Definitive ADD on Chinese imports of textured glass; ADD could affect margins, solar panel mfr
Sheela Mamidenna The Directorate General of Anti-Dumping Duty imposed an anti-dumping duty(ADD) on the textured toughened (tempered) glass, imported from China PR, with a minimum of 90.5% transmission having a thickness not exceeding 4.2 mm (including tolerance of 0.2mm). This was relayed by the Customs via notification no- 38/2017- Customs (ADD) dated August 18, 2017. The textured toughened glass is used as a component in solar photovoltaic panels and in solar thermal applications. The government has imposed anti-dumping duty ranging from $52.85 per MT to $136.21 per MT specific to different exporters and manufacturers of China. Speaking to the Dollar Business, on the affect that the imposition of ADD could have on Indian manufacturers of solar panels, Vineet Mittal, Director Sales and Finance ...
Solar panels imported into India from China, Malaysia, Taiwan under DGAD scanner
The Dollar Business Bureau India has once again initiated a probe into the dumping of solar panels by China, Malaysia and Taiwan. The Directorate General of Anti-Dumping Duty (DGAD) has issued an initiation notification no.O1-33/2017o-of Antidumping investigation dated 21st July 2017 to ascertain if the dumping is hurting the domestic industry. According to a petition submitted by the Indian Solar Manufacturers Association (ISMA) to the DGAD, it wanted a thorough investigation into the imports of “Solar Cells whether or not assembled partially or fully in modules or Panels or on glass or some other suitable substrates” from the above-mentioned countries. ISMA has also claimed that a retrospective duty be levied on the importers as there is no known difference between the subject goods exported from China, Malaysia ...
Solar Power Case: US wins WTO dispute against India
The panel upheld US clam and said that the Indias domestic requirements action is inconsistent with various articles of TRIMS and GATT The Dollar Business Bureau World Trade Organisations (WTO) dispute panel on Wednesday concluded in favour of US and said under Indias National Solar Mission, New Delhi is violating international trade rules through domestic content restriction measures (DCR) and discriminating against imported solar cells and modules World Trade Organisations (WTO) dispute panel on Wednesday concluded in favour of US and said under Indias National Solar Mission, New Delhi is violating international trade rules through domestic content restriction measures (DCR) and discriminating against imported solar cells and modules. The panel upheld the US clam and said that the Indias domestic requirements action are ...
Trade, environmental policies must work together, says WTO Chief
The Dollar Business Bureau “Trade will continue to be a key engine of growth in the coming years. Without trade, it is difficult to see how the world can provide for the additional 2 billion people expected by 2050, and respond to the urgent need to improve living standards, particularly for the poorest,” said Roberto Azevêdo, Director-General, WTO (World Trade Organisation). Speaking at a joint WTO-UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme) event “20 Years of Building Pathways to Sustainable Development” on April 28 at the WTO headquarters, the DG said, “The world has to devise practical and realistic ways to make trade and environmental policies work together, both at national and international levels,” and added, “WTO is taking steps to ...
