Final Anti-dumping Duty on Hydrogen Peroxide from Bangladesh, Taiwan, Korea, Indonesia, Pak and Thai Notified

[Customs Notification No. 28 (ADD) dated 14^th June 2017]

Whereas, in the matter of import of Hydrogen Peroxide (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods) falling under the tariff item 2847 00 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 Bangladesh, Taiwan, Korea RP, Indonesia, Pakistan and Thailand (hereinafter referred to as the subject countries), the designated authority in its final findings vide notification No. 14/3/2015-DGAD, dated the 11th April, 2017 published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 11th April, 2017 has come to the conclusion that–

(a) the subject goods have been exported to India from the subject countries (other than Indonesia) below its normal value;

(b) the domestic industry has suffered material injury; and

and has recommended the imposition of definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of the subject goods originating in, or exported, from the subject countries (other than Indonesia).

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) and sub-section (5) of section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act, and 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 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), and 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), 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 per unit of measurement as specified in the corresponding entry in column (10) of the said Table:-

Table
SNo.	Tariff Item	Description on of goods	Country of origin	Country of export	Producer	Exporter	Amount	Currency	Unit
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)	(8)	(9)	(10)
1	28470000	Hydrogen Peroxide (other than of food grade and electronic grade having concentration of 90%and above)	Bangladesh	Bangladesh	M/s Samuda Chemicals	M/s Samuda Chemicals	46.90	US Dollar	Metric Ton
2	28470000	Do	Bangladesh	Bangladesh	Tasnim Chemicals	Tasnim Chemicals	27.81	US Dollar	Metric Ton
3	28470000	Do	Bangladesh	Bangladesh	ASM Chemicals	ASM Chemical s	46.29	US Dollar	Metric Ton
4	28470000	Do	Bangladesh	Bangladesh	Any combination other than mentioned in S.N. 1,2 and 3 above		91.47	US Dollar	Metric Ton
5	28470000	Do	Bangladesh	Any country other than those subject to antidumping duty	Any	Any	91.47	US Dollar	Metric Ton
6	28470000	Do	Any country other than those subject to antidumping duty	Bangladesh	Any	Any	91.47	US Dollar	Metric Ton
7	28470000	Do	Pakistan	Pakistan	M/s Sitara Peroxide Ltd.	M/s Sitara Peroxide Ltd.	51.91	US Dollar	Metric Ton
8	28470000	Do	Pakistan	Pakistan	Descon Oxychem Ltd.	Descon Oxychem Ltd.	61.05	US Dollar	Metric Ton
9	28470000	Do	Pakistan	Pakistan	Any combination other than those mentioned in S.N 7 and 8 above		117.94	US Dollar	Metric Ton
10	28470000	Do	Any country other than those subject to antidumping duty	Pakistan	Any	Any	117.94	US Dollar	Metric Ton
11	28470000	Do	Pakistan	Any country other than those subject to antidumping duty	Any	Any	117.94	US Dollar	Metric Ton
12	28470000	Do	Thailand	Thailand	M/s. Thai Peroxide Co Ltd.	M/s. Thai Peroxide Co Ltd.	16.91	US Dollar	Metric Ton
13	28470000	Do	Thailand	Thailand	Any combination other than mentioned in S.No12 above		63.32	US Dollar	Metric Ton
14	28470000	Do	Any country other than those subject to antidumping duty	Thailand	Any	Any	63.32	US Dollar	Metric Ton
15	28470000	Do	Thailand	Any country other than those subject to antidumping duty	Any	Any	63.32	US Dollar	Metric Ton
16	28470000	Do	Korea	Korea	Any	Any	46.16	US Dollar	Metric Ton
17	28470000	Do	Korea	Any country other than those subject to antidumping duty	Any	Any	46.16	US Dollar	Metric Ton
18	28470000	Do	Any country other than those subject to antidumping duty	Korea	Any	Any	46.16	US Dollar	Metric Ton
19	28470000	Do	Taiwan	Taiwan	Any	Any	56.33	US Dollar	Metric Ton
20	28470000	Do	Taiwan	Any country other than those subject to antidumping duty	Any	Any	56.33	US Dollar	Metric Ton
21	28470000	Do	Any country other than those subject to antidumping duty	Taiwan	Any	Any	56.33	US Dollar	Metric Ton

2. The anti-dumping duty imposed 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.354/232/2016 –TRU]