Vitamin-A Palmitate - Anti-dumping duty on Import of Vitamin-A Palmitate originating in, or exported from, the Peoples Republic of China and Switzerland and imported into India.

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[TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE OF INDIA, EXTRAORDINARY, PART II, SECTION 3, SUB-SECTION (i)] GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE (DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE) New Delhi, dated the 28th March, 2007 NOTIFICATION No.47/2007-CUSTOMS G.S.R. (E). – Whereas, in the matter of import of Vitamin-A Palmitate (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods), falling under tariff item 2936 21 00 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), originating in, or exported from, the Peoples Republic of China and Switzerland (hereinafter referred to as the subject countries) and imported into India, the designated authority vide its preliminary findings No. 14/11/2005-DGAD dated the 20th February, 2007, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 20th February, 2007, has come to the conclusion that - (i) the subject goods have entered the Indian market from the subject countries at prices less than their normal values in the domestic markets of the exporting countries; (ii) the dumping margins of the subject goods imported from the subject countries/territories are substantial and above de minimis; (iii) the domestic industry suffers material injury; (iv) and the injury has been caused to the domestic industry both by volume and price effect of dumped imports of the subject goods originating in or exported from the subject counties; 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 sub-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 countries as specified in the corresponding entry in column (5), and exported from the countries as specified in the corresponding entry in column (6), and produced by the producers as specified in the corresponding entry in column (7), and exported by the exporters as specified in the corresponding entry in column (8), and imported into India, an anti-dumping duty at the rate equal to the amount as 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. Table Sl. No. Tariff item Description of goods Specification of goods Country of origin Country of export Producer Exporter Amoun t Curre ncy Unit of measu remen t (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (1) (2) 1 2936 21 00 Vitamin-A Palmitate Any Switzerland Any 6.574 KG US$ DSM Nutritional Products, AG Switzerland Any than above other DSM Nutritional Products Asia Pacific Pts Ltd., Singapore Any 2 2936 21 00 Vitamin-A Palmitate Any 3 2936 21 00 Vitamin-A Palmitate Any 4 2936 21 00 Vitamin-A Palmitate Any 5 2936 21 00 Vitamin-A Palmitate 6 2936 21 00 Vitamin-A Palmitate Any Any Switzerland Any other 8.75 KG US$ than People’s Republic of China Switzerland Any other Any than People’s Republic of China People’s Republic of China Any Any People’s Republic of China Any People’s Republic of China. Any 8.75 KG US$ Zhejiang NHU Company Ltd. Any than above other Synchem Internatio nal Company Ltd. Any 14.94 KG US$ 26.5 KG US$ Any Any 26.5 KG US$ 2. The anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification shall be effective up to and inclusive of the 27th September, 2007 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 sub-clause (i) of clause (a) of sub- section (3) of section 14 of the Customs Act 1962 (52 of 1062), 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.354/31/2007-TRU] (G. G. Pai) Under Secretary to the Government of India.

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