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27
th
March, 2002
Notification No. 29/2002-Customs
WHEREAS in the matter of import of Paracetamol falling under sub-heading 2922.29 of the First Schedule to the Customs
Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), originating in, or exported from, the People's Republic of China and Taiwan, the designated
authority, vide its preliminary findings, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 16
th
April,
2001, had come to the conclusion that -
(a) Paracetamol originating in, or exported from, the People's Republic of China and Taiwan, has been exported to India below
normal value, resulting in dumping;
(b) the domestic industry has suffered injury;
(c) the injury has been caused by the imports from the People's republic of China and Taiwan;
AND WHEREAS on the basis of the aforesaid findings of the designated authority, the Central Government had imposed an
anti-dumping duty on the said Paracetamol vide notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department
of Revenue), No. 89/2001-Customs, dated the 6
th
September, 2001, published in Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) of the
Gazette of India, Extraordinary, dated the 6
th
September, 2001 vide G.S.R. No.647(E), dated the 6
th
September, 2001;
AND WHEREAS the designated authority vide its final findings published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section
1, dated the 22
nd
January, 2002 has come to the conclusion that -
(a) Paracetamol originating in, or exported from, the People's Republic of China and Taiwan, has been exported to India below
normal value, resulting in dumping;
(b) the domestic industry has suffered injury;
(c) the injury has been caused by the imports from the People's republic of China and Taiwan;
NOW, THEREFORE, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 9A of the said Customs Tariff Act, read
with sub-section (5) of the said section 9A and 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 said Paracetamol, falling under sub-heading
2922.29 of the First Schedule to the said Customs Tariff Act, originating in, or exported from, countries mentioned in column
(2) of the Table annexed hereto, and imported into India, an anti-dumping duty at the rate which is to be calculated as the
difference between the amount mentioned in the corresponding entry in column (3) of the said Table and landed value of such
imported Paracetamol per Kilogramme.
Table
S.No.Name of the countryAmount (in $ US per Kilogramme)
(1) (2) (3)
1.People's Republic of China 3.33
2.Taiwan 3.33
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, i.e. the 6
th
September, 2001; and shall be paid in Indian currency.
Explanation. - For the purposes of this notification, -
(a) "landed value" means the assessable value as determined under the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962) and includes all
duties of Customs except duties levied under sections 3, 3A, 8B, 9 and 9A of the said Customs Tariff Act;
(b) 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 under sub-clause (i) of clause (a) of sub-section (3) of section 14 of the said Customs Act, and the
relevant date for 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.
Vivek Prasad
Under Secretary to the Government of India
F.No.354/93/2001-TRU(Pt-II)