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Date: 22-Oct-2024 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

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Gazette Notification Description

  • This Extraordinary Gazette of India notification, issued by the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) on October 22, 2024, imposes anti-dumping duty on Isopropyl Alcohol imported into India.
  • The notification cites findings from a designated authority (DGTR) investigation indicating dumping and material injury to the domestic Indian Isopropyl Alcohol industry by imports from China.

Key Changes

  • An anti-dumping duty is imposed on Isopropyl Alcohol (Tariff item 2905 12 20) imported into India.
  • The duty is levied for a period of five years unless revoked, superseded, or amended earlier.
  • The duty rate varies depending on the producer and country of origin. For Isopropyl Alcohol from Zhuhai Long Success Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. in China, the duty is USD 82 per metric ton (MT). For all other producers in China, the duty is USD 217 per MT.
  • The duty is payable in Indian Rupees, with the exchange rate determined by a separate government notification based on the Customs Act, 1962.

Impact Analysis

Impact on Indian Isopropyl Alcohol Producers

  • Action Item: Monitor the effectiveness of the duty in protecting the domestic industry and address any unintended consequences.

Impact on Importers of Isopropyl Alcohol

  • Action Item: Evaluate alternative sourcing options or adjust pricing strategies to account for the increased costs.

Impact on Consumers

  • Action Item: Monitor consumer prices and assess the extent of price increases.

Impact on Chinese Isopropyl Alcohol Producers

  • Action Item: None (this is an external factor beyond the scope of Indian government action).

Key Entities Referenced

Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue): The issuing authority of the gazette notification. Responsible for implementing the anti-dumping duty. Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR): The designated authority that conducted the investigation and recommended the anti-dumping duty. Customs Tariff Act, 1975: The Act under which the anti-dumping duty is imposed. 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 implementing the anti-dumping duty. Customs Act, 1962: The Act referenced for determining the exchange rate for calculating the anti-dumping duty. China PR (People's Republic of China): The country of origin and export for the subject goods (Isopropyl Alcohol). Zhuhai Long Success Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.: A specific Chinese producer of Isopropyl Alcohol subject to the anti-dumping duty.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-22102024-258144 xxxGIDHxxx CG-DLxx-xEG-I2D2E1x0x2x0 24-258144 असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (i) PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i) प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 601] नई दिल्ली, ंगं लिार, अक्त बू र 22, 2024/ाजमि न 30, 1946 No. 601] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2024/ASVINA 30, 1946 जित्त ं्ं ाल (रािस्ट्ि जिभाग) अजधसचू ना नई दिल्ली, 22 अक् तूबर, 2024 स.ं 22/2024-सींा िल्ु क (एडीडी) सा.का.जन. 659(अ).—िब दक चीन िनिािी गणराज् (एतजमंन पम चात जिसे जिष गत ििे से संिर्भित दक ा ग ा ह)ै ं ें ंूलत: उत् पादित ा िहां स े जन ािजतत र भारत ंें ा ाजतत “ाइसोप्रोपाइल एल्कोहल” (एतजमंन पम चात जिसे जिष गत िास्ट्त ु से संिर्भति दक ा ग ा ह)ै िो दक सींािुल् क ैैिर अजधजन ं, 1975 (1975 का 51) (एतजमंन पम चात जिसे उक्त सींािल्ु क ैैिर अजधजन ं से संिर्भित दक ा ग ा है) की प्रथं अनुसूची के ैैिर ंि 2905 12 20 के अंतगित ात े ह,ैं के ंांले ंें जिजनर्िष्ि ै प्राजधकारी न े अपने अंजतं जनष्कष ि ं ें अजधसूचना ाइल सं्‍ ा 6/09/2023- डीिीैीार, दिनांक 14 अगस्ट्त, 2024, जिसे दिनांक 14 अगस्ट्त, 2024 को भारत के रािप्, असाधारण, के भाग I, खंड 1 ं ेंप्रकाजित दक ा ग ा था, ं ेंइस जनष्क ष ि पर पुंचं ेह ैंजिसंें अ् बात के साथ-साथ िाजंल ह ैदक – (i) जिचाराथि उत्पाि भारत को जन ाित इसके सांा् ंल्ू स े कं ंूल् पर जन ाित दक ा ग ा ह ै जिसके कारण डंपपंग ुंई ह;ै (ii) जिष गत िास्ट्त ु की डंपपगं के कारण भारत ं ेंघरेल ूउद्योग को िास्ट्तजिक क्षजत ुंई; (iii) ा ात की पुंचं कींत घरेल ूउद्योग की जिक्र कींत के स्ट्तर से कं ह ैिो घरेल ूउद्योग की कींत ंें कैौती कर रही ह,ै 6893 GI/2024 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] घरेलू उद्योग को ुंई इस क्षजत को िरू करन े के जलए जिष गत िेि ं ें ंलू त: उत् पादित ा िहां से जन ािजतत र भारत ं ें ा ाजतत जिष गत िस्ट् तुओं क के ा ात पर प्रजतपाैन िुल् क लगाए िाने की जस ािरि की ह ै । अतः अब सींा िुल्क ैैिर (पािैत िस्ट्तु की पहचान, उनका ाकलन तथा उन पर प्रजतपाैन िल्ु क का संग्रहण र क्षजत जनधािरण) जन ंािली, 1995 के जन ं 18 र 20 के साथ पिित सींा िुल्क ैैिर अजधजन ं की धारा 9क की उप धाराओं क (1) र (5) के तहत प्रित्त िजि का प्र ोग करते ुंए के् र सरकार, जिजनर्िष्ि ै प्राजधकारी के उप ुिक् त अंजतं जनष्क षों पर जिचार करने के पि चात, एतद्द्वारा, जिष गत िस्ट्त ुओं क पर, जिनका जििरण नीच े िी गई सारणी के कमलं (3) ंें जिजनर्िष्ि ै ह,ै िो दक सींा िुल्क ैैिर अजधजन ं की प्रथं अनुसूची के उन ैैिर ंि के अंतगति ाती ह ै िो दक नीच े कमलं (2) की तत्स ंबंधी प्रजिजम ं ें जिजनर्िष्ि ै ह,ै िो कमलं (4) की तत्स ंबंधी प्रजिजम ंें जिजनर्िष्ि ै िेि ं ें ंलू त: उत् पादित ह,ै िो कमलं (5) की तत्स ंबंधी प्रजिजम ंें जिजनर्िष्ि ै िेि से जन ािजतत ह,ै र कमलं (6) की तत्स ंबंधी प्रजिजम ं ें जिजनर्िष्ि ै उत् पािक द्वारा उत् पादित ह ै र भारत ं ें ा ाजतत ह,ै उि सारणी के कमलं (7) की तत्संबंधी प्रजिजम ंें था जिजनर्िमि राजि के बराबर की िर से, कमलं (9) की तत्स ंबंधी प्रजिजम ंें जिजनर्िष्ि ै ंुरा ंें र कमलं (8) की तत्स ंबंधी प्रजिजम ं ें जनर्िष्ि ै ंाप इकाई के अनुसार प्रजतपाैन िुल् क लगाती ह,ै था – सारणी क्र. ैैिर ंि जििरण ंलू त: उत्प ािन जन ाति क ििे उत्प ािक राजि इकाई ंरु ा का ििे स.ं (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) 1 2905 12 20 ाइसोप्रोपा चीन िनिािी चीन झुहाई लम्ग 82 ंीिरक अंेिरकी इल गणराज् िनिािी सक्ससे केजंकल ैन डमलर एल्कोहल गणराज् इंडस्ट्री कंपनी जलजंैेड 2 -िही- -िही- चीन िनिािी चीन कोई भी जनंाति ा 217 ंीिरक अंेिरकी गणराज् िनिािी ैन डमलर गणराज् के अलािा कोई भी ििे 3 -िही- -िही- चीन िनिािी चीन कोई भी जनंाति ा 217 ंीिरक अंेिरकी गणराज् के िनिािी ैन डमलर अलािा कोई भी गणराज् ििे नोै: कस्ट्ैं िगीकरण केिल सांकेजतक ह ै र जिचाराधीन उत्पाि के िा रे पर बाध् कारी नहीं ह।ै 2. इस अजधसूचना के तहत लगा ा ग ा प्रजतपाैन िल्ु क इस अजधसूचना के रािकी रािप् ंें प्रकािन की तारीख से पांच िष ि ( दि इसके पहल े इसको िापस नहीं जल ा िाता ह,ै इसका अजधक्रंण नहीं दक ा िाता ह ै ा इसं ें संिोधन नहीं होता ह ैतो) तक की अिजध के जलए लगा ा िाएगा र ह भारती ंुरा ं ेंिे होगा। स्ट्पमीकरण – इस अजधसूचना के उद्देम स े ऐसे प्रजतपाैन िल्ु क, की गणना के प्र ोिन हते ु लाग ू जिजनं िर िही िर होगी िो दक भारत सरकार, जित्त ंं्ाल (रािस्ट्ि जिभाग) की अजधसूचना, जिसे सींा िुल्क अजधजन ं, 1962 (1962 का 52) की धारा 14 के तहत प्रित्त िजि का प्र ोग करते ुंए सं -सं पर िारी दक ा ग ा हो, ंें जिजनर्िमि की गई ह ै र इस जिजनं िर के जनधािरण की संगत तारीख िह तारीख होगी िो दक उि अजधजन ं की धारा 46 के अंतगति ागं प् ंें प्रिर्िित होगी । [ ा. स.ं सीबीाईसी-190354/159/2024-ैीार ू अनुभाग-सीबीईसी] अम्रीता ैाइैस, उप सजचि[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािप् : असाधारण 3 MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department of Revenue) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 22nd October, 2024 No. 22/2024-Customs (ADD) G.S.R. 659(E).—Whereas, in the matter of “Isopropyl Alcohol” (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods), falling under tariff item 2905 12 20 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. 6/09/2023- DGTR, dated the 14th August, 2024, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 14th August, 2024, 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 Sl. Tariff item Description Country Country of Producer Amount Unit Currency No. of Export Origin (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) 1. 2905 12 20 Isopropyl China PR China PR Zhuhai Long 82 MT USD Alcohol Success Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. 2. -do- -do- China PR Any Any Producer 217 MT USD country other than China PR 3. -do- -do- Any China PR Any Producer 217 MT USD country 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.4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] 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-190354/159/2024-TRU Section-CBEC] AMREETA TITUS, Dy. 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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