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.-

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Explanation.- For the purposes of this notification, the exports of subject goods by M/s. Aman Jute Fibrous Ltd. (Producer) and M/s IB Jute Corporation (Exporter/ Trader) shall be finally assessed under the residual categories specified in the above Table.

* "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.

3. Notwithstanding anything contained in paragraph 2, the anti-dumping duty shall remain in force up to and inclusive of the 31st December, 2022, unless revoked, superseded or amended earlier.

Explanation.- For the purposes of this notification, the exports of subject goods by M/s. Aman Jute Fibrous Ltd. (Producer), M/s IB Jute Corporation (Exporter/ Trader), M/s. Natural Jute Mill (Producer/Exporter) [Bangladesh] and M/s Kreation Global, LLC, USA (Exporter/ Trader) [Bangladesh] shall be finally assessed under the residual categories specified in the above Table.

(Anurag Sehgal)

Under Secretary to the Government of India