Anti-dumping Duty on 2-Ethyl Hexanol
(2EH) from EU, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia and Others
[Customs Notification No. 10 (ADD) dated 29th March
2016]
Whereas,
in the matter of ‘2-Ethyl Hexanol (2EH)’ (hereinafter
referred to as the subject goods), falling under tariff item 2905 16 20 of
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, Indonesia, Korea RP, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia,
Chinese Taipei and United States of America, and imported into India, the
designated authority in its final findings published in the Gazette of India,
Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1,vide
notification number 14/24/2014-DGAD, dated
the 18th February, 2016, has come to the conclusion that –
(i) the subject goods have entered the Indian
market from the European Union, United States of America, Korea RP, Chinese
Taipei, Malaysia and Indonesia at prices less than their normal values and the
dumping margins of the dumped imports from these countries are substantial and
above de minimis;
(ii) the dumping margin of the imports of the subject goods from
Saudi Arabia is found to be de minimis and therefore,
the investigation against this country has been terminated;
(iii) the domestic industry has suffered material injury; and
(iv) the material injury has been caused by the volume and price
effects of dumped imports from the countries named at (i)
above, coupled with disruption in raw material supply during a significant part
of the period of investigation,
and
has recommended imposition of definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of the
subject goods, originating in, or exported from the European Union, Indonesia,
Korea RP, Malaysia, Chinese Taipei and United States of America (hereinafter
referred to as the subject countries) and imported into India, in order to
remove injury to the domestic industry;
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, 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 item 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),
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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Sl. No. |
Tariff Item |
Description of Goods |
Country of Origin |
Country of export |
Producer |
Exporter (s) |
Amount |
Unit |
Currency |
|
|
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5) |
(6) |
(7) |
(8) |
(9) |
(10) |
|
|
1. |
2905 16 20 |
2-Ethyl Hexanol
(2-EH) in all forms and grades |
Malaysia |
Malaysia |
BASF PETRONS Chemicals (BPC) Sdn Bhd, Malaysia |
BASF PETRONS Chemicals (BPC) Sdn Bhd, Malaysia |
53.63 |
MT |
US Dollar |
|
|
2. |
2905 16 20 |
2-Ethyl Hexanol
(2-EH) in all forms and grades |
Malaysia |
Malaysia |
Any combination other than above |
107.30 |
MT |
US Dollar |
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|
3. |
2905 16 20 |
2-Ethyl Hexanol
(2-EH) in all forms and grades |
Any country other than subject
countries |
Malaysia |
Any |
Any |
107.30 |
MT |
US Dollar |
|
|
4. |
2905 16 20 |
2-Ethyl Hexanol
(2-EH) in all forms and grades |
Korea RP |
Korea RP |
M/s LG Chem,
Korea |
M/s Hyundai Corporation, Korea, M/s Vinmar International, Ltd. USA |
Nil |
MT |
US Dollar |
|
|
5. |
2905 16 20 |
2-Ethyl Hexanol
(2-EH) in all forms and grades |
Korea RP |
Any |
Any combination other than above |
15.55 |
MT |
US Dollar |
||
|
6. |
2905 16 20 |
2-Ethyl Hexanol
(2-EH) in all forms and grades |
Any country other than subject
countries |
Korea RP |
Any |
Any |
15.55 |
MT |
US Dollar |
|
|
7. |
2905 16 20 |
2-Ethyl Hexanol
(2-EH) in all forms and grades |
European Union |
European Union |
M/s Oxea
GmbH, Germany |
M/s ICC Chemical Corporation, USA; M/s
Petrochem Middle East FZE, Dubai; M/s Vinmar
International, USA |
45.47 |
MT |
US Dollar |
|
|
8. |
2905 16 20 |
2-Ethyl Hexanol
(2-EH) in all forms and grades |
European Union |
Any |
Any combination other than above |
113.47 |
MT |
US Dollar |
||
|
9. |
2905 16 20 |
2-Ethyl Hexanol
(2-EH) in all forms and grades |
Any country other than subject
countries |
European Union |
Any |
Any |
113.47 |
MT |
US Dollar |
|
|
10. |
2905 16 20 |
2-Ethyl Hexanol
(2-EH) in all forms and grades |
Indonesia |
Indonesia |
M/s P. T. Petro Oxo Nusantara,
Indonesia |
M/s P. T. Petro Oxo Nusantara,
Indonesia; M/s Solitz
Asia Pte Ltd. Singapore |
45.67 |
MT |
US Dollar |
|
|
11. |
2905 16 20 |
2-Ethyl Hexanol
(2-EH) in all forms and grades |
Indonesia |
Indonesia |
Any combination other than above |
127.82 |
MT |
US Dollar |
||
|
12. |
2905 16 20 |
2-Ethyl Hexanol
(2-EH) in all forms and grades |
Any country other than subject
countries |
Indonesia |
Any |
Any |
127.82 |
MT |
US Dollar |
|
|
13. |
2905 16 20 |
2-Ethyl Hexanol
(2-EH) in all forms and grades |
United States of America |
Any |
Any |
Any |
29.61 |
MT |
US Dollar |
|
|
14. |
2905 16 20 |
2-Ethyl Hexanol
(2-EH) in all forms and grades |
Any country other than subject
countries |
United States of America |
Any |
Any |
29.61 |
MT |
US Dollar |
|
|
15. |
2905 16 20 |
2-Ethyl Hexanol
(2-EH) in all forms and grades |
Taiwan |
Any |
Any |
Any |
42.45 |
MT |
US Dollar |
|
|
16. |
2905 16 20 |
2-Ethyl Hexanol
(2-EH) in all forms and grades |
Any country other than subject
countries |
Taiwan |
Any |
Any |
42.45 |
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
purpose 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.
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