Impose ADD on Imports of Untreated Fumed Silica
Seeks to impose ADD on Imports of Untreated Fumed Silica from China PR – Notification No. 66 /2021 -Customs (ADD)
G.S.R.—(E).- Whereas, in the matter of “Untreated Fumed Silica” (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods), falling under tariff item 2811 22 00 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 the People’s Republic of China and Korea RP (hereinafter referred to as the subject countries) and imported into India, the designated authority in its final findings, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, vide notification No. 6/40/2020-DGTR, dated the 20th September, 2021, has come to the conclusion that imposition of antidumping duty is required to offset the injury to the domestic industry caused by the dumped imports of subject goods from the subject country and has recommended imposition of definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of the subject goods, originating in or exported from the subject country and imported into India;
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (5) of section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act read with rules 18 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, 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 the 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 (4), exported from the countries as specified in the corresponding entry in column (5), produced by the producers as specified in the corresponding entry in column (6), and imported into India, an anti-dumping duty at the rate equal to the amount specified in the corresponding entry in column (7), in the currency as specified in the corresponding entry in column (9) and as per unit of measurement as specified in the corresponding entry in column (8) of the said Table namely :-
Table
| S.N. | Tariff Item | Description of goods | Country of Origin | Country of Export | Producer | Amount | Unit of measur ement | Currency |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) |
| 1. | 28112 200 | Untreated fumed silica | China PR | Any country including China PR | M/s Shandong Dongyue Silicone Material Co., Ltd. | 1,018 | MT | US$ |
| 2. | 28112 200 | Untreated fumed silica | China PR | Any country including China PR | Wacker Chemicals Fumed Silica (Zhangjiagang) Co., Ltd. | NIL | MT | US$ |
| 3. | 28112 200 | Untreated fumed silica | China PR | Any country including China PR | Any producer other than SN 1. and 2. | 1,296 | MT | US$ |
| 4. | 28112 200 | Untreated fumed silica | Any country other than China PR and Korea RP | China PR | Any | 1,296 | MT | US$ |
| 5. | 28112 200 | Untreated fumed silica | Korea RP | Any country including Korea RP | OCI Company Limited | NIL | MT | US$ |
| 6. | 28112 200 | Untreated fumed silica | Korea RP | Any country ncluding Korea RP | Any producer other than S.N. 5. | 373 | MT | US$ |
| 7. | 28112 200 | Untreated fumed silica | Any country other than Korea RP and China PR | Korea RP | Any | 373 | MT | US$ |
- 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.- (1) For the purposes of this notification, the rate of exchange applicable for the 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.
