Anti-dumping duty - Continuation of anti-dumping duty imposed on metallurgical coke originating in, or exported from, Peoples Republic of China.

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21st January, 2004. Notification No. 23/2004 - Customs In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 9A read with sub-section (6) of section 3 of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), and sub section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962) and in supersession of notification of Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) No. 81/1998, dated the 27th October, 1998 [ G.S.R. 644 (E), dated the 27th October, 1998], the Central Government imposed on metallurgical coke falling under heading 27.04 of the First Schedule to the said Customs Tariff Act, originating in, or exported from , Peo p le’s R ep u b lic o f C h in a, an ti-dumping duty vide notification No.69/2000-Customs, dated the 19th May, 2000 [G.S.R. 466 (E), dated 19th May, 2000]; AND WHEREAS in the said matter of import of Metallurgical Coke (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods), falling under heading 2704 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), originating in, or exported from China PR (hereinafter referred to as the subject country), findings notification No.14/13/2002-DGAD, dated the 5th November, 2003, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 5th November, 2003 has come to the conclusion that – the designated authority vide its (a) the subject goods originating in or exported from the subject country have been exported to India below the normal value, resulting in dumping; (b) the designated authority has constructed the normal value of m etallu rg ical coke in Peop le’s R ep u b lic of C h in a b ased on th e in form atio n furnished by the exporters and the information available with the designated authority in view of incomplete and insufficient response by th e exp orters/p rod u cers from Peop le’s R ep u b lic of C h in a in sp ite of specific request for information; (c) the injury has been caused by imports of the subject goods from the subject country. The designated authority is of the opinion that cessation of the existing anti-dumping duty on the subject goods may cause recurrence of dumping of the subject goods from the subject country into India; (d) it is considered necessary to continue definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of subject goods originating in or exported from subject country; (e) the designated authority recommends imposition of definitive anti- dumping duty on all imports of metallurgical coke originating in or exp orted from th e Peop le’s R ep u b lic o f C h in a. T h e an ti d u m p in g d u ty shall be the difference between US$ 119.13 and the landed price of imports per MT., and has recommended imposition of 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-section (1) and first proviso to sub-section (5) of section 9A of the said Customs Tariff Act, the Central Government, on the basis of the aforesaid findings of the designated authority, hereby imposes (by way of extending the period of imposition of anti-dumping duty) 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 the corresponding entry in column (4) of the said Table, originating in the country as specified in the corresponding entry in column (5) , and produced by the producer as specified in the corresponding entry in column (7), when exported from the country as specified in the corresponding entry in column (6), by the exporter as specified in the corresponding entry in column (8), and imported into India, an anti-dumping duty equal to the difference between amount the specified 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, and the landed value of such imported goods expressed in like currency per like unit of measurement. Table Head ing S. No . Descri ption of goods Specifi -cation Cou ntry of origi n Cou ntry of expo rt Produ cer Export er Amo unt Curre ncy Unit of meas ure- ment (8) Any (9) (10) (11) 119. 13 Metric tonne US Dollar (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) 1. 2704 Metallu rgical Coke Peopl e’s Repu blic of Chin a Peopl e’s Repu blic of Chin a Shang hai Cookin g Chemi cal Corpor ation Low Ash Metallu rgical Coke with Ash content less than 15% 2. 2704 Metallu rgical Coke Low Ash Metallu rgical Peopl e’s Repu blic Any coun try exce Shang hai Cookin g Any 119. 13 Metric tonne US Dollar Head ing S. No . Descri ption of goods Specifi -cation Cou ntry of origi n 3. 2704 Metallu rgical Coke 4. 2704 Metallu rgical Coke of Chin a Any coun try exce pt Peopl e’s Repu blic of Chin a Peopl e’s Repu blic of Chin a Coke with Ash content less than 15% Low Ash Metallu rgical Coke with Ash content less than 15% Low Ash Metallu rgical Coke with Ash content less than 15% Cou ntry of expo rt pt Peopl e’s Repu blic of Chin a Peopl e’s Repu blic of Chin a Peopl e’s Repu blic of Chin a Produ cer Export er Amo unt Curre ncy Unit of meas ure- ment Chemi cal Corpor ation Shang hai Cookin g Chemi cal Corpor ation Any produc er except Shang hai Cookin g Chemi cal Corpor ation Any 119. 13 Metric tonne US Dollar 119. 13 Metric tonne US Dollar Minmet als Townlor d Technol ogies Co. Ltd., Beijing, Sinoche m Interna tional Co. Ltd., Shangh ai ,CNC Coke and Chemic als Head ing S. No . Descri ption of goods Specifi -cation Cou ntry of origi n Cou ntry of expo rt Produ cer Export er Amo unt Curre ncy Unit of meas ure- ment Ltd.,Chi na Metallur gical Import and Export Hebei Compa ny, China North Industri es Corpora tion and Shanxi Minmet als Industri al and Trading Co. Ltd. 119. 13 Metric tonne US Dollar 5. 2704 Metallu rgical Coke Peopl e’s Repu blic of Chin a Low Ash Metallu rgical Coke with Ash content less China PR than 15% Any coun try exce pt Peopl e’s Repu blic of Chin a Any produc er except Shang hai Cookin g Chemi cal Corpor ation Minmet als Townlor d Technol ogies Co. Ltd., Beijing, Sinoche m Interna tional Co. Ltd., Shangh ai ,CNC Coke Head ing S. No . Descri ption of goods Specifi -cation Cou ntry of origi n Cou ntry of expo rt Produ cer Export er Amo unt Curre ncy Unit of meas ure- ment and Chemic als Ltd.,Chi na Metallur gical Import and Export Hebei Compa ny, China North Industri es Corpora tion and Shanxi Minmet als Industri al and Trading Co. Ltd. 119. 13 Metric tonne US Dollar 6. 2704 Metallu rgical Coke Peopl e’s Repu blic of Chin a Low Ash Metallu rgical Coke with Ash content less than 15% Any coun try exce pt Peopl e’s Repu blic of Chin a Any produc er except Shang hai Cookin g Chemi cal Corpor ation Minmet als Townlor d Technol ogies Co. Ltd., Beijing, Sinoche m Interna tional Co. Ltd., Head ing S. No . Descri ption of goods Specifi -cation Cou ntry of origi n Cou ntry of expo rt Produ cer Export er Amo unt Curre ncy Unit of meas ure- ment Shangh ai ,CNC Coke and Chemic als Ltd.,Chi na Metallur gical Import and Export Hebei Compa ny, China North Industri es Corpora tion and Shanxi Minmet als Industri al and Trading Co. Ltd. 119. 13 Metric tonne US Dollar 7. 2704 Metallu rgical Coke Peopl e’s Repu blic of Chin a Peopl e’s Repu blic of Chin a Low Ash Metallu rgical Coke with Ash content less than 15% Any produc er except Shang hai Cookin g Chemi cal Corpor ation Any exporte r except Minmet als Townlor d Technol ogies Co. Ltd., Head ing S. No . Descri ption of goods Specifi -cation Cou ntry of origi n Cou ntry of expo rt Produ cer Export er Amo unt Curre ncy Unit of meas ure- ment Beijing, Sinoche m Interna tional Co. Ltd., Shangh ai ,CNC Coke and Chemic als Ltd.,Chi na Metallur gical Import and Export Hebei Compa ny, China North Industri es Corpora tion and Shanxi Minmet als Industri al and Trading Co. Ltd. 8. 2704 Metallu rgical Coke Low Ash Metallu rgical Coke Peopl e’s Repu blic of Any coun try exce pt Any produc er except Shang Any exporte r except Minmet 119. 13 Metric tonne US Dollar Head ing S. No . Descri ption of goods Specifi -cation Cou ntry of origi n Cou ntry of expo rt Produ cer Export er Amo unt Curre ncy Unit of meas ure- ment Chin a with Ash content less than 15% Chin a PR hai Cookin g Chemi cal Corpor ation als Townlor d Technol ogies Co. Ltd., Beijing, Sinoche m Interna tional Co. Ltd., Shangh ai ,CNC Coke and Chemic als Ltd.,Chi na Metallur gical Import and Export Hebei Compa ny, China North Industri es Corpora tion and Shanxi Minmet als Industri al and Cou ntry of expo rt Peopl e’s Repu blic of Chin a Head ing S. No . Descri ption of goods Specifi -cation Cou ntry of origi n 9. 2704 Metallu rgical Coke Low Ash Metallu rgical Coke with Ash content less than 15% Any coun try exce pt Peopl e’s Repu blic of Chin a Produ cer Export er Amo unt Curre ncy Unit of meas ure- ment Trading Co. Ltd. 119. 13 Metric tonne US Dollar Any produc er except Shang hai Cookin g Chemi cal Corpor ation Any exporte r except Minmet als Townlor d Technol ogies Co. Ltd., Beijing, Sinoche m Interna tional Co. Ltd., Shangh ai ,CNC Coke and Chemic als Ltd.,Chi na Metallur gical Import and Export Hebei Compa ny, China North Industri es Corpora Head ing S. No . Descri ption of goods Specifi -cation Cou ntry of origi n Cou ntry of expo rt Produ cer Export er Amo unt Curre ncy Unit of meas ure- ment tion and Shanxi Minmet als Industri al and Trading Co. Ltd. 2. Nothing contained in this notification shall apply to imports of metallurgical coke- (a) by a manufacturer of pig iron or steel using a blast furnace; or (b) by a manufacturer of steel using COREX technology; or (c) by a manufacturer of pig iron using COREX technology; or (d) by a manufacturer of ferro alloys, if he follows the procedure set out in the Customs (Import of Goods at Concessional Rate of Duty for Manufacture of Excisable Goods) Rules, 1996 Explanation. - For the purposes of this notification, - (a) “lan d ed valu e” m ean s th e assessab le valu e as d eterm in ed u n d er th e Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962) and includes all duties of customs except duties levied under sections 3, 3A, 8B, 9 and 9A of the said Customs Tariff Act; (b) rate of exchange applicable for the purposes of calculation of such anti- dumping duty shall be the rate which is specified in the notification, issued from time to time, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-clause (i) of clause (a) of sub-section (3) of section 14 of the said Customs Act, 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. G. S. Karki Under Secretary to the Government of India F.No.354/129/2003-TRU

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