Lok Sabha Question No. 106 (STARRED), answered on 2019-02-11
Subject: Anti-Dumping Duty
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: BHAVANA GAWALI (PATIL), SHIVAJI ADHALRAO PATIL

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 106 TO BE ANSWERED ON  11 th  FEBRUARY, 2019

## ANTI-DUMPING DUTY

- *106.   SHRIMATI BHAVANA PUNDALIKRAO GAWALI PATIL: SHRI ADHALRAO PATIL SHIVAJIRAO:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  aware  of  the  difficulties  being  faced  by  the  domestic manufacturers of two wheeler alloy wheels;
- (b) if so, whether the Government is proposing any safeguards to protect the two wheeler alloy  wheels  manufacturers  under  'Make  in  India'  programme  and  if  so,  the  details thereof;
- (c) if  not,  whether the Government in the past proposed/levied anti-dumping duty on the import of four wheelers/four wheeler alloy wheels;
- (d) if so, whether the Government is contemplating similar anti-dumping duty on import of two  wheeler  alloy  wheels  also,  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  time  by  which  it  is likely to be done; and
- (e) whether the Government is also proposing maximum import price, as done for Steel, for two wheeler alloy wheels and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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## THE MINISTER OF  COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SHRI SURESH PRABHU)

- a) to  e):  A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (e) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 106   FOR ANSWER ON 11 th  FEBRUARY, 2019 REGARDING  ' ANTI-DUMPING DUTY '.

- (a):    Difficulties  being faced by the domestic manufacturers of two wheeler alloy wheels have been brought to the notice of the Government.
- (b): Make in India envisages various measures that have been put in place to create a business friendly manufacturing environment in India, which is available to manufacturers in this sector also. The sector also enjoys duty protection by way of 20% import duty on alloy wheels imports.
- (c): The Government has levied Anti-Dumping duty on 'Cast Aluminium Alloy Wheels or Alloy Road Wheels used in Motor Vehicles, whether or not attached with their accessories, of a size in diameters ranging from 12 inches to 24 inches' originating in or exported from China PR, Korea and Thailand on 22.05.2015 for a period of five years from the date of imposition of provisional anti-dumping  duty  i.e.  11.04.2014  and  the  duty  is  valid  up  to  10.04.2019.  Likewise,  AntiDumping  duty  has  also  been  imposed  by  the  Government  on  'Flat  Base  Steel  Wheels' originating in or exported from China PR on 13.09.2018 for a period of five years.
- (d): To provide a level playing field to domestic manufacturers and protect them against unfair trade practices, various trade remedial measures are available under the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 and the Rules made thereunder.

Directorate  General  of  Trade  Remedies  (DGTR)  initiates  trade  remedial  investigation  on  the basis  of  a  duly  substantiated  application  filed  by  the  domestic  industry  containing inter  alia prima-facie evidence of dumping, subsidization or surge in imports causing material injury to the domestic  industry.  The  proceedings  of  DGTR  are  quasi-judicial  in  nature  and  adequate opportunity is given to all interested parties during the course of investigation for making their submissions. DGTR critically analyzes the submissions and evidence on record and issues final findings  containing  its  recommendation  regarding  imposition  of  appropriate  trade  remedial measure. Acting upon such recommendations of the DGTR, the Department of Revenue issues the notification regarding levy of provisional or definitive duties.

No  Anti-Dumping  petition  has,  so  far,  been  filed  in  Directorate  General  of  Trade  Remedies (DGTR) by the Indian manufacturers of two wheeler alloy wheels.

- (e):  There  is  no  prevalent  concept  of  Maximum  Import  Price  and  no  such  proposal  for  two wheeler alloy wheels is under consideration.

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