Anti-dumping duty on Titanium dioxide anatase grade

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE)

11th July, 2003.

Notification No. 107/2003-Customs

WHEREAS in the matter of import of Titanium dioxide anatase grade (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods), falling under tariff item 2823 00 10 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), originating in, or exported from the People”s Republic of China, the designated authority vide its preliminary findings notification No.14/51/2002-DGAD dated the 6th June, 2003, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 6th June, 2003 has come to the conclusion that –

and has recommended imposition of provisional anti-dumping duty, pending final determination, on imports of the subject goods, originating in, or exported from the People”s Republic of China;

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 country as specified in the corresponding entry in column (5) , and produced by the producer as specified in the corresponding entry in column (7), when exported from the country as specified in the corresponding entry in column (6), by the exporter 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 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.

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2. The anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification shall be effective upto and inclusive of the 10th day of January, 2004, 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 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.

V. Sivasubramanian
Deputy Secretary to the Government of India

F.No.354/51/2003-TRU