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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
EXTRAORDINARY
PART III—Section 4
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, MAY 8, 2025/VAISAKHA 18, 1947
No. 256]
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(Department of Revenue)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 8th May, 2025
No. 11/2025-CUSTOMS (ADD)
G.S.R. 299(E).—Whereas, in the matter of “Textured Toughened Coated and Uncoated Glass” (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods), falling under tariff headings 7003, 7005, 7007, 7016, 7020 and 8541 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 Vietnam (hereinafter referred to as the subject countries) and imported into India, the designated authority in its preliminary findings vide notification No. 6/29/2023-DGTR, dated the 5th November, 2024, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 5th November, 2024, had recommended imposition of provisional anti-dumping duty on the imports of subject goods, originating and exported from the subject countries;
And whereas, on the basis of the aforesaid findings of the designated authority, the Central Government had imposed provisional anti-dumping duty on the subject goods with effect from the 4th December, 2024 vide notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 26/2024-Customs (ADD), dated the 4th December, 2024, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 749(E), dated the 4th December, 2024;
And whereas, the designated authority in its final findings vide notification F. No. 6/29/2023-DGTR, dated the 10th February, 2025, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated 10th February, 2025, while confirming the preliminary findings, dated the 5th November, 2024, has come to the conclusion that–
(i) there is substantial increase in the volume of dumped imports of subject goods from the subject countries over the injury period in absolute and relative terms;
(ii) the product under consideration that has been exported to India from the subject countries are at dumped prices;
(iii) the domestic industry has suffered material injury;
(iv) material injury has been caused by the dumped imports of the subject goods 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, read with rules 18, 20 and 23 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, on the basis of 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 heading/sub-heading 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), and imported into India,
a reference form of anti-dumping duty at the rate equal to the difference between the landed value of subject goods and the reference amount specified in the corresponding entry in column (7), provided the landed value is less than the value indicated 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 | Unit | Currency |
+-------+---------+------------------------------------+-----------------+-----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------+--------+----------+
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) |
+=======+=========+====================================+=================+=================+=================================================================================================+==========+========+==========+
| 1. | 7003, | Textured | China PR | China PR | Shaanxi Topray Solar Co., Ltd. | 664 | MT | USD |
| | 7005, | Toughened | | | | | | |
| | 7007, | (Tempered) | | | | | | |
| | 7016, | Coated and | | | | | | |
| | 7020 and| Uncoated | | | | | | |
| | 8541 * | Glass ** | | | | | | |
+-------+---------+------------------------------------+-----------------+-----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------+--------+----------+
| 2. | -do- | -do- | China PR | China PR | Anhui Flat Solar Glass Co. Ltd. & Flat Glass Group Co., Ltd. | 664 | MT | USD |
+-------+---------+------------------------------------+-----------------+-----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------+--------+----------+
| 3. | -do- | -do- | China PR | China PR | Anhui Easy PV New Energy Material Technology Co., Ltd | 664 | MT | USD |
+-------+---------+------------------------------------+-----------------+-----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------+--------+----------+
| 4. | -do- | -do- | China PR | China PR | Dongguan CSG Solar Glass Co., Ltd. | 658 | MT | USD |
+-------+---------+------------------------------------+-----------------+-----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------+--------+----------+
| 5. | -do- | -do- | China PR | China PR | Fujian CSG Glass Co., Ltd | 664 | MT | USD |
+-------+---------+------------------------------------+-----------------+-----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------+--------+----------+
| 6. | -do- | -do- | China PR | China PR | Guangxi Xinyi Photovoltaic Industry Co., Ltd / Xinyi PV Products (Anhui) Holdings Ltd. / Xinyi Solar(Wuhu) Ltd. | 658 | MT | USD |
+-------+---------+------------------------------------+-----------------+-----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------+--------+----------+
| 7. | -do- | -do- | China PR | China PR | Zhangzhou Kibing Photovoltaic New Energy Technology Co., Ltd / Hunan Kibing Solar Technology Co., Ltd. / Ningbo Kibing Photovoltaic Technology Co., Ltd. | 659 | MT | USD |
+-------+---------+------------------------------------+-----------------+-----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------+--------+----------+
| 8. | -do- | -do- | All countries | China PR | Any Producer other than those mentioned in S.No. 1 to 7 | 664 | MT | USD |
| | | | other than | | | | | |
| | | | China PR | | | | | |
| | | | and Vietnam | | | | | |
+-------+---------+------------------------------------+-----------------+-----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------+--------+----------+
| 9. | -do- | -do- | All countries | China PR | Any Producer other than those mentioned in S.No. 1 to 7 | 664 | MT | USD |
| | | | other than | | | | | |
| | | | China PR | | | | | |
| | | | and Vietnam | | | | | |
+-------+---------+------------------------------------+-----------------+-----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------+--------+----------+
| 10. | -do- | -do- | Vietnam | Vietnam | Flat (Vietnam) Co., Ltd | 570 | MT | USD |
+-------+---------+------------------------------------+-----------------+-----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------+--------+----------+
| 11. | -do- | -do- | All countries | Vietnam | Any Producer other than those mentioned in S.No.10 | 664 | MT | USD |
| | | | other than | | | | | |
| | | | Vietnam | | | | | |
| | | | and China PR | | | | |----------+
+-------+---------+------------------------------------+-----------------+-----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------+--------+
| 12. | -do- | -do- | All countries | Vietnam | Any Producer other than those mentioned in S.No.10 | 664 | MT | USD |
| | | | other than | | | | |----------+
| | | | Vietnam | | | | |
| | | | and China PR | | | | |
+-------+---------+------------------------------------+-----------------+-----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------+--------+----------+
* The customs classification is only indicative and not binding on the scope of the product under consideration.
** Textured Toughened (Tempered) Glass with a minimum of 90.5% transmission of thickness not exceeding 4.2 mm (including tolerance of 0.2 mm) and where at least one dimension exceeds 1500 mm whether coated or uncoated. The product is also known by various other names such as solar glass, solar panel glass, low iron solar glass, high transmission photovoltaic glass, tempered low iron patterned solar glass and heat strengthened glass.
2. The anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification shall be effective for a period of five years from the date of imposition of the provisional anti-dumping duty, that is, the 4th December, 2024, unless revoked, amended or superseded earlier, and shall be payable in Indian currency.
Explanation 1.- For the purposes of this notification, rate of exchange applicable for the purposes of calculation of 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) (hereinafter referred to as the Customs Act), 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.
Explanation 2.- The landed value of imports for the purpose of this notification shall be the assessable value as determined under the Customs Act and includes all duties of custom except duties under sections 3, 8B, 9 and 9A of the Customs Tariff Act.
[F. No. CBIC-190354/182/2024-TRU]
DHEERAJ SHARMA, Under Secy.