India imposes anti-dumping duty on black toner in powder from China, Malaysia, Chinese Taipei

14 Aug 2020 Evaluate

In order to guard domestic manufacturers from cheap imports, India has imposed anti-dumping duty on imports of black toner in powder form, used in printers and photocopiers, from China, Malaysia and Chinese Taipei (Taiwan) for six months. The duty was imposed following recommendation by Commerce Ministry's investigation arm Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR). DGTR had in June recommended the duty after conducting a probe in alleged dumping of the product by certain companies from these countries, following a complaint by domestic manufacturers. The duty imposed is in the range of $196 per tonne to $1,686 per tonne. 

Department of Revenue in a notification said the provisional anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification shall be effective for a period of six months (unless revoked, amended or superseded earlier). In its probe, the directorate had concluded that the product has been exported to India from these nations below its associated normal value, which resulted in dumping, in turn impacting the domestic industry. Through another notification, the department extended the duty on flax fabrics imported from China and Hong Kong for a period of three months.

According to global trade norms, a country is allowed to impose tariffs on such dumped products to provide a level-playing field to domestic manufacturers. The duty is imposed only after a thorough investigation by a quasi-judicial body, such as DGTR, in India. The imposition of anti-dumping duty is permissible under the World Trade Organization (WTO) regime.

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