GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE)
Notification No. 11/2014-Customs (ADD)
New Delhi, the 11th March, 2014
G.S.R. (E). – Whereas, in the matter of Meta Phenylene Diamine (MPDA)
(hereinafter referred to as the subject goods), falling under Chapter 29 of the
First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) (hereinafter
referred to as the said 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. 14/04/2012-DGAD dated 1st January, 2013, published in the
Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 1st January, 2013,
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 vide notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance
(Department of Revenue),
No. 2/2013 –Customs (ADD), dated 22nd March, 2013,
published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section
(i) vide number G.S.R.187 (E), dated the dated 22nd March, 2013;
And whereas, the designated authority in its final findings vide notification
No. 14/04/2012-DGAD dated 17th December, 2013, published in the Gazette of
India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 17th December, 2013, had come
to the conclusion that-
- The subject goods have been exported to India from the subject country below
its normal value;
- The domestic industry has suffered material injury on account of subject
imports from the subject country;
- The material injury has been caused by the dumped imports of subject imports
from the subject country;
and had recommended the imposition of definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of
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 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, on the basis of 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 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), and exported from the countries as specified in the
corresponding entry in column (5), and 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.
Table
| Sl.No. |
Tariff Item |
Description of goods |
Country of origin |
Country of export |
Producer |
Exporter |
Amount |
Unit |
Currency |
| (1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5) |
(6) |
(7) |
(8) |
(9) |
(10) |
| 1 |
2921 51 20, 2921 51 90 |
Meta
Phenylene
Diamine
(MPDA) |
People’s Republic of
China |
People’s Republic of
China |
Jiangsu Tianjiayi Chemical Co. Ltd |
Changshan Haicheng Chemical Co. Ltd. |
0.574 |
Kg |
US Dollar |
| 2 |
2921 51 20, 2921 51 90 |
Meta
Phenylene
Diamine
(MPDA) |
People’s Republic of China |
People’s Republic of China |
Zhejiang Amino-Chem Co. Ltd
|
Zhejiang Amino-Chem Co. Ltd |
0.615 |
Kg |
US Dollar |
| 3 |
2921 51 20, 2921 51 90 |
Meta
Phenylene
Diamine
(MPDA) |
People’s Republic of
China |
People’s Republic
of China |
Any
combination
other
than
mentioned
in Sl.
no. 1 & 2 of above
producer
and
exporter |
0.780 |
Kg |
US Dollar |
| 4 |
2921 51 20, 2921 51 90 |
Meta
Phenylene
Diamine
(MPDA) |
People’s Republic
of China |
Any other than People’s
Republic
of China |
Any |
Any
|
0.780 |
Kg |
US Dollar |
| 5 |
2921 51 20, 2921 51 90 |
Meta
Phenylene
Diamine
(MPDA) |
Any other than People’s
Republic of China |
People’s Republic
of China |
Any |
Any
|
0.780 |
Kg |
US Dollar |
Note- MPDA is also known as m- Phenylene Diamine, 1,3-
diaminobenzene, 1, 3- Benzenediamine, m-Aminoaniline, m-Benzenediamine, m-
Diaminobenzene, 1,3-Phenylenediamine, 3- Aminoaniline, m-Fenylendiamin,
Phenylenediamine, and m-Aminoaline, Phenylenediamine meta.
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 imposition of the provisional anti-dumping duty, that is, 22nd March,
2013 and shall be payable 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.354/26/2013-TRU
(Akshay Joshi)
Under Secretary to the Government of India