Seeks to amend notification No. 14/2019-Customs(ADD) dated 25.03.2019, in order to change the name of the producer from 'M/s Mitsui Phenols Singapore Pte. Ltd' to 'M/s INEOS Phenol Singapore Pte. Ltd' pursuant to DGTR recommendation - 02/2024 - Anti Dumping Duty

MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department of Revenue) NOTIFICATION NO. 02/2024-Customs (ADD) New Delhi, the 28th February, 2024 G.S.R. 143(E). Whereas, in the matter of Acetone (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods), originating in, or exported from European Union, Singapore, South Africa and United States of America (hereinafter referred to as the subject countries), falling under tariff item 2914 11 00 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) (hereinafter referred to as the Customs Tariff Act), and imported into India, the designated authority in its final findings, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 5th March, 2019, vide notification number 7/26/2018-DGAD, dated the 5th March, 2019, had come to the conclusion that (i) the product under consideration continues to be imported at the dumped prices from the subject countries; (ii) the domestic industry has suffered continued injury on account of dumped imports; (iii) the continued injury to the domestic industry in on account of dumped imports and is likely to continue if the anti-dumping duties from subject countries are ceased, and had recommended imposition of definitive 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; And whereas, on the basis of the aforesaid final findings of the designated authority, the Central Government had imposed the anti-dumping duty on the subject goods, vide notification of the Government of India, Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 14/2019-Customs (ADD), dated the 25th March, 2019, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 237(E), dated the 25th March, 2019 ; And whereas, M/s INEOS Phenol Singapore Pte. Ltd. has requested the designated authority for changing the name of producer from M/s Mitsui Phenols Singapore Pte. Ltd. to M/s INEOS Phenol Singapore Pte. Ltd. in the duty table of the final findings, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 5th March, 2019, vide notification number 7/26/2018-DGAD, dated the 5th March, 2019; And whereas, the designated authority, vide notification No. 7/09/2023-DGTR, dated the 22nd December, 2023, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 22nd December, 2023, has held that the name of the producer or exporter Mitsui Phenols Singapore Pte. Ltd. has been changed to INEOS Phenol Singapore Pte. Ltd. and recommended that the name of the producer, viz., M/s Mitsui Phenols Singapore Pte. Ltd. be amended to M/s INEOS Phenol Singapore Pte. Ltd. in its final findings notification No. 7/26/2018-DGAD, dated the 5th March, 2019. 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 , 20 and 23 of the Customs Tariff (Identification, Assessment and Collection of Antidumping Duty on Dumped Articles and for Determination of Injury) Rules, 1995 , the Central Government, after considering the aforesaid notification No. 7/09/2023-DGTR, dated the 22nd December, 2023 of the Designated Authority, hereby makes the following amendments in the notification of the Government of India, Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 14/2019-Customs (ADD), dated the 25th March, 2019, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 237(E), dated the 25th March, 2019 , namely:- In the said notification, in the TABLE, against serial number 1, in column (5), for the entry, the entry M/s INEOS Phenol Singapore Pte. Ltd. shall be substituted. [F. No. CBIC-190354/15/2024-TRU Section-CBEC] NITISH KARNATAK, Under Secy.