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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.20/2018-Customs (ADD)


New Delhi, the 10
th April, 2018

G.S.R. (E). –Whereas, in the matter of ‘Fishing Net’ (hereinafter referred to as the
subject goods) falling under tariff item 5608 11 10 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 and Bangladesh (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 No. 14/44/2016-DGAD, dated the
5
th
March, 2018, has come to the conclusion that –

(i) the subject goods have been exported to India from the subject countries below
its normal value, resulting in dumping;
(ii) the domestic industry has suffered material injury due to dumping of the
product under consideration from the subject countries;
(iii) the material injury has been caused by the dumped imports of the subject
goods from subject countries;

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 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, 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
(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 unit as specified in the corresponding entry in
column (9) of the said Table, namely:-

Table



** “Fishnet” or “Fishing Net” for the purposes of this notification means Fishnet or Fishing Nets made up of
Nylon only-whether 100% or blended, and in case of blended, it includes Fishnets or Fishing Nets containing
50% or more Nylon by weight. It does not include HDPE Fishnet or Fishing Net.

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. 354/74/2018 -TRU]

(Ruchi Bisht)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
Sl.
No.
Heading /
Sub-
Heading
Descriptio
n of Goods
Country of
Origin
Country of
Exports
Produce
r
Exporte
r
Duty
Amount
In USD
Unit of
Measure
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9)
1.
5608 11 10
Fishnet or
Fishing
Net**
China China
Chaohu
Tengda
Fishing
Gear Co.
Ltd.
Anhui
Light
Industries
Internatio
nal Co.
Ltd
1.51
Kg.
2.
5608 11 10
Fishnet or
Fishing Net China China
Any combination
other than mentioned
in (1)
2.19
Kg.
3.
5608 11 10
Fishnet or
Fishing Net
China Any Any Any 2.19
Kg.
4.
5608 11 10
Fishnet or
Fishing Net
Any China Any Any 2.19
Kg.
5.
5608 11 10
Fishnet or
Fishing Net
Bangladesh Bangladesh Any Any 2.69
Kg.
6.
5608 11 10
Fishnet or
Fishing Net
Bangladesh Any Any Any 2.69
Kg.
7.
5608 11 10
Fishnet or
Fishing Net
Any Bangladesh
Any Any 2.69
Kg.