Five More Years of Anti-dumping Duty on PS Plates for
Printing from China in Review
[Customs Notification No. 25 (ADD)
dated 9th June 2014]
Whereas, the designated authority, vide notification
No. 15/11/2012-DGAD, dated the 18th September, 2012, published in
Part I, Section 1 of the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, dated the 18th September,
2012, had initiated a review in the matter of continuation of anti-dumping on
imports of Presensitised Positive Offset Aluminium
Plates (thickness ranging from 0.15 mm to 0.40 mm with a variation of 0.03 mm
on either side) (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods) falling under
Chapter 37, 76 or 84 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act 1975, (51
of 1975) (hereinafter referred to as the said Customs Tariff Act), originating
in, or exported from, the People’s Republic of China (hereinafter referred to
as the subject country), imposed vide notification of Government of India, in
the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 108/2007-Customs, dated
the 25th September, 2007, published in Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) of
the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide G.S.R. No. 627 (E), dated the
25th September, 2007.
And whereas, the Central Government had extended the
anti-dumping duty on the subject goods, originating in, or exported from, the
subject country up to and inclusive of the 23rd September, 2013 vide notification
of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue),
No. 44/2012 –Customs (ADD) dated the 25th September, 2012, published in Part
II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) of the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide
G.S.R No. 715(E), dated the 25th September, 2012.
And whereas, in the matter of review of anti-dumping on
import of the subject goods, originating in, or exported from the subject
country, the designated authority vide its final findings, No.
15/11/2012-DGAD, dated the 10th March, 2014, published in the Gazette of India,
Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 10th March, 2014, has come to the
conclusion that –
(i) There has been continued dumping of the
subject goods from subject country and the dumping is likely to continue and
intensify if anti-dumping duty is allowed to cease;
(ii) The subject goods are entering the Indian
market at dumped prices from the subject country and the dumping margin is
substantial causing injury to the domestic industry;
(iii) The injury to the domestic industry is likely
to continue in the event of withdrawal of anti-dumping duty from the subject
country;
(iv) The anti-dumping duty is
required to be extended and revised, and has recommended continued imposition
of the anti-dumping duty against the subject goods, originating in, or exported
from the subject country.
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by
sub-sections (1) and (5) of section 9A of the said 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 Chapter
of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act as specified in the
corresponding entry in column (2), the specification of which is specified in
column (4) of the said Table, originating in the country as specified in the corresponding
entry in column (5), and produced by the producers as specified in the corresponding
entry in column (7), and exported from the country specified in the
corresponding entry in column (6) , by the exporters as specified in the
corresponding entry in column (8) and imported into India, an anti-dumping duty
at a rate which is equal to the amount specified in the corresponding entry in
column (9), in the currency as specified in the corresponding entry in column
(11) and as per unit of measurement as specified in the corresponding entry in
column (10) of the said Table.
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Table |
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SNo. |
Chapter |
Description of Goods |
Specification |
Country of Origin |
Country of Exports |
Producer |
Exporter |
Duty Amount |
Unit |
Currency |
|
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5) |
(6) |
(7) |
(8) |
(9) |
(10) |
(11) |
|
1. |
37, 76 or 84 |
Presensitised Positive Offset
Aluminium Plates |
Thickness ranging from 0.15 mm to 0.40 mm with a variation
of 0.03 mm on either side |
People’s Republic of China |
People’s Republic of China |
Any |
Any |
0.22 |
Per Kg |
USD |
|
2. |
37, 76 or 84 |
Presensitised Positive Offset Aluminium Plates |
Thickness ranging from 0.15 mm to 0.40 mm with a variation
of 0.03 mm on either side |
People’s Republic of China |
Any other than People’s Republic of China |
Any |
Any |
0.22 |
Per Kg |
USD |
|
3. |
37, 76 or 84 |
Presensitised Positive Offset
Aluminium Plates |
Thickness ranging from 0.15 mm to 0.40 mm with a variation
of 0.03 mm on either side |
Any other than People’s Republic of China |
People’s Republic of China |
Any |
Any |
0.22 |
Per Kg |
USD |
2. The anti-dumping duty imposed 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 purposes of calculation of 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 under sub-clause (i) of clause (a) of subsection (3)
of 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. 354/136/2007/TRU (Pt-I)