GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE)
Notification No. 18/2021 -Customs (ADD)
New Delhi, the 27th March, 2021
G.S.R.---(E).- – Whereas, in the matter of
“Polyethylene Terephthalate resin having an intrinsic viscosity of 0.72
decilitres per gram or higher” (Bottle-grade PET resin, excluding recycled PET
resin), hereinafter referred to as the subject goods, falling under tariff items
3907 61 90 or 3907 69 90 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 (hereinafter referred to as
the subject country) and imported into India, the designated authority in its
final findings vide notification No. 6/24/2019-DGTR, dated the 28th December,
2020, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I,Section 1, dated
the 28th December, 2020, has come to the conclusion that imposition of
antidumping duty is required to offset the injury to the domestic industry
caused by the dumped imports of subject goods from the subject country and has
recommended imposition of definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of the subject
goods, originating in or exported from the subject country and imported into
India.
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 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 the tariff item of the First Schedule to the
Customs Tariff Act as specified in the corresponding entry in column (2),
originating in the 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, an anti-dumping duty at the rate
equal to the amount as specified in the corresponding entry in column (7), in
the currency as specified in the corresponding entry in column (9) and as per
unit of measurement as specified in the corresponding entry in column (8) of the
said Table, namely:-
Table
S.No. |
Tariff Item |
Description of Goods |
Country of Origin |
Country of Export |
Producer |
Amount |
Unit |
Currency |
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5) |
(6) |
(7) |
(8) |
(9) |
1. |
39076190 and 39076990 |
Polyethylene Terephthalate resin having an intrinsic viscosity of
0.72 decilitres per gram or higher * |
China PR |
China PR |
Jiangyin Chengold Packaging Materials Co. Ltd. / China Prosperity
(Jiangyin) Petrochemical Co, Ltd. |
146.11 |
MT |
USD |
2. |
39076190 and 39076990 |
Polyethylene Terephthalate resin having an intrinsic viscosity of
0.72 decilitres per gram or higher * |
China PR |
China PR |
Wankai New Materials Co. Ltd. |
15.54 |
MT |
USD |
3. |
39076190 and 39076990 |
Polyethylene Terephthalate resin having an intrinsic viscosity of
0.72 decilitres per gram or higher * |
China PR |
China PR |
Jiangsu Xingye Plastic Co. Ltd. / Jiangyin Xingyu New Material Co.
Ltd. / Jiangsu Sanfame International Trade Co. Ltd. |
60.92 |
MT |
USD |
4. |
39076190 and 39076990 |
Polyethylene Terephthalate resin having an intrinsic viscosity of
0.72 decilitres per gram or higher * |
China PR |
China PR |
Any producer other than producers mentions at serial numbers 1, 2
and 3 above |
200.66 |
MT |
USD |
5. |
39076190 and 39076990 |
Polyethylene Terephthalate resin having an intrinsic viscosity of
0.72 decilitres per gram or higher* |
China PR |
Any country other than China PR |
Any |
200.66 |
MT |
USD |
6. |
39076190 and 39076990 |
Polyethylene Terephthalate resin having an intrinsic viscosity of
0.72 decilitres per gram or higher* |
Any country other than China PR |
China PR |
Any |
200.66 |
MT |
USD |
* Bottle-grade PET resin, excluding recycled PET
resin
2. The anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification 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
purposes of this notification, rate of exchange applicable for the purpose 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. 354/112/2020-TRU]
(Gaurav Singh)
Deputy Secretary to the Government of India.
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