[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. 9/2016-Customs (ADD)
New Delhi, the 15
th
March, 2016
G.S.R. (E).- Whereas, in the matter of imports of all kinds of plastic processing machines or injection moulding machines, also
known as injection presses, having clamping force equal to or more than 40 tonnes, and equal to or less than 3200 tonnes,
used for processing or moulding of plastic materials (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods) falling under tariff item 8477
10 00 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 Chinese Taipei, Philippines, Malaysia or Vietnam (hereinafter referred to as subject countries)
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. 14/03/2014-DGAD, dated the 7th January, 2016 has come to the conclusion that-
i. the subject goods are entering the Indian market from the subject countries at dumped prices;
ii. performance of the domestic industry has deteriorated in the current injury period due to the impact of the dumped
imports from the subject countries coupled with decline in demand in the recent years; and
iii. the injury suffered by the domestic industry is significant and material,
and has recommended the imposition of definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of the subject goods originating in, or
exported, from the subject country and imported into India, 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, 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, the specification of which is specified in column (4), 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 (5), exported from the countries as specified in the corresponding entry in column (6), produced by the producers as
specified in the corresponding entry in column (7), exported by the exporters as specified in the corresponding entry in column
(8), and imported into India, an anti-dumping duty at the rate to be worked out as percentage of the landed value of imports of
the subject goods as specified in the corresponding entry in column (9) of the said Table as, namely:-
Table
Sl.
No.
Tariff
item
Description of goods Specification
Country of
origin
Country of
export
ProducerExporter
Duty as
per
centage
of
landed
value
(1)(2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9)
1.
8477
10
00
Plastic processing
machines or Injection
moulding machines used for
processing or moulding
plastic materials
Clamping force equal to
or more than 40 tonnes
and equal to or less than
3200 tonnes
Chinese
Taipei
Chinese
Taipei
M/s Chen Hsong
Machinery
Chinese Taipei
Co Ltd
M/s Asian
Plastic
Machinery
Co Ltd
6.06%
2.-Do- -Do- -Do-
Chinese
Taipei
Chinese
Taipei
M/s Jon Wai
Machinery Works
Co Ltd
M/s Jon
Wai
Machinery
Works Co
Ltd
Nil
3. -Do- -Do- -Do-
Chinese
Taipei
Chinese
Taipei
Any combination
other than the
above
27.98%
4.-Do- -Do- -Do-
Chinese
Taipei
Any Any Any27.98%
5.-Do- -Do- -Do-
Any country
other than
the subject
countries
Chinese
Taipei
Any Any27.98%
6.-Do- -Do- -Do- Philippines Any Any Any30.85%
7.-Do- -Do- -Do-
Any country
other than
the subject
countries
Philippines Any Any30.85%
8.-Do- -Do- -Do- Malaysia Any Any Any44.74%
9.-Do- -Do- -Do-
Any country
other than
the subject
countries
Malaysia Any Any44.74%
10.-Do- -Do- -Do- Vietnam Any Any Any23.15%
11.-Do- -Do- -Do-
Any country
other than
the subject
countries
Vietnam Any Any23.15%
Note:- The following shall be excluded from the levy of anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification:-
i. Blow Moulding Machines classified under Customs Tariff sub-heading 8477 30;
ii. Vertical injection moulding machines;
iii. All electric injection moulding machines wherein the mechanical movements such as injection, mould closing, mould
opening, ejection, screw driver, etc. are controlled by independent servo motors and having digital control system and
without Hydraulic Units;
iv. Multi-colour / multi-mould machinery for making footwear, Rotary injection moulding machinery for making footwear and
footwear sole/strap/heel injection moulding machine classified under the Customs Tariff heading 8453.
2. The antidumping 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, "landed value" shall be the assessable value as determined under the
Customs Act 1962, (52 of 1962) and all duties of customs except duties levied under sections 3, 3A, 8B, 9 and 9A of the
Customs Tariff Act.
[F. No. 354/234/2015-TRU]
(K.KALIMUTHU)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
