TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE OF INDIA, EXTRAORDINARY, PART II,
SECTION 3, SUB-SECTION (i)]
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE)
Notification
No. 54/2018-Customs (ADD)
New Delhi, the 18th October, 2018
G.S.R. (E). Whereas, in the matter of "Straight Length Bars and Rods of Alloy
Steel" (hereinafter referred to as the `subject goods'), falling under heading 7228 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 vide its final findings
published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, vide notification No. F. No.
6/10/2017-DGAD, dated the 5th September, 2018, has come to the conclusion that
(i) the subject goods have been exported to India from the subject country below
normal value;
(b) the domestic industry has suffered material injury on account of subject imports
from the subject country; and
(c) the injury has been caused by the dumped imports of the subject goods from the
subject country.
and has recommended the imposition of definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of the
subject goods, originating in, or exported from subject country and imported into India, in
order to offset dumping and injury;
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, -
(I) on the goods, the description of which is specified in column (3) of the Table below
(except forged bars and tool and die steel), falling under heading 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), exported by the exporters as specified in the
corresponding entry in column (7), and imported into India, an anti-dumping duty at the rate
equal to the amount as specified in the corresponding entry in column (8), in the
currency as specified in the corresponding entry in column (10) and as per unit of
measurement as specified in the corresponding entry in column (9) of the said Table, namely
:-
Table
S. Heading Product Country Country Producer Exporter Duty Unit Curren
of of Amount cy
No. Description
Origin Export
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)
Alloy bars and M/s a) M/s Benxi
rods in straight Bengang Iron and
length, whether Steel Steel Hong
or not hot rolled, Plates Co., Kong
hot drawn, cold Ltd Limited
drawn, cold
b) M/s.
extruded, peeled China China
1 7228 Hangzhou 155.82 MT USD
bar, surface PR PR
Cogeneration
machined,
(Hong Kong)
polished, bright
Co. Ltd.
bar, forged
c) Burwill
Resources
Limited
Alloy bars and a) M/s
rods in straight Daye
length, whether Special
or not hot rolled, Steel Co.,
hot drawn, cold Ltd.
a) M/s
drawn, cold
b) Jiangsu Daye Special
extruded, peeled
Steel Co., Ltd.
bar, surface CP
machined, China China Xingcheng
2 7228 polished, bright b) Jinagyin 44.89 MT USD
PR PR Special
bar, forged Xingcheng
Steel Co.,
Special Steel
Ltd.
Works Co.,
c) Jinagyin Ltd
Xingcheng
Special
Steel
Works
Co., Ltd
Alloy bars and Non- Non-
rods in straight China China Sampled Sampled Co-
3 7228 98.62 MT USD
length, whether PR PR Co- operating
or not hot rolled, operating Producer/Expo
hot drawn, cold Producer/ rters listed in
drawn, cold Exporters the Schedule to
extruded, peeled listed in the this
bar, surface Schedule to notification
machined, this
polished, bright notification
bar, forged
Alloy bars and
rods in straight
length, whether
or not hot rolled,
hot drawn, cold
China China
4 7228 drawn, cold All Others All Others 185.51 MT USD
PR PR
extruded, peeled
bar, surface
machined,
polished, bright
bar, forged
(II) on the forged bars and tool and die steel falling under heading 7228 of the First
Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, an anti-dumping duty equal to the difference between
rupee equivalent of USD 659.91/MT and the landed value of such goods.
Provided that the said anti-dumping duty, as mentioned at S. No. (I) and (II) above,
shall not be levied on following goods, namely: -
(i) bars and rods in irregularly wound coils;
(ii) high Speed Steel i.e. alloy steels containing, with or without other elements, at least
two of the three elements namely Molybdenum (Mo), Tungsten (W) and Vanadium
(V) with a combined content by weight of 7% or more, 0.6% of more of Carbon and
3% to 6% of Chromium;
(iii) tool and Die Steel: of any of the following combinations:
i. Carbon >= 0.50% along with Chromium >= 1.0% in combination
of any of the following elements:
(a) Nickel >= 1.0%
(b) Molybdenum >= 0.2%
(c) Vanadium >= 0.2%
ii. Carbon >= 0.30% in combination with Tungsten >= 0.40%
iii. Carbon >= 0.30% along with Manganese >=1.0 % and
Chromium >= 1.0% in combination of any of the following
elements:
(a) Nickel >= 1.0%
(b) Molybdenum >= 0.2%
(c) Vanadium >= 0.2%
(iv) hollow drill bars and rods;
(v) bars and rods electroplated with chrome;
(vi) reinforcement Bars having ribs / grooves / indentations, used for concrete
reinforcement;
(vii) stainless Steel bars;
(viii) hot-rolled round bars exceeding diameter 210 mm.
Schedule
S. No. Name of the Producer/Exporters
(1) (2)
1. Shandong Iron and Steel Company Limited, Laiwu Company, China PR (Producer
& Exporter)
2. Shi Gang Jing Cheng Equipment Development and Manufacturing Company Limited,
China PR (Producer & Exporter)
3. Shijiazhuang Iron and Steel Company Limited, China PR (Producer) and
Shijiazhuang Iron and Steel Company Limited and LG International Corp., China PR
(Exporter)
4. Shandong Shouguang Juneng Special Steel Co., Ltd., China PR (Producer) and
Shandong Shouguang Juneng Special Steel Co., Ltd. and Burwill Resources Limited,
China PR (Exporter)
5. Jiangsu Lianfeng Energy Equipment Co., Ltd., China PR (Producer) and Jiangsu
Lianfeng Energy Equipment Co., Ltd. and Burwill Resources Limited, China PR
(Exporter)
6. Zenith Steel Group Co., Ltd., China PR (Producer) and Genesis Resources Ltd,
Toptip Holding Pte Ltd and Sinomaterial International Co., Ltd China PR (Exporter)
7. Jiangsu Lihuai Iron and Steel Co., Ltd., China PR (Producer) and Adler Steel
Limited, B&L International Co., Ltd and GS Global Corp & Jindal Saw, China PR
(Exporter)
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 paid in Indian currency.
Explanation. - For the purposes of this notification, -
(a) "landed value" of imports for the purpose of this notification means the assessable value
as determined by the customs under the Customs Act, 1962 and includes all duties of customs
except duties levied under sections 3, 3A, 8B, 9 and 9A of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975;
(b) rate of exchange applicable for the purpose 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 Customs Act, 1962.
[F. No. 354/354/2018-TRU]
(Gunjan Kumar Verma)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
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