Recommendation for anti-dumping duty on medical rubber gloves imported from Malaysia and Thailand

According to a Business Standard report, the Commerce Ministry's investigation arm DGTR has recommended imposing an anti-dumping duty of up to $565 per one lakh pieces on medical examination rubber gloves imported from Thailand and Malaysia. According to a notification, this duty has been suggested for a period of five years. This step will help protect domestic manufacturers against cheap imports from these two countries.

This duty has been recommended after the Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) investigated the impact of the alleged dumping of these goods in Indian markets by manufacturers from Thailand and Malaysia. The DGTR stated in a notification that the authority considers it necessary and recommends imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on the import of goods originating in or exported from the concerned countries.

According to the notification, the recommended duty ranges from $442 per one lakh pieces to $565 per one lakh pieces. The final decision to impose this duty will be taken by the Ministry of Finance. In its final findings, the DGTR has concluded that the domestic industry in its nascent stage has suffered material injury due to the dumped imports.

The notification further added that the imposition of anti-dumping duty is not against public interest. The impact of this duty on users and consumers is not significant, and this duty will restore fair competition in the Indian market. This investigation was initiated following an application made by Nevco Industries and Vady Surgicals.

Anti-dumping duties are trade measures used to counter dumped imports that cause injury to the domestic industry. Such measures are imposed under the multilateral framework of the World Trade Organization (WTO). All three countries are members of this organization. India has previously imposed anti-dumping duties on several products from various countries, including China.