Customs Notification No. 34/2008 dated 13.3.2008
Anti dumping duty on Compact Discs-Recordable (852340)

G.S.R. (E).- Whereas, in the matter of import of Compact Discs-Recordable (CD-Rs, hereinafter referred to as the subject goods), falling under sub-heading 8523 40 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) originating in, or exported from Iran, Malaysia, Korea ROK, Thailand, United Arab Emirates and Vietnam (hereinafter referred to as the subject countries), the designated authority, in its preliminary findings vide notification No. 14/9/2007-DGAD dated the 13th December, 2007, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 17th December, 2007, has come to the conclusion that –

a) the subject goods have been exported to India from the subject countries below its normal value;

b) the domestic industry has suffered material injury;

c) the injury has been caused by the dumped imports from the subject countries.

and has recommended imposition of provisional anti-dumping duty on all imports of the 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 preliminary 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), originating in the countries as specified in the corresponding entry in column (4) of the said Table, and produced by the producers as specified in the corresponding entry in column (6), when exported from the countries as specified in the corresponding entry in column (5), by the exporters as specified in the corresponding entry in column (7), and imported into India, an anti-dumping duty which shall be equal to the amount specified 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

Sl. No. Heading/ Sub-heading/Tariff item Description Country of origin Country of export Producer Exporter DutyAmount Unit Currency
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)
1. 8523 40 Compact Disc-Recordable (CDR) write once read many Times Thailand Thailand M/s Panstar Electronics Co Ltd M/s Panstar Electronics Co Ltd 0.74 Per piece INR
2. 8523 40 Compact Disc-Recordable (CDR) write once read many Times Thailand Thailand Any combination of producer and exporter other than at S.No 1 1.11 Per piece INR
3. 8523 40 Compact Disc-Recordable (CDR) write once read many Times Thailand Any country other than Thailand Any Any 1.11 Per piece INR
4. 8523 40 Compact Disc-Recordable (CDR) write once read many Times Any country other than subject countries Thailand Any Any 1.11 Per piece INR
5. 8523 40 Compact Disc-Recordable (CDR) write once read many Times Vietnam Vietnam M/s Ritek Vietnam Co. Ltd M/s Ritek Vietnam Co. Ltd 3.04 Per piece INR
6. 8523 40 Compact Disc-Recordable (CDR) write once read many Times Vietnam Vietnam Any combination of producer and exporter other than at S.No 5. 3.23 Per piece INR
7. 8523 40 Compact Disc-Recordable (CDR) write once read many Times Vietnam Any country other than Vietnam Any Any 3.23 Per piece INR
8. 8523 40 Compact Disc-Recordable (CDR) write once read many Times Any country other than subject countries Vietnam Any Any 3.23 Per piece INR
9. 8523 40 Compact Disc-Recordable (CDR) write once read many Times Korea Korea M/s Newstar Digital M/s Newstar Digital 2.51 Per piece INR
10. 8523 40 Compact Disc-Recordable (CDR) write once read many Times Korea Korea Any combination of producer and exporter other than at S.No 9. 3.09 Per piece INR
11. 8523 40 Compact Disc-Recordable (CDR) write once read many Times Korea Any country other than Korea Any Any 3.09 Per piece INR
12. 8523 40 Compact Disc-Recordable (CDR) write once read many Times Any country other than subject countries Korea Any Any 3.09 Per piece INR
13. 8523 40 Compact Disc-Recordable (CDR) write once read many Times Iran Iran Any Any 2.63 Per piece INR
14. 8523 40 Compact Disc-Recordable (CDR) write once read many Times Iran Any country other than Iran Any Any 2.63 Per piece INR
15. 8523 40 Compact Disc-Recordable (CDR) write once read many Times Any country other than subject countries Iran Any Any 2.63 Per piece INR
16. 8523 40 Compact Disc-Recordable (CDR) write once read many Times Malaysia Malaysia Any Any 2.27 Per piece INR
17. 8523 40 Compact Disc-Recordable (CDR) write once read many Times Malaysia Any country other than Malaysia Any Any 2.27 Per piece INR
18. 8523 40 Compact Disc-Recordable (CDR) write once read many Times Any country other than subject countries Malaysia Any Any 2.27 Per piece INR
19. 8523 40 Compact Disc-Recordable (CDR) write once read many Times United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates Any Any 3.08 Per piece INR
20. 8523 40 Compact Disc-Recordable (CDR) write once read many Times United Arab Emirates Any country other than United Arab Emirates Any Any 3.08 Per piece INR
21. 8523 40 Compact Disc-Recordable (CDR) write once read many Times Any country other than subject countries United Arab Emirates Any Any 3.08 Per piece INR

[F. No: 354/187/2007- TRU]

(S. Bajaj)
Under Secretary to the Government of India

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