Anti-dumping
Duty of 47.15% of CIF Value on Glass Chopped Strands Mats (CSM) Exported by Asia Composite Materials
Thailand Notified
·
Glass Fibre Insulating Material from China at 20.46% to 47.15% of
CIF Value is Already on the Net by Ntfn
48/2018-Customs(ADD) dated 01.09.2016 – Circumvention Allegation this Duty Thru
Thailand, Application Upheld by DGTR
[Notification
No. 43/2018-Customs (ADD)
dated 6 September 2018]
Whereas, in the matter of review of anti-dumping
duty on import of Glass Fibre and articles thereof, falling under the heading 7019 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
(in short ‘China PR’), the designated authority, vide its
final findings in notification No. 15/04/2015 -DGAD, dated
the 6th July 2016, published in
the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section
1, dated the 6th
July 2016, had
recommended imposition of the anti-dumping duty on Glass Fibre and articles
thereof, originating in or exported from China PR.
And
whereas, on the basis of the aforesaid findings of the designated authority, the Central Government
had imposed an anti-dumping
duty on Glass Fibre and articles
thereof, originating in or exported from China PR, vide, notification of the Government of
India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No.48/2016-Customs (ADD), dated the 1st
September, 2016, published vide G.S.R. 846(E) in
the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-Section (i), dated the 1st
September, 2016;
And
whereas, the designated authority, published
vide notification
No.7/25/2017- DGAD, dated the 12th February, 2018, in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, in
the matter of circumvention of the anti-dumping duty imposed on imports
of Glass Fibre and articles thereof, had initiated an investigation
to determine the need for extending anti-dumping duty imposed on the imports of Glass Fibre and articles thereof,
originating in or exported from China PR, vide, notification of the Government of India
in the Ministry of
Finance, Department
of Revenue No.48/2016-Customs (ADD), dated the 1st September, 2016, published
vide G.S.R. 846 (E) in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-Section (i), dated the 1st
September, 2016, to the imports of Chopped
Strand
Mats or CSM (hereinafter referred
to as the ‘subject goods’) falling under the heading 7019 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, originating in, or exported from,
Thailand (hereinafter referred to as the subject country) into India.
And whereas, the designated authority
in its final findings, published vide notification
No.7/25/2017- DGAD, dated the 30th
July, 2018, in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part
I,
Section 1, has come to the conclusion that-
(a) the anti-dumping duty imposed on imports of Glass Fibre, originating and exported from China
PR vide Customs Notification No. 48/2016-Customs (ADD)
dated 1st September, 2016 was circumvented
through
exports of CSM from M/s Asia Composite Materials (Thailand) Co., Ltd, Thailand pursuant to Rule 25 (3)
of the Customs Tariff (Identification, Assessment
And Collection Of Antidumping Duty On Dumped Articles and for Determination Of Injury) Rules, 1995
Rules;
(b) CSM has been
exported
at dumped prices during the period
of investigation;
(c) CSM exports from Thailand
has undermined the existing anti-dumping
measure on Glass
Fibre,
originating and exported
from China PR vide Customs Notification No.
48/2016-Customs (ADD) dated
1st September, 2016;
and has recommended imposition of existing
anti-dumping duty imposed on the imports of Glass Fibre and articles thereof originating in or exported
from China PR, vide, notification of the Government of India in the Ministry
of Finance (Department of Revenue),
No.48/2016-Customs (ADD), dated the 1st
September, 2016, published vide G.S.R. 846 (E) in the Gazette
of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-Section
(i), dated the
1st September, 2016, on the subject goods, originating in or exported
from the subject
country;
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1), (1A) and (5) of
section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act, read with rule 27 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, the specification of which is specified in column (4), falling under heading 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 (5), exported from the countries as specified in the corresponding entry in column (6), produced by
the producers as specified in the
corresponding entry in column (7), exported by the exporters as specified in the corresponding entry in column (8), and imported into India,
an anti-dumping duty equal to the
amount
arrived at by applying the percentage indicated in the corresponding entry (9)
of the said Table, namely:-
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Table |
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Sl. No |
Heading |
Description of goods |
Specification |
Country
of
Origin |
Country
of Exports |
Producer |
Exporter |
% of CIF Value |
|
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5) |
(6) |
(7) |
(8) |
(9) |
|
1 |
7019 |
Glass Chopped Strands Mats (CSM) |
Glass Chopped Strands Mats (CSM) |
Thailand |
Thailand |
Asia Composite
Materials (Thailand) Co.,
Ltd |
Asia Composite
Materials (Thailand) Co.,
Ltd |
47.15 |
|
2 |
7019 |
Glass Chopped Strands Mats (CSM) |
Glass Chopped Strands Mats (CSM) |
Thailand |
Thailand |
Asia Composite
Materials (Thailand) Co.,
Ltd |
Any |
47.15 |
2.
This notification shall remain in force up to and inclusive of the 31st August, 2021, unless revoked earlier, from the date
of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette
and the anti-dumping duty 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, under
section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52
of 1962) and the relevant date for 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. 354/314/2018-TRU]