Anti Dumping Duty on Sodium Hydroxide, commonly known as Caustic Soda – yet another resurrection?

By Vijay Kumar

The original Anti Dumping Duty on Sodium Hydroxide, commonly known as Caustic Soda originating in, or exported from, the European Union (excluding France), Indonesia and Chinese Taipei was imposed by Notification No. 168/2003-CUSTOMS dated the 14th November 2003.

By Notification No. 39/2008 -Customs dated the 26th March, 2008, this was extended till 26th March, 2009.

So this anti dumping duty ended on 26.03.2009.

But the Designated Authority recommended continued imposition of definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of the subject goods, originating in, or exported from, Indonesia and the European Union (excluding France) and imported into India, in order to remove injury to the domestic industry.

So the Government has imposed a new anti dumping duty on Caustic Soda with effect from 13.05.2009.

But what about the imports during the period between 27.03.2009 and 12.05.2009? Was there no dumping during that period?

Notification NO. 48/2009 – Cus Dated: May 13, 2009