Another Five Years of Anti-dumping Duty on Pentaerythritol
from EU – No Change in Duties
[Customs Notification No. 33-ADD dated 20th
June 2012]
Whereas, in the matter of import of Pentaerythritol (hereinafter referred to as the subject
goods), falling under sub-heading 2905 42 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 European Union (excluding
Sweden)(hereinafter referred to as the subject countries) and imported into
India, the designated authority vide its final findings No.
14/43/2010-DGAD dated the 10thApril, 2012, published in the Gazette
of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 10th April,
2012, had come to the conclusion that-
(a) The subject goods
have entered the Indian market from the subject countries below associated
normal values, thus resulting in dumping of the subject goods;
(b) The domestic industry has suffered material
injury in respect of the subject goods; and
(c) The material Injury to the domestic industry
has been caused due to dumped imports of the subject goods from the subject
countries,
and
had recommended imposition of definitive anti-dumping duty on the imports of
subject goods, originating in or exported from the subject countries;
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred
by sub-section (1) of section 9A of the said 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, 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, the
specification of which is specified in the corresponding entry in column (4),
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
countries as specified in the corresponding entry in column (5), and exported
from the countries as specified in the corresponding entry in column (6), and
produced by the producers as specified in the corresponding entry in column
(7), and exported by the exporters as specified in the corresponding entry in
column (8), and 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 per unit of
measurement as specified in the corresponding entry in column (10) of the said
Table:-
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Table |
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Sl. No. |
Sub- heading |
Description of goods |
Specification |
Country of Origin |
Country of Export |
Producer |
Exporter |
Amount |
Unit of Measurement |
Currency |
|
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5) |
(6) |
(7) |
(8) |
(9) |
(10) |
(11) |
|
1. |
290542 |
Pentaerythritol |
Any |
European Union (excluding Sweden) |
European Union (excluding Sweden) |
M/s. PERSTORP CHEMICALS
GMBH |
M/s. PERSTORP CHEMICALS
GMBH |
379 |
MT |
US$ |
|
2. |
290542 |
Pentaerythritol |
Any |
European Union (excluding Sweden) |
European Union (excluding Sweden) |
M/s. PERSTORP CHEMICALS
GMBH |
Any |
490 |
MT |
US$ |
|
3. |
290542 |
Pentaerythritol |
Any |
European Union (excluding Sweden) |
European Union (excluding Sweden) |
Any |
Any |
490 |
MT |
US$ |
|
4. |
290542 |
Pentaerythritol |
Any |
European Union (excluding Sweden) |
Any excluding
China and Taiwan |
Any |
Any |
490 |
MT |
US$ |
|
5. |
290542 |
Pentaerythritol |
Any |
Any excluding
China and Taiwan |
European Union (excluding Sweden) |
Any |
Any |
490 |
MT |
US$ |
2. The
anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification shall be effective for a
period of five years (unless revoked, amended and superseded earlier) from the
date of publication of this notification in the official Gazette and shall be
payable 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.354/7/2012 –TRU]