[TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE OF INDIA, EXTRAORDINARY, PART II, SECTION 3, SUB-SECTION (i)]
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE)
Notification No. 33/2008-Customs
New Delhi, dated the 11
th
March, 2008
G.S.R. (E). - Whereas, in the matter of import of Acetone (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods), falling under tariff item
2914 11 00 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), originating in, or exported from, European
Union, Chinese Taipei, Singapore, South Africa and the United States of America (hereinafter referred to as the subject
countries) and imported into India, the designated authority vide its preliminary findings No. 14/4/2006-DGAD dated the 25
th
April, 2007, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 25
th
April, 2007, had come to the
conclusion that-
(a) the subject goods had been exported to India from the subject countries below its normal value;
(b) the domestic industry had suffered material injury;
(c) the injury had been caused by the dumped imports from subject countries;
and had recommended imposition of provisional anti-dumping duty on the imports of subject goods, originating in or exported
from, the subject countries;
And whereas, on the basis of the aforesaid findings of the designated authority, the Central Government had imposed
provisional anti-dumping duty on the subject goods vide notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance
(Department of Revenue), No. 77/2007-CUSTOMS, dated the 19
th
June, 2007, published in the Gazette of India vide number
G.S.R. 436(E), dated the 19
th
June, 2007;
And whereas, the designated authority in its final findings vide notification No. 14/4/2006 -DGAD, dated the 4
th
January, 2008,
published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 4
th
January, 2008, 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 subject countries;
and has recommended the imposition of definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of the subject goods originating in or
exported from the subject countries;
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (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 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), originating in the countries as specified in the corresponding entry in column (4), and exported from the countries
as specified in the corresponding entry in column (5), and produced by the producers as specified in the corresponding entry in
column (6), and exported by the exporters as specified in the corresponding entry in column (7), and imported into India, an
anti-dumping duty at the rate equal to the amount as 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
Tariff
Item
Description
of
Goods
Country of
origin
Country
of export
Producer Exporter Amount
Unit of
Measur-
ement
Curr-
ency
(1)(2)(3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8)(9)(10)
1.
2914
11
00
Acetone
Chinese
Taipei
Chinese Taipei
Formosa Chemicals and
Fibre Corp.
Formosa Chemicals and
Fibre Corp.
89.42MT USD
2.
2914
11
00
Acetone
Chinese
Taipei
Chinese Taipei
M/s Taiwan Prosperity
Chemicals Ltd.
M/s Taiwan Prosperity
Chemicals Ltd.
87.14MT USD
3
2914
11
00
Acetone
Chinese
Taipei
Chinese Taipei
Any combination of
producer and exporter
other than at Sl. No. 1
and 2
201.27 MTUSD
4
2914
11
00
Acetone
Chinese
Taipei
Any country other
than Chinese
Taipei
Any Any 201.27MT USD
5.
2914
11
00
Acetone
Any country
other than
subject
countries
Chinese TaipeiAny Any 201.27MT USD
6.
2914
11
00
AcetoneSingaporeSingapore Any M/s Mitsui and Co. Ltd.158.11MT USD
7.
2914
11
00
AcetoneSingaporeSingapore Any
M/s Sumitomo
Corporation and M/s
Petrochem Middle East
FZE, UAE
147.15MT USD
8.
2914
11
00
AcetoneSingaporeSingapore
Any combination of
producer and exporter
other than at SI. No. 6
and 7
240.06 MTUSD
9.
2914
11
00
AcetoneSingapore
Any country other
than Singapore
Any Any 240.06MT USD
10.
2914
11
00
Acetone
Any country
other than
subject
countries
Singapore Any Any 240.06MT USD
11.
2914
11
00
AcetoneSouth AfricaSouth Africa M/s Sasol Solvents M/s Sasol Solvents 141.95MT USD
12.
2914
11
00
AcetoneSouth AfricaSouth Africa
Any combination of
producer and exporter
other than at SI. No. 11
179.65 MTUSD
13.
2914
11
00
AcetoneSouth Africa
Any country other
than South Africa
Any Any 179.65MT USD
14.
2914
11
00
Acetone
Any country
other than
subject
countries
South Africa Any Any 179.65MT USD
15.
2914
11
00
Acetone
United States
of America
United States of
America
Any Any 213.76MT USD
16.
2914
11
00
Acetone
United States
of America
Any country other
than United
States of
America
Any Any 213.76MT USD
17.
2914
11
00
Acetone
Any country
other than
subject
countries
United States of
America
Any Any 213.76MT USD
18.
2914
11
00
Acetone
European
Union
European UnionAny Any 277.85MT USD
19.
2914
11
00
Acetone
European
Union
Any country other
than European
Union
Any Any 277.85MT USD
20.
2914
11
00
Acetone
Any country
other than
subject
countries
European UnionAny Any 277.85MT USD
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, that is, the 19
th
June, 2007, and shall be payable in Indian currency.
Explanation. - For the purposes of this notification, "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 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.354/65/2007 -TRU]
(Unmesh Wagh)
Under secretary to the Government of India
