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Other Provisional Safeguard Duty on Phthalic anchydride under Heading No.2917. [Notfn. No. 9/ 09-Cus., dated 29.1.2009] Whereas, in the matter of import of Phthalic anhydride, falling under tariff item 2917 35 00 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), the Director General (Safeguard), in preliminary findings vide number G.S.R.3 (E), dated the 1st January, 2009, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), dated the 1st January, 2009, had come to the conclusion that increased imports of Phthalic anhydride into India had caused and threatened to cause further serious injury to the domestic producers of Phthalic anhydride and it necessitates to impose provisional safeguard duty on imports of Phthalic anhydride into India; Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 8B of the said Act, read with rules 10 and 14 of the Customs Tariff (Identification and Assessment of Safeguard Duty) Rules, 1997, the Central Government after considering the said findings of the Director General (Safeguards), hereby imposes on Phthalic anhydride, falling under tariff item 2917 35 00 of the First Schedule to the said Act, when imported into India, a safeguard duty at the rate of 25 % ad valorem. 2. Nothing contained in this notification shall apply to imports of Phthalic anhydride from countries notified as developing countries under clause (a) of sub-section (6) of section 8B of the said Act, other than Pakistan, Indonesia and Thailand. 3. The safeguard duty imposed under this notification shall be effective upto and inclusive of the 16th August, 2009 (unless revoked, superseded or amended earlier). Final Safeguard Duty on Phthalic Anhydride under Heading No.2917. [Notfn. No.75/09-Cus., dated 30.6.2009] Whereas, in the matter of import of Phthalic anhydride (hereinafter referred as the subject goods), falling under tariff item 2917 35 00 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), the Director General (Safeguard), in preliminary findings vide number G.S.R.3 (E), dated the 1 sl January, 2009, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), dated the 1 Sl January, 2009, had come to the conclusion that increased imports of Phthalic anhydride into India had caused and threatened to cause further serious injury to the domestic producers of Phthalic anhydride and it had necessitated for imposition of provisional safeguard duty on imports of Phthalic anhydride into India; And whereas. on the basis of the aforesaid findings of the Director General (Safeguard), the Central Government had imposed provisional safeguard duty on imports of the subject goods vide notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 9/2009-Customs, dated the 29th January. 2009. published in the Gazette of India vide number G.S.R.55(E). dated the 29th January, 2009; And whereas, the Director General (Safeguard) in its final findings vide number G.S.R. 366(E), dated the 28th May. 2009. published in the Gazette of India. Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), dated the 28th May_ 2009 has come to the conclusion that increased imports of Phthalic anhydride into India has caused and threatened to cause further serious injury to the domestic producers of Phthalic anhydride and it necessitates to impose provisional safeguard duty on imports of Phthalic anhydride into India, and has recommended the imposition of safeguard duty on imports of the subject goods into India; Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 8B of the said Act, read with rules 12 and 14 of the Customs Tariff (Identification and anhydride, falling under tariff item 2917 35 00 of the First Schedule to the said Act. when imported into India, a safeguard duty at the rate of - (a) 25% ad valorem. when imported from the 29th day of January, 2009 to 30th day of June, 2009 (both days inclusive): and (b) 15% ad'valorem, when impohed from the 1st day of July. 2009 to 31st day of December, 2009 (both days inclusive) 2. Nothing contained in this notification shall apply to imports of Phthalic anhydride from countries notified as developing countries notified as developing countries under clause (a) of sub-section (6) of section 8B of the said Act, other than Pakistan, Indonesia and Thailand. Final Safeguard Duty on Phthalic Anhydride under Chapter 29. [Notfn. No.1/12-Cus.,(SG), dated 17.1.2012] Whereas, in the matter of import of Phthalic anhydride, falling under tariff item 29173500 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), the Director General (Safeguard), in preliminary findings published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 719 (E), dated the 23rd September, 2011, had come to the conclusion that increased imports of Phthalic anhydride into India had caused and threatened to cause further serious injury to the domestic producers of Phthalic anhydride and it necessitates to impose provisional safeguard duty on imports of Phthalic anhydride into India; Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 8B of the said Act, read with rules 10 and 14 of the Customs Tariff (Identification and Assessment of Safeguard Duty) Rules, 1997, the Central Government after considering the said findings of the Director General (Safeguards), hereby imposes on Phthalic anhydride, falling under tariff item 2917 35 00 of the First Schedule to the said Act, when imported into India, a safeguard duty at the rate of 10% ad valorem. 2. The safeguard duty imposed under this notification shall be effective for a period of 180 days (unless revoked, superseded or amended earlier) from the publication of this notification in the Official Gazette. Safeguard Duty on Import of Saturated Fatty Alcohols with carbon chain length of C8,C10,C12,C14,C16, and C18. [Notfn. No.3/14-Cus.,(SG), dated 28.8.2014] Whereas, in the matter of import of "Saturated Fatty Alcohols with carbon chain length of C8,C10,C12,C14,C16, and C18 including single, blends and unblended (not including branched isomers) which includes blends of a combination of carbon chain lengths, C12-C14, C12-C16, C12-C18,C16-18 and C14-C16 (commonly categorized as C12-C14)" (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods), falling under sub-head- ing 2905 17 or 3823 70 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) (hereinafter referred to as the Customs Tariff Act), the Director General (Safeguard), in his preliminary findings, pub- lished vide number G.S.R. 357 (E), dated the 26th May, 2014, in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), dated the 26th May, 2014, has come to the conclusion that increased imports of subject goods into India has caused and threatened to cause further serious injury to the domestic producers of subject goods, necessitating the imposition of safeguard duty on imports of subject goods into India, and accordingly has recommended the imposition of provisional safeguard duty on imports of the subject goods into India; Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 8B of the said Customs Tariff Act, read with rules 10 and 14 of the Customs Tariff (Identification and Assessment of Safeguard Duty) Rules, 1997, the Central Government after considering the said findings of the Director General (Safeguards), hereby imposes on subject goods falling under sub-heading 2905 17 or 3823 70 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, when imported into India, a provisional safeguard duty at the rate of twenty per cent. ad valorem. 2. Nothing contained in this notification shall apply to imports of subject goods from countries notified as developing countries under clause (a) of sub-section (6) of section 8B of the Customs Tariff Act, other than Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia. 3. The safeguard duty imposed under this notification shall be effective for a period of two hundred days (unless revoked, superseded or amended earlier) from the date of publication of this notification in the Offi- cial Gazette. Safeguard Duty on Import of Sodium Citrate. [Notfn. No.4/14-Cus.,(SG), dated 31.12.2014] Whereas, in the matter of import of Sodium Citrate (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods), falling under tariff item 2918 15 20 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) (hereinafter referred to as the Customs Tariff Act), the Director General (Safeguard), in his final findings, published vide number G.S.R. 663 (E), dated the 16th September, 2014, in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), has come to the conclusion that increased imports of Sodium Citrate into India has caused and threatened to cause further serious injury to the domestic producers of Sodium Citrate, necessitating the imposition of safeguard duty on imports of Sodium Citrate into India, and accordingly has recommended the imposition of safeguard duty on imports of the subject goods into India. Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 8B of the Customs Tariff Act,read with rules 12, 14 and 17 of the Customs Tariff (Identification and Assessment of Safeguard Duty) Rules, 1997, the Central Government after considering the aforesaid findings of the Director General (Safeguards), hereby imposes on Sodium Citrate falling under tariff item 2918 15 20 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, when imported into India, a safeguard duty at the following rate, namely:- (a) thirty per cent. ad valorem when imported during the period from 31st December, 2014 to 30th December, 2015 (both days inclusive); (b) twenty per cent. ad valorem, when imported during the period from 31st December, 2015 to 30th December, 2016 (both days inclusive); and (c) ten per cent. ad valorem, when imported during the period from 31st December, 2016 to 30th December, 2017 (both days inclusive). 2. Nothing contained in this notification shall apply to imports of Sodium Citrate from countries notified as developing countries under clause (a) of sub-section (6) of section 8B of the Customs Tariff Act, other than the People's Republic of China. Countervailing duty on Saccharin in all its forms originating in or exported from, specified coun- tries [Notfn. No. 02/2019-Cus.,(CVD), dated 30.08.2019] Whereas, in the matter of "Saccharin in all its forms" (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods) falling under tariff item
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