[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)
New Delhi, dated the 19
th
June, 2007
NOTIFICATION No. 77 /2007-Customs
G.S.R. (E). - Whereas, in the matter of import of Acetone (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods), falling under tariff item
2914 11 00 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), originating in, or exported from, European
Union, Chinese Taipei, Singapore, South Africa and the United States of America (hereinafter referred to as the subject
countries) and imported into India, the designated authority vide its preliminary findings No. 14/4/2006-DGAD dated the 25
th
April, 2007, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 25
th
April, 2007, as amended vide
Notification No.14/4/2006-DGAD, dated 25
th
May, 2007 published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1,
dated the 25
th
May, 2007, has 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;
(c) the injury has been caused by the dumped imports from subject countries,
and has recommended imposition of provisional anti-dumping duty on the imports of subject goods, originating in or exported
from, the subject countries.
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 9A of the said Customs Tariff Act, 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, on the basis of the aforesaid findings of the designated
authority, hereby imposes on the goods, the description of which is specified in column (3) of the Table below, falling under
tariff item of the First Schedule to the said Customs Tariff Act as specified in the corresponding entry in column (2), originating
in the countries as specified in the corresponding entry in column (4), and exported from the countries as specified in the
corresponding entry in column (5), and produced by the producers as specified in the corresponding entry in column (6), and
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), in the currency as specified in the
corresponding entry in column (10) and per unit of measurement as specified in the corresponding entry in column (9) of the
said Table.
Table
Sl.
No
Tariff
Item
Description
of
Goods
Country of Origin
Country
of Export
Producer Exporter Amount
Unit of
Measur-
ement
Curr-
ency
(1)(2)(3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8)(9)(10)
1.
2914
11 00
AcetoneChinese TaipeiChinese Taipei
Formosa Chemicals
and Fibre Corp.
Formosa
Chemicals and
Fibre Corp.
77.08MT USD
2.
2914
11 00
AcetoneChinese TaipeiChinese Taipei
M/s Formosa
Chemicals and
Fibre Corp.
Any Other than
above
116.51MT USD
3.
2914
11 00
AcetoneChinese TaipeiChinese Taipei
M/s Taiwan
Prosperity
Chemicals Ltd.
M/s Taiwan
Prosperity
Chemicals Ltd.
99.59MT USD
4.
2914
11 00
AcetoneChinese TaipeiChinese Taipei
M/s Taiwan
Prosperity
Chemicals Ltd.
Any Other than
above
116.51MT USD
5.
2914
11 00AcetoneChinese TaipeiChinese Taipei
Any other than
above
Any other than
above 116.51MT USD
6.
2914
11 00
AcetoneChinese Taipei
Any country other than
Chinese Taipei
Any Any 116.51MT USD
7.
2914
11 00
Acetone
Any country other
than subject
countries
Chinese Taipei Any Any 116.51MT USD
8.
2914
11 00
AcetoneSingapore Singapore Any
M/s Mitsui and Co.
Ltd.
144.25MT USD
9.
2914
11 00
AcetoneSingapore Singapore Any
Any other than
above
206.95MT USD
10.
2914
11 00
AcetoneSingapore
Any country other than
Singapore
Any Any 206.95MT USD
11.
2914
11 00
Acetone
Any country other
than subject
countries
Singapore Any Any 206.95MT USD
12.
2914
11 00
AcetoneSouth Africa South Africa M/s Sasol Solvents
M/s Sasol
Solvents
122.37MT USD
13.
2914
11 00
AcetoneSouth Africa South Africa M/s Sasol Solvents
Any other than
above
154.87MT USD
14.
2914
11 00
AcetoneSouth Africa South Africa
Any other than
above
Any other than
above
154.87MT USD
15.
2914
11 00
AcetoneSouth Africa
Any country other than
South Africa
Any Any 154.87MT USD
16.
2914
11 00
Acetone
Any country other
than subject
countries
South Africa Any Any 154.87MT USD
17.
2914
11 00
Acetone
United States of
America
United States of
America
Any Any 184.27MT USD
18.
2914
11 00
Acetone
United States of
America
Any country other than
United States of
America
Any Any 184.27MT USD
19.
2914
11 00
Acetone
Any country other
than subject
countries
United States of
America
Any Any 184.27MT USD
20.
2914
11 00
AcetoneEuropean UnionEuropean Union Any Any 239.52MT USD
21.
2914
11 00
AcetoneEuropean Union
Any country other than
European Union
Any Any 239.52MT USD
22.
2914
11 00
Acetone
Any country other
than subject
countries
European Union Any Any 239.52MT USD
Sl.
No
Tariff
Item
Description
of
Goods
Country of Origin
Country
of Export
Producer Exporter Amount
Unit of
Measur-
ement
Curr-
ency
(1)(2)(3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8)(9)(10)
2. The anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification shall be effective up to and inclusive of the 18
th
December, 2007
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 sub-clause (i) of clause (a) of sub-
section (3) of section 14 of the Customs Act 1962 (52 of 1062), 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.
[F.No.354/65/2007-TRU]
(S. Bajaj)
Under Secretary to the Government of India.
