Whereas, in the matter of import of Hydrogen Peroxide (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods) falling under the tariff item 2847 00 00 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) (hereinafter referred to as the Customs Tariff Act), originating in, or exported from Bangladesh, Taiwan, Korea RP, Indonesia, Pakistan and Thailand (hereinafter referred to as the subject countries), the designated authority in its final findings vide notification No. 14/3/2015-DGAD, dated the 11th April, 2017 published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 11th April, 2017 has come to the conclusion that-

(a) the subject goods have been exported to India from the subject countries (other than Indonesia) below its normal value;

(b) the domestic industry has suffered material injury; and

(c) the injury has been caused by the dumped imports from subject countries (other than Indonesia); and has recommended the imposition of definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of the subject goods originating in, or exported, from the subject countries (other than Indonesia).

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) and sub-section (5) of section 9A of the 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, after considering 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 tariff item of the First Schedule to the 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 exported from the countries as specified in the corresponding entry in column (5), produced by the producers as specified in the corresponding entry in column (6), 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 as specified in the corresponding entry in column (8), in the currency as specified in the corresponding entry in column (9) and per unit of measurement as specified in the corresponding entry in column (10) of the said Table:-

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2. The anti-dumping duty imposed shall be effective for a period of five years (unless revoked, superseded or amended earlier) from the date of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette and shall be payable in Indian currency.

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 (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 the determination of the rate of exchange shall be the date of presentation of the bill of entry under section 46 of the said Act.

(Ruchi Bisht)

Under Secretary to the Government of India.