Regarding anti-dumping duty on import of Cathode Ray Colour Television Picture Tubes

Government of India
Ministry of Finance
(Department of Finance)

New Delhi, the 24^th July, 2008 

Notification No. 90/2008-CUSTOMS

G.S.R.  (E).- Whereas, in the matter of import of Cathode Ray Colour Television Picture Tubes (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods), falling under sub-heading 8540 11 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) originating in, or exported from Malaysia, Thailand, China PR and Korea RP (hereinafter referred to as the subject countries), the designated authority, in its preliminary findings vide notification No. 14/8/2007-DGAD, dated the  7^th May, 2008, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 7th May, 2008 read with corrigendum notification No. 14/8/2007-DGAD, dated the  30^th May, 2008, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 3^rd June, 2008, had come to the conclusion that –

(a) the subject goods had been exported to India from the subject countries below its normal value;

(b) the domestic industry had suffered material injury;

(c) the injury had been caused by the dumped imports from the subject countries,

and had recommended imposition of provisional anti-dumping duty on all imports of the subject goods originating in or exported from the subject countries; 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 preliminary 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 sub-heading 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 (8), originating in the countries as specified in the corresponding entry in column (4) and produced by the producers as specified in the corresponding entry in column (6), when exported from the countries as specified in the corresponding entry in column (5), by the exporters as specified in the corresponding entry in column (7), and imported into India, an anti-dumping duty which shall be equal to the difference between the amount specified in the corresponding entry in column (9) and the landed value, 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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Explanation 1. – For the purpose of this notification, “Television Picture Tubes” means complete or incomplete thermionic, cold cathode or photo cathode valves and tubes such as vacuum or vapor or gas filled valves and tubes, mercury arc rectifying valves and tubes, also called cathode ray tubes, television camera tubes or cathode ray colour television picture tubes, or colour television picture tubes, or colour picture tubes etc. but does not include video and computer monitor cathode ray tubes.

Explanation 2. – For the purpose of this notification, if imports of bare tubes are reported, the benchmark, that is, the amount specified in column (9) of the Table, would be reduced by an amount as specified, namely, (i) in case of 14″ tube, by Rs. 123/-, (ii) in case of 15″ tube, by Rs. 149/-, (iii) in case of 20″ tube, by Rs. 185/-, and (iv) in case of 21″ tube, by  Rs. 172/-.

Explanation 3. – For the purpose 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 levied under sections 3, 3A, 8B, 9 and 9A of the said Customs Tariff Act.

[F.No. 354/87/2008- TRU]

(G. G. Pai)
Under Secretary to the Government of India