21st March, 2005
Notification No.30/2005-Customs
Whereas, the designated authority had initiated anti dumping investigations into the existence, degree and effect of dumping in
the matter of import of Mica pearl pigment (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods), falling under Chapter 32 of the First
Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), originating in, or exported from People's Republic of China, Japan,
United States of America and the European Union (hereinafter referred to as the subject counties), vide notification
No.14/22/2003-DGAD, dated the 23
rd
December, 2003, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1,
dated the 23
rd
December, 2003;
Whereas, the designated authority, vide its final findings notification No. 14/22/2003-DGAD, dated the 22
nd
December, 2004,
published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 22
nd
December, 2004, has come to the conclusion
that -
(a) subject goods originating in or exported from subject countries have been exported to India below its normal value;
(b) the domestic industry has suffered material injury;
(c) the injury has been caused to the domestic industry by dumping of the subject goods originating in or exported from the
subject countries;
and has recommended the imposition of definitive anti-dumping duty on all imports of the subject goods, originating in, or
exported 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 goods, the description of which is specified in column (3) of the
Table below, falling under Chapter 32 of the First Schedule to the said Customs Tariff Act as specified in the corresponding
entry in column (2), the specification of which is specified in column (4) of the said Table, originating in the countries as
specified in the corresponding entry in column (5), and produced by the producers as specified in the corresponding entry in
column (7), when exported from the countries as specified in the corresponding entry in column (6), by the exporters as
specified in the corresponding entry in column (8), and imported into India, an anti-dumping duty at a rate which is equivalent to
the amount as specified in the corresponding entry in column (9), in the currency as specified in the corresponding entry in
column (11) and per unit of measurement as specified in the corresponding entry in column (10), of the said Table.
Table
Table
Sl.
No.
Chapter
Description
of goods
Specification
Country
of
origin
Country
of
Export
ProducerExporterAmount
Unit of
measurement
Currency
(1)(2)(3) (4) (5)(6)(7) (8) (9)(10) (11)
1.32
Mica pearl pigment excluding
cosmetic and automotive
grade
Any
specification
EUEU
M/s.
Merck,
Germany
M/s.
Merck,
Germany
1.25Kg.
US
Dollar
2.32
Mica pearl pigment excluding
cosmetic and automotive
grade
Any
specification
EUEU
M/s.
Merck,
Germany
Any
exporter
1.25Kg.
US
Dollar
3.32
Mica pearl pigment excluding
cosmetic and automotive
grade
Any
specification
EU
Any
country
Any
producer
Any
exporter
1.25Kg.
US
Dollar
4.32
Mica pearl pigment excluding
cosmetic and automotive
grade
Any
specification
USAUSA
M/s.
Merck,
USA
M/s.
Merck,
USA
2.27Kg.
US
Dollar
5.32
Mica pearl pigment excluding
cosmetic and automotive
grade
Any
specification
USAUSA
M/s.
Merck,
USA
Any
exporter
2.27Kg.
US
Dollar
6.32
Mica pearl pigment excluding
cosmetic and automotive
grade
Any
specification
USA
Any
country
Any
producer
Any
exporter
2.27Kg.
US
Dollar
2. The anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification 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 by 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 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.354/138/2004-TRU
V.Sivasubramanian
Deputy Secretary to the Government of India