Sodium Hydrosulphite from
Korea and Germany - Minimum Landed Price Specified in Final Findings
Ntfn 173 Whereas, in the matter of import of
03.12.2003 Sodium hydrosulphite,
falling under
tariff item 2832 10
20 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975),
originating in, or exported from, Germany and Republic of Korea, the designated
authority, vide its preliminary findings notification
No.14/34/2002-DGAD, dated the 25th February, 2003, published in the Gazette of
India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 26th February, 2003, had
come to the conclusion that –
(a) Sodium hydrosulphite,
in all forms, originating in, or exported from, Germany and Republic of Korea
has been exported to India below its normal value;
(b) the domestic industry
has also suffered material injury by way of financial loss due to depressed net
sales realization on account of price depression caused by low landed prices of
the dumped Sodium hydrosulphite;
(c) the injury has been
caused cumulatively to the domestic industry by dumping of Sodium hydrosulphite, originating in, or exported from, Germany
and Republic of Korea ;
and had recommended imposition of provisional
anti-dumping duty, pending final determination, on imports of Sodium Hydrosulphite, originating in, or exported from, Germany
and Republic of Korea;
And
whereas, on the basis of the aforesaid findings of the designated authority,
the Central Government had imposed an anti-dumping duty on Sodium Hydrosulphite vide notification of the Government of
India in the erstwhile Ministry of Finance and Company Affairs (Department of
Revenue), No. 61/2003–Customs, dated the 1st April, 2003, [G.S.R. 287(E), dated the1st April,
2003], published in Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i)
of the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, dated the 1st April, 2003;
And
whereas, the designated authority, vide its final findings notification
No.14/34/2002-DGAD, dated the 20th October, 2003, published in the Gazette of India,
Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 22nd October, 2003, has come to the
conclusion that –
(a) Sodium hydrosulphite has been exported to India from
Germany and Republic of Korea below its normal value;
(b) the domestic industry
has suffered material injury;
(c) the injury has been
caused cumulatively by the imports from Germany and Republic of Korea;
and has
recommended the imposition of definitive anti-dumping duty on all imports of
Sodium hydrosulphite originating in, or
exported from Germany and Republic of
Korea.
2. The anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification shall be levied with effect from the date of imposition of the provisional anti-dumping duty, i.e. the 1st April, 2003, and shall be paid in Indian currency.
3. This notification shall remain in force till the 31st day of March, 2009, unless revoked earlier. [Inserted by 44/07.04.2008]
Explanation.- For the purposes of this notification,-
(a)
“landed value” means the assessable value as determined under the Customs Act,
1962 (52 of 1962) and includes all duties of customs except duties levied under
sections 3, 3A, 8B, 9 and 9A of the said Customs Tariff Act;
(b)
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 sub-clause (i) of clause (a) of sub-section (3) of 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.
Table
|
S No |
Sub-heading or Tariff item |
Description of goods |
Specifi-cation |
Country of origin |
Country of Export |
Producer |
Exporter |
Amount |
Unit of measure-ment |
Currency |
|
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5) |
(6) |
(7) |
(8) |
(9) |
(10) |
(11) |
|
1. |
2832 10 20 |
Sodium hydrosulphite |
Any |
Germany |
Any country other than Korea, RP |
M/s. BASF, Germany |
M/s. BASF, Germany |
1034.76 |
Metric Tonne |
US Dollar |
|
2. |
2832 10 20 |
Sodium hydrosulphite |
Any |
Germany |
Any country other than Korea, RP |
M/s. BASF, Germany |
Any exporter |
1034.76 |
Metric Tonne |
US Dollar |
|
3. |
2832 10 20 |
Sodium hydrosulphite |
Any |
Germany |
Any country other than Korea, RP |
Any Producer |
M/S.BASF, Germany |
1034.76 |
Metric Tonne |
US Dollar |
|
4. |
2832 10 20 |
Sodium hydrosulphite |
Any |
Any country other than Germany |
Germany |
Any Producer other than M/s. BASF, Germany |
Any Exporter other than M/s. BASF, Germany |
1034.76 |
Metric Tonne |
US Dollar |
|
5. |
2832 10 20 |
Sodium hydrosulphite |
Any |
Germany |
Any country other than Korea, RP |
Any Producer other than M/s. BASF, Germany |
Any Exporter other than M/s. BASF, Germany |
1034.76 |
Metric Tonne |
US Dollar |
|
6. |
2832 10 20 |
Sodium hydrosulphite |
Any |
Korea, RP |
Any country other than Korea, RP |
Any Producer |
Any Exporter |
1034.76 |
Metric Tonne |
US Dollar |
|
7. |
2832 10 20 |
Sodium hydrosulphite |
Any |
Any country other
than Korea, RP |
Korea, RP |
Any Producer |
Any Exporter |
1034.76 |
Metric Tonne |
US Dollar |