MINISTRY OF FINANCE AMD COMPANY AFFAIRS

(Department of Revenue)

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 5th September, 2002

No. 90/2002-CUSTOMS

G.S.R. 620(E).— WHEREAS in the matter of import of Acyclic alcohols (Oxo alcohols), falling

under heading 29.05 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), originating in, or

exported from, Brazil, Malaysia, Romania, Singapore and South Africa (hereinafter referred to as the

subject countries), the designated authority vide its preliminary findings, published in the Gazette of India,

Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 29th July, 2002, has come to the conclusion that-

(a) Acyclic alcohols (Oxo alcohols), namely Normal Butanol, 2-Ethyl Hexanol, Iso Butanol,

Sabutol, Octanol and Iso Octanol have been exported to India from the subject countries below

their normal value;

(b) the domestic industry has suffered material injury;

countries;

(d) there is a threat of injury due to imminent imports of like article in large quantities;

and has considered it necessary to impose anti-dumping duty , provisionally, pending final

determination, on all imports of Acyclic alcohols (Oxo alcohols), namely-

(i) Normal Butanol, 2-Ethyl Hexanol, Iso Butanol, Sabutol, Octanol, Iso Octanol;

(ii) Nonanol and Iso Nonanol, being like article to the domestically produced Oxo Alcohols;

originating in, or exported from, the subject countries.

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 aforesaid findings of the designated authority, hereby imposes on

the Acyclic alcohols, of the type specified in column (3) of the Table annexed hereto, falling undeT heading

29.05 of the First Schedule to the Said Customs Tariff Act, originating in, or exported from, the country

specified in the corresponding entry in column (2) of the said Table, and imported into India, an anti-

dumping duty at the rate specified in the corresponding entry in column (4) of the said Table.

THh GAZETTE OK INDIA : FXTRAORDINARY

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TABLE

S.No.

(1)

10.

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

19.

20.

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

29.

30.

31.

32,

33,

34.

Name of the country

(2)

Brazil

Malaysia

Romania

Singapore

South Africa

Suuth Africa

I ype oi Acyclic alcohol

(3)

Normal Butanol

Iso Butanol

2-Ethyl Hexanol

Octanol

Iso Octanol

Nonanol

Iso Nonanol

Normal Butanol

Iso Butanol

2-Ethyl Hexanol

Octanol

Iso Octanol

Nonanol

Iso Nonanol

Normal Butanol

Iso Butanol

2-Ethyl Hexanol

Octanol

Iso Octanol

Nonanol

Iso Nonanol

Normal Butanol

2-Ethyl Hexanol

Octanol

Iso Octanol

Nonanol

Iso Nonanol

Iso Butanol

2-Ethyl Hexanol

Sabutol

Octanol

Iso Octanol

Nonanol

Iso Nonanol

Rate ot anti-dumping duty

(I JS$ per Metric Tonne)

(4)

307.34

139.82

164.16

194,15

191.55

193.88

218.41

217.44

237.02

260.52

68.79

260.52

The anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification shall be effective upto and inclusive of the

4th day of March, 2003, and shall be payable in Indian currencv.

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 and Company Affairs (Department of Revenue), issued

from time to time, in exercise of the powers conferred by 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.

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AM AN KUMAR SINfjH, Under Secy.

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