Anti-dumping Duty on Normal Butanol or N-Butyl Alcohol from EU,
Malaysia, Singapore, South Africa and USA to continue for Five More Years
·
No Duty Changes in the Final Findings
[Customs
Notification No. 21 (ADD) dated 12th April
2021]
Whereas, the designated authority, vide notification
No. 7/29/2020-DGTR, dated the 31st August, 2020, 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 ‘Normal Butanol or
N-Butyl Alcohol’ (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods) falling under
tariff item 2905 13 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 European Union, Malaysia, Singapore, South Africa and
United States of America (hereinafter referred to as the subject countries),
imposed vide notification
of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue)
No. 13/2016-Customs (ADD), dated the 13th April, 2016, published in
the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 423(E), dated the 13th
April, 2016;
And
whereas, in the matter of review of anti-dumping duty on import of the subject
goods, originating in or exported from the subject countries, the designated
authority in its final findings, published vide
notification No. 7/29/2020-DGTR, dated the
30th March, 2021, in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1,
has come to the conclusion that-
(i) there is continued dumping of
the subject goods from the subject countries and the imports are likely to
enter the Indian market at dumped prices in the event of expiry of duty;
(ii)
there is likelihood of injury in the event of expiry
of duty;
(iii)
the information on record shows likelihood of
continuation and recurrence of dumping and injury in case the anti-dumping duty
in force is allowed to cease at this stage,
and
has recommended continued imposition of anti-dumping duty on the subject goods,
originating in or exported from the subject countries.
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 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), as per unit of measurement as
specified in the corresponding entry in column (8) and in the currency 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 |
Duty Amount |
Unit of Measurement |
Currency |
|
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5) |
(6) |
(7) |
(8) |
(9) |
|
1. |
29051300 |
Normal Butanol or N-Butyl Alcohol |
European Union |
Any country including European Union |
Any |
46.27 |
MT |
US$ |
|
2. |
29051300 |
Normal Butanol or N-Butyl Alcohol |
Any other than the subject countries |
European Union |
Any |
46.27 |
MT |
US$ |
|
3. |
29051300 |
Normal Butanol or N-Butyl Alcohol |
Malaysia |
Any country including Malaysia |
M/s PETRONAS Chemicals Derivatives Sdn.
Bhd. |
51.42 |
MT |
US$ |
|
4. |
29051300 |
Normal Butanol or N-Butyl Alcohol |
Malaysia |
Any country including Malaysia |
M/s BASF PETRONAS Chemicals Sdn. Bhd. |
26.59 |
MT |
US$ |
|
5. |
29051300 |
Normal Butanol or N-Butyl Alcohol |
Malaysia |
Any country including Malaysia |
Any other than producer at S. No. 3 & 4 |
149.31 |
MT |
US$ |
|
6. |
29051300 |
Normal Butanol or N-Butyl Alcohol |
Any other than the subject countries |
Malaysia |
Any |
149.31 |
MT |
US$ |
|
7. |
29051300 |
Normal Butanol or N-Butyl Alcohol |
Singapore |
Any country including Singapore |
Any |
35.66 |
MT |
US$ |
|
8. |
29051300 |
Normal Butanol or N-Butyl Alcohol |
Any other than the subject countries |
Singapore |
Any |
35.66 |
MT |
US$ |
|
9. |
29051300 |
Normal Butanol or N-Butyl Alcohol |
South Africa |
Any country including South Africa |
Any |
13.24 |
MT |
US$ |
|
10. |
29051300 |
Normal Butanol or N-Butyl Alcohol |
Any other than the subject countries |
South Africa |
Any |
13.24 |
MT |
US$ |
|
11. |
29051300 |
Normal Butanol or N-Butyl Alcohol |
USA |
Any country including USA |
Any |
24.16 |
MT |
US$ |
|
12. |
29051300 |
Normal Butanol or N-Butyl Alcohol |
Any other than the subject countries |
USA |
Any |
24.16 |
MT |
US$ |
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. 354/262/2015-TRU (Pt-I)]