[TO BE PUBLISHED IN PART II, SECTION 3, SUB-SECTION (i)
OF THE GAZETTE OF INDIA, EXTRAORDINARY]
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE)
Notification No. 05/2015-Customs (ADD)
New Delhi, the 18th February, 2015
G.S.R. (E). - Whereas, the
designated authority, vide notification No.
15/13/2013-DGAD, dated the 6th June, 2013 published in the
Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, had
initiated a review in the matter of continuation of anti-dumping
duty on imports of Acetone (hereinafter referred to as the
subject goods) falling under tariff item 2914 11 00 of the
First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975)
(hereinafter referred to as the Customs Tariff Act), originating
in or exported from Korea RP (hereinafter referred to as the
subject country), imposed vide notification of the
Government of India, in the Ministry of Finance (Department of
Revenue) No. 75/2008-Customs, dated the 10th June,
2008, published in the Gazette of India,
Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number
G.S.R. 447(E), dated the 10th June, 2008;
And whereas, the Central Government had extended the
anti-dumping duty on the subject goods, originating in or
exported from the subject country upto and inclusive of the 9th
June, 2014 vide notification of the Government of
India, in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) No.
12/2013-Customs (ADD), dated the 25th June, 2013, published in
Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) of the Gazette of India,
Extraordinary vide number G.S.R 406(E), dated the 25th
June, 2013;
And whereas, in the matter of review of anti-dumping
duty on import of the subject goods, originating in or exported
from the subject country, the designated authority in its
final findings, published vide notification No.
15/13/2013-DGAD, dated the 4th December, 2014, in Gazette of
India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, has come to the
conclusion that-
(i) there is continued dumping of the
subject goods from the subject country, causing injury to the
domestic industry;
(ii) the dumping is likely to continue and
intensify if the anti dumping duty is revoked,
and has recommended imposition of the anti-dumping
duty on the subject goods, originating in or exported from the
subject country.
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers
conferred by sub-sections (1) and (5) of section 9A of the
Customs Tariff Act, read with rules 18 and 23 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, after considering
the aforesaid final findings of the designated authority, hereby
imposes on the subject goods, the description of which is
specified in column (3) of the Table below, falling under tariff
item of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act as
specified in the corresponding entry in column
(2), originating in the countries as specified in the
corresponding entry in column (4), exported from the countries
as specified in the corresponding entry in column (5), produced
by the producers as specified in the corresponding entry in
column (6), exported by the exporters as specified in the
corresponding entry in column (7), and imported into
India, an anti-dumping duty at the rate equal to
the amount as specified in the corresponding entry in
column (8), in the currency as specified in the
corresponding entry in column (10) and as per unit of
measurement as specified in the corresponding entry in column
(9) of the said Table, namely:-
Table
Sl. No
|
Tariff item
|
Description of goods
|
Country of origin
|
Country of export
|
Producer
|
Exporter
|
Duty amount
|
Unit
|
Currency
|
(1)
|
(2)
|
(3)
|
(4)
|
(5)
|
(6)
|
(7)
|
(8)
|
(9)
|
(10)
|
1
|
2914 11 00
|
Acetone
|
Korea RP
|
Korea RP
|
Any
|
Any
|
79.75
|
|
US Dollar
|
2
|
2914 11 00
|
Acetone
|
Korea RP
|
Any country other than Korea RP
|
Any
|
Any
|
79.75
|
|
US Dollar
|
3
|
2914 11 00
|
Acetone
|
Any country other than Korea RP
|
Korea RP
|
Any
|
Any
|
79.75
|
|
US Dollar
|
2. The anti-dumping duty imposed under this
notification shall be effective for a period of five years
(unless revoked, superseded or amended earlier) from the date of
publication of this notification in the Official Gazette and
shall be paid 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 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. 354/10/2008-TRU
(Pt.-I)]
(Akshay Joshi)
Under Secretary to the Government of
India