GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE)
Notification No. 104 /2011-Customs
New Delhi, dated the 25th November, 2011
G.S.R. 837(E). - Whereas in the matter of imports of Hot Rolled Flat Products of
Stainless Steel of ASTM Grade 304 with all its variants,(hereinafter referred to
as the subject goods), classified under Chapter 72 of the First Schedule to the
Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), originating in, or exported from,
European Union, Korea RP, South Africa, Taiwan and USA (hereinafter referred as
the subject countries) and imported into India, the designated authority in its
final findings vide notification No. 14/12/2010-DGAD, dated the 11th October,
2011, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, the
dated 11th October , 2011, had come to the conclusion that –
- the subject goods had been exported to India from the subject countries
below its normal value;
- the domestic industry had suffered material injury;
- the material injury had been caused by the dumped imports of the subject
goods from subject countries;
- the injury has been caused cumulatively by the imports from subject
countries;
and had recommended imposition of definitive anti-dumping duty on the imports of
subject goods, originating in, or exported from, the subject countries;
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) and sub
section (5) of section 9A of the said Customs Tariff Act, read with rules 18 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, on the basis of the aforesaid 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 sub-heading
of the First Schedule to the said Customs Tariff Act, specified in the
corresponding entry in column (2), originating in the country specified in the
corresponding entry in column (4), and exported from the country specified in
the corresponding entry in column (5) and produced by the producer specified in
the corresponding entry in column (6) and exported by the exporter specified in
the corresponding entry in column (7), and imported into India, an anti-dumping
duty rate equal to the amount specified in the currency per unit of measurement
specified in corresponding entry in column (8), of the said Table.
Duty Table
SI.No. |
Subheading |
Description of
goods
|
Country/
Territory of
origin
|
Country/
Territory of
export
|
Producer
|
Exporter |
Duty
amount
(in US
dollars per
metric tone) |
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5) |
(6)
|
(7) |
(8) |
1 |
7219, 7220 |
Hot Rolled
flat products
of stainless
steel* |
EU |
EU |
Acerinox
SA, Spain |
Acerinox
SA, Spain |
NIL |
2
\ |
-do- |
-do- |
EU |
EU |
Acerinox
SA, Spain |
Acerinox
Malaysia
Sdn Bhd,
Malaysia |
NIL |
3 |
-do- |
-do- |
EU |
EU |
Outokumpu
Stainless
OY-Finland |
Outokumpu Stainless OY-Finland |
NIL |
4 |
-do- |
-do- |
EU |
EU |
Any combination of
producer/exporter other than
that mentioned at SI. No. 1,
2
and 3 above |
649.55 |
5 |
-do- |
-do- |
EU |
Any country
other than
subject
countries |
Any |
Any |
649.55 |
6 |
-do- |
-do- |
Any country
other than
subject
countries |
EU |
Any |
Any |
649.55 |
7 |
-do- |
-do- |
Korea RP |
Korea RP |
Any producer/exporter |
NIL |
8 |
-do- |
-do- |
South
Africa |
South
Africa |
Columbus
Stainless
(PTY) Ltd. |
Columbus
Stainless
(PTY) Ltd. |
160.14 |
9 |
-do- |
-do- |
South
Africa |
South
Africa |
Columbus
Stainless
(PTY) Ltd. |
Acerinox
Malaysia
Sdn Bhd,
Malaysia |
200.50 |
10 |
-do- |
-do- |
South
Africa |
South
Africa |
Any combination of
producer/exporter other
than that mentioned at SI.
No. 8 and
9 above |
1130.28 |
11 |
-do- |
-do- |
South
Africa |
Any
country
other than
subject
countries |
Any |
Any |
1130.28 |
12 |
-do- |
-do- |
Any
country
other
than
subject
countries |
South
Africa |
Any |
Any |
1130.28 |
13 |
-do- |
-do- |
Taiwan |
Taiwan |
Yieh United
Steel
Corporation |
Yieh United
Steel
Corporation |
432.44 |
14 |
-do- |
-do- |
Taiwan |
Taiwan |
Any combination of
producer/exporter other than
that mentioned at SI. No. 13 |
683.95 |
15 |
-do- |
-do- |
Taiwan |
Any
country
other than
subject
countries |
Any |
Any |
683.95 |
16 |
-do- |
-do- |
Any
country
other than
subject
countries |
Taiwan |
Any |
Any |
683.95 |
17 |
-do- |
-do- |
USA |
USA |
Any producer/exporter |
165.32 |
I8. |
-do- |
-do- |
USA |
Any
countryy
other than
subject
countries |
Any |
Any |
165.32 |
19 |
-do- |
-do- |
Any
country
other than
subject
countries |
USA |
Any |
Any |
165.32 |
Explanation: In the table, the expression “Hot rolled flat products of stainless
steel” shall mean such products of ASTM Grade 304 with all its variants
including products of equivalent specifications in other standards, of width up
to 1250 mm (width tolerance of+20 mm for Mill Edge and +5mm for Trimmed Edge)
2. The anti-dumping duty imposed shall be levied for a period of five years
(unless revoked, superseded or amended earlier) from the date of publication of
this notification in the Official Gazette and shall be payable in Indian
currency.
Explanation. – For the purpose 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, in
exercise of the powers conferred by section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of
1962), and the relevant date for the 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.
(Raj Kumar Digvijay)
Under Secretary to the Government of India.
[F.No.354/58/2011 –TRU]