8 October, 2004
Notification No.105/2004-Custom
Whereas, the designated authority had initiated anti dumping investigations into the existence, degree and effect of dumping in
the matter of import of Propylene Glycol (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods), falling under tariff item 2905 32 00 of the
First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), originating in, or exported from United States of America,
Singapore, Republic of Korea and European Union (hereinafter referred to as the subject countries), vide notification
No.14/8/2003-DGAD, dated the 22
nd
August, 2003, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated
the 22
nd
August, 2003;
Whereas, the designated authority, vide its final findings notification No.14/8/2003-DGAD, dated the 20
th
August, 2004,
published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 20
th
August, 2004, has come to the conclusion that
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(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 cumulatively by the dumped imports from 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 tariff item 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 difference
between, 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, and
the landed value of such imported goods in like currency per like unit of measurement.
Table
Sl.
No.
Tariff
item
Description
of goods
SpecificationCountry of originCountry of ExportProducerExporterAmount
Unit of
measurement
Currency
(1)(2)(3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11)
1.
2905
32
00
Propylene
Glycol
Any
specification
Any
European Union,
United States of
America,
Republic of
Korea
Any Any 1221.38Metric Tonne
US
Dollar
2.
2905
32
00
Propylene
Glycol
Any
specification
European Union,
United States of
America,
Republic of
Korea
Any Any Any 1221.38Metric Tonne
US
Dollar
3.
2905
32
00
Propylene
Glycol
Any
specification
Singapore Singapore
M/s SEPL,
Singapore
M/s
SEPL,
Singapore
991.32Metric Tonne
US
Dollar
4.
2905
32
00
Propylene
Glycol
Any
specification
Singapore Singapore
Any producer
except M/s
SEPL,
Singapore
Any 1019.13Metric Tonne
US
Dollar
5.
2905
32
00
Propylene
Glycol
Any
specification
Singapore
Any country
except
Singapore
Any Any 1019.13Metric TonneUS
Dollar
2. The anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification shall be paid in Indian currency.
Explanation. - For the purposes of this notification, -
(a) "landed value" means the assessable value as determined under the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962) and includes all
duties of customs except duties levied under sections 3, 3A, 8B, 9 and 9A of the said Customs Tariff Act;
(b) 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.354/87/2004-TRU
AnupamPrakash
Under Secretary to the Government of India