[PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE OF INDIA, EXTRAORDINARY, PART II SECTION 3, SUB-SECTION (I)]
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE)
26th August, 2002
Notification No. 86/2002-Customs
WHEREAS in the matter of import of Citric acid, falling under sub-heading 2918.14 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), originating in, or exported from, Indonesia and Thailand, the designated authority vide its preliminary findings, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 14th June, 2002, has come to the conclusion that-
| (a) | Citric acid, originating in, or exported from, Indonesia and Thailand has been exported to India below normal value, resulting in dumping; |
| (b) |
the Indian industry has suffered material injury from exports of Citric Acid from Indonesia and Thailand; |
| (c) |
the injury has been caused cumulatively by the dumped imports from Indonesia and Thailand; |
and has considered it necessary to impose anti-dumping duty , provisionally, pending final determination, on all imports of Citric acid, originating in , or exported from , Indonesia and Thailand.
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 Citric acid, falling under sub-heading 2918.14 of the First Schedule to the said Customs Tariff Act, originating in, or exported from, the country specified in column (2) of the Table given below, and imported into India, an anti-dumping duty at the rate specified in the corresponding entry in column (3) of the said Table.
Table
|
S.No. |
Name of the country |
Amount (US$/Metric tonne) |
|
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
|
1. |
Indonesia |
456.67 |
|
2. |
Thailand |
374.36 |
2. The anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification shall be effective upto and inclusive of the 25th day of February, 2003, 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 of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance & Company Affairs (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.
F.No.354/118/2002-TRU
Vivek Prasad
Under Secretary to the Government of India
