[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. 23/2017-Customs (ADD)
New Delhi, the 16
th
May, 2017
G.S.R. (E).- Whereas in the matter of „Aluminium Foil‟ (hereinafter referred to as the
subject goods) falling under chapter heading 7607 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 vide notification number 14/06/2015-DGAD, dated
the 10
th
March, 2017, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the
10
th
March, 2017, has come to the conclusion that–
(i) the subject goods have been exported to India from the subject country below normal
values;
(ii) the domestic industry has suffered material injury on account of subject imports from
subject country;
(iii)the material injury has been caused by the dumped imports of subject goods from the
subject country,
and has recommended imposition of definitive anti-dumping duty on the imports of 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 definitive anti-dumping duty on the subject goods, the
description of which is specified in column (3) of the Table below, falling under Chapter heading
of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act as specified in the corresponding entry in column
(2), originating in the country as specified in the corresponding entry in column (4), exported
from the country 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), and 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 (9) and as per unit of measurement as
specified in the corresponding entry in column (10), of the said Table, namely :-
Table
S.
No.
Sub
heading
or tariff
item
Descriptio
n of goods
Country
of origin
Country
of export
Producer Exporter Amou
nt
Curren
cy
Unit
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)
1 7607 Aluminium
Foil
China PR China PR M/s Zhejiang
Zhongjin
Aluminium
Industry Co.
Ltd
M/s Zhejiang
Zhongjin
Aluminium
Industry Co.
Ltd
1.43 United
States
Dollar
Kg
2 7607 Aluminium
Foil
China PR China PR M/s Qingdao
Loften
Aluminium
Foil Co.
Ltd.
M/s Loften
Aluminium
(Hong
Kong)
Limited
1.18 United
States
Dollar
Kg
3 7607 Aluminium
Foil
China PR China PR M/s Loften
Environment
al
Technology
Co. Ltd.
M/s Loften
Aluminium
(Hong
Kong)
Limited
1.18 United
States
Dollar
Kg
4 7607 Aluminium
Foil
China PR China PR M/s
Hangzhou
Five Star
Aluminium
Company
Limited
M/s
Hangzhou
Dingsheng
Import &
Export Co.,
Ltd.
0.69 United
States
Dollar
Kg
5 7607 Aluminium
Foil
China PR China PR M/s
Hangzhou
Five Star
Aluminium
Company
Limited
M/s
Dingsheng
Aluminium
Industries
(Hong Kong)
Trading
Company
Limited
0.69 United
States
Dollar
Kg
6 7607 Aluminium
Foil
China PR China PR M/s
Hangzhou
Five Star
Aluminium
Company
Limited
M/s Jiangsu
Dingsheng
New
Materials
Joint-Stock
Co Ltd.
0.69 United
States
Dollar
Kg
7 7607 Aluminium
Foil
China PR China PR M/s Jiangsu
Dingsheng
New
Materials
Joint-Stock
Co Ltd.
M/s
Hangzhou
Dingsheng
Import &
Export Co.,
Ltd.
0.69 United
States
Dollar
Kg
8 7607 Aluminium China PR China PR M/s Jiangsu
Dingsheng
M/s
Dingsheng
0.69 United
States
Kg
Foil New
Materials
Joint-Stock
Co Ltd.
Aluminium
Industries
(Hong Kong)
Trading
Company
Limited
Dollar
9 7607 Aluminium
Foil
China PR China PR M/s Jiangsu
Dingsheng
New
Materials
Joint-Stock
Co Ltd.
M/s Jiangsu
Dingsheng
New
Materials
Joint-Stock
Co Ltd.
0.69 United
States
Dollar
Kg
10 7607 Aluminium
Foil
China PR China PR M/s
Hangzhou
Dingsheng
Import &
Export Co.
Ltd.
M/s
Hangzhou
Dingsheng
Import &
Export Co.,
Ltd.
0.69 United
States
Dollar
Kg
11 7607 Aluminium
Foil
China PR China PR M/s
Hangzhou
Dingsheng
Import &
Export Co.
Ltd.
M/s
Dingsheng
Aluminium
Industries
(Hong Kong)
Trading
Company
Limited
0.69 United
States
Dollar
Kg
12 7607 Aluminium
Foil
China PR China PR M/s
Hangzhou
Dingsheng
Import &
Export Co.
Ltd.
M/s Jiangsu
Dingsheng
New
Materials
Joint-Stock
Co Ltd.
0.69 United
States
Dollar
Kg
13 7607 Aluminium
Foil
China PR China PR Any other combination than
S.No. 1 to 12
1.63 United
States
Dollar
Kg
14 7607 Aluminium
Foil
China PR Any Any Any 1.63 United
States
Dollar
Kg
15 7607 Aluminium
Foil
Any China PR Any Any 1.63 United
States
Dollar
Kg
Note:
„Aluminium Foil‟ for the purpose of this notification means “Aluminium Foil whether or not printed or
backed with paper, paper board, plastics or similar packing materials of a thickness ranging from 5.5
micron to 80 micron.”
The description of goods does not include the imports of the following:-
(i) Alu Alu Laminate: Alu Alu Laminate of 40 - 50 mic in AA8079 & AA8021,is a multi-layered
opaque laminate where Aluminium foil and is backed with plastic film on both side with
adhesives, for use in packing capsules/tablets.
(ii) Ultra Light Gauge Converted : Ultra Light Gauge Converted is an aluminium foil having
thickness of 5.5 mic to 7 mic which is backed with kraft paper & scrim, or glass cloth, whether
plain or printed for use in insulation, spices packing, thermal fluid lines covering and tea bags
application.
(iii) Aluminium Foil Composite: aluminium foil laminated with or backed with Kraft paper and glass
scrim or glass cloth with or without poly ethylene, whether printed or not printed. Aluminium foil
laminated with or backed with Kraft paper however is within the scope of the product under
consideration and proposed measures.
(iv) Aluminum foil for capacitors: Aluminum foil for capacitors is an Aluminum foil of 5 micron
gauge with smaller widths having 99.35% purity, for use in electrical equipment such as radios,
televisions, telephones, computers, microwave ovens, electrical welders, magnetos, electronic
testing equipment, copy machines, air conditioners, automobiles, fluorescent lights, mercury
vapour street lamps, power transmission equipment, electric motors, control units, and similar
articles.
(v) Etched or formed Aluminium Foils: Etched or formed Aluminium Foils is Aluminium Foil meant
to be used in the manufacture of Electrolytic Capacitor.
(vi) Aluminium composite panel - Aluminium composite panel is a non-aluminium core (often PE)
bonded between two thin layers of aluminium, for use in facade cladding and signage.
(vii) Clad with compatible non clad Aluminium Foil: Clad with compatible non clad Aluminium Foil
is a corrosion-resistant aluminium sheet formed from aluminium surface layers metallurgically
bonded to high-strength aluminium alloy core material for use in engine cooling and air
conditioner systems in automotive industry; such as radiator, condenser, evaporator, intercooler,
oil cooler and heater.
(viii) Aluminium Foil for beer bottle: Aluminium Foil of 10.5 micron with rough surface and
perforated whether printed or not, to be used in beer bottle.
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 payable 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 Act.
[F.No.354/200/2016-TRU]
(Mohit Tewari)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
