This Notification is Superceded vide Notification No. 16/2022-Customs (ADD) Dated 24/05/2022

Notification No. 4/2018-Customs (ADD) Dated 21/02/2018

seeks to impose anti-dumping duty on Ceramic Tableware and Kitchenware, excluding knives and toilet items¯, originating in or exported from China PR.-

G.S.R.(E).Whereas, in the matter of “ Ceramic Tableware and Kitchenware, excluding knives and toilet items” (hereinafter referred to as the ‘subject goods’),  falling under heading s 6911, 6912  of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff A ct, 1975 (51 of 1975), (hereinafter referred to as the Customs Tariff Act ), originating in, or exported from the China PR (hereinafter referred to as the subject country ), and imported into India, the designated authority in its preliminary findings published in the Gazette of India , Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, vide notification No. 14/05/2016-DGAD , dated 4th May 2017 , had recommended imposition of  provisional anti - dumping duty on the imports of subject goods, originating in, or exported from the   subject countries;

And, whereas, on the basis of the aforesaid findings of the designated authority, the  Central Government had imposed provisional anti - dumping duty on the subject goods  vide notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No .  27/2017 - Customs (ADD) , dated 12th June, 2017 , published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary,  Part II, Section 3, Sub - section (i),  vide number G.S.R.576  (E), dated the  12th June, 2017 ;

And, whereas, the designated authority in its final findings  vide notification No. 14/05/2016-DGAD dated 8th December, 2017 , published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1,  dated the  8th December, 2017 , has come to the conclusion that -

i. The product under consideration has been exported to India fro m the subject country at  dumped country.

ii. The Domestic Industry has suffered material injury .

iii. The material injury has been caused by the dumped imports of the subject goods subject  country.

and has recommended imposition of definitive 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 - sections (1) and (5) of section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act 1975 , 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 said Customs Tariff  Act as specified in the corresponding entry in column (2), originating in the country as specified in the  corresponding entry in column (5), produced by the producer as specified in the corresponding entry  in column (7), when exported from the country as specified in the corresponding entry in column (6),  by the exporter as specified in the corresponding entry in column (8), imported into India, an anti - dumping duty at the rate equal to the amount as indicated in the corresponding entry in column (9),  and as per unit of measurement  as specified in the corresponding entry in column (10) of the said  Table, namely:-

*Description of the Product under consideration is “Ceramic table wares and kitchen wares, excluding knives and toilet items”. Bone china, stoneware and porcelain-ware all constitute ceramic products.

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 aforesaid  date of imposition of  the  provisional  anti - dumping duty, that is, the 12th June , 2017  and shall be payable in Indian currency:

Provided that the said anti - dumping, duty shall not be levied for the period commencing from the  date of the lapse of the provisional anti - dumping duty, that is, the 11th December , 2017  up to the  preceding day of the publication of this notification in the Official Gazette.

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, 1962.

[F. No.354/91 /201 7-TRU]
(Ruchi Bisht)
Under Secretary to the Government of India

1. Refer Vide:- Notification No. 59/2021-Customs (ADD) dt. 04/10/2021