Anti-dumping on
Narrow Woven Fabrics from China Slashed in Review
·
Taiwan Out of Narrow Woven Fabrics Anti-dumping Duty Net after Review
[Customs Notification
No. 50 (ADD) dated 6th October 2016]
Whereas, the designated authority,
vide notification No. 15/14/2015- DGAD, dated the 1st October, 2015, published
in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1 dated the 1st
October, 2015, had initiated a review in the matter of continuation of
antidumping duty on imports of “Narrow Woven Fabric” (hereinafter referred to
as the subject goods), falling under sub-heading 5806 10 of the First Schedule
to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), originating in, or exported from,
the Peoples' Republic of China ('China PR'), (hereinafter referred to as the
subject country), imposed vide notification of the Government of India in the
Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 108/2010-Customs, dated the
6th October, 2010, published in the Gazette of India, Part II, Section 3,
Subsection (i), vide number G.S.R. 817 (E), dated the
6th October, 2010, and had requested for extension of anti-dumping duty for an
additional period of one year from the date of its expiry, in terms of
sub-section (5) of section 9A of the said Customs Tariff Act, pending the
completion of the review;
And, whereas the Central
Government had extended the anti-dumping duty imposed on the subject goods
originating in, or exported from, the subject country vide notification No.
52/2015-Customs (ADD), dated the 28th October, 2015, published in the Gazette
of India, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide
number G.S.R. 813(E), dated the 28th October, 2015 up to and inclusive of 5th
October, 2016;
And whereas the
designated authority, vide notification No. 15/14/2015-DGAD, dated the 22th
September, 2016, published in Part I, Section 1 of the Gazette of India,
Extraordinary, dated the 22th September, 2016 has, inter alia, concluded that –
(a) dumping
of the subject goods continued from the subject country;
(b) there
is a clear likelihood of continuation or intensification of dumping from the
subject country, in case of cessation of anti-dumping duties,
and having regard to the
lesser duty rule, has recommended continuation of specific anti-dumping duty on
imports of the subject goods from the subject country;
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 23 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 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), originating in the country specified in the
corresponding entry in column (4), exported from the country specified in the
corresponding entry in column (5), produced by the producer specified in the
corresponding entry in column (6) and exported by the exporter 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, namely :-
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Table |
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Sl.
No. |
Sub-heading |
Description
of goods |
Countries/territories
of origin |
Countries/
territories of export |
Producer |
Exporter
(s) |
Duty
amount |
Unit
of measure |
Currency |
|
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5) |
(6) |
(7) |
(8) |
(9) |
(10) |
|
1 |
580610 |
Narrow
woven Fabrics Hook and Loop Velcro Tapes ** |
China
PR |
Any |
Any |
Any |
1.87 |
Kg |
US
Dollar |
|
2 |
580610 |
Narrow
woven Fabrics Hook and Loop Velcro Tapes ** |
Any |
China
PR |
Any |
Any |
1.87 |
Kg |
US
Dollar |
** Including fully processed
but uncut hook and loop tape fasteners. This will however, not include
unprocessed, un-bonded, uncut and un-brushed narrow woven fabrics.
2. The anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification
shall be effective for a period of five years (unless revoked, amended or
superseded earlier) from the date of publication of this notification in the
Gazette of India and shall be paid 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, under section 14 of the
Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962) and the relevant date for 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.
354/242/2015-TRU]