GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE)
Notification No. 37 /2014-Customs (ADD)
New Delhi, the 8th August, 2014
G.S.R. (E). – Whereas, the designated authority, vide notification No.
15/1009/2012-DGAD dated 23rd March, 2013, 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 sodium nitrite (hereinafter
referred to as subject goods) falling under heading 2834 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
(hereinafter referred to as the subject country), imposed vide notification of
the Government of India, in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue),
No.
49/2008-Customs, dated the 11th April, 2008, published in the Gazette of India,
Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 284 (E),
dated the 11th April, 2008;
And whereas, the Central Government had extended the anti-dumping duty on the
subject goods, originating in or exported from the subject country upto and
inclusive of the 10th April, 2014 vide notification of the Government of India,
in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue),
No. 4/2013-Customs (ADD),
dated the 10th April, 2013, published in Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) of
the Gazette of India, Extraordinary vide number G.S.R 214 (E), dated the 10th
April, 2013;
And whereas, in the matter of review of anti-dumping duty on import of the
subject goods, originating in or exported from the subject country, the
designated authority in its final findings, published vide notification No.
15/1009/2012-DGAD, dated 12th May, 2014, in Part I, Section 1 of the Gazette of
India, Extraordinary, has come to the conclusion that-
- the product under consideration continues to be imported at the dumped
prices from the subject country;
- the domestic industry continues to suffer material injury on account of
dumped imports;
- the material injury to the domestic industry on account of dumping of
subject goods is likely to continue if the anti dumping duties from subject
country are revoked,
and has recommended continued imposition of the anti-dumping duty on the subject
goods, originating in or exported from subject country.
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 the sub-heading 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), exported from the countries as specified in the
corresponding entry in column (5), produced by the producers as specified in the
corresponding entry in column (6), 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, namely:-
Table
| Sl. No |
Sub-heading |
Description |
Country of origin |
Country of export |
Producer |
Exporter |
Amount |
Unit |
Currency |
| (1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5) |
(6) |
(7) |
(8) |
(9) |
(10) |
| 1. |
2834 10 |
Sodium Nitrite |
European Union |
European Union |
Any |
Any |
3.00 |
MT |
US Dollar |
| 2. |
2834 10 |
Sodium Nitrite |
European Union |
Any country other than subject country |
Any |
Any |
3.00 |
MT |
US Dollar |
| 3. |
2834 10 |
Sodium Nitrite |
Any country other than subject country |
European Union |
Any |
Any |
3.00 |
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.354/24/2002-TRU (Pt.-I)]
(Akshay Joshi)
Under Secretary to the Government of India