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This notification extends Anti-dumping duty on Polyester Film, originating in, or exported from, Korea RP and Indonesia
15
th
November, 2000
Notification No. 141/2000-Customs
WHEREAS in the matter of import of Polyester film, falling under sub-heading No. 3920.69 of the First Schedule to the
Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), originating in, or exported from People's Republic of Korea and Indonesia, the
designated authority vide its preliminary findings, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the
14
th
August, 2000, has come to the conclusion that -
(a) Polyester Film, originating in, or exported from, Korea RP and Indonesia, have been exported to India below normal value,
resulting in dumping;
(b) the Indian domestic industry has suffered material injury;
(c) the injury has been caused cumulatively by the imports from subject countries; and
(d) no injury has been caused to domestic industry from imports of sun/dust controlled films;
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 polyester film of 9 micron and above, of grades specified in column (4) of the Table annexed
hereto, falling under sub-heading No.3920.69 of the First Schedule to the said Customs Tariff Act, originating in, or exported
from People's Republic of Korea and Indonesia, and exported by exporters specified in column (3) of the said Table, and
imported into India, an anti-dumping duty at the rate specified in column (5) of the said Table.
TABLE
S.No. Country
Name of the
Exporter/Producer
Grade of Films
Amount of duty
(US $ per
Kilogramme)
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
1 Indonesia (1) M/s PT Kolon Ina.
Packaging
polyester films
0.160
Polyester films, excluding packaging or
sun/dust controlled
0.477
(2) Other Exporters
Packaging polyester
films
0.709
Polyester films, excluding packaging or
sun/dust controlled
0.477
2
People's Republic of
Korea
(1) M/s Kolon Industries
Inc.
Packaging
polyester films
0.703
Polyester films, excluding packaging or
sun/dust controlled
NIL
(2) M/s Toray Saehan Inc. and M/s Saehan
Industries Inc.
Packaging polyester
films
0.281
Polyester films, excluding packaging or
sun/dust controlled
0.252
(3) Other Exporters
Packaging polyester
films
0.982
Polyester films, excluding packaging or
sun/dust controlled
0.614
2. The anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification shall be effective upto and inclusive of the 14
th
day of May, 2001, and
shall be payable in Indian currency.
Explanation. - For the purposes of this notification, "rate of exchange" applicable for the purposes of calculation of 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 under 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.354/152/2000-TRU
(PRASANT KUMAR SINHA)

UNDER SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA