GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE)
Notification No. 40/2015-Customs (ADD)
New Delhi, the 12th August, 2015
G.S.R. (E). – Whereas, the designated authority, vide notification No.
15/12/2014-DGAD, dated the 9th June, 2014, published in the Gazette of India,
Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, had initiated a review in the matter of
continuation of anti-dumping duty on imports of Potassium Carbonate (hereinafter
referred to as the subject goods) falling under tariff item 2836 40 00 of the
First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) (hereinafter
referred to as the Customs Tariff Act), originating in or exported from the
European Union, People’s Republic of China, Korea RP and Taiwan (hereinafter
referred to as the subject countries), imposed vide notification of the
Government of India, in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) No.
61/2009-Customs, dated the 10th June, 2009, published in the Gazette of India,
Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 399(E),
dated the 10th June, 2009;
And whereas, the Central Government had extended the anti-dumping duty on the
subject goods, originating in or exported from the subject countries upto and
inclusive of the 9th June, 2015, vide notification of the Government of India,
in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue)
No.34/2014-Customs (ADD),
dated the 23rd July, 2014, published in Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) of
the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide number G.S.R 529(E), dated the 23rd
July, 2014;
And whereas, in the matter of review of anti-dumping duty on import of the
subject goods, originating in or exported from the subject countries, the
designated authority in its final findings, published vide notification No.
15/12/2014-DGAD, dated the 8th June, 2015, in the Gazette of India,
Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, has come to the conclusion that- (i) the
subject goods from Taiwan are entering in the Indian market at dumped prices;
(ii) there is likelihood of recurrence of dumping and injury from Korea RP;
(iii) there is no likelihood of recurrence of dumping and injury from People’s
Republic of China and European Union,
and has recommended continued imposition of the anti-dumping duty on the
subject goods, originating in or exported from the subject countries except the
People’s Republic of China and European Union, with modifications.
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and
(5) of section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act, read with rules 18 and 23 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, after considering the aforesaid final findings of the designated
authority, hereby imposes on the subject goods, the description of which is
specified in column (3) of the Table below, specification of which is specified
in column (4), falling under tariff item of the First Schedule to the Customs
Tariff Act as specified in the corresponding entry in column (2), originating in
the countries as specified in the corresponding entry in column (5), exported
from the countries as specified in the corresponding entry in column (6),
produced by the producers as specified in the corresponding entry in column (7),
exported by the exporters as specified in the corresponding entry in column (8),
and imported into India, an anti-dumping duty at the rate equal to the amount as
specified in the corresponding entry in column (9), in the currency as specified
in the corresponding entry in column (11) and as per unit of measurement as
specified in the corresponding entry in column (10) of the said Table, namely:-
Table
S. No. |
Tariff
item |
Description
of goods |
Specification |
Country
of
origin |
Country
of
export |
Producer |
Exporter |
Amount |
Unit of
measurement |
Currency |
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5) |
(6) |
(7) |
(8) |
(9) |
(10) |
(11) |
1. |
2836
40 00 |
Potassium
Carbonate |
Any
specification |
Taiwan |
Taiwan |
Any |
Any |
153 |
Metric
Tonne
|
US
Dollar |
2. |
2836
40 00 |
Potassium
Carbonate |
Any
specification |
Taiwan Any
country
other
than |
Taiwan |
Any |
Any |
153 |
Metric
Tonne |
US
Dollar |
3. |
2836
40 00 |
Potassium
Carbonate |
Any
specification |
Any
country
other
than
Korea
RP and
Taiwan |
Taiwan |
Any |
Any |
153 |
Metric
Tonne
|
US
Dollar |
4. |
2836
40 00 |
Potassium
Carbonate |
Any
specification |
Korea
RP |
Korea
RP |
M/s
UNID
Co. Ltd. |
M/s
UNID
Co. Ltd. |
9.45 |
Metric
Tonne
|
US
Dollar |
5. |
2836
40 00 |
Potassium
Carbonate |
Any
specification |
Korea
RP |
Korea
RP |
Any combination
other than S. No. 4
above |
123.86 |
Metric
Tonne
|
US
Dollar |
6. |
2836
40 00 |
Potassium
Carbonate |
Any
specification |
Korea
RP |
Any
country
other
than
Korea
RP |
Any |
Any |
123.86 |
Metric
Tonne |
US
Dollar |
7. |
2836br
40 00 |
Potassium
Carbonate |
Any
specification |
Any
country
other
than
Korea
RP and
Taiwan |
Korea
RP |
Any |
Any |
123.86 |
Metric
Tonne |
US
Dollar |
2. The anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification shall be effective for
a period of
five years (unless revoked, superseded or amended earlier) from the date of
publication of this notification in the Official Gazette and shall be paid in Indian currency.
Explanation.- For the purposes of this notification, rate of exchange applicable
for the purposes of calculation of such anti-dumping duty shall be the rate which is specified in
the notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), issued
from time to time, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962
(52 of 1962), and the relevant date for the determination of the rate of exchange shall be the
date of presentation of the bill of entry under section 46 of the said Customs Act.
[F.No.354/43/2003-TRU (Pt. II)]
(Akshay Joshi)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
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