PET Resin from China under Anti-dumping Duty on Reliance and IVL Dhunseri Petrochem Complaint
[Notification No. 18/2021 -Customs
(ADD) dated 27 March 2021]
Seeks to impose anti-dumping duty on imports of Polyethylene
Terephthalate (PET) resin originating in or exported from China PR for a period
of 5 years
G.S.R.---(E).- – Whereas, in the matter
of “Polyethylene Terephthalate resin having
an intrinsic viscosity of 0.72 decilitres per gram or higher”
(Bottle-grade PET resin,
excluding recycled PET resin), hereinafter referred to as the subject goods, falling under tariff items 3907 61 90 or 3907 69 90 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 People’s Republic
of China (hereinafter referred to as the subject country) and imported
into India, the designated authority in its final
findings vide notification No. 6/24/2019-DGTR, dated the 28th December, 2020, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 28th
December, 2020, has come to the conclusion that imposition of anti- dumping duty is required
to offset the injury to the domestic industry caused
by the dumped imports of subject goods from the subject country
and has recommended imposition of
definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of the subject goods, originating in or exported from the subject country and
imported into India.
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 the 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), 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), and imported into India, an anti-dumping duty
at
the rate equal to the amount as specified in the corresponding entry in column (7), in the currency
as specified in the corresponding entry
in column (9) and as per unit of measurement as specified in the corresponding entry in column (8) of the said Table,
namely:-
Table
|
S.No. |
Tariff Item |
Description of Goods |
Country of Origin |
Country of Export |
Producer |
Amount |
Unit |
Currency |
|
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5) |
(6) |
(7) |
(8) |
(9) |
|
1. |
39076190 and 39076990 |
Polyethylene
Terephthalate resin having an intrinsic viscosity of 0.72
decilitres per
gram or higher* |
China PR |
China PR |
Jiangyin Chengold
Packaging Materials Co. Ltd. /
China Prosperity (Jiangyin)
Petrochemical Co, Ltd. |
146.11 |
MT |
USD |
|
2. |
39076190 and 39076990 |
Polyethylene
Terephthalate resin having an intrinsic viscosity of 0.72
decilitres per
gram or higher* |
China PR |
China PR |
Wankai New Materials Co. Ltd. |
15.54 |
MT |
USD |
|
3. |
39076190 and 39076990 |
Polyethylene
Terephthalate resin having an intrinsic viscosity of 0.72 decilitres
per gram or higher* |
China PR |
China PR |
Jiangsu Xingye
Plastic Co. Ltd. / Jiangyin Xingyu New Material Co. Ltd. / Jiangsu Sanfame International Trade Co. Ltd. |
60.92 |
MT |
USD |
|
4. |
39076190 and 39076990 |
Polyethylene
Terephthalate resin having an intrinsic viscosity of 0.72 decilitres
per gram or higher* |
China PR |
China
PR |
Any producer
other than producers mentions at
serial numbers 1, 2 and 3 above |
200.66 |
MT |
USD |
|
5. |
39076190 and 39076990 |
Polyethylene
Terephthalate resin having an intrinsic viscosity of 0.72 decilitres
per gram or higher* |
China PR |
Any country other than China PR |
Any |
200.66 |
MT |
USD |
|
6. |
39076190 and 39076990 |
Polyethylene
Terephthalate resin having an intrinsic viscosity of 0.72 decilitres
per gram or higher* |
Any country other than China PR |
China PR |
Any |
200.66 |
MT |
USD |
*
Bottle-grade PET resin, excluding recycled PET
resin
2.
The anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification shall be levied 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 payable
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.
[F.No.
354/112/2020-TRU]