CUS NTF NO. 117/2007 DATE 30/11/2007

Anti dumping duty on Ceftriaxone Sodium Sterile
G.S.R. (E). - Whereas in the matter of imports of Ceftriaxone Sodium Sterile (also known as Ceftriaxone Disodium Hemiheptahydrate-Sterile) [hereinafter referred to as the subject goods], falling under tariff item 2941 90 90 or 2942 00 90 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), originating in, or exported from, the People’s Republic of China (hereinafter referred to as the subject country) and imported into India, the designated authority in its preliminary findings vide notification No.14/18/2006-DGAD dated 7th November, 2007 published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 7th November, 2007, has come to the conclusion that –

(a) the subject goods have entered the Indian market from the subject country at prices less than their normal values in the domestic market of the exporting country;

(b) the dumping margins of the subject goods imported from the subject country are substantial and above de minimis;

(c) the domestic industry has suffered material injury and the injury has been caused to the domestic industry, both by volume and price effect of dumped imports of the subject goods originating in or exported from the subject country; and

has recommended imposition of provisional anti-dumping duty on the imports of subject goods, 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, 1975 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 goods, the description of which is specified in column (3) of the Table below, falling under tariff items 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) of the said Table, originating in the countries specified in the corresponding entry in column (5), and exported from the countries specified in the corresponding entry in column (6) and produced by the producers specified in the corresponding entry in column (7) and exported by the exporters specified in the corresponding entry in column (8), and imported into India, an anti-dumping duty at the rate equal to the amount indicated 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.

Table

Sl. No	Tariff item	Des- crip- tion of goods	Spe- cifica- tion	Country of origin	Country of Export	Producer	Exporter	Amount	Unit of mea- sure- ment	Curr- ency
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)	(8)	(9)	(10)	(11)
1	294190 90 or 2942 00 90	Ceftri- axone Sodium Sterile (also known as Ceftri- axone Disodium Hemi- heptahy- drate-Sterile)	Any	People’s Republic of China	People’s Republic of China	M/s Fujian Fukanga Pharma- ceutical Co., China (Fujian Fukanga)	M/s Fujian Fukanga Pharma- ceutical Co., China (Fujian Fukanga)	81.86	Kilogram	US$
2	294190 90 or 2942 00 90	Ceftri- axone Sodium Sterile (also known as Ceftri- axone Disodium Hemi- heptahy- drate-Sterile)	Any	People’s Republic of China	People’s Republic of China	M/s Suzhou Dawnrays Pharma- ceutical Co. Ltd., China (Suzhou Dawnrays)	M/s Harbin Pharma- ceutical Group Co. Ltd., China (Harbin Pharma)	65.08	Kilogram	US$
3	294190 90 or 2942 00 90	Ceftri- axone Sodium Sterile (also known as Ceftri- axone Disodium Hemi- heptahy- drate-Sterile)	Any	People’s Republic of China	People’s Republic of China	M/s Suzhou Dawnrays Pharma- ceutical Co. Ltd., China (Suzhou Dawnrays)	M/s Suzhou Dawnrays Pharma- ceutical Co. Ltd., China (Suzhou Dawnrays)	77.99	Kilogram	US$
4	294190 90 or 2942 00 90	Ceftri- axone Sodium Sterile (also known as Ceftri- axone Disodium Hemi- heptahy- drate-Sterile)	Any	People’s Republic of China	People’s Republic of China	M/s Shijia- zhuang Pharma Group Hebei Zhongrun Pharma- ceutical Co., Ltd., China (Hebei Zhongrun)	M/s Shijia- zhuang Pharma Group Hebei Zhongrun Pharma- ceutical Co., Ltd., China (Hebei Zhongrun)	74.50	Kilogram	US$
5	294190 90 or 2942 00 90	Ceftri- axone Sodium Sterile (also known as Ceftri- axone Disodium Hemi- heptahy- drate-Sterile)	Any	People’s Republic of China	People’s Republic of China	M/s Zhuhai United Labo- ratories Co. Ltd., China (Zhuhai United)	M/s Zhuhai United Labo- ratories Co. Ltd., China (Zhuhai United)	81.04	Kilogram	US$
6	294190 90 or 2942 00 90	Ceftri- axone Sodium Sterile (also known as Ceftri- axone Disodium Hemi- heptahy- drate-Sterile)	Any	People’s Republic of China	People’s Republic of China	M/s Livzon Syntpharm Co. Ltd., China (Livzon Synt- pharm)	M/s Lizhu Pharma- ceutical Trading Co. Ltd. (Lizhu Trading)	74.59	Kilogram	US$
7	294190 90 or 2942 00 90	Ceftri- axone Sodium Sterile (also known as Ceftri- axone Disodium Hemi- heptahy- drate-Sterile)	Any	People’s Republic of China	People’s Republic of China	Any combination other than the above		89.96	Kilogram	US$
8	294190 90 or 2942 00 90	Ceftri- axone Sodium Sterile (also known as Ceftri- axone Disodium Hemi- heptahy- drate-Sterile)	Any	People’s Republic of China	Any other than People’s Republic of China	Any	Any	89.96	Kilogram	US$
9	294190 90 or 2942 00 90	Ceftri- axone Sodium Sterile (also known as Ceftri- axone Disodium Hemi- heptahy- drate-Sterile)	Any	Any other than People’s Republic of China	People’s Republic of China	Any	Any	89.96	Kilogram	US$

2. The anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification shall be effective upto and inclusive of the 29th May, 2008, 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 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.

(Anti dumping duty on Ceftriaxone Sodium Sterile vide CUS NTF NO. 98/2008 DATE 27/08/2008)

[F.No.354/166/2007-TRU]

(G.G. Pai)
Under Secretary to the Government of India.

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