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Anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of Vitamin-C from China PR & Japan — Final Findings
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....as Authority) notified preliminary findings in the anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of Vitamin-C from People Republic of China and Japan vide Notification No. 10/1/97-ADD, dated 11th March, 1998, and requested the interested parties to make their views known in writing within 40 days from the date of its publication. (ii) Forwarding a copy of the Preliminary Findings, all known interested parties were requested to furnish their views, if any, on the Preliminary Findings within 40 days of the date of the letter; (iii) The Authority also forwarded a copy of Preliminary Findings to the Embassy of People Republic of China (hereinafter referred to as China and Embassy of Japan in New Delhi with a request that exporters and other....
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....e been concluded within the time limit of one year from the date of initiation. B. Petitioner's views 2. The petitioner made the following submissions on the Preliminary Findings : (i) Imposition of provisional anti-dumping duty on imports originating or exported from China and Japan is not adequate to protect the interest of the domestic industry; (ii) The customs duty during the period of investigation was 42% whereas the duty was reduced to 35% subsequently; (iii) The quantum of Vitamin C exported by China and Japan into India has substantially increased in the post investigation period; (iv) Both China and Japan further resorted to drastic reduction in the price of their export during the post investigation period and the dome....
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....o., China requested for deferment of the oral hearing scheduled on 4th May, 1998; II. Importers and other interested party 4. M/s. Dilip Kumar and Co. (i) Authority has totally neglected the fact that production of M/s. Ambalal Sarabhai Enterprises of 454 MT is considered internationally uneconomical and unviable capacity for production of Vitamin C. This capacity cannot be compared with other international makers; (ii) The total demand for Vitamin C in Indian market is almost 3 times production capacity of Ambalal Sarabhai. In order to meet the requirements users have to import from various sources at prevailing international markets. (iii) The inventory of Ambalal Sarabhai was 0.67 MT in the year 1995-96 and 16.98 MT during the pe....
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....r interested parties have been examined and considered and, wherever appropriate, have been dealt hereinafter : (i) Exporters directly and through the Embassies of China and Japan were given ample opportunity to file their view on preliminary findings but none of them responded. The Authority, therefore, has to go by the facts on the basis of best available information. (ii) The export price, as indicated in the Preliminary Findings notified on 11-3-1998 has been determined on the basis of weighted average price as reported by the importers for the purpose of Custom clearances maintained by DGCI & S, Calcutta. The export price so determined is found to be reliable and has been adopted. (iii) The Authority observes that the points rais....