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Imposition of anti-dumping duty under Section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975, on toughened glass for home appliances originating in or exported from China.

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The Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, issued Notification No. 11/2023-Customs (ADD), G.S.R. 845(E), dated 17th November 2023, imposing anti-dumping duty on "Toughened Glass for Home Appliances having thickness between 1.8 mm to 8 mm and area of 0.4 SqM or less" (excluding specified exclusions such as glass lids of utensils, switch/switchboard panels, curved coloured glass for washing machines, DGU glass, dome-shaped and grooved toughened glass), falling under Chapter 70 tariff items of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), originating in or exported from the People's Republic of China. The duty follows the final findings of the designated authority (Directorate General of Trade Remedies, F. No. 06/10/2022-DGTR, dated 28th August 2023), which concluded that the goods were dumped below normal value, that imports had increased in absolute and relative terms, and that this caused material injury to the domestic industry. The duty is imposed under sub-sections (1) and (5) of section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975, 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, at producer-specific rates ranging from NIL to USD 243 per metric tonne for named Chinese producers (including Foshan Shunde Dehong Glass Industry, Zhongshan Huangpu Jinfulai Glass Craft Factory, Chuzhou Xinjiang Glass Appliances, SCHOTT Glass Technologies (Suzhou), and others), with a residual rate of USD 243/MT for other producers, and USD 243/MT for goods originating outside China but exported from China. The duty applies for five years from the date of publication, payable in Indian currency at the exchange rate notified under section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962). The notification is signed by Vikram Vijay Wanere, Under Secretary.

Full Text

7197 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. 662] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY , NOVEMBER 17, 2023/ KARTIKA 26, 1945 CG-DL-E-17112023-250102 (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) 1 70071900, 70072900, 70134900, 70139900, 7019900 0, 70200019, 70200029, MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department of Revenue) NOTIFICATION New Delhi , the 17th November , 2023 No. 11/2023 -Customs (ADD) G.S.R. 845(E).—Whereas, in the matter of “Toughened Glass for Home Appliances having thickness between 1.8 MM to 8 MM and area of 0.4 SqM or less” (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods), falling under chapter 70 of the First Schedule of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) (hereinafter referred to as the Customs Tariff Act), originating in, or exported from People’s Republic of China (hereinafter referred to as subject country) and imported into India, the designated authority in its final findings, vide notification F. No. 06/10/2022 -DGTR, dated the 28th August, 2023 , published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 28th August, 2023 , has come to the conclusion, inter alia, that- i. the product under consideration has been exported to India at a price below the normal value, resulting in dumping; ii. the imports from the subject country have increased in absolute as well as relative terms throughout the injury investigation period; iii. the domestic industry has accordingly suffered material injury. The injury caused to the domestic industry is not on account of any other known factor, and has recommended imposition of anti -dumping duty on imports of the subject goods, originating in, or exported from the subject country 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 1975 (51 of 1975) 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 it ems 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 ent ry in column ( 5), produced by the producers as specified in the corresponding entry in column (6), which are 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 specified in the corresponding entry in column ( 8) of the said Table, namely : – Sl. No. Tariff Item Description Country of origin Country of export Producer Amount of duty Unit Currency (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) 1 70071900 , 70072900 , 70134900 , Toughened glass for home China PR Any country including China PR Foshan Shunde Dehong Glass Industry Co., Ltd NIL MT USD 70139900 , 70199000 , 70200019 , 70200029 , 70200090 appliances* 2 -do- -do- China PR Any country including China PR Zhongshan Huangpu Jinfulai Glass Craft Factory NIL MT USD 3 -do- -do- China PR Any country including China PR Chuzhou Xinjiang Glass Appliances Co. Ltd. 144.3 MT USD 4 -do- -do- China PR Any country including China PR Foshan Shunde Gaohua Glass Technology Co., Ltd. NIL MT USD 5 -do- -do- China PR Any country including China PR Zhangjiagang Weiyu Glassware Co., Ltd. 41.8 MT USD 6 -do- -do- China PR Any country including China PR SCHOTT Glass Technologies (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. NIL MT USD 7 -do- -do- China PR Any country including China PR Benxi Chengxin Chengxin Electrical Co., Ltd. 135.3 MT USD 8 -do- -do- China PR Any country including China PR Lianyungang Chengxin Glass Products Co., Ltd 135.3 MT USD 9 -do- -do- China PR Any country including China PR Jiangsu Xiuqiang Glasswork Co., Ltd NIL MT USD 10 -do- -do- China PR Any country including China PR Jiangyin Suifeng Glass Co., Ltd NIL MT USD 11 -do- -do- China PR Any country including China PR Zhongshan Meiyi Appliance Co. Ltd NIL MT USD 12 -do- -do- China PR Any country including China PR Any other producer excluding producers mentioned in Sl. No. (1) to (11) above. 243 MT USD 13 -do- -do- Any country other than China PR China PR Any 243 MT USD * “Toughened glass for home appliances having thickness between 1.8 MM to 8 MM and area of 0.4 SqM or less” excluding: a) Toughened glass used in glass lids of utensils b) Toughened glass used in electronic switch and switch board panels c) Curved coloured glass for washing machines d) Toughened glass used in Double Glazed Unit (DGU) e) Dome shaped toughened glass f) Grooved Toughened glass 2. The anti-dumping duty imposed under this n otification 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, 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 Rev enue), 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 o f the bill of entry under section 46 of the said Customs Act. [F. No. 190354/206/2023 -TRU] VIKRAM VIJAY WANERE , Under Sec y. 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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