Anti-Dumping Duty: Oxo-alcohols export originating from Poland, South
Korea, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iran, United States of America and the
European Union
WHEREAS in the matter of import of Oxo-alcohols,
falling under heading No. 29.05 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975
(51 of 1975), originating in, or
exported from, Poland, South Korea, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iran,
United States of America and the European Union, the designated authority, vide
its final findings published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I,
Section 1, dated the 17th July, 2000 had come to the conclusion that
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(a) Oxo-alcohol (Normal Butanol,
Iso Butanol, Iso Decanol, Iso Octanol, 2-Ethyl Hexanol and Normal Hexanol only),
originating in, or exported from, Poland, South Korea, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia,
Russia, Iran, United States of America and the European Union have been exported
below normal value, resulting in dumping;
(b) the Indian industry has
suffered material injury;
(c) the injury has been caused
cumulatively by the dumped imports 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 Ministry
of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 109/2000-Customs, dated the 18th August,
2000, published in Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) of the Gazette of India,
Extraordinary, dated the 18th August, 2000 vide G.S.R. 667 (E), dated
the 18th August, 2000;
AND WHEREAS the Customs, Excise and Gold
(Control) Appellate Tribunal (hereinafter referred to as the Tribunal), in its
final order No.5-7/2001 AD, dated the 11th April, 2001 in Appeal Nos
C/407/2000-AD, C/411/2000-AD and C/412/2000-AD (in the matter of Ms Oxy Alcohols
Industries Association and others vs Designated Authority) has held that "
the appeals are disposed of by amending the table attached to notification
No.109/2000-Customs, dated the 18th August 2000 by fixing
anti-dumping duty of US$ 38 per metric tonne on goods mentioned in Column 5
thereto, originating in or exported from Saudi Arabia and by deleting Normal
Hexanol from the goods included in the said column(5)".
AND WHEREAS the designated authority has
accepted the aforesaid findings of the Tribunal dated the 11th April
2001;
Now therefore, in exercise of the powers
conferred by sub-section (1) of section 9A of the said Customs Tariff Act, 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, and in supersession of
the notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Finance
(Department of Revenue) No 109/2000-Customs dated the 18th August
2000, [G.S.R. 667 (E) dated the 28th August, 2000], except as
respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the Central
Government, hereby imposes on Oxo-alcohols (Normal Butanol, Iso Butanol, 2-Ethyl
Hexanol, Iso Decanol, and Iso Octonol only), falling under heading No. 29.05 of
the First Schedule to the said Customs Tariff Act, originating in, or exported
from, the countries as mentioned in column (2) of the Table annexed hereto, and
imported into India, an anti-dumping duty -
(a) on
Normal Butanol at the corresponding rate specified in column (3) of the said
Table;
(b) on Iso Butanol at
the corresponding rate specified in column (4) of the said Table;
(c) on
2-Ethyl Hexanol, Iso Decanol, and Iso Octonol at the corresponding rate
specified in column (5) of the said Table.
S. No.
|
Country/ Territory
|
Normal Butanol
|
Iso Butanol
|
2-Ethyl Hexanol, Iso Decanol, Iso Octonol,
|
Amount of duty (US dollars per metric tonne)
|
Amount of duty (US dollars per metric tonne)
|
Amount of duty (US dollars per metric tonne)
|
(1)
|
(2)
|
(3)
|
(4)
|
(5)
|
1
|
Poland
|
44
|
165
|
165
|
2
|
South Korea
|
115
|
187
|
252
|
3
|
Russia
|
67
|
97
|
97
|
4
|
Iran
|
79
|
136
|
136
|
5
|
United States of America
|
58
|
NIL
|
87
|
6
|
European Union
|
145
|
204
|
121
|
7
|
Indonesia
|
197
|
194
|
197
|
8
|
Saudi Arabia
|
47
|
47
|
38
|
2.
The anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification shall be payable in
Indian currency.
Explanation:
For the purposes of this notification, rate of exchange applicable for the
purposes of calculation of the 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 under sub-clause (i) of clause (a) of sub-section (3) of 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.
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