Ministry of Finance notifies Anti-Dumping Duty Imposition on Toughened Glass for Home Appliances for 5 Years [Read Notification]

In the case of “Toughened Glass for Home Appliances” falling within the thickness range of 1.8 MM to 8 MM and an area of 0.4 SqM or less, as classified under chapter 70 of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975, originating from the People’s Republic of China, and imported into India, the designated authority has concluded in its final findings, as per notification F. No. 06/10/2022-DGTR dated August 28, 2023, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1 on the same date.

The findings include:

1. the product under consideration has been exported to India at a price below the normal value, resulting in dumping;
2. the imports from the subject country have increased in absolute as well as relative terms throughout the injury investigation period;
3. the domestic industry has accordingly suffered material injury. The injury caused to the domestic industry is not on account of any other known factor,

As a result, the designated authority recommends the imposition of an anti-dumping duty on imports of the specified goods from China into India to alleviate the injury suffered by the domestic industry.

The anti-dumping duty, as stipulated in this notification, will be applicable for a period of five years, unless revoked, superseded, or amended earlier, starting from the date of publication in the Official Gazette. The duty is payable in Indian currency.

For the purpose of calculating the anti-dumping duty, the exchange rate specified in the notifications of the Government of India, Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), exercised under section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962, will be applied. The relevant date for determining the rate of exchange is the date of presentation of the bill of entry under section 46 of the Customs Act.

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