[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)
Notification No. 10 /2014-Customs (ADD)
New Delhi, the 11th March, 2014
G.S.R. (E). - Whereas, the designated authority, vide notification No. 15/1/2012-DGAD, dated the 15th June, 2012,
published in Part I, Section 1 of the Gazette of India, Extraordinary had initiated a review in the matter of continuation of anti-
dumping duty on imports of Acetone (hereinafter referred to as subject goods) falling under tariff item 2914 11 00 of the First
Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) (hereinafter referred to as the Customs Tariff Act), originating in or
exported from European Union, South Africa, Singapore and the United States of America (hereinafter referred to as the
subject countries), imposed vide notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue),
No. 33/2008-Customs dated the 11th March, 2008 published in Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) of the Gazette of India,
Extraordinary, vide G.S.R. No.174 (E), dated the 11th March, 2008, as amended by notification No. 29/2012-Customs (ADD)
dated the 29th May, 2012 published in Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) of the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide G.S.R.
No.398 (E), dated the 29th May, 2012.
And whereas, the Central Government had extended the anti-dumping duty on the subject goods, originating in or exported
from the subject countries upto and inclusive of the 18th June, 2013 vide notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry
of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 37/2012-Customs (ADD) dated the 19th July, 2012, published in Part II, Section 3,
Sub-section (i) of the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide G.S.R No.579 (E), dated the 19th July, 2012.
And whereas, in the matter of review of anti-dumping duty on import of the subject goods, originating in or exported from the
subject countries, the designated authority vide its final findings, No. 15/1/2012-DGAD dated the 13
th
December, 2013,
published in Part I, Section 1 of the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, has come to the conclusion that-
(i) The subject goods are likely to enter the Indian market at dumped prices if the anti-dumping duties in force cease to
operate and the situation of domestic industry is likely to deteriorate if the existing anti dumping duties from subject countries
are allowed to cease;
(ii) The deterioration in the performance of the domestic industry is likely to be because of dumped imports from subject
countries;
(iii) The anti dumping duty is required to be extended from subject countries,
and has recommended continued imposition of the anti-dumping duty on 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, 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, after considering the aforesaid final findings of the
designated authority, hereby imposes on the subject goods, the description of which is specified in column (3) of the Table
below, falling under tariff item of the First Schedule to the 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 as 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
AcetoneSingaporeSingapore Any M/s Mitsui and Co. Ltd.158.11MT
US
Dollar
2.
2914
11
00
AcetoneSingaporeSingapore Any
M/s Sumitomo
Corporation and M/s
Petrochem Middle East
FZE, UAE
147.15MT
US
Dollar
3.
2914
11
00
AcetoneSingaporeSingapore
Any combination of
producer and exporter
other than at SI. No. 1
and 2
240.06 MT
US
Dollar
4.
2914
11
00
AcetoneSingapore
Any country other
than Singapore
Any Any 240.06MT
US
Dollar
5.
2914
11
00
Acetone
Any country
other than
subject
countries
Singapore Any Any 240.06MT
US
Dollar
6.
2914
11
00
AcetoneSouth AfricaSouth Africa M/s Sasol Solvents M/s Sasol Solvents 141.95MT
US
Dollar
7.
2914
11
00
AcetoneSouth AfricaSouth Africa
Any combination of
producer and exporter
other than at SI. No. 6
179.65 MT
US
Dollar
8.
2914
11
00
AcetoneSouth Africa
Any country other
than South Africa
Any Any 179.65MT
US
Dollar
9.
2914
11
00
Acetone
Any country
other than
subject
countries
South Africa Any Any 179.65MT
US
Dollar
10.
2914
11
00
Acetone
United States
of America
United States of
America
Any Any 213.76MT
US
Dollar
11.
2914
11
00
Acetone
United States
of America
Any country other
than United
States of
America
Any Any 213.76MT
US
Dollar
12.
2914
11
00
Acetone
Any country
other than
subject
countries
United States of
America
Any Any 213.76MT
US
Dollar
13.
2914
11
00
Acetone
European
Union
European UnionAny Any 277.85MT
US
Dollar
14.
2914
11
00
Acetone
European
Union
Any country other
than European
Union
Any Any 277.85MT
US
Dollar
15.
2914
11
00
Acetone
Any country
other than
subject
countries
European UnionAny Any 277.85MT
US
Dollar
2. The anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification shall be effective for a period of five years (unless revoked,
superseded or amended earlier) from the date of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette and shall be paid 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 (Pt.-II)
(Akshay Joshi)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
