[TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZET TE OF INDIA, EXTRAORDINARY, PART II, SECTION 3, SUBSECTION (i)]

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE (DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE) Notification No. 9/2013-Customs (ADD) New Delhi, the 26th April, 2013 G.S.R. 275 (E). WHEREAS in the matter of import of Carbon Black used in rubber applications (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods), falling under the tariff- item 28030010 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 the Peoples Republic of China, Thailand, Russia and Australia (hereinafter referred to as the subject countries), on the basis of the findings of the designated authority made vide notification No. 14/21/2008-DGAD, dated the 24th December, 2009, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 24th December, 2009, the Central Government had imposed definitive anti-dumping duty on the subject goods vide notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 6/2010Customs, dated the 28th January, 2010, published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 50 (E), dated the 28th January, 2010; AND WHEREAS, the designated authority vide notification No. 15/41/2010-DGAD, dated the 30th August, 2011, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 30th August, 2011, had initiated review in terms of sub-section (5) of section 9A of the said Customs Tariff Act read with rule 23 of the Customs Tariff (Identification, Assessment and Collection of Anti-dumping Duty on Dumped Articles and for Determination of Injury) Rules, 1995 (hereinafter referred to as the said rules), in the matter of continuation of anti-dumping duty on imports of subject goods, originating in, or exported from, the subject countries, imposed vide notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue),No. 06/2010-Customs, dated the 28th January, 2010, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R.50 (E), dated the 28th January, 2010, and vide notification No. 15/41/2010-DGAD, dated the 28th February, 2013, published in the Gazette

of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 28th February, 2013, had recommended for continuation of the anti-dumping duty at the specified rates; Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (5) of section 9A of the said Customs Tariff Act, read with rules 18 and 20 of the said rules, 1995, and in
supersession of the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 06/2010-Customs, dated 28
th

January, 2010, published in the Gazette of India

Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 50 (E), dated the 28th January, 2010, except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the Central Government, on the basis of the aforesaid findings of the designated authority, hereby imposes on the goods, the description of which is specified in column (3) of the Table below, falling under tariff-item of the First Schedule to the said 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), and produced by the producers as specified in the corresponding entry in column (6), when exported from the country as specified in the corresponding entry in column (5), 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 indicated in the corresponding entry in column (8), in the currency as specified in the corresponding entry in column (10) and per unit of measurement as specified in the corresponding entry in column (9) of the said Table. Table

S. No. (1) 1.

Tariff item (2) 28030010

28030010

28030010

28030010

28030010

Description of goods (3) Carbon Black used in rubber applications* Carbon Black used in rubber applications* Carbon Black used in rubber applications* Carbon Black used in rubber applications* Carbon Black used in rubber applications*

Country of origin (4) Australia

Country of Export (5) Australia

Producer (6) Any

Exporter (7) Any

Duty Amount (8) 0.330

Unit Currency (9) KG (10) US Dollar US Dollar US Dollar US Dollar US Dollar

Australia

Any

Any

Any

0.330

KG

Any

Australia

Any

Any

0.330

KG

Peoples Republic of China Peoples Republic of China

Peoples Republic of China Any

Any

Any

0.423

KG

Any

Any

0.423

KG

28030010

28030010

28030010

28030010

10

28030010

11

28030010

12

28030010

Carbon Black used in rubber applications* Carbon Black used in rubber applications* Carbon Black used in rubber applications* Carbon Black used in rubber applications* Carbon Black used in rubber applications* Carbon Black used in rubber applications* Carbon Black used in rubber applications*

Any

Russia

Peoples Republic of China Russia

Any

Any

0.423

KG

US Dollar US Dollar US Dollar US Dollar US Dollar US Dollar US Dollar

Any

Any

0.391

KG

Russia

Any

Any

Any

0.391

KG

Any

Russia

Any

Any

0.391

KG

Thailand

Thailand

Any

Any

0.186

KG

Thailand

Any

Any

Any

0.186

KG

Any

Thailand

Any

Any

0.186

KG

*Note: - Thermal Black and Carbon Black grade meant for semi conductive compound applications are excluded from the scope of the product under consideration. 2. The anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification shall be levied from the date of

publication of this notification in the Official Gazette and valid up to the 29th July, 2014 and shall be payable in Indian currency. Explanation. - For the purposes of this notification, 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 conferred by 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. [F.No.354/130/2009 TRU (Pt.I)] Raj Kumar Digvijay Under secretary to the Government of India