[TO BE PUBLISHED IN PART II, SECTION 3, SUB-SECTION (i) OF THE GAZETTE OF
INDIA, EXTRAORDINARY]
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE)
Notification
No. 18/2017-Customs (ADD)
New Delhi, the 12
th
May, 2017
G.S.R. (E).- Whereas in the matter of „Cold-Rolled flat products of alloy or non-alloy
steel‟ (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods) falling under chapter headings 7209, 7211,
7225 or 7226 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, Japan, Korea
RP or Ukraine (hereinafter referred to as the subject countries), and imported into India, the
designated authority in its preliminary findings vide notification number 14/12/2016-DGAD,
dated the 3rd August, 2016, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1,
dated the 3rd August, 2016, and read with corrigendum dated 10th August, 2016, published in the
Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 10th August, 2016, had recommended
imposition of provisional anti-dumping duty on the imports of subject goods, originating in, or
exported from the subject countries;
And, whereas, on the basis of the aforesaid findings of the designated authority, the Central
Government had imposed provisional anti-dumping duty on the subject goods with effect from
17th August, 2016 vide notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance
(Department of Revenue), No. 45/2016-Customs (ADD), dated the 17th August, 2016, published
in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 570
(E), dated the 17th August, 2016;
And, whereas the Central Government had extended the anti-dumping duty imposed on
subject goods originating in, or exported from the subject countries vide notification No.
06/2017-Cus (ADD), dated the 7th February, 2017, published in the Gazette of India, Part II,
Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 87 (E), dated the 7th February, 2017 up to and
inclusive of 16th April, 2017;
And, whereas, the designated authority in its final findings vide notification number
14/12/2016-DGAD dated the 10th April, 2017, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary,
Part I, Section 1, dated the 10th April, 2017, while confirming the preliminary findings dated the
3rd August, 2016, read with corrigendum dated 10th August, 2016, has come to the conclusion
that–
(i) the subject goods have been exported to India from subject countries below its normal
value, thus resulting in dumping of the product;
(ii) the domestic industry has suffered material injury due to dumping of the subject goods;
(iii) the material injury has been caused by the dumped imports of the subject goods
originating in or exported from the subject countries,
and has recommended imposition of definitive anti-dumping duty on the imports of 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 definitive anti-dumping duty on the subject goods, the
description of which is specified in column (3) of the Table below, falling under chapter 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), 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 antidumping duty
at a rate which is equivalent to the difference between the amount mentioned in the corresponding
entry in column (8) and the landed value of the subject goods, provided the landed value is less
than such amount specified in column (8) , in the currency as specified in the corresponding entry
in column (10) and as per unit of measurement as specified in the corresponding entry in column
(9) of the said Table, namely:-
Table
S.
No
Chap
ter
headi
ng
Description of
Goods
Country of
Origin
Country
of
Export
Producer Exporter
Dut
y
Am
ount
Unit of
measure
ment
Curre
ncy
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)
1.
7209,
7211,
7225
or
7226
Cold rolled / cold
reduced flat steel
products of iron or
non-alloy steel or
other alloy steel, of
all widths and
thickness, not clad,
plated or coated
Korea RP
Korea
RP
M/s
Hyundai
Steel
Company
1. M/s Hyundai Steel
Company, Korea RP
2. M/s Hyundai
Corporation, Korea
RP
3. M/s. LG International
Corp, Korea RP.
4. M/s P&A
Corporation, Korea
RP
576
Metric
Ton
United
States
Dollar
2.
7209,
7211,
7225
or
7226
Cold rolled / cold
reduced flat steel
products of iron or
non-alloy steel or
other alloy steel, of
all widths and
thickness, not clad,
plated or coated
Korea RP
Korea
RP
M/s
POSCO
1. M/s POSCO, Korea
RP
2. M/s POSCO Daewoo
Corporation, Korea
RP
3. M/s LG International
Corp.,
4. M/s Hyundai
Corporation, Korea
RP
5. M/s Samsung C&T
576
Metric
Ton
United
States
Dollar
Corporation, Korea
RP
6. M/s POSCO Asia Co.
Ltd, Hong Kong
7. POSCO Processing
& Service Co., Ltd.,
Korea RP
3.
7209,
7211,
7225
or
7226
Cold rolled / cold
reduced flat steel
products of iron or
non-alloy steel or
other alloy steel, of
all widths and
thickness, not clad,
plated or coated
Korea RP
Korea
RP
M/s
Dongkuk
Industries
Co. Ltd
1. M/s Dongkuk
Industries Co. Ltd,
Korea RP
2. M/s POSCO Daewoo
Corporation, Korea
RP
3. Kowon Trading
Corp, Korea
NIL
Metric
Ton
United
States
Dollar
4.
7209,
7211,
7225
or
7226
Cold rolled / cold
reduced flat steel
products of iron or
non-alloy steel or
other alloy steel, of
all widths and
thickness, not clad,
plated or coated
Korea RP
Korea
RP
M/s
Dongkuk
Industries
Co. Ltd
1. M/s Dongkuk
Industries Co. Ltd,
Korea RP
2. M/s POSCO Daewoo
Corporation, Korea
RP
3. Kowon Trading
Corp, Korea
576
Metric
Ton
United
States
Dollar
5.
7209,
7211,
7225
or
7226
Cold rolled / cold
reduced flat steel
products of iron or
non-alloy steel or
other alloy steel, of
all widths and
thickness, not clad,
plated or coated
Korea RP
Korea
RP
Any combination other than S. No. 1,
2, 3, and 4
576
Metric
Ton
United
States
Dollar
6.
7209,
7211,
7225
or
7226
Cold rolled / cold
reduced flat steel
products of iron or
non-alloy steel or
other alloy steel, of
all widths and
thickness, not clad,
plated or coated
Korea RP
Any
country
other
than
those
subject
to anti-
dumping
duty
Any Any 576
Metric
Ton
United
States
Dollar
7.
7209,
7211,
7225
or
7226
Cold rolled / cold
reduced flat steel
products of iron or
non-alloy steel or
other alloy steel, of
all widths and
thickness, not clad,
plated or coated
Any
country
other than
those
subject to
anti-
dumping
duty
Korea
RP
Any Any 576
Metric
Ton
United
States
Dollar
8.
7209,
7211,
7225
or
7226
Cold rolled / cold
reduced flat steel
products of iron or
non-alloy steel or
other alloy steel, of
Japan Japan
JFE Steel
Corporati
on
1. JFE Shoji Trade
Corporation, Japan,
2. Honda Trading
Corporation, Japan,
3. Nissan Trading Co.
576
Metric
Ton
United
States
Dollar
all widths and
thickness, not clad,
plated or coated
Ltd,
4. Ohmi Industries Ltd,
Japan
5. Mitsui & Co. Ltd,
Japan
6. Metal One
Corporation, Japan.
9.
7209,
7211,
7225
or
7226
Cold rolled / cold
reduced flat steel
products of iron or
non-alloy steel or
other alloy steel, of
all widths and
thickness, not clad,
plated or coated
Japan Japan
M/s.
Nippon
Steel &
Sumitomo
Metal
Corporati
on
1. Honda Trading
Corporation, Japan
2. Kanematsu
Corporation Ltd,
Japan
3. Marubeni-Itochu
Steel Inc., Japan
4. Metal One
Corporation, Japan
5. Mitsui & Co. Ltd,
Japan
6. Nippon Steel
&Sumikin Bussan
Corporation, Japan
7. Sumitomo
Corporation, Japan
8. Toyota Tshusho
Corporation, Japan
576
Metric
Ton
United
States
Dollar
10.
7209,
7211,
7225
or
7226
Cold rolled / cold
reduced flat steel
products of iron or
non-alloy steel or
other alloy steel, of
all widths and
thickness, not clad,
plated or coated
Japan Japan
Any combination other than S. No. 8
and 9
576
Metric
Ton
United
States
Dollar
11.
7209,
7211,
7225
or
7226
Cold rolled / cold
reduced flat steel
products of iron or
non-alloy steel or
other alloy steel, of
all widths and
thickness, not clad,
plated or coated
Japan
Any
country
other
than
those
subject
to anti-
dumping
duty
Any Any 576
Metric
Ton
United
States
Dollar
12.
7209,
7211,
7225
or
7226
Cold rolled / cold
reduced flat steel
products of iron or
non-alloy steel or
other alloy steel, of
all widths and
thickness, not clad,
plated or coated
Any
country
other than
those
subject to
anti-
dumping
duty
Japan Any Any 576
Metric
Ton
United
States
Dollar
13. 7209, Cold rolled / cold China PR China M/s 1. M/s JiangsuShagang 576 Metric United
7211,
7225
or
7226
reduced flat steel
products of iron or
non-alloy steel or
other alloy steel, of
all widths and
thickness, not clad,
plated or coated
PR Zhangjiag
ang
Yangtze
River
Cold
Rolled
Sheet Co.,
Ltd.
International Trade
Co., Ltd., China PR,
2. M/s Xinsha
International Pte Ltd,
Singapore
3. M/s Lu Qin (Hong
Kong) Co., Ltd.,
Hong Kong
4. M/s Future Materials
Industry (Hong
Kong) Co., Ltd,
Hong Kong
Ton States
Dollar
14.
7209,
7211,
7225
or
7226
Cold rolled / cold
reduced flat steel
products of iron or
non-alloy steel or
other alloy steel, of
all widths and
thickness, not clad,
plated or coated
China PR
China
PR
Any combination other than S. No. 13
576
Metric
Ton
United
States
Dollar
15.
7209,
7211,
7225
or
7226
Cold rolled / cold
reduced flat steel
products of iron or
non-alloy steel or
other alloy steel, of
all widths and
thickness, not clad,
plated or coated
China PR
Any
country
other
than
those
subject
to anti-
dumping
duty
Any Any 576
Metric
Ton
United
States
Dollar
16.
7209,
7211,
7225
or
7226
Cold rolled / cold
reduced flat steel
products of iron or
non-alloy steel or
other alloy steel, of
all widths and
thickness, not clad,
plated or coated
Any
country
other than
those
subject to
anti-
dumping
duty
China
PR
Any Any 576
Metric
Ton
United
States
Dollar
17.
7209,
7211,
7225
or
7226
Cold rolled / cold
reduced flat steel
products of iron or
non-alloy steel or
other alloy steel, of
all widths and
thickness, not clad,
plated or coated
Ukraine Ukraine
Zaporizhst
al
Integrated
Iron and
Steel
Works
PJSC
Metinvest International
SA, Switzerland
576
Metric
Ton
United
States
Dollar
18.
7209,
7211,
7225
or
7226
Cold rolled / cold
reduced flat steel
products of iron or
non-alloy steel or
other alloy steel, of
Ukraine Ukraine
Any combination other than S. No. 17
576
Metric
Ton
United
States
Dollar
all widths and
thickness, not clad,
plated or coated
19.
7209,
7211,
7225
or
7226
Cold rolled / cold
reduced flat steel
products of iron or
non-alloy steel or
other alloy steel, of
all widths and
thickness, not clad,
plated or coated
Ukraine
Any
country
other
than
those
subject
to anti-
dumping
duty
Any Any 576
Metric
Ton
United
States
Dollar
20.
7209,
7211,
7225
or
7226
Cold rolled / cold
reduced flat steel
products of iron or
non-alloy steel or
other alloy steel, of
all widths and
thickness, not clad,
plated or coated
Any
country
other than
those
subject to
anti-
dumping
duty
Ukraine Any Any 576
Metric
Ton
United
States
Dollar
Note:
i. Nil duty, as at serial number 3 of the table above, is only applicable for following quality/grades:
(a) Micro-alloyed steels of Advanced High Strength Quality (AHSS) with minimum UTS >=
590MPa having width =< 600 mm oiled and with trimmed edges
(b) Medium and High Carbon steels with Carbon >0.15% having width =<600mm oiled and with
trimmed edges.
ii. The description of the subject goods excludes the following :
(a) Stainless Steel
(b) High Speed Steel, i.e., alloy steels containing, with or without other elements, at least two of
the three elements Molybdenum (Mo), Tungsten (W) and Vanadium (V) with a combined
content by weight of 7% or more, 0.6% or more of Carbon and 3 to 6% of Chromium.
(c) Silicon Electrical Steels confirming to Grain Oriented and Non- Grain Oriented Steels i.e.
alloy steels containing by weight, atleast 0.6% but not more than 6% of Silicon and not more
than 0.08% of Carbon. This steel may also contain by weight not more than 1% of Aluminium
but no other element in a proportion that would give the steel the characteristics of other alloy
steel.
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 imposition of the
provisional anti-dumping duty, that is, the 17th August, 2016, and shall be payable in Indian
currency:
Provided that the said anti-dumping duty shall not be levied for the period commencing
from the date of the lapse of the provisional anti-dumping duty, that is, the 17th April, 2017 upto
the preceding day of the publication of this notification in the Official Gazette.
Explanation.- For the purposes of this notification, -
(a) “landed value” of imports for the purpose of this notification means the assessable value as
determined by the customs under the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962) and includes all duties of
customs except duties levied under sections 3, 3A, 8B, 9 and 9A of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975;
(b) 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.354/128/2016-TRU]
(Mohit Tewari)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
