Anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of Moulded Soda-Lime Glass Vials originating in or exported from China PR.

F.No.6,/28lzoz6-ocTR l/t)211A/20?6 To be published in Part-l Section I of the Gazette ol lndia Extraordinary F. No. 6/28/2026-DGTR Government of lndia Ministry of Commerce & lndustry Department ol Commerce Directorate General ol Trade Remedies 4th Floor, Jeevan Tara Building, 5, Parliament Street, New Delhi- 1 1000i Dated:Botune 2026 SETU Case tD AD/O|/ 031/2026 INITIATION NOTIFICATION Subiect: lnitiation. ot antidumping investigafion concerning imports of Mourded soda-Lime Grass viars oiigiiaiir,g in-or exporteJ iio,i China PB A. PRODUCT UNDER CONSIDERATION 4 The product under consideration in the present apprication is Mourded soda- Lime Glass Vials originating. in .or exported from 'China pR,, (hereinafter also referred to as "Grass Viars" oi'subiect gooos" oi:froJrit ,no", considerarion, or "PUC"). !l^ll: lU..C ,i: ,, .St".: pack-aging container that is primarity used in the pnarmaceuticar industrv. The pUC iovers pharmaceuticaigrass viari ,rrrrr.iurei from soda-time gtass, tonformino ro ryp":'i l;;ivp"ii'!p".,ri.ations. The pUC F. No.

ainer that is primarity used in the pnarmaceuticar industrv. The pUC iovers pharmaceuticaigrass viari ,rrrrr.iurei from soda-time gtass, tonformino ro ryp":'i l;;ivp"ii'!p".,ri.ations. The pUC F. No. 6128|2026-DGTR: Having regard to the Customs Tariff Act, .1975 as iT"?J9,* Iigl lir" to rime (hereinafterrefened ro as rhe ,Act,,) and tn" Crriori ranr (toentlltcatron, Assessment and Collection of Anti_dumping duty onDumped Articles lor Determination of lnjury) Rules, 1995 ".irunOua iro, iim" fo tire (hereinalter referred lo as the .;Rulbs,, or the ,nnti_Oumping Rules,,), pGp -Gi;;; Limited (hereinafter referred to as -the ,,applicant; & ,:pGp" )'has- filel;; application before the Designated Authority' (hereinifter referred to as the 'Authorily"), for initiation of an .anti-dumping' inieitigation concerning imports of "Moulded Soda-Lime Glass Vials,,. 2. The present Application soughl .anti-dumpjng investigation concerning imports of the fVloulded Soda-Lime Grasi viars origihatinj in oi".*port"o from china pR (hereinafter referred to as subject country) 3. The applicant has aleged that dumped imports ol theMourded soda-Lime 9l:". _ V1r.1. f rom the su"bject . country ,re .ar.int materiat iniury and has requested the imposition of anti-dumping duty on the iirports of tn"'sr[r1e"r looJs from the subject country.

da-Lime 9l:". _ V1r.1. f rom the su"bject . country ,re .ar.int materiat iniury and has requested the imposition of anti-dumping duty on the iirports of tn"'sr[r1e"r looJs from the subject country.

l/\3?a4a/2.)?6 F.No.6/28l2025-DGTR is used for storage of injectable medicines, vaccines, antibiotics, biologics and biosimilars, hormone preparations. sterile water and diluents, diagnostic reagents and laboratory preparations. 6. The PUC is available in tlvo colours; flint (clear/colourless) vials and amber (brown) vials. Further, the PUC is available in various capacities/sizes, for the purpose of this investigation, the PUC has been restricted to a capacity/size range of 5ml to 30m1, 7. The following vials have been excluded lrom the scope of PUC: a. Type-l Borosilicate Glass Vials ol all sizes/capacities' b. Tybe-ll Moulded Soda-Lime Glass Vials (both llint and amber) of cipacity/size greatel than 30 ml and less than but not equal to 5 ml' c. Type-tliMoulded Soda-Lime Glass Vials (both flint and amber) of cipacity/size greater than 30 ml and tess than but not equal to 5 ml' d. Tubular Glass Vials. Product Control Number (PCN) 8. The applicant in the application has proposed Product Control Numbers (PCNs) as below: SN Paranreter-1 Capacity/Size of the Vial PCN Proposed ,1 517.518 ml A Z 10 ml B 3 15 ml (, 4 20 ml D 5 30 ml E Unit ol measuremenl g. The PUC is sold on the basis oI numbers/pieces and therefore, the unit of measurement considered in the present application is "pieces"' Tarilf classification 10.

l D 5 30 ml E Unit ol measuremenl g. The PUC is sold on the basis oI numbers/pieces and therefore, the unit of measurement considered in the present application is "pieces"' Tarilf classification 10. The product under consideration is classifiable under chapter 70 ol lhe firsl .in"irl"'to the customs Tarit{ Act, 1975, ,,Glass and classware" under the tariff n.iOi"g iOto "Carboys, bottles, flasks, jars, pots, phials, ampoules and other "ontulri"t., of glass, ot a tinO used lor the conveyance or packing oi goods; oreservinq iars of glass; stoppers, lids and other closures, of gllss" under.the tarifl ii". 7oio"6o oo. fne abptiiint has atso aileged the imports of pUC may be made ;;;"; -u;y ;lh;r heading/tarilf items. However, the customs classification is lnOii"ti* InfV and not binJing on the scope ot the product under consideration' B. LIKE ARTICLE

F.No.6/28l2025 DGTR l/11214E/2026 11. The applicant has stated that there are no significant differences in the article produced by the applicant and exported trom the subject country. The article produced by the applicant and that imported from the subject country is comparable .in terms of physical and chemical characteristics, manufacturing qlqcgsl. and technology, functions and uses, product specifications, pricing, distribution and marketing, and tarifl classilication of the subjdct gooos. rhe'suole-ci goods and the article manufactured by the applican[ are technically ind commercially substitutable.

, pricing, distribution and marketing, and tarifl classilication of the subjdct gooos. rhe'suole-ci goods and the article manufactured by the applican[ are technically ind commercially substitutable. The applicant has claimed that the consumers of the product under consideration are using lhe subject goods and the article manufactured by the applicant interchangeably. Thus, for the purposes of initiation of the present investigation, the article produced by the applibant has been prima tacie considered as like articre to the product oeing ;mbirteo trom tre sibleci country. C. SUBJECT COUNTBY 12. The subject country in the present investigation ls China pR. D. PERTOD OF |NVEST|GAT|ON (POt) 1 3. T_h^e_ applicant initially proposed period of lnvestigation for 9 months i.e. 1 st April 2025 lo 31st December 2025 (9 Months) and the injury investigation period as lst April 2022 to 31st March 2023, 1st Aprit 2O2g to 3ist Varin ZOe+, G April 2024 to 31st lvlarch 2025 and the pOl. Subsequently, applicant has submitted that the Authority may decide to revise the period of invi:sti'gition tor 1i months i.e. 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2026 as it would enable a m6re accurate and comprehensive assessmenl of dumping, injury, and causal link.

ecide to revise the period of invi:sti'gition tor 1i months i.e. 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2026 as it would enable a m6re accurate and comprehensive assessmenl of dumping, injury, and causal link. ffence, tne revised period proposed by the applicant has been'considereo appropriate ior iire purpose of the investigation and accordingly the Authority nas decideb to conslder lhe pgp!.-gf investigation (por) for the present investigition (hereinafter referred to as ."POl") as 1st Aprit 2025 ro 31st March 2026 1i Z montns; and the injury investigation period as rst April 2022 to 31st March zbz3, 1st April eozs to iiJt March 2024, 1st April 2024 to 31st March 2025 and pOl. E. DoMESTIC INDUSTRY AND STANDING 14. Rule 2(b) delines domestic industry as tollows: "domestic industry" means lhe domestic producers as a whole engaged in the manufacture of the like article and any activity connected therewith or those whose collective output of the said article constitutes a major proportion of the total domestic production of that article except when such producers are related to the exporters or importers of the alleged dumped article or are themselves importers thereo{ in such case the term ,domestic industry, may be construed as referring to the rest of the producers,, The present investigation has been requested by pGp Glass Limited. The 15

ves importers thereo{ in such case the term ,domestic industry, may be construed as referring to the rest of the producers,, The present investigation has been requested by pGp Glass Limited. The 15

F.No,6/2!/2026-OCTR l/ tt?148/2N? i applicant in the application has submitted that it accounts for around 34.65% ol the total lndian production of the subject goods in the POl. The applicant has claimed that it has not imported the PUC from the subject country and is not related to any producer in the subject country and the importer in lndia. '16. The applicant has claimed thal in addition to PGP Glass Ltd. there are three other producers of the PUC in lndia, namely, Hindustan National Glass & lndustries Limited ("HNGlt'), AGI Glaspac ('AGl") and Neulral Glass & Allied lndustries Private Limited ("NGAl" or "Gerresheimer"). 17. Amongst the other lndian producers, NGAI has expressed support in the present investigation. The applicant, together with the supporting producer, represents around 97.36% of the total lndian production ot subject goods during the POl. '18. As per the information available on record, the Authority considers that the Applicant constitutes an eligible domestic industry within the meaning of Rule 2(b) of the AD Rules and the application satisfies the requirement of Rule 5(3) of the AD Rules. F. BASIS OF ALLEGED DUMPING a) Normal Value for China PR 19.

estic industry within the meaning of Rule 2(b) of the AD Rules and the application satisfies the requirement of Rule 5(3) of the AD Rules. F. BASIS OF ALLEGED DUMPING a) Normal Value for China PR 19. lt has been claimed in the application that China PR should be treated as a non-market economy and therefore, the Chinese producers should be called upon to show that market economy conditions prevail in the industry producing the like product with regard to the production and sale of that product under consideration. Unless the Chinese producers show that such market economy conditions prevail, lheir normal value should be determined in accordance with Para 7 oJ Annexure - I to the Anti-Dumping Rules. Under Para 7, normal value for non-market economy country is required to be determined on the basis of prices of subject goods in the market economy third county or price from such third country to other countries, including lndia, or on some other reasonable basis. 20. ln this regard, the applicant has submitted that it was not able to get inlormation of cost and price of the product under consideration in the market economy third country. The applicant has, therefore, constructed lhe normal value for China as per the best available estimates of the cost o{ production oi the product under consideration as adiusted lor reasonable profit margin. The same has been considered for the purpose ol initiation of the investigation. b) Export Price 2.1 .

cost o{ production oi the product under consideration as adiusted lor reasonable profit margin. The same has been considered for the purpose ol initiation of the investigation. b) Export Price 2.1 . The Applicant has determined the export price lor the subject country by considering the volume and value of imports as per its market lntelligence' However, ior the purpose of the determining export price of subject goods Irom sub,iect country, DG systems data has been adopted for ascertaining ex{actory expbrt price. Adjustments proposed by the applicant on account ol ocean freight, marine insurance, commission, and other expenses have been made.

F.No.6/28lzoz6-DGTR | / 1tzl4a / 2o2 G c ) Dumping Margin 22. The normal value and the export price have been compared at ex-lactory rever, which prima facie shows that the dumping margin is above the de-minimis revei and. is significant with respect to the producl unddr consideration exporteo rrom t-ne subject counrry. Thus, there is prima facie evidence that the 'product JnJei consideration from the sub.iect country is being dumped in the lndian'r"*"i u/tn" exporters lrom lhe sub.iect country. G. EVIDENCE OF INJUAY AND CAUSAL LINK 23.. The applicant has provided prima lacie evidence with respect to the injury suffered by the domestic industry due to the dumped imports. the vorume or'ih6 subject imports from the subject country has increased in'absolute terrs. inere ii evidence of price suppression and depiession due to imports.

c industry due to the dumped imports. the vorume or'ih6 subject imports from the subject country has increased in'absolute terrs. inere ii evidence of price suppression and depiession due to imports. rhe sublect importi have had an adverse impact on the profirabirity parameters of thb domestic industry. 2.4. Fram the foregoing, the Authority prima facie finds sufficient evidence of dumping of the subject goods originaring in or exporled rrom ilrLiuoieci;;hry; injury to the domestic industry and causal tink between the alleged d'r;pi;g #i injury exist to justify initiation of an anti-dumping investigation in tlerms oi nurE s or the Rules, to determine the existence, degree,-and etJct of affeg"O durping i; to recommend the amount of anti-dumping-duty, which if revied, wiurd be io"qt. to remove injury to the domestic indusy. - H. INITIATION OF ANTI.DUMPING INVESTIGATION 25. on the basis of the dury .substantiated written apprication submitted by the applicant and having reached satisfaction based on 'the prima facie evid'ence submitted by the applicant concerning lhe dumping oi tne proOu& unOei consideratron originating in or exported from the subject iountry, ttre consequentiai injury to the domestic industry as a resurt of the aireged ounifing ot tn" i,ioJr.i under consideration and the causar rink between s,Icn in;ury ,i'o tn" irrp",i imports, and in accordance with section gA of the Act read wiih Rule 5 0J the'AD Ir^1"^::,-tll" Artlority, hereby,-_initiates an anti-dumping investigation to determine

s,Icn in;ury ,i'o tn" irrp",i imports, and in accordance with section gA of the Act read wiih Rule 5 0J the'AD Ir^1"^::,-tll" Artlority, hereby,-initiates an anti-dumping investigation to determine rne exrstence, degree, and eifect of the dumping with iespect to the product under ..:l'-i9"]3lig!.originating in or.exported from ihe"subject country and tb recommend rne approprate amount of anti-dumping duty, which if revied, wburd be adequate to remove the injury to the domestic induslry.

l. PRocEDUFE 26-,The provisions stipurated in Rure 6 of the Anti-Dumping Rures shal be foflowed in this investigation. J. SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION z,!, el,!n1 interested parties are required to register themserves on sETU portar (nnps://setu.dgtr.gov. in). AI communications and submissions rrom the interesteJ'

l/13714A/ 2A?6 a No.5/28l20?6-DGTR oarties shall be uploaded on the SETU portal under ^their registered name and ffi&iliiliifri cr." ro ^". r.r" - nciiot/ 031/2026. lt should be ensured thal ;h"'il;;il;'p;,t ot tn" tr;*;.i;; is rn iearcnaule PDF/trils-word lormat and data tiles are in MS-Excel format' 28. The known producers/exporters in subject to'111-l the government 'of subiecl country through its emUassy In tnCL, anO the importers. and users in lndia who are known to be associated *nn"inu pioir"t under' consideration are being iniormed separately to enable tnem to iiiJ 5ir-tr'" t"ft'"nt inlormation within the time limits mentioned in this initiation "otiiil-"tio".

e associated nn"inu pioir"t under' consideration are being iniormed separately to enable tnem to iiiJ 5ir-tr'" t"ft'"nt inlormation within the time limits mentioned in this initiation "otiiil-"tio". nrr rucl.L information must be filed in the form and manner as prescribej nV'irtit ititf'titn notification' the Rules' and the "fpf i""Uf " $ade notices issued by the Authority' 29. Any other interested party may also make a submission relevant to the present investioation in the form "^o';;;i";; pi"..,iU"O by,this initiation noti{ication' the H;;"j.';il'ft'"ppri""ur" ti"'it"t"t[iJ iti'ed bvihe Authoritv within the time iimits mentioned in ihis initiation notification' 30. Any party making any confidential submission before the Authority is required to make a non-confident'd;;;;;;;i in" t'" available to the other interested parties. 3l.Theinterestedpartiesarelurtheradvisedtokeeparegularwatohontheofficial website of the Directorate oi"iii'i ti'ri"ae Remedies- at www'dgtr'gov'in and SETU oortal (ht1ps://setu.dgti.'gor.h..l lot u;v Ypqaled information with respect to i#. ;#fi;t'b.:lti;;;ti; phies are directed to resularlv visit the website or DGTR (https://www.ogt'gou''riiio-stayippAseO with-th;Jurther developments in the subiect investigatlon ano remain iniormed regarding notices that may be issued from time to time resardi^; ;;;tii";t;i; l;;11' PcN methodolosv' PCN discussion/meeting schedulel nbtice ol oral hearing, corrigendum' amendment nolitications, and other such information' K. TIME LIMIT 32.

ime to time resardi^; ;;;tii";t;i; l;;11' PcN methodolosv' PCN discussion/meeting schedulel nbtice ol oral hearing, corrigendum' amendment nolitications, and other such information' K. TIME LIMIT 32. Any information relating to the presenr lnvestigation should be uploaded on the SETU porlal (nttpsylsetu ogtr-"g[u]rni 'nO"i " tn"it registered name and .oti"iponaing case lD - AD/OI/ 031/2026' 33. Both versions of each submission' the conlidential version (CV) and the non- conlidential version (NCV) "til" 'piliqtd in the respective desionated columns within 37 days trom tnt O"tt on which the non-con{idential version ot the application tiled by the oo."Jtl". iilrsirv-wouro be.circulated by the Authority or transmitted to the appropna" lipf""'tit itpresentative.of the exporting country as oer Rule 6(4) of the no n'r"5'"igsii-' ti"no *to''"tior is received within the stioulated time limit or tfre lriio'rmatLn ieceived is rncomplete' the Authority may i#,;'rt; inirg. but.o on iri" t"ti "u"il"blt on record and in accordance wttn 34. All the interested parties are hereby advised to intimate their interest (including lhe nature of interest) in tn" initu-nini'tter and tile their orrestionnaire responses within the above time ri.,t "r'".'tlprrriii"rlhl "otiti"rtion through SETU portal the AD Rules, 1995. only.

ng lhe nature of interest) in tn" initu-nini'tter and tile their orrestionnaire responses within the above time ri.,t "r'".'tlprrriii"rlhl "otiti"rtion through SETU portal the AD Rules, 1995. only.

F.No,5,/?6,/2o26-DGTR l/11?14E/?026 1.5 : Th.u. 1S-day period to f ile comments on the scope of the pUC/ pCN N4gllogolgsy shall run concurrentry wrth the rime timrt meniioneo in para si aoore ol this lnitiation NotiJication. 36. Extension due to Modification of puc/pcN: An extension of rime bv 15 rravs shall be granted ir the Aurhority, through a srosequent'nou.., -rid,]ii[, iniip-ti6l 3!9,. PgN that was not previously pioposed or'is difterent from the initiafion noaTrcatron. rhis extension of 15 days shafl be granted from date of such notification of modified pUC and pcN. Lxtension ot time oy 1s days stiteo i, in-is BXIS3!.|5_l,gt applcabte in instances where there is no ihange i, tn. FUC, ,rrj ruN mernoo.rogy after initiation of investigatjon. Requests for i lurther extension :ll'l? -b"y""d the 1S-day extension (it gLnted), witt-oiOinarily not Oe consiOereJ excepr rn case ot exceptionar circumstances, in rine with the Rure 6(a) or tne eo Rules. 37.Any request for an exlension musl be submjtted by the concerned parties through_the SETU portat at least one Oay Oetore ine #ginaf deadtiil;f;;i;; above. Requests submitted after this time will not Oe conslOereO. L. SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION ON CONFIDENT:AL BASIS l8rrylere.

ough_the SETU portat at least one Oay Oetore ine #ginaf deadtiil;f;;i;; above. Requests submitted after this time will not Oe conslOereO. L. SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION ON CONFIDENT:AL BASIS l8rrylere. a.ny party to the present investigation makes confidentiar submissions or provides information on a contidentiar bisis oetoro irre Aurhority, .r.n pirtv i, required to simurtaneousry submit a non-conf identLiuu^ion ot sucr, intorraiio'n ,n terms or Rure 7(2) of the Rures and in accordance witn tre rerevant traoe noiices !:grg9 UV the Authoriry in rhis regard, gaifure to aOrreie io ttre ab;;e ;;t i";il; rejection of the response/submissi ns. 3€. The parties making any submission (incruding Appendices/ Annexures attached thereto), before the Authority. including questioinilie .e.ponres, are required to file confidential and non-conlidentiat veisionsiep"ruiJV.- 40' such submissions must be crearry marked as 'confidentia| or ,non-confidentia| at.the top of each page. Any submission that has oeen maoe to the Authoritv without such markings shalt 'be treated as ,""._.o.f,o"ntiii;l;;;r;il; il;"ilI lyl-orjty, and rhe.Authority shail be ar tiberry t" urr"* "ilili iri;;;i;ilil;.'i; rnspect such submissions 41.The confidentiar version shal contain al inrormation which is, by nature, confidentiar, and/or other information, which the rrppil"i'or sr"n intormati6n cliimi as confidentiar.

ct such submissions 41.The confidentiar version shal contain al inrormation which is, by nature, confidentiar, and/or other information, which the rrppil"i'or sr"n intormati6n cliimi as confidentiar. For the information which is craimeiio oe confidentiar nr n"trr"l "i the information on which confidentiarity ir "iriruJo"rse of other reasons, rhe supplier of the information is required to proria" a good .ur." ,iut.r.ni ioni with the supplied information as to why rrch intorraiidn cinnot oe discrosed. 42.The non-confidentiar version of the informalion fired by the interested parties is required.to be a reprica o, the confidentiar veision i;;; confidentiar inrormation preferably indexed or branked out lwr,eie inleaiion ir'nor possibre) and such i:j::Tlig! must,ge. appropriatety ano uo"qrit"rtl .ri.,marireo depending upon rhe rn'ormatron on which confidenliarity js craimed. T'ne non-conf ide"riri .rri,"iy rir.i be in sufficient detair to permir a reasoniure unoe;ri;;;ift ot the substance o, the

arireo depending upon rhe rn'ormatron on which confidenliarity js craimed. T'ne non-conf ide"riri .rri,"iy* rir.i be in sufficient detair to permir a reasoniure unoe;ri;;;ift ot the substance o, the

l/1l214a/2a24 Digitally signed bY Amitabh Kumar Date: 30-06-2026 11:30:17 portal. N. NON.COOPEBATION information lurnished on a confidential basis' -However' in exceptional .ii.rriiu"""., tne party suomitting the conf idential information may indicate that such inlormation is not susceptib'ie to summary' and.a statement of reasons "o.i"itl.g "lutticient and aoeq,it" explanation i,1 to f i'y such summarization is ;;i ;";;i6d must ne provided to the satistaction of the Authoritv' 43.Theinterestedpartiescanoffertheircommentsontheissuesolconlidentiality iini.-Z ,]"Vr iiorfi-tn" Out" oi iirculation of the non-confidential version ol the documents. 4 4 . The Authority may accept or reiect the request for confidentiality on irinitiorlrlnJ nutri" ot"i#lntor.uiion submitted. ll the Authority is satis{ied th;;;;';;q;";i-for conlidentiatitv is not warranted or if the supplier of the intormation is either unwifrirlg io ;ake the information public or to authorize its oir.r".,jii i" g";eralized o, r",t'uty form, it may disregard such information' 45. Any submission made without a meaningful non-conlidential version thereof or a suff icient and adequate .u,1"'tt'i"'"nt'in terms of Rule 7 ol the Rules' and aooroDriate trade notices trrL-[Juv]n. nutnority, on the confidentiality claim shall noi be taken on record by the Authority' M.

ient and adequate .u,1"'tt'i"'"nt'in terms of Rule 7 ol the Rules' and aooroDriate trade notices trrL-[Juv]n. nutnority, on the confidentiality claim shall noi be taken on record by the Authority' M. INSPECTION OF PUBLIC FILE 46.Allnon.confidentialversionsofsubmissionsmalebyanvinterestedpartywill be accessible to other interesi; ;il;.6;ilgh their respectve login on the 5ETU 47. ln case any interested party refuses access to and otherwise does not provide ^.tJtJJii,-iii.lmarion *itnin a'tl""t"nrt period or within the time stipulated bv the Authority in this initiatron *tif-iirtio", "|. irgnificantly imoedes the investigation. the Authority may declare such interested party as non-coooerative and record its lindinos based on the racts avari'or"'"i'i 'ix" such reiommendations to the Centril Government as it 6ssrns tit' (Amitabh Kuma4 Designated AuthoritY F No.6,/28l2025-DGTR