WHEREAS in the matter of import of Strontium Carbonate, falling under sub-heading No. 2836.92 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), originating in, or exported from the People�s Republic of China, the designated authority vide its preliminary findings, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 15^th November, 2000, has come to the conclusion that -

(a)     Strontium Carbonate, in all forms originating in, or exported from, the People�s Republic of China, have been exported to India below its normal value;

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

(c)     the injury has been caused to the domestic industry by dumping of subject goods originating in, or exported from, the subject country;

Now, therefore, in exercise of powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 9A of the said Customs Tariff Act, read with rule 13 and rule 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 findings of the designated authority, hereby imposes on Strontium Carbonate, falling under sub-heading No. 2836.92 of the First Schedule to the said Customs Tariff Act, originating in, or exported from,  the People�s Republic of China, and when imported into India, an anti-dumping duty at the rate of US dollars 291.76 per metric tonne.

2.      The anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification shall be effective upto and inclusive of the day of 25^th June 2001, and shall be payable in Indian currency.