[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)
Notification No. 49/2009-Customs
New Delhi, the 15
th
May, 2009
G.S.R. (E).- Whereas, the designated authority vide notification No. 15/2/2008-DGAD, dated the 31st March, 2008,
published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 1st April, 2008, had initiated review, in terms of
sub-section (5) of section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) read with rule 23 of the Customs Tariff (Identification,
Assessment and Collection of Anti-dumping Duty on Dumped Articles and for Determination of Injury) Rules, 1995, in the
matter of continuation of anti-dumping duty imposed on steel and fibre glass tapes and their parts and components (hereinafter
referred to as the subject goods), originating in or exported from, the People's Republic of China (hereinafter referred to as the
subject country) vide notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 147/2003-
Customs, dated the 7th October, 2003, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide
number G.S.R. 793(E), dated the 7th October, 2003;
And whereas, the Central Government had extended the anti-dumping duty on the subject goods for a period of six months vide
notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 50/2008-Customs, dated the 21
st
April, 2008, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 296(E),
dated the 21
st
April, 2008;
And whereas, the Central Government had extended the anti-dumping duty on the subject goods for a further period of six
months vide notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 104/2008-
Customs, dated the 10
th
September, 2008, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i)
vide number G.S.R. 649(E), dated the 10
th
September, 2008;
And whereas, in the matter of review of anti-dumping on import of the subject goods, originating in, or exported from, the
subject country, the designated authority vide its final findings No. 15/2/2008-DGAD, dated the 27
th
March, 2009, published in
the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 27
th
March, 2009, had come to the conclusion that-
(a) the subject goods were entering the Indian market at dumped prices and dumping margins of the subject goods imported
from China PR was substantial and above de-minimis.
(b) the subject goods were likely to enter the Indian market at dumped prices and the likely dumping margins in respect of
imports from China PR was substantial and above de-minimis.
(c) the subject goods were likely to enter Indian market at dumped prices should the present measures be withdrawn.
(d) even though the performance of the domestic industry had improved with the imposition of anti-dumping duties, the
situation of the domestic industry continued to be fragile and vulnerable and in the event of revocation of the anti dumping duty,
the domestic industry in all likelihood would once again be subjected to the recurrence of dumping and injury;
and had recommended continued imposition of definitive anti-dumping duty on the subject goods, originating in, or exported
from, the subject country in order to remove injury to the domestic industry;
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (5) of section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975
(51 of 1975) read with rules 18 and 23 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), 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), exported from the countries as specified in the corresponding entry in column (6),
produced by the producers as specified in the corresponding entry in column (7), exported by the exporters as specified in the
corresponding entry in column (8), and imported into India, an anti-dumping duty at the rate equal 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
Sl.
No.
Tariff item
Description
of goods
Specification
Country of
origin
Country of exportProducerExporter
Duty
Amount
Unit of
measurement
Currency
(1)(2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8)(9) (10) (11)
1.
9017 80
10 or
9017 90
00 or
8486 90
00
Measuring
Tape
Steel Tapes and
parts and
components thereof
People's
Republic of
China
People's
Republic of
China
AnyAny4.19 Kg. US$
2.
9017 80
10 or
9017 90
00 or
8486 90
00
Measuring
Tape
Steel Tapes and
parts and
components thereof
People's
Republic of
China
Any other than
People's
Republic of
China
AnyAny4.19 Kg. US$
3.
9017 80
10 or
9017 90
00 or
8486 90
00
Measuring
Tape
Steel Tapes and
parts and
components thereof
Any country
People's
Republic of
China
AnyAny4.19 Kg. US$
4.
9017 80
10 or
9017 90
00 or
8486 90
00
Measuring
Tape
Fibreglass Tapes
and parts and
components thereof
People's
Republic of
China
People's
Republic of
China
AnyAny4.10 Kg. US$
5.
9017 80
10 or
9017 90
00 or
8486 90
00
Measuring
Tape
Fibreglass Tapes
and parts and
components thereof
People's
Republic of
China
Any other than
People's
Republic of
China
AnyAny4.10 Kg. US$
6.
9017 80
10 or
9017 90
00 or
8486 90
00
Measuring
Tape
Fibreglass Tapes
and parts and
components thereof
Any country
People's
Republic of
China
AnyAny4.10 Kg. US$
[F. No. 354/102/2009-TRU]
(Unmesh Wagh)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
