Date: 2014-08-08Category: Extra OrdinaryState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
The Central Govt, after considering the aforesaid final findings of the designated authority, hereby imposes on the subject goods, the description of which is specified in column 3 of the Table below, falling under the sub-heading of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act as specified in the corresponding entry in column 2.
Executive Summary:
This notification pertains to the imposition of antidumping duty on imports of sodium nitrite originating in or exported from the European Union. It follows a review initiated on March 23, 2013, and considers final findings published on May 12, 2014, which recommended continued imposition of the duty. The antidumping duty is effective from the date of publication of this notification, August 8, 2014.
Key Points / Main Content:
Antidumping Duty Imposition:
* An antidumping duty is imposed on sodium nitrite falling under heading 2834 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975.
* The duty applies to sodium nitrite originating in or exported from the European Union.
* The amount of duty is $3.00 per metric ton.
Scope and Application:
* The duty applies regardless of the producer or exporter.
* The duty also applies if the country of origin is any country other than the European Union, but the country of export is the European Union, and vice versa.
Duration and Payment:
* The antidumping duty is effective for five years from the date of publication, unless revoked, superseded, or amended earlier.
* The duty must be paid in Indian currency.
Exchange Rate:
* The exchange rate for calculating the antidumping duty will be determined as per Section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962, on the date of presentation of the bill of entry.
Impact Analysis:
Central Government:
* Impact: The Central Government is responsible for enforcing the antidumping duty as per the Customs Tariff Act and related rules.
* Action Required: Ensure the antidumping duty is collected and monitored for the specified period.
Domestic Industry:
* Impact: The domestic industry producing sodium nitrite will benefit from the antidumping duty, which aims to offset the material injury caused by dumped imports.
* Action Required: Monitor the effectiveness of the duty in mitigating injury from dumped imports.
Importers of Sodium Nitrite:
* Impact: Importers of sodium nitrite from the European Union will incur additional costs due to the antidumping duty.
* Action Required: Pay the antidumping duty as specified in the notification and comply with customs regulations.
Customs Authorities:
* Impact: Customs authorities are responsible for the assessment and collection of the antidumping duty.
* Action Required: Implement the antidumping duty, determine the applicable exchange rate, and ensure compliance with relevant regulations.
Key Entities Referenced
European Union: Country of origin and/or export of the subject goods (sodium nitrite) subject to antidumping duty.
Sodium Nitrite: The 'subject good' on which anti-dumping duty is being imposed.
Customs Tariff Act, 1975: Indian law under which the antidumping duty is being imposed. Referenced as '51 of 1975'.
Customs Act, 1962: Indian law referenced for rate of exchange determination for antidumping duty calculation. Referenced as '52 of 1962'.
Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue: The Indian government ministry and department responsible for issuing the notification.
New Delhi: Location where the notification was issued, New Delhi, Delhi
Customs Tariff Identification, Assessment and Collection of Antidumping Duty on Dumped Articles and for Determination of Injury Rules, 1995: Rules under which the Central Government is imposing antidumping duty.
Directorate General of Antidumping and Allied Duties: Designated authority that initiated the review investigation (referenced as 1510092012DGAD).
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संघ (यहा ं िजस े िवषयगत दशे के &प म (cid:29) संद'भत (cid:4)कया गया ह)ै स े मूलत: उ*प ा(cid:4)दत या वहा ं स े िनयात(cid:25) (cid:4)कए गए
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1975 (1975 का 51) (िजसे यहां उपयु(cid:25)3त अिधिनयम के &प म(cid:29) संद'भत (cid:4)कया गया ह)ै क4 (cid:19)थम अनुसूची म(cid:29) शीष (cid:25)
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खंड-3, उपखंड (i) म(cid:29) (cid:4)दनाकं 11 अ(cid:19)ैल, 2008 को सा.का.िन. स.ं 284 (अ) के अतं ग(cid:25)त (cid:19)कािशत भारत सरकार,
िव*त मं(cid:28)ालय, (राज(cid:11)व िवभाग) क4 (cid:4)दनांक 11 अ(cid:19)ैल, 2008 क4 अिधसूचना स.ं 49/2008-सीमा-शु(cid:6)क के अंतग(cid:25)त
लागू (cid:4)कया गया था, को बनाए रखने के मामले क4 समी9ा शु& क4 थी ।
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10 अ(cid:19)ैल, 2013 को सा.का.िन. स.ं 214 (अ) के अतं ग(cid:25)त (cid:19)कािशत भारत सरकार, िव*त मं(cid:28)ालय (राज(cid:11)व िवभाग)
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बनाए रखा था ।
3138 GI/2014 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
और जब(cid:4)क िवषयगत दशे म(cid:29) मूल &प से उ* पा(cid:4)दत अथवा िनया(cid:25)त क4 जाने वाली िवषयगत व(cid:11)त ु2 के
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पाटन के कारण 9ित के जारी रहने क4 संभावना ह।ै
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िवषयगत व(cid:11)त ु2 के िलए (cid:19)ितपाटन शु(cid:6)क का लगाया जाना जारी रखा जाए;
इसिलए अब सीमा-शु(cid:6)क टै?रफ (पा?टत व(cid:11)त ु2 पर (cid:19)ितपाटन शु(cid:6)क क4 पहचान, उसका म(cid:6)ू य ांकन तथा
संGहण और 9ित िनधा(cid:25)रण) िनयमावली, 1995 के िनयम 18 और 23 के साथ प?ठत सीमा-शु(cid:6)क टै?रफ अिधिनयम
1975 (1975 का 51) क4 धारा 9क क4 उपधारा (1) और (5) <ारा (cid:19)द*त शि3त य@ का (cid:19)योग करत े >ए के0;
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अंतग(cid:25)त आते ह,7 जो कॉलम (2) म(cid:29) सामने क4 (cid:19)िवि=ट म(cid:29) िविनLद=ट ह,7 कॉलम (4) म(cid:29) सामने दी गई (cid:19)िव= ट म(cid:29)
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(6) म(cid:29) सामने दी गई (cid:19)िवि=ट म(cid:29) िविनLद=ट उ*प ादक <ारा उ*प ा(cid:4)दत ह 7 तथा कॉलम (7) म(cid:29) सामने दी गई (cid:19)िवि=ट म(cid:29)
िविनLद=ट िनया(cid:25)तक <ारा िनया(cid:25)ितत ह,7 और भारत म (cid:29) आयाितत ह,7 पर उ3त सारणी के कॉलम (9) म(cid:29) सामने दी गई
(cid:19)िवि=ट म(cid:29) िविनLद=ट माप क4 (cid:19)ित यूिनट, कॉलम (10) म(cid:29) िविनLद=ट मु्;ा म (cid:29) एवं कालम (8) म (cid:29) सामन े दी गई
(cid:19)िवि=ट रािश के समतु(cid:6)य (cid:19)ितपाटन शु(cid:6)क दर लगाती ह।ै
ससससााााररररणणणणीीीी
(cid:1).स. उप.शीष(cid:5) व(cid:8)त ु उ(cid:12)गम िनया(cid:5)त का दशे उ(cid:22)प ादक िनया(cid:5)तक रािश मापन मु(cid:25)ा
िववरण दशे क(cid:24)
इकाई
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)
1. 283410 सोिडयम यूरोिपयन संघ यूरोिपयन संघ कोई कोई 3.00 मी(cid:29)(cid:27)क टन अमरीक(cid:24)
नाइ(cid:27)ाइट डालर
2. 283410 सोिडयम यूरोिपयन संघ िवषयगत दशे कोई केाई 3.00 मी(cid:29)(cid:27)क टन अमरीक(cid:24)
नाइ(cid:27)ाइट के अलावा डालर
अ य कोई दशे
3. 283410 सोिडयम िवषयगत दशे यूरोिपयन संघ केाई कोई 3.00 मी(cid:29)(cid:27)क टन अमरीक(cid:24)
नाइ(cid:27)ाइट के अलावा डालर
अ य कोई दशे
2. लगाया गया (cid:19)ितपाटन शु(cid:6)क इस अिधसूचना के सरकारी राजप(cid:28) म(cid:29) (cid:19)काशन क4 तारीख स े 5 वष (cid:25) क4 अविध
तक (जब तक (cid:4)क इसके पहले इसको वापस नहP ले िलया जाता है, इसम(cid:29) संशोधन नहP कर (cid:4)दया जाता ह ै और
इसका अिधQमण नहP (cid:4)कया जाता ह)ै उRगृहीत (cid:4)कया जाएगा और इसका भुगतान भारतीय मु;ा म(cid:29) (cid:4)कया जाना
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होगी जो सीमा शु(cid:6)क अिधिनयम, 1962 (1962 का 52) क4 धारा 14 क4 उप-धारा (3) के खTड (क) के उप-खT ड
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पर जारी अिधसूचना म(cid:29) िविनLद=ट ह ै तथा िविनमय क4 दर के िनधार(cid:25) ण क4 तारीख वह होगी जो उपयु(cid:25)3त सीमा
शु(cid:6)क अिधिनयम क4 धारा 46 के अंतग(cid:25)त आगम प(cid:28) के (cid:19)(cid:11)त ुत करने क4 तारीख होगी ।
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[फा.सं. 354/24/2002-टीआरयू(भाग- )]
अ9य जोशी, अवर सिचव
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(Department of Revenue)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 8th August, 2014
No. 37 /2014-Customs (ADD)
G.S.R. 571(E). –Whereas, the designated authority, vide notification No. 15/1009/2012-DGAD,
dated 23rd March, 2013, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, had initiated a
review in the matter of continuation of anti-dumping duty on imports of sodium nitrite (hereinafter referred to
as subject goods) falling under heading 2834 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of
1975) (hereinafter referred to as the Customs Tariff Act), originating in or exported from the European Union
(hereinafter referred to as the subject country), imposed vide notification of the Government of India, in the
Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 49/2008-Customs, dated the 11th April, 2008, published
in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 284 (E), dated
the 11th April, 2008;
And whereas, the Central Government had extended the anti-dumping duty on the subject goods,
originating in or exported from the subject country upto and inclusive of the 10th April, 2014 vide notification
of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 4/2013-Customs
(ADD), dated the 10th April, 2013, published in Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) of the Gazette of India,
Extraordinary vide number G.S.R 214 (E), dated the 10th April, 2013;
And whereas, in the matter of review of anti-dumping duty on import of the subject goods, originating
in or exported from the subject country, the designated authority in its final findings, published vide
notification No. 15/1009/2012-DGAD, dated 12th May, 2014, in Part I, Section 1 of the Gazette of India,
Extraordinary, has come to the conclusion that-
(i) the product under consideration continues to be imported at the dumped prices from the subject
country;
(ii) the domestic industry continues to suffer material injury on account of dumped imports;
(iii) the material injury to the domestic industry on account of dumping of subject goods is likely to
continue if the anti dumping duties from subject country are revoked,
and has recommended continued imposition of the anti-dumping duty on the subject goods, originating in or
exported from subject country.
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (5) of Section 9A of the
Customs Tariff Act, read with rules 18 and 23 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 final findings of the designated authority, hereby imposes4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
on the subject goods, the description of which is specified in column (3) of the Table below, falling under the
sub-heading of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act as specified in the corresponding entry in
column (2), originating in the countries as specified in the corresponding entry in column (4), exported from
the countries as specified in the corresponding entry in column (5), produced by the producers as specified in
the corresponding entry in column (6), exported by the exporters as specified in the corresponding entry in
column (7), and imported into India, an anti-dumping duty at the rate equal to the amount as specified in the
corresponding entry in column (8) in the currency as specified in the corresponding entry in column (10) and
as per unit of measurement as specified in the corresponding entry in column (9), of the said Table, namely:-
TABLE
Sl. Sub- Description Country of origin Country of export Producer Exporter Amount Unit Currency
No heading
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)
1. 2834 10 Sodium Nitrite European Union European Union Any Any 3.00 MT US
Dollar
2. 2834 10 Sodium Nitrite European Union Any country other Any Any 3.00 MT US
than subject Dollar
country
3. 2834 10 Sodium Nitrite Any country European Union Any Any 3.00 MT US
other than subject Dollar
country
2. The anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification shall be effective for a period of five years (unless
revoked, superseded or amended earlier) from the date of publication of this notification in the Official
Gazette and 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 Customs
Act.
[F. No. 354/24/2002-TRU (Pt.-I)]
AKSHAY JOSHI, Under Secy.
Printed by the Manager, Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064
and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.