THE GAZETTE OF INDIA: EXTRAORDINARY

[PART II—SEC.3(J)1

MINISTRY OF FINANCE

(Department of Revenue)

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 9th February, 2001

No. 15/2001-CUSTOMS

G.S.R. 80 (E).— WHEREAS in the matter of import of Sports Shoes, non-leather sports

footwear (hereinafter referred to as 'the subject goods'), falling under sub-heading Nos.

6402.12, 6402.19, 6403.12, 6403.19, 6404.11, 6405.20 or 6405.90 of the First Schedule to the

Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), originating in, or exported from, the People's Republic

of China, the Designated Authority vide its preliminary findings, published in the Gazette of

India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 25th

January, 2001, has come to the

conclusion that-

(a) the subject goods, originating in, or exported from, the People's Republic of China

have been exported to India below their normal value;

(b) the domestic industry has suffered material injury by way of decline in its market share

and financial losses due to depressed selling prices on account of price depression caused

by low landed prices of the dumped subject goods;

originating in, or exported from, the People's Republic of China;

and the Designated Authority has considered it necessary to impose anti-dumping duty,

provisionally, pending final determination, on all imports of the subject goods, originating in,

or exported from, the People's Republic of China;

NOW, therefore, in exercise of the 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 the above findings of the

Designated Authority, hereby imposes on Sports Shoes, non-leather sports footwear, of

categories specified in column (2) of the Table annexed hereto, falling under sub-heading No.

6402.12, 6402.19, 6403.12, 6403.19, 6404.11, 6405.20 or 6405.90 of the First Schedule to the

said Customs Tariff Act, originating in, or exported from, the People's Republic of China,

when exoorted bv anv exoorter/Droducer, and imported into India, an anti-dumping duty at the

rate which shall be calculated as the difference between the corresponding amount mentioned

in column (3) of the said Table and the landed value of such imported subject goods in US $

per pair.

Table

S.No.

(1)

Category of Sports Shoes

(2)

(a) Bearing brand name of Nike, Reebok or Adidas

(b) Unbranded or bearing brand names other than (a) above

Amount

(US $ per pair)

(3)

18.44

6.277

The anti-dumping duty imposed¹ under this notification shall be effective upto and

inclusive of the 8th day of August, 2001, 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 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 354/18/2001-TRU]

PRASHANT KUMAR SINHA, Under Secy

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