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Date: 2020-07-06 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

the Director General of Trade Remedies hereinafter referred to as the Authority initiated an investigation in terms of the India Korea Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement Bilateral Safeguard Measures

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Executive Summary: This notification concerns imports of Phthalic Anhydride from Korea RP, classified under tariff item 2917 35 00. It amends Notification No. 152/2009-Customs, implementing a provisional bilateral safeguard measure based on the Director General of Trade Remedies' findings. This measure increases the rate of customs duty until January 21, 2021, unless amended earlier. Key Points / Main Content: * **Amendment to Notification No. 152/2009-Customs:** * Serial number 230 in the Table is substituted, updating entries for tariff items 2917 33 to 2917 34. * Serial numbers 230A and 230B are inserted into the Table, specifically addressing tariff item 2917 35 00: * 230A: All goods at 0.00 duty. * 230B: All goods at 7.50 duty. * **Provisional Bilateral Safeguard Measure:** * Implemented as recommended by the Director General of Trade Remedies. * Serial number 230A's entries are ineffective up to and including January 21, 2021. * Serial number 230B's entries are effective up to and including January 21, 2021. * The measure applies to Phthalic Anhydride originating in Korea RP imported under the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement. * The increased duty will be at the level of Most Favoured Nation duty, either on the date of application or the day before the Trade Agreement's entry into force, whichever is less. * This safeguard measure is for a period of 200 days. Impact Analysis: * **Importers of Phthalic Anhydride from Korea RP:** * *Impact:* Subject to increased customs duty (7.50) on Phthalic Anhydride (tariff item 2917 35 00) imported from Korea RP under the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement. * *Action Required:* Pay the revised customs duty until January 21, 2021, and monitor for any further amendments or superseding notifications. * **Domestic Industry of Phthalic Anhydride:** * *Impact:* Benefit from the provisional safeguard measure that aims to protect them from serious injury caused by increased imports from Korea. * *Action Required:* Monitor the effectiveness of the safeguard measure and provide feedback to the relevant authorities if necessary. * **Customs Authorities:** * *Impact:* Responsible for implementing and enforcing the revised customs duty rates. * *Action Required:* Ensure accurate application of the amended notification and monitor imports of Phthalic Anhydride from Korea RP.

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Phthalic Anhydride: The subject goods being investigated for increased imports and potential injury to the domestic industry. Customs Tariff Act, 1975: The Act under which the goods are classified and duties are levied. Specifically, tariff item 2917 35 00 is referenced. Director General of Trade Remedies: The Authority responsible for initiating and conducting the safeguard investigation. India-Korea Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement: The trade agreement under which duty concessions were granted, leading to increased imports from Korea. Korea RP: The Republic of Korea, the country from which the subject goods are being imported. Customs Act, 1962: The Act that empowers the Central Government to issue notifications regarding customs duties. Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue: The government body issuing the notification regarding amendments to customs duties. New Delhi: The location from which the notification was issued.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. NO. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-06072020-220390 xxxGIDHxxx CG-DL-E-06072020-220390 xxxGIDExxx असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (i) PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i) प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 327] नई दिल्ली, सोमिार, िुलाई 6, 2020/आगाे 15, 1942 No. 327] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, JULY 6, 2020/ASADHA 15, 1942 जित्त मत्रं ालय (रािस्ट्ि जिभाग) अजधसचू ना नई दिल्ली, 6 िुलाई, 2020 स.ं 29/2020-सीमा िल्ु क सा.का.जन. 430(अ).—िहां दक “फ्थेजलक एनहाइड्राइड” (एतजममन पम चात जिसे जिगयगत िस तु से संिर्भित दकया गया ह)ै , िो दक सीमा िुल् क ैैिर अजधजनयम,1975 (1975 का 51) (एतजममन पम चात जिसे उ‍त सीमा िुल् क ैैिर अजधजनयम से संिर्भित दकया गया ह)ै की प्रथम अनुसचू ी के ैैिर मि 2917 35 00 के अंतगित आता ह,ै के आयात के मामले म ें व् यापार उपचार महाजनिेिक (एतजममन पम चात जि‍ ह ें उ‍त प्राजधकारी से संंंजधत दकया गया ह)ै ने इस ंात का जनधािरण करने के उद्देम य से दक ‍य ा कोिरया गणरा‍य स े जिगयगत िस्ट् त ु के आयात के कारण आयात म ें िृजि हो गई ह ै और ‍य ा ेसे ंे े ए ए आयात के कारण हमारे ेरेलू उयोगोग को सारिान क्षजत ए ई ह ै या सारिान क्षजत होने का खतरा पैिा हो गया है, प्रारंजभकरण अजधसूचना संख् या ///2//919-डीिीैीआर, दिनांक 1 अ‍त ूंर, /919, जिसे दिनांक 1 अ‍ तूंर, /919 को भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण म ें प्रकाजित दकया गया था, के तहत भारत-कोिरया व्यापक आर्थिक सहयोग करार (जिपक्षीय रक्षोपाय उपाय) जनयमािली, /917 (एतजममन पम चात जिसे उ‍त जनयमािली से संिर्भित दकया गया ह)ै के अनुसार िांच का काय ििुरू दकया ह ै। 3004 GI/2020 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] और िहां दक अजधसूचना संख्य ा ///2//919-डीिीैीआर, दिनांक 11 मई, /9/9, जिसे दिनांक 11 मई, /9/9 को भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, में प्रकाजित दकया गया था, के तहत जिपक्षीय रक्षोपाय िांच के अपन े प्रारंजभक जनष्क गों में उ‍त प्राजधकारी अनंजतम रूप से इस जनणिय पर पए चं ेह दक – (i) कोिरया से होन े िाल े आयात को िल्ु क म ें िरयायत दिए िान े के कारण कम मल्ू य पर आयात दकए िान े से कोिरया से जिगयगत िस्ट् त ु का आयात ंे गया ह ैजिससे यहां के ेरेल ूउयोगोग को गंभीर क्षजत ए ई है; (ii) कोिरया से हो रह ेआयात के कारण ेरेल ूउयोगोग को गंभीर क्षजत होने का खतरा ंना ए आ है; (iii) ेरेलू उयोगोग को ए ई यह क्षजत ेसे ंे े ए ए आयात के कारण ए ई ह ै और कोिरया से होने िाले आयात को िुल् क में िी िा रही िरयायत के कारण कोिरया स े होन े िाल े जिगयगत िस्ट् तु के आयात और ेरेल ू उयोगोग को होने िाली गंभीर क्षजत और गंभीर क्षजत के खतरे के ंीच एक सीधा संंंध िेखा िा सकता है; (iv) इन ितिमान कारकों से ििैल पिरजस्ट्थजतयां पैिा हो गई ह ै और ेरेलू उयोगोग का सकल काम-काि प्रभाजित हो रहा ह ै जिसके कारण अनंजतम रूप से जिपक्षीय रक्षोपाय उपाय को लाग ू दकया िाना औजचत् यपूणि जसि होता ह;ै और अनंजतम जिपक्षीय रक्षोपाय उपाय के रूप में कोिरया गणरा‍य में मलू त उत् पादित और भारत गणरा‍य और कोिरया गणरा‍य के ंीच ए ए ंृहि आर्थिक साेेिारी करार (एतजममन पम चात जिसे उ‍त व् यापार करार स े संिर्भित दकया गया ह)ै के अतं गित आयाजतत जिगयगत िस्ट् तु पर लगने िाले सीमा िल्ु क की िर को, जिपक्षीय रक्षोपाय उपाय के लागू होन े की तारीख पर जिगयगत िस्ट् तु पर लगाए गए मोस्ट् ै ेिड ि नेिन िल्ु क या उ‍त व् यापार करार के लागू होने के तत्क ाल पूिि जिगयगत िस्ट्त ु पर लगने िाले मोस्ट्ै ेिडि नेिन िुल्क, िोनों में से िो भी कम हो, के स्ट् तर तक /99 दिनों के जलए ंे ाए िाने की जस ािरि की ह ै। अत अं उ‍त जनयमािली के जनयम 9 के साथ पिित सीमा िुल् क अजधजनयम, 196/ (196/ का 5/) की धारा /5 की उप धारा (1) के तहत प्रित् त िजतिययों का प्रयोग करत े ए ए, के‍ र सरकार, इस ंात स े संतुष्ै होत े ए ए दक ेसा करना िनजहत म ें आिम यक ह,ै एतििारा, भारत सरकार, जित् त मंत्रालय (रािस्ट्ि जिभाग) की अजधसचू ना सख्ं य ा 15///999-सीमा िुल् क, दिनाकं 31 दिसम् ंर, /999, जिसे सा.का.जन. 943 (अ), दिनांक 31 दिसम् ंर, /999 के तहत भारत के रािपत्र म ेंप्रकाजित दकया गया था, में जनम्न जलजखत प्रकार से और आग ेभी सिं ोधन करती ह,ै यथा- उ‍त अजधसूचना म,ें- (i) सारणी म ें क्रम संख् या /39 और उससे संंंजधत प्रजिजियों के स्ट् थान पर जनम्न जलजखत क्रम संख् या और प्रजिजियों को प्रजतस्ट् थाजपत दकया िाएगा, यथा:- (1) (2) (3) (4) “230. /917 33 से /917 34 तक सभी िस्ट् तुए ं 9.99”; (ii) सारणी में क्रम संख् या /39 और उससे संंंजधत प्रजिजियों के पमच ात, जनम्न जलजखत क्रम सख्ं या और प्रजिजियों को अंत स्ट् थाजपत दकया िाएगा, यथा:- (1) (2) (3) (4) “230क. 2917 35 00 सभी िस्ट् तुए ं 0.00 230ख. 2917 35 00 सभी िस्ट् तुए ं 7.50”; (iii) सारणी के पम चात जनम्न जलजखत को अंत स्ट्थ ाजपत दकया िाएगा, यथा-[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र असाधारण 3 “ंित े दक, व्यापार उपचार महाजनिेिक िारा जस ािरि दकये गए अनंजतम रक्षोपाय उपाय को प्रभाि िेन े हते ु,- (क) उ‍त सारणी के क्रम संख् या /39क और उसस े संंंजधत प्रजिजियों में जनजहत दकसी भी ंात का प्रभाि 21 िनिरी, /9/1 तक, जिसमें यह तारीख भी िाजमल ह,ै नहीं होगा, और (ख) उ‍त सारणी के क्रम संख् या /39ख में जनजहत प्रजिजियों का प्रभाि 21 िनिरी, /9/1, जिसमें यह तारीख भी िाजमल ह,ै तक ही रहगे ा; यदि इससे पहल े इस े िापस नहीं जलया िाता ह,ै इसम ें संिोधन नहीं होता ह ै या इसका अजधक्रमण नहीं दकया िाता ह ै।” [ ा. स.ं 354/51//9/9-ैीआरय]ू गौरि ससंह, उप सजचि नोै प्रधान अजधसूचना संख् या 15///999-सीमा िुल् क, दिनांक 31 दिसम् ंर, /999 को सा.का.जन 943 (अ), दिनांक 31 दिसम् ंर, /999 के तहत भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, के भाग II, खंड3 , उप खंड (i) म ें प्रकाजित दकया गया था और इसमें अंजतम ंार अजधसूचना संख् या 36//919-सीमा िुल् क, दिनांक 30 दिसम् ंर, /919 जिसे सा.का.जन 964 (अ), दिनांक 30 दिसम् ंर, /919 के तहत भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, के भाग II, खंड 3, उप खंड (i) म ें प्रकाजित दकया गया था, के िारा संिोधन दकया गया था। MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department of Revenue) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 6th July, 2020 No. 29/2020-Customs G.S.R. 430(E).—Whereas in the matter concerning imports of “Phthalic Anhydride” (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods) falling under tariff item 2917 35 00 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) (hereinafter referred to as the Customs Tariff Act), the Director General of Trade Remedies (hereinafter referred to as the Authority) initiated an investigation in terms of the India-Korea Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (Bilateral Safeguard Measures) Rules, 2017 (hereinafter referred to as the said rules) vide initiation notification under F.No.22/8/2019-DGTR, dated the 1st October, 2019 published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary dated the 1st October, 2019 in order to determine whether the imports of the subject goods from Korea RP constitute increased imports and whether the increased imports have caused or are threatening to cause serious injury to the domestic industry. And whereas, in the preliminary findings of the Bilateral Safeguard investigation issued vide F.No.22/8/2019-DGTR, dated the 11th May, 2020, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary dated the 11th May, 2020, the Authority has provisionally concluded that- (i) the domestic industry has suffered serious injury as a result of duty concessions granted to Korean imports leading to increased imports of the subject goods from Korea at low prices; (ii) the domestic industry is faced with continued threat of serious injury from imports from Korea; (iii) that injury to the domestic industry has been caused by the increased imports and there is a causal link between increased imports of subject goods from Korea and serious injury and threat of serious injury to the domestic industry as a result of duty concessions granted to Korean imports; (iv) the factors present constitute critical circumstances and are affecting the overall performance of the domestic industry, justifying imposition of provisional bilateral safeguard measure,4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] and has recommended imposition of the provisional bilateral safeguard measure of increasing the rate of customs duty on subject goods originating in Korea RP imported under the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement between the Republic of India and the Republic of Korea (hereinafter referred to as the Trade Agreement), to the level of Most Favoured Nation duty on the subject goods as on the date of application of the bilateral safeguard measure or Most Favoured Nation duty on the subject goods on the day immediately preceding the date of entry into force of the Trade Agreement, whichever is less, for a period of 200 days. Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962) read with rule 9 of the said rules, the Central Government, on being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby makes the following further amendments in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No.152/2009-Customs, dated the 31st December, 2009, published in the Gazette of India, vide number G.S.R. 943 (E), dated the 31st December, 2009, namely- In the said notification,- (i) in the Table, for serial number 230 and the entries relating thereto, the following serial number and entries shall be substituted, namely:- (1) (2) (3) (4) “230. 2917 33 to 2917 34 All goods 0.00”; (ii) in the Table, after serial number 230 and the entries relating thereto, the following serial numbers and entries shall be inserted, namely:- (1) (2) (3) (4) “230A. 2917 35 00 All goods 0.00 230B. 2917 35 00 All goods 7.50”; (iii) after the Table, the following shall be inserted, namely- “Provided that, to give effect to the provisional bilateral safeguard measure, as recommended by the Director General of Trade Remedies,- (a) nothing contained in serial number 230A and entries relating thereto in the said Table shall have effect up to and inclusive of the 21st day of January 2021, and (b) the entries contained in serial number 230B in the said Table shall have effect up to and inclusive of the 21st day of January 2021; unless revoked, superseded or amended earlier.”. [F. No. 354/51/2020-TRU] GAURAV SINGH, Dy. Secy. Note: The principal notification No. 152/2009-Customs, dated the 31st December, 2009 was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-Section (i) vide number G.S.R. 943 (E), dated the 31st December, 2009 and was last amended vide notification No. 36/2019-Customs, dated the 30th December, 2019, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3,Sub- Section (i), vide number G.S.R. 964 (E), dated the 30th December, 2019. 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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