Acrylic Fibre from Mexico Duty Based – Final Findings

The minimum import price final anti-dumping duty on acrylic fibre has been fixed at Rs. 83.70 per kg. on landed value basis. Imports below this will attract anti-dumping duty comprising of the difference between the actual price and the anti-dumping duty. There is no change in the provisional duty on the item, the final duty is the same as the provisional duty.

Ntfn 94 Whereas in the matter of import of
16.07.99 Acrylic fibre, including tow and
tops, ranging from 1.5 denier to 8.0 denier and falling under Chapter 55 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), originating in or exported from Mexico, the Designated Authority, vide its preliminary findings, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section I, dated the 8th April, 1999-

AND WHEREAS the Designated Authority vide notification No. 21/1/98-DGAD, published in Part 1, Section 1 of the Gazette of India Extraordinary, dated the 25th June, 1999, has in its final findings concluded that-

(a) Acrylic fibre has been exported from Mexico to India below normal value resulting in dumping;

(b) the domestic industry has suffered material injury;

(c) the causal link between dumping and injury is established,

an anti-dumping duty which shall be equivalent to the difference between the amount of Rs. 83.70 (Rupees eighty three and paise seventy) per kg., and the landed value of acrylic fibre per kg.

2. The anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification shall be levied with effect from the date of imposition of the provisional duty, i.e., the 14th May, 1999.