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This notification imposes anti-dumping duty on imports of Potassium Tertiary Butoxide (KTB) and Sodium Tertiary Butoxide (STB) originating in or exported from China PR and United States of America.

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The Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) has imposed anti-dumping duty on imports of "Potassium Tertiary Butoxide" (KTB) and "Sodium Tertiary Butoxide" (STB) falling under tariff items 29051490, 29051920, 29051990, and 29054900 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 No. 6/11/2024-DGTR, dated 25th March, 2025, which concluded that KTB and STB originating in or exported from China PR and KTB originating in or exported from United States of America were dumped into India, causing material injury to the domestic industry, and undercutting domestic prices. The anti-dumping duty is imposed in exercise of powers conferred by 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. Specific duties in USD per Metric Ton (MT) are levied: for KTB from China PR, 929 USD/MT for GenChem & GenPharm (Changzhou) Co., Ltd., and 1,710 USD/MT for any other producer; for KTB from USA, 984 USD/MT for any producer. For STB from China PR, NIL USD/MT for GenChem & GenPharm (Changzhou) Co., Ltd., and 304 USD/MT for any other producer. These duties apply to goods originating in or exported from the specified countries. The anti-dumping duty shall be levied for a period of five years from the date of publication of this notification (June 24, 2025) and is payable in Indian currency. The applicable rate of exchange for duty calculation will be as specified by the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) under section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), with the relevant date being the presentation of the bill of entry under section 46 of the said Act.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-24062025-264087 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (i) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 363] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, JUNE 24, 2025/ASHADHA 3, 1947 4098 GI/2025 MINISTRY OF FINANCE (DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 24th June, 2025 No. 20/2025-Customs (ADD) G.S.R. 406(E). - Whereas, in the matter of "Potassium Tertiary Butoxide" (hereinafter referred to as “KTB” or "subject goods") originating in, or exported from China PR and United States of America (hereinafter referred to as the "subject countries"); and "Sodium Tertiary Butoxide” (hereinafter referred to as “STB” or “subject goods") originating in, or exported from China PR (hereinafter also referred to as the "subject country") falling under tariff items 29051490, 29051920,29051990 and 29054900 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) (hereinafter referred to as the Customs Tariff Act) and imported into India, the designated authority in its final findings vide notification No. 6/11/2024-DGTR, dated the 25th March, 2025, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, section 1, dated the 25th March, 2025, has, inter alia, come to the conclusion that- i. the subject goods have 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 +----+---------------+--------------------------------+-----------------+-------------------+--------------------------------+--------+------+----------+ | SN | Tariff Item | Description | Country of origin | Country of export | Producer | Amount | Unit | Currency | +====+===============+================================+=================+===================+================================+========+======+==========+ | (1)| (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | +----+---------------+--------------------------------+-----------------+-------------------+--------------------------------+--------+------+----------+ | 1 | 29051490, | Potassium Tertiary | China PR | Any | GenChem & | 929 | MT | USD | | | 29051920, | Butoxide | | country, | GenPharm | | | | | | 29051990 and | (KTB) | | including | (Changzhou) | | | | | | 29054900 | | | China PR | Co., Ltd. | | | | +----+---------------+--------------------------------+-----------------+-------------------+--------------------------------+--------+------+----------+ | 2 | -do- | -do- | China PR | Any | Any | 1,710 | MT | USD | | | | | | country | producer | | | | | | | | | including | other than | | | | | | | | | China PR | producer | | | | | | | | | | mentioned at | | | | | | | | | | SN 1 above | | | | +----+---------------+--------------------------------+-----------------+-------------------+--------------------------------+--------+------+----------+ | 3 | -do- | -do- | Any | China PR | Any | 1,710 | MT | USD | | | | | country | | | | | | | | | | other than | | | | | | | | | | China PR | | | | | | | | | | and USA | | | | | | +----+---------------+--------------------------------+-----------------+-------------------+--------------------------------+--------+------+----------+ | 4 | -do- | -do- | USA | Any | Any | 984 | MT | USD | | | | | | country | | | | | | | | | | including | | | | | | | | | | USA | | | | | +----+---------------+--------------------------------+-----------------+-------------------+--------------------------------+--------+------+----------+ | 5 | -do- | -do- | Any | USA | Any | 984 | MT | USD | | | | | country | | | | | | | | | | other than | | | | | | | | | | China PR | | | | | | | | | | and USA | | | | | | +----+---------------+--------------------------------+-----------------+-------------------+--------------------------------+--------+------+----------+ | 6 | 29051490, | Sodium | China PR | Any | GenChem & | NIL | MT | USD | | | 29051990,29051990| Tertiary | | country | GenPharm | | | | | | and | Butoxide | | including | (Changzhou) | | | | | | 29054900 | (STB) | | China PR | Co., Ltd. | | | | +----+---------------+--------------------------------+-----------------+-------------------+--------------------------------+--------+------+----------+ | 7 | -do- | -do- | China PR | Any | Any | 304 | MT | USD | | | | | | country | producer | | | | | | | | | including | other than | | | | | | | | | China PR | producer | | | | | | | | | | mentioned at | | | | | | | | | | SN 6 above | | | | +----+---------------+--------------------------------+-----------------+-------------------+--------------------------------+--------+------+----------+ | 8 | -do- | -do- | Any | China PR | Any | 304 | MT | USD | | | | | country | | | | | | | | | | other than | | | | | | | | | | China PR | | | | | | +----+---------------+--------------------------------+-----------------+-------------------+--------------------------------+--------+------+----------+ 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 Act. [F No. CBIC-190349/25/2025-TRU Section-CBEC] 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.

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