[TO BE PUBLISHED IN PART II, SECTION 3, SUB-SECTION (i) OF THE GAZETTE OF INDIA, EXTRAORDINARY]
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE)
New Delhi, the 13
th
March, 2008
23 Phalguna, 1929(Saka)
Notification No. 34/2008-CUSTOMS
G.S.R. (E).- Whereas, in the matter of import of Compact Discs-Recordable (CD-Rs, hereinafter referred to as the subject
goods), falling under sub-heading 8523 40 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) originating in, or
exported from Iran, Malaysia, Korea ROK, Thailand, United Arab Emirates and Vietnam (hereinafter referred to as the subject
countries), the designated authority, in its preliminary findings vide notification No. 14/9/2007-DGAD dated the 13
th
December, 2007, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 17
th
December, 2007, has
come to the conclusion that -
a) the subject goods have been exported to India from the subject countries below its normal value;
b) the domestic industry has suffered material injury;
c) the injury has been caused by the dumped imports from the subject countries.
and has recommended imposition of provisional 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 (2) of section 9A of the said Customs Tariff Act, read with
rules 13 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 preliminary 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 sub-heading of the First Schedule to the said Customs Tariff Act as specified in the corresponding entry in column
(2), originating in the countries as specified in the corresponding entry in column (4) of the said Table, and produced by the
producers as specified in the corresponding entry in column (6), when exported from the countries as specified in the
corresponding entry in column (5), by the exporters as specified in the corresponding entry in column (7), and imported into
India, an anti-dumping duty which shall be equal to the amount specified in the corresponding entry in column (8), in the
currency as specified in the corresponding entry in column (10) and per unit of measurement as specified in the corresponding
entry in column (9) of the said Table.
Table
Sl.
No.
Heading/ Sub-
heading/Tariff
item
Description
Country
of origin
Country
of export
ProducerExporter
Duty
Amount
UnitCurrency
(1)(2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8)(9)(10)
1.8523 40
Compact Disc-
Recordable (CDR) write
once read many Times
Thailand Thailand
M/s Panstar
Electronics
Co Ltd
M/s Panstar
Electronics
Co Ltd
0.74
Per
piece
INR
2.8523 40
Compact Disc-
Recordable (CDR) write
once read many Times
Thailand Thailand
Any combination of
producer and exporter
other than at S.No 1
1.11
Per
piece
INR
3.8523 40
Compact Disc-
Recordable (CDR) write
once read many Times
Thailand
Any country other
than Thailand
Any Any 1.11
Per
piece
INR
4.8523 40
Compact Disc-
Recordable (CDR) write
once read many Times
Any country
other than
subject
countries
Thailand Any Any 1.11
Per
piece
INR
5.8523 40
Compact Disc-
Recordable (CDR) write
once read many Times
Vietnam Vietnam
M/s Ritek
Vietnam Co.
Ltd
M/s Ritek
Vietnam Co.
Ltd
3.04
Per
piece
INR
6.8523 40
Compact Disc-
Recordable (CDR) write
once read many Times
Vietnam Vietnam
Any combination of
producer and exporter
other than at S.No 5.
3.23
Per
piece
INR
7.8523 40
Compact Disc-
Recordable (CDR) write
once read many Times
Vietnam
Any country other
than Vietnam
Any Any 3.23
Per
piece
INR
8.8523 40
Compact Disc-
Recordable (CDR) write
once read many Times
Any country
other than
subject
countries
Vietnam Any Any 3.23
Per
piece
INR
9.8523 40
Compact Disc-
Recordable (CDR) write
once read many Times
Korea Korea
M/s Newstar
Digital
M/s Newstar
Digital
2.51
Per
piece
INR
10.8523 40
Compact Disc-
Recordable (CDR) write
once read many Times
Korea Korea
Any combination of
producer and exporter
other than at S.No 9.
3.09
Per
piece
INR
11.8523 40
Compact Disc-
Recordable (CDR) write
once read many Times
Korea
Any country other
than Korea
Any Any 3.09
Per
piece
INR
12.8523 40
Compact Disc-
Recordable (CDR) write
once read many Times
Any country
other than
subject
countries
Korea Any Any 3.09
Per
piece
INR
13.8523 40
Compact Disc-
Recordable (CDR) write
once read many Times
Iran Iran Any Any 2.63
Per
piece
INR
14.8523 40
Compact Disc-
Recordable (CDR) write
once read many Times
Iran
Any country other
than Iran
Any Any 2.63
Per
piece
INR
15.8523 40
Compact Disc-
Recordable (CDR) write
once read many Times
Any country
other than
subject
countries
Iran Any Any 2.63
Per
piece
INR
16.8523 40
Compact Disc-
Recordable (CDR) write
once read many Times
Malaysia Malaysia Any Any 2.27
Per
piece
INR
17.8523 40
Compact Disc-
Recordable (CDR) write
once read many Times
Malaysia
Any country other
than Malaysia
Any Any 2.27
Per
piece
INR
18.8523 40
Compact Disc-
Recordable (CDR) write
once read many Times
Any country
other than
subject
countries
Malaysia Any Any 2.27
Per
piece
INR
19.8523 40
Compact Disc-
Recordable (CDR) write
once read many Times
United Arab
Emirates
United Arab
Emirates
Any Any 3.08
Per
piece
INR
20.8523 40
Compact Disc-
Recordable (CDR) write
once read many Times
United Arab
Emirates
Any country other
than United Arab
Emirates
Any Any 3.08
Per
piece
INR
21.8523 40
Compact Disc-
Recordable (CDR) write
once read many Times
Any country
other than
subject
countries
United Arab
Emirates
Any Any 3.08
Per
piece
INR
[F. No: 354/187/2007- TRU]
(S. Bajaj)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
