CUS NTF NO.61/2003 DATE 01/04/2003

Anti-dumping duty on Sodium hydrosulphite, falling under tariff item 2832 10 20
WHEREAS in the matter of import of Sodium hydrosulphite, falling under tariff item 2832 10 20 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), originating in, or exported from, Germany and Republic of Korea, the designated authority vide its preliminary findings notification No.14/34/2002-DGAD dated the 25th February, 2003, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 26th February, 2003 has come to the conclusion that –

(a) Sodium hydrosulphite, in all forms, originating in, or exported from, Germany and Republic of Korea has been exported to India below its normal value;

(b) the domestic industry has also suffered material injury by way of financial loss due to depressed net sales realization on account of price depression caused by low landed prices of the dumped Sodium hydrosulphite;

(c) the injury has been caused cumulatively to the domestic industry by dumping of Sodium hydrosulphite, originating in, or exported from, Germany and Republic of Korea ;

and has recommended imposition of provisional anti-dumping duty, pending final determination, on imports of Sodium hydrosulphite, originating in, or exported from, Germany and Republic of Korea;

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), 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

S. No.	Tariff item	Descri- ption of goods	Specifi- cation	Country of origin	Country of Export	Prod- ucer	Expo- rter	Amo- unt	Unit of measu- rement	Curre- ncy
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)	(8)	(9)	(10)	(11)
1.	2832 10 20	Sodium hydro- sulphite	Any specifi- cation	Germany or Republic of Korea	Any country	Any producer	Any exporter	1058.866	Metric tonne	US Dollar
2.	2832 10 20	Sodium hydro- sulphite	Any specifi- cation	Any country	Germany or Republic of Korea	Any producer	Any exporter	1058.866	Metric tonne	US Dollar

2. The anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification shall be effective upto and inclusive of the 30th day of September, 2003, and shall be payable 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 and 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.

Alok Shukla
Deputy Secretary to the Government of India

F.No.354/16/2003-TRU

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