Anti-dumping Duty on Met Coke from
Australia ($16.29/MT) and China ($25.20/MT) Imposed
· Final Findings Issued on 20.10.2016 – See DINDEX
Code 7305 for Details
[Customs Notification
No. 53 (ADD) dated 25th November 2016]
Whereas in the matter of
“Low Ash Metallurgical Coke” (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods)
falling under sub-heading 2704 00 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, Australia and People’s Republic of China
(hereinafter referred to as the subject countries), and imported into India,
the designated authority in its final findings published in the Gazette of
India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, vide notification No.14/9/2015-DGAD,
dated the 20th October, 2016, has come to the conclusion that–
(i) the dumped imports of subject goods from
subject countries increased significantly in the Period of Injury as compared
to the base year 2011-12;
(ii) the subject goods have been exported to India
from the subject countries below normal values, the dumping margins are
positive and significant; the domestic industry suffered material injury on
account of subject imports from the subject countries;
(iv) the material injury has been caused by the
dumped imports of subject goods from the subject countries, and has recommended
imposition of definitive anti-dumping duty on the subject goods, originating
in, or exported from the subject countries, 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 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 (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), 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 as per unit of measurement as specified in the corresponding entry in
column (9) of the said Table, namely:-
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Table |
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Sl.No |
Subheading |
Description of goods |
Country of origin |
Country of export |
Producer |
Exporter |
Amount |
Unit of measurement |
Currency |
|
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5) |
(6) |
(7) |
(8) |
(9) |
(10) |
|
1. |
2704 00 |
Low Ash Metallurgical Coke
excluding Metallurgical Coke with ash content in excess of 18%. |
People’s Republic of
China |
People’s Republic of
China |
Any |
Any |
25.20 |
Metric Tonne |
US Dollar |
|
2. |
2704 00 |
Low Ash Metallurgical Coke
excluding Metallurgical Coke with ash content in excess of 18%. |
People’s Republic of
China |
Any country other than
subject countries |
Any |
Any |
25.20 |
Metric Tonne |
US Dollar |
|
3. |
2704 00 |
Low Ash Metallurgical
Coke excluding Metallurgical Coke with ash content in excess of 18%. |
Any country other than
subject countries |
People’s Republic of
China |
Any |
Any |
25.20 |
Metric Tonne |
US Dollar |
|
4. |
2704 00 |
Low Ash Metallurgical
Coke excluding Metallurgical Coke with ash content in excess of 18%. |
Australia |
Australia |
Any |
Any |
16.29 |
Metric Tonne |
US Dollar |
|
5. |
2704 00 |
Low Ash Metallurgical
Coke excluding Metallurgical Coke with ash content in excess of 18%. |
Australia |
Any country other than
subject countries |
Any |
Any |
16.29 |
Metric Tonne |
US Dollar |
|
6. |
2704 00 |
Low Ash Metallurgical Coke
excluding Metallurgical Coke with ash content in excess of 18%. |
Any country other than
subject countries |
Australia |
Any |
Any |
16.29 |
Metric Tonne |
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 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.354/193/2016-TRU]