Whereas, in the matter of import of the Sewing Machine Needles (hereinafter referred to as subject goods), falling under sub-heading 8452.30 of chapter 84 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) (hereinafter referred to as the said Customs Tariff Act) and originating in or exported from the People's Republic of China (China PR) (hereinafter referred to as the subject country) into India, the designated authority in its final findings vide notification number 14/10/2010-DGAD, dated the 6th May, 2011, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 6th May, 2011, had come to the conclusion that-

(a) the subject goods have been exported to India from the subject country below associated normal values, thus resulting in dumping of the subject goods;

(b) the domestic industry has suffered material injury in respect of the subject goods;

(c) the material injury and threat thereof has been caused by the dumped imports from the subject country.

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 subject goods, the description of which is specified in column (3) of the Table below, falling under sub- heading of the First Schedule to the said Customs Tariff Act as specified in the corresponding entry in column (2), originating in the country as specified in the corresponding entry in column (4), or exported from the country as specified in the corresponding entry in column (5), when produced by the producers as specified in the corresponding entry in column (6) or exported, 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.

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2. The anti-dumping duty imposed shall be levied for a period of five years (unless revoked, superseded or amended earlier) from the date of this notification.

Notwithstanding anything contained in paragraph 2, this notification shall remain in force up to and inclusive of the 21st day of June, 2017, unless revoked earlier.

( Sanjeev Kumar Singh )

Under Secretary to the Government of India

CORRIGENDUM F.No.354/110/2011 -TRU , Dated, 10th August, 2011

In the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 50/2011-Customs, dated the 22nd June, 2011, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 473 (E), dated the 22nd June, 2011, for the words, numbers and phrases "originating in the country 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)," read "originating in the country as specified in the corresponding entry in column (4), or exported from the country as specified in the corresponding entry in column (5), when produced by the producers as specified in the corresponding entry in column (6) or exported".

(Sanjeev Kumar Singh )

Under Secretary to the Government of India.