CBIC imposes Anti-dumping duty on imports of Sodium Cyanide originating in or exported from China PR, European Union, Japan and Korea RP vide Notification No. 10/2024-Customs (ADD) | Dated: 27th June, 2024.
Ministry of Finance has issued Notification No. 10/2024-Customs (ADD) imposing anti-dumping duty on imports of Sodium Cyanide from China PR, European Union, Japan, and Korea RP into India. This action follows findings by the designated authority indicating that these imports were being sold in India at prices lower than their domestic market prices, causing material injury to the Indian domestic industry producing Sodium Cyanide. The anti-dumping duty is intended to counteract the adverse impact of these dumped imports, thereby restoring fair competition in the Indian market. The duty rates vary depending on the country of origin and exporter, ranging from $13 to $554 per metric tonne, and will be effective for a period of five years unless revised or terminated earlier. This measure aligns with India’s commitment to safeguarding its domestic industries against unfair trade practices in accordance with international trade laws and agreements.
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(Department of Revenue)
Notification No. 10/2024-Customs (ADD) | Dated: 27th June, 2024
G.S.R. 348(E).—Whereas in the matter of “Sodium Cyanide” (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods) falling under heading 2837 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, European Union, Japan and Korea RP (hereinafter referred to as the subject countries), and imported into India, the designated authority in its final findings vide notification F. No. 6/03/2023-DGTR, dated the 28th March, 2024, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 28th March, 2024, has come to the conclusion that,
(i) the subject goods have been exported to India from the subject countries at dumped prices;
(ii) the domestic industry has suffered material injury on account of subject imports from subject countries;
(iii) the material injury has been caused by the dumped imports of subject goods from the subject countries,
and has recommended imposition of an anti-dumping duty on the imports of subject goods, originating in, or exported from the subject countries 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 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 heading 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 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 calculated at the rate as specified in the corresponding entry in column (7), of the said Table, namely:-
TABLE
| S. No. | Heading | Description of Goods | Country of Origin |
Country of Export | Producer | Duty ($/Metric Tonne) |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) |
| 1 | 2837* | Sodium Cyanide, regardless of its form | China | Any country including China | Hebei Chengxin Co. Ltd. | 286 |
| 2 | -do- | -do- | China | Any country including China | Any producer other than mentioned in SN (1) above. | 554 |
| 3 | -do- | -do- | Any country other than China, EU, Japan and Korea | China | Any producer other than mentioned in SN (1) above. | 554 |
| 4 | -do- | -do- | European Union | Any country including European Union | Lučební závody Draslovka a.s. Kolín |
13 |
| 5 | -do- | -do- | European Union | Any country including European Union | Any producer other than mentioned in SN (4) above. | 230 |
| 6 | -do- | -do- | Any country other than China, EU, Japan and Korea | European Union |
Any producer other than mentioned in SN (4) above. | 230 |
| 7 | -do- | -do- | Japan | Any country including Japan | Any producer | 447 |
| 8 | -do- | -do- | Any country other than China, EU, Japan and Korea | Japan | Any producer | 447 |
| 9 | -do- | -do- | Korea RP | Any country including Korea RP | Any producer | 413 |
| 10 | -do- | -do- | Any country other than China, EU, Japan and Korea | Korea RP | Any producer | 413 |
* The Customs classification is indicative only and is not binding on the scope of the product under consideration.
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 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. CBIC- 190354/81/2024-TO(TRU-I)-CBEC]
NITISH KARNATAK, Under Secy.
