[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. 11/2014-Customs (ADD)
New Delhi, the 11th March, 2014
G.S.R. (E). - Whereas, in the matter of Meta Phenylene Diamine (MPDA) (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, the People's Republic of China (hereinafter referred to as the subject
country) and imported into India, the designated authority in its preliminary findings vide notification No. 14/04/2012-DGAD
dated 1
st
January, 2013, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 1
st
January, 2013, had
recommended imposition of provisional anti-dumping duty on the imports of 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
provisional anti-dumping duty on the subject goods vide notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance
(Department of Revenue), No. 2/2013 -Customs (ADD), dated 22
nd
March, 2013, published in the Gazette of India
Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R.187 (E), dated the dated 22
nd
March, 2013;
And whereas, the designated authority in its final findings vide notification No. 14/04/2012-DGAD dated 17
th
December,
2013, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 17
th
December, 2013, had come to the
conclusion that-
(a) The subject goods have been exported to India from the subject country below its normal value;
(b) The domestic industry has suffered material injury on account of subject imports from the subject country;
(c) The material injury has been caused by the dumped imports of subject imports from the subject country;
and had recommended the imposition of definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of the subject goods originating in, or
exported, from the subject country;
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, on the basis of 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 tariff item 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), and produced by the producers as specified in the corresponding entry in
column (6), and 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
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.
Table
Sl.No.Tariff Item
Description of
goods
Country of origin
Country of
export
Producer ExporterAmountUnitCurrency
(1)(2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8)(9)(10)
1
2921 51
20, 2921
51 90
Meta
Phenylene
Diamine
(MPDA)
People's
Republic of China
People's
Republic of
China
Jiangsu
Tianjiayi Chemical Co.
Ltd
Changshan
Haicheng
Chemical
Co. Ltd.
0.574Kg
US
Dollar
2
2921 51
20, 2921
51 90
Meta
Phenylene
Diamine
(MPDA)
People's
Republic
of China
People's
Republic
of China
Zhejiang
Amino-Chem
Co. Ltd
Zhejiang
Amino-
Chem
Co. Ltd
0.615Kg
US
Dollar
3
2921 51
20, 2921
51 90
Meta
Phenylene
Diamine
(MPDA)
People's
Republic of China
People's
Republic
of China
Any combination other
than
mentioned in Sl. no. 1 &
2 of above producer and
exporter
0.780 Kg
US
Dollar
4
2921 51
20, 2921
51 90
Meta
Phenylene
Diamine
(MPDA)
People's
Republic
of China
Any other than
People's
Republic
of China
Any Any 0.780Kg
US
Dollar
5
2921 51
20, 2921
51 90
Meta
Phenylene
Diamine
(MPDA)
Any other than
People's
Republic of China
People's
Republic
of China
Any Any 0.780Kg
US
Dollar
Note- MPDA is also known as m - Phenylene Diamine, 1,3- diaminobenzene, 1, 3- Benzenediamine, m-Aminoaniline, m-
Benzenediamine, m- Diaminobenzene, 1,3-Phenylenediamine, 3- Aminoaniline, m-Fenylendiamin, Phenylenediamine, and m-
Aminoaline, Phenylenediamine meta.
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, 22
nd
March, 2013
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 Customs Act.
F.No.354/26/2013-TRU
(Akshay Joshi)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
