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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)

Notification No. 08/2021 -Customs (ADD)
New Delhi, the 19
th
February, 2021
G.S.R.---(E).- – Whereas, in the matter of “Aniline” (hereinafter referred to as the
subject goods), falling under tariff sub-heading 2921 41 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) and imported into India, the designated authority in its preliminary findings vide
notification No. 6/42/2019-DGTR, dated the 12
th
June, 2020, published in the Gazette of
India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 12
th
June, 2020, had recommended
imposition of provisional anti-dumping duty on the imports of subject goods, originating in,
or exported from the subject country.
And, whereas, on the basis of the aforesaid findings of the designated authority, the
Central Government had imposed provisional anti-dumping duty on the subject goods with
effect from 29
th
July, 2020 vide notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of
Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 20/2020-Customs (ADD), dated the 29
th
July, 2020,
published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide
number G.S.R. 474 (E), dated the 29
th
July, 2020.
And, whereas, the designated authority in its final findings vide notification No.
6/42/2019-DGTR, dated the 20
th
January, 2021, published in the Gazette of India,
Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 20
th
January, 2021, while confirming the
preliminary findings, dated the 12
th
June, 2020, has come to the conclusion that,-
(i) the product under consideration has been exported to India from the subject country
below its normal value;
(ii) the Domestic Industry has suffered material injury;
(iii)material injury has been caused by the dumped imports of subject goods 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, read with rules 18 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, 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 the tariff

sub-heading 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, an anti-dumping duty at the rate equal to the amount as specified in the
corresponding entry in column (7), in the currency as specified in the corresponding entry in
column (9) and as per unit of measurement as specified in the corresponding entry in column
(8) of the said Table, namely:-
S. No. Sub-
heading
Description Country
of origin
Country
of export
Producer Amount Unit Currency
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9)
1. 2921 41 Aniline China PR Any
country
including
China PR
Wanhua
Chemical
Group Co.,
Limited
36.90 MT US$
2. 2921 41 Aniline China PR Any
country
including
China PR
Any
combination
other than
the
combination
specified
above
121.79 MT US$
3. 2921 41 Aniline Any
country
except
China PR
China PR Any 121.79 MT US$

2. The anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification shall be levied for a period of
five years (unless revoked, superseded or amended earlier) from the date of imposition of the
provisional anti-dumping duty, that is, the 29
th
July, 2020, and shall be payable in Indian
currency:
Provided that the said anti-dumping duty shall not be levied for the period commencing from
the date of the lapse of the provisional anti-dumping duty, that is, the 29
th
January, 2021 upto
the preceding day of the publication of this notification in the Official Gazette.

Explanation.- For the purposes of this notification, rate of exchange applicable for the
purpose 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. 354/80/2020-TRU]

(Rajeev Ranjan)
Under Secretary to the Government of India.