Notification No.42/2017-Cus (ADD), Dated 30/08/2017

Seeks to levy definitive anti-dumping duty, on Castings for Wind Operated Electricity Generators originating in or exported from China PR for a period of five years (unless revoked, superseded or amended earlier).-

G.S.R.(E).- Whereas in the matter of ‘Castings for Wind Operated Electricity Generators’ (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods) falling under tariff item 8483 40 00, 8503 00 10 or 8503 00 90 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 China PR (hereinafter referred to as the subject country), and imported into India, the designated authority in its final findings vide notification no. 14/28/2013-DGAD dated the 28th July, 2017, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 28th July, 2017, has come to the conclusion that-

(i)  the subject goods have been exported to India from the subject country below normal values;

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

(iii)  the material injury has been caused by the dumped imports of subject goods from the subject country, and has recommended imposition of definitive anti-dumping duty on the imports of subject goods, originating in, or exported from the subject country 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 definitive anti-dumping duty on the subject goods, the description of which is specified in column (3) of the Table below, falling under Chapter heading of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act as specified in the corresponding entry in column (2), originating in the country as specified in the corresponding entry in column (4), exported from the country 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 of an amount equivalent to the difference between the quantum of anti-dumping duty calculated as per column (8) and the quantum of anti-subsidy/countervailing duty payable, if any, of the said Table, namely :-

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Note -

(i)   Castings for Wind Operated Electricity Generators for the purpose of the present notification implies "Castings for wind operated electricity generators also known as castings for windmill or wind turbine, whether or not machined, in raw, finished or sub- assembled form, or as a part of a sub-assembly, or as a part of an equipment/component meant for wind-operated electricity generator".

(ii)  The Anti-Subsidy/countervailing Duty is already in place on Castings for wind operated electricity generators, whether or not machined, in raw, finished or sub-assembled form, or as a part of a subassembly, or as a part of an equipment/ component meant for wind- operated electricity generators vide Custom Notification No. 1/2016-Customs (CVD), dated the 19th January, 2016.

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 payable in Indian currency.

Explanation. - Landed value of imports for the purpose of this notification shall be the assessable value as determined by the Customs 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.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          [F.No.354/233/2016-TRU]

                                                                                                                                                        (Mohit Tewari)

                                                                                                           Under Secretary to the Government of India