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Date: 2019-01-04 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

Whereas the designated authority vide notification No 7 15 2018 DGAD dated the 3rd May 2018 published in the Gazette of India

Issued by Ministry of Finance · Department of Revenue

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Executive Summary: This notification concerns the imposition of antidumping duty on imports of Methylene Chloride originating in or exported from the European Union and the United States of America. The duty is based on final findings of continued dumping and injury to the domestic industry. The notification is effective from the date of publication in the Official Gazette and the antidumping duty will last for five years, unless amended earlier. Key Points / Main Content: * **Antidumping Duty Imposition:** * Definitive antidumping duty is imposed on Methylene Chloride imports from the European Union and the United States of America. * This action follows a review indicating continued dumping and injury to the domestic industry. * **Goods Description and Tariff Item:** * The goods in question are Methylene Chloride, falling under tariff item 2903 12 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act. * **Duty Rates:** * Specific duty rates are defined based on the producer and exporter, as outlined in the provided table. * For certain producers (e.g., Ms. Akzo Nobel Industrial Chemicals B.V), the duty is $0.32 per kg. * For other producers or exporters from European Union, the duty is $0.36 per kg. * For all producers or exporters from the United States of America, the duty is $0.33 per kg. * These rates are applicable per unit of measurement (Kg) in US Dollars. * **Duration and Currency:** * The antidumping duty is effective for five years from the date of the notification's publication. * The duty is payable in Indian currency, with the exchange rate determined by the Customs Act, 1962. Impact Analysis: * **Domestic Industry:** * Impact: Aims to remove the injury caused by dumped imports, improving financial performance and growth. * Action Required: Monitor the effectiveness of the antidumping duty and report any continued injury. * **Importers:** * Impact: Increased cost of importing Methylene Chloride from the specified countries due to the antidumping duty. * Action Required: Pay the applicable antidumping duty as per the notification and consider alternative sourcing options if necessary. * **Exporters/Producers from European Union and United States of America:** * Impact: Reduced competitiveness in the Indian market due to the imposed duty. * Action Required: Assess the impact on export volumes and potentially adjust pricing or explore alternative markets. * **Central Government (Ministry of Finance):** * Impact: Expected increase in revenue collection through antidumping duties. * Action Required: Monitor the implementation and effectiveness of the duty, and make adjustments as necessary based on market conditions.

Key Entities Referenced

Customs Tariff Act, 1975: Indian legislation governing customs tariffs, specifically section 9A is referenced regarding anti-dumping duties. Customs Act, 1962: Indian legislation referenced for determination of exchange rates for anti-dumping duty calculation. European Union: One of the subject countries from which Methylene Chloride imports are being investigated for anti-dumping duties. United States of America: One of the subject countries from which Methylene Chloride imports are being investigated for anti-dumping duties. Methylene Chloride: The 'subject good' under investigation for anti-dumping duties. New Delhi: Location where the notification was issued. Department Of Revenue: The department of the Ministry of Finance responsible for the notification. G.S.R 8E: Notification number for ADD Customs.
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(iii) (cid:15)ितपाटन शु(cid:20)क को लगाए जान ेके बावजूद घरेल ूउ(cid:9)ोग के आ(cid:31)थ(cid:29)क !"याकलाप म (cid:8)िगरावट आई ह ै। इस जांच अविध के दौरान,,,, घरेलू उ(cid:9)ोग म(cid:8) उ(cid:2) पादन,,,, िब"%,,,, लाभ(cid:15)दता और आरओसीई (RRRROOOOCCCCEEEE)))) जैसे आ(cid:31)थक(cid:29) (cid:15)ितमान( क% दिृ* स े (cid:15)गित नकारा(cid:2)म क रही ह ै । यूरोपीय सघं और संयु, त रा- य अम0े रका स ेहोन ेवाले फालतू आयात के कारण घरेल ूउ(cid:9)ोग को (cid:12)ित प1चं रही ह;;;;ै (iv) य!द (cid:15)ितपाटन शु(cid:20)क को वापस ले िलया जाता है तो यरू ोपीय संघ और संयु, त रा- य अम0े रका स े (cid:15)3न गत उ(cid:2)प ाद का फालत ूआयात जारी रह सकता ह/ैऔर अिधक भी हो सकता ह;;ै;; और घरेलू उ?ोग को होने वाली इस 8ित को दरू करने के िलए िवषयगत दशे @ म $ मूलत: उ(प ा(cid:1)दत या वहां से िनया(cid:11)ितत तथा भारत म $ आयाितत िवषयगत व+त ु के आयात पर िन(cid:30)च या(म क (cid:14)ितपाटन शु(cid:3)क को लगाने क/ िसफा(cid:28)रश क/ ह ै । अत: अब सीमा शु(cid:3) क टै(cid:28)रफ (पा(cid:28)टत व+त ु4 क/ पहचान,,,, उनका आकं लन और उन पर (cid:14)ितपाटन शु(cid:3) क का स6ं हण तथा 8ित िनधा(cid:11)रण) िनयमावली,,,, 1995 के िनयम 18,,,, 20 और 23 के साथ प(cid:28)ठत सीमा शु(cid:3) क टै(cid:28)रफ अिधिनयम क/ धारा 9क क/ उप धारा (1) और (5) के तहत (cid:14)द(त शिBय@ का (cid:14)योग करते =ए के"C सरकार,,,, उ(cid:22) त िन(cid:10)द(cid:12)(cid:11) ट (cid:14)ािधकारी के अंितम िन(cid:12) कषD पर िवचार करन े के प(cid:30)च ात,,,, एतEारा,,,, िवषयगत व+त ,,ु,, िजसका िववरण नीचे सारणी के कॉलम (3) म $ िन(cid:10)द(cid:12)(cid:11) ट ह,,ै,, जो (cid:1)क उ(cid:22)त सारणी के कॉलम (2) क/ त(स बं धं ी (cid:14)िविF म $ िन(cid:10)द(cid:12)(cid:11) ट सीमा शु(cid:3) क टै(cid:28)रफ अिधिनयम क/ (cid:14)थम अनुसूची के टै(cid:28)रफ मद के अंतग(cid:11)त आती ह,,>,, कॉलम (4) क/ त(स बं धं ी (cid:14)िविF म $ िविन(cid:10)द(cid:12)(cid:11) ट दशे म $ मूलत: उ( पा(cid:1)दत ह,,ै,, कॉलम (5) क/ त(स बं धं ी (cid:14)िविF म $ िन(cid:10)द(cid:12)(cid:11) ट दशे से िनया(cid:11)ितत ह,,,,ै कॉलम (6) क/ त( सबं धं ी (cid:14)िविF म $ िन(cid:10)द(cid:12)(cid:11) ट उ( पादक@ से उ(प ा(cid:1)दत ह,,ै,, कॉलम (7) क/ त(स बं धं ी (cid:14)िविF म $ िन(cid:10)द(cid:12)(cid:11) ट िनया(cid:11)तक@ स े िनया(cid:11)ितत ह ै और भारत म $ आयाितत ह ै पर कॉलम 10 म $ िविन(cid:10)द(cid:12)(cid:11) ट मुCा म $ तथा कॉलम (9) क/ त(स बं धं ी (cid:14)िविF म$ िन(cid:10)द(cid:12)(cid:11) ट माप इकाई के अनुसार,,,, कॉलम (8) क/ त(स बं धं ी (cid:14)िविF म $ िविन(cid:10)द(cid:12)(cid:11) ट रािश के बराबर क/ दर से (cid:14)ितपाटन श(cid:3)ु क लगाती ह,,,,ै यथा: ससससााााररररणणणणीीीी ".स.ं उप शीष (cid:29) व7त ु का िववरण मलू त: िनया(cid:29)तक उ(cid:2) पादक िनया(cid:29)तक रािश इकाई म8ु ा उ(cid:2)प ाद दशे का दशे (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) 1 2903 डाय,ल ोरोिमथने यूरोपीय यूरोपीय मसै स (cid:29) मसै स (cid:29) 0.32 !क.=ा. अम.ेडॉलर संघ संघ अकेजो अकेजो 12 (िमथाइलीन नोबेल नोबेल ,ल ोराइड) इंडि7<यल इंडि7<यल¹Hkkx IIµ[k.M 3(i)º Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k 3 केिमक(cid:20)स केिमक(cid:20)स बी.बी. बी.बी. नीदरल>?स नीदरल>?स 2 2903 डाय,ल ोरोिमथने यूरोपीय यूरोपीय ".स.ं 1 ".स.ं 1 के 0.36 !क.=ा. अम.ेडॉलर संघ संघ के संयोजन स े 12 (िमथाइलीन संयोजन िभ@ न अ@ य ,ल ोराइड) से िभ@न कोई भी अ@ य कोई उ(cid:2) पादक भी या उ(cid:2) पादक िनया(cid:29)तक या िनया(cid:29)तक 3 2903 डाय,ल ोरोिमथने िवषयगत यूरोपीय कोई भी कोई भी 0.36 !क.=ा. अम.ेडॉलर दशे स े संघ 12 (िमथाइलीन िभ@न ,ल ोराइड) कोई भी दशे 4 2903 डाय,ल ोरोिमथने यूरोपीय कोई भी कोई भी कोई भी 0.36 !क.=ा. अम.ेडॉलर संघ दशे 12 (िमथाइलीन ,ल ोराइड) 5 2903 डाय,ल ोरोिमथने संयु, त संयु, त कोई भी कोई भी 0.33 !क.=ा. अम.ेडॉलर रा-य रा- य 12 (िमथाइलीन अम0े रका अम0े रका ,ल ोराइड) 6 2903 डाय,ल ोरोिमथने िवषयगत संयु, त कोई भी कोई भी 0.33 !क.=ा. अम.ेडॉलर दशे स े रा- य 12 (िमथाइलीन िभ@न अम0े रका ,ल ोराइड) कोई भी दशे 7 2903 डाय,ल ोरोिमथने संयु, त कोई भी कोई भी कोई भी 0.33 !क.=ा. अम.ेडॉलर रा-य दशे 12 (िमथाइलीन अम0े रका ,ल ोराइड) 2222.... लगाए गए या (cid:14)ितपाटन शु(cid:3) क इस अिधसचू ना के सरकारी राजप2 म $ (cid:14)काशन क/ तारीख स े पांच वष (cid:11) क/ अविध तक (य(cid:1)द इससे पहले इसे वापस नहG िलया जाता ह,,,,ै इसका अिधHमण नहG होता ह,,,,ै या इसम $ संशोधन नहG होता ह ै तो) लागू रहगे ी और इसका भुगतान भारतीय मुCा म $ करना होगा । (cid:16)(cid:16)(cid:16)(cid:16) पप प प(cid:18)(cid:18)(cid:18)(cid:18)टट टट ीीीीककककररररणणणण – इस अिधसूचना के उJे(cid:30) य के िलए ऐसे (cid:14)ितपाटन शु(cid:3)क क/ गणना के (cid:14)योजन हते ु लागू िविनमय दर वही दर होगी जो (cid:1)क भारत सरकार,,,, िव( त म2ं ालय (राज+व िवभाग) क/ अिधसचू ना,,,, िजस े सीमा शु(cid:3)क अिधिनयम,,,, 1962 (1962 ककककाााा 52) क/ धारा 14 के तहत (cid:14)द(त शिBय@ का (cid:14)योग करते =ए समय-समय पर जारी (cid:1)कया गया हो,,,, म $ िविन(cid:10)द(cid:12)(cid:11) ट क/ गई होगी और इस िविनमय दर के िनधा(cid:11)रण क/ सगं त तारीख वह तारीख होगी जो (cid:1)क उ(cid:22) त अिधिनयम क/ धारा 46 के अंतग(cid:11)त आगम प2 म $ (cid:14)द%श(cid:11)त होगी । [[[[फा.... स..ं.. 354/199/2013––––टीआरय ू((((पाट(cid:29)----II))))]]]] डॉ.... Aीपाव(cid:29)ती एस.... एल....,,,, अवर सिचव4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department Of Revenue) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 4th January, 2019 No. 1/2019-Customs (ADD) G.S.R 8(E).— Whereas, the designated authority vide notification No. 7/15/2018-DGAD, dated the 3rd May 2018, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 3rd May 2018, had initiated the review in term of sub-section (5) of section 9 A of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), hereinafter referred to as the Customs Tariff Act, and in pursuance of rule 23 of the Customs Tariff (Identification, Assessment and Collection of Anti-dumping Duty on Dumped Articles and for Determination of Injury) Rules, 1995, in the matter of continuation of anti- dumping duty on imports of ‘Methylene Chloride’ (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods) falling under the tariff item of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, originating in or exported from European Union and United States of America (hereinafter referred to as the subject countries), imposed vide notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 24/2014-Customs (ADD), dated the 21st May, 2014, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 347 (E), dated the 21st May, 2014 ; And whereas, in the matter of review of anti-dumping duty on imports of the subject goods, originating in or exported from the subject country, the designated authority in its final findings, published vide notification No. F. No.7/15/2018-DGAD, dated the 22nd November, 2018 in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 22nd November, 2018 has come to the conclusion that- (i) there is continued dumping of the product concerned from the subject countries, causing injury to the domestic industry; (ii) price undercutting without anti-dumping duty is positive and significant; (iii) despite the anti-dumping duty in force, the financial performance of the Domestic Industry has deteriorated; during the Period of Investigation, the domestic industry has shown negative growth in terms of the economic parameters such as production, sales, profitability and Return on Capital Employed; the dumped imports from European Union and United States of America continue to cause injury to the domestic industry; (iv) dumping of the product under consideration from EU and USA is likely to continue/intensify should the current anti-dumping duty be revoked, and has recommended the imposition of definitive anti-dumping duty on the imports of subject goods, originating in or exported from the subject country 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, 20 and 23 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 tariff item 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), exported by the exporters as specified in the corresponding entry in column (7), and imported into India, an anti-dumping duty at the rate equal to the amount as specified in the corresponding entry in¹Hkkx IIµ[k.M 3(i)º Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k 5 column (8), in the currency specified in the corresponding entry in column (10) and per unit of measurement as specified in the corresponding entry in column (9) of the said Table. TABLE Sl. Sub- Description of Country of Country of Producer Exporter Amount Unit Currency No heading goods origin export (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) 1 2903 12 Dichloromethane European European M/s. Akzo M/s. Akzo 0.32 Kg US Dollar (Methylene Union Union Nobel Nobel Chloride) Industrial Industrial Chemicals Chemicals B.V, B.V, Netherlands Netherlands 2 2903 12 Dichloromethane European European Any producer or Any producer or 0.36 kg US Dollar exporter other exporter other (Methylene Union Union than than combination Chloride) combination at at serial number 1 serial number 1 3 2903 12 Dichloromethane Any country European Any Any 0.36 Kg US Dollar other than (Methylene Union subject Chloride) countries 4 2903 12 Dichloromethane European Any Any Any 0.36 Kg US Dollar country (Methylene Union Chloride) 5 2903 12 Dichloromethane United United Any Any 0.33 Kg US Dollar (Methylene States of States of Chloride) America America 6 2903 12 Dichloromethane Any country United Any Any 0.33 Kg US Dollar other than (Methylene States of subject Chloride) countries America 7 2903 12 Dichloromethane United Any Any Any 0.33 Kg US Dollar country (Methylene States of Chloride) America 2. The anti-dumping duty imposed shall be effective 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 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 Act. [F.No. 354/199/2013–TRU(Pt-II)] Dr. SREEPARVATHY S. L., 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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