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Customs Notifications

Anti-dumping duty on ‘Fluoroelastomers (FKM)’, originat-
ing in, or exported from, China PR extended till 27-10-
2020 — Amendment to Notification No. 6/2019-Cus.
(ADD)
[Amend at page 2646 of 71st Edition of Customs Tariff, Vol. 2, 2020-21]
Whereas, the designated authority vide initiation notification No.
7/3/2020-DGTR, dated the 7th February, 2020, published in the Gazette of India,
Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 7th February, 2020, has initiated 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) and in pursuance of rule
23 of the Customs Tariff (Identification, Assessment and Collection of Anti-
dumping Duty on Dumped Articles and for Determination of Injury) Rules, 1995
(hereinafter referred to as the said rules), in the matter of continuation of anti-
dumping duty on imports of ‘Fluoroelastomers (FKM)’ originating in or export-
ed from China PR, imposed vide notification of the Government of India, in the
Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) No. 6/2019-Customs (ADD), dated
the 28th January, 2019, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II,
Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 52(E), dated the 28th January, 2019,
and has requested for extension of the said anti-dumping duty for a period of
three months in terms of sub-section (5) of section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act.
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 hereby makes the following amendments in
the notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Finance (Depart-
ment of Revenue), No. 6/2019-Customs (ADD), dated the 28th January, 2019,
published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i),
vide number G.S.R. 52(E), dated the 28th January, 2019, namely :-
In the said notification, -
(i) for the figures “3904 90 00” wherever they occur, the figures “3904
90 90” shall be substituted;
(ii) after paragraph 2 and before the Explanation, the following para-
graph shall be inserted, namely :-
“3. Notwithstanding anything contained in paragraph 2, the anti-
dumping duty imposed under this notification shall remain in
force up to and inclusive of the 27th October, 2020, unless revoked,
superseded or amended earlier.”.
[Notification No. 19/2020-Cus. (ADD), dated 21-7-2020]

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