## Policy Analysis Report: Antidumping Duty on Aniline from China
**1. Executive Summary:**
This report analyzes a notification issued by the Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue, imposing an antidumping duty on Aniline originating in or exported from the People's Republic of China. The core purpose, as derived from the text, is to protect the domestic industry from material injury caused by dumped imports of Aniline from China. The key finding is that antidumping duties, varying by producer, are being applied for a period of five years, with a retroactive application date tied to a previous provisional duty, but with a specific period excluded from the levy.
**2. Introduction:**
This report provides an informative analysis of Notification No. 082021 Customs, issued by the Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue, concerning the imposition of an antidumping duty on Aniline. The analysis is based solely on the information provided within the notification text.
**3. Policy Overview:**
This is a *new* policy imposing an antidumping duty.
* **Core Objective(s):** The primary objective, as inferred from the text, is to counteract the adverse effects of Aniline being exported to India from China at prices below its normal value, thereby causing material injury to the domestic industry. This is achieved through the imposition of antidumping duties.
**4. Background and Rationale:**
* **Rationale (New Policy):** The policy addresses the issue of Aniline imports from China being "dumped" (sold at below normal value) in the Indian market. The designated authority has determined that this dumping has caused material injury to the domestic industry. This policy aims to level the playing field by imposing duties to offset the price difference, making the imported Aniline less competitive and protecting domestic producers.
**5. Key Provisions / Changes:**
* **(New Policy):** This notification implements the following provisions:
* **Imposition of Antidumping Duty:** An antidumping duty is imposed on Aniline falling under tariff subheading 2921 41 of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975.
* **Country of Origin/Export:** The duty applies to Aniline originating in or exported from the People's Republic of China.
* **Duty Rates:** The duty rates vary based on the producer:
* Wanhua Chemical Group Co., Limited: $36.90 per Metric Ton (MT).
* Any other producer combination including China PR: $121.79 per MT.
* Aniline exported from China PR from any country other than China PR: $121.79 per MT.
* **Duration:** The antidumping duty is levied for a period of five years from July 29, 2020, unless revoked, superseded, or amended earlier.
* **Retroactive Application with Exclusion:** The duty is applied retroactively to the date of provisional duty imposition (July 29, 2020), *except* for the period between the lapse of the provisional duty (January 29, 2021) and the publication date of this notification (February 19, 2021). This means that imports during this specific period are *not* subject to the antidumping duty.
* **Currency:** The antidumping duty is payable in Indian currency, with the exchange rate determined by notifications issued under Section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962. The date of presentation of the bill of entry determines the relevant exchange rate.
**6. Target Audience and Stakeholders:**
The primary target audience and stakeholders directly affected by this policy are:
* **Domestic Aniline Producers:** They are the beneficiaries of the antidumping duty, as it aims to protect them from unfair competition.
* **Importers of Aniline from China:** They will face increased costs due to the antidumping duty.
* **Chinese Aniline Producers/Exporters:** They will be subject to the antidumping duty, potentially reducing their competitiveness in the Indian market.
* **Consumers of Aniline:** This policy has the potential to affect the end price of Aniline and products that use Aniline as an input.
**7. Implementation Aspects (Inferred):**
* **Responsible Agency/Bodies:** The Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) is responsible for implementing and administering the antidumping duty. The "designated authority" (likely the Directorate General of Trade Remedies - DGTR, though not explicitly stated) conducted the investigation and made the findings that led to this policy. The Customs authorities are responsible for collecting the duties.
* **Timelines/Procedures:** The policy specifies a five-year duration for the duty, starting from July 29, 2020. The exchange rate is determined according to the Customs Act, 1962. The duty is payable upon the presentation of the bill of entry.
**8. Expected Outcomes / Impact of Changes:**
* **Likely Intended Outcomes:**
* **Reduced Imports of Dumped Aniline:** The antidumping duty is intended to make imported Aniline from China less attractive, thereby reducing the volume of dumped imports.
* **Protection of Domestic Industry:** By reducing unfair competition, the policy aims to protect the domestic Aniline industry from material injury, allowing them to maintain production levels, market share, and profitability.
* **Fairer Competition:** The policy seeks to establish a more level playing field between domestic and foreign producers.
**9. Conclusion:**
The imposition of antidumping duty on Aniline imports from China is a significant measure intended to protect the Indian domestic industry from the harmful effects of dumping. The notification outlines the specific duty rates, the period of application, and the procedures for implementation. Stakeholders involved in the production, import, and use of Aniline need to be aware of these changes and their potential impact on the market. The retroactive application of this policy, with a clearly defined exclusion period, requires careful attention by importers to ensure compliance and accurate payment of duties.
Key Entities Referenced
New Delhi: Location of the Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue, where the notification was issued.
Ministry of Finance: The Indian government ministry responsible for issuing the notification regarding antidumping duty.
Department of Revenue: The department within the Ministry of Finance that issued the notification.
Customs Tariff Act, 1975: Indian law under which the antidumping duty is imposed. Referenced as '51 of 1975'.
Peoples Republic of China: The country of origin of the subject goods (Aniline) that are subject to the antidumping duty, also referred to as the 'subject country'.
India: The country imposing the antidumping duty on imports of Aniline from China.
Gazette of India: Official government publication in which the preliminary and final findings related to the antidumping duty were published.
Aniline: The 'subject good' upon which the antidumping duty is being applied.
Customs Act, 1962: Indian law related to customs duties and regulations. Referenced as '52 of 1962'.
Customs Tariff Identification, Assessment and Collection of Antidumping Duty on Dumped Articles and for Determination of Injury Rules, 1995: Rules under which the Central Government exercises powers conferred by subsections 1 and 5 of section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act
Wanhua Chemical Group Co., China PR Limited: Producer of Aniline from China PR, subject to a specific antidumping duty amount.
Customs: Refers to the customs duty or regulations related to the import of goods.
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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.ं 83] नई दिल्ली, िुक्रिार, फरिरी 19, 2021/ंाघ 30, 1942
No. 83] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2021/MAGHA 30, 1942
जित्त ं्ं ाल
(रािस्ट्ि जिभाग)
अधिसचू ना
नई दिल् ली, 19 फरिरी, 2021
स.ं 08/2021- सीमािल्ु क (एडीडी)
सा.का.जन. 124(अ).—िहां दक चीन िनिािी गणराज् (एतजमंन पम चात जिसे जिष गत ििे स े संिर्भित दक ा
ग ा ह)ै ं ें ंलू त: उत् पादित ा िहा ं स े जन ािजतत तथा भारत ं ें आ ाजतत “एनीलीन” (एतजमंन पम चात जिसे जिष गत
िस्ट् तु स े संिर्भित दक ा ग ा ह)ै , िो दक सींा िुल् क टैररफ अजधजन ं, 1975 (1975 का 51) (एतजमंन पम चात जिस े
उक्त सींािुल् क टैररफ अजधजन ं स े संिर्भित दक ा ग ा ह)ै की प्रथं अनुसूची के टैररफ उप िीषिक 2921 41 के अतं गति
आता ह,ै के ंांले ं ें जिजनर्िष्ि ट प्राजधकारी अपन े प्राथजंक जनष्क षों ं,ें जिसे अजधसूचना संख् ा 6/42/2019-डीिीटीआर,
दिनांक 12 िून, 2020, जिसे 12 िून, 2020 को भारत के रािप्, असाधारण, के भाग ।, खंड 1 ं ें प्रकाजित दक ा ग ा
था, जिष गत ििे ंें ंलू त: उत्प ादित ा िहां से जन ािजतत जिष गत िस्ट्त ु के आ ात पर अनंजतं प्रजतपाटन िल्ु क लगाए
िाने की जसफाररि की थी ।
और िहा ं दक उक्त जिजनर्िष्ि ट प्राजधकारी के उप ुिक् त जनष्क षों के आधार पर के्र सरकार ने भारत सरकार, जित् त
ंं्ाल (रािस्ट् ि जिभाग) की अजधसूचना संख् ा 20/2020-सींािुल् क (एडीडी), दिनांक 29 िुलाई, 2020, जिसे
सा.का.जन. 474 (अ), दिनांक 29 िुलाई, 2020 के तहत भारत के रािप्, असाधारण, के भाग ।।, खंड 3, उप खंड (i) ं ें
प्रकाजित दक ा ग ा था, के द्वारा दिनांक 29 िुलाई, 2020 स ेजिष गत िस्ट् त ु पर अनंजतं प्रजतपाटन िल्ु क लगा ा था।
1056 GI/2021 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
और िहां दक जिजनर्िष्ि ट प्राजधकारी अजधसूचना संख् ा 6/42/2019-डीिीटीआर, दिनांक 20 िनिरी, 2021,
जिसे दिनांक 20 िनिरी, 2021 को भारत के रािप्, असाधारण, के भाग ।, खंड 1 ं ें प्रकाजित दक ा ग ा था, ंें अपन े
अंजतं जनष्क षों ं ेंप्राथजंक जनष्क षों की अजभपुजटि करत े ुएए सस जनष्क षि पर पुएचं ेह दक -
(i) जिष गत िस्ट्त ु को जिष गत ििे से भारत को जन ाित ससके सांा् से कं ंूल् पर दक ा ग ा था;
(ii) सससे घरेलू उद्योग को सारिान क्षजत ुएई ह;ै
(iii) ह सारिान क्षजत जिष गत ििे से जिष गत िस्ट्त ु के पाटित आ ात के कारण ुएई ह।ै
अत: अब सींा िुल् क टैररफ (पारटत िस्ट् तुओं की पहचान उनका आंकलन और उन पर प्रजतपाटन िुल् क का संग्रहण
तथा क्षजत जनधािरण) जन ंािली 1995 के जन ं 18 और 20 के साथ परित सींा िल्ु क टैररफ अजधजन ं की धारा 9क
की उप धारा (1) और (5) के तहत प्रित् त िजि ों का प्र ोग करत े ुएए के् र सरकार जिजनर्िष्ि ट प्राजधकारी के उप ुिक् त
अंजतं जनष्क षों पर जिचार करने के पम चात एतद्द्वारा जिष गत िस त ,ु जिसका जििरण नीचे सारणी के कॉलं (3) ं ें
जिजनर्िष्ि ट ह,ै िो दक उक्त सारणी के कॉलं (2) की तत्स ंबंधी प्रजिजटि ं ें जिजनर्िष्ि ट सींािुल्क टैररफ अजधजन ं की प्रथं
अनुसूची के टैररफ उप िीषिक के अंतगित आती ह, कॉलं (4) की तत्स ंबंधी प्रजिजटि ं ें जिजनर्ििष्ट िेिों ं ें ंूलत: उत् पादित ह,ै
कॉलं (5) की तत्स ंबंधी प्रजिजटि ं ें जनर्िष्ि ट ििे ों स े जन ािजतत ह,ै कॉलं (6) की तत्स ंबंधी प्रजिजटि ं ें जिजनर्िष्ि ट उत् पािकों स े
उत् पादित ह ैतथा भारत ंें आ ाजतत ह ैपर कॉलं (7) की तत्स ंबंधी प्रजिजटि ं ें जिजनर्िष्ि ट राजि के बराबर की िर से, कॉलं
(9) की तत्स ंबंधी प्रजिजटि ं ें जिजनर्िष्ि ट ंुरा ंें और कॉलं (8) की तत्स ंबंधी प्रजिजटि ं ें जनर्िष्ि ट ंाप सकाई के अनुसार
प्रजतपाटन िल्ु क लगाती ह,ै था –
सारणी
क्र. उप िीषिक जििरण ंूलत: उत् पािन का िेि जन ाति क िेि उत् पािक राजि सकाई ंुरा
सं.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
1 2921 41 एनीलीन चीन िनिािी गणराज् चीन िनिािी िॉनुएआ 36.90 ंीररक अंेररकी
गणराज् संेत कोई केजंकल ग्रुप टन डॉलर
भी िेि कंपनी, जलजंटेड
2 2921 41 एनीलीन चीन िनिािी गणराज् चीन िनिािी उप ुिक् त 121.79 ंीररक अंेररकी
गणराज् संेत कोई सं ोिन को टन डॉलर
भी िेि छोड़कर कोई
अ् सं ोिन
3 2921 41 एनीलीन चीन िनिािी गणराज् चीन िनिािी कोई भी 121.79 ंीररक अंेररकी
को छोड़कर कोई भी गणराज् टन डॉलर
िेि
2. सस सूचना के अतं गति लगा ा ग ा प्रजतपाटन िल्ु क अनंजतं प्रजतपाटन िुल् क के लगाए िान े की तारीख अथाित 29
िुलाई, 2020 स े पांच िष ि तक की अिजध ( दि सससे पहल े ससे िापस नहीं जल ा िाता ह,ै ससका अजधक्रंण नहीं दक ा
िाता ह ै ा ससंें संिोधन नहीं दक ा िाता ह ैतो) तक लागू रहगे ी और ससका भुगतान भारती ंुरा ं ें करना होगा:
बिते दक उक्त प्रजतपाटन िल्ु क अनंजतं प्रजतपाटन िल्ु क के संा् त होने की तारीख अथाित 29 िनिरी, 2021 स े लेकर
सस अजधसूचना के रािप् ं ेंप्रकािन होने के एक दिन पूिि तक लाग ूनहीं होगी ।[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािप् : असाधारण 3
स्ट्प ष्ट ीकरण.–सस अजधसूचना के उद्देम के जलए ऐसे प्रजतपाटन िुल् क की गणना के प्र ोिन हते ु लागू जिजनं िर िही िर
होगी िो दक भारत सरकार, जित् त ंं्ाल (रािस्ट् ि जिभाग) की अजधसूचना, जिसे सींा िुल्क अजधजन ं, 1962 (1962
का 52) की धारा 14 के तहत प्रित् त िजि ों का प्र ोग करते ुएए सं -सं पर िारी दक ा ग ा हो, ं ें जिजनर्िष्ि ट की
गई होगी और सस जिजनं िर के जनधािरण की संगत तारीख िह तारीख होगी िो दक उक्त सींा िुल् क अजधजन ं की
धारा 46 के अतं गति आगं प् ं ें प्रिर्िित होगी ।
[फा. स.ं 354/80/2020–टीआर ू]
रािीि रंिन, अिर सजचि
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(Department of Revenue)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 19th February, 2021
No. 08/2021 -Customs (ADD)
G.S.R. 124(E).-—Whereas, in the matter of “Aniline” (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods), falling
under tariff sub-heading 2921 41 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 People’s Republic of China (hereinafter
referred to as the subject country) and imported into India, the designated authority in its preliminary findings vide
notification 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, had recommended imposition of provisional anti-dumping duty on the imports of
subject goods, originating in, or exported from the subject country.
And, whereas, on the basis of the aforesaid findings of the designated authority, the Central Government had
imposed provisional anti-dumping duty on the subject goods with effect from 29th July, 2020 vide notification of the
Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 20/2020-Customs (ADD), dated the
29th July, 2020, published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R.
474 (E), dated the 29th July, 2020.
And, whereas, the designated authority in its final findings vide notification No. 6/42/2019-DGTR, dated the
20th January, 2021, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 20th January, 2021,
while confirming the preliminary findings, dated the 12th June, 2020, has come to the conclusion that,-
(i) the product under consideration has been exported to India from the subject country below its normal value;
(ii) the Domestic Industry has suffered material injury;
(iii) material injury has been caused by the dumped imports of subject goods from the subject country.
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 sub-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:-4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
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. 2921 41 Aniline China PR Any Wanhua 36.90 MT US$
country Chemical
including Group Co.,
China PR Limited
2. 2921 41 Aniline China PR Any Any 121.79 MT US$
country combination
including other than the
China PR combination
specified
above
3. 2921 41 Aniline Any China PR Any 121.79 MT US$
country
except
China PR
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 imposition of the provisional anti-dumping duty, that is, the
29th July, 2020, and shall be payable in Indian currency:
Provided that the said anti-dumping duty shall not be levied for the period commencing from the date of the lapse of
the provisional anti-dumping duty, that is, the 29th January, 2021 upto the preceding day of the publication of this
notification in the Official Gazette.
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. 354/80/2020-TRU]
RAJEEV RANJAN, Under Secy.
Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064
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