Methylene Chloride from EU and
US to Continue under ADD for Next Five Years in Review – No Changes in Duty
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Korea Out of the Net, EU and US are on the Hook
[Customs
Notification No. 01 (ADD) dated 4th January 2019]
Whereas,
the designated authority vide notification No.7/15/2018 DGAD, dated the 3rd
May 2018, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1,
dated the 3rd May 2018, had initiated the review in term of sub-section (5) of
section 9 A 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 ‘Methylene Chloride’
(hereinafter referred to as the subject goods) falling under the tariff item of
the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, originating in or exported from
European Union and United States of America (hereinafter referred to as the
subject countries), imposed vide notification of the Government of India
in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 24/2014- Customs (ADD),
dated the 21st May, 2014, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary,
Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number
G.S.R. 347 (E), dated the 21st May, 2014 ;
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.7/15/2018-DGAD, dated the 22nd November, 2018 in
the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 22nd
November, 2018 has come to the conclusion that-
(i) there is continued dumping of
the product concerned from the subject countries, causing injury to the
domestic industry;
(ii)
price undercutting without anti-dumping duty is
positive and significant;
(iii) despite the
anti-dumping duty in force, the financial performance of the Domestic Industry
has deteriorated; during the Period of Investigation, the domestic industry has
shown negative growth in terms of the economic parameters such as production,
sales, profitability and Return on Capital Employed; the dumped imports from
European Union and United States of America continue to cause injury to the
domestic industry;
(iv) dumping of the product
under consideration from EU and USA is likely to continue/intensify should the
current anti-dumping duty be revoked,
and has
recommended the imposition of definitive anti-dumping duty on the imports of
subject goods, originating in or exported from the subject country 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, 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 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.
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Table |
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Sl. No |
Sub-heading |
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 |
2903 12 |
Dichloromethane (Methylene Chloride) |
European Union |
European Union |
M/s. Akzo Nobel Industrial Chemicals
B.V, Netherlands |
M/s. Akzo Nobel Industrial Chemicals
B.V, Netherlands |
0.32 |
Kg |
US Dollar |
|
2 |
2903 12 |
Dichloromethane (Methylene Chloride) |
European Union |
European Union |
Any producer or exporter other than combination at serial number
1 |
Any producer or exporter other than combination at serial number
1 |
0.36 |
kg |
US Dollar |
|
3 |
2903 12 |
Dichloromethane (Methylene Chloride) |
Any country other than subject countries |
European Union |
Any |
Any |
0.36 |
Kg |
US Dollar |
|
4 |
2903 12 |
Dichloromethane (Methylene Chloride) |
European Union |
Any country |
Any |
Any |
0.36 |
Kg |
US Dollar |
|
5 |
2903 12 |
Dichloromethane (Methylene Chloride) |
United States of America |
United States of America |
Any |
Any |
0.33 |
Kg |
US Dollar |
|
6 |
2903 12 |
Dichloromethane (Methylene Chloride) |
Any country other than subject countries |
United States of America |
Any |
Any |
0.33 |
Kg |
US Dollar |
|
7 |
2903 12 |
Dichloromethane (Methylene Chloride) |
United States of America |
Any country |
Any |
Any |
0.33 |
Kg |
US Dollar |
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.354/199/2013 –TRU(Pt-II)]