Notification No. 109/2000-Customs, dated: 18.08.2000

This notification imposes Anti-dumping duty on Oxo-alcohols (Butanol, Iso Butanol, 2-Ethyl Hexanol, Iso Decanol, Iso Octonol and Normal Hexanol only) originating in, or exported from, Poland, South Korea, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iran, Unites States of America and the European Union.

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE)

18^th August, 2000

Notification No. 109/2000-Customs

G.S.R. (E).- WHEREAS in the matter of import of Oxo-alcohols, falling under the heading No. 29.05 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), originating in, or exported from, Poland, South Korea, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iran, United States of America and the European Union, the designated authority, vide its preliminary findings, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 3^rd December, 1999 had come to the conclusion that –

1. Oxo-alcohols (Butanol, Iso Butanol, 2-Ethyl Hexanol, Iso Decanol, Iso Octonol and Normal Hexanol only) originating in, or exported from, Poland, South Korea, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iran, Unites States of America and the European Union, have 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 subjectcountries or territory;

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. 6/2000-Customs, dated the 27^th January, 2000, published in Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) of the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, dated the 27^th January, 2000 vide G.S.R. 69(E), dated the 27^th January, 2000;

AND WHEREAS the designated authority vide its final findings published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 17^th July, 2000 has come to the conclusion that –

(a) Oxo-alcohol (Normal Butanol, Iso Butanol, Iso Decanol, Iso Octanol, 2-Ethyl Hexanol and Normal Hexanol only), originating in, or exported from, Poland, South Korea, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iran, Unites States of America and the European Union have been exported below normal value, resulting in dumping;

(b) the Indian Industry has suffered material injury;

(c) the injury has been caused cumulatively by the dumped imports from the subject countries/territory;

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 9A of the said Customs Tariff Act, read with sub-section (5) thereof and rules 18 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 final findings of the designated authority, hereby imposes on Oxo-alcohols (Normal Butanol, Iso Butanol, 2-Ethyl Hexanol, Iso Decanol, Iso Octonol and Normal Hexanol only), falling under heading No. 29.05 of the First Schedule to the said Customs Tariff Act, originating in, or exported from, the countries or territory, as mentioned in column (2) of the Table annexed hereto, and imported into India, an anti-dumping duty-

1. on Normal Butanol at the corresponding rate specified in column (3) of the said Table;

2. on Iso Butanol at the corresponding rate specified in column (4) of the said Table;

3. on 2-Ethyl Hexanol, Iso Decanol, Iso Octonol and Normal Hexanol at the corresponding rate specified in column (5) of the said Table.

Table

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 27^th January, 2000; and be paid in Indian currency .

Explanation..– For the purposes of this notification, “rate of exchange” applicable for the purposes of calculation of the 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 under sub-clause (i) of clause (a) of sub-section (3) of 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.

(PRASHANT KUMAR SINHA)

UNDER SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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