<h1>India Imposes 20% Safeguard Duty on Imported Hot-Rolled Steel Coils to Protect Domestic Industry for 200 Days.</h1> The Government of India has imposed a provisional safeguard duty of 20% ad-valorem on hot-rolled flat products of non-alloy and other alloy steel in coils with a width of 600 mm or more. This measure, effective for 200 days, follows investigations by the Director General of Safeguards into increased imports harming the domestic steel industry. The Standing Board on Safeguards confirmed the recommendation after deliberation, leading to the Central Government's acceptance and issuance of the notification. The affected products fall under heading 7208 or tariff item 7225 30 90 of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975.