US Anti-dumping Duties

The US Department of Commerce has announced preliminary anti-dumping duty on imports of solar cells and panels from India. "...consistent with our practice, we preliminarily assign the dumping margin alleged in the Petition, which is 123.04 per cent, to all other producers and exporters in this investigation," according to the department. It has been alleged that solar cells from India are being sold in the US below the fair value. The department's notice lists four Indian manufacturers - Mundra Solar PV, Mundra Solar Energy, Kowa Company, and Premier Energy Photovoltaic. Their estimated weighted average dumping margin has been calculated at 123.07 per cent. The department has stated that it will issue the final determination within 75 days after the date of its preliminary determination. "Commerce preliminarily finds that critical circumstances exist for Mundra Solar Energy, Mundra Solar PV, Kowa, and Premier Energies, and that critical circumstances do not exist for all other .

India has initiated a probe into an alleged dumping of flasks and bottles by Chinese firms in the country following a complaint by a domestic player. The move is aimed at protecting domestic players from cheap imports of 'vacuum insulated flasks or vessels of stainless steel' from the neighbouring country. The probe was started after a complaint by Placero International Pvt Ltd was received, which stated that the domestic industry is getting injured due to an increase in dumped imports. Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR), the commerce ministry's investigation arm, is probing the dumping of this product originating in or exported from China. The products under consideration for the probe include flasks, cups, bottles, kettle, carafe, and dispensers. According to a DGTR notification, there is prima facie evidence of injury being caused to the domestic industry by dumped imports from China. "The authority, hereby, initiates an anti-dumping investigation" on the imports, th

President Donald Trump had imposed heavy tariffs on imported steel and aluminium which he said were necessary to boost the US industry suffering from "unfair" business practices

An investigation was carried out on a complaint by DAK Americas, Nan Ya Plastics Corporation, and Auriga Polymers

Washington held that the countries sold their goods in the US at 'less than fair value,' according to a statement