Anti-dumping duty likely on tiles imports from China

Government is expected to impose anti-dumping duty of USD 1.37 per sqm on certain types of tiles imported from China.
The move is aimed at protecting the domestic industry from cheap inbound shipments from the neighbouring country.
The Directorate General of Anti-dumping and Allied Duties (DGAD) in preliminary findings has concluded that "Glazed/ Unglazed Porcelain/ Vitrified tiles in polished or unpolished finish with less than 3 per cent water absorption" has been exported to India from China below its normal value, "thus resulting in dumping".
The notification recommended USD 1.37 per sqm anti-dumping duty on certain types of tiles imported.

The domestic industry has suffered injury due to dumping of the product from China, DGAD said in a notification.
"The authority considers it necessary and recommends imposition of provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of the subject goods from China," it added.

DGAD is the nodal agency under the Commerce Ministry for such investigations. While DGAD recommends the duty, the Finance Ministry imposes it.
Countries initiate anti-dumping probes to determine if the domestic industry has been hurt by a surge in below-cost imports. As a counter-measure, they impose duties under the multilateral WTO regime.
Anti-dumping measures are taken to ensure fair trade and provide a level-playing field to the domestic industry. They are not a measure to restrict imports or cause an unjustified increase in cost of products.

India has initiated maximum anti-dumping cases from China.