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This notification imposes anti-dumping duty on Sodium Nitrite, originating in, or exported from, People's Republic of China.
19
th
December, 2000
Notification No.147/2000-Customs
WHEREAS in the matter of import of Sodium Nitrite, falling under sub-heading No. 2834.10 of the First Schedule to the
Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), originating in, or exported from, People's Republic of China, the designated authority
vide its preliminary findings, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 6
th
April, 2000 had
come to the conclusion that -
(a) Sodium Nitrite, originating in, or exported from, People's Republic of China, has been exported to India below its normal
value, resulting in dumping;
(b) the domestic 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 had imposed an
anti-dumping duty vide notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No.
76/2000-Customs, dated the 23
rd
May, 2000, published in Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) of the Gazette of India,
Extraordinary, dated the 23
rd
May, 2000 vide G.S.R. No. 484(E), dated the 23
rd
May, 2000;
AND WHEREAS the designated authority vide its final findings published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section
1, dated the 3
rd
November, 2000 has come to the conclusion that -
(a) Sodium Nitrite, originating in, or exported from, People's Republic of China, has been exported to India below normal value
resulting in dumping;
(b) the domestic industry has suffered material injury;
(c) the injury has been caused cumulatively by the imports from the subject country;
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 9A of the said Customs Tariff Act, read with
sub-section (5) of the said section 9A and 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 said Sodium Nitrite, falling under sub-heading No.
2834.10 of the First Schedule to the said Customs Tariff Act, originating in, or exported from, People's Republic of China, and
imported into India, an anti-dumping duty at the rate which is to be calculated as the difference between the US dollar 524.63
per metric tonne and the landed value of such imported Sodium Nitrite per metric tonne.
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. the 23
rd
May, 2000; and be paid in Indian currency .
Explanation - For the purposes of this notification, -
(a) "landed value" means the assessable value as determined under the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962) and includes all
duties of Customs except duties levied under sections 3, 3A, 8B, 9 and 9A of the said Customs Tariff Act.
(b) "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 said Customs Act, 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.354/41/2000-TRU (Pt-II)
(PRASHANT KUMAR SINHA)
UNDER SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA