[TO BE PUBLISHED IN PART II, SECTION 3, SUB-SECTION (i) OF THE GAZETTE OF INDIA, EXTRAORDINARY]
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE)
Notification No. 28/2015-Customs (ADD)
New Delhi, the 05th June, 2015
G.S.R. (E). -Whereas, in the matter of "Hot Rolled Flat Products of Stainless Steel of ASTM Grade 304 with all its variants as
per the detailed description hereunder" (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods), falling under headings 7219 or 7220 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 People's Republic of China, the Republic of Korea and Malaysia (hereinafter referred to as the 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 number 14/30/2013-DGAD, dated the 9th March, 2015, as amended by notification
number 14/30/2013-DGAD, dated the 19th May, 2015 had come to the conclusion that -
(a) the subject goods have been exported to India from the subject countries below its associated normal value, thus,
resulting in dumping of the product;
(b) the dumping margins of the subject goods imported from the subject countries are substantial and above de-minimis
level;
(c) the domestic industry has suffered material injury and the injury has been caused to the domestic industry, both by the
volume and price effect of dumped imports of the subject goods originating in or exported from the subject countries;
And whereas, the designated authority in its aforesaid final findings, has recommended imposition of definitive 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.
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, specification of which is specified in column (4), falling under 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 (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 equal to the amount as specified in the corresponding entry in
column (9), in the currency as specified in the corresponding entry in column (11) and as per unit of measurement as specified
in the corresponding entry in column (10) of the said Table, namely:-
Table
S
No
Heading
Description
of goods
Specification
Country of
origin
Country
of export
ProducerExporter
Duty
Amount
Unit of
measurement
Currency
(1)(2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11)
1
7219 or
7220
As per the
description
given in Note
below the
Table
Width uptoand
inclusive of
1250 MM
People's Republic
of China
People's
Republic
of China
Any Any 309MT US Dollar
2
7219 or
7220
-Do- -Do-
People's Republic
of China
Any
country
other than
People's
Republic
of China
Any Any 309MT US Dollar
3
7219 or
7220
-Do- -Do-
Any country, other
than the subject
countries and the
countries
attracting anti-
dumping duty
under any other
notification
People's
Republic
of China
Any Any 309MT US Dollar
4
7219 or
7220
-Do- -Do- Malaysia MalaysiaAny Any 316MT US Dollar
5
7219 or
7220
-Do- -Do- Malaysia
Any
country
other than
Malaysia
Any Any 316MT US Dollar
6.
7219 or
7220
-Do- -Do-
Any country, other
than the subject
countries and the
countries
attracting anti-
dumping duty
under any other
notification
MalaysiaAny Any 316MT US Dollar
7
7219 or
7220
-Do- -Do- Korea RP Korea RPAny Any 180MT US Dollar
8
7219 or
7220
-Do- -Do- Korea RP
Any
country,
other than
Korea RP
Any Any 180MT US Dollar
9
7219 or
7220
-Do- -Do-
Any country, other
than the subject
countries and the
countries
attracting anti-
dumping duty
under any other
notification
Korea RPAny Any 180MT US Dollar
10
7219 or
7220
As per the
description
given in Note
below the
Table
Width above
1250 MM
and upto1650
MM
People's Republic
of China
People's
Republic
of China
Any Any 309MT US Dollar
11
7219 or
7220
-Do- -Do-
People's Republic
of China
Any
country
other than
People's
Republic
of China
Any Any 309MT US Dollar
12
7219 or
7220
-Do- -Do-
Any country, other
than the subject
countries
People's
Republic
of China
Any Any 309MT US Dollar
13
7219 or
7220
-Do- -Do- Malaysia MalaysiaAny Any 316MT US Dollar
14
7219 or
7220
-Do- -Do- Malaysia
Any
country
other than
Malaysia
Any Any 316MT US Dollar
15
7219 or
7220
-Do- -Do-
Any country, other
than the subject
countries
MalaysiaAny Any 316MT US Dollar
16
7219 or
7220
-Do- -Do- Korea RP Korea RPAny Any 180MT US Dollar
17
7219 or
7220
-Do- -Do- Korea RP
Any
country,
other than
Korea RP
Any Any 180MT US Dollar
18
7219 or
7220
-Do- -Do-
Any country, other
than the subject
countries
Korea RPAny Any 180MT US Dollar
Note: Hot Rolled austenitic stainless steel flat products; whether or not plates, sheets or coils (hot rolled Annealed and
pickled or Black) of rectangular shape; of grade either ASTM 304 or 304H or 304L or 304N or 304LN or EN 1.4311, EN
1.4301, EN1.4307 or X5CRNI1810 or X04Cr19Ni9, or equivalents thereof in any other standards such as UNS, DIN, JIS, BIS,
EN, etc.; whether or not with number one or Black finish; whether or not of quality prime or non-prime; whether or not of edge
condition with mill edge or trim edge; of thickness in the range of 1.2mm to 10.5mm in Coils and 3mm to 105mm in Plates and
Sheets; of all widths up to 1650 mm (width tolerance of +20mm for mill edge and +5mm for trim edge).
Explanation 1: Where there is overlapping of anti-dumping duty on the subject goods with respect to a subject country in
different customs notifications, the duty applicable to that subject country shall be the one imposed under the customs
notification in which the said country has been specifically mentioned under the column "Country of Origin".
Explanation 2: Notwithstanding the Explanation 1 above, in the case of imports of subject goods from Korea RP, the anti-
dumping duty recommended in the above Table will be applicable.
1. 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 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, 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.354/62/2015-TRU]
(Akshay Joshi)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
