The Ministry of Finance has imposed an anti-dumping duty on imports of welded stainless-steel pipes and tubes originating from Vietnam and Thailand. This measure, under Notification No. 23/2024-Customs (ADD), follows the findings of the Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR), which identified that these imports were entering India at dumped prices, causing injury to the domestic industry. The anti-dumping duty rates vary based on specific producers and countries of origin. Notably, Vietnamese companies Sonha SSP Vietnam Sole Member Company Limited and Steel 568 Co., Ltd. are exempted from this duty, while others face a rate of USD 307.79 per metric ton. For imports from Thailand, I Stainless Steel Co. Ltd. is exempt, whereas other Thai producers are subject to a duty of USD 246.49 per metric ton. This duty will remain in effect for five years, subject to review, amendment, or early revocation. Additionally, the applicable rate of exchange for duty calculation will be based on the rate set by the Ministry of Finance, as per the Customs Act, 1962. The notification clarifies that while the customs classification is indicative, it is not binding on the scope of the product under consideration.
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(Department of Revenue)
Notification No. 23/2024-Customs (ADD) | Dated: 4th November, 2024
G.S.R. 683(E).—Whereas in the matter of “Welded Stainless-Steel Pipes and Tubes” (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods) falling under tariff items 7304 11 10, 7304 11 90, 7304 41 00, 7304 51 10, 7304 90 00, 7305 11 29, 7305 90 99, 7306 11 00, 7306 21 00, 7306 29 19, 7306 30 90, 7306 40 00, 7306 50 00, 7306 61 00, 7306 69 00, 7306 90 11, 7306 90 19 or 7306 90 90 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 Thailand and Vietnam (hereinafter referred to as the subject countries) and imported into India, the designated authority in its final findings vide notification F. No. 6/28/2023-DGTR, dated the 6th August, 2024, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1 has inter-alia 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 injury on account of subject imports from subject countries;
iii. the 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 tariff items 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, and in the currency, and as per unit of measurement as specified in column (7) of the said Table, namely:-
TABLE
| S. No | Tariff Items | Description of goods | Country of origin | Country of export | Producer | Duty Amount (USD/MT) |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) |
| 1 | 7304 11 10, 7304 11 90, 7304 41 00, 7304 51 10, 7304 90 00, 7305 11 29, 7305 90 99, 7306 11 00, 7306 21 00, 7306 29 19, 7306 30 90, 7306 40 00, 7306 50 00, 7306 61 00, 7306 69 00, 7306 90 11, 7306 90 19 or 7306 90 90 | Welded Stainless – Steel Pipes and Tubes |
Vietnam | Any country including Vietnam | Sonha SSP Vietnam Sole Member Company Limited | NIL* |
| 2 | -do- | -do- | Vietnam | Any country including Vietnam | Steel 568 Co., Ltd | NIL* |
| 3 | -do- | -do- | Vietnam | Any country including Vietnam | Any producer other than S. No. 1 and 2 above | 307.79* |
| 4 | -do- | -do- | Any country other than Vietnam and Thailand | Vietnam | Any producer | 307.79* |
| 5 | -do- | -do- | Thailand | Any country including Thailand | I Stainless Steel Co Ltd., Thailand | NIL |
| 6 | -do- | -do- | Thailand | Any country including Thailand | Any producer other than S. No. 5 above | 246.49 |
| 7 | -do- | -do- | Any country other than Vietnam and Thailand | Thailand | Any Producer | 246.49 |
Note:- The customs classification is only indicative and not binding on the scope of the product under consideration.
*For serial numbers 1 to 4, the amount of anti-dumping duty to be imposed is equivalent to the difference between the quantum of anti-dumping duty mentioned in column (7) and countervailing duty payable, if any.
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. 190354/162/2024-TRU]
AMREETA TITUS, Dy. Secy.
