Lok Sabha Question No. 2344 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-10
Subject: Dumping Activity and Threat to Domestic Industries
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Shri Asaduddin Owaisi

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2344 ANSWERED ON 10/12/2024

## DUMPING ACTIVITY AND THREAT TO DOMESTIC INDUSTRIES

## 2344.  SHRI ASADUDDIN OWAISI:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मं त्री ) be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has taken cognizance of heightened dumping activities by foreign industries, particularly by certain Chinese industries;

(b) if  so,  the  details  thereof,  including  the  specific  products  or  sectors  that  have  witnessed increased dumping activities;

(c) whether  any  investigations  have  been  initiated  by  the  Directorate  General  of  Trade Remedies (DGTR) in this regard and if so, the details thereof;

(d) the  measures  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  protect  domestic  manufacturing  from oversupply by foreign industries;

(e) the  details  of  steps  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  enhance  the  competitiveness  of domestic manufacturers facing pressure due to cheap imports; and

(f) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## वाणिज्य और उद्योग मंत्रालय में राज्य मंत्री (श्री णिणिन प्रसाद) THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY

## (SHRI JITIN PRASADA)

(a) Yes,  Directorate  General  of  Trade  Remedies,  an  attached  office  of  Department  of Commerce,  Ministry  of  Commerce  and  Industry  conducts  trade  remedy  investigations  for countering  the dumping  activities  by foreign industries, particularly  by certain  Chinese industries.

(b) & (c) In  calendar year 2024, the Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) has initiated  forty-three  (43)    anti-dumping  investigation  including  the  review  investigation  which are listed below:

|   S. No. | Product Name                                                                                                     | Subject country (ies)                                                                   |
|----------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Tempered Coated and Uncoated Glass                                                                               | China PR, Vietnam                                                                       |
|        2 | Polyethylene Terephthalate Resin                                                                                 | China PR                                                                                |
|        3 | Aluminium Foil                                                                                                   | China PR                                                                                |
|        4 | PVC Suspension Resin                                                                                             | China PR, Indonesia, Japan, Korea RP, Taiwan, Thailand and the United States of America |
|        5 | Acetonitrile                                                                                                     | China PR, Russia, Taiwan                                                                |
|        6 | Saccharin                                                                                                        | China PR                                                                                |
|        7 | Aluminium foil below 80 microns                                                                                  | Thailand                                                                                |
|        8 | Plastic Processing Machine                                                                                       | China PR, Taiwan                                                                        |
|        9 | Potassium Tertiary Butoxide (KTB) and Sodium Tertiary Butoxide (STB)                                             | China PR, United States of America                                                      |
|       10 | Vitamin- A Palmitate                                                                                             | China PR, European Union and Switzerland                                                |
|       11 | Insoluble Sulphur                                                                                                | China PR, Japan                                                                         |
|       12 | Decor Paper                                                                                                      | China PR                                                                                |
|       13 | Titanium Dioxide                                                                                                 | China PR                                                                                |
|       14 | Linear Alkyl Benzene (LAB)                                                                                       | Iran, Qatar                                                                             |
|       15 | Pretilachlor in any of its form &its Intermediate- 2, 6-Diethyl-n-(2-Propoxy Ethyl) Aniline (also known as PEDA) | China PR                                                                                |
|       16 | Azo Pigments                                                                                                     | China PR                                                                                |
|       17 | Glass Fibre and articles thereof                                                                                 | Bahrain, China PR and Thailand                                                          |
|       18 | Thiram in any form                                                                                               | European Union                                                                          |
|       19 | Acrylic Fibre                                                                                                    | China PR, Peru and Thailand                                                             |
|       20 | Glufosinate and its salt                                                                                         | China PR                                                                                |
|       21 | Purified Terephthalic Acid                                                                                       | Republic of Korea and Thailand                                                          |
|       22 | T-Shaped Elevator/Lift Guide Rails and Counterweight Guide Rails                                                 | China PR                                                                                |
|       23 | Liquid Epoxy Resin                                                                                               | China PR, Korea RP, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan and Thailand                                   |
|       24 | Hot rolled flat products of alloy or non-alloy steel                                                             | Vietnam                                                                                 |
|       25 | Aniline                                                                                                          | China PR                                                                                |
|       26 | Cold Rolled Non-Oriented Electrical Steel                                                                        | China PR                                                                                |
|       27 | 1,1,1,2- Tetrafluoroethane or R-134a                                                                             | China PR                                                                                |
|       28 | Acrylonitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR)                                                                             | China PR, European Union, Korea RP and Russia                                           |
|       29 | Certain Antioxidants                                                                                             | China PR, Singapore                                                                     |
|       30 | Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE)                                                                                   | China PR, Russia                                                                        |
|       31 | Black Toner Powder Cartridge                                                                                     | China PR                                                                                |
|       32 | Mono Ethylene Glycol                                                                                             | Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Singapore                                                     |
|       33 | Copolymer Polyol of hydroxyl value >= 23.5                                                                       | China PR                                                                                |
|       34 | Certain Cranes                                                                                                   | China PR                                                                                |

|   35 | Black Toner- in powder                                                 | China PR, Malaysia, Taiwan   |
|------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|   36 | Sodium Citrate                                                         | China PR                     |
|   37 | Siloxane Polyoxyalkylene Copolymers having viscosity up to 2500cst     | China PR                     |
|   38 | Resorcinol                                                             | China PR, Japan              |
|   39 | Para Nitrotoluene (PNT)                                                | European Union               |
|   40 | Solar Cells whether or not assembled in Modules or made up into Panels | China PR                     |
|   41 | Virgin multi-layer paperboard                                          | Chile, China PR              |
|   42 | Soda Ash                                                               | Turkey, Russia, USA and Iran |
|   43 | Calcium Carbonate Filler Masterbatch                                   | Vietnam                      |

(d)  to  (f) (i)  The  Directorate  General  of    Trade  Remedies  (DGTR),  an  attached  office  of Department of Commerce ( Ministry of Commerce and Industry) conducts various investigations (anti-dumping/safeguard/countervailing) under the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 and the rules made thereunder on the basis of a duly substantiated application filed by the Domestic Industry (DI) alleging dumping of goods into the country causing injury to domestic industry.

(ii) The Authority at DGTR examines application filed by the domestic industry and evaluates responses received from importers, exporters, and other interested parties in accordance with the provisions of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975. Based on this examination, the DGTR submits its recommendations regarding  the  imposition  of  anti-dumping  or  anti-subsidy  duty  or  safeguard measure for consideration of the Ministry of Finance.

(iii)  A  help  desk  has  been  established  at  DGTR  to  facilitate  and  assist  the  industry  in  filing applications  and  submitting  responses  to  the  DGTR.  The  help  desk  actively  encourages  and provides guidance to Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in filing applications.

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