Notification No. 105/2008-Customs dated 18.9.2008
 Anti dumping Duty on Maleic Anhydride (2917 14 00)

G.S.R…. (E). - Whereas, in the matter of import of Maleic Anhydride (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods), falling under the tariff item 2917 14 00 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), originating in, or exported from, the People’s Republic of China, Chinese Taipei and Indonesia (hereinafter referred to as the subject countries), the designated authority in its final findings vide notification No. 14/3/2007-DGAD, dated 22nd August, 2008 published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 22nd August, 2008 has come to the conclusion that–

(a) the subject goods have been exported to India from the subject countries below its normal value;

(b) the domestic industry has suffered material injury; and

(c) the injury has been caused cumulatively by the dumped imports from subject countries;

and has recommended the imposition of definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of the subject goods originating in, or exported, from the subject countries;

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (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 the goods, the description of which is specified in column (3) of the Table below, falling under tariff items 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 specified in the corresponding entry in column (5), and exported from the countries specified in the corresponding entry in column (6) and produced by the producers specified in the corresponding entry in column (7) and exported by the exporters specified in the corresponding entry in column (8), and imported into India, an anti-dumping duty at the rate equal to the amount indicated 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.

Table

 
Sl. No 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. 2917 14 00 Maleic Anhydride Any People’s Republic of China People’s Republic of China Shanxi Regent Taiming Chemical Co. Ltd. Shanxi Regent Works 82.35 MT US $
2. 2917 14 00 Maleic Anhydride Any People’s Republic of China People’s Republic of China Shanxi Regent Taiming Chemical Co. Ltd. Any Other Exporter 203.61 MT US $
3. 2917 14 00 Maleic Anhydride Any People’s Republic of China People’s Republic of China Jiangyin Shunfei Fine Chemical Factory Goldlink Industries Co. Ltd. 94.34 MT US $
4. 2917 14 00 Maleic Anhydride Any People’s Republic of China People’s Republic of China Jiangyin Shunfei Fine Chemical Factory Any Other Exporter 203.61 MT US $
5. 2917 14 00 Maleic Anhydride Any People’s Republic of China People’s Republic of China Changzhou Yabang Chemical Co. Ltd. Changzhou Yabang Chemical Co. Ltd. 94.32 MT US $
6. 2917 14 00 Maleic Anhydride Any People’s Republic of China People’s Republic of China Changzhou Yabang Chemical Co. Ltd. Any Other Exporter 203.61 MT US $
7. 2917 14 00 Maleic Anhydride Any People’s Republic of China People’s Republic of China Any Other Producer Any Exporter 203.61 MT US $
8. 2917 14 00 Maleic Anhydride Any People’s Republic of China Any country other than People’s Republic of China Any Any 203.61 MT US $
9. 2917 14 00 Maleic Anhydride Any Any Country other than People’s Republic of China,Indonesia and Chinese Taipei People’s Republic of China People’s Republic of China Any 203.61 MT US $
10. 2917 14 00 Maleic Anhydride Any Indonesia Indonesia PT Justus Sakti Raya PT Justus Sakti Raya 54.04 MT US $
11. 2917 14 00 Maleic Anhydride Any Indonesia Indonesia PT Justus Sakti Raya Any Exporter 203.61 MT US $
12. 2917 14 00 Maleic Anhydride Any Indonesia Indonesia Any Other Producer Any Exporter 203.61 MT US $
13. 2917 14 00 Maleic Anhydride Any Indonesia Any country other than Indonesia Any Any 203.61 MT US $
14. 2917 14 00 Maleic Anhydride Any Any country other than Indonesia, People’s Republic of China and Chinese Taipei Indonesia Any Any 203.61 MT US $
15. 2917 14 00 Maleic Anhydride Any Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei Any Any 23.13 MT US $
16. 2917 14 00 Maleic Anhydride Any Chinese Taipei Any country other than Chinese Taipei Any Any 23.13 MT US $
17 2917 14 00 Maleic Anhydride Any Any Country other than Chinese Taipei, People’s Republic of China and Indonesia Chinese Taipei Any Any 23.13 MT US $

2. The anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification shall be effective form the date of publication of this notification in the Gazette of India. The anti-dumping duty shall be paid in Indian currency.

Explanation. - For the purposes of this notification, “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 section 14 of the Customs Act 1962 (52 of 1962), 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 Act.

[F.No.354/242008 –TRU]

(G. G. Pai)
Under secretary to the Government of India

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