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1
st
November, 2001
Notification No. 113/2001-Customs
WHEREAS in the matter of import of Potassium Permanganate falling under sub-heading No. 2841.61 of the First Schedule to
the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), originating in, or exported from, the People's Republic of China, Hong Kong and
Taiwan, the designated authority, vide its preliminary findings, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1,
dated the 4
th
January, 2001, had come to the conclusion that -
(a)
Potassium Permanganate originating in, or exported from, the People's Republic of China, Hong Kong and Taiwan, have
been exported to India below their normal value, resulting in dumping;
(b)the domestic industry has suffered material injury;
(c)the injury has been caused by the imports from the subject countries;
AND WHEREAS on the basis of the aforesaid findings of the designated authority, the Central Government had imposed an
anti-dumping duty vide notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No.
29/2001-Customs, dated the 12
th
March, 2001, [G.S.R. 174(E), dated the 12
th
March, 2001] published in Part II, Section 3,
Sub-section (i) of the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, dated the 12
th
March, 2001;
AND WHEREAS the designated authority vide its final findings published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section
1, dated the 10
th
September, 2001 has come to the conclusion that -
(a)
Potassium Permanganate originating in, or exported from, the People's Republic of China, Hong Kong and Taiwan, have
been exported to India below their normal value, resulting in dumping;
(b)the domestic industry has suffered material injury;
(c)the injury has been caused by the imports from the subject countries;
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1), read with sub-section (5) of section 9A of the said
Customs Tariff Act, 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 the said Potassium Permanganate, falling under sub-heading No.
2841.61 of the First Schedule to the said Customs Tariff Act, originating in, or exported from, any country mentioned in column
(2) of the Table annexed hereto, and exported by exporters mentioned in column (3) of the said Table, and imported into India,
an anti-dumping duty at the rate mentioned in corresponding entry in column (4) of the said Table.
Table
S.No.
Name of the
Country
Name of the producer/exporter
Amount of duty (in US$ per
metric tonne)
(1) (2) (3) (4)
1.
People's Republic
of China
(a) M/s Yunnan Province Jianshui County
Chemical Industry Factory
64
(b) All other
producers/exporters
440
2. Hong Kong All producers/exporters 213
3. Taiwan All producers/exporters 262
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 12
th
March, 2001, 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 under sub-clause (i) of clause (a) of sub-section
(3) of section 14 of the Customs Act, (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.
G.D.Lohani
Under Secretary to the Government of India
F.No.354/17/2000-TRU (Pt-II)