133/2001 date 31/12/2001
Anti dumping duty on Acrylic Fibre under sub-heading No. 5501.30 or 5503.30
G.S.R. (E).- WHEREAS in the matter of import of Acrylic Fibre (hereinafter referred to as ‘the
subject goods’), falling under sub-heading No. 5501.30 or 5503.30 of the First Schedule to the
Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), originating in, or exported from UK, Germany, Bulgaria and
Brazil (hereinafter referred to as ‘subject countries’), the designated authority vide its
preliminary findings, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the
7th December, 2001, has come to the conclusion that-
(a) Acrylic Fibre has been exported to India from subject countries
below its normal value;
(b) the domestic industry has suffered material injury;
(c) the material injury has been caused by the dumped imports from subject countries;
and the designated authority has considered it necessary to impose anti-dumping duty,
provisionally, pending final determination, on all imports of the subject goods, originating in,
or exported from, the subject countries;
NOW, therefore, in exercise of the 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 the above findings of
the designated authority, hereby imposes on Acrylic Fibre, falling under sub-heading No. 5501.30 or
5503.30 of the First Schedule to the said Customs Tariff Act, originating in, or exported from
subject countries, and exported by exporters specified in column (2) of the Table annexed hereto,
and imported into India, an anti-dumping duty at the rates specified in column (3) of the said
Table.
Table
| Country |
Name of the exporter |
Anti dumping duty (US $ per kg.) |
| (1) |
(2) |
(3) |
| UK |
All producers/exporters |
0.684 |
| Germany |
All producers/exporters |
0.143 |
| Bulgaria |
All producers/exporters |
0.619 |
| Brazil |
All producers/exporters |
1.275 |
2. The anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification shall be effective upto and inclusive of
the 30th day of June, 2002, and shall be payable in Indian currency.
Explanation. - For the purposes of this notification, “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 under sub-clause (i) of clause (a) of sub-section (3)
of 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.