Safeguard Duty on 6 PPD Slapped on
NOCIL Complaint
Duty
to Operate after Netting of Anti-dumping Duty
[Customs Notification No. 83 dated 30th
August 2011]
Whereas, in the matter of import of N1,
3-dimethyl butyl-N’phenylenediamine (PX-13 also known
as 6 PPD) (hereinafter referred as the subject goods), falling under tariff
items 3812, 3810, 2921, 2925, 2934 and 2942 of the First Schedule to the
Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) (hereinafter referred to as the said
Act), the Director General (Safeguard), in its final findings vide number
G.S.R.433 (E), dated the 6th June, 2011, published in the Gazette of
India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), dated the 6th June,
2011, has come to the conclusion that increased imports of the subject goods
into India has caused and threatened to cause serious injury to the domestic
producers of the subject goods and it necessitates to impose safeguard duty on
imports of the subject goods into India, and has recommended the imposition of
safeguard duty on imports of the subject goods into India;
Now, therefore, in exercise of the
powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 8B of the said Act, read with
rules 12 and 14 of the Customs Tariff (Identification and Assessment of
Safeguard Duty) Rules, 1997, the Central Government after considering the said
findings of the Director General (Safeguards), hereby imposes on N1, 3-dimethyl
butyl-N’phenylenediamine (PX-13 also known as 6 PPD),
falling under tariff items 3812, 3810, 2921, 2925, 2934 and 2942 of the First
Schedule to the said Act, when imported into India, a safeguard duty
at the rate of -
(a) Thirty percent ad valorem minus
anti-dumping duty payable, if any, upto one year from
the date of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette; and
(b) Twenty five percent ad valorem,
minus anti-dumping duty payable, if any, after one year referred to in clause
(a), upto two years from the date of publication of
this notification in the Official Gazette
2. Nothing contained in this notification shall apply to imports of
N1, 3-dimethyl butyl-N’phenylenediamine (PX-13 also
known as 6 PPD) from countries, notified as developing countries under clause
(a) of sub-section (6) of section 8B of the said Act, other than China PR.
[F.
No.354/211/2011-TRU]
[Click here for Final
Findings Notification dated 6th June 2011]