Measuring
Tapes Anti-dumping Duty Extended to Singapore and Cambodia on Grounds of
Circumventing Duty on China
[Notification No. 67/2021-Customs (ADD)
dated 12 November 2021]
Whereas,
in the matter of review of anti-dumping duty on imports of ‘Steel and Fibre Glass Measuring Tapes and their parts and components’
falling under the tariff item 9017 80 10 or 9017 90 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 People’s Republic of
China, the designated authority in its final findings vide notification No. 7/24/2019-DGTR, published in the Gazette of
India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 18th June 2020,
had recommended imposition of the anti-dumping duty on Steel and Fibre Glass Measuring Tapes and their parts and components,
originating in or exported from People’s Republic of China;
And
whereas, on the basis of the aforesaid findings of the designated authority,
the Central Government had imposed anti-dumping duty on imports of ‘Steel and Fibre Glass Measuring Tapes and their parts and
components’, originating in or exported from People’s Republic of China, vide notification of the Government of
India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No.17/2020-Customs
(ADD), dated the 8th July, 2020, published vide G.S.R. number 433(E) in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary,
Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), dated the 8th
July, 2020;
And
whereas, the designated authority, vide notification
No.07/36/2020-DGTR, dated the 21st September, 2020, published in the
Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1 dated the 21st
September, 2020, in the matter of circumvention of the anti-dumping duty
imposed on imports of ‘Steel and Fibre Glass
Measuring Tapes and their parts and components’ originating in or exported from
People’s Republic of China, had initiated an investigation to determine the
need for extending the anti-dumping duty imposed on imports of ‘Steel and Fibre Glass Measuring Tapes and their parts and
components’, originating in or exported from People’s Republic of China, vide notification of the Government of
India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No.17/2020-Customs
(ADD), dated the 8th July, 2020, published vide G.S.R. number 433(E) in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary,
Part II, Section 3, Sub-Section (i), dated the 8th
July, 2020, to the imports of ‘Steel and Fibre Glass
Measuring Tapes and their parts and components’ (hereinafter referred to as the
‘subject goods’) falling under the tariff item 9017 80 10 or 9017 90 00 of the
First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, originating in, or exported from
Singapore and Cambodia (hereinafter referred to as the subject countries) into
India;
And
whereas, the designated authority in its final findings, published vide notification No.07/36/2020- DGTR,
dated the 3rd September, 2021, in the Gazette of India,
Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, has come to the conclusion that-
(i) there
has been a change in pattern of trade in case of subject goods from the subject
countries;
(ii) imports
of subject goods from the subject countries are being done at dumped prices;
(iii)
the import of subject goods from the
subject countries has undermined the remedial effect of existing anti-dumping
measure on the imports of the subject goods originating in or exported from
People’s Republic of China,
and
has recommended imposition of the existing anti-dumping duty imposed on the
imports of ‘Steel and Fibre Glass Measuring Tapes and
their parts and components’, originating in or exported from People’s Republic
of China, vide notification of the
Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue),
No.17/2020-Customs (ADD), dated the 8th July, 2020, published vide G.S.R. number 433(E) in the Gazette
of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i),
dated the 8th July, 2020, on the subject goods, originating in or exported from
the subject countries;
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 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, specification of which is specified
in column (4), falling under tariff item 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), an
anti-dumping duty at the rate equal to the amount specified in the
corresponding entry in column (8), in the currency specified in the
corresponding entry in column (10) and as per unit of measurement specified in
the corresponding entry in column (9) of the said Table, namely:-
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Table |
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|
Sl.No |
Tariff Item |
Description of
Goods |
Specification |
Country of Origin |
Country of Export |
Producer |
Duty Amount |
Unit |
Currency |
|
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5) |
(6) |
(7) |
(8) |
(9) |
(10) |
|
1 |
9017 80 10 or 9017
90 00 |
Measuring Tapes |
Steel tapes and
parts and components thereof |
Singapore |
Singapore |
Any |
1.83 |
Kg |
US $ |
|
2 |
9017 80 10 or 9017
90 00 |
Measuring Tapes |
Steel tapes and
parts and components thereof |
Singapore |
Any other than
Singapore |
Any |
1.83 |
Kg |
US $ |
|
3 |
9017 80 10 or 9017
90 00 |
Measuring Tapes |
Steel tapes and
parts and components thereof |
Any other than
Singapore |
Singapore |
Any |
1.83 |
Kg |
US $ |
|
4 |
9017 80 10 or 9017
90 00 |
Measuring Tapes |
Steel tapes and
parts and components thereof |
Cambodia |
Cambodia |
Any |
1.83 |
Kg |
US $ |
|
5 |
9017 80 10 or 9017
90 00 |
Measuring Tapes |
Steel tapes and
parts and components thereof |
Cambodia |
Any other than
Cambodia |
Any |
1.83 |
Kg |
US $ |
|
6 |
9017 80 10 or 9017
90 00 |
Measuring Tapes |
Steel tapes and
parts and components thereof |
Any other than
Cambodia |
Cambodia |
Any |
1.83 |
Kg |
US $ |
|
7 |
9017 80 10 or 9017
90 00 |
Measuring Tapes |
Fibre Glass tapes and
parts and components thereof |
Singapore |
Singapore |
Any |
2.56 |
Kg |
US $ |
|
8 |
9017 80 10 or 9017
90 00 |
Measuring Tapes |
Fibre Glass tapes and
parts and components thereof |
Singapore |
Any other than
Singapore |
Any |
2.56 |
Kg |
US $ |
|
9 |
9017 80 10 or 9017
90 00 |
Measuring Tapes |
Fibre Glass tapes and
parts and components thereof |
Any other than
Singapore |
Singapore |
Any |
2.56 |
Kg |
US $ |
|
10 |
9017 80 10 or 9017
90 00 |
Measuring Tapes |
Fibre Glass tapes and
parts and components thereof |
Cambodia |
Cambodia |
Any |
2.56 |
Kg |
US $ |
|
11 |
9017 80 10 or 9017
90 00 |
Measuring Tapes |
Fibre Glass tapes and
parts and components thereof |
Cambodia |
Any other than
Cambodia |
Any |
2.56 |
Kg |
US $ |
|
12 |
9017 80 10 or 9017
90 00 |
Measuring Tapes |
Fibre Glass tapes and
parts and components thereof |
Any other than
Cambodia |
Cambodia |
Any |
2.56 |
Kg |
US $ |
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 shall
be co-terminus with the anti-dumping duty on Steel and Fibre
Glass Measuring Tapes and their parts and components as levied vide aforesaid notification No. 17/2020-
Customs (ADD), dated the 8th July, 2020, published vide G.S.R. number 433(E), dated the 8th
July, 2020 (unless revoked, superseded or amended earlier) and shall be paid in
Indian currency.
Explanation.-
For the purposes of this notification, the rate of exchange applicable for the
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.
CBIC-190349/7/2021-TRU Section-CBEC]