HSN / HS Code 28539090Phosphides — Other [Notifn. No.37/09-Cus., dated 20.4.2009] Whereas, in the matter of import of Soda Ash falling under sub-heading 2836 20 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) from the People's Republic of China, the Director General (Safeguard), in preliminary findings published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), dated the 30th January, 2009, vide number G.S.R. 62 (E), dated the 30th January, 2009, had come to the conclusion that increased imports of Soda Ash into India from the People's Republic of China had caused and threatened to cause market disruption to domestic industry of Soda Ash and it necessitates the imposition of provisional safeguard duty on imports of Soda Ash into India from People's Republic of China ; Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 8C of the said Act, read with rules 10 and 14 of the Customs Tariff (Transitional Product Specific Safeguard Duty) Rules, 2002, the Central Government after considering the said findings of the Director General (Safeguard), hereby imposes a safeguard duty, at the rate of 20 per cent. ad valorem on import of Soda Ash, falling under sub-heading 2836 20 of the First Schedule to the said Act, when imported into India from the People's Republic of China . 2. The safeguard duty imposed under this notification shall be effective upto and inclusive of the 5th November, 2009 unless revoked, superseded or amended earlier. [Notfn. No. 122/ 2009-Cus., dt. 5.11.2009.] Whereas, in the matter of import of Soda Ash (hereinafter also referred as the subject goods), falling under tariff item 2836 20, of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), from People's Republic of China, the Director General (Safeguards), in its preliminary findings vide number G.S.R. 62 (E), dated the 30th January, 2009, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), dated the 30th January, 2009, had come to the conclusion that increased imports of Soda Ash into India from the People's Republic of China had caused and threatened to cause market disruption to domestic industry of Soda Ash and that this had necessitated the imposition of provisional safeguard duty on imports of Soda Ash into India from People's Republic of China ; And whereas, on the basis of the aforesaid findings of the Director General (Safeguards), the Central Government had imposed provisional Safeguard duty on imports of the subject goods vide notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 37/ 2009-CUSTOMS, dated the 20th April, 2009, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), dated the 20th April, 2009, vide number G.S.R.264 (E), dated the 20th April, 2009; And whereas, the Director General (Safeguards) in its final findings vide number G.S.R.725(E), dated the 6th October, 2009, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub- section (i), dated the 6th October, 2009 had come to the conclusion that increased imports of Soda Ash into India from the People's Republic of China had caused and threatened to cause market disruption to the domestic industry of Soda Ash and it necessitated the imposition of definitive safeguard duty on imports of Soda Ash into India from People's Republic of China; Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 8C of the said Act, read with rules 12 and 14 of the Customs Tariff (Transitional Product Specific Safeguard Duty) Rules, 2002, the Central Government after considering the said findings of the Director General (Safeguards), hereby imposes a safeguard duty at the rate of 20% ad valorem on Soda Ash, falling under tariff item 2836 20 of the First Schedule to the said Act, when imported into India from the People's Republic of China. 2. The Safeguard duty imposed under this notification shall be levied with effect for one year from the date of imposition of the provisional Safeguard duty, and shall remain in force upto and inclusive of the 19th April, 2010. [Notfn. No. 131/ 2009-Cus., dt. 4.12.2009.] Whereas, in the matter of import of Caustic Soda lye , falling under tariff item 2815 12 00 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), the Director General (Safeguard), in preliminary findings vide number G.S.R.754(E), dated the 15th October, 2009, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), dated the 15th October, 2009, had come to the conclusion that increased imports of Caustic Soda lye into India had caused and threatened to cause further serious injury to the domestic producers of Caustic Soda lye and it necessitates the imposition of provisional safeguard duty on imports of Caustic Soda lye into India; Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 8B of the said Act, read with rules 10 and 14 of the Customs Tariff (Identification and Assessment of Safeguard Duty) Rules, 1997, the Central Government after considering the said findings of the Director General (Safeguard), hereby imposes on Caustic Soda lye, falling under tariff item 2815 12 00 of the First Schedule to the said Act, when imported into India, a safeguard duty at the rate of 15 per cent. ad valorem. 2. Nothing contained in this notification shall apply to imports of Caustic Soda lye from countries notified as developing countries under clause (a) of sub-section (6) of section 8B of the said Act, other than the People's Republic of China, Indonesia, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Thailand. 3. The safeguard duty imposed under this notification shall be effective upto and inclusive of the 3rd March, 2010 (unless revoked, superseded or amended earlier). [Notfn. No. 72/ 2010-Cus., dt. 28.6.2010.] Whereas, in the matter of import of Soda Ash (hereinafter also referred to as the subject goods), falling under tariff item 2836 20, of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), from People's Republic of China, the Director General (Safeguards), in its preliminary findings vide number G.S.R. 62 (E), dated the 30th January, 2009, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), dated the 30th January, 2009, had come to the conclusion that increased imports of Soda Ash into India from the People's Republic of China had caused and threatened to cause market disruption to domestic industry of Soda Ash and that this had necessitated the imposition of provisional safeguard duty on imports of Soda Ash into India from People's Republic of China ; And whereas, on the basis of the aforesaid findings of the Director General (Safeguards), the Central Government had imposed provisional Safeguard duty on imports of the subject goods vide notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 37/ 2009-CUSTOMS, dated the 20th April, 2009, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), dated the 20th April, 2009, vide number G.S.R.264 (E), dated the 20th April, 2009; And whereas, the Director General (Safeguards) in its final findings vide number G.S.R.725(E), dated the 6th October, 2009, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub- section (i), dated the 6th October, 2009 had come to the conclusion that increased imports of Soda Ash into India from the People's Republic of China had threatened to cause market disruption to the domestic industry of Soda Ash and it necessitated the imposition of definitive safeguard duty on imports of Soda Ash into India from People's Republic of China; And whereas, on the basis of the aforesaid findings of the Director General (Safeguards), the Central Government had imposed Safeguard duty on imports of the subject goods vide notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 122/2009-Customs, dated the 5th November, 2009, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub- section (i), dated the 5th November, 2009, vide number G.S.R.797 (E), dated the 5th November, 2009; And whereas, the Director General (Safeguards) in its final findings in review proceedings vide number G.S.R.318(E), dated the 13th April, 2010, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), dated the 13th April, 2010 (hereinafter referred to as the said findings) had come to the conclusion that threat of market disruption to the domestic industry of Soda Ash continued to exist and it necessitated the continuation of safeguard duty on imports of Soda Ash into India from People's Republic of China; Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1), of section 8C of the said Act, and in accordance with the rules 12, 14 and 17 of the Customs Tariff (Transitional Product Specific Safeguard Duty) Rules, 2002, the Central Government after considering the said findings of the Director General (Safeguards), hereby imposes a safeguard duty at the rate of 16% ad valorem on Soda Ash, falling under tariff item 2836 20 of the First Schedule to the said Act, when imported into India from the People's Republic of China. 2. The Safeguard duty imposed under this notification shall be levied with effect from the date of publication of this notification in Gazette of India, and shall remain in force upto and inclusive of the 19th April, 2011. THE SEVENTH SCHEDULE [See Section 58 (1)] Description of item and imposition of safeguard duty thereon Period of effect On the basis of the final findings of the Director General 4th December, 2009 (Safeguards), the safeguard duty on Caustic Soda Iye, to 3rd March, 2010 falling under tariff item 2815 12 00 of the First Schedule to the (both days inclusive) Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (57 of 1975), when imported into India, at the rate of fifteen per cent. ad valorem. Nothing contained in sub-section (1), of Section 8B of Customs Tariff Act, 1975 shall apply to imports of Caustic Soda Iye from Countries notified as developing countries under clause (a), of sub-section (6) of section 8B of the said Act, other than the People's Republic of China, Indonesia, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Thailand. (vide sec.61 (2) of Finance Act 2011). Safeguard duty on Carbon Black. Notifin. No.4/2012-Cus. (SG), dt. 5.10.2012. Whereas, in the matter of import of Carbon Black (for rubber application) (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods), falling under tariff item 2803 00 10 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), from People's Republic of China, the Director General (Safeguard), in the final findings, vide number G.S.R. 602 (E), dated the 31st July, 2012, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), dated the 31st July, 2012, had come to the conclusion that increased imports of Carbon Black (for rubber application) into India from the People's Republic of China had caused and threatened to cause market disruption to the domestic producers of Carbon Black and it had necessitated the imposition of definitive safeguard duty on imports of Carbon Black (for rubber application) into India; Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 8C of the said Act, and in accordance with the rules 12, 14 and 17 of the Customs Tariff (Transitional Product Specific Safeguard Duty) Rules, 2002, the Central Government after considering the said findings of the Director General (Safeguards), hereby imposes a safeguard duty on Carbon Black (for rubber application) , falling under tariff item 2803 00 10 of the First Schedule to the said Act, when imported into India from the People's Republic of China at the rate of- (a) Thirty per cent ad valorem minus anti-dumping duty payable, if any, when imported during the period from 5th October, 2012 to 4th October, 2013(both days inclusive); and (b) Twenty five per cent ad valorem, minus anti-dumping duty payable, if any, when imported during the period from 5th October, 2013 to 31st December, 2013(both days inclusive)

HSN code 28539090 (Phosphides — Other [Notifn. No.37/09-Cus., dated 20.4.2009] Whereas, in the matter of import of Soda Ash falling under sub-heading 2836 20 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) from the People's Republic of China, the Director General (Safeguard), in preliminary findings published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), dated the 30th January, 2009, vide number G.S.R. 62 (E), dated the 30th January, 2009, had come to the conclusion that increased imports of Soda Ash into India from the People's Republic of China had caused and threatened to cause market disruption to domestic industry of Soda Ash and it necessitates the imposition of provisional safeguard duty on imports of Soda Ash into India from People's Republic of China ; Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 8C of the said Act, read with rules 10 and 14 of the Customs Tariff (Transitional Product Specific Safeguard Duty) Rules, 2002, the Central Government after considering the said findings of the Director General (Safeguard), hereby imposes a safeguard duty, at the rate of 20 per cent. ad valorem on import of Soda Ash, falling under sub-heading 2836 20 of the First Schedule to the said Act, when imported into India from the People's Republic of China . 2. The safeguard duty imposed under this notification shall be effective upto and inclusive of the 5th November, 2009 unless revoked, superseded or amended earlier. [Notfn. No. 122/ 2009-Cus., dt. 5.11.2009.] Whereas, in the matter of import of Soda Ash (hereinafter also referred as the subject goods), falling under tariff item 2836 20, of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), from People's Republic of China, the Director General (Safeguards), in its preliminary findings vide number G.S.R. 62 (E), dated the 30th January, 2009, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), dated the 30th January, 2009, had come to the conclusion that increased imports of Soda Ash into India from the People's Republic of China had caused and threatened to cause market disruption to domestic industry of Soda Ash and that this had necessitated the imposition of provisional safeguard duty on imports of Soda Ash into India from People's Republic of China ; And whereas, on the basis of the aforesaid findings of the Director General (Safeguards), the Central Government had imposed provisional Safeguard duty on imports of the subject goods vide notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 37/ 2009-CUSTOMS, dated the 20th April, 2009, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), dated the 20th April, 2009, vide number G.S.R.264 (E), dated the 20th April, 2009; And whereas, the Director General (Safeguards) in its final findings vide number G.S.R.725(E), dated the 6th October, 2009, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub- section (i), dated the 6th October, 2009 had come to the conclusion that increased imports of Soda Ash into India from the People's Republic of China had caused and threatened to cause market disruption to the domestic industry of Soda Ash and it necessitated the imposition of definitive safeguard duty on imports of Soda Ash into India from People's Republic of China; Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 8C of the said Act, read with rules 12 and 14 of the Customs Tariff (Transitional Product Specific Safeguard Duty) Rules, 2002, the Central Government after considering the said findings of the Director General (Safeguards), hereby imposes a safeguard duty at the rate of 20% ad valorem on Soda Ash, falling under tariff item 2836 20 of the First Schedule to the said Act, when imported into India from the People's Republic of China. 2. The Safeguard duty imposed under this notification shall be levied with effect for one year from the date of imposition of the provisional Safeguard duty, and shall remain in force upto and inclusive of the 19th April, 2010. [Notfn. No. 131/ 2009-Cus., dt. 4.12.2009.] Whereas, in the matter of import of Caustic Soda lye , falling under tariff item 2815 12 00 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), the Director General (Safeguard), in preliminary findings vide number G.S.R.754(E), dated the 15th October, 2009, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), dated the 15th October, 2009, had come to the conclusion that increased imports of Caustic Soda lye into India had caused and threatened to cause further serious injury to the domestic producers of Caustic Soda lye and it necessitates the imposition of provisional safeguard duty on imports of Caustic Soda lye into India; Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 8B of the said Act, read with rules 10 and 14 of the Customs Tariff (Identification and Assessment of Safeguard Duty) Rules, 1997, the Central Government after considering the said findings of the Director General (Safeguard), hereby imposes on Caustic Soda lye, falling under tariff item 2815 12 00 of the First Schedule to the said Act, when imported into India, a safeguard duty at the rate of 15 per cent. ad valorem. 2. Nothing contained in this notification shall apply to imports of Caustic Soda lye from countries notified as developing countries under clause (a) of sub-section (6) of section 8B of the said Act, other than the People's Republic of China, Indonesia, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Thailand. 3. The safeguard duty imposed under this notification shall be effective upto and inclusive of the 3rd March, 2010 (unless revoked, superseded or amended earlier). [Notfn. No. 72/ 2010-Cus., dt. 28.6.2010.] Whereas, in the matter of import of Soda Ash (hereinafter also referred to as the subject goods), falling under tariff item 2836 20, of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), from People's Republic of China, the Director General (Safeguards), in its preliminary findings vide number G.S.R. 62 (E), dated the 30th January, 2009, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), dated the 30th January, 2009, had come to the conclusion that increased imports of Soda Ash into India from the People's Republic of China had caused and threatened to cause market disruption to domestic industry of Soda Ash and that this had necessitated the imposition of provisional safeguard duty on imports of Soda Ash into India from People's Republic of China ; And whereas, on the basis of the aforesaid findings of the Director General (Safeguards), the Central Government had imposed provisional Safeguard duty on imports of the subject goods vide notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 37/ 2009-CUSTOMS, dated the 20th April, 2009, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), dated the 20th April, 2009, vide number G.S.R.264 (E), dated the 20th April, 2009; And whereas, the Director General (Safeguards) in its final findings vide number G.S.R.725(E), dated the 6th October, 2009, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub- section (i), dated the 6th October, 2009 had come to the conclusion that increased imports of Soda Ash into India from the People's Republic of China had threatened to cause market disruption to the domestic industry of Soda Ash and it necessitated the imposition of definitive safeguard duty on imports of Soda Ash into India from People's Republic of China; And whereas, on the basis of the aforesaid findings of the Director General (Safeguards), the Central Government had imposed Safeguard duty on imports of the subject goods vide notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 122/2009-Customs, dated the 5th November, 2009, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub- section (i), dated the 5th November, 2009, vide number G.S.R.797 (E), dated the 5th November, 2009; And whereas, the Director General (Safeguards) in its final findings in review proceedings vide number G.S.R.318(E), dated the 13th April, 2010, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), dated the 13th April, 2010 (hereinafter referred to as the said findings) had come to the conclusion that threat of market disruption to the domestic industry of Soda Ash continued to exist and it necessitated the continuation of safeguard duty on imports of Soda Ash into India from People's Republic of China; Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1), of section 8C of the said Act, and in accordance with the rules 12, 14 and 17 of the Customs Tariff (Transitional Product Specific Safeguard Duty) Rules, 2002, the Central Government after considering the said findings of the Director General (Safeguards), hereby imposes a safeguard duty at the rate of 16% ad valorem on Soda Ash, falling under tariff item 2836 20 of the First Schedule to the said Act, when imported into India from the People's Republic of China. 2. The Safeguard duty imposed under this notification shall be levied with effect from the date of publication of this notification in Gazette of India, and shall remain in force upto and inclusive of the 19th April, 2011. THE SEVENTH SCHEDULE [See Section 58 (1)] Description of item and imposition of safeguard duty thereon Period of effect On the basis of the final findings of the Director General 4th December, 2009 (Safeguards), the safeguard duty on Caustic Soda Iye, to 3rd March, 2010 falling under tariff item 2815 12 00 of the First Schedule to the (both days inclusive) Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (57 of 1975), when imported into India, at the rate of fifteen per cent. ad valorem. Nothing contained in sub-section (1), of Section 8B of Customs Tariff Act, 1975 shall apply to imports of Caustic Soda Iye from Countries notified as developing countries under clause (a), of sub-section (6) of section 8B of the said Act, other than the People's Republic of China, Indonesia, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Thailand. (vide sec.61 (2) of Finance Act 2011). Safeguard duty on Carbon Black. Notifin. No.4/2012-Cus. (SG), dt. 5.10.2012. Whereas, in the matter of import of Carbon Black (for rubber application) (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods), falling under tariff item 2803 00 10 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), from People's Republic of China, the Director General (Safeguard), in the final findings, vide number G.S.R. 602 (E), dated the 31st July, 2012, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), dated the 31st July, 2012, had come to the conclusion that increased imports of Carbon Black (for rubber application) into India from the People's Republic of China had caused and threatened to cause market disruption to the domestic producers of Carbon Black and it had necessitated the imposition of definitive safeguard duty on imports of Carbon Black (for rubber application) into India; Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 8C of the said Act, and in accordance with the rules 12, 14 and 17 of the Customs Tariff (Transitional Product Specific Safeguard Duty) Rules, 2002, the Central Government after considering the said findings of the Director General (Safeguards), hereby imposes a safeguard duty on Carbon Black (for rubber application) , falling under tariff item 2803 00 10 of the First Schedule to the said Act, when imported into India from the People's Republic of China at the rate of- (a) Thirty per cent ad valorem minus anti-dumping duty payable, if any, when imported during the period from 5th October, 2012 to 4th October, 2013(both days inclusive); and (b) Twenty five per cent ad valorem, minus anti-dumping duty payable, if any, when imported during the period from 5th October, 2013 to 31st December, 2013(both days inclusive)) attracts 5% IGST under Schedule I of the GST notification.

The Basic Customs Duty (BCD) for HSN code 28539090 is 7.50%. On import, the landed duty also adds Social Welfare Surcharge (on BCD) and IGST (on the duty-inclusive value).

HSN code 28539090 covers Phosphides — Other [Notifn. No.37/09-Cus., dated 20.4.2009] Whereas, in the matter of import of Soda Ash falling under sub-heading 2836 20 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) from the People's Republic of China, the Director General (Safeguard), in preliminary findings published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), dated the 30th January, 2009, vide number G.S.R. 62 (E), dated the 30th January, 2009, had come to the conclusion that increased imports of Soda Ash into India from the People's Republic of China had caused and threatened to cause market disruption to domestic industry of Soda Ash and it necessitates the imposition of provisional safeguard duty on imports of Soda Ash into India from People's Republic of China ; Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 8C of the said Act, read with rules 10 and 14 of the Customs Tariff (Transitional Product Specific Safeguard Duty) Rules, 2002, the Central Government after considering the said findings of the Director General (Safeguard), hereby imposes a safeguard duty, at the rate of 20 per cent. ad valorem on import of Soda Ash, falling under sub-heading 2836 20 of the First Schedule to the said Act, when imported into India from the People's Republic of China . 2. The safeguard duty imposed under this notification shall be effective upto and inclusive of the 5th November, 2009 unless revoked, superseded or amended earlier. [Notfn. No. 122/ 2009-Cus., dt. 5.11.2009.] Whereas, in the matter of import of Soda Ash (hereinafter also referred as the subject goods), falling under tariff item 2836 20, of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), from People's Republic of China, the Director General (Safeguards), in its preliminary findings vide number G.S.R. 62 (E), dated the 30th January, 2009, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), dated the 30th January, 2009, had come to the conclusion that increased imports of Soda Ash into India from the People's Republic of China had caused and threatened to cause market disruption to domestic industry of Soda Ash and that this had necessitated the imposition of provisional safeguard duty on imports of Soda Ash into India from People's Republic of China ; And whereas, on the basis of the aforesaid findings of the Director General (Safeguards), the Central Government had imposed provisional Safeguard duty on imports of the subject goods vide notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 37/ 2009-CUSTOMS, dated the 20th April, 2009, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), dated the 20th April, 2009, vide number G.S.R.264 (E), dated the 20th April, 2009; And whereas, the Director General (Safeguards) in its final findings vide number G.S.R.725(E), dated the 6th October, 2009, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub- section (i), dated the 6th October, 2009 had come to the conclusion that increased imports of Soda Ash into India from the People's Republic of China had caused and threatened to cause market disruption to the domestic industry of Soda Ash and it necessitated the imposition of definitive safeguard duty on imports of Soda Ash into India from People's Republic of China; Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 8C of the said Act, read with rules 12 and 14 of the Customs Tariff (Transitional Product Specific Safeguard Duty) Rules, 2002, the Central Government after considering the said findings of the Director General (Safeguards), hereby imposes a safeguard duty at the rate of 20% ad valorem on Soda Ash, falling under tariff item 2836 20 of the First Schedule to the said Act, when imported into India from the People's Republic of China. 2. The Safeguard duty imposed under this notification shall be levied with effect for one year from the date of imposition of the provisional Safeguard duty, and shall remain in force upto and inclusive of the 19th April, 2010. [Notfn. No. 131/ 2009-Cus., dt. 4.12.2009.] Whereas, in the matter of import of Caustic Soda lye , falling under tariff item 2815 12 00 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), the Director General (Safeguard), in preliminary findings vide number G.S.R.754(E), dated the 15th October, 2009, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), dated the 15th October, 2009, had come to the conclusion that increased imports of Caustic Soda lye into India had caused and threatened to cause further serious injury to the domestic producers of Caustic Soda lye and it necessitates the imposition of provisional safeguard duty on imports of Caustic Soda lye into India; Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 8B of the said Act, read with rules 10 and 14 of the Customs Tariff (Identification and Assessment of Safeguard Duty) Rules, 1997, the Central Government after considering the said findings of the Director General (Safeguard), hereby imposes on Caustic Soda lye, falling under tariff item 2815 12 00 of the First Schedule to the said Act, when imported into India, a safeguard duty at the rate of 15 per cent. ad valorem. 2. Nothing contained in this notification shall apply to imports of Caustic Soda lye from countries notified as developing countries under clause (a) of sub-section (6) of section 8B of the said Act, other than the People's Republic of China, Indonesia, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Thailand. 3. The safeguard duty imposed under this notification shall be effective upto and inclusive of the 3rd March, 2010 (unless revoked, superseded or amended earlier). [Notfn. No. 72/ 2010-Cus., dt. 28.6.2010.] Whereas, in the matter of import of Soda Ash (hereinafter also referred to as the subject goods), falling under tariff item 2836 20, of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), from People's Republic of China, the Director General (Safeguards), in its preliminary findings vide number G.S.R. 62 (E), dated the 30th January, 2009, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), dated the 30th January, 2009, had come to the conclusion that increased imports of Soda Ash into India from the People's Republic of China had caused and threatened to cause market disruption to domestic industry of Soda Ash and that this had necessitated the imposition of provisional safeguard duty on imports of Soda Ash into India from People's Republic of China ; And whereas, on the basis of the aforesaid findings of the Director General (Safeguards), the Central Government had imposed provisional Safeguard duty on imports of the subject goods vide notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 37/ 2009-CUSTOMS, dated the 20th April, 2009, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), dated the 20th April, 2009, vide number G.S.R.264 (E), dated the 20th April, 2009; And whereas, the Director General (Safeguards) in its final findings vide number G.S.R.725(E), dated the 6th October, 2009, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub- section (i), dated the 6th October, 2009 had come to the conclusion that increased imports of Soda Ash into India from the People's Republic of China had threatened to cause market disruption to the domestic industry of Soda Ash and it necessitated the imposition of definitive safeguard duty on imports of Soda Ash into India from People's Republic of China; And whereas, on the basis of the aforesaid findings of the Director General (Safeguards), the Central Government had imposed Safeguard duty on imports of the subject goods vide notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 122/2009-Customs, dated the 5th November, 2009, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub- section (i), dated the 5th November, 2009, vide number G.S.R.797 (E), dated the 5th November, 2009; And whereas, the Director General (Safeguards) in its final findings in review proceedings vide number G.S.R.318(E), dated the 13th April, 2010, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), dated the 13th April, 2010 (hereinafter referred to as the said findings) had come to the conclusion that threat of market disruption to the domestic industry of Soda Ash continued to exist and it necessitated the continuation of safeguard duty on imports of Soda Ash into India from People's Republic of China; Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1), of section 8C of the said Act, and in accordance with the rules 12, 14 and 17 of the Customs Tariff (Transitional Product Specific Safeguard Duty) Rules, 2002, the Central Government after considering the said findings of the Director General (Safeguards), hereby imposes a safeguard duty at the rate of 16% ad valorem on Soda Ash, falling under tariff item 2836 20 of the First Schedule to the said Act, when imported into India from the People's Republic of China. 2. The Safeguard duty imposed under this notification shall be levied with effect from the date of publication of this notification in Gazette of India, and shall remain in force upto and inclusive of the 19th April, 2011. THE SEVENTH SCHEDULE [See Section 58 (1)] Description of item and imposition of safeguard duty thereon Period of effect On the basis of the final findings of the Director General 4th December, 2009 (Safeguards), the safeguard duty on Caustic Soda Iye, to 3rd March, 2010 falling under tariff item 2815 12 00 of the First Schedule to the (both days inclusive) Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (57 of 1975), when imported into India, at the rate of fifteen per cent. ad valorem. Nothing contained in sub-section (1), of Section 8B of Customs Tariff Act, 1975 shall apply to imports of Caustic Soda Iye from Countries notified as developing countries under clause (a), of sub-section (6) of section 8B of the said Act, other than the People's Republic of China, Indonesia, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Thailand. (vide sec.61 (2) of Finance Act 2011). Safeguard duty on Carbon Black. Notifin. No.4/2012-Cus. (SG), dt. 5.10.2012. Whereas, in the matter of import of Carbon Black (for rubber application) (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods), falling under tariff item 2803 00 10 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), from People's Republic of China, the Director General (Safeguard), in the final findings, vide number G.S.R. 602 (E), dated the 31st July, 2012, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), dated the 31st July, 2012, had come to the conclusion that increased imports of Carbon Black (for rubber application) into India from the People's Republic of China had caused and threatened to cause market disruption to the domestic producers of Carbon Black and it had necessitated the imposition of definitive safeguard duty on imports of Carbon Black (for rubber application) into India; Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 8C of the said Act, and in accordance with the rules 12, 14 and 17 of the Customs Tariff (Transitional Product Specific Safeguard Duty) Rules, 2002, the Central Government after considering the said findings of the Director General (Safeguards), hereby imposes a safeguard duty on Carbon Black (for rubber application) , falling under tariff item 2803 00 10 of the First Schedule to the said Act, when imported into India from the People's Republic of China at the rate of- (a) Thirty per cent ad valorem minus anti-dumping duty payable, if any, when imported during the period from 5th October, 2012 to 4th October, 2013(both days inclusive); and (b) Twenty five per cent ad valorem, minus anti-dumping duty payable, if any, when imported during the period from 5th October, 2013 to 31st December, 2013(both days inclusive). It sits under Chapter 28 – Inorganic chemicals, organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals, of radioactive elements or of isotopes, in Section VI – PRODUCTS OF THE CHEMICAL OR ALLIED INDUSTRIES.

The HSN code for Phosphides — Other [Notifn. No.37/09-Cus., dated 20.4.2009] Whereas, in the matter of import of Soda Ash falling under sub-heading 2836 20 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) from the People's Republic of China, the Director General (Safeguard), in preliminary findings published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), dated the 30th January, 2009, vide number G.S.R. 62 (E), dated the 30th January, 2009, had come to the conclusion that increased imports of Soda Ash into India from the People's Republic of China had caused and threatened to cause market disruption to domestic industry of Soda Ash and it necessitates the imposition of provisional safeguard duty on imports of Soda Ash into India from People's Republic of China ; Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 8C of the said Act, read with rules 10 and 14 of the Customs Tariff (Transitional Product Specific Safeguard Duty) Rules, 2002, the Central Government after considering the said findings of the Director General (Safeguard), hereby imposes a safeguard duty, at the rate of 20 per cent. ad valorem on import of Soda Ash, falling under sub-heading 2836 20 of the First Schedule to the said Act, when imported into India from the People's Republic of China . 2. The safeguard duty imposed under this notification shall be effective upto and inclusive of the 5th November, 2009 unless revoked, superseded or amended earlier. [Notfn. No. 122/ 2009-Cus., dt. 5.11.2009.] Whereas, in the matter of import of Soda Ash (hereinafter also referred as the subject goods), falling under tariff item 2836 20, of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), from People's Republic of China, the Director General (Safeguards), in its preliminary findings vide number G.S.R. 62 (E), dated the 30th January, 2009, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), dated the 30th January, 2009, had come to the conclusion that increased imports of Soda Ash into India from the People's Republic of China had caused and threatened to cause market disruption to domestic industry of Soda Ash and that this had necessitated the imposition of provisional safeguard duty on imports of Soda Ash into India from People's Republic of China ; And whereas, on the basis of the aforesaid findings of the Director General (Safeguards), the Central Government had imposed provisional Safeguard duty on imports of the subject goods vide notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 37/ 2009-CUSTOMS, dated the 20th April, 2009, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), dated the 20th April, 2009, vide number G.S.R.264 (E), dated the 20th April, 2009; And whereas, the Director General (Safeguards) in its final findings vide number G.S.R.725(E), dated the 6th October, 2009, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub- section (i), dated the 6th October, 2009 had come to the conclusion that increased imports of Soda Ash into India from the People's Republic of China had caused and threatened to cause market disruption to the domestic industry of Soda Ash and it necessitated the imposition of definitive safeguard duty on imports of Soda Ash into India from People's Republic of China; Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 8C of the said Act, read with rules 12 and 14 of the Customs Tariff (Transitional Product Specific Safeguard Duty) Rules, 2002, the Central Government after considering the said findings of the Director General (Safeguards), hereby imposes a safeguard duty at the rate of 20% ad valorem on Soda Ash, falling under tariff item 2836 20 of the First Schedule to the said Act, when imported into India from the People's Republic of China. 2. The Safeguard duty imposed under this notification shall be levied with effect for one year from the date of imposition of the provisional Safeguard duty, and shall remain in force upto and inclusive of the 19th April, 2010. [Notfn. No. 131/ 2009-Cus., dt. 4.12.2009.] Whereas, in the matter of import of Caustic Soda lye , falling under tariff item 2815 12 00 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), the Director General (Safeguard), in preliminary findings vide number G.S.R.754(E), dated the 15th October, 2009, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), dated the 15th October, 2009, had come to the conclusion that increased imports of Caustic Soda lye into India had caused and threatened to cause further serious injury to the domestic producers of Caustic Soda lye and it necessitates the imposition of provisional safeguard duty on imports of Caustic Soda lye into India; Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 8B of the said Act, read with rules 10 and 14 of the Customs Tariff (Identification and Assessment of Safeguard Duty) Rules, 1997, the Central Government after considering the said findings of the Director General (Safeguard), hereby imposes on Caustic Soda lye, falling under tariff item 2815 12 00 of the First Schedule to the said Act, when imported into India, a safeguard duty at the rate of 15 per cent. ad valorem. 2. Nothing contained in this notification shall apply to imports of Caustic Soda lye from countries notified as developing countries under clause (a) of sub-section (6) of section 8B of the said Act, other than the People's Republic of China, Indonesia, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Thailand. 3. The safeguard duty imposed under this notification shall be effective upto and inclusive of the 3rd March, 2010 (unless revoked, superseded or amended earlier). [Notfn. No. 72/ 2010-Cus., dt. 28.6.2010.] Whereas, in the matter of import of Soda Ash (hereinafter also referred to as the subject goods), falling under tariff item 2836 20, of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), from People's Republic of China, the Director General (Safeguards), in its preliminary findings vide number G.S.R. 62 (E), dated the 30th January, 2009, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), dated the 30th January, 2009, had come to the conclusion that increased imports of Soda Ash into India from the People's Republic of China had caused and threatened to cause market disruption to domestic industry of Soda Ash and that this had necessitated the imposition of provisional safeguard duty on imports of Soda Ash into India from People's Republic of China ; And whereas, on the basis of the aforesaid findings of the Director General (Safeguards), the Central Government had imposed provisional Safeguard duty on imports of the subject goods vide notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 37/ 2009-CUSTOMS, dated the 20th April, 2009, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), dated the 20th April, 2009, vide number G.S.R.264 (E), dated the 20th April, 2009; And whereas, the Director General (Safeguards) in its final findings vide number G.S.R.725(E), dated the 6th October, 2009, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub- section (i), dated the 6th October, 2009 had come to the conclusion that increased imports of Soda Ash into India from the People's Republic of China had threatened to cause market disruption to the domestic industry of Soda Ash and it necessitated the imposition of definitive safeguard duty on imports of Soda Ash into India from People's Republic of China; And whereas, on the basis of the aforesaid findings of the Director General (Safeguards), the Central Government had imposed Safeguard duty on imports of the subject goods vide notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 122/2009-Customs, dated the 5th November, 2009, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub- section (i), dated the 5th November, 2009, vide number G.S.R.797 (E), dated the 5th November, 2009; And whereas, the Director General (Safeguards) in its final findings in review proceedings vide number G.S.R.318(E), dated the 13th April, 2010, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), dated the 13th April, 2010 (hereinafter referred to as the said findings) had come to the conclusion that threat of market disruption to the domestic industry of Soda Ash continued to exist and it necessitated the continuation of safeguard duty on imports of Soda Ash into India from People's Republic of China; Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1), of section 8C of the said Act, and in accordance with the rules 12, 14 and 17 of the Customs Tariff (Transitional Product Specific Safeguard Duty) Rules, 2002, the Central Government after considering the said findings of the Director General (Safeguards), hereby imposes a safeguard duty at the rate of 16% ad valorem on Soda Ash, falling under tariff item 2836 20 of the First Schedule to the said Act, when imported into India from the People's Republic of China. 2. The Safeguard duty imposed under this notification shall be levied with effect from the date of publication of this notification in Gazette of India, and shall remain in force upto and inclusive of the 19th April, 2011. THE SEVENTH SCHEDULE [See Section 58 (1)] Description of item and imposition of safeguard duty thereon Period of effect On the basis of the final findings of the Director General 4th December, 2009 (Safeguards), the safeguard duty on Caustic Soda Iye, to 3rd March, 2010 falling under tariff item 2815 12 00 of the First Schedule to the (both days inclusive) Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (57 of 1975), when imported into India, at the rate of fifteen per cent. ad valorem. Nothing contained in sub-section (1), of Section 8B of Customs Tariff Act, 1975 shall apply to imports of Caustic Soda Iye from Countries notified as developing countries under clause (a), of sub-section (6) of section 8B of the said Act, other than the People's Republic of China, Indonesia, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Thailand. (vide sec.61 (2) of Finance Act 2011). Safeguard duty on Carbon Black. Notifin. No.4/2012-Cus. (SG), dt. 5.10.2012. Whereas, in the matter of import of Carbon Black (for rubber application) (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods), falling under tariff item 2803 00 10 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), from People's Republic of China, the Director General (Safeguard), in the final findings, vide number G.S.R. 602 (E), dated the 31st July, 2012, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), dated the 31st July, 2012, had come to the conclusion that increased imports of Carbon Black (for rubber application) into India from the People's Republic of China had caused and threatened to cause market disruption to the domestic producers of Carbon Black and it had necessitated the imposition of definitive safeguard duty on imports of Carbon Black (for rubber application) into India; Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 8C of the said Act, and in accordance with the rules 12, 14 and 17 of the Customs Tariff (Transitional Product Specific Safeguard Duty) Rules, 2002, the Central Government after considering the said findings of the Director General (Safeguards), hereby imposes a safeguard duty on Carbon Black (for rubber application) , falling under tariff item 2803 00 10 of the First Schedule to the said Act, when imported into India from the People's Republic of China at the rate of- (a) Thirty per cent ad valorem minus anti-dumping duty payable, if any, when imported during the period from 5th October, 2012 to 4th October, 2013(both days inclusive); and (b) Twenty five per cent ad valorem, minus anti-dumping duty payable, if any, when imported during the period from 5th October, 2013 to 31st December, 2013(both days inclusive) is 28539090, classified under Chapter 28 – Inorganic chemicals, organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals, of radioactive elements or of isotopes of India's Customs Tariff (ITC-HS).

The standard unit of quantity (UQC) for HSN code 28539090 is kg, as listed in the Customs Tariff.