Government of India
Ministry of Finance
(Department of Revenue)
Notification No. 43/2016-Customs (ADD)
New Delhi, the 8th August, 2016
G.S.R. 777 (E). – Whereas, the designated authority, vide notification No.
15/9/2015-DGAD, dated the 22nd July, 2015, published in the Gazette of India,
Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, had initiated a review in the matter of
continuation of anti-dumping duty on imports of “Viscose Staple Fibre excluding
Bamboo Fibre” (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods) falling under
tariff item 5504 10 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 People‟s Republic of China and Indonesia (hereinafter referred to
as the subject countries) imposed vide notification of the Government of India,
in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue)
No.76/2010-Customs, dated the
26th July, 2010, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II,
Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R.632(E), dated the 26th July, 2010;
And whereas, the Central Government had extended the anti-dumping duty on the
subject goods, originating in, or exported from, the subject countries, upto and
inclusive of the 25th day of July, 2016, vide notification of the Government of
India, in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue)
No.37/2015-
Customs(ADD), dated the 6th August, 2015, published in the Gazette of India,
Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 616 (E),
dated the 6th August, 2015;
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 notification
No.15/9/2015-DGAD, dated the 8th July, 2016, in the Gazette of India,
Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, has come to the conclusion that-
(i) subject goods have been exported to India from the subject countries below
its normal value;
(ii) domestic industry has suffered injury;
(iii) there is a likelihood of recurrence of dumping and injury in case of
cessation of antidumping duties.
and has recommended continued imposition of the anti-dumping duty on the subject
goods, originating in or exported from the subject country;
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, 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 the 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), 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 Item
|
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.
|
5504 10 00
|
„Viscose Staple Fibre (VSF) excluding Bamboo fibre‟
|
Indonesia
|
Indonesia
|
P T South Pacific Viscose
|
P T South Pacific Viscose
|
0.103
|
Kilogram
|
US Dollar
|
2.
|
5504 10 00
|
„Viscose Staple Fibre (VSF) excluding Bamboo fibre‟
|
Indonesia
|
Indonesia
|
Any Combination other than at S.No.1
|
0.512
|
Kilogram
|
US Dollar
|
3.
|
5504 10 00
|
„Viscose Staple Fibre (VSF) excluding Bamboo fibre‟
|
Indonesia
|
Any country other than attracting antidumping duty
|
Any
|
Any
|
0.512
|
Kilogram
|
US Dollar
|
4.
|
5504 10 00
|
„Viscose Staple Fibre (VSF) excluding Bamboo fibre‟
|
Any country other than attracting antidumping duty
|
Indonesia
|
Any
|
Any
|
0.512
|
Kilogram
|
US Dollar
|
5.
|
5504 10 00
|
„Viscose Staple Fibre (VSF) excluding Bamboo fibre‟
|
People‟s Republic of China
|
People‟s Republic of China
|
Tangsha n Sanyou Group Xingda Chemical Fibre Co., Ltd
|
Tangsha n Sanyou Group Hongkon g Internati onal Trade Co. Ltd
|
0.180
|
Kilogram
|
US Dollar
|
6.
|
5504 10 00
|
„Viscose Staple Fibre (VSF) excluding Bamboo fibre‟
|
People‟s Republic of China
|
People‟s Republic of China
|
Any Combination other than at S. No. 5
|
0.194
|
Kilogram
|
US Dollar
|
7.
|
5504 10 00
|
„Viscose Staple Fibre (VSF) excluding Bamboo fibre‟
|
People‟s Republic of China
|
Any country other than attracting antidumping duty
|
Any
|
Any
|
0.194
|
Kilogram
|
US Dollar
|
8.
|
5504 10 00
|
„Viscose Staple Fibre (VSF) excluding Bamboo fibre‟
|
Any country other than attracting antidumping duty
|
People‟s Republic of China
|
Any
|
Any
|
0.194
|
Kilogram
|
US Dollar
|
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.354/171/2009-TRU (Pt.-II)]
(Anurag Sehgal)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
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