Whereas in the matter of import of Sodium Hydroxide, commonly known as Caustic Soda, falling under sub-heading No. 2815.11 and 2815.12 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) originating in, or exported from, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Japan, the United States of America and France, the Designated Authority vide its preliminary findings, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 16^th November, 2000 has come to the conclusion that -

(i)     Sodium Hydroxide, in all forms, originating in, or exported from, subject Countries, has been exported to India below its normal value;

(ii)    the domestic industry has suffered material injury by way of financial losses due to depressed net sales realization on account of price depression caused by low landed prices of the dumped subject goods; and 

(iii)   the injury has been caused to the domestic industry by dumping of subject goods, 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 Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 153/ 2000 - Customs, dated the 26^th December, 2000 [G.S.R. 933(E), dated the 26^th December, 2000], published in Part ll, Section 3, Sub-section (i) of the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, dated the 26^th December, 2000;

AND WHEREAS the designated authority vide its final findings published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part l, Section 1, dated the 14^th May, 2001 has come to the conclusion that -

(i)     Caustic Soda, originating in, or exported from Saudi Arabia, Iran, Japan, the United States of America and France has been exported to India below its normal value;

(ii)      the domestic industry has suffered material injury;

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

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1), read with sub-section (5) 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, the Central Government, on the basis of the aforesaid final findings of the designated authority, hereby imposes on Sodium Hydroxide, commonly known as Caustic Soda, falling under sub-heading Nos. 2815.11 and 2815.12 of the First Schedule to the said Customs Tariff Act, originating in, or exported from, any countries specified in column (2) of the Table annexed hereto, and exported by exporters specified in corresponding entry in column (3) of the said Table, and imported into India, an anti-dumping duty at the rate which shall be calculated as the difference between the amount mentioned in corresponding entry in column (4) of the said Table and the landed value of such imported Sodium Hydroxide per metric tonne.

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. the 26^th December 2000; and shall be paid in Indian currency.