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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. 1/2013-Customs (SG)
New Delhi, the 4
th
January, 2013
G.S.R. 15 (E). - Whereas, in the matter of import of Hot Rolled Flat Products of Stainless Steel-304 grade classified within
Chapter 72 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) (hereinafter referred to as the Customs Tariff
Act), the Director General (Safeguard), in its preliminary findings published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II,
Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 714 (E), dated the 24
th
September, 2012 and subsequent Corrigendum vide
G.S.R. 825 (E) dated 12
th
November, 2012 and Corrigendum-2 vide G.S.R. 841 (E) dated 23
rd
November, 2012 had come
to the conclusion that increased imports of Hot Rolled Flat Products of Stainless Steel - 304 grade (upto a maximum width of
1605 mm) and encompassing all austenitic grades having minimum Nickel (Ni) content of 6 per cent., compulsorily containing
Chromium with or without the presence of other alloying elements like Molybdenum, Titanium etc., (hereinafter referred to as
the subject goods) falling under sub-headings 72191111, 72191112, 72191190, 72191200, 72191300, 72191400,
72192111, 72192112, 72192121, 72192122, 72192131, 72192132,72192141, 72192142, 72192190, 72192211,
72192212, 72192219, 72192291, 72192292, 72192299, 72192310, 72192320, 72192390, 72192411, 72192412,
72192413, 72192419, 72192421, 72192422, 72192423, 72192429, 72192490, 72201110, 72201121, 72201122,
72201129, 72201190, 72201210, 72201221, 72201222, 72201229, 72201290 of the Customs Tariff Act, into India had
caused and threatened to cause market disruption to the domestic industry comprising producers of the subject goods thereby
necessitating the imposition of provisional safeguard duty on imports of the subject goods from the Peoples Republic of China
into India;
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 8C of the said Act, read with rules 10 and 14
of the Customs Tariff (Transitional Product Specific Safeguard Duty) Rules, 2002, the Central Government after considering
the said findings of the Director General (Safeguard), hereby imposes on Hot Rolled Flat Products of Stainless Steel -304
grade (upto a maximum width of 1605 mm), and encompassing all austenitic grades having minimum Nickel (Ni) content of 6
percent., compulsorily containing Chromium with or without the presence of other alloying elements like Molybdenum, Titanium
etc., falling under tariff items 72191111, 72191112, 72191190, 72191200, 72191300, 72191400, 72192111, 72192112,
72192121, 72192122, 72192131, 72192132, 72192141, 72192142, 72192190, 72192211, 72192212, 72192219,
72192291, 72192292, 72192299, 72192310, 72192320, 72192390, 72192411, 72192412, 72192413, 72192419,
72192421, 72192422, 72192423, 72192429, 72192490, 72201110, 72201121, 72201122, 72201129, 72201190,
72201210, 72201221, 72201222, 72201229, 72201290 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, when imported into
India, from the People's Republic of China, a provisional safeguard duty at the rate of 20 percent. ad-valorem .
2. The safeguard duty imposed under this notification shall be effective for a period of 200 days (unless revoked,
superseded or amended earlier) from the date of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette.
[F No. 354/158/2012-TRU-Part I]
(Akshay Joshi)
Under Secretary to the Government of India