GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE)
Notification No. 32/2015-Customs (ADD)
New Delhi, the 10th July, 2015
G.S.R. (E). – Whereas, the designated authority, vide notification No.
15/21/2013-DGAD, dated the 28th October, 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 Phenol (hereinafter referred to
as the subject goods) falling under tariff item 2707 99 00 or subheading 2907 11
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 South
Africa (hereinafter referred to as the subject country), imposed vide
notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Finance (Department
of Revenue)
No. 10/2013-Customs (ADD), the 3rd May, 2013, published in the
Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide
number G.S.R. 285(E), dated the 3rd May, 2013;
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 30th October, 2014, vide notification of the Government of
India, in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue)
No. 29/2013-Customs
(ADD), dated the 12th November, 2013, published in Part II, Section 3,
Sub-section (i) of the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide number G.S.R
733(E), dated the 12th November, 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.
15/21/2013-DGAD, dated the 27th April, 2015, in the Gazette of India,
Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, has come to the conclusion that-
- dumping of the subject goods is continuing from the subject country;
- the domestic industry has suffered material injury due to cumulative
effects of dumped imports from several sources, including the subject country;
- dumping from the subject country is likely to continue, if the duties are
removed, and consequently the domestic industry is likely to continue to suffer
material injury, and has recommended imposition of the anti-dumping duty on the
subject goods, originating in or exported from the 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, specification of which is specified
in column (4), falling under subheading/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
(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, namely:-
Table
S. No |
Tariff item/Subheading
|
Description of goods
|
Specification |
Country of origin |
Country of export |
Producer |
Exporter |
Amount |
Unit |
Currency |
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5) |
(6) |
(7) |
(8) |
(9) |
(10) |
(11) |
1 |
2707 99 00 or 2907 11 |
Phenol |
Bulk and /or Packed |
South Africa |
Any |
Any |
Any |
342.76 |
MT |
US Dollar |
2 |
2707 99 00 or 2907 11 |
Phenol |
Bulk and /or Packed |
Any country other than countries attracting antidumping duty |
South Africa |
Any |
Any |
342.76 |
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. 354/124/2002-TRU (Pt.-III)]
(Akshay Joshi)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
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