GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE)
Notification No. 21/2016-Customs (ADD)
New Delhi, Dated the 31st May, 2016
G.S.R. (E). – Whereas, in the matter of “Methylene Chloride” also known as
“Dichloromethane” (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods), falling under
tariff item 2903 12 00 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51
of 1975) (hereinafter referred to as the Customs Tariff Act), originating in, or
exported from, the People’s Republic of China and Russia (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. 14/33/2014-DGAD, dated the 30th October,
2015, had recommended imposition of provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of
the subject goods, originating in, or exported from the subject countries and
imported into India;
And whereas, on the basis of the aforesaid preliminary findings of the
designated authority, the Central Government had imposed the provisional
anti-dumping duty on the subject goods, originating in, or exported from, the
subject countries vide notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry
of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 58/2015-Customs (ADD), dated the 8th
December, 2015, published in Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) of the Gazette
of India, Extraordinary vide number G.S.R 943(E), dated the 8th December, 2015;
And whereas, the designated authority in its final findings published in the
Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1 vide notification No.
14/33/2014-DGAD, dated the 30th March, 2016, has come to the conclusion that-
- the subject goods have been exported to India from the subject countries
below normal values;
- the domestic industry has suffered material injury on account of subject
imports from the subject countries;
- the material injury has been caused by the dumped imports of subject goods
from the subject countries.
and has recommended imposition of the definitive anti-dumping duty on the
subject goods, originating in, or exported from, the subject countries, 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, 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, after considering the aforesaid final findings,
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 Customs Tariff Act specified in the corresponding entry in column (2),
originating in the countries specified in the corresponding entry in column (4),
exported from the countries specified in the corresponding entry in column (5),
produced by the producers specified in the corresponding entry in column (6),
exported by the exporters specified in the corresponding entry in column (7),
and imported into India, an anti-dumping duty at the rate equal to the amount
specified in the corresponding entry in column (8), in the currency specified in
the corresponding entry in column (10) and as per unit of measurement specified
in the corresponding entry in column (9) of the said Table, namely:-
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. |
2903 12 00 |
Dichloromethane (Methylene Chloride) |
Peoples Republic of China |
Peoples Republic of China |
Shandong Dongyue Fluo Silicon Materials Co., Ltd. |
Shandong Dongyue Fluo Silicon Materials Co., Ltd. |
143.71 |
MT |
US Dollar |
2. |
2903 12 00 |
Dichloromethane (Methylene Chloride) |
Peoples Republic of China |
Peoples Republic of China |
Zhejiang Quhua Flour-Chemistry Co. Ltd |
Zhejiang Quhua Flour-Chemistry Co. Ltd/Farmasino Holding (HK)
Limited, Hong Kong/Polychem Corporation, Taiwan/Mercy Group Co., Ltd.,
Hong Kong |
166.83 |
MT |
US Dollar |
3. |
2903 12 00 |
Dichloromethane (Methylene Chloride) |
Peoples Republic of China |
Peoples Republic of China |
Shandong Liaocheng Luxi Sixth Chemical Fertilizer Co. Ltd. |
Shandong Liaocheng Luxi Sixth Chemical Fertilizer Co. Ltd. |
122.14 |
MT |
US Dollar |
4. |
2903 12 00 |
Dichloromethane (Methylene Chloride) |
Peoples Republic of China |
Peoples Republic of China |
Shandong
Liaocheng
Luxi Sixth
Chemical
Fertilizer Co. Ltd. |
Lu Xi Chemical
(Hong Kong) Co.
Ltd., Hong Kong |
122.14 |
MT |
US Dollar |
5. |
2903 12 00 |
Dichloromethane (Methylene Chloride) |
Peoples Republic of China |
Peoples Republic of China |
Shandong
Liaocheng
Luxi Sixth
Chemical
Fertilizer Co. Ltd. |
Lu Xi Chemical
(Hong Kong) Co.
Ltd., Hong Kong
and Tricon Energy Ltd., USA/Vinmar
International Ltd, USA/ Cosmoss VU
Ltd, Hong Kong |
122.14 |
MT |
US Dollar |
6. |
2903 12 00 |
Dichloromethane (Methylene Chloride) |
Peoples Republic of China |
Peoples Republic of China |
Ningbo Juhua
Chemical &
Science Co.
Ltd. |
Ningbo Juhua
Chemical &
Science Co. Ltd. / HK Montage
International
Holding Ltd, Hong Kong/
Farmasino Holding
(HK) Ltd, Hong Kong/ Tricon Dry
Chemicals LLC, USA |
162.16 |
MT |
US Dollar |
7. |
2903 12 00 |
Dichloromethane (Methylene Chloride) |
Peoples Republic of China |
Peoples Republic of China |
Any combination other than the combinations specified above
|
279.78 |
MT |
US Dollar |
8. |
2903 12 00 |
Dichloromethane (Methylene Chloride) |
Peoples Republic of China |
Any |
Any |
Any |
279.78 |
MT |
US Dollar |
9. |
2903 12 00 |
Dichloromethane (Methylene Chloride) |
Any country other than subject countries |
Peoples Republic of China |
Any |
Any |
279.78 |
MT |
US Dollar |
10. |
2903 12 |
Dichloromethane (Methylene Chloride) |
Russia |
Russia |
Any |
Any |
219.00 |
MT |
US Dollar |
11. |
2903 12 00 |
Dichloromethane (Methylene Chloride) |
Russia |
Any |
Any |
Any |
219.00 |
MT |
US Dollar |
12. |
2903 12 00 |
Dichloromethane (Methylene Chloride) |
Any country other than subject countries |
Russia |
Any |
Any |
219.00 |
MT |
US Dollar |
2. The anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification shall be levied for
a period of five years (unless revoked, amended or superseded earlier) from the
date of imposition of the provisional anti-dumping duty, that is, the 8th
December, 2015, and shall be payable in Indian currency.
Explanation.- For the purposes of this
notification, rate of exchange applicable for calculation of 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.
[F. No. 354/273/2015-TRU]
(Anurag Sehgal)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
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