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OFFICE OF THE
COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS, |
PUBLIC
NOTICE NO. 226 / 2001
Government of India, Ministry of
Finance, Department of Revenue, New Delhi, Notification No. 65/2001 – Cus vide
F.No.354/95/2001-TRU, dated 25.06.2001, is reproduced below for the guidance of
the importers, clearing agents and trading public.
C16/84/2000-AP (PORT) (S.
SANKARAVADIVELU)
CUSTOM HOUSE, CHENNAI-1. DY. COMMR. OF CUSTOMS (APPG)
DATE :24.09.2001
Notification
No. 65 /2001-Customs
G.S.R. (E) Whereas in the matter of import of
certain grades/types of alloy and non-alloy steel billets, bars and rounds of
sizes 70 mm to 250 mm diameter conforming to Indian Standards specifications or
any other international specifications equivalent to Indian Standards
specifications, which are listed in the Annexure and falling under sub-heading
Nos. 7206.90, 7207.19 and 7207.20 of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975)
originating in, or exported from, Russia, China and Ukraine, the Designated
Authority vide its preliminary findings, published in the Gazette of India,
Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 1st December, 2000, had
come to the conclusion that -
i.
exporters from Russia and China have been exporting subject
goods below normal value, resulting in dumping;
ii.
the Indian industry has suffered material injury;
iii.
injury has been caused cumulatively by the dumped imports of
the subject goods from Russia and China.
and had
considered it necessary to impose anti-dumping duty, provisionally, pending
final determination, on all imports of the subject goods, originating in, or
exported from, Russia and China,
And
Whereas on the basis of the aforesaid findings of the Designated Authority, the
Central Government had imposed an anti-dumping duty vide notification of the
Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No.
151/2000-Customs, dated the 26th December, 2000 [G.S.R. 931 (E)
dated the 26th December, 2000], published in Part II, Section 3,
Sub-section (i) of the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, dated the 26th
December, 2000;
And
Whereas the Designated Authority vide its final findings, dated the 1st
June, 2001, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section
1, dated the 1st June, 2001, has come to the conclusion that -
i.
the subject goods have been exported from Russia and China
to India below its normal value;
ii.
the Indian industry has suffered material injury;
iii.
the injury has been caused by the imports of the subject
goods from Russia and China.
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1), read
with sub-section (5), of section 9A of the said Customs Tariff Act, and 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 grades/types of alloy and
non-alloy steel billets, bars and rounds of sizes 70 mm to 250 mm diameter
conforming to Indian Standards specifications or any other international
specifications equivalent to Indian Standards specifications, which are listed
in the said Annexure and falling under sub-heading Nos. 7206.90, 7207.19 and
7207.20 of the said Customs Tariff Act, originating in, or exported from, the
countries specified in column (2) of the Table below, when exported by the
exporters mentioned against the corresponding country in column (3) of the said
Table, and imported into India, an anti-dumping duty at the rate which is
equivalent to the corresponding amount mentioned in column (4) of the said
Table.
Table
|
S. No. |
Country |
Exporter |
Amount of
duty (US $ per metric tonne) |
|
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
|
1. |
Russia |
(i) M/s
Oscol Electrometallurgical Combinat (OEMK) |
14.9 |
|
(ii) Other exporters |
90 |
||
|
2. |
Peoples Republic of China |
All
exporters |
133 |
2. The
anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification shall be levied with effect
from the date of the imposition of the provisional duty, i.e. the 26th
December, 2000; and shall be paid in Indian currency.
Explanation.- For the purposes of this notification, the 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 powers under sub-clause (i) of clause (a) of sub-section (3) of
section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962) 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.
Annexure
|
S.No. |
I.S. SPECIFICATIONS |
EQUIVALENT INTERNATIONAL
SPECIFICATION |
|
1. |
I.S. 1875, CL 1 |
ASTM, SA 192, AP15L Gr X 42 |
|
|
(NON ALLOY STEEL) |
B53059PT – 2Gr 243, DIN, CK 15 |
|
2. |
I.S. 1875, CL 1A |
SAE 1018, ASTMA 333 |
|
|
(NON ALLOY STEEL) |
|
|
3. |
I.S. 1875, CL 2 |
SA 1026 |
|
|
(NON ALLOY STEEL) |
|
|
4. |
I.S. 1875, CL 2A |
ASTM, SA210A1, AP1SLGrB |
|
|
(NON ALLOY STEEL) |
APISLGrX 46, APISL X – 46 |
|
5. |
I.S. 1875, CL 3 |
ASTM, SA 210 GrC, SAE 1030 |
|
|
(NON ALLOY STEEL) |
|
|
6. |
I.S. 1875, CL 3A |
SAE 140, SAE 1035 |
|
|
(NON ALLOY STEEL) |
|
|
7. |
I.S. 1875, CL 4 |
BS, En 8D |
|
|
(NON ALLOY STEEL) |
|
|
8. |
I.S. 1875, CL 5 |
SAE 1050 |
|
|
(NON ALLOY STEEL) |
|
|
9. |
I.S. 5517, 27C15 |
SAE 1530 |
|
|
(NON ALLOY STEEL) |
|
|
10. |
I.S. 5517, 37C 15 |
BS, En15, SAE 1541 |
|
|
(NON ALLOY STEEL) |
|
|
11. |
I.S. 4432, 10 C 4 |
ASTM, SA 179, SAE 1010 |
|
|
(NON ALLOY STEEL) |
SAE 1008 |
|
12. |
I.S. 4368, 20Mn 2 |
DIN 2391 st 52, SAE 1518 |
|
|
(NON ALLOY STEEL) |
|
|
13. |
I.S. 5517, 35 Mn 6Mo 3 |
API N80, SAE 4042 |
|
|
(NON ALLOY STEEL) |
|
|
14. |
I.S. EQUIVALENT NOT AVAILABLE
(ALLOY STEEL) |
SAE 4130 |
|
15. |
I.S. EQUIVALENT NOT AVAILABLE
(ALLOY STEEL) |
SAE 4118 (Nearest) |
|
16. |
I.S. EQUIVALENT NOT AVAILABLE
(ALLOY STEEL) |
BS 3602 Pt 1500 Nb (Micro
alloyed Steel) |
|
17. |
I.S. EQUIVALENT NOT AVAILABLE
(NON ALLOY STEEL) |
BS 3059 Pt II Gr 440 |
|
18. |
I.S. EQUIVALENT NOT AVAILABLE
(NON ALLOY STEEL) |
SAE 1518 |
|
19. |
I.S. 4398, 103 Cr 2 (ALLOY
STEEL) |
SAE 52100 |
|
20. |
I.S. 4368 20 Mn Cr 1 |
20 MNCRS |
|
21. |
I.S. 3749 T 105 Cr 5 |
|
|
22. |
I.S. 3930 40 Cr 4 Mo 3 |
|
|
23. |
I.S. 4368 21 Cr 1 Mo 28 |
|
|
24. |
I.S. 5517 27 C 15 + Mo |
|
|
25. |
I.S. 4432 C 10 |
MSL 4A |
|
26. |
I.S. 5517 37 C 15 |
|
|
27. |
I.S. 4368 37 SI 2 Mn 90 |
|
|
28. |
I.S. 5517 3795 37 C 15 + Mo |
|
|
29. |
I.S. 4368 40 NI 2 Cr 1 Mo 28 |
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