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Anti-dumping duty: Seamless Tubes or Seamless Pipes export originating
from Austria, Czech Republic, Russia, Romania and Ukraine
WHEREAS in the matter of import
of seamless tubes or seamless pipes falling under heading or sub-heading Nos.
73.04, 7304.10, 7304.29 and 7304.39 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff
Act 1975 (51 of 1975), originating in, or exported from, Austria, Czech
Republic, Russia, Romania and Ukraine, the Designated Authority vide its
preliminary findings, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I,
Section 1, dated the 10th November, 1999 had come to the conclusion
that:
(a)
seamless tubes or seamless pipes originating in, or exported from,
Austria, Czech Republic, Russia, Romania and Ukraine have been exported to India
below normal value, resulting in
dumping;
(b)
the domestic industry has suffered injury;
(c)
injury has been caused by imports from the subject countries;
AND WHEREAS on the basis of the
aforesaid findings of the Designated Authority, the Central Government has
imposed anti-dumping duty vide notification of the Government of India in the
Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No 137/99-Customs, dated the 29th
December, 1999 (G.S.R. 828(E), dated the 29th December, 1999),
published in Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) of the Gazette of India,
Extraordinary, dated the 29th December, 1999;
AND WHEREAS the Designated
Authority vide its final finding, dated the 19th May 2000 published
in the Gazette on India, Extraordinary, Part 1, Section 1, dated the 19th
May, 2000, has come to the conclusion that-
(a) Seamless tubes originating in, or exported
from, the subject countries have been exported to India below normal value,
resulting in dumping;
(b)
the domestic industry has suffered injury;
(c)
injury has been caused by imports from the subject countries;
Now, therefore, in exercise of
the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (5) of section 9A of the Customs
Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), 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 final findings of the Designated Authority, hereby
imposes on all imports of the categories and grades mentioned in columns (4) and
(5) respectively of the Table annexed hereto, of dumped hot-finished line pipes and boiler pipes
of iron (other than cast iron) or non-alloy steel and casing and tubing of alloy
and non-alloy steel falling under sub-head Nos 7304.10, 7304.29 and 7304.39 of
the First Schedule to the said Customs Tariff Act of dimensions (OD) ranging
from (i) 21.30 mm to 273 mm or 10 inches NB for line and boiler pipes, (ii) 38.1
mm to 244.5 mm or 9 5/8 inches for casing and tubing, originating in or exported
from the countries mentioned in column (2) of the said Table, when exported by
the exporters mentioned in column (3) of the said Table, at a rate which is
equivalent to the difference between the amount mentioned in the corresponding entry in column (6) of the said Table
and the landed value of imports.
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S. No.
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Country
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Exporter
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Category of Seamless Pipe
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Grade
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Amount (Rs. / MT)
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(1)
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(2)
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(3)
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(4)
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(5)
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(6)
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1.
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Russia
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1.Volzhsky Pipe Plant
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Casing pipe
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N-80,
L-80,
P-110
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39,141
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2.Volzhsky Pipe Plant, the
manufacturer, and M/s Mitsui & Co. Ltd. Tokyo, the exporter
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Casing pipe
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L-80
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39,141
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3.All exporters of all
categories of seamless pipes/tubes as described in the above paragraph
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All types of seamless pipe
as described in the above paragraph
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39,141
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2.
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Romania
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All exporters of all
categories of seamless pipes/tubes as described in the above paragraph
except exports of Line Pipe and Casing Pipe by M/s Petrotub S.A. and
exports of Boiler Pipe and Line Pipe by M/s Silcotub S.A.
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All types of seamless
pipes as described in the above paragraph
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36,859
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3
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Austria
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Voesl Alpine, and all
exporters of all categories of seamless pipes/ tubes as described in the
above paragraph
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All types of seamless
pipes as described in the above paragraph
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36,859
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4.
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Czech Republic
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Nova Hut, and all
exporters of all categories of seamless pipes/tubes as described in the
above paragraph
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All types of seamless
pipes as described in the above paragraph
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36,859
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2. Landed value of imports for the purpose shall
be the assessable value as determined under the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962)
and all duties of customs except duties levied under sections 3, 3A, 8B, 9 and
9A of the said Customs Tariff Act.
3. The anti-dumping duty imposed under
this notification shall be levied with effect from the date of imposition of
provisional anti dumping duty, i.e. 29th December 1999.
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