CBIC imposes anti-dumping duty on N,N-Dicyclohexyl Carbodiimide

CBIC imposes anti-dumping duty on N,N-Dicyclohexyl Carbodiimide (DCC) originating in or exported from China PR for a period of 5 years vide Notification No. 12/2022-Customs (ADD), Dated: 28.04.2022.

MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(Department of Revenue)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 28th April, 2022

Notification No. 12/2022-Customs (ADD)

G.S.R. 321(E).—Whereas, in the matter of “N, N’ – Dicyclohexyl Carbodiimide (DCC)” (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods), falling under tariff items 29212990, 29241900, 29242990, 29251900, 29252910, 29252990, 29333990 or 29419090 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 the China PR (hereinafter referred to as the subject country) and imported into India, the designated authority in its final findings, vide notification F. No. 06/53/2020-DGTR, dated the 24^th February, 2022, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 24^th February, 2022, has come to the conclusion inter alia that-

(i) the product under consideration has been exported to India at a price below normal value, thus resulting in dumping;

(ii) the dumping of the subject goods has materially retarded the establishment of domestic industry in India;

(iii) the non-imposition of the anti-dumping duty will adversely and materially impact the indigenous production, while imposition of the anti-dumping duty will not materially impact the consumers or the downstream industry or the public at large,

and has recommended imposition of anti-dumping duty on imports of the 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 and 20 of the Customs Tariff (Identification, Assessment and Collection of Anti­dumping 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 the 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), and imported into India, an anti-dumping duty at the rate equal to the amount as specified in the corresponding entry in column (7), in the currency as specified in the corresponding entry in column (9) and as per unit of measurement as specified in the corresponding entry in column (8) of the said Table, namely :-

TABLE

*Also known as DCC, Dicyclohexylcarbodiimide, 1, 3-Dicyclohexylcarbodiimide

2. The anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification shall be levied 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 purpose 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. CBIC-190354/71/2022-TRU]
NITISH KARNATAK, Under Secy.