[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. 21/2016-Customs (ADD)
New Delhi, the 31
st
May, 2016
G.S.R. (E). – Whereas, in the matter of “Methylene Chloride” also known as
“Dichloromethane” (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods), falling under tariff item 2903 12
00 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, the People’s Republic of China and Russia
(hereinafter referred to as the subject countries), and imported into India, the Designated
Authority in its preliminary findings published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I,
Section 1 vide notification No. 14/33/2014-DGAD, dated the 30th October, 2015, had
recommended imposition of provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of the subject goods,
originating in, or exported from the subject countries and imported into India;
And whereas, on the basis of the aforesaid preliminary findings of the designated authority, the
Central Government had imposed the provisional anti-dumping duty on the subject goods,
originating in, or exported from, the subject countries vide notification of the Government of India,
in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 58/2015-Customs (ADD), dated the 8th
December, 2015, published in Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) of the Gazette of India,
Extraordinary vide number G.S.R 943(E), dated the 8th December, 2015;
And whereas, the designated authority in its final findings published in the Gazette of
India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1 vide notification No. 14/33/2014-DGAD, dated the 30th
March, 2016, has come to the conclusion that-
(i) the subject goods have been exported to India from the subject countries below
normal values;
(ii) the domestic industry has suffered material injury on account of subject imports
from the subject countries;
(iii) the material injury has been caused by the dumped imports of subject goods from
the subject countries.
and has recommended imposition of the definitive anti-dumping duty on the subject goods,
originating in, or exported from, the subject countries, 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, 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 specified in the
corresponding entry in column (2), originating in the countries specified in the corresponding
entry in column (4), exported from the countries specified in the corresponding entry in column
(5), produced by the producers specified in the corresponding entry in column (6), exported by the
exporters specified in the corresponding entry in column (7), and imported into India, an anti-
dumping duty at the rate equal to the amount specified in the corresponding entry in column (8), in
the currency specified in the corresponding entry in column (10) and as per unit of measurement
specified in the corresponding entry in column (9) of the said Table, namely:-
Table
Sl.
No.
Tariff
Item
Description of
goods
Country
of origin
Country
of export
Producer Exporter Amount Unit Currency
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)
1. 2903 12
00
Dichloromethane
(Methylene
Chloride)
Peoples
Republic
of China
Peoples
Republic
of China
Shandong
Dongyue
Fluo Silicon
Materials
Co., Ltd.
Shandong
Dongyue Fluo
Silicon
Materials Co.,
Ltd.
143.71 MT US Dollar
2. 2903 12
00
Dichloromethane
(Methylene
Chloride)
Peoples
Republic
of China
Peoples
Republic
of China
Zhejiang
Quhua
Flour-
Chemistry
Co. Ltd
Zhejiang Quhua
Flour-
Chemistry Co.
Ltd/Farmasino
Holding (HK)
Limited, Hong
Kong/Polychem
Corporation,
Taiwan/Mercy
Group Co.,
Ltd., Hong
Kong
166.83 MT US Dollar
3. 2903 12
00
Dichloromethane
(Methylene
Peoples
Republic
Peoples
Republic
Shandong
Liaocheng
Shandong
Liaocheng
122.14 MT US Dollar
Chloride) of China of China Luxi Sixth
Chemical
Fertilizer
Co. Ltd.
Luxi Sixth
Chemical
Fertilizer Co.
Ltd.
4. 2903 12
00
Dichloromethane
(Methylene
Chloride)
Peoples
Republic
of China
Peoples
Republic
of China
Shandong
Liaocheng
Luxi Sixth
Chemical
Fertilizer
Co. Ltd.
Lu Xi Chemical
(Hong Kong)
Co.
Ltd., Hong
Kong
122.14 MT US Dollar
5. 2903 12
00
Dichloromethane
(Methylene
Chloride)
Peoples
Republic
of China
Peoples
Republic
of China
Shandong
Liaocheng
Luxi Sixth
Chemical
Fertilizer
Co. Ltd.
Lu Xi Chemical
(Hong Kong)
Co.
Ltd., Hong
Kong
and Tricon
Energy Ltd.,
USA/Vinmar
International
Ltd, USA/
Cosmoss VU
Ltd, Hong
Kong
122.14 MT US Dollar
6. 2903 12
00
Dichloromethane
(Methylene
Chloride)
Peoples
Republic
of China
Peoples
Republic
of China
Ningbo
Juhua
Chemical
&
Science
Co.
Ltd.
Ningbo Juhua
Chemical &
Science Co.
Ltd. / HK
Montage
International
Holding Ltd,
Hong Kong/
Farmasino
Holding
(HK) Ltd, Hong
Kong/ Tricon
Dry
Chemicals
LLC, USA
162.16 MT US Dollar
7. 2903 12
00
Dichloromethane
(Methylene
Chloride)
Peoples
Republic
of China
Peoples
Republic
of China
Any combination other than
the combinations specified
above
279.78 MT US Dollar
8. 2903 12
00
Dichloromethane
(Methylene
Chloride)
Peoples
Republic
of China
Any Any Any 279.78 MT US Dollar
9. 2903 12
00
Dichloromethane
(Methylene
Chloride)
Any
country
other than
subject
countries
Peoples
Republic
of China
Any Any 279.78 MT US Dollar
10. 2903 12 Dichloromethane
(Methylene
Chloride)
Russia Russia Any Any 219.00 MT US Dollar
11. 2903 12
00
Dichloromethane
(Methylene
Chloride)
Russia Any Any Any 219.00 MT US Dollar
12. 2903 12
00
Dichloromethane
(Methylene
Chloride)
Any
country
other than
subject
countries
Russia Any Any 219.00 MT US Dollar
2. The anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification shall be levied for a period of five
years (unless revoked, amended or superseded earlier) from the date of imposition of the
provisional anti-dumping duty, that is, the 8th December, 2015, and shall be payable in Indian
currency.
Explanation.- For the purposes of this notification, rate of exchange applicable for calculation of
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.354/273/2015-TRU]
(Anurag Sehgal)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
