Lok Sabha Question No. 1938 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-28
Subject: Ban on Import from China
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: BHEEMRAO BASWANTHRAO PATIL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1938 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28 th  NOVEMBER, 2016

## BAN ON IMPORT FROM CHINA

## 1938.   SHRI BHEEMRAO B. PATIL:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वाͨणÏय एवं उɮयोग मंğी ) be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the bilateral trade between India and China has declined during the last three years and the current year and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (b) whether the Government has any plan to impose a blanket ban on all imports from China
- (c) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor along with the instances of ban imposed by India on imports from other countries in recent times including the reasons therefor; and
- (d) whether there is  any  mechanism  to  stop  imports  from  a  specific  country  and  if  so,  the details  thereof  and  if  not,  the  alternative  measures  which  can  be  adopted  to  protect certain products and consumers?

## ANSWER

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## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY

(INDEPENDENT CHARGE)

(SMT. NIRMALA SITHARAMAN)

(a): Details  of  trade    and    trade  deficit  with  China  during    the  last  three years  and  the current year upto September 2016 are given below:-

## Bilateral  Trade  between  India  and  China  during  2013-14  to  2015-16  and  the current year

Value in USD Billion

| Year                          |   Import |   Export |   Total Trade |   Trade Deficit |
|-------------------------------|----------|----------|---------------|-----------------|
| 2013-14                       |    51.03 |    14.82 |         65.85 |           36.21 |
| 2014-15                       |    60.41 |    11.93 |         72.34 |           48.48 |
| 2015-16                       |    61.7  |     9.01 |         70.71 |           52.69 |
| 2016-17(April- September) (P) |    29.23 |     4.01 |         33.24 |           25.22 |

(P); Provisional                                                              (Source; DGCI&S)

From above table, it may be seen that India'sbilateral trade with China increased from US$ 65.85 billion in 2013-14 to US$ 70.71 billion in 2015-16.

(b)to  (d):  No  Madam.  India  and  China are  members of  the  World  Trade  Organisation (WTO)  and  therefore  any  restriction  imposed  on  trade  needs  to  be  WTO  compliant. Therefore, no blanket ban can be imposed on China or any other Member Country under the  WTO  framework.  However,  trade  defence  measures  like  anti-dumping  duty  and countervailing  duty  are  available  to  industries  to  seek  remedies  under  the  prescribed WTO provisions. India has an elaborate and robust legal framework and institutional set up  to  protect  its  environment,  life  and  health  of  its  people,  plants  and  animals.  The Bureau  of  Indian  Standards  (BIS)  applicable  to  domestic  goods  are  also  applicable  to imported  goods.  For  imported  food  and  edible  items,  Food  Safety  and  Standards  Act (FSSA), 2006 and Rules thereunder are also applicable.

All  goods  imported  into  India  are  subject  to  domestic  laws,  rules,  orders,  regulations, technical specifications, environment and safety norms that are notified from time to time. The  Government  takes  appropriate  action in  case  goods  imported  from  any  source  are found to violate these regulations and threaten human,  animal or plant life or health.Additionally,  Directorate General (Safeguards) can temporarily restrict import of products  by  imposition  of  additional  duty  or  quantitative  restrictions  (QRs)  if  Indian industry is 'seriously injured or threatened with injury' caused by 'surge' in imports.

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