Provisional anti-dumping duty on all imports of Vitamin E Acetate as well as Vitamin E Feed Grade when imported from China - 041/2003 - Customs -Tariff

Provisional anti-dumping duty on all imports of Vitamin E Acetate as well as Vitamin E Feed Grade when imported from China 17th March, 2003 Notification No. 41/2003 - Customs WHEREAS in the matter of import of Vitamin E Acetate, falling under tariff item 2936 28 00 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), and Vitamin E feed grade falling under sub-heading 2309 90 of the First Schedule to the said Customs Tariff Act, originating in, or exported from, the People's Republic of China, the designated authority vide its preliminary findings notification No.14/32/2002-DGAD dated the 2nd December, 2002, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 3rd December, 2002, has come to the conclusion that - (a) Vitamin E (Acetate as well as Feed Grade) has been exported to India from the People's Republic of China below its normal value; (b) the Indian industry has suffered material injury; (c) the injury has been caused by the dumped imports from the People's Republic of China; and has recommended imposition of provisional anti-dumping duty, pending final determination, on all imports of Vitamin E Acetate as well as Vitamin E Feed Grade, originating in, or exported from, the People's Republic of China; 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 or tariff item 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 as specified in the corresponding entry in column (5) , and produced by the producers as specified in the corresponding entry in column (7), whe n exported from the countries as specified in the corresponding entry in column (6), by the exporters as specified in the corresponding entry in column (8), and imported into India, an anti-dumping duty at a rate which is equivalent to the difference between, the amount as specified 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, and the landed value of such imported goods in like currency per like unit of measurement. Table S.No. Sub-heading or tariff item Description of goods Specification Country of origin Country of Export Producer Exporter Amount Unit of measurement Currency (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) 1. 2936 28 00 Vitamin E Acetate 96% Grade People's Republic of China Any country Any producer Any exporter 22.64 Kilogramme US Dollar 2. 2936 28 00 Vitamin E Acetate 93% Grade People's Republic of China Any country Any producer Any exporter 21.94 Kilogramme US Dollar 3. 2309 90 Vitamin E Feed Grade or Dry powder 50% Grade People's Republic of China Any country Any producer Any exporter 11.32 Kilogramme US Dollar 4. 2936 28 00 Vitamin E Acetate 96% Grade Any country People's Republic of China Any producer Any exporter 22.64 Kilogramme US Dollar 5. 2936 28 00 Vitamin E Acetate 93% Grade Any country People's Republic of China Any producer Any exporter 21.94 Kilogramme US Dollar 6. 2309 90 Vitamin E Feed Grade or Dry powder 50% Grade Any country People's Republic of China Any producer Any exporter 11.32 Kilogramme US Dollar 2. The anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification shall be effective upto and inclusive of the 16th day of September, 2003, and shall be payable in Indian currency. Explanation . - For the purposes of this notification, - (a) "landed value" means the assessable value as determined under the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962) and includes all duties of customs except duties levied under sections 3, 3A, 8B, 9 and 9A of the said Customs Tariff Act; (b) 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 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. Alok Shukla Deputy Secretary to the Government of India F.No.354/223/2002-TRU