2- Ethyl Hexanol (2-EH) from EU, USA, Korea plus Three Countries –
Anti-dumping Duty to Continue for Five More Years
[Notification
No. 17/2021-Customs (ADD) dated 26 March 2021]
Seeks to impose anti-dumping duty
on imports of 2-Ethyl hexanol originating in or
exported from European Union, Indonesia, Korea RP, Malaysia, Taiwan and United
States of America for a period of 5 years.
Whereas, the designated authority, vide
notification No. 7/28/2020-DGTR, dated the 28th August, 2020, published in the
Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, had initiated a review in
the matter of continuation of anti-dumping duty on imports of ‘2- Ethyl Hexanol’
(hereinafter referred to as the subject goods) falling under tariff item 2905
16 20 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 European Union, Indonesia, Korea
RP, Malaysia, Taiwan and United States of America (hereinafter referred to
as the subject countries), imposed vide notification of the Government of
India, in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) No. 10/2016-Customs
(ADD), dated the 29th March, 2016, published in the Gazette of India,
Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i),
vide number G.S.R. 360(E), dated the 29th March, 2016;
And whereas, in the matter of review of anti-dumping duty
on import of the subject goods, originating in or exported from the subject
countries, the designated authority in its final findings, published vide
notification No. 7/28/2020-DGTR, dated the 8th March, 2021, in the Gazette of
India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, has come to the conclusion that-
(i) there is continued
dumping of the subject goods from subject countries and the imports are likely
to enter the Indian market at dumped prices in the event of expiry of duty;
(ii) though the performance of the domestic
industry has improved till 2018-19 from the base year, its performance has
suffered deterioration within the period of investigation, and thus, the
domestic industry remains vulnerable due to dumping of the subject goods from
the subject countries and there is likelihood of injury in the event of expiry
of duty;
(iii) the information on record shows likelihood
of continuation or recurrence of dumping and injury in case the anti-dumping
duty in force is allowed to cease at this stage;
and
has recommended continued imposition of anti-dumping duty on 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 Customs Tariff Act, read with
rules 18 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 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), as per unit of measurement
as specified in the corresponding entry in column (8) and in the currency as
specified in the corresponding entry in column (9) of the said Table, namely:-
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Table |
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S.No. |
Tariff Item |
Description of
Goods |
Country of
Origin |
Country of
Export |
Producer |
Duty Amount |
Unit of Measure-ment |
Currency |
|
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5) |
(6) |
(7) |
(8) |
(9) |
|
1. |
29051620 |
2-Ethyl Hexanol(2- EH) in all forms and grades |
Malaysia |
Any country
including Malaysia |
BASF Petronas
Chemicals Sdn. Bhd., Malaysia |
53.63 |
MT |
USD |
|
2. |
29051620 |
2-Ethyl Hexanol(2- EH) in all forms and grades |
Malaysia |
Any country
including Malaysia |
Any other than
producer at S.No. 1 |
107.30 |
MT |
USD |
|
3. |
29051620 |
2-Ethyl Hexanol(2- EH) in all forms and grades |
Any other than
the subject countries |
Malaysia |
Any |
107.30 |
MT |
USD |
|
4. |
29051620 |
2-Ethyl Hexanol(2- EH) in all forms and grades |
Indonesia |
Any country
including Indonesia |
P.T. Petro Oxo
Nusantara, Indonesia |
45.67 |
MT |
USD |
|
5. |
29051620 |
2-Ethyl Hexanol(2- EH) in all forms and grades |
Indonesia |
Any country
including Indonesia |
Any other than
producer at S.No. 4 |
127.82 |
MT |
USD |
|
6. |
29051620 |
2-Ethyl Hexanol(2- EH) in all forms and grades |
Any other than
the subject countries |
Indonesia |
Any |
127.82 |
MT |
USD |
|
7 |
29051620 |
2-Ethyl Hexanol(2- EH) in all forms and grades |
European Union |
Any country
including European Union |
(i) OQ Chemicals Produktion GmbH
& Co. KG, Germany (ii) OQ Chemicals GmbH, Germany |
45.47 |
MT |
USD |
|
8 |
29051620 |
2-Ethyl Hexanol(2- EH) in all forms and grades |
European Union |
Any country
including European Union |
Any other than
producers at S.No. 7 |
113.47 |
MT |
USD |
|
9 |
29051620 |
2-Ethyl Hexanol(2- EH) in all forms and grades |
Any other than
the subject countries |
European Union |
Any |
113.47 |
MT |
USD |
|
10 |
29051620 |
2-Ethyl Hexanol(2- EH) in all forms and grades |
Korea RP |
Any country
including Korea RP |
Any |
15.55 |
MT |
USD |
|
11 |
29051620 |
2-Ethyl Hexanol(2- EH) in all forms and grades |
Any other than
the subject countries |
Korea RP |
Any |
15.55 |
MT |
USD |
|
12 |
29051620 |
2-Ethyl Hexanol(2- EH) in all forms and grades |
Taiwan |
Any country
including Taiwan |
Any |
42.45 |
MT |
USD |
|
13 |
29051620 |
2-Ethyl Hexanol(2- EH) in all forms and grades |
Any other than
the subject countries |
Taiwan |
Any |
42.45 |
MT |
USD |
|
14 |
29051620 |
2-Ethyl Hexanol(2- EH) in all forms and grades |
United States of
America |
Any country
including United States of America |
Any |
29.61 |
MT |
USD |
|
15 |
29051620 |
2-Ethyl Hexanol(2- EH) in all forms and grades |
Any other than
the subject countries |
United States of
America |
Any |
29.61 |
MT |
USD |
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 publication of this notification in the
Official Gazette and shall be paid 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. 354/264/2015-TRU (Pt-I)]