Custom Notification No. 34 dated 28^th March 2002

 WHEREAS in the matter of import of Sodium Nitrite falling under sub-heading 2834.10 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), originating in, or exported from, the European Union and Taiwan, the designated authority vide its preliminary findings, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 1^st February, 2002, has come to the conclusion that -

(a)      Sodium Nitrite, originating in, or exported from, the European Union and Taiwan, has been exported to India below normal value, resulting in dumping;

(b)      the domestic industry has suffered material injury;

(c)      the injury has been caused cumulatively by the imports from the European Union and Taiwan;

and has considered it is necessary to impose provisional anti-dumping duty, pending final findings, on all imports of Sodium Nitrite, originating in, or exported from, the European Union and Taiwan;

Now, therefore, in exercise of powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 9A of the said Customs Tariff Act, read with rules 13 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 findings of the designated authority, hereby imposes on Sodium Nitrite falling under sub-heading 2834.10 of the First Schedule to the said Customs Tariff Act, originating in, or exported from, the country/territory mentioned in column (2) of the Table annexed below, exported by all exporters, and imported into India, an anti-dumping duty at the rate mentioned in the corresponding entry in column (3) of the said Table.

2.     The anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification shall be effective upto and inclusive of the day of 27^th September 2002, and shall be payable in Indian currency.