Notification No. 44/2016-Customs (ADD) Dated 08/08/2016 -seeks to levy provisional anti-dumping duty on Hot-rolled products of alloy or non-alloy steel imported from China, Japan, Korea RP, Russia, Brazil and Indonesia.

Notification No. 44/2016-Customs (ADD) Dated 08/08/2016

seeks to levy provisional anti-dumping duty on Hot-rolled products of alloy or non-alloy steel imported from China, Japan, Korea RP, Russia, Brazil and Indonesia.-

G.S.R. (E). “Whereas, in the matter of Hot-rolled flat products of alloy or nonalloy steel (hereinafter referred to as the ˜subject goods), falling under headings 7208, 7211, 7225 or 7226 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 People Republic of China, Japan, Korea RP, Russia, Brazil and Indonesia (hereinafter referred to as the ˜subject countries and imported into India, the designated authority in its preliminary findings published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, vide notification number 14/09/2016-DGAD dated the 1st August, 2016, has come to the provisional conclusion that –

(i) the subject goods have been exported to India from the subject countries below normal value;

(b) the domestic industry has suffered material injury on account of subject imports from the subject countries;

and has recommended imposition of provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of the subject goods, originating in, or exported from 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-section (2) of section 9A of the 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, after considering the aforesaid preliminary 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), 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), imported into India, an antidumping duty at a rate which is equivalent to difference between the amount mentioned in the corresponding entry in column (8) and the landed value of the subject goods, provided the landed value is less than such amount specified 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

S. No.	Heading/ Sub heading	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.	7208, 7211, 7225 or 7226	Hot-rolled flat products of alloy or nonalloy steel in coils of a width upto 2100mm and thickness upto 25mm	Korea RP	Korea RP	M/s Hyundai Steel Company	1. M/s Hyundai Steel Company, Korea RP 2. MM/s GS Global Corp., Korea RP 3. M/s Hyundai Corporatio n, Korea RP 4. M/s Main Steel Co. Ltd., Korea RP 5. M/s P&A Corporatio n, Korea RP 6. Ohmi Industries Ltd., Japan	474	MT	US Dollar
2.	- do -	- do -	Korea RP	Korea RP	M/s POSCO	1. M/s POSCO, Korea RP 2. M/s POSCO Daewoo Corporatio n, Korea RP 3. M/s GS Global Corp, Korea RP 4. M/s Hyundai Corporatio n, Korea RP 5. M/s Samsung C&T Corporatio n, Korea RP 6. M/s POSCO Asia, Hong Kong 7. POSCO P&S, Korea RP	474	MT	US Dollar
2	- do -	- do -	Korea RP	Korea RP	M/s POSCO	1. M/s POSCO, Korea RP 2. M/s POSCO Daewoo Corporatio n, Korea RP 3. M/s GS Global Corp, Korea RP 4. M/s Hyundai Corporatio n, Korea RP 5. M/s Samsung C&T Corporatio n, Korea RP 6. M/s POSCO Asia, Hong Kong 7. POSCO P&S, Korea RP	474	MT	US Dollar

3	- do -	- do -	Korea RP	Korea RP	Any combination other than S. No. 1 and 2		474	MT	US Dollar
4-	- do	- do -	Korea RP	Any country other than those subject to anti dumpin g duty	Any	Any	474	MT	US Dollar
5	- do -	- do -	Any country other than those subject to anti dumpin g duty	Korea RP	Any	Any	474	MT	US Dollar
6	- do -	- do -	Japan	Japan	JFE Steel Corporation	1. Honda Trading Corporatio n, Japan 2. JFE Shoji Trade Corporatio n, Japan 3. Metal One Corporatio n, Japan 4. Mitsui & Co. Ltd, 5. Ohmi Industries Ltd., Japan \ . 6. Uttam Galva Internation al Pte. Ltd., Singapore 7. Uttam Galva Internation al FZE, UAE 8. Toyota Tshusho Corporatio n, Japan 9. Marubeni- Itochu Steel Inc., Japan	474	MT	US Dollar

- do -

Japan

M/s.

Nippon

Steel &

Sumitomo

Metal

Corporation

1. Hanwa
Co., Ltd,
Japan

2. Honda
Trading
Corporatio
n, Japan

3. Kanematsu
Corporatio
n Ltd,
Japan

4. Marubeni-
Itochu
Steel Inc.,
Japan

5. Metal One
Corporatio
n, Japan

6. Mitsui &
Co. Ltd,
Japan

7. Nippon
Steel

&Sumikin Bussan Corporatio n, Japan

8. Sumitomo
Corporatio
n, Japan

9. Toyota
Tshusho
Corporatio Japan

10. Ohmi Industries Ltd, Japan

474

US Dollar


16.
	- do -	- do -	Russia	Russia	Any	Any	474	MT	US
17.									Dollar
17.	- do -	- do -	Russia	Any	Any	Any	474	MT	US
				country other than those subject to anti dumpin					Dollar
18.				g duty
18.	- do -	- do -	Any	Russia	Any	Any	474	MT	US
			country other than those subject to anti dumpin						Dollar
19.			g duty
19.	- do -	- do -	Brazil	Brazil	Any	Any	474	MT	US
20.									Dollar
20.	- do -	- do -	Brazil	Any	Any	Any	474	MT	US
				country other than those subject to anti dumpin					Dollar
21.				g duty
21.	- do -	- do -	Any	Brazil	Any	Any	474	MT	US
			country other than those subject to anti dumpin						Dollar
22.			g duty
22.	- do -	- do -	Indonesi	Indonesi			474	MT	US
23.			a	a	Any	Any			Dollar
23.	- do -	- do -	Indonesia	Any			474	MT	US
				country other	Any	Any			Dollar

			than those subject to anti dumpin g duty
- do -	- do -	Any country other than those subject to anti dumpin g duty	Indonesi a	Any	Any	474	MT	US Dollar
- do -	Hot-rolled flat products of alloy or non-alloy steel not in coils (commonly known as sheets and plates) of a width upto 4950mm and thickness upto 150mm	Korea RP	Korea RP	M/s Hyundai Steel Company	1. M/s GS Global Corp., Korea RP 2. M/s Hyundai Corporatio n, Korea RP	557	MT	US Dollar
- do -	- do -	Korea RP	Korea RP	M/s POSCO	1. M/s POSCO Daewoo Corporatio n, Korea RP 2. M/s GS Global Corp, Korea RP 3. M/s Hyundai Corporatio n, Korea RP 4. M/s POSCO Asia, Hong Kong 5. POSCO P&S, Korea RP	557	MT	US Dollar

- do -	- do -	Korea RP Korea RP		Any combination other than S. No. 25 and 26		557	MT	US Dollar
- do -	- do -	Korea RP	Any country other than those subject to anti dumpin g duty	Any	Any	557	MT	US Dollar
- do -	- do -	Any country other than those subject to anti dumpin g duty	Korea RP	Any	Any	557	MT	US Dollar
- do -	- do -	Japan	Japan	JFE Steel Corporation	1. JFE Shoji Trade Corporatio n, Japan 2. Metal One Corporatio n, Japan 3. Mitsui & Co. Ltd, Japan 4. Ohmi Industries, Ltd., Japan 5. Toyota Tshusho Corporatio n, Japan 6. Shinsho Corporatio n, Japan 7. Marubeni- Itochu Steel Inc., Japan 8. Kyusho Co. Ltd., Japan	557	MT	US Dollar
- do -	Hot-rolled flat products of	Japan	Japan	M/s Nippon Steel &	1. Hanwa Co. Ltd, Japan	NIL	MT	US

alloy or non-alloy steel not in coils (commonly known as sheets and plates) of a width upto 4950mm and thickness upto 150mm of the following quality/grades:

a) High
Tensile
Quality

b)     High
Tensile
Structural
Steel       (YS
350         Mpa
and
Above)

c) Boiler/Pres
sure Vessel
Quality

Sumitomo

Metal

Corporation

2. Mitsui &
Co. Ltd,
Japan

3. Nippon
Steel

&Sumikin Bussan Corporatio n, Japan

4. Sumitomo
Corporatio
n, Japan

5. Ohmi
Industries
Ltd, Japan

Dollar

- do -

Hot-rolled flat products of alloy or non-alloy steel not in coils (commonly known as sheets and plates) of a width upto 4950mm and thickness upto 150mm (other than S. No. 31)

Japan

M/s Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation

1. Hanwa Co.
Ltd, Japan

2. Mitsui &
Co. Ltd,
Japan

3. Nippon
Steel

&Sumikin Bussan Corporatio n, Japan

4. Sumitomo
Corporatio
n, Japan

5. Ohmi
Industries
Ltd, Japan

557

US Dollar

- do -

Hot-rolled flat products of alloy or non-alloy steel not in coils

Japan

Any combination other than S. No. 30, 31 and 32

557

US Dollar

		(commonly known as sheets and plates) of a width upto 4950mm and thickness upto
34.		150mm
34.	- do -	- do -	Japan	Any			557	MT	US
				country other than those subject to anti dumpin	Any	Any			Dollar
35.				g duty
35.	- do -	- do -	Any	Japan			557	MT	US
			country other than those subject to anti dumpin		Any	Any			Dollar
36.			g duty
36.	- do -	- do -	People’s	People’s	M/s Angang	M/s Angang	557	MT	US
			Republic of China	Republic of China	Steel Company	Group Hong Kong Co. Ltd			Dollar
37.					Limited
37.	- do -	- do -	People’s	People’s	1. M/s	1. M/s	557	MT	US
			Republic of China	Republic of China	Zhangji agang GTA Plate Co., Ltd. 2. M/s Zhangji agangH ongchan g Plate Co., Ltd., 3. M/s Zhangji agangSh ajing Heavy Plate	Jiangsu Shagang Internation al Trade Co. Ltd., China PR 2. M/s Shagang Internation al (Singapore ) Pte Ltd., Singapore			Dollar

			those subject to anti dumpin
42.			g duty
42.	- do -	- do -	Russia	Russia	Any	Any	557	MT	US
43.									Dollar
43.	- do -	- do -	Russia	Any	Any	Any	557	MT	US
				country other than those subject to anti dumpin					Dollar
44.				g duty
44.	- do -	- do -	Any	Russia	Any	Any	557	MT	US
			country other than those subject to anti dumpin						Dollar
45.			g duty
45.	- do -	- do -	Brazil	Brazil	Any	Any	557	MT	US
46.									Dollar
46.	- do -	- do -	Brazil	Any	Any	Any	557	MT	US
				country other than those subject to anti dumpin					Dollar
47.				g duty
47.	- do -	- do -	Any	Brazil	Any	Any	557	MT	US
			country other than those subject to anti dumpin						Dollar
48.			duty
48.	- do -	- do -	Indonesia	Indonesi	Any	Any	557	MT	US
49.				a					Dollar
49.	- do -	- do -	Indonesia	Any	Any	Any	557	MT	US
				country other					Dollar

Indonesia

Any

- do -

do -

Any country other than those subject to anti dumpin g duty

557

US Dollar

2. The anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification shall be effective for a period not exceeding^1[“eight months] ^OLD[six months] (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,-

(a) “landed value” of imports for the purpose of this notification means the assessable value as determined by the customs under the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962) and includes all duties of customs except duties levied under sections 3, 3A, 8B, 9 and 9A of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975;

(b) 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, 1962.

[F.No. 354/119/2016-TRU]

(Anurag Sehgal)
Under Secretary to the Government of India

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1. Substituted vide Notification No. 5/2017-Customs (ADD) Dated 07/02/2017