Whereas, the designated authority vide Notification No. 15/4/2016-DGAD dated 8th July 2016, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 8 th July, 2016 had initiated the sunset review in term of sub-section (5) of section 9 A of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), (hereinafter referred to as the Customs Tariff Act), and in pursuance of rule 23 of the Customs Tariff (Identification, Assessment and Collection of Anti-dumping Duty on Dumped Articles and for Determination of Injury) Rules, 1995, (hereinafter referred to as the said Rules) in the matter of continuation of anti-dumping duty on imports of "Opal Glassware" (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods) falling under the tariff item 7013 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, originating in or exported from China PR and UAE, (hereinafter referred to as the subject country), imposed vide notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 103/2011- Customs (ADD), dated the 23rd November, 2011, and had recommended for continuation of the anti-dumping duty vide notification No. F. No.15/4/2016-DGAD, dated the 3rd July, 2017 published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 3rd July, 2017.

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (5) of section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act, and rules 18 and 23 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 tariff item 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), and 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), and imported into India, an anti-dumping duty at the rate to be worked out as percentage of the CIF value of imports of the subject goods as specified in the corresponding entry in column (8) of the said Table.

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Note- For the purposes of this notification, "CIF value" means the assessable value as determined un der section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962).

2. The anti-dumping duty imposed 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 payable in Indian currency.

Explanation.- For the purposes of this notification, rate of exchange applicable for the purposes 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 Act.

(Ruchi Bisht)

Under Secretary to the Government of India.