Executive Summary:
This notification imposes a provisional antidumping duty on imports of Aniline or Aniline oil originating in or exported from China PR. This decision follows preliminary findings that the product was exported at dumped prices, causing material injury to the domestic industry. The duty is effective for six months from the date of publication (July 29, 2020) unless amended or revoked earlier.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **Imposition of Provisional Antidumping Duty:**
* A provisional antidumping duty is imposed on Aniline or Aniline oil falling under tariff item 2921 41 10 of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975.
* The duty applies to goods originating in or exported from China PR and imported into India.
* **Duty Rates and Specifics:**
* For Aniline or Aniline oil produced by Wanhua Chemical Group Co., Limited, the duty is USD 65.91 per MT.
* For Aniline or Aniline oil produced by any other producer from China PR, the duty is USD 150.80 per MT.
* For Aniline or Aniline oil exported from any country other than China PR, the duty is USD 150.80 per MT.
* **Validity and Currency:**
* The provisional antidumping duty is effective for six months from the date of the notification, unless revoked, amended, or superseded earlier.
* The duty is payable in Indian currency, with the exchange rate determined as per the Customs Act, 1962.
Impact Analysis:
* **Domestic Aniline/Aniline Oil Industry:**
* Impact: The antidumping duty aims to protect the domestic industry from material injury caused by dumped imports.
* Action Required: Monitor the effectiveness of the duty in mitigating injury from dumped imports.
* **Importers of Aniline/Aniline Oil:**
* Impact: Increased cost of importing Aniline or Aniline oil from China PR due to the antidumping duty.
* Action Required: Pay the applicable antidumping duty and factor this cost into pricing and sourcing decisions.
* **Consumers/Users of Aniline/Aniline Oil:**
* Impact: Potential increase in the price of products that use Aniline or Aniline oil as a raw material.
* Action Required: Monitor price changes and adjust procurement strategies as necessary.
* **Customs Authorities:**
* Impact: Need to enforce and administer the antidumping duty.
* Action Required: Collect the applicable duty on imports of Aniline or Aniline oil from China PR as per the specified rates and regulations.
Key Entities Referenced
Customs Tariff Act, 1975: An act referred to in the notification related to customs tariffs.
China PR: The People's Republic of China, identified as the subject country from which the goods originate or are exported.
India: The country importing the goods, subject to the antidumping duty.
Aniline or Aniline oil: The subject goods under consideration for antidumping duty.
DGTR: Designated Authority (Directorate General of Trade Remedies), which provided preliminary findings.
Customs Tariff Identification, Assessment and Collection of Antidumping Duty on Dumped Articles and for Determination of Injury Rules, 1995: Rules governing the imposition of antidumping duty.
Central Government: The authority imposing the provisional antidumping duty.
Customs Act, 1962: An act referred to in the explanation section related to rate of exchange applicable for calculation of antidumping duty
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भाग II—खण्ड 3—उप-खण्ड (i)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
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स.ं 370] नई ददल्ली, बधु िार, जलु ाई 29, 2020/श्रािण 7, 1942
No. 370] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 2020/SRAVANA 7, 1942
जित्त मत्रं ालय
( जस्ट्ि जिभाग)
नई ददल् ली, 29 जुलाई, 2020
स.ं 20/2020- िल्ु क ( )
सा.का.जन. 474 (अ).—जहां दक चीन जनिादी गणराज्य (एतजममन पम चात जजसे जिषयगत देि से संदर्भभत
दकया गया ह)ै म ें मलू त: उत् पाददत या िहां स े जनयािजतत तथा भारत म ें ायाजतत “ऐजनजलन या ऐजनजलन तेल” (एतजममन
पम चात जजसे जिषयगत िस्ट्त ु से संदर्भभत दकया गया ह)ै , जो दक सीमा िुल् क ैैिर अजधजनयम, 1975 (1975 का 51)
(एतजममन पम चात जजसे सीमािुल् क ैैिर अजधजनयम स े संदर्भभत दकया गया ह)ै क प्रथम अनुसूची के ैैिर मद 2921 41
10 के अतं गति ात े ह,ैं के मामल े म ें जिजनर्ददष्ै प्राजधकारी अपन े प्राथजमक जनष्क षों म,ें जजस े अजधसचू ना सख्ं य ा
6/42/2019-डीजीैीार, ददनांक 12 जून, 2020, जजसे 12 जून, 2020 को भारत के राजपत्र, असाधारण, के भाग ।,
खंड। में प्रकाजित दकया गया था, म ें अनंजतम तौर पर इस जनष्क षि पर पुंचं े ह ैंदक–
(i) दक प्रम नगत उत् पाद का जिषयगत देि से भारत को जनयाित सस्ट्त े मूल् य पर दकया गया ह;ै
(ii) इससे घरेलू उद्योग को सारिान क्षजत ुंई ह;ै
(iii) घरेलू उद्योग को ुंई यह क्षजत जिषयगत देि स ेहोने िाल ेपािैत ायात के कारण ुंई ह;ै
3381 GI/2020 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
और उन् होंन े घरेल ू उद्योग को ुंई इस क्षजत को दरू करने के जलए, जिषयगत दिे म ें मलू त: उत् पाददत या िहां स े
जनयािजतत तथा भारत में ायाजतत जिषयगत िस्ट् तु के ायात पर अनंजतम प्रजतपाैन िल्ु क लगाए जाने क जस ािरि क
ह ै।
अत:, अब, सीमा िुल् क ैैिर (पािैत िस्ट् तओं कु क पहचानउ उनका ांकलन और उन पर प्रजतपाैन िल्ु क का
संग्रहण तथा क्षजत जनधािरण) जनयमािलीउ 1995 के जनयम 13 और 20 के साथ पिित सीमा िुल् क ैैिर अजधजनयम क
धारा 9क क उप धारा (2) के तहत प्रदत् त िजतिययों का प्रयोग करत े ुंए केन् र सरकारउ जिजनर्ददष् ै प्राजधकारी के उपयुि्त
जनष्क षों के ाधार परउ एतद्द्वाराउ जिषयगत िस्ट् तु, जजसका जििरण नीचे सारणी के कॉलम (3) में जनर्ददष् ै ह,ै जो दक उ्त
सारणी के कॉलम (2) क तत्स ंबंधी प्रजिजि में जनर्ददष् ै सीमा िुल् क ैैिर अजधजनयम क प्रथम अनुसूची के ैैिर मद के
अंतगति ाती ह,ैं कॉलम (4) क तत्स ंबंधी प्रजिजि में जिजनर्ददष् ै देिों म ें मूलत: उत् पाददत ह,ै कॉलम (5) क तत्स ंबंधी प्रजिजि
में जनर्ददष् ै देिों से जनयािजतत ह,ै कॉलम (6) क तत्स ंबंधी प्रजिजि में जनर्ददष् ै उत् पादकों से उत् पाददत ह ै तथा भारत म ें
ायाजतत ह,ै पर कॉलम (7) क तत्स ंबंधी प्रजिजि में जनर्ददष् ै राजि के बराबर क दर से, कॉलम (9) क तत्स ंबंधी प्रजिजि म ें
जनर्ददष् ै मुरा में और कॉलम (8) में क तत्स ंबंधी प्रजिजि में जनर्ददष्ै माप इकाई के अनुसार अनजं तम प्रजतपाैन िल्ु क लगाती
ह,ै यथा :–
सारणी
क्र. ैैिर मद िस्ट्त ुका जििरण मलू त: उत्प ादन जनयाति क दिे उत् पादक िल्ु क क इकाई मरु ा
स.ं का दिे राजि
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9)
चीन जनिादी िॉनुंा
ऐजनजलन या चीन जनिादी मीिरक अमेिरक
1 29214110 गणराज्य समेत केजमकल ग्रुप कं. 65.91
ऐजनजलन तेल गणराज्य ैन डॉलर
कोई भी दिे जलजमैेड
ऐजनजलन या क्रम संख्य ा 1 में
चीन जनिादी
ऐजनजलन तेल चीन जनिादी उजल्लजखत से मीिरक अमेिरक
2 29214110 गणराज्य समेत 150.80
गणराज्य जभन् न कोई भी ैन डॉलर
कोई भी दिे
उत् पादक
ऐजनजलन या चीन जनिादी
ऐजनजलन तेल गणराज्य से चीन जनिादी मीिरक अमेिरक
3 29214110 कोई भी 150.80
जभन् न कोई भी गणराज्य ैन डॉलर
दिे
2. इस अजधसूचना के अंतगित लगाया गया अनंजतम प्रजतपाैन िल्ु क सरकारी राजपत्र म ें प्रकािन दकए जाने क तारीख स े
छ: महीन े क अिजध तक (यदद इससे पहल े इसे िापस नहीं जलया जाता ह,ै इसमें संिोधन नहीं दकया जाता ह ै या इसका
अजधक्रमण नहीं होता ह ैतो) लागू रहगे ा और इसका भुगतान भारतीय मुरा म ेंकरना होगा ।
स्ट् पष्ै ीकरण – इस अजधसूचना के उद्देम य के जलए ऐसे प्रजतपाैन िल्ु क क गणना के प्रयोजन हते ु लागू जिजनमय दर िही दर
होगी जो दक भारत सरकार, जित् त मंत्रालय (राजस्ट् ि जिभाग) क अजधसूचना, जजसे सीमा िुल् क अजधजनयम, 1962 (1962
का 52) क धारा 14 के तहत प्रदत् त िजतिययों का प्रयोग करत े ुंए समय-समय पर जारी दकया गया हो, में जिजनर्ददष् ै क
गई होगी और इस जिजनमय दर के जनधािरण क सगं त तारीख िह तारीख होगी जो दक उ्त सीमा िल्ु क अजधजनयम,
1962 क धारा 46 के अतं गति ागम पत्र म ेंप्रदर्भित होगी ।
[ ा. स.ं 354/80/2020 –ैीारयू]
गौरि ससह, उप सजचि[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का राजपत्र : असाधारण 3
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(Department of Revenue)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 29th July, 2020
No. 20/2020-CUSTOMS (ADD)
G.S.R. 474(E).—Whereas, in the matter of ‘Aniline or Aniline oil’ (hereafter in this notification referred to
as the subject goods), falling under tariff item 2921 41 10 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of
1975) (hereafter in this notification referred to as the Customs Tariff Act), originating in or exported from China PR
(hereafter in this notification referred to as the subject country) and imported into India, the designated authority vide
its preliminary findings No. 6/42/2019-DGTR, dated the 12th June, 2020, published in the Gazette of India,
Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 12th June, 2020, has provisionally concluded that-
(i) the product under consideration has been exported to India from the subject country at dumped prices;
(ii) the domestic industry has suffered material injury;
(iii) the injury to the domestic industry has been caused by the dumped imports from subject country;
and has recommended imposition of provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of the subject goods, originating
in, or exported from subject country and imported into India, in order to remove injury to the domestic industry.
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act
read with rules 13 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, on the basis of the aforesaid
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 item of the First Schedule to the said 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, a provisional 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
Tariff Description of Country of
S.No. Country of origin Producer Duty Unit Currency
item goods export
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9)
Wanhua
Any country
Aniline or Chemical
1 29214110 China PR including China 65.91 MT USD
aniline oil Group Co.,
PR
Limited
Any producer
Any country
Aniline or other than
2 29214110 China PR including China 150.80 MT USD
aniline oil mentioned in
PR
S.No. 1
Aniline or Any country other
3 29214110 China PR Any 150.80 MT USD
aniline oil than China PR
2. The provisional anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification shall be effective for a period of six months
(unless revoked, amended or superseded 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 purposes 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. 354/80/2020 –TRU]
GAURAV SINGH, Dy. Secy.
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