Anti-dumping Duty Imposed on Fibre, Laminated Boards from China, Indonesia,
Malaysia and Sri Lanka
[Customs
Notification No. 43 (ADD) dated 21st September 2012]
Whereas in the matter of import of Resin or other organic substances bonded
wood or ligneous fibre boards of thickness below 6mm, except insulation boards,
laminated fibre boards and boards which are not bonded either by resin or other
organic substances (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods), classified
under Chapter 44 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, China PR, Indonesia, Malaysia and Sri Lanka (hereinafter
referred to as the subject countries) and imported into India, the designated
authority in its preliminary findings vide notification No. 14/29/2010-DGAD,
dated the 23rd July, 2012, published in the Gazette of India,
Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 23rd July, 2012, had
come to the conclusion that –
(a) the
subject goods had been exported to India from the subject countries below their
normal value, thus resulting in dumping of the subject goods;
(b) the
domestic industry had suffered material injury in respect of subject goods; and
(c) the
material injury to the domestic industry has been caused by the dumped imports
of the subject goods from subject countries;
and had recommended imposition of definitive anti-dumping duty on the
imports of subject goods, originating in, or exported from, the subject
countries;
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2)
of section 9A of the said Customs Tariff Act, read with rules 13 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, on the basis of the aforesaid 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 sub-heading of the First Schedule
to the said 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), and
produced by the producers as specified in the corresponding entry in column
(6), and 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 (10) and per unit of measurement as specified in
the corresponding entry in column (9) of the said Table:-
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Duty Table |
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Sl. No. |
Heading/ Sub- heading |
Description of goods |
Country of origin |
Country of export |
Producer |
Exporter |
Duty amount |
Unit |
Currency |
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
|
1 |
4411* |
Resin or other organic
substances bonded wood or ligneous fibre boards of thickness below 6mm,
except insulation boards, laminated fibre boards and boards which are not
bonded either by resin or other organic substances |
China PR |
China PR |
Any |
Any |
165.71 |
Cubic
Meter (M3) |
US dollar |
|
2 |
do |
do |
Any country other than the subject countries |
China PR |
Any |
Any |
165.71 |
Cubic
Meter (M3) |
US dollar |
|
3 |
do |
do |
China PR |
Any country other than the subject countries |
Any |
Any |
165.71 |
Cubic
Meter (M3) |
US dollar |
|
4 |
do |
do |
Indonesia |
Indonesia |
Pt Sumatera Prima Fibreboard |
Pt Sumatera Prima Fibreboard |
88.60 |
Cubic
Meter (M3) |
US dollar |
|
5 |
do |
do |
Indonesia |
Indonesia |
PT.Masari Dwisepakat Fiber |
PT.Masari Dwisepakat Fiber |
85.99 |
Cubic
Meter (M3) |
US dollar |
|
6 |
do |
do |
Indonesia |
Indonesia |
Any other combination at Sr.
Nos. 4 and 5 |
168.97 |
Cubic
Meter (M3) |
US dollar |
|
|
7 |
do |
do |
Any country other than the subject countries |
Indonesia |
Any |
Any |
168.97 |
Cubic
Meter (M3) |
US dollar |
|
8 |
do |
do |
Indonesia |
Any country other than the subject countries |
Any |
Any |
168.97 |
Cubic
Meter (M3) |
US dollar |
|
9 |
do |
do |
Malaysia |
Malaysia |
M/s Segamat Panel Boards Sdn. Bhd. |
M/s Segamat Panel Boards Sdn. Bhd. |
26.11 |
Cubic
Meter (M3) |
US dollar |
|
10 |
do |
do |
Malaysia |
Malaysia |
M/s Evergreen Fibreboard Berhad(EFB)/ M/s
Evergreen Fibreboard(JB) Sdn. Berhad(EJB) |
M/s Evergreen Fibreboard Berhad (EFB)/ M/s
Evergreen Fibreboard (JB) Sdn. Berhad (EJB) |
83.69 |
Cubic
Meter (M3) |
US dollar |
|
11 |
do |
do |
Malaysia |
Malaysia |
Any other combination at Sr. Nos. 9 and 10 |
178.30 |
Cubic
Meter (M3) |
US dollar |
|
|
12 |
do |
do |
Any country other than the subject countries |
Malaysia |
Any |
Any |
178.30 |
Cubic
Meter (M3) |
US dollar |
|
13 |
do |
do |
Malaysia |
Any country other than the subject countries |
Any |
Any |
178.30 |
Cubic
Meter (M3) |
US dollar |
|
14 |
do |
do |
Sri Lanka |
Sri Lanka |
M/s Merbok MDF Lanka(Private) Limited |
M/s Merbok MDF Lanka(Private) Limited |
66.27 |
Cubic
Meter (M3) |
US dollar |
|
15 |
do |
do |
Sri Lanka |
Sri Lanka |
Any other combination at Sr. No.14 |
167.46 |
Cubic
Meter (M3) |
US dollar |
|
|
16 |
do |
do |
Sri Lanka |
Any country other than the subject countries |
Any |
Any |
167.46 |
Cubic
Meter (M3) |
US dollar |
|
17 |
do |
do |
Any country other than the subject countries |
Sri Lanka |
Any |
Any |
167.46 |
Cubic
Meter (M3) |
US dollar |
Note: 1. For the purposes of this notification Fibre boards of thickness
6mm or above, Insulation boards, Laminated fibre boards and Boards which are
not bonded either by resin or other organic substances shall not be liable to
pay anti-dumping duty.
Note: 2. The anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification shall be
effective for a period of six months from the date of publication of this
notification in the Official Gazette and shall be payable in Indian currency.
Note: 3. The rate of exchange applicable for the purposes of calculation of
such anti-dumping duty under this notification 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.354/140/2012 –TRU]