GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE)
Notification No. 08 /2014-Customs (ADD)
New Delhi, the 23rd January, 2014
G.S.R. (E). – Whereas, the designated authority, vide notification No.
15/1000/2012-DGAD, dated the 17th July, 2012, published in Part I, Section I of
the Gazette of India, Extraordinary had initiated a review in the matter of
continuation of anti-dumping duty on imports of Hexamine (hereinafter referred
to as subject goods) falling under tariff item 2921 29 10 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 Saudi Arabia and Russia
(hereinafter referred to as the subject countries), imposed vide notification of
the Government of India, in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue),
No.
89/2007-Customs dated the 25th July, 2007 published in Part II, Section 3,
Sub-section (i) of the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide G.S.R. No.504 (E),
dated the 25th July, 2007 .
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 24th July, 2013 vide notification of the Government of India,
in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue),
No. 38/2012-Customs (ADD)
dated the 6th August, 2012, published in Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) of
the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide G.S.R No.616 (E), dated the 6th
August, 2012.
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 vide its final findings, No. 15/1000/2012-DGAD dated the
14th November, 2013, published in Part I, Section 1 of the Gazette of India,
Extraordinary, has come to the conclusion that-
- There has been continued dumping of the subject goods from subject countries
and the dumping is likely to continue and increase if the anti-dumping duty is
allowed to cease;
- The injury to the domestic industry is likely to continue in the event of
withdrawal of anti dumping duty from the subject countries;
- The anti dumping duty is required to be extended and modified,
and has recommended continued imposition of the anti-dumping duty on the subject
goods, originating in or exported from the subject countries.
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, 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 (4), and exported from the countries as specified in the
corresponding entry in column (5), and produced by the producers as specified in
the corresponding entry in column (6), and exported by the exporters as
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 as 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 Export |
Producer |
Exporter |
Amount |
Unit of Measu-rement |
Currency |
| (1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5) |
(6) |
(7) |
(8) |
(9) |
(10) |
| 1 |
2921 29 10 |
Hexamine |
Saudi Arabia |
Saudi Arabia |
Methanol Chemicals Company (Chemanol), Saudi Arabia |
Methanol Chemicals Company (Chemanol), Saudi Arabia |
11.22 |
MT |
US Dollar |
| 2 |
2921 29 10 |
Hexamine |
Saudi Arabia |
Saudi Arabia |
Others |
Any |
86.35 |
MT |
US Dollar |
| 3 |
2921 29 10 |
Hexamine |
Saudi Arabia |
Saudi Arabia |
Any |
Others |
86.35 |
MT |
US Dollar |
| 4 |
2921 29 10 |
Hexamine |
Saudi Arabia |
Any other thanSaudi Arabia |
Any |
Any |
86.35 |
MT |
US Dollar |
| 5 |
2921 29 10 |
Hexamine |
Any other thanSubject countries |
Saudi Arabia |
Any |
Any |
86.35 |
MT |
US Dollar |
| 6 |
2921 29 10 |
Hexamine |
Russia |
Russia |
Any |
Any |
201.70 |
MT |
US Dollar |
| 7 |
2921 29 10 |
Hexamine |
Russia |
Any other thanRussia |
Any |
Any |
201.70 |
MT |
US Dollar |
| 8 |
2921 29 10 |
Hexamine |
Any other than |
Subject countries Russia |
Any |
Any |
201.70 |
MT |
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.354/94/2001-TRU (Pt.-III)
(Akshay Joshi)
Under Secretary to the Government of India