Provisional Anti-dumping Duty Slapped on PVC Paste Resin from China, Japan, Korea and Others

[Customs Notification No. 77 dated 26th July 2010]

Whereas in the matter of imports of Poly Vinyl Chloride Paste Resin (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods), falling under sub heading 3904 22 10 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) (hereinafter referred as the said Customs Tariff Act), originating in, or exported from, People’s Republic of China, Japan, Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Russia, Taiwan and Thailand (hereinafter referred as the subject countries) and imported into India, the designated authority in its preliminary findings vide notification No.14/36/2009-DGAD, dated the 11th June, 2010, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 14th June, 2010, had come to the conclusion that-

(a)  the subject good had been exported to India from the subject countries below associated normal values, thus resulting in dumping of the subject goods;

(b)  the domestic industry had suffered material injury in respect of the subject goods;

(c)  the material injury to the domestic industry had been caused by the dumped imports of the subject goods from the subject countries;

and had recommended imposition of provisional anti-dumping duty on the imports of subject goods, originating in, or exported from, the subject countries;

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 9A of the said Customs Tariff Act read with rules 13 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, on the basis of the aforesaid findings of the designated authority, hereby imposes on the goods, the description of which is specified in column (3) of the Table below, falling under sub heading of the First Schedule to the said Customs Tariff Act as specified in the corresponding entry in column (2),originating in the country specified in the corresponding entry in column (4), and exported from the country specified in the corresponding entry in column (5) and produced by the producer specified in the corresponding entry in column (6) and exported by the exporter specified in the corresponding entry in column (7), and imported into India, an anti-dumping duty at the rate equal to the amount indicated in the corresponding entry in column (8), in the currency as specified in the corresponding entry in column (10) and per unit of measurement as specified in the corresponding entry in column (9) of the said Table.

Table

Sl. No.

Subheading

Description of goods

Country of Origin

Country of Exports

Producer

Exporter

Duty Amount

Unit

Currency

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

(10)

1

3904 22 10

Poly Vinyl Chloride Paste Resin

People’s Republic of China

People’s Republic of China

Any

Any

110.96

MT

US Dollar

2

3904 22 10

Poly Vinyl Chloride Paste Resin

People’s Republic of China

Any country other than subject countries

Any

Any

110.96

MT

US Dollar

3

3904 22 10

Poly Vinyl Chloride Paste Resin

Any country other than subject countries

People’s Republic of China

Any

Any

110.96

MT

US Dollar

4

3904 22 10

Poly Vinyl Chloride Paste Resin

Japan

Japan

M/s Kaneka Corporation, Japan

M/s Mitsui & Co. Japan

111.63

MT

US Dollar

5

3904 22 10

Poly Vinyl Chloride Paste Resin

Japan

Any country other than subject countries

Any other than Sl.No.4

111.63

MT

US Dollar

6

3904 22 10

Poly Vinyl Chloride Paste Resin

Any country other than subject countries

Japan

Any

Any

111.63

MT

US Dollar

7

3904 22 10

Poly Vinyl Chloride Paste Resin

Malaysia

Malaysia

M/s Kaneka Paste Polymers Sdn. Bhd.

M/s Mitsui & Co (Asia Pacific) Pte. Ltd., Malaysia

304.32

MT

US Dollar

8

3904 22 10

Poly Vinyl Chloride Paste Resin

Malaysia

Any country other than subject countries

Any other than Sl.No.7

608.57

MT

US Dollar

9

3904 22 10

Poly Vinyl Chloride Paste Resin

Any country other than subject countries

Malaysia

Any

Any

608.57

MT

US Dollar

10

3904 22 10

Poly Vinyl Chloride Paste Resin

Republic of Korea

Republic of Korea

M/s Hanwha Chemical Corporation

M/s Hanwha Chemical Corporation

89.18

MT

US Dollar

11

3904 22 10

Poly Vinyl Chloride Paste Resin

Republic of Korea

Republic of Korea

M/s LG Chem Ltd.

M/s LG Chem Ltd.

NIL

 

 

12

3904 22 10

Poly Vinyl Chloride Paste Resin

Republic of Korea

Any country other than subject countries

Any other than Sl.No.10 & 11

266.52

MT

US Dollar

13

3904 22 10

Poly Vinyl Chloride Paste Resin

Any country other than subject countries

Republic of Korea

Any

Any

266.52

MT

US Dollar

14

3904 22 10

Poly Vinyl Chloride Paste Resin

Taiwan

Taiwan

M/s Formosa Plastics Corporation

M/s Formosa Plastics Corporation

95.40

MT

US Dollar

15

3904 22 10

Poly Vinyl Chloride Paste Resin

Taiwan

Any country other than subject countries

Any other than Sl.No.14

401.35

MT

US Dollar

16

3904 22 10

Poly Vinyl Chloride Paste Resin

Any country other than subject countries

Taiwan

Any

Any

401.35

MT

US Dollar

17

3904 22 10

Poly Vinyl Chloride Paste Resin

Russia

Russia

Any

Any

284.03

MT

US Dollar

18

3904 22 10

Poly Vinyl Chloride Paste Resin

Russia

Any country other than subject countries

Any

Any

284.03

MT

US Dollar

19

3904 22 10

Poly Vinyl Chloride Paste Resin

Any country other than subject countries

Russia

Any

Any

284.03

MT

US Dollar

20

3904 22 10

Poly Vinyl Chloride Paste Resin

Thailand

Thailand

Any

Any

125.18

MT

US Dollar

21

3904 22 10

Poly Vinyl Chloride Paste Resin

Thailand

Any country other than subject countries

Any

Any

125.18

MT

US Dollar

22

3904 22 10

Poly Vinyl Chloride Paste Resin

Any country other than subject countries

Thailand

Any

Any

125.18

MT

US Dollar

2.   The anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification shall be effective upto and inclusive of the 25th January, 2011 and shall be payable 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.354/107/2010 –TRU]