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Anti-Dumping Duty: Hexamine originating in, or exported from Saudi Arabia
and Russia
Custom Notification No. 31 dated 27th
March 2002
WHEREAS in the matter of import of Hexamine,
falling under sub-heading 2921.29 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff
Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), originating in, or exported from, Saudi Arabia and
Russia, the designated authority vide its preliminary findings, published
in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 15th
May, 2001 had come to the conclusion that -
(a) Hexamine, originating in, or
exported from, Saudi Arabia and Russia, has been exported to India below normal
value, resulting in dumping;
(b) the domestic industry has
suffered material injury;
(c) the injury has been caused by
imports from Saudi Arabia and Russia;
AND WHEREAS on the basis of the
aforesaid findings of the designated authority, the Central Government had
imposed an anti-dumping duty vide notification of the Government of India
in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 74/2001�Customs, dated
the 28th June, 2001, published in Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i)
of the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, dated the 28th June, 2001
vide G.S.R. 489(E), dated 28th June, 2001;
AND WHEREAS the designated authority vide
its final findings published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I,
Section 1, dated the 18th February, 2002 has come to the conclusion
that -
(a) Hexamine, originating in, or
exported from, Saudi Arabia and Russia, has been exported to India below normal
value, resulting in dumping;
(b) the domestic industry has
suffered material injury;
(c) injury suffered by the
domestic industry and the dumped imports from the subject goods countries i.e.
Saudi Arabia and Russia;
Now, therefore, in exercise of the
powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 9A of the said Customs Tariff
Act, read with sub-section (5) of the said section 9A and 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, on the basis of the aforesaid final findings of the designated
authority, hereby imposes on said Hexamine, falling under sub-heading 2921.29 of
the First Schedule to the said Customs Tariff Act, originating in, or exported
from, the countries specified in column (2) of the Table annexed below, and
exported by exporters specified 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 Table.
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S.No.
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Name of the country
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Name of the exporter/producer
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Amount of duty (in US $ per
metric tonne)
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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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Saudi Arabia
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(a) M/s Saudi Formaldehyde Chemical
Company Ltd.
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78.6
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(b) All other producers/ exporters
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130.98
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2.
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Russia
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All producers/ exporters
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3.77
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2. The anti-dumping duty
imposed under this notification shall be levied with effect from the date of
imposition of the provisional anti-dumping duty, i.e. the 28th June2001; and 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 under sub-clause (i) of clause (a) of sub-section (3) of section 14 of
the Customs Act, (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.
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