Provisional Anti-dumping Duty Imposed on Polypropylene from Oman, Saudi Arabia and Singapore

Ntfn 82 Whereas in the matter of imports of Polypropylene [hereinafter referred to as the subject goods], falling under heading 3902 of the First
30.07.2009 Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), originating in, or exported from, Oman, Saudi Arabia and Singapore (hereinafter
referred as the subject countries) and imported into India, the designated authority in its preliminary findings vide notification No.14/5/2009-DGAD, dated the 15th June, 2009, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 15th June, 2009, has come to the conclusion that –

(a) the subject goods have been exported to India from the subject countries at prices less than their normal values in the domestic market of the exporting countries;

(b) the dumping margins of the subject goods imported from the subject countries are substantial and above de minimis; and

(c) the domestic industry has suffered material injury and the injury has been caused to the domestic industry mainly by price effect of dumped imports of the subject goods originating in or exported from the subject countries;

and has recommended imposition of provisional 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 (2) of section 9A of the said Customs Tariff Act, 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, 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, falling under heading of the First Schedule to the said Customs Tariff Act as specified in the corresponding entry in column (2),originating in the 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 the rate equal to the amount indicated in the corresponding entry in column (8), in the currency as specified in the corresponding entry in column (10) and per unit of measurement as specified in the corresponding entry in column (9) of the said Table.

Table

SNo	Heading	Description of goods	Country of Origin	Country of Exports	Producer	Exporter	Amount	Unit of measure-ment	Currency
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)	(8)	(9)	(10)
1	3902	‘Polypropylene (i.e., homo-polymers of propylene and copolymers of propylene and ethylene)’	Oman	Oman	M/s Oman Polypropylene LLC	M/s Oman Polypropylene LLC	Nil	Metric tonne	US dollar
2	3902	‘Polypropylene (i.e., homo-polymers of propylene and copolymers of propylene and ethylene)’	Oman	Oman	Any combination other than as specified at Sr. No.1		977.67	Metric tonne	US dollar
3	3902	‘Polypropylene (i.e., homo-polymers of propylene and copolymers of propylene and ethylene)’	Oman	Any other than Oman	Any	Any	977.67	Metric tonne	US dollar
4	3902	‘Polypropylene (i.e., homo-polymers of propylene and copolymers of propylene and ethylene)’	Any country other than countries attracting Anti-dumping duty	Oman	Any	Any	977.67	Metric tonne	US dollar
5	3902	‘Polypropylene (i.e., homo-polymers of propylene and copolymers of propylene and ethylene)’	Saudi Arabia	Saudi Arabia	Advanced Polypropylene Co.	Advanced Polypropylene Co.	440.48	Metric tonne	US dollar
6	3902	‘Polypropylene (i.e., homo-polymers of propylene and copolymers of propylene and ethylene)’	Saudi Arabia	Saudi Arabia	Saudi Polyolefins Company	National Petrochemical Industrialization Marketing company/ Basell Polyolefins company	Nil	Metric tonne	US dollar
7.	3902	‘Polypropylene (i.e., homo-polymers of propylene and copolymers of propylene and ethylene)’	Saudi Arabia	Saudi Arabia	Any combination other than as specified at Sr. No.5 and 6		820.55	Metric tonne	US dollar
8.	3902	‘Polypropylene (i.e., homo-polymers of propylene and copolymers of propylene and ethylene)’	Saudi Arabia	Any other than Saudi Arabia	Any	Any	820.55	Metric tonne	US dollar
9.	3902	‘Polypropylene (i.e., homo-polymers of propylene and copolymers of propylene and ethylene)’	Any country other than countries attracting Anti-dumping duty	Saudi Arabia	Any	Any	820.55	Metric tonne	US dollar
10.	3902	‘Polypropylene (i.e., homo-polymers of propylene and copolymers of propylene and ethylene)’	Singapore	Singapore	The Polyolefin Company (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.	Sumitomo Corporation Asia Pte. Ltd.	81.20	Metric tonne	US dollar
11.	3902	‘Polypropylene (i.e., homo-polymers of propylene and copolymers of propylene and ethylene)’	Singapore	Singapore	The Polyolefin Company (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.	Toyota Tsusho (Singapore) Pte.	119.32	Metric tonne	US dollar
12.	3902	‘Polypropylene (i.e., homo-polymers of propylene and copolymers of propylene and ethylene)’	Singapore	Singapore	The Polyolefin Company (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.	Marubeni Chemical Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd.	Nil	Metric tonne	US dollar
13.	3902	‘Polypropylene (i.e., homo-polymers of propylene and copolymers of propylene and ethylene)’	Singapore	Singapore	The Polyolefin Company (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.	Itochu Plastics Pte. Ltd.	472.29	Metric tonne	US dollar
14.	3902	‘Polypropylene (i.e., homo-polymers of propylene and copolymers of propylene and ethylene)’	Singapore	Singapore	Exxon Mobil Chemical Asia Pacific	Exxon Mobil Chemical Asia Pacific	44.43	Metric tonne	US dollar
15.	3902	‘Polypropylene (i.e., homo-polymers of propylene and copolymers of propylene and ethylene)’	Singapore	Singapore	Exxon Mobil Chemical Asia Pacific, Singapore	Mitsubishi Chemical Thailand (Co.) Ltd.	Nil	Metric tonne	US dollar
16.	3902	‘Polypropylene (i.e., homo-polymers of propylene and copolymers of propylene and ethylene)’	Singapore	Singapore	Any combination other than as specified at Sr. nos.10-15.		1033.65	Metric tonne	US dollar
17.	3902	‘Polypropylene (i.e., homo-polymers of propylene and copolymers of propylene and ethylene)’	Singapore	Any other than Singapore	Any	Any	1033.65	Metric tonne	US dollar
18.	3902	‘Polypropylene (i.e., homo-polymers of propylene and copolymers of propylene and ethylene)’	Any country other than countries attracting Anti-dumping duty	Singapore	Any	Any	1033.65	Metric tonne	US dollar

3. The anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification shall be effective upto and inclusive of the 29th day of January, 2010 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.354/140/2009 –TRU]