ADD on Sulphur Black

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-22102024-258143 EXTRAORDINARY PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 600] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2024/ASVINA 30, 1946 MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department of Revenue) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 22nd October, 2024 No. 21/2024-Customs (ADD) G.S.R. 658(E).—Whereas, in the matter of "Sulphur Black" (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods), falling under tariff items 3204 11 96, 3204 12 18, 3204 19 11, 3204 19 25,3204 19 58, 3204 19 64, 3204 19 67, 3204 19 79 or 3204 90 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 China PR (hereinafter referred to as the subject country) and imported into India, the designated authority in its final findings vide notification F. No. 6/08/2023-DGTR, dated the 7th August, 2024, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 7th August, 2024, has, inter alia, come to the conclusion that- (i) the product under consideration has been exported to India at a price below normal value, thus resulting in dumping; (ii) the dumping of the subject goods has resulted in material injury to the domestic industry in India; (iii) the landed price of imports is below the level of selling price of the domestic industry and is undercutting the prices of the domestic industry, 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 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 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, 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 +-----+-----------------------------------+-------------+----------------+-----------------+---------------------------------------------+------------+-------+----------+ | Sl. | Tariff item | Description | Country | Country of | Producer | Amount | Unit | Currency | | No. | | | of Origin | Export | | | | | +=====+===================================+=============+================+=================+=============================================+============+=======+==========+ | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | +-----+-----------------------------------+-------------+----------------+-----------------+---------------------------------------------+------------+-------+----------+ | 1. | 3204 11 96, 3204 12 18, | Sulphur | China PR | China PR | Shandong Dyeriyarn Ecochem Co., Ltd. | 271 | MT | USD | | | 3204 19 11, 3204 19 25, | Black | | | | | | | | | 3204 19 58, 3204 19 64, | | | | | | | | | | 3204 19 67, 3204 19 79 or | | | | | | | | | | 3204 90 00 | | | | | | | | +-----+-----------------------------------+-------------+----------------+-----------------+---------------------------------------------+------------+-------+----------+ | 2. | -do- | -do- | China PR | Any country, | Any producer other than Shandong Dyeriyarn | 389 | MT | USD | | | | | | including | Ecochem Co., Ltd. | | | | | | | | | China PR | | | | | +-----+-----------------------------------+-------------+----------------+-----------------+---------------------------------------------+------------+-------+----------+ | 3. | -do- | -do- | Any country | China PR | Any | 389 | MT | USD | | | | | other than | | | | | | | | | | China PR | | | | | | +-----+-----------------------------------+-------------+----------------+-----------------+---------------------------------------------+------------+-------+----------+ Note: The Customs classification is only indicative and is not binding on the scope of the present investigation. 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 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 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 Customs Act. [F. No. CBIC-190354/156/2024-TRU Section-CBEC] AMREETA TITUS, Dy. Secy. 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