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;

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. 154/2000-Customs, dated the 26^th December, 2000 [G.S.R. 934(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 15^th June, 2001 has come to the conclusion that -

(a)    Strontium Carbonate, in all forms, originating in, or exported from, the People�s Republic of China, has 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 by dumping of subject goods originating in or exported from the People�s Republic of China.

Now, therefore, in exercise of 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 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$ 213.37 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.