Anti Dumping Duty on Vitamin E – Government extends yet another dead notification!

By Vijay Kumar

Anti Dumping Duty on Vitamin E, originating in or exported from the People’s Republic of China, was imposed vide notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 145/2003- CUSTOMS dated the 6th October, 2003. The Designated Authority has requested for extension of anti-dumping duty for a period of one year from the date of its expiry. The Anti Dumping duty expired on 16.3.2008.

Now the Government has extended the notification till 16.3.2009. But this should have been done before 16.3.2008. But Government has no machinery to keep track of expiring notifications and they believe in resurrection of dead notifications.

But what happens for the period between 16.3.2008 and 4.4.2008, when the Notification was extended? Litigation?

NOTIFICATION NO. 43/ 2008-Cus., Dated: April 4, 2008