Cus Ntf No. 137/1999 Dated 29-12-1999

CUSTOMS NOTIFICATION No.137/1999 Dated 29th December, 1999

(This Notification has been rescinded vide Cus Ntf.No.92/2000 Date 21/06/2000)

WHEREAS in the matter of import of seamless tubes or seamless pipes falling under heading or sub-heading Nos. 73.04, 7304.10, 7304.29 and 7304.39 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), originating in, or exported from, Austria, Czech Republic, Russia, Romania and Ukraine, the designated Authority vide its preliminary findings, published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary, part I, Section I, dated the 10th November, 1999 has come to the conclusion that:-

(a) seamless tubes or seamless pipes originating in, or exported from Austria, Czech Republic, Russia, Romania and Ukraine have been exported to India below its normal value, resulting in dumping;

(b) The domestic industry has suffered material injury;

(c) Injury has been caused by imports 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 rule 13 and rule 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 findings of the Designated Authority hereby imposes on seamless tubes and seamless pipes of the following description, namely:-

(a) Seamless tubes, of iron or steel, not cold rolled, hot finished, of am external diameter not exceeding 273 mm or 100 inches NB also known an boiler pipes or line line pipes used in hydrocarbon industry, processing and general engineering industry;

(b) Casing and tubing of a kind used in drilling of oil or gas of an external diameter not exceeding 244.5 mm or 9.5/8 inches;

Falling under heading or sub-heading Nos.73.04, 7304.10, 7304.29 and 7304.39 of the first Schedule to the said Customs Tariff Act, originating in, or exported from, Austria, Czech Republic, Russia, Romania and ukraine, when exported by the exporter mentioned in column (2) of the Table annexed hereto and imported into India, an anti-dumping duty at the rate which is equivalent to the amount per metric tonne mentioned in the corresponding entry in column (3) of the said Tube.

 		 		TABLE	________________________________________________________________________________	COUNTRY		NAME OF PRODUCER / EXPORTER			AMOUNT OF DUTY 		 				(Rs. per MT)	________________________________________________________________________________	(1) 	(2) 				 (3) 	________________________________________________________________________________	Austria		Voest Alpine Stanirohr kingberg GES 			M.B.M. Alpine Strasse- 17, A 8652, kingberg 	 6,876 			and all other producers / exporters 	Czech 		Nova Hut Ostrava, 70702, Ostrava, Kuncice and 	 8,375	Republic 	all other producers / exporters 	Russia		Volzsky Pipe Plant,404119,Volski Town, Voigograd 			and all other producers / exporters 	 13,698	Romania 		(a) Silcotub S.A, 4700 Zalau, 	 	 4,385			(b) Petrotub S.A. 5550 Roman , and all other , 	 1,136			 producers / exporters 	Ukraine 		(a) Metal Zavod Imeni Karl, Leibenecht,		 12,453 			(b) Yuznotrubny Zavod, Nokpool, and all other 	 			 producer / exporters 	________________________________________________________________________________

2. This notification shall have effect upto and inclusive of the 28th day of June,2000.

sd/-
(Prashant Kumar Sinha
Under Secretary to the Government of India

(Final Anti-Dumping Duty of import of seamless tubes or seamless pipes falling under heading or sub-heading Nos. 73.04, 7304.10, 7304.29 and 7304.39.vide Cus Ntf.No.91/2000 Date 21/06/2000)