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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE)
NOTIFICATION No. 40/2019-CUSTOMS (ADD)
New Delhi, the 15th October, 2019
G.S.R. (E). – Whereas, in the matter of import of ‘Flat rolled product of steel, plated or coated
with alloy of Aluminium and Zinc’ (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods), falling under
headings 7210, 7212, 7225 and 7226 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 China
PR, Vietnam and Korea RP (hereinafter referred to as the subject countries) and imported into
India, the designated authority vide its preliminary findings No. 6/4/2019-DGTR, dated the 15th
July, 2019, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 15th July,
2019, has come to the conclusion that-
(i) there is significant increase in imports of subject goods from subject counties in absolute
terms as well as in relation to production and consumption in India;
(ii) the subject goods have been exported to India from the subject countries below their normal
values.;
(iii) the domestic industry has suffered material injury;
(iv) material injury has been caused by the dumped imports of subject goods from subject
countries,
and 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
said Customs Tariff Act, 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, 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 headings of the First Schedule to the said Customs
Tariff Act as specified in the corresponding entry in column (2), originating in countries as
specified in the corresponding entry in column (4), exported from the countries as specified in the
corresponding entry in column (5), produced by the producers as specified in the corresponding
entry in column (6), and imported into India, a provisional anti-dumping duty at the rate equal to
the amount specified in the corresponding entry in column (7), in the currency as specified in the
corresponding entry in column (8), and as per unit of measurement as specified in the
corresponding entry in column (9), of the said Table:-
TABLE
Sl.
No. |
Heading |
Description of
Goods |
Country of
Origin |
Country
of Export |
Producer |
Duty
Amount |
Currency |
Unit of
measur
ement |
| (1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5) |
(6) |
(7) |
(8) |
(9) |
| 1 |
7210,
7212,
7225 and
7226 |
Flatrolled product
of steel, plated or
coated with alloy of
Aluminium and
Zinc (this alloy may
contain
one or more
additional elements
which in individual
or in
combination
shall not exceed 3%
by weight) |
Korea RP |
Korea RP |
Dongkuk Steel
Mill Co., Ltd. |
28.67 |
United
States
Dollar |
Metric
Tonne |
| 2 |
do |
do |
Korea RP |
Korea RP |
POSCO |
113.49 |
United
States
Dollar |
Metric
Tonne |
| 3 |
do |
do |
Korea RP |
Korea RP |
POSCO Coated &
Color Steel Co.,
Ltd. |
113.49
|
United
States
Dollar |
Metric
Tonne |
| 4 |
do |
do |
Korea RP |
Any |
Any other
producer other
than serial number
1, 2 and 3 |
122.66 |
United
States
Dollar |
Metric
Tonne |
| 5 |
do |
do |
Any country
other than
subject
countries |
Korea RP |
Any |
122.66 |
United
States
Dollar |
Metric
Tonne |
| 6 |
do |
do |
Vietnam |
Vietnam |
Ton Dong A Corporation |
45.35 |
United
States
Dollar |
Metric
Tonne |
| 7 |
do |
do |
Vietnam |
Vietnam |
Hoa Sen Group |
54.07 |
United
States
Dollar |
Metric
Tonne |
| 8 |
do |
do |
Vietnam |
Vietnam |
Tay Nam Steel
Manufacturing
and Trading Co.
Ltd, |
49.05 |
United
States
Dollar |
Metric
Tonne |
| 9 |
do |
do |
Vietnam |
Vietnam |
Nam Kim Steel
Joint Stock
Company |
86.06 |
United
States
Dollar |
Metric
Tonne |
| 10 |
do |
do |
Vietnam |
Any |
Any other
producer other
than serial number
6, 7, 8 and 9 |
199.53 |
United
States
Dollar |
Metric
Tonne |
| 11 |
do |
do |
Any country
other than
subject
countries |
Vietnam |
Any |
199.53 |
United
States
Dollar |
Metric
Tonne |
| 12 |
do |
do |
China PR |
China PR |
Zhejiang Huada
New Materials
Co., Ltd |
68.08 |
United
States
Dollar |
Metric
Tonne |
| 13 |
do |
do |
China PR |
Any |
Any producer
other than
Zhejiang Huada
New Materials
Co., Ltd. |
129.59 |
United
States
Dollar |
Metric
Tonne |
| 14 |
do |
do |
Any country
other than
subject
countries |
China PR |
Any |
129.59 |
United
States
Dollar |
Metric
Tonne |
The subject goods mentioned in column (3) in the above Table does not include the following
products: -
(a) Flat rolled steel products coated with Zinc without addition of Aluminium;
(b) Flat rolled steel products coated with Aluminium without addition of Zinc; and
(c) Pre-painted or colour coated Aluminium Zinc alloy coated steel sheets (Pre-coated SGL
sheets).
2. The provisional anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification shall be effective for a
period of six months (unless revoked, amended or superseded earlier) from the date of publication
of this notification in the Official Gazette and shall be payable 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, 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.354/109/2019 –TRU]
(Ruchi Bisht)
Under Secretary to the
Government of India.
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