Lok Sabha Question No. 2848 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-20
Subject: Impact of Imports
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: JAYSHREEBEN  PATEL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL POLICY & PROMOTION

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2848. TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, THE  20 TH  MARCH, 2017.

IMPACT OF IMPORTS

## 2848.  SHRIMATI JAYSHREEBEN PATEL:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY be pleased to state:

## वाणिज् यवव द्यग ं ्री

- (a) whether the indigenous industries have been badly affected due to import of products like engineering items, electronics, and nuclear items from China;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government is aware of the percentage of substandard products introduced by China in Indian domestic market;
- (d) if  so,  the  reaction of  the  Government thereto along with the impact of these products on the local trade/ business; and
- (e) the share of Indian companies in the trade of renewable energy products?

## ANSWER

## वाणिज् यवव द्यग ााज् यं ्रीस् वतं ््रभााा(स्रींतंरीिरंमलााीरीतंाांि( THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (SHRIMATI NIRMALA SITHARAMAN)

- (a) to  (d): The break-up of Imports of items from China is given below:

(Values in billion USD)

| Item Description               |   2013-14 |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |   2016-17 [ (Apr To Jan) -provisional] |
|--------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|----------------------------------------|
| Electronics Goods              |     17.06 |     19.73 |     22.68 |                                  20.06 |
| Engineering Goods              |     15.52 |     18.45 |     17.94 |                                  14.85 |
| Nuclear Reactor, Boiler, Parts |      0.13 |      0.11 |      0.15 |                                   0.11 |
| Others                         |     18.34 |     22.13 |     20.93 |                                  15.82 |
| Total Import from China        |     51.04 |     60.41 |     61.71 |                                  50.84 |

Goods  are  imported  into  the  country  subject  to  all  the  laws/rules regarding  protection  of  environment,  ensuring  quality,  standards  and national  security.  The  Foreign  Trade  Policy  (2015 -20)  explicitly  lays down  that  whatever  domestic  Laws/  Rules/  Orders/  Regulations/ Technical  specifications/  environmental/  safety  and  health  norms  are applicable  on  domestically  produced  goods;  the  same  shall  apply, mutatis  mutandis ,  to  imports.    The  Bureau  of  Indian  Standards  (BIS) formulates standards applicable to domestic products and also mandates  the  use  of  Standard  Marks  under  a  license  which mutatis mutandis also apply to imported goods. However, concerns of domestic  producers,  if  any,  regarding  unfair  imports  are  addressed through  measures  like  anti -dumping  and  countervailing  measures. Directorate General of Anti-Dumping and Allied Duties  (DGAD) conducts anti-dumping investigations on the basis of a duly substantiated  petition  filed  by  the  Domestic  Industry  (DI)  alleging dumping of goods into the country causing injury to the DI.  DGAD has so  far  initiated  203  anti-dumping  investigations  and  2  countervailing (anti-subsidy) investigations involving China PR since January, 1994.

(e): No such data are maintained by the Ministry of Commerce & Industry in the Government of India.

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