[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. 11/2018-Customs (ADD)
New Delhi, the 20
th
March, 2018
G.S.R. (E).- Whereas, in the matter of import of ‘Melamine’ (hereinafter referred to as the
subject goods), falling under tariff item 2933 61 00 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff
Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), originating in or exported from China PR (hereinafter referred to as
the subject country), the designated authority, vide its final findings in the second sunset review
notification No.15/17/2014-DGAD, dated the 5
th
December, 2015, published in the Gazette of
India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 5
th
December, 2015, had come to the
conclusion that –
(i) there is continued dumping of the subject goods from the subject country;
(ii) these dumped imports continue to cause injury to the domestic industry;
(iii) in the event of revocation or cessation of anti-dumping duties, dumping of subject goods
from subject country and injury to domestic market is likely to continue or intensify,
and had recommended continued imposition of definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of the
subject goods originating in, or exported from, the subject country.
And Whereas, on the basis of the aforesaid findings of the designated authority, the
Central Government had imposed an anti-dumping duty on the subject goods, vide, notification
of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No.2/2016-
Customs (ADD), dated the 28
th
January, 2016, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary,
Part II, Section 3, Sub-Section (i), vide number G.S.R. 122 (E) dated the 28
th
January, 2016;
And Whereas, M/s. Kuitun Jinjiang Chemical Industries Co. Ltd. (producer) through
Foshan Kaisino Building Material Co. Ltd. (exporter) have requested for review in terms of
rule 22 of the Customs Tariff (Identification, Assessment and Collection of Anti-dumping Duty
on Dumped Articles and for Determination of Injury) Rules, 1995, in respect of exports of the
subject goods made by them, and the designated authority, vide new shipper review notification
No.7/11/2017-DGAD, dated 1
st
January, 2018, published in the Gazette of India,
Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 1
st
January, 2018, has recommended provisional
assessment of all exports of the subject goods made by the above stated party till the completion
of the review by it;
Now therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-rule (2) of rule 22 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 recommendation of the designated authority, hereby orders that
pending the outcome of the said review by the designated authority, the subject goods, when
originating in or exported from the subject country by M/s. M/s. Kuitun Jinjiang Chemical
Industries Co. Ltd. (producer) through Foshan Kaisino Building Material Co. Ltd. (exporter)
and imported into India, shall be subjected to provisional assessment till the review is
completed.
2. The provisional assessment may be subject to such security or guarantee as the proper
officer of customs deems fit for payment of the deficiency, if any, in case a definitive
antidumping duty is imposed retrospectively, on completion of investigation by the designated
authority.
3. In case of recommendation of anti-dumping duty after completion of the said review
by the designated authority, the importer shall be liable to pay the amount of such anti-dumping
duty recommended on review and imposed on all imports of subject goods when originating in
or exported from the subject country by M/s. Kuitun Jinjiang Chemical Industries Co. Ltd.
(producer) through Foshan Kaisino Building Material Co. Ltd. (exporter) and imported into
India, from the date of initiation of the said review.
[F.No.354/319/2011-TRU (Pt.-II)]
(Ruchi Bisht)
Under Secretary to the Government of India