17th November, 2004
Notification No.109/ 2004-Customs
Whereas, the designated authority had initiated anti dumping investigations into the existence, degree and effect of dumping in
the matter of import of 6-Hexanelactam (also known as epsilon-Caprolactam) (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods),
falling under tariff item 2933 71 00 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), originating in, or
exported from, Japan, European Union, Nigeria and Thailand (hereinafter referred to as the subject countries), vide initiation
notification No.14/15/2003-DGAD, dated the 22
nd
September, 2003, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I,
Section 1, dated the 22
nd
September, 2003;
Whereas, the designated authority, vide its final findings notification No.14/15/2003-DGAD, dated the 16
th
September, 2004,
published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 17
th
September, 2004, has come to the
conclusion that -
(a) the subject goods in all forms, originating in, or exported from, the subject countries, have been exported to India below its
normal value;
(b) the domestic industry has suffered material injury by way of financial losses due to suppressed Net Sales Realisation on
account of price undercutting/underselling caused by low landed prices of the dumped subject goods;
(c) the injury has been caused to the domestic industry by dumping of the subject goods originating in, or exported from, the
subject countries;
and has recommended the imposition of definitive anti-dumping duty on all imports of the subject goods, originating in, or
exported from, the subject countries;
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1), read with sub-section (5) of section 9A of the said
Customs Tariff Act 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 the goods, the description of which is specified in column (3) of the
Table below, falling under tariff item of the First Schedule to the said Customs Tariff Act as specified in the corresponding entry
in column (2), the specification of which is specified in column (4) of the said Table, originating in the countries as specified in
the corresponding entry in column (5), and produced by the producers as specified in the corresponding entry in column (7),
when exported from the countries as specified in the corresponding entry in column (6), by the exporters as specified in the
corresponding entry in column (8), and imported into India, an anti-dumping duty at a rate which is equivalent to the difference
between, the amount as specified in the corresponding entry in column (9), in the currency as specified in the corresponding
entry in column (11) and per unit of measurement as specified in the corresponding entry in column (10), of the said Table, and
the landed value of such imported goods in like currency per like unit of measurement.
Table
Sl.
No.
Tariff
item
Description of
goods
Specification
Country
of origin
Country of
Export
ProducerExporter Amount
Unit of
measurement
Currency
(1)(2)(3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11)
1.
2933
71
00
6-
Hexanelactam
6-
Hexanelactam
(epsilon-
Caprolactam)
European
Union
European Union
M/s DSM
Netherland
M/s DSM
Netherland
No dutyMetric Tonne
US
Dollar
2.
2933
71
00
6-
Hexanelactam
6-
Hexanelactam
(epsilon-
Caprolactam)
European
Union
European Union
M/s DSM
Netherland
Any exporter
other than M/s
DSM
Netherland
1394.05Metric Tonne
US
Dollar
3.
2933
71
00
6-
Hexanelactam
6-
Hexanelactam
(epsilon-
Caprolactam)
European
Union
European Union
Any producer
other than M/s
DSM
Netherland
Any exporter
other than M/s
DSM
Netherland
1394.05Metric Tonne
US
Dollar
4.
2933
71
00
6-
Hexanelactam
6-
Hexanelactam
(epsilon-
Caprolactam)
European
Union
European Union
Any producer
other than M/s
DSM
Netherland
M/s DSM 1394.05Metric Tonne
US
Dollar
5.
2933
71
00
6-
Hexanelactam
6-
Hexanelactam
(epsilon-
Caprolactam)
European
Union
Any country
other than
European Union
M/s DSM
Netherland
Any exporter
other than M/s
DSM
Netherland
1394.05Metric Tonne
US
Dollar
6.
2933
71
00
6-
Hexanelactam
6-
Hexanelactam
(epsilon-
Caprolactam)
European
Union
Any country
other than
European Union
Any producer
other than M/s
DSM
Netherland
Any exporter
other than M/s
DSM
Netherland
1394.05Metric Tonne
US
Dollar
7.
2933
71
00
6-
Hexanelactam
6-
Hexanelactam
(epsilon-
Caprolactam)
ThailandThailand Any producerAny exporter1421.09Metric Tonne
US
Dollar
8.
2933
71
00
6-
Hexanelactam
6-
Hexanelactam
(epsilon-
Caprolactam)
Thailand
Any country
other than
ThailandMetric
Tonne
Any producerAny exporter1421.09
US
Dollar
9.
2933
71
00
6-
Hexanelactam
6-
Hexanelactam
(epsilon-
Caprolactam)
NigeriaNigeria Any producerAny exporter1400.25Metric Tonne
US
Dollar
10.
2933
71
00
6-
Hexanelactam
6-
Hexanelactam
(epsilon-
Caprolactam)
Nigeria
Any country
other than
Nigeria
Any producerAny exporter1400.25Metric Tonne
US
Dollar
11.
2933
71
00
6-
Hexanelactam
6-
Hexanelactam
(epsilon-
Caprolactam)
JapanJapan Any producerAny exporter1441.86Metric Tonne
US
Dollar
12.
2933
71
00
6-
Hexanelactam
6-
Hexanelactam
(epsilon-
Caprolactam)
Japan
Any country
other than
Japan
Any producerAny exporter1441.86Metric Tonne
US
Dollar
2. The anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification shall 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) andincludes 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 conferred by 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.354/98/2004-TRU
V.Sivasubramanian
Deputy Secretary to the Government of India
