Whereas, in the matter of import of Cellophane Transparent Film (herein after also referred to as the subject goods), falling under the Heading 3920 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 the People’s Republic of China, (hereinafter referred to as the subject country), the designated authority in its preliminary findings vide notification No.14/7/2005 -DGAD, dated the 3rd February, 2006, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 3rd February, 2006, has come to the conclusion that–

(i) the subject goods have been exported to India from the subject country below its normal value;

(ii) the domestic industry has suffered material injury;

(iii) the injury has been caused by the dumped imports from subject country; and

has recommended imposition of provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of subject goods, of all grades, originating in or exported from the subject country.

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 said goods, the description of which is specified in column (3) of the Table below, falling under heading 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), originating in the country as specified in the corresponding entry in column (5), and produced by the producers as specified in the corresponding entry in column (7), when exported from the country as specified in the corresponding entry in column (6), by the exporters as specified in the corresponding entry in column (8), and imported into India, an anti-dumping duty at the rate specified in the corresponding entry in column (9), in the currency as specified in the corresponding entry in column (11) and per unit of measurement as specified in the corresponding entry in column (10), of the said Table.

2. The anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification shall be effective up to and inclusive of the 29th day of September, 2006, 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 sub-clause (i) of clause (a) of sub-section (3) of section 14 of the said Customs Act, 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.354/27/2006-TRU

 (Ajay)
Under Secretary to the Government of India.