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Notification amending the Customs Tariff (Identification, Assessment and Collection of Countervailing Duty on Subsidized Articles and for Determination of Injury) Rules, 1995 to insert a new rule 23A governing determination of subsidy margins for exporters or producers not originally investigated in a countervailing duty proceeding.

Detailed Summary

The Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) issued Notification No. 51/2024-Customs (N.T.), G.S.R. 443(E), dated 23 July 2024, making rules further to amend the Customs Tariff (Identification, Assessment and Collection of Countervailing Duty on Subsidized Articles and for Determination of Injury) Rules, 1995, in exercise of powers under sub-section (7) of section 9 and sub-section (2) of section 9B of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975). The amendment, styled the Customs Tariff (Identification, Assessment and Collection of Countervailing Duty on Subsidized Articles and for Determination of Injury) Amendment Rules, 2024, comes into force on 24 July 2024. It inserts a new rule 23A after rule 23, titled 'Subsidy margin for exporters not originally investigated,' which requires the designated authority to carry out a periodical review to determine individual subsidy margins for exporters or producers in the exporting country who did not export the product to India during the original investigation period, provided they show they are unrelated to exporters already subject to countervailing duties; bars the Central Government from levying countervailing duties on such exporters during the review period (subject to provisional assessment and guarantee, with possible retrospective levy from the date of review initiation); and permits the countervailing duty already imposed on cooperative unsampled exporters to be extended to such newly identified exporters. A note states the principal rules were published vide G.S.R. 2(E) dated 1 January 1995 (notification 1/1995-Customs (N.T.)) and were last amended by notification 83/2021-Customs (N.T.) dated 27 October 2021 vide G.S.R. 760(E). The notification was issued under File No. 334/03/2024-TRU and signed by Nitish Karnatak, Under Secretary.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-23072024-255675 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (i) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 404] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, JULY 23, 2024/SHRAVANA 1, 1946 MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department of Revenue) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 23rd July, 2024 No. 51/2024-Customs (N.T.) G.S.R. 443(E). — In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (7) of section 9 and sub-section (2) of section 9B of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Customs Tariff (Identification, Assessment and Collection of Countervailing Duty on Subsidized Articles and for Determination of Injury) Rules, 1995, namely :- 1. Short title and commencement. — (1) These rules may be called the Customs Tariff (Identification, Assessment and Collection of Countervailing Duty on Subsidized Articles and for Determination of Injury) Amendment Rules, 2024. (2) These rules shall come into force on the 24th day of July, 2024. 2. In the Customs Tariff (Identification, Assessment and Collection of Countervailing Duty on Subsidized Articles and for Determination of Injury) Rules, 1995, after rule 23, the following rule shall be inserted, namely:- "23A. Subsidy margin for exporters not originally investigated.- (1) If a product is subject to countervailing duties, the designated authority shall carry out a periodical review for the purpose of determining individual subsidy margins for any exporters or producers in the exporting country in question who have not exported the product to India during the period of investigation, provided that these exporters or producers show that they are not related to any of the exporters or producers in the exporting country who are subject to the countervailing duties on the product. (2) The Central Government shall not levy countervailing duties under sub-section (1) of section 9 of the Act on imports from such exporters or producers during the period of review as referred to in sub-rule (1): Provided that the Central Government may resort to provisional assessment and may ask a guarantee from the importer, if the designated authority so recommends, and if such a review results in a determination of subsidy in respect of such products or exporters, it may levy duty in such cases retrospectively from the date of the initiation of the review. (3) The countervailing duty already imposed for co-operative un-sampled exporters or producers may also be extended to such exporters or producers who were not originally investigated.". [F. No.334/03/2024-TRU] NITISH KARNATAK, Under Secy. Note: The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub- section (i), notification number 1/1995-Customs (N.T.), dated the 1st January, 1995, vide number G.S.R. 2(E), dated the 1st January, 1995 and were last amended by notification number 83/2021- Customs (N.T.), dated the 27th October, 2021, vide number G.S.R. 760(E), dated the 27th October, 2021. 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 Date: 2024.07.23 22:00:29 +05'30'

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