Producer Name Change in Anti-subsidy Duty on Copper Tubes and Pipes from Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam

· Producer Name Changed to KMCT (THAILAND) CO., LTD from M/s Kobelco and Materials Copper Tubes (Thailand) Co Ltd

[Notification No. 5/2022-Customs (CVD) dated 21 December 2022]

Seeks to amend notification No. 2/2022- Customs (CVD) dated 28.04.2022 in order to change the name of the producer viz. “M/s Kobelco and Materials Copper Tubes (Thailand) Co Ltd” to “KMCT (THAILAND) CO., LTD”, in pursuance of DGTR recommendation

G.S.R ...(E).— Whereas, in the matter concerning imports of “Copper Tubes and Pipes” (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods) falling under tariff items 7411 10 00, 7411 21 00, 7411 22 00, and 7411 29 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 Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam (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. 04/10/2020- DGTR, dated the 31st January, 2022 has recommended the imposition of countervailing duty on imports of the subject goods originating in, or exported, from the subject countries.

And whereas, on the basis of the aforesaid final findings of the designated authority, the Central Government had imposed the countervailing duty on the subject goods, vide notification of the Government of India, Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 2/2022-Customs (CVD), published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 323(E), dated the 28th April, 2022;

And whereas, the designated authority, vide amendment notification No. 04/10/2020- DGTR, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 18th November, 2022, concluded that the request of KMCT (Thailand) Co., LTD. for changing name falls within the category of name change only and there is no change in the ownership in a manner that alters the basic nature of the business and recommended that the name of the producer viz. “M/s Kobelco and Materials Copper Tubes (Thailand) Co Ltd.” be amended to “KMCT (THAILAND) CO., LTD” in its final findings notification No. 04/10/2020- DGTR, dated the 31st January 2022;

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (6) of section 9 of the Customs Tariff Act read with rules 20 and 22 of the Customs Tariff (Identification, Assessment and Collection of Countervailing Duty on Subsidized Articles and for Determination of Injury) Rules, 1995, the Central Government, after considering the aforesaid notification No. 04/10/2020- DGTR , dated the 18th November, 2022, of the Designated Authority, hereby makes the following amendments in the notification of the Government of India, Ministry of Finance(Department of Revenue), No. 2/2022-Customs (CVD), published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 323(E), dated the 28th April, 2022, namely:-

In the said notification, in the Table, against serial number 4, in Column (6), for the entry, the following entry shall be substituted, namely: -

“KMCT (THAILAND) CO., LTD”.

[F. No. CBIC-190354/184/2021-TO(TRU-I)-CBEC]