Government of India
Ministry of Finance
(Department of Revenue)
Notification No. 45/2016-Customs (ADD)
New Delhi, the 17th August, 2016
G.S.R. 799 (E). –Whereas, in the matter of “Cold-Rolled flat products of alloy
or non-alloy steel’’ (hereinafter referred to as the ‘subject goods’), falling
under headings 7209, 7211, 7225 and 7226 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, Japan, Korea
RP and Ukraine (hereinafter referred to as the ‘subject countries’), and
imported into India, the designated authority in its preliminary findings
published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, vide
notification number 14/12/2016-DGAD dated the 3rd August, 2016, has come to the
provisional conclusion that –
(i) the subject goods have been exported to India from the subject countries
below normal value;
(b) the domestic industry has suffered material injury on account of subject
imports from the subject countries; and
(c) the injury has been caused by the dumped imports of the subject goods from
the subject countries;
and has recommended imposition of provisional 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-section (2) of
section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act, read with rules 13 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 preliminary 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 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 (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 a rate which
is equivalent to difference between the amount mentioned in the corresponding
entry in column (8) and the landed value of the subject goods, provided the
landed value is less than such amount specified 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
S. No.
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Heading/ Sub heading
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Description of goods
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Country of origin
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Country of export
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Producer
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Exporter
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Amount
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Unit
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Currency
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(1)
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(2)
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(3)
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(4)
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(5)
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(6)
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(7)
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(8)
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(9)
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(10)
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1.
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7209, 7211, 7225 or 7226
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Cold rolled / cold reduced flat steel products of iron or non-alloy
steel or other alloy steel, of all widths and thickness, not clad,
plated or coated of following quality/grades:-
(i) Plain Carbon steels with Carbon =< 0.15% and maximum UTS <=410
MPa - conforming to:
(a) Commercial quality;
(b) Drawing / Deep Drawing quality (D/DD)
(c) Extra Deep Drawing quality (EDD)
(ii) Plain Carbon High Strength steels whether or not Interstitail
Free, with UTS >= 350MPa - IF-HS or HS
(iii) Micro-alloyed steels of Advanced High Strength Quality (AHSS)
with minimum UTS >= 590MPa
(iv) Bake-Hardening Steel with minimum UTS >= 370MPa (BH)
(v) Dual-Phase Steel with minimum UTS >= 370MPa (DP),
excluding, -
(i) Stainless Steel;
(ii) High Speed Steel, i.e., alloy steels containing, with or without
other elements, at least two of the three elements Molybdenum (Mo),
Tungsten (W) and Vanadium (V) with a combined content by weight of 7% or
more, 0.6% or more of Carbon and 3 to 6% of Chromium;
(iii) Silicon Electrical Steels confirming to Grain Oriented and Non-
Grain Oriented Steels i.e. alloy steels containing by weight, atleast
0.6% but not more than 6% of Silicon and not more than 0.08% of Carbon.
This steel may also contain by weight not more than 1% of Aluminium but
no other element in a proportion that would give the steel the
characteristics of other alloy steel.
|
Korea RP
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Korea RP
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M/s Hyundai Steel Company
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1. M/s Hyundai Steel Company, Korea RP
2. M/s Hyundai Corporation, Korea RP
3. M/s. LG International Corp, Korea RP.
4. M/s P&A Corporation, Korea RP
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NIL
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MT
|
US Dollar
|
2.
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-do-
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Cold rolled / cold reduced flat steel products of iron or non-alloy
steel or other alloy steel, of all widths and thickness, not clad,
plated or coated, excluding, -
(i) Stainless Steel;
(ii) High Speed Steel, i.e., alloy steels containing, with or without
other elements, at least two of the three elements Molybdenum (Mo),
Tungsten (W) and Vanadium (V) with a combined content by weight of 7% or
more, 0.6% or more of Carbon and 3 to 6% of Chromium;
(iii) Silicon Electrical Steels confirming to Grain Oriented and Non-
Grain Oriented Steels i.e. alloy steels containing by weight, atleast
0.6% but not more than 6% of Silicon and not more than 0.08% of Carbon.
This steel may also contain by weight not more than 1% of Aluminium but
no other element in a proportion that would give the steel the
characteristics of other alloy steel.
|
Korea RP
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Korea RP
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M/s Hyundai Steel Company
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1. M/s Hyundai Steel Company, Korea RP
2. M/s Hyundai Corporation, Korea RP
3. M/s. LG International Corp, Korea RP.
4. M/s P&A Corporation, Korea RP
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594
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MT
|
US Dollar
|
3.
|
-do-
|
-do-
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Korea RP
|
Korea RP
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M/s POSCO
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1. M/s POSCO, Korea RP
2. M/s POSCO Daewoo Corporation, Korea RP
3. M/s LG International Corp.,
4. M/s Hyundai Corporation, Korea RP
5. M/s Samsung C&T Corporation, Korea RP
6. M/s POSCO Asia Co. Ltd, Hong Kong
7. POSCO Processing & Service Co., Ltd., Korea RP
|
594
|
MT
|
US Dollar
|
4.
|
-do-
|
Cold rolled / cold reduced flat steel products of iron or non-alloy
steel or other alloy steel, of all widths and thickness, not clad,
plated or coated of following quality/grades:-
(i) Micro-alloyed steels of Advanced High Strength Quality with
minimum UTS >= 590MPa having width =< 600mm oiled and with trimmed
edges.
(ii) Medium and High Carbon steels with Carbon >0.15% having width
=<600mm oiled and with trimmed edges. excluding, -
(i) Stainless Steel;
(ii) High Speed Steel, i.e., alloy steels containing, with or without
other elements, at least two of the three elements Molybdenum (Mo),
Tungsten (W) and Vanadium (V) with a combined content by weight of 7% or
more, 0.6% or more of Carbon and 3 to 6% of Chromium;
(iii) Silicon Electrical Steels confirming to Grain Oriented and Non-
Grain Oriented Steels i.e. alloy steels containing by weight, atleast
0.6% but not more than 6% of Silicon and not more than 0.08% of Carbon.
This steel may also contain by weight not more than 1% of Aluminium but
no other element in a proportion that would give the steel the
characteristics of other alloy steel.
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Korea RP
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Korea RP
|
M/s Dongkuk Industries Co. Ltd
|
1. M/s Dongkuk Industries Co. Ltd, Korea RP
2. M/s POSCO Daewoo Corporation, Korea RP
3. Kowon Trading Corp, Korea
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NIL
|
MT
|
US Dollar
|
5.
|
-do-
|
Cold rolled / cold reduced flat steel products of iron or non-alloy
steel or other alloy steel, of all widths and thickness, not clad,
plated or coated, excluding,-
(i) Stainless Steel;
(ii) High Speed Steel, i.e., alloy steels containing, with or without
other elements, at least two of the three elements Molybdenum (Mo),
Tungsten (W) and Vanadium (V) with a combined content by weight of 7% or
more, 0.6% or more of Carbon and 3 to 6% of Chromium;
(iii) Silicon Electrical Steels confirming to Grain Oriented and Non-
Grain Oriented Steels i.e. alloy steels containing by weight, atleast
0.6% but not more than 6% of Silicon and not more than 0.08% of Carbon.
This steel may also contain by weight not more than 1% of Aluminium but
no other element in a proportion that would give the steel the
characteristics of other alloy steel.
|
Korea RP
|
Korea RP
|
M/s Dongkuk Industries Co. Ltd
|
1. M/s Dongkuk Industries Co. Ltd, Korea RP
2. M/s POSCO Daewoo Corporation, Korea RP
3. Kowon Trading Corp, Korea
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594
|
MT
|
US Dollar
|
6.
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-do-
|
-do-
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Korea RP
|
Korea RP
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Any combination other than S. No. 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5
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594
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MT
|
US Dollar
|
7.
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-do-
|
-do-
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Korea RP
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Any country other than those subject to anti-dumping duty
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Any
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Any
|
594
|
MT
|
US Dollar
|
8.
|
-do-
|
-do-
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Any country other than those subject to anti-dumping duty
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Korea RP
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Any
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Any
|
594
|
MT
|
US Dollar
|
9.
|
-do-
|
-do-
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Japan
|
Japan
|
JFE Steel Corporation
|
1. JFE Shoji Trade Corporation, Japan,
2. Honda Trading Corporation, Japan,
3. Nissan Trading Co. Ltd,
4. Ohmi Industries Ltd, Japan
5. Mitsui & Co. Ltd, Japan
6. Metal One Corporation, Japan.
|
594
|
MT
|
US Dollar
|
10.
|
-do-
|
-do-
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Japan
|
Japan
|
M/s. Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation
|
1. Honda Trading Corporation, Japan
2. Kanematsu Corporation Ltd, Japan
3. Marubeni-Itochu Steel Inc., Japan
4. Metal One Corporation, Japan
5. Mitsui & Co. Ltd, Japan
6. Nippon Steel & Sumikin Bussan Corporation, Japan
7. Sumitomo Corporation, Japan
8. Toyota Tshusho Corporation, Japan
|
594
|
MT
|
US Dollar
|
11.
|
-do-
|
-do-
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Japan
|
Japan
|
Any combination other than S. No. 9 & 10
|
594
|
MT
|
US Dollar
|
12.
|
-do-
|
-do-
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Japan
|
Any country other than those subject to anti-dumping duty
|
Any
|
Any
|
594
|
MT
|
US Dollar
|
13.
|
-do-
|
-do-
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Any country other than those subject to anti-dumping duty
|
Japan
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Any
|
Any
|
594
|
MT
|
US Dollar
|
14.
|
-do-
|
-do-
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People's Republic of China
|
People's Republic of China
|
M/s Angang Steel Company Limited
|
1. M/s Angang Group Hong Kong Co. Ltd, Hong Kong
2. LG International Corp., Korea RP
|
594
|
MT
|
US Dollar
|
15.
|
-do-
|
-do-
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People's Republic of China
|
People's Republic of China
|
M/s Zhangjiagang Yangtze River Cold Rolled Sheet Co., Ltd.
|
1. M/s JiangsuShagang International Trade Co., Ltd., China PR,
2. M/s Xinsha International Pte Ltd, Singapore
3. M/s Lu Qin (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd., Hong Kong
4. M/s Future Materials Industry (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd, Hong Kong
|
594
|
MT
|
US Dollar
|
16.
|
-do-
|
-do-
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People's Republic of China
|
People's Republic of China
|
Any combination other than S. No. 14 & 15
|
594
|
MT
|
US Dollar
|
17.
|
-do-
|
-do-
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People's Republic of China
|
Any country other than those subject to anti-dumping duty
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Any
|
Any
|
594
|
MT
|
US Dollar
|
18.
|
-do-
|
-do-
|
Any country other than those subject to anti-dumping duty
|
People's Republic of China
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Any
|
Any
|
594
|
MT
|
US Dollar
|
19.
|
-do-
|
-do-
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Ukraine
|
Ukraine
|
Zaporizhstal Integrated Iron and Steel Works PJSC
|
Metinvest International SA, Switzerland
|
594
|
MT
|
US Dollar
|
20.
|
-do-
|
-do-
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Ukraine
|
Ukraine
|
Any combination other than S. No. 19
|
594
|
MT
|
US Dollar
|
21.
|
-do-
|
-do-
|
Ukraine
|
Any country other than those subject to anti-dumping duty
|
Any
|
Any
|
594
|
MT
|
US Dollar
|
22.
|
-do-
|
-do-
|
Any country other than those subject to anti-dumping duty
|
Ukraine
|
Any
|
Any
|
594
|
MT
|
US Dollar
|
2. The anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification shall be effective
for a period not exceeding six months (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,-
(a) “landed value” of imports for the purpose of this notification means the
assessable value as determined by the customs under the Customs Act, 1962 and
includes all duties of customs except duties levied under sections 3, 3A, 8B, 9
and 9A of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975;
(b) 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, 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, 1962.
[F.No. 354/128/2016-TRU]
(Anurag Sehgal)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
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