India may impose anti-dumping duties of up to $565 per one lakh pieces on medical examination rubber gloves imported from Thailand and Malaysia for five years, following a recommendation by the Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR).
The proposed duties range from $442 to $565 per one lakh pieces, depending on the exporter, and are aimed at protecting domestic manufacturers from low-priced imports. The final decision on imposing the duties rests with the Ministry of Finance.
In its final findings, the DGTR concluded that dumped imports from the two countries had caused material injury to India’s domestic industry, which is still at a nascent stage. The investigation followed applications filed by domestic manufacturers Navco Industries and Wadi Surgicals.
The DGTR stated that the proposed duties would restore fair competition in the Indian market, adding that their impact on users and consumers would not be significant and that the measure was not against public interest.
In a separate recommendation, the DGTR has proposed continuing the existing anti-dumping duty of $1,296 per tonne on imports of untreated fumed silica from China.
Fumed silica is used across several industries, including pharmaceuticals, food processing and agrochemicals.
Anti-dumping duties are trade-remedial measures permitted under World Trade Organization (WTO) rules to counter unfairly priced imports that cause or threaten injury to domestic industries. India has imposed such duties on a range of products imported from several countries, including China.