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[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. 53/2017-Customs (ADD)


New Delhi, the 2
nd
November, 2017

G.S.R. (E).- Whereas in the matter of “Sodium Chlorate” (hereinafter referred to as ‘the
subject goods’) falling under tariff item 2829 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
Canada, China PR and EU (hereinafter referred to as the subject countries), and imported into India,
the designated authority in its final findings vide notification number 14/13/2015-DGAD, dated the
10
th
August, 2017, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 10
th

August, 2017, has come to the conclusion that–

(i) There is dumping of product concerned from the subject countries;
(ii) Imports from subject countries are suppressing the prices of the domestic industry;
(iii) The price injury to domestic industry has been caused by dumped imports, with a significant
positive injury margin due to price suppression;

And, whereas, the designated authority has recommended the imposition of definitive anti-dumping
duty on the imports of subject goods, originating in or exported from the subject countries and
imported into India, in order to remove injury to the domestic industry.

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 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, after considering the aforesaid final findings of the designated
authority, hereby imposes definitive anti-dumping duty 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 country
as specified in the corresponding entry in column (4), exported from the country as specified in the
corresponding entry in column (5), produced by the producers as specified in the corresponding entry
in column (6), 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), as per unit of measurement as specified in the corresponding entry
in column (9) and in the currency as specified in column (10) of the said Table, namely :-

Table

2. The anti-dumping duty imposed 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 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 Act.

[F.No.354/236/2017 –TRU]

(Ruchi Bisht)
Under Secretary to the Government of India.
S.No. Tariff Item Description
of goods
Country of
Origin
Country
of
Export
Producer Exporter Duty
Amount
Unit Currency
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)
1 28291100 Sodium
Chlorate
China China Any Any 17.77 MT US$
2 -do- -do- China Any Any Any 17.77 MT US$
3 -do- -do- Any China Any Any 17.77 MT US$
4 -do- -do- Canada Canada Any Any 120.14 MT US$
5 -do- -do- Canada Any Any Any 120.14 MT US$
6 -do- -do- Any Canada Any Any 120.14 MT US$
7 -do- -do- EU EU Arkema Arkema 60.51 MT US$
8 -do- -do- EU EU Any other
than
mentioned
in S.No. 7
above
Any other
than
mentioned
in S.No. 7
above
95.35 MT US$
9 -do- -do- EU Any Any Any 95.35 MT US$
10 -do- -do- Any EU Any Any 95.35 MT US$