Anti-dumping Duty on Barium Carbonate from China
Slashed by $91.18/MT in Review Findings
[Customs Notification No. 14 (ADD) dated 21st
April 2016]
Whereas,
the designated authority, vide notification No.15/27/2014-DGAD, dated
the 19th March, 2015, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I,
Section 1, had initiated a review in the matter of continuation of anti-dumping
duty on imports of Barium Carbonate (hereinafter referred to as the subject
goods) falling under tariff item 2836 60 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 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. 6/2011-Customs, dated the 7th February, 2011, published in the Gazette of
India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number
G.S.R. 69(E), dated the 7th February, 2011;
And
whereas, the Central Government had extended the anti-dumping duty on the
subject goods, originating in or exported from the subject country upto and
inclusive of the 22nd March, 2016, vide notification of the Government
of India, in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) No.
15/2015-Customs (ADD), dated the 22nd April, 2015, published in the Gazette of
India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number
G.S.R 308(E), dated the 22nd April, 2015;
And
whereas, in the matter of review of anti-dumping duty on import of the subject
goods, originating in or exported from the subject country, the designated
authority in its final findings, published vide notification No.
15/27/2014-DGAD, dated the 23rd February, 2016, in the Gazette of India,
Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, has come to the conclusion that,-
(i) there
is continued dumping of the subject goods from the subject country;
(ii) the
dumped imports from the subject country continue to cause injury to the
domestic industry;
(iii) dumping
of the subject goods from the subject country is likely to continue and
intensify, if the anti-dumping duty is revoked,
and
has recommended 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, 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 tariff item 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:-
Table |
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SNo. |
Tariff
item |
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 |
2836
60 00 |
Barium
Carbonate |
People’s
Republic of China |
People’s
Republic of China |
Hunan
Wanfeng Chemical Co. Ltd |
Hunan
Mint Imp & Exp Company Ltd. |
96.94 |
MT |
US
Dollar |
2 |
2836
60 00 |
Barium
Carbonate |
People’s
Republic of China |
People’s
Republic of China |
Any
combination other than S.No.1 above |
144.82 |
MT |
US
Dollar |
|
3 |
2836
60 00 |
Barium
Carbonate |
Any
other than People’s Republic of China |
People’s
Republic of China |
Any |
Any |
144.82 |
MT |
US
Dollar |
4 |
2836
60 00 |
Barium
Carbonate |
People’s
Republic of China |
Any
other than People’s Republic of China |
Any |
Any |
144.82 |
MT |
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 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 Act.
[F.No.354/21/2010-TRU
(Pt.-I)]