India Levies Anti-Dumping Duties On 4 Chinese Goods, See Which Products Will Be Affected

The affected items included soft ferrite cores, vacuum-insulated flasks of certain thicknesses, aluminium foil, and Trichloro Isocyanuric Acid.

This decision was taken as authorities said that these products entered the Indian market at prices lower than normal.

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India took measures to shield its domestic industry from cheap imports by imposing anti-dumping duties on four Chinese products in March. The affected items included soft ferrite cores, vacuum-insulated flasks of certain thicknesses, aluminium foil, and Trichloro Isocyanuric Acid. This decision was taken as authorities said that these products entered the Indian market at prices lower than normal.

The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), under the Department of Revenue, issued separate notifications regarding the new duties. The government decided to enforce these levies for five years on soft ferrite cores, vacuum-insulated flasks, and Trichloro Isocyanuric Acid, reported PTI.

Meanwhile, aluminium foil imports from China will now face a provisional anti-dumping duty of up to $873 per tonne for a period of six months.

Duty Structure and WTO Compliance

The anti-dumping duty ranged between $276 per tonne and $986 per tonne on import of Trichloro Isocyanuric Acid, which is commonly used in water treatment.

Soft ferrite cores, essential for electric vehicles, chargers, and telecom devices, faced a duty of up to 35 per cent on CIF (cost, insurance, and freight) value. Similarly, the government imposed an anti-dumping duty of $1,732 per tonne on vacuum-insulated flasks.

These duties were introduced following recommendations from the Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR), the commerce ministry’s investigative arm. Anti-dumping investigations are conducted to determine whether a surge in low-cost imports are harming the domestic industries. To counteract such practices, governments impose these duties under the multilateral framework of the World Trade Organization (WTO).

India previously levied anti-dumping duties on multiple imports to prevent an influx of cheap foreign goods. As both India and China are WTO members, trade regulations between them remain a key concern. India has frequently raised issues regarding its growing trade deficit with China, which reached $85 billion in 2023-24.