GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE)
Notification No. 22/2015-Customs (ADD)
New Delhi, the 22nd May, 2015
G.S.R. (E).- Whereas in the matter of ‘USB Flash Drives’ (hereinafter
referred to as the subject goods) falling Chapter 8471, 8473, 8504, 8517, 8519,
8523, 8524, 8538, 8542 or 8543 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act,
1975 (51 of 1975), originating in or exported from People’s Republic of China
and Chinese Taipei (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
14/22/2012-DGAD dated the 19th December 2014, has come to the conclusion that–
(a) the subject goods has been exported to India from subject countries below
its normal value, thus resulting in dumping of the product;
(b) the domestic industry has suffered material injury due to dumping of the
subject goods;
(c) the material injury has been caused by the dumped imports of the subject
goods originating in or exported from the subject countries;
And, whereas, the designated authority has recommended imposition of definitive
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 definitive anti-dumping duty on the subject goods, the
description of which is specified in column (3) of the Table below, falling
under sub-heading/ 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), exported by
the exporters as specified in the corresponding entry in column (7), and
imported into India, an anti-dumping duty at the rate equal to the amount as
specified in the corresponding entry in column (8), in the currency as specified
in the corresponding entry in column (10) and as per unit of measurement as
specified in the corresponding entry in column (9), of the said Table, namely :-
Table
Sl. No |
Chapter |
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. |
8471, 8473, 8504, 8517, 8519, 8523, 8524, 8538, 8542 or 8543 |
USB Flash Drives |
People’s Republic of China |
People’s Republic of China |
Any |
Any |
3.12 |
Piece |
USD |
2. |
8471, 8473, 8504, 8517, 8519, 8523, 8524, 8538, 8542 or 8543 |
USB Flash Drives |
People’s Republic of China |
Any country other thanPeople’s
Republic of China |
Any |
Any |
3.12 |
Piece |
USD |
3. |
8471, 8473, 8504, 8517, 8519, 8523, 8524, 8538, 8542 or 8543 |
USB Flash Drives |
Any country other thanPeople’s
Republic of China |
People’s Republic
of China |
Any |
Any |
3.12 |
Piece |
USD |
4. |
8471, 8473, 8504, 8517, 8519, 8523, 8524, 8538, 8542 or 8543 |
USB Flash Drives |
Chinese Taipei |
Chinese Taipei |
Any |
Any |
3.06 |
Piece |
USD |
5. |
8471, 8473, 8504, 8517, 8519, 8523, 8524, 8538, 8542 or 8543 |
USB Flash Drives |
Chinese Taipei |
Any country other than Chinese Taipei |
Any |
Any |
3.06 |
Piece |
USD |
6. |
8471, 8473, 8504, 8517, 8519, 8523, 8524, 8538, 8542 or 8543 |
USB Flash Drives |
Any country other than Chinese Taipei |
Chinese Taipei |
Any |
Any |
3.06 |
Piece |
USD |
Note: “USB Flash Drives” includes products known in the market parlance by
various other names such as pen drive, keychain drives, key drives, USB sticks,
flash sticks, jump sticks, USB keys or memory keys.
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 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.354/82/2014-TRU]
(Anurag Sehgal)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
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