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Notification No. 80 /2001-Customs dated the 20th July, 2001

 Anti-dumping Duty Levied on Ferro Silicon

G.S.R. (E).- Whereas in the matter of import of ferro silicon falling under sub-heading No. 7202.21 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), originating in, or exported from, Ukraine, the designated authority vide its preliminary findings, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 21st June, 2001, has come to the conclusion that –

             i.  ferro silicon, originating in, or exported from, Ukraine has been exported to India below normal value, resulting in dumping;

            ii.  the domestic industry has suffered injury;

           iii.  injury has been caused by imports from the subject country;

and has considered it necessary to impose anti-dumping duty, provisionally, pending final determination, on all imports of ferro silicon, originating in, or exported from, Ukraine;

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 9A of the said Customs Tariff Act, read with rule 13 and rule 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 above findings of the designated authority, hereby imposes on ferro silicon falling under sub-heading No. 7202.21 of the First Schedule to the said Customs Tariff Act, originating in, or exported from, Ukraine, exported by all exporters/ producers, and imported into India, an anti-dumping duty at the rate which is equivalent to the difference between amount equivalent to US $ 761 per metric tonne and the landed value of such imported ferro silicon per metric tonne.

2. The anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification shall be effective upto and inclusive of the 19th day of January, 2002 and shall be paid in Indian currency.

Explanation. - For the purposes of this notification,-

(a)     "landed value" means the assessable value as determined under the Customs Act, 1962 ( 52 of 1962) and includes all duties of Customs except duties levied under sections 3, 3A, 8B, 9 and 9A of the said Customs Tariff Act;

(b)     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 under sub-clause (i) of clause (a) of sub-section (3) of section 14 of the said Customs Act and the relevant date for 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.

Sd/-        
(G.D.Lohani)
Under Secretary to the Government of India