Anti-dumping Duty on Synthetic Grade Zeolite 4A from Iran (US$ 179.96 per MT) and Thailand (US$92.55 per MT) on Complaint of Gujarat Credo Mineral Industries

[Notification No. 14/2023-Customs (ADD) dated 11 December, 2023]

Seeks to levy anti-dumping duty on Synthetic Grade Zeolite 4A imported from Thailand and Iran for 5 years pursuant to Final Findings issued by DGTR.

G.S.R.---(E).- Whereas, in the matter of “Synthetic Grade Zeolite 4A” (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods), falling under tariff items 2842 90 90, 2826 90 00, 2839 90 90 and 2842 10 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 the Iran and Thailand (hereinafter referred to as the subject countries) and imported into India, the designated authority in its final findings, vide notification F. No. 6/5/2022-DGTR, dated the 29th September, 2023, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 29th September, 2023, has come to the conclusion inter alia that-

(i) the product under consideration has been exported to India at a price below normal value, thus resulting in dumping;

(ii) the imports from the subject countries have increased in absolute as well as relative terms throughout the injury investigation period;

(iii) the landed value of imports of the subject goods from subject countries is much below the non- injurious price of the domestic industry indicating significant injury margin/price underselling,

and has recommended imposition of anti-dumping duty on imports of the 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 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 the 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), and imported into India, an anti-dumping duty at the rate equal to the amount as specified in the corresponding entry in column (7), in the currency as specified in the corresponding entry in column (9) and as per unit of measurement as specified in the corresponding entry in column (8) of the said Table, namely :-

Table

S.No.	Heading	Description	Country of Origin	Country of Export	Producer	Amount	Unit	Currency
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)	(8)	(9)
1	28429090 28269000 28399090 28421000	Synthetic Grade Zeolite 4A	Thailand	Any country including Thailand	PQ Chemicals (Thailand) Ltd.	54.09	MT	USD
2	-do-	-do-	Thailand	Any country including Thailand	Any other than Row (1)	92.55	MT	USD
3	-do-	-do-	Any country other than	Thailand	Any	92.55	MT	USD
			Thailand and Iran
4	-do-	-do-	Iran	Iran	Any	179.96	MT	USD
5	-do-	-do-	Iran	Any other than Iran	Any	179.96	MT	USD
6	-do-	-do-	Any country other than Iran and Thailand	Iran	Any	179.96	MT	USD

Note: The customs authorities may verify the origin of subject goods in case imports are reported as originating in United Arab Emirates.

2. The anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification shall be levied 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 purpose 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. CBIC-190354/220/2023-TRU]