GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE)
Notification No. 1/2013-Customs (SG)
New Delhi, the 4th January, 2013
G.S.R. 15 (E). - Whereas, in the matter of import of Hot Rolled Flat Products of
Stainless Steel-304 grade classified within Chapter 72 of the First Schedule to
the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) (hereinafter referred to as the
Customs Tariff Act), the Director General (Safeguard), in its preliminary
findings published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3,
Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 714 (E), dated the 24th September, 2012 and
subsequent Corrigendum vide G.S.R. 825 (E) dated 12th November, 2012 and
Corrigendum-2 vide G.S.R. 841 (E) dated 23rd November, 2012 had come to the
conclusion that increased imports of Hot Rolled Flat Products of Stainless Steel
- 304 grade (upto a maximum width of 1605 mm) and encompassing all austenitic
grades having minimum Nickel (Ni) content of 6 per cent., compulsorily
containing Chromium with or without the presence of other alloying elements like
Molybdenum, Titanium etc., (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods)
falling under sub-headings 72191111, 72191112, 72191190, 72191200, 72191300,
72191400, 72192111, 72192112, 72192121, 72192122, 72192131, 72192132,72192141,
72192142, 72192190, 72192211, 72192212, 72192219, 72192291, 72192292, 72192299,
72192310, 72192320, 72192390, 72192411, 72192412, 72192413, 72192419, 72192421,
72192422, 72192423, 72192429, 72192490, 72201110, 72201121, 72201122, 72201129,
72201190, 72201210, 72201221, 72201222, 72201229, 72201290 of the Customs Tariff
Act, into India had caused and threatened to cause market disruption to the
domestic industry comprising producers of the subject goods thereby
necessitating the imposition of provisional safeguard duty on imports of the
subject goods from the Peoples Republic of China into India;
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of
section 8C of the said Act, read with rules 10 and 14 of the Customs Tariff
(Transitional Product Specific Safeguard Duty) Rules, 2002, the Central
Government after considering the said findings of the Director General
(Safeguard), hereby imposes on Hot Rolled Flat Products of Stainless Steel -304
grade (upto a maximum width of 1605 mm), and encompassing all austenitic grades
having minimum Nickel (Ni) content of 6 percent., compulsorily containing
Chromium with or without the presence of other alloying elements like
Molybdenum, Titanium etc., falling under tariff items 72191111, 72191112,
72191190, 72191200, 72191300, 72191400, 72192111, 72192112, 72192121, 72192122,
72192131, 72192132, 72192141, 72192142, 72192190, 72192211, 72192212, 72192219,
72192291, 72192292, 72192299, 72192310, 72192320, 72192390, 72192411, 72192412,
72192413, 72192419, 72192421, 72192422, 72192423, 72192429, 72192490, 72201110,
72201121, 72201122, 72201129, 72201190, 72201210, 72201221, 72201222, 72201229,
72201290 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, when imported into
India, from the People’s Republic of China, a provisional safeguard duty at the
rate of 20 percent. ad-valorem.
- The safeguard duty imposed under this notification shall be effective for a
period of 200 days (unless revoked, superseded or amended earlier) from the date
of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette.
[F No. 354/158/2012-TRU-Part I]
(Akshay Joshi)
Under Secretary to the Government of India