Notification No. 53/2010-Customs dated 19.4.2010
Anti dumping Duty on Phenol (2907 11 10 or 2707 99 00)

G.S.R. (E). – Whereas, in the matter of imports of Phenol (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods), falling under sub heading 2907 11 10 or 2707 99 00 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) (hereinafter referred to as the said Customs Tariff Act), originating in, or exported from, Thailand and Japan (hereinafter referred to as the subject countries) and imported into India, the designated authority in its preliminary findings, vide, notification No.14/27/2009-DGAD, dated the 3rd February, 2010, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 3rd 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 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 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 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 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.

 
TABLE

 
Sl.No. Sub-heading Description of goods Country of origin Country of export Producer Exporter Duty amount Unit of mea surement Currency
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)
1. 2907 11 10 or 2707 99 00 Phenol Thailand Thailand M/s PTT Phenol Company Limited, Thailand M/s PTT Phenol Company Limited, Thailand 150.55 MT. US dollar
2. 2907 11 10 or 2707 99 00 Phenol Thailand Thailand M/s PTT Phenol Company Limited, Thailand M/s PTT Public Company Ltd., Thailand 150.55 MT. US dollar
3. 2907 11 10 or 2707 99 00 Phenol Thailand Thailand Any combination other than at Sl. no. 1 and 2 above 247.25 MT. US dollar
4. 2907 11 10 or 2707 99 00 Phenol Thailand Singapore M/s PTT Phenol Company Limited, Thailand Mitsui & Co. Ltd., Japan and Mitsui & Co. (Asia Pacific) Pte. Ltd., Singapore 43.82 MT. US dollar
5. 2907 11 10 or 2707 99 00 Phenol Thailand Singapore Any combination other than at Sl. no. 4 above 247.25 MT. US dollar
6 2907 11 10 or 2707 99 00 Phenol Thailand Any other than Singapore Any Any 247.25 MT. US dollar
7. 2907 11 10 or 2707 99 00 Phenol Any other than Singapore,United State of America, South Africa, European Union, Republic of Korea, Taiwan and Japan Thailand Any Any 247.25 MT. US dollar
8. 2907 11 10 or 2707 99 00 Phenol Japan Singapore M/s Mitsui Chemical Inc., Japan Mitsui & Co. Ltd., Japan and Mitsui & Co. (Asia Pacific) Pte. Ltd., Singapore 151.96 MT. US dollar
9. 2907 11 10 or 2707 99 00 Phenol Japan Singapore Any combination other than at Sl. no. 8 above 179.43 MT. US dollar
10. 2907 11 10 or 2707 99 00 Phenol Japan Any other than Singapore Any Any 179.43 MT. US dollar
11. 2907 11 10 or 2707 99 00 Phenol Any other than Singapore, United State of America, South Africa European Union, Republic of Korea, Taiwan and Thailand Japan Any Any 179.43 MT. US dollar

2. The anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification shall be effective upto and inclusive of the 18th 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.354/23/2010 –TRU]

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

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