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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. 13/2018-Customs (ADD)
New Delhi, the 21
st
March, 2018
G.S.R. (E). – Whereas, in the matter of import of ‘Resorcinol’ (hereinafter referred to as the
subject goods), falling under Chapter 29 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975
(51 of 1975) (hereinafter referred to as the said Customs Tariff Act), originating in, or exported
from China PR and Japan (hereinafter referred to as the subject countries) and imported into
India, the designated authority vide its final findings published in the Gazette of India,
Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, vide notification No. 14/37/2016-DGAD, dated the 4
th
January,
2018, has come to conclusion that-
(i) the product under consideration has 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 from the subject
countries;

and has recommended imposition of definitive anti-dumping duty equal to the amount
indicated in column 8 of the duty table below and the difference between the landed value per
unit of the subject goods, provided that the per unit landed value is less than the value indicated
in column 8 of the said table. The landed value of imports for the purpose of this Notification
shall be the assessable value as determined by the Customs under the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of
1962) and includes all duties of customs except duties under sections 3, 3A, 8B, 9 and 9A of the
Customs Tariff Act, 1975.
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 9A of
the said 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, on the basis of the aforesaid 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 items of the First Schedule to the said
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, a definitive anti-dumping duty as the
difference between the amount indicated in column (8) and per unit landed value of the subject
goods, per unit of measurement as specified in the corresponding entry in column (9), provided
that the per unit landed value is less than the value indicated in column (8) of the said Table:-
Table
S.
No.

Tariff
Item
Description
of goods
County
of
Origin
County
of
export
Producer Exporter Duty
Amount
in USD
UO
M
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9)
1 2907 21
00
Resorcinol China PR China
PR
Zhejiang
Hongsheng
Chemical
Co., Ltd
Zhejiang
Hongsheng
Chemical Co.,
Ltd / Amino
Chem-(HK)
Co., Ltd.
5461 MT
2 2907 21
00
Resorcinol China
PR
China
PR
Any
combination
other than
Column 1
Any
combination
other than
Column 1
5461 MT
3 2907 21
00
Resorcinol China
PR
Any Any Any 5461 MT
4 2907 21
00
Resorcinol Any China
PR
Any Any 5461 MT
5 2907 21
00
Resorcinol Japan Japan Sumitomo
Chemicals Co.
Ltd
Sumitomo
Chemicals Co.
Ltd / B.R.
Chemicals Co.
Ltd & East West
Corporation
5461 MT
6 2907 21
00
Resorcinol Japan Japan Any
combination
other than
Column 4
Any
combination
other than
Column 4
5461 MT

2. The anti-dumping duty imposed shall be effective for a period of three 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.354/254/2017 –TRU]



(Ruchi Bisht)
Under Secretary to the Government of India.














7 2907 21
00
Resorcinol Japan Any Any Any 5461 MT
8 2907 21
00
Resorcinol Any Japan Any Any 5461 MT