[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. 4 / 2012-Customs (SG)
New Delhi, dated the 5
th
October, 2012
G.S.R. (E). - Whereas, in the matter of import of Carbon Black (for rubber application) (hereinafter referred to as the subject
goods), falling under tariff item 2803 00 10 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) (hereinafter
referred to as the said Act), from People"s Republic of China, the Director General (Safeguard), in the final findings, vide
number G.S.R. 602 (E), dated the 31
st
July, 2012, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-
section (i), dated the 31
st
July, 2012, had come to the conclusion that increased imports of Carbon Black (for rubber
application) into India from the People"s Republic of China had caused and threatened to cause market disruption to the
domestic producers of Carbon Black and it had necessitated the imposition of definitive safeguard duty on imports of Carbon
Black (for rubber application) into India;
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 8C of the said Act, and in accordance with the
rules 12, 14 and 17 of the Customs Tariff (Transitional Product Specific Safeguard Duty) Rules, 2002, the Central Government
after considering the said findings of the Director General (Safeguards), hereby imposes a safeguard duty on Carbon Black
(for rubber application) , falling under tariff item 2803 00 10 of the First Schedule to the said Act, when imported into India
from the People"s Republic of China at the rate of-
(a) Thirty per cent ad valorem minus anti-dumping duty payable, if any, when imported during the period from 5
th
October, 2012 to 4
th
October, 2013(both days inclusive); and
(b) Twenty five per cent ad valorem , minus anti-dumping duty payable, if any, when imported during the period from 5
th
October, 2013 to 31
st
December, 2013(both days inclusive).
[F.No.354/180/2012TRU]
(Raj Kumar Digvijay)
Under Secretary to the Government of India