GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE)
Notification No. 36/2014-Customs (ADD)
New Delhi, the 25th July, 2014
G.S.R. (E). –WHEREAS in the matter of ‘Purified Terephthalic Acid’ (PTA)
including its variants - Medium Quality Terephthalic Acid (MTA) and Qualified
Terephthalic Acid (QTA) (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods) falling
under tariff item 2917 36 00 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act,
1975 (51 of 1975), originating in, or exported from the People’s Republic of
China, European Union, Korea RP and Thailand (hereinafter referred to as the
subject countries), 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. 14/7/2013-DGAD dated 19th June, 2014, has come
to the conclusion that –
- the subject goods have been exported to India from the subject countries
below their normal value thus resulting in the dumping ;
- the domestic industry has suffered material injury due to dumping of the
subject goods from the subject countries;
- the material injury has been caused by the dumped imports from the subject
countries.
AND WHEREAS, the designated authority in its aforesaid findings, has recommended
imposition of provisional anti-dumping duty on the subject goods, originating in
or exported from the subject countries and imported into India, in order to
remove injury to the domestic industry;
NOW, THEREFORE, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) 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 |
2917 36 00 |
Purified Terephthalic Acid. |
People’s Republic of China |
People’s Republic of China |
Any |
Any |
62.82 |
Metric Tonnes |
United States Dollar |
2 |
2917 36 00 |
Purified Terephthalic Acid. |
People’s Republic of China |
Any country other than those
subject to anti -dumping duty. |
Any |
Any |
62.82 |
Metric Tonnes |
United States Dollar |
3 |
2917 36 00 |
Purified Terephthalic Acid. |
Any country other than those
subject to anti -dumping duty. |
People’s Republic of China |
Any |
Any |
62.82 |
Metric Tonnes |
United States Dollar |
4 |
2917 36 00 |
Purified Terephthalic Acid. |
Korea RP |
Korea RP |
Samsung General Chemical Co Ltd |
Samsung C&T |
29.86 |
Metric Tonnes |
United States Dollar |
5 |
2917 36 00 |
Purified Terephthalic Acid. |
Korea RP |
Korea RP |
Taekwang Industrial Co Ltd |
Taekwang Industrial Co Ltd |
19.05 |
Metric Tonnes |
United States Dollar |
6 |
2917 36 00 |
Purified Terephthalic Acid. |
Korea RP |
Korea RP |
Any combination other than Sl.No 4 and 5 above |
117.09 |
Metric Tonnes |
United States Dollar |
7 |
2917 36 00 |
Purified Terephthalic Acid. |
Korea RP |
Any country other than those
subject to anti -dumping duty. |
Any |
Any |
117.09 |
Metric Tonnes |
United States Dollar |
8 |
2917 36 00 |
Purified Terephthalic Acid. |
Any country other than those
subject to anti -dumping duty. |
Korea RP |
Any |
Any |
117.09 |
Metric Tonnes |
United States Dollar |
9 |
2917 36 00 |
Purified Terephthalic Acid. |
Thailand |
Thailand |
Indorama Petrochem Ltd |
Indorama Petrochem Ltd |
27.49 |
Metric Tonnes |
United States Dollar |
10 |
2917 36 00 |
Purified Terephthalic Acid. |
Thailand |
Thailand |
TPT Petrochemicals Public Limited |
TPT Petrochemicals Public Limited |
27.49 |
Metric Tonnes |
United States Dollar |
11 |
2917 36 00 |
Purified Terephthalic Acid. |
Thailand |
Thailand |
Any combination other than Sl.No 9 and 10 above |
99.51 |
Metric Tonnes |
United States Dollar |
12 |
2917 36 00 |
Purified Terephthalic Acid. |
Thailand |
Any country other than those
subject to anti -dumping duty. |
Any |
Any |
99.51 |
Metric Tonnes |
United States Dollar |
13 |
2917 36 00 |
Purified Terephthalic Acid. |
Any country other than those
subject to anti -dumping duty. |
Thailand |
Any |
Any |
99.51 |
Metric Tonnes |
United States Dollar |
14 |
2917 36 00 |
Purified Terephthalic Acid. |
European Union |
European Union |
Any |
Any |
23.75 |
Metric Tonnes |
United States Dollar |
15 |
2917 36 00 |
Purified Terephthalic Acid. |
Any country other than those
subject to anti -dumping duty. |
European Union |
Any |
Any |
23.75 |
Metric Tonnes |
United States Dollar |
16 |
2917 36 00 |
Purified Terephthalic Acid. |
European Union |
Any country other than those
subject to anti -dumping duty. |
Any |
Any |
23.75 |
Metric Tonnes |
United States 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.354/95/2014 –TRU]
(Akshay Joshi)
Under Secretary to the Government of India.