Sodium Nitrite Anti-dumping Duty Extended
upto 16 Aug 2016 – Duty Slashed in Mid-Term Review
[Customs
Notification No. 46 (ADD) dated 8th December 2014]
Whereas, the
designated authority vide
notification number No.
15/2/2013-DGAD, dated the 18th October, 2013, published in
the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 18th October, 2013, had initiated
mid-term review in terms of sub-section (5) of section 9A of the Customs Tariff
Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) (hereinafter referred to as the 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, in
the matter of continuation of anti-dumping duty on imports of
Sodium Nitrite (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods), falling under
tariff item 28341010 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act,
originating in, or exported from, People’s Republic of China (hereinafter
referred to as the subject country), imposed vide notification of the
Government of India, in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) No.
76/2011-Customs, dated the 17th August, 2011, published in the
Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number
G.S.R. 628(E), dated the 17th August, 2011;
And, whereas,
the designated authority, in its final findings in mid-term review vide notification No. 15/02/2013, dated the 15th
October, 2014, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary,
Part I, Section 1, dated the 15th October, 2014, has recommended that anti-dumping duty is required to be
extended at the modified rates on imports of the subject goods originating in,
or exported from, the subject country.
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 23 of the Customs Tariff (Identification, Assessment and Collection of
Anti-dumping Duty on Dumped Articles and for Determination of Injury) Rules,
1995 and in supersession of the notification of the Government of India
in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) No.
76/2011-Customs, dated the 17th August,
2011, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3,
Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 628(E), dated the 17th August, 2011, except as respects things done or omitted
to be done before such supersession, the Central Government, on the basis of aforesaid
finding and recommendation 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 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 (4), exported from the countries as specified in the corresponding entry
in column (5), produced by the producers as specified in the corresponding
entry in column (6), exported 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 as specified 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, namely:-
|
Table |
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|
Sl.No. |
Tariff
item |
Description
of goods |
Country
of origin |
Country
of export |
Producer |
Exporter |
Amount |
Unit
of measurement |
Currency |
|
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5) |
(6) |
(7) |
(8) |
(9) |
(10) |
|
1 |
2834
1010 |
Sodium
Nitrite |
People’s
Republic of China |
People’s
Republic of China |
Any |
Any |
135.83 |
Metric
Tonne |
US
Dollar |
|
2 |
2834
1010 |
Sodium
Nitrite |
People’s
Republic of China |
Any
country other than People’s Republic of China |
Any |
Any |
135.83 |
Metric
Tonne |
US
Dollar |
|
3 |
2834
1010 |
Sodium
Nitrite |
Any
country other than People’s Republic of China |
People’s
Republic of China |
Any |
Any |
135.83 |
Metric
Tonne |
US
Dollar |
2. This
notification shall remain in force upto and inclusive of the 16th August,
2016, unless revoked earlier, and the anti-dumping duty shall be paid 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.354/41/2000
–TRU (Pt.IV)]