Notification No. 14/2016-Customs (ADD) Date 21/04/2016

Seeks to impose definitive anti-dumping duty on Barium Carbonate originating in or exported from China PR for a period of five years
G.S.R. (E). – Whereas, the designated authority, vide notification No.15/27/2014- DGAD, dated the 19th March, 2015, 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 Barium Carbonate (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods) falling under tariff item 2836 60 00 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 People's Republic of China (hereinafter referred to as the subject country), imposed vide notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) No. 6/2011- Customs, dated the 7th February, 2011, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 69(E), dated the 7th February, 2011;

And whereas, the Central Government had extended the anti-dumping duty on the subject goods, originating in or exported from the subject country upto and inclusive of the 22nd March, 2016, vide notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) No. 15/2015-Customs (ADD), dated the 22nd April, 2015, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R 308(E), dated the 22nd April, 2015;

And whereas, in the matter of review of anti-dumping duty on import of the subject goods, originating in or exported from the subject country, the designated authority in its final findings, published vide notification No. 15/27/2014-DGAD, dated the 23rd February, 2016, 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 the subject country;

(ii) the dumped imports from the subject country continue to cause injury to the domestic industry;

(iii) dumping of the subject goods from the subject country is likely to continue and intensify, if the anti-dumping duty is revoked, and has recommended imposition of the anti-dumping duty on 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, 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), 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, namely:-

Table

S.No	Tariff item	Description of goods	Country of origin	Country of export	Producer	Exporter	Amount	Unit of measurement	Currency
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)	(8)	(9)	(10)
1	2836 60 00	Barium Carbonate	People's Republic of China	People's Republic of China	Hunan Wanfeng Chemical Co. Ltd	Hunan Mint Imp & Exp Company Ltd.	96.94	MT	US Dollar
2	2836 60 00	Barium Carbonate	People's Republic of China	People's Republic of China	Any combination other than S.No.1 above		144.82	MT	US Dollar
3	2836 60 00	Barium Carbonate	Any other than People's Republic of China	People's Republic of China	Any	Any	144.82	MT	US Dollar
4	2836 60 00	Barium Carbonate	People's Republic of China	Any other than People's Republic of China	Any	Any	144.82	MT	US Dollar

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 Act.

[F.No.354/21/2010-TRU (Pt.-I)]

(Anurag Sehgal)
Under Secretary to the Government of India

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