Anti-dumping Duty on Carbon Black Hiked in Review, Measure
Valid till July 2014
[Customs
Notification No. 09 (ADD) dated 26th April 2013]
WHEREAS
in the matter of import of Carbon Black used in rubber applications
(hereinafter referred to as the subject goods), falling under the tariff- item 28030010
of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) (hereinafter
referred to as the said Customs Tariff Act), originating in, or exported from
the People’s Republic of China, Thailand, Russia and Australia (hereinafter
referred to as the subject countries), on the basis of the findings of the
designated authority made vide notification No. 14/21/2008-DGAD, dated the 24th
December, 2009, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I,
Section 1, dated the 24th December, 2009, the Central Government had imposed
definitive anti-dumping duty on the subject goods vide notification of
the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No.
6/2010-Customs, dated the 28th January, 2010, published in the Gazette of India
Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 50
(E), dated the 28th January, 2010;
AND
WHEREAS, the designated authority vide notification No. 15/41/2010-DGAD,
dated the 30th August, 2011, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary,
Part I, Section 1, dated the 30th August, 2011, had initiated review in terms
of sub-section (5) of section 9A of the said Customs Tariff Act read with rule
23 of the Customs Tariff (Identification, Assessment and Collection of Anti-dumping
Duty on Dumped Articles and for Determination of Injury) Rules, 1995
(hereinafter referred to as the said rules), in the matter of continuation of
anti-dumping duty on imports of subject goods, originating in, or exported
from, the subject countries, imposed vide notification of the Government
of India, in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue),No.
06/2010-Customs, dated the 28th January, 2010, published in the Gazette of
India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R.50
(E), dated the 28th January, 2010, and vide notification No.
15/41/2010-DGAD, dated the 28th February, 2013, published in the Gazette of
India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 28th February, 2013, had
recommended for continuation of the anti-dumping duty at the specified rates;
Now,
therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (5) of
section 9A of the said Customs Tariff Act, read with rules 18 and 20 of the
said rules, 1995, and in supersession of the notification of the Government of
India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 06/2010-Customs,
dated 28th January, 2010, published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary, Part
II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 50 (E), dated the 28th
January, 2010, except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such
supersession, 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 as specified in the
corresponding entry in column (4), and produced by the producers 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 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 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.
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Table |
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|
SNo.
|
Tariff
item |
Description
of goods |
Country
of origin |
Country
of Export |
Producer
|
Exporter
|
Duty
Amount |
Unit
|
Currency
|
|
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5) |
(6) |
(7) |
(8) |
(9) |
(10) |
|
1.
|
28030010 |
Carbon
Black used in rubber applications* |
Australia |
Australia |
Any |
Any |
0.330 |
KG |
US
Dollar |
|
2
|
28030010 |
Carbon
Black used in rubber applications* |
Australia |
Any |
Any |
Any |
0.330 |
KG |
US
Dollar |
|
3
|
28030010 |
Carbon
Black used in rubber applications* |
Any |
Australia |
Any |
Any |
0.330 |
KG |
US
Dollar |
|
4
|
28030010 |
Carbon
Black used in rubber applications* |
People’s
Republic of China |
People’s
Republic of China |
Any
|
Any
|
0.423
|
KG
|
US
Dollar |
|
5
|
28030010 |
Carbon
Black used in rubber applications* |
People’s
Republic of China |
Any |
Any |
Any |
0.423 |
KG |
US
Dollar |
|
6
|
28030010 |
Carbon
Black used in rubber applications* |
Any |
People’s
Republic of China |
Any |
Any |
0.423 |
KG |
US
Dollar |
|
7
|
28030010 |
Carbon
Black used in rubber applications* |
Russia |
Russia |
Any |
Any |
0.391 |
KG |
US
Dollar |
|
8
|
28030010 |
Carbon
Black used in rubber applications* |
Russia |
Any |
Any |
Any |
0.391 |
KG |
US
Dollar |
|
9
|
28030010 |
Carbon
Black used in rubber applications* |
Any |
Russia |
Any |
Any |
0.391 |
KG |
US
Dollar |
|
10
|
28030010 |
Carbon
Black used in rubber applications* |
Thailand |
Thailand |
Any |
Any |
0.186 |
KG |
US
Dollar |
|
11
|
28030010 |
Carbon
Black used in rubber applications* |
Thailand |
Any |
Any |
Any |
0.186 |
KG |
US
Dollar |
|
12
|
28030010 |
Carbon
Black used in rubber applications* |
Any |
Thailand |
Any |
Any |
0.186 |
KG |
US
Dollar |
*Note:
- Thermal Black and Carbon Black grade meant for semi conductive compound
applications are excluded from the scope of the product under consideration.
2. The
anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification shall be levied from the date
of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette and valid up to the
29th July, 2014 and shall be payable 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 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.354/130/2009 –TRU (Pt.I)]