CUS NTF NO. 23/2006 DATE 06/03/2006

Sodium Formaldehyde Sulphoxylate - Anti-dumping Duty Imposed
Whereas, in the matter of import of Sodium Formaldehyde Sulphoxylate (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods), falling under Tariff item No. 2831 10 20 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), originating in, or exported from, the People's Republic of China (hereinafter referred to as the subject country), the designated authority in its preliminary findings, vide notification No. 14/25/2004 -DGAD, dated the 26th August, 2005, published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 29th August, 2005, had come to the conclusion that-

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

(b) the domestic industry had suffered material injury;

(c) the injury had been caused by the dumped imports from the subject country;

and had recommended imposition of provisional anti-dumping duty on import of the subject goods, originating in, or exported from, the subject country.

And whereas on the basis of the aforesaid findings of the designated authority, the Central Government had imposed provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of the subject goods, falling under tariff item No. 2831 10 20 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975(51 of 1975), originating in, or exported from, the subject country, vide notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 95/2005-CUSTOMS, dated the 11th November, 2005, published in Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) of the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, dated the 11th November, 2005 vide G.S.R. 660(E), dated 11th November, 2005.

And whereas the designated authority in its final findings, vide notification No. 14/25/2004 -DGAD, dated the 25th January, 2006, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 25th January,2006, has come to the conclusion that

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

(b) the domestic Industry has suffered material injury;

(c) the injury has been caused by the dumped imports from the subject country;

and has recommended imposition of definitive anti-dumping duty on all imports of subject goods;

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (5) of section 9A of the said Customs Tariff Act, read 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 said 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 produced by the producers as specified in the corresponding entry in column (6), when exported from the countries as specified in the corresponding entry in column (5), by the exporters as specified in the corresponding entry in column (7), and imported into India, an anti dumping duty at the rate 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

SI. No.	Tariff item No.	Description of goods	Country of origin	Country of export	Producer	Exporter	Amount	Unit of mea- sure- ment	Currency
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)	(8)	(9)	(10)
1.	2831 1020	Sodium Formaldehyde Sulphoxylate (SFS)	People's Republic of China	People's Republic of China	Wuxi City Dongtai Fine Chemical Co. Ltd.	Wuxi Green apple Chemical Industry Company Ltd.	471.91	Metric Tonne.	Dollar of United States of America
2.	2831 10 20	Sodium Formaldehyde Sulphoxylate (SFS)	People's Republic of China	People's Republic of China	Wuxi City Dongtai Fine Chemical Co. Ltd.	Any	471.91	Metric Tonne.	Dollar of United States of America
3.	2831 1020	Sodium Formaldehyde Sulphoxylate (SFS)	People's Republic of China	People's Republic of China	Any (other Than Wuxi City Dongtai Fine Chemical Co. Ltd.)	Any	657.87	Metric Tonne.	Dollar of United States of America
4.	2831 1020	Sodium Formaldehyde Sulphoxylate (SFS)	People's Republic of China	Any country except People's Republic of China.	Any (other Than Wuxi City Dongtai Fine. Chemical Co. Ltd.)	Any	657.87	Metric Tonne.	Dollar of United States of America
5.	2831 10 20	Sodium Formaldehyde Sulphoxylate (SFS)	Any country except People's Republic of China.	People's Republic of China	Any	Any	657.87	Metric Tonne.	Dollar of United States of America

2. The anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification shall be effective up to and inclusive of the 10th day of November, 2010, 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 subclause (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.

Sd/-
(AJAY)
Under Secretary to the Govt. of India

[F. No. 354/158/2005- TRU]

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