In December 2025, the Government of India (GoI) announced that it has imposed five year anti-dumping duty on two Chinese products: refrigerant gas 1,1,1,2‑Tetrafluoroethane (R‑134a) and cold-rolled non-oriented electrical steel, to protect domestic manufacturers from the impact of cheap imports.
- What? GoI imposes anti-dumping duty on two Chinese products
- Products Name: Refrigerant gas 1,1,1,2‑Tetrafluoroethane (R‑134a) and cold-rolled non-oriented electrical steel
- Investigation: Duties recommended by DGTR
- Separate Duty on Vietnam: Calcium Carbonate Filler Masterbatch (used in plastics)
Key Details:
Investigation: These duties were imposed following separate investigations by the Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry(MoC&I), which recommended the measures for each product.
Duty Structure: The GoI has imposed anti-dumping duties for five years, ranging from USD 223.82 to USD 415 per tonne on certain Chinese cold-rolled non-oriented steel products, and up to USD 5,251 per tonne on refrigerant gas.
Duty on Calcium Carbonate Imports: The GoI has imposed anti-dumping duty on imports of Calcium Carbonate Filler Masterbatch, widely used in the plastic industry, exported from Vietnam.
Anti-Dumping Duty: It is a kind of tariff imposed by governments on imported goods that are sold at prices lower than their fair market price.
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