Notification No. 21/2009-Customs dated 27.2.2009

[TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE OF INDIA, EXTRAORDINARY, PART II, SECTION 3, SUB-SECTION (i)]

G.S.R. (E).- Whereas, in the matter of import of Plain Medium Density Fibre Board (hereinafter referred as the subject goods), falling under heading 4411 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), originating in, or exported from, China PR, Malaysia, New Zealand, Thailand and Sri Lanka (hereinafter referred to as the subject countries) , the designated authority, in its preliminary findings vide notification 14/12/2007-DGAD dated the 2nd February, 2009, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 2nd February, 2009, has come to the conclusion that–

i. the subject goods have been exported from subject countries to India at dumped prices. The dumping margins of the subject goods imported from the subject

ii. the domestic industry has suffered material injury and injury has been caused to the domestic industry both by the volume and price effect of dumped import of the subject goods originating in or exported 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 the 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), 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(9), 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 (8) of the said Table.

SI. No	Heading	Description	Country of origin	Country of export	Producer	Exporter	Unit	Amount	Currency
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
1	4411	Plain Medium Density Fibre Board from 6 MM and above	Thailand	Thailand	Siam Fibreboard Company Limited	Siam Fibreboard Company Limited	Per Cubic Meter	355.62	US Dollar
2	As above	As above	Thailand	Thailand	Vanachai Panel Industries Co., Ltd	Vanachai Panel Industries Co., Ltd	Per Cubic Meter	376.65	US Dollar
3	As above	As above	Thailand	Thailand	Vanachai Group Public Company Limited	Vanachai Group Public Company Limited	Per Cubic Meter	370.69	US Dollar
4	As above	As above	Thailand	Thailand	M/s Metro M.D.F. Co. Ltd	M/s. Metro M.D.F. Co. Ltd.	Per Cubic Meter	381.73	US Dollar
5	As above	As above	Thailand	Thailand	M/s. Metro Fiber Co. Ltd.	M/s. Metro Fiber Co. Ltd.	Per Cubic Meter	367.89	US Dollar
6	As above	As above	Thailand	Thailand	M/s. Advance Fiber Co. Ltd	M/s. Advance Fiber Co. Ltd	Per Cubic Meter	363.20	US Dollar
7	As above	As above	Thailand	Thailand	Any other combination other than S.No 1 to 6		Per Cubic Meter	387.33	US Dollar
8	As above	As above	Thailand	Any Country other than Thailand	Any	Any	Per Cubic Meter	387.33	US Dollar
9	As above	As above	Any Country other than Subject Country	Thailand	Any	Any	Per Cubic Meter	387.33	US Dollar
10	As above	As above	Sri Lanka	Sri Lanka	Merbok MDF Lanka (Pvt) Ltd	Merbok MDF Lanka (Pvt) Ltd	Per Cubic Meter	331.49	US Dollar
11	As above	As above	Sri Lanka	Sri Lanka	Any other combination other than S.No 10		Per Cubic Meter	324.32	US Dollar
12	As above	As above	Sri Lanka	Any Country other than Sri Lanka	Any	Any	Per Cubic Meter	324.32	US Dollar
13	As above	As above	Any Country other than Subject Country	Sri Lanka	Any	Any	Per Cubic Meter	324.32	US Dollar
14	As above	As above	Malaysia	Malaysia	Dongwha Fibreboard Sdn, Bhd.	Dongwha Fibreboard Sdn. Bhd.	Per Cubic Meter	349.67	US Dollar
15	As above	As above	Malaysia	Malaysia	Robin Resources (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd	Robin Resources (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd	Per Cubic Meter	358.53	US Dollar
16	As above	As above	Malaysia	Malaysia	Evergreen Fibre Berhad (EFB)	Evergreen Fibre Berhad (EFB)	Per Cubic Meter	350.31	US Dollar
17	As above	As above	Malaysia	Malaysia	Any other combination other than S.No. 14 to 16		Per Cubic Meter	340.41	US Dollar
18	As above	As above	Malaysia	Any Country other than Malaysia	Any	Any	Per Cubic Meter	340.41	US Dollar
19	As above	As above	Any Country other than Subject Country	Malaysia	Any	Any	Per Cubic Meter	340.41	US Dollar
20	As above	As above	New Zealand	New Zealand	Carter Holt Harvey	Carter Holt Harvey	Per Cubic Meter	378.45	US Dollar
21	As above	As above	New Zealand	New Zealand	Any other combination other than S.No. 20		Per Cubic Meter	391.40	US Dollar
22	As above	As above	New Zealand	Any Country other than New Zealand	Any	Any	Per Cubic Meter	391.40	US Dollar
23	As above	As above	Any Country other than Subject Country	New Zealand	Any	Any	Per Cubic Meter	391.40	US Dollar
24	As above	As above	China	China	Any	Any	Per Cubic Meter	395.52	US Dollar
25	As above	As above	China	Any Country other than China	Any	Any	Per Cubic Meter	395.52	US Dollar
26	As above	As above	Any Country other than Subject Country	China	Any	Any	Per Cubic Meter	395.52	US Dollar

2. The anti- dumping imposed under this notification shall be effective upto and inclusive of the 26^th day of August, 2009, and shall be payable in Indian Currency.

Explanation. - For the purposes of this notification, ‘rate of exchange’ applicable for the purposes of calculation of 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 section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962) and the relevant date for 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.

Under Secretary to the Government of India.