Seeks to levy definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of Hot Rolled Flat Products of Stainless Steel of ASTM Grade 304 with all its variants originating in, or exported from People’s Republic of China, the Republic of Korea and Malaysia for a period of five years. - 28/2015 - Anti Dumping Duty

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[TO BE PUBLISHED IN PART II, SECTION 3, SUB-SECTION (i) OF THE GAZETTE OF INDIA, EXTRAORDINARY] GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE (DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE) Notification No. 28/2015-Customs (ADD) New Delhi, the 05 th June, 2015 G.S.R. (E). Whereas, in the matter of Hot Rolled Flat Products of Stainless Steel of ASTM Grade 304 with all its variants as per the detailed description hereunder (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods), falling under headings 7219 or 7220 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, the Republic of Korea and Malaysia (hereinafter referred to as the subject countries), and imported into India, the designated authority in its final findings published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1,vide notification number 14/30/2013-DGAD, dated the 9th March, 2015, as amended by notification number 14/30/2013-DGAD, dated the 19th May, 2015 had come to the conclusion that (a) the subject goods have been exported to India from the subject countries below its associated normal value, thus, resulting in dumping of the product; (b) the dumping margins of the subject goods imported from the subject countries are substantial and above de-minimis level; (c) the domestic industry has suffered material injury and the injury has been caused to the domestic industry, both by the volume and price effect of dumped imports of the subject goods originating in or exported from the subject countries; And whereas, the designated authority in its aforesaid final findings, has recommended imposition of definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of the subject goods, originating in or exported from 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, specification of which is specified in column (4), falling under heading 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 (5), exported from the countries as specified in the corresponding entry in column (6), produced by the producers as specified in the corresponding entry in column (7), exported by the exporters as specified in the corresponding entry in column (8), and imported into India, an anti-dumping duty at the rate equal to the amount as specified in the corresponding entry in column (9), in the currency as specified in the corresponding entry in column (11) and as per unit of measurement as specified in the corresponding entry in column (10) of the said Table, namely:- Table S No Heading Description of goods Specification Country of origin Country of export Producer Exporter Duty Amount Unit of measurement Currency (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) 1 7219 or 7220 As per the description given in Note below the Table Width upto and inclusive of 1250 MM People s Republic of China People s Republic of China Any Any 309 MT US Dollar 2 7219 or 7220 -Do- -Do- People s Republic of China Any country other than People s Republic of China Any Any 309 MT US Dollar 3 7219 or 7220 -Do- -Do- Any country, other than the subject countries and the countries attracting anti-dumping duty under any other notification People s Republic of China Any Any 309 MT US Dollar 4 7219 or 7220 -Do- -Do- Malaysia Malaysia Any Any 316 MT US Dollar 5 7219 or 7220 -Do- -Do- Malaysia Any country other than Malaysia Any Any 316 MT US Dollar 6. 7219 or 7220 -Do- -Do- Any country, other than the subject countries and the countries attracting anti-dumping duty under any other notification Malaysia Any Any 316 MT US Dollar 7 7219 or 7220 -Do- -Do- Korea RP Korea RP Any Any 180 MT US Dollar 8 7219 or 7220 -Do- -Do- Korea RP Any country, other than Korea RP Any Any 180 MT US Dollar 9 7219 or 7220 -Do- -Do- Any country, other than the subject countries and the countries attracting anti-dumping duty under any other notification Korea RP Any Any 180 MT US Dollar 10 7219 or 7220 As per the description given in Note below the Table Width above 1250 MM and upto 1650 MM People s Republic of China People s Republic of China Any Any 309 MT US Dollar 11 7219 or 7220 -Do- -Do- People s Republic of China Any country other than People s Republic of China Any Any 309 MT US Dollar 12 7219 or 7220 -Do- -Do- Any country, other than the subject countries People s Republic of China Any Any 309 MT US Dollar 13 7219 or 7220 -Do- -Do- Malaysia Malaysia Any Any 316 MT US Dollar 14 7219 or 7220 -Do- -Do- Malaysia Any country other than Malaysia Any Any 316 MT US Dollar 15 7219 or 7220 -Do- -Do- Any country, other than the subject countries Malaysia Any Any 316 MT US Dollar 16 7219 or 7220 -Do- -Do- Korea RP Korea RP Any Any 180 MT US Dollar 17 7219 or 7220 -Do- -Do- Korea RP Any country, other than Korea RP Any Any 180 MT US Dollar 18 7219 or 7220 -Do- -Do- Any country, other than the subject countries Korea RP Any Any 180 MT US Dollar Note: Hot Rolled austenitic stainless steel flat products; whether or not plates, sheets or coils (hot rolled Annealed and pickled or Black) of rectangular shape; of grade either ASTM 304 or 304H or 304L or 304N or 304LN or EN 1.4311, EN 1.4301, EN1.4307 or X5CRNI1810 or X04Cr19Ni9, or equivalents thereof in any other standards such as UNS, DIN, JIS, BIS, EN, etc.; whether or not with number one or Black finish; whether or not of quality prime or non-prime; whether or not of edge condition with mill edge or trim edge; of thickness in the range of 1.2mm to 10.5mm in Coils and 3mm to 105mm in Plates and Sheets; of all widths up to 1650 mm (width tolerance of +20mm for mill edge and +5mm for trim edge). Explanation 1: Where there is overlapping of anti-dumping duty on the subject goods with respect to a subject country in different customs notifications, the duty applicable to that subject country shall be the one imposed under the customs notification in which the said country has been specifically mentioned under the column Country of Origin . Explanation 2: Notwithstanding the Explanation 1 above, in the case of imports of subject goods from Korea RP, the anti-dumping duty recommended in the above Table will be applicable. 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. 1 [ 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 4th December, 2020, unless revoked, superseded or amended earlier. ] 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.354/62/2015-TRU] (Akshay Joshi) Under Secretary to the Government of India ************* NOTES:- 1. Inserted vide Notification No. 11/2020 -Customs (ADD) dated 03-06-2020

11/2020 - Dated: 3-6-2020 - Anti Dumping Duty - Seeks to amend No.28/2015-Customs (ADD), dated the 5th June, 2015 so as to extend anti-dumping duty on ‘Hot Rolled Flat Products of Stainless Steel of ASTM Grade 304 with all its variants as per the detailed description hereunder’ originating in or exported from People’s Republic of China, Malaysia and the Republic of Korea.