GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE)
Notification No.57/2012-Customs (ADD)
New Delhi, the 21st December, 2012
G.S.R._(E). -WHEREAS in the matter of import of Choline Chloride (hereinafter
referred to as the subject goods), falling under Chapter 23 or Chapter 29 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
People’s Republic of China (hereinafter referred to as the subject country),and
imported into India, the designated authority in its final findings published in
the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, vide notification No.
14/19/2011-DGAD, dated the 4th October, 2012, has come to the conclusion, inter
alia, that –
- the subject goods have entered the Indian market from the subject country
below associated normal value, thus, resulting in dumping of the subject goods;
- the domestic industry has suffered material injury in respect of such
goods;
- the injury to the domestic industry has been caused due to the dumped
imports of subject goods from the subject country ;
AND WHEREAS, the designated authority has recommended imposition of definitive
anti-dumping duty on imports of the subject goods, originating in or exported
from the People’s Republic of China and imported into India, in order to remove
injury to the domestic industry;
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 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, 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, falling under heading of the First
Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act as specified in the corresponding entry in
column (2), originating in the country as specified in the corresponding entry
in column (4), and produced by the producer as specified in the corresponding
entry in column (6), when exported from the country as specified in the
corresponding entry in column (5), by the exporter as specified in the
corresponding entry in column (7), and imported into India, an anti-dumping duty
at a rate to be worked out as a percentage of the CIF value of imports of the
subject goods as specified in the corresponding entry in column (8) of the said
Table.
Table
Sl. No.
|
Sub-
heading |
Description of
goods |
Country of
origin |
Country
of exports |
Producer |
Exporter |
Rate of
Duty on CIF Value |
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5) |
(6) |
(7) |
(8) |
1. |
2923 or
2309 |
Choline Chloride
of all forms and concentrations for animal feed applications |
People’s Republic of China |
People’s Republic of China |
Any |
Any |
60.79% |
2. |
2923 or
2309 |
Choline Chloride
of all forms and concentrations for animal feed applications |
People’s Republic of China |
Any country other than
People’s Republic of China |
Any |
Any |
60.79% |
3. |
2923 or 2309 |
Choline Chloride
of all forms and concentrations for animal feed applications |
Any
country other than People’s Republic of China |
People’s Republic of China |
Any |
Any |
60.79% |
- The anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification shall be levied for a
period of five years (unless revoked, amended or superseded earlier) from the
date of publication of this notification in the Gazette of India and shall be
paid in Indian currency.
Explanation. - For the purposes of this notification,-
- “CIF value” means the assessable value as determined under section 14 of the
Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962); and
- 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 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.354/207/2012 –TRU
Rajkumar Digvijay
Under Secretary to the Government of India.