Notification No. 19 dated 15^th February 2002

Whereas in the matter of import of Ferro Silicon falling under sub-heading 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, had come to the conclusion that �

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

(ii)      the domestic industry has suffered injury;

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

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

And Whereas on the basis of the aforesaid findings of the designated authority, the Central Government had imposed an anti-dumping duty on the said Ferro silicon vide notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 80/2001-Customs, dated the 20^th July, 2001, [G.S.R. 545 (E), dated the 20^th July, 2001] published in Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) of the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, dated the 20^th July, 2001;

And Whereas the designated authority vide its final findings, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 16^th January, 2002, has come to the conclusion that -

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

(ii)      the domestic industry has suffered injury;

(iii)      injury has been caused by imports from Ukraine,

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 9A of the said Customs Tariff Act, read with sub-section (5) thereof, and 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 final findings of the designated authority, hereby imposes on Ferro silicon falling under Chapter 72 of the First Schedule to the said Customs Tariff Act, originating in, or exported from, Ukraine, when exported by all exporters/ producers, and imported into India, an anti-dumping duty at the rate which is equivalent to the difference between the amount equivalent to US$ 740 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 levied with effect from the date of the imposition of the provisional duty, i.e. the 20^th July 2001; and shall be paid in Indian currency.