GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE)
Notification No. 23/2013-Customs (ADD)
New Delhi, the, 10th October, 2013
G.S.R. (E). – Whereas, the designated authority, vide its notification No.
15/1006/2012-DGAD, dated the 7th September, 2012, published in Part I, Section 1
of the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, dated the 7th September, 2012, had
initiated a review in the matter of continuation of anti-dumping on imports of
Ductile iron pipes (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods) falling under
tariff items 7303 00 30 or 7303 00 90 of the First Schedule to the Customs
Tariff Act 1975, (51 of 1975) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act),
originating in, or exported from, People’s Republic of China (hereinafter
referred to as the subject country), imposed vide notification of Government of
India, in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue),
No. 103/2007-Customs,
dated the 14th September, 2007, published in Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i)
of the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide G.S.R. No. 599 (E), dated the 14th
September, 2007.
And whereas, the Central Government had extended the anti-dumping duty on the
subject goods, originating in, or exported from, the subject country up to and
inclusive of the 12th of September, 2013 vide notification of the Government of
India, in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue),
No. 41/2012 –Customs
(ADD) dated the 13th September, 2012, published in Part II, Section 3,
Sub-section (i) of the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide G.S.R No. 685(E),
dated the 13th September, 2012.
And whereas, in the matter of review of anti-dumping on import of the subject
goods, originating in, or exported from the subject country, the designated
authority vide its final findings, No. 15/1006/2012-DGAD, dated the 4th
September, 2013, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I,
Section 1, dated the 4th September, 2013, has come to the conclusion that –
- There is clear evidence that if the existing duties are allowed to be
revoked, the volume of dumped and injurious exports of the subject goods from
the subject country to India is likely to increase and likely to cause injury to
the domestic industry. The volume of such dumped and injurious exports is
significant considering the demand for the product under consideration in India;
- there is every likelihood of dumping and consequential injury to the
domestic industry from subject country, if the existing duties are allowed to be
revoked.
and has recommended continued imposition of the anti-dumping duty against the subject goods, originating in, or exported from, the subject country;
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (5)
of section 9A of the said Act read with rules 18 and 23 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 against tariff items to the said Act as
specified in the corresponding entry in column (2), originating in the country
as specified in the corresponding entry in column (4), and produced by the
producers as specified in the corresponding entry in column (6), and exported
from the countries specified in the corresponding entry in column (5) , by the
exporters as specified in the corresponding entry in column (7) and, imported
into India, an anti-dumping duty at a rate which is equal to the amount
specified in the corresponding entry in column (8), in the currency as specified
in the corresponding entry in column (10) and per unit of measurement as
specified in the corresponding entry in column (9) of the said Table.
Table
Sl. No |
Tariff Item |
Description of goods |
Country of origin |
Country of export |
Producer |
Exporter |
Amount |
Unit of measurement |
Currency |
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5) |
(6) |
(7) |
(8) |
(9) |
(10) |
1 |
7303 00 30
or
7303 00 90 |
D I Pipes |
People’s Republic of China |
People’s Republic of China |
M/s Xinxing Ductile Iron Pipes Co. Ltd.
|
Any |
127.40 |
MT |
US$ |
2 |
-do- |
-do- |
People’s Republic of China |
People’s Republic of China |
Any other than above |
Any |
139.79 |
MT |
US$ |
3 |
-do- |
-do- |
People’s Republic of China |
Any other than subject country |
Any |
Any |
139.79 |
MT |
US$ |
4 |
-do- |
-do- |
Any other than subject country |
People’s Republic of China |
Any |
Any |
139.79 |
MT |
US$ |
2. The anti-dumping duty imposed 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 purposes of 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 under sub-clause (i) of clause (a) of sub-section (3) of
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. 354/3/2007/TRU (Pt-I)
(Akshay Joshi)
Under Secretary to the Government of India.