Seeks to levy anti dumping duty on jute sacking cloth under tariff heading 5310 originating in or exported from Bangladesh to prevent the circumvention of levy of anti dumping duty levied on jute sacking bags vide notification No. 1/2017-Customs(ADD) dated 5th January, 2017.

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....5 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 or Nepal and imported into India, the designated authority in its final findings vide notification No.14/9/2015-DGAD, dated 20th October, 2016, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 20th October, 2016, had recommended imposition of the anti-dumping duty on Jute Products namely, Jute Yarn/Twine (multiple folded/cabled and single), Hessian fabric, and jute sacking bags originating in or exported from Bangladesh or Nepal. And whereas, on the basis of the aforesaid final findings of the designated authority, the Central Government had impose....

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....lusion that- (i) imports of sacking cloth have increased post levy of anti-dumping duty; (ii) the value addition in converting sacking cloth to sacking bag is much less than the prescribed threshold in the Customs Tariff (Identification, Assessment and Collection of Anti-Dumping Duty on Dumped Articles and for Determination of Injury) Rules, 1995 Rules. (iii) the import of sacking cloth has undermined the remedial effect of existing anti-dumping measure of on sacking bags imposed vide notification No. 01/2017-Customs (ADD) dated 5the January, 2017, published vide number G.S.R. 11(E), dated the 5th January 2017. and has recommended extension of the existing anti-dumping duty on sacking bags imposed vide aforesaid notification No. 01/2....

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.... Amount Unit (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) 1. 5310 Sacking cloth In all forms and specification Bangladesh Bangladesh Hasan Jute Mills Ltd Hasan Jute Mills Ltd Nil US$/MT 2. 5310 Sacking cloth -do- Bangladesh Bangladesh Janata Jute Mills Ltd Janata Jute Mills Ltd. 125.21 US$/MT 3. 5310 Sacking cloth -do- Bangladesh Bangladesh Producers whose dumping margin is de minimis/ negative as per list below* Nil US$/MT 4. 5310 Sacking cloth -do- Bangladesh Bangladesh Non Sampled Producers/ exporters as per list below** 125.21 US$/MT 5. 5310 Sacking cloth -do- Bangladesh Bangladesh Any combination other than mentioned in Sl. Nos. 1 to 4 above 1....

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....ms (Import of Goods at Concessional Rate of Duty), Rules, 2017; and (iii) the importer furnishes an undertaking to the Deputy Commissioner of Customs or the Assistant Commissioner of Customs, as the case may be, stating as under:- (a) the intended use for imported goods; (b) that the imported jute sacking cloth shall not be used for conversion to jute sacking bag; and (c) that in case he fails to comply with sub-clause (b), he shall pay an amount equal to the duty leviable, on the goods imported, under this notification. 3. The anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification shall be co-terminus with the anti-dumping duty on jute sacking bags as levied vide aforesaid notification No. 1/2017-Customs (ADD) dated the 5th January, 20....