GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE)
Notification No. 32/2012-Customs (ADD)
New Delhi, 7th June, 2012
G.S.R.434(E).-Whereas in the matter of imports of Plain Gypsum Plaster Boards
of all thicknesses and dimensions, excluding Gypsum Boards having water
absorption up to and including 5%, generally referred to as Moisture Resistant
Boards, and Gypsum Boards having a minimum breaking load of 24 Newtons in the
transverse direction and 50 Newtons in the longitudinal direction per millimetre
of thickness of the Board, characterized as Impact Resistant Boards or Fire
Resistant Boards” (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods), falling under
the heading 6809 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of
1975) (hereinafter referred as the said Customs Tariff Act), originating in, or
exported from, China PR, Indonesia, Thailand, and UAE (hereinafter referred to
as the subject countries) and imported into India, the designated authority in
its preliminary findings vide, notification No. 14/45/2010-DGAD, dated the 19th
March, 2012,published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1,
dated the 19th March, 2012, had come to the conclusion that-
- the product under consideration had been exported to India from the
subject countries below associated normal values, thus resulting in dumping of
the product;
- the domestic industry had suffered material injury;
- the material injury to the domestic industry had been caused by the dumped
imports from the subject countries, and had recommended imposition of
provisional anti-dumping duty on the imports of subject goods, originating in,
or exported from, the subject countries;
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of
section 9A of the said Customs Tariff Act read with rules 13 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 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 sub-heading of the First Schedule
to the said Customs Tariff Act as specified in the corresponding entry in column
(2), originating in the country specified in the corresponding entry in column
(4), exported from the country specified in the corresponding entry in column
(5), and produced by the producer specified in the corresponding entry in column
(6) and exported by the exporter specified in the corresponding entry in column
(7), and imported into India, an anti-dumping duty equal to the amount indicated
in the corresponding entry in column (8),in the currency as specified in the
corresponding entry in column (10) and per unit of measurement as specified in
the corresponding entry in column (9) of the said Table.
Table
| (1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5) |
(6) |
(7) |
(8) |
(9) |
(10) |
| Sl. No. |
Sub- heading |
Description
of
goods |
Country
of
origin |
Country
of
export |
Producer |
Exporter |
Duty
amount |
Unit |
Currency |
| 1 |
680911
00,
680919
00 |
Plain Gypsum Plaster Board |
China PR |
China PR |
Any |
Any |
32.85 |
Cubic
Metre(M3) |
US dollar |
| 2 |
do |
Plain Gypsum Plaster Board |
China PR |
Any |
Any |
Any |
32.85 |
do |
US dollar |
| 3 |
do |
Plain Gypsum Plaster Board |
Any |
China PR |
Any |
Any |
32.85 |
do |
US dollar |
| 4 |
do |
Plain Gypsum Plaster Board |
Indonesia |
Indonesia |
Any |
Any |
7.25 |
do |
US dollar |
| 5 |
do |
Plain Gypsum Plaster Board |
Indonesia |
Any |
Any |
Any |
7.25 |
do |
US dollar |
| 6 |
do |
Plain Gypsum Plaster Board |
Any |
Indonesia |
Any |
Any |
7.25 |
do |
US dollar |
| 7 |
do |
Plain Gypsum Plaster Board |
Thailand |
Thailand |
Siam
Gypsum Industry (Saraburi) Co. Ltd. |
Siam
Gypsum Industry (Saraburi) Co. Ltd. |
30.40 |
do |
US dollar |
| 8 |
do |
Plain Gypsum Plaster Board |
Thailand |
Thailand |
Siam
Gypsum Industry (Songkhla) Co. Ltd. |
Siam
Gypsum Industry (Songkhla) Co. Ltd. |
30.40 |
do |
US dollar |
| 9 |
do |
Plain Gypsum Plaster Board |
Thailand |
Thailand |
Any other combination |
Any other combination |
51.70 |
do |
US dollar |
| 10 |
do |
Plain Gypsum Plaster Board |
Thailand |
Any |
Any |
Any |
51.70 |
do |
US dollar |
| 11 |
do |
Plain Gypsum Plaster Board |
Any |
Thailand |
Any |
Any |
51.70 |
do |
US dollar |
| 12 |
do |
Plain Gypsum Plaster Board |
UAE |
UAE |
M/s Gypsemna Co. (L.L.C.), Dubai |
M/s
Gypsemna Co. (L.L.C.), Dubai |
9.46 |
do |
US dollar |
| 13 |
do |
Plain Gypsum Plaster Board |
UAE |
UAE |
Any Other
Combination |
Any Other
Combination |
16.66 |
do |
US dollar |
| 14 |
do |
Plain Gypsum Plaster Board |
UAE |
Any |
Any |
Any |
16.66 |
do |
US dollar |
| 15 |
do |
Plain Gypsum Plaster Board |
Any |
UAE |
Any |
Any |
16.66 |
do |
US dollar |
Note: 1. - For the purposes of this notification Fire
Boards, Fire Heat Boards, Impact Boards, Gypsum Ceiling Boards with Moisture
Barrier, ECHO Boards, Heat Boards, Anti-mold Boards or Weather Boards, Thermal
Boards, Gypsum Ceiling Boards with Aluminium Edges Sealed in White Film shall
not be liable to pay anti-dumping duty.
Note: 2. - The anti-dumping duty imposed under this
notification shall be effective for a period of six months from the date of
publication of this notification in the Official Gazette and shall be payable in
Indian currency.
Note: 3.- The rate of exchange applicable for the purposes
of calculation of anti-dumping duty under this notification 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.
(Raj Kumar Digvijay)
Under Secretary to the Government of India.
[F.No.354/70/2012 –TRU]