Anti Dumping Duty on Zinc Oxide
GOVERNMENT has imposed anti dumping duty on Zinc Oxide falling under tariff items 2817 0010 or 3812 3030 originating in, or exported from, the Peoples Republic of China.
DDT-609 - 09.05.2007 had commented,
The anti-dumping duty on Zinc Oxide originating in, or exported from, the Peoples Republic of China, was first imposed by notification No. 115/2001 dated the 2 nd November, 2001, which was further extended till 8.4.2007 by Notification No. 51/2006 -Customs dated the 29th May, 2006
The Designated Authority, on review, has recommended continued imposition of the anti-dumping duty against the subject goods, originating in, or exported from, the Peoples Republic of China in order to remove injury to the domestic industry and so the Government has now re-imposed anti dumping duty on the product for another five years from 7.5.2007.
But what happens to the imports during the period, 9.4.2007 to 6.5.2007, when there was no anti dumping duty on the product?. The Designated Authority had recommended continuation of the anti dumping duty, not its re- imposition. This should have been done before 8.4.2007, but somebody was sleeping for a month and just woke up and issued the notification after a month!
So, this dead notification was given a fresh lease of life by Notification No. 64/2007 dated 7.5.2012. This extended Notification also lapsed on 6.5.2012. Twelve days after the second death, this notification was resurrected on 18.5.2012 by Notification No. 27/2012, to be alive till 6.5.2013. So it had no effect from 7.5.2013. And as usual they forgot all about it in May 2013.
Now there is a third resurrection - but by issue of a new notification. The new Notification says that this anti dumping duty shall be effective for a period of five years from 6.9.2013. But was there an anti dumping duty during the period from 7.5.2013 to 5.9.2013?
Notification No. , Dated: September 6, 2013