Seeks to continue levy of countervailing duty on imports of ‘Saccharin in all its forms’ originating in or exported from China PR , for 5 years pursuant to Sunset Review Final Findings issued by DGTR
Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) has imposed a 20% countervailing duty on imports of saccharin in all its forms from China under Notification No. 01/2025-Customs (CVD), dated February 25, 2025. This decision follows the final findings of the Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR), which concluded that discontinuing the existing duty could lead to continued subsidization and injury to India’s domestic industry. The countervailing duty, levied under Section 9 of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975, replaces the previous duty imposed in August 2019 and will be in effect for five years, unless revoked or amended earlier.
The duty applies to all imports of saccharin classified under tariff item 2925 11 00, regardless of the Chinese exporter or producer. The Customs Act, 1962 will determine the applicable exchange rate for duty calculation, based on the Cost, Insurance, and Freight (CIF) value of the imported goods. This measure aims to protect Indian manufacturers from unfair pricing due to subsidies provided to Chinese exporters.
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(Department Of Revenue)
Notification No. 01/2025-Customs (CVD) | Dated: 25th February, 2025
G.S.R. 146(E).—Whereas, in the matter of “Saccharin in all its forms” (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods) falling under tariff item 2925 11 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 China PR (hereinafter referred to as the subject country), and imported into India, the designated authority in its final findings, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, vide notification No. 7/34/2023-DGTR, dated the 27th November, 2024, has inter alia come to the conclusion that the cessation of countervailing duty is likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of subsidization and injury to the domestic industry and has recommended continued imposition of countervailing duty on imports of the subject goods originating in or exported from the subject country.
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (6) of section 9 of the Customs Tariff Act, read with rules 20, 22 and 24 of the Customs Tariff (Identification, Assessment and Collection of Countervailing Duty on Subsidized Articles and for Determination of Injury) Rules, 1995 and in supersession of the notification of the Government of India, Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) number 2/2019-Customs (CVD), dated the 30th August, 2019, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section
(i) vide number G.S.R. 610(E), dated the 30th August, 2019, except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, 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 or exported from the countries as specified in the corresponding entry in column (4), produced by the producers as specified in the corresponding entry in column (5), and imported into India, a countervailing duty of an amount as specified in the corresponding entry in column (6) of the said Table, namely:−
TABLE
| Sl. No. | Tariff Item | Description of goods | Country of Origin/Export | Producer | Duty amount as % of CIF Value |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) |
| 1. | 2925 11 00 | Saccharin in all its forms | China PR | Any | 20 |
2. The countervailing 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,−
a. the rate of exchange applicable for the purposes of calculation of such countervailing 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;
b. “CIF value” means the assessable value as determined under section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962).
[F. No. CBIC-190354/18/2025-TRU Section-CBEC]
AMREETA TITUS, Director
