DGTR recommends anti-dumping duty on Chinese electrical steel for 5 years

The commerce ministry’s investigation arm DGTR has recommended imposition of anti-dumping duty for five years on imports of cold rolled non-oriented electrical steel from China, with an aim to guard domestic players from cheap inbound shipments.

In its final findings, the Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) has concluded that the product has been exported to India at a price below the normal value, resulting in dumping.

The recommended duty on certain Chinese firms is $223.82 per tonne, while on a few others $414.92 per tonne.

“The authority recommends imposition of anti-dumping duty… for a period of five years,” the DGTR has said in a notification.

While the DGTR recommends the duty, the finance ministry takes the final decision to impose the same.

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