Notification No. 104/2007-Cus Dated 14/9/2007

Imposition of provisional anti-dumping duty on the imports of goods from People's Republic of China-G.S.R. (E). - Whereas in the matter of import of phosphoric acid, technical grade or food grade including industrial grade (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods), falling under sub-heading 2809 20 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 in its preliminary findings vide notification No. 14/7/2006-DGAD dated the 22nd August, 2007, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 23rd August, 2007, has come to the conclusion that - 

(a) the subject goods have been exported to India from the subject country below its normal value; 

(b) the domestic industry has suffered material injury; 

(c) the injury has been caused by the dumped imports from subject country; and 

has recommended imposition of provisional anti-dumping duty on the imports of subject goods, originating in or exported from the subject country; 

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 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 specified in the corresponding entry in column (5), and exported from the countries specified in the corresponding entry in column (6) and produced by the producers specified in the corresponding entry in column (7) and exported by the exporters specified in the corresponding entry in column (8), and imported into India, an anti-dumping duty at the rate equal to the amount indicated in the corresponding entry in column (9), 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. 

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2. The anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification shall be effective upto and inclusive of the 13th March, 2008, 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, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-clause (i) of clause (a) of sub-section (3) of section 14 of the Customs Act 1962 (52 of 1062), 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.354/87/2007-TRU]

(Sonal Bajaj) 
Under Secretary to the Government of India