[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. 58/2015-Customs (ADD)
New Delhi, the 8th December, 2015
G.S.R. (E). Whereas, in the matter of Methylene Chloride also known as Dichloromethane (hereinafter referred to as the
subject goods), falling under sub-heading 2903 12 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 the Peoples Republic of China and Russia
(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 14/33/2014-DGAD, dated the 30th
October, 2015 , has come to the conclusion that
(i) the subject goods have been exported to India from the subject countries below normal values;
(ii) the dumping margins are positive and so significant that it justifies recommendation of preliminary duty;
(iii) the domestic industry has suffered material injury on account of subject imports from the subject countries;
(iv) the material injury has been caused by the dumped imports of subject goods from the subject countries,
and has recommended imposition of provisional 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;
N ow, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (2) of section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act, read with rules
13 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 preliminary 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 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), exported by the exporters as specified in the corresponding entry in column (7), imported into India, an anti-
dumping duty at the rate equal to the amount as specified in the corresponding entry in column (8) in the currency as specified
in the corresponding entry in column (10) and as per unit of measurement as specified in the corresponding entry in column (9)
of the said Table, namely:-
Table
Sl.No.
Sub-
heading
Description of
goods
Country of origin
Country of
export
Producer Exporter AmountUnitCurrency
(1)(2)(3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8)(9)(10)
1.
2903
12
Dichloromethane
(Methylene
Chloride)
Peoples
Republic of
China
Peoples
Republic of
China
Shandong Dongyue
FluoSilicon Materials
Co., Ltd.
Shandong Dongyue
FluoSilicon Materials
Co., Ltd.
144.41MT
US
Dollar
2.
2903
12
Dichloromethane
(Methylene
Chloride)
Peoples
Republic of
China
Peoples
Republic of
China
Zhejiang Quhua
Flourchemistry Co.
Ltd
Farmasino Holding
(HK) Limited, Hong
Kong
163.70MT
US
Dollar
3.
2903
12
Dichloromethane
(Methylene
Chloride)
Peoples
Republic of
China
Peoples
Republic of
China
Zhejiang Quhua
Flourchemistry Co.
Ltd
Polychem
Corporation, Taiwan
163.70MT
US
Dollar
4.
2903
12
Dichloromethane
(Methylene
Chloride)
Peoples
Republic of
China
Peoples
Republic of
China
Zhejiang Quhua
Flourchemistry Co.
Ltd
Mercy Group Co.,
Ltd., Hong Kong
163.70MT
US
Dollar
5.
2903
12
Dichloromethane
(Methylene
Chloride)
Peoples
Republic of
China
Peoples
Republic of
China
Any combination other than Sl. No.1, 2, 3
and 4 above
232.47MT
US
Dollar
6.
2903
12
Dichloromethane
(Methylene
Chloride)
Peoples
Republic of
China
Any Any Any 232.47MT
US
Dollar
7.
2903
12
Dichloromethane
(Methylene
Chloride)
Any country
other than
subject
countries
Peoples
Republic of
China
Any Any 232.47MT
US
Dollar
8.
2903
12
Dichloromethane
(Methylene
Chloride)
Russia RussiaAny Any 194.43MT
US
Dollar
9.
2903
12
Dichloromethane
(Methylene
Chloride)
Russia Any Any Any 194.43MT
US
Dollar
10.
2903
12
Dichloromethane
(Methylene
Chloride)
Any country
other than
subject
countries
RussiaAny Any 194.43MT
US
Dollar
2. The anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification shall be effective for a period not exceeding six months (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 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.
[F.No. 354/273/2015-TRU]
(Anurag Sehgal)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
