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This Notification imposes Anti-dumping duty on seamless tubes or seamless pipes originating in, or exported from Russia,
Romania, Austria, Czech Republic.
21
st
.June. 2000
Notification NO. 91/2000-Customs
Whereas in the matter of import of seamless tubes or samples pipes falling under heading or sub-heading Nos. 73.04,
7304.29 and 7304.39 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), originating in, or exported from,
Austria, Czech Republic, Russia Romaina and Ukaine, the Designated Authority vide its preliminary findings, published in the
Gazette of India, Extraordinary, part I, Section 1, dated the 10
th
November, 1999 had come to the conclusion that
1. seamless tubes or seamless pipes originating in, or exported from, Austria Czech Republic, Russia, Romania and
Ukaine have been exported to India below normal value resulting in dumping:
2. the domestic industry has suffered injury:
3. injury has been caused by importers from the subject countries:
4. And whereas on the basis of the aforesaid findings of the Designated Authority, the Central Government had
imposed anti-dumping duty vide notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of
Revenue), No. 137/99-Customs, dated the 29
th
December, 1999 (G.S.R.828(E) dated the 29
th
December, 1999),
published in Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (I) of the Gazette of India Extraordinary, dated the 29
th
December,
1999:
And whereas the Designated Authority vide its final findings, dated the 19
th
May, 2000 published in the Gazette of India,
Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 19
th
May, 2000 has come to the conclusion that-
1. Seamless tubes originating in, or exported from, the subject countries have been exported to India below normal
value, resulting in dumping:
2. The domestic industry has suffered injury:
3. Injury has been caused by imports from the subject countries:
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) and (5) of section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975
(51 of 1975), 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 final
findings of the Designated Authority, hereby imposes on all imports of the categories and grades mentioned in columns (4) and
(5) respectively of the table annexed hereto, of dumped hot-finished line pipes and boiler pipes of iron (other than cast iron) or
non-alloy steel and casing and tubing of alloy and non-alloy steel falling under sub-heading Nos. 7304.10, 7304.29 and
7304.39 of the First Schedule to the said Customs tariff Act of dimensions (OD) ranging from (I) 21.30mm to 273mm or 10
inches NB for line and boiler pipes, (ii) 38.1 mm to 244.5mm or 95/8 inches for casing and tubing, originating in or exported
from the countries mentioned in column (2) of the said Table, when exported by the exporters mentioned in column (3) of the
said Table at a rate which is equivalent to the difference between the amount mentioned in the corresponding entry in column
(6) of the said Table and the landed value of imports.
TABLE
S.No.CountryExporter
Category of
Seamless Pipe
Grade
Amount
(Rs/MT)
(1)(2) (3) (4) (5)(6)
1.Russia
1. Volzhsky Pipe Plant
Casing pipe
N-80
I-80
P-110
39,141
2. Vozhsky Pipe Plant, the manufacturer, and M/s Mitsui & Co. Ltd;
Tokyo, the exporter
Casing pipe 1-8039,141
3. All exporters of all categories of seamless pipes/tubes as described
in the above paragraph
All types of Seamless
pipes as described in
the above paragraph
39,141
2.Romania
All exporters of all categories of seamless pipes/tubes as described in
the above paragraph except exports of Line Pipe and Casing Pipe by M/s
Pettrtub S.A and exports of Boiler Pipe and Line Pipe by M/s Silcotub
S.A
All types of Seamless
pipes as described in
theabove paragraph
36,859
3.Austria
Voest Alpine, and all exporters of all categories of seamless pipes/tubes
as described in the above paragraph
All types of Seamless
pipes as described in
the above paragraph
36,859
4.
Czech
Repbulic
Nova, Hut, and all exporters of all categories of seamless pipes/tubes as
described in the above paragraph
All types of Seamless
pipes as described in
the above paragraph
36,859

1. Landed value of imports for the purpose shall be the assessable value as determined under the Customs Act, 1962 (52
of 1962) and all duties of customs except duties levied under section 3,3A, 8B, 9 and 9A of the said Customs Tariff Act.
2. The anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification shall be levied with effect from the date of imposition of the
provisional anti-dumping duty, i.e. 29
th
December, 1999
(Prashant Kumar Sinha)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
F.No.354/66/2000-TRU