[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. 21/2021-Customs (ADD)
New Delhi, the 12
th
April, 2021
G.S.R. ---(E). - Whereas, the designated authority, vide notification No. 7/29/2020-DGTR,
dated the 31
st
August, 2020, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section
1, had initiated a review in the matter of continuation of anti-dumping duty on imports of
‘Normal Butanol or N-Butyl Alcohol’ (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods) falling
under tariff item 2905 13 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
European Union, Malaysia, Singapore, South Africa and United States of America
(hereinafter referred to as the subject countries), imposed vide notification of the Government
of India, in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) No. 13/2016-Customs (ADD),
dated the 13
th
April, 2016, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3,
Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 423(E), dated the 13
th
April, 2016;
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. 7/29/2020-DGTR, dated the 30
th
March, 2021,
in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, has come to the conclusion that-
(i) there is continued dumping of the subject goods from the subject countries and the
imports are likely to enter the Indian market at dumped prices in the event of expiry of
duty;
(ii) there is likelihood of injury in the event of expiry of duty;
(iii) the information on record shows likelihood of continuation and recurrence of dumping
and injury in case the anti-dumping duty in force is allowed to cease at this stage,
and has recommended continued imposition of 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-sections (1) and (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 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), exported from the countries as specified in the corresponding entry in column (5),
produced by the producers as specified in the corresponding entry in column (6), and
imported into India, an anti-dumping duty at the rate equal to the amount as specified in the
corresponding entry in column (7), as per unit of measurement as specified in the
corresponding entry in column (8) and in the currency as specified in the corresponding entry
in column (9) of the said Table, namely:-
Table
S.
No
.
Tariff
Item
Description
of Goods
Country
of Origin
Country
of Export
Producer Duty
Amount
Unit of
Measurement
Currency
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9)
1. 29051300 Normal
Butanol or
N-Butyl
Alcohol
European
Union
Any
country
including
European
Union
Any 46.27 MT US$
2. 29051300 Normal
Butanol or
N-Butyl
Alcohol
Any other
than the
subject
countries
European
Union
Any 46.27 MT US$
3. 29051300 Normal
Butanol or
N-Butyl
Alcohol
Malaysia Any
country
including
Malaysia
M/s
PETRONAS
Chemicals
Derivatives
Sdn. Bhd.
51.42 MT US$
4. 29051300 Normal
Butanol or
N-Butyl
Alcohol
Malaysia Any
country
including
Malaysia
M/s BASF
PETRONAS
Chemicals
Sdn. Bhd.
26.59 MT US$
5. 29051300 Normal
Butanol or
N-Butyl
Alcohol
Malaysia Any
country
including
Malaysia
Any other
than
producer at
S. No. 3 & 4
149.31 MT US$
6. 29051300 Normal
Butanol or
N-Butyl
Any other
than the
subject
countries
Malaysia Any 149.31
MT US$
Alcohol
7. 29051300 Normal
Butanol or
N-Butyl
Alcohol
Singapore Any
country
including
Singapore
Any 35.66 MT US$
8. 29051300 Normal
Butanol or
N-Butyl
Alcohol
Any other
than the
subject
countries
Singapore Any 35.66 MT US$
9. 29051300 Normal
Butanol or
N-Butyl
Alcohol
South
Africa
Any
country
including
South
Africa
Any 13.24 MT US$
10
.
29051300 Normal
Butanol or
N-Butyl
Alcohol
Any other
than the
subject
countries
South
Africa
Any 13.24 MT US$
11
.
29051300 Normal
Butanol or
N-Butyl
Alcohol
USA Any
country
including
USA
Any 24.16 MT US$
12
.
29051300 Normal
Butanol or
N-Butyl
Alcohol
Any other
than the
subject
countries
USA Any 24.16 MT US$
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. 354/262/2015-TRU (Pt-I)]
(Rajeev Ranjan)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
