[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. 9/2020-Customs (ADD)
New Delhi, the 27
th
May, 2020
G.S.R…. (E). - Whereas, the designated authority, vide notification No. 7/15/2019-
DGTR, dated the 24
th
September 2019 published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I,
Section 1, dated the 24
th
September 2019, had initiated the review, in terms of sub-section (5)
of section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), (hereinafter referred to as the
Customs Tariff Act), and in pursuance of rule 23 of the Customs Tariff (Identification,
Assessment and Collection of Anti-dumping Duty on Dumped Articles and for Determination
of Injury) Rules, 1995, in the matter of continuation of anti-dumping duty on imports of
“Electronic Calculators of all types [excluding calculators with attached printers, commonly
referred to as printing calculators, calculators with ability to plot charts and graphs, commonly
referred to as graphing calculators and programmable calculators]” (hereinafter referred to as
the subject goods) falling under heading 8470 of the First Schedule to 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. 24/2015- Customs (ADD), dated the 29
th
May, 2015,
published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number
G.S.R. 437 (E), dated the 29
th
May, 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. 7/15/2019-DGTR, dated the 26
th
March, 2020
published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part- I, Section 1, dated the 26
th
March, 2020
has come to the conclusion that: -
(i) there is continued dumping of the subject goods from the subject country and the
imports are likely to enter the Indian market at dumped prices in the event of
cessation of duty;
(ii) dumped imports from subject country are causing injury to the domestic industry;
(iii) the information on record shows likelihood of continuation 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 revocation of the anti-dumping
duty at this stage will lead to continuation of dumping and 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, in order to remove injury to
the domestic industry.
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. 24/2015- Customs (ADD),
dated the 29
th
May, 2015, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3,
Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 437 (E), dated the 29
th
May, 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, falling under heading of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act as specified in
the corresponding entry in column (2), originating in the country as specified in the
corresponding entry in column (4), exported from the country as specified in the corresponding
entry in column (5), produced by the producers as specified in the corresponding entry in
column (6), an anti-dumping duty at the rate equal to the amount as indicated in the
corresponding entry in column (7), in the currency as specified in the corresponding entry in
column (8) and as per unit of measurement as specified in the corresponding entry in column
(9) of the said Table, namely:-
Table
S.
No.
Heading
Description
of Goods
Country
of
Origin
Country
of
Export
Producer
Duty
Amount
Currency Unit
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9)
1. 8470
Electronic
Calculator
People’s
Republic
of China
Any
country
including
People’s
Republic
of China
Ningbo Deli
Electronic
Development
Co., Ltd.
0.28 US Dollar
Per
Piece
2. 8470
Electronic
Calculator
People’s
Republic
of China
Any
country
including
People’s
Republic
of China
Any other
producer
except
Ningbo Deli
Electronic
Development
Co., Ltd.
1.22 US Dollar
Per
Piece
3. 8470
Electronic
Calculator
Any
country
other
People’s
Republic
of China
Any 1.22 US Dollar
Per
Piece
than
People’s
Republic
of China
Explanation. - For the purpose of this Table, “Electronic calculator”, exclude the following:
(a) Calculators with attached printers, commonly referred to as printing calculators;
(b) Calculators with ability to plot charts and graphs, commonly referred to as graphing
calculators;
(c) Programmable calculators.
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.354/165/2014 –TRU (Pt.II)]
(Gaurav Singh)
Deputy Secretary to the Government of India
