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Date: 2017-03-24 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

Whereas, in the matter of import of 1,1,1,2 Tetrafluoroethane

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Executive Summary: This notification concerns the import of 1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane (R134a) from China. It follows a review request from Zhejiang Sanmei Chemical Ind. Co., Ltd., Zhejiang Sanmei Chemical Products Co., Ltd, and Jiangsu Sanmei Chemical Ind. Co., Ltd, regarding anti-dumping duties. Pending the review's outcome, imports from these companies will be subject to provisional assessment. This notification was issued on March 24, 2017. Key Points / Main Content: * **Background:** * An anti-dumping duty was previously imposed on 1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane (R134a) imported from China following a determination of dumping and injury to the domestic industry. * Zhejiang Sanmei Chemical Ind. Co., Ltd., Zhejiang Sanmei Chemical Products Co., Ltd, and Jiangsu Sanmei Chemical Ind. Co., Ltd requested a review of the anti-dumping duty. * **Provisional Assessment:** * Imports of 1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane (R134a) from China by Zhejiang Sanmei Chemical Ind. Co., Ltd., Zhejiang Sanmei Chemical Products Co., Ltd, and Jiangsu Sanmei Chemical Ind. Co., Ltd will be subject to provisional assessment pending the review's completion. * The provisional assessment may require security or a guarantee to cover potential deficiencies if a definitive anti-dumping duty is retrospectively imposed. * **Post-Review Duty:** * If the review results in an anti-dumping duty recommendation, importers will be liable to pay the duty on all imports of the subject goods from the specified companies, dating back to the initiation of the review. Impact Analysis: * **Importers of 1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane (R134a) from Zhejiang Sanmei Chemical Ind. Co., Ltd., Zhejiang Sanmei Chemical Products Co., Ltd, and Jiangsu Sanmei Chemical Ind. Co., Ltd:** * Impact: Subject to provisional assessment, potential security/guarantee requirements, and possible retrospective anti-dumping duty payments. * Action Required: Comply with provisional assessment requirements, provide security/guarantee if requested, and be prepared to pay retrospective duties if imposed. * **Customs Officers:** * Impact: Responsible for implementing provisional assessments on relevant imports and determining security/guarantee requirements. * Action Required: Implement provisional assessment procedures for imports from the specified companies and determine appropriate security/guarantee measures. * **Central Government:** * Impact: Responsible for considering recommendations from designated authority and issuing final decision on anti-dumping duty. * Action Required: Await recommendations from designated authority following review and make final decision on anti-dumping duty based on review.

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1,1,1,2Tetrafluoroethane or R134a: The subject goods under consideration for anti-dumping duty. Peoples Republic of China: The subject country from which the goods are being imported. Customs Tariff Act, 1975: The Act under which the tariff item for the subject goods is defined. Directorate General of Anti-Dumping and Allied Duties (DGAD): The designated authority responsible for investigating dumping practices and recommending anti-dumping duties. Referenced through notification numbers beginning with '152'. Central Government: The entity imposing the antidumping duty based on the findings of the designated authority. Customs Tariff Identification, Assessment and Collection of Antidumping Duty on Dumped Articles and for Determination of Injury Rules, 1995: The rules governing the identification, assessment, and collection of anti-dumping duties. Zhejiang Sanmei Chemical Ind. Co., Ltd.: A company from Peoples Republic of China that requested for review in terms of rule 22 of the Customs Tariff Identification Delhi: City in India, where the Controller of Publications is located.
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1687 GI/2017 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] और जहां िक मैससर् झेिजयांग सने मेई केिमकल इंिडया को. िलिम., चीन जनवादी गणराज् य (उत्प ादक या िनयार्तक), मैसस र् झेिजयांग सेनमेई केिमकल (cid:7079)ोड्क्ट् स को. िलिम., चीन जनवादी गणराज् य (िनयार्तक) और मैससर् िजयांगस ू सेनमेई केिमकल इंिडया को. िलिम., चीन जनवादी गणराज् य (उत्प ादक) ने उनके (cid:7367)ारा िकए गए िवषयगत पदाथ(cid:7300) के िनयातर् के बारे म(cid:7286) सीमाशुल् क टैिरफ (पािटत वस् तु(cid:7312) की पहचान, आकलन और उनपर (cid:7079)ितपाटन शुल् क का सं(cid:7061)हण और क्षित-िनधार्रण) िनयमावली, 1995 के िनयम 22 की दिृष् ट से पनु : िवचार करने के िलए अनुरोध िकया था और नािमत (cid:7079)ािधकारी न े अपन े न् य ू िशपर िरव् यू अिधसचू ना सं. 15/22/2016-डीजीएडी िदनांक 27 फरवरी, 2017, िजस े भारत के राजप(cid:7074), असाधारण के भाग I, खंड 1 म(cid:7286) िदनाकं 27 फरवरी, 2017 को (cid:7079)कािशत िकया गया था, के माध्य म से िसफािरश की ह ैिक जब तक इस समीक्षा का कायर् पूरा न हो जाए उपयुर्क् त पा(cid:7415)टय(cid:7298) के (cid:7367)ारा िकए जान ेवाल ेिवषयगत पदाथ(cid:7300) के सभी आयात का अनंितम आकलन िकया जाए। अत: अब सीमाशुल् क टैिरफ (पािटत वस् तु(cid:7312) की पहचान, आकलन और उनपर (cid:7079)ितपाटन शुल्क का सं(cid:7061)हण और क्षित-िनधार्रण) िनयमावली, 1995 के िनयम 22 के उपिनयम (2) के तहत (cid:7079)दत् त शिक् तय(cid:7298) का (cid:7079)योग करते हुए क(cid:7286)(cid:7076) सरकार नािमत (cid:7079)ािधकािरय(cid:7298) की उपयुर्क् त िसफािरश पर िवचार करने के पश् चात एतत(cid:7367)ारा आदशे दते ी ह ै िक जब तक नािमत (cid:7079)ािधकारी के उक्त समीक्षा के पिरणाम िवचाराधीन रहते ह (cid:7289) तब तक िवषयगत दशे म(cid:7286) मलू त: उत्प ािदत या वहां से िनयार्ितत िवषयगत पदाथ(cid:7300), जो िक मसै सर् झेिजयांग सने मेई केिमकल इंिडया को. िलिम., चीन जनवादी गणराज् य (उत्प ादक या िनयार्तक), मैससर् झेिजयांग सेनमेई केिमकल (cid:7079)ोड्क् ट्स को. िलिम., चीन जनवादी गणराज् य (िनयार्तक) और मैसस र् िजयांगसू सेनमेई केिमकल इंिडया को. िलिम., चीन जनवादी गणराज् य (उत् पादक) के (cid:7367)ारा उत्प ािदत या िनयार्ितत िकए गए ह(cid:7298) के भारत म(cid:7286) आयात का तब तक अनंितम आकलन िकया जाता रहगे ा जब तक िक इस समीक्षा का कायर् पूरा नह(cid:7277) हो जाता ह।ै 2. यिद भुगतान म(cid:7286) कोई कमी रह गई हो तो उस िस् थित म(cid:7286) या यिद िनश्च यात् मक (cid:7079)ितपाटन शुल् क भूतलक्षी (cid:7079)भाव से लगाया जाता है तो नािमत (cid:7079)ािधकारी के जांच-कायर् के पूरा होने पर यह अनंितम आकलन उस सुरक्षा और (cid:7079)ितभूित के अधीन रहगे ा िजसे सीमाशुल्क का यथोिचत अिधकारी उिचत समझे। 3. नािमत (cid:7079)ािधकारी के उक् त समीक्षा के पूरा होन े के पश् चात (cid:7079)ितपाटन शुल् क की िसफािरश की जाती ह ै तो आयातकता र् उस (cid:7079)ितपाटन शुल्क की रािश का भगु तान करेगा िजसकी इस समीक्षा म(cid:7286) िसफािरश की गई हो और िवषयगत दशे म(cid:7286) मूलत: उत्प ािदत और वहां से िनयार्ितत, जो िक मैससर् झेिजयांग सेनमेई केिमकल इंिडया को. िलिम., चीन जनवादी गणराज् य (उत्प ादक या िनयार्तक), मैससर् झेिजयांग सेनमेई केिमकल (cid:7079)ोड्क्ट् स को. िलिम., चीन जनवादी गणराज् य (िनयार्तक) और मैससर् िजयांगस ू सेनमेई केिमकल इंिडया को. िलिम., चीन जनवादी गणराज् य (उत्प ादक) (cid:7367)ारा उत् पािदत या िनयार्ितत िकए गए ह(cid:7298), के भारत म(cid:7286) आयात पर उक् त समीक्षा के (cid:7079)ारंभ के ितिथ से लगाया गया हो। [फा. सं. 354/24/2010-टीआरय ू(पाटर्-3)] अनुराग सहगल, अवर सिचव MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department of Revenue) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 24th March, 2017 No. 10/2017-Customs (ADD) G.S.R. 291(E).—Whereas, in the matter of import of 1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane or R-134a (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods), falling under the tariff item 2903 39 19 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), originating in or exported from People’s Republic of China (hereinafter referred to as the subject country), the designated authority, vide its final findings in notification No.15/23/2014-DGAD, dated the 30th May, 2016, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 30th May, 2016, had come to the conclusion that — (i) there was continued dumping of the subject goods from the subject country; (ii) imports were significantly undercutting the prices of the domestic industry and were depressing the domestic prices; (iii) the financial performance of the domestic industry had deteriorated and the dumped imports from the subject country continued to cause injury to the domestic industry; (iv) dumping of the subject goods from the subject country was likely to continue if the current anti-dumping duty ceased, and had recommended continued imposition of definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of the subject goods originating in, or exported from, the subject country.¹Hkkx IIμ[k.M 3 (i)º Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k 3 And whereas, on the basis of the aforesaid findings of the designated authority, the Central Government had imposed an anti-dumping duty on the subject goods, vide, notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No.30/2016-Customs (ADD), dated the 11th July, 2016, published vide number G.S.R. 675(E) in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-Section (i), dated the 11th July, 2016; And whereas, M/s. Zhejiang Sanmei Chemical Ind. Co., Ltd., People’s Republic of China (Producer or Exporter), M/s Zhejiang Sanmei Chemical Products Co., Ltd, People’s Republic of China (Exporter) and M/s Jiangsu Sanmei Chemical Ind. Co., Ltd, People’s Republic of China (Producer) have requested for review in terms of rule 22 of the Customs Tariff (Identification, Assessment and Collection of Anti-dumping Duty on Dumped Articles and for Determination of Injury) Rules, 1995, in respect of exports of the subject goods made by them, and the designated authority, vide new shipper review notification No.15/22/2016-DGAD, dated 27th February, 2017, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 27th February, 2017, has recommended provisional assessment of all exports of the subject goods made by the above stated parties till the completion of the review by it; Now therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-rule (2) of rule 22 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 recommendation of the designated authority, hereby orders that pending the outcome of the said review by the designated authority, the subject goods, when originating in or exported from the subject country by M/s. Zhejiang Sanmei Chemical Ind. Co., Ltd., People’s Republic of China (Producer or Exporter), M/s Zhejiang Sanmei Chemical Products Co., Ltd, People’s Republic of China (Exporter) and M/s Jiangsu Sanmei Chemical Ind. Co., Ltd, People’s Republic of China (Producer) and imported into India, shall be subjected to provisional assessment till the review is completed. 2. The provisional assessment may be subject to such security or guarantee as the proper officer of customs deems fit for payment of the deficiency, if any, in case a definitive anti- dumping duty is imposed retrospectively, on completion of investigation by the designated authority. 3. In case of recommendation of anti-dumping duty after completion of the said review by the designated authority, the importer shall be liable to pay the amount of such anti-dumping duty recommended on review and imposed on all imports of subject goods when originating in or exported from the subject country by M/s. Zhejiang Sanmei Chemical Ind. Co., Ltd., People’s Republic of China (Producer or Exporter), M/s Zhejiang Sanmei Chemical Products Co., Ltd, People’s Republic of China (Exporter) and M/s Jiangsu Sanmei Chemical Ind. Co., Ltd, People’s Republic of China (Producer) and imported into India, from the date of initiation of the said review. [F. No. 354/24/2010-TRU (Pt.-3)] ANURAG SEHGAL, Under Secy. 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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