Whereas, the Designated Authority, vide notification No. 7/30/2019-DGTR, dated the 31st January, 2020 published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 31st January, 2020, had initiated midterm review in terms of sub-section (5) 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 Determination of Injury) Rules, 1995 (hereinafter referred to as the said Rules) in the matter of reviewing the product scope of definitive anti-dumping duty imposed on 'Nylon Filament Yarn (multifilament)' (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods) originating in or exported from European Union and Vietnam (hereinafter referred to as the subject countries), imposed vide notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 50/2018-Customs (ADD), dated the 5th October, 2018, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II-Section 3 (i), vide number G.S.R.998 (E), dated the 5th October, 2018.

And whereas, the Designated Authority in its final findings in the said review, published vide notification No. 7/30/2019-DGTR, dated the 22nd January, 2021 in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 22nd January, 2021, has recommended that the technical scope of Bulk Continuous Filament (BCF) Yarn be amended in the notification No. 50/2018-Customs (ADD) dated the 5th October, 2018, to exclude BCF of higher denierage (650 decitex to 10,000 decitex), from the levy of ADD.

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 23 of the said Rules, the Central Government, after considering the aforesaid final findings of the Designated Authority, hereby makes the following amendment in the notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 50/2018-Customs (ADD), dated the 5th October, 2018, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II-Section 3 (i), vide number G.S.R.998 (E), dated the 5th October, 2018, namely:-

In the said notification, in the footnote after the Table, for the word and figure "1650 decitex", the word and figure "10000 decitex" shall be substituted.

(Gaurav Singh)

Deputy Secretary to the Government of India