Provisional
Anti-dumping Duty Imposed on Methylene Chloride from EU, USA and Korea
[Customs Notification No. 24 (ADD) dated 21st October 2013]
WHEREAS in
the matter of Methylene Chloride (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 European Union, United States of America and Korea RP (hereinafter
referred to as the subject countries), 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. 14/19/2012-DGAD,
dated the 6th September, 2013, had come to the conclusion that –
(a) the subject goods
have been exported to India from the subject countries 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
countries;
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 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, 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 sub-heading 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 |
Sub-heading |
Description of goods |
Country of origin |
Country of Export |
Producer |
Exporter |
Amount |
Unit of measure-ment |
Currency |
|
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5) |
(6) |
(7) |
(8) |
(9) |
(10) |
|
1 |
2903 12 |
Dichloromethane (Methylene Chloride) |
European Union |
European Union |
M/s. Akzo
Nobel Industrial Chemicals B.V, Netherlands |
M/s. Akzo
Nobel Industrial Chemicals B.V, Netherlands |
0.32 |
Kg |
US Dollar |
|
2 |
2903 12 |
Dichloromethane (Methylene Chloride) |
European Union |
European Union |
Any other than combination
at Sl. No. 1 |
0.36 |
Kg |
US Dollar |
|
|
3 |
2903 12 |
Dichloromethane (Methylene Chloride) |
Any country other than
subject countries |
European Union |
Any |
Any |
0.36 |
Kg |
US Dollar |
|
4 |
2903 12 |
Dichloromethane (Methylene Chloride) |
European Union |
Any country other than
subject countries |
Any |
Any |
0.36 |
Kg |
US Dollar |
|
5 |
2903 12 |
Dichloromethane (Methylene Chloride) |
United States of America |
United States of America |
Any |
Any |
0.33 |
Kg |
US Dollar |
|
6 |
2903 12 |
Dichloromethane (Methylene Chloride) |
Any country other than
subject countries |
United States of America |
Any |
Any |
0.33 |
Kg |
US Dollar |
|
7 |
2903 12 |
Dichloromethane (Methylene Chloride) |
United States of America |
Any country other than
subject countries |
Any |
Any |
0.33 |
Kg |
US Dollar |
|
8 |
2903 12 |
Dichloromethane (Methylene Chloride) |
Korea RP |
Korea RP |
Any |
Any |
0.21 |
Kg |
US Dollar |
|
9 |
2903 12 |
Dichloromethane (Methylene Chloride) |
Any country other than
subject countries |
Korea RP |
Any |
Any |
0.21 |
Kg |
US Dollar |
|
10 |
2903 12 |
Dichloromethane (Methylene Chloride) |
Korea RP |
Any country other than
subject countries |
Any |
Any |
0.21 |
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.354/199/2013
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