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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. 32/2018-Customs (ADD)
New Delhi, the 1
st
June, 2018
G.S.R…. (E). - Whereas, the designated authority vide notification No.15/24/2016
DGAD , dated the 25
th
April, 2017 published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I,
Section 1, dated the 25
th
April, 2017, had initiated the sunset review in term of sub-section (5)
of section 9 A of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), (hereinafter referred to as the
Customs Tariff Act), and in pursuance of rule 23 of the Customs Tariff (Identification,
Assessment and Collection of Anti-dumping Duty on Dumped Articles and for Determination
of Injury) Rules, 1995, in the matter of continuation of anti-dumping duty on imports of
‘Digital Offset Printing Plates’ (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods), originating in, or
exported from originating in or exported from China PR (hereinafter referred to as the subject
country), imposed vide notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance
(Department of Revenue), No. 51/2012- Customs (ADD), dated the 3
rd
December, 2012;
And whereas, the Central Government had extended the period of imposition of anti-
dumping duty on the subject goods, originating in or exported from the subject countries up to
and inclusive of the 3
rd
June, 2018 vide notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry
of Finance (Department of Revenue) No. 24/2017-Customs (ADD), dated the 2
nd
June, 2017,
published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number
G.S.R. 549(E), dated the 25
th
April, 2017;
And whereas, in the matter of review of anti-dumping duty on imports of the subject
goods, originating in or exported from the subject country, the Designated Authority in its final
findings, published vide notification No. F. No. 15/24/2016/DGAD, dated the 23
rd
April, 2018
published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 23
rd
April, 2018,
has come to the conclusion that:
(i) The financial and economic parameters of Domestic Industry (both volume and
price) are stable and not evidencing deterioration requiring continuous of Anti-
Dumping Duty.

(ii) The ‘MOU’ signed by the Domestic Industry with the user association/user industry
have led to mitigation of likely injury due to unfair trade.
(iii) The prices agreed under MOU and actually realized by Domestic Industry during
Period of Injury and post Period of Injury do not establish price underselling.
(iv) The price trends of cooperating exporters and the import trend do not indicate a
likelihood of recurrence of injury to Domestic Industry if Anti-Dumping Duty is
withdrawn.
(v) Non realization of full prices in accordance with the provisions of the MoU by the
petitioner is the primary reason for non-mitigation of injury that has been noted on
account of product underselling for UV-CTP plates due to leakages emanating from
mis-declaration of product description during custom clearance;
and has concluded that continuance of Anti-Dumping duty is not warranted on any of the three
categories of product and has recommended discontinuance of existing Anti-Dumping Duty on
imports of the ‘Digital Offset Printing Plates’ originating in or exported from China PR in
accordance with clause (b) of Rule 14 of the Customs Tariff (Identification, Assessment and
Collection of Anti-dumping Duty on Dumped Articles and for Determination of Injury) Rules,
1995.
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, 20 and 23 of the
Customs Tariff (Identification, Assessment and Collection of Antidumping Duty on Dumped
Articles and for Determination of Injury) Rules, 1995, the Central Government hereby rescinds
the notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Finance (Department of
Revenue) No. 51/2012- Customs (ADD), dated the 3
rd
December, 2012, published in the
Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 874 (E),
dated the 3
rd
December, 2012, except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such
rescission.
[F. No. 354/45/2012 –TRU (Pt. III)]

(Gunjan Kumar Verma)
Under Secretary to the Government of India