Seeks to impose anti-dumping duty concerning imports of "Ammonium Nitrate"originating in exported from Russia, Indonesia, Georgia and Iran - 44/2017 - Anti Dumping Duty

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE (DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE) NOTIFICATION No.44 /2017-Customs (ADD) New Delhi, the 12th September, 2017 G.S.R. 1149 (E). - Whereas, in the matter of import of Ammonium Nitrate (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods) falling under the tariff item 3102 30 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 Russia, Indonesia, Georgia and Iran (hereinafter referred to as the subject countries), and imported into India, the designated authority in its final findings vide notification number 14/1/2016-DGAD, dated the 1st August 2017, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 1st August, 2017 has come to the conclusion that a) the product under consideration has been exported to India from subject countries below its normal value, resulting in dumping; b) the domestic industry has suffered material injury due to dumping of the product under consideration from the subject countries; c) the material injury has been caused by the dumped imports from the subject countries, and, has recommended the imposition of definitive anti-dumping duty on the imports of subject goods, originating in or exported from the subject countries and imported into India, in order to remove injury to the domestic industry; Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) and sub-section (5) of section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act, and 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 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), exported by the exporters as specified in the corresponding entry in column (7), and imported into India, an anti-dumping duty at the rate equal to the amount as specified in the corresponding entry in column (8) and per unit of measurement as specified in the corresponding entry in column (9) of the said Table:- Table S. No. Tariff item Description of goods Country of origin Country of exports Producer Exporter Duty amount Unit (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) 1. 3102 30 00 Ammonium nitrate whether prilled, granular, or in other solid form, with or without additives or coating, and having bulk density in excess of 0.83 g/cc Russia Switzerland Novomoskovskaya (NakAzot) 1 [Euro Chem Trading GMBH Through Rawfert Offshore Sal, Lebanon] NIL US Dollar / Metric Ton 2. 3102 30 00 do Russia Russia JSC Azot,Kemerovo SBUNitrotrade AG 11.42 US Dollar / Metric Ton 3. 3102 30 00 do Russia Singapore JSC Azot,Kemerovo SBUNitrotrade AG Through Dreymoor Fertilizers Overseas Pte Ltd 11.42 US Dollar / Metric Ton 4. 3102 30 00 do Russia Russia Any combination other than 2 above 25.00 US Dollar / Metric Ton 5. 3102 30 00 do Russia Any country other than the subject countries Any combination other than 1 and 3 above 25.00 US Dollar / Metric Ton 6. 3102 30 00 do Any country other than the subject countries Russia Any Any 25.00 US Dollar / Metric Ton 7. 3102 30 00 do Georgia Georgia Any Any 53.99 US Dollar / Metric Ton 8. 3102 30 00 do Georgia Any country other than the subject countries Any Any 53.99 USD / Metric Ton 9. 3102 30 00 do Any country other than the subject countries Georgia Any Any 53.99 US Dollar / Metric Ton 10. 3102 30 00 do Iran Iran Any Any 60.35 US Dollar / Metric Ton 11. 3102 30 00 do Iran Any country other than the subject countries Any Any 60.35 US Dollar / Metric Ton 12. 3102 30 00 do Any country other than the subject countries Iran Any Any 60.35 US Dollar / Metric Ton 13. 3102 30 00 do Indonesia Indonesia Any Any 26.07 US Dollar / Metric Ton 14. 3102 30 00 do Indonesia Any country other than the subject countries Any Any 26.07 US Dollar / Metric Ton 15. 3102 30 00 do Any country other than the subject countries Indonesia Any Any 26.07 US Dollar /Metric Ton 2. The anti-dumping duty imposed 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 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 Act . [F.No.354/205/2017 TRU] (Mohit Tewari) Under Secretary to the Government of India. ******************** Notes:- 1. Substituted vide Notification No. 29/2018 - Dated 25-05-2018 , before it was read as, Euro Chem Trading GMBH Through Rawfert Offshore Sal