Lok Sabha Question No. 1286 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-02
Subject: Imposition of Anti-Dumping Duty
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: VINOD CHAVDA, R. GOPALAKRISHNAN

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1286 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02 nd  MAY, 2016

## IMPOSITION OF ANTI-DUMPING DUTY

## 1286. SHRI VINOD LAKHAMASHI CHAVDA: SHRI R. GOPALAKRISHNAN:

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

- (a) whether the Directorate General of Anti -dumping & Allied Duties (DGAD) has suggested anti -dumping duty on imports of various products into the country during the last three years;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether any investigation has been initiated by DGAD into the alleged dumping of a certain variety of steel products by some countries into India;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and
- (e) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to safeguard the interests of domestic producers of Steel?

## ANSWER

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## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) (SMT. NIRMALA SITHARAMAN)

- (a) & (b) : Yes Madam. In the last three years, the Designated Authority in the Directorate General  of  Anti-Dumping  &  Allied  Duties  (DGAD)  has  recommended  to  the  Central Government the imposition of anti dumping duties on various product groups/categories like chemicals & petrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, engineering, telecom, textiles, fibres, yarns, consumer goods, steel and other metal products etc.

(c) & (d) : The Designated Authority has recently initiated the anti-dumping investigations concerning imports of certain grades/types of hot-rolled flat products of alloy or non-alloy steel in coils/sheets/plates, originating in or exported from China PR, Japan, Russia, Korea RP, Brazil and Indonesia, and imports of certain grades/types of cold rolled/cold reduced flat steel products of iron or non-alloy steel, or other alloy steel, originating in or exported from China PR, Japan, Korea RP and Ukraine, on 11.04.2016 and 19.04.2016 respectively, on the basis of prima facie evidence that these allegedly dumped imports from the said countries have  significantly  increased  in  absolute  terms  and  are  impacting  the  performance  of  the domestic industry in terms of deterioration in its capacity utilisation, profits, return on capital employed, etc.

(e):  The  Government  of  India  has  taken  various  measures  to  safeguard  the  interest  of  the domestic steel producers such as (i) for reducing the tress in steel sector, RBI has extended 5:25  scheme  in  July  2015,  whereby  longer  amortization  period  for  loans  to  projects  in infrastructure  and  core  industries  sectors,  say  25  years,  based  on  the  economic  life  or concession period of the project, with periodic re-financing, say every 5 years, is allowed; (ii) the peak rate of basic customs duty on both flat and non-flat steel has been increased to 15% from 10% in the Union Budget 2015-16; (iii) Steel & Steel Products (Quality Control) Order, 2012, has been amended in December 2015 to ensure that only quality steel is produced/imported in India; (iv) the import duty on ingots & billets, alloy steel (flat & long), stainless steel (long) and non-alloy long products has been increased to 7.5% (from 5%) and non-alloy and other alloy flat products to 10% (from 7.5%). This has been further revised in August, 2015.  Currently, the import duty on flat steel is applicable at 12.5%, on long steel products at 10% and on semi-finished steel products at 10%; (v) anti-dumping duty has been levied    for  five  years  on  imports  of  certain  variety  of    hot-rolled  flat  products  of  stainless steel from China ($ 309 per tonne), Korea ($ 180 per tonne) and Malaysia ($ 316 per tonne); (vi) safeguard duty of 20% has been imposed in March 2016 on hot-rolled flat products of non-alloy and other alloy steel, in coils of width of 600 mm or more; and (vii) Minimum Import  Price  (MIP)  has  been  imposed  on  173  steel  products  in  order  to  provide  a  level playing field to domestic producers against the injury caused as evident from the decline in margins of the products.

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