Notification No.21/2015 Date 22/05/2015

Seeks to levy definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of Cast Aluminium Alloy Wheels or Alloy Road Wheels , originating in or exported from People’s Republic of China, Korea RP and Thailand for a period of five years from the date of imposition of the provisional anti-dumping duty, that is, 11th April, 2014.
G.S.R. (E). –Whereas in the matter of Cast Aluminium Alloy Wheels or Alloy Road Wheels used in Motor Vehicles, whether or not attached with their accessories, of a size in diameters ranging from 12 inches to 24 inches (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods), falling under Chapter heading 8708 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) (hereinafter referred to as Customs Tariff Act), originating in, or exported from the People's Republic of China, Korea RP and Thailand (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 No. 14/7/2012-DGAD, dated the 13th January, 2014, had come to the conclusion that –

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

(b) the domestic industry has suffered material injury in respect of the subject goods;

(c) the material injury has been caused by the dumped imports of the subject goods from subject countries,

and had recommended imposition of provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of the subject goods, originating in or exported from the subject countries and imported into India;

And whereas, on the basis of the aforesaid preliminary findings of the designated authority, the Central Government had imposed the provisional anti-dumping duty on the subject goods, originating in or exported from the subject countries vide notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 15/2014-Customs (ADD), dated the 11th April, 2014, published in Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) of the Gazette of India, Extraordinary vide number G.S.R 280(E), dated the 11th April, 2014;

And whereas, the designated authority in its final findings vide notification No. 14/7/2012-DGAD, dated the 9th June, 2014 published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 30th December, 2014 has come to the conclusion that-

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

(b) the domestic industry has suffered material injury in respect of the subject goods;

(c) the material injury has been caused by the dumped imports of subject goods from the subject countries,

and has recommended imposition of the definitive anti-dumping duty on the subject goods, originating in or exported from the subject countries, 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 said Customs Tariff Act as specified in the corresponding entry in column (2), originating in the country as specified in the corresponding entry in column (4), and produced by the producer as specified in the corresponding entry in column (6), when exported from the country as specified in the corresponding entry in column (5), by the exporter as specified in the corresponding entry in column (7), and imported into India, an anti-dumping duty at the rate equal to the amount as indicated in the corresponding entry 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.

Table

Sl No	heading	Description of goods	Country of origin	Country of Export	Producer	Exporter	Duty amount	Unit	Currency
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)	(8)	(9)	(10)
1	8708	Cast Aluminium Alloy Wheels or Alloy Road Wheels used in Motor Vehicles, whether or not attached with their accessories, of a size in diameters ranging from 12 inches to 24 inches	People's Republic of China	People's Republic of China	Baoding Lizhong Wheels Manufacturing Co. Ltd., China PR	Baoding Lizhong Wheels Manufacturing Co. Ltd., China PR	1.37	KG	US$
2	8708	-do-	People's Republic of China	People's Republic of China	Baoding Lizhong Wheels Manufacturing Co. Ltd., China PR	Hyundai Mobis, Hong Kong and Hyundai Glovis Co. Ltd, Korea RP	1.37	KG	US$
3	8708	-do-	People's Republic of China	People's Republic of China	Non-Sampled Producer/exporters listed in the Schedule to this notification	Non-Sampled Producer/exporters listed in the Schedule to this notification	1.37	KG	US$
4	8708	-do-	People's Republic of China	People's Republic of China	Any combination other than mentioned in Sl No. 1 to 3 above		2.15	KG	US$
5	8708	-do-	People's Republic of China	Any country other than those subject to anti-dumping duty	Any	Any	2.15	KG	US$
6	8708	-do-	Any country other than those subject to anti-dumping duty	People's Republic of China	Any	Any	2.15	KG	US$
7	8708	-do-	Korea RP	Korea RP	Any	Any	1.18	KG	US$
8	8708	-do-	Korea RP	Any country other than those subject to anti-dumping duty	Any	Any	1.18	KG	US$
9	8708	-do-	Any country other than those subject to anti-dumping duty	Korea RP	Any	Any	1.18	KG	US$
10	8708	-do-	Thailand	Thailand	Any	Any	1.06	KG	US$
11	8708	-do-	Thailand	Any country other than those subject to anti-dumping duty	Any	Any	1.06	KG	US$
12	8708	-do-	Any country other than those subject to anti-dumping duty	Thailand	Any	Any	1.06	KG	US$

Schedule

S. No.	Name of the Producer/Exporters
1	Seyen Heavy Industries (Shanghai) Co., Ltd, Shanghai, China PR (Producer) and Shanghai General Motors Corporation Ltd, Pudong, Shanghai, China PR (Exporter).
2	Zhejiang Baokang Wheel Manufacture Co., Ltd, Wangzhai Town, Wuyi, Zhejiang, China PR (Producer & Exporter)
3	Zhejiang Zent Auto Wheel Co. Ltd., Yongkang City, Zhejiang, China PR (Producer & Exporter)
4	Zhejiang Jinfei Kaida Wheel Co, Ltd., Jinhua City, Zhejiang, China PR (Producer & Exporter)
5	Wuxi City Wanxuan Metal Production Co., Ltd., Wuxi City, Jiangsu, China PR (Producer & Exporter)
6	Zhejiang Shuguang Industrial Co., Ltd., Wuyi , Zhejiang, China PR (Producer & Exporter)
7	Xiangyang Hengde Auto Parts Co. Ltd., Xiangyang, Hubei Province, China PR (Producer & Exporter)
8	Kunshan Liufeng Machinery Industry Co. Ltd, Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province, China PR (Producer) and Lio Fung International Corporation, Kunshan Development Zone, Jiangsu Province, China PR (Exporter)

2. The anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification shall be levied for a period of 5 years (unless revoked, amended or superseded earlier) from the date of imposition of the provisional anti-dumping duty, that is, the 11th April, 2014 and shall be paid 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, under section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962) and the relevant date for 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.

[F. No.354/241/2012-TRU]

(Akshay Joshi)
Under Secretary to the Government of India.

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