[ 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. 48/2015-Customs (ADD)
New Delhi, the 21
st
of October, 2015
G.S.R. (E). Whereas, the designated authority, vide notification No. 15/28/2013-DGAD, dated the 18
th
February, 2014,
published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1 dated the 19
th
February, 2014, had initiated a review in the
matter of continuation of anti-dumping duty on imports of Plain medium Density Fibre Board of thickness 6 mm and above
(hereinafter referred to as the subject goods), falling under heading 4411 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975
(51 of 1975), originating in, or exported from, the Peoples' Republic of China (in short 'China PR'), Malaysia, Thailand and Sri
Lanka (hereinafter referred to as the subject countries) , imposed vide notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of
Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 116/2009-Customs, dated the 8
th
October, 2009, published in the Gazette of India,
Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 734(E), dated the 8
th
October, 2009, and had requested for extension of
anti-dumping duty for an additional period of one year from the date of its expiry, in terms of sub-section (5) of section 9A of the
said Customs Tariff Act, pending the completion of the review;
And whereas the Central Government had extended the anti-dumping duty imposed on the subject goods originating in, or
exported from, the subject countries vide notification No. 12/2014-Customs (ADD), dated the 12
th
March, 2014, published in
the Gazette of India, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 181(E), dated the 12
th
March, 2014 up to and
inclusive of 26
th
February, 2015;
And whereas the designated authority vide notification No. 15/28/2013-DGAD, dated the 17
th
August, 2015, published in Part
I, Section 1 of the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, dated the 17
th
August, 2015 has concluded that
1. the subject goods have been exported to India from the subject countries below its associated normal value, thus,
resulting in dumping of the product. The domestic industry has suffered material injury in respect of the subject goods.
The material injury has been caused by the dumped imports from the subject countries;
2. the imposition of definitive anti-dumping duty is required to offset dumping and consequent injury. Therefore, the
designated authority considers it necessary to recommend imposition of definitive anti-dumping duty on the imports of
the subject goods originating in or exported from the subject countries;
3. having regard to the lesser duty rule followed by the designated authority, it recommends imposition of definitive anti-
dumping duty equal to the lesser of the margin of dumping and the margin of injury, so as to remove the injury to the
domestic industry,
and has recommended continuation of anti-dumping duty on imports of subject goods originating in, or exported from, the
subject countries;
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (5) of section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975
(51 of 1975) 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
findings of the designated authority, hereby imposes on the goods the description of which is specified in column (3) of the
Table below, falling under heading of the First Schedule to the said Customs Tariff Act as specified in the corresponding entry
in column (2), originating in the country specified in the corresponding entry in column (4), exported from the country specified
in the corresponding entry in column (5), produced by the producer specified in the corresponding entry in column (6) and
exported by the exporter specified in the corresponding entry in column (7), and imported into India, an anti-dumping duty at the
rate equal to the amount indicated 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.
Table
S.
No.
Chapter
heading
Description of
Goods
Country of
Origin
Country
of
Export
Producer ExporterAmount
Unit of
measurement
Currency
(1)(2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8)(9) (10)
1.4411
Plain Medium
Density Fibre Board
from 6MM and above
China PR
China
PR
Any Any 46.09Cubic Meters
United
States
Dollar
2.4411
Plain Medium
Density Fibre Board
from 6MM and above
China PR AnyAny Any 46.09Cubic Meters
United
States
Dollar
3.4411
Plain Medium
Density Fibre Board
from 6MM and above
Any country
other than
subject
countries
China
PR
Any Any 46.09Cubic Meters
United
States
Dollar
4.4411
Plain Medium
Density Fibre Board
from 6MM and above
Thailand ThailandAny Any 45.27Cubic Meters
United
States
Dollar
5.4411
Plain Medium
Density Fibre Board
from 6MM and above
Thailand AnyAny Any 45.27Cubic Meters
United
States
Dollar
6.4411
Plain Medium
Density Fibre Board
from 6MM and above
Any country
other than
subject
countries
ThailandAny Any 45.27Cubic Meters
United
States
Dollar
7.4411
Plain Medium
Density Fibre Board
from 6MM and above
Malaysia Malaysia
M/s Robin
Resources
(Malaysia) Sdn
Bhd
M/s Robin
Resources
(Malaysia) Sdn
Bhd
5.72Cubic Meters
United
States
Dollar
8.4411
Plain Medium
Density Fibre Board
from 6MM and above
Malaysia Malaysia
Any combination other than S.
No. 7 above
36.10Cubic Meters
United
States
Dollar
9.4411
Plain Medium
Density Fibre Board
from 6MM and above
Malaysia AnyAny Any 36.10Cubic Meters
United
States
Dollar
10.4411
Plain Medium
Density Fibre Board
from 6MM and above
Any country
other than
subject
countries
MalaysiaAny Any 36.10Cubic Meters
United
States
Dollar
11.4411
Plain Medium
Density Fibre Board
from 6MM and above
Sri Lanka
Sri
Lanka
M/s Merbok
MDF Lanka
(private) Ltd.
M/s Merbok
MDF Lanka
(private) Ltd.
11.83Cubic Meters
United
States
Dollar
12.4411
Plain Medium
Density Fibre Board
from 6MM and above
Sri Lanka
Sri
Lanka
Any combination other than S.
No. 11 above
26.49Cubic Meters
United
States
Dollar
13.4411
Plain Medium
Density Fibre Board
from 6MM and above
Sri Lanka AnyAny Any 26.49Cubic Meters
United
States
Dollar
14.4411
Plain Medium
Density Fibre Board
from 6MM and above
Any country
other than
subject
countries
Sri
Lanka
Sri Lanka Any 26.49Cubic Meters
United
States
Dollar
S.
No.
Chapter
heading
Description of
Goods
Country of
Origin
Country
of
Export
Producer ExporterAmount
Unit of
measurement
Currency
1. The anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification shall be effective for a period of five years (unless revoked,
amended or superseded earlier) from the date of publication of this notification in the Gazette of India 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, under section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962) and the relevant
date for 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/ 39/2009-TRU] (Pt.-I)
(Anurag Sehgal)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
