Anti-Dumping Duty: Phenol, originating in, or exported from South Africa,
Singapore and European Union
Customs
Notification No. 79 dated 13 August 2002
WHEREAS
in the matter of import of Phenol, falling under sub-heading 2907.11 or 2707.60
of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), originating
in, or exported from, South Africa, Singapore and European Union, the designated
authority vide its preliminary findings, published in the Gazette of
India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 24th June, 2002
has come to the conclusion that -
(a)
Phenol has been exported to India from South Africa, Singapore and
European Union below its normal value;
(b)
the Indian industry has suffered material injury;
(c)
the injury has been caused by the dumped imports from South Africa,
Singapore and European Union;
and
has recommended imposition of provisional anti-dumping duty, pending final
determination, on imports of Phenol, originating in, or exported from, South
Africa, Singapore and European Union;
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 aforesaid findings of the designated authority, hereby
imposes on Phenol, falling under sub-heading 2907.11 or 2707.60 of the First
Schedule to the said Customs Tariff Act, originating in, or exported from, the
country/territory specified in column (2) of the Table given below, when
exported by producers/ 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/ Territory
|
Name
of the Producer/ Exporter
|
Amount
(US$/
Metric tonne)
|
|
(1)
|
(2)
|
(3)
|
(4)
|
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1.
|
Singapore
|
Mitsui
& Co. Ltd.
|
95.77
|
|
2.
|
Singapore
|
Mitsui
Phenol Singapore Pte Ltd.
|
101.62
|
|
3.
|
Singapore
|
Exporters
other than those specified against S. No. 1 and 2
|
161.38
|
|
4.
|
South
Africa
|
Merisol
RSA
(a)
Bulk Sales
(b)
Drum Sales
|
89.12
24.76
|
|
5.
|
South
Africa
|
Exporters
other than that specified against S. No. 4
(a)
Bulk Sales
(b)
Drum Sales
|
222.74
130.60
|
|
6.
|
European
Union
|
All
exporters
|
109.49
|
2.
The anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification shall be effective
upto and inclusive of the 12th day of February 2003, and shall be
payable 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 & Company Affairs (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 said Customs Act, 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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