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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE)
Notification No. 14/2020 -Customs (ADD)
New Delhi, the 9th June, 2020
G.S.R. (E). – Whereas, the designated authority, vide notification No.7/12/2019-DGTR, dated
the 9thAugust, 2019, 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 ''Flexible
Slabstock Polyol of molecular weight 3000-4000" (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods)
falling under sub-heading 3907 20 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
Singapore (hereinafter referred to as the subject country), imposed vide notification of the
Government of India, in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) No. 09/2015-
Customs (ADD), dated the 7th April, 2015, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary,
Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 267(E), dated the 7th April 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 country, the designated authority in its final
findings, published vide notification No.7/12/2019-DGTR, dated the 17th March, 2020, in the
Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, has come to the conclusion that-
(i) there is continued dumping of the subject goods from subject country and the imports
are likely to enter the Indian market at dumped prices in the event of expiry of duty;
(ii) the domestic industry has suffered continued injury on account of dumped imports
from the subject country;
(iii) the information on record shows likelihood of continuation of dumping and injury in
case the anti-dumping duty in force is allowed to cease at this stage;
(iv) there is sufficient evidence to indicate that the revocation of the anti-dumping duty at
this stage will lead to continuation of dumping and injury to the Domestic Industry;
and has recommended continuation of definitive anti-dumping duty, as modified therein, 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 sub-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 any
exporter, and imported into India, an anti-dumping duty at the rate equal to the amount as
specified in the corresponding entry in column (7), in the currency as specified in the
corresponding entry in column (9) and as per unit of measurement as specified inthe
corresponding entry in column (8) of the said Table, namely:-
| S.
No
|
Sub-
heading |
Descripti
on of
Goods |
Country
of
Origin |
Country
of
Export |
Producer |
Amount |
Unit of measurement |
Curren
cy |
| (1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5) |
(6) |
(7) |
(8) |
(9) |
| 1. |
3907.20 |
Flexible
Slabstock
Polyol of
Molecular
weight 3000-
4000 |
Singapore |
Any
country
including
Singapore |
M/s Shell
Eastern
Petroleum
(Pte) Ltd
|
45.73 |
MT |
US$ |
| 2. |
-do- |
-do- |
Singapore |
Any
country
including
Singapore |
Any other
producer
other than
serial no.
1 |
153.89 |
MT |
US$ |
| 3. |
-do- |
-do- |
Any
country
other than
Singapore |
Singapore |
Any |
153.89 |
MT |
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 its publication
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. 354/92/2014-TRU (Pt-I)]
(Pramod Kumar)
Director to the Government of India
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