Electrical Insulators from
China – Dumping Duty Cut in Review to US$1383/MT and $638 for Liling Huaxin Insulator Technology
[Notification No. 37/2019-Customs (ADD)
dated 14 September 2019]
G.S.R…. (E). - Whereas, the designated authority, vide notification No. 7/44/2018-
DGTR, dated the 10th
January, 2019 published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I,
Section 1, dated the 10th January, 2019,
had
initiated the 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, in the matter of continuation of anti-dumping
duty on imports of ‘Electrical Insulators of Glass or Ceramics/Porcelain, whether
assembled or unassembled’ (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods) falling under the tariff item 8546
10 00 or sub-heading 8546 20 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, originating
in, and/or exported from People’s Republic of China (hereinafter referred to as the subject
Country), imposed vide notification of the Government of India in the Ministry
of Finance
(Department of Revenue), No. 11/2015- Customs
(ADD), dated the 11th
April, 2015;
And whereas, in the matter of review of anti-dumping duty
on imports of the subject goods, originating in or
exported from the subject Country, the Designated Authority in its final findings, published vide notification No. F. No. 7/44/2018-DGTR, dated the 17th July, 2019 published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part- I, Section 1, dated the 17th
July,
2019 has come to the conclusion that: -
(i)
The product under consideration continues to be imported at the dumped prices from
the subject Country;
(ii)
The domestic
industry has suffered continued injury on account of
dumped
imports;
(iii)
The continued injury to the domestic industry
is on account of dumped imports and is likely to continue
if the anti-dumping duties from subject country cease to
exist;
(iv)
The information on record clearly shows likelihood of continuation of dumping and
injury in case the anti-dumping duty
in force is allowed
to cease at this stage;
and has recommended continued imposition of the anti-dumping duty on the subject goods, originating in or
exported from the subject country.
Now,
therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (5) of
section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act,1975 read with rules 18, 20 and 23 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 or tariff item of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act as specified in the corresponding entry in column (2), originating in the country and/or exported from the
country as specified in the corresponding entry in column (4), produced by the producers
as specified in the corresponding entry in column (5),
imported into India, an anti-dumping duty at the rate equal to the amount as specified in the corresponding entry in column (6), 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 (7) of the said Table,
namely:-
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TABLE |
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Sl. No. |
Sub- heading/ Tariff
Item |
Description
of Goods |
Country of Origin and/or Export |
Producer |
Amount |
Unit |
Currency |
|
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5) |
(6) |
(7) |
(8) |
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1. |
8546 10 00 or 8546
20 |
Electrical Insulators of Glass, or Ceramics/Porce lain, whether assembled or unassembled |
People’s Republic of China |
M/s. Liling Huaxin Insulator Technology Co.,
Ltd |
638 |
Metric Tonnes |
United States Dollar |
|
2. |
People’s Republic of China |
Any Other |
1,383 |
Metric Tonnes |
United States Dollar |
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Note: Electrical
Insulators of Glass, or Ceramics/Porcelain, whether
assembled
or unassembled, as
mentioned
in column (3) above, do
not include the following, namely:-
(i) Telephone or telegraph insulators of voltage rating up to
1 KV;
(ii) Electrical
or electronic
appliances/device insulators of voltage rating up to
1 KV;
(iii) Composite insulators;
and
(iv) Condenser bushings and transformer.
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 the purposes of 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.354/111/2014 –TRU (Pt2)]