Notification NO. 91/2000, Dated 21st June 2000

This Notification imposes Anti-dumping duty on seamless tubes or seamless pipes originating in, or exported from Russia, Romania, Austria, Czech Republic.

21^st.June. 2000

Notification NO. 91/2000-Customs

        Whereas in the matter of import of seamless tubes or samples pipes falling under heading or sub-heading Nos. 73.04, 7304.29 and 7304.39 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), originating in, or exported from, Austria, Czech Republic, Russia Romaina and Ukaine, the Designated Authority vide its preliminary findings, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, part I, Section 1, dated the 10^th November, 1999 had come to the conclusion that

1. seamless tubes or seamless pipes originating in, or exported from, Austria Czech Republic, Russia, Romania and Ukaine have been exported to India below normal value resulting in dumping:
2. the domestic industry has suffered injury:
3. injury has been caused by importers from the subject countries:
4. And whereas on the basis of the aforesaid findings of the Designated Authority, the Central Government had imposed anti-dumping duty vide notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 137/99-Customs, dated the 29^th December, 1999 (G.S.R.828(E) dated the 29^th December, 1999), published in Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (I) of the Gazette of India Extraordinary, dated the 29^th December, 1999:

And whereas the Designated Authority vide its final findings, dated the 19^th May, 2000 published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 19^th May, 2000 has come to the conclusion that-

1. Seamless tubes originating in, or exported from, the subject countries have been exported to India below normal value, resulting in dumping:
2. The domestic industry has suffered injury:
3. Injury has been caused by imports from the subject countries:

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) and (5) of section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), 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 all imports of the categories and grades mentioned in columns (4) and (5) respectively of the table annexed hereto, of dumped hot-finished line pipes and boiler pipes of iron (other than cast iron) or non-alloy steel and casing and tubing of alloy and non-alloy steel falling under sub-heading Nos. 7304.10, 7304.29 and 7304.39 of the First Schedule to the said Customs tariff Act of dimensions (OD) ranging from (I) 21.30mm to 273mm or 10 inches NB for line and boiler pipes, (ii) 38.1 mm to 244.5mm or 95/8 inches for casing and tubing, originating in or exported from the countries mentioned in column (2) of the said Table, when exported by the exporters mentioned in column (3) of the said Table at a rate which is equivalent to the difference between the amount mentioned in the corresponding entry in column (6) of the said Table and the landed value of imports.

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2. Landed value of imports for the purpose shall be the assessable value as determined under the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962) and all duties of customs except duties levied under section 3,3A, 8B, 9 and 9A of the said Customs Tariff Act.
3. 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. 29^th December, 1999