G.S.R. (E).- Whereas, the designated authority had initiated anti dumping investigations into the existence, degree and effect of dumping in the matter of import of Mica pearl pigment (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods), falling under Chapter 32 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), originating in, or exported from People�s Republic of China, Japan, United States of America and the European Union (hereinafter referred to as the subject counties), vide notification No.14/22/2003-DGAD, dated the 23rd December, 2003, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 23rd December, 2003;
Whereas, the designated authority, vide its final findings notification No. 14/22/2003-DGAD, dated the 22nd December, 2004, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 22nd December, 2004, has come to the conclusion that -
(a) subject goods originating in or exported from subject countries have been exported to India below its normal value;
(b) the domestic industry has suffered material injury;
(c) the injury has been caused to the domestic industry by dumping of the subject goods originating in or exported from the subject countries;
and has recommended the imposition of definitive anti-dumping duty on all imports of the subject goods, originating in, or exported from the subject countries;
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1), read with sub-section (5) of section 9A of the said Customs Tariff Act, 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 the goods, the description of which is specified in column (3) of the Table below, falling under Chapter 32 of the First Schedule to the said Customs Tariff Act as specified in the corresponding entry in column (2), the specification of which is specified in column (4) of the said Table, originating in the countries as specified in the corresponding entry in column (5), and produced by the producers as specified in the corresponding entry in column (7), when exported from the countries as specified in the corresponding entry in column (6), by the exporters as specified in the corresponding entry in column (8), and imported into India, an anti-dumping duty at a rate which is equivalent 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 per unit of measurement as specified in the corresponding entry in column (10), of the said Table.
TABLE
| Sl. No. |
Cha- pter |
Descr-
iption of goods |
Spec- ifica- tion |
Cou- ntry of ori- gin |
Cou- ntry of Exp- ort |
Producer |
Exporter |
Amo- unt |
Unit of mea- sure- ment |
Curr- ency |
| (1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5) |
(6) |
(7) |
(8) |
(9) |
(10) |
(11) |
| 1. |
32 |
Mica pearl pigment
excluding cosmetic and
automotive grade |
Any spec- ifica- tion |
EU |
EU |
M/s. Merck, Germany |
M/s. Merck, Germany |
1.25 |
Kg. |
US Dollar |
| 2. |
32 |
Mica pearl pigment
excluding cosmetic and
automotive grade |
Any spec- ifica- tion |
EU |
EU |
M/s. Merck, Germany |
Any exporter |
1.25 |
Kg. |
US Dollar |
| 3. |
32 |
Mica pearl pigment
excluding cosmetic and
automotive grade |
Any spec- ifica- tion |
EU |
Any country |
Any producer |
Any exporter |
1.25 |
Kg. |
US Dollar |
| 4. |
32 |
Mica pearl pigment
excluding cosmetic and
automotive grade |
Any spec- ifica- tion |
USA |
USA |
M/s. Merck, USA |
M/s. Merck, USA |
2.27 |
Kg. |
US Dollar |
| 5. |
32 |
Mica pearl pigment
excluding cosmetic and
automotive grade |
Any spec- ifica- tion |
USA |
USA |
M/s. Merck, USA |
Any exporter |
2.27 |
Kg. |
US Dollar |
| 6. |
32 |
Mica pearl pigment
excluding cosmetic and
automotive grade |
Any spec- ifica- tion |
USA |
Any country |
Any producer |
Any exporter |
2.27 |
Kg. |
US Dollar |
2. The anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification 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 sub-clause (i) of clause (a) of sub-section (3) of 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.354/138/2004-TRU]
(V.Sivasubramanian)
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