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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE)
Notification No. 17/2020-Customs (ADD)
New Delhi, the 8th July, 2020
G.S.R…. (E). - Whereas, the designated authority, vide notification No. 7/24/2019-
DGTR dated 18th December 2019, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I,
Section 1, dated the 18th December 2019, 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) falling under heading 9017 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 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. 31/2015- Customs (ADD),
dated the 9
th July, 2015, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3,
Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 549 (E), dated the 9
th July, 2015;
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. 7/24/2019-DGTR, dated the 18th June, 2020
published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part- I, Section 1, dated the 18th June, 2020
has come to the conclusion that: -
(i) there is continued dumping of the subject goods from subject country and the
imports are likely to enter the Indian market at dumped prices in the event of expiry
of duty;
(ii) the domestic industry’s performance has improved but remains vulnerable to
dumping and consequent injury;
(iii) the information on record shows likelihood of continuation/ recurrence of dumping
and injury in case the anti-dumping duty in force is allowed to cease at this stage;
(iv) there is sufficient evidence to indicate that the cessation of anti-dumping duty at this
stage will lead to continuation of dumping and recurrence of injury to the Domestic
Industry,
and has recommended continued imposition of the anti-dumping duty on imports of 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 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 and in supersession of the notification of the Government
of India, in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) No. 31/2015- Customs (ADD),
dated the 9
th July, 2015, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3,
Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 549 (E), dated the 9th July, 2015, 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 items 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), 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 as
specified in the corresponding entry in column (10) and as per unit of measurement as
specified in the corresponding entry in column (9) of the said Table, namely:-
| S.
No. |
Tariff item |
Description
of Goods |
Specification |
Country
of Origin |
Country
of
Export |
Producer |
Duty
Amount |
Unit |
Currency |
| 1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
| 1. |
9017 80 10
or 9017 90
00 |
Measuring
Tapes |
Steel Tapes
and parts and
components
thereof |
People’s
Republic
of China
|
Any
country
including
People’s
Republic
of China |
Any |
1.83 |
kg. |
US$ |
| 2. |
9017 80 10
or 9017 90
00 |
Measuring
Tapes |
Steel Tapes
and parts and
components
thereof |
Any
country
including
People’s
Republic
of China |
People’s
Republic
of China
|
Any |
1.83 |
kg. |
US$ |
| 3. |
9017 80 10
or 9017 90
00 |
Measuring
Tapes |
Fibre glass
Tapes and
parts and
components
thereof |
People’s
Republic
of China
|
Any
country
including
People’s
Republic
of China |
Any |
2.56 |
kg. |
US$ |
| 4. |
9017 80 10
or 9017 90
00 |
Measuring
Tapes |
Fibre glass
Tapes and
parts and
components
thereof |
Any
country
including
People’s
Republic
of China |
People’s
Republic
of China
|
Any |
2.56 |
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.II)]
(J.S.Kandhari)
Deputy Secretary to the Government of India
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