Provisional Anti-dumping Duty Imposed on Rubber Chemicals from China and Korea

Ntfn 61            Whereas in the matter of
05.05.2008      imports of certain rubber
(DoR)              chemicals, namely MBT
                        (having chemical description 2-Mercapto Benzothiazole), CBS (having chemical description N-Cyclohexyl-2-Benzothiazole Sulphenamide), TDQ (having chemical description Polymerized 2,2,4 – Trimethyl-1,2- dihydroquinoline), PVI [having chemical description N-(Cyclohexylthio) Pthalimide], TMT (having chemical description as Tetramethylthiuram Disulfude) and PX-13 (6PPD) [having chemical description N-(1,3-dimethyl butyl)-N Phenyl P-1] (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods), falling under Chapter 29 or 38 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 Korea RP (hereinafter referred to as the subject countries) and imported into India, the designated authority in its preliminary findings vide notification No.14/5/2007-DGAD dated the 28^th February, 2008 published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 28^th February, 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; and

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 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

S. No	Heading	Description	Specification	Country of origin	Country of export	Producer	Exporter	Duty Amount	Unit of measure-ment	Currency
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	7	(8)	(9)	(10)	(11)
1	2902, 2907, 2909, 2917, 2921, 2925, 2930, 2933, 2934, 2935, 2942, 3811, 3812, or3815	Rubber Chemical PX-13	N-(1,3-dimethyl butyl)-N’ Phenyl- p-phenylenediamine or 6C, or Pilflex 13, Sirantox 4020, antioxidant 4020, kumhonax 13, vulcanox 4020	People’s Republic of China	People’s Republic of China	Sinorgchem (Group) Co	Sinorgchem (Group) Co	48.34	Per kilogram	Rupees
2	-do-	Rubber Chemical PX-13	-do-	People’s Republic of China	Any	Any other than above	Any other than above	66.62	Per kilogram	Rupees
3	-do-	Rubber Chemical PX-13	-do-	Any other than Korea RP	People’s Republic of China	Any other than above	Any other than above	66.62	Per kilogram	Rupees
4	-do-	Rubber Chemical PX-13	-do-	Korea RP	Korea RP	Korea Kumho Petrochemicals Co.Ltd	Korea Kumho Petrochemicals Co.Ltd	10.44	Per kilogram	Rupees
5	-do-	Rubber Chemical PX-13	-do-	Korea RP	Any	Any other than above	Any other than above	27.56	Per kilogram	Rupees
6	-do-	Rubber Chemical PX-13	-do-	Any other than People’s Republic of China	Korea RP	Any other than above	Any other than above	27.56	Per kilogram	Rupees
7	-do-	Rubber Chemical MBT	2-Mercapto Benzothiazole, or Accelerator M, Accelerator MBT	People’s Republic of China	People’s Republic of China	Shandong Shanxian Chemical Co. Ltd.	Shandong Shanxian Chemical Co. Ltd.	23.11	Per kilogram	Rupees
8	-do-	Rubber Chemical MBT	-do-	People’s Republic of China	Any	Any other than above	Any other than above	33.51	Per kilogram	Rupees
9	-do-	Rubber Chemical MBT	-do-	Any	People’s Republic of China	Any other than above	Any other than above	33.51	Per kilogram	Rupees
10	-do-	Rubber Chemical TDQ	Polymerised 2,2,4- Trimethyl-1,2- dihydroquinoline, or TDQ or Antioxidant RD	People’s Republic of China	Any	Any	Any	Nil	Per kilogram	Rupees
11	-do-	Rubber Chemical TDQ	-do-	Any	People’s Republic of China	Any	Any	Nil	Per kilogram	Rupees
12	-do-	Rubber Chemical TMT	Tetramethylthiuram Disulfude, or Accelerator TMTD, Thiuram C	People’s Republic of China	People’s Republic of China	Shandong Shanxian Chemical Co. Ltd.	Shandong Shanxian Chemical Co. Ltd.	29.55	Per kilogram	Rupees
13	-do-	Rubber Chemical TMT	-do-	People’s Republic of China	Any	Any other than above	Any other than above	29.55	Per kilogram	Rupees
14	-do-	Rubber Chemical TMT	-do-	Any	People’s Republic of China	Any other than above	Any other than above	29.55	Per kilogram	Rupees
15	-do-	Rubber Chemical CBS	N-cyclohexyl-2- benzothiazole sulphenamide or Accelerator CZ, Accelerator HBS, CBS	People’s Republic of China	People’s Republic of China	Shandong Shanxian Chemical Co. Ltd.	Shandong Shanxian Chemical Co. Ltd.	Nil	Per kilogram	Rupees
16	-do-	Rubber Chemical CBS	-do-	People’s Republic of China	Any	Any other than above	Any other than above	Nil	Per kilogram	Rupees
17	-do-	Rubber Chemical CBS	-do-	Any	People’s Republic of China	Any other than above	Any other than above	Nil	Per kilogram	Rupees
18	-do-	Rubber Chemical PVI	N-(Cyclohexylthio) pthalimide, or Anti Scorch Agent CTP, PVI	People’s Republic of China	People’s Republic of China	Shandong Shanxian Chemical Co. Ltd.	Shandong Shanxian Chemical Co. Ltd.	12.45	Per kilogram	Rupees
19	-do-	Rubber Chemical PVI	-do-	People’s Republic of China	People’s Republic of China	Shandong Yanggu Huatai Chemicals Co. Ltd.	Shandong Yanggu Huatai Chemicals Co. Ltd.	23.44	Per kilogram	Rupees
20	-do-	Rubber Chemical PVI	-do-	People’s Republic of China	Any	Any other than above	Any other than above	29.34	Per kilogram	Rupees
21	-do-	Rubber Chemical PVI	-do-	Any	People’s Republic of China	Any other than above	Any other than above	29.34	Per kilogram	Rupees

2. The anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification shall be effective upto and inclusive of the 4^th November, 2008, and shall be payable in Indian currency.

[F.No.354/32/2008-TRU]