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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)
Notification No.48/2008-Customs
New Delhi, the 11
th
April, 2008
G.S.R. (E). - Whereas in the matter of imports of Sulphur Black [hereinafter referred to as the subject goods], falling under
heading 3204 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), originating in, or exported from, the People's
Republic of China (hereinafter referred to as the subject country) and imported into India, the designated authority in its
preliminary findings vide notification No.14/16/2006-DGAD dated the 10
th
March, 2008 published in the Gazette of India,
Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 11
th
March, 2008, has come to the conclusion that -
(i) the subject goods have entered the Indian market from the subject country at prices less than their normal values in the
domestic market of the exporting country;
(ii) the dumping margins of the subject goods imported from the subject country are substantial and above de minimis; and
(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 country;
and has recommended imposition of provisional anti-dumping duty on the imports of subject goods, originating in, or exported
from, the subject country;
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 9A of the said Customs Tariff Act, 1975 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
heading 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 country specified in the corresponding entry
in column (5), and exported from the country specified in the corresponding entry in column (6) and produced by the producer
specified in the corresponding entry in column (7) and exported by the exporter 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
SI.NoHeading
Description of
goods
Specification
Country of
origin
Country
of export
Producer Exporter
Duty
amount
Unit of
measure
Currency
12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
13204
Sulphur Black of
100%
concentration
(BR240)
In all forms
and strength
People's
Republic of
China
Any
M/s Dalian
Green Peak
Chemicals Co.
Ltd
M/s Dalian
Green Peak
Chemicals Co.
Ltd or
M/s Dalian Dye
Chem
International
Corporation
436.21MT US$
23204
Sulphur Black of
100%
concentration
(BR240)
In all forms
and strength
People's
Republic of
China
Any
M/s Shanxi
Linfen Dyeing
Chemicals Co.
Ltd
M/s Shanxi
Linfen Dyeing
Chemicals Co.
Ltd or
M/s Tianjin
International
Trading Co
208.09MT US$
33204
Sulphur Black of
100%
concentration
(BR240)
In all forms
and strength
People's
Republic of
China
Any
Any other
combination
other than
above
496.86 MTUS$

43204
Sulphur Black of
100%
concentration
(BR240)
In all forms
and strength
Any other
than
People's
Republic of
China
People's
Republic
of China
Any Any 496.86MT US$
2. The rate of anti-dumping duty for Sulphur Black of concentration other than 100% shall be worked out on pro-rata basis.
3. The anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification shall be effective upto and inclusive of the 10
th
October, 2008,
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.354/39/2008-TRU]
(Sonal Bajaj)
Under Secretary to the Government of India.