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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-07112025-267456
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (i)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 741]
NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2025/KARTIKA 16, 1947
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(Department of Revenue)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 7th November, 2025
No. 31/2025 -Customs (ADD)
G.S.R. 827(E). - Whereas, the designated authority, vide notification No. 7/05/2025-DGTR dated the
29th March, 2025, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, had initiated a review in the
matter of continuation of anti-dumping duty on imports of "Woven Fabric (having more than 50% Flax content)”
commonly known as “Flax Fabric" (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods) falling under tariff heading 5309
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 and Hong Kong (hereinafter referred to as the subject countries),
imposed vide notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue)
No. 35/2020 -Customs (ADD), dated the 10th November, 2020, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary,
Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 697(E), dated the 10th November, 2020;
And whereas, in the matter of review of anti-dumping duty on import of the subject goods, originating in or
exported from the subject countries, the designated authority in its final findings, published vide notification No.
7/05/2025-DGTR dated the 8th August 2025, in the Gazette of India Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, has come to
the conclusion that-
(i) The volume of imports from subject countries have increased in both absolute and relative terms, despite
existing duties;
(ii) Despite increase cost of raw materials leading to increase in cost, the selling price could not increase
proportionately as the landed value of imports declined further. To compete with imported subject goods
and maintain market share domestic industry has been constrained from raising its price proportionately,
leading to price suppression;
(iii) imports are undercutting the prices of the domestic industry in the market;
(iv) There is continued dumping of subject goods and material injury to the domestic industry despite existing
duties,
and has recommended imposition of anti-dumping duty on the subject goods, originating in or exported from the
subject countries;
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 23 of the Customs Tariff (Identification, Assessment and Collection of Anti-dumping
Duty on Dumped Articles and for Determination of Injury) Rules, 1995, and in supersession of the notification of the
Government of India, in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) No. 35/2020 -Customs (ADD), dated the
10th November, 2020, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number
G.S.R. 697(E), dated the 10th November, 2020, except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such
supersession 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
tariff 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) and 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), 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.N. | Tariff Heading | Description of Goods | Country of Origin | Country of Export | Producer | Exporter | Amount | Unit of Measurement | Currency |
+------+----------------+-----------------------------------------------------+--------------------------+-------------------+----------+----------+--------+---------------------+----------+
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) |
+------+----------------+-----------------------------------------------------+--------------------------+-------------------+----------+----------+--------+---------------------+----------+
| 1 | 5309 | Flax or Linen fabric having flax content of more than 50% | China PR | Any | Any | Any | 2.36 | Per meter | US$ |
| 2 | 5309 | Flax or Linen fabric having flax content of more than 50% | Any other than Hong Kong | China PR | Any | Any | 2.36 | Per meter | US$ |
| 3 | 5309 | Flax or Linen fabric having flax content of more than 50% | Hong Kong | Any | Any | Any | 1.14 | Per meter | US$ |
| 4 | 5309 | Flax or Linen fabric having flax content of more than 50% | Any other than China | Hong Kong | Any | Any | 1.14 | Per meter | US$ |
+------+----------------+-----------------------------------------------------+--------------------------+-------------------+----------+----------+--------+---------------------+----------+
2. The anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification 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 paid
in Indian currency.
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 Customs Act.
[F. No. CBIC-190356/2/2025-TRU]
DHEERAJ SHARMA, Under Secy.
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and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.
RAVINDER
KUMAR
Digitally signed by
RAVINDER KUMAR
Date: 2025.11.07 19:48:24
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