DGTR starts anti-dumping probe into Chinese solar component, mobile covers imports

30 Sep 2025 Evaluate

The commerce ministry's investigation arm - Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) has started an anti-dumping investigation into the import of a solar component and mobile covers from China. This came following the complaints filled by RenewSys India and All India Mobile Cover Manufacturer Association. The applicant has alleged that industry is impacted by China’s dumping of Solar Encapsulants, excluding EVA Encapsulants in India. Solar Encapsulants is used in the manufacturing of solar PV modules. Further, the DGTR would recommend the imposition of the levy on imports, if it is established that the dumping has caused material injury to domestic players.

Separately, the DGTR has initiated a countervailing duty investigation concerning imports of ‘Clear Float Glass’ imported from Malaysia and Indonesia. It said that the Authority finds that there is prima facie evidence of the existence of countervailable subsidies on production and export of the subject goods in the subject country and such subsidised imports are causing material injury to the domestic industry through their volume and price effects.

The anti-dumping investigation are conducted by countries to determine whether domestic industries have been hurt because of a surge in cheap imports. Further, the countries can impose anti-dumping duties as a countermeasure under the multilateral regime of the Geneva-based World Trade Organization (WTO). The duty is aimed at ensuring fair trading practices and creating a level playing field for domestic producers vis-a-vis foreign producers and exporters. India is members of the WTO and has imposed anti-dumping duties on several products to tackle cheap imports from various countries, including China.

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