Lok Sabha Question No. 3656 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-21
Subject: Anti-Dumping Duty on Steel Imports
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: KONDA VISHWESHWAR REDDY, RABINDRA KUMAR JENA, BALASUBRAMANIAM SENGUTTUVAN

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3656

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 21 ST     DECEMBER, 2015

## ANTI-DUMPING DUTY ON STEEL IMPORTS

## 3656. SHRI KONDA VISHWESHWAR REDDY: SHRI RABINDRA KUMAR JENA: SHRI B. SENGUTTUVAN:

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

- a) whether  the  Chinese,  Russian  and  Ukraine  steel  companies  are  dumping  huge quantities  of  steel  in  India  resulting  in  stagnation  in  production  of  steel  by  Indian companies;
- b) if so, whether the Government proposes to impose anti-dumping duty on steel imports from these countries and if so, the details thereof along with other steps proposed to be taken by the Government to protect Indian Steel Manufacturing companies; and
- c) whether  the  Government  also  proposes  to  impose  anti-dumping  duty  on  steel  and other commodities from other countries and if so, the details and the present status thereof?

## ANSWER

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

## वाणिज्् य एवं उद्योग राज्् य मंत्री ( ीीमीी ालमर्िा णीीारमि ) ( स्वींत्र प्रभार ) (INDEPENDENT CHARGE)

## (SMT. NIRMALA SITHARAMAN)

(a)  to  (c):  Directorate  General  of  Anti-dumping  &  Allied  Duties  (DGAD)  conducts  antidumping investigations on the basis of duly substantiated petitions filed by domestic industry alleging  dumping  of  goods  into  the  country,  causing  injury  to  the  domestic  industry.  The basic  intent  of  the  anti-dumping  measures  is  to  eliminate  injury  caused  to  the  domestic industry by the unfair trade practices of dumping and to create a level playing field for the domestic  industry vis-a-vis dumping  by  re-establishing a situation of open  and  fair competition in the Indian market. Based on the recommendations of DGAD, Department of Revenue  has imposed anti-dumping duty on the following Stainless Steel products originating in or exported from respective countries as stated below:-

|   S.N. | Product                                                                            | Country (ies) involved                                     |
|--------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
|      1 | Cold Rolled Flat products of Stainless Steel                                       | EU, Canada, Japan &USA                                     |
|      2 | Cold Rolled Flat products of Stainless Steel                                       | China PR, Korea RP, EU, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand&USA |
|      3 | Certain Hot Rolled Flat Products of Stainless Steel                                | European Union, South Africa, Taiwan& USA                  |
|      4 | Stainless Steel Cold Rolled Flat products of 400 series having width below 600 mm. | European Union, Korea &USA.                                |
|      5 | Hot Rolled flat product of Stainless Steel of 304 Grade                            | China PR, Korea RP and Malaysia                            |

Whenever, a petition is filed by the domestic industry, the same is disposed of as per the Rules by the DGAD and its recommendations are considered by the Department of Revenue for imposition of anti-dumping duty on dumped imports.

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