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Circular no :Customs Notification No.65/2001-Cus.
Date : 6/25/01
From : Customs
G.S.R. (E). - Whereas in the matter of import of certain grades/types of alloy and non-alloy steel billets, bars and rounds of sizes 70 mm to 250 mm diameter conforming to Indian Standards specifications or any other international specifications equivalent to Indian Standards specifications, which are listed in the Annexure and falling under sub-heading Nos. 7206.90, 7207.19 and 7207.20 of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) originating in, or exported from, Russia, China and Ukraine, the Designated Authority vide its preliminary findings, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section I, dated the 1st December, 2000, had come to the conclusion that -
(i) exporters from Russia and China have been exporting subject goods below normal value, resulting in dumping;
(ii) the Indian industry has suffered material injury;
(iii) injury has been caused cumulatively by the dumped imports of the subject goods from Russia and China and had considered it necessary to impose anti-dumping duty, provisionally, pending final determination, on all imports of the subject goods, originating in, or exported from, Russia and China.
And Whereas on the basis of the aforesaid findings of the Designated Authority, the Central Government had imposed an anti-dumping duty vide notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 151/2000-Customs, dated the 26th December, 2000 [G.S.R. 931(E) dated the 26th December, 2000], published in Part II, Section 3, sub-section (i) of the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, dated the 26th December, 2000; And Whereas the Designated Authority vide its final findings, dated the 1st June, 2001, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 1st June, 2001, has come to the conclusion that -
(i) the subject goods have been exported from Russia and China to India below its normal value;
(ii) the Indian industry has suffered material injury;
(iii) the injury has been caused by the imports of the subject goods from Russia and China.
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1), read with sub-section (5), of section 9A of the said Customs Tariff Act, and rules 18 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 final findings of the Designated Authority, hereby imposes on the grades/types of alloy and non-alloy steel billets, bars and rounds of sizes 70 mm to 250 mm diameter conforming to Indian Standards specifications or any other international specifications equivalent to Indian Standards specifications, which are listed in the said Annexure and falling under sub-heading Nos. 7206.90, 7207.19 and 7207.20 of the said Customs Tariff Act, originating in, or exported from, the countries specified in column (2) of the Table below, when exported by the exporters mentioned against the corresponding country in column (3) of the said Table, and imported into India, an anti-dumping duty at the rate which is equivalent to the corresponding amount mentioned in column (4) of the said Table.
| S.No. | Country | Exporter | Amount of duty (US $ per metric tonne) |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
| 1. | Russia | (i) M/s Oscol Electrometallurgical Combinat (OEMK) | 14.9 |
| (ii) Other exporters | 90 2 | ||
| 2. | Peoples Republic of China | All Exporters | 133 |
Explanation - For the purposes of this notification, the 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 (Department of Revenue), issued from time to time, in exercise of powers under sub-clause (i) of clause (a) of sub-section (3) of 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.
Sd/-
(G.D. Lohani)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
Issued by:
Government of India, Ministry of Finance
(Department of Revenue), New Delhi
(F.No.354/95/2001-TRU)
Annexure
S.No. I.S. Specifications Equivalent International Specification
1. I.S. 1875, CL 1 (Non Alloy Steel) ASTM, SA 192, AP15L Gr X 42 B53059PT - 2Gr 243, DIN, CK 15
2. I.S. 1875, CL 1A (Non Alloy Steel) SAE 1018, ASTMA 333
3. I.S. 1875, CL 2 (Non Alloy Steel) SA 1026
4. I.S. 1875, CL 2A (Non Alloy Steel) ASTM, SA210A1, AP1SLGrB APISLGrX 46, APISL X - 46
5. I.S. 1875, CL 3 (Non Alloy Steel) ASTM, SA 210GrC, SAE 1030
6. I.S. 1875, CL 3A (Non Alloy Steel) SAE 140, SAE 1035
7. I.S. 1875, CL 4 (Non Alloy Steel) BS, En 8D
8. I.S. 1875, CL 5 (Non Alloy Steel) SAE 1050
9. I.S. 5517, 27C15 (Non Alloy Steel) SAE 1530
10. I.S. 5517, 37C 15 (Non Alloy Steel) BS, En15, SAE 1541
11. I.S. 4432, 10 C 4 (Non Alloy Steel) ASTM, SA 179, SAE 1010 SAE 1008
12. I.S. 4368, 20Mn 2 (Non Alloy Steel) DIN 2391 st 52, SAE 1518
13. I.S. 5517, 35 Mn 6Mo 3 (Non Alloy Steel) API N80, SAE 4042
14. I.S. Equivalent not Available (Alloy Steel) SAE 4130
15. I.S. Equivalent not Available (Alloy Steel) SAE 4118 (Nearest)
16. I.S. Equivalent not Available (Alloy Steel) BS 3602 Pt 1500 Nb (Micro alloyed Steel)
17. I.S. Equivalent not Available (Non Alloy Steel) BS 3059 Pt II Gr 440
18. I.S. Equivalent not Available (Non Alloy Steel) SAE 1518
19. I.S. 4398, 103 Cr 2 (Alloy Steel) SAE 52100
20. I.S. 4368 20 Mn Cr 1 20 MNCRS
21. I.S. 3749 T 105 Cr 5
22. I.S. 3930 40 Cr 4 Mo 3
23. 4368 21 Cr Mo 28
24. I.S. 5517 27 C 15 + Mo
25. I.S. 4432 C 10 MSL 4A
26. I.S. 5517 37 C 15
27. I.S. 4368 37 SI 2 Mn 90
28. I.S. 5517 3795 37 C 15 + Mo
29. I.S. 4368 40 NI 2 Cr 1 Mo 28
