ADD on Zeolite from Thailand and Iran

7650 GI/202 3 (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. 705] NEW DELHI, MON DAY , DEC EMBER 11, 2023/ AGRAHAYANA 20, 1945 CG-DL-E-11122023-250563 (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) 1. 28429090 28269000 28399090 MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department of Revenue ) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 11th December, 2023 No. 14/2023 -Customs (ADD) G.S.R. 888(E).—Whereas, in the matter of “Synthetic Grade Zeolite 4A” (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods), falling under tariff items 2842 90 90, 2826 90 00, 2839 90 90 and 2842 10 00 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 the Iran and Thailand (hereinafter referred to as the subject countries) and imported into India, the designated authority in its final findings, vide notification F. No. 6/5/2022 -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 th at- (i) the product under consideration has been exported to India at a price below normal value, thus resulting in dumping; (ii) the imports from the subject countries have increased in absolute as well as relative terms throughout the injury investigation period; (iii) the landed value of imports of the subject goods from subject countries is much below the non - injurious price of the domestic industry indicating significant injury margin/price underselling, 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 C ustoms Tariff Act 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 item of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act as specified in the correspond ing 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 entr y in column (6), and 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 sp ecified 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 28429090 28269000 28399090 28421000 Synthetic Grade Zeolite 4A Thailand Any country including Thailand PQ Chemicals (Thailand) Ltd. 54.09 MT USD 2 -do- -do- Thailand Any country including Thailand Any other than Row (1) 92.55 MT USD 3 -do- -do- Any country other than Thailand and Iran Thailand Any 92.55 MT USD 4 -do- -do- Iran Iran Any 179.96 MT USD 5 -do- -do- Iran Any other than Iran Any 179.96 MT USD 6 -do- -do- Any country other than Iran and Thailand Iran Any 179.96 MT USD Note : The customs authorities may verify the origin of subject goods in case imports are reported as originating in United Arab Emirates. 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 publicat ion 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 d etermination 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 -190354/220/2023 -TRU] NITISH KARNATAK , Under Sec y. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring R oad, Mayapuri, New Delhi -110064 and Published by the Controlle r of Publications, Delhi -110054.