Cus Ntf No.107/1999 Date 24/8/1999

Anti-dumping Duty on Styrene Butadiene Rubber exported from Japan, Taiwan, Turkey, France, USA, Germany & Korea RP
WHEREAS in the matter of import of Styrene Butadiene Rubber of different grades in 1500, 1700 and 1900 series, falling under sub-heading No.4002.19 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) (hereinafter referred to as SBR), originating in, or exported from, Japan, Taiwan, Turkey, France, United States of America, Germany and Korea RP, the Designated Authority vide its preliminary findings published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part 1, Section 1, dated the 21st January, 1999 had come to the conclusion that -

1. SBR originating in, or exported from, Japan, Taiwan, Turkey, France, United States of America, Germany and Korea RP has been exported to India below normal value, resulting in dumping;
   
   
2. the Indian industry has suffered material injury;
   
   
3. the injury has been caused cumulatively by the imports 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 vide notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No.39/99-Customs dated the 26th April, 1999 [G.S.R.285 (E) dated the 26th April l999 published in Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) of the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, dated the 26th April, 1999.

AND WHEREAS the Designated Authority vide its final findings published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part l, Section 1, dated the 2nd June, 1999 has come to the conclusion that -

1. SBR has been exported from Japan, Korea RP, Turkey, Taiwan, USA, Germany and France has been exported to India below its normal value, resulting in dumping of SBR;
   
   
2. the domestic industry has suffered material injury;
   
   
3. the causal link between dumping and injury is established;
   

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 9A, of the said Customs Tariff Act, read with rules 18 and 20 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 SBR of the grades mentioned in column (4) of the Table hereto annexed, and falling under sub-heading No.4002.19 of the First Schedule to the said Customs Tariff Act, originating in, or exported from, Japan, Taiwan, Turkey, USA and Korea RP as mentioned in the corresponding entry in column (2) of the said table, and imported into India, an anti-dumping duty at a rate which is equivalent to the difference betweenthe ‘amount' mentioned in the corresponding entry in column (5) of the said Table and the landed value of said SBR per kilogram.

TABLE

SI No.	Country	Producer / Exporter	Grade	Amount (Rs. Per Kg.)
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)
1.	United States of America	All Exporters	1700 Series	48.20
			1900 Series	62.16
2.	Taiwan	Taiwan Synthetic	1500 Series	57.33
		Rubber Corpn.	1900 Series	57.90
		Others	1500 Series	58.33
			1900 Serie	57.90
3.	Turkey	Petkim Petrokimya	1500 Series	57.50
			1900 Series	62.16
		Others	1500 Series	59.82
			1900 Series	62.16
4.	Korea	Korea Kumho	1500 Series	56.10
			1700 Series	48.20
			1900 Series	59.15
		Other Exporters	1500 Series	58.42
			1700 Series	48.20
			1900 Series	59.15
5.	Japan	JSR Corpn.	1500 Series	59.82
			1700 Series	48.20
			1900 Series	62.16
		Others	1500 Series	59.82
			1700 Series	48.20
			1900 Series	62.16

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 April, 1999.

Explanation:-

For the purposes of this notification,"landed value" means the assessable value as determined under the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962) and includes all duties of customs except duties of customs levied under section 3, section 3A, section 8B, section 9, or section 9A, as the case may be, of the said Customs Tariff Act.

Sd/-
(Dr. Srinivas Tata)
Under Secretary to the Government of India

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