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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)
New Delhi, the 8
th
January, 2020
Notification
No. 1/2020-Customs (CVD)

G.S.R. (E). -Whereas, in the matter of “Continuous Cast Copper Wire Rods”
(hereinafter referred to as the subject goods) falling under heading 7408 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 Indonesia, 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. 6/17/2018-DGAD dated the 5
th
November, 2019 has come to the conclusion
that-

(i) the subject goods have been exported to India from subject countries at subsidized
prices except exports from M/s SEI Thai Electric Conductor Co. Ltd., Thailand;
(ii) the domestic industry has suffered material injury due to subsidization of the subject
goods;
(iii) the material injury has been caused by the subsidized imports of the subject goods
originating in or exported from the subject countries;

and has recommended the imposition of definitive countervailing duty on imports of the subject
goods originating in, or exported, from the subject countries.

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (6) of
section 9 of the Customs Tariff Act, read with rules 20 and 22 of the Customs Tariff
(Identification, Assessment and Collection of Countervailing Duty on Subsidized 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 heading 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,
countervailing duty calculated at the rate mentioned in column (7) of the said Table, namely:-

Table
S.
No.
Heading Description
of Goods
Country of
Origin
Country of
Export
Producer Duty amount as %
of landed value
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7)
1. 7408 Continuous
Cast Copper
Wire
Thailand Any country
including
Thailand
SEI Thai
Electric
Conductor
Co. Ltd
NIL
2. -do- -do- Thailand Any country
including
Thailand
Any
producer
other than
producer
mentioned in
S. No. 1
3.46%
3. -do- -do- Any country
other than
Thailand,
Indonesia,
Malaysia and
Vietnam
Thailand Any 3.46%
4. -do- -do- Indonesia Any country
including
Indonesia
PT.
Tembaga
Mulia
Semanan,
Tbk
3.75%
5. -do- -do- Indonesia Any country
including
Indonesia
PT. Karya
Sumiden
Indonesia
4.98%
6. -do- -do- Indonesia Any country
including
Indonesia
Any
producer
other than
producer
mentioned in
S. Nos. 4 and
5
7.94%
7. -do- -do- Any country
other than
Thailand,
Indonesia,
Malaysia and
Vietnam
Indonesia Any 7.94%
8. -do- -do- Malaysia Any country
including
Malaysia
Metrod
Malaysia
Sdn Bhd
2.47%
9. -do- -do- Malaysia Any country
including
Malaysia
Any
producer
other than
producer
mentioned in
S. No. 8
10.27%

10. -do- -do- Any country
other than
Thailand,
Indonesia,
Malaysia and
Vietnam
Malaysia Any 10.27%
11. -do- -do- Vietnam Any country
including
Vietnam
Any 7.13%
12. -do- -do- Any country
other than
Thailand,
Indonesia,
Malaysia and
Vietnam
Vietnam Any 7.13%

2. The countervailing 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 -
(a) The rate of exchange applicable for the purposes of calculation of such countervailing
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 Act.
(b) “Landed value” means the assessable value determined under the Customs Act, 1962
(52 of 1962) and includes all duties of customs except duties under sections 3, 3A, 8B,
9 and 9A of the said Act.

[F. No. 354/121/2019-TRU]

(Gaurav Singh)
Deputy Secretary to the Government of India