Potassium Carbonate from
Taiwan Anti-dumping Duty Raised to $153/MT
· EU and China Dropped
· No Change for Korea
[Customs
Notification No. 40 (ADD) dated 12th August 2015]
Whereas,
the designated authority, vide notification No. 15/12/2014- DGAD, dated the 9th
June, 2014, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section
1, had initiated a review in the matter of continuation of anti-dumping duty on
imports of Potassium Carbonate (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods)
falling under tariff item 2836 40 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 the European Union, People’s Republic of
China, Korea RP and Taiwan (hereinafter referred to as the subject countries),
imposed vide notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry of
Finance (Department of Revenue) No. 61/2009-Customs, dated the 10th June, 2009,
published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3,
Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 399(E), dated the 10th June, 2009;
And
whereas, the Central Government had extended the anti-dumping duty on the
subject goods, originating in or exported from the subject countries upto and inclusive of the 9th June, 2015, vide notification
of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue)
No.34/2014-Customs (ADD), dated the 23rd July, 2014, published in Part II,
Section 3, Sub-section (i) of the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide number
G.S.R 529(E), dated the 23rd July, 2014;
And
whereas, in the matter of review of anti-dumping duty on import of the subject
goods, originating in or exported from the subject countries, the designated
authority in its final findings, published vide notification No.
15/12/2014-DGAD, dated the 8th June, 2015, in the Gazette of India,
Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, has come to the conclusion that-
(i)
the subject goods from Taiwan are entering in the
Indian market at dumped prices;
(ii)
there is likelihood of recurrence of dumping and
injury from Korea RP;
(iii)
there is no likelihood of recurrence of dumping and
injury from People’s Republic of China and European Union,
and
has recommended continued imposition of the anti-dumping duty on the subject
goods, originating in or exported from the subject countries except the
People’s Republic of China and European Union, with modifications.
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 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,
specification of which is specified in column (4), 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 (5), exported from the countries as specified in
the corresponding entry in column (6), produced by the producers as specified
in the corresponding entry in column (7), exported by the exporters as
specified in the corresponding entry in column (8), and imported into India, an
anti-dumping duty at the rate equal to the amount as 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, namely:-
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Table |
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|
S.No. |
Tariff item |
Description of goods |
Specification |
Country of origin |
Country of export |
Producer |
Exporter |
Amount |
Unit of measurement |
Currency |
|
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5) |
(6) |
(7) |
(8) |
(9) |
(10) |
(11) |
|
1. |
2836 40 00 |
Potassium Carbonate |
Any specification |
Taiwan |
Taiwan |
Any |
Any |
153 |
Metric Tonne |
US Dollar |
|
2. |
2836 40 00 |
Potassium Carbonate |
Any specification |
Taiwan |
Any country other than
Taiwan |
Any |
Any |
153 |
Metric Tonne |
US Dollar |
|
3. |
2836 40 00 |
Potassium Carbonate |
Any specification |
Any country other than
Korea RP and Taiwan |
Taiwan |
Any |
Any |
153 |
Metric Tonne |
US Dollar |
|
4. |
2836 40 00 |
Potassium Carbonate |
Any specification |
Korea RP |
Korea RP |
M/s UNID Co. Ltd. |
M/s UNID Co. Ltd. |
9.45 |
Metric Tonne |
US Dollar |
|
5. |
2836 40 00 |
Potassium Carbonate |
Any specification |
Korea RP |
Korea RP |
Any combination other
than S. No. 4 above |
123.86 |
Metric Tonne |
US Dollar |
|
|
6. |
2836 40 00 |
Potassium Carbonate |
Any specification |
Korea RP |
Any country other than
Korea RP |
Any |
Any |
123.86 |
Metric Tonne |
US Dollar |
|
7. |
2836 40 00 |
Potassium Carbonate |
Any specification |
Any country other than
Korea RP and Taiwan |
Korea RP |
Any |
Any |
123.86 |
Metric Tonne |
US Dollar |
2. The anti-dumping duty imposed under this
notification 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 paid 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 Customs Act.
[F.No.354/43/2003-TRU
(Pt. II)]