CUS NTF NO.42/2003 DATE 17/03/2003

Anti-dumping duty on Hexa Methylene Tetramine (Hexamine) falling under sub-heading 2921 29
WHEREAS in the matter of import of Hexa Methylene Tetramine, commonly known as Hexamine, falling under sub-heading 2921 29 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), originating in, or exported from, Iran, the designated authority vide its preliminary findings notification No.14/35/2002-DGAD dated the 23rd December, 2002, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 24th December, 2002 has come to the conclusion that

(a) Hexamine, originating in, or exported from, Iran has been exported to India below normal value, resulting in dumping;

(b) the domestic industry has suffered injury;

(c) injury has been caused by imports from Iran;

and has recommended imposition of provisional anti-dumping duty, pending final determination, on imports of Hexamine, originating in, or exported from, Iran;

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 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 the rate 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.

TABLE

S.No.	Sub-heading	Description of goods	Specification	Country of origin	Country of Export	Producer	Exporter	Amount	Unit of measurement	Currency
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)	(8)	(9)	(10)	(11)
1.	2921 29	Hexa Methylene Tetramine, commonly known as Hexamine	Any specification	Iran	Any country	Any producer	Any exporter	122.53	Metric Tonne	US Dollar
2.	2921 29	Hexa Methylene Tetramine, commonly known as Hexamine	Any specification	Any country	Iran	Any producer	Any exporter	122.53	Metric Tonne	US Dollar

2. The anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification shall be effective upto and inclusive of the 16th day of September, 2003, 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 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.

[F.No.354/3/2003-TRU]

(Alok Shukla)
Deputy Secretary to the Government of India

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