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The Central Government imposes an anti-dumping duty on imports of "Cold Rolled Non-Oriented Electrical Steel" originating in or exported from China PR into India.

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The Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) issued Notification No. 35/2025-Customs (ADD), G.S.R. 907(E) on December 18, 2025, imposing an anti-dumping duty on "Cold Rolled Non-Oriented Electrical Steel" (CRNO), falling under tariff headings 7210, 7225, or 7226 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975). This action follows the final findings of the designated authority, vide notification F. No. 06/32/2024-DGTR, dated September 19, 2025, which concluded that subject goods originating in or exported from China PR were dumped into India, causing material injury and a threat of further injury to the domestic industry. The anti-dumping duty is imposed under sub-sections (1) and (5) of section 9A of the Customs 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. Specific duties are levied in USD per Metric Ton (MT): USD 223.82 per MT for goods produced by Wuhan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd., Baosteel Zhanjiang Iron & Steel Co., Ltd., and Baoshan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd.; and USD 414.92 per MT for any other producer from China PR, or when originating from any country other than China PR but exported from China PR. The duty is effective for five years from the notification's publication date and payable in Indian currency, with the exchange rate determined under section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), based on the date of bill of entry presentation under section 46. Cold Rolled Full Hard Silicon Electrical Steel (CRFH) used for manufacturing CRNO is excluded from the scope.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-18122025-268625 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (i) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 821] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2025/AGRAHAYANA 27, 1947 MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department of Revenue) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 18th December, 2025 No. 35/2025-Customs (ADD) G.S.R. 907(E).โ€” Whereas in the matter of โ€œCold Rolled Non-Oriented Electrical Steelโ€ (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods) falling under tariff headings 7210, 7225 or 7226 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 (hereinafter referred to as the subject country), and imported into India, the designated authority in its final findings, vide notification F. No. 06/32/2024-DGTR, dated the 19th September, 2025, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 19th September, 2025, has inter-alia come to the conclusion that- (i) the subject goods have been exported to India from the subject country at dumped prices; (ii) the domestic industry has suffered material injury as a result of dumped imports; (iii) there is also threat of further aggravated injury to the domestic industry, if anti-dumping duty is not imposed on import of subject goods from subject country, and has recommended imposition of an anti-dumping duty on the imports of 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 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 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 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, 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:- TABLE +----+----------------+--------------+-----------+------------+------------------------+---------+-------------+----------+ | S. | Tariff Heading | Description | Country | Country of | Producer | Amount | Unit of | Currency | | No.| | of the goods | of origin | export | | | Measurement | | +----+----------------+--------------+-----------+------------+------------------------+---------+-------------+----------+ | (1)| (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | +----+----------------+--------------+-----------+------------+------------------------+---------+-------------+----------+ | 1 | 7210, 7225 or | Cold Rolled | China PR | Any Country| Wuhan Iron | 223.82 | MT | USD | | | 7226 | Non-Oriented | | including | & Steel Co., | | | | | | | Electrical | | China PR | Ltd. | | | | | | | Steel | | | | | | | | 2 | -do- | -do- | China PR | Any Country| Baosteel | 223.82 | MT | USD | | | | | | including | Zhanjiang | | | | | | | | | China PR | Iron & Steel | | | | | | | | | | Co., Ltd. | | | | | 3 | -do- | -do- | China PR | Any Country| Baoshan | 223.82 | MT | USD | | | | | | including | Iron & Steel | | | | | | | | | China PR | Co., Ltd. | | | | | 4 | -do- | -do- | China PR | Any Country| Any | 414.92 | MT | USD | | | | | | including | producer | | | | | | | | | China PR | other than S | | | | | | | | | | Nos. 1, 2 | | | | | | | | | | and 3 | | | | | 5 | -do- | -do- | Any | China PR | Any | 414.92 | MT | USD | | | | | country | | | | | | | | | | other than| | | | | | | | | | China PR | | | | | | +----+----------------+--------------+-----------+------------+------------------------+---------+-------------+----------+ Note 1: The Customs classification is indicative only and not binding on the scope of the subject goods. Note 2: Cold Rolled Non-Oriented Electrical Steel (CRNO) includes cold-rolled flat steel products of silicon-electrical steel, whether or not in coils, regardless of width and thickness. Cold Rolled Full Hard Silicon Electrical Steel (CRFH) used for manufacturing of CRNO is excluded from the scope of PUC. 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 payable in Indian currency. Explanation. โ€“ For the purposes of this notification, the 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 Act. [F. No. 190354/147/2025-TRU] DHEERAJ SHARMA, Under Secy. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054. SARVESH KUMAR Digitally signed by SARVESH KUMAR SRIVASTAVA SRIVASTAVA

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