WHEREAS in the matter of import of ferro silicon falling under sub-heading No. 7202.21 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), originating in, or exported from, Ukraine, the designated authority vide its preliminary findings, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 21^st June, 2001, has come to the conclusion that -

(a)       ferro silicon, originating in, or exported from, Ukraine has been exported to India below normal value, resulting in dumping;

(b)       the domestic industry has suffered injury;

(c)       the injury has been caused by imports from the subject country;

and has considered it necessary to impose anti-dumping duty, provisionally, pending final determination, on all imports of ferro silicon, originating in, or exported from, Ukraine;

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 9A of the said Customs Tariff Act, read with rule 13 and rule 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 above findings of the designated authority, hereby imposes on ferro silicon falling under sub-heading No. 7202.21 of the First Schedule to the said Customs Tariff Act, originating in, or exported from, Ukraine, exported by all exporters/ producers, and imported into India, an anti-dumping duty at the rate which is equivalent to US$ 761 per metric tonne and the landed value of such imported ferro silicon per metric tonne.

2.      The anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification shall be effective upto and inclusive of the 19^th day of January 2002 and shall be paid in Indian currency.