Anti-dumping
Duty on Sodium Hydrosulphite from China (US$440/MT)
and Korea (US$300/MT) Notified
[Notification No.
71/2021 -Customs (ADD) dated 17th December, 2021]
Seeks to impose Anti-dumping Duty on Imports of Sodium Hydrosulphite from China PR and Korea RP
G.S.R.---(E).- Whereas, in the matter of “Sodium Hydrosulphite” (hereinafter referred to as the subject
goods), falling under headings 2831 and 2832 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 China and
Korea RP (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. 6/35/2020-DGTR,
dated the 14th September, 2021, has come to the conclusion that imposition of
anti-dumping duty is required to offset the injury to the domestic industry
caused by the dumped imports of subject goods from the subject country and has
recommended imposition of definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of the
subject goods, originating in or exported from the subject country and imported
into India;
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 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
specified in the corresponding entry in column (7), in the currency as
specified in the corresponding entry in column (8) 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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|
SNo |
Heading |
Description of goods |
Country of origin |
Country of export |
Producer |
Amount |
Currency |
Unit |
|
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5) |
(6) |
(7) |
(8) |
(9) |
|
1 |
2831
and 2832 |
Sodium
Hydrosulpite |
China
PR |
Any
country including China PR |
Any |
440 |
USD |
MT |
|
2 |
2831
and 2832 |
Sodium
Hydrosulpite |
Any
country other than China PR and Korea RP |
China
PR |
Any |
440 |
USD |
MT |
|
3 |
2831
and 2832 |
Sodium
Hydrosulpite |
Korea
RP |
Any
country including Korea RP |
Any |
300 |
USD |
MT |
|
4 |
2831
and 2832 |
Sodium
Hydrosulpite |
Any
country other than China PR and Korea RP |
Korea
RP |
Any |
300 |
USD |
MT |
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, the
rate of exchange applicable for the 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-190354/242/2021-TO(TRU-1)-CBEC]