Notification No. 49/ 2008-Customs
dated 11.04.2008
Anti dumping duty on Sodium Nitrite (283410)
G.S.R.(E).– Whereas, the designated authority vide notification No.
15/6/2006(SSR)-DGAD, dated the 6th March, 2007, published in Part I, Section 1
of the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, dated the 6th March, 2007, had initiated
review, in terms of sub-section (5) of section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act,
1975 (51 of 1975) and in pursuance of rule 23 of the Customs Tariff
(Identification, Assessment and Collection of Anti-dumping Duty on Dumped
Articles and for Determination of Injury) Rules, 1995 (hereinafter referred to
as the said Rules), in the matter of continuation of anti-dumping duty on Sodium
Nitrite (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods), falling under
sub-heading 2834 10 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act 1975 (51 of
1975) , originating in, or exported from, the European Union (hereinafter
referred to as the subject country ), levied vide notification of the Government
of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No.
51/2005-Customs, dated the 27th May, 2005, published in the Gazette of India
Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R.341(E), dated the 27th
May, 2005;
And whereas, the Central Government had extended the anti-dumping duty on the
subject goods, originating in, or exported from, the subject country upto and
inclusive of the 27th March, 2008 vide notification of the Government of India,
in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 44/2007 -Customs dated
the 21st March, 2007, vide number G.S.R. 216(E), dated the 21st March, 2007
published in Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) of the Gazette of India,
Extraordinary, dated the 21st March, 2007;
And whereas, in the matter of review of anti-dumping on import of the subject
goods, originating in, or exported from, the subject country, the designated
authority vide its final findings No. 15/6/2006(SSR) dated the 3rd March, 2008
published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated 5th
March, 2008, has come to the conclusion that-
(i) the subject goods originating in or exported from subject country or
territory have been exported to India below their normal value, resulting in
dumping;
(ii) the domestic industry has suffered material injury due to dumped imports;
and
(iii) discontinuation of antidumping duties on the subject goods from subject
country or territory may result in continuance of dumping and continuance or
intensification of injury to the domestic industry;
and has recommended continued imposition of definitive anti-dumping duty against
the subject goods, originating in, or exported from, the subject country in
order to remove injury to the domestic industry;
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (5)
of section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) read with rules 18
and 23 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, after considering the aforesaid findings of the
designated authority, hereby imposes on the subject 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 country as specified in
the corresponding entry in column (4), and exported from the country as
specified in the corresponding entry in column (5), and produced by the
producers as specified in the corresponding entry in column (6), and exported by
the exporters as specified in the corresponding entry in column (7), and
imported into India, an anti-dumping duty at a rate which is equivalent to the
difference between, the amount as 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, and the landed value of such imported goods in like currency
per like unit of measurement.
Table
| Sl. No |
Sub-heading |
Description of goods |
Country of origin |
Country of export |
Producer |
Exporter |
Amount |
Unit of measure-ment |
Currency |
| (1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5) |
(6) |
(7) |
(8) |
(9) |
(10) |
| 1 |
2834 10 |
Sodium Nitrite |
European Union |
European Union |
Any |
Any |
25235 |
MT |
Rupees |
| 2 |
2834 10 |
Sodium Nitrite |
European Union |
Any other than subject country |
Any |
Any |
25235 |
MT |
Rupees |
| 3 |
2834 10 |
Sodium Nitrite |
Any other than subject country |
European Union |
Any |
Any |
25235 |
MT |
Rupees |
2. The anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification shall be effective for
a period of five years (unless revoked, superseded or amended earlier) form the
date of publication of this notification in the Gazette of India.
Explanation. - For the purposes of this notification, “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 sections 3, 3A, 8B, 9
and 9A of the said Customs Tariff Act.
[F.No.354/24/2002-TRU](Sonal Bajaj)
Under Secretary to the Government of India.
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