Seeks to impose anti-dumping duty on Gypsum Tiles imported from China PR and Oman for a period of 5 years. - 16/2023 - Anti Dumping Duty

MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department of Revenue) NOTIFICATION NO. 16/2023-Customs (ADD) New Delhi, the 26th December, 2023 G.S.R. 915 (E). Whereas, in the matter of Gypsum Board / Tiles with lamination at least on one side (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods), falling under chapter 68 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 and Oman (hereinafter referred to as subject countries) and imported into India, the designated authority in its final findings, vide notification F. No. 06/11/2022-DGTR, dated the 29th September, 2023, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 29th September, 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 dumping of the subject goods has materially retarded the establishment of the domestic industry in India.; iii. the material retardation to the establishment of the domestic industry in India is due to the subject dumped imports from the subject countries, and has recommended imposition of anti-dumping duty on imports of the 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 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 :- TABLE Sl. No Heading Description Country of origin Country of Export Producer Amount of Duty Unit Currency (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) 1 68069000/ 68080000/ 68091100/ 68091900/ 68099000 Gypsum Board / Tiles with lamination at least on one side China PR China PR Dream brand new materials (Pingyi) co. ltd. 23.46 MT USD 2 -do- -do- China PR China PR Shijiazhuang DianYu Import and Export co. ltd. 35.68 MT USD 3 -do- -do- China PR Any country including China PR Any other producer excluding producers mentioned in Sl. No. (1) to (2) above 47.62 MT USD 4 -do- -do- Any country Other than subject countries China PR Any 47.62 MT USD 5 -do- -do- Oman Oman Global Gypsum Board Co. LLC. 71.80 MT USD 6 -do- -do- Oman Any country including Oman Any other producer excluding producers mentioned in Sl. No. (5) 91.42 MT USD 7 -do- -do- Any country Other than subject countries Oman Any 91.42 MT USD 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. 190354/230/2023-TRU] NITISH KARNATAK Under Secy.