Anti Dumping duty on 'Glass Fibre' - Definition changed
THE provisional Anti Dumping Duty on imports of Glass Fibre and articles originating in, or exported from People's Republic of China, was imposed vide Notification No. 75/2010-Customs, dated the 14th July, 2010. Definitive anti dumping duty was imposed by Notification No. 30/2011-Cus dated 04.03.2011, for a period of five years from the date of imposition of the provisional anti-dumping duty, that is, the 14th July, 2010.
The Designated Authority has recommended that micro Glass Fibre with fibre diameter in the range of 0.3 - 2.5 microns be excluded from the ambit and scope of the anti-dumping duty.
This is now incorporated in the explanation in the Notification.
Incidentally, this is what the notification says about the findings of the designated authority,
And, whereas, the designated authority, in its final findings in Mid-Term Review vide notification No. 14/21/2013-DGAD, dated the 10th February, 2014 published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 10th February, 2014, has recommended that micro Glass Fibre with fibre diameter in the range of 0.3 - 2.5 microns be excluded from the ambit and scope of the anti-dumping duty recommended earlier vide final findings notification No. 14/28/2009-DGAD dated 6th January, 2011.
So, if the designated authority has arrived at the conclusion of excluding the subject item from the ambit and scope of the anti-dumping duty as early as on 10th February, 2014, should not this notification be treated as retrospective in operation from that date at least simply because it is the fault of the government in not issuing this notification on time? Any refund?
Notification NO. , Dated: May 09 2014