GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE)
Notification
No.40 /2012-Customs (ADD)
New Delhi, dated the 30th August, 2012
G.S.R. (E). -Whereas, the designated authority vide notification No.
15/18/2010-DGAD, dated the 30th May,2011, published in the Gazette of India,
Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 30th May,2011, had initiated review
in terms of sub-section (5) of section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of
1975) (hereinafter referred to as the said Customs Tariff Act) and in pursuance
of rule 23 of the Customs Tariff (Identification, Assessment and Collection of
Anti-dumping Duty on Dumped Articles and for Determination of Injury) Rules,
1995 (hereinafter referred to as the said rules), in the matter of continuation
of anti-dumping duty on imports of Metronidazole, falling under tariff item
29332920 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975),
originating in, or exported from, People’s Republic of China, imposed vide
notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Finance (Department
of zRevenue),No. 61/2006-Customs, dated the 15th June, 2006, published in the
Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide
number G.S.R.368 (E), dated the 15th June, 2006, and had recommended extension
of the anti-dumping duty vide
notification No. 15/18/2010-DGAD, dated the 29th
June,2012, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1,
dated the 29th June,2012.
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, 1975 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, on the basis of the aforesaid findings of the
designated authority, hereby imposes anti- dumping duty on the goods, the
description of which is specified in column (3) of the Table below, falling
under tariff item of the First Schedule to the said Customs Tariff Act as
specified in the corresponding entry in column (2),originating in the country
specified in the corresponding entry in column (4), and exported from the
country specified in the corresponding entry in column (5) and produced by the
producer specified in the corresponding entry in column (6) and exported by the
exporter specified in the corresponding entry in column (7), and imported into
India, an anti-dumping duty at the rate equal to the amount as specified in the
corresponding entry in column (8), in the currency as specified in the
corresponding entry in column (10) and per unit of measurement as specified in
the corresponding entry in column (9) of the said Table:-
Table
Sl. No |
Tariff item |
Description of goods |
Country of origin |
Country of Exports |
Producer |
Exporter |
Amount |
Unit of measurement |
Currency |
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5) |
(6) |
(7) |
(8) |
(9) |
(10) |
1. |
29332920 |
Metronidazole |
People’s Republic of China |
People’s Republic of China |
M/s Hubei
Hongyuan Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd |
Hongyuan Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd |
1.49 |
Kg |
US dollar |
2. |
29332920 |
Metronidazole |
People’s Republic of China |
People’s Republic of China |
Any |
Any |
2.57 |
Kg |
US dollar |
3. |
29332920 |
Metronidazole |
People’s Republic of China |
Any |
Any |
Any |
2.57 |
Kg |
US dollar |
4. |
29332920 |
Metronidazole |
Any |
People’s Republic of China |
Any |
Any |
2.57 |
Kg |
US dollar |
- The anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification shall be effective for
a period of five years (unless revoked, amended and superseded earlier) from the
publication of this notification in the Official Gazette and shall be payable 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.
(Raj Kumar Digvijay)
Under Secretary to the Government of India.
F.No.354/17/2000-TRU (Pt.III)