GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE)
Notification No. 28/2015-Customs (ADD)
New Delhi, the 05th June, 2015
G.S.R.
(E). –Whereas, in the matter of “Hot
Rolled Flat Products of Stainless Steel of ASTM Grade 304 with all its variants
as per the detailed description hereunder” (hereinafter
referred to as the subject goods), falling under headings 7219 or 7220 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 People’s
Republic of China, the Republic of Korea and Malaysia (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 14/30/2013-DGAD, dated
the 9th March, 2015, as amended by notification
number 14/30/2013-DGAD, dated
the 19th May, 2015 had
come to the conclusion that –
- the subject
goods have been exported to India from the subject countries below its
associated normal value, thus, resulting in dumping of the product;
- the dumping
margins of the subject goods imported from the subject countries are
substantial and above de-minimis level;
- the domestic industry has suffered material injury and the injury has been caused to
the domestic industry, both by the volume and price effect of dumped imports of
the subject goods originating in or exported from the subject countries;
And
whereas, the designated authority in its aforesaid final findings, has
recommended imposition of definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of the subject
goods, originating in or exported from 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, specification of which is specified in column
(4), falling under 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 (5), exported
from the countries as specified in the corresponding entry in column (6),
produced by the producers as specified in the corresponding entry in column (7),
exported by the exporters as specified in the corresponding entry in column (8),
and imported into India, an anti-dumping duty at the rate equal to the amount as
specified in the corresponding entry in column (9), in the currency as specified
in the corresponding entry in column (11) and as per unit of measurement as
specified in the corresponding entry in column (10) of the said Table, namely:-
Table
S No |
Heading |
Description of goods |
Specification |
Country of origin |
Country of export |
Producer |
Exporter |
Duty Amount |
Unit of measurement |
Currency |
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5) |
(6) |
(7) |
(8) |
(9) |
(10) |
(11) |
1 |
7219 or 7220 |
As per the description given in Note below the Table |
Width uptoand
inclusive of 1250 MM |
People’s Republic of China |
People’s Republic of China |
Any |
Any |
309 |
MT |
US Dollar |
2 |
7219 or 7220 |
-Do- |
-Do- |
People’s Republic of China |
Any country other than People’s Republic of China |
Any |
Any |
309 |
MT |
US Dollar |
3 |
7219 or 7220 |
-Do- |
-Do- |
Any country, other than the subject countries and the countries
attracting anti-dumping duty under any other notification |
People’s Republic of China |
Any |
Any |
309 |
MT |
US Dollar |
4 |
7219 or 7220 |
-Do- |
-Do- |
Malaysia |
Malaysia |
Any |
Any |
316 |
MT |
US Dollar |
5 |
7219 or 7220 |
-Do- |
-Do- |
Malaysia |
Any country other than Malaysia |
Any |
Any |
316 |
MT |
US Dollar |
6. |
7219 or 7220 |
-Do- |
-Do- |
Any country, other than the subject countries and the countries
attracting anti-dumping duty under any other notification |
Malaysia |
Any |
Any |
316 |
MT |
US Dollar |
7 |
7219 or 7220 |
-Do- |
-Do- |
Korea RP |
Korea RP |
Any |
Any |
180 |
MT |
US Dollar |
8 |
7219 or 7220 |
-Do- |
-Do- |
Korea RP |
Any country, other than Korea RP |
Any |
Any |
180 |
MT |
US Dollar |
9 |
7219 or 7220 |
-Do- |
-Do- |
Any country, other than the subject countries and the countries
attracting anti-dumping duty under any other notification |
Korea RP |
Any |
Any |
180 |
MT |
US Dollar |
10 |
7219 or 7220 |
As per the description given in Note below the Table |
Width above 1250 MM and upto1650
MM |
People’s Republic of China |
People’s Republic of China |
Any |
Any |
309 |
MT |
US Dollar |
11 |
7219 or 7220 |
-Do- |
-Do- |
People’s Republic of China |
Any country other than People’s Republic of China |
Any |
Any |
309 |
MT |
US Dollar |
12 |
7219 or 7220 |
-Do- |
-Do- |
Any country, other than the subject countries |
People’s Republic of China |
Any |
Any |
309 |
MT |
US Dollar |
13 |
7219 or 7220 |
-Do- |
-Do- |
Malaysia |
Malaysia |
Any |
Any |
316 |
MT |
US Dollar |
14 |
7219 or 7220 |
-Do- |
-Do- |
Malaysia |
Any country other than Malaysia |
Any |
Any |
316 |
MT |
US Dollar |
15 |
7219 or 7220 |
-Do- |
-Do- |
Any country, other than the subject countries |
Malaysia |
Any |
Any |
316 |
MT |
US Dollar |
16 |
7219 or 7220 |
-Do- |
-Do- |
Korea RP |
Korea RP |
Any |
Any |
180 |
MT |
US Dollar |
17 |
7219 or 7220 |
-Do- |
-Do- |
Korea RP |
Any country, other than Korea RP |
Any |
Any |
180 |
MT |
US Dollar |
18 |
7219 or 7220 |
-Do- |
-Do- |
Any country, other than the subject countries |
Korea RP |
Any |
Any |
180 |
MT |
US Dollar |
Note: Hot
Rolled austenitic stainless steel flat products; whether or not plates, sheets
or coils (hot rolled Annealed and pickled or Black) of rectangular shape; of
grade either ASTM 304 or 304H or 304L or 304N or 304LN or EN 1.4311, EN 1.4301,
EN1.4307 or X5CRNI1810 or X04Cr19Ni9, or equivalents thereof in any other
standards such as UNS, DIN, JIS, BIS, EN, etc.; whether or not with number one
or Black finish; whether or not of quality prime or non-prime; whether or not of
edge condition with mill edge or trim edge; of thickness in the range of 1.2mm
to 10.5mm in Coils and 3mm to 105mm in Plates and Sheets; of all widths up to
1650 mm (width tolerance of +20mm for mill edge and +5mm for trim edge).
Explanation 1: Where there is overlapping of anti-dumping duty on the subject goods with
respect to a subject country in different customs notifications, the duty
applicable to that subject country shall be the one imposed under the customs notification in which the said
country has been specifically mentioned under the column “Country of Origin”.
Explanation 2:
Notwithstanding the Explanation 1
above, in the case of imports of subject goods from Korea RP, the anti-dumping
duty recommended in the above Table will be applicable.
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.354/62/2015-TRU]
(Akshay Joshi)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
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