Tuesday 26 March 2013

CG imposes Anti Dumping Duty on import of Meta Phenylene Diamine when imported from China


[TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE OF INDIA, EXTRAORDINARY, PART II, SECTION 3, SUB-SECTION (i)]
                                                          
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE)

Notification No.02/2013-Customs (ADD)

            New Delhi, the 22nd March, 2013

            G.S.R.    (E). –WHEREAS  in the matter of Meta Phenylene Diamine (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods), falling under Chapter 29 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), originating in, or exported from the People’s Republic of China (hereinafter referred to as the subject country), and imported into India, the designated authority in its preliminary findings published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1,vide notification No. 14/4/2012-DGAD, dated the 1st January, 2013, had come to the conclusion that –

(a)  the subject goods have been exported to India from the subject country below its normal value;
(b) the domestic industry has suffered material injury in respect of the subject goods;
(c)  the material injury has been caused by the dumped imports of the subject goods from  subject country;
AND WHEREAS, the designated authority in its aforesaid findings, has recommended imposition of provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of the subject goods, originating in or exported from the subject country and imported into India, in order to remove injury to the domestic industry;

          NOW, THEREFORE, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (5) of section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975),read with rules 13 and 20 of the Customs Tariff (Identification, Assessment and Collection of Anti-dumping Duty on Dumped Articles and for Determination of Injury) Rules, 1995, the Central Government, after considering the aforesaid preliminary findings of the designated authority, hereby imposes on the subject goods,  the description of which is specified in column (3) of the Table below, falling under tariff item of the First Schedule to the said Customs Tariff Act as specified in the corresponding entry in column (2),  originating in the country as specified in the corresponding entry in column (4), and produced by the producer as specified in the corresponding entry in column (6), when exported from the country as specified in the corresponding entry in column (5), by the exporter as specified in the corresponding entry in column (7), and imported into India, an anti-dumping duty at the rate equal to the amount as  indicated in the corresponding entry in column (8), in the currency as specified in the corresponding entry in column (10) and as per unit of measurement as specified in the corresponding entry in column (9) of the said Table.

Table
Sl. No.
Tariff Item
Description
of goods
Country
of Origin
Country
of Export
Producer
Exporter
Amount
Unit
Currency
(1)
 (2)
  (3)
(4)
(5)
  (6)
  (7)
  (8)
 (9)
(10)
1
2921 51 20
Meta
Phenylene Diamine(MPDA)
People’s Republic of China
People’s Republic of China
Jiangsu
Tianjiayi Chemical Co. Ltd.
Changshan
Haicheng Chemical Co. Ltd.
0.57
Kg
US Dollar
2
2921 51 20
Meta
Phenylene Diamine(MPDA)
People’s Republic of China
People’s Republic of China
Any combination other than
mentioned in Sr. no. 1 of above producer and exporter
0.78
Kg
US
Dollar
3
2921 51 20
Meta Phenylene Diamine(MPDA)
People’s Republic of China
People’s Republic of China
Zhejiang Amino-Chem Co. Ltd
Zhejiang Amino-Chem Co. Ltd
0.61
Kg
US Dollar
4
2921 51 20
Meta Phenylene Diamine(MPDA)
People’s Republic of China
People’s Republic of China
Any combination other than
mentioned in Sr. no. 3 of above producer and exporter
0.78
Kg
US
Dollar
5
2921 51 20
Meta
Phenylene Diamine(MPDA)
People’s Republic of China
Any
other than People’s Republic of China
Any
Any
0.78
Kg
US Dollar
6
2921 51 20
Meta Phenylene Diamine(MPDA)
Any
other than People’s Republic of China
People’s Republic of China
Any
Any
0.78
Kg
US Dollar

2.         The anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification shall be levied for a period not exceeding six months (unless revoked, amended or superseded earlier) from the date of publication of this notification in the Gazette of India and shall be paid in Indian currency.
Explanation. - For the purposes of this notification, rate of exchange applicable for the purposes of calculation of such anti-dumping duty shall be the rate which is specified in the notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), issued from time to time, under section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962) and the relevant date for determination of the rate of exchange shall be the date of presentation of the bill of entry under section 46 of the said Customs Act.

[F.No.354/26/2013 –TRU]

Akshay Joshi
Under Secretary to the Government of India.

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