The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs ( CBIC ), vide Notification No. 05/2024-Customs ( CVD ) dated 11th September has announced the extension of countervailing duties on imports of Atrazine Technical from China for an additional five years for safeguarding domestic manufacturers from unfair competition posed by subsidised imports and ensuring a level playing field in the Indian market.
Atrazine Technical, classified under tariff items 3808 91 99, 3808 93 90, and 3808 99 90 of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975, is a key agrochemical used in herbicides.
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The decision follows a final report from the designated authority, published in the Gazette of India on June 14, 2024, which recommended the continued imposition of these duties. The authority concluded that lifting the countervailing duties could result in ongoing or renewed subsidization by China, potentially harming India’s domestic industry by disrupting the market with subsidized imports.
The CBIC has exercised its powers under sections 9 of the Customs Tariff Act, alongside the Customs Tariff (Identification, Assessment and Collection of Countervailing Duty on Subsidized Articles and for Determination of Injury) Rules, 1995.
This new order supersedes the previous notification (3/2019-Customs (CVD), dated September 17, 2019) and ensures that countervailing duties on the specified goods remain in place.
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The updated notification provides detailed information on the tariff items, the countries of origin and export, and the applicable duty amounts, which are outlined in the relevant table given below:
| S. No. | Tariff item | Description of Goods | Country of Origin | Country of Export | Producer | Duty amount as a % of CIF Value |
| 1 | 3808 91 99 3808 93 90 or 3808 99 90 | Atrazine Technical* | China PR | Any country including China PR | Xiangshui Zhongshan Biotechnology Co., Ltd. | 9.28 |
| 2 | -do- | -do- | China PR | Any country including China PR | Any other than the producer at Sr. No. 1 | 11.94 |
| 3 | -do- | -do- | Any country other than China PR | China PR | Any | 11.94 |
*The product is also known under the following names: 6-Chloro-N-Ethyl-N’-(1-Methylethyl)-Triazine-2,4-Diamine; 2-Chloro-4-Ethylamino-6-Isopropylamine-S-Triazine; 2-Chloro-4-(Ethylamino)-6-(Isopropylamino)-S-Triazine; 2-Chloro-4-(Ethylamino)-6-(Isopropylamino)-Triazine; Chloro-4-(Propylamino)-6-Ethylamino-S-Triazine; Chloro-4-(Propylamino)-6-Ethylamino-S-Triazine, etc.
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