Notification No. 129/2001, Dated 21st Dec 2001

21^st December, 2001

Notification No. 129/2001-Customs

            WHEREAS in the matter of import of Vitamin AB₂D₃K falling under Chapter 23 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), originating in, or exported from, the European Union, the Unites States of America, Thailand and Singapore, the designated authority vide its preliminary findings, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 25^th September, 2001, has come to the conclusion that -

(a) Vitamin AB₂D₃K (Single strength and Triple strength) originating in, or exported from, the European Union, Thailand and Singapore, have been exported to India below normal value, resulting in dumping;

(b) the Indian industry has suffered material injury;

(c) injury has been caused by imports from the European Union, Thailand and Singapore cumulatively;

Now, therefore, in exercise of 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 above findings of the designated authority, hereby imposes on Vitamin AB₂D₃K [of description given in column (4) of the Table annexed hereto] falling under Chapter 23 of the First Schedule to the said Customs Tariff Act, originating in, or exported from countries or territories specified in corresponding entries in column (2) of the said Table, and exported by exporters specified in corresponding entries in column (3) of the said Table, an anti-dumping duty at the rate which is to be calculated as the difference between the amount specified in the corresponding entries in column (5) and landed value of such imported Vitamin AB₂D₃K per Kilogramme.

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2. The anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification shall be effective upto and inclusive of the 20^th day of June, 2002, 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 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 said Customs Act, and the relevant date for 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.

F.No.354/185/2001-TRU

G.D.Lohani
Under Secretary To The Government Of India