Diclofenac Sodium from China – Final Findings
Ntfn 91 Whereas
in the matter of
30.07.2008 import of Diclofenac
Sodium
(hereinafter referred
to as the subject goods), falling under heading 2942 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.14/4/2007-DGAD dated the 28th January, 2008 published in the Gazette
of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 28th January, 2008 had come to the
conclusion that–
(a) the subject goods had been exported to India from the subject country below its normal value;
(b) the domestic industry had suffered material injury; and
(c) the injury had been caused by the dumped imports from the subject country;
and had recommended
imposition of provisional anti-dumping duty on the imports of the subject
goods, originating in or exported from, the subject country;
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 of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department
of Revenue), No. 46/2008-Customs, dated the 10th April, 2008,
published in the Gazette of India vide number G.S.R. 276(E), dated the
10th April, 2008;
And whereas, the
designated authority in its final findings vide notification No.
14/4/2007 -DGAD, dated the 29th May, 2008,
published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the
29th May, 2008, has interalia, come to the conclusion
that-
(a) the subject goods exported from the subject country are at prices below their normal values;
(b) the domestic industry has suffered material injury; and
(c) the injury has been caused by the dumped imports from the subject country;
and has recommended
the imposition of definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of the subject goods originating
in or exported from the subject country;
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 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 country specified in the corresponding entry in
column (4), and exported from the country specified in the corresponding entry
in column (5) and produced by the producer specified in the corresponding entry
in column (6) and exported by the exporter specified in the corresponding entry
in column (7), and imported into India, an anti-dumping duty at the rate equal
to the amount indicated 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
|
SNo |
Heading |
Description of goods |
Country of origin |
Country of export |
Producer |
Exporter |
Duty amount |
Unit |
Currency |
|
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5) |
(6) |
(7) |
(8) |
(9) |
(10) |
|
1 |
2942 |
Diclofenac Sodium |
People’s Republic of China |
Any |
Any |
Any |
144 |
Per Kilogram |
Rupees |
|
2 |
2942 |
Diclofenac Sodium |
Any country other than People’s Republic of China |
People’s Republic of China |
Any |
Any |
144 |
Per Kilogram |
Rupees |
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, that is, the 10th April, 2008, and shall be payable in Indian currency.
[F.No.354/21/2008
–TRU]