[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. 59/2021-Customs (ADD)
New Delhi, the 4
th
October, 2021
G.S.R. ---(E). - Whereas, in the matter of anti-dumping duty on imports of ‘Ceramic Tableware and
Kitchenware, excluding knives and toilet items’(hereinafter referred to as the subject goods) falling under
the heading 6911, 6912 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 China PR, the designated
authority, vide its final findings in notification No. 14/05/2016-DGAD, dated the 8
th
December, 2017,
published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 8
th
December, 2017, had
recommended imposition of definitive anti-dumping duty on subject goods, originating in or exported from
the China PR;
And whereas, on the basis of the aforesaid findings of the designated authority, the Central
Government had imposed anti-dumping duty on imports of subject goods, originating in or exported from
China PR, vide notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue),
No.4/2018-Customs (ADD), dated the 21
st
February, 2018, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary,
Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 179(E), dated the 21
st
February, 2018;
And whereas, the designated authority, vide notification No. 7/33/2020-DGTR, dated the 25
th
September, 2020, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1 dated the 25
th
September, 2020, in the matter of circumvention of the anti-dumping duty imposed on imports of subject
goods originating in or exported from the China PR, had initiated an investigation to determine the need
for extending the anti-dumping duty imposed on imports of subject goods, originating in or exported from
the China PR, vide notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of
Revenue), No.4/2018-Customs (ADD), dated the 21
st
February, 2018, published in the Gazette of India,
Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 179(E), dated the 21
st
February, 2018,
to the imports of subject goods falling under the heading 6911, 6912 of the First Schedule to the Customs
Tariff Act, originating in, or exported from Malaysia into India;
And whereas, the designated authority in its final findings, published vide notification
No.7/33/2020-DGTR, dated the 3
rd
August, 2021, in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1,
has come to the conclusion that-
a. there has been a change in pattern of trade in case of subject goods and there appears no
economic justification other than imposition of duties for such change in pattern of trade;
b. imports of subject goods are entering at dumped prices;
c. the import of subject goods has undermined the remedial effect of existing anti-dumping
measures on subject goods originating in or exported from China PR;
d. dumping margin is above de minimis, the commercial gain due to erosion of anti-dumping
duty on subject goods has benefitted producers or exporters by exporting subject goods;
and has recommended imposition of the existing anti-dumping duty imposed on the imports of subject
goods, originating in or exported from the China PR, vide notification of the Government of India in the
Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No.4/2018-Customs (ADD), dated the 21
st
February, 2018,
published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R.
179(E), dated the 21
st
February, 2018, on the subject goods, originating in or exported from Malaysia into
India.
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1), (1A) and (5) of section 9A
of the Customs Tariff Act, read with rule 27 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 on the subject goods, the description of which is specified in column (3) of the Table below,
specification of which is specified in column (4), falling under heading 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 (5), exported from the countries specified in the corresponding entry in
column (6), produced by the producers specified in the corresponding entry in column (7), exported by the
exporters specified in the corresponding entry in column (8) and imported into India, an anti-dumping duty
at the rate equal to the amount specified in the corresponding entry in column (9), in the currency specified
in the corresponding entry in column (11) and as per unit of measurement specified in the corresponding
entry in column (10) of the said Table, namely:-
Table
S.
No.
Sub-
Head
ing
Description of
Goods *
Specifi-
cation
Country
of origin
Country
of export
Produce
r
Exporter Amount Unit of
Measure-
ment
Currency
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11)
1 6911
and
6912
Ceramic
Tablewares and
Kitchenwares
Any Malaysia Malaysia Any Any 1.04 kg US
Dollar
2 6911
and
6912
Ceramic
Tablewares and
Kitchenwares
Any Malaysia Any Any Any 1.04 kg US
Dollar
3 6911
and
6912
Ceramic
Tablewares and
Kitchenwares
Any Any
other
than
Malaysia
and
China PR
Malaysia Any Any 1.04 kg US
Dollar
*Description of the subject goods is “Ceramic table wares and kitchen wares, excluding knives and toilet
items”. Bone china, stoneware and porcelain-ware all constitute ceramic products.
2. The anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification shall be effective from the date of
publication of this notification in the Official Gazette and will be co-terminus with the anti-dumping duty
on subject goods as levied vide aforesaid notification No.4/2018-Customs (ADD), dated the 21
st
February,
2018, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number
G.S.R. 179(E), dated the 21
st
February, 2018 (unless revoked, superseded or amended earlier), and the anti-
dumping duty shall be paid 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. CBIC-190354/188/2021-(TRU)-CBEC]
(Rajeev Ranjan)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
