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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. 3/2016-Customs (SG)
New Delhi, the
23rd November, 2016
G.S.R. (E). - Whereas, in the matter of import of
"Hot Rolled flat sheets and plates (excluding hot rolled flat products in
coil form) of alloy or non-alloy steel having nominal thickness less than or
equal to 150mm and nominal width of greater than or equal to 600mm”
(hereinafter referred to as the subject goods), falling under heading 7208 or
tariff items 7225 40 13, 7225 40 19, 7225 40 20, 7225 40 30 and7225 99 00 of
the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) (hereinafter
referred to as the Customs Tariff Act), the Director General (Safeguard), in
his final findings, published vide number G.S.R. 759(E), dated the 2 nd August,
2016 in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section
(i), dated the 2 nd August, 2016 had come to the conclusion that increased
imports of subject goods into India has caused and threatened to cause serious
injury to the domestic producers of subject goods, thereby necessitating 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
Customs Tariff Act, read with rules 12, 14 and 17 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 subject goods falling under heading 7208 or
tariff items 7225 40 13, 7225 40 19, 7225 40 20, 7225 40 30 and7225 99 00 of
the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, when imported into India, a
safeguard duty at the following rate, namely:-
(a) ten
per cent ad valorem minus anti-dumping duty payable, if any, when imported
during the period from 23 rd November, 2016 to 22 nd November, 2017 (both days
inclusive) at an import price below US Dollar 504 per MT on CIF basis;
(b) eight
per cent ad valorem minus anti-dumping duty payable, if any, when imported
during the period from 23rd November, 2017 to 22nd November, 2018 (both days
inclusive) at an import price below US Dollar 504 per MT on CIF basis; and
(c) six
per cent ad valorem minus anti-dumping duty payable, if any, when imported
during the period from 23rd November, 2018 to 22nd May, 2019 (both days
inclusive) at an import price below US Dollar 504 per MT on CIF basis.
2. Nothing contained in
this notification shall apply to imports of subject goods from countries
notified as developing countries under clause (a) of sub-section (6) of section
8B of the Customs Tariff Act, except People’s Republic of China, Ukraine and
Indonesia.
Explanation 1. The
following are not included in the scope of subject goods:
a) Hot
rolled flat products of stainless steel;
b) API
grade steel conforming to X-52 and higher API grades for manufacturing pipes
used for pipeline transportation systems in the petroleum and natural gas
industries;
c) Hot
rolled plates for manufacturing boilers and pressure vessels confirming to IS
2002 and IS 2041 or its equivalent specifications SA515 ,SA516, SA537, SA285,
SA299 ;
d) The
grades JIS Standard G3106:2008, SM 400C, SM 490C, SM 570, JIS G3101: 2015,
SS400, SS 490, the Specific alloy steel grades SA203, SA302, SA533, SA537,
SA542,15Mo3, 20MnMoni55, 9Cr1Mo and atmospheric corrosion resisting steels
grades JIS G312522, CORTEN23, ASTM A 24224, ASTM A 58825 and ASTM A 60626;
e) Steel
plates that satisfy reduction ratio of 1:3 and are above 85mm in thickness;
f) Special
grade material of steel C 45, P 20, 4140 grade;
g) Silicon
electrical steel;
h) Cladded
steel;
i) Quenched
and tempered steel;
Explanation
2. For the purpose of this
notification “import price on CIF basis” means the assessable value as
determined under section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962).”.
[F.No.354/158/2016-TRU]
(Anurag Sehgal)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
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