## Policy Analysis Report: Amendment to Anti-Dumping Duty on Natural Mica based Pearl Industrial Pigments
**1. Executive Summary:**
This report analyzes a notification from the Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue, Government of India, dated December 17, 2021. This notification constitutes an amendment to a previously established anti-dumping duty on Natural Mica based Pearl Industrial Pigments (excluding cosmetic grade) originating in or exported from China PR. The core purpose of this amendment is to reflect a change in the name of an exporter company. The report details the specific change made, the rationale behind it, and the potential implications for the affected industry.
**2. Introduction:**
The purpose of this report is to provide information and analysis regarding a specific amendment to existing anti-dumping duty regulations, as detailed in the provided Government of India notification. The report focuses on the amendment's content, its potential impact, and relevant implementation aspects based solely on the provided text.
**3. Policy Overview:**
* The notification amends the original anti-dumping duty policy established in notification No. 47/2021-Customs ADD, dated August 26, 2021.
* The core objective of the original policy (as inferred from the amendment context) was to address material injury to the domestic industry caused by the dumping of Natural Mica based Pearl Industrial Pigments from China PR, by imposing an anti-dumping duty.
**4. Background and Rationale:**
This amendment addresses a request from Henan Lingbao New Materials Technology Co., Ltd to change the name of the exporter company from Nanyang Lingbao Pearl Pigment Company Limited Materials. The designated authority determined that this was solely a name change with no change in the basic nature of the business, thus necessitating a corresponding amendment to the original notification to maintain accuracy and clarity. This ensures the anti-dumping duty is correctly applied to the relevant exporter, regardless of the change in name.
**5. Key Provisions / Changes:**
This notification introduces a change to the original anti-dumping duty notification (No. 47/2021-Customs ADD, dated August 26, 2021).
* **Specific Part Changed:** The amendment modifies the "Table" within the original notification, specifically "against serial number 1, in the entry in column 6".
* **New Rule/Provision:** The amendment substitutes the words "Nanyang Lingbao Pearl Pigment Company Limited Materials" with "Henan Lingbao New Materials Technology Co., Ltd".
* **Difference/Effect:** This change ensures that the anti-dumping duty, initially applied to products exported by "Nanyang Lingbao Pearl Pigment Company Limited Materials," now correctly applies to products exported by the same entity operating under its new name, "Henan Lingbao New Materials Technology Co., Ltd." This avoids potential loopholes or disputes arising from the company name change.
**6. Target Audience and Stakeholders:**
The primary target audience and stakeholders include:
* **Domestic producers of Natural Mica based Pearl Industrial Pigments:** The anti-dumping duty aims to protect them from unfairly priced imports.
* **Importers of Natural Mica based Pearl Industrial Pigments from China PR:** They are directly affected by the anti-dumping duty.
* **Henan Lingbao New Materials Technology Co., Ltd (formerly Nanyang Lingbao Pearl Pigment Company Limited Materials):** The company is specifically mentioned in the amendment.
* **Customs authorities:** Responsible for implementing and enforcing the anti-dumping duty.
**7. Implementation Aspects (Inferred):**
* **Responsible Agency/Bodies:** The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), under the Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue, is responsible for implementing this amendment.
* **Timelines/Procedures:** No specific timelines are mentioned in the text, but the amendment is effective from the date of the notification (December 17, 2021). Customs officials will need to update their records to reflect the company name change.
**8. Expected Outcomes / Impact of Changes:**
The likely intended outcome of this amendment is to ensure the continued and accurate application of the anti-dumping duty to the relevant exporter despite the change in company name. The potential impact is:
* **Continued protection for domestic industry:** The anti-dumping duty remains in effect for the products exported by the entity, now under its new name.
* **Clarity and consistency in enforcement:** The amendment clarifies any ambiguity regarding the exporter's identity, facilitating smoother customs procedures.
* **Compliance with international trade regulations:** By recognizing legitimate company name changes, the amendment ensures compliance with international trade norms.
**9. Conclusion:**
The amendment to the anti-dumping duty on Natural Mica based Pearl Industrial Pigments originating in or exported from China PR is a procedural update reflecting a change in the name of an exporting company. This adjustment maintains the integrity and effectiveness of the existing anti-dumping measures, safeguarding the interests of the domestic industry while ensuring fair trade practices.
Key Entities Referenced
Customs Tariff Act, 1975: The primary legislation under which the antidumping duty is being levied. Referred to as '51 of 1975' and 'the Customs Tariff Act'.
China PR: The country of origin/export for the subject goods (Natural Mica based Pearl Industrial Pigments excluding cosmetic grade) subject to antidumping duty.
India: The importing country imposing the antidumping duty.
Designated Authority: The authority responsible for investigating and determining dumping and injury to the domestic industry.
Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue: The government ministry responsible for issuing the notification regarding the antidumping duty.
Natural Mica based Pearl Industrial Pigments excluding cosmetic grade: The specific goods subject to the antidumping duty.
G.S.R. 863E: Reference number for the notification regarding the final findings.
682020DGTR: Notification number related to the final findings of the designated authority.
Henan Lingbao New Materials Technology Co., Ltd: The new name of the exporter company.
Nanyang Lingbao Pearl Pigment Company Limited Materials: The former name of the exporter company, which is being amended in the notification.
Customs Tariff Identification, Assessment and Collection of Antidumping Duty on Dumped Articles and for Determination of Injury Rules, 1995: The rules under which the antidumping duty is being applied.
New Delhi: Location where the notification was issued.
472021Customs ADD: Notification number of the Government of India, Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue regarding the antidumping duty.
G.S.R. 590E: Reference number in the Gazette of India for the initial antidumping duty notification.
Rajeev Ranjan: Under Secretary.
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EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण्ड 3—ईप-खण्ड (i)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
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स.ं 704] नइ ददल्ली, िक्रु िार, ददसम्ब र 17, 2021/ऄरेडहायण 26, 1943
No. 704] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2021/AGRAHAYANA 26, 1943
जित्त मत्रं ालय
(रािस्ट्ि जिभाग)
ऄजधसचू ना
नइ ददल्ली, 17 ददसम् बर, 2021
स.ं 70/2021-सीमा िल्ु क (एडीडी)
सा.का.जन. 863(ऄ).—िहां दक चीन िनिादी गणराज्य (एतजममन पश्चात जिसे जिषयगत दिे से संदर्भभत दकया
गया ह)ै में मलू त: ईत् पाददत या िहां से जनयािजतत र भारत में अयाजतत “प्राकृजतक ऄभ्रक अधाररत पलि आंडस्ट् रीयल
जपगमेंट्स, कॉस्ट् मरे क रेडेड कछ डछककर” (एतजममन पश्चात जिसे जिषयगत िस्ट्तु से संदर्भभत दकया गया ह)ै , िछ दक सीमा
िुल्क ैररफ ऄजधजनयम, 1975 (1975 का 51) (एतजममन पश्चात जिसे ईक्त सीमा िल्ु क ैररफ ऄजधजनयम से संदर्भभत
दकया गया ह)ै की प्रथम ऄनुसूची के ैररफ ईप िीषिक 3206 11 के ऄंतगित अता है, के मामले में जिजनर्ददष्ट प्राजधकारी
ऄपने ऄजधसूचना संख्या 6/8/2020-डीिी ीअर, ददनांक 8 िून, 2021, कछ भारत के रािपत्र, ऄसाधारण, के भाग I,
खंड 1 म ें प्रकाजित दकया गया था, के तहत ऄपने ऄंजतम जनष्कषों में आस जनणिय पर पहचुँ े ह ैंदक -
(i) जिषयगत देि से जिषयगत िस्ट्त ु का भारत कछ दकया गया अयात आसके सामा य मूल् य से बहत कम मूल् य पर दकया
गया था, जिसके कारण यहां आसकी भरमार हछ गइ;
(ii) जिषयगत देि से यहां जिचाराधीन ईत्पाद की भरमार हछन े के कारण यहां के घरेलू ईद्यछग कछ सारिान क्षजत हइ
ह;ै
(iii) यह सारिान क्षजत जिषयगत दिे से जिषयगत िस्ट्तु के फालत ूअयात के कारण हइ है;
र ई होंन े घरेलू ईद्यछग कछ हइ आस क्षजत कछ दरू करने के जलए जिषयगत देि म ें मलू त: ईत् पाददत या िहा ं स े
जनयािजतत तथा भारत म ें अयाजतत जिषयगत िस्ट्त ु के अयात पर जनम चयात् मक प्रजतपा न िल्ु क लगाए िाने की जसफाररि
की थी;
7366 GI/2021 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
र िहां दक, जनर्ददष्ट प्राजधकारी के पूिोक्त जनष्कषों के अधार पर, केंद्र सरकार न े जित्त मंत्रालय (रािस्ट्ि जिभाग)
की ऄजधसूचना सं. 47/2021-सीमािुल्क (एडीडी), ददनांक 26 ऄगस्ट्त, 2021, जिसे सा.का.जन. 590 (ऄ), ददनांक 26
ऄगस्ट्त, 2021 के तहत भारत के रािपत्र ऄसाधारण, के भाग II, खण्ड-3, ईप खण्ड (i) में प्रकाजित दकया गया था के तहत
सबं द्ध िस्ट्तुओं पर प्रजतपा न िल्ु क लगाया था;
र िहां दक, हने ान ललगबाओ यू म ेररयल्स ेक्नछलॉिी कं, जलजम ेड ने ऄंजतम जनष्कषों में जनयाितक कंपनी का
नाम "नानयांग ललगबाओ पल ि जपगमें कंपनी जलजम ेड म ेररयल्स" से "हने ान ललगबाओ यू म ेररयल्स ेक्नछलॉिी कं,
जलजम ेड" म ें बदलन े के जलए जिजनर्ददष्ट प्राजधकारी से ऄनरु छध दकया था जिसे ऄजधसूचना संख्या 6/8/2020-डीिी ीअर,
ददनांक 28 जसतंबर, 2021 के तहत भारत के रािपत्र, ऄसाधारण, भाग I, खंड 1 में प्रकाजित दकया गया था;
र िहां दक, जिजनर्ददष्ट प्राजधकारी, संिछधन ऄजधसूचना संख्या 6/8/2020-डीिी ीअर, ददनांक 28 जसतंबर,
2021, जिसे ददनांक 28 जसतम्ब र, 2021 कछ भारत के रािपत्र, ऄसाधारण, भाग I, खंड 1 में प्रकाजित दकया गया था, के
तहत आस जनष्कषि पर पहचं े ह ैं दक यह ऄनुरछध केिल नाम पररितिन की श्रणे ी म ें अता ह ै र आससे व्यिसाय की मलू प्रकृजत
में कछइ पररितनि नहीं हअ ह ै र ई होंन े ऄपन े ऄंजतम जनष्क षि 6/8/2020-डीिी ीअर, ददनांक 8 िून, 2021 में
जसफाररि की ह ै दक जनयाितक का नाम "नानयांग ललगबाओ पलि जपगमें कंपनी जलजम ेड म ेररयल्स", कछ संिछजधत करके
"हने ान ललगबाओ य ूमै ेररयल्स ेक्नछलॉिी कपनी जलजम ेड" कर ददया िाए;
ऄत:, ऄब, सीमा िुल् क ैररफ (पार त िस्ट्त ुओं की पहचान, ईनका अंकलन र ईन पर प्रजतपा न िुल् क का
संरेडहण तथा क्षजत जनधािरण) जनयमािली, 1995 के जनयम 18 र 20 के साथ परित ईक्त सीमा िुल् क ैररफ ऄजधजनयम
की धारा 9क की ईप धारा (1) र (5) के तहत प्रदत् त िजक्तयों का प्रयछग करते हए के द्र सरकार, ईक्त जिजनर्ददष्
प्राजधकारी के ईपयुिक् त ऄंजतम जनष्क षों पर जिचार करन े के पम चात, एतद्वारारा, भारत सरकार, जित्त मंत्रालय (रािस्ट्ि
जिभाग) की ऄजधसूचना सं. 47/2021-सीमािुल्क (एडीडी), ददनांक 26 ऄगस्ट्त, 2021 जिस े सा.का.जन. 590(ऄ), ददनांक
26 ऄगस्ट्त, 2021 के तहत भारत के रािपत्र, ऄसाधारण, के भाग II, खंड 3, ईपखडं (i) म ें प्रकाजित दकया गया था, म ें
अग ेजनम्नजलजखत संिछधन करती ह,ै ऄथाितः-
ईक्त ऄजधसूचना म,ें सारणी म,ें क्रमांक 1 के सामने, कॉलम (6) की प्रजिजष्ट म,ें "नानयांग ललगबाओ पल ि जपगमें
कंपनी जलजम ेड म ेररयल् स" ि्दों के स्ट्थ ान पर, "हने ान ललगबाओ य ू म ेररयल्स ेक्नछलॉिी कंपनी जलजम ेड" ि्दों कछ
प्रजतस्ट्थाजपत दकया िाएगा;
[फा. स.ं सीबीअइसी-190354/148/2021- ीअरयू ऄनुभाग-सीबीइसी]
रािीि रंिन, ऄिर सजचि
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(Department of Revenue)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 17th December, 2021
No. 70/2021-Customs (ADD)
G.S.R. 863(E).—Whereas, in the matter of ‗Natural Mica based Pearl Industrial Pigments
excluding cosmetic grade‘ (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods), originating in, or exported from
China PR (hereinafter referred to as the subject country) falling under tariff sub-heading 3206 11 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, published in the Gazette of
India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, vide notification number 6/8/2020-DGTR, dated the 8th June, 2021
had come to the conclusion that –
(i) the subject goods have been exported to India from the subject country below its normal value,
resulting in dumping;
(ii) the domestic industry had suffered material injury due to dumping of the product under
consideration from the subject country;
(iii) the material injury had been caused by the dumped imports of the subject goods from subject
country,[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : ऄसाधारण 3
and had recommended imposition of definitive anti-dumping duty imports the subject goods, originating in,
or exported from the subject country and imported into India, in order to remove injury to the domestic
industry;
And whereas, on the basis of the aforesaid final findings of the designated authority, the Central
Government had imposed the anti-dumping duty on the subject goods, vide notification of the Government
of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 47/2021-Customs (ADD), dated the 26th
August, 2021, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide
number G.S.R. 590(E), dated the 26th August, 2021;
And whereas, Henan Lingbao New Materials Technology Co., Ltd requested the designated
authority for changing the name of exporter company from ―Nanyang Lingbao Pearl Pigment Company
Limited Materials‖ to ―Henan Lingbao New Materials Technology Co., Ltd‖ in its final findings, published
in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, vide notification number 6/8/2020-DGTR, dated
the 28th September, 2021;
And whereas, the designated authority, vide amendment notification No. 6/8/2020-DGTR, dated
the 28th September, 2021 published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 28th
September, 2021, has come to the conclusion that the request falls within the category of name change only
and there is no change in the basic nature of the business and recommended that the name of the exporter
viz. ―Nanyang Lingbao Pearl Pigment Company Limited Materials‖, be amended to ―Henan Lingbao New
Materials Technology Co., Ltd‖ in its final findings 6/8/2020-DGTR, dated the 8th June, 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 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 amendments to final findings of the Designated
Authority, hereby makes the following amendments in the notification of the Government of India,
Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) No. 47/2021-Customs (ADD), dated the 26th August, 2021,
published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R.
590(E), dated the 26th August, 2021, namely:-
In the said notification, in the Table, against serial number 1, in the entry in column (6), for the
words ―Nanyang Lingbao Pearl Pigment Company Limited Materials‖, the words ―Henan Lingbao New
Materials Technology Co., Ltd‖ shall be substituted.
[F. No. CBIC-190354/148/2021-TRU Section-CBEC]
RAJEEV RANJAN, Under Secy.
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