Executive Summary:
This notification concerns the continuation of antidumping duty on Acetone imports from Korea RP, Taiwan, and Saudi Arabia. The review was initiated on August 7, 2019, following subsection 5 of section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975. The antidumping duty on imports of Acetone originating in or exported from Korea RP has been extended until April 15, 2020.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **Initiation of Review:**
* Review initiated on August 7, 2019, per notification No. 792019DGTR.
* Review conducted under subsection 5 of section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975.
* The review follows Rule 23 of the Customs Tariff Identification, Assessment and Collection of Antidumping Duty on Dumped Articles and for Determination of Injury Rules, 1995.
* **Extension of Antidumping Duty:**
* Antidumping duty on Acetone imports from Korea RP extended until April 15, 2020.
* Extension based on the recommendation for extension of antidumping duty on imports of Acetone originating in or exported from Korea RP, till 15th April, 2020 in terms of subsection 5 of section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act.
* The extension amends notification No. 052015Customs ADD, dated February 18, 2015.
* **Amendment Details:**
* A paragraph is inserted into the existing notification No.052015Customs ADD, dated the 18th February, 2015.
* The inserted paragraph states that the antidumping duty remains in force until April 15, 2020, unless revoked, superseded, or amended earlier.
Impact Analysis:
* **Importers of Acetone from Korea RP, Taiwan, and Saudi Arabia**
* *Impact:* Continued imposition of antidumping duty may increase costs.
* *Action Required:* Factor in the antidumping duty when importing Acetone from these countries until April 15, 2020.
* **Customs Authorities**
* *Impact:* Must enforce the extended antidumping duty.
* *Action Required:* Continue collecting antidumping duty on Acetone imports from Korea RP, Taiwan, and Saudi Arabia until April 15, 2020, as per existing regulations and the amended notification.
Key Entities Referenced
Customs Tariff Act, 1975: An act of the parliament of India to consolidate and amend the law relating to customs duties.
Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue: A department within the Indian government responsible for revenue collection and financial regulation.
New Delhi: The capital of India, where the notification was issued.
Acetone: A chemical compound that is the subject of the antidumping duty review.
Korea RP: Republic of Korea, one of the countries from which Acetone imports are subject to antidumping duties.
Taiwan: One of the countries from which Acetone imports are subject to antidumping duties.
Saudi Arabia: One of the countries from which Acetone imports are subject to antidumping duties.
Customs Tariff Identification, Assessment and Collection of Antidumping Duty on Dumped Articles and for Determination of Injury Rules, 1995: Rules pertaining to the identification, assessment, and collection of antidumping duties, established in 1995.
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भाग II—खण्ड 3—ईप-खण्ड (i)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
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स.ं 81] नइ ददल्ली, सोमिार, फरिरी 10, 2020/माघ 21, 1941
No. 81] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2020/MAGHA 21, 1941
जित्त मत्रं ालय
(रािस्ट्ि जिभाग)
ऄजधसचू ना
नइ ददल् ली, 10 फरिरी, 2020
स.ं 04/2020-सीमािल्ु क (एडीडी)
सा.का.जन. 99(ऄ).— िहां, दक कोररया गणराज्य, ताइिान और सउदी ऄरब में मूलतः ईत्पाददत या िहााँ स े
जनयााजतत ‘एसीटोन’ के अयात पर कोररया गणराज्य में मूलतः ईत्पाददत या िहां से जनयााजतत ‘एसीटोन’ के अयात से संबंजधत
भारत सरकार, जित्त मंत्रालय (रािस्ट्ि जिभाग) की ऄजधसूचना सं. 05/2015-सीमािुल्क (एडीडी), ददनांक 18 फरिरी, 2015,
जिसे सा.का.जन. 110(ऄ) ददनांक 18 फरिरी, 2015 के तहत भारत के रािपत्र, ऄसाधारण के भाग ।।, खंड 3, ईप खंड (i) म ें
प्रकाजित दकया गया था, के तहत लगाये गय े और ताइिान और सउदी ऄरब में मूलतः ईत्पाददत या िहां से जनयााजतत एसीटोन
के अयात के मामले में ऄजधसूचना सं. 13/2015-सीमािल्ु क (एडीडी), ददनांक 16 ऄप्रैल, 2015, जिसे सा.का.जन. 293(ऄ)
ददनांक 16 ऄप्रैल, 2015 के तहत भारत के रािपत्र, ऄसाधारण के भाग II, खंड 3, ईप खंड (i) में प्रकाजित दकया गया था, के
तहत लगाये गये प्रजतपाटन िुल्क को िारी रखने के मामले में, जनर्ददष्ट प्राजधकारी ने ऄजधसूचना सं. 7/9/2019-डीिीटीअर,
07 ऄगस्ट्त, 2019, जिसे ददनांक 07 ऄगस्ट्त, 2019 को भारत के रािपत्र, ऄसाधारण के भाग ।, खंड 1 में प्रकाजित दकया गया
था, के तहत और सीमािुल्क टैररफ ऄजधजनयम, 1975 (1975 का 51) (एतजममनपश्चात जिसे सीमािुल्क टैररफ ऄजधजनयम स े
संदर्भभत दकया गया ह)ै की धारा 9क की ईपधारा (5) के ऄनुसार तथा सीमािुल्क टैररफ (पारटत िस्ट्तुओं की पहचान, ईनका
अकलन तथा ईनपर प्रजतपाटन िुल्क का संग्रहण और क्षजत जनधाारण) जनयमािली, 1995 (एतजममनपश्चात जिसे ईक्त
808 GI/2020 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
जनयमािली से संदर्भभत दकया गया ह)ै , के जनयम 23 के ऄनुपालन में जनर्ददष्ट प्राजधकारी ने समीक्षा का काया िुरू दकया ह ै और
कोररया गणराज्य में मूलतः ईत्पाददत या िहां से जनयााजतत ‘एसीटोन’ के अयात पर लग रह े प्रजतपाटन िुल्क को सीमािुल्क
टैररफ ऄजधजनयम की धारा 9क की ईपधारा (5) के ऄनुसार 15 ऄप्रैल, 2020 तक िारी रखने की जसफाररि की है।
ऄतः ऄब, ईक्त जनयमािली के जनयम 18 और 23 के साथ परित सीमािल्ु क टैररफ ऄजधजनयम की धारा 9क की
ईपधारा (1) और (5) के तहत प्रदत्त िजक्तयों का प्रयोग करते हुए केन्द्र सरकार, एततद्वारा, भारत सरकार, जित्त मंत्रालय
(रािस्ट्ि जिभाग) की ऄजधसूचना सं. 05/2015-सीमािल्ु क (एडीडी), ददनांक 18 फरिरी, 2015, जिसे सा.का.जन. 110(ऄ),
ददनांक 18 फरिरी, 2015 के तहत भारत के रािपत्र, ऄसाधारण के भाग II, खंड 3, ईप खंड (i) में प्रकाजित दकया गया था, म ें
जनम्नजलजखत संिोधन करती ह,ै यथाः-
ईक्त ऄजधसूचना में पैराग्राफ 2 में और स्ट्पष्टीकरण के पहले जनम्नजलजखत पैराग्राफ को ऄन्द्तः स्ट्थाजपत दकया िाएगाः-
“3. पैराग्राफ 2 में जनजहत दकसी भी बात के बाििूद आस ऄजधसूचना के ऄंतगात लगाया गया प्रजतपाटन िुल्क 15
ऄप्रैल, 2020 तक, जिसमें यह तारीख भी िाजमल है, यदद आसके पहले आसे िापस नहीं जलया िाता ह,ै आसका ऄजधक्रमण नहीं
दकया िाता ह ैया आसमें संिोधन नहीं होता ह ैतो, िारी रहेगा।”
[फा. सं. 354/10/2008–टीअरयू (पीटी. II)]
गौरि ससह, ईप सजचि
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(Department of Revenue)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 10th February, 2020
No. 04/2020—Customs (ADD)
G.S.R. 99(E).— Whereas, the designated authority vide initiation notification No. 7/9/2019-DGTR
dated the 7th August, 2019, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the
7th August, 2019, 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) and in pursuance of 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 „Acetone‟ originating in or exported from Korea RP, Taiwan and Saudi Arabia,
imposed vide notifications of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue)
No. 05/2015-Customs (ADD) dated the 18th February, 2015, concerning imports of „Acetone‟ originating in or
exported from Korea RP, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i),
vide number G.S.R. 110(E), dated the 18th February, 2015, and No. 13/2015-Customs (ADD) dated the
16th April, 2015, concerning imports of „Acetone‟ originating in or exported from Taiwan and Saudi Arabia,
published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 293 (E),
dated the 16th April, 2015, and has recommended for extension of anti-dumping duty on imports of „Acetone‟
originating in or exported from Korea RP, till 15th April, 2020 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 amendment in the notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Finance (Department of
Revenue), No.05/2015-Customs (ADD), dated the 18th February, 2015, published in the Gazette of India,
Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 110 (E), dated the 18th February, 2015,
namely:-
In the said notification, after paragraph 2 and before the Explanation, the following paragraph shall be
inserted, namely: -भाग II खण् ड (i) भारत का रािपत्र : ऄसाधारण 3
“3. Notwithstanding anything contained in paragraph 2, the anti-dumping duty imposed under this
notification shall remain in force up to and inclusive of the 15th April, 2020, unless revoked, superseded or
amended earlier.”.
[F. No. 354/10/2008-TRU (Pt. II)]
GAURAV SINGH, Dy. Secy.
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