## Report on Amendment to Anti-Dumping Duty on Hydrofluorocarbon HFC Component R32
**1. Executive Summary:**
This report analyzes a notification amending an existing anti-dumping duty imposed on Hydrofluorocarbon HFC Component R32 (subject goods) originating in or exported from China PR (subject country). The core purpose of this amendment is to rectify a name discrepancy related to a cooperating producer in the original anti-dumping duty notification. The key finding is that this amendment specifically alters the name of "Zhejiang Quzhou Juxin Fluorine Chemical Co., Ltd." to "Zhejiang Quhua FluorChemistry Co., Ltd." in the relevant duty table. This correction ensures the accurate application of the anti-dumping duty to the correct entity.
**2. Introduction:**
This report aims to provide a clear and concise overview of the amendment to the anti-dumping duty on Hydrofluorocarbon HFC Component R32 as outlined in the provided government notification. This analysis is based solely on the content of the provided text.
**3. Policy Overview:**
* This notification is an amendment to the original anti-dumping duty imposed via notification No. 752021Customs ADD, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Subsection i, vide number G.S.R. 874E, dated the 21st December, 2021.
* The core objective of the original policy, as inferred from the text, was to protect the domestic industry from material injury caused by the dumping of Hydrofluorocarbon HFC Component R32 from China PR.
**4. Background and Rationale:**
The amendment addresses a request from Zhejiang Quzhou Juxin Fluorine Chemical Co., Ltd. and Zhejiang Quhua Fluor Chemistry Co., Ltd. to correct the name of the cooperating producer in the duty table of the original notification. The designated authority determined that this was a simple name change without any alteration in the business's fundamental nature, thus warranting the amendment for accuracy and correct implementation of the duty.
**5. Key Provisions / Changes:**
This notification introduces a single, specific change:
* **Part of Original Policy Being Changed:** The "Table, against serial number 2, in Column 6" of the original notification No. 752021Customs ADD.
* **New Rule/Provision:** The entry "Zhejiang Quhua FluorChemistry Co., Ltd." shall be substituted *for* the existing entry.
* **Difference/Effect of the Change:** The amendment replaces the inaccurate name "Zhejiang Quzhou Juxin Fluorine Chemical Co., Ltd." with the correct name "Zhejiang Quhua FluorChemistry Co., Ltd." This ensures accurate identification of the producer subject to the specified anti-dumping duty.
**6. Target Audience and Stakeholders:**
Based on the text, the directly affected stakeholders are:
* Zhejiang Quhua FluorChemistry Co., Ltd. (formerly known as Zhejiang Quzhou Juxin Fluorine Chemical Co., Ltd.): This company is the subject of the name correction, ensuring correct application of the anti-dumping duty.
* Importers of Hydrofluorocarbon HFC Component R32 from China PR: Accurate producer identification is crucial for determining the applicable anti-dumping duty rates.
* Domestic producers of Hydrofluorocarbon HFC Component R32: The anti-dumping duty aims to protect them from unfair competition.
* Customs authorities responsible for collecting 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 the responsible body, as indicated by the notification's origin and signature.
* **Timelines or Procedures:** No specific timelines or procedures are outlined *in this amendment*. The amendment takes effect upon publication. Implementation relies on customs officials applying the corrected name when assessing anti-dumping duties.
* **Amendment-Specific Implementation:** The correction requires customs officials to update their records to reflect the correct company name for application of the anti-dumping duty.
**8. Expected Outcomes / Impact of Changes:**
The intended outcome of this amendment is to:
* Ensure accurate and consistent application of the existing anti-dumping duty on Hydrofluorocarbon HFC Component R32 from China PR.
* Reduce potential confusion or disputes arising from the incorrect company name.
* Maintain the intended protective effect of the anti-dumping duty for the domestic industry. The impact of *this specific change* is primarily accuracy and legal clarity, rather than a fundamental change in the anti-dumping duty's overall impact.
**9. Conclusion:**
The notification analyzed represents a minor but important amendment to the existing anti-dumping duty on Hydrofluorocarbon HFC Component R32. The correction of the company name ensures the duty is correctly applied to the intended producer, promoting accuracy and consistency in trade regulations. While seemingly a small change, it is significant for proper implementation and to avoid future complications related to the anti-dumping measures.
Key Entities Referenced
New Delhi: Place of publication of the notification.
Customs Tariff Act, 1975: Law under which the anti-dumping duty is being levied.
India: Country importing the subject goods.
China PR: Country of origin/export of the subject goods (Hydrofluorocarbon HFC Component R32).
Hydrofluorocarbon HFC Component R32: Subject goods being investigated for anti-dumping duties.
Ministry of Finance: The ministry under which the notification is issued.
Department of Revenue: The department under which the notification is issued.
Designated Authority: The authority responsible for conducting the anti-dumping investigation.
DGTR: The specific branch of Designated Authority.
Customs Tariff Identification, Assessment and Collection of Antidumping Duty on Dumped Articles and for Determination of Injury Rules, 1995: Rules pertaining to anti-dumping duty.
Central Government: The government body imposing the anti-dumping duty.
Zhejiang Quzhou Juxin Fluorine Chemical Co., Ltd.: Cooperating producer who requested a name change.
Zhejiang Quhua Fluor Chemistry Co., Ltd.: The new name of the cooperating producer.
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असाधारण
EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (i)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 635] नई दिल्ली, बुधिार, जसतम्ब र 21, 2022/भाद्र 30, 1944
No. 635] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2022/BHADRA 30, 1944
जित्त मत्रं ालय
(रािस्ट्ि जिभाग)
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 21 जसतम्बर, 2022
स.ं 27/2022-सीमािल्ु क (एडीडी)
सा.का.जन. 716(अ).—िहााँ दक चीन िनिािी गणराज्य में मूलत: उत्पादित या िहााँ स े जनयााजतत और भारत म ें
आयाजतत ‘हाइड्रोफ्लोरोकाबान (एचएफसी) घटक आर-32’ (एतजममन् पश्चात जिसे जिषयगत िस्ट्त ु से संिर्भात दकया गया
ह)ै , िो दक सीमािुल्क टैररफ अजधजनयम, 1975 (1975 का 51) (एतजममन् पश्चात जिसे उक्त सीमािुल्क टैररफ अजधजनयम
से संिर्भात दकया गया ह)ै की प्रथम अनुसूची के टैररफ उप-िीषाक 2903 39 के अंतगात आता ह,ै के मामले में जिजनर्िष्टा
प्राजधकारी अजधसूचना संख्या 6/33/2020- डीिीटीआर, दिनांक 23 जसतंबर, 2021 के तहत भारत के रािपत्र,
असाधारण के भाग I, खंड 1 में प्रकाजित अपन ेअंजतम जनष्कषों में इस जनणाय तक पहचाँ ेह ैंदक –
(i) जिषयगत ििे स े जिषयगत िस्ट्तु का भारत म ें जनयाात उसके सामान्य से कम मल्ू य पर दकया गया है, जिसके
कारण यहााँ इसकी भरमार हो गई ह;ै
(ii) जिषयगत ििे से इस प्रश्नगत उत्पाि की यहााँ भरमार होन े के कारण यहााँ के घरेलू उद्योगों को सारिान क्षजत
हई ह;ै
(iii) यह सारिान क्षजत जिषयगत ििे से जिषयगत िस्ट्तु के फालत ूआयात के कारण हई है,
और उन्होंन े घरेल ू उद्योग को हई इस प्रकार की क्षजत को िरू करने के जलए जिषयगत िेि म ें मूलत: उत्पादित या िहााँ से
जनयााजतत और भारत म ें आयाजतत जिषयगत िस्ट्त ु के आयात पर जनश्चयात्मक प्रजतपाटन िल्ु क लगाए िाने की जसफाररि
की थी;
6310 GI/2022 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
और िहा ाँ दक उक्त जिजनर्िष्टा प्राजधकारी के उपयुाक्त अंजतम जनष्कषों के आधार पर केन्द्र सरकार न े भारत सरकार,
जित्त मंत्रालय (रािस्ट्ि जिभाग) की अजधसूचना संख्या 75/2021-सीमािुल्क (एडीडी), जिसे सा.का.जन. 874(अ) दिनांक
21 दिसंबर, 2021, के तहत भारत के रािपत्र असाधारण के भाग II, खंड 3, उप-खंड (i) में प्रकाजित दकया गया था, के
तहत उक्त जिषयगत िस्ट्तु पर प्रजतपाटन िल्ु क लगाया था;
और िहााँ दक झेजियांग क्य ोज़ोऊोज िुजक्सन फ्लोरीन केजमकल कं, जलजमटेड और झेजियांग कुहआ फ्लोर-केजमस्ट्री कं,
जलजमटेड ने उक्त जिजनर्िष्टा प्राजधकारी से अनुरोध दकया था दक अजधसूचना संख्या 6/33/2020- डीिीटीआर, दिनांक 23
जसतंबर, 2021 के तहत भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण के के भाग I, खंड 1 में प्रकाजित अंजतम जनष्कषों की िल्ु क-सारणी म ें
सहकारी उत्पािक मैससा झेजियांग क्य ोज़ोऊोज िुजक्सन फ्लोरीन केजमकल कं, जलजमटेड का नाम बिलकर मैसस ा झेजियांग
कुहआ फ्लोर-केजमस्ट्री कं, जलजमटेड कर दिया िाए;
और िहााँ दक उक्त जिजनर्िष्टा प्राजधकारी ने अजधसूचना संख्या 07/04/2022- डीिीटीआर, जिसे दिनांक 09 मई,
2022 को भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण के के भाग I, खंड 1 में प्रकाजित दकया गया था, के तहत इस जनष्कष ा पर पहचाँ े ह ैं
दक यह अनुरोध केिल नाम बिले िान े की श्रेणी म ेंआता ह ैऔर इसम ें स्ट्िाजमत्ि को लेकर ऐस े दकसी पररितान की बात नहीं
ह ै जिससे दक काय ा व्यापार की मूल प्रकृजत म ें कोई अंतर होता हो और उन्होंन े अपन े अंजतम जनष्कषा िाली अजधसूचना संख्या
6/33/2020- डीिीटीआर, दिनांक 23 जसतंबर, 2021 में उत्पािक अथाता झेजियांग क्य ोज़ोऊोज िुजक्सन फ्लोरीन केजमकल
कं, जलजमटेड का नाम बिलकर झेजियांग कुहआ फ्लोर-केजमस्ट्री कं, जलजमटेड दकए िाने की जसफाररि की ह;ै
अत: अब सीमािुल्क टैररफ (पारित िस्ट्तओंु की पहचान, उनका आकलन, उन पर प्रजतपाटन िुल्क का संग्रहण और
क्षजत जनधाारण) जनयमािली, 1995 के जनयम 18 और 20 के साथ परित उक्त सीमािुल्क टैररफ अजधजनयम की धारा 9 क
की उपधारा (1) और (5) के तहत प्रित्त िजक्तयों का प्रयोग करते हए, केन्द्र सरकार, उक्त जिजनर्िष्टा प्राजधकारी के अंजतम
जनष्कषों पर जिचार करन े के पश्चात, एति्द्वारा, भारत सरकार, जित्त मंत्रालय, रािस्ट्ि जिभाग की अजधसूचना संख्या
75/2021-सीमािुल्क (एडीडी), जिसे सा.का.जन. 874(अ), दिनांक 21 दिसंबर, 2021 के तहत भारत के रािपत्र,
असाधारण के भाग II, खंड 3, उप-खंड (i) में प्रकाजित दकया गया था, में जनम्नजलजखत संिोधन करती ह,ै यथा:-
उक्त अजधसूचना म,ें सारणी म,ें क्रम संख्या 2 के समक्ष, कॉलम 6 में प्रजिजष्ट के स्ट्थान पर “झेजियांग कुहआ फ्लोर-
केजमस्ट्री कं, जलजमटेड” प्रजिजष्ट को प्रजतस्ट्थाजपत दकया िाएगा।
[फा. सं. सीबीआईसी-190354/244/2021-टीओ(टीआरय-ू I)-सीबीईसी]
जनजति कनााटक, अिर सजचि
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(Department of Revenue)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 21st September, 2022
No. 27/2022-Customs (ADD)
G.S.R. 716(E).—Whereas, in the matter of ‘Hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) Component R-32’
(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 2903 39 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 6/33/2020-DGTR, dated the 23rd September, 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 : असाधारण 3
and had recommended imposition of definitive 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;
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, Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 75/2021-Customs (ADD), published in the
Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 874(E), dated the
21st December, 2021;
And whereas, Zhejiang Quzhou Juxin Fluorine Chemical Co., Ltd. and Zhejiang Quhua Fluor-
Chemistry Co., Ltd. requested the designated authority for changing the name of cooperating producer from
M/s Zhejiang Quzhou Juxin Fluorine Chemical Co., Ltd. to M/s Zhejiang Quhua Fluor-Chemistry Co., Ltd.
in the duty table of the final findings, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1,
vide notification number 6/33/2020-DGTR, dated the 23rd September, 2021;
And whereas, the designated authority, vide notification No. 07/04/2022-DGTR, published in the
Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 9th May, 2022, has come to the conclusion that
the request falls within the category of name change only and there is no change in the ownership in a
manner that alters the basic nature of the business and recommended that the name of the producer viz.
“Zhejiang Quzhou Juxin Fluorine Chemical Co., Ltd” be amended to “Zhejiang Quhua Fluor-Chemistry
Co., Ltd.” in its final findings notification No. 6/33/2020-DGTR, dated the 23rd September, 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 notification No. 07/04/2022-DGTR of the Designated
Authority, hereby makes the following amendments in the notification of the Government of India,
Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 75/2021-Customs (ADD), published in the Gazette of
India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 874(E), dated the 21st
December, 2021, namely:-
In the said notification, in the Table, against serial number 2, in Column 6, for the entry, the entry
“Zhejiang Quhua Fluor-Chemistry Co., Ltd.” shall be substituted.
[F. No. CBIC-190354/244/2021-TO(TRU-I)-CBEC]
NITISH KARNATAK, Under Secy.
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