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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE)
Notification No. 08/2021 -Customs (ADD)
New Delhi, the 19th February, 2021
G.S.R.---(E).- – Whereas, in the matter of
“Aniline” (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods), falling under tariff
sub-heading 2921 41 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 the People’s Republic of China (hereinafter referred to as the
subject country) and imported into India, the designated authority in its
preliminary findings vide notification No. 6/42/2019-DGTR, dated the 12th June,
2020, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated
the 12th June, 2020, had recommended imposition of provisional anti-dumping duty
on the imports of subject goods, originating in, or exported from the subject
country.
And, whereas, on the basis of the aforesaid findings of the
designated authority, the Central Government had
imposed provisional anti-dumping duty on the subject goods with effect from
29th July, 2020 vide notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of
Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 20/2020-Customs (ADD), dated the 29th July,
2020, published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3,
Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 474 (E), dated the 29th July, 2020.
And, whereas, the designated authority in its final findings vide notification
No. 6/42/2019-DGTR, dated the 20th January, 2021, published in the Gazette of
India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 20th January, 2021, while
confirming the preliminary findings, dated the 12th June, 2020, has come to
the conclusion that,-
(i) the product under consideration has been exported
to India from the subject country below its normal value;
(ii) the
Domestic Industry has suffered material injury;
(iii)material injury has been
caused by the dumped imports of subject goods 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 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 on the subject goods, the description of
which is specified in column (3) of the Table below, falling under the tariff 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), 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 in the corresponding entry in column (8) of the said
Table, namely:-
| S. No. |
Subheading |
Description |
Country of origin |
Country of export |
Producer |
Amount |
Unit |
Currency |
| (1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5) |
(6) |
(7) |
(8) |
(9) |
| 1. |
2921 41 |
Aniline |
China PR |
Any country including China PR |
Wanhua Chemical Group Co., Limited |
36.90 |
MT |
US$ |
| 2. |
2921 41 |
Aniline |
China PR |
Any country including China PR |
Any combination other than the combination specified above |
121.79 |
MT |
US$ |
| 3. |
2921 41 |
Aniline |
Any country except China PR |
China PR |
Any |
121.79 |
MT |
US$ |
2. The anti-dumping duty imposed under this
notification shall be levied for a period of five years (unless revoked,
superseded or amended earlier) from the date of imposition of the provisional
anti-dumping duty, that is, the 29th July, 2020, and shall be payable in Indian
currency:
Provided that the said anti-dumping duty shall not be levied for
the period commencing from the date of the lapse of the provisional anti-dumping
duty, that is, the 29th January, 2021 upto the preceding day of the publication
of this notification in the Official Gazette.
Explanation.- For the purposes
of this notification, 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 (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. 354/80/2020-TRU]
(Rajeev Ranjan)
Under
Secretary to the Government of India.
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