Another Five
Years for Anti-dumping Duty on Meta Phenylene Diamine (MPDA) from China – Final Findings
[Customs Notification No. 11 (ADD) dated 11th
March 2014]
Whereas, in the matter of Meta Phenylene Diamine (MPDA) (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 said Customs Tariff
Act), originating in, or exported from, the People’s Republic of China
(hereinafter referred to as the subject country) and imported into India, the
designated authority in its preliminary findings vide notification No. 14/04/2012-DGAD dated 1st January,
2013, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1,
dated the 1st January, 2013, had recommended imposition of
provisional anti-dumping duty on the imports of subject goods, originating in,
or exported from, the subject country;
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. 2/2013 –Customs (ADD), dated 22nd March,
2013, published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3,
Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R.187 (E), dated the dated 22nd March,
2013;
And whereas, the designated authority in its final findings vide
notification No. 14/04/2012-DGAD dated 17th December, 2013,
published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the
17th December, 2013, had come to the conclusion that-
(a) The subject goods have been
exported to India from the subject country below its normal value;
(b) The domestic industry has
suffered material injury on account of subject imports from the subject
country;
(c) The material injury has been
caused by the dumped imports of subject imports from the subject country;
and had recommended the imposition of definitive anti-dumping duty on
imports of 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 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 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), 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.
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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 |
2921
51 20, 2921 51 90 |
Meta Phenylene
Diamine (MPDA) |
People’s
Republic of China |
People’s
Republic of China |
Jiangsu Tianjiayi
Chemical Co. Ltd |
Changshan Haicheng
Chemical Co. Ltd. |
0.574 |
Kg |
US
Dollar |
|
2 |
2921
51 20, 2921 51 90 |
Meta Phenylene
Diamine (MPDA) |
People’s
Republic of China |
People’s
Republic of China |
Zhejiang
Amino-Chem
Co.Ltd |
Zhejiang
Amino-Chem
Co.Ltd |
0.615 |
Kg |
US
Dollar |
|
3 |
2921
51 20, 2921 51 90 |
Meta Phenylene
Diamine (MPDA) |
People’s
Republic of China |
People’s
Republic of China |
Anycombination
otherthan mentioned
in Sl. no. 1 & 2 of aboveproducerand exporter |
0.780 |
Kg |
US
Dollar |
|
|
4 |
2921
51 20, 2921 51 90 |
Meta Phenylene
Diamine (MPDA) |
People’s
Republic of China |
Any
other than People’s Republic of China |
Any |
Any
|
0.780 |
Kg |
US
Dollar |
|
5 |
2921
51 20, 2921 51 90 |
Meta Phenylene
Diamine (MPDA) |
Any
other than People’s Republic of China |
People’s
Republic of China |
Any |
Any
|
0.780 |
Kg |
US
Dollar |
Note- MPDA is also known as m- Phenylene Diamine, 1,3- diaminobenzene, 1,
3- Benzenediamine, m-Aminoaniline,
m-Benzenediamine, m- Diaminobenzene,
1,3-Phenylenediamine, 3- Aminoaniline, m-Fenylendiamin, Phenylenediamine,
and m-Aminoaline, Phenylenediamine
meta.
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, 22nd March, 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.354/26/2013-TRU