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Notification No. 147/2003-Cus Dated 07-10-2003

Imposition of Anti-dumping duty on steel and fibre glass tapes and their parts and components, originated in, or exported from, the People's Republic of China.- WHEREAS in the matter of import of steel and fibre glass tapes and their parts and components (hereinafter referred to as "the subject goods"), falling under sub-heading 9017 80 10 and ¹[8486 90 00 or 90 17 90 00] ^Old[9017 90 00] 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 vide its preliminary findings No. 14/31/2002-DGAD dated the 31st January, 2003 published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 31st January, 2003, had come to the conclusion that-

(i) steel and fibre glass tapes and their parts, originating in, or exported from People's Republic of China had been exported to India below normal value, resulting in dumping;

(ii) the domestic industry had suffered material injury;

(iii) injury had been caused by imports from People's Republic of China; and

had recommended imposition of provisional anti-dumping duty, pending final determination, on all imports of steel and fibreglass tapes and their parts, originating in, or exported from, People's Republic of China;

AND WHEREAS, on the basis of the aforesaid findings of the designated authority, the Central Government had imposed provisional anti-dumping duty vide notification of the Government of India in the erstwhile Ministry of Finance & Company Affairs (Department of Revenue) No. 65/2003-Customs, dated the 4th April, 2003, published in Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) of the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, dated the 4th April, 2003 [G.S.R. 304 (E), dated the 4th April, 2003];

AND WHEREAS, the designated authority, vide its final findings No. 14/31/2002-DGAD dated the 1st September, 2003 published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section I, dated the Ist September, 2003 has come to the conclusion that -

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

(ii) the Indian industry has suffered material injury;

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

the DA has considered it necessary to impose final anti-dumping duty on all imports of the subject goods, originating in, or exported from the subject country so as to remove the injury to the domestic industry;

NOW, THEREFORE, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) with of section 9A of the said Customs Tariff Act, read with sub-section (5) thereof, and 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), the specification of which is specified in column (4) of the said Table, originating in the countries as specified in the corresponding entry in column (5), and exported from the countries as specified in the corresponding entry in column (6) and produced by the producers as specified in the corresponding entry in column (7) and exported by the exporters as specified in the corresponding entry in column (8), and imported into India, an anti-dumping duty at the rate equal to the difference between the amount as specified in the corresponding entry in column (9) and the landed value of the goods, 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 levied with effect from the date of imposition of the provisional anti-dumping duty, i.e. the 4th Apri1, 2003, and shall be paid in Indian currency.

Explanation .- For the purposes of this notification,-

(a) "landed value" shall be the assessable value as determined under the Customs Act, 1962 and includes all duties of customs except duties under sections 3, 3A, 8B, 9 and 9A of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975;

(b) the "rate of exchange" applicable for the purposes of calculation of the anti-dumping duty under this notification shall be the exchange rate specified in the notification issued from time to time in exercise of powers conferred tinder sub-section (3) of section 14 of the Customs Act, 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.

³[3.The anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification shall be effective up to and inclusive of the 3rd day of April, 2009.]

^2Old[3.This notification shall remain in force till the 3^rd day of October, 2008, unless revoked earlier.]

1. Substituted vide Notification No. 122/2006-Cus Dated 30/12/2006

2. Inserted vide Notification No. 50/2008-Cus Dated 21/4/2008

3. Substituted vide Notification No. 104/2008-Cus Dated 10/9/2008

as amended by [Notification No. 122/2006-Cus Dated 30/12/2006.,No. 50/2008-Cus Dated 21/4/2008 and  No. 104/2008-Cus Dated 10/9/2008]