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Anti-dumping duty: Black and White Photographic Paper including both
Resin-coated and Fibre-based export originating from UK, France and Hungry
Notification No. 93 dated 23rd
June 2000
WHEREAS in the matter of import
of black and white photographic paper including both resin coated and fibre
based, falling under the sub-heading Nos. 3703.10 or 3703.90 of the First
Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), originating in, or
exported from, United Kingdom, France and Hungary, the Designated Authority vide
its preliminary findings, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part
I, Section 1, dated the 28th April, 2000, has come to the conclusion
that,
(a) black and white photographic paper,
originating in, or exported from, United Kingdom, France and Hungary, have been
exported to India below normal value, resulting in dumping;
(b) the
Indian industry has suffered material injury;
(c) the
injury has been caused by imports from the subject countries;
and has considered necessary to
impose anti-dumping duty, provisionally, pending final determination, on all
imports of black and white photographic paper, including resin coated and fibre
based, both jumbo rolls and cut sheet form originating in, or exported from, the
subject countries;
Now, therefore, in exercise of
the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 9A of the said Customs Tariff
Act, read with rules 13 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, on the basis of the findings of the
Designated Authority, hereby imposes on, black and white photographic paper
including both resin coated and fibre based, in jumbo rolls or cut sheet form,
falling under the sub heading Nos. 3703.10 or 3703.90 of the First Schedule to
the said Customs Tariff Act, originating in, or exported from, countries
mentioned in column (2) of the Table below, by exporters mentioned in the
corresponding entry in column (3) of the said Table and imported into India, an
anti dumping-duty at the rate specified in the corresponding entry in column (4)
of the said
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S. No.
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Country
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Name of the Exporter
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Amount of duty (in US
dollar per thousand square meter)
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(1)
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(2)
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(3)
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(4)
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1.
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United Kingdom
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(i) M/s Ilford Imaging
Ltd.
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390.7
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(ii) M/s Kentmere
Photgraphic Ltd.
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434
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(iii) Any other exporter
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434
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2.
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France
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(i) M/s Agfa-Gevaert AG
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33.50
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(ii) Any other exporter
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33.50
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3.
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Hungary
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(i) M/s Forte
Photochemical Co. Ltd.
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1698
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(ii) Any other exporter
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1698
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2. The
anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification shall be effective upto and
inclusive of the 22nd day of December 2000 and shall be payable in
Indian currency.
Explanation: For the purposes of
conversion of the amount of duty specified in column (4) of the Table above into
Indian currency, the �rate of exchange� applicable shall be the rate
notified by the Central Government under sub-clause (i) of clause (a) of
sub-section (3) of section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962) and in force
on the date on which the bill of entry is presented under section 46 of the said
Customs Act.
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