G.S.R. (E).- Whereas, in the matter of import of all kinds of plastic processing or injection moulding machines, also known as injection presses, having clamping force not less than 40 tonnes (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods), falling under tariff item 8477 10 00 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), originating in or exported from, People’s Republic of China (hereinafter referred to as the subject country), the designated authority, in its preliminary findings vide notification No. 14/12/2008-DGAD, dated the 10th February, 2009, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 10th February, 2009, had come to the conclusion that–

(a) the subject goods had entered the Indian market from the subject country at prices less than their normal values in the domestic market of the exporting country;

(b) the dumping margins of the subject goods imported from the subject country were substantial and above de minimis;

(c) the domestic industry had suffered material injury and the injury had 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 country,

and had recommended imposition of provisional anti-dumping duty on all imports of the subject goods, originating in or exported from, the subject country.

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 tariff item 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), originating in the country as specified in the corresponding entry in column (5) and produced by the producer as specified in the corresponding entry in column (7), when exported from the country as specified in the corresponding entry in column (6), by the exporter as specified in the corresponding entry in column (8), and imported into India, an anti-dumping duty at the rate to be worked out as percentage of the CIF value of imports of the subject goods as specified in the corresponding entry in column (9) of the said Table.

Notes.- For the purposes of this notification, “CIF value” means assessable value as determined under section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962).

[F. No. 354/53/2009- TRU]

(Unmesh Wagh)
Under Secretary to the Government of India

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