Anti-dumping Duty on Fluoroelastomers (FKM) from China Extended for Three Months to 27 Oct 2020 Pending Review

· Tariff Line 3904 90 00 Corrected as 3904 90 90

[Notification No. 19/2020 -Customs (ADD) dated 21 July 2020]

G.S.R.--(E). -Whereas, the designated authority vide initiation notification No.7/3/2020-DGTR, dated the 7th February, 2020, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 7th February, 2020, has 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) and in pursuance of 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 continuation of anti-dumping duty on imports of ‘Fluoroelastomers (FKM)’ originating in or exported from China PR, imposed vide notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) No. 6/2019-Customs (ADD), dated the 28th January, 2019, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 52(E), dated the 28th January, 2019, and has requested for extension of the said anti-dumping duty for a period of three months in terms of sub- section (5) of section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act.

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 amendments in the notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 6/2019-Customs (ADD), dated the 28th January, 2019, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 52(E), dated the 28th January, 2019, namely:-

In the said notification, -

(i) for the figures “3904 90 00” wherever they occur, the figures “3904 90 90” shall be substituted;

(ii) after paragraph 2 and before the Explanation, the following paragraph shall be inserted, namely: -

“3. Notwithstanding anything contained in paragraph 2, the anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification shall remain in force up to and inclusive of the 27th October, 2020, unless revoked, superseded or amended earlier.”.

[F. No. 354/10/2019-TRU]