Regarding anti-dumping duty on import of digital versatile discs – recordable generally known as DVD-R and DVD-RW

Government of India
Ministry of Finance
(Department of Finance)

Notification No. 89/2008-CUSTOMS

New Delhi, the 23^rd July, 2008

G.S.R.   (E).-Whereas, in the matter of import of digital versatile discs-recordable generally known as DVD-R and DVD-RW, (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods) falling under heading 8523  of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), originating in, or exported from China PR, Hong Kong, and Chinese Taipei (hereinafter referred to as the subject countries), and imported into India, the designated authority, in its preliminary findings vide notification No. 14/17/2007-DGAD dated the 16^th June, 2008, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 17^th June, 2008, has come to the conclusion that-

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

b)the domestic industry has suffered material injury;

c)the injury has been caused by the dumped imports from the subject countries, and has recommended imposition of provisional anti-dumping duty on all imports of the subject goods originating in or exported from the subject countries;

Duty Table

 Note:  The product under consideration is digital versatile disc recordable of all kinds. Such product includes DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-RW and DVD+RW.

[F. No. 354/111/2008-TRU]

(Unmesh Wagh)
Under Secretary to the Government of India