India’s DGTR suggests ADD on glass fibre from China, Bahrain, Thailand

India’s Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) recently recommended imposing anti-dumping duty (ADD) for five years on imports of glass fibre used in various sectors from China, Bahrain and Thailand to guard domestic players from cheap inbound shipments.

DGTR concluded that the product has been exported to India at a price below the normal value, resulting in dumping.

India Directorate General of Trade Remedies recently recommended imposing anti-dumping duty (ADD) for five years on imports of glass fibre from China, Bahrain and Thailand to protect domestic players.
The duty ranges between $194 and $394 per tonne.
It is also probing the need to continue ADD on chemicals used in adhesive industry imported from the EU, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Taiwan and the US.

The duty ranges between $194 and $394 per tonne, DGTR said in a notification.

In another notification, DGTR said it has initiated a probe to review the need to continue imposition of ADD on chemicals used in adhesive industry, imported from the European Union, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Taiwan and the United States.

Andhra Petrochemicals Ltd has filed an application before DGTR for initiation of the sunset review investigation of ADD on imports of 2-Ethyl Hexanol exported from these countries.

Fibre2Fashion News Desk (DS)