129/2001 Date 21/12/2001

Anti dumping duty on Vitamin AB₂D₃K
WHEREAS in the matter of import of Vitamin AB₂D₃K falling under Chapter 23 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), originating in, or exported from, the European Union, the United States of America, Thailand and Singapore, the designated authority vide its preliminary findings, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 25 th September, 2001, has come to the conclusion that –

(a) Vitamin AB₂D₃K (Single strength and Triple strength) originating in, or exported from, the European Union, Thailand and Singapore, have been exported to India below normal value, resulting in dumping;

(b) the Indian industry has suffered material injury;

(c) injury has been caused by imports from the European Union, Thailand and Singapore cumulatively;

Now, therefore, in exercise of 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 above findings of the designated authority, hereby imposes on Vitamin AB₂D₃K [of description given in column (4) of the Table annexed hereto] falling under Chapter 23 of the First Schedule to the said Customs Tariff Act, originating in, or exported from countries or territories specified in corresponding entries in column (2) of the said Table, and exported by exporters specified in corresponding entries in column (3) of the said Table, an anti-dumping duty at the rate which is to be calculated as the difference between the amount specified in the corresponding entries in column (5) and landed value of such imported Vitamin AB₂D₃K per Kilogramme.

Sl.No	Name of the Country/ Territory	Name of the Producer/Exporter	Product – Vitamin AB2D3K	Amount (in US $ per Kilogramme)
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)
1	Thailand	(a) M/s BASF (Thai) Ltd	Single strength Triple strength	11.56 27.74
		All other producer/exporter	Single strength Triple strength	11.56 27.74
2	Singapore	(a) M/s Aventis Animal Nutrition,	Single strength Triple strength	11.56 27.74
		All other producer/exporter	Single strength Triple strength	11.56 27.74
3	European Union	All exporters	Triple strength	27.74

2. The anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification shall be effective upto and inclusive of the 20th day of June, 2002, and shall be payable in Indian currency.

Explanation.- For the purposes of this notification,-

(a) “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 section 3, 3A, 8B, 9 and 9A of the said Customs Tariff Act.

(b) rate of exchange applicable for the purposes of calculation of 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 under sub-clause (i) of clause (a) of sub-section (3) of section 14 of the said Customs Act 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.