[TO BE PUBLISHED IN PART II, SECTION 3, SUB-SECTION (i) OF THE GAZETTE OF INDIA,
EXTRAORDINARY]
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE)
Notification
No. 04/2015-Customs (ADD)
New Delhi, the 13
th
February, 2015
G.S.R. (E).- Whereas in the matter of ‘Graphite Electrodes of all diameters’ (hereinafter referred to
as the subject goods) falling under heading 8545 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975
(51 of 1975), 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 published in
the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1,vide notification No. 14/02/2013-DGAD dated 19
th
November 2014, has come to the conclusion that–
(a) the subject goods have entered the Indian market from the subject country at prices less than
their normal values in the domestic markets of the exporting country;
(b) the domestic industry has suffered material injury; and
(c) the injury has been caused to the domestic industry, both by volume and price effect of dumped
imports of the subject goods originating in or exported from the subject country.
And whereas, the designated authority in its aforesaid findings, has recommended imposition of
definitive anti-dumping duty on the subject goods, originating in or exported from the subject country
and imported into India, in order to remove injury to the domestic industry.
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (5) of section 9A of the
Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), 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, the specification of which is specified in column (4) of the said Table, 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 (5), exported from the
countries as specified in the corresponding entry in column (6), produced by the producers as specified
in the corresponding entry in column (7), exported by the exporters as specified in the corresponding
entry in column (8), and imported into India, an anti-dumping duty at the rate equal to the amount as
indicated in the corresponding entry in column (9), in the currency as specified in the corresponding
entry in column (11) and as per unit of measurement as specified in the corresponding entry in column
(10) of the said Table, namely:-
Table
Sl.
No
Head
ing
Desc
riptio
n of
Good
s
Spe
cific
atio
n
Country
of origin
Country
of Export
Producer Exporter Amount Unit Curre
ncy
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11)
1 8545 Grap
hite
Elect
rodes
All
dia
met
ers
People’s
Republic
of China
People’s
Republic
of China
M/s
Kaifeng
Carbon Co.
Ltd. China
Pingmei
Shenma
Group
M/s
Kaifeng
Carbon
Co. Ltd.
China
Pingmei
Shenma
278.19 Metric
Tonne
US
Dollar
Group
2 8545 Grap
hite
Elect
rodes
All
dia
met
ers
People’s
Republic
of China
People’s
Republic
of China
M/s
Pingdingsh
an Sanji
Carbon
Co., Ltd.,
China PR
M/s
Kaifeng
Carbon
Co. Ltd.
China
Pingmei
Shenma
Group
278.19 Metric
Tonne
US
Dollar
3 8545 Grap
hite
Elect
rodes
All
dia
met
ers
People’s
Republic
of China
People’s
Republic
of China
M/s
Fangda
Carbon
New
Material
Co. Ltd.
M/s
Fangda
Carbon
New
Material
Co. Ltd.
558.38 Metric
Tonne
US
Dollar
4 8545 Grap
hite
Elect
rodes
All
dia
met
ers
People’s
Republic
of China
People’s
Republic
of China
M/s
Fushun
Oriental
Carbon Co.
Limited
M/s Jinnai
Carbon
(HK) Co.
Ltd
658.94 Metric
Tonne
US
Dollar
5 8545 Grap
hite
Elect
rodes
All
dia
met
ers
People’s
Republic
of China
People’s
Republic
of China
M/s.
Sinosteel
Jilin
Carbon Co.
Ltd.
M/s Jilin
Carbon
Import
and
Export
Company
590.13 Metric
Tonne
US
Dollar
6 8545 Grap
hite
Elect
rodes
All
dia
met
ers
People’s
Republic
of China
People’s
Republic
of China
M/s.
Sinosteel
Jilin
Carbon Co.
Ltd.
M/s Jilin
Carbon
Import
and
Export Co.
and/or M/s
Sinosteel
Zhejiang
Co.
590.13 Metric
Tonne
US
Dollar
7 8545 Grap
hite
Elect
rodes
All
dia
met
ers
People’s
Republic
of China
People’s
Republic
of China
M/s
Sichuan
Guanghan
Shida
Carbon Co.
Ltd.
M/s
Sichuan
Guanghan
Shida
Carbon
Co. Ltd.
391.84 Metric
Tonne
US
Dollar
8 8545 Grap
hite
Elect
rodes
All
dia
met
ers
People’s
Republic
of China
People’s
Republic
of China
M/s
Nantong
Yangzi
Carbon Co.
Ltd.
M/s
Nantong
Yangzi
Carbon
Co. Ltd.
391.84 Metric
Tonne
US
Dollar
9 8545 Grap
hite
Elect
rodes
All
dia
met
ers
People’s
Republic
of China
People’s
Republic
of China
M/s
Liaoyang
Carbon Co.
Limited
M/s Jinnai
Carbon
(HK) Co
Limited
391.84 Metric
Tonne
US
Dollar
10 8545 Grap
hite
Elect
rodes
All
dia
met
ers
People’s
Republic
of China
People’s
Republic
of China
M/s Linghai
Hongfeng
Carbon
Products
Co. Ltd.
M/s
Linghai
Hongfeng
Carbon
Products
Co. Ltd.
391.84 Metric
Tonne
US
Dollar
11 8545 Grap
hite
Elect
rodes
All
dia
met
ers
People’s
Republic
of China
People’s
Republic
of China
M/s Linghai
Hongfeng
Carbon
Products
Co. Ltd.
M/s Jinnai
Carbon
(HK) Co
Limited
391.84 Metric
Tonne
US
Dollar
12 8545 Grap
hite
Elect
rodes
All
dia
met
ers
People’s
Republic
of China
People’s
Republic
of China
M/s CIMM
Donghai
Advanced
Carbon
Co., Ltd.
M/s CIMM
Group
Co., Ltd
391.84 Metric
Tonne
US
Dollar
13 8545 Grap
hite
Elect
rodes
All
dia
met
ers
People’s
Republic
of China
People’s
Republic
of China
M/s
Fushun
Carbon Co.
Ltd
Producer
M/s
Fangda
Carbon
New
Material
Co. Ltd
391.84 Metric
Tonne
US
Dollar
14 8545 Grap
hite
Elect
rodes
All
dia
met
ers
People’s
Republic
of China
People’s
Republic
of China
Any combination other
than above
922.03 Metric
Tonne
US
Dollar
15 8545 Grap
hite
Elect
rodes
All
dia
met
ers
People’s
Republic
of China
Any;
other
than
People’s
Republic
of China
Any Any 922.03 Metric
Tonne
US
Dollar
16 8545 Grap
hite
Elect
rodes
All
dia
met
ers
Any;
other
than
People’s
Republic
of China
People’s
Republic
of China
Any Any 922.03 Metric
Tonne
US
Dollar
2. The anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification shall be effective for a period of five
years (unless revoked, amended or superseded earlier) from the date of publication of this notification
in the Gazette of India 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,
under section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962) and the relevant date for 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.354/74/2014–TRU]
(Pramod Kumar)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
