CUSTOMS Notification No 82/2008, Regarding Anti Dumping Duty on imports of vitrified and

porcelain tiles, other than vitrified industrial tiles originating in, or exported from, the
People’s Republic of China

Date:

27-06-2008

Notification No:

CUSTOMS Notification No 82/2008

Issuing Authority: INDIAN CUSTOMS  

Type: Tariff

File No: F.No. 354/214/2001-TRU(Pt.III)]

Subject:

Regarding Anti Dumping Duty on imports of vitrified and porcelain tiles, other
than vitrified industrial tiles originating in, or exported from, the People’s
Republic of China

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE)

Notification No. 82 /2008-Customs

New Delhi, the 27th June, 2008

G.S.R. (E). – Whereas, the Designated Authority, vide its Notification No. 15/17/2006-DGAD, published in Part I, Section 1 of the Gazette of
India, Extraordinary, dated the 30th April, 2007, had initiated a sunset review in the matter of continuation of anti-dumping duty on imports
of vitrified and porcelain tiles, other than vitrified industrial tiles (hereinafter referred to as “the subject goods”), falling under headings
6907 or 6908 or 6914 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), originating in, or exported from, the People’s
Republic of China (China PR) and United Arab Emirates (hereinafter referred to as subject countries) and imported into India, imposed vide
notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 73/2003-Customs, dated the 1st May, 2003
published in Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) of the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide G.S.R. No. 376(E), of the same date;

And whereas, the Central Government has extended the anti-dumping duty on the subject goods, originating in, or exported from, the
subject countries vide notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 67/2007-Customs,
dated the 11th May, 2007, published in Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) of the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide G.S.R. No.343(E) of the
same date, up to and inclusive of the 1st May, 2008;

And whereas, in the matter of sunset review of anti-dumping duty on import of the subject goods, originating in, or exported from the
subject countries, the Designated Authority vide its findings, No. 15/17/2006-DGAD, dated the 21st April, 2008, published in the Gazette of
India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 23rd April, 2008 subsequently amended vide Notification No. 15/17/2006-DGAD, dated the
21st May, 2008, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, has come to the conclusion that –

1.  there is no dumping taking place from United Arab Emirates (UAE);

2. the subject goods are likely to enter Indian market at dumped prices from China PR, should the present measures be withdrawn;
3. In spite of the antidumping measures in place, there exists significant current injury to the domestic industry. There is also no
evidence on record to suggest that dumping or the injury to the domestic industry would cease to exist or is not likely to recur in
case the anti-dumping duties are discontinued; and has recommended continued imposition of the anti-dumping duty on the
subject goods originating in, or exported from, China PR in order to remove injury to the domestic industry;

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, and in supersession of the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance
(Department of Revenue) No. 73/2003-Customs, dated the 1st May, 2003, vide number G.S.R. 376(E), dated the 1st May, 2003, except as
respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the Central Government, after considering the aforesaid findings of the
Designated Authority and the subsequent amendment thereto, hereby imposes on the subject goods, the description of which is specified in
column (3) of the Table below, falling under headings of the First Schedule to the said Customs Tariff Act as specified in the corresponding
entry in column (2), the specification of which is specified in column (4) of the said Table, originating in the countries as specified in the
corresponding entry in column (5), and exported from the countries as specified in the corresponding entry in column (6), and produced by
the producers as specified in the corresponding entry in column (7), and exported by the exporters as specified in the corresponding entry in
column (8), and imported into India, an anti-dumping duty at a rate which is 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 per unit of measurement as specified in the
corresponding entry in column (10) of the said Table.

Table

S. Description Country Country Reference Unit of

Tariff item Specification Producer Exporter
No of goods of origin of export price measurement
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)
6907 Foshan
or Vitrified/ Chancheng
Prestige General Square
1 6908 Porcelain Any China PR China PR Oulian Nil
Trading FZE, UAE Meter
or Tiles Construction
6914  Ceramics Co. Ltd
6907 Foshan Any Other than
or Vitrified/ Chancheng the exporter in
Col. 8 of Sl. No.1 Square
2 6908 Porcelain Any China PR Any Oulian 155
Above Meter
or Tiles Construction
6914 Ceramics Co. Ltd
Foshan Lungo Ceramics
6907
Co. Ltd. (Exporter in
or Vitrified/
Heyuan Wanfeng China) through Square
3 6908 Porcelain Any China PR China PR Nil
Ceramics Co. Ltd. Enterprise Meter
or Tiles
Trading FZE (Exporter
6914
in UAE)
6907 Any Other Than the
or Vitrified/ exporter combination
Heyuan Wanfeng Square
4 6908 Porcelain Any China PR Any in 155
Ceramics Co. Ltd. Meter
or Tiles Col. 8 of S1. No.3
6914 above
M/s Qingyuan
Southern
Building Materials

and Sanitary
6907
Ware New Zhongyuan
or Vitrified/
Co. Ltd also Ceramics Import Square
5 6908 Porcelain Any China PR China PR Nil
known as & Export Co. Ltd Meter
or Tiles
M/s. Southern of Guangdong
6914
Building Materials

and Sanitary Co.

Ltd. of Qinguyan
City
M/s Qingyuan
Southern
Building
Materials
and Sanitary
6907
Ware Any Other Than
or Vitrified/
Co. Ltd also the exporter in Square
6 6908 Porcelain Any China PR Any 155
known as Col. 8 of Sl No.5 Meter
or Tiles
M/s. Southern above
6914
Building
Materials
and Sanitary Co.
Ltd. of Qinguyan
City
7 6907 Vitrified/ Any China PR China PR M/s. Guangdong M/S Foshan Nil Square
or Porcelain Newpearl Newpearl Trade Meter
6908 Tiles Ceramic Co. Ltd.
or Group Co.
6914 limited
comprising of
M/S
Foshan Shanshui
Huiwanjia
Ceramic
Company
Limited
and M/S Foshan
 Summit Ceramic
Company
Limited
M/s. Guangdong
Newpearl
Ceramic
Group Co. limited
6907
comprising of M/S
or Vitrified/ Any Other Than
Foshan Shanshui Square
8 6908 Porcelain Any China PR Any the exporter in 155
Huiwanjia Meter
or Tiles Col 8 of Sl. No.7 above
Ceramic
6914
Company Limited
and M/S Foshan
Summit Ceramic
Company Limited
M/S Joyson Ceramic
6907
Material Company Ltd.
or Vitrified/ M/S Foshan Chan
(Exporter in China) Square
9 6908 Porcelain Any China PR China PR Cheng Jin Yi Nil
through M/'S Ableace Meter
or Tiles Ceramic Co. Ltd
(M) Sdn. Bhd.
6914
(exporter in Malaysia)
Any Other Than
6907
M/S Foshan Chan the exporter
or Vitrified/
combination in Square
10 6908 Porcelain Any China PR Any 155
Cheng Jin Yi Col 8 of Sl. Meter
or Tiles
Ceramic Co. Ltd No.9
6914
above
6907
or Vitrified/
Square
11 6908 Porcelain Any China PR China PR Any Other Any 155
Meter
or Tiles
6914

2. The anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification shall be effective for a period of five years from the date of publication of
this notification in the Official Gazette.

Explanation.- for the purposes of this notification, Vitrified /Porcelain Tiles means unglazed tiles, in polished or unpolished
finish, and glazed porcelain/ceramic tiles, both with less than 3% water absorption, other than vitrified industrial tiles.

(Sonal Bajaj)
Under Secretary to the Government of India.
[F.No. 354/214/2001-TRU(Pt.III)]

        

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