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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. 21/2020-Customs (ADD)
New Delhi, the 29
th
July, 2020
G.S.R. (E). Whereas, in the matter of “Digital Offset Printing Plates”
(hereinafter referred to as the „subject goods‟), falling under sub-headings 8442 50 and tariff
items 3701 30 00, 3704 00 90, 3705 00 00, 7606 11 90, 7606 91 90, 7606 92 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 People‟s Republic of China, Japan,
Korea RP, Taiwan and Vietnam (hereinafter referred to as the „subject countries‟), and
imported into India, the designated authority in its preliminary findings published in the
Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, vide notification number 6/7/2019- DGTR
dated the 3
rd
October, 2019, had recommended imposition of provisional anti-dumping duty
on the imports of subject goods, originating in, or exported from the subject countries;
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 vide
notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue),
No. 02/2020-Customs (ADD), dated the 30
th
January, 2020, published in the Gazette of India,
Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 58 (E), dated the 30
th
January, 2020;
And, whereas, the designated authority in its final findings vide notification number
6/7/2019-DGTR dated 15
th
May, 2020, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part
I, Section 1, dated the 15
th
May, 2020, has come to the conclusion that-
(a) there is substantial increase in imports of subject goods from subject counties in
absolute terms as well as in relation to production and consumption in India;
(b) the subject goods have been exported to India from the subject countries below
normal value;
(c) the domestic industry has suffered material injury on account of subject imports
from the subject countries; and
(d) the injury has been caused by the dumped imports of the subject goods from the
subject countries,
and has recommended imposition of definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of the subject
goods, originating in, or exported from subject countries and imported into India, in order
to remove injury to the domestic industry.
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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, and in supersession of the notification of the
Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 2/2020-
Customs (ADD), dated the 30
th
January, 2020, published vide number G.S.R 58(E), dated the
30
th
January, 2020, 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 sub-heading or 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), imported into
India, an anti-dumping duty at the rate equal to the amount 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 :-
TABLE
Sl.
No
Sub-
heading/tarif
f item
Description Country
of origin
Country
of export
Producer Amount Unit Currency
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9)
1. 8442 50,
3701 30 00,
3704 00 90,
3705 00 00,
7606 11 90,
7606 91 90,
7606 92 90
Digital Offset
Printing Plates
People‟s
Republic
of China
People‟s
Republic
of China
Lucky
Huaguang
Graphics Co.
Ltd.
0.55 sqm US
Dollar
2. 8442 50,
3701 30 00,
3704 00 90,
3705 00 00,
7606 11 90,
7606 91 90,
7606 92 90
Digital Offset
Printing Plates
People‟s
Republic
of China
People‟s
Republic
of China
Kodak China
Graphic
Communication
s Co. Ltd.
Nil sqm US
Dollar
3. 8442 50,
3701 30 00,
3704 00 90,
3705 00 00,
7606 11 90,
7606 91 90,
Digital Offset
Printing Plates
People‟s
Republic
of China
People‟s
Republic
of China
Shanghai
Strong State
Printing
Equipment
Limited and
M/s. Anhui
0.60 sq
m
US
Dollar
3
7606 92 90 Strong State
Printing
Materials Ltd.
4. 8442 50,
3701 30 00,
3704 00 90,
3705 00 00,
7606 11 90,
7606 91 90,
7606 92 90
Digital Offset
Printing Plates
People‟s
Republic
of China
People‟s
Republic
of China
Fujifilm
Printing Plate
(China) Co.
Ltd.
Nil sqm US
Dollar
5. 8442 50,
3701 30 00,
3704 00 90,
3705 00 00,
7606 11 90,
7606 91 90,
7606 92 90
Digital Offset
Printing Plates
People‟s
Republic
of China
People‟s
Republic
of China
Any other
producer except
S. No. 1 to 4
mentioned
above in
column no. (6)
0.77 sqm US
Dollar
6. 8442 50,
3701 30 00,
3704 00 90,
3705 00 00,
7606 11 90,
7606 91 90,
7606 92 90
Digital Offset
Printing Plates
People‟s
Republic
of China
Any
country
other
than
People‟s
Republic
of China
Any 0.77 sqm US
Dollar
7. 8442 50,
3701 30 00,
3704 00 90,
3705 00 00,
7606 11 90,
7606 91 90,
7606 92 90
Digital Offset
Printing Plates
Korea
RP
Korea
RP
Jeil C&P Co.
Ltd.
0.15 sqm US
Dollar
8. 8442 50,
3701 30 00,
3704 00 90,
3705 00 00,
7606 11 90,
7606 91 90,
7606 92 90
Digital Offset
Printing Plates
Korea
RP
Korea
RP
Any other
producer except
Jeil C&P Co.
Ltd.
0.37 sqm US
Dollar
9. 8442 50,
3701 30 00,
3704 00 90,
3705 00 00,
7606 11 90,
Digital Offset
Printing Plates
Korea
RP
Any
country
other
than
Korea
Any 0.37 sqm US
Dollar
4
7606 91 90,
7606 92 90
RP
10. 8442 50,
3701 30 00,
3704 00 90,
3705 00 00,
7606 11 90,
7606 91 90,
7606 92 90
Digital Offset
Printing Plates
Japan Japan Fujifilm
Corporation
0.13 sqm US
Dollar
11. 8442 50,
3701 30 00,
3704 00 90,
3705 00 00,
7606 11 90,
7606 91 90,
7606 92 90
Digital Offset
Printing Plates
Japan Japan Any other
producer except
Fujifilm
Corporation
0.27 sqm US
Dollar
12. 8442 50,
3701 30 00,
3704 00 90,
3705 00 00,
7606 11 90,
7606 91 90,
7606 92 90
Digital Offset
Printing Plates
Japan Any
country
other
than
Japan
Any 0.27 sqm US
Dollar
13. 8442 50,
3701 30 00,
3704 00 90,
3705 00 00,
7606 11 90,
7606 91 90,
7606 92 90
Digital Offset
Printing Plates
Vietnam Vietnam Any 0.60 sqm US
Dollar
14. 8442 50,
3701 30 00,
3704 00 90,
3705 00 00,
7606 11 90,
7606 91 90,
7606 92 90
Digital Offset
Printing Plates
Vietnam Any
country
other
than
Vietnam
Any 0.60 sqm US
Dollar
15. 8442 50,
3701 30 00,
3704 00 90,
3705 00 00,
7606 11 90,
7606 91 90,
Digital Offset
Printing Plates
Taiwan Taiwan Any 0.41 sqm US
Dollar
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The subject goods mentioned in column (3) in the above Table does not include waterless
CtP Plates used for printing on specialised materials such as credit card, security card etc. and
not on paper.
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 aforesaid
date of imposition of the provisional anti-dumping duty, that is, the 30
th
January, 2020 and
shall be payable in Indian currency:
Explanation. - For the purposes of this notification, -
(a) “landed value” of imports means the assessable value as determined by the customs
under the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962) and includes all duties of customs except
duties levied under sections 3, 3A, 8B, 9 and 9A of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975;
(b) 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, 1962.
[F. No. 354/165/2019-TRU]
(J. S. Kandhari)
Deputy Secretary to the Government of India
7606 92 90
16. 8442 50,
3701 30 00,
3704 00 90,
3705 00 00,
7606 11 90,
7606 91 90,
7606 92 90
Digital Offset
Printing Plates
Taiwan Any
country
other
than
Taiwan
Any 0.41 sqm US
Dollar
