## Policy Analysis Report: Anti-Dumping Duty on Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) Products from China PR
**1. Executive Summary:**
This report analyzes Notification No. 25/2021-Customs, an amendment to the existing anti-dumping duty on Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) originating in or exported from China PR. The amendment extends the anti-dumping duty to include PTFE Products falling under specific tariff headings, aiming to address circumvention of the original duty through trade pattern changes and minimal value addition in the production of these products. The key finding is the expansion of the scope of the anti-dumping duty to prevent undermining the remedial effect of the initial policy.
**2. Introduction:**
This report provides an informative overview and analysis of Notification No. 25/2021-Customs, published on April 26, 2021, concerning anti-dumping duty on Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) and PTFE products. The analysis is based solely on the provided policy text.
**3. Policy Overview:**
* **Amendment to:** Notification No. 36/2017-Customs ADD, dated July 28, 2017, which initially imposed anti-dumping duty on Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) originating in or exported from China PR.
* **Core Objective(s):** To prevent circumvention of existing anti-dumping duties on PTFE originating in or exported from China PR, by extending the duty to PTFE Products.
**4. Background and Rationale:**
This amendment addresses the circumvention of the original anti-dumping duty on PTFE. The designated authority found a change in trade patterns, with imports shifting to PTFE Products. Further, the minimal value addition in converting PTFE to these products, alongside evidence of dumping and the undermining of the original duty's remedial effect, necessitates the extension of the duty's scope to include these products.
**5. Key Provisions / Changes:**
This notification introduces the following key changes to the existing anti-dumping duty:
* **Expansion of Scope:** The anti-dumping duty is now extended to "Polytetrafluoroethylene PTFE Products" falling under tariff headings 3904, 3907, 3910, 3916, 3917, 3918, 3919, 3920, 3921, 3922, 3923, 3924, 3925, and 3926 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act. These products include, but are not limited to, bush, rod, sheet, tape, tube, and thread seal tape.
* **Country of Origin/Export:** The extended duty applies to PTFE Products originating in or exported from China PR. Imports from China PR, and from countries other than Russia or China PR are subject to the duty if the product originated from China PR.
* **Duty Amount:** A fixed duty of USD 2637 per Metric Ton (MT) is imposed on these PTFE Products.
* **Duration:** The anti-dumping duty on PTFE Products will be coterminous with the existing anti-dumping duty on PTFE, as levied by Notification No. 36/2017-Customs ADD, dated July 28, 2017.
**6. Target Audience and Stakeholders:**
The target audience and stakeholders directly affected by this amendment include:
* **Importers of PTFE Products:** Companies importing PTFE Products falling under the specified tariff headings from China PR, or importing from other countries but the product is originally from China PR.
* **Producers/Exporters of PTFE Products in China PR:** Companies engaged in the production and export of PTFE Products to India.
* **Domestic PTFE Producers:** Likely to benefit from reduced competition from dumped imports.
**7. Implementation Aspects (Inferred):**
* **Responsible Agency:** The Central Government, specifically the Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue, is responsible for implementing this notification. The Customs authorities will be responsible for collecting the anti-dumping duty.
* **Timelines/Procedures:** The amendment is effective from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette (April 26, 2021). The rate of exchange for calculating the duty will be determined as per the relevant notification issued under Section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962, applicable on the date of presentation of the bill of entry.
* **Specific to Changes:** The amendment adds the PTFE Products to the list of items subject to the original anti-dumping duty, adding the tariff headings listed above, to the enforcement procedures of the original policy.
**8. Expected Outcomes / Impact of Changes:**
The likely intended outcome of these changes is to:
* **Close the Circumvention Loophole:** Prevent importers from circumventing the anti-dumping duty by importing PTFE in product form rather than as raw material.
* **Protect Domestic Industry:** Provide relief to the domestic PTFE industry by reducing the influx of unfairly priced imports.
* **Ensure Fair Trade Practices:** Promote fair competition by addressing the issue of dumped imports.
**9. Conclusion:**
Notification No. 25/2021-Customs significantly expands the scope of the existing anti-dumping duty on PTFE from China PR to include PTFE Products. This amendment aims to address circumvention, protect domestic industries, and ensure fair trade practices. The impact will primarily be felt by importers and exporters of PTFE Products, as well as domestic PTFE producers. This amendment's effectiveness hinges on robust enforcement by customs authorities.
Key Entities Referenced
NEW DELHI: Place of publication of the gazette notification.
Customs Tariff Act, 1975: The legal framework under which the antidumping duty is being levied. Specifically, reference is made to 51 of 1975.
China PR: Country of origin/export of Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) and PTFE Products subject to antidumping duty.
Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue: The department within the Indian government responsible for issuing the notification.
Polytetrafluoroethylene PTFE: The primary product subject to the antidumping duty.
Gazette of India: Official publication where the notification and related findings are published.
Customs ADD: Customs Anti-Dumping Duty
DGAD: Designated Authority (Directorate General of Anti-Dumping and Allied Duties)
DGTR: Directorate General of Trade Remedies, the designated authority conducting the investigation.
Antidumping Rules: Customs Tariff Identification, Assessment and Collection of Anti dumping Duty on Dumped Articles and for Determination of Injury Rules, 1995
India: Country of import.
PTFE Products: Polytetrafluoroethylene PTFE Products
Customs Act, 1962: Act mentioned in Explanation.
Russia: Country mentioned in context with export
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भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (i)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
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स.ं 232] नई दिल्ली, सोंिार, अप्रैल 26, 2021/ििै ाख 6, 1943
No. 232] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, APRIL 26, 2021/VAISAKHA 6, 1943
जित्त ं्ं ाल
(रािस्ट्ि जिभाग)
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल् ली, 26 अप्रलै , 2021
स.ं 25/2021-सींािल्ु क (एडीडी)
सा.का.जन. 290(अ).—िहां दक चीन िनिािी गणराज् ं ंलू तः उत्पादित ा िहां से जन ााजतत
‘पॉजलटेराफ्लोरोइजिजलन (पीटीएफई)’, िो दक सींािुल्क टैररफ अजधजन ं 1975 (1975 का 51) (एतजमंन पम चात
जिसे उक्त सींािुल्क टैररफ अजधजन ं से संिर्भात दक ा ग ा है) की प्रिं अनुसूची के टैररफ ंि 3904 61 00 के
अंतगता आता ह,ै के आ ात पर लग े प्रजतपाटन िल्ु क की संीक्षा के ंांल े ं जिजनर्िष्ा ट प्राजधकारी न े अपनी अजधसूचना
संख् ा 15/11/2016-डीिीएडी, दिनांक 23 िून 2017, जिसे 23 िनू 2017 को भारत के रािप्, असाधारण,
भाग I, खंड- I ं प्रकाजित दक ा ग ा िा, ं दिए गए अपने अंजतं जनष्कर्षों ं चीन िनिािी गणराज् ं ंलू तः
उत्पादित ा िहां से जन ााजतत ‘पॉजलटेराफ्लोरोइजिजलन (पीटीएफई)’ पर प्रजतपाटन िल्ु क लगा े िाने की जसफाररि की
िी।
और िहां दक उक्त जिजनर्िष्ा ट प्राजधकारी के उप क्तुा जनष्कर्षों के आधार पर क द्र सरकार न े चीन िनिािी
गणराज् ं ंूलतः उत्पादित ा िहां से जन ााजतत ‘पॉजलटेराफ्लोरोइजिजलन (पीटीएफई)’ के आ ात पर भारत सरकार,
जित्त ंं्ाल , (रािस्ट्ि जिभाग) की अजधसूचना संख् ा 36/2017-सींािुल्क (एडीडी), दिनांक 28 िुलाई 2017, जिसे
2390 GI/2021 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
सा.का.जन 966 (अ), दिनांक 28 िुलाई 2017 के तहत भारत के रािप् , असाधारण के भाग ।।, खंड 3, उपखंड (i)
ं प्रकाजित दक ा ग ा िा, के द्वारा प्रजतपाटन िुल्क लगा ा िा।
और िहा ं दक उक्त जिजनर्िष्ा ट प्राजधकारी न,े अजधसूचना सं. 07/22/2020-डीिीटीआर, दिनांक 19 िून
2020, जिसे दिनांक 19 िून 2020 को भारत के रािप्, असाधारण के भाग I, खंड I ं प्रकाजित दक ा ग ा िा, के
तहत चीन िनिािी गणराज् ं ंलू तः उत्पादित ा िहा ं से जन ााजतत ‘पॉजलटेराफ्लोरोइजिजलन (पीटीएफई)’ के आ ात
पर लग े प्रजतपाटन िल्ु क के पररिंचन के ंांले ं ह जिजनश्च करन े के जलए िांच का ा िुरू दक ा ग ा िा दक भारत
सरकार जित्त ंं्ाल , (रािस्ट्ि जिभाग) की अजधसूचना संख् ा 36/2017-सींािुल्क (एडीडी), दिनांक 28 िुलाई
2017, जिसे सा.का.जन 966 (अ) दिनांक 28 िलु ाई 2017 के तहत भारत के रािप्, असाधारण के भाग ।।, खंड 3,
उपखंड (i) ं प्रकाजित दक ा ग ा िा, के द्वारा चीन िनिािी गणराज् ं ंलू तः उत्पादित ा िहां से जन ााजतत
‘पॉजलटेराफ्लोरोइजिजलन (पीटीएफई)’ के आ ात पर लगा े ग े प्रजतपाटन िुल्क को चीन िनिािी गणराज् (एतजमंन
पश्चात जिसे जिर्ष गत िेि स े संिर्भात दक ा ग ा ह)ै ं ंलू तः उत्पादित ा िहां स े जन ााजतत तिा भारत ं आ ाजतत
‘पॉजलटेराफ्लोरोइजिजलन (पीटीएफई) उत्पाि’ (एतजमंन पश्चात जिसे जिर्ष गत िस्ट्त ु से संिर्भात दक ा ग ा है) िो दक
उक्त सींािुल्क टैररफ अजधजन ं की प्रिं अनुसूची के टैररफ िीर्षाक 3904, 3907, 3910, 3916, 3917, 3918,
3919, 3920, 3921, 3922, 3923, 3924, 3925 और 3926 के अतं गता आत े ह,ैं पर भी लगा े िाने की
आिम कता ह ै ा नहीं।
और िहां दक उक्त जिजनर्िष्टा प्राजधकारी अजधसूचना सं. 07/22/2020-डीिीटीआर, दिनांक 27 िनिरी 2021,
जिसे भारत के रािप्, असाधारण के भाग I, खंड- I ं प्रकाजित दक ा ग ा िा, ं प्रकाजित अपने अंजतं जनष्कर्षों ं
इस जनणा पर पहचं े ह ैंदक-
(i) जिर्ष गत ििे से जिर्ष गत िस्ट्तु के व्यापार के प्रजतंान ं पररितान आ ा ह;ै
(ii) ‘पॉजलटेराफ्लोरोइजिजलन (पीटीएफई)’ को जिर्ष गत िस्ट्तओंु के रूप ं पररितात करन े ं िो ंलू संिधान होता ह ै
िह सींािुल्क टैररफ (पारटत िस्ट्तुओं की पहचान, उनका आकं लन और प्रजतपाटन िुल्क का संग्रहण और क्षजत
जनधाारण), जन ंािली, 1995 (एतजमंन पश्चात जिसे प्रजतपाटन जन ंािली स े संिर्भात क ा ग ा है) ं
जनधााररत थ्रैिहोल्ड सींा से बहत कं ह;ै
(iii) जिर्ष गत ििे से जिर्ष गत िस्ट्तु का हां आ ात बहत ही सस्ट्ते ंूल् पर हो रहा ह;ै
(iv) जिर्ष गत ििे स े जिर्ष गत िस्ट्तु का होन े िाल े आ ात से चीन िनिािी गणराज् ं ंलू तः उत्पादित ा िहा ं स े
जन ााजतत ‘पॉजलटेराफ्लोरोइजिजलन (पीटीएफई)’ के आ त पर लग े ितांान प्रजतपाटन उपा ों का प्रभाि कं
होता िा रहा ह;ै
और उन्होंन े चीन िनिािी गणराज् ं ंूलतः उत्पाित ा िहां से जन ााजतत ‘पॉजलटेराफ्लोरोइजिजलन
(पीटीएफई)’ पर भारत सरकार जित्त ंं्ाल (रािस्ट्ि जिभाग) की अजधसूचना सं 36/2017-सींािुल्क (एडीडी) दिनांक
28 िुलाई 2017 जिसे सा.का.जन 966(अ), दिनांक 28 िुलाई 2017 के तहत भारत के रािप्, असाधारण के
भाग II, खंड 3, उपखंड (i) ं प्रकाजित दक ा ग ा िा, के द्वारा लगा े गए ितांान प्रजतपाटन िुल्क को जिर्ष गत िेि ं
ंूलतः उत्पादित ा िहां से जन ााजतत जिर्ष गत िस्ट्तओंु पर भी लगा े िाने की जसफाररि की ह।ै
अत: अब प्रजतपाटन जन ंािली के जन ं 27 के साि परित सींा िुल् क टैररफ अजधजन ं की धारा 9क की
उपधारा (1), (1क) और (5) के तहत प्रित् त िजक्त ों का प्र ोग करते हए केन्द्र सरकार, जिजनर्िष्ा ट प्राजधकारी के
उप ुाक् त अंजतं जनष्क र्षों पर जिचार करने के पम चात, एतद्द्वारा, उक्त जिर्ष गत िस्ट्त ु पर जिनका जििरण नीचे िी गई
सारणी के कॉलं (3) ं जिजनर्िष्ा ट ह,ै जिनकी जििेर्षता कॉलं (4) ं जिजनर्िष्ा ट ह,ै िोदक सींािुल्क टैररफ अजधजन ं
की प्रिं अनुसूची के उस टैररफ िीर्षाक के अंतगात आती ह ै िो कालं (2) के तत्संबंधी प्रजिजष्ट ंे जिजनर्िष्टा ह,ै कॉलं (5)
की तत्स ंबंधी प्रजिजष्ट ं जिजनर्िष्ा ट िेिों स े ंूलतः उत्पादित ह,ै कॉलं (6) की तत्स ंबंधी प्रजिजष्ट ं जिजनर्िष्ा ट ििे ों स े स े
जन ााजतत ह,ै कॉलं (7) की तत्स ंबंधी प्रजिजष्ट ं जिजनर्िष्ा ट उत्पािकों से उत्पादित है, कॉलं (8) की तत्स ंबंधी प्रजिजष्ट ं
जिजनर्िष्ा ट जन ाातकों से जन ााजतत ह ै और भारत ं आ ाजतत है, पर कॉलं (9) की तत्स ंबधं ी प्रजिजष्ट ं जिजनर्िष्ा ट राजि
की बराबर की िर स,े कालं (11) जिजनदिष्ट ंद्रु ा ं और कालं (10) की तत्स ंबंधी प्रजिजष्ट ं जिजनर्िष्ा ट ंाप इकाई के
अनुसार प्रजतपाटन िुल् क लगाती ह,ै िा:-[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािप् : असाधारण 3
सारणी
क्रं टैररफ िस्ट्त ुका जििरण जििेर्षता ंलू तः जन ाता क उत्पािक जन ाता क राजि इकाई ंद्रु ा
सं. िीर्षा उत्पािन ििे
का ििे
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11)
1. 3904, ‘पॉजलटेराफ्लोरोइजिजलन कोई भी चीन चीन कोई भी कोई भी 2637 ंीररक अंेररकी
3907, (पीटीएफई)’ िनिािी िनिािी टन डॉलर
3910, गणराज् गणराज्
उत्पाि *
3916,
3917,
3918,
3919,
3920,
3921,
3922,
3923,
3924,
3925,
3926
2. 3904, ‘पॉजलटेराफ्लोरोइजिजलन कोई भी चीन रूस ा कोई भी कोई भी 2637 ंीररक अंेररकी
3907, (पीटीएफई)’ िनिािी चीन टन डॉलर
3910, गणराज् िनिािी
उत्पाि *
3916, गणराज्
3917, से जभन्न
3918, कोई भी
3919, ििे
3920,
3921,
3922,
3923,
3924,
3925,
3926
3. 3904, ‘पॉजलटेराफ्लोरोइजिजलन कोई भी रूस ा चीन कोई भी कोई भी 2637 ंीररक अंेररकी
3907, (पीटीएफई)’ चीन िनिािी टन डॉलर
3910, िनिािी गणराज्
उत्पाि *
3916, गणराज्
3917, से जभन्न
3918, कोई भी
3919, ििे
3920,
3921,
3922,
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3924,
3925,
3926
*इसं िाजंल ह ैंपीटीएफई उत्पाि ा प्रसंस्ट्कृत पीटीएफई घटक जिसं िुि, रॉड, िीट, टेप, ट्यूब और थ्रेड सील टेप
आदि आते ह।ैं
2. इस अजधसूचना के अतं गात लगा ा ग ा प्रजतपाटन िल्ु क सरकारी रािप् ं इस अजधसचू ना के प्रकािन की
तारीख से लागू होगा और ह तब तक लागू रहगे ा िब तक ‘पॉजलटेराफ्लोरोइजिजलन (पीटीएफई)’ पर उप क्तु
अजधसूचना सं 36/2017-सींािुल्क (एडीडी), दिनांक 28 िुलाई, 2017, जिसे सा.का.जन 966 (अ), दिनांक
28 िुलाई 2017 के तहत प्रकाजित दक ा ग ा िा, द्वारा लगा ा ग ा प्रजतपाटन िल्ु क िारी रहगे ा ( दि इसके पहल े
िापस नहीं जल ा िाता ह,ै इसका अजतक्रंण नहीं होता ह ै ा इसं संिोधन नहीं होता ह ै तो) और इसका भुगतान
भारती ंुद्रा ं करना होगा।
स्ट्प ष्ट ीकरण – इस अजधसूचना के उद्देम के जलए ससे 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 िुल् क अजधजन ं, 1962
(1962 का 52) की धारा 14 के तहत प्रित् त िजक्त ों का प्र ोग करते हए सं -सं पर िारी दक ा ग ा हो, ं
जिजनर्िष्ा ट की गई होगी और इस जिजनं िर के जनधाारण की संगत तारीख, िह तारीख होगी िो दक उक्त अजधजन ं की
धारा 46 के अतं गता आगं प् ं प्रिर्िता होगी ।
[फा. स.ं 354/113/2020-टीआर ]ू
रािीि रंिन, अिर सजचि
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(Department of Revenue)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 26th April, 2021
No. 25/2021-Customs (ADD)
G.S.R. 290(E).—Whereas, in the matter of review of anti-dumping duty on imports of
‘Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE)’ falling under the tariff item 3904 61 00 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 China PR,
the designated authority, vide its final findings in notification No. 15/11/2016-DGAD, dated the 23rd June, 2017,
published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 23rd June, 2017, had recommended
imposition of the anti-dumping duty on Polytetrafluoroethylene or PTFE, originating in or exported from China PR.
And whereas, on the basis of the aforesaid findings of the designated authority, the Central Government had
imposed anti-dumping duty on imports of ‘Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE)’, originating in or exported from China
PR, vide notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No.36/2017-
Customs (ADD), dated the 28th July, 2017, published vide number G.S.R. 966(E) in the Gazette of India,
Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), dated the 28th July, 2017.
And whereas, the designated authority, vide notification No.07/22/2020-DGTR, dated the 19th June, 2020,
published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1 dated the 19th June, 2020, in the matter of
circumvention of the anti-dumping duty imposed on imports of ‘Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE)’ originating in or
exported from China PR, had initiated an investigation to determine the need for extending the anti-dumping duty
imposed on imports of ‘Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE)’, originating in or exported from China PR, vide notification
of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 36/2017-Customs (ADD), dated
the 28th July, 2017, published vide number G.S.R. 966(E) in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3,
Sub-section (i), dated the 28th July, 2017, to the imports of ‘Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) Products’ (hereinafter
referred to as the ‘subject goods’) falling under the tariff headings 3904, 3907, 3910, 3916, 3917, 3918, 3919, 3920,
3921, 3922, 3923, 3924, 3925 and 3926 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, originating in, or exported
from China PR (hereinafter referred to as the subject country) into India.
And whereas, the designated authority in its final findings, published vide notification No.07/22/2020-DGTR,
dated the 27th January, 2021, in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, has come to the conclusion that-[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािप् : असाधारण 5
(i) there has been a change in pattern of trade in case of subject goods from the subject country;
(ii) the value addition in converting Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) to subject goods is significantly less than
that the prescribed threshold in 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 Anti-dumping Rules);
(iii) imports of subject goods from the subject country are entering at dumped prices;
(iv) the import of subject goods from the subject country has undermined the remedial effect of existing anti-
dumping measure on the imports of Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) originating in or exported from China
PR,
and has recommended imposition of the existing anti-dumping duty imposed on the imports of
‘Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE)’, originating in or exported from China PR, vide notification of the Government of
India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 36/2017-Customs (ADD), dated the 28th July, 2017,
published vide number G.S.R. 966(E) in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), dated
the 28th July, 2017, on the subject goods, originating in or exported from the subject country.
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1), (1A) and (5) of section 9A of the
Customs Tariff Act, read with rule 27 of the Anti-dumping Rules, 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, specification of which is specified in column (4), falling under tariff
heading of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, specified in the corresponding entry in column (2),
originating in the countries specified in the corresponding entry in column (5), exported from the countries specified
in the corresponding entry in column (6), produced by the producers specified in the corresponding entry in column
(7), exported by the exporters specified in the corresponding entry in column (8) and imported into India, an anti-
dumping duty at the rate equal to the amount specified in the corresponding entry in column (9), in the currency
specified in the corresponding entry in column (11) and as per unit of measurement specified in the corresponding
entry in column (10) of the said Table, namely:-
Table
Sl. Tariff Description of Specification Country Country Producer Exporter Amount Unit Currency
No. heading goods of origin of
export
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11)
1. 3904, 3907, Polytetrafluorethyle Any China China Any Any 2637 MT US Dollar
3910, 3916, ne (PTFE) PR PR
3917, 3918, Products *
3919, 3920,
3921, 3922,
3923, 3924,
3925, 3926
2. 3904, 3907, Polytetrafluorethyle Any China Any Any Any 2637 MT US Dollar
3910, 3916, ne (PTFE) PR other
3917, 3918, Products * than
3919, 3920, Russia or
3921, 3922, China
3923, 3924, PR
3925, 3926
3. 3904, 3907, Polytetrafluorethyle Any Any China Any Any 2637 MT US Dollar
3910, 3916, ne (PTFE) other PR
3917, 3918, Products * than
3919, 3920, Russia or
3921, 3922, China
3923, 3924, PR
3925, 3926
* includes PTFE Products or Processed PTFE Components, including and not limited to bush, rod, sheet, tape, tube
and thread seal tape.
2. The anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification shall be effective from the date of publication of this
notification in the Official Gazette and will be co-terminus with the anti-dumping duty on Polytetrafluoroethylene
(PTFE) as levied vide aforesaid notification No. 36/2017-Customs (ADD), dated the 28th July, 2017, published vide6 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
number G.S.R. 966(E), dated the 28th July, 2017 (unless revoked, superseded or amended earlier), and the anti-
dumping duty shall be paid in Indian currency.
Explanation.- For the purposes of this notification, rate of exchange applicable for the purposes 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. 354/113/2020-TRU]
RAJEEV RANJAN, Under Secy.
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