Anti-dumping Duty - Imposes Anti-dumping duty on Soda ash (Disodium Carbonate).

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This notification imposes Anti-dumping duty on Soda ash (Disodium Carbonate) imported from People's Republic of China. Dated 4th August, 2000 Notification No. 107/2000-Cus WHEREAS in the matter of import of Disodium Carbonate, falling under sub-heading No. 2836.20 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), originating in, or exported from, the Peo p le’s R ep u b lic o f C h in a , th e d esig n ated au th o rity vid e its preliminary findings, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 18th November, 1999 had come to the conclusion that - (a) D iso d iu m C arb o n ate o rig in atin g in , o r exp o rted fro m , th e Peo p le’s Republic of China, has been exported to India below normal value, resulting in dumping; (b) the Indian industry has suffered material injury; (c) the injury has been caused cumulatively by imports from the subject country; AND WHEREAS on the basis of the aforesaid findings of the designated authority, the Central Government had imposed an anti-dumping duty vide notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 4/2000– Customs, dated the 13th January, 2000, published in Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) of the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, dated the 13th January, 2000 vide G.S.R. 39(E), dated the 13th January, 2000; AND WHEREAS the Designated Authority vide its final findings published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 11th July, 2000 has come to the conclusion that - (a) Soda ash (Disodium Carbonate) originating in, or exported from, Peo p le’s R ep u b lic o f C h in a, h as b een exp o rted to In d ia b elo w n o rm al value; (b) the domestic industry has suffered material injury; (c) the injury has been caused to domestic industry by dumping of the su b ject g o o d s o rig in atin g in , o r exp o rted fro m , th e Peo p le’s R ep u b lic o f China; Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 9A of the said Customs Tariff Act, read with sub-section (5) thereof and 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 Disodium Carbonate, falling under sub-heading No. 2836.20 of the First Schedule to the said Customs Tariff Act, o rig in atin g in , o r exp o rted fro m , th e Peo p le’s R ep u b lic o f C h in a, a n d when exported by exporters mentioned in column (2) of the Table below, and imported into India, an anti-dumping duty at the rate which is to be calculated as the difference between the amount mentioned in the corresponding entry in column (3) of the said Table and the landed value of such imported Disodium Carbonate per metric tonne. Amount (in US dollars per metric tonne) (3) 197.10 197.10 Table S.No. Name of the exporter/producer (1) (2) 1 2 3 4 5 M/s Qingdao Soda Ash Co. Ltd. M/s Tianjin Bohai Chemical Industry (Group) Corp. Ltd. M/s Dahuachem International Economic & Trade Corp. 193.10 M/s Jiangsu Yongli Chemical & Technology Imports & Exports Corp. 194.50 Any other exporter 197.10 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, i.e. the 13th January, 2000; and be paid in Indian currency. Explanation - For the purposes of this notification, - (a) "landed value" means the assessable value as determined under the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962) and includes all duties of Customs except duties levied under section 3, 3A, 8B 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 of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), issued from time to time in exercise of the powers under 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. (PRASHANT KUMAR SINHA) UNDER SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA F.No.354/180/99-TRU (Pt-II).

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