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Date: 2025-03-25 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

Acrylic Solid Surfaces

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What it means

  • The notification imposes an anti-dumping duty on imports of "Acrylic Solid Surfaces" originating in or exported from China PR and imported into India.
  • This duty is being imposed to address the injury caused to the domestic industry due to the dumping of these goods at prices lower than their normal value.

Key Changes

  • Anti-dumping duty is imposed on Acrylic Solid Surfaces falling under tariff items 3506 99 99, 3920 51 11, 3920 51 19, 3920 51 99, 3920 63 90, 3921 90 39 or 3926 90 69 of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975.
  • For Acrylic Solid Surfaces from China PR produced by Shandong Kelesi New Material Technology Co., Ltd and Shanghai Sailisi Industry Development Co., Ltd. Shandong Branch, the anti-dumping duty is NIL.
  • For Acrylic Solid Surfaces from China PR from any other producer, the anti-dumping duty is 0.18 USD per kilogram.
  • For Acrylic Solid Surfaces from any country other than China PR, the anti-dumping duty is 0.18 USD per kilogram.
  • The anti-dumping duty is valid for five years from the date of publication of the notification, unless revoked, superseded, or amended earlier.
  • The notification clarifies that certain products like pure acrylic sheets, acrylic laminates and PET/PVC films, polyester solid surface sheets and modified acrylic solid surfaces are not included in the scope of this investigation.

Impact Analysis

Domestic Industry

  • Action Item: Domestic manufacturers of acrylic solid surfaces should monitor the implementation of the duty and report any instances of circumvention or non-compliance.

Importers

  • Action Item: Importers should assess the impact of the duty on their supply chains and explore alternative sourcing options or negotiate prices with suppliers. They should also ensure compliance with customs regulations and procedures.

Consumers

  • Action Item: Consumers may need to adjust their purchasing decisions based on the new price levels or consider alternative materials.

Exporters from China PR

  • Action Item: Exporters may need to explore alternative markets or adjust their pricing strategies to remain competitive. They may also consider challenging the imposition of the duty through legal channels.

Government

  • Action Item: The government should ensure effective monitoring and enforcement of the anti-dumping duty to prevent evasion and maximize its intended benefits. They should also be prepared to review the duty periodically to assess its effectiveness and impact.

Key Entities Referenced

Designated Authority: The authority responsible for investigating and recommending anti-dumping duties. They concluded that Acrylic Solid Surfaces were being exported to India at dumped prices, causing material injury to the domestic industry. Central Government: The entity imposing the anti-dumping duty based on the findings of the designated authority, exercising powers conferred by the Customs Tariff Act, 1975. China PR: The subject country from which the Acrylic Solid Surfaces are being exported at dumped prices. Customs Tariff Act, 1975: The primary legislation governing customs duties in India, including anti-dumping duties. Section 9A provides the legal basis for imposing anti-dumping duties. Customs Act, 1962: The act that governs customs procedures, including the determination of the exchange rate for calculating anti-dumping duties. Customs Tariff (Identification, Assessment and Collection of Anti-dumping Duty on Dumped Articles and for Determination of Injury) Rules, 1995: The rules that provide the framework for identifying, assessing, and collecting anti-dumping duties, as well as for determining the injury caused to the domestic industry.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-25032025-261942 CG-DxLx-xEG-I2D5H0x3x2x0 25-261942 xxxGIDExxx असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (i) PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i) प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 157] िई दिल्ली, मगं लिार, मार् च25, 2025/र्त्रै 4, 1947 No. 157] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, MARCH 25, 2025/CHAITRA 4, 1947 जित्त मत्रं ालय (रािस्ट्ि जिभाग) अधिसचू ना नई दिल्ली, 25 मार्,च 2025 स.ं 07/2025-सीमा िल्ु क (एडीडी) सा.का.जि. 192(अ).— िब दक र्ीि िििािी गणराज्य (एतजममि पम र्ात जिसे जिषयगत िेि से संिर्भचत दकया गया ह)ै म ें मलू त: उत् पादित या िहां स े जियाचजतत और भारत में आयाजतत “अदिजलक साजलड सरफेसेस” (एतजममि पम र्ात जिसे जिषयगत िास्ट्त ु स े संिर्भचत दकया गया ह)ै िो दक सीमािुल् क टैररफ अजधजियम, 1975 (1975 का 51) (एतजममि पम र्ात जिसे उक्त सीमािुल्क टैररफ अजधजियम स े संिर्भचत दकया गया ह)ै की प्रथम अिुसूर्ी के टैररफ मिों 3506 99 99, 3920 51 11, 3920 51 19, 3920 51 99, 3920 63 90, 3921 90 39 या 3926 90 69 के अंतगचत आत ेह,ैं के मामल े में जिजिर्िचष् ट प्राजधकारी िे अपिे अंजतम जिष्कषों म ें अजधसर्ू िा फाइल संख् या 06/06/2023-डीिीटीआर, दििांक 26 दिसम्बर, 2024, जिसे दििांक 26 दिसम्बर, 2024 को भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, के भाग I, खडं 1 म ें प्रकाजित दकया गया था, म ेंइस जिष्क ष च पर पहर्ं े ह,ैं जिसमें अन्य बातों के साथ-साथ िाजमल ह ैदक- (i) जिषयगत माल का जिषयगत िेि से भारत को जियाचत इसके पारटत मूल् य पर दकया गया ह;ै 2030 GI/2025 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] (ii) घरेल ूउद्योग को सारिाि क्षजत हई ह;ै (iii) जिषयगत िेि से जिषयगत िस्ट्तओंु के पारटत आयात के कारण सारिाि क्षजत हई ह,ै घरेलू उद्योग को हई इस क्षजत को िरू करि ेके जलए जिषयगत ििे म ेंमूलत: उत् पादित या िहां से जियाचजतत और भारत म ेंआयाजतत जिषयगत िस्ट्त ुओं के आयात पर प्रजतपाटि िुल् क लगाए िाि े की जसफाररि की ह।ैं अतः अब सीमा िुल्क टैररफ (पारटत िस्ट्तु की पहर्ाि, उिका आकलि तथा उि पर प्रजतपाटि िुल्क का सग्रं हण और क्षजत जिधाचरण) जियमािली, 1995 के जियम 18 और 20 के साथ परित सीमा िुल्क टैररफ अजधजियम की धारा 9क की उप-धाराओं (1) और (5) के तहत प्रित्त िजियों का प्रयोग करते हए केन् र सरकार, जिजिर्िचष् ट प्राजधकारी के उपयुचक् त अंजतम जिष्क षों पर जिर्ार करि े के पमर् ात, एतद्द्वारा, जिषयगत िस्ट् तओंु पर, जििका जििरण िीर्े िी गई सारणी के कॉलम (3) म ें जिजिर्िचष् ट ह,ै िो दक सीमा िुल्क टैररफ अजधजियम की प्रथम अिुसूर्ी के उि टैररफ मि के अंतगतच आती ह:ै िो दक िीर् े कॉलम (2) की तत्स ंबंधी प्रजिजि में जिजिर्िचष् ट ह,ै िो कॉलम (4) की तत्स ंबंधी प्रजिजि में जिजिर्िचष् ट िेि में मूलत: उत् पादित ह,ै िो कॉलम (5) की तत्स ंबंधी प्रजिजि में जिजिर्िचष् ट िेिों से जियाचजतत ह,ै और कॉलम (6) की तत्स ंबंधी प्रजिजि में जिजिर्िचष् ट उत् पािकों से उत् पादित ह ै और भारत में आयाजतत ह,ै उि सारणी के कॉलम (7) की तत्संबंधी प्रजिजि में जिजिर्िचि राजि की िर से, कॉलम (9) की तत्स ंबंधी प्रजिजि में जिजिर्िचष् ट मुरा में और कॉलम (8) की तत्स ंबंधी प्रजिजि में जिर्िचष् ट माप इकाई के अिुसार प्रजतपाटि िुल् क लगाती ह,ै यथा:- सारणी मूलतः ि. जियाचतक माप टैररफ मि जििरण उत्पािि का उत्पािक राजि मुरा सं. िेि इकाई िेि (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) िेडोंग केलेसी 3506 99 99, न्यू मटेररयल 3920 51 11, र्ीि टेक्नोलॉिी कं, 3920 51 19, र्ीि िििािी जलजमटेड और अदिजलक साजलड अमेररकी 1. 3920 51 99, िििािी गणराज्य िंघाई सेजलसी िून्य दकलोग्राम सरफेसेस* डॉलर गणराज्य सजहत कोई इंडस्ट्री 3920 63 90, भी िेि डेिलपमेंट 3921 90 39, कंपिी, जलजमटेड 3926 90 69 िेडोंग ब्ांर् र्ीि उपरोि ि. सं. र्ीि िििािी 1 में उजल्लजखत अमेररकी 2. -िही- -िही- िििािी गणराज्य उत्पािक को 0.18 दकलोग्राम डॉलर गणराज्य सजहत कोई छोड़कर अन्य भी िेि कोई उत्पािक र्ीि िििािी र्ीि अमेररकी 3. -िही- -िही- गणराज्य से िििािी कोई भी 0.18 दकलोग्राम डॉलर जभन्न कोई गणराज्य िेि * िैकजल्पक जििरण िैसे दक 100% ऐिेजलक साजलड सरफेससे , िुद्ध ऐिेजलक साजलड सरफेसेस, कोररयि िीट, हाय मैक एदिजलक िीट, पीएमएमए स े बिे मोंटेली िीट, पीएमएमए िीट, स्ट्टारि साजलड सरफेसेस, िायि जमथाइल मेथैदिजलक रेसीि साजलड सरफेसेस िीट, जमथाइल मेथैजसजलक राल िीट। िीर् े दिए गए उत्पािों को ितमच ाि िांर् के उद्दमे य से पीयूसी के िायरे म ेंिाजमल िहीं दकया गया है:[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3 क) िुद्ध ऐिेजलक िीट; ख) फिीर्र की सिािट और िाहि रैपपगं के जलए ऐिेजलक लैजमिेट्स और पीईटी/पीिीसी दफल्में; ग) पॉजलएस्ट्टर साजलड सरफेससे िीट; घ) संिोजधत ऐिेजलक साजलड सरफेसेस। 2. इस अजधसूर्िा के तहत लगाया गया प्रजतपाटि िल्ु क इस अजधसूर्िा के रािकीय रािपत्र में प्रकािि की तारीख से पांर् िष च(यदि इसके पहल ेइसको िापस िहीं जलया िाता ह,ै इसका अजधिमण िहीं दकया िाता ह ैया इसम ेंसंिोधि िहीं होता ह ैतो) तक की अिजध के जलए लगाया िाएगा और यह भारतीय मुरा म ेंिेय होगा। स्ट्पिीकरण – इस अजधसूर्िा के उद्देमय स े ऐसे प्रजतपाटि िल्ु क, की गणिा के प्रयोिि हते ु लागू जिजिमय िर िही िर होगी िो दक भारत सरकार, जित्त मंत्रालय (रािस्ट्ि जिभाग) की अजधसूर्िा, जिसे सीमा िल्ु क अजधजियम, 1962 (1962 का 52) की धारा 14 के तहत प्रित्त िजियों का प्रयोग करत े हए समय-समय पर िारी दकया गया हो, म ें जिजिर्िचि की गई ह ै और इस जिजिमय िर के जिधाचरण की संगत तारीख िह तारीख होगी िो दक उि अजधजियम की धारा 46 के अंतगचत आगम पत्र में प्रिर्िचत होगी । [फा. स.ं सीबीआईसी-190354/39/2025-टीआरयू अिुभाग-सीबीईसी] दिलजमल पसंह सोर्, अिर सजर्ि MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department of Revenue) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 25th March, 2025 No. 07/2025-Customs (ADD) G.S.R. 192(E).— Whereas, in the matter of “Acrylic Solid Surfaces” (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods), falling under tariff items 3506 99 99, 3920 51 11, 3920 51 19, 3920 51 99, 3920 63 90, 3921 9039 or 3926 90 69 of the First Schedule of 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. 06/06/2023-DGTR, dated the 26th December, 2024, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 26th December, 2024, has come to the conclusion, inter alia that- (i) the product under consideration has been exported to India from the subject country at dumped prices; (ii) the domestic industry has suffered material injury; (iii) the material injury has been caused by the dumped imports of the subject goods from the subject country, 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 items 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 the4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] 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 Producer Amount Unit Currency No. of of Export of Origin meas urem ent (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) 1. 3506 99 99, Acrylic Solid China PR Any Shandong NIL Kg USD 3920 51 11, Surfa ces* including Kelesi New 3920 51 19, China PR Material 3920 51 99, Technology 3920 63 90, Co., Ltd and 3921 90 39, Shanghai 3926 90 69 Sailisi Industry Developmen t Co., Ltd. Shandong Branch 2. China PR Any Any other 0.18 Kg USD Country producer including excluding -do- -do- China PR producer mentioned at Sl. No. 1 above. 3. Any China PR Any 0.18 Kg USD country -do- -do- other than China PR * Covers alternative descriptions such as 100% Acrylic solid surfaces, Pure Acrylic solid surfaces, Corian Sheets, Hi Macs Acrylic Sheets, Montelli Sheets made of PMMA, PMMA Sheets, Staron Solid Surface, Krion Methyl Methacrylic Resin Solid Surface Sheet, Methyl Methacrylic Resin Sheets. The below products are not covered in the scope of PUC for the purpose of the present investigation; a) Pure acrylic sheets; b) Acrylic laminates and PET/PVC films for furniture decoration and vehicle wrapping ; c) Polyester solid surface sheets; d) Modified Acrylic Solid Surfaces. 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-190354/39/2025-TRU Section-CBEC] DILMIL SINGH SOACH, 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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