Anti-dumping Duty
Imposed on Grinding Media Balls from China and Taiwan on 16 July, 2012
[Customs
Notification No. 36 (ADD) dated 16th July 2012]
Whereas
in the matter of imports of ‘Grinding Media Balls’ (excluding Forged Grinding
Media Balls, hereinafter referred to as the subject goods), classified under
Chapter 73 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975),
originating in, or exported from, Thailand and People’s Republic of (China PR)
(hereinafter referred to as the subject countries) and imported into India, the
designated authority in its final findings vide
notification No. 14/34/2010-DGAD, dated the 22nd May, 2012,
published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated 22nd May, 2012, had come to
the conclusion that –
(a) the subject goods had been exported to India from the
subject countries below their associated Normal values, thus resulting in
dumping of the product;
(b) the domestic industry had suffered material injury;
(c) the material injury to the domestic industry had been caused
by the dumped imports of the subject goods from 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)
and sub section (5) 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 subject goods, the
description and specification 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, specified in the corresponding
entry in column (2), originating in the subject country specified in the
corresponding entry in column (4), and exported from the country specified in
the corresponding entry in column (5) and produced by the producer specified in
the corresponding entry in column (6) and exported by the exporter specified in
the corresponding entry in column (7), and imported into India, an anti-dumping duty at a rate equal to the amount
specified in the currency per unit
of measurement specified in corresponding entry in column (8), of
the said Table:-
|
Duty Table |
|||||||
|
SNo. |
Subheading
|
Description
of goods |
Countries
of origin |
Countries
of exports |
Producer |
Exporter |
Duty
USD/MT |
|
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5) |
(6) |
(7) |
(8) |
|
1 |
7325
9100 |
‘Grinding
Media Balls’ (excluding Forged Grinding Media Balls) |
China
PR |
China
PR |
Any |
Any
|
387.36 |
|
2 |
-do- |
-do- |
Any |
China
PR |
Any |
Any |
387.36 |
|
3 |
-do- |
-do- |
China
PR |
Any |
Any |
Any |
387.36 |
|
4 |
-do- |
-do- |
Thailand |
Thailand
|
Magotteaux
Co. Ltd, Thailand |
Magotteaux
Co. Ltd, Thailand |
158.80 |
|
5 |
-do- |
-do- |
Thailand |
Thailand |
Any
other except Magotteaux Co. Ltd Thailand |
187 |
|
|
6 |
-do- |
-do- |
Any |
Thailand
|
Any |
Any |
187 |
|
7 |
-do- |
-do- |
Thailand |
Any
|
Any |
Any |
187 |
2. The anti-dumping
duty imposed shall be levied 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 payable in Indian currency.
Explanation.– For the purpose 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.354/92/2012 –TRU]