Whereas, in the matter of "Hot-rolled flat products of alloy or non-alloy steel'' (hereinafter referred to as the 'subject goods'), falling under headings 7208, 7211, 7225 or 7226 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 People's Republic of China, Japan, Korea RP, Russia, Brazil and Indonesia (hereinafter referred to as the 'subject countries'), and imported into India, the designated authority in its preliminary findings published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, vide notification number 14/09/2016-DGAD dated the 1st August, 2016, has come to the provisional conclusion that ,

(i) the subject goods have been exported to India from the subject countries below normal value;

(b) the domestic industry has suffered material injury on account of subject imports from the subject countries;

(c) the injury has been caused by the dumped imports of the subject goods from the subject countries; and has recommended imposition of provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of the subject goods, originating in, or exported from 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 (2) of section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act, read with rules 13 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 preliminary 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 (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), imported into India, an anti-dumping duty at a rate which is equivalent to difference between the amount mentioned in the corresponding entry in column (8) and the landed value of the subject goods, provided the landed value is less than such amount specified in column (8) , in the currency as specified in the corresponding entry in column (10) and as per unit of measurement as specified in the corresponding entry in column (9) of the said Table, namely .-

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2. The anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification shall be effective for a period not exceeding eight months (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,-

(a) "landed value" of imports for the purpose of this notification means the assessable value as determined by the customs under the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962) and includes all duties of customs except duties levied under sections 3, 3A, 8B, 9 and 9A of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975;

(b) 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, 1962.

(Anurag Sehgal)

Under Secretary to the Government of India

Corrigendum F. No. 354/119/2016-TRU, Dated, 7th September, 2016

In the notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) No.44/2016-Customs(ADD), dated the 8th August, 2016 published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 778(E) dated the 8th August, 2016, in the Table, -

(1) against serial number 1, in column (3), for the words

"Hot-rolled flat products of alloy or non-alloy steel in coils of a width upto 2100mm and thickness upto 25mm" read

"Hot-rolled flat products of alloy or non-alloy steel in coils of a width upto 2100mm and thickness upto 25mm, excluding hot-rolled flat products of stainless steel; hot-rolled flat products of steel which are electrolytically plated or coated with zinc; hot-rolled flat products of steel otherwise plated or coated with zinc and cladded steel.";

(2) against serial number 25, in column (3), for the words

"Hot-rolled flat products of alloy or non-alloy steel not in coils (commonly known as sheets and plates) of a width upto 4950mm and thickness upto 150mm" read

"Hot-rolled flat products of alloy or non-alloy steel not in coils (commonly known as sheets and plates) of a width upto 4950mm and thickness upto 150mm, excluding hot-rolled flat products of stainless steel; hot-rolled flat products of steel which are electrolytically plated or coated with zinc; hot-rolled flat products of steel otherwise plated or coated with zinc and cladded steel.";

(3) against serial number 31, in column (3), for the words

"Hot-rolled flat products of alloy or non-alloy steel not in coils (commonly known as sheets and plates) of a width upto 4950mm and thickness upto 150mm of the following quality/grades:

a) High Tensile Quality

b) High Tensile Structural Steel (YS 350 Mpa and Above)

c) Boiler/Pressure Vessel Quality "

read

"Hot-rolled flat products of alloy or non-alloy steel not in coils (commonly known as sheets and plates) of a width upto 4950mm and thickness upto 150mm of the following quality/grades: a) High Tensile Quality b) High Tensile Structural Steel (YS 350 Mpa and Above) c) Boiler/Pressure Vessel Quality excluding hot-rolled flat products of stainless steel; hot-rolled flat products of steel which are electrolytically plated or coated with zin; hot-rolled flat products of steel otherwise plated or coated with zinc and cladded steel." ;

(4) against S. No. 32, in column (3), for the words

"Hot-rolled flat products of alloy or non-alloy steel not in coils (commonly known as sheets and plates) of a width upto 4950mm and thickness upto 150mm (other than S. No. 31)" read

"Hot-rolled flat products of alloy or non-alloy steel not in coils (commonly known as sheets and plates) of a width upto 4950mm and thickness upto 150mm (other than S. No. 31), excluding hot-rolled flat products of stainless steel; hot-rolled flat products of steel which are electrolytically plated or coated with zinc; hot-rolled flat products of steel otherwise plated or coated with zinc and cladded steel.";

(5) against serial number. 33, in column (3), for the words

"Hot-rolled flat products of alloy or non-alloy steel not in coils (commonly known as sheets and plates) of a width upto 4950mm and thickness upto 150mm" read

"Hot-rolled flat products of alloy or non-alloy steel not in coils (commonly known as sheets and plates) of a width upto 4950mm and thickness upto 150mm, excluding hot-rolled flat products of stainless steel; hot-rolled flat products of steel which are electrolytically plated or coated with zinc; hot-rolled flat products of steel otherwise plated or coated with zinc and cladded steel.";

(Anurag Sehgal)

Under Secretary to the Government of India