Definitive Anti-Dumping Duty Imposed on Cold Rolled Flat Products of Stainless Steel - yet another resurrection
THE Central Government has imposed definitive anti dumping duty on import of Cold Rolled Flat Products of Stainless Steel (barring a few exceptions as specified in the Notification) falling under Chapter 7219 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 and originating in, or exported from the People's Republic of China, Korea, European Union, South Africa, Taiwan, Japan, Thailand and United States of America.
The anti-dumping duty imposed shall be levied at the rates specified in this Notification with effect from the date of imposition of the provisional anti-dumping duty i.e. April 22, 2009, and shall be payable in Indian currency. The provisional anti dumping duty was imposed by Notification No. , dated 22-4-2009 and the Notification clearly stipulated that “The anti-dumping imposed under this notification shall be effective upto and inclusive of the 21st day of October, 2009, and shall be payable in Indian Currency.”.
Maybe they forgot about it for four months and they say anti dumping duty is imposed from 22.04.2009. When they can impose this duty retrospectively, why stipulate a condition that it will not be effective after a particular date and then you don't follow your own notification and bring it back to life after a few months of its death. Can't the tax provisions be a little more clear?
NOTIFICATION NO. , Dated: February 20, 2010