Anti-dumping Duty on Phenol from EU and Singapore Extended upto 31 Oct. 2021 – Pending Review

[Notification No. 33/2021 -Customs (ADD) dated 3 June 2021]

G.S.R.--(E). -Whereas, the designated authority vide initiation notification No. 7/41/2020-DGTR, dated the 31st December, 2020, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 31st December, 2020, 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) read with 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 ‘Phenol’ (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods), originating in or exported from European Union and Singapore (hereinafter referred to as the subject countries), imposed vide notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) No. 6/2016-Customs (ADD), dated the 8th March, 2016, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 284(E), dated the 8th March, 2016, and had requested for extension of the said anti-dumping duty in terms of sub-section (5) of section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act;

And whereas, the Central Government had extended the anti-dumping duty on the subject goods, originating in or exported from the subject countries up to and inclusive of the 7th June, 2021, vide notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) No. 11/2021-Customs (ADD), dated the 3rd March, 2021, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 150(E), dated the 3rd March, 2021;

And whereas, the designated authority has requested for further extension of the antidumping 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 said rules, the Central Government hereby makes the following further amendment in the notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) No. 6/2016-Customs (ADD), dated the 8th March, 2016, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 284(E), dated the 8th March, 2016, namely-

In the said notification, in paragraph 3, for the figures, letters and word “7th June, 2021”, the figures, letters and word “31st October, 2021” shall be substituted.

[F. No. CBIC-190354/16/2021-TO(TRU-I)-CBEC]