GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE)
Notification No. 24/2021-Customs (ADD)
New Delhi, the 26th April, 2021
G.S.R. ---(E). - Whereas, in the matter of review
of anti-dumping duty on imports of ‘Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE)’ falling
under the tariff item 3904 61 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 Russia, the designated authority, vide its final
findings in notification No. 15/2/2015-DGAD, dated the 12th April 2016,
published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the
12th April 2016, had recommended imposition of the anti-dumping duty on
Polytetrafluoroethylene or PTFE, originating in or exported from Russia.
And
whereas, on the basis of the aforesaid findings of the designated authority, the Central Government had imposed anti-dumping duty on imports of
‘Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE)’, originating in or exported from Russia,
vide notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance
(Department of Revenue), No.23/2016-Customs (ADD), dated the 6th June,
2016, published vide number G.S.R. 574(E) in the Gazette of India,
Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), dated the 6th June, 2016.
And whereas, the designated authority, vide notification No.07/22/2020-DGTR,
dated the 19th June, 2020, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary,
Part I, Section 1 dated the 19th June, 2020, in the matter of circumvention
of the anti-dumping duty imposed on imports of ‘Polytetrafluoroethylene
(PTFE)’ originating in or exported from Russia, had initiated an
investigation to determine the need for extending the anti-dumping duty imposed
on imports of ‘Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE)’, originating in or exported from
Russia, vide notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of
Finance (Department of Revenue), No.23/2016-Customs (ADD), dated the 6th
June, 2016, published vide number G.S.R. 574(E) in the Gazette of India,
Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-Section (i), dated the 6th June, 2016,
to the imports of ‘Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE)’ (hereinafter referred to as
the ‘subject goods’) falling under the tariff item 3904 61 00 of the First
Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, originating in, or exported from Korea RP
(hereinafter referred to as the subject country) into India.
And whereas,
the designated authority in its final findings, published vide notification
No.07/22/2020-DGTR, dated the 27th January, 2021, in the Gazette of India,
Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, has come to the conclusion that-
(i)
there has been a change in pattern of trade in case of subject goods from the
subject country; (ii) imports of subject goods from the subject country
are entering at dumped prices; (iii) the import of subject goods from the
subject country has undermined the remedial effect of existing anti-dumping
measure on the imports of the subject goods originating in or exported from
Russia,
and has recommended imposition of the existing anti-dumping duty
imposed on the imports of ‘Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE)’, originating in or
exported from Russia, vide notification of the Government of India in the
Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No.23/2016-Customs (ADD), dated
the 6th June, 2016, published vide number G.S.R. 574(E) in the Gazette of
India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), dated the 6th June,
2016, on the subject goods, originating in or exported from the subject country.
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1), (1A)
and (5) of section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act, read with rule 27 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, specification of which is
specified in column (4), falling under tariff item of the First Schedule to the
Customs Tariff Act, specified in the corresponding entry in column (2),
originating in the countries specified in the corresponding entry in column
(5), exported from the countries specified in the corresponding entry in
column (6), produced by the producers specified in the corresponding entry in
column (7), exported by the exporters specified in the corresponding entry in
column (8) and imported into India, an anti-dumping duty at the rate equal to
the amount specified in the corresponding entry in column (9), in the
currency specified in the corresponding entry in column (11) and as per unit
of measurement specified in the corresponding entry in column (10) of the
said Table, namely:-
Table
S.No. |
Tariff item |
Description of goods |
Specifi cation |
Country of origin |
Country of export |
Producer |
Exporter |
Amount |
Unit of measur ement |
Currency |
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5) |
(6) |
(7) |
(8) |
(9) |
(10) |
(11) |
1. |
3904 61 00 |
Polytetraflu orethylene (PTFE) |
Any |
Russia |
Russia |
Any |
Any |
874.56 |
MT |
US Dollar |
2. |
3904 61 00 |
Polytetraflu orethylene (PTFE) |
Any |
Russia |
Any other than Russia |
Any |
Any |
874.56 |
MT |
US Dollar |
3. |
3904 61 00 |
Polytetraflu orethylene (PTFE) |
Any |
Any other than Russia or People’s Republic of China |
Russia |
Any |
Any |
874.56 |
MT |
US Dollar |
2. The anti-dumping duty imposed under this
notification shall be effective from the date of publication of this
notification in the Official Gazette and will be co-terminus with the
anti-dumping duty on Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) as levied vide aforesaid
notification No. 23/2016-Customs (ADD), dated the 6th June, 2016, published vide
number G.S.R. 574(E), dated the 6th June, 2016 (unless revoked, superseded or
amended earlier), and the anti-dumping duty 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. 354/113/2020-TRU]
(Rajeev Ranjan)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
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