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[TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE OF INDIA, EXTRAORDINARY, PART II, SECTION 3,
SUB-SECTION (i)]
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE)
Notification No. 31/2025 -Customs (ADD)
New Delhi, the 7th November, 2025
G.S.R. (E). – Whereas, the designated authority, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, had
initiated a review in thematter of continuation
of anti-dumping duty on imports of “Woven Fabric (having more than 50% Flax
content)” commonly known as “Flax
Fabric” (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods) falling under tariff
heading 5309 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 and Hong Kong (hereinafter referred to as the subject countries), imposed
vide notification of the Government of
India, in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) No. 35/2020 -Customs
(ADD), dated the 10th November,
2020, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3,
Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 697(E),
dated the 10th November, 2020;
And whereas, in the matter of review of anti-dumping duty on import of the
subject goods, originating in or exported
from the subject countries, the designated authority in its final findings,
published vide in the Gazette of India Extraordinary, Part I,
Section 1, has come to the conclusion that-
(i) The volume of imports from subject countries have increased in both absolute
and relative terms, despite existing
duties;
(ii) Despite increase cost of raw materials leading to increase in cost, the
selling price could not increase
proportionately as the landed value of imports declined further. To compete with
imported subject goods and
maintain market share domestic industry has been constrained from raising its
price proportionately, leading to
price suppression;
(iii) imports are undercutting the prices of the domestic industry in the
market;
(iv) There is continued dumping of subject goods and material injury to the
domestic industry despite existing duties,
and has recommended imposition of anti-dumping duty on the subject goods,
originating in or exported from the subject
countries;
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 23 of the Customs Tariff (Identification, Assessment
and Collection of Anti-dumping Duty on
Dumped Articles and for Determination of Injury) Rules, 1995, and in
supersession of the notification of the Government of
India, in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) No. 35/2020 -Customs
(ADD), dated the 10th November, 2020,
published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3,
Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 697(E), dated the
10th November, 2020, except as respects things done or omitted to be done before
such supersession 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 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)
and 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
| S
No |
Tariff
Heading |
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 |
5309 |
Flax or Linen
fabric having flax
content of more
than
50% |
China PR |
Any |
Any |
Any |
2.36 |
Per meter |
US$ |
| 2 |
5309 |
Flax or Linen
fabric having flax
content of more
than 50% |
Any other
than Hong
Kong |
China PR |
Any |
Any |
2.36 |
Per meter |
US$ |
| 3 |
5309 |
Flax or Linen
fabric having flax
content of more
than
50% |
Hong Kong |
Any |
Any |
Any |
1.14 |
Per meter |
US$ |
| 4 |
5309 |
Flax or Linen
fabric having flax
content of more
than 50% |
ny other
than China
|
Hong
Kong |
Any |
Any |
1.14 |
Per meter |
US$ |
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.- CBIC-190356/2/2025-TRU]
(Dheeraj Sharma)
Under Secretary
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