Provisional Anti-dumping Duty Imposed on
Acetone from Thailand and Japan
[Customs Notification No. 45 dated 9th
April 2010]
Whereas in the matter of
imports of Acetone (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods), falling
under sub heading 2914 11 00 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff
Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) (hereinafter referred as the said Customs Tariff Act),
originating in, or exported from, Thailand and Japan (hereinafter referred as
the subject countries) and imported into India, the designated authority in its
preliminary findings vide notification No.14/31/2009-DGAD, dated the
16th February, 2010, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I,
Section 1, dated the 16th February, 2010, had come to the conclusion that-
(a) the
subject goods had been exported to India from the subject countries below its
normal value;
(b) the
domestic industry had suffered material injury;
(c) the injury had been caused by the dumped imports from subject
countries;
and had 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 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 sub heading of the First Schedule to the said Customs Tariff Act
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 specified in the
corresponding entry in column (10) and per unit of measurement specified in the
corresponding entry in column (9) of the said Table.
Table
|
Sl. No |
Sub heading |
Description of Goods |
Country of Origin |
Country of Export |
Producer |
Exporter |
Amount |
Unit of Measurement |
Currency |
|
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5) |
(6) |
(7) |
(8) |
(9) |
(10) |
|
1. |
2914 11 00 |
Acetone |
Thailand |
Thailand |
M/s PTT Phenol Company Limited, Thailand |
M/s PTT Phenol Company Limited, Thailand |
103.97 |
MT |
US Dollar |
|
2. |
2914 11 00 |
Acetone |
Thailand |
Thailand |
M/s PTT Phenol Company Limited, Thailand. |
M/s PTT Phenol Public Company Ltd. |
103.97 |
MT |
US Dollar |
|
3. |
2914 11 00 |
Acetone |
Thailand |
Thailand |
Any combination other than at Sl.no.1 and 2
above. |
168.28 |
MT |
US Dollar |
|
|
4. |
2914 11 00 |
Acetone |
Thailand |
Singapore |
M/s PTT Phenol Company Limited, Thailand |
Mitsui & Co. Ltd., Japan & Mitsui & Co
(Asia Pacific) Pte. Ltd. , Singapore |
24.87 |
MT |
US Dollar |
|
5. |
2914 11 00 |
Acetone |
Thailand |
Singapore |
Any combination other than at Sl.no.4 above. |
168.28 |
MT |
US Dollar |
|
|
6. |
2914 11 00 |
Acetone |
Thailand |
Any country other than Singapore |
Any |
Any |
168.28 |
MT |
US Dollar |
|
7. |
2914 11 00 |
Acetone |
Any country other than Singapore, United
States of America, South Africa, European Union, Republic of Korea, Taiwan
and Japan |
Thailand |
Any |
Any |
168.28 |
MT |
US Dollar |
|
8. |
2914 11 00 |
Acetone |
Japan |
Singapore |
M/s Mitsui Chemical Inc., Japan |
Mitsui & Co. Ltd., Japan & Mitsui &
Co (Asia Pacific) Pte. Ltd., Singapore |
89.78 |
MT |
US Dollar |
|
9. |
2914 11 00 |
Acetone |
Japan |
Singapore |
Any combination other than at Sl.no.8 above. |
195.58 |
MT |
US Dollar |
|
|
10. |
2914 11 00 |
Acetone |
Japan |
Any country other than Singapore |
Any |
Any |
195.58 |
MT |
US Dollar |
|
11. |
2914 11 00 |
Acetone |
Any country other than Singapore, USA, South
Africa, EU, Korea RP, Taiwan and Japan |
Singapore |
Any |
Any |
195.58 |
MT |
US Dollar |
3. The anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification shall be
effective upto and inclusive of the 8th day of October, 2010 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.354/25/2010 –TRU]