[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
March, 2007
Notification No.40/2007 - Customs
G.S.R. (E). - Whereas in the matter of import of Peroxosulphates also known as Persulphates (hereinafter referred to as the
subject goods) falling under tariff item 2833 40 00 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975),
originating in, or exported from, the People's Republic of China and Japan (hereinafter referred to as the subject countries)
and imported into India, the designated authority in its preliminary findings vide notification No. 14/1/2006-DGAD dated the 23
rd
February, 2007, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 23
rd
February, 2007, has come
to the conclusion that -
(i) the subject goods have entered the Indian market from the subject countries at prices less than their normal values in the
domestic markets of the exporting countries;
(ii) the dumping margins of the subject goods imported from the subject countries/territories are substantial and above de
minimis;
(iii) the domestic industry has suffered material injury and the injury has been caused to the domestic industry, both
by volume and price effect of dumped imports of the subject goods originating in or exported from the subject counties; 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 items 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 specified in the corresponding
entry in column (5), and exported from the countries specified in the corresponding entry in column (6) and produced by the
producers specified in the corresponding entry in column (7) and exported by the exporters specified in the corresponding
entry in column (8), and imported into India, an anti-dumping duty at the rate equal to the amount indicated 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.
Sl.No
Tariff
item
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
2833
40
00
Peroxosulphates
or Persulphates
Ammonium
Persulphates,
Potassium
Persulphates or
Sodium
Persulphates
People's
Republic of
China
Any Any Any 414MT US$
2
2833
40
00
Peroxosulphates
or Persulphates
Ammonium
Persulphates,
potassium
Persulphates or
Sodium
Persulphates
Any country,
other than
Japan
People's
Republic
of China
Any Any 414MT US$
3
2833
40
00
Peroxosulphates
or Persulphates
Ammonium
Persulphates,
Potassium
Persulphates or
Sodium
Persulphates
Japan Any Any Any 203MT US$
4
2833
40
00
Peroxosulphates
or Persulphates
Ammonium
Persulphates,
Potassium
Persulphates or
Sodium
Persulphates
Any country
other than,
People's
Republic of
China
JapanAny Any 203MT US$
2. The anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification shall be effective up to and inclusive of the 18
th
September,
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.354/32/2007-TRU]
(Sonal Bajaj)
Under Secretary to the Government of India