India Imposes Anti-Dumping Duty on Telescopic Drawer Sliders

Seeks to impose ADD on Telescopic Channel Drawer Slider from China PR for 5 years, pursuant to final findings of DGTR- reg

The Ministry of Finance, through Notification No. 27/2024-Customs (ADD), has imposed a definitive anti-dumping duty on “Telescopic Channel Drawer Sliders” imported from China, following final findings from the designated authority. These goods, under tariff items 8302 4110, 8302 4190, 8302 4200, and 8302 4900, were found to be dumped at unfairly low prices, causing material injury to the domestic industry. The duty, effective from 27th June 2024, will apply for five years unless revoked or amended. The duty rate is specified based on the producer and will be payable in Indian currency. Excluded from this scope are certain kitchen and bedroom fittings. The notification also specifies the exchange rate for duty calculation as per government guidelines.

MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(Department of Revenue)

Notification No. 27/2024-Customs (ADD) | Dated: 18th December, 2024

G.S.R. 774(E).—Whereas, in the matter of “Telescopic Channel Drawer Slider” (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods) falling under tariff items 8302 4110, 8302 4190, 8302 4200 or 8302 4900 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 preliminary findings vide notification No. 6/13/2023-DGTR, dated the 19^th April, 2024, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 19^th April, 2024, had recommended imposition of provisional anti-dumping duty on the imports of subject goods, originating in, or exported from the subject country;

And whereas, on the basis of the aforesaid findings of the designated authority, the Central Government had imposed provisional anti-dumping duty on the subject goods with effect from 27^th June, 2024 vide notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) No. 13/2024-Customs (ADD), published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, section 3, sub-section (i) vide number G.S. R. 351(E), dated the 27^th June, 2024 ;

And whereas, the designated authority in its final findings vide notification No. 6/13/2023-DGTR, dated the 19^th October, 2024, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, section 1, dated the 19^th October, 2024, read with Corrigendum dated the 12^th November, 2024, while confirming the preliminary findings, dated the 19^th April, 2024, has come to the conclusion that-

(i) the subject goods have been exported to India from the subject country at dumped prices;

(ii) the domestic industry has suffered material injury;

(iii) material injury has been caused by the dumped imports of the subject goods from the subject country,

and has recommended imposition of definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of the 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 Anti­dumping Duty on Dumped Articles and for Determination of Injury) Rules, 1995, and in supersession of the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 13/2024-Customs (ADD), dated the 27^th June, 2024, published vide number G.S.R 351(E), dated the 27^th June, 2024, 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 the 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 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, namely:-

TABLE

* However, products such as kitchen and bedroom fittings (such as trouser pull-out, slide mounted ties rack), slim box/ slim ergo, ultra slim box/ super slim ergo, Legra box, tandem box (drawer), Econo box, slim tandem box, double wall box, compact box, slimline tandem box, double wall drawer, matrix box are specifically excluded from the scope of the product under consideration. Illustrative pictures of such products, excluded from the scope of the product under consideration are given below, for reference:

2. The anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification shall be effective for a period of five years from the date of imposition of the provisional anti-dumping duty, that is, the 27^th June, 2024, unless revoked, amended or superseded earlier, and shall be payable in Indian currency.

Explanation – For the purposes of this notification, rate of exchange applicable for the purposes of calculation of the 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. 190349/8/2024 –TRU]

AMREETA TITUS, Dy. Secy.