To protect its own industry from low-cost imports from the neighbouring nation, India has placed a five-year anti-dumping levy on five Chinese products, including cellophane clear film and glass mirrors.
Certain taxes were put in place because China was exporting certain goods to India at lower-than-normal prices: isopropyl alcohol, sulfur black, cellophane clear film, thermoplastic polyurethane, and frameless glass mirror.
According to the Department of Revenue’s Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs, the imposed levy shall be levied for a period of five years.
For isopropyl alcohol, which has both industrial and medical use, the government has levied duties of $82 per tonne and $217 per tonne on various Chinese companies. It is also used as a hand sanitizer and an antibacterial for instruments and skin.
Sulphur black imports, which totaled $4.3 million in 2023–2024, are subject to a tariff of up to $389 per tonne. Leather, paper, and textiles can all be dyed using it.
Similar to this, imports of thermoplastic polyurethane—which finds use in the electronics, automotive, and medical sectors—will now be subject to anti-dumping duties ranging from $0.93 to $1.58 per kilogram.
Cellophane translucent film, which is used as packing material, carries a fixed anti-dumping duty of $1.34 per kilogram. The product’s total imports in 2023–2024 were around $60 million.
An anti-dumping duty of $234 per tonne has been applied to unframed glass mirrors.
Following recommendations from the DGTR, the investigation arm of the commerce ministry, these duties were levied.
Following separate complaints from domestic players, the DGTR launched an investigation earlier this month into the alleged dumping of up to six products imported from China, including cold-rolled electrical steel, black toner powder cartridges, and specific chemicals.
The dumping of 1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane or R-134a, Acrylonitrile Butadiene Rubber, certain antioxidants, polytetrafluoroethylene, black toner powder cartridges, and cold rolled non-oriented electrical steel from China is being investigated by the Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR).
The applicants claim in six different notices that the dumped imports of these products, which are made in China or shipped to India, are causing material harm to the domestic sector.
To protect themselves from low-cost imports, they have asked that anti-dumping duties be imposed on these imports.
The DGTR suggests imposing anti-dumping duties if it is proven that these dumplings have seriously harmed domestic players. The ultimate decision to enforce these obligations is made by the finance minister.
Countries carry out anti-dumping investigations to find out if a spike in low-cost imports has harmed indigenous industry.
