Government imposes anti-dumping duty on cheap imports from Japan and China

19 Jul 2011 Evaluate

In order to protect domestic industry, government has imposed anti-dumping duty of up to $1.41 per kg on imports of a gas, used primarily for refrigeration purpose. Earlier, the Directorate General of Anti-Dumping and Allied Duties (DGAD) under the commerce minister had recommended government to impose anti-dumping duty on the cheap imports from Japan and China.

The restrictive duty on the import of '1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane or R-134a' would be imposed for a period of five years, the Department of Revenue said, by adding further, it said that the duty would range from between $0.69 per kg and $1.41 per kg on imports of the gas from Japan and China. 'The anti-dumping duty imposed shall be levied for a period of five years (unless revoked, superseded or amended earlier)... and shall be payable in Indian currency,' the department said.

The R-134a is an inert gas used mainly as high temperature refrigerant for domestic refrigeration and automobile air conditioners. The R-134a is also used for plastic foam blowing and as cleaning material and for removing moisture from compressed air.

After the study, DGAD has recommended to impose anti-dumping duty on the import of R-134a, in its investigation DGAD found that domestic industry is suffering due to the dumping of product from these two countries. India already has imposed anti-dumping duty on import of fabric, yarn, nylon, tyre cord and several other chemicals.

Earlier, India imposed anti-dumping duty of up to $0.556 per kg on imports of a chemical used in industrial cleaning processes and ceramics manufacture to protect domestic players from cheap Chinese shipments, for a period of five years. Sodium Tripoly Phosphate is also used in household cleaning products, mainly as a builder, and also in human foodstuffs and animal feeds.

The anti-dumping is used by the countries to protect domestic industry from the cheap imports. It can vary from country to country and from product to product. Dumping occurs when the export price of goods imported into India is less than the Normal Value of ‘like articles’ sold in the domestic market of the exporter. On the other hand, Imports at cheap or low prices do not per se indicate dumping.

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