Whereas, in the matter of "Welded Stainless-Steel Pipes and Tubes" (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods) falling under tariff items 7304 11 10, 7304 11 90, 7304 41 00, 7304 51 10, 7304 90 00, 7305 11 29, 7305 90 99, 7306 11 00, 7306 21 00, 7306 29 19, 7306 30 90, 7306 40 00, 7306 50 00, 7306 61 00, 7306 69 00, 7306 90 11, 7306 90 19 and 7306 90 90 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 China PR and Vietnam (hereinafter referred to as the subject countries), and imported into India, the designated authority in its final findings, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1 vide notification No. 7/23/2023-DGTR, dated the 15th June, 2024 read with corrigendum dated 28th August, 2024 has inter alia come to the conclusion that the cessation of countervailing duty is likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of subsidisation and injury to the domestic industry and has recommended continued imposition of countervailing duty on imports of the subject goods originating in or exported from the subject countries;

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (6) of section 9 of the Customs Tariff Act read with rules 20, 22 and 24 of the Customs Tariff (Identification, Assessment and Collection of Countervailing Duty on Subsidized Articles and for Determination of Injury) Rules, 1995 and in supersession of the notification of the Government of India, Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) No. 4/2019-Customs (CVD), dated the 17th September, 2019, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 665(E), dated the 17th September, 2019, except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, 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 tariff items of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act as specified in the corresponding entry in column (2), originating in the countries as specified in the corresponding entry in column (4), exported from the countries as specified in the corresponding entry in column (5), produced by the producers as specified in the corresponding entry in column (6), and imported into India, a countervailing duty at the rate specified in the corresponding entry in column (7) of the said Table, namely:-

TABLE

Note :- The customs classification is only indicative and not binding on the scope of the product under consideration.

2. The countervailing duty imposed under this notification shall be levied for a period of five years (unless revoked, superseded or amended earlier) from the date of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette and shall be payable in Indian currency.

Explanation. - For the purposes of this notification,-

(a) the rate of exchange applicable for the purposes of calculation of such countervailing 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, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), and the relevant date for the determination of the rate of exchange shall be the date of presentation of the bill of entry under section 46 of the said Act and,

(b) "CIF value" means the assessable value as determined under section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962).

[F. No. 190354/120/2024-TRU]

(Dilmil Singh Soach)

Under Secretary to the Government of India