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Notification under section 9 of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 imposing countervailing duty on imports of "Atrazine Technical" originating in or exported from China PR.

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Vide Notification No. 05/2024-Customs (CVD), G.S.R. 562(E) dated 11th September 2024, the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), noting that the designated authority's final findings published as Notification No. 7/26/2023-DGTR dated 14th June 2024 concluded that cessation of countervailing duty would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of subsidization and injury to the domestic industry, and exercising powers under sub-sections (1) and (6) of section 9 of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) read with rules 20, 22 and 24 of the Customs Tariff (Identification, Assessment and Collection of Countervailing Duty on Subsidized Articles and for Determination of Injury) Rules, 1995, and in supersession of Notification No. 3/2019-Customs (CVD) dated 17th September 2019 (G.S.R. 664(E)), imposed countervailing duty on "Atrazine Technical" (tariff items 3808 91 99, 3808 93 90 or 3808 99 90 of the Customs Tariff Act's First Schedule) at 9.28% of CIF value on goods produced by Xiangshui Zhongshan Biotechnology Co., Ltd. of China PR, 11.94% for goods from other producers in China PR, and 11.94% for goods produced in China PR but exported from any other country, with the duty payable in Indian currency for a period of five years from the date of publication unless revoked, superseded or amended earlier; the notification was issued under F. No. CBIC-190354/124/2024-TRU Section-CBEC and signed by Dilmil Singh Soach, Under Secretary.

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5826 GI/202 4 (1) रजिस्ट्री सं. डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No . D. L. -33004/99 EXTRAORDINARY PART II —Section 3 —Sub-section ( i) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 520] NEW DELHI, WEDNES DAY , SEPTEMBER 11, 2024/BHADRA 20, 1946 CG-DL-E-11092024-257086 (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) 1 3808 91 99 3808 93 90 ा MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department Of Revenue) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 11 th September, 2024 No. 05/2024 -Customs (CVD) G.S.R. 562(E).—Whereas, in the matter of “Atrazine Technical” (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods) falling under tariff items 3808 91 99, 3808 93 90 or 3808 99 90 of the Fi rst 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 (hereinafter referred to as the subject country), and imported into India, the designated a uthority in its final findings, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, vide notification No. 7/26/2023 -DGTR, dated the 14th June, 2024, has inter alia come to the conclusion that the cessation of countervailing duty is likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of subsidization and injury to the domestic industry and has recommended continued imposition of countervailing duty on imports of the subject goods originating in or exported from the subject country. Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub -sections (1) and (6) of section 9 of the Customs Tariff Act, read with rules 20, 22 and 24 of the Customs Tariff (Identification, Assessment and Collection of Countervailing Duty on Subsidized Articles and for Det ermination of Injury) Rules, 1995 and in supersession of the notification of the Government of India, Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) number 3/2019 -Customs (CVD), dated the 17th September, 2019, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub - section (i) vide number G.S.R. 664(E), dated the 17th September, 2019, 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 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), and imported into India, countervailing duty of an amount as specified in the corresponding entry in column (7) of the said Table, namely:  TABLE Sl. No. Tariff item Description of Goods Country of Origin Country of Export Producer Duty amount as a % of CIF Value (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) 1 3808 91 99 3808 93 90 or 3808 99 90 Atrazine Technical* China PR Any country including China PR Xiangshui Zhongshan Biotechnology Co., Ltd. 9.28 2 -do- -do- China PR Any country including China PR Any other th an the producer at Sr. No. 1 11.94 3 -do- -do- Any country other than China PR China PR Any 11.94 *The product is also known under the following names:  6-Chloro -N-Ethyl -N’-(1-Methylethyl) -Triazine -2,4-Diamine; 2-Chloro -4-Ethylamino -6-Isopropylami ne-S-Triazine; 2-Chloro -4-(Ethylamino) -6-(Isopropylamino) -S-Triazine; 2-Chloro -4-(Ethylamino) -6-(Isopropylamino) -Triazine; Chloro -4-(Propylamino) -6-Ethylamino -S-Triazine; Chloro -4-(Propylamino) -6-Ethylamino -S-Triazine, etc. 2. The countervailing 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,  (a) the rate of exchange applicable for the purposes of calculation of such countervailing 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 Act; (b) “CIF value” means the assessable value as determined under section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962). [F. No. CBIC -190354/124/2024 -TRU Section -CBEC] DILMIL SINGH SOACH, Under Secy . Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring R oad, Mayapuri, New Delhi -110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi -110054.

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