Provisional Anti-dumping Duty Imposed on
Meta Phenylene Diamine from
China
[Customs
Notification No. 02 (ADD) dated 22nd March 2013]
Whereas in the
matter of Meta Phenylene Diamine (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods),
falling under Chapter 29 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975
(51 of 1975), originating in, or exported from the People’s Republic of China (hereinafter
referred to as the subject country), and imported into India, the designated authority in its preliminary findings
published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1,vide notification No. 14/4/2012-DGAD,
dated the 1st January, 2013, had come to the conclusion that –
(a) the subject goods have been exported to India from the subject country
below its normal value;
(b) the
domestic industry has suffered material injury in respect of the subject goods;
(c) the
material injury has been caused by the dumped imports of the subject goods from
subject country;
AND WHEREAS, the designated
authority in its aforesaid findings, has recommended imposition of provisional
anti-dumping duty on imports of the subject goods, originating in or exported
from the subject country and imported into
India, 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 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, after considering the aforesaid preliminary 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
produced by the producer as specified in the corresponding entry in column (6),
when exported from the country as specified in the corresponding entry in
column (5), by the exporter 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 indicated 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.
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Table |
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Sl. No. |
Tariff Item |
Description
of goods |
Country
of Origin |
Country
of Export |
Producer |
Exporter |
Amount |
Unit |
Currency |
|
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5) |
(6) |
(7) |
(8) |
(9) |
(10) |
|
1 |
2921 51 20 |
‘Meta Phenylene
Diamine’ (MPDA) |
People’s
Republic of China |
People’s
Republic of China |
Jiangsu
Tianjiayi
Chemical Co. Ltd. |
Changshan Haicheng Chemical Co. Ltd. |
0.57 |
Kg |
US
Dollar |
|
2 |
2921 51 20 |
‘Meta Phenylene
Diamine’ (MPDA) |
People’s
Republic of China |
People’s
Republic of China |
Any combination other than mentioned in Sr. no. 1 of above producer and exporter |
0.78 |
Kg |
US
Dollar |
|
|
3 |
2921 51 20 |
‘Meta Phenylene
Diamine’ (MPDA) |
People’s
Republic of China |
People’s
Republic of China |
Zhejiang
Amino-Chem
Co. Ltd |
Zhejiang
Amino-Chem
Co. Ltd |
0.61 |
Kg |
US
Dollar |
|
4 |
2921 51 20 |
‘Meta Phenylene
Diamine’ (MPDA) |
People’s
Republic of China |
People’s
Republic of China |
Any combination other than mentioned in Sr. no. 3 of above producer and exporter |
0.78 |
Kg |
US
Dollar |
|
|
5 |
2921 51 20 |
‘Meta Phenylene
Diamine’ (MPDA) |
People’s
Republic of China |
Any
other than People’s Republic of
China |
Any |
Any |
0.78 |
Kg |
US
Dollar |
|
6 |
2921 51 20 |
‘Meta Phenylene
Diamine’ (MPDA) |
Any
other than People’s Republic of
China |
People’s Republic of
China |
Any |
Any |
0.78 |
Kg |
US
Dollar |
2. The anti-dumping duty imposed
under this notification shall be levied for a period not exceeding six months
(unless revoked, amended or superseded earlier) from the date of publication of
this notification in the Gazette of India 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, under
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.354/26/2013 –TRU]