Anti-dumping duty - Styrene Butadiene Rubber (SBR) originating in or exported from Japan, Taiwan, Turkey, France, USA, Germany and Korea RP - 107/99 - Customs -Tariff

Anti-dumping duty - Styrene Butadiene Rubber (SBR) originating in or exported from Japan , Taiwan , Turkey , France , USA , Germany and Korea RP Notification No. 107/99-Cus., Dated 24-8-1999 Whereas in the matter of import of Styrene Butadiene Rubber of different grades in 1500, 1700 and 1900 series, falling under sub-heading No. 4002.19 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) (hereinafter referred to as SBR), originating in, or exported from, Japan, Taiwan, Turkey, France, United States of America, Germany and Korea RP, the Designated Authority vide its preliminary findings published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 21st January, 1999 had come to the conclusion that - (a) SBR originating in, or exported from, Japan, Taiwan, Turkey, France, United States of America, Germany and Korea RP has been exported to India below normal value, resulting in dumping; (b) the Indian industry has suffered material injury; (c) the injury has been caused cumulatively by the imports from the subject countries; And whereas on the basis of the aforesaid findings of the Designated Authority, the Central Government had imposed an anti-dumping duty vide notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 39/99-Customs, dated the 26th April, 1999 [G.S.R. 285 (E), dated the 26th April, 1999] published in Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) of the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, dated the 26th April, 1999. And whereas the Designated Authority vide its final findings published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 2nd June, 1999 has come to the conclusion that - (a) SBR has been exported from Japan, Korea RP, Turkey, Taiwan, USA, Germany and France has been exported to India below its normal value, resulting in dumping of SBR; (b) the domestic industry has suffered material injury; (c) the causal link between dumping and injury is established; Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 9A of the said Customs Tariff Act, read with 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 SBR of the grades mentioned in column (4) of the Table hereto annexed, and falling under sub-heading No. 4002.19 of the First Schedule to the said Customs Tariff Act, originating in, or exported from, Japan, Taiwan, Turkey, USA and Korea RP as mentioned in the corresponding entry in column (2) of the said Table, and imported into India, an anti-dumping duty at a rate which is equivalent to the difference between the `amount' mentioned in the corresponding entry in column (5) of the said Table and the landed value of said SBR per kilogram. TABLE Sl. No. Country Producer/ Exporter Grade Amount (Rs. per Kg.) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) 1. United States of America All Exporters 1700 Series 48.20 1900 Series 62.16 2. Taiwan Taiwan Synthetic Rubber Corpn. 1500 Series 57.33 1900 Series 57.90 Others 1500 Series 58.33 1900 Series 57.90 3. Turkey Petkim Petrokimya 1500 Series 57.50 1900 Series 62.16 Others 1500 Series 59.82 1900 Series 62.16 4. Korea Korea Kumho 1500 Series 56.10 1700 Series 48.20 1900 Series 59.15 Other Exporters 1500 Series 58.42 1700 Series 48.20 1900 Series 59.15 5. Japan JSR Corpn. 1500 Series 59.82 1700 Series 48.20 1900 Series 62.16 Others 1500 Series 59.82 1700 Series 48.20 1900 Series 62.16 2. The anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification shall be levied with effect from the date of imposition of the provisional anti-dumping duty i.e. the 26th April, 1999. Explanation. - For the purposes of this notification, "landed value" means the assessable value as determined under the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962) and includes all duties of customs except duties of customs levied under section 3, section 3A, section 8B, section 9, or section 9A, as the case may be, of the said Customs Tariff Act.