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28
th
December, 2001
Notification No. 132 /2001-Customs
Whereas in the matter of import of Cold Rolled Flat Products of stainless steel, of a width of 600 mm or more, whether further
processed or not, of all grades/series, classified under sub-heading Nos. 7219.31, 7219.32, 7219.33, 7219.34, 7219.35 and
7219.90 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), originating in, or exported from, the European
Union, Japan, Canada and the United States of America, the designated authority vide its preliminary findings, published in the
Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 29
th
November, 2001, has come to the conclusion that -
(i)
Cold Rolled Flat Products of stainless steel of a width of 600 mm or more, whether processed or not of all grades/series,
originating in, or exported from, European Union, Japan, Canada and United States of America have been exported to
India below normal value, resulting in dumping;
(ii)the domestic industry has suffered injury;
(iii)injury has been caused by imports from the subject countries/territory,
and has considered it necessary to impose anti-dumping duty, provisionally, pending final determination, on all imports of said
Cold rolled Flat Products of stainless steel, originating in, or exported from, the European Union, Japan, Canada and the
United States of America;
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 9A of the said Customs Tariff Act, read with
rule 13 and rule 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 above findings of the designated
authority, hereby imposes on Cold rolled Flat Products of stainless steel, of a width of 600 mm or more, whether further
processed or not, of all grades/series, classified under sub-heading Nos. 7219.31, 7219.32, 7219.33, 7219.34, 7219.35 and
7219.90 of the said First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, originating in, or exported from, the country / territory specified in
column (2) of the Table below, of the grade specified in column (3) of the said Table, when exported by producer / exporter
specified in column (4) of the said Table, and imported into India, an anti-dumping duty at the rate which is equivalent to the
amount specified in corresponding entry in column (5) of the said Table, per Kilogramme.
Table
S. No.
Name of the
Country/
territory
Grade Name of the Producer/ Exporter
Amount
(US$/Kg)
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
1. Spain 304 M/s Acerinox S.A. Nil
316 Nil
430 Nil
Others(200
series)
0.22
All other
grades
0.37
2. Belgium Cr M/s ALZ nv 0.40
CrNi Nil
CrNiMONil
Others(200
series)
0.22
All other
grades
0.37
3.
European
Union
All grades All other producers/exporters 0.37
4. Japan 409L
M/s Kawasaki Corporation & M/s Kawasaki in conjunction with
Kawasho Corporation, Sumitomo Corporation and Nikko Boeki
Kaisha Ltd., etc.
0.26
436LT0.26
420J1Nil
420J20.26
Others(200
series)
0.25
Others(300
series)
0.70
All other
grades
0.40
5. Japan All grades All other producers/exporters 0.70
6. Canada All grades All producers/exporters 0.20

7.
United States
of America
Coils-304, 304L,
304DQ,
304DDQ
M/s North American Stainless 0.60
All other
grades
M/s North
American
Stainless
0.82
8.
United States
of America
All grades All other producers/exporters 0.82
2. The anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification shall be effective upto and inclusive of the 27
th
day of June, 2002 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 conferred under sub-clause (i) of clause (a) of
sub-section (3) of 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.
G. D. Lohani
Under Secretary to the Government of India
F. No. 354/212/2001-TRU