[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)
New
Delhi, dated the 25th July, 2007
NOTIFICATION
No.89/2007-CUSTOMS
G.S.R.
(E). – Whereas, the designated authority, vide its notification No. 8/1/2001(SSR)-DGAD,
published in Part I, Section I of the
Gazette of India, Extraordinary, dated the 19th June, 2006, had
initiated a review in the matter of continuation of anti-dumping on imports of
Hexamine (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods) falling under
tariff item 2921 29 10 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act 1975, (51
of 1975), originating in, or exported from, Russia and Saudi Arabia (hereinafter
referred to as the subject countries), imposed vide notification No.
31/2002-Customs, dated the 27th March, 2002,
published in Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) of the Gazette of India,
Extraordinary, dated the 27th March, 2002, vide G.S.R. No. 228
(E), dated the 27th March, 2002;
And
whereas, the Central Government has extended the anti-dumping duty on the
subject goods, originating in, or exported from, the subject countries upto and
inclusive of the 27th June, 2007 vide
notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Finance (Department
of Revenue), No. 65/2006 -Customs dated the 27th June, 2006,
G.S.R No. 384(E), dated the 27th
June, 2006, published in Part II,
Section 3, Sub-section (i) of the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, dated the 27th
June, 2006;
And
whereas, in the matter of review of anti-dumping on import of the subject goods,
originating in, or exported from, the subject countries, the designated
authority vide its final findings No. 8/1/2001(SSR)-DGAD dated the 14th
June, 2007, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1,
dated the 14th June, 2007, as amended vide notification
No.8/1/2001(SSR)-DGAD, dated the 29th June, 2007 published in the
Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 2nd
July, 2007, has come to the conclusion
that-
a) subject goods originating in, or exported from, the subject countries have been exported to India below
their normal value, resulting in dumping;
(b) the domestic industry has suffered material injury due to dumped imports;
(c) discontinuation of anti-dumping duties on the subject goods from the subject countries may result in
continuance or intensification of injury to the domestic industry;
and
has recommended continued imposition of definitive anti-dumping duty against the
subject goods, originating in, or exported from, the subject countries in order
to remove injury to the domestic industry;
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (5) of section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) read with rules 18 and 23 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, after considering the aforesaid final findings of the designated authority, hereby imposes on the subject 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 country as specified in the corresponding entry in column (4), and exported from the countries as specified in the corresponding entry in column (5), and produced by the producers as specified in the corresponding entry in column (6), and exported by the exporters as specified in the corresponding entry in column (7), and imported into India, an anti-dumping duty at a rate which is equal to the amount as specified 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.
Table
|
Serial
Number |
Tariff
item |
Description
of goods |
Country
of Origin |
Country
of Export |
Producer |
Exporter |
Amount
(US$) |
Unit
of Measu-rement |
Currency |
|
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5) |
(6) |
(7) |
(8) |
(9) |
(10) |
|
1 |
2921
29 10 |
Hexamine |
Russia |
Russia |
Any |
Any |
201.70 |
MT |
USD |
|
2 |
2921
29 10 |
Hexamine |
Russia |
Any
other than Russia |
Any |
Any |
201.70 |
MT |
USD |
|
3 |
2921
29 10 |
Hexamine |
Any
other than subject countries |
Russia |
Any |
Any |
201.70 |
MT |
USD |
|
4 |
2921
29 10 |
Hexamine |
Saudi
Arabia |
Saudi
Arabia |
Any |
Any |
145.29 |
MT |
USD |
|
5 |
2921
29 10 |
Hexamine |
Saudi
Arabia |
Any
other than Saudi
Arabia |
Any |
Any |
145.29 |
MT |
USD |
|
6 |
2921
29 10 |
Hexamine |
Any
other than subject countries |
Saudi
Arabia |
Any |
Any |
145.29 |
MT |
USD |
2.
The anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification shall be effective
for a period of five years (unless revoked, superseded or amended earlier) form
the date of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette. The
anti-dumping duty shall be paid in Indian currency.
Explanation.
- For the purposes of this notification, rate of exchange applicable for the
purposes of calculation of 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 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.
[F.No.354/94/2001-TRU
(Pt-II)]
(G.
G. Pai)
Under
secretary to the Government of India