DGTR suggests anti-dumping duty on Chinese toughened glass for home appliances
anti-dumping duty worth $41.8-243 per metric ton of toughened glass for home appliances imported from China. The proposed duty is for toughness glass having thickness between 1.8-8 mm and area of 0.4 SqM or less.
The Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) made this recommendation based on an application filed by the Federation of Safety Glass on behalf of GSC Glass (P) Ltd.
and TPRS Enterprises.
The DGTR notified appliance makers including LG, Samsung, Whirlpool and Glen Appliances, among others who import toughened glass.
The DGTR, in its investigation that began in September 2022, found evidence of dumping and injury to the domestic industry and suggested a definitive anti-dumping duty. It has recommended “imposition of definitive anti-dumping duty on the imports of subject goods originating in or exported from the subject country… for a period of five years from the date of notification to be issued in this regard by the Central Government”.
As per the notification, there will be a few items that will be excluded, such as toughened glass used in glass lids of utensils, in electronic switch and switchboard panels; curved coloured glass for washing machines; glass used in double glazed unit; dome shaped toughened glass and grooved toughened glass.
The DGTR observed April 1, 2021, to March 31, 2022, as its period of investigation to determine the existence, degree and effect of the alleged dumping, and to recommend the amount of anti-dumping duty to offset the injury to domestic industry.
The injury analysis period covers three years between April 2018 and March 2021 along with the period of investigation.
“Samsung has stated that the imports by them are on account of lack of availability of subject goods and
