Anti-dumping Duty Hiked in Final Findings on Fibre, Laminated Board from
China, Indonesia, Malaysia and Sri Lanka
[Customs Notification No.
18 (ADD) dated 8th August 2013]
Whereas, in the matter of
resin or other organic substances bonded wood or ligneous fibre boards of
thickness below 6mm, except insulation boards, laminated fibre boards and boards
which are not bonded either by resin or other organic substances (hereinafter
referred to as the subject goods), classified within Chapter 44 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, China PR,
Indonesia, Malaysia and Sri Lanka (hereinafter referred to as the subject
countries) and imported into India, the Designated Authority vide its preliminary findings No.
14/29/2010-DGAD, dated the 23rd July, 2012, published in the Gazette
of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 23rd July,
2012, had come to the conclusion that –
(a) the subject goods had been exported to India from the subject
countries below their normal value, thus resulting in dumping of the subject
goods;
(b) the
domestic industry had suffered material injury in respect of subject goods;
(c) the
material injury to the domestic industry has been caused by the dumped imports
of the subject goods from subject countries;
and had recommended
imposition of provisional anti-dumping duty on the imports of subject goods,
originating in, or exported from, the subject countries;
And whereas on the basis of the aforesaid preliminary findings of the
Designated Authority, the Central Government had imposed provisional
anti-dumping duty, vide notification
of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue),
No. 43/2012-Customs(ADD), dated the 21st September, 2012, published
in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section(i), vide number G.S.R. 710(E), dated the 21st
September, 2012;
And whereas the Designated Authority vide
its final findings No. 14/29/2010-DGAD, dated 10th May, 2013,
published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the
10th May, 2013 has come to the conclusion that –
(i) the
product under consideration has been exported to India from the subject
countries below the associated normal values, thus resulting in dumping of the
subject goods from the subject countries;
(ii) the
domestic industry has suffered material
injury in respect of the subject goods; and
(iii) the
material injury to the domestic industry has been caused by the dumped imports
of the subject goods from the subject countries.
and has recommended imposition of definitive anti-dumping duty on all
imports of the subject goods, originating in or exported from the subject
countries;
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1)
of section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act,1975, 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 definitive anti-dumping duty on the subject goods,
the description of which is specified in column (3) of the Table below, falling
under the heading of the First Schedule to the said 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 difference between the amount as specified in the
corresponding entry in column (8) and the
landed value, in the currency as specified in the corresponding entry in column
(10) and 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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Sl. No. |
Heading
/ Sub- heading |
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 |
4411* |
Resin or other organic
substances bonded wood or ligneous fibre boards of thickness more than 2mm
and below 6mm, except insulation boards, laminated fibre boards, Moulded Door
Skins, and boards which are not bonded either by resin or other organic substances. |
China PR |
China PR |
Any |
Any |
407.14 |
Cubic Meter (M3) |
US $ |
|
2 |
do |
do |
Any country other than the
subject countries |
China PR |
Any |
Any |
407.14 |
Cubic Meter (M3) |
US $ |
|
3 |
do |
do |
China PR |
Any country other than the
subject countries |
Any |
Any |
407.14 |
Cubic Meter (M3) |
US $ |
|
4 |
do |
do |
Indonesia |
Indonesia |
Pt Sumatera Prima Fibreboard |
Pt Sumatera Prima Fibreboard |
338.86 |
Cubic Meter (M3) |
US $ |
|
5 |
do |
do |
Indonesia |
Indonesia |
Any other
than combination at Sr. No. 4 |
351.34 |
Cubic Meter (M3) |
US $ |
|
|
6 |
do |
do |
Any country other than the
subject countries |
Indonesia |
Any |
Any |
351.96 |
Cubic Meter (M3) |
US $ |
|
7 |
do |
do |
Indonesia |
Any country other than the
subject countries |
Any |
Any |
351.96 |
Cubic Meter (M3) |
US $ |
|
8 |
do |
do |
Malaysia |
Malaysia |
M/s Segamat Panel Boards
Sdn.Bhd. |
M/s Segamat Panel Boards
Sdn.Bhd. |
318.99 |
Cubic Meter (M3) |
US $ |
|
9 |
do |
do |
Malaysia |
Malaysia |
M/s Evergreen Fibreboard
Berhad(EFB)/ M/s Evergreen Fibreboard(JB) Sdn. Berhad(EJB) |
M/s Evergreen Fibreboard
Berhad(EFB)/ M/s Evergreen Fibreboard(JB) Sdn. Berhad(EJB) |
321.56 |
Cubic Meter (M3) |
US $ |
|
10 |
do |
do |
Malaysia |
Malaysia |
Any other than combination at
Sr. Nos. 8 & 9 |
341.91 |
Cubic Meter (M3) |
US $ |
|
|
11 |
do |
do |
Any country other than the
subject countries |
Malaysia |
Any |
Any |
341.91 |
Cubic Meter (M3) |
do |
|
12 |
do |
do |
Malaysia |
Any country other than the
subject countries |
Any |
Any |
341.91 |
Cubic Meter (M3) |
US $ |
|
13 |
do |
do |
Sri Lanka |
Sri Lanka |
M/s Merbok MDF Lanka(Private)
Limited |
M/s Merbok MDF Lanka (Private)
Limited |
315.00 |
Cubic Meter (M3) |
US $ |
|
14 |
do |
do |
Sri Lanka |
Sri Lanka |
Any other than combination at
Sr. No.13 |
329.40 |
Cubic Meter (M3) |
US $ |
|
|
15 |
do |
do |
Sri Lanka |
Any country other than the
subject countries |
Any |
Any |
329.40 |
Cubic Meter (M3) |
US $ |
|
16 |
do |
do |
Any country other than the
subject countries |
Sri Lanka |
Any |
Any |
329.40 |
Cubic Meter (M3) |
US $ |
Note: 1. For the purpose 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 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.
Note: 2. The anti-dumping
duty imposed under this notification shall be effective for a period of 18
months (unless revoked, amended or superseded earlier) from the date of
publication of this notification in the Official Gazette and shall be payable
in Indian currency.
[F.No.354/140/2012 –TRU]