Anti dumping duty on import of certain grades/types of alloy and non-alloy steel billets, bars and rounds of sizes 70 mm to 250
mm diameter originating in, or exported from, Russia, China and Ukraine
26
th
December, 2000
Notification No. 151 /2000-Customs
Whereas in the matter of import of certain grades/types of alloy and non-alloy steel billets, bars and rounds of sizes 70 mm to
250 mm diameter conforming to Indian Standards specifications or any other international specifications equivalent to Indian
Standards specifications, which are listed in the Annexure and falling under sub-heading Nos. 7206.90, 7207.19 and 7207.20
of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) originating in, or exported from, Russia, China and Ukraine, the Designated
Authority vide its preliminary findings, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 1
st
December, 2000, has come to the conclusion that -
1. exporters from Russia and China have been exporting subject goods below normal value, resulting in dumping;
2. the Indian industry has suffered material injury;
3. injury has been caused cumulatively by the dumped imports of the subject goods from Russia and China.
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, Russia and 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 grades/types of alloy and non-alloy steel billets, bars and rounds of sizes 70 mm to 250 mm
diameter conforming to Indian Standards specifications or any other international specifications equivalent to Indian Standards
specifications, which are listed in the Annexure and falling under sub-heading Nos. 7206.90, 7207.19 and 7207.20 of the said
Customs Tariff Act, originating in, or exported from, country specified in column (2) of the Table below, when exported by the
exporters mentioned against the corresponding country in column (3) of the said Table, and imported into India, an anti-
dumping duty at the rate which is equivalent to the corresponding amount mentioned in column (4) of the said Table.
Table
S. No. Country Exporter
Amount of duty (US $ per metric
tonne)
(1) (2) (3) (4)
1. Russia
(i) M/s Oscol Electrometallurgical Combinat
(OEMK)
16.03
(ii) Other
exporters
148.50
2.
Peoples Republic of
China
All exporters 179.14
2. The anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification shall be effective upto and inclusive of the 25
th
day of June, 2001.
Explanation.- For the purposes of this notification, the anti-dumping duty shall be paid in Indian currency and 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 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 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. 354/189/2000-TRU
Annexure
S.No.Indian Standards Specification Equivalent International Specification
1.I.S. 1875, CL 1 ASTM, SA 192, AP15L Gr X 42
(NON ALLOY STEEL) B53059PT - 2Gr 243, DIN, CK 15
2.I.S. 1875, CL 1A SAE 1018, ASTMA 333
(NON ALLOY STEEL)
3.I.S. 1875, CL 2 SA 1026
(NON ALLOY STEEL)
4.I.S. 1875, CL 2A ASTM, SA210A1, AP1SLGrB
(NON ALLOY STEEL) APISLGrX 46, APISL X - 46
5.I.S. 1875, CL 3 ASTM, SA 210 GrC, SAE 1030
(NON ALLOY STEEL)
6.I.S. 1875, CL 3A SAE 140, SAE 1035
(NON ALLOY STEEL)
7.I.S. 1875, CL 4 BS, En 8D
(NON ALLOY STEEL)
8.I.S. 1875, CL 5 SAE 1050
(NON ALLOY STEEL)
9.I.S. 5517, 27C15 SAE 1530
(NON ALLOY STEEL)
10.I.S. 5517, 37C 15 BS, En15, SAE 1541
(NON ALLOY STEEL)
11.I.S. 4432, 10 C 4 ASTM, SA 179, SAE 1010
(NON ALLOY STEEL) SAE 1008
12.I.S. 4368, 20Mn 2 DIN 2391 st 52, SAE 1518
(NON ALLOY STEEL)
13.I.S. 5517, 35 Mn 6Mo 3 API N80, SAE 4042
(NON ALLOY STEEL)
14.I.S. EQUIVALENT NOT AVAILABLE (ALLOY STEEL)SAE 4130
15.I.S. EQUIVALENT NOT AVAILABLE (ALLOY STEEL)SAE 4118 (Nearest)
16.I.S. EQUIVALENT NOT AVAILABLE (ALLOY STEEL)BS 3602 Pt 1500 Nb (Microalloyed Steel)
17.I.S. EQUIVALENT NOT AVAILABLE (NON ALLOY STEEL)BS 3059 Pt II Gr 440
18.I.S. EQUIVALENT NOT AVAILABLE (NON ALLOY STEEL)SAE 1518
19.I.S. 4398, 103 Cr 2 (ALLOY STEEL) SAE 52100
20.I.S. 4368 20 Mn Cr 1 20 MNCRS
21.I.S. 3749 T 105 Cr 5
22.I.S. 3930 40 Cr 4 Mo 3
23.I.S. 4368 21 Cr 1 Mo 28
24.I.S. 5517 27 CL 5 + MO
25.I.S. 4432 CLO MSL 4A
26.I.S. 5517 37 CL 5
27.I.S. 4368 37 SI 2 Mn 90
28.I.S. 5517 3795 37 CL 5 + Mo
29.I.S. 4368 40 NI 2 Cr 1 Mo 28