[TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE OF INDIA, EXTRAORDINARY,
PART II, SECTION 3, SUB-SECTION(i)]
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(DEPARTMENT OF
REVENUE)
Notification No. 58/2023-Customs
New Delhi, the 9th October, 2023
G.S.R …..(E).— Whereas, in the matter concerning imports of “Ferro Molybdenum”
(hereinafter referred to as the subject goods) falling under tariff item 7202 70 00 of the First
Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) (hereinafter referred to as the Customs
Tariff Act), the Directorate General of Trade Remedies (hereinafter referred to as the
Authority) initiated an Bilateral Safeguard investigation in terms of the India-Korea
Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (Bilateral Safeguard Measures) Rules,
2017 (hereinafter referred to as the rules) vide initiation notification under F. No. 22/03/2022-
DGTR, dated the 30th September, 2022 published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part
I, Section 1, dated the 30th September, 2022 in order to determine whether the imports of
the subject goods from Korea RP constitute increased imports and whether the increased
imports have caused or are threatening to cause serious injury to the domestic industry;
And whereas, in the final findings of the Bilateral Safeguard investigation issued vide
F. No. 22/03/2022-DGTR, dated the 29th May, 2023, published in the Gazette of India,
Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 29th May, 2023, the Authority has concluded that-
(i) imports of the subject goods from Republic of Korea have increased and
constitute “increased imports” within the meaning of the rules and India-Korea
Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement;
(ii) the increased imports have caused serious injury;
(iii) there exists a causal link between the increased imports and serious injury to the
domestic industry;
and recommended imposition of bilateral safeguard measure of increasing the rate of customs
duty on subject goods originating in Korea RP and imported into India as specified in the
aforesaid final findings, in order to remove injury to the domestic industry.
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 25
of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962) read with rule 11 of the said rules, the Central
Government, on being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, after
considering the aforesaid final findings of the designated authority, hereby makes the
following further amendments in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry
of Finance (Department of Revenue), No.152/2009-Customs, dated the 31st December,
2009, published in the Gazette of India, vide number G.S.R. 943 (E), dated the 31st
December, 2009, namely: -
In the said notification, -
(a) in the Table, after serial number 529 and the entries relating thereto, the following serial
numbers and entries shall be inserted, namely: -
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
“529A
7202
(except 720260, 720270)
All Goods
0.00
529B
720270
Ferro Molybdenum
5.00
529C
720270
Ferro Molybdenum
3.75”;
(b) after the second proviso below the Table, the following proviso shall be inserted,
namely: -
“Provided also that, to give effect to the bilateral safeguard measure, as
recommended by the Director General of Trade Remedies, -
(i)
nothing contained in serial number 528 and entries relating thereto in the said
table shall have effect up to and inclusive of the 9th day of October, 2025;
(ii)
the entries contained in serial number 529A in the said table shall have effect
only up to and inclusive of the 9th day of October, 2025;
(iii) the entries contained in serial number 529B in the said table shall have effect
only up to and inclusive of the 9th day of October, 2024; and
(iv) the entries contained in serial number 529C in the said table shall have effect
only from the 10th day of October, 2024 to the 9th day of October, 2025 (both
days inclusive);
unless revoked, superseded or amended earlier.”.
2.
This notification shall come into force on the 10th day of October 2023.
[F. No. CBIC-190354/124/2023-TO(TRU-I)-CBEC]
(Vikram Wanere)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
Note: The principal notification No. 152/2009-Customs, dated the 31st December, 2009 was
published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-Section (i), vide number
G.S.R. 943 (E), dated the 31st December, 2009 and was last amended vide notification No.
23/2022-Customs, dated the 30th April, 2022, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary,
Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 326(E), dated the 30th April, 2022.
