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[TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE OF INDIA, EXTRAORDINARY, PART II, SECTION 3, SUB-SECTION
(i)]

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE)
New Delhi, the 10
th
September, 2024
NOTIFICATION
No. 04/2024-Customs (CVD)

G.S.R. (E). -Whereas, in the matter of “Welded Stainless-Steel Pipes and Tubes” (hereinafter referred to as
the subject goods) falling under tariff items 7304 11 10, 7304 11 90, 7304 41 00, 7304 51 10, 7304 90 00, 7305 11
29, 7305 90 99, 7306 11 00, 7306 21 00, 7306 29 19, 7306 30 90, 7306 40 00, 7306 50 00, 7306 61 00, 7306 69 00,
7306 90 11, 7306 90 19 and 7306 90 90 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 China PR and Vietnam (hereinafter referred to
as the subject countries), and imported into India, the designated authority in its final findings, published in the Gazette
of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1 vide notification No. 7/23/2023-DGTR, dated the 15
th
June, 2024 read with
corrigendum dated 28
th
August, 2024 has inter alia come to the conclusion that the cessation of countervailing duty
is likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of subsidisation and injury to the domestic industry and has
recommended continued imposition of countervailing duty on imports of the subject goods originating in or exported
from the subject countries;
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (6) of section 9 of the Customs
Tariff Act read with rules 20, 22 and 24 of the Customs Tariff (Identification, Assessment and Collection of
Countervailing Duty on Subsidized Articles and for Determination of Injury) Rules, 1995 and in supersession of the
notification of the Government of India, Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) No. 4/2019-Customs (CVD),
dated the 17
th
September, 2019, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i)
vide number G.S.R. 665(E), dated the 17
th
September, 2019, except as respects things done or omitted to be done
before such supersession, 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 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 (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), and imported into India, a countervailing duty at the rate specified in the
corresponding entry in column (7) of the said Table, namely:

TABLE
S.No. Tariff Item
Description of
goods
Country
of origin
Country
of export
Producer

Duty
amount as a
% of CIF
Value
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7)
1 7304 11 10
7304 11 90
7304 41 00
7304 51 10
7304 90 00
7305 11 29
7305 90 99
Welded stainless
steel pipes and
tubes
Any country
other than
China PR
China PR Any producer 29.88

7306 11 00
7306 21 00
7306 29 19
7306 30 90
7306 40 00
7306 50 00
7306 61 00
7306 69 00
7306 90 11
7306 90 19 or
7306 90 90


2


-do-


-do-
China PR
Any
country
including
China PR
Any producer 29.88


3


-do-


-do-
Vietnam
Any
country
including
Vietnam
Sonha SSP Vietnam
Sole Member
Company Limited
NIL

4

-do-

-do-
Vietnam
Any country
including
Vietnam
Steel 568 Co., Ltd

NIL

5

-do-

-do-
Vietnam
Any country
including
Vietnam
Gia Anh Hung Yen
Co., Ltd.
11.96

6

-do-

-do-
Vietnam
Any country
including
Vietnam
Any producer other
than 3 to 5 above

11.96


7


-do-


-do-
Any country
other than
Vietnam
Vietnam Any producer 11.96

Note :- The customs classification is only indicative and not binding on the scope of the product under consideration.
2. The countervailing duty imposed under this notification shall be levied 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,
(a) the rate of exchange applicable for the purposes of calculation of such countervailing 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 and,
(b) “CIF value” means the assessable value as determined under section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of
1962).
[F. No. 190354/120/2024-TRU]



(Dilmil Singh Soach)
Under Secretary to the Government of India