G.S.R. (E). - Whereas, the designated authority, in the matter of import of acrylic fibre, ranging from 1.5 denier to 8.0 denier and falling under Chapter 55 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods), originating in or exported from, Japan, Spain, Portugal or Italy, vide notification No. 15/4/2003-DGAD, dated the 3rd September, 2003, published in Part I, Section 1 of the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, dated the 4th September, 2003, has initiated review in the matter of continuation of anti-dumping duty on the subject goods imposed vide notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 8/99-Customs, dated the 22nd January, 1999;

And whereas the Central Government has extended the antidumping duty on the subject goods vide Notification No. 158/2003-Customs dated the 22nd October 2003 [G.S.R.834 (E), dated the 22nd October 2003] upto and inclusive of 16th November 2004;

And whereas the designated authority vide its review findings vide notification No. 15/4/2003-DGAD, dated the 10th November, 2004 published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1 dated the 10th November 2004, has concluded that-
 

(i) the dumping margins of the subject goods imported from Spain, Italy and Japan are substantial and above de minimus;

(ii) there is no likelihood of dumping to continue or recur from Italy, Portugal and Spain if the duties are revoked. However, there is a likelihood of dumping to continue or recur from Japan if the duties are revoked;

(iii) though the domestic industry suffers marginal material injury at present the cause of the current injury is overwhelmingly the dumped imports from other sources not attracting duty at present;

(iv) injury to domestic industry is not likely to continue or recur if the duties are revoked in respect of imports from Spain, Portugal and Italy. However, injury to the domestic industry is likely to continue or recur if the duties are revoked in respect of imports from Japan;

and has recommended revocation of anti-dumping duty in respect of imports of subject goods from Spain, Portugal and Italy, and has recommended continuation of the anti-dumping duty, at the rate specified in respect of imports of subject goods from Japan, in order to remove the injury to the domestic industry;

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (5) of section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) read with rules 18 and 23 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, after considering the aforesaid review 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 items 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) of the said Table, originating in the countries as specified in the corresponding entry in column (5), and exported from the countries as specified in the corresponding entry in column (6), and produced by the producers as specified in the corresponding entry in column (7), and exported by the exporters as specified in the corresponding entry in column (8), and imported into India, an anti-dumping duty which shall be equivalent to difference between the amount mentioned in the corresponding entry in column (9) in the currency as specified in the corresponding entry in column (11) and as per unit of measurement as specified in the corresponding entry in column (10),of the said Table and the landed value of such imported goods in like currency per like unit of measurement.