Anti Dumping Duty on PVC Flex Films - Retrospective?
THE Anti Dumping Duty on PVC Flex Films originating in, or exported from, People's Republic of China, was imposed provisionally by Notification No. 79/2010 – Cus, dated 30.07.2010. The Notification clearly mentioned that the anti dumping duty imposed under the notification shall be effective up to and inclusive of the 29th of January 2011. That is the duty is not valid from 30.01.2011.
Now the Government has imposed anti dumping duty on the product for a period of five years from the date of imposition of provisional duty, that is, the 30th July 2010.
Then what happens to the solemn declaration in Notification No. 79/2010 that the duty will be effective only up to 29th July 2011?
Why should they write these dates in the notifications and then ignore them with impunity? Why can't they be a little more honest and say that the notification would be valid, until they say it is not valid?
Notification No. , Dated: August 25, 2011