Directorate General of Anti-Dumping and Allied Duties (DGAD) conducts anti-dumping investigations on the basis of a duly substantiated petition filed by the domestic industry (DI) alleging dumping of goods into the country causing injury to the DI. The basic intent of the anti-dumping measures is to eliminate injury caused to the DI by the unfair trade practices of dumping from exports from other countries and to create a level playing field for the DI.

 

Currently the following anti-dumping investigations on imports of rubber are under progress in DGAD:

 

(i)                 “Polybutadiene Rubber or PBR” originating in or exported from Korea PR, Russia, South Africa, Iran and Singapore vide notification No. 14/40/2016-DGAD dated 16.09.2016 based on the petition filed by M/s Reliance Industries Limited.

 

(ii)               Styrene Butadiene Rubber (SBR) of 1500 series and 1700 series , originating in or exported from European Union, Korea RP and Thailand vide notification No. 14/10/2015-DGAD dated 14.01.2016 based on the petition filed by M/s Indian Synthetic Rubber Pvt. Limited and Reliance Industries Limited.

 

(iii)             Certain Rubber Chemicals, namely TDQ & PX-13 originating in or exported from European Union and MOR and MBTS originating in or exported from China PR vide notification No. 15/5/2016-DGAD dated 08.07.2016 based on the petition filed by NOCIL Limited.

 

            This information was given by the Commerce and Industry Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.

 

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