CUSTOMS
NOTIFICATION No.39/2001 Dated 9th April, 2001
Anti-Dumping Duty on all forms and grades of High Styrene Butadiene Copolymer,
also called High Styrene Resin/Rubber (HSR)
WHEREAS
in the matter of import of all forms and grades of High Styrene Butadiene
Copolymer, also called High Styrene Resin/Rubber (HSR),
which includes SBR 1900 series referring to High Styrene Resin Latex Master
batch and HSBR, which refers to High Styrene re-inforcement Polymer (hereinafter
referred to as subject goods), falling under sub-heading No.4002.19 or
sub-heading No.3903.90 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51
of 1975), originating in, or exported from Poland and the European Union, and
imported into India, the designated authority vide its preliminary findings,
published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the
13th March, 2001, has come to the conclusion that –
(a) |
the
subject goods in all forms originating in, or exported from, the subject
countries have been exported to India below their normal value; |
(b) |
the
domestic industry has suffered material injury; |
(c) |
the
injury has been caused to the domestic industry by dumping of the subject
goods originating in, or exported from, the subject country/territory; |
and
has considered it necessary to impose anti-dumping duty, provisionally, pending
final determination, on all imports of the subject goods, originating in or
exported from Poland and the European Union;
Now, therefore, in exercise of 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 the subject goods, specified in column (4) of the Table annexed hereto and falling under sub-heading No.4002.19 or sub-heading No.3903.90 of the First Schedule to the said Customs Tariff Act, originating in or exported from the country or territory specified in column (2) of the said Table, when exported by exporter mentioned against the corresponding country in column (3) of the said Table, and imported into India, an anti-dumping duty at the rate which is equivalent to the amount mentioned in the corresponding entries in column (5) of the said Table.
Table
S. No. |
Country/
territory
|
Exporter/producer |
Product |
Amount
of duty
(US$/metric
tonne) |
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5) |
1. |
Poland |
M/s
Firma Chemiczna
Dwory SA |
All
grades including KER 1904 of High Styrene Resin/Rubber (HSR) covering SBR
1900 series referencing to High Styrene Resin Latex Master Batch/High
Styrene re-inforcement Polymer |
45.7 |
|
|
All
other exporters/ producers |
All
grades including KER 1904 of High Styrene Resin/Rubber (HSR) covering SBR
1900 series referencing to High Styrene Resin Latex Master Batch/High
Styrene re-inforcement Polymer |
845.5 |
S. No. |
Country/
territory
|
Exporter/producer |
Product |
Amount
of duty
(US$/metric
tonne) |
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5) |
|
|
|
|
|
2. |
European
Union |
M/s
Bayer International SA. Switzerland |
All
grades including Krylene HS 260 of High Styrene Resin/Rubber (HSR)
covering SBR 1900 series referencing to High Styrene Resin Latex Master
Batch/High Styrene re-inforcement Polymer |
799.25 |
|
|
All
other exporters/ producers |
All
grades including Krylene HS 260 of High Styrene Resin/Rubber (HSR)
covering SBR 1900 series referencing to High Styrene Resin Latex Master
Batch/High Styrene re-inforcement Polymer |
886.3 |
2.
The anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification shall be effective upto
and inclusive of the 8th day of October, 2001, 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 under sub-clause (i) of clause (a) of sub-section (3) of 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.
Sd/-
|
(G.D.Lohani) |
Under
Secretary to the Government of India |