CUSTOMS (ADD) Notification No 21 of 2019 dated 9th May, 2019

  

seeks to amend notification No. 23/2013-Customs(ADD), dated the 10th October, 2013 to extend the anti-dumping duty on ductile iron pipes originating in, or exported from China PR till 23rd June, 2019. 

 The extract of CUSTOMS (ADD) Notification No. 21/2019- CUSTOMS is given below: 

   Notification No. 21/2019-CUSTOMS (anti-dumping duty)

 

 [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. 21/2019-Customs (ADD) 

New Delhi, the 9th May, 2019

 

G.S.R.          (E).- Whereas in the matter of Ductile iron pipes (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods) falling under tariff items 7303 00 30 or 7303 00 90 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 in its final findings vide notification number 15/1006/2012-DGAD, dated the 4^th September, 2013, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 4^th September, 2013, had recommended continuation of anti-dumping duty on the imports of subject goods, originating in, or exported from the subject country;

 

And whereas, on the basis of the aforesaid findings of the designated authority, the Central Government had imposed anti-dumping duty on the subject goods with effect from the 10^th October, 2013 vide notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 23/2013-Customs (ADD), dated the 10^th October, 2013, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 680 (E), dated the 10^th October, 2013;

 

And whereas, in pursuance of the Judgement dated the 26^th September, 2018 of Hon’ble High Court of Gujarat in the matter of Special Civil Application No. 12368 of 2018, filed by M/s Jindal Saw Limited, the Central Government had extended the anti-dumping duty on the subject goods upto the 9^th April, 2019 vide notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 51/2018-Customs (ADD) dated the 9^th October, 2018, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 1012 (E), dated the 9^th October, 2018;

 

And whereas, the designated authority had initiated the review investigation vide notification No. 7/18/2018-DGAD, dated the 9^th October, 2018, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 9^th October, 2018, concerning imports of ‘Ductile Iron Pipes’ originating in or exported from China PR;

 

And whereas, on completion of review investigation, the designated authority issued final finding vide notification No. 7/18/2018-DGAD, dated the 1^st April, 2019, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 1^st April, 2019 concerning imports of ‘Ductile Iron Pipes’ originating in or exported from China PR and the designated authority vide the said findings concluded that continuation of anti-dumping duty is not warranted and did not recommend further extension of anti-dumping duty on import of ‘Ductile Iron Pipes’ originating in or exported from China PR;