Based on an application by Jindal Stainless Limited, on 19 September 2014, the Directorate General of Safeguard Customs and Central Excise of India published a Notice of Initiation of a Safeguard Investigation on imported Cold Rolled Flat Products of Stainless Steel of chromium type, 400 series encompassing all Martensitic and Ferritic grades as per ASTM A 240/A240 M and equivalent/comparable specifications in other standards like UNS, IS, Chinese DIN, JIS, BIS, EN etc.", excluding (i) width 1700mm and above and (ii) JBS (Jindal Blade Steel) grade and its equivalent ('PUC'). The PUC falls under sub-headings 72193112, 72193111, 72193210, 72193310, 72193410, 72193510, 72202021 and 72209021 of the Customs Tariff Act 1975.

All known interested parties have been addressed separately, and any other party who wish to be considered as an interested party may submit its request to the Director General of Safeguard of India at the latest by 21 October 2014.