[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. 24 /2013-Customs (ADD)
New Delhi, dated the 21
st
October, 2013
G.S.R. (E). -WHEREAS in the matter of Methylene Chloride (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods), falling under
Chapter 29 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), originating in, or exported from the European
Union, United States of America and Korea RP (hereinafter referred to as the subject countries), and imported into India, the
designated authority in its preliminary findings published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, vide
notification No. 14/19/2012-DGAD, dated the 6
th
September, 2013, had come to the conclusion that -
(a) the subject goods have been exported to India from the subject countries below its normal value;
(b) the domestic industry has suffered material injury in respect of the subject goods;
(c) the material injury has been caused by the dumped imports of the subject goods from subject countries;
AND WHEREAS, the designated authority in its aforesaid findings, has recommended imposition of provisional anti-dumping
duty on imports of the 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,
1975 (51 of 1975), read with rules 13 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
preliminary 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 sub-heading of the First Schedule to the said 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), and
produced by the producer as specified in the corresponding entry in column (6), when exported from the country as specified in
the corresponding entry in column (5), by the exporter 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 indicated 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
Sub-
heading
Description of
goods
Country of originCountry of ExportProducerExporterAmount
Unit of
measurement
Currency
(1)(2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)
1
2903
12
Dichloromethane
(Methylene
Chloride)
European
Union
European
Union
M/s. Akzo
Nobel
Industrial
Chemicals
B.V,
Netherlands
M/s. Akzo
Nobel
Industrial
Chemicals
B.V,
Netherlands
0.32Kg
US
Dollar
2
2903
12
Dichloromethane
(Methylene
Chloride)
European
Union
European
Union
Any other than
combination at
Sl.
No. 1
0.36 Kg
US
Dollar
3
2903
12
Dichloromethane
(Methylene
Chloride)
Any country other
than subject
countries
European
Union
Any Any 0.36 Kg
US
Dollar
42903
12
Dichloromethane
(Methylene
Chloride)
European
Union
Any country other
than subject
countries
Any Any 0.36Kg
US
Dollar
5
2903
12
Dichloromethane
(Methylene
Chloride)
United
States of
America
United
States of
America
Any Any 0.33 Kg
US
Dollar
6
2903
12
Dichloromethane
(Methylene
Chloride)
Any country other
than subject
countries
United
States of
America
Any Any 0.33 Kg
US
Dollar
7
2903
12
Dichloromethane
(Methylene
Chloride)
United
States of
America
Any country other
than subject
countries
Any Any 0.33Kg
US
Dollar
8
2903
12
Dichloromethane
(Methylene
Chloride)
Korea RP Korea RP Any Any 0.21 Kg
US
Dollar
9
2903
12
Dichloromethane
(Methylene
Chloride)
Any country other
than subject
countries
Korea RP Any Any 0.21 Kg
US
Dollar
10
2903
12
Dichloromethane
(Methylene
Chloride)
Korea RP
Any country other
than subject
countries
Any Any 0.21Kg
US
Dollar
2. The anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification shall be levied for a period not exceeding six months (unless
revoked, amended or superseded earlier) from the date of publication of this notification in the Gazette of India 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, under section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962) 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.
[F.No.354/199/2013 -TRU]
Akshay Joshi
Under Secretary to the Government of India.