Notification No. 1/2017, Dated 5th January 2017

[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. 01/2017-Customs (ADD)

New Delhi, the 05th January, 2017

G.S.R. (E). –Whereas, in the matter of „Jute Products? namely, Jute Yarn/Twine (multiple folded/cabled and single), Hessian fabric, and Jute sacking bags (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods) falling under Tariff Headings 5307, 5310, 5607 or 6305 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 Bangladesh and Nepal (hereinafter referred to as 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 number 14/19/2015-DGAD, dated the 20th October, 2016, has come to the conclusion that –

i. There is dumping of subject goods from the subject countries;
ii. Imports from subject countries are undercutting and suppressing the prices of the domestic industry;
iii. Performance of domestic industry has deteriorated in the terms of profitability return on investments and cash flow;
iv. Injury to domestic industry has been caused by dumped imports;

And has recommended imposition of definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of the 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-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 heading 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 (5), and exported from the countries as specified in the corresponding entry in column (6), produced by the producers as specified in the corresponding entry in column (7), exported by the exporters as specified in the corresponding entry in column (8) and imported into India, an anti-dumping duty at the rate equal to the amount as specified in the corresponding entry in column (9), in the unit as specified in the corresponding entry in column (10) of the said Table, namely:-

Table

Sl No.	Heading	Descriptio n of goods *	Specification s	Country of Origin	Country of Exports	Producer	Exporter	Duty Amount	Unit
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)	(8)	(9)	(10)
1.	5307, 5310, 5607 or 6305	Jute Yarn/ Twine	In all forms and specifications	Bangladesh	Bangladesh	Pride Jute Mill	Pride Jute Mill	104.16	US$/ MT
2.	-do	Jute Yarn/ Twine	-do-	Bangladesh	Bangladesh	Asha Jute Industries Ltd	Asha Jute Industries Ltd	19.30	US$/ MT
3.	-do	Jute Yarn/ Twine	-do-	Bangladesh	Bangladesh	Sonali Ansh Industries Ltd	Sonali Ansh Industries Ltd	20.35	US$/ MT
4.	-do	Jute Yarn/ Twine	-do-	Bangladesh	Bangladesh	Alijan Jute Mills Ltd	Alijan Jute Mills Ltd	20.35	US$/ MT
5.	-do	Jute Yarn/ Twine	-do-	Bangladesh	Bangladesh	Sharif Jute Mills Ltd	Sharif Jute Mills Ltd	152.85	US$/ MT
6.	-do	Jute Yarn/ Twine	-do-	Bangladesh	Bangladesh	Anwar Jute Spinning Mills Ltd	Anwar Jute Spinning Mills Ltd	109.59	US$/ MT
7.	-do	Jute Yarn/ Twine	-do-	Bangladesh	Bangladesh	Hasan Jute Mills Ltd	Hasan Jute Mills Ltd	Nil	US$/ MT
8.	-do	Sacking Bags	-do-	Bangladesh	Bangladesh	Hasan Jute Mills Ltd	Hasan Jute Mills Ltd	Nil	US$/ MT
9.	-do	Jute Yarn/Twine	-do-	Bangladesh	Bangladesh	Janata Jute Mills Ltd	Janata Jute Mills Ltd	20.68	US$/ MT
10.	-do	Hessian Fabric	-do-	Bangladesh	Bangladesh	Janata Jute Mills Ltd	Janata Jute Mills Ltd	Nil	US$/ MT
11.	-do	Jute Yarn/ Twine	-do-	Bangladesh	Bangladesh	Sidlaw Textiles Ltd.	Sidlaw Textiles Ltd.	102.93	US$/ MT
12.	-do	Sacking Bags	-do-	Bangladesh	Bangladesh	Sidlaw Textiles Ltd.	Sidlaw Textiles Ltd.	127.48	US$/ MT
13.	-do	Jute Yarn/Twine	-do-	Bangladesh	Bangladesh	Sagar Jute Spinning Mills Ltd.	Sagar Jute Spinning Mills Ltd.	102.93	US$/ MT
14.	-do	Jute Yarn/Twine	-do-	Bangladesh	Bangladesh	Non Sampled Producers/ exporters as per list **		97.19	US$/ MT
15.	-do	Hessian Fabric	-do-	Bangladesh	Bangladesh	Non Sampled Producers/ exporters as per list **		351.72	US$/ MT
16.	-do	Sacking Bags	-do-	Bangladesh	Bangladesh	Non Sampled Producers/ exporters as per list **		125.21	US$/ MT
17.	-do	Jute Yarn/ Twine	-do-	Bangladesh	Bangladesh	Any combination other than mentioned in Sl. Nos. 1 to 16 above		162.45	US$/ MT
18.	-do	Hessian Fabric	-do-	Bangladesh	Bangladesh	Any combination other than mentioned in Sl. Nos. 1 to 16 above		351.72	US$/ MT
19.	-do	Sacking Bags	-do-	Bangladesh	Bangladesh	Any combination other than mentioned in Sl. Nos. 1 to 16 above		138.97	US$/ MT
20.	-do	Jute Yarn/ Twine	-do-	Bangladesh	Any country other than those subject to Anti - dumping duty	Any	Any	162.45	US$/ MT
21.	-do	Hessian Fabric	-do-	Bangladesh	Any country other than those subject to Anti - dumping duty	Any	Any	351.72	US$/ MT
22.	-do	Sacking Bags	-do-	Bangladesh	Any country other than those subject to Anti - dumping duty	Any	Any	138.97	US$/ MT
23.	-do	Jute Yarn/ Twine	-do-	Any country other than those subject to Ant i - dumping duty	Bangladesh	Any	Any	162.45	US$/ MT
24.	-do	Hessian Fabric	-do-	Any country other than those subject to Ant i - dumping duty	Bangladesh	Any	Any	351.72	US$/ MT
25.	-do	Sacking Bags	-do-	Any country other than those subject to Ant i - dumping duty	Bangladesh	Any	Any	138.97	US$/ MT
26.	-do	Jute Yarn/ Twine	-do-	Nepal	Nepal	Arihant Multi - Fibres Ltd	Arihant Multi - Fibres Ltd	24.61	US$/ MT
27.	-do	Sacking Bags	-do-	Nepal	Nepal	Arihant Multi - Fibres Ltd	Arihant Multi - Fibres Ltd	35.25	US$/ MT
28.	-do	Hessian Fabric	-do-	Nepal	Nepal	Arihant Multi - Fibres Ltd	Arihant Multi - Fibres Ltd	Nil	US$/ MT
29.	-do	Jute Yarn/ Twine	-do-	Nepal	Nepal	Shree Raghupati Jute Mills Ltd	Shree Raghupati Jute Mills Ltd	24.61	US$/ MT
30.	-do	Sacking Bags	-do-	Nepal	Nepal	Shree Raghupati Jute Mills Ltd	Shree Raghupati Jute Mills Ltd	35.25	US$/ MT
31.	-do	Hessian Fabric	-do-	Nepal	Nepal	Shree Raghupati Jute Mills Ltd	Shree Raghupati Jute Mills Ltd	Nil	US$/ MT
32.	-do	Jute Yarn/ Twine	-do-	Nepal	Nepal	Swastik Jute Mills Pvt. Ltd	Swastik Jute Mills Pvt. Ltd	15.36	US$/ MT
33.	-do	Hessian Fabric	-do-	Nepal	Nepal	Swastik Jute Mills Pvt. Ltd	Swastik Jute Mills Pvt. Ltd	8.18	US$/ MT
34.	-do	Sacking Bags	-do-	Nepal	Nepal	Swastik Jute Mills Pvt. Ltd	Swastik Jute Mills Pvt. Ltd	34.20	US$/ MT
35.	-do	Jute Yarn/ Twine	-do-	Nepal	Nepal	Baba Jute Mills Pvt. Ltd	Baba Jute Mills Pvt. Ltd	26.07	US$/ MT
36.	-do	Sacking Bags	-do-	Nepal	Nepal	Baba Jute Mills Pvt. Ltd	Baba Jute Mills Pvt. Ltd	33.73	US$/ MT
37.	-do	Hessian Fabric	-do-	Nepal	Nepal	Baba Jute Mills Pvt. Ltd	Baba Jute Mills Pvt. Ltd	6.30	US$/ MT
38.	-do	Jute Yarn/ Twine	-do-	Nepal	Any country other than those subject to Anti - dumping duty	Any	Any	28.72	US$/ MT
39.	-do	Hessian Fabric	-do-	Nepal	Any country other than those subject to Anti - dumping duty	Any	Any	8.18	US$/ MT
40.	-do	Sacking Bags	-do-	Nepal	Any country other than those subject to Anti - dumping duty	Any	Any	38.90	US$/ MT
41.	-do	Jute Yarn/ Twine	-do-	Any country other than those subject to Anti - dumping duty	Nepal	Any	Any	28.72	US$/ MT
42.	-do	Hessian Fabric	-do-	Any country other than those subject to Anti - dumping duty	Nepal	Any	Any	8.18	US$/ MT
43.	-do	Sacking Bags	-do-	Any country other than those subject to Anti - dumping duty	Nepal	Any	Any	38.90	US$/ MT

* “Jute Products” comprising of Jute Yarn/twine (multiple folded/cabled and single), Hessian Fabrics and Jute Sacking bags.

** List of non-sampled producers/exporters:
(1) Rahman Jute Mills (Pvt.) Ltd.
(2) Shamsher Jute Mills Ltd.
(3) Golden Jute Industries Ltd.
(4) Purabi Trading
(5) Sonali Aansh Trading (Pvt.) Ltd.
(6) Rajbari Jute Mills Ltd.
(7) Nowapara Packaging Industries Ltd.
(8) Nowapara Jute Mills Ltd.
(9) Usha jute Spinners Ltd.
(10) B.S. Jute Spinners Ltd. (BSJSL)
(11) Madina Jute Industries Ltd.
(12) Northern Jute Manufacturing Company Limited
(13) Jute Spinners Ltd.
(14) M/s Nawab Abdul Malek Jute Mills (BD) Ltd.

2. 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.- For the purposes of this notification, rate of exchange applicable for the purpose 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 Customs Act.

[F. No. 354/211/2016-TRU]

(Anurag Sehgal)
Under Secretary to the Government of India

Notification No. 1/2017, Dated 5th January 2017

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