Seeks to levy provisional anti-dumping duty on 'Wire Rod of Alloy or Non-Alloy Steel' originating in or exported from China PR - 51/2016 - Anti Dumping Duty

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE (DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE) Notification No. 51/2016-Customs (ADD) New Delhi, the 2nd November, 2016 G.S.R. 1039 (E). Whereas, in the matter of Wire Rod of Alloy or Non-Alloy Steel (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods ), falling under headings 7213 and 7227 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 China PR, (hereinafter referred to as the subject country ), and imported into India, the designated authority in its preliminary findings published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, vide notification number 14/17/2016-DGAD, dated the 27th September, 2016, has come to the provisional conclusion that (a) the product under consideration has been exported to India from the subject country below the normal value; (b) the domestic industry has suffered material injury on account of subject imports from the subject country; (c) the injury has been caused by the dumped imports of the subject goods from the subject country, and has recommended imposition of provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of the subject goods, originating in, or exported from subject country and imported into India, in order to remove injury to the domestic industry; Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act , read with rules 13 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 preliminary 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 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 (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), imported into India, an anti-dumping duty at a rate which is equivalent to difference between the landed value of the subject goods and the amount mentioned in the corresponding entry in column (8), provided the landed value is less than the value specified 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. Heading Description of goods Country of origin Country of export Producer Exporter Amount Unit Currency (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) 1. 7213 and 7227 Bars and rods, hot- rolled, in irregularly wound coils, of iron or non-alloy steel or alloy steel, excluding,- (i) bars and rods containing indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process falling under tariff item 7213 10 90 (commonly known as rebars or TMT bars); (ii) bars and rods of stainless steel falling under tariff heading 7221; and (iii) bars and rods of high speed steel falling under tariff heading 7227 10 00. People s Republic of China People s Republic of China Minmetals Yingkou Medium Plate Co., Ltd. Minmetals Yingkou Medium Plate Co., Ltd. 499 Metric Tonne US Dollar 2. -do- -do- People s Republic of China People s Republic of China Any combination other than at S. No.1 538 Metric Tonne US Dollar 3. -do- -do- People s Republic of China Any country other than China PR Any Any 538 Metric Tonne US Dollar 4. -do- -do- Any country other than China PR People s Republic of China Any Any 538 Metric Tonne US Dollar The anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification shall be effective for a period not exceeding six months (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,- (a) landed value of imports for the purpose of this notification means the assessable value as determined by the customs under the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962) and includes all duties of customs except duties levied under sections 3 , 3A , 8B , 9 and 9A of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 ; (b) rate of exchange applicable for the purpose 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, 1962. [F.No. 354/177/2016-TRU] (Mohit Tewari) Under Secretary to the Government of India