Notification No. 49 /2010-Customs dated
12.04.2010
Anti dumping duty on circular weaving machines, originating in, or exported
from the People’s Republic of China
G.S.R. (E). – Whereas, in the matter of import of circular weaving machines
having six or more shuttles for weaving PP/HDPE fabrics of a width exceeding
30 cms. (hereinafter referred as the subject goods), falling under Heading
8446 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) and
originating in, or exported from the People’s Republic of China (China PR),
(hereinafter referred to as the subject country) into India, the Designated
Authority, in its preliminary findings vide notification No. 14/25/2008-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 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 are 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 (2) of the Table below, falling under the said
Heading of the First Schedule to the said Customs Tariff Act as specified in
the corresponding entry in column (1), originating and/ or exported from in
the country as specified in the corresponding entry in column (3), and
produced by the producers as specified in the corresponding entry in column
(4), exported by the exporters as specified in the corresponding entry in
column (5), and imported into India, an anti-dumping duty which shall be
equal to the amount specified in the corresponding entry in column(6), in
the currency as specified in the corresponding entry in column (8) and per
unit of measurement as specified in the corresponding entry in column (7) of
the said Table.
Table
| Tariff Head |
Description of goods |
country of origin or country of export |
Producer |
Exporter |
Duty Amount |
Unit |
Currency |
| (1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5) |
(6) |
(7) |
(8) |
| 8446.21, 84462190, 8446.29, 84462900 |
Circular weaving machines having six or more shuttles for
weaving PP/ HDPE fabrics of a width exceeding 30 cms |
China PR |
Any combination of exporter and producer |
1193 |
Per machine |
US Dollar |
2. The anti- dumping imposed under this notification shall be effective upto
and inclusive of the 11th 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. 354/31/2010-TRU]
Prashant Kumar
Under Secretary to the Government of India