Another Five Years of Anti-dumping Duty on Cable Ties
from China and Taiwan – Duty Slashed to $1.29-$2.13 per kg after Review
[Customs Notification No. 47 (ADD) dated 9th
December 2014]
Whereas, the designated authority, vide
notification No. 15/20/2013-DGAD, dated the 17th October, 2013,
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 Cable Ties (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods) falling under heading 3926 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 People’s
Republic of Chinaand Chinese Taipei (hereinafter
referred to as the subject countries), imposed vide notification of the Government of
India, in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) No. 44/2009- CUSTOMS, dated the 30th April, 2009, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II,
Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 296(E), dated the 30th
April, 2009;
And whereas, the notification No. 44/2009-CUSTOMS, dated the 30th April,
2009, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3,
Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 296 (E), dated the 30th April,
2009 was superseded by notification No. 56/2012-Customs
(ADD), dated the 14th December, 2012, published in the Gazette of India,
Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 891(E), dated
the 14th December, 2012 whereby
modified anti-dumping duty was imposed on the subject goods valid upto the 30th October, 2013;
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 30th October, 2014 vide notification
of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue)
No. 28/2013-Customs (ADD), dated the 12th November, 2013, published in Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) of the
Gazette of India, Extraordinary vide
number G.S.R 732(E), dated the 12th November, 2013;
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. 15/20/2013-DGAD, dated the 16th October, 2014, in Part I, Section 1 of the Gazette of India,
Extraordinary, has come to the conclusion that-
(i) the subject goods from subject countries are entering the
Indian market at dumped prices and dumping margin is significant;
(ii) the domestic industry continues to suffer
material injury on account of continued dumping of subject goods from subject
countries; dumping of the product under consideration is likely to intensify
from the subject country should the current anti-dumping duty be withdrawn;
(iii) the dumping and
injury is likely to continue if the anti dumping duty
is revoked;
(iv) the anti-dumping duties are required to be
continued,
and has
recommended imposition of the anti-dumping 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 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 mentioned in column
(4), falling under sub-heading 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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Sl.No. |
Sub-heading |
Description of goods |
Specification |
Country of origin |
Country of export |
Producer |
Exporter |
Amount |
Unit |
Currency |
|
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5) |
(6) |
(7) |
(8) |
(9) |
(10) |
(11) |
|
1 |
3926 90 |
Cable Ties |
Any |
People’s Republic of
China |
People’s Republic of
China |
M/s Changhong Plastics
Group Imperial Plastics Co. Ltd. |
M/s Changhong Plastics
Group Imperial Plastics Co. Ltd. |
1.99 |
Kg |
US Dollar |
|
2 |
3926 90 |
Cable Ties |
Any |
People’s Republic of
China |
People’s Republic of China |
M/s Changhong Plastics
Group Imperial Plastics Co. Ltd. |
M/s Changhong Plastics
Group Co. Ltd. |
1.99 |
Kg |
US Dollar |
|
3 |
3926 90 |
Cable Ties |
Any |
People’s Republic of
China |
People’s Republic of China |
Any producer other than those at Sl. No 1 and 2
above |
Any exporter other than those at Sl. No 1 and 2
above |
2.13 |
Kg |
US Dollar |
|
4 |
3926 90 |
Cable Ties |
Any |
People’s Republic of
China |
Any country other than subject countries |
Any |
Any |
2.13 |
Kg |
US Dollar |
|
5 |
3926 90 |
Cable Ties |
Any |
Any country other than
subject countries |
People’s Republic of China |
Any |
Any |
2.13 |
Kg |
US Dollar |
|
6 |
3926 90 |
Cable Ties |
Any |
Chinese Taipei |
Chinese Taipei |
Any |
Any |
1.29 |
Kg |
US Dollar |
|
7 |
3926 90 |
Cable Ties |
Any |
Chinese Taipei |
Any country other than subject countries |
Any |
Any |
1.29 |
Kg |
US Dollar |
|
8 |
3926 90 |
Cable Ties |
Any |
Any country other than subject countries |
Chinese Taipei |
Any |
Any |
1.29 |
Kg |
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.
354/165/2008-TRU (Pt.-I)]