DMAC for Spandex Yarn Excluded from Anti-dumping Action in China, Turkey Case

[Notification No. 47/2020 -Customs (ADD) dated 15 December 2020]

Seeks to amend notification No. 12/2018-Customs (ADD) dated 20th March, 2018 imposing anti-dumping duty on imports of Dimethylacetamide originated in or exported from China PR and Turkey, to exclude goods of certain specification from the product under consideration.

G.S.R.--(E). -Whereas, the designated authority vide notification number 7/11/2019- DGTR, dated the 17th July, 2019, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 17th July, 2019, had initiated review in terms of sub-section (5) of section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) (hereinafter referred to as the Customs Tariff Act), read with rule 23 of the Customs Tariff (Identification, Assessment and Collection of Anti-dumping Duty on Dumped Articles and for Determination of Injury) Rules, 1995(hereinafter referred to as the said rules), in the matter of anti-dumping duty on imports of “Dimethylacetamide”, falling under the sub-heading 2924 19 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, originating in, or exported from China PR and Turkey, imposed vide notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) No. 12/2018-Customs(ADD), dated the 20th March, 2018, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 249(E), dated the 20th March, 2018;

And whereas, the designated authority, in its final findings in the mid-term review vide notification No. 7/11/2019-DGTR, dated the 14th October, 2020, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 14th October, 2020, has recommended that “Dimethylacetamide [N, N-Dimethylacetamide] (DMAC)” having following technical specifications, when meant for consumption in spandex yarn manufacturing, shall be excluded from the product under consideration in the final findings notification number 14/41/2016-DGAD dated the 21st February, 2018, read with the corresponding Customs notification, namely-

(i) Minimum Purity (99.9% min.) and Maximum Alkalinity level (0.003% max);

(ii) Maximum Acidity level (0.005% max);

(iii) Maximum iron ppm as (0.05);

(iv) Maximum water (0.01% max or 100 PPM);

(v) Conductivity (0.1 micro-siemens /cm max).

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 said rules, the Central Government hereby makes the following amendment in the notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) No. 12/2018-Customs (ADD), dated the 20th March, 2018, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 249(E), dated the 20th March, 2018, namely :-

In the said notification, after the Table, the following shall be inserted, namely:-

“Note- For the purpose of this Table, “Dimethylacetamide [N, N-Dimethylacetamide] (DMAC)” having following technical specifications, when meant for consumption in spandex yarn manufacturing, shall be excluded from the scope of description of goods, namely-

(i) Minimum Purity (99.9% min.) and Maximum Alkalinity level (0.003% max);

(ii) Maximum Acidity level (0.005% max);

(iii) Maximum iron ppm as (0.05);

(iv) Maximum water (0.01% max or 100 PPM);

(v) Conductivity (0.1 micro-siemens /cm max).”.

[F. No. 354/66/2018-TRU(Pt-I)]