## Report on Anti-Dumping Duty on Natural Mica based Pearl Industrial Pigments
**1. Executive Summary:**
This report analyzes a new policy notification from the Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue, imposing an anti-dumping duty on imports of "Natural Mica based Pearl Industrial Pigments excluding cosmetic grade" originating in or exported from China PR. The duty aims to address the injury caused to the domestic industry due to the dumping of these pigments at prices below their normal value. The notification details the specific duty amounts for various producers and outlines the implementation and duration of the duty.
**2. Introduction:**
This report provides an overview and analysis of Notification No. 47/2021-Customs, which establishes an anti-dumping duty on specific Natural Mica based Pearl Industrial Pigments. The analysis is based solely on the information provided within the notification document.
**3. Policy Overview:**
* This is a new policy imposing Anti-dumping duty on the specified goods.
* **Core Objective:** To remove injury to the domestic industry caused by the dumping of Natural Mica based Pearl Industrial Pigments.
**4. Background and Rationale:**
The policy addresses the issue of Natural Mica based Pearl Industrial Pigments being exported from China PR at prices below their normal value (dumping). This practice has reportedly caused material injury to the domestic industry in India. The notification cites a final finding by the designated authority (File No. 682020DGTR, dated 8th June, 2021), which concluded that dumping was occurring, causing injury, and that a causal link existed between the dumping and the injury.
**5. Key Provisions / Changes:**
As this is a new policy, the key provisions are outlined below:
* **Imposition of Anti-Dumping Duty:** An anti-dumping duty is imposed on imports of Natural Mica based Pearl Industrial Pigments (excluding cosmetic grade) falling under tariff subheading 3206 11 of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975.
* **Country of Origin/Export:** The duty applies to goods originating in or exported from China PR.
* **Duty Amount:** The duty amount varies based on the producer. Specific amounts (in USD per metric ton) are defined for producers such as Nanyang Lingbao Pearl Pigments Company Limited (USD 2493), Rika Technology Company Limited (USD 2023), Guangxi Chesir Pearl Material Company Limited (USD 2813), Zhejiang Ruicheng New Material Company Limited (USD 2674), Fujian Kuncai Material Technology Company Limited (USD 214), Hebei Oxen New Materials Co., Ltd (USD 2406).
* **Residual Duty:** A residual duty of USD 5529 per metric ton applies to any producer from China PR not specifically listed and any producer from any other country exporting the goods from China PR.
* **Duration:** The anti-dumping duty is valid for five years from the date of publication in the Official Gazette, unless revoked, superseded, or amended earlier.
* **Currency:** The duty is specified in US Dollars, but payable in Indian currency.
* **Exchange Rate:** The exchange rate for calculating the duty is determined by the notification issued by the Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue, under Section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962. The relevant date for determining the exchange rate is the date of presentation of the bill of entry.
**6. Target Audience and Stakeholders:**
The primary target audience and stakeholders are:
* **Domestic producers of Natural Mica based Pearl Industrial Pigments:** They are the beneficiaries of this policy, aimed at protecting them from unfair competition.
* **Importers of Natural Mica based Pearl Industrial Pigments from China PR:** They will be directly affected by the imposition of the anti-dumping duty, potentially increasing their import costs.
* **Exporters of Natural Mica based Pearl Industrial Pigments from China PR:** They will need to adjust their pricing strategies to account for the duty.
* **Consumers/Users of Natural Mica based Pearl Industrial Pigments in India:** They may experience changes in the price or availability of these pigments.
**7. Implementation Aspects (Inferred):**
* **Responsible Agency:** The Central Government (Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue) is responsible for implementing and enforcing the anti-dumping duty. The Customs authorities will be responsible for collecting the duty at the point of import.
* **Timelines:** The duty is effective from the date of publication in the Official Gazette and will remain in effect for five years, unless revoked, superseded, or amended.
* **Procedures:** Importers are required to declare the producer and country of origin of the pigments in their import documents. The Customs authorities will assess the applicable duty based on this information and the prevailing exchange rate.
**8. Expected Outcomes / Impact of Changes:**
The intended outcomes of this policy are:
* **Reduced dumping:** By imposing a duty, the policy aims to discourage the practice of exporting Natural Mica based Pearl Industrial Pigments from China PR at unfairly low prices.
* **Protection of domestic industry:** The duty should provide a level playing field for domestic producers, allowing them to compete more effectively with imports.
* **Increased domestic production:** By making imports more expensive, the policy may incentivize increased domestic production of these pigments.
* **Fair competition:** By addressing the injury caused by dumping, the policy promotes fair competition in the Indian market.
**9. Conclusion:**
Notification No. 47/2021-Customs imposes a significant anti-dumping duty on Natural Mica based Pearl Industrial Pigments originating in or exported from China PR. This policy is intended to protect the domestic industry from the harmful effects of dumping. The duty's impact will be felt by importers, exporters, and ultimately, consumers of these pigments in India. The effectiveness of the policy in achieving its objectives will depend on its consistent implementation and enforcement over the next five years.
Key Entities Referenced
NEW DELHI: Place of publication of the Gazette notification
Customs Tariff Act, 1975: Act pertaining to customs tariffs in India.
China PR: Country of Origin and Export of subject goods
India: Country of import of subject goods
Customs Tariff Identification, Assessment and Collection of Antidumping Duty on Dumped Articles and for Determination of Injury Rules, 1995: Rules governing the identification, assessment, and collection of antidumping duties.
Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue: The department of the Indian government responsible for revenue and finance.
Nanyang Lingbao Pearl Pigments Company Limited: Producer from China PR subjected to antidumping duty.
Rika Technology Company Limited: Producer from China PR subjected to antidumping duty.
Guangxi Chesir Pearl Material Company Limited: Producer from China PR subjected to antidumping duty.
Zhejiang Ruicheng New Material Company Limited: Producer from China PR subjected to antidumping duty.
Fujian Kuncai Material Technology Company Limited: Producer from China PR subjected to antidumping duty.
Hebei Oxen New Materials Co., Ltd.: Producer from China PR subjected to antidumping duty.
Customs Act, 1962: Act pertaining to customs in India.
Mayapuri, New Delhi: Location of the Government of India Press.
Delhi: Location of the Controller of Publications.
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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.ं 478] नई ददल्ली, बृहस्ट्प जतिार, अगस्ट्त 26, 2021/भाद्र 4, 1943
No. 478] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 2021/BHADRA 4, 1943
जित्त मत्रं ालय
(रािस्ट्ि जिभाग)
अजधसचू ना
नई ददल्ली, 26 अगस्ट्त , 2021
स.ं 47/2021-सीमा िल्ु क (एडीडी)
सा.का.जन. 590(अ).—िहां दक चीन िनिादी गणराज्य (एतजममन पश्चात जिस े जिषयगत देि से संदर्भभत दकया
गया ह)ै में मलू त: उत् पाददत या िहां से जनयााजतत और भारत में आयाजतत “प्राकृजतक अभ्रक आधाररत पला इंडस्ट् रीयल
जपगमेंट्स, कॉस्ट् मरे क रेडेड कछ डछककर” (एतजममन पश्चात जिसे जिषयगत िस्ट्तु से संदर्भभत दकया गया ह)ै , िछ दक सीमा
िुल्क ैररफ अजधजनयम, 1975 (1975 का 51) (एतजममन पश्चात जिसे उक्त सीमा िुल्क ैररफ अजधजनयम से संदर्भभत
दकया गया ह)ै की प्रथम अनुसचू ी के ैररफ उप िीषाक 3206 11 के अंतगात आता ह,ै के मामले में जिजनर्ददष्ट प्राजधकारी
अपने अजधसूचना संख्या 6/8/2020-डीिी ीआर, ददनांक 8 िनू , 2021, जिसे ददनांक 8 िून, 2021 कछ भारत के रािपत्र,
असाधारण, के भाग I, खंड 1 म ेंप्रकाजित दकया गया था, के तहत अपने अंजतम जनष्कषों म ें इस जनणाय पर पहचुँ े ह ैंदक -
(i) जिषयगत िस्ट्त ु का जनयाात इसके सामा य मूल् य से कम मूल् य पर दकया गया था, जिसके कारण यहां इसकी
भरमार हछ गई;
(ii) इसके कारण यहा ं के घरेल ूउद्यछग कछ सारिान क्षजत हई ह;ै
(iii) जिषयगत उत् पाद की भरमार हछने और घरेल ू उद्यछग कछ हछन े िाली क्षजत के बीच एक सीधा संबंध देखा िा
सकता ह;ै
4767 GI/2021 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
और उ होंन े घरेलू उद्यछग कछ हई इस क्षजत कछ दरू करने के जलए जिषयगत देि म ें मलू त: उत् पाददत या िहा ं स े
जनयााजतत तथा भारत म ें आयाजतत जिषयगत िस्ट्त ु के आयात पर जनम चयात् मक प्रजतपा न िल्ु क लगाए िाने की जसफाररि
की ह ै।
अत:, अब, सीमा िुल् क ैररफ (पार त िस्ट् तुओं क की पहचान, उनका आंकलन और उन पर प्रजतपा न िुल् क का
संरेडहण तथा क्षजत जनधाारण) जनयमािली, 1995 के जनयम 18 और 20 के साथ परित उक्त सीमा िुल् क ैररफ अजधजनयम
की धारा 9क की उप-धारा (1) और (5) के तहत प्रदत् त िजक्तयों का प्रयछग करते हए के द्र सरकार, उक्त जनर्ददष्
प्राजधकारी के उपयुाक् त अंजतम जनष्क षों पर जिचार करने के पमच ात, एतद्द्वारा, जिषयगत िस्ट् त,ु जिसका जििरण नीचे सारणी
के कॉलम (3) में जिजनर्ददष् ह,ै िछ दक उक्त सारणी के कॉलम (2) की तत्स ंबंधी प्रजिजष्ट में जिजनर्ददष् सीमा िुल् क ैररफ
अजधजनयम की प्रथम अनुसूची के ैररफ िीषाक के अंतगात आती ह,ै कॉलम (4) की तत्स ंबंधी प्रजिजष्ट में जिजनर्ददष् देिों में
मूलत: उत् पाददत ह,ै कॉलम (5) की तत्स ंबंधी प्रजिजष्ट में जिजनर्ददष् देिों स े जनयााजतत ह,ै कॉलम (6) की तत्स ंबंधी प्रजिजष्ट म ें
जिजनर्ददष् उत् पादकों से उत् पाददत ह ै और भारत में आयाजतत ह,ै पर कॉलम (7) की तत्स ंबंधी प्रजिजष्ट में जिजनर्ददष् राजि के
बराबर की दर स,े कॉलम (9) की तत्स ंबंधी प्रजिजष्ट म ें जिजनर्ददष् मुद्रा म ें और कॉलम (8) की तत्स ंबंधी प्रजिजष्ट म ें जिजनर्ददष्
माप इकाई के अनुसार प्रजत पा न िल्ु क लगाती ह,ै यथा -
सारणी
क्र.सं. िीषाक जििरण मूलत: उत्प ादन जनयाातक उत्प ादक राजि इकाई मुद्रा
का देि देि
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9)
1. 320611 प्राकृजतक चीन िनिादी चीन नानयांग 2493 मीररक अमेररकी
अभ्रक गणराज्य िनिादी ललगबाओ पला न डॉलर
आधाररत पला गणराज्य जपगमें कंपनी
इंडस्ट् रीयल समेत कछई जलजम ेड
जपगमेंट्स, भी देि म ेररयल् स
कॉस्ट् मेर क रेडेड
कछ डछककर
2. -तदैि- -तदैि- चीन िनिादी चीन ररका 2023 मीररक अमेररकी
गणराज्य िनिादी ेक्नछलॉिी न डॉलर
गणराज्य कंपनी
समेत कछई जलजम ेड
भी देि
3. -तदैि- -तदैि- चीन िनिादी चीन गुआंग्िी चेजसर 2813 मीररक अमेररकी
गणराज्य िनिादी पला म ेररयल न डॉलर
गणराज्य कंपनी
समेत कछई जलजम ेड
भी देि
4. -तदैि- -तदैि- चीन िनिादी चीन झेजियांग 2674 मीररक अमेररकी
गणराज्य िनिादी रुइचेंग यू न डॉलर
गणराज्य म ेररयल
समेत कछई कंपनी
भी देि जलजम ेड
5. -तदैि- -तदैि- चीन िनिादी चीन फुज़ियान 214 मीररक अमेररकी
गणराज्य िनिादी कुनसाई न डॉलर
गणराज्य म ेररयल
समेत कछई ेकनछलॉिी
भी देि कंपनी
जलजम ेड[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
6. -तदैि- -तदैि- चीन िनिादी चीन हेबै ऑक्सन 2406 मीररक अमेररकी
गणराज्य िनिादी यू म ेररयल न डॉलर
गणराज्य कं जलजम ेड
समेत कछई
भी देि
7. -तदैि- -तदैि- चीन िनिादी चीन क्रम संख्य ा 1 5529 मीररक अमेररकी
गणराज्य िनिादी से 6 में न डॉलर
गणराज्य उजल्लजखत से
समेत कछई जभ न कछई भी
भी देि उत् पादक
8. -तदैि- -तदैि- चीन िनिादी चीन कछई भी 5529 मीररक अमेररकी
गणराज्य से जभ न िनिादी उत् पादक न डॉलर
कछई भी देि गणराज्य
2. इस अजधसूचना के अंतगात लगाया गया प्रजतपा न िल्ु क सरकारी रािपत्र में इस अजधसूचना के प्रकाजित हछन े की
तारीख स े पांच िष ा की अिजध तक (यदद इससे पहल े इस े िापस नहीं जलया िाता ह,ै इसका अजधक्रमण नहीं हछता ह,ै या
इसमें संिछधन नहीं हछता ह ैतछ) लागू रहगे ी और इसका भुगतान भारतीय मद्रु ा में करना हछगा ।
स्ट्पष्टीकरण – इस अजधसूचना के उद्देमय के जलए ऐस े प्रजतपा न िल्ु क की गणना के प्रयछिन हते ु लागू जिजनमय दर िही दर
हछगी िछ दक भारत सरकार, जित्त मंत्रालय (रािस्ट्ि जिभाग) की अजधसूचना, जिसे सीमा िुल्क अजधजनयम, 1962 (1962
का 52) की धारा 14 के तहत प्रदत्त िजक्तयों का प्रयछग करते हए समय-समय पर िारी दकया गया हछ, में जिजनर्ददष्ट की गई
हछगी और इस जिजनमय दर के जनधाारण की संगत तारीख िह तारीख हछगी िछ दक उक्त सीमा िुल्क अजधजनयम की धारा
46 के अतं गता आगम पत्र में प्रदर्भित हछगी ।
[फा. स.ं सीबीआईसी-190354/148/2021- ीआरयू अनुभाग-सीबीईसी]
रािीि रंिन, अिर सजचि
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(Department of Revenue)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 26th August, 2021
No. 47/2021-Customs (ADD)
G.S.R. 590(E).—Whereas, in the matter of “Natural Mica based Pearl Industrial Pigments
excluding cosmetic grade” (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods), falling under tariff
sub-heading 3206 11 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 the China PR (hereinafter referred
to as the subject country) and imported into India, the designated authority in its final findings vide
notification File No. 6/8/2020-DGTR, dated the 8th June, 2021, published in the Gazette of India,
Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 8th June, 2021, has come to the conclusion that-
(i) the product under consideration has been exported at a price below normal value, thus
resulting in dumping;
(ii) the domestic industry has suffered material injury;
(iii) there is causal link between dumping of product under consideration and injury to the
domestic industry,4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
and has recommended imposition of anti-dumping duty on imports of the subject goods, originating
in, or exported from the subject countries and imported into India, in order to remove injury to the
domestic industry.
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 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 the tariff heading 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, an 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
S.No. Sub- Description Country Country Producer Amount Unit Currency
heading of origin of export
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9)
1. 320611 Natural Mica China PR Any Nanyang 2493 MT USD
based Pearl country Lingbao Pearl
Industrial including Pigment
Pigments China PR Company
excluding Limited
cosmetic Materials
grade
2. -do- -do- China PR Any Rika 2023 MT USD
country Technology
including Company
China PR Limited
3. -do- -do- China PR Any Guangxi 2813 MT USD
country Chesir Pearl
including Material
China PR Company
Limited
4. -do- -do- China PR Any Zhejiang 2674 MT USD
country Ruicheng
including New Material
China PR Company
Limited
5. -do- -do- China PR Any Fujian Kuncai 214 MT USD
country Material
including Technology
China PR Company
Limited
6. -do- -do- China PR Any Hebei Oxen 2406 MT USD
country New
including Materials Co.,
China PR Ltd.
7. -do- -do- China PR Any Any producer 5529 MT USD
country other than
including serial no 1 to 6
China PR
8. -do- -do- Any China PR Any producer 5529 MT USD
country
other than
China PR[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5
2. The anti-dumping 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, rate of exchange applicable for the purpose 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. CBIC-190354/148/2021-TRU Section-CBEC]
RAJEEV RANJAN, Under Secy.
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