dated the 7
th
April, 2006
Notification No. 33 /2006-Customs
Whereas the designated authority vide notification No. 15/1DGAD/2004, dated the 15
th
September, 2004, published in Part I,
Section 1 of the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, dated the 15
th
September, 2004, had initiated review in the matter of
continuation of anti-dumping duty on imports of acrylonitrile butadiene rubber (NBR) (hereinafter referred to as the subject
goods), falling under sub-heading 4002 59 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) (hereinafter
referred to as the said Customs Tariff Act), originating in, or exported from, the Chinese Taipei, imposed vide notification of
the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 37/2000-Customs, dated the 6
th
April, 2000,
G.S.R. 316 (E), dated the 6
th
April, 2000 and the period of said review investigation was extended for a period of six months
by the Central Government.
And whereas the designated authority in its review findings vide notification No. 15/1/2004-DGAD, dated the 27th February,
2006, published in Part I, Section 1 of the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, dated the 28th February, 2006, has concluded that :-
(i) the subject goods are continuing to enter the Indian market from Chinese Taipei at dumped prices;
(ii) the domestic industry is suffering material injury due to the dumped imports;
(iii) dumping of the subject goods from Chinese Taipei and injury to the domestic industry is likely to continue if the
duties are withdrawn;
and has recommended imposition of anti-dumping duty on all imports of the subject goods originating in, or exported from, the
Chinese Taipei.
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (5) of section 9A of the said Customs Tariff Act,
read with rules 18 and 23 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 review 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 4002 59 of the First Schedule to the said Customs Tariff Act, the specification of which is specified in
the corresponding entry in column (4), 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 the rate 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.
Table
S.
No
Sub-
heading
Description
of goods
Specification
Country of
origin
Country of
export
ProducerExporter
Duty
amount
Unit of
measurement
Currency
(1)(2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11)
14002 59
Acrylonitrile
Butadiene
Rubber
(NBR)
Nil Chinese TaipeiChinese TaipeiAny Any 187.90metric tonneUS Dollar
24002 59-do- Nil Chinese Taipei
Any country
other than
Korea RP,
Japan, the
European
Union, Brazil
and Mexico
Any Any 187.90metric tonneUS Dollar
34002 59-do- Nil
Any country
other than
Korea RP,
Japan, the
European
Union, Brazil
and Mexico
Chinese TaipeiAny Any 187.90metric tonneUS Dollar
2. The anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification shall be paid in Indian currency.
Explanation . - For the purposes of this notification, "rate of exchange" applicable for the purposes of calculation of 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.354/19/2000-TRU(Pt.I)