[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. 31/2015-Customs (ADD)
New Delhi, the 9th July, 2015
G.S.R. (E). Whereas, the designated authority, vide notification No. 15/9/2014-
DGAD, dated 9 t h M a y 2014, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I,
Section 1, had initiated a review in the matter of continuation of anti-dumping duty on
imports of steel and fibre glass measuring tapes and their parts and components (hereinafter
referred to as the subject goods), originating in or exported from the People's Republic of
China (hereinafter referred to as the subject country), imposed vide notification of the
Government of India, in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) No. 49/2009-
Customs, 15th May, 2009, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section
3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 336(E), dated the 15th May, 2009;
And whereas, the Central Government had extended the anti-dumping duty on the
subject goods, originating in or exported from the subject country upto and inclusive of the
14th May, 2015, vide notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Finance
(Department of Revenue) No. 29/2014-Customs (ADD), dated the 4th July, 2014, published
in Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) of the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide number
G.S.R 432(E), dated the 4th July, 2014;
And whereas, in the matter of review of anti-dumping duty on import of the subject
goods, originating in or exported from the subject country, the designated authority in its
final findings vide notification No. 15/9/2014-DGAD, dated the 5th May, 2015, published in
the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 6th May, 2015 has come to the
conclusion that-
(a) there is continued dumping of the subject goods from the subject country;
(b) dumped imports of subject goods are causing injury to the domestic industry;
(c) the dumping of subject goods and injury to the domestic industry is likely to
continue if the anti-dumping duty is revoked;
(d) continuation of definitive anti-dumping duty on all imports of the subject goods
from the subject country is necessary in order to remove likely injury to the
domestic industry;
and has recommended imposition of the anti-dumping duty on 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 Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) 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,
specification of which is specified in column (4), 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 countries as specified in the corresponding entry in column (5),
exported from the countries as specified in the corresponding entry in column (6), produced
by the producers as specified in the corresponding entry in column (7), exported by the
exporters as specified in the corresponding entry in column (8), imported into India, an anti-
dumping duty at the rate equal to the amount as 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,
namely:-
Table
Descri
S. Country Pro Duty Cur
Tariff ption Specificati Country of Expo
N of duce Amo Unit r
item of on Origin rter
o. Exports r unt ency
goods
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11)
9017
Steel Tapes
80 10 Measur People's People's
and parts and
1. or ing Republic Republic Any Any 2.83 kg US$
components
9017 Tapes of China of China
thereof
90 00
Any
9017 country
80 10 Measur Steel Tapes People's other
or ing and parts and
2. Republic than Any Any 2.83 kg
components US$
9017 Tapes of China People's
thereof
90 00 Republic
of China
Any
9017 country
Steel Tapes
80 10 Measur other People's
and parts and
3. or ing than Republic Any Any 2.83 kg US$
components
9017 Tapes People's of China
thereof
90 00 Republic
of China
Fibre
9017 glass
80 10 Measur Tapes and People's People's
4. or ing parts and Republic Republic Any Any 1.33 kg US$
9017 Tapes compone of China of China
90 00 nts
thereof
Fibre Any
9017 glass country
80 10 Measur Tapes and People's other
5. or ing parts and Republic than Any Any 1.33 kg US$
9017 Tapes compone of China People's
90 00 nts Republic
thereof of China
Fibre Any
9017 glass country
80 10 Measur Tapes and other People's
6. or ing parts and than Republic Any Any 1.33 kg US$
9017 Tapes compone People's of China
90 00 nts Republic
thereof of China
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, 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 Customs
Act.
[F. No.354/102/2009-TRU(Pt.-I)]
(Akshay Joshi)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
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