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Acrylic Fibre-Taiwan origin- Anti Dumping duty.
18th July, 2000
Notification No.102 / 2000-Customs
G.S.R. (E) :- WHEREAS in the matter of import of Acrylic Fibre, including tow and tops, falling under Chapter 55 of the First
Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), originating in or exported from Taiwan, the designated authority, vide
its preliminary findings, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, dated the 11th November, 1999, has come to
the conclusion that -
(a) Acrylic Fibre originating in or exported from Taiwan, has been exported to India below normal value, resulting in dumping;
(b) The Indian industry has suffered material injury;
(c) the injury has been caused cumulatively by the imports from the subject country.
AND WHEREAS on the basis of the aforesaid findings of the designated authority, the Central Government has imposed anti-
dumping duty on said Acrylic Fibre including tow and tops, vide notificaition of the Government of India in the Ministry of
Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 3/2000-Customs, dated the 12th January, 2000 [G.S.R. 33(E), dated the 12th January,
2000] published in Part II section 3, sub-section (i) of the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, dated the 12th January, 2000
(hereinafter referred to as the provisional duty).
AND WHEREAS the designated authority vide notification No.27/1/99-DGAD, dated the 11th JUly, 2000, published in Part I
section 1of the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, dated the 11th July, 2000 has in its final findings concluded that -
(a) Acrylic Fibre originating in or exportedfrom Taiwan has been exported to India below its normal value;
(b) The domestic industry has suffered material injury;
(c) the injury has been caused to the domestic industry by the dumping of the subject goods originating in or exported from
Taiwan.
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 9A of the said Customs Tariff Act read with
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 findings of the designated
authority, hereby imposes on the said Acrylic Fibre, including tow and tops, falling under Chapter 55 of the First Schedule to the
said Customs Tariff Act, originating in or exported from Taiwan, when exported by the company or exporter mentioned in
column (2) of the table below, and imported into India, an anti-dumping duty at the rate specified in the corresponding entry in
column (3) of the sad table.
TABLE
S.No.Name of the Company or Exporter
Amount of anti-dumping duty
(Amount in US$ per kg.)
(1)(2) (3)
1.M/s. Formosa Plastics Corporation0.140
2.Any other exporter 0.240
2. The anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification shall be levied with effect from the date of imposition of the
provisional duty, i.e. the 12th January, 2000.
Explanation :- For the purpose of this notification, the anti-dumping duty shall be paid in Indian currency. The "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 of 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
F.No. 354/189/99 - TRU
Index of Notifications in 2000