Another
Five Years for Anti-dumping Duty on Meta Phenylene Diamine (MPDA) from China –
Final Findings
Ntfn 11-ADD Whereas, in the matter of Meta Phenylene Diamine
(MPDA) (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods), falling under
Chapter 29 of the First
11.03.2014 Schedule to the Customs
Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) (hereinafter referred to as the said Customs
Tariff Act), originating in, or exported from,
(DoR) the People’s Republic
of China (hereinafter referred to as the subject country) and imported into
India, the designated authority in its preliminary
findings vide notification No. 14/04/2012-DGAD
dated 1st January, 2013, published in the Gazette of India,
Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 1st January, 2013, had
recommended imposition of provisional anti-dumping duty on the imports of
subject goods, originating in, or exported from, the subject country;
And whereas, on the basis of the aforesaid
findings of the designated authority, the Central Government had imposed
provisional anti-dumping duty on the subject goods vide notification of the
Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No.
2/2013 –Customs (ADD), dated 22nd March, 2013, published in the
Gazette of India Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number
G.S.R.187 (E), dated the dated 22nd March, 2013;
And whereas, the designated authority in its
final findings vide notification No. 14/04/2012-DGAD dated 17th
December, 2013, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section
1, dated the 17th December, 2013, had come to the conclusion that-
(a) The subject goods have been exported to India
from the subject country below its normal value;
(b) The domestic industry has suffered material
injury on account of subject imports from the subject country;
(c) The material injury has been caused by the
dumped imports of subject imports from the subject country;
and had
recommended the imposition of definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of the
subject goods originating in, or exported, from the subject country;
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, on the basis of 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 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), and exported from the countries as specified
in the corresponding entry in column (5), and produced by the producers as
specified in the corresponding entry in column (6), and exported by the
exporters as specified in the corresponding entry in column (7), and imported into
India, an anti-dumping duty at the rate equal to the amount as specified in the
corresponding entry in column (8) in the currency as specified
in the corresponding entry in column (10) and as per unit of measurement as
specified in the corresponding entry in column (9), of the said Table.
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Table |
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SNo. |
Tariff
Item |
Description
of goods |
Country
of origin |
Country
of export |
Producer |
Exporter |
Amount |
Unit |
Currency |
|
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5) |
(6) |
(7) |
(8) |
(9) |
(10) |
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1 |
2921
51 20, 2921 51 90 |
Meta Phenylene
Diamine (MPDA) |
People’s Republic of China |
People’s Republic of China |
Jiangsu Tianjiayi
Chemical Co. Ltd |
Changshan
Haicheng Chemical Co. Ltd. |
0.574 |
Kg |
US
Dollar |
|
2 |
2921
51 20, 2921 51 90 |
Meta Phenylene Diamine (MPDA) |
People’s Republic of China |
People’s Republic of China |
Zhejiang Amino-Chem
Co.Ltd |
Zhejiang Amino-Chem
Co.Ltd |
0.615 |
Kg |
US
Dollar |
|
3 |
2921
51 20, 2921 51 90 |
Meta Phenylene
Diamine (MPDA) |
People’s Republic of China |
People’s Republic of China |
Anycombination
otherthan mentioned in Sl. no. 1 & 2 of aboveproducerand exporter |
0.780 |
Kg |
US
Dollar |
|
|
4 |
2921
51 20, 2921 51 90 |
Meta Phenylene Diamine (MPDA) |
People’s Republic of China |
Any other than People’s Republic of China |
Any |
Any
|
0.780 |
Kg |
US
Dollar |
|
5 |
2921
51 20, 2921 51 90 |
Meta Phenylene
Diamine (MPDA) |
Any other than People’s Republic of China |
People’s Republic of China |
Any |
Any
|
0.780 |
Kg |
US
Dollar |
Note- MPDA is also known as m- Phenylene
Diamine, 1,3- diaminobenzene, 1, 3- Benzenediamine, m-Aminoaniline,
m-Benzenediamine, m- Diaminobenzene, 1,3-Phenylenediamine, 3- Aminoaniline,
m-Fenylendiamin, Phenylenediamine, and m-Aminoaline, Phenylenediamine meta.
2. The
anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification shall be effective for a
period of five years (unless revoked, superseded or amended earlier) from the
date of imposition of the provisional anti-dumping
duty, that is, 22nd March, 2013 and
shall be payable in Indian currency.
3. Notwithstanding anything contained in paragraph 2 this notification shall remain in
force upto and inclusive of the 21st
March,
2019 unless revoked earlier. [Para
3 inserted by 10-ADD/20.03.2018]
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.354/26/2013-TRU