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Date: 11-Sep-2024 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

CVD on Atrazine

Issued by Ministry of Finance · Department of Revenue

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Executive Summary & Key Takeaways

What it means

  • This gazette notification imposes a countervailing duty on Atrazine Technical imported into India from China. This duty aims to counteract subsidies provided to Atrazine Technical producers in China and protect the domestic Indian industry from injury.

Key Changes

  • A countervailing duty is imposed on Atrazine Technical (and its various names) imported from China. The duty is 9.28% of the CIF value for Atrazine Technical from Xiangshui Zhongshan Biotechnology Co., Ltd. and 11.94% for Atrazine Technical from all other producers in China.
  • The duty will be levied for five years unless revoked, superseded, or amended earlier.
  • This notification supersedes notification number 3/2019-Customs (CVD), dated September 17, 2019.
  • The notification specifies the tariff items affected: 3808 91 99, 3808 93 90, and 3808 99 90 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975.

Impact Analysis

Importers of Atrazine Technical

  • Increased costs due to the countervailing duty. They may need to adjust pricing strategies, potentially impacting their profitability. Some importers might explore sourcing Atrazine Technical from countries other than China.

Domestic Atrazine Technical Producers in India

  • Positive impact as the countervailing duty protects them from cheaper imports, potentially leading to increased market share and profitability. This could stimulate domestic production and investment.

Consumers of Atrazine Technical in India

  • Potentially higher prices for products containing Atrazine Technical due to the increased import costs. The extent of price increase will depend on the elasticity of demand and the ability of importers to pass on the duty.

Government of India

  • Increased revenue collection from the countervailing duty. This revenue can be used to support other government programs or initiatives. The government also achieves its objective of protecting the domestic industry.

Chinese Atrazine Technical Producers

  • Reduced exports to India due to the countervailing duty, potentially impacting their profitability and market share. They might need to adjust their pricing or explore other export markets.

Suggested Action Items

  • Importers should review their supply chain and pricing strategies. Domestic producers should assess opportunities for expansion. The government should monitor the impact of the duty on prices and market dynamics.

Key Entities Referenced

Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975): The primary law under which the countervailing duty is imposed. Customs Tariff (Identification, Assessment and Collection of Countervailing Duty on Subsidized Articles and for Determination of Injury) Rules, 1995: Rules governing the implementation of countervailing duties. Notification No. 7/26/2023-DGTR, dated June 14, 2024: The notification from the designated authority (DGTR) recommending the imposition of the countervailing duty. Notification number 3/2019-Customs (CVD), dated September 17, 2019: The previously existing notification that is superseded by the current one. Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962): Act referenced for exchange rate determination. Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue): The issuing authority of the notification. Xiangshui Zhongshan Biotechnology Co., Ltd.: A specific Chinese producer of Atrazine Technical. China PR (People's Republic of China): The country of origin and export for the subject goods.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-11092024-257086 xxxGIDHxxx CG-DLxx-xEG-I1D1E0x9x2x0 24-257086 असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (i) PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i) प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 520] नई दिल्ली, बुधिार, जसतम्ब र 11, 2024/भाद्र 20, 1946 No. 520] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2024/BHADRA 20, 1946 जित्त ं्ं ाल (रािस्ट्ि जिभाग अजधसचू ना नई दिल् ली, 11 जसतम् बर, 2024 स.ं 05/2024 – सींा िल्ु क (सीिीडी सा.का.जन. 562(अ .—िहां दक चीन िनिािी गणराज् (एतजमंन पम चात जिसे जिष गत ििे से संिर्भित दक ा ग ा ह ै ंें ंूलत: उत् पादित ा िहां से जन ािजतत और भारत ंें आ ाजतत “एराजिन टेदिकल” (एतजमंन पम चात जिसे जिष गत िस्ट्त ु से संिर्भित दक ा ग ा ह ै , िो दक सींा िुल्क टैररफ अजधजन ं, 1975 (1975 का 51 (एतजमंन पम चात जिसे उक् त टैररफ अजधजन ं से संिर्भित दक ा ग ा ह ै की प्रथं अनुसूची के टैररफ ंि 3808 91 99, 3808 93 90 ा 3808 99 90 के अंतगित आत े ह,ैं और जिसके ंांले को अजधसूचना संख् ा 7/26/2023-डीिीटीआर, दिनांक 14 िून, 2024 के तहत भारत के रािप्, असाधारण के भाग I, खंड 1 ंें प्रकाजित दक ा ग ा था, ंें अन् बातों के साथ-साथ, जिजनर्िष्टि प्राजधकारी इस जनष्कषि पर पहचं ें ह ैदक काउंटरिेललंग ड्यूटी संाप्त होने से सजससडी िारी रहने ा उसकी पुनरािृजि होने तथा घरेलू उद्योग को क्षजत पहंचने की संभािना ह ै और जिष गत ििे ंें ंूलत: उत् पादित ा िहां से जन ाजि तत जिष गत िस्ट्त ु के आ ात पर काउंटरिेललंग ड्यूटी को िारी रखने की जसफाररि की ह ै । अत:, अब, सींा िुल् क टैररफ अजधजन ं की धारा 9 की उप धारा (1 और (6 के साथ परित सींा िुल्क टैररफ (सजससडाइज़्ड िस्ट्तुओं की पहचान, आंकलन और उन पर काउंटरिेललंग ड्यूटी का संग्रहण और क्षजत जनधािरण जन ंािली 1995 के जन ं 20, 22 और 24 के तहत प्रित् त िजि ों का प्र ोग करते हए भारत सरकार, जिि ंं्ाल (रािस्ट्ि जिभाग की अजधसूचना संख् ा 3/2019-सींा िुल्क (सीिीडी , दिनांक 17 जसतंबर, 2019, िो भारत के रािप्, असाधारण, भाग II, खंड 3, उप-खंड (i) ं ें 5826 GI/2024 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] संख् ा सा.का.जन. 664(अ , दिनाकं 17 जसतंबर, 2019 द्वारा प्रकाजित हई थी, के अजधक्रंण ंें जसिा उन चीज़ों के िो ऐस े अजधक्रंण से पूिि की ग ीं ा करने से छूट ग ीं, केंद्र सरकार जिजनर्िष्ि ट प्राजधकारी के उप ुिक् त अंजतं जनष् कषों पर जिचार करने के पम चात, एतद्द्वारा, उक् त जिष गत िस्ट्त ुओं पर, जिनका जििरण नीचे िी गई सारणी के कॉलं (3) ंें जिजनर्िष्ि ट है, िो दक सींा िुल् क टैररफ अजधजन ं की प्रथं अनुसचू ी के उन टैररफ ंिों के अंतगित आती ह ैं िो दक नीचे कॉलं (2) की तत् संबंधी प्रजिजष्ट ंें जनर्िष्ि ट ह,ै िो कॉलं (4) की तत् संबंधी प्रजिजष्ट ंें जिजनर्िष्ि ट ििे ंें ंूलत: उत् पादित ह,ै िो कॉलं (5) की तत् संबंधी प्रजिजष्ट ंें जिजनर्िष्ि ट ििे ों से जन ािजतत ह,ै और कॉलं (6) की तत् संबंधी प्रजिजष्ट ंें जिजनर्िष्ि ट जनंािताओं द्वारा उत् पादित ह ैऔर भारत ंें आ ाजतत ह ैपर उस राजि तक की काउंटरिेललंग ड्यूटी लगाती ह ैिो दक कॉलं (7) ंें उजल्लजखत ह,ै था:- सारणी िल्ु क राजि के ंाल का जन ाति का टैररफ ंि रूप ं ें जििरण ििे क्र.स.ं ंलू ििे जनंाति ा सीआईएफ का% ंल्ू (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) 3808 91 99 एराजिन चीन िन. गण. चीन िन. गण. जज़ ांगिुई झोंगिान 9.28 टेदिकल * सजहत कोई भी बा ोटेिोलॉिी कंपनी 3808 93 90 ा ििे जलजंटेड 1 3808 99 90 चीन िन. क्र.सं.1 पर जनंािता के 2 -िही- -िही- चीन िन. गण. गण. सजहत 11.94 अलािा कोई अन् कोई भी ििे चीन िन. गण. चीन िन. 3 -िही- -िही- के अलािा कोई कोई भी 11.94 गण. भी ििे *उत्पाि को जनम्नजलजखत नांों से भी िाना िाता ह:ै- 6-क्लोरो-एन-इथाइल-एन'-(1-जंथाइलथाइल -रा ज़ीन-2,4-डा ंाइन; 2-क्लोरो-4-एजथलाजंनो-6-आइसोप्रोपाइलैंाइन-एस-रा ाज़ीन; 2-क्लोरो-4-(एजथलाजंनो -6-(आइसोप्रोपाइलाजंनो -एस-रा ाज़ीन; 2-क्लोरो-4-(एजथलाजंनो -6-(आइसोप्रोपाइलाजंनो -राईज़ीन; क्लोरो-4-(प्रोपीलाजंनो -6-एजथलाजंनो-एस-रा ज़ीन; क्लोरो-4-(प्रोपीलाजंनो -6-एजथलाजंनो-एस-रा ज़ीन, आदि। 2. इस अजधसूचना के अंतगित लगा ी ग ी काउंटरिेललंग ड्यूटी इस अजधसूचना के रािप् ंें प्रकािन की तारीख से पांच िषि की अिजध तक ( दि इसके पहले इसे िापस नहीं जल ा िाता है, इसका अजधक्रंण नहीं दक ा िाता है ा इसंें संिोधन नहीं दक ा िाता ह ैतो लागू रहगे ी और इसका भुगतान भारती ंुद्रा ंें करना होगा । स्ट्प ष्ट ीकरण – इस अजधसूचना के उद्देम के जलए:- (क ऐसी काउंटरिेललंग ड्यूटी की गणना के प्र ोिन हते ु लागू जिजनं िर िही िर होगी िो दक भारत सरकार, जित् त ंं्ाल (रािस्ट्ि जिभाग की अजधसूचना, जिसे सींा िुल् क अजधजन ं, 1962 (1962 का 52 की धारा 14 के तहत प्रित् त िजि ों का प्र ोग करते हए सं -सं पर िारी दक ा ग ा हो, ंें जिजनर्िष्ि ट की गई होगी और इस जिजनं िर के जनधािरण की प्रासंजगक तारीख िह तारीख होगी िो दक उक् त अजधजन ं की धारा 46 के अंतगित आगं प् ंें प्रिर्िित होगी;[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािप् : असाधारण 3 (ख “सीआईएफ ंूल् ” से अजभप्रा उस आंकलन ंूल् से है जिसका जनधािरण सींा िुल् क अजधजन ं, 1962 (1962 का 52 की धारा 14 के अंतगित दक ा िाता ह ै। [फा. सं. सीबीआईसी-190354/124/2024-टीआर ू अनुभाग-सीबीईसी] दिलजंल लसंह सोच, अिर सजचि MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department Of Revenue) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 11th September, 2024 No. 05/2024-Customs (CVD) G.S.R. 562(E).—Whereas, in the matter of “Atrazine Technical” (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods) falling under tariff items 3808 91 99, 3808 93 90 or 3808 99 90 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, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, vide notification No. 7/26/2023-DGTR, dated the 14th June, 2024, has inter alia come to the conclusion that the cessation of countervailing duty is likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of subsidization and injury to the domestic industry and has recommended continued imposition of countervailing duty on imports of the subject goods originating in or exported from the subject country. Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (6) of section 9 of the Customs Tariff Act, read with rules 20, 22 and 24 of the Customs Tariff (Identification, Assessment and Collection of Countervailing Duty on Subsidized Articles and for Determination of Injury) Rules, 1995 and in supersession of the notification of the Government of India, Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) number 3/2019-Customs (CVD), dated the 17th September, 2019, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub- section (i) vide number G.S.R. 664(E), dated the 17th September, 2019, except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, 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 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, countervailing duty of an amount as specified in the corresponding entry in column (7) of the said Table, namely: TABLE Duty amount as Sl. Description Country of Country of Tariff item Producer a % of CIF No. of Goods Origin Export Value (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) 3808 91 99 Any country Atrazine Xiangshui Zhongshan 1 3808 93 90 or China PR including China 9.28 Technical* Biotechnology Co., Ltd. 3808 99 90 PR Any country Any other than the 2 -do- -do- China PR including China 11.94 producer at Sr. No. 1 PR Any country 3 -do- -do- China PR Any 11.94 other than China PR *The product is also known under the following names: 6-Chloro-N-Ethyl-N’-(1-Methylethyl)-Triazine-2,4-Diamine; 2-Chloro-4-Ethylamino-6-Isopropylamine-S-Triazine; 2-Chloro-4-(Ethylamino)-6-(Isopropylamino)-S-Triazine;4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] 2-Chloro-4-(Ethylamino)-6-(Isopropylamino)-Triazine; Chloro-4-(Propylamino)-6-Ethylamino-S-Triazine; Chloro-4-(Propylamino)-6-Ethylamino-S-Triazine, etc. 2. The countervailing 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, (a) the rate of exchange applicable for the purposes of calculation of such countervailing 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; (b) “CIF value” means the assessable value as determined under section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962). [F. No. CBIC-190354/124/2024-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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