[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. 17/2008-Customs
New Delhi, the 19
th
February, 2008
G.S.R. (E). - Whereas in the matter of import of phosphoric acid, technical grade or food grade including industrial grade
(hereinafter referred to as the subject goods), falling under sub-heading 2809 20 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff
Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), originating in, or exported from, the People's Republic of China (hereinafter referred to as the subject
country) and imported into India, the designated authority in its preliminary findings vide notification No.14/7/2006-DGAD
dated the 22
nd
August, 2007, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 23
rd
August, 2007,
had come to the conclusion that-
(a) the subject goods had been exported to India from the subject country below its normal value;
(b) the domestic industry had suffered material injury;
(c) the injury had been caused by the dumped imports from subject country;
and had recommended imposition of provisional anti-dumping duty on the imports of subject goods, originating in, or exported
from, the subject country.
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. 104/2007-Customs, dated the 14
th
September, 2007, published in the Gazette of India vide
number G.S.R. 600(E), dated the 14
th
September, 2007;
And whereas, the designated authority in its final findings vide notification No. 14/7/2006 -DGAD, dated the 3
rd
January, 2008,
published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 3
rd
January, 2008, has come to the conclusion that-
(a) the subject goods have been exported to India from the subject country below its normal value;
(b) the domestic industry has suffered material injury;
(c) the injury has been caused by the dumped imports from subject country;
and has recommended the imposition of definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of the subject goods, originating in, or
exported from, the subject country;
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 sub-heading 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 country specified in
the corresponding entry in column (5), and exported from the country specified in the corresponding entry in column (6) and
produced by the producer specified in the corresponding entry in column (7) and exported by the exporter specified in the
corresponding entry in column (8), and imported into India, an anti-dumping duty at the rate equal to the amount indicated 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
Measure
Currency
1(2)(3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9)(10)(11)
1
2809
20
Phosphoric
Acid
Technical, Industrial or
Food Grade (including
industrial grade)
People's
Republic of
China
People's
Republic of
China
Any
M/s Yunnan
Chemphos
Corp.
205.28MT US$
2
2809
20
Phosphoric
Acid
Technical, Industrial or
Food Grade (including
industrial grade)
People's
Republic of
China
People's
Republic of
China
Any
Any other
than above
242.77MT US$
3
2809
20
Phosphoric
Acid
Technical, Industrial or
Food Grade (including
industrial grade)
People's
Republic of
China
Any other
than above
Any Any 242.77MT US$
4
2809
20
Phosphoric
Acid
Technical, Industrial or
Food Grade (including
industrial grade)
Any other
than above
People's
Republic of
China
Any Any 242.77MT US$
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 14
th
September, 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 1062), 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.354/87/2007 -TRU]
(Sonal Bajaj)
Under secretary to the Government of India
