Anti-subsidy Duty on Copper Tubes and Pipes from Malaysia (11.53%),
Thailand (7.57%) and Vietnam (14.76%) Notified
[Notification
No. 2/2022-Customs (CVD) dated 28 April 2022]
G.S.R ...(E).— Whereas, in the matter
concerning imports of “Copper Tubes and
Pipes” (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods) falling under tariff items 7411 10 00, 7411
21 00, 7411 22 00, and 7411 29 00 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 Malaysia,
Thailand and Vietnam
(hereinafter
referred to as the subject countries),
and imported into
India, the Designated Authority in its
final findings, published
in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part
I,
Section 1, vide notification No.
04/10/2020- DGTR, dated the 31st January, 2022 has
come to the conclusion that-
(i) the subject goods have been exported to India from the subject countries at subsidized prices;
(ii) the domestic industry
has
suffered material injury due to
subsidization of the subject goods;
(iii) the material injury has been caused by the subsidized imports of the subject goods originating in or exported
from the subject
countries;
and
has recommended the imposition of countervailing 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 (6)
of section 9 of the Customs Tariff
Act, 1975 read with rules 20 and 22 of
the Customs Tariff
(Identification, Assessment and Collection of Countervailing Duty on Subsidized 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 following
Table, falling under tariff items 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), 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), and imported into India, countervailing duty calculated at the rate mentioned
in column (7) of the said Table, namely:-
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Table |
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|
Sl. No. |
Tariff
Item |
Description* |
Country
of origin |
Country
of export |
Producer |
Duty
Amount as % of CIF
value |
|
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5) |
(6) |
(7) |
|
1. |
74112100,
74112200, 74112900 and 74111000 |
Copper Tubes and Pipes |
Malaysia |
Any country including
Malaysia |
M/s Mettube
SDN BHD (Malaysia) (Producer) and M/s MetTube
International Sdn Bhd
(Malaysia) (Exporter) |
5.31 |
|
2. |
-do- |
-do- |
Malaysia |
Any country including
Malaysia |
Any producer other than the
producer mentioned in Sl.No. 1 above |
11.53 |
|
3. |
-do- |
-do- |
Any country other
than Malaysia |
Malaysia |
Any |
11.53 |
|
4. |
-do- |
-do- |
Thailand |
Any country including
Thailand |
M/s Kobelco
and Materials Copper
Tubes (Thailand)
Co Ltd |
NIL |
|
5. |
-do- |
-do- |
Thailand |
Any country including
Thailand |
M/s Loyal Hailiang
Copper (Thailand) Company
Limited |
NIL |
|
6. |
-do- |
-do- |
Thailand |
Any country including
Thailand |
M/s Fine Metal Technologies
Public Company Limited |
6.16 |
|
7. |
-do- |
-do- |
Thailand |
Any country including
Thailand |
Any producer other than the
producer mentioned in Sl.No. 4, 5 and 6 above |
7.57 |
|
8. |
-do- |
-do- |
Any country other
than Thailand |
Thailand |
Any |
7.57 |
|
9. |
-do- |
-do- |
Vietnam |
Any country including
Vietnam |
M/s Jintian Copper Industrial
(Vietnam) Company
Limited |
2.13 |
|
10. |
-do- |
-do- |
Vietnam |
Any country including
Vietnam |
M/s Hailiang
(Vietnam) Copper
Manufacturing
Company Limited |
2.30 |
|
11. |
-do- |
-do- |
Vietnam |
Any country including
Vietnam |
M/s Toan Phat Copper Tube
Joint
Stock Company |
6.81 |
|
12. |
-do- |
-do- |
Vietnam |
Any country including
Vietnam |
Any producer other than the
producer mentioned in Sl.No. 9, 10 and 11 |
14.76 |
|
13. |
-do- |
-do- |
Any country other
than Vietnam |
Vietnam |
Any |
14.76 |
*
Internally Grooved Copper
Tubes
are excluded from the
product description
2.
The countervailing duty imposed under this notification shall be levied 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. –
For the purposes of this notification,
-
(a) the rate
of exchange applicable
for the purposes of calculation of
such countervailing 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.
(b) “CIF value” means the assessable value as determined under section 14 of the Customs
Act, 1962 (52 of 1962).
[F. No. CBIC-190354/184/2021-TO (TRU-I)-CBEC]