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Notification No. 64/2001-Customs dated the 14th June, 2001
White Cement – Anti-dumping Duty Levied

G.S.R. (E) - Whereas in the matter of import of white Portland cement falling under sub-heading No. 2523.21 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), originating in or exported from the UAE and Iran and imported into India, the designated authority vide its preliminary findings, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-I, Section 1, dated the 22nd February, 2001, has come to the conclusion that-

              (a)   White cement has been exported to India from UAE and Iran below its normal value;

              (b)   The Indian industry has suffered injury and is being threatened with further injury;

and has considered it necessary to impose anti dumping duty provisionally, pending final determination, on all  imports of white cement originating in or exported from the UAE and Iran in order to remove the injury to domestic industry;

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 findings of the designated authority, hereby imposes on white portland cement falling under sub-heading No. 2523.21 of the said Customs Tariff Act, originating in or exported from the countries specified in column (1) of the Table annexed hereto, by the exporters specified in column (2) of the said Table, and imported into India, an anti-dumping duty at the rates specified in column (3) of the said Table.

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2. The anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification shall be effective upto and inclusive of the 13 day of December, 2001 and shall be payable in Indian currency.

Explanation:- For the purposes of this notification, the 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 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/-         
(Prashant Kumar Sinha)
Under Secretary to the Government of India