Seeks to impose anti-dumping duty on toughened glass for home appliances imported from China PR for a period of 5 years. - 11/2023-Customs - Anti Dumping Duty

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE (DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE) NOTIFICATION No. 11/2023-Customs (ADD) New Delhi, the 17th November, 2023 G.S.R. ...(E).- Whereas, in the matter of Toughened Glass for Home Appliances having thickness between 1.8 MM to 8 MM and area of 0.4 SqM or less (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods), falling under chapter 70 of the First Schedule of 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 subject country) and imported into India, the designated authority in its final findings, vide notification F. No. 06/10/2022-DGTR, dated the 28th August, 2023, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 28th August, 2023, has come to the conclusion, inter alia, that- i. the product under consideration has been exported to India at a price below the normal value, resulting in dumping; ii. the imports from the subject country have increased in absolute as well as relative terms throughout the injury investigation period; iii. the domestic industry has accordingly suffered material injury. The injury caused to the domestic industry is not on account of any other known factor, and has recommended imposition of anti-dumping duty on imports of the subject goods, originating in, or exported from the 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-sections (1) and (5) of section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act 1975 (51 of 1975) 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 the tariff items 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), which are imported into India, an anti-dumping duty at the rate equal to the amount as specified in the corresponding entry in column (7), in the currency as specified in the corresponding entry in column (9) and as per unit of measurement as specified in the corresponding entry in column (8) of the said Table, namely :- Sl.No. Tariff Item Description Country of origin Country of export Producer Amount of duty Unit Currency (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) 1 70071900, 70072900, 70134900, 70139900, 70199000, 70200019 70200029, 70200090 Toughened glass for home appliances* China PR Any country including China PR Foshan Shunde Dehong Glass Industry Co., Ltd NIL MT USD 2 -do- -do- China PR Any country including China PR Zhongshan Huangpu Jinfulai Glass Craft Factory NIL MT USD 3 -do- -do- China PR Any country including China PR Chuzhou Xinjiang Glass Appliances Co. Ltd. 144.3 MT USD 4 -do- -do- China PR Any country including China PR Foshan Shunde Gaohua Glass Technology Co., Ltd. NIL MT USD 5 -do- -do- China PR Any country including China PR Zhangjiagang Weiyu Glassware Co., Ltd. 41.8 MT USD 6 -do- -do- China PR Any country including China PR SCHOTT Glass Technologies Suzhou) Co., Ltd. NIL MT USD 7 -do- -do- China PR Any country including China PR Benxi Chengxin Chengxin Electrical Co., Ltd. 135.3 MT USD 8 -do- -do- China PR Any country including China PR Lianyungang Chengxin Glass Products Co., Ltd 135.3 MT USD 9 -do- -do- China PR Any country including China PR Jiangsu Xiuqiang Glasswork Co., Ltd NIL MT USD 10 -do- -do- China PR Any country including China PR Jiangyin Suifeng Glass Co., Ltd NIL MT USD 11 -do- -do- China PR Any country including China PR Zhongshan Meiyi Appliance Co. Ltd NIL MT USD 12 -do- -do- China PR Any country including China PR Any other producer excluding producers mentioned in Sl. No. (1) to (11) above. 243 MT USD 13 -do- -do- Any country other than China PR China PR Any 243 MT USD * Toughened glass for home appliances having thickness between 1.8 MM to 8 MM and area of 0.4 SqM or less excluding: a) Toughened glass used in glass lids of utensils b) Toughened glass used in electronic switch and switch board panels c) Curved coloured glass for washing machines d) Toughened glass used in Double Glazed Unit (DGU) e) Dome shaped toughened glass f) Grooved Toughened glass 2. The anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification shall be levied 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. Explanation .-For the purposes of this notification, 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 . [F. No. 190354/206/2023-TRU] (Vikram Vijay Wanere) Under Secretary to the Government of India