[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. 17/2021-Customs (ADD)
New Delhi, the 26
th
March, 2021
G.S.R. ---(E). - Whereas, the designated authority, vide notification No. 7/28/2020-DGTR,
dated the 28
th
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 ‘2-
Ethyl Hexanol’ (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods) falling under tariff item 2905 16
20 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, Indonesia,
Korea RP, Malaysia, Taiwan 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. 10/2016-Customs (ADD), dated the 29
th
March, 2016,
published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide
number G.S.R. 360(E), dated the 29
th
March, 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. 7/28/2020-DGTR, dated the 8
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 subject countries and the imports
are likely to enter the Indian market at dumped prices in the event of expiry of duty;
(ii) though the performance of the domestic industry has improved till 2018-19 from the base
year, its performance has suffered deterioration within the period of investigation, and
thus, the domestic industry remains vulnerable due to dumping of the subject goods from
the subject countries and there is likelihood of injury in the event of expiry of duty;
(iii) the information on record shows likelihood of continuation or 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. 29051620 2-Ethyl
Hexanol(2-
EH) in all
forms and
grades
Malaysia Any
country
including
Malaysia
BASF
Petronas
Chemicals
Sdn. Bhd.,
Malaysia
53.63 MT USD
2. 29051620 2-Ethyl
Hexanol(2-
EH) in all
forms and
grades
Malaysia Any
country
including
Malaysia
Any other
than
producer
at S.No. 1
107.30 MT USD
3. 29051620 2-Ethyl
Hexanol(2-
EH) in all
forms and
grades
Any
other
than the
subject
countries
Malaysia Any 107.30 MT USD
4. 29051620 2-Ethyl
Hexanol(2-
EH) in all
forms and
grades
Indonesia Any
country
including
Indonesia
P.T. Petro
Oxo
Nusantara,
Indonesia
45.67 MT USD
5. 29051620 2-Ethyl
Hexanol(2-
EH) in all
forms and
grades
Indonesia Any
country
including
Indonesia
Any other
than
producer
at S.No. 4
127.82 MT USD
6. 29051620 2-Ethyl
Hexanol(2-
EH) in all
forms and
grades
Any
other
than the
subject
countries
Indonesia Any 127.82 MT USD
7 29051620 2-Ethyl
Hexanol(2-
EH) in all
forms and
grades
European
Union
Any
country
including
European
Union
(i) OQ
Chemicals
Produktion
GmbH &
Co. KG,
Germany
(ii) OQ
Chemicals
GmbH,
Germany
45.47 MT USD
8 29051620 2-Ethyl
Hexanol(2-
EH) in all
forms and
grades
European
Union
Any
country
including
European
Union
Any other
than
producers
at S.No. 7
113.47 MT USD
9 29051620 2-Ethyl
Hexanol(2-
EH) in all
forms and
grades
Any
other
than the
subject
countries
European
Union
Any 113.47 MT USD
10 29051620 2-Ethyl
Hexanol(2-
EH) in all
forms and
grades
Korea
RP
Any
country
including
Korea
RP
Any 15.55 MT USD
11 29051620 2-Ethyl
Hexanol(2-
EH) in all
forms and
grades
Any
other
than the
subject
countries
Korea
RP
Any 15.55 MT USD
12 29051620 2-Ethyl
Hexanol(2-
EH) in all
forms and
grades
Taiwan Any
country
including
Taiwan
Any 42.45 MT USD
13 29051620 2-Ethyl
Hexanol(2-
EH) in all
forms and
grades
Any
other
than the
subject
countries
Taiwan Any 42.45 MT USD
14 29051620 2-Ethyl
Hexanol(2-
EH) in all
forms and
grades
United
States of
America
Any
country
including
United
States of
America
Any 29.61 MT USD
15 29051620 2-Ethyl
Hexanol(2-
EH) in all
forms and
grades
Any
other
than the
subject
countries
United
States of
America
Any 29.61 MT USD
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. 354/264/2015-TRU (Pt-I)]
(Rajeev Ranjan)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
