[TO BE PUBLISHED IN PART II, SECTION 3, SUB-SECTION (i) OF THE GAZETTE OF INDIA, EXTRAORDINARY]
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE)
Notification No. 08 /2014-Customs (ADD)
New Delhi, the 23rd January, 2014
G.S.R. (E). – Whereas, the designated authority, vide notification No. 15/1000/2012-DGAD, dated the 17th July, 2012, published in Part I, Section I of the Gazette of India, Extraordinary had initiated a review in the matter of continuation of anti-dumping duty on imports of Hexamine (hereinafter referred to as subject goods) falling under tariff item 2921 29 10 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) (hereinafter referred to as the Customs Tariff Act), originating in or exported from the Saudi Arabia and Russia (hereinafter referred to as the subject countries), imposed vide notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 89/2007-Customs dated the 25th July, 2007 published in Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) of the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide G.S.R. No.504 (E), dated the 25th July, 2007 .
And whereas, the Central Government had extended the anti-dumping duty on the subject goods, originating in or exported from the subject countries upto and inclusive of the 24th July, 2013 vide notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No.38/2012-Customs (ADD) dated the 6th August, 2012, published in Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) of the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide G.S.R No.616 (E), dated the 6th August, 2012.
And whereas, in the matter of review of anti-dumping duty on import of the subject goods, originating in or exported from the subject countries, the designated authority vide its final findings, No. 15/1000/2012-DGAD dated the 14th November, 2013, published in Part I, Section 1 of the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, has come to the conclusion that-
(i) There has been continued dumping of the subject goods from subject countries and the dumping is likely to continue and increase if the anti-dumping duty is allowed to cease;
(ii) The injury to the domestic industry is likely to continue in the event of withdrawal of anti dumping duty from the subject countries;
(iii) The anti dumping duty is required to be extended and modified,
and has recommended continued imposition of the anti-dumping duty on the subject goods, originating in or exported from the subject countries.
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (5) of section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act, 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 Customs Tariff Act as specified in the corresponding entry in column (2), originating in the countries 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 the rate 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 as per unit of measurement as specified in the corresponding entry in column (9), of the said Table.
Table
|
Sl No
|
Tariff item
|
Description of goods
|
Country of Origin
|
Country of Export
|
Producer
|
Exporter
|
Amount
|
Unit ofMeasu-rement
|
Currency
|
|
(1)
|
(2)
|
(3)
|
(4)
|
(5)
|
(6)
|
(7)
|
(8)
|
(9)
|
(10)
|
|
1
|
2921 29 10
|
Hexamine
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Methanol
Chemicals
Company
(Chemanol),
Saudi
Arabia
|
Methanol
Chemicals
Company
(Chemanol),
Saudi
Arabia
|
11.22
|
MT
|
US
Dollar
|
|
2
|
2921 29 10
|
Hexamine
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Others
|
Any
|
86.35
|
MT
|
US
Dollar
|
|
3
|
2921 29 10
|
Hexamine
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Any
|
Others
|
86.35
|
MT
|
US
Dollar
|
|
4
|
2921 29 10
|
Hexamine
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Any other than
Saudi Arabia
|
Any
|
Any
|
86.35
|
MT
|
US
Dollar
|
|
5
|
2921 29 10
|
Hexamine
|
Any other than
Subject countries
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Any
|
Any
|
86.35
|
MT
|
US
Dollar
|
|
6
|
2921 29 10
|
Hexamine
|
Russia
|
Russia
|
Any
|
Any
|
201.70
|
MT
|
US
Dollar
|
|
7
|
2921 29 10
|
Hexamine
|
Russia
|
Any other than
Russia
|
Any
|
Any
|
201.70
|
MT
|
US
Dollar
|
|
8
|
2921 29 10
|
Hexamine
|
Any other than
Subject countries
|
Russia
|
Any
|
Any
|
201.70
|
MT
|
US
Dollar
|
2. The anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification shall be effective for a period of five years (unless revoked, superseded or amended earlier) from the date of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette and shall be paid 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 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.
F.No.354/94/2001-TRU (Pt.-III)
(Akshay Joshi)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
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