CUS NTF NO. 77/2007 DATE 19/06/2007

Anti dumping duty levied on Acetone (29141100)

G.S.R. (E).-Whereas, in the matter of import of Acetone (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods), falling under tariff item 2914 11 00 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), originating in, or exported from, European Union, Chinese Taipei, Singapore, South Africa and the United States of America (hereinafter referred to as the subject countries) and imported into India, the designated authority vide its preliminary findings No. 14/4/2006-DGAD dated the 25th April, 2007, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 25th April, 2007, as amended vide Notification No.14/4/2006-DGAD, dated 25th May, 2007 published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 25th May, 2007, has come to the conclusion that-

(a) the subject goods have been exported to India from the subject countries below its normal value;

(b) the domestic industry has suffered material injury;

(c) the injury has been caused by the dumped imports from subject countries,

and has recommended imposition of provisional 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 (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 the goods, the description of which is specified in column (3) of the Table below, falling under tariff item 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	Tariff Item	Description of Goods	Country of Origin	Country of Export	Producer	Exporter	Amount	Unit of Measur-ement	Curr-ency
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)	(8)	(9)	(10)
1.	29141100	Acetone	Chinese Taipei	Chinese Taipei	Formosa Chemicals and Fibre Corp.	Formosa Chemicals and Fibre Corp.	77.08	MT	USD
2.	29141100	Acetone	Chinese Taipei	Chinese Taipei	M/s Formosa Chemicals and Fibre Corp.	Any Other than above	116.51	MT	USD
3.	29141100	Acetone	Chinese Taipei	Chinese Taipei	M/s Taiwan Prosperity Chemicals Ltd.	M/s Taiwan Prosperity Chemicals Ltd.	99.59	MT	USD
4.	29141100	Acetone	Chinese Taipei	Chinese Taipei	M/s Taiwan Prosperity Chemicals Ltd.	Any Other than above	116.51	MT	USD
5.	29141100	Acetone	Chinese Taipei	Chinese Taipei	Any other than above	Any other than above	116.51	MT	USD
6.	29141100	Acetone	Chinese Taipei	Any country other than Chinese Taipei	Any	Any	116.51	MT	USD
7.	29141100	Acetone	Any country other than subject countries	Chinese Taipei	Any	Any	116.51	MT	USD
8.	29141100	Acetone	Singapore	Singapore	Any	M/s Mitsui and Co. Ltd.	144.25	MT	USD
9.	29141100	Acetone	Singapore	Singapore	Any	Any other than above	206.95	MT	USD
10.	29141100	Acetone	Singapore	Any country other than Singapore	Any	Any	206.95	MT	USD
11.	29141100	Acetone	Any country other than subject countries	Singapore	Any	Any	206.95	MT	USD
12.	29141100	Acetone	South Africa	South Africa	M/s Sasol Solvents	M/s Sasol Solvents	122.37	MT	USD
13.	29141100	Acetone	South Africa	South Africa	M/s Sasol Solvents	Any other than above	154.87	MT	USD
14.	29141100	Acetone	South Africa	South Africa	Any other than above	Any other than above	154.87	MT	USD
15.	29141100	Acetone	South Africa	Any country other than South Africa	Any	Any	154.87	MT	USD
16.	29141100	Acetone	Any country other than subject countries	South Africa	Any	Any	154.87	MT	USD
17.	29141100	Acetone	United States of America	United States of America	Any	Any	184.27	MT	USD
18.	29141100	Acetone	United States of America	Any country other than United States of America	Any	Any	184.27	MT	USD
19.	29141100	Acetone	Any country other than subject countries	United States of America	Any	Any	184.27	MT	USD
20.	29141100	Acetone	European Union	European Union	Any	Any	239.52	MT	USD
21.	29141100	Acetone	European Union	Any country other than European Union	Any	Any	239.52	MT	USD
22.	29141100	Acetone	Any country other than subject countries	European Union	Any	Any	239.52	MT	USD

2. The anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification shall be effective up to and inclusive of the 18th December, 2007 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 sub-clause (i) of clause (a) of sub-section (3) of section 14 of the Customs Act 1962 (52 of 1062), 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.354/65/2007-TRU]

(S. Bajaj)
Under Secretary to the Government of India.

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