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[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. 21/2017-Customs (ADD)

New Delhi, the 16
th May, 2017

G.S.R. (E).– Whereas, in the matter of ‘Amoxycillin’ also known as ‘Amoxycillin Trihydrate’
(hereinafter referred to as the subject goods) falling under Tariff Item 2941 10 30 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 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 14/05/2015-DGAD dated the 03
rd April,
2017, has come to the conclusion that –

(i) the presence of dumped imports in the country is suppressing the prices of the
domestic industry;
(ii) imports are undercutting the prices of the domestic industry and that the price
undercutting has led to significant increase in market share of imports and decline
in market share of the Indian industry;
(iii) material injury to the domestic industry has been caused by dumped imports;

and has recommended imposition of definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of the subject goods,
originating in, or exported from the 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 an d 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, 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 (4), and 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) 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 (10), in the unit of measure
as specified in the corresponding entry in column (9) of the said Table, namely:-

Table


* The following types of products are excluded from the scope of the subject goods:
(i) Amoxycillin Sodium Sterile and Flucloxacillin Sodium Sterile;
(ii) Amoxicillin Trihydrate Compacted Ampicillin Trihydrate Compacted;
(iii) Amoxicillin Trihydrate and Clavulanate Potassium.

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 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. 354/78/2017-TRU]

(Mohit Tiwari)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
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No.
Heading
/ Sub-
Heading
Description
of goods*
Country of
Origin
Country of
Export
Producer Exporter
Duty
Amou
nt
Unit of
measur
e
Curre
ncy
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)
1.
2941 10
30
Amoxicillin
China
PR
China
PR
North China
Pharmaceutic
al Group
Semisyntech
Co. Ltd.
(Semisyntech)
North China
Pharmaceutical
Co. Ltd.
(NCPC)
4.03 KG US$
2.
2941 10
30
Amoxicillin
China
PR
China
PR
Inner
Mongolia
Changsheng
Pharmaceutic
al
Co. Ltd.
(Changsheng)
Inner
Mongolia
Changsheng
Pharmaceutical
Co. Ltd.
(Changsheng)
3.00 KG US$
3.
2941 10
30
Amoxicillin
China
PR
China
PR
Zhuhai
United
Laboratories
Co Ltd
Zhuhai United
Laboratories Co.
Ltd

United
Laboratories
Trading Co

Team Crown
Trading Company

United
Laboratories
Inner Mangolia
2.83 KG US$
United
Laboratories
Inner
Mangolia
4.
2941 10
30
Amoxicillin
China
PR
China
PR
Any combination other than S .
No. 1 to 3
8.71 KG US$
5.
2941 10
30
Amoxicillin
China
PR
Any country
other than
China PR
Any Any 8.71 KG US$
6.
2941 10
30
Amoxicillin
Any country
other than
China PR
China
PR
Any Any 8.71 KG US$