Notification No. 45/2010-Customs dated 9.04.2010
 Anti dumping duty on Acetone originating in, or exported from, Thailand and Japan
 
G.S.R. (E). - Whereas in the matter of imports of Acetone (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods), falling under sub heading 2914 11 00 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) (hereinafter referred as the said Customs Tariff Act), originating in, or exported from, Thailand and Japan (hereinafter referred as the subject countries) and imported into India, the designated authority in its preliminary findings vide notification No.14/31/2009-DGAD, dated the 16th February, 2010, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 16th February, 2010, had come to the conclusion that-

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

(b) the domestic industry had suffered material injury; 

(c) the injury had been caused by the dumped imports from subject countries;

and had recommended imposition of provisional anti-dumping duty on the imports of 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 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 specified in the corresponding entry in column (2),originating in the country specified in the corresponding entry in column (4), and exported from the country specified in the corresponding entry in column (5) and produced by the producer specified in the corresponding entry in column (6) and exported by the exporter specified in the corresponding entry in column (7), and imported into India, an anti-dumping duty at the rate equal to the amount indicated in the corresponding entry in column (8), in the currency specified in the corresponding entry in column (10) and per unit of measurement specified in the corresponding entry in column (9) of the said Table.

 
Sl. No Sub heading Description of Goods Country of Origin Country of Export Producer Exporter Amount Unit of Measurement Currency
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)
1. 2914 11 00 Acetone Thailand Thailand M/s PTT Phenol Company Limited, Thailand M/s PTT Phenol Company Limited, Thailand 103.97 MT US Dollar
2. 2914 11 00 Acetone Thailand Thailand M/s PTT Phenol Company Limited, Thailand. M/s PTT Phenol Public Company Ltd. 103.97 MT US Dollar
3. 2914 11 00 Acetone Thailand Thailand Any combination other than at Sl.no.1 and 2 above. 168.28 MT US Dollar
4. 2914 11 00 Acetone Thailand Singapore M/s PTT Phenol Company Limited, Thailand Mitsui & Co. Ltd., Japan & Mitsui & Co (Asia Pacific) Pte. Ltd. , Singapore 24.87 MT US Dollar
5. 2914 11 00 Acetone Thailand Singapore Any combination other than at Sl.no.4 above. 168.28 MT US Dollar
6. 2914 11 00 Acetone Thailand Any country other than Singapore Any Any 168.28 MT US Dollar
7. 2914 11 00 Acetone Any country other than Singapore, United States of America, South Africa, European Union, Republic of Korea, Taiwan and Japan Thailand Any Any 168.28 MT US Dollar
8. 2914 11 00 Acetone Japan Singapore M/s Mitsui Chemical Inc., Japan Mitsui & Co. Ltd., Japan & Mitsui & Co (Asia Pacific) Pte. Ltd., Singapore 89.78 MT US Dollar
9. 2914 11 00 Acetone Japan Singapore Any combination other than at Sl.no.8 above. 195.58 MT US Dollar
10. 2914 11 00 Acetone Japan Any country other than Singapore Any Any 195.58 MT US Dollar
11. 2914 11 00 Acetone Any country other than Singapore, USA, South Africa, EU, Korea RP, Taiwan and Japan Singapore Any Any 195.58 MT US Dollar

3. The anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification shall be effective upto and inclusive of the 8th day of October, 2010 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 section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), 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.354/25/2010 –TRU] 

(Prashant Kumar)
Under Secretary to the Government of India.

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