[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.46/2017-Customs (ADD)
New Delhi, the 4
th
October, 2017
G.S.R. (E). -Whereas, the Designated Authority, vide notification No.15/09/2016-DGAD,
dated the 1
st
September, 2016, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I Section
1, dated the1
st
September, 2016 had initiated a sunset review in the matter of continuation of
anti-dumping duty on imports of ‘Para Nitro Aniline (PNA)’ (hereinafter referred to as the
subject goods), falling under heading of 29214226 under Chapter 29 of the First Schedule to
the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), originating in or exported from China PR
(hereinafter referred to as the subject country), imposed vide notification of the Government
of India, in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 88/2011- Customs (ADD),
dated the 9th September, 2011, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section
3 sub-section(i) vide number G.S.R. 667(E), dated the 9th September, 2011;
And whereas, the Central Government had extended the period of imposition of anti-
dumping duty on the subject goods, originating in or exported from the subject country up to
and inclusive of the 8
th
September, 2017 vide notification No.49/2016-Customs (ADD), dated
the 7
th
September, 2016 published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3,
sub-section(i) vide number G.S.R. 864 (E), dated the 7th September, 2016; against imports
from subject country which, has expired on the 8
th
September, 2017;
And whereas, in the matter of review of anti-dumping duty on imports of the subject
goods, originating in or exported from the subject country, the Designated Authority in its final
findings, published vide notification No. 15/09/2016-DGAD, dated the 29
th
August, 2017, in
the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 29
th
August, 2017 has come to
the conclusion that-
(i) the subject goods have been exported to India from the subject country below
its associated normal value except from M/s Suzhou Luosen Auxiliaries Co.
Ltd exporting through M/s Wujiang City Yilin Foreign Trading Co;
(ii) the Domestic Industry has suffered injury from the exports from China except
M/s Suzhou Luosen Auxiliaries Co. Ltd exporting through M/s Wujiang City
Yilin Foreign Trading Co. Ltd.;
(iii) there is no likelihood of continuation or recurrence of dumping and injury in
case of cessation of Anti-dumping duties from M/s Suzhou Luosen Auxiliaries
Co. Ltd exporting through M/s Wujiang City Yilin Foreign Trading Co.,
and has recommended imposition of definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of the subject
goods, originating in, or exported from 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, 20 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 aforesaid Customs Tariff Act, as specified in the
corresponding entry in column (2), originating in the countries specified in the corresponding
entry in column (4), exported from the countries specified in the corresponding entry in column
(5), produced by the producers specified in the corresponding entry in column (6), exported
by the exporters specified in the corresponding entry in column (7) and imported into India, an
anti-dumping duty at the rate equal to the amount and in the currency specified in the
corresponding entry in column (8), and as per unit of measurement specified in the
corresponding entry in column (9) of the said Table, namely:-
Table
Sl.
No.
Tariff
Item*
Description
of Goods
Country
of
Origin
Country
of
Export
Producer Exporter Amount
(in US
Dollar)
Unit of
Measure
ment
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9)
1. 2921
4226
Para
nitroaniline
China
PR
China
PR
M/s.
Suzhou
Luosen
Auxiliaries
Co. Ltd.
M/s.
Wujiang
City Yilin
Foreign
Trading Co.
Ltd.
Nil Metric
Ton
2. 2921
4226
Para
nitroaniline
China
PR
China
PR
M/s.
HejianYing
zhou
Chemical
Co. Ltd
M/s.
HejianYing
zhou
Chemical
Co. Ltd
183.54
Metric
Ton
3. 2921
4226
Para
nitroaniline
China
PR
China
PR
Any combination other
than mentioned in Sl. No.1
to 2 above
256.48 Metric
Ton
4. 2921
4226
Para
nitroaniline
China
PR
Any
country
other
than
China
PR
Any Any 256.48 Metric
Ton
5. 2921
4226
Para
nitroaniline
Any
country
other
than
China
PR
China
PR
Any Any 256.48 Metric
Ton
2. The anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification shall be effective for a period of five
years (unless revoked, amended and superseded 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 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.354/148/2017 -TRU (Pt. I)]
(Ruchi Bisht)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
