GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
Department of Revenue
Notification No. 56/2018-Customs (ADD)
New Delhi, the 4th December, 2018
G.S.R. (E). –Whereas, in the matter of ‘Uncoated Copier Paper”’ (hereinafter referred
to as the subject goods) falling under heading 4802 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 Indonesia, Thailand and Singapore (hereinafter referred to as subject
countries), and imported into India, the Designated Authority in its final findings, published
in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, vide F. No.6/32/2017-DGAD, dated
the 30th October, 2018, has come to the conclusion that the subject goods has been exported
to India from subject countries below their normal values and consequently, the domestic
industry has suffered material injury and that the material injury has been caused by the
dumped imports of subject goods from the subject countries during 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 subject country and imported into
India, in order to remove injury to the domestic industry for a period of three years from the
date of issuance of this notification.
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 heading of
the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act as specified in the corresponding entry in
column (2), country of origin as specified in column (4), originating or 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 difference between the landed value of the subject goods and the amount
indicated in the corresponding entry in column (8), provided the landed value is less than the
value as indicated in column (8) of the said Table, namely:-
Table
S. No. |
Heading |
Description of Goods |
Country of Origin |
Country of Export |
Producer |
Exporter |
Amount(US$/ MT) |
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5) |
(6) |
(7) |
(8) |
1. |
4802 |
Uncoated paper in rectangular sheet of following sizes, with
permissible limits
(a) 210mm x 297 mm also known as A4 size;
(b) 297mm x 420mm also known as A3size;
(c) 215mm x
345mm also known as FS or legal size |
Indonesia |
Indonesia or Singapore |
a) PT Riau andalan Kertas
b) PT Anigrah Kertas Utama
c) PT Asia Pacific Rayon |
a) April Fine Paper Trading Pte Ltd
b) april International
Enterprise pte Ltd
c) April Fine Paper Macao commercial Offshore
Limited
|
855.01 |
2. |
4802 |
-do- |
Indonesia |
Indonesia or Singapore |
Any combination other than S. No. 1 |
855.01 |
3. |
4802 |
-do- |
Indonesia |
Any Country |
Any |
Any |
855.01 |
4. |
4802 |
-do- |
Any country other than those
subject to antidumping duty |
Indonesia or Singapore |
Any |
Any |
855.01 |
5. |
4802 |
-do- |
Thailand |
Any Country |
Any |
Any |
855.01 |
6. |
4802 |
-do- |
Any country other than those subject to antidumping
duty |
Thailand |
Any |
Any |
855.01 |
2. The anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification shall be effective for a period
of three years (unless revoked, superseded or amended earlier) from the date of issuance of
this notification and shall be paid in Indian currency.
3. Landed value of imports for the purpose of this notification shall be the assessable
value as determined under the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962) and includes all duties of
customs except duties under sections 3, 3A, 8B, 9 and 9A of the said Act.
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. 354/404/2018-TRU]
(Gunjan Kumar Verma)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
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