Anti-dumping on
Polypropylene from Singapore – Duty Reduced in Review
[Customs Notification No. 07 (ADD) dated 8th March
2016]
Whereas, the designated authority, vide notification No. 15/14/2014-DGAD,
dated the 28th July, 2014, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary,
Part I, Section 1, had initiated a review in the matter of continuation of
anti-dumping duty on imports of Polypropylene (hereinafter referred to as the
subject goods) falling under tariff items 3902 10 00 or 3902 30 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
Singapore (hereinafter referred to as the subject country), imposed vide notification
of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue)
No. 119/2010-Customs, dated the 19th November, 2010, published in the Gazette of
India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i),
vide number G.S.R. 919(E), dated the 19th November, 2010;
And whereas, the Central Government had extended the anti-dumping
duty on the subject goods, originating in or exported from the subject country upto and inclusive of the 29th July, 2015, vide notification
of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue)
No. 38/2014-Customs (ADD), dated the 13th August, 2014, published in Part II,
Section 3, Sub-section (i) of the Gazette of India,
Extraordinary, vide number G.S.R 587(E), dated the 13th August, 2014;
And whereas, in the matter of review of anti-dumping duty on
import of the subject goods, originating in or exported from the subject
country, the designated authority in its final findings, published vide
notification No. 15/14/2014-DGAD, dated the 27th January, 2016, in the Gazette
of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, has come to the conclusion that
injury to the domestic industry is likely to continue in the event of cessation
of anti-dumping duty on imports of subject goods from the non-cooperative
producers or exporters from subject country and has recommended imposition
of the anti-dumping duty on the subject goods, originating in or exported 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, 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
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 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),
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, namely:-
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Table |
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SNo. |
Tariff item |
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. |
3902 10 00, 3902 30 00 |
Polypropylene (i.e. homopolymers of
propylene and copolymers of propylene and ethylene) |
Singapore |
Singapore |
The Polyolefin company (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. |
Itochu Plastics Pte. Ltd. |
Nil |
MT |
US Dollar |
|
2. |
3902 10 00, 3902 30 00 |
Polypropylene (i.e. homopolymers of
propylene and copolymers of propylene and ethylene) |
Singapore |
Singapore |
The Polyolefin company (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. |
Any other |
145.2 |
MT |
US dollar |
|
3. |
3902 10 00, 3902 30 00 |
Polypropylene (i.e. homopolymers of
propylene and copolymers of propylene and ethylene) |
Singapore |
Singapore |
Exxon Mobil Chemical Asia Pacific |
Exxon Mobil Chemical Asia Pacific |
Nil |
MT |
US Dollar |
|
4. |
3902 10 00, 902 30 00 |
Polypropylene (i.e. homopolymers of
propylene and copolymers of propylene and ethylene) |
Singapore |
Singapore |
Exxon Mobil Chemical Asia Pacific, Singapore |
Any other |
145.2 |
MT |
US Dollar |
|
5. |
3902 10 00, 3902 30 00 |
Polypropylene (i.e. homopolymers of
propylene and copolymers of propylene and ethylene) |
Singapore |
Singapore |
Any combination other than as specified at Sl. Nos. 1-4. |
145.2 |
MT |
US Dollar |
|
|
6. |
3902 10 00, 3902 30 00 |
Polypropylene (i.e. homopolymers of
propylene and copolymers of propylene and ethylene) |
Singapore |
Any country other than Singapore |
Any |
Any |
145.2 |
MT |
US Dollar |
|
7. |
3902 10 00, 3902 30 00 |
Polypropylene (i.e. homopolymers of
propylene and copolymers of propylene and ethylene) |
Any country other than Singapore |
Singapore |
Any |
Any |
145.2 |
MT |
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 publication of this notification in the Official Gazette 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, 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. 354/140/2009-TRU (Pt.-II)]