Notification No.08/2013-Customs (ADD) Date 18/4/2013
Seeks to levy definitive anti-dumping duty on import of Soda Ash when originating or exported from Russia and Turkey
G.S.R. (E). – Whereas, in the matter of Soda Ash (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods), falling under sub-heading 283620 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) (hereinafter referred to as the Customs Tariff Act), originating in, or exported from, Russia and Turkey (hereinafter referred to as the subject countries) and imported into India, the designated authority vide its final findings No. 14/3/2011-DGAD dated the 9thFebuary, 2013, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 9thFebuary, 2013, had come to the conclusion that--
(a)the subject goods have entered the Indian market from the subject countries below associated normal values, thus resulting in dumping of the subject goods;-
(b) the domestic industry has suffered material injury in respect of the subject goods; and -
(c) the material injury to the domestic industry has been caused due to dumped imports of the subject goods from the subject countries -
and had recommended imposition of definitive anti-dumping duty on the imports of subject goods, originating in or exported from, the subject countries,-
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975, read with rules 18 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 sub-heading of the First Schedule to the said Customs Tariff Act as specified in the corresponding entry in column (2), originating in the countries as specified in the corresponding entry in column (4), and exported from the countries as specified in the corresponding entry in column (5), and produced by the producers as specified in the corresponding entry in column (6), and exported by the exporters as specified in the corresponding entry in column (7), and imported into India, an anti-dumping duty at the rate equal to the amount as specified in the corresponding entry in column (8), in the currency as specified in the corresponding entry in column (10) and per unit of measurement as specified in the corresponding entry in column (9) of the said Table:--
|
S.N. |
Sub-heading |
Description of goods |
Country of origin |
Country of exports |
Producer |
Exporter |
Amount |
Unit of measurement |
Currency |
|
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5) |
(6) |
(7) |
(8) |
(9) |
(10) |
|
1. |
283620 |
Disodium Carbonate (Soda ash) |
Russia |
Russia |
Any |
Any |
35.99 |
MT |
US$ |
|
2. |
283620 |
Disodium Carbonate (Soda ash) |
Russia |
Any country other than those subject to antidumping duties |
Any |
Any |
35.99 |
MT |
US$ |
|
3. |
283620 |
Disodium Carbonate (Soda ash) |
Any country other than those subject to antidumping duties |
Russia |
Any |
Any |
35.99 |
MT |
US$ |
|
4. |
283620 |
Disodium Carbonate (Soda ash) |
Turkey |
Turkey |
Soda Sanayii A.S |
Soda Sanayii A.Std> |
18.39 |
MT |
US$ |
|
5. |
283620 |
Disodium Carbonate (Soda ash) |
Turkey |
Turkey |
Soda Sanayii A.s |
Vincom Commodities Limited, UK |
18.39 |
MT |
US$ |
|
6. |
283620 |
Disodium Carbonate (Soda ash) |
Turkey |
Turkey |
ETI Soda |
ETI Soda |
21.00 |
MT |
US$ |
|
7. |
283620 |
Disodium Carbonate (Soda ash) |
Turkey |
Turkey |
ETI Soda |
Vincom Commodities Limited, UK |
21.00 |
MT |
US$ |
|
8. |
283620 |
Disodium Carbonate (Soda ash) |
Turkey |
Turkey |
Any combination other than mentioned in Sl. No.4 to 7 above |
75.16 |
MT |
US$ |
|
9. |
283620 |
Disodium Carbonate (Soda ash) |
Turkey |
Any country other than those subject to antidumping duties |
Any |
Any |
75.16 |
MT |
US$ |
|
10. |
283620 |
Disodium Carbonate (Soda ash) |
Any country other than those subject to antidumping duties |
Turkey |
Any |
Any |
75.16 |
MT |
US$ |
The anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification shall be effective for a period of five years (unless revoked, amended and superseded earlier) from the date of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette 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, under 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.
[F.No.605/10/2013-DBK]
(Akshay Joshi)
Under Secretary to the Government of India.