Section 11(2)(b) in Customs Tariff (Identification and Assessment of Safeguard Measures) Rules, 1997
(b)the level of tariff rate quota, if imposed as a measure, may be determined having regard to the following conditions, namely: -(i)maintaining traditional trade flow of the article over the representative period;(ii)the existing and likely demand supply scenario in the country; and(iii)any other condition that may be considered relevant: