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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 11
th
September, 2024
NOTIFICATION
No. 05/2024-Customs (CVD)

G.S.R. (E). -Whereas, in the matter of “Atrazine Technical” (hereinafter referred to as the subject
goods) falling under tariff items 3808 91 99, 3808 93 90 or 3808 99 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 (hereinafter referred to as the subject country), 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.
7/26/2023-DGTR, dated the 14
th
June, 2024, has inter alia come to the conclusion that the cessation of
countervailing duty is likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of subsidization 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 country.
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)
number 3/2019-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. 664(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, countervailing duty of an amount as 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
3808 91 99
3808 93 90 or
3808 99 90
Atrazine
Technical*
China PR
Any country
including
China PR
Xiangshui Zhongshan
Biotechnology Co.,
Ltd.
9.28
2 -do- -do- China PR
Any country
including
China PR
Any other than the
producer at Sr. No. 1
11.94
3 -do- -do-
Any
country
China PR Any 11.94

other than
China PR
*The product is also known under the following names:
6-Chloro-N-Ethyl-N’-(1-Methylethyl)-Triazine-2,4-Diamine;
2-Chloro-4-Ethylamino-6-Isopropylamine-S-Triazine;
2-Chloro-4-(Ethylamino)-6-(Isopropylamino)-S-Triazine;
2-Chloro-4-(Ethylamino)-6-(Isopropylamino)-Triazine;
Chloro-4-(Propylamino)-6-Ethylamino-S-Triazine;
Chloro-4-(Propylamino)-6-Ethylamino-S-Triazine, etc.

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;
(b) “CIF value” means the assessable value as determined under section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52
of 1962).

[F. No. CBIC-190354/124/2024-TRU Section-CBEC]

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