Anti-dumping Duty on Glass Fibre Insulating Material from China Raised
in Review
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Multinational Owens Corning
with Presence in 27 Countries is Threatened by Imports
[Customs Notification No. 48 (ADD) dated 1st
September 2016]
Whereas, the designated authority, vide
notification No. 15/10/2015-DGAD, dated the 7th July, 2015, published in the
Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1 dated the 8th July, 2015,
had initiated a review in the matter of continuation of antidumping duty on
imports of “Glass Fibre and Articles thereof (hereinafter referred to as the
subject goods)”, falling under heading 7019 of the First Schedule to the
Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), originating in, or exported from, the
Peoples' Republic of China (in short '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. 30/2011- Customs, dated
the 4th March, 2011, published in the Gazette of India, Part II, Section 3,
Subsection (i), vide number G.S.R. 188(E), dated the
4th March, 2011, and had requested for extension of anti-dumping duty for an
additional period of one year from the date of its expiry, in terms of
sub-section (5) of section 9A of the said Customs Tariff Act, pending the
completion of the review;
And, whereas the Central Government had extended
the anti-dumping duty imposed on the subject goods originating in, or exported
from, the subject country vide notification No. 33/2015-Customs (ADD), dated
the 13th July, 2015, published in the Gazette of India, Part II, Section 3,
Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 554(E), dated the
13th July, 2015 up to and inclusive of 13th July, 2016;
And whereas the designated authority vide
notification No. 15/10/2015-DGAD, dated the 6th July, 2016, published in Part
I, Section 1 of the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, dated the 6th July, 2016
has concluded that –
a) the subject goods have been exported to India from the
subject country below its normal value;
b) the subject goods from the subject country continue to enter
the Indian market at dumped prices;
c) the domestic industry has suffered material injury;
d) there is likelihood of recurrence of injury in case of
cessation of Anti-dumping duties;
and having regard to the lesser duty rule, has
recommended continuation of ad-valorem antidumping duty as a percentage of the
CIF value of imports of the subject goods 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, 1975 (51
of 1975) 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 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 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 the corresponding entry in column (4), originating in the country
specified in the corresponding entry in column (5), exported from the country
specified in the corresponding entry in column (6), produced by the producer
specified in the corresponding entry in column (7) and exported by the exporter
specified in the corresponding entry in column (8), and imported into India, an
anti-dumping duty equal to the amount arrived at by applying the percentage
indicated in the corresponding entry in column (9), of the said Table.
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Table |
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S.No. |
Heading |
Description of goods |
Specification |
Country of Origin |
Country of Export |
Producer |
Exporter |
Percentage of CIF Value |
|
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5) |
(6) |
(7) |
(8) |
(9) |
|
1 |
7019 |
*Glass Fibre as described below |
Glass Fibre as described below |
China PR |
China PR |
Taishan Fiberglass Inc. |
Taishan Fiberglass Inc. |
33.11 |
|
2 |
7019 |
*Glass Fibre as described below |
Glass Fibre as described below |
China PR |
China PR |
Jushi Group Jiujiang
Co. Ltd. |
Jushi Group Jiujiang
Co. Ltd |
24.59 |
|
3 |
7019 |
*Glass Fibre as described below |
Glass Fibre as described below |
China PR |
China PR |
Jushi Group Co. Ltd., Tongxiang |
Jushi Group Co. Ltd., Tongxiang |
24.59 |
|
4 |
7019 |
*Glass Fibre as described below |
Glass Fibre as described below |
China PR |
China PR |
Chongqing Polycomp
International Corporation (CPIC) |
Chongqing Polycomp
International Corporation (CPIC) |
20.46 |
|
5 |
7019 |
*Glass Fibre as described below |
Glass Fibre as described below |
China PR |
China PR |
Any combination other than mentioned in S. No. 1
to 4 above |
47.15 |
|
|
6 |
7019 |
*Glass Fibre as described below |
Glass Fibre as described below |
China PR |
Any country other than China PR |
Any |
Any |
47.15 |
|
7 |
7019 |
*Glass Fibre as described below |
Glass Fibre as described below |
Any country other than China PR |
China PR |
Any |
Any |
47.15 |
(*) glass fibre, including glass roving [assembled rovings (AR), direct rovings
(DR)], glass chopped strands (CS), glass chopped strands mats (CSM).
Specifically excluded from the scope of the product under consideration are
glass wool, fibre glass wool, fibre glass insulation in wool form, glass yarn,
glass woven fabrics, glass fibre fabric, glass woven rovings,
chopped strands meant for thermoplastic applications, micro glass fibre used in
battery separator, surface mat/surface veil/tissue, wet chopped strands and Cemfil (alkali resistant glass fibre for concrete
reinforcement).
2. The
anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification shall be effective for a
period of five years (unless revoked, amended or superseded earlier) from the
date of publication of this notification in the Gazette of India and shall be
paid in Indian currency.
3.
Notwithstanding anything contained in paragraph 2, the anti-dumping duty
imposed under this notification shall remain in force up to and inclusive of
the 31st October, 2021, unless revoked, superseded or amended earlier.
[Notification
No. 49/2021-Customs (ADD)/31.08.2021 - Anti-dumping Duty on Glass Fibre Insulating Material from China Extended by One Month
to 31 Oct 2021 – Pending Review]
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, under section 14 of
the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962) and the relevant date for 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. 354/95/2010-TRU]