Notification No. 11/2008-Cus Dated 23/1/2008

Anti-dumping duty on import of Homopolymer of vinyl chloride monomer (PVC) suspension grade -G.S.R…. (E). - Whereas, in the matter of import of Homopolymer of vinyl chloride monomer (PVC) suspension grade (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods), falling under the sub-heading 3904 21 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, Taiwan, People’s Republic of China, Indonesia, Japan, Korea RP, Malaysia, Thailand and USA (hereinafter referred to as the subject countries), the designated authority in its final findings vide notification No.14/08/2006 -DGAD, dated the 26th December, 2007, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 26th December, 2007 has come to the conclusion that–

(a) the subject goods have entered the Indian market from the subject countries at prices less than their normal values in the domestic markets of the exporting countries;

(b) the domestic industry has suffered material injury and threat of injury exists; and

(c) the injury has been caused to the domestic industry, both by volume and price effect of dumped imports of the subject goods originating in, or exported from, the subject countries;

and has recommended the imposition of definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of the subject goods originating in, or exported from, the subject countries;

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (5) of section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 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, on the basis of the aforesaid findings of the designated authority, hereby imposes on the 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), the specification of which is specified in column (4) of the said Table, originating in the countries specified in the corresponding entry in column (5), and exported from the countries specified in the corresponding entry in column (6) and produced by the producers specified in the corresponding entry in column (7) and exported by the exporters specified in the corresponding entry in column (8), and imported into India, an anti-dumping duty at the rate equal to the amount indicated in the corresponding entry in column (9), in the currency as specified in the corresponding entry in column (11) and per unit of measurement as specified in the corresponding entry in column (10) of the said Table. 

Table

No

Sub-heading

Description of goods

Specification

Country of origin

Country of export

Producer

Exporter

Duty amount

Unit of Measure

Currency

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

1

3904 21

Homopolymer of vinyl chloride monomer (PVC) (suspension grade)

 

 

Homopolymer of vinyl chloride monomer (suspension grade), where various polymer chains are not linked to each other, excluding the specialty PVC suspension resins such as cross-linked PVC, Chlorinated PVC (CPVC), vinyl chloride- vinyl acetate copolymer (VC-VAC), PVC paste resin and PVC blending resin

Thailand

Any

M/s. Thai Plastics and Chemicals Public Co. Ltd.

M/s. Thai Plastics and Chemicals Public Co. Ltd.

1821

Metric tonne

Rupees

2

3904 21

Homopolymer of vinyl chloride monomer (PVC) (suspension grade)

 

 

Homopolymer of vinyl chloride monomer (suspension grade), where various polymer chains are not linked to each other, excluding the specialty PVC suspension resins such as cross-linked PVC, Chlorinated PVC (CPVC), vinyl chloride- vinyl acetate copolymer (VC-VAC), PVC paste resin and PVC blending resin

Thailand

Any

Any other combination of producer -Exporter

2456

Metric tonne

Rupees

3

3904 21

Homopolymer of vinyl chloride monomer (PVC) (suspension grade)

 

 

Homopolymer of vinyl chloride monomer (suspension grade), where various polymer chains are not linked to each other, excluding the specialty PVC suspension resins such as cross-linked PVC, Chlorinated PVC (CPVC), vinyl chloride- vinyl acetate copolymer (VC-VAC), PVC paste resin and PVC blending resin

 

Any other than subject countries

Thailand

Any

Any

2456

Metric tonne

Rupees

4

3904 21

Homopolymer of vinyl chloride monomer (PVC) (suspension grade)

 

 

Homopolymer of vinyl chloride monomer (suspension grade), where various polymer chains are not linked to each other, excluding the specialty PVC suspension resins such as cross-linked PVC, Chlorinated PVC (CPVC), vinyl chloride- vinyl acetate copolymer (VC-VAC), PVC paste resin and PVC blending resin.

Korea

Any

LG Chem Ltd.

LG Chem Ltd.

Nil

Metric tonne

Rupees

5

3904 21

Homopolymer of vinyl chloride monomer (PVC) (suspension grade)

 

 

Homopolymer of vinyl chloride monomer (suspension grade), where various polymer chains are not linked to each other, excluding the specialty PVC suspension resins such as cross-linked PVC, Chlorinated PVC (CPVC), vinyl chloride- vinyl acetate copolymer (VC-VAC), PVC paste resin and PVC blending resin

Korea

Any

1[M/s Hanwha Chemical Corporation]

Old[Hanwah Chemical Corporation]

1[M/s Hanwha  Chemical Corporation or M/s Hanwha Corporation]

Old[Hanwha Corporation]

Nil

Metric tonne

Rupees

6

3904 21

Homopolymer of vinyl chloride monomer (PVC) (suspension grade)

 

Homopolymer of vinyl chloride monomer (suspension grade), where various polymer chains are not linked to each other, excluding the specialty PVC suspension resins such as cross-linked PVC, Chlorinated PVC (CPVC), vinyl chloride- vinyl acetate copolymer (VC-VAC), PVC paste resin and PVC blending resin

Korea

Any

Any other combination of producer -Exporter

1984

Metric tonne

Rupees

7

3904 21

Homopolymer of vinyl chloride monomer (PVC) (suspension grade)

 

 

Homopolymer of vinyl chloride monomer (suspension grade), where various polymer chains are not linked to each other, excluding the specialty PVC suspension resins such as cross-linked PVC, Chlorinated PVC (CPVC), vinyl chloride- vinyl acetate copolymer (VC-VAC), PVC paste resin and PVC blending resin

Any other than subject countries

Korea

Any

Any

1984

Metric tonne

Rupees

8

3904 21

Homopolymer of vinyl chloride monomer (PVC) (suspension grade)

 

 

Homopolymer of vinyl chloride monomer (suspension grade), where various polymer chains are not linked to each other, excluding the specialty PVC suspension resins such as cross-linked PVC, Chlorinated PVC (CPVC), vinyl chloride- vinyl acetate copolymer (VC-VAC), PVC paste resin and PVC blending resin

Indonesia

Any

PT Asahimas Chemicals

PT Asahimas Chemicals

2351

Metric tonne

Rupees

9

3904 21

Homopolymer of vinyl chloride monomer (PVC) (suspension grade)

 

 

 Homopolymer of vinyl chloride monomer (suspension grade), where various polymer chains are not linked to each other, excluding the specialty PVC suspension resins such as cross-linked PVC, Chlorinated PVC (CPVC), vinyl chloride- vinyl acetate copolymer (VC-VAC), PVC paste resin and PVC blending resin

Indonesia

Any

Any other combination of producer -Exporter

4738

Metric tonne

Rupees

10

3904 21

Homopolymer of vinyl chloride monomer (PVC) (suspension grade)

 

 

Homopolymer of vinyl chloride monomer (suspension grade), where various polymer chains are not linked to each other, excluding the specialty PVC suspension resins such as cross-linked PVC, Chlorinated PVC (CPVC), vinyl chloride- vinyl acetate copolymer (VC-VAC), PVC paste resin and PVC blending resin

Any other than subject countries

Indonesia

Any

Any

4738

Metric tonne

Rupees

11

3904 21

Homopolymer of vinyl chloride monomer (PVC) (suspension grade)

 

 

Homopolymer of vinyl chloride monomer (suspension grade), where various polymer chains are not linked to each other, excluding the specialty PVC suspension resins such as cross-linked PVC, Chlorinated PVC (CPVC), vinyl chloride- vinyl acetate copolymer (VC-VAC), PVC paste resin and PVC blending resin

Chinese Taipei

Any

Formosa Plastics Corporation

Formosa Plastics Corporation

Nil

Metric tonne

Rupees

12

3904 21

Homopolymer of vinyl chloride monomer (PVC) (suspension grade)

 

 

Homopolymer of vinyl chloride monomer (suspension grade), where various polymer chains are not linked to each other, excluding the specialty PVC suspension resins such as cross-linked PVC, Chlorinated PVC (CPVC), vinyl chloride- vinyl acetate copolymer (VC-VAC), PVC paste resin and PVC blending resin

Chinese Taipei

Any

1[M/s Ocean Plastics Co. Ltd.]

Old[Ocean Plastics Corporation]

1[M/s Ocean Plastics Co. Ltd]

Old[Ocean Plastics Corporation]

Nil

Metric tonne

Rupees

13

3904 21

Homopolymer of vinyl chloride monomer (PVC) (suspension grade)

 

 

Homopolymer of vinyl chloride monomer (suspension grade), where various polymer chains are not linked to each other, excluding the specialty PVC suspension resins such as cross-linked PVC, Chlorinated PVC (CPVC), vinyl chloride- vinyl acetate copolymer (VC-VAC), PVC paste resin and PVC blending resin

Chinese Taipei

Any

Any other combination of producer -Exporter

1119

Metric tonne

Rupees

14

3904 21

Homopolymer of vinyl chloride monomer (PVC) (suspension grade)

 

Homopolymer of vinyl chloride monomer (suspension grade), where various polymer chains are not linked to each other, excluding the specialty PVC suspension resins such as cross-linked PVC, Chlorinated PVC (CPVC), vinyl chloride- vinyl acetate copolymer (VC-VAC), PVC paste resin and PVC blending resin

Any other than subject countries

Chinese Taipei

Any

Any

1119

Rupees

Rupees

15

3904 21

Homopolymer of vinyl chloride monomer (PVC) (suspension grade)

 

Homopolymer of vinyl chloride monomer (suspension grade), where various polymer chains are not linked to each other, excluding the specialty PVC suspension resins such as cross-linked PVC, Chlorinated PVC (CPVC), vinyl chloride- vinyl acetate copolymer (VC-VAC), PVC paste resin and PVC blending resin

Japan

Any

Taiyo Vinyl Corporation

Taiyo Vinyl Corporation

2813

Metric tonne

Rupees

16

3904 21

Homopolymer of vinyl chloride monomer (PVC) (suspension grade)

 

Homopolymer of vinyl chloride monomer (suspension grade), where various polymer chains are not linked to each other, excluding the specialty PVC suspension resins such as cross-linked PVC, Chlorinated PVC (CPVC), vinyl chloride- vinyl acetate copolymer (VC-VAC), PVC paste resin and PVC blending resin

Japan

Any

Taiyo Vinyl Corporation

Mitsui & Co.

1620

Metric tonne

Rupees

17

3904 21

Homopolymer of vinyl chloride monomer (PVC) (suspension grade)

 

Homopolymer of vinyl chloride monomer (suspension grade), where various polymer chains are not linked to each other, excluding the specialty PVC suspension resins such as cross-linked PVC, Chlorinated PVC (CPVC), vinyl chloride- vinyl acetate copolymer (VC-VAC), PVC paste resin and PVC blending resin

Japan

Any

Any other combination of producer -Exporter

3834

Metric tonne

Rupees

18

3904 21

Homopolymer of vinyl chloride monomer (PVC) (suspension grade)

 

Homopolymer of vinyl chloride monomer (suspension grade), where various polymer chains are not linked to each other, excluding the specialty PVC suspension resins such as cross-linked PVC, Chlorinated PVC (CPVC), vinyl chloride- vinyl acetate copolymer (VC-VAC), PVC paste resin and PVC blending resin

Any cther than subject countries

Japan

Any

Any

3834

Metric tonne

Rupees

19

3904 21

Homopolymer of vinyl chloride monomer (PVC) (suspension grade)

 

 

Homopolymer of vinyl chloride monomer (suspension grade), where various polymer chains are not linked to each other, excluding the specialty PVC suspension resins such as cross-linked PVC, Chlorinated PVC (CPVC), vinyl chloride- vinyl acetate copolymer (VC-VAC), PVC paste resin and PVC blending resin

People’s Republic of China

Any

1[M/s Tianjin Dagu Chemical Company Limited]

Old[Tianjin Dagu Chemical Company Ltd.]

1[M/s Tianjin Dagu Chemical Company Limited or M/s Tianjin Bohai Chemical Industries Imp. & Exp. Corporation]

Old[Tianjin Bohai Chemical Industries Imp & Exp Corporation]

1047

Metric tonne

Rupees

 

20

3904 21

Homopolymer of vinyl chloride monomer (PVC) (suspension grade)

 Homopolymer of vinyl chloride monomer (suspension grade), where various polymer chains are not linked to each other, excluding the specialty PVC suspension resins such as cross-linked PVC, Chlorinated PVC (CPVC), vinyl chloride- vinyl acetate copolymer (VC-VAC), PVC paste resin and PVC blending resin

People’s Republic of China

Any

1[M/s Xinjiang Shihezi  Zhongfa Chemical Co. Ltd.]

Old[Xinjiang Shihezi  Zhongfa Chemical Co. Ltd.]

1[M/s Xinjiang Shihezi Zhongfa Chemical Co. Ltd. or M/s Xinjiang Tianye Foreign Trade Co. Ltd.]

Old[Xinjiang Tianye Foreign Trade Co. Ltd.]

459

Metric tonne

Rupees

21

3904 21

Homopolymer of vinyl chloride monomer (PVC) (suspension grade)

 

Homopolymer of vinyl chloride monomer (suspension grade), where various polymer chains are not linked to each other, excluding the specialty PVC suspension resins such as cross-linked PVC, Chlorinated PVC (CPVC), vinyl chloride- vinyl acetate copolymer (VC-VAC), PVC paste resin and PVC blending resin

People’s Republic of China

Any

1[“M/s Yichang Yihua Pacific Cogen Co. Ltd]

Old[Yichang Yihua Pacific Cogen Co. Ltd.]

1[“M/s Yichang Yihua Pacific Cogen Co. Ltd. or M/s Hubei Yihua Group Co Ltd]

Old[Hubei Yihua Group Co Ltd.]

2702

Metric tonne

Rupees

22

3904 21

Homopolymer of vinyl chloride monomer (PVC) (suspension grade)

 

Homopolymer of vinyl chloride monomer (suspension grade), where various polymer chains are not linked to each other, excluding the specialty PVC suspension resins such as cross-linked PVC, Chlorinated PVC (CPVC), vinyl chloride- vinyl acetate copolymer (VC-VAC), PVC paste resin and PVC blending resin

People’s Republic of China

Any

Non sampled producer/ exporters as per list given at the bottom of this Table*

1467

Metric tonne

Rupees

23

3904 21

Homopolymer of vinyl chloride monomer (PVC) (suspension grade)

Homopolymer of vinyl chloride monomer (suspension grade), where various polymer chains are not linked to each other, excluding the specialty PVC suspension resins such as cross-linked PVC, Chlorinated PVC (CPVC), vinyl chloride- vinyl acetate copolymer (VC-VAC), PVC paste resin and PVC blending resin

People’s Republic of China

Any

Any other combination of producer -Exporter

2702

Metric tonne

Rupees

24

3904 21

Homopolymer of vinyl chloride monomer (PVC) (suspension grade)

 

Homopolymer of vinyl chloride monomer (suspension grade), where various polymer chains are not linked to each other, excluding the specialty PVC suspension resins such as cross-linked PVC, Chlorinated PVC (CPVC), vinyl chloride- vinyl acetate copolymer (VC-VAC), PVC paste resin and PVC blending resin

Any other than subject countries

People’s Republic of China

Any

Any

2702

Metric tonne

Rupees

25

3904 21

Homopolymer of vinyl chloride monomer (PVC) (suspension grade)

 

Homopolymer of vinyl chloride monomer (suspension grade), where various polymer chains are not linked to each other, excluding the specialty PVC suspension resins such as cross-linked PVC, Chlorinated PVC (CPVC), vinyl chloride- vinyl acetate copolymer (VC-VAC), PVC paste resin and PVC blending resin

USA

Any

Any

Any

2170

Metric tonne

Rupees

26

3904 21

Homopolymer of vinyl chloride monomer (PVC) (suspension grade)

 

Homopolymer of vinyl chloride monomer (suspension grade), where various polymer chains are not linked to each other, excluding the specialty PVC suspension resins such as cross-linked PVC, Chlorinated PVC (CPVC), vinyl chloride- vinyl acetate copolymer (VC-VAC), PVC paste resin and PVC blending resin

Any other than subject countries

USA

Any

Any

2170

Metric tonne

Rupees

27

3904 21

Homopolymer of vinyl chloride monomer (PVC) (suspension grade)

Homopolymer of vinyl chloride monomer (suspension grade), where various polymer chains are not linked to each other, excluding the specialty PVC suspension resins such as cross-linked PVC, Chlorinated PVC (CPVC), vinyl chloride- vinyl acetate copolymer (VC-VAC), PVC paste resin and PVC blending resin

Malaysia

Any

Any

Any

3713

Metric tonne

Rupees

28

3904 21

Homopolymer of vinyl chloride monomer (PVC) (suspension grade)

Homopolymer of vinyl chloride monomer (suspension grade), where various polymer chains are not linked to each other, excluding the specialty PVC suspension resins such as cross-linked PVC, Chlorinated PVC (CPVC), vinyl chloride- vinyl acetate copolymer (VC-VAC), PVC paste resin and PVC blending resin

Any other than subject countries

Malaysia

Any

Any

3713

Metric tonne

Rupees

 

  *List of Non-sampled exporters from People’s Republic of China (SI. No 22 of the Table above);

a) Haohua Yuhang Chemical Co Ltd.

b) Ningxia Yinglige Chemicals Co. Ltd.

c) Shandong Haihua Chlor Alkali Resin Co Ltd.

d) Shandong Ocean Chemical Import and Export Co Ltd.

e) Qingdao Haijing Chemical Group Co Ltd.

f) Yhibin Tianyuan Co Ltd.

g) Shangahi Chlor Alkali Chemical Co Ltd.

h) Tianjin LG DAGU Chemical Co Ltd.

i) Inner Mongolia Sanlian Chemical Corporation Ltd.

2. The anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification shall be effective for a period of2[six years] Old[five years] (unless revoked, superseded, or amended earlier) from the date of publication of this notification in the Gazette of India. 


[F.No.354/70/2007 –TRU] 


(Sonal Bajaj)
Under Secretary to the Government of India.

1. Substituted vide Notification No.38/2008-Cus Dated 24/3/2008

2 Substituted vide Notification No. 52/2012-Cus (ADD) Dated 06/12/2012

as amended by [Notification No. 38/2008-Cus dt. 24/3/2008.]