[TO BE
PUBLISHED IN PART II, SECTION 3, SUB-SECTION (i) OF THE GAZETTE OF INDIA,
EXTRAORDINARY]
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE)
Notification No.24 /2014-Customs (ADD)
New Delhi, the 21st May, 2014
G.S.R. (E). – Whereas,
in the matter of “Methylene Chloride” also known as “Dichloromethane” (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 Customs Tariff Act), originating in, or exported from, the European
Union, United States of America and Korea RP (hereinafter referred to as the
subject countries) and imported into India, the designated authority in its
preliminary findings vide notification No. 14/19/2012-DGAD
dated 6th September, 2013, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary,
Part I, Section 1, dated the 6th September, 2013, 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. 24/2013
– Customs (ADD), dated 21st October, 2013, published in the Gazette of India
Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number
G.S.R. 696 (E), dated the 21st October, 2013;
And,
whereas, the designated authority in its final findings vide notification
No. 14/19/2012-DGAD dated 2nd April, 2014 published in the Gazette of India,
Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 2nd April, 2014, had
come to the conclusion that-
(a)
The subject goods have been exported to India from the subject countries below
their normal value;
(b)
The domestic industry has suffered material injury on account of subject
imports from the subject countries;
(c)
The material injury has been caused by the dumped imports of subject goods from
the subject countries;
and had
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, 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 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 sub-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), and exported from the countries
as specified in the corresponding entry in column (5), and produced by the
producers as specified in the corresponding entry in column (6), and exported
by the exporters as specified in the corresponding entry in column (7), and
imported into India, an anti-dumping duty at the rate equal to the amount
as specified in the corresponding entry 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.
Table
|
Sl.
No
|
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
|
2903
12
|
Dichloromethane
(Methylene
Chloride)
|
European
Union
|
European
Union
|
M/s. Akzo
Nobel
Industrial
Chemicals
B.V,
Netherlands
|
M/s. Akzo
Nobel
Industrial
Chemicals
B.V,
Netherlands
|
0.32
|
Kg
|
US
Dollar
|
|
2
|
2903
12
|
Dichloromethane
(Methylene
Chloride)
|
European
Union
|
European
Union
|
Any producer or
exporter other than combination at Serial Number 1
|
0.36
|
Kg
|
US
Dollar
|
|
|
3
|
2903 12
|
Dichloromethane
(Methylene
Chloride)
|
Any
country other than subject countries
|
European
Union
|
Any
|
Any
|
0.36
|
Kg
|
US
Dollar
|
|
4
|
2903
12
|
Dichloromethane
(Methylene
Chloride)
|
European
Union
|
Any
country other than subject countries
|
Any
|
Any
|
0.36
|
Kg
|
US
Dollar
|
|
5
|
2903
12
|
Dichloromethane
(Methylene
Chloride)
|
United
States
of
America
|
United
States
of
America
|
Any
|
Any
|
0.33
|
Kg
|
US
Dollar
|
|
6
|
2903 12
|
Dichloromethane
(Methylene
Chloride)
|
Any
country other than subject countries
|
United
States
of
America
|
Any
|
Any
|
0.33
|
Kg
|
US
Dollar
|
|
7
|
2903
12
|
Dichloromethane
(Methylene
Chloride)
|
United
States
of
America
|
Any
country other than subject countries
|
Any
|
Any
|
0.33
|
Kg
|
US
Dollar
|
|
8
|
2903
12
|
Dichloromethane
(Methylene
Chloride)
|
Korea
RP
|
Korea
RP
|
Any
|
Any
|
0.21
|
Kg
|
US
Dollar
|
|
9
|
2903 12
|
Dichloromethane
(Methylene
Chloride)
|
Any
country other than subject countries
|
Korea
RP
|
Any
|
Any
|
0.21
|
Kg
|
US
Dollar
|
|
10
|
2903
12
|
Dichloromethane
(Methylene
Chloride)
|
Korea
RP
|
Any
country other than subject countries
|
Any
|
Any
|
0.21
|
Kg
|
US
Dollar
|
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 imposition of the provisional anti-dumping duty, that
is, 21st October, 2013 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
Customs Act.
[F.No.354/199/2013-TRU]
(Akshay Joshi)
Under Secretary to the Government of India