In international trade parlance, dumping happens when a country or a firm exports an item at a price lower than the price of that product in its domestic market
The duties range from 7.4 per cent to 30.6 per cent
It ruled that if the measures are terminated, the dumping of imported single-mode optical fibers from India may continue and Chinese domestic industries subsequently be impacted
China previously slapped an anti-dumping tariff on the same Indian product for five years until mid-August of 2019 and then had a review of the case
The commerce ministry's investigation arm DGTR has recommended imposition of provisional anti-dumping duty on 'PET resin' chemical from China to guard domestic players from cheap imports.
The duty is applicable on products originating from or exported from China, Vietnam and Korea and imported into India
Apcotex Industries Ltd has alleged that dumping of the product from these countries are impacting the domestic industry
While it will improve cost efficiencies in the textile industry, manufacturers of this key raw material may see their margins getting squeezed
The Finance Ministry will take the final decision on imposing the duty
Aarti Drugs Ltd has filed an application before the directorate for investigation into the imports from the neighbouring country
Reliance industries Ltd has filed an application on behalf of domestic industry before the DGTR for initiation of the investigation
The DGTR has recommended $79.58 per tonne duty on the imports
The draft amendments are likely to be notified soon by the revenue department after legal vetting
After concluding its anti-dumping probe, DGTR has said 'there is no causal link between the dumped imports' from these countries and 'injury to the domestic industry'.
The levy on Zeolite 4A' [Detergent grade] has been imposed on recommendations of Directorate General of Trade Remedies after conducting a probe in this regard
In March 2013, the government had imposed duty of $0.78 per kg on the imports of this chemical from China for five years
India has imposed anti-dumping duties of up to USD 185.51 per tonne for five years on certain varieties of Chinese steel to guard domestic players from cheap imports from the neighbouring country. The revenue department imposed the duty based on recommendations of the Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR), according to a government notification. JSW Steel Ltd, Sunflag Iron & Steel Co, Usha Martin, Gerdau Steel India, Vardhman Special Steels and Jayaswal Neco Industries Ltd had jointly filed an application before DGTR for initiation of investigations and levying of anti-dumping duties on some steel products. In its anti-dumping investigation, the DGTR stated that dumped imports of 'straight length bars and rods of alloy steel' from China have increased in absolute terms during the period of probe (2016-17). While recommending the anti-dumping duty, DGTR said the goods have been exported to India from the China below normal value and the domestic industry has suffered ...
The DGTR has concluded that due to dumped imports, the domestic industry has suffered material injury
Anti-dumping duties are taken to ensure fair trade and provide a level-playing field to the domestic steel industry
The move come at a time when senators are blaming Indian exporters for shipping heavily subsidized shrimps