Notification No. 120/2002-Cus Dated 31-10-2002

Imposition of Anti-dumping duty on Flexible Slabstock Polyol of molecular weight 3000 to 4000 originated in, or exported from, the United States of America, Japan, European Union and Singapore.-WHEREAS in the matter of import of Flexible Slabstock Polyol of molecular weight 3000 to 4000, falling under sub-heading 3907.20 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), originating in, or exported from, the United States of America, Japan, European Union and Singapore, the designated authority vide its preliminary findings notification No.41/1/2001-DGAD, dated the 14th December, 2001, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 14th December, 2001, had come to the conclusion that –

(a) Flexible Slabstock Polyol of molecular weight 3000 to 4000 had been exported to India from the United States of America, Japan, the European Union and Singapore below its normal value;

(b) the Indian industry had suffered material injury;

(c) the injury had been caused by the dumped imports from the United States of America, Japan, European Union and Singapore;

(a) Flexible Slabstock Polyol of molecular weight 3000 to 4000 has been exported to India from the United States of America, Japan, European Union and Singapore below its normal value;

(b) the Indian industry has suffered material injury;

(c) the injury has been caused by the dumped imports from the United States of America, Japan, European Union and Singapore;

and has recommended the imposition of definitive anti-dumping duty on all imports of the said Flexible Slabstock Polyol of molecular weight 3000 to 4000 from the United States of America, Japan, European Union and Singapore;

NOW, THEREFORE, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1), read with sub-section (5) of section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act, 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 final findings of the designated authority, hereby imposes on all imports of Flexible Slabstock Polyol of molecular weight 3000 to 4000, falling under sub-heading 3907.20 of the First Schedule to the said Customs Tariff Act, originating in, or exported from, the country or territory specified in column (2) of the Table below, when exported by the exported or manufacturer specified in the corresponding entry in column (3) of the said Table and imported into India, an anti-dumping duty at a rate which is equivalent to the difference between the amount specified in the corresponding entry in column (4) of the said Table and the landed value, in US $ per metric tonne, of such imported Flexible Slabstock Polyol of molecular weight 3000 to 4000.