[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. 08 /2014-Customs (ADD)
New Delhi, the 23rd January, 2014
G.S.R. (E). - Whereas, the designated authority, vide notification No. 15/1000/2012-DGAD, dated the 17
th
July, 2012,
published in Part I, Section I of the Gazette of India, Extraordinary had initiated a review in the matter of continuation of anti-
dumping duty on imports of Hexamine (hereinafter referred to as subject goods) falling under tariff item 2921 29 10 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 the Saudi Arabia and Russia (hereinafter referred to as the subject countries), imposed vide notification of the
Government of India, in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 89/2007-Customs dated the 25
th
July,
2007 published in Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) of the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide G.S.R. No.504 (E), dated the 25
th
July, 2007 .
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 24
th
July, 2013 vide notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry
of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 38/2012-Customs (ADD) dated the 6
th
August, 2012, published in Part II, Section 3,
Sub-section (i) of the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide G.S.R No.616 (E), dated the 6
th
August, 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. 15/1000/2012-DGAD dated the 14
th
November, 2013,
published in Part I, Section 1 of the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, has come to the conclusion that-
(i) There has been continued dumping of the subject goods from subject countries and the dumping is likely to continue and
increase if the anti-dumping duty is allowed to cease;
(ii) The injury to the domestic industry is likely to continue in the event of withdrawal of anti dumping duty from the subject
countries;
(iii) The anti dumping duty is required to be extended and modified,
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
ProducerExporterAmount
Unit of Measu-
rement
Currency
(1)(2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)
1
2921 29
10
Hexamine Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia
Methanol
Chemicals
Company
(Chemanol),
Saudi
Arabia
Methanol
Chemicals
Company
(Chemanol),
Saudi
Arabia
11.22 MT
US
Dollar
2
2921 29
10
Hexamine Saudi ArabiaSaudi ArabiaOthers Any86.35 MT
US
Dollar
3
2921 29
10
Hexamine Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia Any Others86.35 MT
US
Dollar
4
2921 29
10
Hexamine Saudi Arabia
Any other than
Saudi Arabia
Any Any86.35 MT
US
Dollar
5
2921 29
10
Hexamine
Any other than
Subject
countries
Saudi Arabia Any Any86.35 MT
US
Dollar
6
2921 29
10
Hexamine Russia Russia Any Any201.70 MT
US
Dollar
7
2921 29
10
Hexamine Russia
Any other than
Russia
Any Any201.70 MT
US
Dollar
8
2921 29
10
Hexamine
Any other than
Subject
countries
Russia Any Any201.70 MT
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.354/94/2001-TRU (Pt.-III)
(Akshay Joshi)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
