Category Archives: Anti Dumping Duty

Supreme Court allows Safeguard Duty

Posted on September 11, 2018 by Ritesh Pothan

The decision is an interim order issued by the Supreme Court, according to Bloomberg Quint. The next hearing is scheduled for October. This major ruling puts an end to all uncertainty surrounding the 25% safeguard duty, recommended earlier this year … Continue reading →

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Safeguard Duty Notified for Solar Cells imported into India from China PR and Malaysia

Posted on August 3, 2018 by Ritesh Pothan

Updated: India’s Ministry of Finance has imposed a 25% safeguard duty on imports of solar cells and modules from Malaysia and the People’s Republic of China, starting tonight. In keeping with the final recommendations proposed by the Directorate General of Trade … Continue reading →

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Impose 95 per cent safeguard duty on solar cells import: ISMA

Posted on June 28, 2018 by Ritesh Pothan

New Delhi: Indian Solar Manufacturers Association (ISMA) has demanded imposition of 95 per cent safeguard duty on imports of solar cells and modules to protect domestic players from cheap inbound shipments. The association put its demand during a public hearing … Continue reading →

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India won’t levy duty on solar gear imports

Posted on May 31, 2018 by Ritesh Pothan

Bengaluru: The government has decided not to impose safeguards duty on solar equipment from China and Malaysia, overruling the directorate general of safeguards’ recommendation of a 70% levy that had delighted local manufacturers but alarmed developers who felt that the … Continue reading →

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Government unlikely to scrap customs duty on import of solar panels

Posted on December 28, 2017 by Ritesh Pothan

Plea by MNRE secretary to give duty relief to solar power developers turned down at a meeting of government stakeholders. BENGALURU: The government appears to have turned down a plea by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) to … Continue reading →

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Piyush Goyal stays clear of issue of anti-dumping levy on solar gear

Posted on August 25, 2014 by Ritesh Pothan

Staying clear of the demand for imposition of anti-dumping duty on solar equipment imports, Power Minister Piyush Goyal today said the ministry concerned will take an appropriate decision on the matter. “I am minister for renewable energy. I am focusing in … Continue reading →

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WTO Tells US To Reconsider Solar Panel Tariffs

Posted on July 17, 2014 by Ritesh Pothan

In a move that many in the solar industry applauded, a World Trade Organization panel found that the US government overstepped its bounds when it imposed tariffs on solar panels and other goods from China. New Hampshire — Yesterday the World … Continue reading →

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Anti-dumping duty on solar gear imports won’t hurt consumers: Indian Solar Manufacturers’ Association

Posted on July 7, 2014 by Ritesh Pothan

Solar power gear makers have rejected the argument put forth by developers that imposition of antidumping duty on imported solar power equipment will double the cost of solar power in the country, saying the cost escalation will not be even … Continue reading →

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Domestic solar cell makers say use of indigenous products can keep cost of solar power low

Posted on June 16, 2014 by Ritesh Pothan

Domestic manufacturers of solar cells have said that use of indigenous products can help keep cost of solar power low, countering the government’s claim that it will escalate after imposition of dumping duty. “The fact is that cost of power … Continue reading →

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India Dumping Duties Risk Choking Modi’s Solar Revolution

Posted on June 11, 2014 by Ritesh Pothan

Photographer: Dhiraj Singh/Bloomberg A SolPac D160 solar field, comprising of parabolic solar concentrating reflector dishes developed by Thermax Ltd., stands at the Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. manufacturing plant in Chakan, Maharashtra, India. The Indian government may strangle Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s … Continue reading →

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