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

Induction Hardened Forged Rolls or Forged Cold Rolling Mills Rolls-Anti-dumping Duty levied on Imports from Ukraine, Korea and Russia

G.S.R. (E).- WHEREAS in the matter of import of Induction Hardened Forged Rolls also known as Forged Cold Rolling Mills Rolls including work rolls and back up rolls (sizes above 300 mm dia) (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods), classified under sub-heading 8455.30 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), originating in, or exported from, Russia, Ukraine and Korea RP (hereinafter referred to as the subject countries), the designated authority vide its preliminary findings notification No. 14/13/2002-DGAD, dated the 11th December, 2002, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 11th December, 2002, has come to the conclusion that-

(a) the subject goods in all forms 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 by way of financial losses due to depressed net sales realization on account of price depression caused by low landed prices of the dumped subject goods;

(c) the injury has been caused to the domestic industry by the dumped imports from the subject countries;

and has recommenced imposition of provisional anti-dumping duty, pending final determination, on imports of Induction Hardened Forged Rolls also known as Forged Cold Rolling Mills Rolls including work rolls and back up rolls (sizes above 300 mm dia), 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 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

S. No.	Sub-heading	Desc- ription of goods	Speci- fication	Cou- ntry or origin	Cou- ntry of Export	Prod- ucer	Expo- rter	Amount (USD /MT)	Unit of measu- rement	Curr- ency
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)	(8)	(9)	(10)	(11)
1.	8455.30	Forged Rolls	Induction hardened Forged Rolls also known as Forged Cold Rolling Mills Rolls including work rolls and back up rolls (Sizes above 300 mm dia)	Korea RP	All	Any	Any	2838.19	Metric Tonne	USD
2.	8455.30	Forged Rolls	Induction Hardened Forged Rolls also known as Forged Cold Rolling Mills Rolls including work rolls and back up rolls (Sizes above 300 mm dia)	Any country except Ukraine and Russia	Korea PR	Any	Any	2838.19	Metric Tonne	USD
3.	8455.30	Forged Rolls	Induction Hardened Forged Rolls also known as Forged Cold Rolling Mills Rolls including work rolls and back up rolls (Sizes above 300 mm dia)	Ukraine	All	Any	Any	2152.54	Metric Tonne	USD
4.	8455.30	Forged Rolls	Induction Hardened Forged Rolls also known as Forged Cold Rolling Mills Rolls including work rolls and back up rolls (Sizes above 300 mm dia)	Any country except Russia and Korea RP	Ukraine	Any	Any	2152.54	Metric Tonne	USD
5.	8455.30	Forged Rolls	Induction Hardened Forged Rolls also known as Forged Cold Rolling Mills Rolls including work rolls and back up rolls (Sizes above 300 mm dia)	Russia	All	Any	Any	2760.86	Metric Tonne	USD
6.	8455.30	Forged Rolls	Induction Hardened Forged Rolls also known as Forged Cold Rolling Mills Rolls including work rolls and back up rolls (Size above 300 mm dia)	Any country except Korea RP and Ukraine	Russia	Any	Any	2760.86	Metric Tonne	USD

2. The anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification shall be effective up to and inclusive of the 30th day of June, 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) "USD" means US Dollar;

(c) 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.

Sd/-
(Vivek Prasad)
Under Secretary to the Government of India

[F. No.354/222/2002-TRU]

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