[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. 44/2018-Customs (ADD)
New Delhi, the
6th September, 2018
G.S.R…. (E). - Whereas, the designated authority
vide notification number 7/13/2018- DGAD, dated the 4th April, 2018 published
in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 4th April,
2018, had initiated the Mid-term Review in term of section 9A of the Customs
Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), (hereinafter referred to as the Customs Tariff
Act), read with rule 23 of the Customs Tariff (Identification, Assessment and
Collection of Anti-dumping Duty on Dumped Articles and for Determination of
Injury) Rules, 1995, in the matter of continuation of anti-dumping duty on
imports of ‘Graphite Electrodes of all diameters’ (hereinafter referred to as
the subject goods), originating in, or exported from China PR (hereinafter
referred to as the subject country), imposed vide notification of the
Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No.
04/2015- Customs (ADD), dated the 13th February, 2015, published in the Gazette
of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number
G.S.R. 93(E), dated the 13th February, 2015;
And
whereas, in the matter of Mid-term Review of anti-dumping duty on imports of
the subject goods, originating in or exported from the subject country, the
Designated Authority in its final findings, published vide notification number
F. No. 7/13/2018-DGAD, dated the 8th August, 2018 published in the Gazette of
India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 8th August, 2018, has come
to the conclusion that:
(a) the
imports of the subject goods from subject country in total imports into India
has declined from 69% in 2012 to 55% in period starting from 1st April, 2017 to
31st March, 2018 (POI) whereas the share of imports from other countries has
increased from 31% in 2012 to 45% during the POI;
(b) there
is overall improvement in the health of the domestic industry. The domestic
industry is not suffering from injury and the alleged dumped imports from the
subject country are not resulting in material injury to the Domestic Industry;
(c) there
is an acute shortage of the subject goods in India and an insignificant
increase in production capacities of the domestic producers compared to the
significant rise in Indian demand combined with increased exports has led to a
serious shortage of subject goods in the Indian market;
(d) the
facts of the case before the Authority do not indicate any likelihood of
dumping and injury in case of cessation of AD duties;
and has concluded that continuance of anti-dumping
duty is not warranted and has recommended discontinuance of existing
anti-dumping duty on imports of the subject goods originating in or exported
from subject country.
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, 20
and 23 of the Customs Tariff (Identification, Assessment and Collection of
Antidumping Duty on Dumped Articles and for Determination of Injury) Rules,
1995, the Central Government hereby rescinds the notification of the Government
of India, in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) No. 04/2015-
Customs (ADD), dated the 13th February, 2015, published in the Gazette of
India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R.
93(E), dated the 13th February, 2015, except as respects things done or omitted
to be done before such rescission.
[F. No. 354/
74/2014-TRU (Pt)]
(Gunjan Kumar
Verma)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
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