Anti-dumping duty on Acyclic alcohols (Oxo alcohols), falling under heading 29.05 - 090/2002 - Customs -Tariff

Anti-dumping duty on Acyclic alcohols (Oxo alcohols), falling under heading 29.05 5th September, 2002 Notification No. 90/2002-Customs WHEREAS in the matter of import of Acyclic alcohols (Oxo alcohols), falling under heading 29.05 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), originating in, or exported from, Brazil, Malaysia, Romania, Singapore and South Africa (hereinafter referred to as the subject countries), the designated authority vide its preliminary findings, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 29th July, 2002, has come to the conclusion that- (a) Acyclic alcohols (Oxo alcohols), namely Normal Butanol, 2-Ethyl Hexanol, Iso Butanol, Sabutol, Octanol and Iso Octanol have been exported to India from the subject countries below their normal value; (b) the domestic industry has suffered material injury; (c) the material injury has been caused cumulatively be the dumped imports from the subject countries; (d) there is a threat of injury due to imminent imports of like article in large quantities; and has considered it necessary to impose anti-dumping duty , provisionally, pending final determination, on all imports of Acyclic alcohols (Oxo alcohols), namely- (i) Normal Butanol, 2-Ethyl Hexanol, Iso Butanol, Sabutol, Octanol, Iso Octanol ; (ii) Nonanol and Iso Nonanol, being like article to the domestically produced Oxo Alcohols; 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 aforesaid findings of the designated authority, hereby imposes on the Acyclic alcohols, of the type specified in column (3) of the Table annexed hereto, falling under heading 29.05 of the First Schedule to the said Customs Tariff Act, originating in, or exported from, the country specified in the corresponding entry in column (2) of the said Table, and imported into India, an anti-dumping duty at the rate specified in the corresponding entry in column (4) of the said Table. Table S.No. Name of the country Type of Acyclic alcohol Rate of anti-dumping duty (US$ per Metric Tonne) (1) (2) (3) (4) 1. Brazil Normal Butanol 307.34 2. Brazil Iso Butanol 139.82 3. Brazil 2-Ethyl Hexanol 164.16 4. Brazil Octanol 164.16 5. Brazil Iso Octanol 164.16 6. Brazil Nonanol 164.16 7. Brazil Iso Nonanol 164.16 8. Malaysia Normal Butanol 194.15 9. Malaysia Iso Butanol 191.55 10. Malaysia 2-Ethyl Hexanol 193.88 11. Malaysia Octanol 193.88 12. Malaysia Iso Octanol 193.88 13. Malaysia Nonanol 193.88 14. Malaysia Iso Nonanol 193.88 15. Romania Normal Butanol 218.41 16. Romania Iso Butanol 218.41 17. Romania 2-Ethyl Hexanol 218.41 18. Romania Octanol 218.41 19. Romania Iso Octanol 218.41 20. Romania Nonanol 218.41 21. Romania Iso Nonanol 218.41 22. Singapore Normal Butanol 217.44 23. Singapore 2-Ethyl Hexanol 237.02 24. Singapore Octanol 237.02 25. Singapore Iso Octanol 237.02 26. Singapore Nonanol 237.02 27. Singapore Iso Nonanol 237.02 28. South Africa Iso Butanol 260.52 29. South Africa 2-Ethyl Hexanol 260.52 30. South Africa Sabutol 68.79 31. South Africa Octanol 260.52 32. South Africa Iso Octanol 260.52 33. South Africa Nonanol 260.52 34. South Africa Iso Nonanol 260.52 2. The anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification shall be effective upto and inclusive of the 4th day of March, 2003, 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 and Company Affairs (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 said Customs Act, 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. Aman Kumar Singh Under Secretary to the Government of India F.No.354/145/2002-TRU