Anti dumping duty on Acrylic Fibre under sub-heading No. 5501.30 or 5503.30 - 133/2001 - Customs -Tariff

Anti dumping duty on Acrylic Fibre under sub-heading No. 5501.30 or 5503.30 31st December, 2001 Notification No. 133/2001-Customs 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. Vivek Prasad Under Secretary to the Government of India F.No.354/223/2001-TRU