GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE)
Notification No. 10/2016-Customs (ADD)
New Delhi, Dated the 29th March, 2016
G.S.R. (E). –Whereas, in the matter of ‘2-Ethyl Hexanol (2EH)’ (hereinafter
referred to as the subject goods), falling under tariff item 2905 16 20 of
Chapter 29 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 European Union, Indonesia, Korea RP, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Chinese
Taipei and United States of America, and imported into India, the designated
authority in its final findings published in the Gazette of India,
Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1,vide notification number 14/24/2014-DGAD, dated
the 18th February, 2016, has come to the conclusion that –
- the subject goods have entered the Indian market from the European
Union, United States of America, Korea RP, Chinese Taipei, Malaysia and
Indonesia at prices less than their normal values and the dumping margins of
the dumped imports from these countries are substantial and above de minimis;
- the dumping margin of the imports of the subject goods from Saudi
Arabia is found to be
de minimis and therefore, the investigation against this country has been
terminated;
- the domestic industry has suffered material injury; and
- the material injury has been caused by the volume and price effects of
dumped imports
from the countries named at (i) above, coupled with disruption in raw
material supply
during a significant part of the period of investigation,
and has recommended imposition of definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of
the subject goods,
originating in, or exported from the European Union, Indonesia, Korea RP,
Malaysia, Chinese Taipei
and United States of America (hereinafter referred to as the subject countries)
and imported into
India, in order to remove injury to the domestic industry;
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 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), 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 (s) |
Amount |
Unit |
Currency |
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5) |
(6) |
(7) |
(8) |
(9) |
(10) |
1. |
2905 16 20 |
2-Ethyl Hexanol (2-EH) in all forms and grades |
Malaysia |
Malaysia |
BASF PETRONS Chemicals (BPC) Sdn Bhd, Malaysia |
BASF PETRONS Chemicals (BPC) Sdn Bhd, Malaysia |
53.63 |
MT |
US Dollar |
2. |
2905 16 20 |
2-Ethyl Hexanol (2-EH) in all forms and grades |
Malaysia |
Malaysia |
Any combination other than above |
107.30 |
MT US |
Dollar |
3. |
2905 16 20 |
2-Ethyl Hexanol (2-EH) in all forms and grades |
Any country other than subject countries |
Malaysia |
Any |
Any |
107.30 |
MT US |
Dollar |
4. |
2905 16 20 |
2-Ethyl Hexanol (2-EH) in all forms and grades |
Korea RP |
Korea RP |
M/s LG Chem, Korea |
M/s Hyundai Corporation, Korea, M/s Vinmar International, Ltd. USA |
Nil |
MT US |
Dollar |
5. |
2905 16 20 |
2-Ethyl Hexanol (2-EH) in all forms and grades |
Korea RP |
Any |
Any combination other than above |
15.55 |
MT US |
Dollar |
6. |
2905 16 20 |
2-Ethyl Hexanol (2-EH) in all forms and grades |
Any country other than subject countries |
Korea RP |
Any |
Any |
15.55 |
MT US |
Dollar |
7. |
2905 16 20 |
2-Ethyl Hexanol (2-EH) in all forms and grades |
European Union |
European Union |
M/s Oxea GmbH, Germany |
M/s ICC Chemical Corporation, USA; M/s Petrochem Middle East FZE, Dubai; M/s Vinmar International, USA |
45.47 |
MT US |
Dollar |
8. |
2905 16 20 |
2-Ethyl Hexanol (2-EH) in all forms and grades |
European Union |
Any |
Any combination other than above |
|
113.47 |
MT US |
Dollar |
9. |
2905 16 20 |
2-Ethyl Hexanol (2-EH) in all forms and grades |
Any country other than subject countries |
European Union |
Any |
Any |
113.47 |
MT US |
Dollar |
10. |
2905 16 20 |
2-Ethyl Hexanol (2-EH) in all forms and grades |
Indonesia |
Indonesia |
M/s P. T. Petro Oxo Nusantara, Indonesia |
M/s P. T. Petro Oxo Nusantara, Indonesia ; M/s Solitz Asia Pte Ltd. Singapore |
45.67 |
MT US |
Dollar |
11. |
2905 16 20 |
2-Ethyl Hexanol (2-EH) in all forms and grades |
Indonesia |
Indonesia |
Any combination other than above |
127.82 |
MT US |
Dollar |
12. |
2905 16 20 |
2-Ethyl Hexanol (2-EH) in all forms and grades |
Any country other than subject countries |
Indonesia |
Any |
Any |
127.82 |
MT US |
Dollar |
13. |
2905 16 20 |
2-Ethyl Hexanol (2-EH) in all forms and grades |
United States of America |
Any |
Any |
Any |
29.61 |
MT US |
Dollar |
14. |
2905 16 20 |
2-Ethyl Hexanol (2-EH) in all forms and grades |
Any country other than subject countries |
United States of America |
Any |
Any |
29.61 |
MT US |
Dollar |
15. |
2905 16 20 |
2-Ethyl Hexanol (2-EH) in all forms and grades |
Taiwan |
Any |
Any |
Any |
42.45 |
MT US |
Dollar |
16. |
2905 16 20 |
2-Ethyl Hexanol (2-EH) in all forms and grades |
Any country other than subject countries |
Taiwan |
Any |
Any |
42.45 |
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 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. 354/264/2015-TRU]
(Anurag Sehgal)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
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