[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. 17/2016-Customs (ADD)
New Delhi, the 13th May, 2016
G.S.R. (E). – Whereas, the Designated Authority, vide notification No. 15/01/2015-DGAD,
dated the 27
th
March, 2015, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section
1, dated the 27
th
March, 2015, had initiated a review in the matter of continuation of anti-
dumping duty on imports of Digital Versatile Discs-Recordable (DVD-R) (hereinafter
referred to as the subject goods), falling under heading 8523 of the First Schedule to the
Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975)(hereinafter referred to as the Customs Tariff Act) and
originating in, or exported from, Vietnam and Thailand (hereinafter referred to as subject
countries), imposed vide notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance
(Department of Revenue), No. 98/2010- Customs, dated the 28th September, 2010,
published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide
number G.S.R.783(E), dated the 28th September, 2010;
And whereas, the Central Government had extended the anti-dumping duty on the
subject goods, originating in, or exported from, the subject countries, upto and inclusive of
the 11th April, 2016, vide notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Finance
(Department of Revenue) No.12/2015-Customs(ADD), dated the 11th April, 2015, published
in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R
282(E), dated the 11th April, 2015;
And whereas, in the matter of review of anti-dumping duty on import of the subject
goods, originating in or exported from the subject countries, the Designated Authority in its
final findings published vide notification No. 15/01/2015-DGAD, dated the 15
th
March, 2016,
in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 15
th
March, 2016 has come
to the conclusion that,-
(a)the domestic industry is likely to continue to suffer material injury and the injury
would intensify if the anti-dumping duty is removed;
(b)there is a need for continued imposition of the duty to protect the domestic industry
against continuation or recurrence of dumping from the subject countries and
continuation or recurrence of injury to the domestic industry;
and has recommended imposition of the definitive anti-dumping duty on all imports of the
subject goods, originating in, or exported, from the subject countries;
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) readwith
sub-section (5) of section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act read with rules 18 and 23 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 and 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, 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
Sl.
No
Tariff
headi
ng
Descr
iption
of
goods
Spec
ificat
ion
Country of
origin
Countr
y of
export
Produ
cer
Expor
ter
Duty
amo
unt
Unit
of
measu
rement
curr
ency
(1)(2)(3)(4) (5) (6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)
1.8523
Digit
al
versat
ile
Disc,
Recor
dable
DV
D-R,
DV
D+R
, or
mini
DV
D-R
Vietnam AnyAnyAny
41.3
5
Per
1000
pieces
US
Doll
ar
2.8523
Digit
al
versat
ile
Disc,
Recor
dable
DV
D-R,
DV
D+R
, or
mini
DV
D-R
Any country
other than the
subject
countries and
countries
attracting
anti-dumping
duty under
any other
notification
Vietna
m
AnyAny
41.3
5
Per
1000
pieces
US
Doll
ar
3.8523DigitDV Thailand AnyAnyAny43.7Per US
al
versat
ile
Disc,
Recor
dable
D-R,
DV
D+R
, or
mini
DV
D-R
0
1000
pieces
Doll
ar
4.8523
Digit
al
versat
ile
Disc,
Recor
dable
DV
D-R,
DV
D+R
, or
mini
DV
D-R
Any country
other than the
subject
countries and
countries
attracting
anti-dumping
duty under
any other
notification
Thailan
d
AnyAny
43.7
0
Per
1000
pieces
US
Doll
ar
2.The anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification shall be levied for a period of
five years from the date of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette 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.354/244/2009-TRU (Pt.-II)]
(Anurag Sehgal)
Under Secretary
