Pigment Red (DPP Red 254) from China – Anti-dumping Duty Levy Extended by Three Months to 16 Nov 2020 – Pending Review

[Notification No. 24/2020 -Customs (ADD) dated 14 August 2020]

G.S.R.--(E). -Whereas, the designated authority vide initiation notification No. 7/27/2019-DGTR, dated the 18th December, 2019, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 18th December, 2019, has initiated review in terms of sub-section (5) of section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) (hereinafter referred to as the Customs Tariff Act) and in pursuance of rule 23 of the Customs Tariff (Identification, Assessment and Collection of Anti-dumping Duty on Dumped Articles and for Determination of Injury) Rules, 1995 (hereinafter referred to as the said rules), in the matter of continuation of anti-dumping duty on imports of ‘Diketopyrrolo Pyrrole Pigment Red 254 (DPP Red 254)’ originating in or exported from China PR, imposed vide notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) No. 41/2015-Customs (ADD) dated 17th August, 2015, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 637(E), dated the 17th August, 2015, and has requested for extension of the said anti-dumping duty for a period of three months in terms of sub-section (5) of section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act.

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 said rules, the Central Government hereby makes the following amendments in the notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) No. 41/2015-Customs (ADD) dated 17th August, 2015, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 637(E), dated the 17th August, 2015, namely:-

In the said notification,-

A. in the Table, against serial number 4, for the entry in column (5), the entry “Any country other than those attracting anti-dumping duty” shall be substituted;

B. after paragraph 2 and before the Explanation, the following paragraph shall be inserted, namely: -

“3. Notwithstanding anything contained in paragraph 2, the anti-dumping duty imposed on the subject goods specified against serial numbers 1, 2, 3 and 4 of the Table referred to in paragraph 1, shall remain in force up to and inclusive of the 16th November, 2020, unless revoked, superseded or amended earlier.”.

[F. No. 354/180/2015-TRU (Pt-I)]