Notification No. No. 13/2018-Customs (ADD) Dated 21/03/2018
Seeks to impose anti-dumping duty on imports of 'Resorcinol' originating in or exported from China PR and Japan.-
G.S.R. (E). – Whereas, in the
matter of import of ‘Resorcinol’ (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods),
falling under Chapter 29 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975
(51 of 1975) (hereinafter referred to as the said Customs Tariff Act),
originating in, or exported from China PR and Japan (hereinafter referred to as
the subject countries) and imported into India, the designated authority vide
its final findings published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I,
Section 1, vide notification No. 14/37/2016-DGAD, dated the 4th January, 2018,
has come to conclusion that-
(i) the product under consideration has been exported to India from the subject
countries below its normal value, resulting in dumping;
(ii) the Domestic Industry has suffered material injury due to dumping of the
product under consideration from the subject countries;
(iii) the material injury has been caused by the dumped imports from the subject
countries;
and has recommended imposition of definitive anti-dumping duty equal to the
amount indicated in column 8 of the duty table below and the difference between
the landed value per unit of the subject goods, provided that the per unit
landed value is less than the value indicated in column 8 of the said table. The
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 Customs Tariff Act, 1975.
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of
section 9A of the said 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, 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 tariff items of the First Schedule
to the said 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), and 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, a definitive anti-dumping duty as
the difference between the amount indicated in column (8) and per unit landed
value of the subject goods, per unit of measurement as specified in the
corresponding entry in column (9), provided that the per unit landed value is
less than the value indicated in column (8) of the said Table:-
Table
S. No. |
Tariff Item |
Description of goods |
County of Origin |
County of export |
Producer |
Exporter |
Duty Amount in USD |
UOM |
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) |
1 |
2907 21 00 |
Resorcinol |
China PR |
China PR |
Zhejiang Hongsheng Chemical Co., Ltd |
Zhejiang Hongsheng Chemical Co., Ltd / Amino Chem-(HK) Co., Ltd. |
5461 |
MT |
2 |
2907 21 00 |
Resorcinol |
China PR |
China PR |
Any combination other than Column 1 |
Any combination other than Column 1 |
5461 |
MT |
3 |
2907 21 00 |
Resorcinol |
China PR |
Any |
Any |
Any |
5461 |
MT |
4 |
2907 21 00 |
Resorcinol |
Any |
China PR |
Any | Any |
5461 |
MT |
5 |
2907 21 00 |
Resorcinol |
Japan |
Japan |
Sumitomo Chemicals Co. Ltd |
Sumitomo Chemicals Co. Ltd / B.R. Chemicals Co. Ltd & East West Corporation |
5461 |
MT |
6 |
2907 21 00 |
Resorcinol |
Japan |
Japan |
Any combination other than Column 4 |
Any combination other than Column 4 |
5461 |
MT |
7 |
2907 21 00
|
Resorcinol | Japan | Any | Any | Any | 5461 | MT |
8 |
2907 21 00
|
Resorcinol | Any | Japan | Any | Any | 5461 | MT |
2. The
anti-dumping duty imposed shall be effective for a period of three 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. - For the purposes of this notification, rate of exchange
applicable for the purposes 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
Act.
[F.No.354/254/2017 -TRU]
(Ruchi Bisht)
Under Secretary to the Government of India.