Anti-dumping Duty Imposed on Aluminium Foil from China
[Customs
Notification No. 23 dated 16th May 2017]
Seeks to
levy definitive anti-dumping duty, on imports of Aluminium Foil originating in
or exported from China PR.
Whereas
in the matter of “Aluminium Foil‟ (hereinafter referred to as the subject
goods) falling under chapter heading 7607 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 (hereinafter referred to as the
subject country), and imported into India, the designated authority in its
final findings vide notification number 14/06/2015-DGAD, dated the 10th
March, 2017, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section
1, dated the 10th March, 2017, has come to the conclusion that–
(i) the subject goods have been
exported to India from the subject country below normal values;
(ii)
the domestic industry has suffered material injury on
account of subject imports from subject country;
(iii)the material injury has been caused by the dumped
imports of subject goods from the subject country,
and
has recommended imposition of definitive anti-dumping duty on the imports of
subject goods, originating in, or exported from the subject country 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 definitive anti-dumping duty on the subject goods,
the description of which is specified in column (3) of the Table below, falling
under Chapter heading of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act as
specified in the corresponding entry in column (2), originating in the country
as specified in the corresponding entry in column (4), exported from the
country 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 (9) and as per unit of
measurement as specified in the corresponding entry in column (10), of the said
Table, namely :-
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Table |
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SNo. |
Sub
heading or tariff item |
Description
of goods |
Country
of origin |
Country
of export |
Producer
|
Exporter
|
Amount
|
Currency
|
Unit
|
|
(1)
|
(2)
|
(3)
|
(4)
|
(5)
|
(6)
|
(7)
|
(8)
|
(9)
|
(10)
|
|
1
|
7607
|
Aluminium
Foil |
China
PR |
China
PR |
M/s
Zhejiang Zhongjin Aluminium Industry Co. Ltd |
M/s
Zhejiang Zhongjin Aluminium Industry Co. Ltd |
1.43
|
United
States Dollar |
Kg
|
|
2
|
7607
|
Aluminium
Foil |
China
PR |
China
PR |
M/s
Qingdao Loften Aluminium Foil Co. Ltd. |
M/s
Loften Aluminium (Hong Kong) Limited |
1.18
|
United
States Dollar |
Kg
|
|
3
|
7607
|
Aluminium
Foil |
China
PR |
China
PR |
M/s
Loften Environmental Technology Co. Ltd. |
M/s
Loften Aluminium (Hong Kong) Limited |
1.18
|
United
States Dollar |
Kg
|
|
4
|
7607
|
Aluminium
Foil |
China
PR |
China
PR |
M/s
Hangzhou Five Star Aluminium Company Limited |
M/s
Hangzhou Dingsheng Import & Export Co., Ltd. |
0.69
|
United
States Dollar |
Kg
|
|
5
|
7607
|
Aluminium
Foil |
China
PR |
China
PR |
M/s
Hangzhou Five Star Aluminium Company Limited |
M/s
Dingsheng Aluminium Industries (Hong Kong) Trading
Company Limited |
0.69
|
United
States Dollar |
Kg
|
|
6
|
7607
|
Aluminium
Foil |
China
PR |
China
PR |
M/s
Hangzhou Five Star Aluminium Company Limited |
M/s
Jiangsu Dingsheng New Materials Joint-Stock Co Ltd.
|
0.69
|
United
States Dollar |
Kg
|
|
7
|
7607
|
Aluminium
Foil |
China
PR |
China
PR |
M/s
Jiangsu Dingsheng New Materials Joint-Stock Co Ltd.
|
M/s
Hangzhou Dingsheng Import & Export Co., Ltd. |
0.69
|
United
States Dollar |
Kg
|
|
8
|
7607
|
Aluminium
Foil |
China
PR |
China
PR |
M/s
Jiangsu Dingsheng New Materials Joint-Stock Co Ltd.
|
M/s
Dingsheng Aluminium Industries (Hong Kong) Trading
Company Limited |
0.69
|
United
States |
Kg
|
|
9 |
7607 |
Aluminium Foil |
China PR |
China PR |
M/s Jiangsu Dingsheng New Materials
Joint-Stock Co Ltd. |
M/s Jiangsu Dingsheng New Materials
Joint-Stock Co Ltd. |
0.69 |
United States Dollar |
Kg |
|
10 |
7607 |
Aluminium Foil |
China PR |
China PR |
M/s Hangzhou Dingsheng Import &
Export Co. Ltd. |
M/s Hangzhou Dingsheng Import &
Export Co., Ltd. |
0.69 |
United States Dollar |
Kg |
|
11 |
7607 |
Aluminium Foil |
China PR |
China PR |
M/s Hangzhou Dingsheng Import &
Export Co. Ltd. |
M/s Dingsheng Aluminium Industries
(Hong Kong) Trading Company Limited |
0.69 |
United States Dollar |
Kg |
|
12 |
7607 |
Aluminium Foil |
China PR |
China PR |
M/s Hangzhou Dingsheng Import &
Export Co. Ltd. |
M/s Jiangsu Dingsheng New Materials
Joint-Stock Co Ltd. |
0.69 |
United States Dollar |
Kg |
|
13 |
7607 |
Aluminium Foil |
China PR |
China PR |
Any other combination than S.No. 1 to
12 |
1.63 |
United States Dollar |
Kg |
|
|
14 |
7607 |
Aluminium Foil |
China PR |
Any |
Any |
Any |
1.63 |
United States Dollar |
Kg |
|
15 |
7607 |
Aluminium Foil |
Any |
China PR |
Any |
Any |
1.63 |
United States Dollar |
Kg |
Note:
“Aluminium
Foil” for the purpose of this notification means “Aluminium Foil whether or not
printed or backed with paper, paper board, plastics or similar packing
materials of a thickness ranging from 5.5 micron to 80 micron.”
The
description of goods does not include the imports of the following:-
(i) Alu Alu
Laminate: Alu Alu Laminate
of 40 - 50 mic in AA8079 & AA8021,is a multi-layered opaque laminate where Aluminium foil and
is backed with plastic film on both side with adhesives, for use in packing capsules/tablets.
(ii)
Ultra Light Gauge Converted :
Ultra Light Gauge Converted is an aluminium foil
having thickness of 5.5 mic to 7 mic
which is backed with kraft paper & scrim, or
glass cloth, whether plain or printed for use in insulation, spices packing,
thermal fluid lines covering and tea bags application.
(iii)
Aluminium Foil Composite: aluminium foil laminated with or backed with Kraft
paper and glass scrim or glass cloth with or without poly ethylene, whether
printed or not printed. Aluminium foil laminated with or backed with Kraft
paper however is within the scope of the product under consideration and
proposed measures.
(iv)
Aluminum foil for capacitors: Aluminum
foil for capacitors is an Aluminum foil of 5 micron
gauge with smaller widths having 99.35% purity, for use in electrical equipment
such as radios, televisions, telephones, computers, microwave ovens, electrical
welders, magnetos, electronic testing equipment, copy machines, air
conditioners, automobiles, fluorescent lights, mercury vapour street lamps,
power transmission equipment, electric motors, control units, and similar
articles.
(v)
Etched or formed Aluminium Foils: Etched or formed Aluminium Foils is Aluminium
Foil meant to be used in the manufacture of Electrolytic Capacitor.
(vi)
Aluminium composite panel - Aluminium composite
panel is a non-aluminium core (often PE) bonded between two thin layers of
aluminium, for use in facade cladding and signage.
(vii)
Clad with compatible non clad Aluminium Foil: Clad with compatible non clad
Aluminium Foil is a corrosion-resistant aluminium sheet formed from aluminium
surface layers metallurgically bonded to
high-strength aluminium alloy core material for use in engine cooling and air
conditioner systems in automotive industry; such as radiator, condenser,
evaporator, intercooler, oil cooler and heater.
(viii)
Aluminium Foil for beer bottle: Aluminium Foil of 10.5 micron with rough
surface and perforated whether printed or not, to be used in beer bottle.
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
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 Act.
[F.No.354/200/2016-TRU]