40 C

Further, the Authority had considered the the unit of measurement as square meters for the present investigation.

One exporter from Korea RP, namely Hansol Paper Co., Ltd. (Hansol), filed submissions dated 12th November 2025, requesting as follows. a. The standard unit of measurement for the investigation be considered as kg / MT.

b. In case the authority does not change the unit, the Authority should consider further bifurcation in PCN methodology, between 40-58 GSM, 58-81 GSM and 81 GSM.

The domestic industry has disputed the request of Hansol. Inter alia, the domestic industry has explained that the consideration of kg as a unit of measurement would lead to distortion of costs and prices, particularly for lower GSMs. While the domestic industry has claimed that there is no need for further bifurcation, it has no objection to further bifurcation within PCN methodology.

The Authority held a meeting on 28th January 2026, wherein both parties were allowed to explain their submissions.

In light of the comments received from the interest parties and after careful examination of the same, the Authority confirms the unit of measurement as square meters and determines the following PCN methodology for the present investigation –

SN PCN Parameter Code 1 Paper of less than 34 GSM
A 2 Paper of 34 GSM or higher, but upto 40 GSM
B 3 Paper of more than 40 GSM, but less than 58 GSM C 4 Paper of 58 GSM or higher, but less than 81 GSM D 5 Paper of 81 GSM or higher
E

Accordingly, all interested parties are directed to file their questionnaire response based on the above PCN methodology of product under consideration within 15 days of the issuance of this notice.

This issues with the approval of the Designated Authority.

Sh. Devender Singh Joint Director General Foreign Trade DGTR Email: dd15-dgtr@gov.in