GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE)
Notification No. 34 /2012-Customs (ADD)
New Delhi, dated the 3rd July, 2012
G.S.R. (E). – Whereas, in the matter of import of Soda Ash (hereinafter
referred to as the subject goods), falling under sub-heading 283620 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, People’s Republic
of China, European Union, Kenya, Iran, Pakistan, Ukraine and United States of
America (hereinafter referred to as the subject countries) and imported into
India, the designated authority vide its final findings No. 14/17/2010-DGAD
dated the 17thFebuary, 2012, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary,
Part I, Section 1, dated the 17thFebuary, 2012, had come to the conclusion that-
- the subject goods have entered the Indian market from the subject
countries below associated normal values, thus resulting in dumping of the
subject goods;
- the dumping margins of the subject goods imported from the each of the
subject countries are above de-minimis;
- the domestic industry has suffered material injury in respect of the subject
goods; and
- the material Injury to the domestic industry has been caused due to dumped
imports of the subject goods from the subject countries;
and had recommended imposition of definitive anti-dumping duty on the imports
of subject goods, originating in or exported from, the subject countries;
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of
section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act, read with 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 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 sub-heading of the First Schedule to the said Customs
Tariff Act as specified in the corresponding entry in column (2), originating in
the countries as specified in the corresponding entry in column (4), and
exported from the countries as specified in the corresponding entry in column
(5), and produced by the producers as specified in the corresponding entry in
column (6), and exported by the exporters as specified in the corresponding
entry in column (7), and imported into India, an anti-dumping duty at the rate
equal to the amount as specified in the corresponding entry in column (8), in
the currency as specified in the corresponding entry in column (10) and per unit
of measurement as specified in the corresponding entry in column (9) of the said
Table:-
Table
Sl. No |
Sub-heading |
Description of goods
|
Country/Territory of origin
|
Country/Territory of exports
|
Producer |
Exporter |
Amount |
Unit of measurement
|
Currency |
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5) |
(6) |
(7) |
(8) |
(9) |
(10) |
1 |
283620 |
Disodium Carbonate (Soda ash) |
China PR |
China PR |
Any |
Any |
36.26 |
MT |
US dollar |
2 |
283620 |
Disodium Carbonate (Soda ash) |
China PR |
Any country other than those subject to Antidumping
duty |
Any |
Any |
36.26 |
MT |
US dollar |
3 |
283620 |
Disodium Carbonate (Soda ash) |
Any country other than those subject to Antidumping
duty |
China PR |
Any |
Any |
36.26 |
MT |
US dollar |
4 |
283620 |
Disodium Carbonate (Soda ash) |
Ukraine |
Ukraine |
Any |
Any |
15.64 |
MT |
US dollar |
5 |
283620 |
Disodium Carbonate (Soda ash) |
Ukraine |
Any country other than those subject to Antidumping
duty |
Any |
Any |
15.64 |
MT |
US dollar |
6 |
283620 |
Disodium Carbonate (Soda ash) |
Any country other than those subject to Antidumping
duty |
Ukraine |
Any |
Any |
15.64 |
MT |
US dollar |
7. |
283620 |
Disodium Carbonate (Soda ash) |
European Union |
European Union |
Any |
Any |
9.17 |
MT |
US dollar |
8. |
283620 |
Disodium Carbonate (Soda ash) |
European Union |
Any country other than those subject to Antidumping
duty |
Any |
Any |
9.17 |
MT |
US dollar |
9. |
283620 |
Disodium Carbonate (Soda ash) |
Any country other than those subject to Antidumping
duty |
European Union |
Any |
Any |
9.17 |
MT |
US dollar |
10. |
283620 |
Disodium Carbonate (Soda ash) |
Iran |
Iran |
Any |
Any |
28.86 |
MT |
US dollar |
11. |
283620 |
Disodium Carbonate (Soda ash) |
Iran |
Any country other than those subject to Anti dumping
duty |
Any |
Any |
28.86 |
MT |
US dollar |
12. |
283620 |
Disodium Carbonate (Soda ash) |
Any country other than those subject to Antidumping
duty |
Iran |
Any |
Any |
28.86 |
MT |
US dollar |
13 |
283620 |
Disodium Carbonate (Soda ash) |
USA |
USA |
Any |
Any |
38.79 |
MT |
US dollar |
14 |
283620 |
Disodium Carbonate (Soda ash) |
USA |
Any country other than those subject to Antidumping
duty |
Any |
Any |
38.79 |
MT |
US dollar |
15 |
283620 |
Disodium Carbonate (Soda ash) |
Any country other than those subject to Antidumping
duty |
USA |
Any |
Any |
38.79 |
MT |
US dollar |
16 |
283620 |
Disodium Carbonate (Soda ash) |
Pakistan |
Pakistan |
Olympia chemical limited |
Olympia chemical limited |
2.38 |
MT |
US dollar |
17 |
283620 |
Disodium Carbonate (Soda ash) |
Pakistan |
Pakistan |
ICI Pakistan LImited |
ICI Pakistan Limited |
5.60 |
MT |
US dollar |
18 |
283620 |
Disodium Carbonate (Soda ash) |
Pakistan |
Pakistan |
Any other combination |
10.34 |
MT |
US dollar |
19 |
283620 |
Disodium Carbonate (Soda ash) |
Pakistan |
Any country other than those subject to Antidumping
duty |
Any |
Any |
10.34 |
MT |
US dollar |
20 |
283620 |
Disodium Carbonate (Soda ash) |
Any |
Pakistan |
Any |
Any |
10.34 |
MT |
US dollar |
21 |
283620 |
Disodium Carbonate (Soda ash) |
Kenya |
Kenya |
Tata Chemicals Magadi limited |
Tata Chemicals Magadi limited |
20.35 |
MT |
US dollar |
22 |
283620 |
Disodium Carbonate (Soda ash) |
Kenya |
Kenya |
Any other combination |
28.86 |
MT |
US dollar |
23 |
283620 |
Disodium Carbonate (Soda ash) |
Kenya |
Any country other than those subject to Antidumping
duty |
Any |
Any |
28.86 |
MT |
US dollar |
24 |
283620 |
Disodium Carbonate (Soda ash) |
Any country other than those subject to Antidumping
duty |
Kenya |
Any |
Any |
28.86 |
MT |
US dollar |
2. The anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification shall be effective
for a period of five years (unless revoked, amended and superseded earlier) from
the publication of this notification in the Official Gazette 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 (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.
(Navin Kumar Vidyarthi)
Under Secretary to the Government of India.
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