MANU/CUST/0263/2009

Ministry : Ministry of Finance

Department/Board : Custom

Notification No : 142/2009

Date : 21.12.2009

Imposition of provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of Flax Fabric, originating in, or exported, from the People's Republic of China and Hong Kong

Whereas, in the matter of import of Flax Fabric (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods), falling under sub-heading 5309 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) (hereinafter referred to as the said Customs Tariff Act), originating in, or exported from, People's Republic of China and Hong Kong(hereinafter referred to as the subject countries) and imported into India, the designated authority in its preliminary findings vide notification No.14/08/2008-DGAD dated the 17th February, 2009, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 17th February, 2009, had come to the conclusion that-

(a) the margin of dumping in respect of each of the subject country was more than two per cent. and the volume of imports from each country was also more than three per cent.;

(b) the subject goods had been imported from the subject countries under the same tariff classification;

(c) the imported subject goods were commercial substitutes of the domestically produced Flax fabric; and

1. the designated authority holds that it was appropriate to cumulatively assess the effect of imports of the subject goods on the domestically produced like article in the light of conditions of competition between the imported products and the like domestic product;

and had recommended imposition of provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of the subject goods, originating in, or exported, from the subject country;

And whereas, on the basis of the aforesaid findings of the designated authority, the Central Government had imposed provisional anti-dumping duty on the subject goods vide notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 30/2009-Customs, dated the 26th March, 2009, published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R.202(E), dated the 26th March, 2009;

And whereas, the designated authority in its final findings vide notification No. 14/08/2008-DGAD dated the 1st October, 2009, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section........