Forged Cold Rolling Mills Rolls – Maximum Landed Price Specified on Final Findings

Ntfn 127       WHEREAS in the matter of import
14.08.2003   of Induction Hardened Forged Rolls
                     also known as Forged Cold Rolling Mills Rolls including work rolls and back up rolls (sizes above 300 mm dia) (hereinafter referred to as “the subject goods”), falling under tariff item 8455 30 00 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), originating in, or exported from Russia, Ukraine and Korea RP (hereinafter referred to as “the subject countries”) and imported into India, the designated authority vide its preliminary findings, No. 14/13/2002-DGAD dated the 11th December, 2002 published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 11th December, 2002–

AND WHEREAS, the designated authority, vide its final findings No. 14/3/2002-DGAD dated the 2ndJuly, 2003, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section I, dated the 2nd July, 2003, has come to the conclusion that-

(a) the subject goods originating in or exported from the subject countries have been exported to India below normal values resulting in dumping;

(b) the Indian domestic industry has suffered material injury in terms of subject goods produced by it and establishment of the domestic industry is being materially retarded by the dumped imports in as much as the domestic industry is trying to establish itself I the Indian market with new subject product ;

had recommended provisional anti-dumping duty, pending final determination, on all imports of induction hardened forged rolls including work rolls and back up rolls originating in or exported from the subject countries;

AND WHEREAS on the basis of the aforesaid findings of the designated authority, the Central Government had imposed an anti-dumping duty vide notification of the Government of India in the erstwhile Ministry of Finance & Company Affairs (Department of Revenue), No. 1/2003-Customs, dated the 1st January, 2003 published in Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) of the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, dated the 1st January, 2003 [G.S.R. 1(E), dated the 1st January, 2003];

(a) the subject goods originating in or exported from the subject countries have been exported to India below normal values resulting in dumping;

has considered it necessary to impose definitive anti-dumping duty, on all imports of the subject goods from the subject countries in order to remove the injury to the domestic industry accrued on account of dumping;

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) 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 goods, the description of which is specified in column (3) of the Table below, falling under tariff item of the First Schedule to the said Customs Tariff Act as specified in the corresponding entry in column (2), the specification of which is specified in column (4) of the said Table, originating in the countries as specified in the corresponding entry in column (5), and exported from the countries as specified in the corresponding entry in column (6) and produced by the producers as specified in the corresponding entry in column (7) and exported by the exporters as specified in the corresponding entry in column (8), and imported into India, an anti-dumping duty at the rate equal to the difference between the amount as specified in the corresponding entry in column (9) and the landed value of the goods, in the currency as specified in the corresponding entry in column (11) and per unit of measurement as specified in the corresponding entry in column (10), of the said Table

Table

SNo	Tariff Item	Description of goods	Specification	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	84553000	Induction hardened forged rolls also known as Forged Cold Rolling Mills Rolls including work rolls and back up rolls	Sizes above 300mm dia. and upto 605mm dia.	Korea RP	All	Any	Any	2851.91	Metric Tonne	USD
2	84553000	Induction hardened forged rolls also known as Forged Cold Rolling Mills Rolls including work rolls and back up rolls	Sizes above 300mm dia. and upto 605mm dia.	Any country except Ukraine RP and Russia	Korea	Any	Any	2851.91	Metric tonne	USD
3	84553000	Induction hardened forged rolls also known as Forged Cold Rolling Mills Rolls including work rolls and back up rolls	Sizes above 300mm dia. and upto 605mm dia.	Ukraine	All	Any	Any	2783.05	Metric tonne	USD
4	84553000	Induction hardened forged rolls also known as Forged Cold Rolling Mills Rolls including work rolls and back up rolls	Sizes above 300mm dia. and upto 605mm dia.	Any country except Russia and Korea RP	Ukraine	Any	Any	2783.05	Metric tonne	USD
5	84553000	Induction hardened forged rolls also known as Forged Cold Rolling Mills Rolls including work rolls and back up rolls	Sizes above 300mm dia. and upto 605mm dia.	Russia	All	Any	Any	2762.79	Metric tonne	USD
6	84553000	Induction hardened forged rolls also known as Forged Cold Rolling Mills Rolls including work rolls and back up rolls	Sizes above300mm dia. and upto 605mm dia.	Any country except Korea RP and Ukraine	Russia	Any	Any	2762.79	Metric tonne	USD

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. 1.1.2003, and shall be paid in Indian currency.

Explanation - For the purposes of this notification,-

(a) “landed value” shall be the assessable value as determined under the Customs Act, 1962 and includes all duties of customs except duties under sections 3, 3A, 8B, 9 and 9A of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975;

(b) the “rate of exchange” applicable for the purposes of calculation of the anti-dumping duty under this notification shall be the exchange rate specified in the notification issued from time to time in exercise of powers conferred under sub-section (3) of section 14 of the Customs Act, 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 .