Provisional Anti-dumping Duty Imposed on Toluene Di-Isocyanate (TDI) from EU, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan and UAE

[Customs Notification No. 43(ADD) dated 2^nd December 2020]

G.S.R. ...(E). – Whereas, in the matter of ‘Toluene Di-Isocyanate (TDI) having isomer content in the ratio of 80:20’ (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods), falling under tariff item 2929 10 20 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 European Union, Saudi Arabia, Chinese Taipei and United Arab Emirates (hereinafter referred to as the subject countries) and imported into India, the designated authority vide its preliminary findings No. 6/43/2019-DGTR, dated the 4^th September, 2020, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 4^th September, 2020, has provisionally concluded that-

(i) the product under consideration that has been exported to India from the subject countries are at dumped prices;

(ii) there is substantial increase in imports of subject goods from the subject countries in absolute terms as well as in relation to its production and consumption in India, during the period of investigation as compared to the previous year;

(iii) the domestic industry has suffered material injury;

(iv) material injury has been caused by the dumped imports of the subject goods from the subject countries,

and has recommended imposition of provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of the subject goods, originating in, or exported from the 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-section (2) of section 9A of the 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 the 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), 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), and imported into India, a provisional anti-dumping duty at the rate equal to the amount as specified in the corresponding entry in column (7), in the currency as specified in the corresponding entry in column (9) and as per unit of measurement as specified in the corresponding entry in column (8) of the said Table, namely:-

Table
S.No.	Tariff item	Description of goods	Country of origin	Country of exports	Producer	Duty amount	Unit	Currency
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)	(8)	(9)
1.	29291020	Toluene Di- Isocyanate (TDI) having isomer content in the ratio of 80:20	EU	Any Country including EU	Covestro Deutschland AG	221.04	Metric Tonne	US$
2.	29291020	Toluene Di- Isocyanate (TDI) having isomer content in the ratio of 80:20	EU	Any Country including EU	BorsodChem Zrt	102.05	Metric Tonne	US$
3.	29291020	Toluene Di- Isocyanate (TDI) having isomer content in the ratio of 80:20	EU	Any Country including EU	Any other producer other than serial number 1 and 2 above	265.03	Metric Tonne	US$
4.	29291020	Toluene Di- Isocyanate (TDI) having isomer content in the ratio of 80:20	Any Country other than countries attracting ADD	EU	Any	265.03	Metric Tonne	US$
5.	29291020	Toluene Di- Isocyanate (TDI) having isomer content in the ratio of 80:20	Saudi Arabia	Any Country including Saudi Arabia	Sadara Chemical Company	275.01	Metric Tonne	US$
6.	29291020	Toluene Di- Isocyanate (TDI) having isomer content in the ratio of 80:20	Saudi Arabia	Any Country including Saudi Arabia	Any other producer other than serial number 5 above	361.76	Metric Tonne	US$
7.	29291020	Toluene Di- Isocyanate (TDI) having isomer content in the ratio of 80:20	Any Country other than countries attracting ADD	Saudi Arabia	Any	361.76	Metric Tonne	US$
8.	29291020	Toluene Di- Isocyanate (TDI) having isomer content in the ratio of 80:20	Chinese Taipei	Any Country including Chinese Taipei	Any	323.25	Metric Tonne	US$
9.	29291020	Toluene Di- Isocyanate (TDI) having isomer content in the ratio of 80:20	Any Country other than countries attracting ADD	Chinese Taipei	Any	323.25	Metric Tonne	US$
10.	29291020	Toluene Di- Isocyanate (TDI) having isomer content in the ratio of 80:20	UAE	Any Country including UAE	Any	405.97	Metric Tonne	US$
11.	29291020	Toluene Di- Isocyanate (TDI) having isomer content in the ratio of 80:20	Any Country other than countries attracting ADD	UAE	Any	405.97	Metric Tonne	US$

2. The provisional anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification shall be effective for a period of six months (unless revoked, amended or superseded 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 Customs Act.

[F.No. 354/150/2020 –TRU]