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Government of India

Ministry of Commerce & Industry

07-December-2011 18:15 IST

On the basis of applications filed by the domestic industry, Directorate General of Anti-Dumping & Allied Duties (DGAD) initiated 272 anti-dumping investigations (as on 25.11.2011).

 The action taken by DGAD is given as under:  

  DGAD conducts investigations and recommends imposition of duty, wherever appropriate, to the Department of Revenue by issuing its preliminary/final findings.  Acting upon such recommendations of the DGAD,theDepartment of Revenue may impose the provisional or definitive duties.  Currently, in 112 cases, anti-dumping duty is in force, while in 144 cases anti-dumping duty is not in force.  

This information was given by Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia, Minister of State for Commerce & Industry in written reply to a question in  Rajya Sabha today.

DS/GK

Anti-dumping investigations prompt DGAD recommendations; Department of Revenue may impose provisional or definitive duties on imports. Anti-dumping investigations initiated on domestic industry applications produced 272 inquiries with final and preliminary findings; the investigative agency issues recommendations for imposition of provisional or definitive duties and the fiscal authority acts on those recommendations. A defined subset of cases has anti-dumping duty in force while others do not, illustrating the procedural sequence from investigation through recommendation to duty enforcement.