GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE)
Notification No. 22/2016-Customs (ADD)
New Delhi, Dated the 31st May, 2016
G.S.R. (E). –Whereas, in the matter of ‘Methyl Acetoacetate’ (hereinafter
referred to as the subject goods), falling under Chapter 29 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 United States
of America and the People’s Republic of China (hereinafter referred to as the
subject countries), and imported into India, the Designated Authority in its
final findings published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section
1,vide notification number 14/7/2014-DGAD, dated the 1st April, 2016, has come
to the conclusion that –
- the subject goods has 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 definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of
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-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 items 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),
and 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. |
2914 69 90,
2915 39 10,
2915 39 40,
2915 39 90,
2918 30 40
2918 30 90,
2933 19 90,
2941 00 90
or
2918 99 00 |
Methyl Acetoacetate |
People’s Republic of China |
People’s Republic of China |
Qingdao
Double-Peach
Specialty
Chemicals
(Group) Co.,
Ltd. |
Qingdao
Double-Peach
Specialty
Chemicals
(Group) Co.,
Ltd. |
0.353 |
Kg |
US Dollar |
2. |
2914 69 90,
2915 39 10,
2915 39 40,
2915 39 90,
2918 30 40
2918 30 90,
2933 19 90,
2941 00 90
or
2918 99 00 |
Methyl Acetoacetate |
People’s Republic of China |
People’s Republic of China |
Nantong
Acetic Acid
Chemical Co.,
Ltd. |
Nantong Tianhong
International Trade
Co., Ltd. |
0.277 |
Kg |
US Dollar |
3. |
2914 69 90,
2915 39 10,
2915 39 40,
2915 39 90,
2918 30 40
2918 30 90,
2933 19 90,
2941 00 90
or
2918 99 00 |
Methyl Acetoacetate |
People’s Republic of China |
People’s Republic of China |
Any combination other than the combinations specified above
|
0.404 |
Kg |
US Dollar |
4. |
2914 69 90,
2915 39 10,
2915 39 40,
2915 39 90,
2918 30 40
2918 30 90,
2933 19 90,
2941 00 90 or
2918 99 00
|
Methyl Acetoacetate |
People’s Republic of China |
Any |
Any |
Any |
0.404 |
Kg |
US Dollar |
5. |
2914 69 90,
2915 39 10,
2915 39 40,
2915 39 90,
2918 30 40
2918 30 90,
2933 19 90,
2941 00 90
or
2918 99 00 |
Methyl Acetoacetate |
Any country other than the subject countries |
People’s Republic of China |
Any |
Any |
0.404 |
Kg |
US Dollar |
6. |
2914 69 90,
2915 39 10,
2915 39 40,
2915 39 90,
2918 30 40
2918 30 90,
2933 19 90,
2941 00 90
or
2918 99 00 |
Methyl Acetoacetate |
United States of America |
United States of America |
Eastman
Chemical
Company |
Eastman Chemical
Ltd, Singapore |
0.243 |
Kg |
US Dollar |
7. |
2914 69 90,
2915 39 10,
2915 39 40,
2915 39 90,
2918 30 40
2918 30 90,
2933 19 90,
2941 00 90
or
2918 99 00 |
Methyl Acetoacetate |
United States of America |
Any |
Any |
Any |
0.293 |
Kg |
US Dollar |
8. |
2914 69 90,
2915 39 10,
2915 39 40,
2915 39 90,
2918 30 40
2918 30 90,
2933 19 90,
2941 00 90
or
2918 99 00 |
Methyl Acetoacetate |
Any country other than the subject countries |
United States of America |
Any |
Any |
0.293 |
Kg |
US Dollar |
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 paid 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. 354/297/2015-TRU]
(Anurag Sehgal)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
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