Anti-dumping
Duty Imposed on Ethylene Vinyl Acetate (EVA) Sheet for Solar Module from China
PR, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia and Thailand
[Customs Notification No. 15
(ADD) dated 29th March 2019]
Whereas,
in the matter of import of ‘Ethylene Vinyl Acetate (EVA)’Sheet for Solar Module
(hereinafter referred to as the subject goods) falling under the sub-headings
3901 30, 3920 10, 3920 62, 3920 99 and 3921 90 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 China PR, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia,
and Thailand (hereinafter referred to as the subject countries), and imported
into India, the designated authority in its final findings vide notification
No. 6/9/2018-DGAD, dated the 21st February, 2019 published in the Gazette of
India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 21st February, 2019, has
come to the conclusion that-
“Imposition
of duty is required to offset dumping and injury caused by dumped imports from
China PR, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, and Thailand. However, having found that the
volume of imports from South Korea was below de-minimus level during the POI it
is appropriate to terminate the investigation against South Korea in terms of
Rule 14(d).”
and
has recommended the imposition of definitive anti-dumping duty on the imports
of 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 sub-headings of the
First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act as specified in the corresponding
entry in column (2), originating in and exported from the countries as
specified in the corresponding entry in column (4), produced by the producers
as specified in the corresponding entry in column (5) and imported into India,
an anti-dumping duty at the rate equal to the amount as specified in the
corresponding entry in column (6), in the currency and per unit of measurement
specified in the corresponding entry in column (7) of the said Table:-
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Table |
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S.
No |
Sub-headings
|
Description
of Goods |
Country
of Origin and/or Export |
Producer
|
Duty
Amount |
Unit
|
|
(1)
|
(2)
|
(3)
|
(4)
|
(5)
|
(6)
|
(7)
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|
1.
|
3901
30 3920
10 3920
62 3920
99 3921
90 |
Ethylene
Vinyl Acetate (EVA) Sheet for Solar Module |
China
PR |
M/s
Changzhou Bbetter Century film Technologies Co. Ltd. |
537
|
USD/MT
|
|
2.
|
China
PR |
M/s
Hangzhou First Applied Material Co. Ltd./ M/s Suzhou First PV Material Co.,
Ltd |
665
|
USD/MT
|
||
|
3.
|
China
PR |
M/s
Changzhou Sveck PV New Material Co. Ltd. |
590
|
USD/MT
|
||
|
4.
|
China
PR |
Any
|
897
|
USD/MT
|
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5.
|
Saudi
Arabia |
M/s
Saudi Specialized Products Company |
1338
|
USD/MT
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6.
|
Saudi
Arabia |
Any
|
1559
|
USD/MT
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7.
|
Thailand
|
M/s
TPI all seasons Co. Ltd. |
1141
|
USD/MT
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8.
|
Thailand
|
Any
|
1529
|
USD/MT
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9.
|
Malaysia
|
Any
|
953
|
USD/MT
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2.
The anti-dumping duty imposed shall be effective 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
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.354/50/2019
–TRU]