Seeks to impose Anti-dumping duty on Roller Chains, originating in, or exported from China PR ; The Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) has imposed an anti-dumping duty on imports of roller chains from China under Notification No. 06/2025-Customs (ADD), dated March 24, 2025. Following an investigation, the designated authority found that these products were being exported to India at prices below normal value, causing material injury to the domestic industry. Based on these findings, the government has imposed an anti-dumping duty to mitigate the impact on Indian manufacturers. The duty applies to roller chains classified under tariff item 7315 11 00, with specific rates based on the producer. While Zhejiang Bakord Machinery Co. Ltd. and certain other Chinese manufacturers are exempt, a 6.34% duty applies to imports from other Chinese producers. The duty will remain effective for five years unless amended or revoked. The applicable exchange rate for duty calculation will be determined by the government’s exchange rate notifications, and the duty will be payable in Indian currency.
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(Department of Revenue)
Notification No. 06/2025-Customs (ADD) | Dated: 24th March, 2025
G.S.R. 191(E).—Whereas in the matter of ‘Roller Chains’ (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods) falling under tariff item 7315 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, vide notification No. 06/26/2023-DGTR, dated the 26th December, 2024, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 26th December, 2024, has inter-alia come to the conclusion that—
(i) the subject goods have been exported to India from the subject country at a price below the normal value, resulting in dumping;
(ii) the domestic industry has suffered material injury on account of subject imports from subject country;
(iii) the material injury has been caused by the dumped imports of subject goods 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 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. | Tariff Item | Description of Goods | Country of Origin | Country of Export | Producer | Duty as % of CIF value |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) |
| 1. | 7315 11 00 | Roller Chains | China PR | Any country including China PR |
Zhejiang Bakord Machinery Co. Ltd | NIL |
| 2. | -do- | -do- | China PR | Any country including China PR |
Jiangxi Hengjiu Chain Transmission Co. Ltd. | NIL |
| Anhui Huangshan Hengjiu Transmission Co. Ltd. | ||||||
| Zhejian Hengjiu Transmission Technology Inc. Ltd. |
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| 3. | -do- | -do- | China PR | Any country including China PR |
Others | 6.34% |
2. The anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification shall be effective 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) 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.
(b) “CIF value” means assessable value as determined under section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962).
[F. No. 190354/30/2025-TRU]
DILMIL SINGH SOACH, Under Secy.
