Another Five Years of Anti-dumping Duty on Hexamine from Saudi Arabia and
Russia – Duty Slashed to $86.35/MT for Saudi Arabia in Review
[Customs Notification No. 08 (ADD) dated 23rd
January 2014]
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 of Measurement |
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)