Preliminary Anti-dumping Duty Imposed on Ceramic Glazed Tiles from China – Foshan Excluded

Ntfn 62 Whereas, in the matter of import of
15.06.2009 ceramic glazed tiles other than vitrified
tiles where at least one of the sides (length or width) exceeds 17 inches/431.80 Millimeters (MM)/43.18 Centimeters (CM)/1.4167 feet (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods), falling under tariff item 6908 90 90 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), originating in or exported from China PR (hereinafter referred to as the subject country), the designated authority, in its preliminary findings vide notification No. 14/16/2008-DGAD, dated the 22nd April, 2009, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 27^th April, 2009 has come to the conclusion that–

(a) the subject goods have been exported to India from the subject country below its normal value;

(b) the domestic industry has suffered material injury;

(c) the injury has been caused by the dumped imports from subject country,

and has recommended imposition of provisional anti-dumping duty on all imports of subject goods originating in, or exported from, the subject country;

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 9A of the said Customs Tariff Act, read with rules 13 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, on the basis of the aforesaid preliminary findings of the designated authority, hereby imposes on the imports into India of goods, falling under tariff item of the First Schedule to the said Customs Tariff Act as specified in column (2) of the Table below, the description of which is specified in corresponding entry in column (3) of the Table, the specification of which is specified in corresponding entry in column (4), originating in the countries as specified in corresponding entry in column (5), exported from the countries as specified in the corresponding entry in column (6), produced by the producer as specified in the corresponding entry in column (7) and exported by the exporter as specified in the corresponding entry in column (8), an anti-dumping duty at the rate equal to the amount as specified in the corresponding entry in column (9), in the currency as specified in the corresponding entry in column (11) and per unit of measurement as specified in the corresponding entry in column (10) of the said Table.

Table

S.No.	Tariff Item	Description of goods	Specification	Country of origin	Country of export	Producer	Exporter	Amount	Unit of measurement	Currency
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)	(8)	(9)	(10)	(11)
1	6908 9090	Ceramic Glazed tiles other than vitrified tiles	Ceramic Glazed tiles where at least one of the sides (length or width) exceeds 17 inches/ 431.80 Millimeters (MM)/43.18 Centimeters (CM)/1.4167 feet.	China PR	China PR	Foshan New Zhong Yuan Ceramic Company Limited	Foshan Lungo Ceramics Co Limited	Nil	SQM	Rs.
							Foshan Sandebo Ceramics Co Limited
							New Zhong Yuan ceramics Import & Export Company Limited of Guangdong
							Foshan Xinyue Building Ceramic Co Limited
							Foshan Xinyue Building Ceramics Co Limited
2	-do-	-do-	-do-	China PR	China PR	Sichuwan New ZhongYuan Ceramics Co., Ltd	Sichuwan New ZhongYuan Ceramics Co., Ltd	Nil	SQM	Rs.
3	-do-	-do-	-do-	China PR	China PR	Guangdong Winto Ceramic Co. Ltd.	Guangdong Winto Ceramic Co. Ltd.	Nil	SQM	Rs.
4	-do-	-do-	-do-	China PR	China PR	Foshan Shunshui Newpearl Building	Foshan Summit Kangjian Ceramics Co. Limited	Nil	SQM	Rs.
							Foshan Newpearl Trade Company Limited
5.	-do-	-do-	-do-	China PR	China PR	Foshan Shunshui Summit Ceramic Co Limited	Foshan Summit Kangjian Ceramics Co. Limited	Nil	SQM	Rs.
							Foshan Newpearl Trade Company Limited
6.	-do-	-do-	-do-	China PR	China PR	Any other than combination at S. No. 1 to 5 above		137/-	SQM	Rs.
7	-do-	-do-	-do-	China PR	Any other than China PR	Any	Any	137/-	SQM	Rs.
8	-do-	-do-	-do-	Any other than China PR	China PR	Any	Any	137/-	SQM	Rs.

[F. No.354/117/2009-TRU]