Anti Dumping Duty On Solar Panels In India

Anti dumping authorities have recommended action against key chinese components for windmills and are considering a similar petition for solar equipment delivering another blow to the flood of cheap imports from beijing and potentially arresting the steep fall in renewable energy tariffs.

Anti dumping duty on solar panels in india.

Bonds submitted will need to be honored by payment of safeguard duty. In 2017 the ministry of finance had imposed an anti dumping duty on tempered glass solar glass imported from china in the range of 64 04 per metric ton to 136 21 mt. 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. Faqs anti dumping on solar panels in india 12 september 2020 update safeguard duty of 25 decreasing to 15 over 2 years has been implemented after supreme court order.

Solar cells whether or not assembled in modules or panels updated india import duty and custom duty of customs tariff of 2006 2007 2008 and 2009 in single view. The government has levied safeguard duty of 25 percent on solar imports from china and malaysia. There was no notification. 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.

India has decided not to impose anti dumping duty on imports of solar panels from countries like the us and china commerce minister nirmala sitharaman said today. The indian solar manufacturers association isma has withdrawn its petition seeking anti dumping duty on the import of solar cells and modules. 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. The safeguard duty of 25 percent on solar modules and cells will be in force from july 30 2018.

This is expected to result in a monopoly for glass manufacturer gujarat borosil who had filed the petition requesting the imposition of an anti dumping duty. In a notification the department of revenue has said that after considering the recommendations of the commerce ministry s investigation arm dgtr.