Notification No. 44/2000-Customs , Dt. 17/04/2000

Anti-Dumping duty on Metronidazole originating in, or exported from People's Republic of China

WHEREAS in the matter of import of falling under the sub-heading No. 2933.29 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), originating in, or exported from People's Republic of China, the Designated Authority vide its preliminary findings, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 21st February, 2000, has come to the conclusion that -

(a) Metronidazole, originating in, or exported from. People's Republic of China, has been exported to India below normal value, resulting in dumping;

(b) the Indian industry has suffered material injury;

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

Now, therefore, in exercise of powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 9A of the said Customs Tariff Act, read with roles 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 Metronidazole falling under the sub-heading "No. 2933.29 of the First Schedule to the said Customs Tariff Act, originating in, or exported from, People's Republic of China, and imported into India, an anti-dumping duty at the rate which is to be calculated as the difference between, the Rs. 519/- (Five Hundred and Nineteen) and landed value of such imported Metronidazole per Kilogramme.

2. This notification shall be effective upto and inclusive of the 16th day of October, 2000.

Explanation.- For the purposes of this notification, "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

(Prashant Kumar Sinha)
Under Secretary to the Government of India

F.N0.354/17/2000-TRU

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