Safeguard investigation principles require public notice, disclosure, and fact-based findings when ASEAN imports are alleged to cause serious injury.

Investigation under the India-ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement (Safeguard Measures) Rules, 2016 begins with a public notice stating the exporting countries, the good, the date of initiation, the basis and reasons for the allegation, the address for representations, and the time allowed to interested parties. The Director General may seek written information from exporters, producers, governments, industrial users, and consumer organisations, must share evidence among interested parties, and may proceed on the facts available if information is withheld or the investigation is impeded. Safeguard measures do not apply where the ASEAN member State's share remains within the specified import threshold.

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