Seeks to levy definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of Phenol, originating in or exported from South Africa for a period of five years

[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. 32/2015-Customs (ADD)

New Delhi, the 10th July, 2015

G.S.R. (E). – Whereas, the designated authority, vide notification No. 15/21/2013- DGAD, dated the 28th October, 2013, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, had initiated a review in the matter of continuation of anti-dumping duty on imports of Phenol (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods) falling under tariff item 2707 99 00 or subheading 2907 11 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 South Africa (hereinafter referred to as the subject country), imposed vide notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) No. 10/2013-Customs (ADD), the 3rd May, 2013, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 285(E), dated the 3rd May, 2013;

And whereas, the Central Government had extended the anti-dumping duty on the subject goods, originating in or exported from the subject country upto and inclusive of the 30th October, 2014, vide notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) No. 29/2013-Customs (ADD), dated the 12th November, 2013, published in Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) of the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide number G.S.R 733(E), dated the 12th November, 2013;

And whereas, in the matter of review of anti-dumping duty on import of the subject goods, originating in or exported from the subject country, the designated authority in its final findings, published vide notification No. 15/21/2013-DGAD, dated the 27th April, 2015, in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, has come to the conclusion that-

(i) dumping of the subject goods is continuing from the subject country;

(ii) the domestic industry has suffered material injury due to cumulative effects of dumped imports from several sources, including the subject country;

(iii) dumping from the subject country is likely to continue, if the duties are removed, and consequently the domestic industry is likely to continue to suffer material injury,

and has recommended imposition of the anti-dumping duty on the subject goods, originating in or exported from the subject country.

Please refer to the attached file for details