Citric acid originating in or exported from the People's Republic of China - Anti-dumping duty - 44/99 - Customs -Tariff

Citric acid originating in or exported from the People's Republic of China - Anti-dumping duty Notification No. 44/99-Cus. Dated 29-4-1999 WHEREAS in the matter of import of Citric acid falling under Chapter 29 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), originating in or exported from the Peoples Republic of China, the Designated authority vide its preliminary findings, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 20th October, 1998 had come to the conclusion thatÿ:- (a) Citric acid originating in, or exported from the Peoples Republic of China 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 exports from the subject country. AND WHEREAS on the basis of the aforesaid findings of the Designated Authority, the Central Government has imposed anti-dumping duty vide notification no. 94/98-Customs, dated the 24th November, 1998 [G.S.R. 699 (E), dated the 24th November, 1998], published in Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) of the Gazette of India Extraordinary, 24th November, 1998 (hereinafter referred to as provisional duty); AND WHEREAS the Designated authority vide its final findings in review dated the 15th March, 1999 has come to the conclusion that - (a) Citric acid has been exported from the Peoples Republic of China at a price lower than the normal value; (b) the domestic injury 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 after considering the aforesaid findings of the Designated Authority, hereby imposes on Citric acid, falling under Chapter 29 of the said schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, originating in or exported from the Peoples Republic of China, and imported into India, an anti-dumping duty at the rate equivalent to the difference between Rs. 60,324/- per metric tonne and the landed value of Citric acid per metric tonne. 2. The anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification shall be levied with effect from the date of imposition of provisional duty i.e. 24th November, 1998. Explanation : For the purposes of this notification, landed value means the assessable value as determined under the Customs Act, 1962, and all duties of customs except duties levied under sections 3, 3A, 8B, 9 and 9A, as the case may be, of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975.