CUS NTF NO. 101/2004 DATE 29/09/2004
Antidumping duty on import of Sun and/or Dust Control Polyester Film originating in, or exported from, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Chinese Taipei
Whereas, in the matter of import of Sun and/or Dust Control Polyester Film (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods), which is also known in the commercial parlance by various names such as Sun Control Films, Sun Films, Solar Films, Solar Control Films, Solar Window Films, Window Films, Heat Solar Films, etc., falling under sub-heading 3920 69 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), originating in, or exported from, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Chinese Taipei (hereinafter referred to as the subject countries), the designated authority vide its preliminary findings notification No.14/53/2002-DGAD, dated the 25th July, 2003, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 25th July, 2003, had come to the conclusion that -
(a) the subject goods, originating in, or exported from, the subject countries have been exported to India below the normal value, resulting in dumping;
(b) the domestic industry has suffered material injury from exports of the subject goods from the subject countries; and
(c) the injury has been caused cumulatively by the imports from the subject countries;
and had recommended imposition of provisional anti-dumping duty, pending final determination, on imports of the subject goods, originating in, or exported from, the subject countries;
And whereas, on the basis of the aforesaid findings of the designated authority, the Central Government had imposed an anti-dumping duty on the subject goods vide notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue),
No.133/2003-Customs, dated the 26th August, 2003, [G.S.R. 684(E), dated the 26th August, 2003], published in Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) of the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, dated the 26th August, 2003;
And whereas, the designated authority, vide its final findings notification No.14/53/2002-DGAD, dated the 30th July, 2004, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 30th July, 2004, has come to the conclusion that-
(a) the subject goods, originating in, or exported from, the 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 both by volume and price effect of dumped imports of the subject goods, originating in, or exported from, the subject countries;
and has also 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 sub-heading 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 difference between, 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, and the landed value of such imported goods in like currency per like unit of measurement.
TABLE| Sl. No. | Sub-heading | Descri-ption of goods | Speci-fication | Country of origin | Country of Export | Producer | Exporter | Amo-unt | Unit of measur-ement | Curr-ency |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | (11) |
| 1. | 3920 69 | Sun and/or Dust Control Polyester Film | Any speci-fication | Chinese Taipei | Any country | Any producer | Any exporter | 7.99 | Kilogram | US Dollar |
| 2. | 3920 69 | Sun and/or Dust Control Polyester Film | Any speci-fication | Any country except UAE | Chinese Taipei | Any producer | Any exporter | 7.99 | Kilogram | US Dollar |
| 3. | 3920 69 | Sun and/or Dust Control Polyester Film | Any speci-fication | UAE | Any country | Any producer | Any exporter | 8.17 | Kilogram | US Dollar |
| 4. | 3920 69 | Sun and/or Dust Control Polyester Film | Any speci-fication | Any country except Chinese Taipei | UAE | Any producer | Any exporter | 8.17 | Kilogram | US Dollar |
2. The anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification shall be levied with effect from the date of imposition of the provisional anti-dumping duty, i.e. the 26th August, 2003, and shall be paid in Indian currency.
Explanation. - For the purposes of this notification, -
(a) 'landed value' means the assessable value as determined under the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962) and includes all duties of customs except duties levied under sections 3, 3A, 8B, 9 and 9A of the said Customs Tariff Act;
(b) 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 354/91/2003-TRU)
(Anupam Prakash)
Under Secretary to the Govt of India
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