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Date: 2020-11-10 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

Whereas, the designated authority, vide notification No 7262019DGTR dated the 23rd December, 2019, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary

Issued by Ministry of Finance · Department of Revenue

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Executive Summary: This notification imposes an antidumping duty on imports of woven flax fabric with more than 50% flax content originating in or exported from China PR and Hong Kong. This follows a review initiated in December 2019 and final findings published in August 2020, which concluded that dumping was occurring and causing injury to the domestic industry. The antidumping duty is effective from the date of the notification's publication and will remain in place for five years unless revoked, superseded, or amended earlier. Key Points / Main Content: * **Imposition of Antidumping Duty:** * An antidumping duty is imposed on woven flax fabric with more than 50% flax content. * The duty applies to goods originating in or exported from China PR and Hong Kong. * The specified tariff heading for the goods is 5309. * **Duty Amounts:** * For goods from China PR, the duty is US$2.36 per meter. * For goods from Hong Kong, the duty is US$1.14 per meter. * These rates apply to any producer and exporter. * **Duration and Currency:** * The antidumping duty is effective for five years from the date of the notification's publication. * The duty shall be paid in Indian currency. * The rate of exchange for calculating the duty will be determined by the relevant notification issued under Section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962. Impact Analysis: Stakeholders Impacted: Domestic Producers of Flax Fabric * Impact: Benefit from protection against unfair competition from dumped imports, potentially leading to improved market share and profitability. * Action Required: Monitor the market and report any instances of circumvention of the antidumping duty to the relevant authorities. Stakeholders Impacted: Importers of Flax Fabric from China PR and Hong Kong * Impact: Increased costs due to the antidumping duty, potentially affecting profitability and competitiveness. * Action Required: Pay the applicable antidumping duty, factor the duty into pricing strategies, and explore alternative sourcing options if necessary. Stakeholders Impacted: Consumers of Products Made from Flax Fabric * Impact: Potential increase in prices of finished goods using flax fabric due to the added cost of the antidumping duty. * Action Required: No direct action required but may need to adjust purchasing decisions based on price changes. Stakeholders Impacted: Customs Authorities * Impact: Responsibility for enforcing and collecting the antidumping duty. * Action Required: Implement the notification, collect the duty, and monitor imports of flax fabric to ensure compliance.

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New Delhi: Location where the notification was issued. Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue: The government ministry and department issuing the notification. Customs Tariff Act, 1975: The primary legislation governing customs tariffs in India. China PR: Country of origin for the goods subject to antidumping duty. Hong Kong: Country of origin/export for the goods subject to antidumping duty. Customs Act, 1962: Act related to customs duties and exchange rates. Woven Fabric having more than 50 Flax content commonly known as Flax Fabric: Description of the goods subject to antidumping duty. Customs Tariff Identification, Assessment and Collection of Anti dumping Duty on Dumped Articles and for Determination of Injury Rules, 1995: Rules governing the imposition of antidumping duty.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-10112020-223026 xxxGIDHxxx CG-DL-E-10112020-223026 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.ं 573] नई दिल्ली, ंगं लिार, निम्ब र 10, 2020/ कार्तकि 19, 1942 No. 573] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2020/KARTIKA 19, 1942 जित्त ं्ं ाल (रािस्ट्ि जिभाग अजधसचू ना नई दिल् ली, 10 निम्बर, 2020 स.ं 35/2020-सींा िल्ु क (एडीडी सा.का.जन. 697(अ .—िहां दक चीन िनिािी गणराज् और हांगकांग (एतजमंन पम चात जिन्ह ें जिष गत देशों से संिर्भित दक ा ग ा ह ै ंें ंलू त: उत् पादित ा िहां से जन ािजतत “िूिेन फैजिक (जिसंें फलैक्स अव्यि की ंा्ा 50% से अजधक हो ” जिस े सांान् त ा “फलैक्स फैजिक” (एतजमंन पमच ात जिन्ह ें जिष गत िस्ट्त ु स े संिर्भित दक ा ग ा ह ै के नां से िाना िाता ह ै िो दक सींा िुल् क ैैिरफ अजधजन ं, 1975 (1975 का 51) (एतजमंन पमच ात जिसे उक्त सींा िुल् क ैैिरफ अजधजन ं से संिर्भित दक ा ग ा ह ै की प्रथं अनुसचू ी के ैैिरफ िीषिक 5309 के अंतगति आता ह ै के आ ात पर भारत सरकार, जित् त ंं्ाल (रािस्ट् ि जिभाग की अजधसूचना सं्‍ ा 39/2015-सींा िुल् क (एडीडी , दिनांक 12 अगस्ट्त, 2015, जिसे सा.का.जन. 624(अ , दिनांक 12 अगस्ट्त, 2015 के तहत भारत के रािप्, असाधारण, के भाग-।।, खंड-3, उप खंड (i) ंें प्रकाजित दक ा ग ा था, के द्वारा लगाए गए प्रजतपाैन िल्ु क को आग े िारी रखन े के ंांल े ं ें जिजनर्िष्टि प्राजधकारी अजधसूचना सं. 7/26/2019-डीिीैीआर, दिनांक 23 दिसम् बर, 2019, जिसे भारत के रािप्, असाधारण के भाग ।, खंड । ं ेंप्रकाजित दक ा ग ा था, के तहत संीक्षा का का ि िरूु दक ा था; और िहां दक उक्त जिष गत देशों ंें ंलू त: उत् पादित ा िहां से जन ािजतत उक्त जिष गत िस्ट् त ु के आ ात पर लगाए गए प्रजतपाैन िल्ु क की संीक्षा करने के ंांले ंें उक्त जिजनर्ि्‍ि ै प्राजधकारी अजधसूचना सं्‍ ा 7/26/2019- 5461 GI/2020 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] डीिीैीआर, दिनांक 17 अगस्ट्त, 2020, जिसे भारत के रािप्, असाधारण के भाग ।, खंड । ंें प्रकाजित दक ा ग ा था, ंें प्रकाजित अपन ेअंजतं जन्‍क षों ंें इस जनणि पर पहचं े ह ैंदक:- (i) जिष गत िस्ट्तु का जिष गत ििे से जन ाित इसके सांान् ंूल् से कं कींत पर दक ा ग ा था जिसके कारण हां इसकी भरंार हो ग ी; (ii) इस प्रकार के आ ात से बािार ंें घरेल ूउद्योग की कींतों ं ेंकंी आ रही ह;ै (iii) जिष गत ििे ों से इस प्रश्नगत उत्पाि के आ ात से संबंजधत डंपपगं ंार्ििन और इंिरू ी ंार्ििन घनात्ंक रही ह;ै (iv) दि इस प्रजतपाैन िल्ु क को संाप्त कर दि ा िाता ह ै तो कींतों ंें कंी होती रहगे ी क् ोंदक जिष गत िेिों के उत्पािकों/जन ाितकों की क्षंता काफी अजधक ह ै और दि इस प्रजतपाैन िुल्क को संाप्त कर दि ा िाता ह ै तो आ ात, जिसके कारण हां भरंार हो रही ह ै और एडी िैस े उपा ों के िाबिूि ह हाजनकारक जसद्ध हो रहा ह,ै के बढ़ िाने की संभािना ह,ै इस प्रकार दि प्रजतपाैन िुल्क को संाप्त कर दि ा िाता ह ै तो घरेल ू उद्योगों का कांकाि खराब हो सकता ह।ै और उन् होंन े जिष गत िेिों ं ें ंूलतः उत्पादित ा िहां से जन ािजतत इस जिष गत िस्ट्तु पर प्रजतपाैन िल्ु क लगाए िाने की जसफािरि की ह।ै अत: अब सींा िुल् क ैैिरफ (पािैत िस्ट् तुओं क की पहचान, उनका आंकलन और उन पर प्रजतपाैन िुल् क का सं्रहहण तथा क्षजत जनधािरण जन ंािली, 1995 के जन ं 18, और 23 के साथ पिित उक्त सींा िुल् क ैैिरफ अजधजन ं की धारा 9क की उप धारा (1 और (5 के तहत प्रित् त िजि ों का प्र ोग करत े हए और भारत सरकार, जित् त ंं्ाल (रािस्ट् ि जिभाग की अजधसूचना सं्‍ ा 39/2015-सींा िुल् क (एडीडी , दिनांक 12 अगस्ट्त, 2015, जिसे सा.का.जन. 624(अ , दिनांक 12 अगस्ट्त, 2015 के तहत भारत के रािप्, असाधारण, के भाग-।।, खंड-3, उप खंड (i) ंें प्रकाजित दक ा ग ा था, का अजधक्रंण करत े हए केन् र सरकार, उक्त जिजनर्ि्‍ि ै प्राजधकारी के अंजतं जन्‍क षों पर जिचार करने के पम चात, एतिद्वारा, उक्त जिष गत िस्ट् त,ु जिसका जििरण नीचे सारणी के कॉलं (3 ं ें जनर्ि्‍ि ै ह,ै कॉलं (2 की तत्स ंबंधी प्रजिजष्ट ंें जिजनर्ि्‍ि ै सींा िुल् क ैैिरफ अजधजन ं की प्रथं अनुसूची के ैैिरफ ंि के अतं गति आती ह,ै कॉलं (4 की तत्स ंबंधी प्रजिजष्ट ंें जिजनर्ि्‍ि ै िेिों ंें ंूलत: उत् पादित ह,ै कॉलं (5 की तत्स ंबंधी प्रजिजष्ट ंें जिजनर्ि्‍ि ै िेिों से जन ािजतत ह,ै कॉलं (6 की तत्स ंबंधी प्रजिजष्ट ंें जिजनर्ि्‍ि ै उत् पािकों से उत् पादित ह ै और कॉलं (7 की तत्स ंबंधी प्रजिजष्ट ंें जिजनर्ि्‍ि ै जन ाितकों स े जन ािजतत ह ै और भारत ंें आ ाजतत ह,ै पर कॉलं (8 की तत्स ंबधं ी प्रजिजष्ट ंें जिजनर्ि्‍ि ै राजि की बराबर की िर स,े कॉलं (10 की तत्स ंबंधी प्रजिजष्ट ंें जिजनर्ि्‍ि ै ंुरा ंें और कॉलं (9 की तत्स ंबंधी प्रजिजष्ट ं ें जिजनर्ि्‍ि ै ंाप इकाई के अनुसार प्रजतपाैन िल्ु क लगाती ह,ै थाः- िल्ु क सारणी क्रं सं. ैैिरफ ंि िस्ट्तु का जििरण ंूलतः उत्पािन का ििे जन ाितक ििे उत्पािक जन ाितक राजि ंाप इकाई ंुरा (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) 5309 “फलैक्स ा चीन िनिािी कोई भी कोई कोई 2.36 प्रजत अंेिरकी 1 लाइनेन गणराज् भी भी ंीैर डॉलर फैजिक, जिसंें फलैक्स का अव्यि 50% से अजधक हो" 5309 “फलैक्स ा हांगकांग और चीन कोई कोई 2.36 प्रजत अंेिरकी 2 लाइनेन प्रजतपाैन िुल् क िनिािी भी भी ंीैर डॉलर फैजिक, जिसंें लगने िाले ििे से गणराज् फलैक्स का जभन्न कोई भी अव्यि 50% से अजधक हो"[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािप् : असाधारण 3 5309 “फलैक्स ा हांगकांग कोई भी कोई कोई 1.14 प्रजत अंेिरकी 3 लाइनेन भी भी ंीैर डॉलर फैजिक, जिसंें फलैक्स का अव्यि 50% से अजधक हो" 5309 “फलैक्स ा चीन और हांगकांग कोई कोई 1.14 प्रजत अंेिरकी 4 लाइनेन प्रजतपाैन िुल् क भी भी ंीैर डॉलर फैजिक, जिसंें लगने िाले ििे से फलैक्स का जभन्न कोई भी अव्यि 50% से अजधक हो" 2. इस अजधसूचना के अंतगित लगा ा ग ा प्रजतपाैन िल्ु क अजधसूचना के रािप् ंें प्रकािन की तारीख से पांच िष ि की अिजध तक ( दि इसके पहले इसे िापस नहीं जल ा िाता है, इसका अजधक्रंण नहीं दक ा िाता ह ै ा इसंें संिोधन नहीं दक ा िाता ह ैतो लाग ूरहगे ा और इसका भुगतान भारती ंुरा ंें करना होगा । स्ट्प ्‍ै ीकरण– इस अजधसूचना के उद्देम के जलए ससे प्रजतपाैन िल्ु 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 करत े हए सं -सं पर िारी दक ा ग ा हो, ंें जिजनर्ि्‍ि ै की गई होगी और इस 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.ं 354/62/2009–ैीआर ू (पाै-ि II ] ज.े एस. कंधारी, उप सजचि MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department of Revenue) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 10th November, 2020 No. 35/2020-Customs (ADD) G.S.R. 697(E).—Whereas, the designated authority, vide notification No. 7/26/2019-DGTR dated the 23rd December, 2019, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, had initiated a review in the matter of continuation of anti-dumping duty on imports of “Woven Fabric (having more than 50% Flax content)” commonly known as “Flax Fabric” (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods) falling under tariff heading 5309 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 and Hong Kong (hereinafter referred to as the subject countries), imposed vide notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) No. 39/2015-Customs (ADD), dated the 12th August, 2015, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 624(E), dated the 12th August, 2015; And whereas, in the matter of review of anti-dumping duty on import of the subject goods, originating in or exported from the subject countries, the designated authority in its final findings, published vide notification No. 7/26/2019- DGTR, dated the 17th August, 2020, in the Gazette of India Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, has come to the conclusion that- (i) the subject goods exported from the subject countries are at prices below their normal value, thus resulting in dumping. (ii) imports are undercutting the prices of the domestic industry in the market. (iii) dumping margin and injury margin are positive in respect of imports of the product under consideration from the subject countries.4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] (iv) in event of cessation of anti-dumping duty undercutting may continue as the producers/exporters in the subject countries are holding significant capacities and the imports which are dumped and injurious despite existence of AD measure, are likely to increase in the event of cessation of anti-dumping duty. Performance of the domestic industry is therefore likely to deteriorate in the event of cessation of anti- dumping duty and has recommended imposition of anti-dumping duty on the subject goods, originating in or exported from the subject countries; 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 23 of the Customs Tariff (Identification, Assessment and Collection of Anti- dumping Duty on Dumped Articles and for Determination of Injury) Rules, 1995, and in supersession of the notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) No. 39/2015-Customs (ADD), dated the 12th August, 2015, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 624(E), dated the 12th August, 2015, 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 country as specified in the corresponding entry in column (4), exported from the country as specified in the corresponding entry in column (5), produced by the producers as specified in the corresponding entry in column (6) and 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 in column (8), in the currency as specified in the corresponding entry in column (10) and as per unit of measurement as specified in the corresponding entry in column (9) of the said Table, namely:- TABLE Tariff Description Country of Country Producer Exporter Amount Unit of Currency S.N Item of Goods Origin of Measurement Export (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) 1 5309 Flax or Linen China PR Any Any Any 2.36 Per meter US$ fabric having flax content of more than 50%" 2 5309 Flax or Linen Any other China PR Any Any 2.36 Per meter US$ fabric than Hong Kong and having flax country content of attracting more than 50%" Anti-Dumping duty 3 5309 Flax or Linen Hong Kong Any Any Any 1.14 Per meter US$ fabric having flax content of more than 50%" 4 5309 Flax or Linen Any other Hong Any Any 1.14 Per meter US$ fabric than China Kong and country having flax attracting content of Anti- more than Dumping 50%" duty[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािप् : असाधारण 5 2. The anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification 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 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. 354/62/2009-TRU (Pt. II)] JAINENDRA SINGH KANDHARI, Dy. 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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