[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. 16/2016-Customs (ADD)
New Delhi, the dated 2
nd
May, 2016
G.S.R. (E). – Whereas, in the matter of ‘Measuring Tapes’ (hereinafter referred to as
the subject goods) falling under tariff items 9017 10 00, 9017 30 10, 9017 30 29, 9017 80 10
or 9017 80 90 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 Chinese Taipei,
Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam (hereinafter referred to as the ‘subject countries’), and
imported into India, the designated authority in its final findings published in the Gazette of
India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, vide notification No. 14/21/2014-DGAD dated the
10th March, 2016, has come to the conclusion that –
(a)there is dumping of the subject goods from the subject countries;
(b)dumped imports are causing injury to the domestic industry,
and has recommended imposition of the anti-dumping duty on the subject goods, originating
in or exported from the subject countries.
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) and sub-
section (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, specification of which is
mentioned in column (4), 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 (5), exported from the countries as specified
in the corresponding entry in column (6), produced by the producers as specified in the
corresponding entry in column (7), exported by the exporters as specified in the
corresponding entry in column (8) and imported into India, an anti-dumping duty at the rate
equal to the amount as specified in the corresponding entry in column (9) in the
currency as specified in the corresponding entry in column (11) and as per unit of
measurement as specified in the corresponding entry in column (10) of the said Table,
namely:-
Table
S.
No
.
Tariff item
Descripti
on of
goods
Speci
ficati
on
Countr
y of
origin
Countr
y of
export
Prod
ucer
Expor
ter
Duty
amo
unt
Uni
t
Curr
ency
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8)(9)(10)(11)
1
9017 10
00,
9017 30
10,
9017 30
29,
9017 80
10, or
9017 80 90
Measurin
g Tapes
Steel
Tapes
Malaysi
a
Malaysi
a
Any Any2.60kg
US
Dolla
r
2
9017 10
00,
9017 30
10,
9017 30
29,
9017 80
10, or
9017 80 90
Measurin
g Tapes
Steel
Tapes
Malaysi
a
Any Any Any2.60kg
US
Dolla
r
3
9017 10
00,
9017 30
10,
9017 30
29,
9017 80
10, or
9017 80 90
Measurin
g Tapes
Steel
Tapes
Any
Malaysi
a
Any Any2.60kg
US
Dolla
r
4
9017 10
00,
9017 30
10,
9017 30
29,
9017 80
10, or
9017 80 90
Measurin
g Tapes
Fibre
Glass
Tapes
Malaysi
a
Malaysi
a
Any Any2.79kg
US
Dolla
r
5 9017 10
00,
9017 30
10,
9017 30
29,
9017 80
10, or
Measurin
g Tapes
Fibre
Glass
Tapes
Malaysi
a
Any Any Any2.79kgUS
Dolla
r
9017 80 90
6
9017 10
00,
9017 30
10,
9017 30
29,
9017 80
10, or
9017 80 90
Measurin
g Tapes
Fibre
Glass
Tapes
Any
Malaysi
a
Any Any2.79kg
US
Dolla
r
7
9017 10
00,
9017 30
10,
9017 30
29,
9017 80
10, or
9017 80 90
Measurin
g Tapes
Steel
Tapes
TaiwanTaiwanAny Any2.84kg
US
Dolla
r
8
9017 10
00,
9017 30
10,
9017 30
29,
9017 80
10, or
9017 80 90
Measurin
g Tapes
Steel
Tapes
Taiwan Any Any Any2.84kg
US
Dolla
r
9
9017 10
00,
9017 30
10,
9017 30
29,
9017 80
10, or
9017 80 90
Measurin
g Tapes
Steel
Tapes
Any TaiwanAny Any2.84kg
US
Dolla
r
10
9017 10
00,
9017 30
10,
9017 30
29,
9017 80
10, or
9017 80 90
Measurin
g Tapes
Fibre
Glass
Tapes
TaiwanTaiwanAny Any2.86kg
US
Dolla
r
119017 10
00,
9017 30
10,
Measurin
g Tapes
Fibre
Glass
Tapes
Taiwan Any Any Any2.86kgUS
Dolla
r
9017 30
29,
9017 80
10, or
9017 80 90
12
9017 10
00,
9017 30
10,
9017 30
29,
9017 80
10, or
9017 80 90
Measurin
g Tapes
Fibre
Glass
Tapes
Any TaiwanAny Any2.86kg
US
Dolla
r
13
9017 10
00,
9017 30
10,
9017 30
29,
9017 80
10, or
9017 80 90
Measurin
g Tapes
Steel
Tapes
ThailandThailandAny Any2.96kg
US
Dolla
r
14
9017 10
00,
9017 30
10,
9017 30
29,
9017 80
10, or
9017 80 90
Measurin
g Tapes
Steel
Tapes
ThailandAny Any Any2.96kg
US
Dolla
r
159017 10
00,
9017 30
10,
9017 30
29,
9017 80
10, or
9017 80 90
Measurin
g Tapes
Steel
Tapes
Any Thailand Any Any2.96kgUS
Dolla
r
169017 10
00,
9017 30
10,
9017 30
29,
9017 80
10, or
9017 80 90
Measurin
g Tapes
Fibre
glass
tapes
ThailandThailandAny Any3.27kgUS
Dolla
r
179017 10
00,
9017 30
10,
9017 30
29,
9017 80
10, or
9017 80 90
Measurin
g Tapes
Fibre
glass
tapes
ThailandAny Any Any3.27kgUS
Dolla
r
189017 10
00,
9017 30
10,
9017 30
29,
9017 80
10, or
9017 80 90
Measurin
g Tapes
Fibre
glass
tapes
Any Thailand Any Any3.27kgUS
Dolla
r
199017 10
00,
9017 30
10,
9017 30
29,
9017 80
10, or
9017 80 90
Measurin
g Tapes
Steel
Tapes
VietnamVietnamAny Any2.77kgUS
Dolla
r
209017 10
00,
9017 30
10,
9017 30
29,
9017 80
10, or
9017 80 90
Measurin
g Tapes
Steel
Tapes
VietnamAny Any Any2.77kgUS
Dolla
r
219017 10
00,
9017 30
10,
9017 30
29,
9017 80
10, or
9017 80 90
Measurin
g Tapes
Steel
Tapes
Any VietnamAny Any2.77kgUS
Dolla
r
229017 10
00,
9017 30
10,
9017 30
Measurin
g Tapes
Fibre
glass
tapes
VietnamVietnamAny Any1.87kgUS
Dolla
r
29,
9017 80
10, or
9017 80 90
239017 10
00,
9017 30
10,
9017 30
29,
9017 80
10, or
9017 80 90
Measurin
g Tapes
Fibre
glass
tapes
VietnamAny Any Any1.87kgUS
Dolla
r
249017 10
00,
9017 30
10,
9017 30
29,
9017 80
10, or
9017 80 90
Measurin
g Tapes
Fibre
glass
tapes
Any VietnamAny Any1.87KgUS
Dolla
r
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 publication of
this notification in the Official Gazette and 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.354/30/2016-TRU]
(Anurag Sehgal)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
