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Date: 11-Dec-2023 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

ADD on Zeolite from Thailand and Iran

Issued by Ministry of Finance · Department of Revenue

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Executive Summary & Key Takeaways

What it means

  • The notification imposes an anti-dumping duty on imports of 'Synthetic Grade Zeolite 4A' originating in or exported from Iran and Thailand and imported into India.
  • This action follows a final finding by the designated authority that the product was exported to India at a price below its normal value, causing dumping and injury to the domestic industry.

Key Changes

  • Anti-dumping duty is imposed on Synthetic Grade Zeolite 4A falling under tariff items 2842 90 90, 2826 90 00, 2839 90 90 and 2842 10 00 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975.
  • The duty varies based on the country of origin, export, and the producer.
  • For Synthetic Grade Zeolite 4A originating and exported from Thailand and produced by PQ Chemicals (Thailand) Ltd., the anti-dumping duty is 54.09 USD per metric ton.
  • For the same product originating and exported from Thailand but produced by any other producer, the duty is 92.55 USD per metric ton.
  • For the same product originating in any country other than Thailand and Iran, but exported from Thailand, the duty is 92.55 USD per metric ton.
  • For the same product originating and exported from Iran, the duty is 179.96 USD per metric ton.
  • For the same product originating in Iran but exported from any other country than Iran, the duty is 179.96 USD per metric ton.
  • For the same product originating in any country other than Iran and Thailand, but exported from Iran, the duty is 179.96 USD per metric ton.
  • The anti-dumping duty will be in effect for five years from the date of publication of the notification, unless revoked, superseded, or amended earlier.
  • The duty is payable in Indian currency, with the exchange rate determined as per Section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962.

Impact Analysis

Importers

  • Action item: Importers should assess the impact of the duty on their supply chains and consider alternative sourcing options or negotiate prices with suppliers.

Exporters from Iran and Thailand

  • Action item: Exporters may need to adjust their pricing strategies or explore alternative markets.

Consumers

  • However, the protection of the domestic industry could lead to a more stable and reliable supply of the product in the long term.

Customs Authorities

  • The customs authorities may verify the origin of subject goods in case imports are reported as originating in United Arab Emirates.

Domestic Industry

  • The duty should help level the playing field, allowing domestic producers to compete more effectively with imports from Iran and Thailand.

Key Entities Referenced

Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue): The government body responsible for issuing the anti-dumping notification. Designated Authority: The authority that conducted the investigation and recommended the imposition of anti-dumping duty (Notification F. No. 6/5/2022-DGTR, dated the 29th September, 2023). Customs Tariff Act, 1975: The primary legislation governing customs duties in India. Customs Act, 1962: Act specifying how exchange rates are determined for duty calculations. Customs Tariff (Identification, Assessment and Collection of Anti-dumping Duty on Dumped Articles and for Determination of Injury) Rules, 1995: The rules governing the identification, assessment, and collection of anti-dumping duties. Synthetic Grade Zeolite 4A: The product subject to the anti-dumping duty. Iran and Thailand: The countries from which imports of Synthetic Grade Zeolite 4A are subject to anti-dumping duty. PQ Chemicals (Thailand) Ltd.: A specific producer in Thailand for which a separate anti-dumping duty rate is specified.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-11122023-250563 xxxGIDHxxx CG-DLxx-xEG-I1D1E1x2x2x0 23-250563 असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (i) PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i) प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 705] नई दिल्ली, सोमिार, दिसम् बर 11, 2023/अग्रहायण 20, 1945 No. 705] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2023/AGRAHAYANA 20, 1945 जित्त मत्रं ालय (रािस्ट्ि जिभाग अजधसचू ना नई दिल् ली, 11 दिसम् बर, 2023 स.ं 14/2023-सीमा िल्ु क (एडीडी सा.का.जन. 888(अ .—िहां दक ईरान और थाईलडैं (एतजममन पम चात जिस े जिगयगत िेि से संिर्भित दकया गया ह ै में मूलत: उत् पादित या िहां से जनयािजतत और भारत में ायाजतत “ससंथेटिक ग्रेड जिओलाइि 4ए” (एतजममन पम चात जिसे उक्त जिगयगत िस्ट् त ु स े संिर्भित दकया गया ह ै , िो दक सीमािुल् क िैटर अजधजनयम, 1975 (1975 का 51) (एतजममन पम चात जिसे उक्त सीमािुल् क िैटर अजधजनयम से संिर्भित दकया गया ह ै क प्रथम अनुसूची के िैटर मिो 2842 90 90, 2826 90 00, 2839 90 90 या 2842 10 00 के अंतगित ात े ह,ैं के मामले में जिजनर्िष्ि ि प्राजधकारी अजधसूचना संख् या 06/5/2022-डीिीिीार, दिनांक 29 जसतम्बर, 2023, जिसे दिनांक 29 जसतम्बर, 2023 को भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, के भाग ।, खंड 1 में प्रकाजित दकया गया था, के तहत अपन े अंजतम जनष्क गों में इस जनणिय पर पुंचं े ह ैं दक – (i) जिगयगत िस्ट् त ु का जनयाित इसके सामान् य मल्ू य स े कम मूल् य पर दकया गया था, जिसके कारण यहा ं इसक भरमार हो गई ह;ै 7650 GI/2023 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] (ii) क्षजत िांच अिजध के िौरान जिगयगत िेि स ेायात पणू ि और सापेक्ष रूप से बढा है; (iii) जिगयगत िेि स े जिगयगत िस्ट्तुओं के ायात का पुंचं मल्ू य घरेलू उद्योग क गरै -हाजनकारक क मत स े का कम ह ैिो महत्िपूणि क्षजत मार्ििन/कम क मत पर जबक्र का संकेत िते ा ह,ै और उन् ह न े घरेल ू उद्योग को ुंई इस क्षजत को िरू करन े के जलए जिगयगत िेि म ें मलू त: उत् पादित या िहां स े जनयािजतत और भारत में ायाजतत इस जिगयगत िस्ट् त ु के ायात पर प्रजतपािन िुल् क लगाए िान े क जस ाटरि क ह।ै अत: अब, सीमा िुल् क िैटर (पाटित िस्ट्त ुओं क पहचान, उनका मूल् यांकन और उन पर प्रजतपािन िल्ु क का संग्रहण तथा क्षजत जनधािरण जनयमािली 1995 के जनयम 18 और 20 के साथ पटित उक्त सीमा िुल् क िैटर अजधजनयम क धारा 9क क उपधारा (1 और (5 के तहत प्रित् त िजतियय का प्रयोग करत े ुंए, केन् र सरकार, जिजनर्िष्ि ि प्राजधकारी के उपयुिक् त अंजतम जनष्क गों पर जिचार करन े के पम चात, एतिद्वारा, नीचे िी गई सारणी के कॉलम (3 म ें दिए गए जििरण िाले जिगय िस्ट् त,ु िो दक कॉलम (2 क तत्स ंबंधी प्रजिजम म ें जिजनर्िष्ि ि सीमा िल्ु क िैटर अजधजनयम क प्रथम अनुसूची के िैटर मि के अंतगित ात े ह,ैं कॉलम (4 म ेंिी गई तत्स ंबंधी प्रजिजम म ें जिजनर्िष्ि ि ििे म ें मलू त: उत् पादित ह,ैं कॉलम (5 म ें िी गई तत्स ंबंधी प्रजिजष्ि में जिजनर्िष्ि ि िेि से जनयािजतत ह,ै कॉलम (6 क तत्स ंबंधी प्रजिजम में जिजनर्िष्ि ि उत् पािक द्वारा उत् पादित ह ै और भारत में ायाजतत ह ै पर कॉलम (7 क तत्स ंबंधी प्रजिजम में जिजनर्िष्ि ि राजि के बराबर क िर से कॉलम (9 क तत्स ंबंधी प्रजिजम में जिजनर्िष्ि ि मुरा में और कॉलम (8 क तत्स ंबंधी प्रजिजम म ें जिजनर्िष्ि ि माप इकाई के अनुसार प्रजतपािन िल्ु क लगाती ह,ै यथा:- सारणी क्र.स.ं िैटर मि जििरण मलू त: जनयाति क उत्प ािक राजि इकाई मरु ा उत्प ािन िेि का िेि (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) 1. 28429090 ससंथेटिक ग्रेड थाईलडैं थाईलडैं पीक्यू केजमकल्स 54.09 मीटरक अमेटरक जिओलाइि 4ए सजहत (थाईलैंड िन डॉलर 28269000 कोई भी जलजमिेड 28399090 ििे 28421000 2. -तिैि- -तिैि- थाईलडैं थाईलडैं क्र.सं. 1 में 92.55 मीटरक अमेटरक सजहत िन डॉलर उजल्लजखत के कोई भी अलािा कोई ििे अन्य 3. -तिैि- -तिैि- थाईलडैं थाईलडैं 92.55 मीटरक अमेटरक कोई भी और िन डॉलर ईरान के अलािा कोई भी ििे[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3 4 -तिैि- -तिैि- ईरान ईरान कोई भी 179.96 मीटरक अमेटरक िन डॉलर 5 -तिैि- -तिैि- ईरान ईरान के कोई भी 179.96 मीटरक अमेटरक अलािा िन डॉलर कोई भी 6 -तिैि- -तिैि- थाईलडैं ईरान कोई भी 179.96 मीटरक अमेटरक और िन डॉलर ईरान के अलािा कोई भी ििे नोि : यदि ायात को संयुतिय अरब अमीरात म ें उत्पन्न होन े क सूचना िी िाती ह ै तो सीमा िल्ु क अजधकारी जिगय िस्ट्त ु क उत्पजत्त का सत्यापन कर सकते ह।ैं 2. इस अजधसूचना के अंतगित लगाया गया प्रजतपािन िल्ु क सरकारी रािपत्र म ें इस अजधसूचना के प्रकािन क तारीख से पांच िगि तक क अिजध (यदि इसके पहले इसको िापस नहीं जलया िाता है, इसका अजधक्रमण नहीं होता ह ै या इसमें संिोधन नहीं दकया िाता ह ैतो लाग ूरहगे ी और इसका भुगतान भारतीय मरु ा में करना होगा । स्ट्प ष्ि ीकरण–इस अजधसूचना के उद्देम य से सस े प्रजतपािन िल्ु क क गणना के प्रयोिन हते ु लाग ू जिजनमय िर िही िर होगी िो दक भारत सरकार, जित् त मंत्रालय (रािस्ट् ि जिभाग क अजधसूचना, जिसे सीमा िल्ु क अजधजनयम, 1962 (1962 का 52 क धारा 14 के तहत प्रित् त िजतियय का प्रयोग करत े ुंए समय-समय पर िारी दकया गया हो, में जिजनर्िष्ि ि क गई होगी और इस जिजनमय िर के जनधािरण क संगत तारीख िह तारीख होगी िो दक उक्त सीमा िुल् क अजधजनयम, 1962 क धारा 46 के अंतगति ागम पत्र में प्रिर्िित होगी । [ ा. स.ं सीबीाईसी -190354/220/2023-िीारयू] जनजति कनाििक, अिर सजचि MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department of Revenue) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 11th December, 2023 No. 14/2023-Customs (ADD) G.S.R. 888(E).—Whereas, in the matter of “Synthetic Grade Zeolite 4A” (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods), falling under tariff items 2842 90 90, 2826 90 00, 2839 90 90 and 2842 10 00 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 the Iran and Thailand (hereinafter referred to as the subject countries) and imported into India, the designated authority in its final findings, vide notification F. No. 6/5/2022-DGTR, dated the 29th September, 2023, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 29th September, 2023, has come to the conclusion inter alia that- (i) the product under consideration has been exported to India at a price below normal value, thus resulting in dumping; (ii) the imports from the subject countries have increased in absolute as well as relative terms throughout the injury investigation period;4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] (iii) the landed value of imports of the subject goods from subject countries is much below the non- injurious price of the domestic industry indicating significant injury margin/price underselling, and has recommended imposition of anti-dumping duty on imports of the subject goods, originating in, or exported from the subject countries 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 Country of Country of Sl.No. Heading Description Producer Amount Unit Currency Origin Export (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) 1 28429090 Synthetic Thailand Any country PQ 54.09 28269000 Grade Zeolite including Chemicals 28399090 MT USD 4A Thailand (Thailand) 28421000 Ltd. 2 -do- -do- Thailand Any country Any other 92.55 including than Row (1) MT USD Thailand 3 -do- -do- Any country Thailand Any 92.55 other than MT USD Thailand and Iran 4 -do- -do- Iran Iran Any 179.96 MT USD 5 -do- -do- Iran Any other Any 179.96 MT USD than Iran 6 -do- -do- Any country Iran Any 179.96 other than Iran MT USD and Thailand Note : The customs authorities may verify the origin of subject goods in case imports are reported as originating in United Arab Emirates. 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-190354/220/2023-TRU] NITISH KARNATAK, 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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