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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-24062025-264084
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (i)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 364]
NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, JUNE 24, 2025/ASHADHA 3, 1947
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 24th June, 2025
No. 19/2025 -Customs (ADD)
G.S.R. 407(E).-—Whereas, the designated authority vide initiation notification number 7/15/2023-
DGTR, dated the 28th March, 2024, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated
the 28th March, 2024, had initiated review under sub-section (5) of section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act,
1975 (51 of 1975) (hereinafter referred to as the Customs Tariff Act) read with rule 23 of the Customs Tariff
(Identification, Assessment and Collection of Anti-dumping Duty on Dumped Articles and for Determination
of Injury) Rules, 1995 (hereinafter referred to as the said rules), regarding the need for redetermination of
duty in the matter of anti-dumping duty imposed on imports of 'Decor Paper' (hereinafter referred to as the
subject goods) originating in or exported from China PR (hereinafter referred to as the subject country) vide
notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) No. 77/2021–
Customs (ADD), dated the 27th December, 2021, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II,
Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 882(E), dated the 27th December, 2021;
And whereas, the designated authority in its final findings in the mid-term review vide notification
F.No. 7/15/2023-DGTR, dated the 25th March, 2025, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part
I, Section 1, dated the 25th March, 2025, has recommended modification of existing duty table in notification
of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) No. 77/2021-Customs
(ADD), dated the 27th December, 2021, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3,
Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 882 (E), dated the 27th December, 2021;
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 23 of the said rules, the Central Government hereby makes the
following further amendment in the notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Finance
(Department of Revenue) No. 77/2021 – Customs (ADD), dated the 27th December, 2021, published in the
Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 882(E), dated the 27th
December, 2021, namely:-
In the said notification, for the Table and the entries relating thereto, the following shall be
substituted, namely: -
"Table
+-----+------------+-------------+---------------------+---------------------+---------------------------------+----------+-------+----------+
| S1. | Tariff item | Description | Country | Country | Producer | Amount | Unit | Currency |
| no. | | | of origin | of export | | | | |
+-----+------------+-------------+---------------------+---------------------+---------------------------------+----------+-------+----------+
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) |
+-----+------------+-------------+---------------------+---------------------+---------------------------------+----------+-------+----------+
| 1. | 4805 9100, | Decor Paper*| People's | Any | Shandong | 110 | MT | USD |
| | 4802 2090 | | Republic | country, | Boxing | | | |
| | | | of China | including | Ouhua | | | |
| | | | | People's | Special | | | |
| | | | | Republic | Paper Co., | | | |
| | | | | of China | Ltd. | | | |
+-----+------------+-------------+---------------------+---------------------+---------------------------------+----------+-------+----------+
| 2. | 4805 9100, | Decor Paper*| People's | Any | Zibo OU- | 110 | MT | USD |
| | 4802 2090 | | Republic | country, | MU Special | | | |
| | | | of China | including | Paper Co., | | | |
| | | | | People's | Ltd. | | | |
| | | | | Republic | | | | |
| | | | | of China | | | | |
+-----+------------+-------------+---------------------+---------------------+---------------------------------+----------+-------+----------+
| 3. | 4805 9100, | Decor Paper*| People's | Any | Hangzhou | 297 | MT | USD |
| | 4802 2090 | | Republic | country, | Huawang | | | |
| | | | of China | including | New | | | |
| | | | | People's | Material | | | |
| | | | | Republic | Technology | | | |
| | | | | of China | Co. Ltd. | | | |
+-----+------------+-------------+---------------------+---------------------+---------------------------------+----------+-------+----------+
| 4. | 4805 9100, | Decor Paper*| People's | Any | Any other | 542 | MT | USD |
| | 4802 2090 | | Republic | country, | than at Sl. | | | |
| | | | of China | including | no. 1, 2 and | | | |
| | | | | People's | 3 | | | |
| | | | | Republic | | | | |
| | | | | of China | | | | |
+-----+------------+-------------+---------------------+---------------------+---------------------------------+----------+-------+----------+
| 5. | 4805 9100, | Decor Paper*| Any | People's | Any | 542 | MT | USD |
| | 4802 2090 | | Country | Republic | | | | |
| | | | other | of China | | | | |
| | | | than | | | | | |
| | | | People's | | | | | |
| | | | Republic | | | | | |
| | | | of China | | | | | |
+-----+------------+-------------+---------------------+---------------------+---------------------------------+----------+-------+----------+
*uncoated paper in reel form of 40-130GSM, having klemm absorbency of at least 12 mm per 10 minutes,
wet tensile strength of 6-12 N/15 mm, and gurley porosity of 10-40 sec / 100 ml, containing titanium dioxide
or pigments as filler. It is a base paper for high pressure (HPL) or low-pressure (LPL) decorative laminates,
also known as decor paper, decorative base paper, decorative paper for high-pressure or low-pressure
laminates, coating base paper and print base paper, but excluding printed decor paper classifiable under
4811.
The product under consideration includes various types of decor paper, such as surfacing paper (white/off-
white), liner (white / off-white), barrier paper, shuttering base, overlay paper and print base paper (color
/ white) but excludes printed decor paper classifiable under 4811. It may be imported as base paper for
waxing, coating and impregnation; base paper for printing; base paper for use in decorative industry and
barrier paper, and may come in various sizes as 95 cm, 96 cm, 102 cm, 123 cm, 123.5 cm, 124 cm, 124.5 cm,
125 cm, 131 cm, 132 cm, 183 cm, 184 cm and 185 cm.
[F. No. CBIC-190354/287/2021-TRU]
DHEERAJ SHARMA, Under Secy.
Note:- The principal notification No. 77/2021-Customs(ADD), dated the 27th December, 2021 was
published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R.
882(E), dated the 27th December, 2021 and last amended vide notification No. 15/2022-Customs(ADD),
dated the 24th May, 2022, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-Section (i),
vide number G.S.R. 387(E), dated the 24th May, 2022.