India Imposes 5-Year Anti-Dumping Duty on Unframed Glass Mirrors from China

Govt imposes anti-dumping duty on imports of ‘Unframed glass mirror’ falling under tariff item 7009 91 00 originating in or exported from China PR for a period of 5 years vide Notification No. 18/2024-Customs (ADD) | Dated: 21st October, 2024.

The Ministry of Finance has imposed an anti-dumping duty on imports of unframed glass mirrors from China. This measure follows the final findings of the Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR), which concluded that Chinese imports of these goods caused material injury to the domestic industry due to significant dumping margins. The imposed duty applies to unframed glass mirrors falling under tariff item 7009 91 00 of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975, excluding framed or decorative mirrors and mirrors coated with silver. The anti-dumping duty, set at USD 234 per metric ton, will be effective for five years unless amended or revoked. The duty is aimed at safeguarding the domestic industry by mitigating the adverse effects of dumped imports from China. The notification specifies the rate of exchange for calculating the duty, which will be determined based on the date of bill presentation under Section 46 of the Customs Act, 1962. This move reflects the government’s ongoing efforts to protect Indian manufacturers from unfair trade practices.

MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(Department of Revenue)

Notification No. 18/2024-Customs (ADD) | Dated: 21st October, 2024

G.S.R. 651(E).—Whereas in the matter of “Unframed Glass Mirror” (hereinafter referred to as the ‘subject goods’) falling under tariff item 7009 91 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 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘subject country’), and imported into India, the designated authority in its final findings vide notification F. No.06/12/2023-DGTR dated the 23rd July 2024, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, has come to the conclusion that the,-

(i) dumping margin for the subject goods from the subject country is positive and significant;

(ii) domestic industry has suffered material injury;

(iii) material injury to the domestic industry has been caused by the dumped imports from the subject country,

and has recommended imposition of an 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 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 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 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 –

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*Framed glass mirrors or decorative glass mirrors and mirror glass coated by silver are specifically excluded from 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, 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-190354/154/2024-O/o JS(TRU-I)]

AMREETA TITUS, Dy. Secy.