Toluene Di-Isocyanate (TDI) from China, Japan and Korea – Final Findings
· Minor Changes in the Final Finding rates – (Korea –
$0.44/kg) and (Japan – $0.15/kg)
[Ref: Notification No.3/2018-Customs (ADD)
dated 23 January 2018]
Whereas, in the matter
of import of ‘Toluene Di-Isocyanate (TDI)’ (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods)
falling under the tariff item 2929 10 20 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 China PR, Japan and Korea RP
(hereinafter referred to as the subject countries), and imported into India, the designated
authority in its final findings vide notification
number 14/36/2016-DGAD, dated the 13th December, 2017,
published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the13th December, 2017, has
come to the conclusion
that–
(a) the product under consideration
has been exported to India
from the subject countries below
its normal value, resulting in dumping;
(b) the domestic industry has suffered material injury due to dumping of the product
under consideration
from the subject countries;
(c) the material injury has been caused by the dumped imports from the subject countries,
and, has recommended the imposition of definitive anti-dumping duty on the imports of subject
goods, originating in or exported from the subject
countries and imported into India, in order to remove
injury to the domestic industry;
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (5) of section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act, and 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
specified in the corresponding
entry in column (10)
and
per unit of measurement as specified in the corresponding entry in
column (9) of the said
Table:
Table
|
S No. |
Tariff Item |
Description
of
Goods |
Country of Origin |
Country of Export |
Producer |
Exporter |
Amount |
Unit |
currency |
|
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5) |
(6) |
(7) |
(8) |
(9) |
(10) |
|
1. |
29291020 |
Toluene di-
isocyanate |
China PR |
China PR |
Any |
Any |
0.26 |
Kg. |
US$ |
|
2. |
29291020 |
Toluene di-
isocyanate |
China PR |
Any country
other than those subject to
anti- dumping Duty |
Any |
Any |
0.26 |
Kg. |
US$ |
|
3. |
29291020 |
Toluene di-
isocyanate |
Any country
other than those subject
to anti- dumping
Duty |
China PR |
Any |
Any |
0.26 |
Kg. |
US$ |
|
4. |
29291020 |
Toluene di-
isocyanate |
Japan |
Japan |
Any |
Any |
0.15 |
Kg. |
US$ |
|
5. |
29291020 |
Toluene di-
isocyanate |
Japan |
Any country
other than those subject to
anti- dumping Duty |
Any |
Any |
0.15 |
Kg. |
US$ |
|
6. |
29291020 |
Toluene di-
isocyanate |
Any country
other than those subject
to anti- dumping
Duty |
Japan |
Any |
Any |
0.15 |
Kg. |
US$ |
|
7. |
29291020 |
Toluene di-
isocyanate |
Korea RP. |
Korea RP. |
Hanwha Chemical Corporation |
a) PP and Y International Co.
Ltd. b) Everlite Korea Co., Ltd. c) IMS Corporation |
0.22 |
Kg. |
US$ |
|
8. |
29291020 |
Toluene di-
isocyanate |
Korea RP. |
Korea RP. |
BASF Company
Ltd. |
BASF Company
Ltd. |
0.31 |
Kg. |
US$ |
|
9. |
29291020 |
Toluene di-
isocyanate |
Korea RP. |
Korea RP. |
Any combination
other than
mentioned in
Sl.
No.7 & 8 above |
0.44 |
Kg. |
US$ |
|
|
10. |
29291020 |
Toluene di-
isocyanate |
Any country
other than those subject
to anti- dumping
Duty |
Korea RP. |
Any |
Any |
0.44 |
Kg. |
US$ |
|
11. |
29291020 |
Toluene di-
isocyanate |
Korea RP. |
Any country
other than those subject to
anti- dumping Duty |
Any |
Any |
0.44 |
Kg. |
US$ |
2.
The anti-dumping duty imposed 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 payable 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.354/82/2017 –TRU (Pt-I)]