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[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)
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Notification No. 8/2009-Customs
New Delhi, dated the 22
nd
January, 2009
G.S.R. (E).- Whereas, in the matter of import of digital versatile discs-recordable generally known as DVD-R and DVD-RW,
(hereinafter referred to as the subject goods), falling under heading 8523 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975
(51 of 1975) originating in, or exported from the People's Republic of China, Hong Kong and Chinese Taipei (hereinafter
referred to as the subject countries), the designated authority, in its preliminary findings vide notification No. 14/17/2007-DGAD
dated the 16
th
June, 2008, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 16
th
June, 2008, had
come to the conclusion that, -
(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 by the dumped imports from the subject countries;
And whereas, on the basis of the aforesaid findings of the designated authority, the Central Government had imposed
provisional anti-dumping duty on the subject goods vide notification No. 89/2008 - Customs, dated the 23
rd
July, 2008,
published in Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) of the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide number G.S.R. 551(E), dated the 23
rd
July, 2008;
And whereas, the designated authority, vide its final findings vide notification No. 14/17/2007-DGAD dated the 19
th
November, 2008, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section I, dated the 19
th
November, 2008, has come
to the conclusion that, -
(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 by the dumped imports from the subject countries;
and has recommended to impose definitive anti-dumping duties 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-sections (1) and (5) of section 9A of the said Customs Tariff Act,
read with 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 heading of the First Schedule to the said Customs Tariff Act as specified in the corresponding entry in column (2),
originating in the countries as specified in the corresponding entry in column (4) of the said Table, and produced by the
producers as specified in the corresponding entry in column (6), when exported from the countries as specified in the
corresponding entry in column (5), by the exporters as specified in the corresponding entry in column (7), and imported into
India, an anti-dumping duty which shall be equal to the amount specified in the corresponding entry in column (8), in the
currency as specified in the corresponding entry in column (10) and per unit of measurement as specified in the corresponding
entry in column (9) of the said Table.
Table
S.
No
HeadingDescription of goodsCountry of originCountry of exportProducerExporterAmount
Unit of
Measurement
Currency
(1)(2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7)(8) (9) (10)
18523
Digital Versatile Disc
Recordable (See note
below)
China PR China PR Any Any 68.11
Per
1000 pieces
USD
2Do Do China PR
Any country other
than China PR
Any Any 68.11 Do Do
3Do Do
Any country other
than subject
countries
China PR Any Any 68.11 Do Do

4Do Do Hong Kong Hong Kong Any Any 66.72 Do Do
5Do Do Hong Kong
Any country other
than Hong Kong
Any Any 66.72 Do Do
6Do Do
Any country other
than subject
countries
Hong Kong Any Any 66.72 Do Do
7Do Do Chinese TaipeiChinese TaipeiAny Any 65.63 Do Do
8Do Do Chinese Taipei
Any country other
than Chinese
Taipei
Any Any 65.63 Do Do
9Do Do
Any country other
than subject
countries
Chinese TaipeiAny Any 65.63 Do Do
Note. - The product under consideration is digital versatile disc recordable of all kinds. Such product includes DVD-R,
DVD+R, DVD-RW and DVD+RW
2. The anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification shall be levied with effect from the date of imposition of the
provisional anti-dumping duty, 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 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: 354/111/2008- TRU
(Unmesh Wagh)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
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