GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE)
Notification No. 07/2016-Customs (ADD)
New Delhi, the 8th March, 2016
G.S.R. (E). Whereas, the designated authority, vide notification No.
15/14/2014-DGAD, dated the 28th July, 2014, 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 Polypropylene (hereinafter
referred to as the subject goods) falling under tariff items 3902 10 00 or 3902
30 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 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. 119/2010-Customs, dated the 19th November, 2010, published in
the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide
number G.S.R. 919(E), dated the 19th November, 2010;
And whereas, the Central Government had extended the anti-dumping duty on the
subject goods, originating in or exported from the subject country upto and
inclusive of the 29th July, 2015, vide notification of the Government of India,
in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue)
No. 38/2014-Customs (ADD),
dated the 13th August, 2014, published in Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) of
the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide number G.S.R 587(E), dated the 13th
August, 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 country, the
designated authority in its final findings, published vide notification No.
15/14/2014-DGAD, dated the 27th January, 2016, in the Gazette of India,
Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, has come to the conclusion that injury to the
domestic industry is likely to continue in the event of cessation of anti
dumping duty on imports of subject goods from the non-cooperative producers or
exporters from subject country and has recommended imposition of the
anti-dumping duty 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 tariff items 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 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, namely:-
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. |
3902 10 00
3902 30 00 |
Polypropylene (i.e. homopolymers of propylene and copolymers of
propylene and ethylene) |
Singapore |
Singapore |
The Polyolefin company (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. |
Itochu Plastics Pte. Ltd. |
Nil |
MT |
US Dollar |
| 2. |
3902 10 00
3902 30 00 |
Polypropylene (i.e. homopolymers of propylene and copolymers of
propylene and ethylene) |
Singapore |
Singapore |
The Polyolefin company (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. |
Any other |
145.2 |
MT |
US dollar |
| 3. |
3902 10 00
3902 30 00 |
Polypropylene (i.e. homopolymers of propylene and copolymers of
propylene and ethylene) |
Singapore |
Singapore |
Exxon Mobil Chemical Asia Pacific |
Exxon Mobil Chemical Asia Pacific |
Nil |
MT |
US Dollar |
| 4. |
3902 10 00
3902 30 00 |
Polypropylene (i.e. homopolymers of propylene and copolymers of
propylene and ethylene) |
Singapore |
Singapore |
Exxon Mobil Chemical Asia Pacific, Singapore |
Any other |
145.2 |
MT |
US Dollar |
| 5. |
3902 10 00
3902 30 00 |
Polypropylene (i.e. homopolymers of propylene and copolymers of
propylene and ethylene) |
Singapore |
Singapore |
Any combination other than as specified at Sl. Nos. 1-4. |
145.2 |
MT |
US Dollar |
| 6. |
3902 10 00
3902 30 00 |
Polypropylene (i.e. homopolymers of propylene and copolymers of
propylene and ethylene) |
Singapore |
Any country other than Singapore |
Any |
Any |
145.2 |
MT |
US Dollar |
| 7. |
3902 10 00
3902 30 00 |
Polypropylene (i.e. homopolymers of propylene and copolymers of
propylene and ethylene) |
Any country other than Singapore |
Singapore |
Any |
Any |
145.2 |
MT |
US Dollar |
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 publication of this notification in the Official Gazette 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. 354/140/2009-TRU (Pt.-II)]
(Mohit Tewari)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
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