Anti-dumping Duty of
US$5529/MT Imposed on Natural Mica based Pearl Industrial Pigments Excluding
Cosmetic Grade from China for Five Years
[Customs
Notification No. 47/2021 -Customs (ADD) dated 26th
August 2021]
Seeks to levy anti dumping duty on
imports of “ Natural Mica based Pearl Industrial
Pigments excluding cosmetic grade ” originating in or exported from China PR
for a period of five years.
Whereas,
in the matter of “Natural Mica based Pearl Industrial Pigments excluding cosmetic
grade” (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods), falling under tariff sub-heading
3206 11 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 China
PR (hereinafter referred to as the subject country) and imported into India, the
designated authority in its final findings vide
notification File No. 6/8/2020-DGTR, dated the 8th June, 2021, published in
the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 8th June, 2021, has come to the conclusion that-
(i)
the product under consideration has been
exported at a price below normal value, thus resulting in dumping;
(ii) the domestic industry has suffered material injury;
(ii) there
is causal link between dumping of product under consideration and injury to the
domestic industry, and has recommended imposition of 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-sections (1) and (5) of section
9A of the Customs Tariff Act, read with rules 18 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, 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, falling under the tariff 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 (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,
an 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. |
Sub-
heading |
Description |
Country
of origin |
Country
of export |
Producer |
Amount |
Unit |
Currency |
|
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5) |
(6) |
(7) |
(8) |
(9) |
|
1. |
320611 |
Natural
Mica based Pearl Industrial Pigments excluding cosmetic grade |
China
PR |
Any
country including China PR |
Nanyang
Lingbao Pearl Pigment Company Limited Materials |
2493 |
MT |
USD |
|
2. |
-do- |
-do- |
China
PR |
Any
country including China PR |
Rika
Technology Company Limited |
2023 |
MT |
USD |
|
3. |
-do- |
-do- |
China
PR |
Any
country including China PR |
Guangxi
Chesir Pearl Material Company Limited |
2813 |
MT |
USD |
|
4. |
-do- |
-do- |
China
PR |
Any
country including China PR |
Zhejiang
Ruicheng New Material Company Limited |
2674 |
MT |
USD |
|
5. |
-do- |
-do- |
China
PR |
Any
country including China PR |
Fujian
Kuncai Material Technology Company Limited |
214 |
MT |
USD |
|
6. |
-do- |
-do- |
China
PR |
Any
country including China PR |
Hebei
Oxen New Materials Co., Ltd. |
2406 |
MT |
USD |
|
7. |
-do- |
-do- |
China
PR |
Any
country including China PR |
Any
producer other than serial no 1 to 6 |
5529 |
MT |
USD |
|
8. |
-do- |
-do- |
Any
country other than China PR |
China
PR |
Any
producer |
5529 |
MT |
USD |
2. The anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification
shall be levied 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 payable in Indian currency.
Explanation.-
For the purposes of this notification, rate of exchange applicable for the purpose
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. CBIC-190354/148/2021-TRU Section-CBEC]