Levy of anti-dumping duty on "Styrene Butadiene Rubber (SBR)",originating in or exported from European Union, Korea RP or Thailand - 43/2017 - Anti Dumping Duty

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE (DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE) Notification No. 43/2017-Customs (ADD) New Delhi, the 30th August, 2017 G.S.R. 1123 (E). - Whereas in the matter of Styrene Butadiene Rubber (SBR) of 1500 series and 1700 series, (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods ) falling under sub-heading 4002 19 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 European Union, Korea RP or Thailand (hereinafter referred to as the subject countries), and imported into India, the designated authority in its final findings vide notification number 14/10/2015-DGAD, dated the 12th July, 2017, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 12th July, 2017, has come to the conclusion that i. there is dumping of product concerned from the subject countries; ii. the dumped imports from the subject countries are suppressing the prices of the domestic industry, impacting profitability; iii. manifestation of the aforesaid injury is both in form of material injury as well as material retardation, and, whereas, the designated authority has recommended the imposition of definitive anti-dumping duty on the imports of subject goods, originating in or exported from the 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 definitive anti-dumping duty on the subject goods, the description of which is specified in column (3) of the Table below, falling under sub-heading of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act as specified in the corresponding entry in column (2), originating in the country as specified in the corresponding entry in column (4), exported from the country 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), as per unit of measurement as specified in the corresponding entry in column (9) and in the currency as specified in column (10) of the said Table, namely :- Table Sl. No Sub-heading Description of goods * Country of origin Country of export Producer Exporter Amount (in USD) Unit Currency 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 4002 19 Emulsion Styrene Butadiene Rubber (E-SBR) of 1500 Series and 1700 Series European Union European Union Synthos Kralupy A.S., Czech Republic Synthos Kralupy A.S., Czech Republic 207.49 MT US$ 2 4002 19 Emulsion Styrene Butadiene Rubber (E-SBR) of 1500 Series and 1700 Series European Union European Union Synthos Dwory 7 Sp. Z. Oo, Poland Synthos Dwory 7 Sp. Z. Oo, Poland 207.49 MT US$ 3 4002 19 Emulsion Styrene Butadiene Rubber (E-SBR) of 1500 Series and 1700 Series European Union European Union Any combination other than S. No. 1 2 266.00 MT US$ 4 4002 19 Emulsion Styrene Butadiene Rubber (E-SBR) of 1500 Series and 1700 Series European Union Any Any Any 266.00 MT US$ 5 4002 19 Emulsion Styrene Butadiene Rubber (E-SBR) of 1500 Series and 1700 Series Any country other than those subject to anti-dumping duty European Union Any Any 266.00 MT US$ 6 4002 19 Emulsion Styrene Butadiene Rubber (E-SBR) of 1500 Series and 1700 Series Korea RP Korea RP Kumho Petrochemical Co., Ltd Kumho Petrochemical Co., Ltd 33.95 MT US $ 7 4002 19 Emulsion Styrene Butadiene Rubber (E-SBR) of 1500 Series and 1700 Series Korea RP Korea RP Kumho Petrochemical Co., Ltd i. Daewoo International Corporation, Korea RP ii. Daewoo International, Singapore 33.95 MT US$ 8 4002 19 Emulsion Styrene Butadiene Rubber (E-SBR) of 1500 Series and 1700 Series Korea RP Korea RP LG Chem Ltd, Korea RP LG Chem Ltd, Korea RP 28.68 MT US$ 9 4002 19 Emulsion Styrene Butadiene Rubber (E-SBR) of 1500 Series and 1700 Series Korea RP Korea RP LG Chem Ltd, Korea RP i. LG Chem America Inc.; ii. Hansuk Chemicals Co. Ltd; iii. Everlite Korea Co. Ltd.; iv. Hearty Chem Corp.; v. Wonchem Ltd 28.68 MT US$ 10 4002 19 Emulsion Styrene Butadiene Rubber (E-SBR) of 1500 Series and 1700 Series Korea RP Korea RP Any combination other than S. Nos. 6, 7, 8 and 9 64.00 MT US$ 11 4002 19 Emulsion Styrene Butadiene Rubber (E-SBR) of 1500 Series and 1700 Series Korea RP Any Any Any 64.00 MT US$ 12 4002 19 Emulsion Styrene Butadiene Rubber (E-SBR) of 1500 Series and 1700 Series Any country other than those subject to anti-dumping duty Korea RP Any Any 64.00 MT US$ 13 4002 19 Emulsion Styrene Butadiene Rubber (E-SBR) of 1500 Series and 1700 Series Any Korea RP Any Any 64.00 MT US$ 14 4002 19 Emulsion Styrene Butadiene Rubber (E-SBR) of 1500 Series and 1700 Series Thailand Thailand Any Any 243.60 MT US$ 15 4002 19 Emulsion Styrene Butadiene Rubber (E-SBR) of 1500 Series and 1700 Series Thailand Any Any Any 16 4002 19 Emulsion Styrene Butadiene Rubber (E-SBR) of 1500 Series and 1700 Series Any country other than those subject to anti-dumping duty Thailand Any Any * Styrene Butadiene Rubber of 1900 Series and Solution SBR are excluded from the scope of the product under consideration. 2. The anti-dumping duty imposed 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 payable 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 31st October, 2022, 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 Act. [F.No.354/206/2016 TRU] (Ruchi Bisht) Under Secretary to the Government of India. ************* NOTES:- 1. Inserted vide NOTIFICATION NO. 17/2022-Customs (ADD) dated 30-05-2022