GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE)
Notification No. 56/2015-Customs (ADD)
New Delhi, the 4th December, 2015
G.S.R. (E). Whereas, in the matter of Phthalic Anhydride (hereinafter
referred to as the subject goods), falling under tariff item 2917 35 00 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 Japan
and Russia (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
14/6/2014-DGAD, dated the 3rd November, 2015, has 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 domestic industry has suffered material injury in respect of the
subject goods;
- the material injury has been caused by the dumped imports from the
subject countries,
and 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, falling under 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), 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. |
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. |
2917 35 00 |
Phthalic Anhydride |
Russia |
Russia |
Rosplast OOO LLC, Russia |
Millman Limited, UK |
106.30 |
MT |
US Dollar |
2. |
2917 35 00 |
Phthalic Anhydride |
Russia |
Russia |
Any |
Any |
159.43 |
MT |
US Dollar |
3. |
2917 35 00 |
Phthalic Anhydride |
Russia |
Any other country |
Any |
Any |
159.43 |
MT |
US Dollar |
4. |
2917 35 00 |
Phthalic Anhydride |
Any country other than subject countries |
Russia |
Any |
Any |
159.43 |
MT |
US Dollar |
5. |
2917 35 00 |
Phthalic Anhydride |
Japan |
Japan |
Any |
Any |
126.17 |
MT |
US Dollar |
6. |
2917 35 00 |
Phthalic Anhydride |
Any country other than subject countries |
Japan |
Any |
Any |
126.17 |
MT |
US Dollar |
7. |
2917 35 00 |
Phthalic Anhydride |
Japan |
Any other country |
Any |
Any |
126.17 |
MT |
US Dollar |
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 purpose 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. 354/39/2015-TRU]
(Anurag Sehgal)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
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