Stainless Steel Flats from EU, USA, China, Japan and Others – Final Findings – See Ntfn 61-ADD/11.12.2015 for Details

Ntfn 14 Whereas, in the matter of import of Cold Rolled
20.02.2010 Flat Products of Stainless Steel, (hereinafter referred
(DoR) to as the subject goods), falling under heading 7219 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975
(51 of 1975) and originating in, or exported from the People’s Republic of China (China PR), Korea, European Union, South Africa, Taiwan (Chinese Taipei), Japan, Thailand and United States of America (USA) ( hereinafter referred to as the subject countries), the designated authority, vide its preliminary findings vide notification No. 14/6/2008-DGAD dated 27^th March, 2009, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 27^th March, 2009, had come to the conclusion that -

(a) the subject goods had been exported to India from the subject countries below its normal value;

(b) the domestic industry had suffered material injury;

(c) the injury had been caused by the dumped imports from subject countries; and

had recommended imposition of provisional anti-dumping duty on all imports of the subject goods originating in, or exported from, the subject countries;

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 No. 38/2009-Customs, dated the 22^nd April, 2009, published in Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) of the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide number G.S.R. 276 (E), dated the 22^nd April, 2009 as amended by notification No. 56/2009-Customs, dated the 30^th May, 2009, published in Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) of the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide number G.S.R. 370 (E), dated the 30^th May, 2009;

And whereas, the designated authority, vide its final findings vide notification No. 14/6/2008-DGAD dated 24^th November, 2009, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section I, dated the 24^th November, 2009, has come to the conclusion that -

(a) the subject goods have been exported to India from the subject countries below its normal value;

(b) the domestic industry has suffered material injury;

(c) the injury has been caused by the dumped imports from subject countries.

and has recommended to impose definitive anti-dumping duties on all 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 (5) of section 9A of the said Customs Tariff Act, 1975, and in pursuance of 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 goods, the description of which is specified in column (3) of the Table below, falling under the heading of the First Schedule to the said Customs Tariff Act as specified in the corresponding entry in column (2), the specification of which is specified in column (8) of the said table, originating in the countries as specified in the corresponding entry in column (4), and produced by the producers as specified in the corresponding entry in column (6), when exported from the countries as specified in the corresponding entry in column (5), by the exporters as specified in the corresponding entry in column (7), and imported into India, an anti-dumping duty which shall be equal to the amount specified in the corresponding entry in column(9), in the currency as specified in the corresponding entry in column (11) and per unit of measurement as specified in the corresponding entry in column (10) of the said Table.

Table
SI. No	Sub-Heading	Description of Goods	Country of Origin	Country of Export	Producer	Exporter	Specification in series	Amount	Unit	Currency
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)	(8)	(9)	(10)	(11)
1	7219	Cold-rolled Flat products of stainless steel*	Spain	Spain	Acerinox S.A.	Acerinox S.A.	300	569.70	MT	US Dollar
							400	12.74	MT	US Dollar
2	7219	-do-	Spain	Malaysia	Acerinox S.A.	Acerinox Malaysia Sdn Bhd	300	569.70	MT	US Dollar
							400	12.74	MT	US Dollar
3	7219	-do-	Belgium	Belgium	Arcelor Mittal	Arcelor Mittal	300	767.00	MT	US Dollar
4	7219	-do-	France	France	Arcelor Mittal	Arcelor Mittal	300	643.01	MT	US Dollar
							400	473.43	MT	US Dollar
5	7219	-do-	Finland	Finland	Outokumpu	Outokumpu	300	753.68	MT	US Dollar
6	7219	-do-	Any Country in European Union	Any Country including countries in European Union	Any	Any	200	1035.93	MT	US Dollar
					Any	Any	300	1646.32	MT	US Dollar
					Any	Any other than at S.No. 1, 2 and 4 above	400	542.36	MT	US Dollar
7	7219	-do-	Any Country including countries in European Union	Any Country in European Union	Any	Any	200	1035.93	MT	US Dollar
					Any	Any other than at S. No 1, 3, 4 and 5 above..	300	1646.32	MT	US Dollar
					Any	Any other than at s no 1,2 and 4 above	400	542.36	MT	US Dollar
8	7219	-do-	South Africa	South Africa	Columbus Stainless (Pty) Ltd	Columbus Stainless (Pty) Ltd	300	710.27	MT	US Dollar
							400	451.08	MT	US Dollar
9	7219	-do-	South Africa	Malaysia	Columbus Stainless (Pty) Ltd	Acerinox Malavsia Sdn Bhd	300	710.27	MT	US Dollar
							400	451.08	MT	US Dollar
10	7219	-do-	South Africa	Any	Any	Any	200	1144.95	MT	US Dollar
					Any	Any other than at S. No 8 and 9 above.	300	1461.41	MT	US Dollar
					Any	Any other than at S. No 8 and 9 above.	400	1054.67	MT	US Dollar
11	7219	-do-	Any	South Africa	Any	Any	200	1144.95	MT	US Dollar
					Any	Any other than at S. No. 8 above.	300	1461.41	MT	US Dollar
					Any	Any other than at S. No. 8 above.	400	1054.67	MT	US Dollar
12	7219	-do-	Korea RP	Korea RP	POSCO	POSTEEL	400	148.05	MT	US Dollar
13	7219	-do-	Korea RP	Korea RP	POSCO	Samsung C&T Corporation	400	96.7	MT	US Dollar
14	7219	-do-	Korea RP	Korea RP	POSCO	Hyundai Corp	400	210.93	MT	US Dollar
15	7219	-do-	Korea RP	Korea RP	POSCO	SK Networks Ltd. (SK)	400	234.98	MT	US Dollar
16	7219	-do-	Korea RP	Korea RP	POSCO	LG Intl.	400	74.88	MT	US Dollar
17	7219	-do-	Korea RP	Korea RP	POSCO	Daewoo Intl. Corporation.	400	62.61	MT	US Dollar
18	7219	-do-	Korea RP	Any	Any	Any	200	922.34	MT	US Dollar
					Any	Any	300	1364	MT	US Dollar
					Any	Any except at S. No. 12 to 17 above.	400	721.74	MT	US Dollar
19	7219	-do-	Any	Korea RP	Any	Any	200	922.34	MT	US Dollar
					Any	Any	300	1364	MT	US Dollar
					Any	Any except at S. No. 12 to 17 above.	400	721.74	MT	US Dollar
20	7219	-do-	Chinese Taipei	Chinese Taipei	Yieh United Steel Corp	Yieh United Steel Corp	200	Nil	MT	US Dollar
							300	489	MT	US Dollar
21	7219	-do-	Chinese Taipei	Chinese Taipei	Yieh Mau Corp	Yieh Mau Corp	300	505.96	MT	US Dollar
							400	138.05	MT	US Dollar
22	7219	-do-	Chinese Taipei	Any	Any	Any other than at s.no 20 above	200	1293.62	MT	US Dollar
					Any	Any other than at S. No. 20 and 21 above.	300	2254.69	MT	US Dollar
					Any	Any other than at s.no 21 above	400	1446.17	MT	US Dollar
23	7219	-do-	Any	Chinese Taipei	Any	Any other than at s.no 20 above	200	1293.62	MT	US Dollar
					Any	Any other than at S. No. 20 and 21 above.	300	2254.69	MT	US Dollar
					Any	Any other than at s.no 21 above	400	1446.17	MT	US Dollar
24	7219	-do-	China PR	China PR	Lianzhong Stainless Steel Corp	Lianzhong Stainless Steel Corp	200	64.03	MT	US Dollar
25	7219	-do-	China PR	China PR	Shanxi Taigang Stainless Steel Co Ltd(STSS)	Shanxi Taigang Stainless Steel Co Ltd(STSS)	300	348.28	MT	US Dollar
							400	110	MT	US Dollar
26	7219	-do-	China PR	Any	Any	Any other than 24 above	200	889.53	MT	US Dollar
					Any	Any other than at S. No 25 above.	300	1916.59	MT	US Dollar
					Any	Any other than at S. No. 25 above.	400	1477.44	MT	US Dollar
27	7219	-do-	Any	China PR	Any	Any other than 24 above	200	889.53	MT	US Dollar
					Any	Any other than at S. No. 25 above	300	1916.59	MT	US Dollar
					Any	Any other than at S. No. 25 above.	400	1477.44	MT	US Dollar
28	7219	-do-	Thailand	Thailand	Thainox Stainless Public Co Ltd	Thainox Stainless Public Co Ltd	300	252.18	MT	US Dollar
							400	189.63	MT	US Dollar
29	7219	-do-	Thailand	Any	Any	Any	200	958.63	MT	US Dollar
					Any	Any other than at S. No. 28 above.	300	1505.2	MT	US Dollar
					Any	Any other than at s. no 28 above.	400	615.16	MT	US Dollar
30	7219	-do-	Any	Thailand	Any	Any	200	958.63	MT	US Dollar
					Any	Any other than at S. No. 28 above.	300	1505.2	MT	US Dollar
					Any	Any other than at S. No. 28 above.	400	615.16	MT	US Dollar
31	7219	-do-	USA	USA	Any	Any	200	1216.63	MT	US Dollar
							300	1560.81	MT	US Dollar
							400	1438.25	MT	US Dollar
32	7219	-do-	USA	Any	Any	Any	200	1216.63	MT	US Dollar
							300	1560.81	MT	US Dollar
							400	1438.25	MT	US Dollar
33	7219	-do-	Any	USA	Any	Any	200	1216.63	MT	US Dollar
							300	1560.81	MT	US Dollar
							400	1438.25	MT	US Dollar

* of the width of 600 mm upto 1250 mm of all series further worked than Cold rolled (cold reduced) with a thickness of up to 4 mm.

The subject goods will have the following exclusions from the scope of the product on grounds as explained above:

i. Grade AISI 420 High carbon (0.28%-0.40%), Grade 420, Grade 430 BA supplied by M/s Thyssenkrupp Stainless International, Germany, Grade AISI 441 and Grade AISI 443.

ii. Duplex Stainless Steel grades 2205 (S31803), 2304 (S32304), EN 1.4835, 1.4547, 1.4539, 1.4438, 1.4318 and 1.4833 and Ferritic Grade EN 1.4509 and 1.4512.[Strikethrough words omitted by corrigendum dated 07.02.2012]

iii. Product supplied under Indian Patent no. 223848 in respect of goods comprising Low Nickel containing Chromium-Nickel Manganese-Copper Austenitic Stainless steel and representing Grades YU 1 and YU 4, produced and supplied by M/s Yieh United Steel Corp (Yusco) of Chinese Taipei (Taiwan).

(a) Width tolerance of (+) 30mm shall apply to Mill edged, Cold-rolled flat products of stainless steel of specified width of 1000mm or more but not exceeding 1250 mm.

(b) Width tolerance of (+)4mm shall apply to Trim edged Cold rolled flat products of stainless steel of specified width exceeding 1000mm but not exceeding 1250mm. [Clause (a) and (b) inserted by 86/06.09.2011]

2. The anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification shall be levied with effect from the date of imposition of the provisional anti-dumping duty, and shall be payable in Indian currency.

3. Notwithstanding anything contained in Paragraph 2 above, this notification shall remain in force up to and inclusive of 21^st April, 2015 unless revoked earlier. [Paragraph 3 inserted by 20-ADD/12.05.2014].

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: 354/87/2009- TRU (Pt.-1)]