Anti-dumping
Duty on Acetone from Chinese Taipei and Saudi Arabia on Complaint of HOCL –
Final Findings
Thai, Japan, EU, USA and Korea already in Hit List
[Customs Notification No. 13 (ADD)
dated 16th April 2015]
Whereas, in the matter of ‘‘Acetone’ (hereinafter referred
to as the subject goods), falling under Chapter 29 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 Chinese Taipei and Saudi Arabia
(hereinafter referred to as the subject countries), and imported into India,
the designated authority in its final findings published in the Gazette of
India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1,vide notification number
14/16/2012-DGAD dated the 22nd January, 2015, had come to the conclusion that –
(i) the subject goods
have been exported to India from the subject countries below its associated
normal value;
(ii) the domestic industry
has suffered material injury on account of imports from the subject countries;
(iii) the material injury
has been caused by the dumped imports of subject goods from the subject
countries,
and has recommended
imposition of definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of the subject goods,
originating in or exported from subject countries 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, read with
rules 18 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
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,
specification of which is specified in column (4), 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 (5), exported from the countries as specified in
the corresponding entry in column (6), produced by the producers as specified
in the corresponding entry in column (7), exported by the exporters as
specified in the corresponding entry in column (8), imported into India, an
anti-dumping duty at the rate equal to the amount as specified in the
corresponding entry in column (9) in the currency as specified in the
corresponding entry in column (11) and as per unit of measurement as specified
in the corresponding entry in column (10) of the said Table, namely:-.
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Table |
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SNo. |
Tariff Item |
Description of goods |
Specifications |
Country of origin |
Country of export |
Producer |
Exporter |
Amount |
Unit |
Currency |
|
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5) |
(6) |
(7) |
(8) |
(9) |
(10) |
(11) |
|
1 |
2914 11 00 |
Acetone |
In all forms and strengths |
Chinese Taipei |
Chinese Taipei |
Formosa Chemicals and Fibre Corporation |
Formosa Chemicals and Fibre Corporation |
86.10 |
MT |
US Dollar |
|
2 |
2914 11 00 |
Acetone |
In all forms and strengths |
Chinese Taipei |
Chinese Taipei |
Formosa Chemicals and Fibre Corporation |
M/s Kolmar Group AG, Switzerland |
86.10 |
MT |
US Dollar |
|
3 |
2914 11 00 |
Acetone |
In all forms and strengths |
Chinese Taipei |
Chinese Taipei |
Taiwan Prosperity Chemicals Corporation |
Taiwan Prosperity Chemicals Corporation |
205.05 |
MT |
US Dollar |
|
4 |
2914 11 00 |
Acetone |
In all forms and strengths |
Chinese Taipei |
Chinese Taipei |
Any combination other than Sl. No 1 to 3 above |
271.37 |
MT |
US Dollar |
|
|
5 |
2914 11 00 |
Acetone |
In all forms and strengths |
Chinese Taipei |
Any country other than Chinese Taipei and countries
attracting anti dumping duty |
Any |
Any |
271.37 |
MT |
US Dollar |
|
6 |
2914 11 00 |
Acetone |
In all forms and strengths |
Any country other than Chinese Taipei and countries
attracting anti dumping duty |
Chinese Taipei |
Any |
Any |
271.37 |
MT |
US Dollar |
|
7 |
2914 11 00 |
Acetone |
In all forms and strengths |
Saudi Arabia |
Saudi Arabia |
Saudi Kayan Petrochemic al Company |
Saudi Basic Industries Corporation |
132.98 |
MT |
US Dollar |
|
8 |
2914 11 00 |
Acetone |
In all forms and strengths |
Saudi Arabia |
Saudi Arabia |
Saudi Kayan Petrochemical
Company |
Saudi Kayan Petrochemical
Company |
132.98 |
MT |
US Dollar |
|
9 |
2914 11 00 |
Acetone |
In all forms and strengths |
Saudi Arabia |
Saudi Arabia |
Any combination other than Sl. No 7 and 8 above |
203.85 |
MT |
US Dollar |
|
|
10 |
2914 11 00 |
Acetone |
In all forms and strengths |
Any country other than Saudi Arabia and countries
attracting anti dumping duty |
Saudi Arabia |
Any |
Any |
203.85 |
MT |
US Dollar |
|
11 |
2914 11 00 |
Acetone |
In all forms and strengths |
Saudi Arabia |
Any country other than Saudi Arabia and countries
attracting anti dumping duty |
Any |
Any |
203.85 |
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 purpose 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.354/93/2014-TRU]