Caustic Soda from Saudi Arabia, Iran and USA – Anti-dumping Duty Slashed in Mid-Term Review

·     No Change in USA Case

[Ref: Notification No. 39/2017-Customs (ADD) dated 23 August 2017]

Seeks to amend notification No. 49/2012 - Customs (ADD) dated the 26th November, 2012 to modify the amount of anti-dumping duty on import of Caustic Soda originating in or exported from Iran, Saudi Arabia and USA.

Whereas, the Designated Authority, vide notification No. 15/19/2015-DGAD, dated the 22nd January, 2016 published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I Section 1, dated the 22nd  January, 2016, had initiated Mid-Term Review Investigation in terms of sub- section (5) of section 9A of Customs Tariff Act 1975 (51 of 1975) (hereinafter referred to as Customs Tariff Act ), read with rule 23 of the Customs Tariff (identification, Assessment and Collection of Anti-Dumping Duty on Dumped Articles and Determination of Injury) Rules ,

1995 ( hereinafter referred to as the Anti-Dumping Rules) in the matter of continuation of anti- dumping duty on imports of ‘Caustic Soda’ (hereinafter referred to as subject goods), falling under sub-heading 2815 11 and 2815 12 of Chapter 28 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, originating in, or exported from Iran, Saudi Arabia and  USA (hereinafter referred to as subject countries) imposed vide  notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 49/2012-Customs (ADD), dated the 26th  November 2012, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II-Section 3 (i), vide number G.S.R.847 (E), dated the 26th November, 2012.

And whereas, in the matter of review of anti-dumping duty on imports of the subject goods, originating in or exported from the subject countries, the Designated Authority in its final findings, published vide notification No.15/19/2015-DGAD, dated the 20th  June, 2017 in the Gazette of India has recommended continuation of anti-dumping duty at modified rates on imports of the subject goods, originating in, or exported from subject countries 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 said Customs Tariff Act read with rules 18 and 23 of the Anti-Dumping Rules, the Central Government, after considering the aforesaid final findings of the Designated Authority, hereby makes the following amendment in the notification of the Government of India , in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 49/2012-Customs (ADD), dated the 26th  November 2012, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II-Section 3 (i), vide number G.S.R.847 (E), dated the 26th November, 2012, namely:-

In the said notification, for the TABLE and the entries relating thereto, the following Table and entries shall be substituted, namely:-

“Table

Sr. No.

Sub- heading

Description of Goods

Specification

Country of Origin

Country of Export

Producer

Exporter

Amount (in USD)

Unit of measure ment

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

(10)

1.

281511 281512

Caustic Soda

 Any Grade

Iran

Iran

M/S Arvand Petrochemical Company, Iran

Petro Chemical commercial company

Nil

Dry Metric Tonne

2.

281511 281512

Caustic Soda

Any Grade

Iran

Iran

Any combination other than Sr. No. 1 above

9.75

Dry Metric Tonne

3.

281511 281512

Caustic Soda

Any Grade

Iran

Any country other than the subject countries

Any

Any

9.75

Dry Metric Tonne

4.

281511 281512

Caustic Soda

Any Grade

Any country other than the subject countries

Iran

Any

Any

9.75

Dry Metric Tonne

5.

281511 281512

Caustic Soda

Any Grade

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Petro- chemical Co. (SADAF)

SHELL trading (ME) Pvt. Ltd., UAE and Petrochem Middle East FZE, Dubai

16.24

Dry Metric Tonne

6.

281511 281512

Caustic Soda

Any Grade

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia

Any combination other than Sr No. 5 above

16.24

Dry Metric Tonne

7.

281511 281512

Caustic Soda

Any Grade

Saudi Arabia

Any country other than the subject countries

Any

Any

16.24

Dry Metric Tonne

8.

281511 281512

Caustic Soda

Any Grade

Any country other than the subject countries

Saudi Arabia

Any

Any

16.24

Dry Metric Tonne

9.

281511 281512

Caustic Soda

Any Grade

USA

USA

Any

Any

55.96

Dry Metric Tonne

10.

281511 281512

Caustic Soda

Any Grade

USA

Any country other than the  subject countries

Any

Any

55.96

Dry Metric Tonne

11.

281511 281512

Caustic Soda

Any Grade

Any country other  than the subject countries

USA

Any

Any

55.96

Dry Metric Tonne”

[F.No.354/119/2005-TRU (Pt-III)]