[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. 74/2021-Customs (ADD)
New Delhi, the 21
st
December, 2021
G.S.R.---(E).- – Whereas, in the matter of “Silicone Sealants excluding silicon
sealants used in manufacturing of solar photovoltaic modules, and thermal power
applications” (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods), falling under Chapter 32 and 35 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 China PR (hereinafter referred to as
the subject country) and imported into India, the designated authority in its final findings vide
notification F. No. 06/31/2020-DGTR, dated the 23
rd
September, 2021, published in the
Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 24
th
September, 2021, has come
to the conclusion that-
(i) the product under consideration has been exported at a price below normal
value, thus resulting in dumping;
(ii) the domestic industry has suffered material injury;
(iii) there is causal link between dumping of product under consideration and
injury to the domestic industry,
and has recommended imposition of anti-dumping duty on imports of the subject goods,
originating in, or exported from the subject countries 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, 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 Chapters
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.
Chapter Description*
Country
of
Origin
Country
of
export
Produce
r
Amou
nt
Unit
Curr
ency
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
1 32 and 35
Silicone
Sealants
excluding
silicon
sealants used
in
manufacturing
of solar
photovoltaic
modules, and
thermal power
applications
China
PR
Any
country
includin
g China
PR
Anhui
Join
Leader
New
Material
s
Technol
ogy Co.,
Ltd.
396.99
Per
MT
USD
2 -do- -do-
China
PR
Any
country
includin
g China
PR
Shandon
g
Dongyu
e
Silicone
Material
Co., Ltd.
501.55
Per
MT
USD
3 -do- -do-
China
PR
Any
country
includin
g China
PR
Any
producer
other
than
serial no
1 to 2
738.73
Per
MT
USD
4 -do- -do-
Any
country
other
than
China
PR
China
PR
Any
producer
738.73
Per
MT
USD
*The following products are excluded from the product description:
(i) Polyurethane Sealant
(ii) Polyurethane Foam
(iii) Polyurethane Foam Cleaner
(iv) Solar Potting Silicone
(v) Acrylic Sealant
(vi) Acrylic Neutral Sealant
(vii) Acrylic Weather Sealant
(viii) Siliconised Acrylic Sealant
(ix) RoHS grade Silicone Sealant
(x) REACH grade Silicone Sealant
(xi) Fire resistant/retardant Silicone Sealant
(xii) Silicone Sealant used for car and bus windshield pasting
(xiii) Silicone Sealant used for bus body pasting
(xiv) Silicone Sealant used for building expansion joints
(xv) MS Polymer based Sealant
(xvi) Industrial RTV Silicone Sealant
(xvii) High-temperature Neutral Silicone
(xviii) Two-component Silicone Sealant
(xix) Paintable Sealants
(xx) Non-bleeding Weather Silicone
(xxi) Insulating Glass Silicone
(xxii) Nail free adhesive or Mirror fix adhesive
Provided the product exclusion with regard to below mentioned products will be strictly limited
to actual users only. The actual users shall provide declarations to customs at the time of import
regarding bonafide usage in this regard. Actual users would also maintain the monthly record
in the form of verifiable consumption register for presentation before any law enforcing agency
on demand
(i) Silicone Sealant used for car and bus windshield pasting
(ii) Silicone Sealant used for bus body pasting
(iii) Silicone Sealant used for building expansion joints
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. CBIC-190354/270/2021-TRU Section-CBEC]
(Rajeev Ranjan)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
