Seeks to impose anti-dumping duty on Narrow woven Fabrics [Hook and Loop Velcro Tapes] of specified types, originating in or exported from People’s Republic of China for a period of five years - 50/2016 - Anti Dumping Duty

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE Notification No. 50/2016 - Customs (ADD) New Delhi, the 06th of October, 2016 G.S.R. (E). Whereas, the designated authority, vide notification No. 15/14/2015- DGAD, dated the 1st October, 2015, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1 dated the 1st October, 2015, had initiated a review in the matter of continuation of antidumping duty on imports of Narrow Woven Fabric (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods), falling under sub-heading 5806 10 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) , originating in, or exported from, the Peoples' Republic of China ('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. 108/2010-Customs, dated the 6th October, 2010, published in the Gazette of India, Part II, Section 3, Subsection (i), vide number G.S.R. 817 (E), dated the 6th October, 2010 , 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. 52/2015-Customs (ADD), dated the 28th October, 2015, published in the Gazette of India, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 813(E), dated the 28th October, 2015 up to and inclusive of 5th October, 2016; And whereas the designated authority, vide notification No. 15/14/2015-DGAD, dated the 22th September, 2016, published in Part I, Section 1 of the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, dated the 22th September, 2016 has, inter alia, concluded that (a) dumping of the subject goods continued from the subject country; (b) there is a clear likelihood of continuation or intensification of dumping from the subject country, in case of cessation of anti-dumping duties, and having regard to the lesser duty rule, has recommended continuation of specific anti-dumping duty on 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 sub-heading of the First Schedule to the said Customs Tariff Act, as specified in the corresponding entry in column (2), originating in the country specified in the corresponding entry in column (4), exported from the country specified in the corresponding entry in column (5), produced by the producer specified in the corresponding entry in column (6) and exported by the exporter 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 Sl. No. Sub-heading Description of goods Countries/territories of origin Countries/ territories of export Producer Exporter (s) Duty amount Unit of measure Currency (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) 1 580610 Narrow woven Fabrics Hook and Loop Velcro Tapes ** China PR Any Any Any 1.87 Kg US Dollar 2 580610 Narrow woven Fabrics Hook and Loop Velcro Tapes ** Any China PR Any Any 1.87 Kg US Dollar ** Including fully processed but uncut hook and loop tape fasteners. This will however, not include unprocessed, un-bonded, uncut and un-brushed narrow woven fabrics. 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. 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. 354/242/2015-TRU] (Anurag Sehgal) Under Secretary to the Government of India