GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE)
New Delhi, the 11th December, 2015.
Notification No. 61/2015-Customs (ADD)
G.S.R. (E).- – Whereas, the designated authority, vide notification No.
15/04/2014-DGAD, dated the 17th April, 2014, published in the Gazette of India,
Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, had initiated a review in the matter of import
of Cold Rolled Flat Products of Stainless Steel, (hereinafter referred to as the
subject goods), falling under heading 7219 of the First Schedule to the Customs
Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) (hereinafter referred to as the Customs Tariff
Act) and originating in, or exported from the People's Republic of China, Korea,
European Union, South Africa, Taiwan (Chinese Taipei), Thailand and United
States of America (USA) ( hereinafter referred to as the subject countries /
territories), imposed vide notification of the Government of India, in the
Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue)
No. 14/2010-CUSTOMS, dated the 20th
February, 2010, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II,
Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 95(E), dated the 20th February,
2010;
And whereas, the Central Government had extended the anti-dumping duty on the
subject goods, originating in or exported from the subject countries /
territories upto and inclusive of the 21st April, 2015, vide notification of the
Government of India, in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue)
No.
20/2014-Customs (ADD), dated the 12th May, 2014, published in Part II, Section
3, Sub-section (i) of the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide number G.S.R
337(E), dated the 12th May, 2014;
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 /
territories, the designated authority in its final findings, published vide
notification No. 15/04/2014-DGAD, dated the 12th October, 2015, in the Gazette
of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, has come to the conclusion that -
- there is continued dumping of the subject goods from the subject
countries/territories though the volume of imports has declined after imposition
of duties;
- the performance of the domestic industry has deteriorated in the current
injury period due to the impact of the dumped imports from the subject country
and diversion of imports to product ranges outside the scope of the product
under consideration;
- the dumping is likely to continue and the performance of the domestic
industry is likely to deteriorate, should the present anti-dumping duty is
revoked,
and has recommended the imposition of definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of
the subject goods originating in, or exported, from the subject countries /
territories;
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, the specification of which is
specified in column (4), falling under tariff heading of the First Schedule to
the Customs Tariff Act as specified in the corresponding entry in column (2),
originating in the countries/territories as specified in the corresponding entry
in column (5), exported from the countries/territories as specified in the
corresponding entry in column (6), produced by the producers as specified in the
corresponding entry in column (7), exported by the exporters as specified in the
corresponding entry in column (8), and imported into India, an anti-dumping duty
at the rate to be worked out as percentage of the landed value of imports of the
subject goods as specified in the corresponding entry in column (9) of the said
Table, namely:-
Table
Sl. No. |
Tariff heading |
Description of goods |
Specification |
Countries/
Territories of origin |
Countries/
Territories of export |
Producer |
Exporter |
% of landed value |
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5) |
(6) |
(7) |
(8) |
(9) |
1 |
7219 |
Cold-rolled Flat products of stainless steel |
All Grades, All Series except the exclusions as per
Note below |
People s Republic of China |
Any |
Any |
Any |
57.39% |
2 |
-Do- |
-Do- |
-Do- |
Any country other than the subject
countries/territories |
People s Republic of China |
Any |
Any |
57.39% |
3 |
-Do- |
-Do- |
-Do- |
Korea RP |
Korea RP |
POSCO |
1.Hyundai Corporation
2. Daewoo International Corporation |
5.39% |
4 |
-Do- |
-Do- |
-Do- |
Korea RP |
Korea RP |
Any combination other than above combination |
13.44% |
5 |
-Do- |
-Do- |
-Do- |
Korea RP |
Any |
Any |
Any |
13.44% |
6 |
-Do- |
-Do- |
-Do- |
Any country other than the subject
countries/territories |
Korea RP |
Any |
Any |
13.44% |
7 |
-Do- |
-Do- |
-Do- |
Chinese Taipei |
Any |
Any |
Any |
15.93% |
8 |
-Do- |
-Do- |
-Do- |
Any country other than the subject
countries/territories |
Chinese Taipei |
Any |
Any |
15.93% |
9 |
-Do- |
-Do- |
-Do- |
South Africa |
South Africa |
Columbus Stainless (Pty) Ltd |
ColumbusStainless (Pty) Ltd |
12.34% |
10 |
-Do- |
-Do- |
-Do- |
South Africa |
South Africa |
Any combination other than above combination |
36.91% |
11 |
-Do- |
-Do- |
-Do- |
South Africa |
Any |
Any |
Any |
36.91% |
12 |
-Do- |
-Do- |
-Do- |
Any country other than subject countries/territories |
South Africa |
Any |
Any |
36.91% |
13 |
-Do- |
-Do- |
-Do- |
Thailand |
Thailand |
POSCO Thainox |
1. POSCO
Thainox
- Hyundai Corporation
|
4.58% |
14 |
-Do- |
-Do- |
-Do- |
Thailand |
Thailand |
Any combination other than above combination |
5.39% |
15 |
-Do- |
-Do- |
-Do- |
Thailand |
Any |
Any |
Any |
5.39% |
16 |
-Do- |
-Do- |
-Do- |
Any country other than the subject
countries/territories |
Thailand |
Any |
Any |
5.39% |
17 |
-Do- |
-Do- |
-Do- |
USA |
Any |
Any |
Any |
9.47% |
18 |
-Do- |
-Do- |
-Do- |
Any country other than the subject
countries/territories |
USA |
Any |
Any |
9.47% |
19 |
-Do- |
-Do- |
-Do- |
European Union |
European Union |
Acerinox Europa SAU, Spain |
Acerinox Europa SAU, Spain |
29.41% |
20 |
-Do- |
-Do- |
-Do- |
European Union |
European Union |
Any combination other than the above combination |
52.56% |
21 |
-Do- |
-Do- |
-Do- |
European Union |
Any |
Any |
Any |
52.56% |
22 |
-Do- |
-Do- |
-Do- |
Any country other than the subject
countries/territories |
European Union |
Any |
Any |
52.56% |
Note
The subject goods include cold-rolled Flat products of stainless steel of width
of 600 mm upto 1250 mm of all series not further worked than Cold rolled (cold
reduced) with a thickness of up to 4 mm (width tolerance of +30 mm for Mill
Edged and +4 mm for Trimmed Edged), excluding the following:
- the subject goods of width beyond 1250 mm (plus tolerances);
- Grades AISI 420 high carbon, 443, 441, EN 1.4835, 1.4547, 1.4539, 1.4438,
1.4318, 1.4833 and EN 1.4509;
- product supplied under Indian Patent No. 223848 in respect of goods
comprising Low Nickel containing Chromium-Nickel Manganese-Copper Austenitic
Stainless steel and representing Grades YU 1 and YU 4, produced and supplied by
M/s Yieh United Steel Corp (Yusco) of Chinese Taipei (Taiwan).
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 publication of this notification in the Official Gazette and shall
be payable in Indian currency....
Explanation .- For the purposes of this notification, "Landed Value" shall be
the assessable value as determined under the Customs Act 1962 (52 of 1962) and
all duties of customs except duties levied under sections 3, 3A, 8B, 9 and 9A of
the Customs Tariff Act.
[F. No. 354/87/2009-TRU(Pt.-III)]
(K.KALIMUTHU)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
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