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[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. 18/2021 -Customs (ADD)
New Delhi, the 27
th
March, 2021
G.S.R.---(E).- – Whereas, in the matter of “Polyethylene Terephthalate resin having
an intrinsic viscosity of 0.72 decilitres per gram or higher” (Bottle-grade PET resin,
excluding recycled PET resin), hereinafter referred to as the subject goods, falling under tariff
items 3907 61 90 or 3907 69 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
People’s Republic of China (hereinafter referred to as the subject country) and imported into
India, the designated authority in its final findings vide notification No. 6/24/2019-DGTR,
dated the 28
th
December, 2020, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I,
Section 1, dated the 28
th
December, 2020, has come to the conclusion that imposition of anti-
dumping duty is required to offset the injury to the domestic industry caused by the dumped
imports of subject goods from the subject country and has recommended imposition of
definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of the subject goods, originating in or exported from
the subject country and imported into India.
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 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 the 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), in the currency as specified in the corresponding entry in column (9) and
as per unit of measurement as specified in the corresponding entry in column (8) of the said
Table, namely:-

Table
S.No.
Tariff
Item
Description of
Goods
Country
of
Origin
Country
of
Export
Producer Amount Unit Currency
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9)
1.
39076190
and
39076990

Polyethylene
Terephthalate resin
having an intrinsic
viscosity of 0.72
decilitres per gram
or higher*
China
PR
China
PR
Jiangyin
Chengold
Packaging
Materials Co.
Ltd. / China
Prosperity
(Jiangyin)
Petrochemical
Co, Ltd.
146.11 MT USD
2.
39076190
and
39076990

Polyethylene
Terephthalate resin
having an intrinsic
viscosity of 0.72
decilitres per gram
or higher*
China
PR
China
PR
Wankai New
Materials Co.
Ltd.
15.54 MT USD
3.
39076190
and
39076990

Polyethylene
Terephthalate resin
having an intrinsic
viscosity of 0.72
decilitres per gram
or higher*
China
PR
China
PR
Jiangsu Xingye
Plastic Co. Ltd.
/ Jiangyin
Xingyu New
Material Co.
Ltd. / Jiangsu
Sanfame
International
Trade Co. Ltd.
60.92 MT USD
4.
39076190
and
39076990

Polyethylene
Terephthalate resin
having an intrinsic
viscosity of 0.72
decilitres per gram
or higher*
China
PR
China
PR
Any producer
other than
producers
mentions at
serial numbers
1, 2 and 3
above
200.66 MT USD
5.
39076190
and
39076990

Polyethylene
Terephthalate resin
having an intrinsic
viscosity of 0.72
decilitres per gram
China
PR
Any
country
other
than
China
Any 200.66 MT USD

or higher* PR
6.
39076190
and
39076990

Polyethylene
Terephthalate resin
having an intrinsic
viscosity of 0.72
decilitres per gram
or higher*
Any
country
other
than
China
PR
China
PR
Any 200.66 MT USD

* Bottle-grade PET resin, excluding recycled PET resin

2. The anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification shall be levied 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 payable in Indian currency.

Explanation.- For the purposes of this notification, rate of exchange applicable for the
purpose 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. 354/112/2020-TRU]


(Gaurav Singh)
Deputy Secretary to the Government of India.