GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE (DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE)
Notification No. 23/2017-Customs (ADD)
New Delhi, the 16th May, 2017
G.S.R. (E).- Whereas in the matter of „Aluminium Foil‟ (hereinafter referred
to as the subject goods) falling under chapter heading 7607 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 China PR
(hereinafter referred to as the subject country), and imported into India, the
designated authority in its final findings vide notification number
14/06/2015-DGAD, dated the 10th March, 2017, published in the Gazette of India,
Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 10th March, 2017, has come to the
conclusion that–
(i) the subject goods have been exported to India from the subject country
below normal values
(ii) the domestic industry has suffered material injury on account of subject
imports from subject country
(iii)the material injury has been caused by the dumped imports of subject
goods from the subject country,
and has recommended imposition of definitive anti-dumping duty on the imports
of subject goods, originating in, or exported from the subject country 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 Chapter heading of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act as
specified in the corresponding entry in column (2), originating in the country
as specified in the corresponding entry in column (4), exported from the country
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 (9) and as per unit of measurement as specified in
the corresponding entry in column (10), of the said Table, namely :-
Table
S. No.
|
Sub heading
or tariff item
|
Descriptio n
of goods
|
Country of
origin
|
Country of
export
|
Producer
|
Exporter
|
Amou nt
|
Curren cy
|
Unit
|
(1)
|
(2)
|
(3)
|
(4)
|
(5)
|
(6)
|
(7)
|
(8)
|
(9)
|
(10)
|
1
|
7607
|
Aluminium Foil
|
China PR
|
China PR
|
M/s Zhejiang Zhongjin Aluminium Industry Co. Ltd
|
M/s Zhejiang Zhongjin Aluminium Industry Co. Ltd
|
1.43
|
United States Dollar
|
Kg
|
2
|
7607
|
Aluminium Foil
|
China PR
|
China PR
|
M/s Qingdao Loften Aluminium Foil Co.
Ltd.
|
M/s Loften Aluminium (Hong Kong) Limited
|
1.18
|
United States Dollar
|
Kg
|
3
|
7607
|
Aluminium Foil
|
China PR
|
China PR
|
M/s Loften Environment al
Technology Co. Ltd.
|
M/s Loften Aluminium (Hong Kong) Limited
|
1.18
|
United States Dollar
|
Kg
|
4
|
7607
|
Aluminium Foil
|
China PR
|
China PR
|
M/s
Hangzhou Five Star Aluminium Company Limited
|
M/s Hangzhou Dingsheng Import & Export Co., Ltd.
|
0.69
|
United States Dollar
|
Kg
|
5
|
7607
|
Aluminium Foil
|
China PR
|
China PR
|
M/s Hangzhou Five Star Aluminium Company Limited
|
M/s
Di ngsheng Aluminium Industries (Hong Kong) Trading Company Limited
|
0.69
|
United States Dollar
|
Kg
|
6
|
7607
|
Aluminium Foil
|
China PR
|
China PR
|
M/s
Hangzhou Five Star Aluminium Company Limited
|
M/s Jiangsu Di ngsheng New
Materials Joint-Stock Co Ltd.
|
0.69
|
United States Dollar
|
Kg
|
7
|
7607
|
Aluminium Foil
|
China PR
|
China PR
|
M/s Jiangsu Di ngsheng New
Materials Joint-Stock Co Ltd.
|
M/s Hangzhou Dingsheng Import & Export Co., Ltd.
|
0.69
|
United States Dollar
|
Kg
|
8
|
7607
|
Aluminium
|
China PR
|
China PR
|
M/s Jiangsu Dingsheng
|
M/s Dingsheng
|
0.69
|
United States
|
Kg
|
|
|
Foil
|
|
|
New
Materials Joint-Stock Co Ltd.
|
Aluminium Industries (Hong Kong) Trading Company Limited
|
|
Dollar
|
|
9
|
7607
|
Aluminium Foil
|
China PR
|
China PR
|
M/s Jiangsu Di ngsheng New
Materials Joint-Stock Co Ltd.
|
M/s Jiangsu Di ngsheng New
Materials Joint-Stock Co Ltd.
|
0.69
|
United States Dollar
|
Kg
|
10
|
7607
|
Aluminium Foil
|
China PR
|
China PR
|
M/s
Hangzhou Dingsheng Import & Export Co. Ltd.
|
M/s Hangzhou Dingsheng Import & Export Co., Ltd.
|
0.69
|
United States Dollar
|
Kg
|
11
|
7607
|
Aluminium Foil
|
China PR
|
China PR
|
M/s
Hangzhou Dingsheng Import & Export Co. Ltd.
|
M/s
Di ngsheng Aluminium Industries (Hong Kong) Trading Company Limited
|
0.69
|
United States Dollar
|
Kg
|
12
|
7607
|
Aluminium Foil
|
China PR
|
China PR
|
M/s
Hangzhou Dingsheng Import & Export Co. Ltd.
|
M/s Jiangsu Di ngsheng New
Materials Joint-Stock Co Ltd.
|
0.69
|
United States Dollar
|
Kg
|
13
|
7607
|
Aluminium Foil
|
China PR
|
China PR
|
Any other combination than S.No. 1 to 12
|
1.63
|
United States Dollar
|
Kg
|
14
|
7607
|
Aluminium Foil
|
China PR
|
Any
|
Any
|
Any
|
1.63
|
United States Dollar
|
Kg
|
15
|
7607
|
Aluminium Foil
|
Any
|
China PR
|
Any
|
Any
|
1.63
|
United States Dollar
|
Kg
|
Note:
"Aluminium Foil‟ for the purpose of this notification means “Aluminium Foil
whether or not printed or backed with paper, paper board, plastics or similar
packing materials of a thickness ranging from 5.5 micron to 80 micron."
The description of goods does not include the imports of the following:
(i) Alu Alu Laminate: Alu Alu Laminate of 40 - 50 mic in AA8079 & AA8021,is a
multi-layered opaque laminate where Aluminium foil and is backed with plastic
film on both side with adhesives, for use in packing capsules/tablets.
(ii) Ultra Light Gauge Converted : Ultra Light Gauge Converted is an
aluminium foil having thickness of 5.5 mic to 7 mic which is backed with kraft
paper & scrim, or glass cloth, whether plain or printed for use in insulation,
spices packing, thermal fluid lines covering and tea bags application.
(iii) Aluminium Foil Composite: aluminium foil laminated with or backed with
Kraft paper and glass scrim or glass cloth with or without poly ethylene,
whether printed or not printed. Aluminium foil laminated with or backed with
Kraft paper however is within the scope of the product under consideration and
proposed measures.
(iv) Aluminum foil for capacitors: Aluminum foil for capacitors is an
Aluminum foil of 5 micron gauge with smaller widths having 99.35% purity, for
use in electrical equipment such as radios, televisions, telephones, computers,
microwave ovens, electrical welders, magnetos, electronic testing equipment,
copy machines, air conditioners, automobiles, fluorescent lights, mercury vapour
street lamps, power transmission equipment, electric motors, control units, and
similar articles
(v) Etched or formed Aluminium Foils: Etched or formed Aluminium Foils is
Aluminium Foil meant to be used in the manufacture of Electrolytic Capacitor.
(vi) Aluminium composite panel - Aluminium composite panel is a non-aluminium
core (often PE) bonded between two thin layers of aluminium, for use in facade
cladding and signage.
(vii) Clad with compatible non clad Aluminium Foil: Clad with compatible non
clad Aluminium Foil is a corrosion-resistant aluminium sheet formed from
aluminium surface layers metallurgically bonded to high-strength aluminium alloy
core material for use in engine cooling and air conditioner systems in
automotive industry; such as radiator, condenser, evaporator, intercooler, oil
cooler and heater.
(viii) Aluminium Foil for beer bottle: Aluminium Foil of 10.5 micron with
rough surface and perforated whether printed or not, to be used in beer bottle.
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 payable 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 Ac
(Mohit Tewari) Under Secretary to the Government of India [F.
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