GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE)
Notification No. 20/2015-Customs (ADD)
New Delhi, the 22nd May, 2015
G.S.R. (E). –Whereas, in the matter of “Pentaerythritol” (hereinafter
referred to as the subject goods), falling under 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 Russia (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 number 14/26/2012-DGAD dated
the 11th December, 2014, had come to the conclusion that –
(i) the subject goods have been exported to India from the
subject country below its associated normal value, thus, resulting in dumping of
the product;
(ii) the domestic industry has suffered material injury in respect of the
subject goods;
(iii) the material injury has been caused by the dumped imports from the subject
country,
and has recommended imposition of definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of the
subject goods, originating in or exported from subject country 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, specification of which is specified
in column (4), falling under 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 (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),
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.
Table
Sl. No. |
Sub-heading |
Description of goods
|
Specifications |
Country of origin |
Country of export |
Producer |
Exporter |
Amount |
Unit |
Currency |
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5) |
(6) |
(7) |
(8) |
(9) |
(10) |
(11) |
1 |
2905 42 |
Pentaerythritol |
Any grade |
Russia |
Russia |
Any |
Any |
474 |
MT |
US Dollar |
2 |
2905 42 |
Pentaerythritol |
Any grade |
Russia |
Any country other than Russia |
Any |
Any |
474 |
MT |
US Dollar |
3 |
2905 42 |
Pentaerythritol |
Any grade |
Any country other than Russia |
Russia |
Any |
Any |
474 |
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.354/84/2014-TRU]
(Akshay Joshi)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
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