[PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE OF INDIA, EXTRAORDINARY, PART II SECTION 3, SUB-SECTION (I)]
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE)
21st December, 2001
Notification No. 127/2001-Customs
WHEREAS in the matter of import of thermal sensitive paper (TSP) falling under sub-heading No. 4809.10 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), originating in, or exported from, the Peoples’ Republic of China, the designated authority vide its preliminary findings, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I Section 1, dated the 8th November, 2001 has come to the conclusion that –
(i) thermal sensitive paper has been exported from the subject country to India below its normal value;
(ii) the Indian industry has suffered material injury and is being threatened with further injury;
(iii) the injury has been caused by the dumped imports from the subject country;
and has considered it necessary to impose anti-dumping duty, provisionally, pending final determination, on all imports of the subject goods, originating in or exported from the Peoples’ 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 rule 13 and rule 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 above findings of the designated authority hereby imposes on the thermal sensitive paper falling under sub-heading No. 4809.10 or heading No. 48.11 or heading No. 48.16 of the First Schedule to the said Customs Tariff Act, originating in, or exported from, the Peoples’ Republic of China, when exported by exporter mentioned in column (2) of the Table annexed below, and imported into India, an anti-dumping duty at the rate which is equivalent to the amount mentioned in the corresponding entry in column (3) of the said Table.
Table
|
Sr. No. |
Country |
Anti-dumping duty (US$ per Kg) |
|
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
|
1. |
All exporters/ Producers of Peoples’ Republic of China |
0.967 |
2. The anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification shall be effective upto and inclusive of the 20th day of June, 2002, 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 (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.
F. No. 354/202/2001-TRU
Vivek Prasad
Under Secretary to the Government of India
