## Policy Analysis Report: Amendment to Antidumping Duty on Toluene DiIsocyanate (TDI) Imports
**1. Executive Summary:**
This report analyzes a notification issued by the Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue, concerning an amendment to the antidumping duty on imports of Toluene DiIsocyanate (TDI) from China PR, Japan, and Korea RP. The core purpose of this amendment is to extend the validity of the existing antidumping duty. The key finding is that the antidumping duty, originally set to expire, will now remain in force until September 27, 2022, unless revoked, superseded, or amended earlier. This amendment directly affects importers and exporters of TDI from the specified countries.
**2. Introduction:**
This report aims to provide an informative analysis of a recent amendment to an existing policy concerning antidumping duties on Toluene DiIsocyanate (TDI) imports. The analysis is based solely on the provided government notification.
**3. Policy Overview:**
* This notification amends the original policy outlined in *Notification No. 32018CustomsADD, dated 23rd January, 2018*, published in the Gazette of India, vide number G.S.R. 61E, dated the 23rd January, 2018.
* **Core Objective:** The core objective, as inferred from the text, is to *continue* to protect the domestic industry from the potential adverse effects of dumped TDI imports from China PR, Japan, and Korea RP by extending the antidumping duty.
**4. Background and Rationale:**
This is an amendment to an existing policy. The likely reason for this specific amendment is that the original antidumping duty, implemented via *Notification No. 32018CustomsADD*, was nearing its expiration date. The Designated Authority initiated a review, and requested an extension of the said antidumping duty in terms of subsection 5 of section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act. This amendment is a response to that request, ensuring the continued application of the duty while the review process is presumably completed or further decisions are made.
**5. Key Provisions / Changes:**
This notification introduces a *specific change* to the existing antidumping duty policy on TDI imports:
* **Specific Part of Original Policy Changed:** The amendment modifies the original notification by inserting a new paragraph (paragraph 3) after paragraph 2 and before the Explanation.
* **New Rule/Provision:** The new paragraph 3 states: "Notwithstanding anything contained in paragraph 2, the antidumping duty shall remain in force up to and inclusive of the 27th September, 2022, unless revoked, superseded or amended earlier."
* **Effect of the Change:** The effect of this change is to *extend* the lifespan of the antidumping duty imposed on TDI imports. Without this amendment, the duty would likely have expired. Now, it remains in effect until September 27, 2022, providing continued protection to the domestic industry and potentially impacting import prices and volumes.
**6. Target Audience and Stakeholders:**
Based on the text, the primary target audience and stakeholders are:
* **Importers of TDI:** They will continue to be subject to the antidumping duty, impacting their costs.
* **Exporters of TDI from China PR, Japan, and Korea RP:** Their competitiveness in the Indian market will remain affected.
* **Domestic producers of TDI:** They will continue to benefit from the protection afforded by the antidumping duty.
* **Customs authorities:** They are responsible for implementing and enforcing the antidumping duty.
**7. Implementation Aspects (Inferred):**
* **Responsible agency:** The Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) is the responsible agency. The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) is involved, as indicated by the file number.
* **Timeline:** The extended antidumping duty is effective immediately (from June 3, 2022) and remains in force until September 27, 2022, unless otherwise changed.
* **Amendment-Specific Aspects:** Customs authorities must now enforce the antidumping duty until the extended date. Importers need to be aware of this extended period for duty calculation and compliance.
**8. Expected Outcomes / Impact of Changes:**
The likely intended outcome of this amendment is to provide continued protection to the domestic TDI industry from potentially unfair competition due to dumped imports. The potential impact of the change includes:
* **Continued Protection:** Domestic TDI producers will maintain a competitive advantage over imports from the specified countries.
* **Stable Prices:** The amendment aims to stabilize domestic TDI prices by reducing the risk of price undercutting from dumped imports.
* **Potential Increased Costs for Importers:** Importers of TDI from China PR, Japan, and Korea RP will continue to face higher costs due to the antidumping duty.
* **Uncertainty Beyond September 27, 2022:** The policy's future beyond September 27, 2022, remains uncertain and dependent on the outcome of the ongoing review or any further amendments.
**9. Conclusion:**
This notification represents an amendment to the existing antidumping duty policy on Toluene DiIsocyanate (TDI) imports from China PR, Japan, and Korea RP. The key change is the extension of the duty's validity until September 27, 2022. This extension aims to provide continued protection to the domestic TDI industry. Stakeholders, particularly importers and exporters of TDI, should be aware of this extension and its potential impact on their operations.
Key Entities Referenced
Customs Tariff Act, 1975: Indian law pertaining to customs duties and tariffs.
Customs Tariff Identification, Assessment and Collection of Antidumping Duty on Dumped Articles and for Determination of Injury Rules, 1995: Indian rules related to antidumping duties.
Toluene DiIsocyanate TDI: Subject goods falling under Tariff Item 2929 10 20 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, originating in or exported from China PR, Japan and Korea RP
China PR: Country of origin or export of subject goods. (People's Republic of China)
Japan: Country of origin or export of subject goods.
Korea RP: Country of origin or export of subject goods. (Republic of Korea)
Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue: The department of the Indian government responsible for the notification.
New Delhi: Location where the notification was issued in India
DGTR: Designated Authority. Directorate General of Trade Remedies, responsible for trade remedies
Nitish Karnatak: Under Secretary.
27th September, 2022: Date until which the antidumping duty shall remain in force unless revoked, superseded or amended earlier.
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EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (i)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
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No. 396] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, JUNE 3, 2022/JYAISHTHA 13, 1944
जित्त म्ं ालय
(रािस्ट्ि जिभाग)
अजधसचू ना
नई ददल् ली, 3 िून, 2022
स.ं 19/2022-सीमािल्ु क (एडीडी)
सा.का.जन. 417(अ).—िहां दक चीन िनिादी गणराज्य, िापान और कोररया गणराज्य में मूलत: उत् पाददत या
िहां से जनयााजतत “टोल्यूजन डाई - आइसोसाइनेट (टीडीआई)" (एतद्पश्चात जिषयगत िस्ट्तु के रूप म ें उजल्लजखत) िो सीमा
िुल्क टैररफ अजधजनयम, 1975 (1975 का 51) (एतद्पश्चात सीमा िुल्क टैररफ अजधजनयम के रूप म ें उजल्लजखत) की
प्रथम अनुसूची के टैररफ मद 2929 10 20, के आयात पर भारत सरकार, जित् त मं्ालय (रािस्ट् ि जिभाग) की
अजधसूचना संख् या 3/2018- सीमािुल् क (एडीडी), ददनांक 23 िनिरी, 2018, जिसे सा.का.जन. 61(अ), ददनांक
23 िनिरी, 2018, के तहत भारत के रािप्, असाधारण, के भाग ।।, खंड 3, उप खडं (i) में प्रकाजित दकया गया था,
के द्वारा लगाए गए प्रजतपाटन िुल् क को िारी रखन े के मामल े में जिजन्द् ट प्राजधकारी ने सीमा िुल् क टैररफ (पारटत िस्ट् तओु
की पहचान, उनका आंकलन और उन पर प्रजतपाटन िल्ु क का सं्रहहण तथा ्षतजत जनधारा ण) जनयमािली, 1995 (एतद्पश्चात
जिसे उक्त जनयमािली स े संद्भत दकया गया है) के जनयम 23 के साथ परित सीमा िल्ु क टैररफ अजधजनयम की धारा 9क
की उप धारा (5) के अनुसार प्रारंजभकीकरण अजधसूचना संख्य ा 7/26/2021-डीिीटीआर, ददनांक 27 अगस्ट्त, 2021,
जिसे ददनांक 27 अगस्ट्त, 2021 को भारत के रािप्, असाधारण, के भाग I, खंड 1 में प्रकाजित दकया गया था, के तहत
समी्षता का काया िरूु दकया ह ै और उन्होंन े उक्त सीमा िल्ु क टैररफ अजधजनयम की धारा 9क की उप धारा (5) के अनुसार
उक्त प्रजतपाटन िल्ु क को आग ेभी िारी रखन े के जलए अनुरोध दकया ह।ै
3789 GI/2022 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
अत: अब उक्त जनयमािली के जनयम 18 और 23 के साथ परित सीमा िुल् क टैररफ अजधजनयम की धारा 9क की
उप धारा (1) और (5) के तहत प्रदत् त िजतिययों का प्रयोग करत े ुएए केन् र सरकार, एतदद्वारा, भारत सरकार, जित् त मं्ालय
(रािस्ट् ि जिभाग) की अजधसूचना संख् या 3/2018- सीमािुल् क (एडीडी), ददनांक 23 िनिरी, 2018, जिसे सा.का.जन.
61(अ), ददनांक 23 िनिरी, 2018, के तहत भारत के रािप्, असाधारण, के भाग ।।, खंड 3, उप खंड (i) में प्रकाजित
दकया गया था, में जनम् नजलजखत और आग े भी संिोधन करती ह,ै यथा :-
उक्त अजधसूचना म,ें पैरा्रहाफ 2 के पश् चात और स्ट् प्ट ीकरण स े पहल े जनम्न जलजखत परै ा्रहाफ को अंत:स्ट् थाजपत
दकया िाएगा, यथा :
“3. पैरा्रहाफ 2 म ें जनजहत दकसी भी बात के बाििूद, यह प्रजतपाटन िल्ु क ददनांक 27 जसतम्बर, 2022 तक,
जिसमें यह तारीख भी िाजमल ह,ै यदद इसके पहले इसे िापस नहीं ले जलया िाता ह,ै इसका अजधक्रमण नहीं होता
ह ैया इसमें संिोधन नहीं दकया िाता ह ैतो, लाग ूरहगे ा।” ।
[फा. स.ं सीबीआईसी-190354/121/2022-टीआरय]ू
जनजति कनााटक, अिर सजचि
नोट : प्रधान अजधसूचना सख्ं या 3/2018- सीमािुल् क (एडीडी), ददनांक 23 िनिरी, 2018, जिसे सा.का.जन. 61(अ),
ददनांक 23 िनिरी, 2018, के तहत भारत के रािप् में प्रकाजित दकया गया था सा.का.जन. 11 (अ), ददनांक
5 िनिरी, 2017 के तहत भारत के रािप् म ें प्रकाजित दकया गया था,और जिसम े अंजतम बार संसोधन
अजधसूचना संख् या 2/2021- सीमािुल् क (एडीडी), ददनांक 28 िनिरी, 2021, जिसे सा.का.जन. 53(अ), ददनाकं
28 िनिरी, 2021, के तहत भारत के रािप् म ेंप्रकाजित दकया गया था।
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(Department of Revenue)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 3rd June, 2022
No. 19/2022-Customs (ADD)
G.S.R. 417(E).—Whereas, the designated authority vide initiation notification No. 7/26/2021-
DGTR dated 27th August, 2021, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated
the 27th August, 2021, has initiated review in terms of sub-section (5) of section 9A of the Customs Tariff
Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) (hereinafter referred to as the Customs Tariff Act) read with rule 23 of the Customs
Tariff (Identification, Assessment and Collection of Anti-dumping Duty on Dumped Articles and for
Determination of Injury) Rules, 1995 (hereinafter referred to as the said rules), in the matter of continuation
of anti-dumping duty on imports of “Toluene Di-Isocyanate (TDI)” (hereinafter referred to as the subject
goods) falling under Tariff Item 2929 10 20 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, originating in
or exported from China PR, Japan and Korea RP (hereinafter referred to as the subject countries), imposed
vide notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) No.
3/2018-Customs(ADD), dated 23rd January, 2018, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II,
Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 61(E), dated the 23rd January, 2018, and has requested for
extension of the said anti-dumping duty in terms of sub-section (5) of section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act.
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 23 of the said rules, the Central Government hereby makes the
following further amendment in the notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Finance
(Department of Revenue) No. 3/2018-Customs(ADD), dated the 23rd January, 2018, published in the
Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 61(E), dated the
23rd January, 2018, namely :[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािप् : असाधारण 3
In the said notification, after paragraph 2 and before the Explanation, the following paragraph shall
be inserted, namely-
“3. Notwithstanding anything contained in paragraph 2, the anti-dumping duty shall remain in
force up to and inclusive of the 27th September, 2022, unless revoked, superseded or amended
earlier.”.
[F. No. CBIC-190354/121/2022-TRU]
NITISH KARNATAK, Under Secy.
Note : The principal notification No. 03/2018-Customs (ADD), dated the 23rd January, 2018, was published
in the Gazette of India, vide number G.S.R. 61(E), dated the 23rd January, 2018, and was last
amended by notification No. 2/2021-Customs (ADD), dated the 28th January, 2021, published in the
Gazette of India, vide number G.S.R 53(E), dated the 28th January, 2021.
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