Untitled 1
[TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE OF INDIA, EXTRAORDINARY
PART II, SECTION 3,
SUB-SECTION (i)]
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE)
Notification No. 29/2022-Customs (ADD)
New Delhi, the 19th October, 2022
G.S.R. ---(E).- Whereas in the matter of ‘Electrogalvanized Steel’
(hereinafter referred to as the
subject goods) falling under tariff heading 7209, 7210, 7211, 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 Korea RP, Japan and Singapore (hereinafter
referred to as the subject
countries), and imported into India, the designated authority in its final
findings, vide notification No.
6/7/2021-DGTR, dated the 27th July, 2022, published in the Gazette of India,
Extraordinary, Part I,
Section 1, dated the 27th July, 2022, has come to the conclusion that—
(i) the subject goods have been exported to India from the subject countries
below normal
values;
(ii) the domestic industry has suffered material injury on account of subject
imports from
subject countries;
(iii) the material injury has been caused by the dumped imports of subject goods
from the
subject countries,
and has recommended imposition of an anti-dumping duty on the imports of 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-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 tariff heading 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.
|
Heading/
Sub
Heading
|
Descripti
on of
subject
goods/pr
oduct
under
consider
ation
|
Country
of origin
|
Country of
export
|
Producer |
Amo
unt
Currency
|
Unit |
Currency |
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5) |
(6) |
(7) |
(8) |
(9) |
1 |
7210,
7212,
7225,
7209,
7211 and
7226
|
Electroga
lvanized
Steel** |
Korea RP |
Any country
including
Korea RP
|
POSCO Group
consisting of:
POSCO Co., Ltd.
or
POSCO
SteeLeON Co.,
Ltd.
|
NIL |
MT |
USD |
2 |
-do- |
-do- |
Korea RP |
Any country
including
Korea RP
|
Dongkuk Steel
Mill Co. Ltd.
|
NIL |
-do- |
-do- |
3 |
-do- |
-do- |
Korea RP |
Any country
including
Korea RP
|
Hyundai Steel
Company
|
NIL |
-do- |
-do- |
4 |
-do- |
-do- |
Korea RP |
Any country
including
Korea RP
|
DK Dongshin
Co., Ltd.
|
NIL |
-do- |
-do- |
5 |
-do- |
-do- |
Korea RP |
Any country
including
Korea RP
|
16.05 |
NIL |
-do- |
-do- |
6 |
-do- |
-do- |
Any
country
other
than
subject
countries |
Korea RP |
Any |
16.05 |
-do- |
-do- |
7 |
-do- |
-do- |
Japan |
Any country
including
Japan
|
Nippon Steel
Corporation
|
NIL |
-do- |
-do- |
8 |
-do- |
-do- |
Japan |
Any country
including
Japan
|
Any producer
other than S. No. 7
above
|
NIL |
-do- |
-do- |
9 |
-do- |
-do- |
Any
country
other
than
subject
countries |
Japan |
Any |
64.08 |
-do- |
-do- |
10 |
-do- |
-do- |
Singapor
e |
Any country
including
Singapore
|
Any |
79.73 |
-do- |
-do- |
11 |
-do- |
-do- |
Any
country
other
than
subject
countries |
Singapore |
Any |
79.73 |
-do- |
-do- |
** The product under consideration ('PUC') is 'Flat rolled products of hot
rolled or cold
rolled steel continuously electrolytically plated or coated with zinc, with or
without alloying
elements'. The product under consideration is commonly known as
Electrogalvanized steel.
The product under consideration may be either of alloy or non-alloy steel,
whether or not of
prime or non-prime quality. The product under consideration may be in coils or
not in coils
form. The product under consideration includes all types of Electrogalvanized
steel whether
or not coated, passivated, pre-treated, pre-painted, colour coated, thin organic
coated,
chromated, phosphated, printed, whether or not corrugated or profiled, and
whether or not
having anti-fingerprint treatment.
The following are excluded from the scope of product under consideration,
namely:
i. Flat rolled steel products that are plated or coated with alloy of aluminium
and zinc.
ii. Flat rolled steel products that are plated or coated with alloy of zinc and
nickel with
nickel content being a minimum 9%.
iii. Hot-dip galvanized flat rolled steel products.
iv. Tin-mill flat rolled steel products
v. Laminated electrogalvanized steel.
vi. Printed electrogalvanized steel.
The intended end use of the product under consideration is for protection from
corrosion
and is majorly used in the manufacturing of electronic appliances, auto
applications,
consumer electronics, furniture, HVAC, roofing and siding, ceiling grid,
construction, office
equipment etc.
The product under consideration is classified under HS Codes 7210, 7212, 7225
and 7226
of Schedule I of the Customs Tariff Act. However, imports of the product under
consideration
have also been made under HS Codes 7209 and 7211 of Schedule I of the Customs
Tariff
Act.
2. The anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification shall be effective 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 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 Act.
[F.No. CBIC-190354/146/2022-TO(TRU-I)-CBEC]
(Vikram Vijay Wanere)
Under Secretary
|