Notification No.105/2007-Customs

[TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE OF INDIA, EXTRAORDINARY, PART II, SECTION 3, SUB-SECTION (i)]

G.S.R. (E). - Whereas in the matter of import of phenol (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods), falling under tariff item 2707 99 00 or 2907 11 10 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), originating in, or exported from, the United States of America (USA), Korea RP and Taiwan (hereinafter referred to as the subject countries) and imported into India, the designated authority in its preliminary findings vide notification No. 14/5/2006-DGAD dated the 29^th August, 2007, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 29^th August, 2007, has come to the conclusion that –

(a) the subject goods have been exported to India from the subject countries below its normal value;

has recommended imposition of provisional anti-dumping duty on the imports of subject goods, originating in or exported from the subject country;

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 9A of the said Customs Tariff Act, read with rules 13 and 20 of the Customs Tariff (Identification, Assessment and Collection of Anti-dumping Duty on Dumped Articles and for Determination of Injury) Rules, 1995, the Central Government, on the basis of the aforesaid findings of the designated authority, hereby imposes on the goods, the description of which is specified in column (3) of the Table below, falling under tariff item of the First Schedule to the said Customs Tariff Act as specified in the corresponding entry in column (2), originating in the countries specified in the corresponding entry in column (4), and exported from the countries specified in the corresponding entry in column (5) and produced by the producers specified in the corresponding entry in column (6) and exported by the exporters specified in the corresponding entry in column (7), and imported into India, an anti-dumping duty at the rate equal to the amount indicated in the corresponding entry in column (8), in the currency as specified in the corresponding entry in column (10) and per unit of measurement as specified in the corresponding entry in column (9) of the said Table.

S.No	Tariff item	Description of goods	Country of origin	Country of export	Producer	Exporter	Duty Amount	Unit of Measurement	Currency
1	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)	(8)	(9)	(10)
1	2707 99 00 or 2907 11 10	Phenol	United States of America (USA)	Any	Any	Any	181	MT	USD
2	2707 99 00 or 2907 11 10	Phenol	Any country other than Korea RP and Taiwan	United States of America (USA)	Any	Any	181	MT	USD
3	2707 99 00 or 2907 11 10	Phenol	Taiwan	Any	Any	Any	137	MT	USD
4	2707 99 00 or 2907 11 10	Phenol	Any country other than United States of America and Korea RP	Taiwan	Any	Any	137	MT	USD
5	2707 99 00 or 2907 11 10	Phenol	Korea RP	Any	Any	Any	196	MT	USD
6	2707 99 00 or 2907 11 10	Phenol	Any country other than Taiwan and United States of America	Any	Any	Any	196	MT	USD

2. The anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification shall be effective upto and inclusive of the 18^th March, 2008, and shall be payable in Indian currency.

Explanation. - For the purposes of this notification, rate of exchange applicable for the purposes of calculation of such anti-dumping 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 sub-clause (i) of clause (a) of sub-section (3) of 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 Customs Act.