GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE)
Notification No. 31/2015-Customs (ADD)
New Delhi, the 9th July, 2015
G.S.R. (E). – Whereas, the designated authority, vide notification No.
15/9/2014-DGAD, dated 9 th May 2014, published in the Gazette of India,
Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, had initiated a review in the matter of
continuation of anti-dumping duty on imports of steel and fibre glass measuring
tapes and their parts and components (hereinafter referred to as the subject
goods), originating in or exported from the People’s Republic of China
(hereinafter referred to as the subject country), imposed vide notification of
the Government of India, in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue)
No.
49/2009- Customs, 15th May, 2009, published in the Gazette of India,
Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 336(E),
dated the 15th May, 2009;
And whereas, the Central Government had extended the anti-dumping duty on the
subject goods, originating in or exported from the subject country upto and
inclusive of the 14th May, 2015, vide notification of the Government of India,
in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue)
No. 29/2014-Customs (ADD),
dated the 4th July, 2014, published in Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) of
the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide number G.S.R 432(E), dated the 4th
July, 2014;
And whereas, in the matter of review of anti-dumping duty on import of the
subject goods, originating in or exported from the subject country, the
designated authority in its final findings vide notification No. 15/9/2014-DGAD,
dated the 5th May, 2015, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part
I, Section 1, dated the 6th May, 2015 has come to the conclusion that-
- there is continued dumping of the subject goods from the subject country;
- dumped imports of subject goods are causing injury to the domestic industry;
- the dumping of subject goods and injury to the domestic industry is likely
to
continue if the anti-dumping duty is revoked;
- continuation of definitive anti-dumping duty on all imports of the subject
goods from the subject country is necessary in order to remove likely injury to
the domestic industry;
and has recommended imposition of the anti-dumping duty on the subject goods,
originating in or exported from the subject country.
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and
(5) of section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) read with rules
18 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, specification of which
is specified in column (4), 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
(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), imported into India, an antidumping 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 as per unit of
measurement as specified in the corresponding entry in column (10) of the said
Table, namely:-
Table
| S. N o. |
Tariff item |
Descri ption of goods |
Specificati on |
Country of Origin |
Country of Exports |
Producer |
Exporter |
Duty Amount |
Unit |
Currency |
| (1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5) |
(6) |
(7) |
(8) |
(9) |
(10) |
(11) |
| 1. |
9017
80 10
or
9017
90 00 |
Measur
ing
Tapes |
Steel Tapes
and parts and
components
there of |
People’s
Republic
of China |
People’s
Republic
of China |
Any |
Any |
2.83 |
kg |
US$ |
| 2. |
9017
80 10
or
9017
90 00 |
Measur
ing
Tapes |
Steel Tapes
and parts and
components
there of |
People’s
Republic
of China |
Any
country
other
than
People’s
Republic
of China |
Any |
Any |
2.83 |
kg
|
US$ |
| 3. |
9017
80 10
or
9017
90 00 |
Measur
ing
Tapes
|
Steel Tapes
and parts and
components
there of |
Any
country
other
than
People’s
Republic
of China |
People’s
Republic
of China |
Any |
Any |
2.83 |
kg |
US$ |
| 4. |
9017
80 10
or
9017
90 00 |
Measur
ing
Tapes |
Fibre
glass
Tapes and
parts and
compone
nts
there of |
People’s
Republic
of China |
People’s
Republic
of China |
Any |
Any |
1.33 |
kg |
US$ |
| 5. |
9017
80 10
or
9017
90 00 |
Measur
ing
Tapes
|
Fibre
glass
Tapes and
parts and
compone
nts
there of |
People’s
Republic
of China
|
Any
country
other
than
People’s
Republic
of China |
Any |
Any |
1.33 |
kg |
US$ |
| 6. |
9017
80 10
or
9017
90 00 |
Measur
ing
Tapes |
Fibre
glass
Tapes and
parts and
compone
nts
there of |
Any
country
other
than
People’s
Republic
of China |
People’s
Republic
of China |
Any |
Any |
1.33 |
kg |
US$ |
2. The anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification 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 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, 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.354/102/2009-TRU(Pt.-I)]
(Akshay Joshi)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
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