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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. 08/2020-Customs (ADD)
New Delhi, the 19
th
May, 2020
G.S.R. (E). – Whereas, the designated authority, vide notification No.7/21/2019-DGTR, dated
the 25
th
October, 2019, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, had
initiated a review in the matter of continuation of anti-dumping duty on imports of “Sodium
citrate" (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods) falling under tariff item 2918 15 20 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 (hereinafter referred to as the
subject country), imposed vide notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry of
Finance (Department of Revenue) No. 19/2015-Customs (ADD), dated the 20
th
May 2015,
published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide
number G.S.R. 409(E), dated the 20
th
May 2015;
And whereas, in the matter of review of anti-dumping duty on import of the subject
goods, originating in or exported from the subject country, the designated authority in its final
findings, published vide notification No. 7/21/2019-DGTR, dated the 30
th
April, 2020, in the
Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, has come to the conclusion that-
i) there is continued dumping of the subject goods from subject country and the imports
are likely to enter the Indian market at dumped prices in the event of expiry of duty;
ii) the domestic industry has suffered continued injury on account of dumped imports
from the subject country;
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 revocation of the Anti-dumping duty at this
stage will lead to continuation of dumping and injury to the Domestic Industry;

and has recommended continuation of definitive anti-dumping duty, as modified therein, on
the subject goods, originating in or exported 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 23 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 tariff item 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-
Table
S.
No
Tariff
item
Description
of Goods
Country of
origin
Country
of exports
Producer Amount
Unit of
measurement
Currency
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
1
2918
15 20
Sodium
Citrate
China PR
Any
country
including
China
PR
Jiangsu
Guoxin Union
Energy Co.
Ltd.
96.05 MT US$
2 -do- -do- China PR
Any
country
including
China
PR
Any other
producer other
than serial no.
1
152.78 MT US$
3 -do- -do-
Any country
other than
China PR
China
PR
Any 152.78 MT US$
Note: The description of the goods in the Table above includes Tri Sodium Citrate, Tri
Sodium Citrate dihydrate, Sodium Citrate dihydrate, Tribasic Sodium Citrate, Sodium Citrate
Tribasic Dihydrate, Sodium Citrate Dibasic Sesquihydrate and Sodium Citrate Monobasic
Bioxtra.

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. 354/78/2015-TRU (Pt-I)]

(Gaurav Singh)
Deputy Secretary to the Government of India