[TO BE PUBLISHED IN PART II SECTION 3, SUB-SECTION (i) OF THE GAZETTE OF
INDIA, EXTRAORDINARY]
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE)
Notification No. 25/2014-Customs (ADD)
New Delhi, the 09th June, 2014
G.S.R. (E). Whereas, the designated authority, vide notification No. 15/11/2012-
DGAD, dated the 18th September, 2012, published in Part I, Section 1 of the Gazette of India,
Extraordinary, dated the 18th September, 2012, had initiated a review in the matter of
continuation of anti-dumping on imports of Presensitised Positive Offset Aluminium Plates
(thickness ranging from 0.15 mm to 0.40 mm with a variation of 0.03 mm on either side)
(hereinafter referred to as the subject goods) falling under Chapter 37, 76 or 84 of the First
Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act 1975, (51 of 1975) (hereinafter referred to as the said
Customs Tariff Act), originating in, or exported from, the People's Republic of China
(hereinafter referred to as the subject country), imposed vide notification of Government of
India, in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 108/2007-Customs, dated the
25th September, 2007, published in Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) of the Gazette of India,
Extraordinary, vide G.S.R. No. 627 (E), dated the 25th September, 2007.
And whereas, the Central Government had extended the anti-dumping duty on the subject
goods, originating in, or exported from, the subject country up to and inclusive of the 23rd
September, 2013 vide notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Finance
(Department of Revenue), No. 44/2012 Customs (ADD) dated the 25th September, 2012,
published in Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) of the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide G.S.R
No. 715(E), dated the 25th September, 2012.
And whereas, in the matter of review of anti-dumping on import of the subject goods,
originating in, or exported from the subject country, the designated authority vide its final
findings, No. 15/11/2012-DGAD, dated the 10th March, 2014, published in the Gazette of India,
Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 10th March, 2014, has come to the conclusion that
(i) There has been continued dumping of the subject goods from subject country and
the dumping is likely to continue and intensify if anti-dumping duty is allowed to
cease;
(ii) The subject goods are entering the Indian market at dumped prices from the
subject country and the dumping margin is substantial causing injury to the
domestic industry;
(iii) The injury to the domestic industry is likely to continue in the event of withdrawal
of anti-dumping duty from the subject country;
(iv) The anti-dumping duty is required to be extended and revised,
and has recommended continued imposition of the anti-dumping duty against the subject goods,
originating in, or exported from the subject country.
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (5) of section
9A of the said Act read with Rules 18 and 23 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 Chapter of the First Schedule to the Customs
Tariff Act as specified in the corresponding entry in column (2), the specification of which is
specified in column (4) of the said Table, originating in the country as specified in the
corresponding entry in column (5), and produced by the producers as specified in the
corresponding entry in column (7), and exported from the country specified in the corresponding
entry in column (6) , by the exporters as specified in the corresponding entry in column (8) and
imported into India, an anti-dumping duty at a rate which is equal to the amount specified in the
corresponding entry in column (9), in the currency as specified in the corresponding entry in
column (11) and as per unit of measurement as specified in the corresponding entry in column
(10) of the said Table.
Table
S Chapter Description Specification Country Country of Producer Exporter Duty Unit Currency
N of of Origin Exports Amount
o Goods
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11)
Pre-
Thickness ranging
sensitised
from 0.15 mm to People's People's
37, 76 or Positive Per
1. 0.40 mm with a Republic of Republic of Any Any 0.22 USD
84 Offset Kg
variation of 0.03 China China
Aluminium
mm on either side
Plates
Pre-
Thickness ranging Any other
sensitised
from 0.15 mm to People's than
37, 76 or Positive Per
2. 0.40 mm with a Republic of People's Any Any 0.22 USD
84 Offset Kg
variation of 0.03 China Republic of
Aluminium
mm on either side China
Plates
Pre-
Thickness ranging Any other
sensitised
from 0.15 mm to than People's
37, 76 or Positive Per
3. 0.40 mm with a People's Republic of Any Any 0.22 USD
84 Offset Kg
variation of 0.03 Republic of China
Aluminium
mm on either side China
Plates
2. The anti-dumping duty imposed 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 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 under sub-clause (i) of clause (a) of sub-
section (3) of 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.
F No. 354/136/2007/TRU (Pt-I)
(Akshay Joshi)
Under Secretary to the Government of India.
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