Lok Sabha Question No. 3567 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-16
Subject: Anti-dumping Duty on Steel
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: HARI MANJHI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

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## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3567

## TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY THE 16 TH MARCH, 2018 PHALGUNA 25, 1939 (SAKA)

## ANTI-DUMPING DUTY ON STEEL

## 3567. SHRI HARI MANJHI:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has imposed 57 per cent anti-dumping duty on import of stainless steel to give relief to domestic steel industries and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether there is provision to impose the above duty for five years and if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  this  provision  provides  for  separate  duty  for  different  countries,  which  include  the maximum 57 per cent on China and the minimum 5.39 per cent for Thailand; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor along with the details of duties imposed on steel, country-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI SHIV PRATAP SHUKLA)

(a): Yes sir, A definitive anti-dumping duty in the range of 4.58% to 57.39%, of the landed value of goods has been imposed on imports of Cold Rolled Flat Products of Stainless Steel from the People's Republic of China, Republic of Korea, the European Union, South Africa, Chinese Taipei, Thailand and the United States of America, vide notification No. 61/2015-Customs (ADD) dated 11.12.2015.

(b): The  anti-dumping  duty  under  the  aforesaid  notification  has  been  imposed  for  a  period  of  five years unless revoked earlier, under subsection (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 Antidumping Duty on Dumped Articles And For Determination of lnjury) Rules, 1995.

(c) and (d): Sub section (1) of section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act provides that where any article is exported by an exporter or producer from any country or territory to India at less than its normal value, then, upon the importation of such article into India, the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, impose an anti-dumping duty not exceeding the margin of dumping in relation to such article, and margin of dumping may vary from country to country which is determined by the DGAD. Based  on  the  investigations  conducted  and  recommendation  made  by  the  Designated  Authority, Directorate General of Anti-Dumping and Allied Duties, an anti-dumping duty at specified rates (as summarised  in  the  table  below)  has  been  imposed,  vide  notification  No.  61/2015-Customs  (ADD) dated  11.12.2015,  on  imports  of    Cold  Rolled  Flat  Products  of  Stainless  Steel  from  the  People's Republic of  China,  Republic  of  Korea, the  European Union,  South Africa,  Chinese  Taipei,  Thailand and the United States of America.

TABLE

|   S.No. | Country                    | Anti-dumping duty imposed (as% of landed value)   |
|---------|----------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | People's Republic of China | 57.39%                                            |
|       2 | Korea RP                   | 5.39%, 13.44%                                     |
|       3 | Chinese Taipei             | 15.93%                                            |
|       4 | South Africa               | 12.34% , 36.91%                                   |
|       5 | Thailand                   | 4.58%, 5.39%                                      |
|       6 | USA                        | 9.47%                                             |
|       7 | European Union             | 29.41 %, 52.56%                                   |

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