Anti Dumping Solar Panels India

India has imposed anti dumping duty of up to usd 1 559 per tonne on imports of a certain type of sheet used in solar cell making from china malaysia saudi arabia and thailand for five years to safeguard domestic players against cheap shipments.

Anti dumping solar panels india.

The safeguard duty of 25 percent on solar modules and cells will be in force from july 30 2018. In february 2019 the government of india imposed an anti dumping duty of 114 58 per metric ton for a period of five years on the import of textured tempered coated and uncoated glass from malaysia. The meeting was attended by indian solar. The commerce ministry s investigation arm directorate general of antidumping and allied duties.

The indian solar manufacturers association isma has withdrawn its petition seeking anti dumping duty on the import of solar cells and modules. Indian solar manufacturers association has filed an application for investigation into dumping of the cells from these countries. The government has levied safeguard duty of 25 percent on solar imports from china and malaysia. The government of india has notified the imposition of anti dumping duty on the ethylene vinyl acetate eva sheets for solar modules imported from china pr malaysia saudi arabia and thailand for five years.

Side stepping a commerce ministry investigation the finance ministry did not notify its recommended anti dumping duty on imports of solar panels from four countries including the u s. Several key players in india s solar industry met recently to discuss the impact of the investigation into imported solar goods and possible effects of anti dumping duty recommendation. Under the aegis of the ministry of commerce and industry the directorate general of trade remedies dgtr has recommended the imposition of anti dumping duty on aluminum and zinc coated flat products from china pr vietnam and korea rp to protect the domestic industry in solar projects the panels are placed on the module mounting structures which are made up of aluminum and zinc coated. In april india notified the imposition of the anti dumping duty on eva sheets for solar modules imported from china pr malaysia saudi arabia.

This is the most pressing topic in the industry right now with severe implications to the entire supply chain depending on the final anti dumping case decision. In a notification the department of revenue has said that after considering the recommendations of the commerce ministry s investigation arm dgtr. The ministry of finance department of revenue levied the duty based on the final recommendations proposed by the directorate general of trade remedies dgtr. India has launched a probe into alleged dumping of solar cells from china taiwan and malaysia with an aim to guard domestic players from below cost imports.